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New Perfume!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:54:00 +0000

My colleague, Jane, was the one who brought to my attention this new perfume that came out.

Knowing that my bro was going to b in the US, I asked my SIL to get it for me when she was there. However, it seems that the perfume have not shown up in stores there. No worries, DFS had it and it was a $37 savings.

My small addition to my Chloé family! Hehe....

This turned out to b my replacement gift as the original gift that they got for me couldn't fit :(

They also helped my colleague get a bottle too!

Love my new perfume! Thanks Bro and Ash :)

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Sunday w/ Sis & Evon

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:36:00 +0000

We had wanted to go cycling at East Coast today but the sky was pretty dark when we woke so we decided to head to NEX for lunch instead.

Shanice has raved abt Texas Chicken for the longest time and so has Evon. My sis and I have never tried it b4.

This was what we ordered!

The biscuits were super yummy and I had 2 cos Evon didn't want hers :) the chicken was also not bad but the mashed potatoes were blah :P Popeye's win the mashed potatoes race hands down. I would gladly go back to Texas Chicken for their biscuits! They are baked till nice and golden brown and they are a tad sweet and salty at the same time...u have got to try them!!

After lunch, we headed to Toast Box for our typical round 2 kopi session.

My sis gotta have her eggs.

We shared the toast :)

We chatted till abt 5+pm b4 Evon had to leave to head down to Joo Chiat with her mom for some carpet shopping.

My sis and I stayed for a while longer to jalan jalan b4 heading home at 7+pm.

What a fun, lazy afternoon! Gotta do it again :)

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My New Phone!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:18:00 +0000

It was finally time to change my phone and I knew I wanted one that would keep me constantly connected to the world. In the beginning I wasn't planning to get an iPhone as I thought it was way too expensive for my price plan. However, after comparing the alternative, android phone, I realized that the iPhone was not that much more expensive. Damn my cheapest price plan.

Fortunately for me, I am able to get onto my Bro corporate plan and so could save a little on my monthly subscription. I called my bro and told him what phone I wanted and thanks to his almighty connections, I was able to skip the wait :P

I have to say that I absolutely love my phone! The only bad thing abt it is that its battery life is way to short! I'm constantly checking Facebook, chatting on ebuddy, playing totally time wasting games, telling the world where on this tiny island I am at....

When I'm not using the phone, my sis will be on it playing her Tap Tap game or, her newly addicted game, Words With Friends :P

Check out my wallpaper, courtesy of my sis :)

F1 .... 3 years in a row!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:45:00 +0000

Hard to believe it but I have been to all 3 F1s (or F1 related events) that have been held in Singapore. The first one was the Day 2 that my ex-boss allowed me to go, the second was the F1Rocks concert and this year, it was both combined! Woohoo!

No prizes on who managed to get us tics this time ;)

My sis was real excited about watching Daughtry and Adam Lambert, however, I was way more excited about seeing AND hearing the F1 cars! I wanted to be there as soon as the gates open to fully take in the F1 atmosphere.

We made a pit stop at Mustafa as I was hoping to get a tripod. We met Ben there who joined us for a late lunch. Unfortunately we were not able to find a tripod that we liked so we gave it a pass. When we headed over to City Square Mall for lunch, it was raining. I was hoping that it would stop as the race wouldn't be as fun with wet roads!

We got there at about 4+pm. Thank god it had stopped raining.

Ooh.. the Ferrari souvenir tent!

Must find our way to the concert stage ....

Found it! And not too far away from it was the Harry's and Hard Rock Cafe tents :)

Musical guests .... Daughtry and Adam Lambert were the ones performing on Sat.

It was still early so we went to watch the BMW pre races.

They even had a classic car collection on display. No Ferrari though :P

Had to get my beer b4 Daughtry's performance.

They started performing right after the end of a race so that there will be no noise interrupting the concert.

No Surprise

Home - This is my fave song of theirs.

The concert was really awesome, my only complain was that it was way too short :( Unfortunately there was no chance of an encore as they had planned it such that the moment the concert ended, the F1 cars came out .... it was deafening!

My sis and I put on our earplugs and made our way to the side of the tracks.

As the cars were zipping by, I asked my sis if she had actually heard how loud the cars were. She then took out her earplugs and got the full impact of their gazillion horsepower engines.

"Wow! I thought my earplugs were spoilt as even with them on it was loud!" Haha .... its really hard to explain what it is like to hear and feel the sound waves. You just HAVE to experience it once in yr life.

Turn yr volume to the max and it still isn't the same!

Adam Lambert was performing @ 11.30pm so we decided to grab something to eat b4 joining the queue.

There were quite alot of food stores, including Tung Lok who, as my sis found out, sold the cheapest bottled drinks! Good eye! My sis and I shared a burger and fries AND the $2 Coke Zero :D

We were sitting at a corner resting our feet when we hear music from afar .... we walked towards it and was then immersed in a unbelievable theatrical performance.

The company is from Italy and their stage were high up in the sky as well as on the ground. The aerial artists were moved from one end of the Padang to the other with the help of men on the ground pulling the ropes that were attached to them.

Can anyone name the tune that is playing? The song almost made me cry ...

Adam finally came out and all his fans went nuts!

We were stuck amidst some drunk kids that were screaming and making a fool out of themselves. The only line they knew were "Whataya want from me"

If I Had You - Alot of jumping during the chorus >.<

Whataya Want From Me

He came back for only one song for his encore and it wasn't the song I wanted him to sing.

Luckily trains were extended because of the race and therefore we were able to catch it. It was a ppl jam all the way to the station but we did eventually reach it.

By the time we got home, my feet ached and I was dead tired but I had a great time!! I hope that next year I would be able to go again! :D

New York, I Love You

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:12:00 +0000

So ... I sometimes enter contest just for the fun of it and surprisingly, I won one. Nothing that exciting, it was just movie tics. Haha ... had u wondering for a minute didn't I? It was tics to see a preview of New York, I Love You

I met my sis in town after she got done with class and we watched the show together. The movie is a series of short stories that is supposed to showcase New York as a city. There were quite a few well known actors and actresses in it like Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom and Ethan Hawke.

The movie had too many short stories and sometimes it was a little hard to keep track. Each story was only 15(?)mins and pretty soon I got a tad bored. There were a couple of interesting stories but they were over too soon.

I read that this film is actually a remake of the french film called Paris, I Love You and that many reviewers said that this New York version didn't live up to it.

But it was free, so not really complaining :)

After the movie, my sis and I head down to Orchard Central's MOS burger for a late dinner.

Did u know that MOS = Mountain Ocean Sun?

This outlet is brand new and not run down like the one at PS. I really hope they renovate the PS branch soon.

We headed home after dinner .....

Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:49:00 +0000

Met up with the gang for dinner. It's supposed to be a belated bday celebration for Ben and I.

Since I was too lazy to take a long ass bus ride to East Coast, my sis and I caught a cab. Which was fortunate as it started to rain the moment we got onto the cab. Thankfully the rain stopped when we reached there.

Yvonne was the one that recommended this place, Beach Cabana, at East Coast to have dinner. She said that she has been there a few times and it was not bad. I didn't know where exactly the place was and we got a little lost. I got a little frustrated trying to find it and KL finally took pity on me, had me wait at Coffee Bean and then came over to save me :)

By the time I got there, it seems like more than half the beer was gone! Haha ... that is what u get when u put guys together.

Don't worry, I got my share of booze. The food was really yummy too. For some reason I was pretty hungry and ate quite a bit of my sis's ribs.

I got a platter which included prawns, lamb and chicken. All meats are grilled on charcoal and I just love the taste of charcoal grilled food.

The gals.

Kelvin wanted to join us for a shot too.

Group pic!

Would definitely head back there again and best of all, the place is open 24hrs! I just wish it was more accessible to one who has to rely on public transport.

After dinner, we headed to McD for dessert and coffee. We started reminiscing about SI days and our Kelvin seems to have a photographic memory! He could remember so many details, even down to what the person was wearing on that day.

Me? I was one of the ones with the blank look, giving the "Did that happen?" gaze. I wonder how someone is able to retain so much info whereas I can't seem to remember anything. My SI days were not that bad that I had to block stuff out, was it?

It was a great way to start off the new year and hopefully there will be many more to come!

Happy Birthday to Me!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:11:00 +0000

For my birthday, I decided that I wanted to head back to Fiesta Brasilia. I just love the place too much :)

Luckily, there were 1-for-1 coupons that came out the week b4 my bday and they expire on my bday itself. They had increased the price as it was the holiday season but an extra drink was included bcos of this increase.

Yummy meats and garlic bread!

We had a choice of beer, white wine, red wine or juice. Since Ash isn't a drinker and juice was not worth it, I got her drink! I had 2 beers that nite :)

When we first for there, there was another table that was also celebrating a bday. The staff and chef of the restaurant sang a bday song for the bday gal and when Ash saw it, she was like "Oh, we must get that for u too!"

Argh ... it was kinda embarrassing and I was trying to hide away. The crowd got bigger and for a moment I thought that they would be too busy to sing it to me. However, after we handed over our credit card to pay the bill, they managed to gather themselves and have a little sing-a-long session.

Ok, I have to admit that I was pretty impressed when they started to belt out Happy Birthday in chinese :)

After dinner, my sis and I headed down to Cathay where were were meeting Huiyi, Ben, Yvonne and KL for a movie. We went to watch Chipmunks 2! It was not bad .. one of those movies that is just fun to watch.

After the movie, we headed to PS's Starbucks to have a drink and that is when the gang pulled out a bday cake that was hidden in Yvonne's car. KL sneakily went to her to grab something.

My one and only birthday cake this year :)

I could only pretend to cut the cake as we had to wait to reuse the cake for Ben's bday after midnight.

The 2 bday kids ;)

I think the ppl sitting around us must have had wondered why we were just staring at the cake after we sang Happy Birthday the first time.

We didn't stay very late as some had to work the next day. Moreover, we were all meeting again the day after for another celebration as Ben and I weren't free for dinner on our actual bdays.

When I got home, I got to open my present!

Gift from Ash and Bro. A very cute lock ... not sure what to do with it ... I'll figure something out.

I have another gift from my sis and it Little Twin Stars so it will be showing up on my other blog soon ;)

I had a great bday this year. Thanks everyone for making it one to remember!

Xmas @ Christine and August's

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:42:00 +0000

We had our annual Christmas get together @ Christine and Aug's. I always look forward to our xmas gathering.

Yummy food ... I of cos made my spinach dip again :)

A party's not a party w/o some bubbly!

As usual, there was a gift exchange and this year was a year of cups/mug/bottles .... contraptions that hold liquids!

Well, can't really blame ppl as what can u really get with a budget of $10-$20?

Look at how giddily happy Aug was at his box of chocolate! Haha ... it soon ended up in MY hands!

I got the best present of that nite ... $40 voucher @ Taka! LOL ... wasn't the budget $10-$20? I ain't complaining ... no way :P

We played some games after the opening of presents, one of which was to help clear the leftovers :) Haha .. it is one of the games that is fun but also one I dread at the same time. I hate losing as that mean that I would have to eat ... argh!

We also took out Taboo to play and I have to say I suck at it ... I keep saying "Er, er, er ...." Our team lost pretty badly :P

Looking forward to the next Xmas and this time we have BANNED cup/mugs/"anything u drink out of". We were talking about it being a gift recycling year! Haha .... that is when u bring a gift that u were given that doesn't suit u or u don't like and regift it. The fun part is sometimes the gifts are really crappy and the goal of the game is to go home with the least crappy gift :D

Can't wait!

Beer, Buds, Brewerkz

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:18:00 +0000

Have not met up with my friend in a pretty long time, so we decided to meet for an afternoon beer at Brewerkz! Haha, its great to have found someone who loves LTS and beer ... it just seems an unlikely combination :P

We chose Brewerkz as it was a convenient location for all of us and beer is cheap from 12-3pm (I think) The prices slowly increases as the nite draws near ... so my advice is go early ;)

We had their yummy fries again and this time we ordered wings. Their wings are not bad.

On top of that, I got a present from Jacq! Hehe .. another mug to add to my collection.

We didn't stay long as we had my mom's NC's BBQ to go to. Can't wait to go back there again ... hmm, I have another beer bud that is going to be back in SGP after a vacation (I think) in Aust. Maybe then ;)

Thanks for my mug Jacq! ^^

Hope they next time we meet it wouldn't be after so long :)

Happy Birthday Ash!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:26:00 +0000

We all went out on Sun to celebrate Ash's bday as she was going to spend it with her family on the actual day. Ash had some vouchers from Tian Jin so we decided to go there.

The food the previous time was not too bad, so I didn't mind going back.

See the fish? We actually had 2 of them because the first one was cook thoroughly, it was only a tad raw and we only noticed it after most of the fish was eaten. However, they still replaced one for us.

After dinner, we actually went to ice cream place I was at the nite b4 (pls see previous post). It was the first time my parents have gone to an atas ice cream place and try as we might to hide the prices from them, they saw it.

Let's just say, u can bet that my parents would never ever step into that place again :P

The rest of us kids, however, really enjoyed ourselves. I just feel that splurging a little once in a while is no big deal .... and as always, I will equate it to my mom's time spend feeding the "one-arm-bandit"

Dinner @ J8

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:24:00 +0000

Ben was the one that jio (ask) us out for dinner and at first we were planning to go to Din Tai Fung @ Paragon but while talking to Evon, she mentioned that she has to work late, didn't know what time she would be done, she said that after a long day's work, she wouldn't want to drive down to town. So we decided to change the location to J8 instead so that if she decided to join us, it would be alot closer to her work place.

My mom dropped me at J8 and I went to change some $$ for my mom first. By the time I was done, Ben, Huiyi and KL had already arrived. While walking to the restaurant, I bumped into my cousin, twice, cos I got a little lost :P

We order alot of food! I think we could have ordered a smaller bowl of soup, which was neither sour or spicy :P

What's a meal at Din Tai Fung w/o 小笼包? :) The glutinous rice dumpling wasn't nice :P

After dinner, we walking around J8 for awhile to get some ideas for our Xmas party gift exchange. Sigh .. I really dread buying gifts for it as I hate thinking of something that is unisex and useful. Maybe I should just do what Kelvin does every year .. haha.

We then headed to an ice cream place near my house. It had only just opened and my sis and I did notice it. Evon mentioned that they served really nice Durian ice cream there.

On the way to Ice Edge, we swung by to pick my sis up as she wanted to join us.

We have Mao San Wang (yummy), Rum and Raisin (Rummy ^^), Green Tea, Chocolate .... umm, forgot the others. All of the flavors can be tasted b4 buying and they they were all pretty good!

Evon didn't join us till later ... had to grab a shot b4 I forgot ;)

The place closed @ midnight so it was an early nite for us. Moreover, Ben had offered to sent KL home ... all the way to JURONG!

Think our next meetup would prob be Xmas? Can't wait, lots of food and lots more pics then, I hope :)

Fiesta Brasilla!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:22:00 +0000

We have been wanting to visit this restaurant for some time but previously the would only allow 1 1-for-1 coupon per table. So that means if a group of us 4 wanted to go, we either had to sit separately or pay 3 and get one meal free.

Anyway, they finally changed their coupons and now it can be used for the whole table :) Which is why my Bro, Ash, my sis and I went there. Felt a little weird not asking our parents along but then it would become one of those family dinners. Its just different when its just us siblings.

The restaurant is located @ United Square.

Haha ... its neighbor caught my eye ... BEER!

There are guys walking around with skewers of meat and they would just slice it direct on yr plate. They do change yr plates but not often as yr plate is constantly full. It was not all meat, there was veggies and stuff at the self serve area.

There was chicken, beef, lamb, ham, garlic bread, chicken heart and liver, fish, pineapple, sausage, etc.

My sis and I.

We ate alot and was very stuffed. I really enjoyed the meal ... the meats were succulent and I love it when I got the burnt portion :) I would definitely go back again but a coupon is advisable as otherwise it would cost $38++ per person. That's a little steep, but u do get lots of meats.

A table beside us with more than 10 ppl did not have one as they didn't realize a coupon was needed for the 1-for-1 and they end up having to pay full price for everyone .... haha, dumbass, there goes more than $200 down the drain. That's alot of beer, hehe :P

Hoping a coupon would be available soon. I want to go back!

A Christmas Carol

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:58:00 +0000

Went out with KL, Huiyi, Evon and my sis to watch A Christmas Carol staring Jim Carrey in 3D. We first met up for dinner @ The Cathay.

Just grabbed a bite at a Taiwanese eatery place. We didn't want to be late for the movie as Evon said movies started on time there.

The movie was not bad .. I actually did not realized it was supposed to be an animated film :P However, I feel that this version of the Christmas Carol wouldn't really be suitable for kids ... there were scenes that were a little scary and it dragged a tiny bit in some areas. Jim Carrey did a great job doing the voices for the many characters.

After the movie was over, we headed to PS's Cafe Cartel where they had the 50% off all coffee drinks and appetizers. Haha, the 1/2 off really draws alot of ppl there.

Our drinks ...

Chicken wings and a seafood platter.

Another nice nite out with friends :)

Beer + Great Company :)

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:00 +0000

Had a friend what was in town for the weekend who called me up on the Fri (at 7+pm) itself to ask if we wanted to meet up. Haha, a girl could use a little more notice but there was no way we would say no. God know when might be the next time he comes here.

We had talked about Brewerkz b4 and so we decided to head there. Funny coincidence was that when we reached Central, who did we see?

My Bro!!

What a small world .... but the sad/funny thing was that he was just at Brewerkz with his friends and was on the way home, whereas we were just starting our night. Guess that is life of a guy that has a wife waiting for him at home.

My sis didn't touch much of the beer so Kit and I finished that 4 liters of beer .. haha. The fries were super good too... Garlic Fries (not recommended if u plan to do any kissing afterwards)

Sigh .. blur pic :( I thought I checked it but I guess after downing about 2 LITERS of beer, my vision was slightly off :P but then, how the hell can someone take a blur pic with my spanking new digital cam? Oh wait, I know another person that has the same prob.

It was a great night, hope we get to meet again and this time take a clear pic. Hahaha.

KittyLab @ Singapore Expo

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:01:00 +0000

As u all might know, I'm a huge Little Twin Stars fan and even have a blog dedicated to them. Well, when I found out that KittyLab was coming to Singapore, I was slightly intrigued. I had planned on going if my friend from Malaysia would have come down. She is a HUGE kitty fan.

However, she decided not to and none of my HKO pals were going either. The tics just seemed to expensive :( With no one going, I didn't want to spend SGD35 per tic going either. But what if I could go for free? Hmm .... it never hurts to ask ;)

And so I msged my lobang (my connection) and asked if it was possible to get complimentary tics. Haha ... it was one of the "U want what? To where?" moments. I told him just try and it was no biggie if he couldn't get them.

It turns out that my lobang does know the right ppl and the next day I was told that he managed to get 2 tics to it. Let's just say he took a lot of crap for wanting HELLO KITTY tics and had to explain that they were not for him ... LOL

The tics were open tics and so we could go anytime. Since my sis didn't have class today, we decided to head down today. My mom even offered to drop us direct at the Expo which was great bcos if not, we would have to take the train and made a transfer.

We got there at about 12+pm and it was not crowded at all!

The only pic we could take of the exhibition. This was outside ... no photography allowed inside and there were too many staff walking around inside to sneak a shot :(

The map of the exhibition .. it looks alot bigger on the map :P

Well, basically everyone was given a Kitty DNA thingy that u carry to one station. After playing a game that lasted for about 10 secs, it would reward u with something of HK, eg clothes, bow, height, etc. After completion of it station, it would also direct u to the next station.

There was a total of 10 stations ... now is the part that prob got a lot of ppl pissed ... if u finished it in 35mins or less, u would get a badge. They were making ppl rush through the thing in order to get the badge!

Luckily it was not busy at all and we finished our stations with time to spare. There wasn't much to see and because no photo taking was allowed, there wasn't much else to do. And u know what's the saddest part about the whole thing?

THERE WAS NO LITTLE TWIN STARS ANYWHERE!!!

This was the card that we got at the end. The games we played and what we chose created HK's look.

We were given landyards that we could keep. Below was stuff that we got from the HKO booth that was outside KittyLab.

The badge that we got for finishing it within 35mins.

There was a souvenir shop but 99% was HK and no LTS ... sigh. Not going to waste my money on HK stuff. My sis wanted to get something as a souvenir but I told her "NO!" Hahaha .. she is not a HK fan and it would be a waste of money.

I'm glad I did not have to pay for the tics and that made KittyLab so much more fun! Haha ... Prob would only recommend it to true Kitty fans that want to buy stuff from the souvenir shop.

We prob spent about an hr there and then headed to town .... hehe, we were given a ride by a friend that was at the HKO booth!

My sis and I had lunch @ Sushi Tei.

After doing a little shopping, we headed home ....

Thanks to my lobang! LOVIES :)

Happy Birthday to Dad and Bro!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:38:00 +0000

It was my Dad and Bro's bday and we all went out to celebrate.

We chose a Jap restaurant @ United Square which had a Hi Tea Buffet.

The Hi Tea buffet didn't offer beef .. oh the irony considering that their logo is that of a cow :P

But the rest of the selection was pretty good.

I ate so much of the pork belly :) I love that they had sashimi too!

The lamb had to be cooked in a little aluminum container. It was yummy.

I really enjoyed the meal. I was able to burn the fat on the meat to a crisp ... haha, I love eating burnt meat. Yes, I'm weird. They had to change both the charcoal and the grill (on 2 separate occasions) once and they were able to do it pretty quick so our eating wasn't interrupted too much :)

The bill came out to about SGD25 per person. Would really consider going back again.

P.S. Haha, in case no one knew, I'm busy in HKO, which explains for the very undetailed post :P

Durian Fiesta 2009!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:40:00 +0000

This year's Durian Fiesta was held pretty late in the year. It kept getting postponed. Last year my friends and I all went but this year it was just my sis and I.

This weekend was supposed to be the weekend that we would all go to Malacca but there was a clash in schedules and in the end, the plan was scrapped. The whole point was to go as a group and it kinda defeats the purpose if some couldn't make it.

Anyway, I had told my mom to sell her tics first as we were still unsure of whether we could make it. On the day b4, my mom still had tics and so asked if my friends were interested but no one was :( So it was just my sis, dad and I.

We got there early as my mom had to help set things up.

There was no longan this year! :P I don't like mangosteen and can't eat fresh pineapples :(

The King of Fruits!

I thought that the durians this year was better than last year and the area they chose to hold the event was alot more spacious. I ate so much durian that I was pretty stuffed.

This year they order more and so my mom was even able to bring home some leftovers! Looks like I will be having more durian tomorrow :D

Dinner and a movie :)

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:20:00 +0000

Met up with the gals (and a hubby) on Fri. Had not seen YQ since he came back from US a few weeks ago. We decided to have dinner @ PS as the movie we had planned later was also going to be at PS.

I got to PS pretty early and decided to stop by PoMo to visit Grace but unfortunately she was home, sick :( I ended up just roaming the mall until Shanice and YQ showed up. We couldn't decide what to eat and when all else fails, Japanese is the way to go :)

The food was not bad and we made sure NOT to eat till we were stuffed as we already had part 2 planned.

After dinner, my sis joined us and we headed to Cafe Cartel where they had 50% off appetizers and coffee after 9pm.

Oh, cakes were also 50% off as they needed to clear everything at the end of the day.

There was free flow of bread but I did not touch any.

Yvonne joined us and had dinner ... they awesome ribs which YQ and my sis helped her finish ;)

We hung around till our movie, 500 Days Of Summer, started @ 1150pm.

The gals .....

While in the cinema, after it turn midnight (they were still showing previews), all of us text KL to wish him a very Happy Birthday. Too bad he couldn't join us as he already had plans :(

The movie was ok, it was one of those movies that is supposed to make u feel like there is someone out there for u and and that everything happens for a reason .... is it really true? Sigh.

Lunch @ Tian Jin

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:30:00 +0000

We had at first planned on going to the buffet lunch @ Tian Jin last Fri but unfortunately, Ash wasn't feeling well that day so we decided to do it on Mon instead.

My family have actually eaten @ Tian Jin some time ago and it wasn't that nice, however, it seems that they have recent changed their menus and chefs and so they decided to try it out again.

Typical Dim Sum dishes and also 小笼包! Not bad.

They pushed a whole herbal chicken which really filled us. My dad was complaining that they should not have served a whole chicken even if it was small.

My mom was the only one that ate the crab. I really like the pork but it was a tad too sweet. Would have eaten more but was already stuffed.

Dessert of Mango pudding, Herbal Jelly and Red Bean with Ginko Nuts.

We had the Mango Sago which had something weird in it and we tried the hardest to figure out what it was. It wasn't a fruit and it definitely wasn't sago (that is what they tried to explain to us) It had a funny texture like tau pok .. it was just weird.

We were at first given 3 free Hi Tea vouchers to come back but because of the comment that we made about the Sago, we were given another voucher (Haha, Ash has become auntie expert already)

Overall the food was not too bad and the service was pretty good ... no grouchy waiters/waitresses :P

Guess we will be making our way back soon as the vouchers only last for 1 mth.

After lunch, my parents headed home and my sis had sch. I went to watch a movie with Ash as she had to meet my bro @ 7pm and didn't want to go home and come out again. We watched The Ugly Truth which was not too bad.

After the show, we headed down to TPY where Ash had to get something and then headed back to Orchard Road for coffee. By that time, my sis had already ended class so she joined us at Starbucks @ ION. My sis needed to meet her friend to pass her something and so we left with Ash to meet my bro.

My bro and Ash had a preview to catch and he was already waiting at the cinema when we arrived. My sis and I just wanted to say hello b4 heading off but when my bro and his friend saw us, she offered him extra tics to the preview for us too! Way cool!

So we ended up watch the movie Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis, with them. I thought the show was pretty interesting, its like a real life RPG as u can be anyone u want and hide behind a facade. My sis, however, hated it ....

After the movie, we went to pass the stuff to Gwen and then the four of us headed home.

No Doubt @ F1Rocks!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:00:00 +0000

This year, in conjunction with the F1 in Singapore, they decided to also have a concert series during the season. It would be the first F1Rocks and there were a few well know artists that were headlining the concert. When I heard about it, I immediately wanted to go but then when the tic prices came out, I realized that I did not want to spend so much $$ on a concert. Moreover, even though I love the the performers, I knew that because they would be sharing the stage with other, we would not really be getting a full concert.

So, I decided to go to my source for everything cool and free ... haha, that would be my bro. Its great to have someone close in the entertainment industry ;) Well, I told him that I wanted to the 3rd day tics as there would be Beyonce and Black Eye Peas performing. My bro tried to get me to find out who was the organizers so that he might be able to approach them but when I figured out who it was, he said he doesn't know them and thus I thought my chances were blown :(

However, a few week ago, I got a text from my bro saying that he managed to get tic to the 2nd nite show! Haha, yes, I would have preferred the 3rd nite show but on the 2nd nite there was going to be No Doubt performing!

As a beggar, I can't be a chooser :D

Haha, of cos I was excited about it! It was not too long ago that No Doubt got back together to tour and it was pretty exciting that they would be making their way here to Singapore.

The concert started @ 1830hrs but the gates would open @ 1700hrs. It was a free standing concert (which is another exciting part) and so my sis and I decided to head down early to grab the best spot.

We went for dinner @ Ajisen first as No Doubt was the last act and was scheduled to perform @ 2300hrs.

We got to Fort Canning @ about 5+ and there was surprisingly not many ppl there. We can to walk one big round to get to the entrance.

There were a handful of ppl there which was good news for us. We were at the second row, right behind the ppl at the barricade.

While waiting, I decided I could use a beer ... haha, too tempting when almost everyone around us were drinking too.

Ok, someone pls tell me why it is "I am AN F1Rocks fan" Am I missing something here? Pls tell me we (as in SINGAPORE) didn't make a HUGE grammar error on an international level. Sigh ...

Beer was finished pretty fast, nothing worse than warm beer. They got the DJs from 98.7FM to host ... Muttons something?

4 acts tonite and I only knew 2 of them, Simple Minds (not that well) and No Doubt, which was the highlight of the nite!

First was N.E.R.D. They were pretty fun and tried to get the crowd revved up.

The first act was about 45mins and then there was a 30mins intermission while they changed set for the next act.

Next up was Simple Minds, the one famous song is Don't You Forget About Me. The lead singer kept saying "Is everyone ok?" which got a little irritating after awhile. Not much interaction with the audience expect to ask us to clap .... all the time :P

Surprise appearance of Lindsay Lohan. She is hosting the show that would be broadcast to 183 countries. It was earlier supposed to be Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls but she pulled out at last min.

Guess they couldn't afford anyone else. I guess Lindsay also happened to be in town with her gf Samantha who was DJing the F1 VIP area.

Lindsay's sis was also supposed to be there but was too shy to come out and make an appearance. All Lindsay did was read off some lines at the teleprompter .. her back was faced towards us 99% of the time. She did come out later but from where we were standing, we could not really see her and/or take a good pic of her.

We read later that she was complaining about wanting some privacy and about ppl taking her pics. Not sure if she was talking about F1Rocks but WTF, she should be glad that there was ppl that still want to take her pics. When was her last hit show? Geeze.

Next up was ZZ Top. Ok, sad to say I have no idea who they were but the crowd sure knew them, especially this one guy that was right infront of me who even had a ZZ Top t-shirt.

I got a tad bored during the ZZ Top performance but I knew the best was yet to come.

After a couple false countdowns, No Doubt finally came on stage @ about 2315hrs.

They were all in white theme outfits and Gwen Stafani looked HOT for a mother of TWO!

Spiderweb

Simple Kind Of Life

Check out her 6pack abs ... drool ... yes, I'm drooling even though she is a girl.

Running

She took out her jacket pretty soon after and was perspiring throughout. Notice her pink bra here?

Don't Speak

Just A Girl. Scroll to 2:45 when she comes down the stage. The crowd behind us rushed to the front and I think I managed to grab her hand. It was chaotic!

She changed to a green bra later on as the other got pretty drenched in sweat. They came out for a one song encore which really pleased the crowd.

The concert ended at about 0030hrs and by that time, my feet were hurting for standing for more than 6hrs. It was a slow walk to the nearest MRT station which was running late bcos of the F1.

My sis and I really enjoyed ourselves. No Doubt put on a really great show and it was worth the wait.

Thanks again to my Bro! Lovies :)

My Mom's precious car.

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:44:00 +0000

My mom has a four children and her forth baby is the car. Seriously, the car is her precious bb. She washes it almost everyday and gets worried when it goes out without her and comes home late. She makes sure it is always fed and would yell at u if u don't do the same.

Which is why I seldom borrow the car, my mom's nervousness over the car makes me even MORE paranoid when I am driving.

Anyway, my dad uses the car pretty often in the morning (it is paid for by HIS $). He would sent me and my sis out to the MRT station, go pick up newspapers, roam the estates b4 trash collectors come by so that he can pick out the "good" stuff"

Well, on Mon, I suddenly hear my mom screaming and I was wondering what the hell happened. My mom was on the ground floor and my dad was upstairs on the 3rd.

I went down to find out what happened and my mom showed me.

Oops, the dent is between the 2 car doors on the passenger side.

My mom was really upset and was yelling at my dad, she told me "... that is why I don't like yr father to drive the car, he never takes care of it ..."

I just find it a little funny as it is after all my dad's car.

This is not the first time my dad has damaged the car and it will prob not be the last. I just think that it is a minor dent, no need to kick up a big fuss over it. My dad said that he went to check and it would cost about SGD2-300 to fix it. Not sure whether that is the truth, but even if its not, my mom throws away more money at her slot machines that even if it costs twice or 3 times that estimate, she has any right to complain.

That's just me :P

Sunday @ my Bro's

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:07:00 +0000

My brother just got the new Beatles Rockband game and so we went over to his house on Sunday to play. I usually just sing as I am horrible with hand eye coordination :P

The game was fun but after singing a song once or twice, it gets a little boring. There were a lot more popular songs that were not included in the game which my bro said u have to purchase separately if u wanted them.

Ash did the beehoon, apple crumble and 酸辣湯 (Sour Spicy Soup). My bro made buffalo wings!

Ash wanted to make 酸辣湯 like the ones that sold in chinese restaurants in the US but it did not turn out the way she hoped it would. I, for one, don't remember ever ordering 酸辣湯 there so I can't really compare. But I thought her version was very yummy! Just need a little more spice :)

The buffalo wings that my bro made brought back memories of college days ... wings and beer. We were talking how we should all go to Sunset Grill and order their spiciest wings! Hahaha, might permanently kill my taste buds buds but it still excites me thinking about it.

After dinner, we watched 2 crappy movies, Prom Night and Over Her Dead Body. Prom Night is supposed to be a horror movie but it was not at all scary. There was no gore and u knew who was the killer RIGHT FROM THE START! As for the other movie, it stared Eva Longoria but I think her role was tiny compared to the other female role which was supposed to be a supporting role.

By the time we got home, it was after midnight. Fun day! (even with the crappy movies)

Movies in the park.

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:05:00 +0000

Class 95 FM organized a movies in the park event on Sat. They showed 2 movies and most importantly, it was FREE! Haha.

Ben and HY went to an IT show at Suntec and so my sis and I met Shanice, KL and Evon at Raffles City shopping centre. We had no interest in squeezing the the mob at the IT fair.

While at the Starbucks there, we order pizza ... it was kinda weird telling the person that we wanted the delivery to a Starbucks :P

After the pizza arrived and getting some snacks, we made the short walk to Fort Canning Park.

OMG, it was so crowded! Well, it is free :P Luckily Ben and HY got there earlier and had already reserved an area for all of us.

The two movies were Iron Man and Transformers II.

My Sis and I

The gang that went.

Our dinner! Pizza!

It was a pretty cooling night even though there was a huge crowd there.

Since I had not seen either of the 2 movies, it was very worth it for me. I thought both movies were not too bad. The graphics for Transformers were cool .... should have hired the same team to do wolverine's claws in X-Men :P

After the movies ended, it was after midnight. We then headed to Mr Bean for drinks and a small bite.

Yup, the beer is mine :P

My Sis and I.

我们

My New Toy!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:58:00 +0000

Haha, my bro had a deal that was too good to pass! I was thinking that I did not need another camera as the one my sis and I shared was still working pretty well. Who knew we would each need the camera soon after :P Oh well, that is over and now we each have our own cameras, no need to fight anymore.

Well because I did pass on it at first, by the time I told my bro I wanted it, I had to be placed on a "waiting list" :( But luckily I was able to get it!! My bro went to purchase it on Tues and I had my mom go over to his hse the same nite to collect it. Yes, I am that impatient!

Woohoo! My new Sony T90!

The inside of the box.

It's very slim with a touchscreen.

I got my bro to get me a memory card too. The (fugly) camera case is free.

The texts between me and my bro while he was at the store : -

Bro - 8gb mem stick at 50. You want?

Me - How much is the 4gb one? Don't think I need that big one leh.

Bro - 4gb is no discount. 40

Me - Aiyoh! Ok..8 then. Thanks :)

Bro - Haha.

Simpliest decision ever ... for $10 more I got double the size, who cares why do I need 8gb for? Hmm... maybe a few videos? ;)

I wasn't able to play with it on Tues as I had to charge the battery but the next morning I immediately inserted the battery and was checking it out. Can't wait to put it to good use. Now I need a cute camera case, the one that was given just ain't cutting it.

Love my new camera! Thanks Bro ... better text me yr bank a/c asap or pretty soon I will saying "Thanks for my early bday present!" Wahahaha ;)

Test ....

noreply@blogger.com (Serena) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:20:00 +0000

Ok, I have been trying to find a way to hide my posts on some personal matters but I do not want to make my whole blog private. I did a little googling and found this script ....

Show encrypted text

Is anyone able to crack it??

If this works, its looks like I finally found a way ;)