ZOUK Flea Market

30 March 2008

Thought I'll check it out.

Waiting to get in - opens at 2pm.


This is on the lower level. It's not so crowded at this moment cos it's just opened.


Rosalind from 'Gals Out Loud' had a stand there selling her own used clothes, belts and bags. And Andrea Forseka, the 'Deal or No Deal' gal was there too. They were very friendly and readily obliged with a photo.



Ha ha, Hubby bought a pair of nice canvas sneakers from Chen Han Wei!(for those not in the know, Chen Han Wei is an actor on the Chinese Channel). It was $30, but Chen Han Wei gave him a discount and sold it to him for $20.00.
Hubby also bought 2 caps from another vendor for just $1.00 each! - it's new and good quality too.

I managed to get this 'BLUMARINE' made in Italy, pure silk top for just $18.00! Would have loved to go thru all the stands again, but it was so jam pack - it was really, really crowded.

I will definitely be going for the next Zouk Flea Market again which I heard will be in 3 months' time.

The vendors are all mostly youngsters - but very trendy youngsters and the stuff they have are more fashionable and trendy than most of the flea markets where the clothings are a bit 'auntie'.

And also, there are quite a few high-end brands too - I saw a Cacharel top and also a beautiful pink suede DKNY bag at 50% off - if you really look, you can find some good buys.

It's really so crowded, I could hardly move! - but I'll be back!

Spa Treats at Laguna Golf n Country Club

22 March 2008

Got a spa treat from my fren J. Went with her and her mom to the Lagunita Spa at the Laguna National Golf and Country Club.

It was 4 hours of bliss. The decor's very balinese and you don't feel like you're in Singapore. I had the marine soak, volcanic rub, full body massage and hair spa while J and her mom had the same soak, rub, massage but a facial instead.

J had a male masseuse as her mom decided to join in for the spa last minute and the spa's ladies' were all fully booked - unfortunately he does not look like Edisen Chen :( (and for those thinking...., my masseuse is female, ok).

I had a suite all by myself, this is where I had the outdoor soak in the bathtub....wah, so siok...... before I went indoor for my other treatments.



This is the couple suite which J and her mom occupied. They soaked in that huge tub.






J and her mom stepped outside their suite to another adjoining balinese hut for their facials.


We will be going again next month to try out their other spa packages.

Glominerals workshop at The Tanglin Club

28 February 2008

Attended a talk on this product called Glominerals - a mineral based make-up.

Make-up is made using natural products which are better on our skin - it does not have talc in it which clogs up our pores.

This product is from the USA and of cos, it is cheaper to buy in US - at least half the price. Hmm.....must ask my pilot fren if he's flying to the US anytime soon so that he can buy it for me.

Great tea-time buffet included.



Demonstration on the make-up techniques.

Ametrine bail setting

26 February 2006

I had gone to a Jewellery Fair at Suntec a while back and bought an Ametrine stone. An Ametrine is a cross between an Amethyst and a Citrine.

I really like the colour of the Ametrine which I bought which is predominantly brown with a slight purplish tinge.

I had wanted to mount it and make it into a ring myself but it's too difficult and I don't have the necessary tools - so I thought the next best thing is to make a pendant out of it.

This is not the correct way of doing a pendant setting but I do not have a soldering torch to do the necessary so this is the easy way out, which is done entirely by sawing and filing.

Drew out the circumference and transferred it onto the copper to be sawn.


Starting my sawing...


Wah lah! My finished pendant....

SAF Yacht Club - JC's Birthday Party

03 Feb 2008

Went to my fren JT's son's Birthday Party at the SAF Yacht Club.

Banana Boat Ride!


Birthday Boy JC and his dad with their hands raised. Hey boys, this is not a roller-coaster ride.


Hubby going out for a ride with the kids.


Kids overboard!!!


Climbing back onto the Banana........


Hey we go again!!!!!!! Hubby at the back.


Coming back to shore - that was fun!


For those who are not so brave - err... we take this very safe boat....
Moving out to sea...


Birthday Boy JC and my 3 nephews playing.....


Cutting the cake...




Time to thrash the Pinata!
My nephew trying to hit the Pinata which holds sweets inside.


Pinata broke and sweets spilled out - it's Sweets Frenzy!!!


With my sis-in-law and 2 of her kids.




My very, very long time and close fren JT.


Click below to see my youngest nephew and I clowning around and doing the Hula Hula Hawaiian Dance...

Parenting Rawks Nite - 27 Dresses

29 Jan 2008

SK invited my hubby and I to attend a free movie viewing call '27 Dresses' as part of the 'Parenting Rawk' week. This campaign is to tell parents and would-be parents that there's still romance after marriage and for those with kids, to have couple time once in a while.

So we go lor (free tickets mah and I had wanted to view this movie too). Saw our TCS actor and actress couple, Darren and Evelyn.



Yummy refreshments


SK and hubby


With SK and another ex-colleague


Before the start of the movie, there were speeches from VIPs and then................. the audience were told to stand up, hug and kiss your own spouse.




Click below to see it being broadcast on CNA


Thanks SK for inviting us to this interesting event.

Cathay Gallery - Retro Era

29 Dec 2008

Go back in time from the 1950's to 1970's.

I find that the yesteryears actors and actresses have got that X-factor. They have got that natural poise and beauty. Each one have got their own individual character.

Nowadays, especially the boy-bands being manufactured, you can't tell one from the other - all sounds alike, look alike - you notice that they always will have a blondie in the group.

The X-factor westerners that came to mind were Audrey Hepburn, Rita Hayward, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis etc.

For the asian, there were Ge Lan, Lin Dai, Loh Ti, Peter Chen Ho etc.

Ant & Meow - Live at Serangoon Esplanade!

19 Jan'08

Celebrating Anthony and Leslie 'Meow' s birthday.

Instead of going to a karaoke, Chong suggested singing with a live band and so here we are, in this small studio at Serangoon.

Stepping inside is like stepping back in time - to the 80's....... everything's so retro - from the interior to the decorations, even the band guys are so retro.

It's not easy to sing with a live band cos it's not easy to come into the 'intro' and it's better if you know your lyrics by heart, cos trying to sing in tempo with the band and trying to read the small lyrics are so difficult. Also we cannot hear our own singing!

But we had a blast of a time cos all of us had never tried singing with a band before, except for Meow Meow.

Here's Ant hemming it up.





Chong boy so into the song....


The Bao Pei Sisters!






Our Professional Singer - Leslie Meow-Meow


With 2 of the retro band-uncles.... ha ha


Here's our video of our 'live-singing' below :



After our live singing session, we had dinner at Nomin Seafood of yummy herbal, alcohol soup with seafood.

After dinner, we went to 'Bliss' at Punggol Park. 'Bliss' is a very nice open-air cafe setting.

Here's Tony & Meow-Meow blowing out the candles....




We had a fun time!
Happy Birthday Anthony & Leslie!