Goodbye vampire teeth! And hello to Mr Intern!

Knee brace removed. 

Now teeth braces.
1st braces consultation on 18th Feb. Praying for less sacrifices (more pain tolerance & less food stuck in my teeth lol) I have to make in order to possess that perfect smile!
Goodbye vamp teeth. Goodbye awkward smile. I will miss you. After all you've been stuck with me ever since I started puberty. 
And say yay to the future set of white and neat teeth!


Now a 90% possibility of hiring an intern to be supervised by me from March to August. The 19-year-old, a friend of CS, is currently studying in Ngee Ann Polytechnic Bioengineering (Bi Han's and Sharon's junior) and a diligent, mature boy. :) 

His irrevocable fate of going to listen to me and my naggings for half a year. Lol. 

I'm always keeping in mind my benefactors, people who can be so patient and pass me as much knowledge as I can. I hope I can be like them, someone who inspires and motivates. 

Dear future intern, I promise to treat you like my benefactors treated me. I promise to be a delight. I don't have a prodigious talent, but I promise to help you out with everything that is within my ability.

I know that having an intern will make me work harder since I have to do my homework before I can answer all his doubts without being doubtful about myself (lol). 
Say yay to adding "Managing an intern" to the skill set section of my resume! :D


A series of photos taken in year 2008 (I was 21 then!) to pay tribute to my vamp teeth.





 

Updates in 2013.

Update #1. One of my best friends is tying the knot this coming April, a day after my birthday, and I get to be the bridesmaid! I'm feeling the excitement even now. 

Update #2. I'm going to Korea in May, and hopefully meet Jung Yong-hwa, Kim Jong Kook and Kang Gary on the streets. Hoho!

Update #3. My first tuition class will start in less than a month's time! I felt my stomach do a somersault when my friend first broke the news that I was assigned a class of foreign adults (most older than me). And since then, this knowledge seemed to amplify my senses, multiplying the gnawing anxiety exponentially. My personal best of giving a group tuition was 4 sec school students at one time, and now I, the inexperienced young lass, have to face 10 unfamiliar matured faces in a classroom? Am I worth that much of their tuition fee? It's crazy just to think about it. :D

The elementary requirement of this once per week lesson was to teach conversational English (how to converse with others when they go shopping or do a casual chat) and convey my understanding of the storyline laid out by the contents of a book. 

Going from shelf to shelf to browse through books in the hope to pick out a few interesting but simple reads has proven to be such a challenge! I dunno if it's me being fussy or Popular bookstore just doesn't sell what I was looking for. Thus Kinokuniya was the next destination to start my exploration for such books. Living up to its reputation of having a wide array of books installed for catering to the needs of all readers, I found the immaculate book. 

Invisible by Hugues de Montalembert - An inspiring memoir of a painter who lost his sight after being attacked by 2 men in New York City, and how he went against all odds to live out his life in a fulfilling, fruitful manner. 

Most importantly, it is a short read (130 pages) with adequate descriptive sentences to portray the writer's emotions so well, I could tell the class why each word is used in that context. :D

My friend showed belief in me when I am not even sure of myself, and I really think she's so kind. She assured me that I will get better with each lesson, and she just need me to teach with sincerity and care. Can only hope I will develop my inner artist (teaching is definitely a form of art) in no time and be someone who can make a lasting, good impression to the class. 

It's time to snap out of my reverie and grow as an individual, to learn to lead and guide a group of people to the realm of English language. 



Am proud to bring to you my new pair of Sperry loafers last weekend.
Once I set foot into Tangs, I made a beeline for the shoes section and this absolutely caught my eye!





Leopard prints are so cute! Of course, I don't mean I fancy exaggerated leopard prints enbossed all over a dress/blouse, but I don't mind a bit of them to accessorise the entire look. This pair of shoes is a combination of all the things I fancy - gold coloured shoelaces, loafers, caramel brown coated on the sides and alice blue!


Happy Chinese New Year my dears!

theeditorsmarket.com

Hi dears, am finally having the time to blog.

Today marks the day I have my knee brace removed. While the others had their knee brace on for 6 to 8 weeks, I wore mine for 11. Lol. I am recovered, minus the mild limp and the restriction in bending my knee till >120 degrees. :)

Physiotherapy has been more torturous for me now, having added more exercises. Doing the 50-minute straight leg raise was already killing me (I did about 200 straight leg raises in 50 minutes). However to add to the torture, lately Physiotherapist taped weights onto my ankle and made me do the straight leg raise. Thought I was dying halfway through and had to force myself to keep going. Physiotherapy isn't just a training of physical strength; it trains the mind too.

Was thunderstruck when she told me to do 150 times of leg press and 100 times of leg lift today, and became totally dead beat at the end of the therapy. Here are all the exercises I did today:
- single leg press (10kg, x150)
- leg lift (x100) [almost died while doing.]
- hamstring stretch #1 (hold for 30 secs, x10)
- hamstring stretch #2 (hold for 30 secs, x10)
- squats (x50)
- one legged squats (x50)
- high knee (walk till end and back, 10 cycles)
- cycling (20 mins)
- walking up and down a flight of stairs (x20)
- standing up and sitting down on a chair without the help of my arm strength (x50)

These 3-hour long exercises in a week can make up for a whole year of exercises I did when I was schooling lol. I'm so getting fitter. :D



As you know I have been eyeing everything from The Editor's Market since ages ago, but I always leave the store without buying something, as the prices are just too steep. Their concept was to sell apparels in bulk, so price tags tagged with a few prices were created, and they are mainly 1-piece price, 3-piece price, 6-piece price and 18-piece price. 

If you are feeling rich and can purchase 18 pieces all at one go, you can get one top for just $15, which is half of the original price! :D
For poorer girls like me, you could station yourself right next to the counter, look out for girls who are about to make payment, and ask them very politely if they wanna combine your pieces of apparels with theirs to make it 6, 12 or 18 pieces in total. Think they would be more than glad to enjoy the discount with ya.

If you aren't rich, you need to be thick skinned. Lol. I haven't tried approaching girls at the store but can't promise I wouldn't next time.
:)

Having not gone to the physical store for quite sometime, I went online (theeditorsmarket.com), found my eyes widened with excitement when I saw some really cute clothes and conveniently loaded 6 into my shopping basket so that I can enjoy the 6-piece price deal! Lol. There is this "Shared Basket" option but since I don't have a online shopping companion, I could only use the anti-social "Personal Basket" option. Lol. 

Here is a screenshot of my buys:



The best part is Mr Postman delivered them to me 2 days after my purchase! Every piece fits me well (Okie, I mean the red cross strap crop top is a little big and the white ruched crop tank is a little small)! 
I am totally heads over heels for the chevron romper and the cut-out skater dress! 
Overall, both the service and quality are there. :)
My life is kind of virtual now that I think of it.


Gotta get a pair of sneakers for CNY this weekend. 
Have to give up pumps for the time being and shop for a comfy pair of shoes to aid my gait. That day at work, CS looked at my only pair of KEEP sneakers and went, "Why you never buy shoes? I mean your clothes are plenty enough to get you on stage for ge tai (lol) but you only have a pair of shoes! That's so weird!" I explained to him that I used to only wear pumps which I had plenty of but working in the lab means no pumps, and I don't like sports shoes nor sneakers.


Episode 9 of The Walking Dead Season 3 is back on 10th Feb and I'm dying to watch it! Having liked The Walking Dead on Facebook, I received the news of its newly launched app "The Walking Dead: Dead Yourself" which allows you to turn into a zombie with ease!



And here is me zombified.
(Warning: Not for the weak hearted.)
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I ensconced on comfy leather seat of the shuttle bus to get to SGH Physiotherapy Department when I randomly decided to zombify myself. Lol.

I have unaligned out-of-proportion emerald eyes, a vacuous smile, stitched-up lips and wrinkled skin, hold a rag doll wherever I go and spill splotches of blood if you come near me. 

Please, I wanna be cast as a zombie in The Walking Dead just so I can work with my favourite character Daryl Dixon. I can shamble like a zombie since the abnormal gait comes naturally from me largely due to my injured knee. Please let me be a zombie, will you? 
If my wish is ever granted, can I have one small request? Can I choose not to fall when Daryl Dixon shoots me with a cross bow? Maybe I can be near a tree when he shoots me and I will lean back on the tree and pretend to die. I can do it, I can fake death. 


After Jun Wen told Ling's boyfriend that I'm a fanboy of The Walking Dead, he got her to watch this gruesome drama series alongside him. Lol. I'm so sorry Ling, hopefully u will like zombies too. :D

Running Man Ep 129.

Running Winter Olympics Edition.





Running Man Ep 129 is now added to my list of must-watch Running Man episodes. This is one intense, impassioned battle between the Running Man members and the Idol team. 

The Running Man members despite having physically trained for more than a hundred episodes have lesser strength and energy than the Idol team, as inferred from the Ice Hockey match. The team is after all made up of 2 variety show hosts nearing their 50s, 1 clumsy tall Giraffe, 2 smaller built men (and a muscular singer, and a acrobatic lady)! The Idol team has a winning edge over these guys since they are younger and very fit I assume (they must have some muscles to be idolised by girls).

But... The games they played would require some tactic in order to gain victory, and that's what the Running Man members areso good at! Love it when they used techniques over physical fitness. Nice!

Watch it here now.


Jung Yong Hwa (front row, 3rd counting from the right) is really cute omg! 

My favourite Running Man member is Kim Jong Kook (He is coming to Singapore!!! Woo Yah!) Who's yours? 

Chia Liang's Wedding 19th Jan 2013

How's your 2013 so far?
:D
I hope it's great for ya!


Attended my poly classmate's wedding yesterday at Grand Copthrone Waterfront Hotel, the exquisite place of accommodation near Zouk!

Chia Liang, 2nd good friend to get married.

It was pouring since the night before and due to the rain, we were stuck in a terrible traffic jam for nearly 45 minutes and in the midst of it I regretted taking a cab. We could have reached earlier if we were to go by the cheaper mode of transport and I wouldn't have to suffer car sickness. The fare totalled to $16 when my house is not that far from the hotel. Aiyah! Nonetheless, I was thankful that the cab wove through the heavy traffic so that we could get there in time.

Kind of annoyed by the jam as the wedding was about to start (I don't want to miss any part of it) and we had to rush into the ballroom.

It was an exasperating moment for me when a lady who went into the elevator before us shut it right in front of us! I practically exclaimed out loud to Simba, "Why do such people exist in this world?!!" Think the bellboy heard my annoyance and went to press the lift button to get us into the lift asap. Lol.

Finally reached the reception and saw the groom smiling widely at us, followed by 2 of his best men Daniel and Jason who grumbled about me being so late. My anger ceased almost instantly as soon as I saw those familiar faces. While Jason opened the door for us and led us to our table, Simba whispered to me, "Hey, your mood really changes fast." LOL. Maybe he was doing the shaking head thing in his mind and murmuring to himself, "女人啊女人."

Enough complaints from me. Here are the photos I took for the wedding:



The door gift. :)




The newly weds made their entrance not long after I took my seat.
I was pretty exhilarated that our table was situated near the aisle and thus my camera was not interfered by anyone's head! Managed to get a clear shot of the couple making their way in.




Chia Liang's wife, Audrey, chose a gown with corset details at its back, adding a tad of sexiness to the romantic touch.
Endless confetti were thrown at her gown lol.




The early birds. Jason is on his semester break and here in Singapore until mid Feb. We all miss that Jeff Wang Jian Fu lookalike so much lol.
Spot the 2 glasses of red wine? I got the waitress to pour us some as soon as we got there. Lol. The eat-and-drink-everything-worth-of-my-angbao is never once off my mind.




The boyfriend is here to include me into the picture!
Joanne, me, Daniel's wife Jasmine, Daniel, Song Hua and Jason.
I'm sure by now you must have known some of them from some entries of mine since 9 years ago.  Look at us the bunch of optimistic and cheery friends still looking young even after 9 years!




Our first dish, the appetizer was served soon after. A meatball was on Jasmine's dish when this picture was taken. I wanted to snap a picture as soon as the waitress placed this on our table but Jasmine was asking me some questions, so I didn't have the time to stop Daniel from taking the food and putting it on Jasmine's plate. Oh well, how can I stop someone from being nice to his spouse?

The prawns were chewy and sweet but were soon covered by the scary taste of baby octopus (I don't eat baby octopus but was tricked by Simba to try some) and I had to gulp down the red wine to dilute the overwhelming smell.




Our Wei Jian was paired with Audrey's friend to be the Emcee of the day. Wei Jian used to be our class monitor (long time never hear this word right!), camp head coordinator, and an active Engineering Sports Club main community member, and now a Dolphin Trainer at Sentosa. With such fantastic history of always engaging others and blabbering his way to the top, who can resist not asking him to be the Emcee for their wedding?

He was even thinking of being his own Emcee for his wedding and would be the busiest groom of all-time history!

Look at Audrey knowing that I am taking pictures in her direction. Lol.




Roast duck, one of my favourites in the wedding course meal.

The guys were betting their lives, no I mean a washing machine, on who would be next to get married after Wei Jian. Daniel pointed me out while Sam chose Ting. Daniel, being fearful of losing his bet and is terribly in need of a washing machine, said he would go an extra mile in helping Simba with his proposal. Lol.




Spring Roll with Pumpkin Sauce.





Then long-term best friends of the couple surprised them by giving a speech to bless them. Cool and touching.
The pretty girl's speech was funny. When Audrey first told her she had a boyfriend, she asked, "Oh what's he like?" And Audrey's reply was, "He is mature, serious, stern, bushy eyebrows..." The bushy eyebrows made us laugh.
And Chia Liang's best friend blessed them with lots of kind words and one love quote, and ended his speech with "You both have shown that first love can last..."
Awww.. They are both each other's first love and they decided to start living their lives together when Chia Liang was 17. It's been 9 years!

Wei Jian was standing behind these friends all the while and told us that although they appeared calm and spoke fluently, their legs shook violently! Lol. 



While listening to their friends' speech, Audrey told Chia Liang to smile at the photographer. I think she is one who would always be there for the camera.
She changed into her evening gown which was flattering so I think she must have done quite abit of gown fitting to find something that looked like it was specially made for her! The guys were saying that she chose red to match her Chinese name, Hong Hong. Lol.




Listening attentively to their friends' blessings. As much as I wanted to stand right in front of the stage and get a clear and good picture of them, I resisted the urge mainly because I was quite shy. But having included their relatives beaming at them makes a delightful picturesque, don't they?




Champagne cork popping time!
I didn't realise that one of the roses from the decoration was in the way until I browsed through the pictures afterwards. Lol photography fail.
Laughter filled the room when the champagne cork was still in Chia Liang's hands after the popping sound was heard lol. I was even preparing to dodge the cork if it came my way but it turned out that no one is getting hurt after all.
Poor Chia Liang didn't know how to react and what to do with the cork!








Samuel caught my attention by obstructing my view and made the people on the stage his background.




Emcees cheering everyone on to prolong their "Yummmmmm Seng!"









The couple giving thanks to families and friends. The groom spoke with abit of stammering (understandable under such circumstance) and the bride waited patiently by his side.
The bride spoke with a wide smile spread across her face but choked up in tears when she was giving thanks to her parents. Friends and families applauded to give her encouragement in carrying on with her speech. Okay, I teared up abit when she teared lol but wiped them away as soon as they fell from my eyes so that friends at my table wouldn't discover.




Wei Jian got them to kiss under the arch of mistletoe. Let's take the floral decoration at the arch as a mistletoe alright?




The guys prepared a generous amount of wine to welcome the groom to our table. :D








Audrey wanted to leave her husband in lurch initially but was called back by us. :D
Chia Liang and his helpless look.





His best men were really supportive and helped him with some.




But Jason and Daniel didn't help. Lol.

Half of the time our table was missing 3 persons as these guys were either doing their duty as best men or hosting the event. I was feeling the brotherhood. Lol. Daniel, Jason and Wei Jian were such a sport and helped heighten up the atmosphere. Love them! The gate crashing must be a really fun one! 

Wei Jian was sitting at the edge of his chair at our table since he had to get ready to go up on stage anytime he was signaled. 




That was Sam playing with my camera. Every picture taken was blur as he accidentally switched the focus to manual. 
Poor waitress got her picture taken and made fun of by Sam! He hor always make fun of pretty girls. 








Once the focus was switched back to the auto mode, he became the photographer.
Pic #1 taken by Sam.




Pic #2




Pic #3



Pic #4






Pic #5


Congrats to Chia Liang for having found THE ONE. Stay blissful!

Makeover + New Hair Color

Hi dears, here is me faithfully reporting to my blog again lol!

I love CNY mostly because online stores always come up with oriental collections at this period; it's like a feast for the eyes. Of course oriental would equate directly to Cheongsam dresses and traditional Cheongsam dresses being silky, shiny and fanciful are kind of exaggerative and abit auntish (learnt this Singlish word from a friend and thought it's so cool) to wear for house visits so online stores manufacture Cheongsams with modern embellishment on them. And I really really love them!

Talking 'bout online stores, here's to again tell you something I did today. As I have mentioned in many of my previous posts, some hot favourite items on online stores were sold out in split seconds after the top/dress/skirt got released on their page. Simba wanted to go to Thomson Plaza today for dinner and I agreed with a little reluctance since I needed to be home by 8 30pm for the launch of one online collection. Lol. Though I decided to just use the 3G network in iPhone 4 to help me navigate through the site if I'm not home by 8 30pm, I knew that I could never win the girls who were waiting at home and using their speedy WiFi to place their orders. 

It was 8 30pm and we were in the shuttle bus heading back to Simba's house. The page took about a minute to finish loading and another for me to load it into the cart. I grew impatient, my pulse went 3 times faster and my hands went cold while waiting, and Simba offered his 4G network. I took his iPhone 5 and started loading the page. Again it wasn't loading fast enough prolly due to heavy traffic, and by 8 34pm (definitely not exaggerating), the Floral Brocade Cream Pleated Dress I've been waiting for was sold out! :( Simba, having witnessed for the first time something online that could be sold out that fast, was utterly dumbfounded. After a few moments of silence, he burst out laughing until tears were seen in his eyes. I guess the reason he laughed so hard was that he couldn't understand how much an avid shopper I am. Lol.
I knew I couldn't compete with the girls who stayed at home at 8 30pm and started refreshing the page from 8 28pm, so for the next 2 Thursdays when Amber Avenue launches its oriental collections, I will stay at home and guard the page! IT'S WAR TIME!


For those going through a heartbreak, maybe a makeover will be nice for you to find a better inner self and gain more confidence in appealing to the opposite gender. :D Wishing you lots of luck on finding your more suitable half after putting in more effort in your appearance!

KP came to ask me for a makeover last week and we went shopping after work to give him something to fill into his near empty wardrobe. He portrayed gravest sincerity in becoming a more stylish person by setting aside a generous budget to get new clothes and shoes!

We went to Topman and Pull & Bear and got 2 pairs of jeans, 1 t-shirt, 1 polo tee, 1 shirt and 1 pair of shoes for just $400! 2 of these items were on sale at Pull & Bear, and we got them for $49.90 each! Gonna drag Simba there for some clothes snatching time soon!
I really had fun spending others' money lol. I even pulled out the cash from his wallet for him, counted them and presented them to the cashier with outstretched arms while he felt his heart ache literally. Lol.




Here's a walkthrough for his outfit:

All from Pull & Bear:
Fine Line Checkered shirt at $49.90 (on sale)
Slim Fit jeans at $49.90 (on sale)
Loafers at $149 (new arrival)




Simba said KP has the height and a slim figure, making him a good candidate as a model. :D
I thought it's a waste that he didn't work his figure to his advantage. If he was more attentive to what he wore for the past 20 years, maybe he is a more confident guy now. :D



Here's flooding you with pictures of Simba and I getting new hair colours in preparation for CNY:




I didn't really change my expressions as I was focused in hitting the "Snap" button of the phone's camera but Simba changed as many as he could manage.
iPhone 5's front camera is alot less grainy than iPhone 4's. I was really impressed by the pictures Miao took in USS with her iPhone 5. :D




Do you have friends who only take photos with their left/right side of their faces?
I tried it out and finally understood why. Lol. A side view photo makes the face appear slimmer (i think).














I'm a worrywart. I worry alot about his health every moment of the day. Hoping that his weight gain is really nothing serious. :) 

Christmas 2012

The war has ended since I have simmered down. It was barely a fight actually. Cool. Simba initially advised me against the intricate battle, fearing that I would be totally worn out from it but since I insisted, he told me to fight for as long as it takes until they know I'm definitely not a pushover. But he added that no matter how frustrated I am, I am not to blow things out of proportion and allow myself to be vanquished eventually.

For this 2013, I wish more than anything else for Simba's health to be good. I'm very worried about his health as his sudden weight gain and some other symptoms he has now has a striking resemblance to a medical condition. He's gonna be reviewed by a specialist soon and I really hope it doesn't turn out to be something serious. Let's keep him in our prayers alright?


Hope your 2012 xmas was good!

Here to write about my Christmas with friends. :D


We met at Chomp Chomp for dinner and made a few orders that everyone would have if they were there too!




Kangkong

Took out my new camera to give myself a head start in my photography for the dinner and my guy friends teasingly went wow loudly and instantly. Hard to imagine them singing the same tune but they always did when they are in the teasing mood.





Fried sotong.




Omelette.





Satay.





We separated ourselves into 2 tables due to the large turnout. Though we usually don't like being separated as being involved in one conversation together will be more fun, but this time it was fine as the guys were palling around; they brought their food to our table sometimes to hear what we were conversing.

Mao Mao was at the table behind us and photobombed the other 3. His expression is so one of a kind!




Joe helped us with a group photo. 
:D




And then Jun Wen helped; It's always been our friendly boyfriends to help the group leave memoirs.





They are really good at photobombing. Lol.




Jun Wen ordered Sambal Sotong from the wrong stall but luckily for him this one wasn't too bad since it incorporated a different flavor (curry)!

After the fulfilling dinner, we decided that Starbucks at myVillage would be a great hangout to practise the art of gift sharing.




Large candy canes decorated with gold-rimmed draping ribbons stood high at the seating area to give us a bit of christmassy.




While the others were ordering their caffeine drinks, we were hoping to get a taste of the candy canes.




Jun Wen and his best friend Joe.





Horsey looks have cultivated themselves into a form of entertainment for many whenever my friends met Jun Wen.




He was the first to open his gifts since he has got the least to open. Ying, who is always unconditionally thoughtful, bought cute wrappers to hold our presents and tied a small ribbon to make a neck out of them, but unintentionally reminded the guys of the Gardenia bread wrapping.




Ying bought him a coin purse with a small horse brooch attached to it. Ling and Calvin shared a PS game "Ghost Recon" for him. He was brimming with enthusiasm when he played it that night after he got home.




Next up was our sister Joe. He happened to open my gift for him in this picture. My wrappers were all from Gift Greetings, a contemporary gift shop which I thought has the best gift wrappers!





The first thought that came to mind was that he expressed incredulity when he saw the bottle of Body Mist. I didn't know why I had that thought but I could only hope that he would use it. Anyways, the Body Mist is Orange flavoured so he would smell like orange soon, and would be just in time to go for house visiting on the coming Chinese New Year. Bringing mandarin oranges aren't enough anymore, you need to smell like one to get loads of angpao!




Ultimate present of the day was Joe Boxer for the Joe!
Chocolates, Reebok shorts and handphone cases were his other presents. This time Jun Wen joined in the gift giving and chose his presents for my guy friends. :D




Like a child anticipating to open his gifts under the Christmas tree, Calvin totes reached his head into the bag!




The pair of Reebok shorts was similar to the one Jun Wen bought for Joe. :D I really haven't got the slightest idea what to get for Ling's boyfriend until Jun Wen came up with this gift thought. Every guy would need a sports shorts for gymming!
Body Butter and socks were also gifts to prepare him for the gym and post-gym.





Mao Mao opened his pressies gingerly which was as expected since he was such a gentle boy :) Lol.




Ling bought him a tool to hold the wine glass or something, omg I couldn't remember no matter how much i tried. :( 
I bought the same bottle of body mist for Mao, so joe and him would smell the same from now on. 
Jun Wen bought him a towel that has the smoothest texture (I used my unhygienic hands to touch it again and again, good luck to Mao lol). He lingered too long in Isetan trying to choose a towel for Mao that I nearly faint of exhaustion. 
Ying bought him a Everlast pencil case I think (can't see too clearly from the picture).




Bought Shi Xing 3 pairs of boxers lol. The gift inspiration came to me when I recalled that he asked Ying to get a pair of boxers for him from Bangkok so yea Boxers. 
He also was given a water bottle, a pair CK socks and an Everlast Tee.





Ying's presents that come in all colours, shapes and sizes.




My gift for her was a My Melody purse. I didn't give a second thought of buying it since it's really pretty; not only My Melody was sewn onto it but ornate lace details were decorated all over it.




For the sake of those who still don't know, Ying has been my colleague for about 11 months now! She is working as a Patient Care Assistant at National Cancer Centre, so she would have lunch with me at least once a week and would bring along her lunch most of the time, making the lunch box a perfect gift. :D






The present Ying ordered for Ling hasn't arrived and so in order to create an illusion that there was indeed a present, Ying still tied the empty "Gardenia Bread bag" with ribbons but slipped in an apologetic note. 
A scarf, a Hello Kitty pencil case and shot glasses were what made up the rest of her presents. :D




Really like this candid since it showed that friends were indeed paying attention to the others who were opening their presents. 




Got a pink cardigan, necklace and earrings from Ying, Mickey Mouse towels from Calvin, Victoria's secret underwear from Ling and shower gel from Joe.
This year's presents were the best ones for me. Lol. :D
原来，真的是一分钱一分货。I remembered telling PH how comfy the Victoria Secret's underwear felt (lol). Quality of Topshop's and La Senza's is nothing next to it.





:D

Anyways, since we were at Starbucks, do u often think that coffee choices in Starbucks are so few? That's prolly one of the reasons why I prefer Coffee Bean.. until Bi Er told us that we can ask for customisation of our order. Hazelnut Latte is one such order which smells great and is not on the menu!