So cute and creative

All these dolls are spun from wool... So cute! Though they all look kinda emo... haha... =)

Passion...

Every year, my mum will start wrapping rice dumplings a week ahead of the dumpling festival... There are so many steps to preparing this seemingly simple dumpling... The preparation like chopping of ingredients takes her at least 3 nights, soaking and washing of the dumpling leaves another 2 nights. Frying up all the ingredients another 1 night... and finally wrapping of the dumplings... 2 whole days!!! It's an amazing feat seeing mum doing all those things... and she does it with such gusto... respect... heh...

Occasionally I like to disturb her by saying "should just buy outside la...so time-consuming and tiring to make..." and she will say..."It's never the same... home-made ones are so much nicer and healthier..." See...that's where I got my "health-nuttiness" from... ;p

Though I like to disturb my mum, I actually find her very inspiring... so passionate with her craft... Why does she do it? Definitely not to pass time... (there are so many other easier things to do to pass time...) It's something she feels passionate with... something she can do to express her love for us... show her gratitude towards her elders and friends...

I think it's important to be passionate and excited with life... it shouldn't be a goal-less journey with mundane daily tasks... doing things simply to pass time or just to earn a living... life would be meaningless like that... I like to spend my time only doing things I like to do... True that I may seem stubborn by not doing something... I just don't believe in wasting my time trying out something that I never like at all... My time could be better spent doing something else I like... No? Oh... and I strongly believe that people do well in things that they like/enjoy doing... and when they do well, they like it more... and the cycle continues... makes sense huh?

People who are excited by life inspires me... They manage to find beauty, adventure and passion in the littlest things: A favourite outfit, a pet's antics or a well-prepared meal... Lust for life keeps every little thing interesting... it's the essence of true happiness...

Why am I writing this? cause I like to express my thoughts with words... I find it rewarding to write...I feel that I have "unloaded" after writing... Bleah... I just like it! =p

Indian Meal

Ok I have never had a real Indian meal before... haha... I know it's quite unbelievable... unless roti prata is counted as Indian meal... ;p

So, the bf suggested we go try out Indian food one day... This is where we went to... Muthu's Flavors @ Dempsey...


These are what we had...
Curry chicken with naan


Mixed kebabs with basmati rice


Fish masala


Monkeying around while waiting for our food...


Ya... it's nice... hee... happy with our Indian food... =)


Had some drinks next door at Bacchus... It was so quiet on a Saturday night... only 1 other couple was around... wonder how long they can survive...


Oh ya... I cut my hair quite short... feels so much lighter... I like it... =)

Quirks

Ya I admit I have some quirks with my food...

I don't eat butter but I like olive oil... I don't like the taste of pork but I like to eat char siew... haha... I know I'm weird... But butter just taste like oily fats to me and pork just not so appetizing... When I eat out with my friends, they always like to ask me WHY? Please don't ask me why... I have no explanation... It's just like that! Period.

Everyone has their own little quirks right? ;p

On a side note... all my girlies are going/gone on vacation... one in Bueno Aires, one in turkey, another one in USA/Europe... Missing all of them... =(

Dystichiphobia

Def: Phobia for the fear of accidents.

It's official... I think I have contracted dystichiphobia.

This morning, I was driving to work...
On the way to the office, I had to make this U-turn in order to turn into my office.
The U-turn is along Upp Bukit Timah Road. As usual, during the morning peak hours, the road is very crowded, so I often have to make use of the yellow box at the U-turn in order to make the turn... So I was at the U-turn, cars were slowing down as the traffic light at the junction turned red... and with the last car passing the yellow box mark, I proceeded to turn into the yellow box... The traffic light was still red... so my car stayed in the yellow box in an awkward "just-turned" position... waiting for the lights to turn green then I can move ... Just then, this huge truck came racing towards the yellow box at high speed... I saw it coming, and I started to panic... I was in the yellow box and there's nowhere for me to escape to! I turned and looked at the traffic light...it was still RED! Why isn't the truck slowing down?! My heart was pumping so quickly... I felt scared... I don't want to be involved in another car accident... :S

Of course... nothing happened since I'm writing this now... The traffic light turned green and I sped off with the truck close behind me... The idiot driver probably anticipated the green light and couldn't be bothered to step on the brakes!

I think this is such a common scenario... all truck drivers are like that... The thing is... I don't think I will find it scary last time... Oh no... I think I'm traumatized by the car accident I was involved in recently... :(

Bleah... I hope I get over this soon...

Can't live without...

Due to a freak accident, my car is warded at the car mechanics...

Without the car, I had to take the public transport... had planned to take the cab in the morning to go to work... but don't know why I woke up super early in the morning... with plenty of time on hand, I decided to take the bus...

Journey on the bus feels pretty unreal... haven't been on one for the past 1.5 year... it's a weird feeling... having to jostle with the morning crowd... very "unpeaceful"... makes me feel like a student again... haha... to think I have grown so dependent on my car... it's definitely something I can't live without now... Will I ever sell my car away? Hmm... not really... unless I have a better alternative! ;p

Bad Habit

I have a very bad habit... a very dangerous habit...

Thinking about stuff/ planning things/ daydreaming while I'm driving...

Ya... to think I always remind my bf not to use his phone while driving... I'm actually doing more dangerous things!

I should really learn to focus on the road while driving... and stop endangering my life and other road users... =(

A pretty brand

Made a new friend today... someone who designs her own clothes... and has her own brand at local fashion incubator at Parco Millenia Walk.

And of course, I couldn't resist buying one of the many pretty pieces... The packaging is so nice...

Got a lovely brooch as a prezzie...

The material is soft and silky... loving it! Have the urge to go back and buy the other piece I was eyeing... ;p

New Shop... Done!

Finally... the new shop is up and running! =)

Shop name is THE EDITOR'S MARKET... at cineleisure level 3... Why the name? Meant it to be a bazaar concept and a place where fashion editors can pick out the latest pieces to showcase the most current trend in their magazines...

A quirky red chair to add some fun to the shop decor.

Love the naked lightbulbs... so much character!

A vintage suitcase... great for housing the belts...

Timbre pieces put together for the raw industrial look... my fave shop now...haha... till the next one! ;p