When we have walked through a complete circle of life,
I'll be with you again.
Welcome to my place of solace.
A quiet domain for my freedom of expression.
"What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from." ~ T. S. Eliot
- Mood:
peaceful - I'm Humming:The Last Goodnight Album
In the cinema-full of prepubescent girls gushing on and screaming at the opening credits of New Moon, we felt damn strangely out of place.
But heck care, I fell in love with the story, so much so it pained me to finish and reach the last few pages of Breaking Dawn though I bought the entire box set and had it for months (yes, oh-so teeny bopper).
And this song and the corresponding scene yanked all the ol' memories carefully tucked away in the depths, the dark pits of self-annihilation where you don't ever want to re-visit.
You truly won't comprehend the entirety of Love I feel, until you've had your soul forsakened, the air you breathe taken away from you, the reason you meet each new day with joy disappearing like it was never there in the first place......
The depiction of such pain was really done very well and everyone who has had their reason for their existence walk away could relate to Bella.
shell-shocked, empty, dead within, numb, the days passing on and on meaninglessly
never the same again.
So tell me when you hear my heart stop,
You’re the only who knows
- Mood:
blank - I'm Humming:New Moon OST - Lykke Li - Possibility
Yikes, I just read my blog's status - "Last updated 9 weeks ago."
I've been real slack and not to mention real busy. =P Went thru a pit of darkness as my temper reared its impatient head and after some time abroad, cleared and spring-cleaned the doom and gloom with a good shake and I'm back, better and meaner ;P
Feels like I've entered a black hole in the world of blogging though, as there's all these missing bits and pieces, lost time and moments.
While I've been offline, I.....
- Visited and holiday-ed @ 2 countries (that took up nearly a month)
- Celebrated our 1st year anni
- Celebrated DD's birthday
- Ate at Cut again *salivates*, twice!
- Completed 3 shoots, with the last finally launching in just over a week as a campaign, another aired on telly a week and a half ago on Channel U *grin*
- Bought a new home - *yippee*
- Have a new pet join our large family - Cocktail, the cockatiel, who's missing toes and has a munted beak.
- Over-spent and splurged on much goodies =X *sheepish* (e.g. designer bags and clothing and also of course, blog-shopping, over-loaded on my fave body butters *oops*)
- Completed our Christmas shopping real early
- Survived and continue to survive and deflect dagger-glares and back-slicing stabs *yawns* from insecure people who have serious mental disorders and very low self confidence, with a positive mega-watt smile and devil-may-care attitude * waggles (_|_) *
- Fell out with annoying accountants who mucked up just about everything and wasted plenty of time + countless $$$$$ aka fines we had to cough up because of the incompetence *speechless*
- Completed my make-up class
- My cousin proposed, I've gained a future cousin-in-law and I'm going to be Bridesmaid next year =D
- Sighed at the end of Boys Over Flowers (I told myself I preferred Meteor Garden as my all-time fave but after one epi, I was hooked and now I've both albums on my iPod *hahahaha*)
- Bid farewell to a Grand-Aunt, who attended our Big Day just over a year ago and I thankfully had a chance to sit down with her for a nice chat then =(
- Getting ready to leave for Aussieland in just over a week
- Having wisdom teeth removed in less than a week *gulp*
Life, though extremely turbulent at times, is good and I'm now once again appreciating the little things and the precious things.
I was browsing for things to buy at a fund-raising stall and a little notebook screamed out to me, and it had this inscription:
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." - II Timothy 1:7
Lovely =)
Photos to come! I'm busy working on my work stuff right now so I'll be back.
I've been real slack and not to mention real busy. =P Went thru a pit of darkness as my temper reared its impatient head and after some time abroad, cleared and spring-cleaned the doom and gloom with a good shake and I'm back, better and meaner ;P
Feels like I've entered a black hole in the world of blogging though, as there's all these missing bits and pieces, lost time and moments.
While I've been offline, I.....
- Visited and holiday-ed @ 2 countries (that took up nearly a month)
- Celebrated our 1st year anni
- Celebrated DD's birthday
- Ate at Cut again *salivates*, twice!
- Completed 3 shoots, with the last finally launching in just over a week as a campaign, another aired on telly a week and a half ago on Channel U *grin*
- Bought a new home - *yippee*
- Have a new pet join our large family - Cocktail, the cockatiel, who's missing toes and has a munted beak.
- Over-spent and splurged on much goodies =X *sheepish* (e.g. designer bags and clothing and also of course, blog-shopping, over-loaded on my fave body butters *oops*)
- Completed our Christmas shopping real early
- Survived and continue to survive and deflect dagger-glares and back-slicing stabs *yawns* from insecure people who have serious mental disorders and very low self confidence, with a positive mega-watt smile and devil-may-care attitude * waggles (_|_) *
- Fell out with annoying accountants who mucked up just about everything and wasted plenty of time + countless $$$$$ aka fines we had to cough up because of the incompetence *speechless*
- Completed my make-up class
- My cousin proposed, I've gained a future cousin-in-law and I'm going to be Bridesmaid next year =D
- Sighed at the end of Boys Over Flowers (I told myself I preferred Meteor Garden as my all-time fave but after one epi, I was hooked and now I've both albums on my iPod *hahahaha*)
- Bid farewell to a Grand-Aunt, who attended our Big Day just over a year ago and I thankfully had a chance to sit down with her for a nice chat then =(
- Getting ready to leave for Aussieland in just over a week
- Having wisdom teeth removed in less than a week *gulp*
Life, though extremely turbulent at times, is good and I'm now once again appreciating the little things and the precious things.
I was browsing for things to buy at a fund-raising stall and a little notebook screamed out to me, and it had this inscription:
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." - II Timothy 1:7
Lovely =)
Photos to come! I'm busy working on my work stuff right now so I'll be back.
- Mood:accomplished
- I'm Humming:Random in-game monsters dying noises
- Mood:dorky
It was definitely a glitzy and oh-so sweet wedding @ The Crowne Plaza, complete with celebs too!
Us, the rabbit crew @ Teeny's Wedding:

It was cool coz we got instant photos printed for all of us on the spot.
The very lovely enchanted garden ballroom:

For the first dance, the couple did the lion dance *w00t*

Props on all their hard work coz it was 6 months worth of practice.
Hopefully she'll upload the videos up and we can watch it all again. There was performances, songs and even a film aired and of course, a very hilarious gate-crash. DD and the boys were lucky we cut them alot of slack *mutter*!
Congrats to Teeny & Christian. =)
*side note - being there, our first wedding we attended as a married couple, really brings back memories of our nuptials. 1st year coming up! And yes, finally! Our photos *muahahaha*.
A gathering this Wednesday with Jackie and the gang before she flies again. I really missed our old HRSS days too. =)
Us, the rabbit crew @ Teeny's Wedding:

It was cool coz we got instant photos printed for all of us on the spot.
The very lovely enchanted garden ballroom:

For the first dance, the couple did the lion dance *w00t*

Props on all their hard work coz it was 6 months worth of practice.
Hopefully she'll upload the videos up and we can watch it all again. There was performances, songs and even a film aired and of course, a very hilarious gate-crash. DD and the boys were lucky we cut them alot of slack *mutter*!
Congrats to Teeny & Christian. =)
*side note - being there, our first wedding we attended as a married couple, really brings back memories of our nuptials. 1st year coming up! And yes, finally! Our photos *muahahaha*.
A gathering this Wednesday with Jackie and the gang before she flies again. I really missed our old HRSS days too. =)
- Mood:
giddy
As usual, I'm so behind in updates :( Been bouncing all over the place, getting busy and trying to finish stuff before my hiatus from SG.
Filming for the documentary officially completed on Friday 31st Aug with HRSS, after we finished one other session at The Joyous Vet with Dr Heng on Wednesay.
Here's a sneak peek at the behind-the-scenes:

Bitbit & Nosey! Nosey has head tilt but copes very well and his new friend Bitbit has been a true shoulder to lean on, literally. Nosey has a new fluffy white pillow!

Curious Bitbit sneaks a shy peek at big Dazz, who is nearly tripled his size

Curiosity also getting the better of Dazzle
Poor Dazz knew she was in a spot of trouble, surrounded by rabbits who protected their territory even though they were much smaller than her. The moment we got her out for the filming, she was chased and humped by Bitbit and Nosey *gasp*. It was quite a comical sight to see a huge rabbit running off and fidgeting away because one thing Dazz isn't, and that's skittish. But somehow she respected their space and just didn't want to be there.

Jacelyn in the spotlight

Betts, being totally cool and collected ;) like her Nova
Hahaha I messed up my lines, oops. Like I said, I just don't like the camera there *lol* ;P But DD delivered his education messages well. Oh well. Forgot to take photos of me and DD.
Getting ready for our next photoshoot. I got photos from the previous one to get up too, oh dear. I'm just so behind!
Here's what else I got up to, in a nutshell the same week:
- WM's birthday party 1st Aug
- HRSS AGM - 2nd Aug
Okie, I'll be back with more piccies ;)
P/S Jingle is back to stay before she flies to HK after this Saturday. *yay* I luff this dog to bits. I just want to keep her so bad! =D
Filming for the documentary officially completed on Friday 31st Aug with HRSS, after we finished one other session at The Joyous Vet with Dr Heng on Wednesay.
Here's a sneak peek at the behind-the-scenes:

Bitbit & Nosey! Nosey has head tilt but copes very well and his new friend Bitbit has been a true shoulder to lean on, literally. Nosey has a new fluffy white pillow!

Curious Bitbit sneaks a shy peek at big Dazz, who is nearly tripled his size

Curiosity also getting the better of Dazzle
Poor Dazz knew she was in a spot of trouble, surrounded by rabbits who protected their territory even though they were much smaller than her. The moment we got her out for the filming, she was chased and humped by Bitbit and Nosey *gasp*. It was quite a comical sight to see a huge rabbit running off and fidgeting away because one thing Dazz isn't, and that's skittish. But somehow she respected their space and just didn't want to be there.

Jacelyn in the spotlight

Betts, being totally cool and collected ;) like her Nova
Hahaha I messed up my lines, oops. Like I said, I just don't like the camera there *lol* ;P But DD delivered his education messages well. Oh well. Forgot to take photos of me and DD.
Getting ready for our next photoshoot. I got photos from the previous one to get up too, oh dear. I'm just so behind!
Here's what else I got up to, in a nutshell the same week:
- WM's birthday party 1st Aug
- HRSS AGM - 2nd Aug
Okie, I'll be back with more piccies ;)
P/S Jingle is back to stay before she flies to HK after this Saturday. *yay* I luff this dog to bits. I just want to keep her so bad! =D
- Mood:busy
The filming for the edu-docu show began yesterday with Rachel the producer from Wellness TV. =) Basically they are content producers of health-related programmes in for local health-care Institutions and HRSS is working with them on a project on rabbits *hee*.
Our first stop was Polypet:

Arriving at the shop

Rabbit care products and food

Betts acting as a rabbit owner customer =D

Shop owner Marcus during the interview
Next stop next week Thursday and Friday is to the vet's and also Jacelyn for the rest of the shoot. I hope I'm not gonna stumble over my bits. As much as we had cameras stuck in front of our faces for so much in the past during the competition and with interviews, I still don't like it very much. =/
It was ages since we ate at the al fresco bit of Sunset Way, so we tried Grill Out again after the filming was done:

Tomato soup, on the house (DD had the veggie soup)

DD's fave Tenderloin

Kurobuta Pork Loin (I'm still dreaming of the one at Wolfgang Puck's Cut in Vegas. :P~~~~ As you already know, I'm not a carnivore but it's just too damn good!)
Decided to try the dessert place next door at Peaberry & Pretzel, and oh boy, oh boy, oh boy *rubs tummy*....

The chocolate overload was to die for! We loved the ice-cream!!!!
And so there goes another hectic week. My days are getting ahead of my entries.
Initially we had planned on going to Jakarta for 4 days, for both R&R and work, but the trip was cancelled for obvious reasons as we were due to fly 2 days after the incident *gulps*. It was a blessing in disguise. But *sigh* I'm about to expire without a break in sight. Perhaps we'll be able to squeeze some time away. But looks like Vegas is in the bag in September *yay*!
Be back again with more indepth entries.
Our first stop was Polypet:

Arriving at the shop

Rabbit care products and food

Betts acting as a rabbit owner customer =D

Shop owner Marcus during the interview
Next stop next week Thursday and Friday is to the vet's and also Jacelyn for the rest of the shoot. I hope I'm not gonna stumble over my bits. As much as we had cameras stuck in front of our faces for so much in the past during the competition and with interviews, I still don't like it very much. =/
It was ages since we ate at the al fresco bit of Sunset Way, so we tried Grill Out again after the filming was done:

Tomato soup, on the house (DD had the veggie soup)

DD's fave Tenderloin

Kurobuta Pork Loin (I'm still dreaming of the one at Wolfgang Puck's Cut in Vegas. :P~~~~ As you already know, I'm not a carnivore but it's just too damn good!)
Decided to try the dessert place next door at Peaberry & Pretzel, and oh boy, oh boy, oh boy *rubs tummy*....

The chocolate overload was to die for! We loved the ice-cream!!!!
And so there goes another hectic week. My days are getting ahead of my entries.
Initially we had planned on going to Jakarta for 4 days, for both R&R and work, but the trip was cancelled for obvious reasons as we were due to fly 2 days after the incident *gulps*. It was a blessing in disguise. But *sigh* I'm about to expire without a break in sight. Perhaps we'll be able to squeeze some time away. But looks like Vegas is in the bag in September *yay*!
Be back again with more indepth entries.
- Mood:busy
I keep saying it - diet time!
After a few weeks straight of extremely delectable but highly sinful and rich food, we did it again last night, at The Knolls, where we last held MIL's birthday party.

The gorgeous private dining room

Cam-whoring at the private room as we were the first to arrive ;P
Decided to go with the set menu for 1 instead of for 2 and instead of the ala carte menu as I was craving something spicy.

My starter from the Spice Menu

My mains! Check out the really cool and chic presentation, complete with spices, cloves and all

DD's yummylicious Caesar Salad with anchovies, it's so fresh!

DD's pop-rock dessert *yum yum*

Auntie M's specially created Bomb Alaska birthday cake, compliments of the restaurant!

This assortment of fruit toppings within test tubes came with the Bake Alaska
They've must have heard me and Jojo as well as seen our mock pouts, because the "rocks" on the Bomb Alaska cake weren't exactly pop rocks, so they gave us 3 generous bowlful of them *skips around in glee*:

We heard each other popping from one end of the table to the other *rofl*.

Me and MIL's dessert assortment
All in all, a very fun and filling evening (again!). I've loads more food photos from the other time ;P We were saying it seems all our gatherings revolved around food *oops*. Haha!
Be back soon!
After a few weeks straight of extremely delectable but highly sinful and rich food, we did it again last night, at The Knolls, where we last held MIL's birthday party.

The gorgeous private dining room

Cam-whoring at the private room as we were the first to arrive ;P
Decided to go with the set menu for 1 instead of for 2 and instead of the ala carte menu as I was craving something spicy.

My starter from the Spice Menu

My mains! Check out the really cool and chic presentation, complete with spices, cloves and all

DD's yummylicious Caesar Salad with anchovies, it's so fresh!

DD's pop-rock dessert *yum yum*

Auntie M's specially created Bomb Alaska birthday cake, compliments of the restaurant!

This assortment of fruit toppings within test tubes came with the Bake Alaska
They've must have heard me and Jojo as well as seen our mock pouts, because the "rocks" on the Bomb Alaska cake weren't exactly pop rocks, so they gave us 3 generous bowlful of them *skips around in glee*:

We heard each other popping from one end of the table to the other *rofl*.

Me and MIL's dessert assortment
All in all, a very fun and filling evening (again!). I've loads more food photos from the other time ;P We were saying it seems all our gatherings revolved around food *oops*. Haha!
Be back soon!
- Mood:
cheerful
Okay I'm very behind in updates, so there'll be quite a few entries up. Here's one on animals of course!
Here's Jingle:

A really adorable Sheltie that came over for boarding while her owner's away.

A beautiful little shy soul, who only warmed up much later and after that, she simply rolled over on her belly for lotsa pets and scratches *rofl*. She's a really quiet but active doggie. Quite different from the personalities of the dogs we all have. Doesn't she remind you of a lean fox? I think she comes closest to what I'd dearly love in a dog, in terms of her size and personality. Oh so sweet!
I don't usually advocate baths for little creatures as they stress them out but for guinea pigs, after a few cases of pneumonia I've encountered which they often catch because they get dirty from their bedding and the heat, I've had it and will sometimes give them baths once every 3 months especially when their coats get too oily.
Took the opportunity to get some bonding in for the 3 boys (Killer [black & white], Tux [smaller black & white] and Tutu [in white]):

Before shot: looking quite happy

After shot: looking rather grumps *sheepish* =P
We have yet to put them together because the sheer size of Killer (tempted to call him Killer Panda. His eyes are as huge as the pig's in Adam Sandler's "Bedtime Stories" *lol*. His previous owners named him "Killer" coz his markings are like the Killer Whale's but his personality is quite the opposite *grin*) and Tutu (like the word "rabbit" in Chinese? He's also nicknamed "Houdini" because of his deft escape artist skills) are nearly double the size of Tux so it'll need time and I don't want to leave them 3 alone without supervision.
The story behind Killer and Tutu is: they arrived all the way from the UK with their owners (a little boy and a little girl) when their family moved here. They are returning to England the end of this month and sadly, that's why they had to be given up for adoption as the quarantine laws meant they have to be confined for 6 months at the center there and that's just too long.
So they are two true-blue English-born and raised guinea pigs. Apparently there were lots of interested adopters and lucky us I guess; we really thank Judith and the kids for entrusting us with the two guys. It was sad for us to see the kids say their goodbyes coz you can tell they truly loved their guinea pigs. :(
So far though they've adapted well to their new home and we're quarantining them for the time being just in case, before they join the others in "The Wonderland" aka our bunny room. ;P
Here's Jingle:

A really adorable Sheltie that came over for boarding while her owner's away.

A beautiful little shy soul, who only warmed up much later and after that, she simply rolled over on her belly for lotsa pets and scratches *rofl*. She's a really quiet but active doggie. Quite different from the personalities of the dogs we all have. Doesn't she remind you of a lean fox? I think she comes closest to what I'd dearly love in a dog, in terms of her size and personality. Oh so sweet!
I don't usually advocate baths for little creatures as they stress them out but for guinea pigs, after a few cases of pneumonia I've encountered which they often catch because they get dirty from their bedding and the heat, I've had it and will sometimes give them baths once every 3 months especially when their coats get too oily.
Took the opportunity to get some bonding in for the 3 boys (Killer [black & white], Tux [smaller black & white] and Tutu [in white]):

Before shot: looking quite happy

After shot: looking rather grumps *sheepish* =P
We have yet to put them together because the sheer size of Killer (tempted to call him Killer Panda. His eyes are as huge as the pig's in Adam Sandler's "Bedtime Stories" *lol*. His previous owners named him "Killer" coz his markings are like the Killer Whale's but his personality is quite the opposite *grin*) and Tutu (like the word "rabbit" in Chinese? He's also nicknamed "Houdini" because of his deft escape artist skills) are nearly double the size of Tux so it'll need time and I don't want to leave them 3 alone without supervision.
The story behind Killer and Tutu is: they arrived all the way from the UK with their owners (a little boy and a little girl) when their family moved here. They are returning to England the end of this month and sadly, that's why they had to be given up for adoption as the quarantine laws meant they have to be confined for 6 months at the center there and that's just too long.
So they are two true-blue English-born and raised guinea pigs. Apparently there were lots of interested adopters and lucky us I guess; we really thank Judith and the kids for entrusting us with the two guys. It was sad for us to see the kids say their goodbyes coz you can tell they truly loved their guinea pigs. :(
So far though they've adapted well to their new home and we're quarantining them for the time being just in case, before they join the others in "The Wonderland" aka our bunny room. ;P
- Mood:accomplished
- I'm Humming:Random Heroes of Newerth in-game sounds
And so I came across this event via a mailing list:
Venue: Punggol Plaza, 168 Punggol Field, Basement 1 (outdoor) –
There's a outdoor walkway located just outside the main entrance of the mall, leading to Basement 1.
Date: 27 June 2009, Saturday
Time: 5.30pm (please come by 5.15pm to settle administrative stuff)
There was a category for Biggest Rabbit and everyone kept urging me to take Dazzle for a good shot at the title. I thought they were measuring length because there was quite a controversy about such a competition promoting owners to over-feed and stuff their pets to qualify as heavy-weights. Which I totally agree with of course. The last we attended such an event in 2005, Dazzle came in 4th, missing the 3rd place by 200 grams (because I placed her on a diet about a week before) *mutter*. The cats we saw during the competition were grossly obese. They were scarily huge - horizontally! And that was when I first glimpsed a Flemish Giant, right here in SG. He was a whopping 12 kg and naturally the big winner! (I would like to own one one day)
Just look:

Turned out it's again a matter of proportions by weight and previously, Dazz was just 3.6 kg. And much to the shock and awe of the crowd and the host, Dazzle now weights 4.9 kg and could barely fit on the scale. That explains why as of late I can't carry her too long without huffing and puffing. ;P Scary! And no, I didn't deliberately fatten her. She just got bigger lengthwise too!

Not bad for the off-spring of abandoned rabbits at a void deck and not having full pure-bred pedigree blood *beams*. Not that I don't love pedigree rabbits too, but I would like for once, the under-dogs (e.g. albinos) to win and have a day of their own. =D

Our marvelous trophy for 1st Place *big beam* and the big bag of a grand prize!
Photos courtesy of Dream Group. Thankew very much!
Pardon the crappy hair, it was rather hot and I was busy fanning my poor Dazz with a hand-held and tending to her, rather than bother with moi ;P I wasn't gonna risk her getting a heat stroke.
She was rather piss-y at me and even more grumpier when people came up to pet her coz most were really stunned at her large size. Everyone was so nice about it and so nice to her, I just couldn't refuse. So I had to grovel when we got home and gave her lotsa treats (low fat!) to appease the little big one. She's funny that way, not very happy with strangers. ;P
It was a very good and fun-filled family event and a pity I couldn't take any personal pics with my hands being so full and DD not being able to be there as he had to make sure the party went well. I caught bits and pieces of the doggie competition and there were just so many endearing dogs there on the day. Couldn't play with them :( I wasn't gonna leave my rabbit alone and take any risks. She's DD's baby.
Though it was rather far for me and I had a dinner to rush to (thank goodness I made it in time if not DIE! I had to run in a huff), it was worth it.
We're so proud of our little big girl! Again, many thanks to the organizers for a fun evening.
It's gonna be a month of rabbits, with a photo-shoot coming up and *yay* I had a meeting with a producer yesterday afternoon and the Society will be featured in a program. Still working the details out so will post more updates as they come.
More entries to come, as I'm lagging behind and there's been heaps happening. ;P
Venue: Punggol Plaza, 168 Punggol Field, Basement 1 (outdoor) –
There's a outdoor walkway located just outside the main entrance of the mall, leading to Basement 1.
Date: 27 June 2009, Saturday
Time: 5.30pm (please come by 5.15pm to settle administrative stuff)
There was a category for Biggest Rabbit and everyone kept urging me to take Dazzle for a good shot at the title. I thought they were measuring length because there was quite a controversy about such a competition promoting owners to over-feed and stuff their pets to qualify as heavy-weights. Which I totally agree with of course. The last we attended such an event in 2005, Dazzle came in 4th, missing the 3rd place by 200 grams (because I placed her on a diet about a week before) *mutter*. The cats we saw during the competition were grossly obese. They were scarily huge - horizontally! And that was when I first glimpsed a Flemish Giant, right here in SG. He was a whopping 12 kg and naturally the big winner! (I would like to own one one day)
Just look:

Turned out it's again a matter of proportions by weight and previously, Dazz was just 3.6 kg. And much to the shock and awe of the crowd and the host, Dazzle now weights 4.9 kg and could barely fit on the scale. That explains why as of late I can't carry her too long without huffing and puffing. ;P Scary! And no, I didn't deliberately fatten her. She just got bigger lengthwise too!

Not bad for the off-spring of abandoned rabbits at a void deck and not having full pure-bred pedigree blood *beams*. Not that I don't love pedigree rabbits too, but I would like for once, the under-dogs (e.g. albinos) to win and have a day of their own. =D

Our marvelous trophy for 1st Place *big beam* and the big bag of a grand prize!
Photos courtesy of Dream Group. Thankew very much!
Pardon the crappy hair, it was rather hot and I was busy fanning my poor Dazz with a hand-held and tending to her, rather than bother with moi ;P I wasn't gonna risk her getting a heat stroke.
She was rather piss-y at me and even more grumpier when people came up to pet her coz most were really stunned at her large size. Everyone was so nice about it and so nice to her, I just couldn't refuse. So I had to grovel when we got home and gave her lotsa treats (low fat!) to appease the little big one. She's funny that way, not very happy with strangers. ;P
It was a very good and fun-filled family event and a pity I couldn't take any personal pics with my hands being so full and DD not being able to be there as he had to make sure the party went well. I caught bits and pieces of the doggie competition and there were just so many endearing dogs there on the day. Couldn't play with them :( I wasn't gonna leave my rabbit alone and take any risks. She's DD's baby.
Though it was rather far for me and I had a dinner to rush to (thank goodness I made it in time if not DIE! I had to run in a huff), it was worth it.
We're so proud of our little big girl! Again, many thanks to the organizers for a fun evening.
It's gonna be a month of rabbits, with a photo-shoot coming up and *yay* I had a meeting with a producer yesterday afternoon and the Society will be featured in a program. Still working the details out so will post more updates as they come.
More entries to come, as I'm lagging behind and there's been heaps happening. ;P
- Mood:
bouncy - I'm Humming:Sci-Fi channel on
*eeeks* Talk about over-indulgence.
Pardon the lack of updates. It's been a crazy few weeks :((
Here's a summary.....
Earlier today, we headed to GWC to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, with Gold Class tickets DD got for us *whee* (Shia!).
I was mighty glad I didn't fall asleep ;P *sheepish* coz I only had like 3 hours of sleep before I had to crawl up, arrange for some deliveries and get to GWC by 11:00 am. The seats were so comfy! I btw, loved the movie, it focused on the Bots as it should've before and didn't, but my only issue with it is the colours of the Decepticons. Seriously, I can't tell one from another because they're all pretty much grey *......* and that's plain sad. I don't mind a reboot of the storyline but the movie should stick more closely to how the original animated Transformers looked like.
Yesterday, we had the surprise for my MIL and it all went smoothly *yay* - a cooking class at Palate Sensations. We cooked up storm before tucking into our own masterpieces and the cuisine was Italian:

The process (I'll put up a few piccies, there's way too many I took, while getting distracted from my own cooking *cheeky grin*):

Hahaha while stuffing the Ravioli with cheese, we forgot we had another batch of dough to go through and so some ended up over-stuffed and preggers, while the rest looked like they needed fattening *whoops*

Hand-made Ravioli

Dessert!

Tucking into our finished products
I think it's also a darn fun place to hold a hen's night/day event for a good gal pal.
The happy ladies after the cook-out (we all got to keep our aprons, how cute!):

With Lynette the chef
Took Uncle H to L'Entrepot Bistrot at Clarke Quay, while we deliberated where to host MIL's dinner. The dinner was scrumptious but because of the earlier binge at Palate earlier in the arvo, I could only manage a soup (lobster bisque) and dessert (chocolate molten cake *mmmMmmmm*). very sad *rofl*.

DD's French onion soup

The very delectable poached egg with a touch of truffle *yum yum*

Dessert!

The cozy setting
I forgot to take photos of the mains *oops* (DD had the tenderloin and Uncle H the lamb shank, I had a little taste and the lamb was exquisite).
As you can guess, it's been a week of food all week long and seriously, while I've to say, the food is very, VERY good, there's only so much richness one can eat! *goes green* We are doing a taste test all around the place, and then we'll be eating more on Saturday, possibly Sunday and definitely Monday *gulps*.
Okie, I got one more entry on how the filming went, the birthday surprise shoot we had for my MIL and the doggies *beams*, and also when we gorged ourselves at The Knolls at Capella at Sentosa (it's so pretty! If only it was already opened when we had the wedding *wistful*. I love the huge trees they preserved on the grounds of the hotel). ;P
And guess what? Tux ZZ is finally gonna get some new friends:

Will be picking them up next week when the madness is over. Their owners have to leave SG so they are up for adoption and we have been chosen to be their new owners =D *gleeful*.
Time for a breakkie.
Pardon the lack of updates. It's been a crazy few weeks :((
Here's a summary.....
Earlier today, we headed to GWC to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, with Gold Class tickets DD got for us *whee* (Shia!).
I was mighty glad I didn't fall asleep ;P *sheepish* coz I only had like 3 hours of sleep before I had to crawl up, arrange for some deliveries and get to GWC by 11:00 am. The seats were so comfy! I btw, loved the movie, it focused on the Bots as it should've before and didn't, but my only issue with it is the colours of the Decepticons. Seriously, I can't tell one from another because they're all pretty much grey *......* and that's plain sad. I don't mind a reboot of the storyline but the movie should stick more closely to how the original animated Transformers looked like.
Yesterday, we had the surprise for my MIL and it all went smoothly *yay* - a cooking class at Palate Sensations. We cooked up storm before tucking into our own masterpieces and the cuisine was Italian:

The process (I'll put up a few piccies, there's way too many I took, while getting distracted from my own cooking *cheeky grin*):

Hahaha while stuffing the Ravioli with cheese, we forgot we had another batch of dough to go through and so some ended up over-stuffed and preggers, while the rest looked like they needed fattening *whoops*

Hand-made Ravioli

Dessert!

Tucking into our finished products
I think it's also a darn fun place to hold a hen's night/day event for a good gal pal.
The happy ladies after the cook-out (we all got to keep our aprons, how cute!):

With Lynette the chef
Took Uncle H to L'Entrepot Bistrot at Clarke Quay, while we deliberated where to host MIL's dinner. The dinner was scrumptious but because of the earlier binge at Palate earlier in the arvo, I could only manage a soup (lobster bisque) and dessert (chocolate molten cake *mmmMmmmm*). very sad *rofl*.

DD's French onion soup

The very delectable poached egg with a touch of truffle *yum yum*

Dessert!

The cozy setting
I forgot to take photos of the mains *oops* (DD had the tenderloin and Uncle H the lamb shank, I had a little taste and the lamb was exquisite).
As you can guess, it's been a week of food all week long and seriously, while I've to say, the food is very, VERY good, there's only so much richness one can eat! *goes green* We are doing a taste test all around the place, and then we'll be eating more on Saturday, possibly Sunday and definitely Monday *gulps*.
Okie, I got one more entry on how the filming went, the birthday surprise shoot we had for my MIL and the doggies *beams*, and also when we gorged ourselves at The Knolls at Capella at Sentosa (it's so pretty! If only it was already opened when we had the wedding *wistful*. I love the huge trees they preserved on the grounds of the hotel). ;P
And guess what? Tux ZZ is finally gonna get some new friends:

Will be picking them up next week when the madness is over. Their owners have to leave SG so they are up for adoption and we have been chosen to be their new owners =D *gleeful*.
Time for a breakkie.
- Mood:
full - I'm Humming:Telly On
SPCA and Cat Welfare Society are offering a $2,000 Reward* for information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of the person/s who may be responsible for the suspected poisoning of cats at Bayshore Park condominium since Thursday, 11 June.
Please call SPCA at 6287 5355 ext 9. You may be required to assist the police in their investigation.
The affected felines were found unconscious or disoriented. Five have since died or have been put down.
Cruelty to animals is a crime under Singapore law and is punishable by imprisonment of up to 12 months and/or fine of up to $10,000.
Seriously, what's with all the hate crimes targeted at cats? I don't understand how would stray cats be a bother to anyone at all? It's really saddening to read how vile and evil certain human beings are.
Please call SPCA at 6287 5355 ext 9. You may be required to assist the police in their investigation.
The affected felines were found unconscious or disoriented. Five have since died or have been put down.
Cruelty to animals is a crime under Singapore law and is punishable by imprisonment of up to 12 months and/or fine of up to $10,000.
Seriously, what's with all the hate crimes targeted at cats? I don't understand how would stray cats be a bother to anyone at all? It's really saddening to read how vile and evil certain human beings are.
- Mood:
angry - I'm Humming:The fan whirling



Some of our fave piccies with Yang and Han =)
DD couldn't stop laughing at my toothy grin. The camera captures the truth. Can't hide the fact I'm smiling like a total idiot coz I was over-joyed. *sheepish*
We just had the garage sale on Sunday. I've some pics from that to put up tomorrow.
Had my second make-up class lesson earlier today. It was so much fun, learnt quite abit of trade secrets from my shi fu. *hiak hiak*
I barely have time for sleep and my bags are getting worse (haha my MUA likes to highlight that *oops* so I need more concealer). Tomorrow it's another early 8:00 am start as we head off to surprise my MIL for her early birthday present. Shall not elaborate here, coz I'm not sure who lurks and it's a public entry. But expect more adorable photos after this entry.
Having a surprise filming with the family on Monday *yikes!*. More info on that when I've it. And speaking of filming, I'm also working on another possible program with a contact for rabbits so I'm terribly excited because it'll go hand-in-hand with my photoshoot project with the buns end of this month.
Just when I feel a tad tired and low, an earth angel whom I met on Sunday during the sale, said to me, "you have to believe, that it'll all come back to you, even when you don't see an end. What goes around, comes around." I spluttered inside because she used the same phrase I always do, even when I blog. It was a wonderful reminder when the present is daunting and sometimes, many-a-times, too much to bear.
I think I've way too many things on my plate to juggle. My work is suffering ;P *sheepish*
Back tomorrow hopefully.
- Mood:accomplished
- I'm Humming:Green Day - 21 Guns
It's not so easy loving me
It gets so complicated
All the things you've gotta be
Everything's changin
But you're the truth
I'm amazed by all your patience
Everything I put you through
When I'm about to fall
Somehow you're always waitin
with your open arms to catch me
You're gonna save me from myself
from myself, yes
You're gonna save me from myself
I'm not here to please just anyone. And you're certainly not one of them.
- Mood:Demoralized
- I'm Humming:Christina Aguilera - Save Me From Myself
A little late but better than never =P

I got my paws on a scan. Click to enlarge the article. And yup, the gals and boys are in there *grin*.
We got the photos from our dolphin shoot. Will put some up later.
It has been a nutty week >_< and will continue to be real packed. My eyes are closing.

I got my paws on a scan. Click to enlarge the article. And yup, the gals and boys are in there *grin*.
We got the photos from our dolphin shoot. Will put some up later.
It has been a nutty week >_< and will continue to be real packed. My eyes are closing.
- Mood:
exhausted - I'm Humming:Fraisier Epis
Not much happening, except working on my usual few projects.
Our Ham Ham is growing really old fast :( When I fed him dinner just, I really had to prod him awake to let him know food's here. Oh dear. :((
The HRSS one is coming merrily along. The photoshoot by Invertigo Studios is scheduled for the end of June so hopefully that will go well. Really appreciate Jac's help in this one *beams*.
I'm also elated because the author I wrote to, will be helping to autograph her books and inscribing in them *skips around*. Shall not say much here until the books are in my hands *grin* but they should be posted out soon. It'll be such a treat!
Working on this campaign has got me in touch with rabbit/animal lovers again ~hee and that's always great.
I picked up yet another rabbit book to read:

Touched by a Rabbit: A Treasury of Stories About Rabbits and Their People
by Lucile Moore & Kathy Smith
This coming week I'll be starting a new make-up class, which should be real fun *yay*.
I'm also busy clearing up the Hidey-Hole to get ready for our large-scale literal garage sale happening next Sunday. Hocking and selling away all myprecious forgotten gems lying around and also stuff from my flat that I don't think I'll be using much of in the future.
So there goes yet another packed week. >_
Our Ham Ham is growing really old fast :( When I fed him dinner just, I really had to prod him awake to let him know food's here. Oh dear. :((
The HRSS one is coming merrily along. The photoshoot by Invertigo Studios is scheduled for the end of June so hopefully that will go well. Really appreciate Jac's help in this one *beams*.
I'm also elated because the author I wrote to, will be helping to autograph her books and inscribing in them *skips around*. Shall not say much here until the books are in my hands *grin* but they should be posted out soon. It'll be such a treat!
Working on this campaign has got me in touch with rabbit/animal lovers again ~hee and that's always great.
I picked up yet another rabbit book to read:

Touched by a Rabbit: A Treasury of Stories About Rabbits and Their People
by Lucile Moore & Kathy Smith
This coming week I'll be starting a new make-up class, which should be real fun *yay*.
I'm also busy clearing up the Hidey-Hole to get ready for our large-scale literal garage sale happening next Sunday. Hocking and selling away all my
So there goes yet another packed week. >_
- Mood:
hyper - I'm Humming:My bunnies chucking their food bowls around
I'm too bushed to write an in-depth entry tonight, so here's a lazy post, filled with photos from our shoot today. One of the best experiences and memorable bits of my life *beams*. Words can't describe the awesome feeling, being so close to them, peering into those very intelligent and all-knowing eyes.
And btw, I think I couldn't stop smiling in the piccies, though I woke at 6:00am and had barely 3 hours of sleep before heading out to Sentosa (makeup artist commented about my eye bags! Thank goodness they're concealable *muahahaha*). Felt like a kid, wanting to squeal and jump up and down in excitement when I first caught a glimpse of the two dolphins coming right up to the shallow shore to check us out.

Peacock crossing the road, carefully avoiding the cars, just like a pedestrians *amused*. And yes you saw right, it's an albino on the right. Must be our lucky day coz I've never seen one in my life

Yang & Han (Han had more pink, being the older one)

The platform where we took some shots with our 2 new friends. Have to wait for the finishing product. ;)

Getting wet

A leathery, rubbery, smooth warm feel - that's the only words I can think of

One of my fave moments

Joyous

Stroll on the beach
The doggies joined us after..... and they had a ball in the water (well, not so much poor Newton. He shivered all the way, knees clanking together, much like he walked down the aisle as the ring bearer. Poor fluffy):

Xavier the natural water baby, playing fetch and paddling around

Not-so-thrilled Newton paddling for dear life. He was hilarious. His feet started paddling in mid-air before he went into the water *rofl*, like on auto-pilot

Kinda annoying to take some of the piccies coz there were so much rubbish floating in the water *shakes head*, what a disgrace and shame on those dumb@$$es who litter the beach

Two black labs joining Xavier in the game of fetch-the-stick (his toy sunk and got lost at sea *awwww*)
Alright, I'm out *pooped*. Got piccies from another camera and it'll be a week or two before the proper ones are out. Hope they turn out great ;)
*off to dreamland*
And btw, I think I couldn't stop smiling in the piccies, though I woke at 6:00am and had barely 3 hours of sleep before heading out to Sentosa (makeup artist commented about my eye bags! Thank goodness they're concealable *muahahaha*). Felt like a kid, wanting to squeal and jump up and down in excitement when I first caught a glimpse of the two dolphins coming right up to the shallow shore to check us out.

Peacock crossing the road, carefully avoiding the cars, just like a pedestrians *amused*. And yes you saw right, it's an albino on the right. Must be our lucky day coz I've never seen one in my life

Yang & Han (Han had more pink, being the older one)

The platform where we took some shots with our 2 new friends. Have to wait for the finishing product. ;)

Getting wet

A leathery, rubbery, smooth warm feel - that's the only words I can think of

One of my fave moments

Joyous

Stroll on the beach
The doggies joined us after..... and they had a ball in the water (well, not so much poor Newton. He shivered all the way, knees clanking together, much like he walked down the aisle as the ring bearer. Poor fluffy):

Xavier the natural water baby, playing fetch and paddling around

Not-so-thrilled Newton paddling for dear life. He was hilarious. His feet started paddling in mid-air before he went into the water *rofl*, like on auto-pilot

Kinda annoying to take some of the piccies coz there were so much rubbish floating in the water *shakes head*, what a disgrace and shame on those dumb@$$es who litter the beach

Two black labs joining Xavier in the game of fetch-the-stick (his toy sunk and got lost at sea *awwww*)
Alright, I'm out *pooped*. Got piccies from another camera and it'll be a week or two before the proper ones are out. Hope they turn out great ;)
*off to dreamland*
- Mood:
high - I'm Humming:Misc
Had brunchie with the gals on Sunday. I wanted to show them the long over-due 1000 over piccies ;P and also share with them the mag article *grin*. Turns out YS was recognized by her friend in there *hee hee*
We caught up on heaps, as it was months since our Udders outing (we still failed to go on the ice-cream making class *slaps forehead*). Made a pact to meet again for a baking session sometime next month when JY comes back from her Nice trip (the lucky ducky!).
A piccie at the end of our chat session:

Left the place with a big smile, up-lifted. Ah, I mish the girly talks.
My buys today at BV:

Bought DD 2 tees (Space Invaders!) and a vest, and we got another tee from the nice auntie there. Finally found high waist belts that can fit me properly without sliding down *mutter*
I found the bunny motif dress there after a tip-off from Betts *gleeful*. Saw it on a fellow seller at Flea Mania and Betts told me to go look there.
See the cute print:

Hunted for another replacement dress for my shoot but it seems I will still use the white one *mutter*. Now I'm stuck with an aqua piece I dunno if I'm going to wear *long face*. I really need to sign up for a second-hand flea stall, except 80% of my items are brand new and unworn *omg*. Maybe I should hit the LJ market place again then *sigh*
Okay, toodles, I better get back to my work. *waves*
We caught up on heaps, as it was months since our Udders outing (we still failed to go on the ice-cream making class *slaps forehead*). Made a pact to meet again for a baking session sometime next month when JY comes back from her Nice trip (the lucky ducky!).
A piccie at the end of our chat session:

Left the place with a big smile, up-lifted. Ah, I mish the girly talks.
My buys today at BV:

Bought DD 2 tees (Space Invaders!) and a vest, and we got another tee from the nice auntie there. Finally found high waist belts that can fit me properly without sliding down *mutter*
I found the bunny motif dress there after a tip-off from Betts *gleeful*. Saw it on a fellow seller at Flea Mania and Betts told me to go look there.
See the cute print:

Hunted for another replacement dress for my shoot but it seems I will still use the white one *mutter*. Now I'm stuck with an aqua piece I dunno if I'm going to wear *long face*. I really need to sign up for a second-hand flea stall, except 80% of my items are brand new and unworn *omg*. Maybe I should hit the LJ market place again then *sigh*
Okay, toodles, I better get back to my work. *waves*
- Mood:
chipper - I'm Humming:Random mp3s
Flea Mania was mighty fun, except when we first got there, we were pretty much being bbq-ed by the blazing mid-day sun. Requested to be next to the HRSS booth ~hee. My arm went browner in a matter of minutes. Setting up was no fun.
Thank goodness we had 3 brollies between us and Aunt M passed us another one when she came by with J *beams*, so we managed to shield all the merchandize from the heat too. By 3pm, it was cloudy and very pleasant.
Here are some piccies of what was around us and of the stalls:



A really easy-going arvo I really enjoyed. Me and Ray checked out the other stalls *lol* and were mighty tempted by really great bargains *oops* for nice, new things and er we succumbed. =P
Instead of selling as usual, I walked away with these buys *gleeful*:

A top from bunny-friend Raisin's stall, luxurious face masks, a very cute Cat enviro tote from Paw Pledge, a flower brooch-pin-hair-tie and a lovely vintage bird pendant I'm gonna customize with my beads lying around (bought Ray a similar one with a Chinese lantern).
I love Ray's creations so much - bought this:

Caught up with Betts and it seems we can go ahead with our photo shoot-pictorial idea *yay*. Can't wait coz I think it's gonna be very funny and fun at the same time. It really helps we have such "onz" models for the shoot *big grin*. More about that when I got more details finalized.
It's off to tea at Rose Veranda next.
Thank goodness we had 3 brollies between us and Aunt M passed us another one when she came by with J *beams*, so we managed to shield all the merchandize from the heat too. By 3pm, it was cloudy and very pleasant.
Here are some piccies of what was around us and of the stalls:



A really easy-going arvo I really enjoyed. Me and Ray checked out the other stalls *lol* and were mighty tempted by really great bargains *oops* for nice, new things and er we succumbed. =P
Instead of selling as usual, I walked away with these buys *gleeful*:

A top from bunny-friend Raisin's stall, luxurious face masks, a very cute Cat enviro tote from Paw Pledge, a flower brooch-pin-hair-tie and a lovely vintage bird pendant I'm gonna customize with my beads lying around (bought Ray a similar one with a Chinese lantern).
I love Ray's creations so much - bought this:

Caught up with Betts and it seems we can go ahead with our photo shoot-pictorial idea *yay*. Can't wait coz I think it's gonna be very funny and fun at the same time. It really helps we have such "onz" models for the shoot *big grin*. More about that when I got more details finalized.
It's off to tea at Rose Veranda next.
- Mood:nerdy
- I'm Humming:The Carpenters - Yesterday

Click on the flyer above to see enlarged details.
Event: Flea Mania - Where the Retail Therapy Begins!
Date: Saturday, 23rd May 2009
Time: 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Venue: Singapore Art Museum 8Q Plaza (at the open courtyard)
8Q Plaza will be bustling with over 40 vendors selling their wares and artifacts, as well as three specially invited non-profit animal welfare organizations in Singapore, namely the Cat Welfare Society (CWS), House Rabbit Society Singapore (HRSS) and Paw Pledge.
These organizations will be featuring their limited edition merchandise to help raise much needed funds for rescue animals and their activities.
All the stall rental proceeds from this Flea Market as well as event organizer Paw Pledge's booth proceeds will go towards sterilizing more community cats in support of the TNRM (Trap-Neuter-Return-Manage) program. This will help keep the stray cats population under control; minimize culling of strays and lower neighborhood complaints.
Map: Print it here.

Please check with the reception at the Singapore Art Museum if you are unfamiliar with the location. It is the new wing along Queens Street.
I'll be there with HRSS of course and also Ray =)
Piccies up next entry!
- Mood:
chipper - I'm Humming:Sims 3 In-Game Music
