The One with Ippudo and Free Tickets

Met mumsy for dinner at Ippudo last night. The queue was so horrendous I contemplated abandoning ship and walking into the beautiful Antoinette for some foie gras and kobe beef.

But flipping through the menu of Antoinette's ricochetted me back in line for Ippudo because I was feeling a tad broke. I entertained myself by pressing my nose up against the glass while drooling at diners in Ippudo slurping their large bowls of soup and refusing to leave.

Yummy chickie wings and gyozas

one slice of chasu *sobs*

Overall, it was worth the wait. The soup was tasty and not too salty, with the perfectly cooked runny tamago and an extremely stingy slice of chasu. We had the shiro-maru with my noodles done medium and mumsy's done soft. Perhaps because this was our first trip to Ippudo, we had nothing but praises for the food despite critics such as hungrygowhere.com as well as friends who have frequented other ramen joints telling me they've had better. What can I say, other than sometimes virgin experiences can be pleasurable. ;)

I stopped by Kinokuniya attempting to refresh my memory on the last new book I picked up. Despite technology such as Kindle and E-books flooding the market, the thought of actual hardcopies and the smell of books still have me intoxicated. My eyes browsed through the spanking new copies of 'Hot new releases' and I picked up the expected girly read, 'The Lucky One'. The poster above the stacks read, "Free movie tickets giveaway with purchase of 'The Lucky One' out in cinemas now!" Thats how I ended up with a new book and 2 free movie tickets. Come on, Zac Efron! What do you expect yuh? heehee~

So girls, go grab the book at Kino! The free tickets are whilst stocks last!

P.S. The movie was soo good! Even the 'rolls-eyes at chick-flick hubby liked it!

*swoons at Zac Efron*

The One with the Exam

It's now 12 midnight and I'm still hard at work while the hubs is off to bed. What a killjoy.

Reminds me of the countless nights I've stayed up during my uni days to finish off an assignment or to study for the finals. Ah... I'm a-reliving and I'm not a-liking. 

Why did I ever say that I missed school? 300 pages to complete in a week is just... such fun. 

I first thought, "Just how hard could it be? It's only 300 pages." Now that the clickity-click of registration adrenalin has died down, I'm on the verge of pulling my hair out and screaming, "Are you fudging kiddin me?!"

Mug-athon  

I'd rather just plan the wedding.

In other news: I've just discovered that I can command C and command V on the Mac to copy and paste. To think I've been cursing it for not being smart like a normal laptop because the control button is utterly useless. Turns out the neighboring command function has been laughing it's key off at me. 

The One with the New Gadget

Look at our new baby from the IT fair!
Successfully acquired after an hour of jostling with sweaty and loud strangers.

How better to document the many wonderful yrs to come? <3

yummy cammie!

The One with the Banquet Venues

The time has come again, to decide on a venue.

Last year's solemnization venue took us about a month to reach a decision. I'm hoping we can be just as decisive with the banquet's venue. But seeing how many folds more this is gonna cost, an ample amount of careful planning is necessary to make sure this once-in-a-lifetime memory won't break our banks. Weddings is such a lucrative business in Singapore, makes me wanna abandon my day job and go be a planner.

Our top picks so far...

1) The Regent Royal Pavillion Ballroom
2) Marriot Grand Ballroom
3) Grand Copthorne Waterfront
4) Grand Park City Hall
5) Conrad Centennial

Venue viewings this coming Saturday, will update about our findings! :)

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Cupid Day to all couples and singletons out there!

Have you found your 'Wall-E and Eve'? :)

Our gift exchange. Thanks for the sweets sweetie!! Hope you like your spanking new blues!

The One with the new Waterway Point

Just look at this piece of art. G.O.Rgeous!!



Ooo... lookie at the size of the mall!




Alfresco waterfront dining

Hurray Punggol!

Punggol newest upcoming shopping mall Waterway Point, which sits on top of the new Watertown condominium is just massive, and has well, almost everything. It's twice the size of Bishan J8 and everything you need is taken care of. Food, groceries, basic necessities, entertainment, cinema, books, banks and shops. Ahh...heaveennn... Just a stone throw away from my future abode. I really can't ask for more :)

If you get tired of the variety there, the MRT is directly linked to the mall and you're a good 22 mins away from Dhoby Ghaut for a stint of shopping in town. Even the LRT and bus interchange are connected. So lovely, I'm in Punggol heaven.

I've a friend who was ecstatic about securing a 1-mil unit at the Luxurie @ Sengkang. I'm preettyy sure she's beating herself up right about now seeing that Watertown is definitely more luxurious (amenities and location wise) than Luxurie.

The One with the Make-up Storage Choices

As the dear hubs marks off the calendar and count down the days till the flat arrives, I'm casually doodling on pieces of paper during work, pondering over wall colours and sofa materials and how I can transform the humble abode into a showroom-worthy space.

As I scavenge the internet for ideas, aimlessly typing on the keyboard till something interesting catches my eye, I always find myself worrying about the same question over and over. "Where the heck am I going to store all my stuff?!"

Guilty as charged, I'm not one to live frugally (which I reaaaally ought to). The mountains of crap which I have accumulated over the years have astounded even me because I can never remember what I buy. Needless to say, I sometimes end up with something which I already have. And my latest obsession with expanding my make-up collection, not helping -_-"

Instead of googling for new products which I DON'T need, I started hunting for make-up storages and how I can transform my war-zone of a dressing table into something more presentable.

So for some of you out there who are having the same dilemma as I over make-up storage, here are some ideas I found.

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I find myself gravitating towards 1,5,6,7,8,11 and 12. So neat and pretty!

But... my all time favourite, is this DIY combo from IKEA. So.damn.clever

All pictures taken from shelterness.com