:: take a leap ::

Happy Leap Day!! oh wow! a feb 29 in every 4 years....

pardon me but it just means that I have to work 1 more day!! >_<>

I need a total sleep-in day to rejuvenate my mind, soul and energy!!

anyway this is keeping me happy.

I love the bags

I want the bags



BUT



I can't have them cos I can't figure out how to get them all the way from the land of the Effiel Tower & also I'm pretty sure they'll cost me an arm and a leg as they are handmade :(



But I'm happy... just to ogle at these babes

:: abandon all ::

reading the latest post from here makes me just want to abandon all and go into baking, crafting and all things crafty & pretty, that my dad will say is frivolous = don't make $$$ kind of work.

Just look at these butteflies and dragonfly cookies!!! aren't they beautiful?? oh yum!! I am full from my miserable packed rice lunch with tofu, veg n chicken, but I can still squeeze in one of these beauties!!

photo taken from: Kuidaore

I really am interested to go for one of the classes at Shermay's! Not cheap but I guess looking at what the classes are like, I'm sure it'll be great fun!! any takers with me??

CNY gathering also brought interesting titbits... one that really interest me was a family friend's 16 yr old daughter's interest in baking and she's gone to the extent of having her very own kitchenaid, red of course! She also went to 2cm @ Holland V for an internship during her school hols and from what i heard makes a wicked tiramisu & warm chocolate cake *with top-notch ingredients - courtesy of her parents* She even sells her cakes online to close friends...

*a note to self*
Maybe, maybe in future...
That 1 day I would like to open a small cafe with homemade cookies/pastries/cookies that alsoo does crafts or flower arrangement.
while i know there are places as such that exists, it's more for self-fulfillment than anything else...

may my dream come true?!?!

:: it's over ::

Yes, 2008 Chinese New Year is officially over... sigh...

It's been a busy new year for me....*haha* as I was diligently collecting as many angbaos as I can, given that soon ppl won't want to give me due to my *a-hem* age... of course it was also great to receive more angbaos this year from newly married cousins & my bro.

It was fun eating yu-sheng, tossing shredded veg and fish, while at the same time increasing my repertoire of 'auspicious' idioms.

Not many photos to show from my visiting although I brought my camera around.. must have been too busy stuffing my face with all the new year goodies!! But luckily cousin J managed to take some and has given us the picts! Thank u!!!

There was one round in office last week and here I am with the bosses & department colleagues.


Didn't manage to do any scrapping this time , compared to last year. Although I managed to complete a few birthday presents.. Managed to only take pictures of 2 that I made - totally forgot about the other presents!!! Anyway... as usual my fave alter project, framed mirrors:


One each for the birthday sisters, whose birthdays are 5 days apart! As both names starts with "N", I decided to just put a simple "N" on the frame for them to choose which frame mirror they like.


Really glad they like them.. and as expected, older sis took the 1st (black & white colour theme frame), while younger sis had the more funky looking one :P

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another 5 days to March...
*hemmm* I seem to be doing lots of counting down....

and I will be doing another celebration of different kind. keke...
nonetheless, I'll be receiving angbaos & pressies too!! yippee yeah yeah...

:: squeak ::

2 more days till it's officially Chinese New Year and a brand new cycle of the 12 chinese zodics.

The checklist:

1) Spring-Cleaning... is coming along slowly!!! I started with my room *such an obedient gal* and wait till the eve to clean up the living room as it tends to get messed up easily!

2) Decoration.. have been put up. We bought some really cheap ones from Toa Payoh Hub. $1 each for a pair of 'rats' holding couplets and a 'chun' (those felt kind) such a great bargain.

3) Flowers... are usually bought on the eve where there is a great bargain at Chinatown. However, we will buy pussy willow earlier for decoration :D So the Nursery it was where Mom & I went last night. There were loads more different species of flowers that were brought in this year. AWWWW so pwetty :D

4) the GOODIES... have been given by friends and we bought some too :D they are neatly arranged and other than pineapple tarts, my family is not a big snack muncher kind-of ppl! poor mom has to slowly eat them so as not to waste it all!!

I really can't believe it's almost CNY! I've not been to Chinatown for the walk-walk, will usually do so on the eve to get great bargains and to 'immerse' myself in the CNY atmosphere. It's quite a *ecentric* (for the lack of a better word) thing for me as I really DISLIKE crowd but will still go to Chinatown to get jostled with/at... >_<

Good news my cough is getting better. Went to see a Chinese sin-seh on the recommendation of IG. The diagnosis? Weak lungs - can't take cooling food like cold water, radish, 'chai -po', but at the same time, I must avoid certain 'heaty' herbs! What a contradiction, but it's nothing new to me as other Chinese doctors and from my own observation, I will start coughing once I take a certain herb. He gave me 5 different kind of medicines and I've been taking it RELIGIOUSLY despite the liquid/syrup that tastes really awful!

Hence, I enjoyed myself when the paternal side of the family had our Reunion lunch yesterday at Zi Yean. We were stuffed as there were far too much food for a table of 9 each (there were 3 tables - yes I've a BIG family :D) and too many small eaters around. But oh... I do love Yu-Sheng and I had my very 1st one for the year! :D yippee...

Decided to do some last minute shopping at Vivo City after lunch, while my brothers opted for the more 'upmarket' Paragon to do theirs! I have new clothes *several in fact* but not all are meant for CNY visiting. Currently I have 1 and a half new clothes - a shirt (to be paired with my jeans) and a dress. I was hoping to get something for maybe the 3rd and 4th day but all the stores were packed!!! Queues to the fitting room and cashier were long, the stores were packed! I just walked in, took a turn and came out. It really did not help when people were jostling away and oblivious of others who were trying to move in the store. They just stood at the middle of the pathway expecting others to squeeze through them????? I GAVE UP!!! Mom, on the other hand, managed to get a few tops *lucky her*. Leaving the shopping centre kinda disappointed but then I guess I saved some $$ for my trip :) Think positive, Fiona!

:: hello ::

taken from Decor 8

february...

I am officially, still unwell...

Starting coughing & my blocked nose persisted to block my other nostril!! I am literally gasping for air with my mouth and that is BAD as that dries out my throat and causes it to itch due to it being so ulterly DRY!

So is it my latest obsession??

I seriously believe that I am on the verge of having OCD - obsessive complusive disorder

- When I like something or if something catches my eye, I obsess about it and until I get my hands on it I will not let up!! well, at least until I really exhaust all avenues of getting it.. i.e IT IS SOLD OUT ISLANDWIDE!!

- I obsess about shoes / bags / being a neat freak / or getting; doing things IMMEDIATELY *other than official work..keke * or maybe I am just being a typical controlling female??
- and now... am I obsessed about being SICK?? it's been a month!! oh why!! it's CNY next week! Let me eat all the goodies >_<

I've not been crafting :(

Ms Mojo is with me I have loads of ideas that I want to use... but energy level has been pretty low.. *sigh*

on a more postive note,

I have been diligently writing down all my expenses since mid Dec.. it's been more than a month already, but I am still doing it! way to go!! So now, in my bag, I have a few booklets - my diary, my expenses book, observation of children/ *offical* work booklet

Woohoo to new year resolution?? at least 1st month into the year and I did something consistently...

TGIF!!

Have you bought your new year clothes?