It has been a week since I have started work and so far so good.
Have been doing much learning at work, and just within a week I had a team outing out for a good dinner to sum up last week.
Suggested the Korean 2d1n buffet which i went a couple of times if you remember I blogged about it,
and boy, it was helluva packed and they don't take in reservation like it used to be!
I was about 20th on the waiting list and people came in 10 or 15 pax so we didn't even bother waiting while hopping off to the area to source for a new place to dine in.
Will blog more about this soon!

Hurhur and I had a good lunch at California Pizza @ the forum just  the week before I started work, and yes,
they definitely serve good pizza if you are a big pizza fan.
The menu has countless of variety to choose from,
and I'm definitely going back to dry their pastas!

Hungry HH feasting.

I think im a true blue shopaholic and forever twentyone is definitely one of my favourite stores around.
And a day out to town dressing up in preppy colours definitely made it a even happier one.

* Coral block dress from

Don't underestimate the dress below,
but i think it has gotta be one of the most flattering cut design ever.

* Black bodyhugging layered dress from

And guess what did I do recently?!

I made a visit to Beauty Instinct once again to do my monthly treatment,
and I'm thrilled to try out different treatments for every of my needs each time.
And I can't wait to see how flawless can it be at the end of the year if i were  to cure each and every of my facial issues with them!

I'm not sure if anyone remembers, but I used to be as tan as a charcoal.
i decided to stop tanning and be as fair as I could,
and trust me, you look better in photoshoots when you are fair than tan!

If you realised, the face is always the one that gets easily tan and burnt whenever out in the sun,
and also, whenever I try to get fair, the face is the slowest to get fair!!
Grrrrrr.

The treatment i did recently at Beauti Instinct is…yes, WHITENING!

The whole process was a breeze!
Rita threw in a couple of services and made sure the whole process was comfortable and effective.
Except for a lil sting in one of the treatments (well, they say if it stings a lil, it means it's working its magic on your face!),
the rest is perfect in great comfort and ease.

I didn't manage to take a before picture,
but the result was instantaneous!
You look like a tone slightly fairer but yet not too much that your neck and the face have a distinct colour difference.
My main favourite of this treatment is that it ease out the uneven skin tones!

One of the steps is to apply a chemical at your brown spots only and it willl serve as a more powerful chemical to lighten those brown spots more than the normal.

Here's the results!

This was taken a day after the treatment, and the skin definitely improves,
looking more even.

Without foundation!!

The products she uses are specially imported from overseas and the whole treatment consists of the following products step by step!

Atache. Since it evens out your skin, as you can guess, its good for pigmentations as well,
i understand some mothers are facing these problems, and this can be a good cure.

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So you know, clothes are not my only love,
but accessories are too!

* This self-manufactured Tian Fen Lan bag totally comes in perfect for my casual/dressup outdoor wear.

And how do you like booty heels?!

* Edgy, sophisticated and chic peep toe booty heels from Tian Fen Lan too.
Have a great time exploring these goodies!

This hairstyle was created with much laughter between leney and myself,
trying to figure out how to work with my little hair and ensuring a full nice puff. :p
Read on to know!

 

Shall begin with a bit of what's up at the fashion inspirations side,
if you are looking at the top above, it's in stores!

wearing the baby pink polka dot top from pearlavish to roam around streets of Tampines!

And summery dresses are on the roll too, here's one summer green twisted strap dress from pearlavish  too.

After getting bubbleteas (my favourite!), hurhur and I went over to leney's place to await for the night plans.

Training hur to do more poses with me. :p

Heard so much about applepie's raving of the smith fish and chips, we decided to make it a trip down to try it.
I am a huge fan of fish, and fish and chips definitely is no exception.
I always thought Harry's Fish and Chips is really good and go try it!
They have promotion for lunch for the work crowd.

So anyways, Smith's fish and chips is located along Katong Street,
right opposite the caltex, and parking is horrendous along the road, so another place that most people park would be BEHIND caltex.
Take note that once you see caltex, turn into the small road, and boy, the "fine" officers are ultra efficient there, we spotted two when we left the carpark
and spotted one more new person when we came back!! -.- Absolutely no cheating of even a minute. heh

Crossing the road, walking towards smith..

Finally we reached, logo looks simple but straight to the point.
Britain = good fish and chips.
Good fish and chips = Britain.

P.S: They said any fish and chips you can find in Britain is good.
But i remembered trying fish and chips in Britain, and i thought it wasn't good at all!!

You can spot this sign right outside by the road.

and boy, it was friggin packed!!

One of the owners there i suppose (the Caucasian guy).
He was absolutely loud in his voice, calling out numbers that almost got us jumped off from the seat periodically.
But i guess that's because we were seated extremely near him at the long table near facing the wall.

uber packed.. hmmm

I like the photographs decor at the place.

The fans of Smith's! And the perpetual beer lover on the right!

Rootbeer best buds.
I'm not a fan of rootbeer at all though..

hungry but happy people waiting for food!

Hungry us too.

Szweetest girl and my smb with her dude!

Sauces for your fish and chips: HP sauce ( i like!), ketchup, vinegar, salt.
yessss, both vinegar and salt on fish and chips ROCK!

The special thing about Smith's i suppose, is the liberty for you to choose the type of fish you would want
such as Haddock, Cod, Dory, Barramundi etc.
My two favourites are definitely Cod and Dory, which the former is best at steam and grilled, and the latter is best at fried and grilled in my opinion.
But of course, comparing the price of Cod and Dory, Cod is certainly more expensive!

Joseph ordered the fried mars bar (SGD$5) on the left, but i prefer chippy's one. (chippy's never fail to satisfy me!)
I prefer the chopped ones before frying than a whole bar taken to fry,
but in terms of the batter accompanying the mars bar, chippy's still wins hands-down though.

Everything looked the same so i just captured one of our orders, heh.
Hurhur, leney and myself ordered two types of fish to try,
we had dory fish (SGD$10) and cod fish (SGD$17) that came with home/steak fries.

Verdict:
Dory fish being the lowest priced there, was apparently the BEST in hurhur's, leney's and my opinion.
The cod was rather dry upon frying and didn't taste as satisfying than the dory which tasted juicy and tender.

I like the setting and location of the place,
suppose because it's run by Caucasians who are from Britain, hence the image that it would serve ultra good fish and chips.
But for the quality of the fish and chips, to smith's fans, I'm afraid I would give it a miss I would say.
i prefer harry's fish and chips for now and will be sourcing for more good ones to come!

But if you would like to try:
SMITH'S AUTHENTIC FISH AND CHIPS
230 TANJONG KATONG ROAD
MON – SUN 12NOON TO 11PM
TEL: 6345 9855

And the program after our foodevour would be visiting the K-TEE-VEE!
Also, after hearing so much about KTV = TEO HENG,
apple actually booked it a week in advance as it's always fully booked.

here's us squeezing and insisting on taking with the birdie logo.

my "jay chou" woohoo!

muahhaha, crazy us.
Teo heng has really small rooms but i have to give it to them given the price we paid.
We sang for 4 hours, and paid $6 each!!

the respective jay chous..

my s.h.e-alike singer and her jaychou and my wen-lan- alike and her jay chou.

look at my jaychou!!! looking super engrossed :p

so guess what?
While roaming in Tampines, I walked pass one of the shelves in cold storage @ Tampines 1 and saw this on sale!
   
The bumpits!!

Never knew this thing existed though it has been around for ages,
and muahaha, its so fun to play with.

Especially when i do not have volume hair to begin with,
this should help!
So after about a good 15 mins to 30 mins, leney did up this hair style for me using the medium bumpit!!

 
i like but its super ah gogo!
Not sure if its because of my top, or if i just do this hair with normal dressing will it look okay?

i googled and blair in gossip girl with her bumpits.
I like her hair style!!

In case you are curious, this is how it is done!

and the many hair styles we can do with it,
i'm so gonna try it and come back with peeks if i can.
 

And oh yes, i;m in a rush to head out and here's two new ones that are worth checking out too!

*Don't you love rompers? This classic black romper from La Nouveau Mode would do the trick!

And other than bodycon skirts, here's a satin one from La Nouveau Mode that can be really versatile too.

The food guru has appeared again!

hahaha given the amount of posts that i did about food, i can safely say 3/4 of my savings are spent on food. heh
As much as it sounds like a greedy hunter, but well, don't we all get excited to try out new food especially when we dine in at cuisines that we love?!
Maybe i can even start my own hungrygowhere, teehee :p

Anyway, here's one of the latest in town i suppose,
I had a meet up with my ex-colleague, a mentor whom provided me with loads of great guidance during my internship period.

Ana and i have been constantly talking about eating healthy so she introduced this healthy korean food place that has just opened around town.
Bibigo Hot Stone @ Raffles City, i guess by looking at the name you would already affiliate with Korean food,
and yes, after my trip back from Korean a year ago, It's no doubt one of my favourite cuisine!

 

Ana 

I love vermicelli and it might be either "tang hoon" or "mee fen",
but my personal favourite is the "tang hoon", and i never fail to choose that if there is a choice.

We ordered these two dishes:

Fried Vege Vermicelli.

My rating for it would be 3/5 bea's apples!

Its more inclined to the sweet taste than to the savory taste which i thought it would taste better if its the latter.
but the taste and texture were good overall!  
In terms of healthy living, this would be about 3/5 too i suppose!

Sliced beef on Hot Stone, with mushrooms and veg.

Personally i like this, love the marinated meat, and i would rate this  3.5/5 bea's apples.

Yumm if you are a beef lover,
and definitely worth a try if you visit bibigo!

This korean place is rather new, so i couldn't locate the hotline if you need it, but Bibigo is located at the Basement of Raffles City (near cedele there).

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Remember the previous entry i did for Beauty Instinct, the facial treatment place?

I went back for another treatment last two weeks,
and took a while to get the pictures up as i was waiting for the results to set in!

The great part about talking to the lady boss is that she's like a personal face doctor,
I just have to tell her my concerns that I am facing myself,
and she would just recommend the suitable treatments accordingly.

Guess what's cool too?
I thought it will be really helpful when she's gonna touch on my diet next to help achieve a better overall!

This was before the treatment.

One concern of mine is the pores, blackheads around my nose and the side of the nose.
I am pretty sure a couple of you faces the same issue too,
so when i told Rita, she decided to do the Silk Peel Treatment for me.

Silk peel treatment is only known to be diamond-peel whereby they use a machine and suck out (ok not a great term, but means "remove" in other words).
and its highly effective because:
1) it totally removes all the impurities of your face (esp the blackheads and oily bums that clog your skin) and the dead skins as well
2) The essence of the masks, solutions, chemicals and all will be effectively absorbed by the aftermath skin

So the silk peel treatment is accompanied with a ultra moisturizing Honey Mask, together with the oxygen technology.
I have to say, my dry skin (i dont know why, but after chiangmai, my skin was exceptionally dry and ewwl) improved instantly after the treatment.
And it's doing good still, Check out my bare face after a week..

Minimized pores and clearer skin!!! weeeee!

I was convinced and Rita told me to go back within 7 days for another treatment so that the results will be even greater after that.
So i had a visit back to Beauty Instinct last week and this time round, I had another treatment!

My concerns were:
1) I want a fairer skin!
2) I want a smaller face!

Are you actually having the same wants as myself? Heh
i know many a time, whenever you tell people about these needs, especially the "smaller face",
many of them suggested botox.
And definitely, there is a much higher risk for one to have botox, in terms of monetary and sustainability,
and some have issues regarding social acceptability isn't it? Like eg, some refer that to plastic surgery etc.

Surprisingly, Rita has a cure for that and you might also heard of this treatment before.
Rita named it Make Me Beautiful treatment, and its actually face contouring, which uses radiofrequency waves to "smallen" the face.
Recommended number of sessions to effectively see the results would be about 4 to 5 sessions,
and no worries, Rita has a package to make the treatment sessions all worth while
i can't wait to share with you the aftermath results, so we shall see…..

Here's my first session by the way!

im working towards contouring the face, especially the jaw line there.
And i have to say the results was INSTANTANEOUS too,
she did one side of my face and showed me the difference of the before and after,
i could really see the slightly tighted face of that side, and i can't wait for the next session to see a greater effect.

Stay tuned for the PART 2 and we shall check out the results together,
or you can start your journey with me too. :p

And here's another treatment that i did, WHITENING!
For girls who are looking to get a fairer face skintone,
Rita has it all too!

it was fairer and Rita will adjust the degree of fairness accordingly to your neck skintone.
Here are two pictures of the aftermath in fact:

Right after the whitening facial,
i didn't put any make up except for concealer and eyeliner. No blusher and foundation.

After two days, here's my face without foundation but with other make up.

Fairer and my friends said its glowing! hehehehe

Book yours now, girls, and lets work together to a better and more beautiful skin!
just to warn ya that they are almost fully booked everyday, so book yours early!

BEAUTI INSTINCT
545 Orchard Rd
Far East Shopping Centre (Beside Hilton Hotel) #03-14
Tel: 67339149

One of my new year's resolutions would be to blog more often!
Heh, will try to make it at least 2 days once and if you have any topics or stuff that you want to see/know,
do drop me a comment or email to let me know yes!

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Our dear Caleen turned 21st on first january 2011.

I thought it was really cool to be born on the first day of the new year,
and after incorporated with the fact that it is a start of a new year too,
definitely a time to call for celebration!

 
Here's dear caleen with the peanut butter chocolate birthday cake!

We had a surprise brunch organised for her at Relish @ Cluny Court,
which is associated with Wild Rocket, another restaurant that I would like to try out some day soon.

Located near adam food centre or along farrer road,
the restaurant is actually in a lil shopping mall and on the second level.
Decor of the place was pretty simple with the traditional english breakfast settings,
pretty cosy and homely.

Here are a few piccas to start the entry rolling!

the elder sister and the younger sibling. :p

Us and the bday girlie

love moi yellow bag from taiwan!

the birthday girl who was touched by us! hehehe

Food waiting time was pretty draggy, I would say.
Choices weren't many and were rather similar to the normal english brunch restaurants.
Here's our picks:

Cod Cakes with mushrooms and sour cream.
Tasted just like normal Thai fish cakes, a tad weird for english breakfast though!

I would rate it 2 outta 5 bea's apples.

Smoked salmon bagel with potatoes.
Didn't try this, but looks pretty good!

the girls and their long awaited set.

Eggs benedict.
Pretty disappointing I would say. Except for the potatoes that were pretty tasty, I wouldn't recommend to have eggs benedict here.

Rate it 1 outta 5 bea's apples.

Relish burger set.
Mushrooms were awesomely tasty and i had a mouth of the burger,
tasted like sausage mac muffin. My rate for this would be

3 outta 5 bea's apples!

Relish breakfast platter set.
Im a huge fan of eggs but the scrambled eggs here was disappointing, rather tasteless!

2 outta 5 bea's apples.

Here's the decor of the restaurant.

Happy birthday caleen!

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I finally met up with wanling and susan, given the fact that our last meet up was 4 years back!
Gosh, i didn't think that it was that long and it definitely doesn't feel at all distanced during dinner last week,
Thanks to Susan who made the arrangement for us to catch up over a meal at Big-O @ wheelock.

Well, for food i will not recommend Big-O to dine in,
but for cakes, they have absolutely delicious cakes, people!

Met wanling and susan 6 years back when we were all working as mobile promoters!

Our self-timer shots! :p

wore my new jumper out!

*Chic Romper from

And guess what?
Bonito's previous legendary photographer, Tingzhi dear, is back from London for a holiday break!
Including wens, the three of us had a meal together before Tingzhi is leaving back to London tomorrow.
Been a long while since i saw the both of them, looking good still girls!

I will definitely miss you much, Tingzhi!

*Mini printed dress from

*Classic elegant black casual/workdress from

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS!

It's a brand new year of 2011 and let me conclude a bit on how 2010 had been.

Definitely agree with the saying that one year older, one year wiser,
and I am thankful for opportunities, experiences as well as lessons learned in the past year.

I suppose it might be my most hectic year in my life,
with the second last semester started in January to May,
and an internship in May till July, followed by the last term in school in August till December.
Wouldn't say it is a smooth sailing year, but definitely one which I had many first times,
and one which i made many new friends, and get in touch with the real working world.

FRIENDSHIP:
2010 was an absolutely great one for us.
Despite the busy schedule, I realised we have been meeting very frequently especially during weekends,
and they are the ones who keep me sane till now.
Names wouldn't be mentioned because you know exactly who you are.
And i just wanna say, a big thank you YOU for everything, girlfriends.
Thank you for standing by me in times of sorrows and happiness, giving me utmost faith and trust in me,
support and believe in me and not doubting me in anyway. That's all that i need.
Me too, feel the same way for you girls!

Of course, many other friends who have shown concern and care towards me,
or by making an effort to keep in touch by just a mere simple wassap msg or sms,
you are definitely appreciated by me very much!

FAMILY:
Everybody has been well, and younger sis has completed her secondary school too.
Daddy as usual, gets busy with golf almost everyweek,
and mommy, though busy with work, but have also become a best friend of mine who listens to my complains daily!! :p

LOVE:
I guess there might be a few who are curious, as i do get questioned on why is there no a particular someone..
Well, for those who follow, i guess you know it has been a good two whole years that I didn't have anyone special mentioned in the blog.
In other words, these two years I have been enjoying my singlehood,
and for those who are single or are experiencing breakups,
trust me, being in a singlehood and when you truly understand and feel the singlehood,
it is absolutely not a bad thing, or rather, a GREAT one in fact.

I enjoy the fact that your full focus is directed to somewhere you want it to be without distractions,
and hey, its rewarding!
And catching up with old pals or new friends certainly help to not at the least, make me feel lonely,
though you might bump into many sweet couples around.

I ain't shutting myself up or am being weird, hahaha,
but i guess i shall just leave everything to fate and see how the love life pans out for me.
But well, i really enjoy being in the singlehood to be honest!

CAREER:
It marks the end of university life a week ago, and it feels surreal till date.
I have to start looking for a job and it's kinda a mixed feeling.
A tad of worry at one side, but yet, an excitement on another side.
Will keep you peeps updated if you are interested! :p

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The last week of 2010 wasn't exactly a great one,
but it allows me to learn and know who are those that have faith and trust in me,
and I'm sincerely touched and thankful for you angels.
Needless for me to say much, but YOU, believed in me that I have tried my utmost best in those difficult situations.

Ironically, i thought that some understood me well and long enough, and give me as much faith as i give to them..
and I didn't expect emotions and new people they met in their life affect the faith they have that easily..
it's disappointing and sad to know that the emotions overpowered the mind to think logically of the underlying basis/ reasons of why a particular incident happened,
or the emotions overpowered the mind to see what exactly is the issue or who are to be involved/ not involved,
and at the end of the day, the reason for all the happenings was because of others.
Maybe, one should care less for others and be selfish sometimes….. sometimes.

Enough of these sad and mixed emotions,
but let us all welcome 2011 with open arms and new plus great resolutions.
May each and every of you guys to stay happy and may your dreams come true!

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i can't wait to introduce this MUST-GO italian restaurant for you to try!

Tucked in the corner of bukit timah road,
you can easily park your car with valet with tips system, or just by the road side along the terrace house.
Been there recently and I love the place!

Ambience was good (but could have been more cosy) and unpretentious,
with authentic italian decorations and furnitures that filled up the whole space.
The restaurant ain't exactly a huge one,
but because of its moderate space, it feels like one big family eating together.

The name of the restaurant is called the ,
and boy, you have to book it at least half a week in advance! (to be safe, one week in adv is better!)
Don't say i didn't warn you,
THEY ONLY TAKE IN RESERVATIONS BTW!

It's more on the higher priced end,
but hey gosh, the quality of the personable service and food definitely make the value worth while.
Kudos to them that they know exactly what to prepare by you just mentioning "oh its my partner's birthday.. or oh, its my partner's anniversary etc".
Trust me, they are that attentive and good.
Love it love it love it!

Did i mention that it is a good place for couple's anniversaries, or birthdays in my opinion?
if you are thinking of going there for valentine's day, PLEASE DO!
But remember to book it early!!

Didn't bring my camera, so here are some pics from the iphone.

The place.

These two are the MUST-HAVE MUST HAVE!!
Bread with cheese oozing out and wrapped with parma ham that is pan fried.
Squid ink pasta in crabmeat sauce.

 

Guess who we have today for Blogshop Fashion Inspirations?

* Olive lace-trimmed dress by Hope Alethia.

*Satin lace-layed minidress by Hope Alethia.

Two dresses that are prefect for dinners and functions!