After spying the ad in Straits Times recruit looking for Urban Decay makeup artists this morning, I went online to look-see and yes! Urban Decay is coming to Sephora Singapore come 4th Feb!
Thought I might as well put up my wishlist now lest I forget it by December. :P
Wishlist for the year:
Apple tablet (praying super hard for this one, price definitely a deciding factor though)
Urban Decay products - UDPP
D & G L'Imperatrice perfume!
Lots and lots and lots of yummy food before flying off! Flu please go away!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Sick
I've swapped back to taking Clarinase instead of Decolgen because the latter makes my nose drip every few hours and makes my head fuzzy. Spent the better part of yesterday afternoon conked out on the living room sofa (but later relocated to Mum's room).
I really hate being sick. Being sick means bland soupy foods all the time, a nose that drips like a water tap in need of fixing, constantly blocked ears from blowing my nose so often, feeling all wobbly from drowsy medication.. etc etc.. Especially annoying when I'm particularly sensitive to drowsy medication. :(
Anyway, I was feeling heaps better today and went out with my cousin jie for some catching up and shopping for her CNY clothes. Went to Illuma for lunch at Bounce after hearing good reviews from my cousin Xiang Jing.
Unfortunately the menu, despite the place looking seemingly big with all the various foodie outlets linked together, was quite lacking. I chose the 'Old-Time Favourite', which is basically your usual spaghetti bolognese with minced beef, and jie went for the linguini alfredo. The whole place was super quiet with us being the only two patrons there, and it actually felt rather awkward with the staff continually staring and (maybe) even listening to our conversation. =X
Thankfully, our mains didn't take long to arrive. What I do quite like is that they cover the food while they're bringing it to you such that the heat is retained and you get a piping hot plate of food, versus one that has been exposed to the cold air conditioning while on its way to your table. :) However, I'll have to say that since I was having quite a high expectation of the place, I wasn't very impressed by the meal. It was nice, but not fantastically good. My bolognese was quite dry, not enough sauce, and there wasn't enough cheese. I love cheese, and having so little with my pasta just doesn't make it taste the same. Jie's linguini alfredo was better though - the king river prawns were cooked just right, and the sauce was creamy enough without being jelak.
Would I go back though? Maybe not. At least not if I'm on my own. It's a cool place to hang and chat but the menu is really limited and the food is only so-so, in my opinion. Or maybe I wasn't having one of their signature dishes, which weren't highlighted in the menu, by the way.
Say Cheeze with the boy later on in 313@Somerset was much better. I really like their Strawberry Cheesecake milkshake and Cheezey fries! :) The fries look like those at KFC at first but waaaay better lah. Too bad I'm sick or I would probably have finished the lot and left none for my poor boy. :P According to him, his tokyo lover (?) or burger (?) was great too. I didn't quite like the fatty bits from the chicken teriyaki chunks though, but the overall taste was not bad. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that their organic teas are from TWG. Been dying to go there since I first saw it at Ion Orchard. :P
Meh. Talking about food makes me crave for durians. :( Want to get well soon.
I really hate being sick. Being sick means bland soupy foods all the time, a nose that drips like a water tap in need of fixing, constantly blocked ears from blowing my nose so often, feeling all wobbly from drowsy medication.. etc etc.. Especially annoying when I'm particularly sensitive to drowsy medication. :(
Anyway, I was feeling heaps better today and went out with my cousin jie for some catching up and shopping for her CNY clothes. Went to Illuma for lunch at Bounce after hearing good reviews from my cousin Xiang Jing.
Unfortunately the menu, despite the place looking seemingly big with all the various foodie outlets linked together, was quite lacking. I chose the 'Old-Time Favourite', which is basically your usual spaghetti bolognese with minced beef, and jie went for the linguini alfredo. The whole place was super quiet with us being the only two patrons there, and it actually felt rather awkward with the staff continually staring and (maybe) even listening to our conversation. =X
Thankfully, our mains didn't take long to arrive. What I do quite like is that they cover the food while they're bringing it to you such that the heat is retained and you get a piping hot plate of food, versus one that has been exposed to the cold air conditioning while on its way to your table. :) However, I'll have to say that since I was having quite a high expectation of the place, I wasn't very impressed by the meal. It was nice, but not fantastically good. My bolognese was quite dry, not enough sauce, and there wasn't enough cheese. I love cheese, and having so little with my pasta just doesn't make it taste the same. Jie's linguini alfredo was better though - the king river prawns were cooked just right, and the sauce was creamy enough without being jelak.
Would I go back though? Maybe not. At least not if I'm on my own. It's a cool place to hang and chat but the menu is really limited and the food is only so-so, in my opinion. Or maybe I wasn't having one of their signature dishes, which weren't highlighted in the menu, by the way.
Say Cheeze with the boy later on in 313@Somerset was much better. I really like their Strawberry Cheesecake milkshake and Cheezey fries! :) The fries look like those at KFC at first but waaaay better lah. Too bad I'm sick or I would probably have finished the lot and left none for my poor boy. :P According to him, his tokyo lover (?) or burger (?) was great too. I didn't quite like the fatty bits from the chicken teriyaki chunks though, but the overall taste was not bad. I was also pleasantly surprised to see that their organic teas are from TWG. Been dying to go there since I first saw it at Ion Orchard. :P
Meh. Talking about food makes me crave for durians. :( Want to get well soon.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Psychotic break
The exams are finally here!
Feeling somewhat sleep-deprived even though I tried to get myself into bed early last night to get my body clock back into normal human time. Those late nights are going to be my downfall for the next few 9am papers. Fingers crossed that the psych paper will go all right. Abit worried as it's been awhile since my last MCQ only exam ('O' levels, maybe?).
And the rain! You'd think that after 3 days of glorious sunshine, the weather would be nice and give me my vitamin D while I lug myself down the hill to 346 Arts. Unfortunately, life is rarely ever that kind. Bleah.
Can't wait to get this all over and done with. I was ready for home a month ago. Woke up craving for mushroom cheese prata with a big hot cup of teh tarik. Meh. I've got so many food cravings lately I'm practically a pregnant woman lah.
Here's a photo of recent happenings before I end off.
Feeling somewhat sleep-deprived even though I tried to get myself into bed early last night to get my body clock back into normal human time. Those late nights are going to be my downfall for the next few 9am papers. Fingers crossed that the psych paper will go all right. Abit worried as it's been awhile since my last MCQ only exam ('O' levels, maybe?).
And the rain! You'd think that after 3 days of glorious sunshine, the weather would be nice and give me my vitamin D while I lug myself down the hill to 346 Arts. Unfortunately, life is rarely ever that kind. Bleah.
Can't wait to get this all over and done with. I was ready for home a month ago. Woke up craving for mushroom cheese prata with a big hot cup of teh tarik. Meh. I've got so many food cravings lately I'm practically a pregnant woman lah.
Here's a photo of recent happenings before I end off.
Celebration dinner with my girlies! Yay for Judy finally getting her PR~~~
Dinner was at the Greek taverna, Mezethes. Steak with mushroom sauce and greek roasted potatoes for me, the seafood platter for Patricia, and chicken with cream sauce and greek roasted potatoes for Judy. Damn nice! The steak had this melt-in-your-mouth texture, and the taste is somewhat different from the usual steaks. It was as though it had been thoroughly marinated in this savoury (with a hint of sweet) sauce before being chucked on the grill. Just thinking about it makes me drool. =p
Time to go change and "roll" down the hill! Wish me luck!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Just a little bit longer
Finally, finally handed in my research report and I'm heaving a huge sigh of relief right now. I know it's been quite awhile since the last post, but school commitments were piling up like trash in dumping grounds.
I can't say that I'm particularly motivated lately, and I can feel that it's affecting my work and my determination to complete my last few assignments. My mind is drawing a blank even as I'm typing this right now.
More and more I feel oddly detached from everything around me, and everyone. I can feel people literally pulling away, and associating with them brings up a sense of awkwardness. But then again, I've always been "sensitive", right? So it's not that people are doing anything different in particulary, but that I am thinking too much. Sometimes it's not always me and my imaginary sensitive self ok.
The right wrist/hand is aching more than usual in the past few days too. I'm actually quite worried that it will affect me when it's time for exams. :(
I can't say that I'm particularly motivated lately, and I can feel that it's affecting my work and my determination to complete my last few assignments. My mind is drawing a blank even as I'm typing this right now.
More and more I feel oddly detached from everything around me, and everyone. I can feel people literally pulling away, and associating with them brings up a sense of awkwardness. But then again, I've always been "sensitive", right? So it's not that people are doing anything different in particulary, but that I am thinking too much. Sometimes it's not always me and my imaginary sensitive self ok.
The right wrist/hand is aching more than usual in the past few days too. I'm actually quite worried that it will affect me when it's time for exams. :(
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