Magic and Petals
February 23rd, 2012 § Leave a Comment
I have been terrible at updating my blog. Come work and play and whoosh, everything just goes over my head.
Caught The Illusionists at MBS last Saturday and while some of the tricks were really impressive, I still miss my David Copperfield and tigers/lions roaming on stage. Also, although the show is suitable for all ages, I felt that some of the acts weren’t really suitable for little children. Remembering how I was as a kid, I would have be scared shitless by the ‘joker’ looking dude, haha!
Some of the scenes, costumes and music reminded me of Voyage de la Vie but what do I know. That aside, the theatre was really full and I’d recommend watching it. It’s been ages since we’ve had a decent magic show, much less five world class illusionists in Singapore.
Tickets to The Illusionists
Voila!
Happy Gerberas
Pretty
We ♥ our Pradas
It’s Valentine’s Day
February 14th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
While I don’t believe in this ‘special’ day, I’m gonna blog about love today.
To all those in a relationship, cherish your partner. Don’t wait till the person is gone before you realise all the goodness he/she has. No one is perfect and everyone has their own rhythm but keep trying, and eventually you’ll find middle ground. No one ever said it was gonna be easy.
Just remember, no one should ever make you shed tears of sadness. If that happens, talk about it and hopefully you never have to cry over the same thing again. If you do, consider moving on. I believe that being in a relationship should make you a better person. It should bring out the best in you, vice versa.
To all those who are single, be patient. Everyone has love to share and there’s always room to be loved. There are many in this world that you can share your love with. Start with your family and friends and don’t forget about those who least deserve it. All I can say is that you deserve the best – even if that means waiting it out for a bit.
So on this day, I propose a toast to all of you. For days filled with love and less suffering – a toast to a better place on earth. Cheers ♥
We go crazy over ice cream
February 13th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Met up with KLKB after many years.. I’ve met up with each of them in drips and draps but it’s been ages since we met up as a group. Prob about four years! Photos from last Thursday :) xx
Dinner at Cedele. Poor Sammy waited for us for 30 mins
Dale and Chip
Munking around.. We're all posing the same way!
Sammy-vampire-eyes-Chan
We lurrrvee icecream! Back from our B&J days!
Caffeine
Us! :D
Lions in the Loft
February 7th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Last Friday was a special day for my client, iFly Singapore. They had eight lions, two dragons and one very dark cai shen ye bless the facility. It was also the official opening of their new rooftop bar and restaurant, SkyLoft, in the evening (psst, the view is amazing! Great place to impress your date).
So as you can imagine, we were all very busy. However, the saying is true, “choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day”. While that is taking it to an extreme level (as I am not bouncy and chirpy everyday because of work), I really do love the work I do.
At the end of the day when my clients celebrate, I feel happy. When they meet with obstacles, I feel sad. Simply put, I totally believe in growing with a brand and of course, I’m sure it’s also self-actualisation in play ;)
Fly lion, fly!
16 flyers ALL born in the year of the Dragon! Oldest 72, youngest, 12
God of Fortune and dragon with iFly Singapore's ambassadors, TEAM FIREFLY!
In comes the dragon
Lawrence Koh, Founder and MD of iFly Singapore with his flying pet dragon
Evening event. Caught slacking, I mean overseeing the registration table
Ice bar full of Kronenbourg. Yums
Boss and I
Popping of champagne!!
Canapés
Kronenbourg babes
Together with my very successful and inspirational friends!
"Bottle caps on ice" masterpiece by Ridz
Shirlyn & the UnXpected rockin SkyLoft's roofless roof down!
Congratulatory flowers from the team xx All the best guys!
Click here for more photos from the official opening of SkyLoft
Wild Honey @ Scotts Square
February 1st, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Had breakfast for dinner last night at Wild Honey. Their new outlet at Scotts Square is really pretty and gives off the old school homey feel. Even better, this outlet takes reservations so make sure you book to avoid the crowds! I had the Norweigian which is a generous serving of smoked salmon on two poached eggs with lots of hollandaise on toasted brioche. Yums!
Norwegian breakky
Contented
Weekend
January 30th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Last Thursday, I met up with Isaac and two Twitter pals @skinnylatte and @bkkjase + wife for dinner at Wok and Barrel We had an awesome time talking about Vietnamese women, potatoes (!), fortune tellers and lotsa sci-fi stuff which I obviously got lost in. Whut?!
Isaac, Joanne and Jason
Adrianna, Nithiya and me
Had coffee at The Pigeonhole and coincidentally, they had a little Science/Research gathering.. What do I know lol! Other than that, I really liked the little chocolate dust pigeon on my drink :)
Chocolate Latte
Spent Sunday with one half of the Chipmunks, Kath. It’s been a while since we hung out (poly/uni days maybe?) so it was really good to catch up over brunch at P.S. Cafe. Awesome brunch and the place is made even more beautiful with their huge flowers/plants ♥ Ended the evening with my poly mates at a little CNY gathering at Maddie’s. Her mom’s an awesome chef!
Oh how we've expanded over the years
Today’s a good day! ♥
Grumpy CNY
January 25th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Finally spent CNY this year in KL after many many years.
Back in the days when J+J weren’t born yet and my MaMa was still alive, the four of us (parents, Jana and I) – towed with plenty of comfy pillows and bolsters – would drive to KL for CNY every year. Since then, things have changed. The family has gotten so big and there are people I barely know but whatever, it’s a getaway nonetheless.
P.S. I read somewhere that in order for this year to be lucky for me, I have to travel. What a good excuse!
Our lovely hotel stay at Sunway Resort
At one of our mega breakfast buffets
Back at home on Chu Er. James has really grown!
Mummy dearest
We're a real bunch of monkeys!
Mission Ang Pow - Accomplished!
Decent photo to mark CNY 2012 :)
2nd Chances
January 13th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
There’s a saying that goes “everyone deserves a second chance”. Really? Does everyone deserve a second chance? Where do we draw the line? Here are five quickly thought up scenarios, let me know what you think :)
- 30 year old drug smuggler gets sentenced to death. He’s remorseful and now a religious man but the drugs he’s been smuggling have indirectly killed many teenagers who have consumed them.
- A father is caught with a mistress who he’s been dating for two years. Children are devastated upon hearing the news. He begs his wife to forgive him and promises to end it with the mistress.
- Father has physically and verbually abused daughter all her growing up years. She’s now 18 and wants to move out. Father has cancer, is dying and needs home aide. He’s apologetic, would like daughter not to move out, look after him and use this chance to make up for the past 18 years.
- BF cheats on GF and gets caught by GF. This is the first time he’s cheated (can also be the other way around).
- BF lies to GF. This isn’t the first time.
Here’s what I think/would do.
- Life in prison, drug rehabilitation as well as chance to work with young people, explaining to them the harmfulness of drugs.
- Wife and him should go for marriage counselling and try to work things out for the sake of the vow that they took and as well as for their children.
- Forgive. Blood is always thicker than water and he’s your father at the end of the day.
- Most definitely end it. But we’ll see again if that happens *touchwood*
- End it.
My Travel List
January 11th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
I love travelling. I love exploring and soaking in a different culture. What I don’t love is how much travelling costs. But anyways, here’s my quickly-made-up (incomplete) fantasy list if I had all the money in the world (not in order of preference).
#1 – Lapland
Lapland is located in Northern Finland and is well known for being Santa’s home. It’s truly a Christmas destination and where auroras/Northern lights fill the sky. If I ever go, I’m definitely gonna stay at the Hotel Kakslauttanen, just check out their website! Again, I’m not selling my client but to get to such an exotic place in Finland, only FINNAIR gets you there.
#2 New York
Ok, I really really want to go to New York… Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can do. I want to munch on hotdogs, go to Times Square, Rockefeller Centre, Tiffany &Co., Saks, Macys, Madison Avenue, Wall Street, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the NY public library (SATC!!), catch a musical, the list goes on.
#3 – France
C’mon, everyone wants to go to Paris! See the Eiffel Tower, take a romantic stroll along the Seine river or sit by a cafe with a glass of wine. But of course, there’s also all the marvellous factory outlets in France that I’ve heard about… Balenciaga, Chanel… Dreamy sigh.
#4 – Barcelona
This is what I know of Spain – Zara, Paella and Soccer. Yes, in that order, so hopefully actually going there will change my impressions. Plus I’ve heard soo many wonderful things about Barcelona!
#5 – Greece
Mamma Mia! How can I resist ya! Yet another far place that I’ve heard so much about but have no clue what to expect upon arrival. All I know is that Greece is beyootiful. Clear blue waters, the sun, island hoppng, tzatziki.. Bliss :) But of course, I also can’t forget how a Singaporean Duke-NUS Grad Med Sch student went over last year for a conference and has been missing ever since. Yikes..
#6 – Tokyo
After having gone to Kyoto and Nagoya, I really really really need to get my arse to Tokyo. I love Japan, the food’s awesome but most importantly, the place is friggin clean! It’s as if everyone has OCD there and I really like that. Japan’s not extremely far from Singapore too and because they speak a total different language, it’s pretty damn exotic. Not forgetting, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.. Hur hur… Fast cars… ;)
#7 – London
No compelling reason to go, YET. BUT! I want to go to London.. Maybe it’s to shop, or maybe it’s to catch Broadway, but all I know is that, I want to go.
Phew! So what are some of the places you’d like to go? And tell me more, tell me more about the cool, exotic and exciting places you’ve been to :)
Lunch @ Brussels Sprouts
January 10th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
We were supposed to have lunch at Wild About Wings last Sunday but it seems like they’ve closed down and are never opening again. And I have yet to go try their wings! Whut?! Why?!! Also, beacause my poor bro, James wasn’t very well, we ended up with six diners instead of seven So anways, we ended up at Brussels Sprouts at East Coast Park. I’ve always found the place to be pretty but the food’s rather ex and it’s not very yummy. So I’m glad I had awesome company haha!
Photo of the BFF (who insists she’s going to be my daughter’s godma after a visit to the fortune teller.. Don’t ask. It’s an entire story on it’s own) and my baby sister. Two monkeys in my life 
BFFs :)
Mucking around with a balloon jellyfish that the resident Brussels Sprouts balloon man made. We were thinking of something really difficult for him to make.. Think sea urchin, durian etc. And we thought a jellyfish would be rather difficult. Well, as it turns out, nothing is too difficult for the mighty balloon man!
Happy Birthday my ♥
January 10th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
My BFF, Natalie turns 26 today! How time flies, I still remember our times in primary school together. Cheers to 15 (or maybe more) years of friendship and more! Here’s a photo of a very happy Natalie taken over the weekend with the birthday present I got her. Barbie and Ken in a pink Rover ;)
Love you lots xx
All in a day’s work
January 5th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Hossan Leong came to experience flight at iFly Singapore today and he’s such a sweetheart. Here’s a photo I got with him.
Hmm, please ignore all the people crazily pointing behind.
On Quitting
January 5th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
It’s the new year and with that, there’s often changes in a company. People joining, people leaving. But let me set the record straight for once, I’m not quitting! Everytime I tell/sms someone that I have something exciting to share with them (which is very often, haha!), they always go “YOU’RE QUITTING!!!”
I’m not.
It’s not just loyalty to my company. In fact it’s not really loyalty. It’s the work that I do, the clients and people that I work with. The passion in what I do and what I want to see grow. Honestly, it’ll take a lot for me to leave.
