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I love Ellen Degeneres and her show! This clip cracks TEL and I up all the time. Watch the whole clip, but
In addition, although this sounds terribly bimbotic I love all the dresses that Paris Hilton wore on Paris Hilton's my new BFF show (TTYN, haha. TEL’s watching it too!), the clothes are so incredibly gorgeous and very me. I wouldn't want to be her BFF though.
I made 
Honey Matcha Financier base and Matcha white chocolate truffle enrobed in chestnut cream.
Also, macarons! Finally. Chestnut and Nutella macarons. :) I'm pleased with it, considering it's my maiden attempt.
Yay I'm making good use of my holidays.
It feels great sleeping/eating/swimming/going out/spending money while others are at school. :)
Anyway, results are coming out next Monday (click here)! My heartbeat gets all irregular thinking about it...
Yesterday I went out with TEL!
Didn't do much shopping for CNY though, it is so hard to find something I have in mind, because all the shops sell similar clothing. :( Anyway instead of shopping at the usual haunts (i.e. Wisma, Heeren, etc.) we walked around Taka, DFS Galleria and Paragon... in search of TEL's Burberry wallet, which sadly, could not be found... Which reminds me of the stupid Burberry salesperson who tried to con us. Well all in all it was a pleasant and enjoyable shopping experience. :)
Met up with Esther, Jacq and Astrid for ice-cream at Ben & Jerry's @ Dempseys. Um I'm really not a fan of Ben & Jerry's, but the company was good. :) Before that I met Astrid to go shopping for a bit. We were trying to convince Astrid to buy something from Topshop. Mmm I do not have a single piece of clothing from Topshop, contrary to popular belief. I hate it, it's seriously overrated. So are geek glasses.
We were about to throw the Frangipanis in the air.
This is Astrid's set-up which she took several pictures of. Haha.
This is Astrid's Fall/Winter Campaign shot.
Pictures from Astrid:
Astrid's scarf which made us laugh haha.
Photos from Esther:
With TEL:
This is for TEL to show her cousin that Juicy Couture is opening. Please do not buy Juicy Couture (To add on to the list: Louis Vuitton, Carlo Rino, Bonia), it screams "Ah Lian"(in the case of Juicy Couture, the rest are plain gross).
I have decided against getting an iPhone because I struggle to use the iTouch with my long fingernails.
Wow. TEL and I want one next time. When we are overseas we can zip around to the countryside... how nice.
We headed over to Tanglin Mall.
On a random note, this is my second favourite cereal, after Post's Strawberry Crunch Cereal. Third in place is Reeses' Puffs. :)
Lucky Charms! As you can see I purposely moved all the marshmallow bits to one side.
Oh I just found out Rosalind Pho (sp?) is my neighbour. And I saw the nyona... Zhenzhu or something at Liang Court's Kino.
Am I the only one who doesn’t like watching Little Nyona? I finished watching the recorded episodes in less than half an hour because I kept fast forwarding. I find that show so incredibly slow-moving.
Desserts (for Christmas) I made!
Crushed dried rosebuds, rose-white chocolate whipped ganache, raspberry gelee, litchi gelee. Inspired by Pierre Hermé's Emotion Ispahan. :) So good I can still remember how it tastes like.
I saw a cookbook by Pierre Hermé in Virgin Megastore in
White chocolate/passionfruit mousse with roasted pineapple.
Chocolate caramel truffles with Fleur de Sel.
Mendiants
Eeleng and I visited Astrid at her workplace some time ago. :) I never knew
Thereafter Ee Leng and I walked to Clarke Quay.
TEL said she was in heaven after eating this cake haha.
My Fauchon bag carries presents. :)
TEL likes my face to be blurred out haha.
Ray Bans forever. :)
Me does not know how to get to Bukit Timah from
We discovered the Map function on the iTouch.
TEL is taking very nice pictures! Will impart all that I know about photography to her when she comes back from
Dinner with the extended family thereafter at Dempseys. I passed a box of La Maison Du Chocolat chocolates to Susan via Aunty Kat, and she called me to say it was the best chocolate she had tasted in her life haha. I’m craving it so much, it’s truly one of the 10 best chocolatiers in Paris/the world. It’s so expensive though, one piece costs at least 3 SGD.
(photo from UE)
Kuishin-bo buffet with the extended family again… from I don’t know when.
I had a French manicure. :)
Yun Ching has come back from
“So you’re not the same guy in that shop just now?”
“No.”
Hahahahah.
Went to her house after some time, her uncle used to be my Dad’s colleague!
Then my Dad picked me up and they talked and I got to stay for another half an hour. :)
Walking through HDBs at night is really creepy.
The spy shot Yun Ching tried to take of her cousin and his friend.
Mum and I made gyozas/potstickers a few days back. :) Yumm.
I am in love with this ruby ring my Mum gave me. Apparently my Dad gave it to my Mum when they were dating haha. Small but beautiful. On anoher note I have a fetish for cocktail rings now. :)
Met up with Ethel yesterday at
We bring our sunnies everywhere in sunny
From Ethel.
OK I think you got really sick of it, so the camwhoring has stopped.:)
This week and the next are going to be really fun! I thought Adrian and Nat were coming back on the 23rd but they popped up in church on the 21st instead what a nice surprise. We're going to Bukit Timah Market/Food centre! Yay I haven't been there in ages... I miss the carrot cake, I think that's one of the few chinese foods I like.
And thanks for your Christmas presents/well wishes everyone. :)
White chocolate drink. :)
Train ride back to Paris
Overexposed.
I really love Jeff Koons’ works, many of which were displayed at the Château de Versailles.
Tour Eiffel sparkles for 5 minutes every half an hour.
On top of it, the next morning
So sweet I want to have my wedding/honeymoon in Paris too.
Spot the real McCoys.
Forced picture.
Familiar much?
Oh gosh the best scallops I’ve tasted in my entire life. I feel like eating it again so bad. :(
Molleux
Tea
Favourite place #2: Everything in Fauchon looks terribly good and pink.
Dessert from Fauchon:
Favourite place #1: Pierre Hermé!!! Best macarons, hands down. A must try in
Ladurée, Melin and her parents like it too.
Metro
Favourite place #3: Rue Montorgueil
The markets were closing.:(
There were many more macarons but my family devoured them really fast. :)
Look at how generous they are with the filling.
I owe many people pictures. Heh sorry will upload them soon.
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I’m so bored! But it beats being stressed out anytime. Anyway I’m back from
The people and weather were nice, gosh I love the way everyone dresses! Tres chic. Unlike S’pore where everyone looks like everyone else, has a generic dress sense, shops/eats at the same place (Orchard is passé, Dempsey’s FTW!)… yuck. Yeah I think I’m talking about myself too sometimes.
Image overkill. :)
Breakfast, yumyum. Pastries, desserts and cakes took up 3/4 of the buffet spread.
Our hotel
Notre Dame de Paris reminded me of the cartoon Esmeralda or something like that.
Avenue des Champs- Élysées! One of my favourite places to go for shopping and eating (Ladurée!).
I kind of think Sephora is overrated.
Arc de Triomphe
On top
Love the pattern of the streets but they are a bitch to get around sometimes.
Cute. :) I don’t mind getting one of those even though my mum calls it a selfish car because it can only seat 2 people.
Some of them flew into me! Stupid birds who can’t see where they’re going I don’t want to get bird flu or something.
The best soupe a l’oignon au fromage (sp?)aka French onion soup!!!
Sexy
Hash browns are surprisingly good there I don’t know why.
Pain au chocolat
The best hot chocolate!
Speaking of which I’m going to try and make my own, maybe with marshmallows from Hediard too. :)
We toured on this bus for 2 consecutive days.
Novel ideas
Musée du Louvre
The thing in the centre is a lift
Cute guy got in my way
Better.
Overrated. There was a whole throng of people surrounding it.
Musée du Louvre
Walls there has infinitely better flavours.
Rue montmartre, another one of my favourite places.
Escalope, and the tastiest green beans behind it.
Gelato
My dad likes to take candids.
Sorry TEL had I not been able to carry balloons on the plane I would have bought one immediately and flown it back for you.
Printemps! Yet another one of my favourite places.
Escargots with garlic and butter
I forgot what it was called… but it was something like ham in puff pastry with barbeque sauce, really tasty.
It irks me to use the French keyboard, the letters and symbols are all in completely different places compared to the qwerty keyboard.
Just look at the plenitude of chocolates!
Shrek cookies
Christmas spirit everywhere
Mummy’s favourite.
All waiters should dress like this one. (Another guy which my mum likes hahah)
Leaving for
Sigh I can’t pan properly.
Love boules.
Shopping!
BEST SAUSAGES EVER
And the only hot dog my mum will ever let me eat
They willingly posed for me. :)
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Pictures! I’ll go into details when I get back from France/Germany.
St. James.
We entered the wrong party at first at Movida but it was so interesting, better than XOXO at Powerhouse, in terms of music and entertainment. It was such an eventful night! Saving Melin (HAHAH), lecherous men, gay guy + Astrid, Astrid’s urge to dance, people dressed casually, groping, cabaret, cool stamps (“Remember to show them the right hand!” [which Astrid failed to do haha] ) fights, hilarious robotic dancing, drunkards, rude people, guest list, cranberry drinks, “This is Singapore”!
I heard it became even more eventful after I left hehe. Thank you very much Astrid, Lianne, Melin (and thanks for the European playlist too!) as well as Esther for that night. :)
Out with TEL today, who is finally back from Japan. Will miss you bestie! :(
TEL took some pictures too, which are really pretty. :)
We took a bus that was not air-conditioned! It was a once in a lifetime opportunity. :)
This was really good.
Free Madelines!
TEL counting her money.
Pink walls and floors
Ahh will miss my Channel U 10 o' clock show and channel 8 9 o' clock show (yes very loser I know but I have nothing better to do). Thank goodness for DVD recorders.
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This week will be a very enjoyable week. :)
Today I went last-minute shopping with Mummy for winter clothes (hate doing last minute things BTW, shopping or not), because we realized some of them had lost their elasticity etc. and some leather gloves have mould on them (going to buy a new pair in
Tomorrow I’m getting my new lenses and filter for my camera, then its shopping at Vivo for a while before meeting Astrid, Lianne, Melin and Esther for dinner. St. James thereafter. :)
Wednesday would be the bussing trip around
P.S. Spoiler for ANTM Cycle 11
I’m apathetic towards McKey winning but I still think Analeigh should have been in the final two (and won). :(
P.P.S. Aunt Irene offered me a job! It sounds intriguing, running around dressing models/celebrities/ “football stars” (In
P.P.P.S. It's a devil to wear Prada...have you seen this?
P.P.P.P.S. I baked! For the first time in 2/3 months?
I think my dad replaced the raspberry with some red ball thinking that I wouldn't notice.
UPDATED.
IMMENSELY IMAGE HEAVY,
so much so that I suggest you few this post in parts.
Post-O level activities
13 Nov
Re-enactment of this scene from HSM after Bio MCQ.
Orchard with Esther and Ee!
TEL emulating Breadou
14 Nov
Shopping at Vivo with Zoe and Ee afterwards.
Overexposed shots. :(
From Esther. :)
15 Nov
I finally had my fringe cut! It was so disgusting. My previous hairdresser left, the new one's weird even though he does a pretty good job. And he wears the grossest Gucci shoes (even though I like Gucci). I feel like changing my hairstylist.
Yum Frolick!
Ethel loves her dress.
Fail.
Yuck.
I feel thoroughly satisfied with my buys from the past few days. :)
Pre-O levels:
Last day of school
Seatmates!
Blur pictures. :(
Old seatmates
Mantou. (look at Zhang haha)
Random:
Chirstmas lights at night at Orchard! I like this year's decorations. Especially the giant lighted cupcakes. :)
Finally done. :) I'm probaly going to Paris next week! :)
I'm going to the National Library tomorrow (in what seems like ages)! And get a French manicure sometime soon.
I should exercise and maybe bake since I'm so free and can't possibly go out everyday.
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4 weeks and 18 papers later...
O levels are over!!! I feel pretty purposeless though. But it beats feeling stressed and vexed anytime.:) Proper update soon on post-‘O' level activities!
My current favourite song:
You’ve got to love Agyness Deyn. :)
Plus, Melin, Ee and I think the womanizer in the Womanizer music video is pretty hot. :) Watch it to believe it! (Don't be momentarily stunned by a naked Britney. There's no frontal nudity. :))On a more pensive note my cousin passed away, which was quite a shock for me since she's only in her thirties and has a 3 year old son. This might sound hackneyed but life truly is unpredictable.
In light of this I think we're postponing the trip to Paris to late December/early January (before 11 January, thanks for the useful info Zoe!). But at least I'm still going to Europe (and having weekly French lessons with Tristan). :) I need to shop for high rise boots too, since viewing The Sartorialist has spurred me to dress better in winter (if only Singapore had 4 seasons). I don't want to look like another plain old tourist.
Well, make the most out of your holidays everyone! Carpe diem!
I've been waiting every September to see what new contraption Apples comes up with. Nothing very fascinating this time round but I might consider changing to the new iPod nano (the red one!!!). My current one is scratched all over and disgusting. Not considering the iPod touch though because it's a little too bulky for me. I like things I can stuff in my pocket/handbag/clutch. Moreover, colours appeal to me. :)
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I know these were from a gazillion years back but whatever. Pictures from the film camera (I lost 12 shots accidentally while yanking out the film from the camera because I exposed one part of it to the light. :()
I baked! :)
I apologise for the gross pictures.
I love the Spring 2009 Ready-to-Wear collection. :)
Gucci does it again:
Favorites:
Abate Spring 08
Chanel Resort 09
Oscar de La Renta
I like
Le sigh if only we had prom all over again.
School was humdrum and dreary. I shouldn't have gone to school today. I only went to school because I thought there was CCA checking. But yakking with Esther, TEL and Jacq (especially about some guys) is insanely fun though. ;)
After listening to Hotel California on Connor's iPod I'm very much in love with the song now. Now it's been on repeat on my iPod. :)
Oh I love Marjorie (She's from Marseille, France!!!) from ANTM 11. She's so adorable, so Agyness Deyn. I love her peroxide blond hair. But nerves get the better of her though, I just know she isn't going to win. :(
AD
M
Thank you very very very (x10000) much Nathan. :)
And to -----, I'm really sorry and I hope that we'll still remain friends and maybe, just maybe, I might consider it after my O levels. :)
Some of my favourites:
I love Sorin. :) Even though he's not a model anymore.
Check out 3.28 onwards.
And 7.45 onwards
PS cafe@Dempsey with Adrian Nat Deanna Ed Nathan Hx on Thursday night. :) It was great catching up with Adrian and Nat, with their anecdotes from Down under, followed by sea salt and caramel ice-cream!!! We love. :) (Speaking of which there's a fleur de sel-caramel-chocolate craze going on in my house now.) Afterwhich we went to SC and visited Aunty Maureen. Didn't eat a lot then but the crème brûlée was awesome and the chocolate mousse was... special hahahah inside joke. Send me pictures friends. :)
Went out with Car in the afternoon a few days ago for some shopping, and reserved a few items (because my dad wants to pay for them via credit card to gain Krisflyer miles). :) It was lovely catching up and talking about anything under the sun, from shopping and people to irksome Singaporean behaviour (Do you say 'Thank you' when someone opens the lift for you and waits for you to leave before getting out [simple things like that]?). Met um a gay guy along the way. Hahaha he's pretty funny (in a positive way). BTW I don't condone homosexuality.
I've had so many people looking at my sandals.
4G class pictures from some time ago (Oh yes that's my school's gross canteen in the background)
Credits: Ms Tan
Forgot what the commotion was about.
And TEL! You haven't sent me the pictures yet!
Chinese tuition with Melvin and Ethel is always enjoyable. We were having a debate on who _____ liked and finally affirmed our suspicions by asking Ethel lookalike2. Melvin won the debate, with Ethel and I still reeling in shock and disbelief. Really...
Lunch next week with Melvin and Ethel tentatively. Melvin's going to treat us[with his $500 a week allowance (!!!)]. I don't know if I should believe him. Pfft.
My phone conked out a few days ago. It's unable to send SMSes. So if you've sent me an SMS but have yet to receive a reply you know the reason now. >:(
Oh and I got my Jivara Lactée, Ivoire and Equatoriale chocolate! :) After O's I'm gonna make this for Mummy's birthday. :)
Anyway I'm going to get a new DSLR! Preferably a Nikon D40x or D60 (And I'm hoping for a D80 at the end of next year!). Giving the comex fair a miss though, many have told me of how disgustingly crowded and hectic it is. :( As long as I get my camera before setting off for the Land of Baguettes. Which is not too long a wait. :)
It's going to be a happening week. Can't wait! :)
25 Aug 2008
15th Aug 2008
Me loves Michael Phelps. :)
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I'm so getting these, they're so cool:
I want high-waisted shorts too. :)
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Sorry TEL, as much as you are my best friend, this is too comical and entertaining hahaha.
The reason why TTM, Melin, Salad, Thiam, Esther and I were sprawling on the floor/table laughing on Monday:
From TTM's blog:
" Oh. I must recount something really funny that TEL said. Context: Mr Loh let us watch this video, where this guy took a hard-bioled egg, made a hole at each end of the egg, and blew the egg out of the middle ring of shell. So. TEL went home to try it, and apparently so did Sarah Thiam.
ST:Aye, how come you can do it, and I can't?
TEL: The bottom hole must be quite big.
ST: How big is your bottom hole?
TEL: A few fingers. *starts laughing*
And we all burst out laughing, and ostracise TEL for the rest of Physics and History. The funniest part was when she pretended to be mad at us for making fun of her, she pretended to cry! haha! Dabbing her eyes with tissue!!! Yes, it had us howling on the floor with laughter. (o: "
Lunchbox day! :)
Compare:
Photo credit: Thiam via TTM's blog
We are ANTM fanatics. We did another ANTM shot for class photo-taking too.
This is for Mrs Jay (Juan) Manuel; ANTM Cycle 11 as seen on the latest issue of Vogue!
Yuck hahaha.
On a different note, Daddy brought back lots of goodies from Japan. :)
Gérard Mulot macarons, one of the best I've ever tasted (after Pierre Hermé).
Citron, The vért, Café, Framboise, citron being the best.
And the best matcha and adzuki red bean cake I've tasted, from Pâtisserie Tiffin.
Oh I went to Canele at Shaw Centre on Sunday and saw this:
Reminds you of Champs-Élysées, no?
Considering how much I frikin talk about food my blog could jolly well be a food directory.
I have 500 photos. So I'll take my time uploading it. :) Here's some for now (in random order). Some pictures from others. :)
This was surprisingly good.
I was eating Grace Chan's chocolate ice cream and talking to TEL in the toilet.
Hiding behind the curtains all prepped up for the ANTM fashion show!
TEL's favourite picture
Ho hum guess who
My falsies. Made my eye itch a little.
Awkwardness
Astrid said 'don't smile'
:)
Candid!
We did make up at Grace Chan's house. :)
Zoe before
Zoe after!
Before make up hahah.
More later. :)
She stands with a well intentioned man
But she can't relax with his hands on the small of her back
As the flashbulbs burst she holds a smile
Like someone would hold a crying child
Soon everybody will ask what became of you
Your heart was dying fast and you didn't know what to do
Cath...
It seems that you live in someone else's dream
In a hand-me-down wedding dress
With the things that could have been are repressed
But you said your vows and you closed the door
On so many men who would have loved you more
Soon everybody will ask what became of you
Your heart was dying fast and you didn't know what to do
The whispers that it won't last roll up and down the pews
And if our hearts were dying that fast, they would have done the same as you
I'd have done the same as you
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Happy birthday July babies! :)
i.e. Salad
Ethel
Nathan
Dad
Daryl
Renata
Have a blessed birthday!
I've eaten... at least 5 birthday cakes this month. Haha.
The highly anticipated Founder's Day is next week! I think I'll have supper after that. :)
And,
Thanks for the camera DC!
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On yet another disparate note,
hate the plaids but love the concept. :)
Lunch at Fre(n)sh, OMG they have some of the best desserts I've ever tasted. Like Crème brûlée and Opera.
Dinner at Picotin, very lovely desserts. :)
I love taking pictures of molten chocolate cakes. :)
A pint of beer.
Aunt P gave me a pair of 3-inch heels. Yay now I don’t need to wear my 4.5 inch heels for Founders. :)
Hectic weeks. :( But random happenings like ANTM reenactments and being the fashion police make my day. :)
We did SAT sample questions in Learning Lab for an hour. :) Maybe I should go to the States to study? I was actually thinking UK/Australia. I guess I can leave that decision till later for the time being.
Test shots for D. :)
I know this is late but thanks for the well wishes everyone. :) They're greatly appreciated. :)
Stay pretty and happy, and
have a lovely sweet sixteenth!
this time you didn't expect our early surprise, no? (:
Lots of love,
geraldine, deanna, fi. (:
Ahah well I’m feeling really unperturbed these days, and I’ve been going to bed early because there’s nothing for me to stay up for. I finished watching ANTM Cycle 10! I love Katarzyna. And, she’s gorgeous. I think gorgeous people look their best without make up. :)
Don’t. Like. Jaslene.
OMG I want this! So cool, a yoghurt and ice-cream maker.
Then I can come up with 7 tier ice creams with 7 different flavours, just like the very ones I had in
I can’t really recall all the flavours but I think there is matcha, lavender rock melon, sea salt(really good even though it sounds weird), black sesame, chocolate, strawberry, milk… yum.
Oh I got my prom dress. :) It’s not perfect per se, but it’ll do. :)
I miss
Aha well there are pictures of Jacq (snorkeling and shopping buddy!) and I snorkeling too, but we look too funny for the pictures to be put up here. Hahaha. (Snorkeling pictures to be up soonish)
I went to Giuseppe Zanotti today, they were having a sale and I wanted to buy a pair of T-bars but they didn’t have my size. Damnit.
Lovely.
Anyway it was the ACS IB open house on Monday. Met up with Mel, TEL, Esther, Astrid and Zoe. :) Pretty much did nothing there. One hour later we found ourselves in the canteen eating dessert/noodles. Esther and I are dessert buddies. :) Then we cam whored till 4 plus.
We asked Astrid to take us on the bridge and zoom in, but we ended up being small little people on a bridge. :)
Fake grass photos. We were against the sun, so there were dark photos.
Failed shot.
TEL was our marker. :)
TEL, Me, Esther.
Brilliant photo-taking ideas.
Hallelujah.
/edit/ Photos from Esther. :)
And the random.
Friday, dinner with churchies! Tears of laughter, splitting stitches, ice-cream and 2 broken cameras (thankfully not mine hahah). :)
Dinner at Dempsey's tonight, followed by shopping. :)
Later!