in good company

March has been pretty fun :) 

 it was my first time to Mink at Pan Pacific Hotel (lol, case of a super late bloomer) 

made it to the guestlist and our password was " hit me baby one more time", how ridiculous is that :) haha

 I've not been out at night "to club" for ages and P says it's cos I'm no longer single so therefore I've disappeared off the radar. Actually, it's more like alcohol and me don't go too well plus I need the weekends to prepare for launches so I can't afford a hangover :)

 I was in good company with a few bellas 

 i find it so amusing how my ex-colleague can party with my secondary sch friends and uni friends

 group shot! clink clink!

 my fav shot of Anya

we had 2 march babies amongst us on that night, we celebrated both Elaine & Cheesian's birthday:) 

girls being girls! we sure know the side profile is the best! LOL :)

the next friday, Boys were having their " boys night out" so naturally Anya and I took off and re-lived the gd ol' times

Dinner at Sansui with Anya's russian friends followed by a quick stop at Overeasy  to say hello to our favourite DJ

 he spent the week in Bali, playing for Potato Head beach club and on that friday,

 reported straight for work from the airport (explains the berms hehe) 

after OE, we took off to Pangaea

 It was huilin's birthday and she sure knows how to party like a rockstar , i was pretty star struck heh heh

this is kwanyi posing with "pangaea" the stuffed pooch  

 my fav photo wld be this : 

like wow i didnt know my eyes were thaaat far apart hahaa but when anya leaves, things wld be so different :( 

n the russian friends popped by too :) 

Spent Saturday nursing a hangover  & unfortunately ,sad news hit home.

one of mom's pet lovebird passed away around 4ish and i sat down for quite some time wondering about life and how this little life had ended and how it would impact the world .

 the poor thing was stiff and eyes closed in its colourful feathers, i'm sorry dear Speckie! 

rest in peace! my mom loved you so much.

was also late for Tea at Jeanette's with Pris.

 she baked scones & we had the pleasure of catching up for a bit 

G's been busy with Mosaic so on Monday night we caught up for dinner and drinks :)

it was decided Cold Cuts & escargots at L'angelus by Club St.

the yummiest escargots in town can be found here

love the display of french magazines

& we decided to pop by 28 located at 28 Hong Kong St, 

this is how the entrance looks like, inconspicuous & completely camouflaged 

by the old shophouse facade haha 

 no pictures allowed in side and little tiger would tell you that time and time again 

and stalk behind your handphone to make sure you oblige to the rule, so make sure you have some privacy screen stuck on yr smart phone :)

this is what we got away with 

leather coasters & menus came with those tiny portable night lights :X

so much effort went into wording the entire menu, it proved quite an interesting read 

above is the silver fizz & a whore's bath, served with a sprig of baby's breath no less.

& below is the broccoli i had the next day for breakkie to feel less guilty abt dinner & the heavy weekend of wine, coldcuts & cheese  

14th March: Dinner went on as usual & it  was my first time receiving flowers & "celebrating" White Day

 감사합니다오빠:) 

 on Thursday, a greek friend suggested couples' night at Blue Kouzina 

it was my first time having Greek food and boy, did it taste good!

so much herbs,tomatoes, yoghurt,extremely healthy extra virgin olive oil was infused into the entire menu

after a huge assortment of entres, we had to share some mains and this is Andreas trying to distribute the seabass specially flown in from Greece

i could taste the clear blue water in every bite of that fish :X

 so impressed  and i'm definitely bringing the girls here!

came home to good news that Lux Jeudi's collection was a success & went to bed cos the next morning I had to meet 2 ladies from Reebonz at  their members-only :SPACE located at Clifford Centre.

I had the pleasure of picking shoes & bags for Monday's shoot :) and it's all thanks to them! 

 wore Marni for H&M's color block dress ( a lil too wide for me, but i can live with it) 

& met my dear aunt for a quick shopping session and tea at Arteastiq ( mandarin gallery) 

scored brownie points with mom for catching up with my aunt, not bad for a friday :) 

Saturday was spent at Dr Stephen's Lee's ( ENT specialist at Raffles Med Hospital) to check on my sinuses followed by nails with the Prisy before she flies off to assume her bridesmaid duty in Brisbane hehe

i swear this place has the most amazing collection of OPI & Biosculpt

spent the evening with Pris & she introduced me to some of her family  :)

It was St Patrick's day and both of us were the only kookoos who turned up in green LOL

we had Irish beef stew  specially made by Michelle cece's mother in law

followed by beef kway teow mee + chin char loh by Michelle cece's Mommy.

wow the perks of inter-racial marriage, the dining table was a huge melting pot of food! 

and oh yes,pris also introduced me to a potential new face for smooch and her name's also Sarah :) 

i was definitely intrigued by her bohemian braids :) shall see how that progresses 

Lastly, March is definitely the month of " Draw Something" by omgpop

lol we've been constantly drawing something on our iphones & ipads, explains the non-blogging and less tweets! 

gd night!

<3,

S

"Keep Calm & Carry On"

the story behind this iconic phrase that's been used everywhere ( even on smooch!) hehe

keep calm and eat cupcakes,

<3, S

monday's joy

part of Monday's joy between launches is to confirm samples inspired by geometry and minimalist looks :) expect them soon!

<3, S

indulgent saturday

at least once a month, i make an effort to take the trek down to old choa chu kang road, wave a quick hi to my granddad, and off to the gun club to shoot. i've become a little addicted to down the line shooting... it's really fun being able to blow off steam shooting bright orange clay pigeons with rifles.if the sport wasnt so expensive including the travel there + rental... i would most likely go there more often.

i've found a group of friends that would sometimes come and join me at the range and this week was jason's first time at the range since their move. everyone was very on form, hitting a ton of targets, it was great! first time i tried random clay too! very very fun. :) my shoulder's now aching frm the recoil...

our mini spectators:

they were very entertained by their ipads... haha

then it was off to nektar for our cocktail classes:

our teacher for the afternoon:

us very diligent students learnt 3 drinks...

dont remember the name but it involved 4 rasberries, sugar syrup, lemon juice, egg whites, vodka haha

an expresso martini equivalent but instead we used tequila and agave nectar :) it was yummy. choc bitters were also added

the last drink was my all time favourite - old fashion but unfortunately i was too busy testing the drink that i forgot to take any photos haha. ive been told by the staff that in the future i'm to make my own and they'll wave the service fee! ha

wishing everyone a good week ahead!

xp

Marni for H&M -mission accomplished!

Never thought I would wake up at 6am and join a queue for something like Marni x H&M but I did.

I guess having the  luxury of time and freedom of not working 9to5 helped to explore this curiosity of mine and it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime thingy experiences ticked off the checklist.

Boyfriend said I'm nuts but he chipped in by giving me the morning call cos he saw that I was really psyched up about it.

When I finally woke up, I figured I was going to be surrounded by very young people and contemplated dressing up for those just-in-case moments. Then I thought.. NAWW.. I'm definitely not wearing smooch and I'm gonna dress comfortably.

Was thinking if I had to queue, it would mean standing for two hours so I wore leggings+comfy oversized shirt and flats and was prepared to stand for more than 2 hrs cos I didn't exactly have a portable stool and would I really want to be shopping with a stool??

Much to my surprise, when I got to H&M, there wasn't much of a queue and a H&M personnel was giving out time bracelets,mine was gold olive colour and she said , " go get some breakfast and come back at 10am for your slot"

BEST NEWS ALL DAY.

Spared from the physical torture of queueing and I'm definitely able to shop at 10am. 

Well done & THANK YOU H&M Singapore.

I was a lil skeptical about the availability of stocks at 10am, but oh well, I'm sure some stuff would still be left :)

Arrived at 9ish and I gained access to the store, the left side of H&M was the Marni collection and to the right was their usual stuff and people with time bracelets could enter and start shopping other stuff.

I waited by the sides to identify where were the stuff I wanted to buy:) I was surrounded by housewives, indonesian chinese kids, branded bags and watches and floral blazers and pretty gay boys.

pic above shows the next group of shoppers who only have 10 mins ahead to shop.

the emcee was really hyped up & was also the official time keeper, 

" 2mins left shoppers", "30 secs left shoppers" , after 10 mins were up, shoppers had their bags checked to make sure they only had 1 item per design and everyone had to vacate the floor. Giving the staff 2 mins to replenish the racks and display. IT WAS AMAZING.

each time before a new group entered, the H&M wld cheer and clap and welcome the new group, "shoppers are you READY?!?!?"

it was so FUN!

I was just soaking up the atmosphere and tweeted away..oh the happiness of waiting. imagine if smooch had a retail shop, would my customers actually queue up? if we ever did, I would make sure they were given the same treatment! 

Came my turn and I made a beeline for the accessories , everyone was so civilised and CALM and orderly, thank goodness there wasn't a  face-off moment between me and another shopper LOL

earrings, necklaces, bracelets, one of each into the shopping bag

total damage of this group effort accumulated to  $1.2k and i'm just happy that i got to shop on the behalf of pris, gina and my shopaholic aunty who couldn't stop msging me her shopping list

successful shoppers were beaming as we walked out with our green plastic bags haha!

the 3 bag fulls

the dresses came with hangers and a marni for H&M laundry care bag

the final haul laid out on a couch :)

The first time was quite an experience, would I try this again? 

Never say never,  I might especially if H&M keeps up the time slot system! :)

happy weekend all! 

some pictures to work on and a new collaboration between smooch & vanity trove begins!