Photo Diary: Shin Kushiya / Dessert Bowl / School

Sunset @ SDBA ♥

Matchy yellow crocs with Norman for evening training :)

"Hey! We have the same color!"

School

The first reaction my Idea Launchpad tutor said when he saw me was "Chings! You look toasted!" Took a picture with my classmate Jasmine to see the contrast :(

Marble Slab Creamery

Chocolate Swiss & Milk Tea on Waffle with Maple Syrup

Arbite

My parents were overseas so my sisters and I had to settle our own meals. Our domestic helper cooks too but we chose to have dinner at Arbite. I don't like their Eggs Benedict! Should have chosen my usual Banana Sea Salt Caramel Pancakes :(

Dinner with family on Hari Raya Haji :)

We were too lazy to dress up and make up so we decided to have dinner at Serangoon Gardens!

Wen recommended SHIN KUSHIYA (Japanese cuisine) in myVillage, level 2.

In my opinion, I find the food average and expensive :( The service was very very very POOR! They took such a long time to get us our green tea and food! -.- The restaurant was not even on full house >:(

I would rather spend the time, money and calories at Sushi Tei. Oh well, at least now I know I won't go there again.

Dessert Bowl

We brought mum and dad to Dessert Bowl and had their signature dessert - Durian Mousse! :D

Sorry for the lack of updates. I'm still trying to adapt to a new semester! *excuses*

I have more pictures for the next few post! Stay tuned :)

Randomly ending this post with a picture of us ♥

Journal: Happiness

SATURDAY

Dad sent me to Bugis before his meeting. I went to pray at the temple, bought a birthday present for my domestic helper at Bugis Junction.

We bought tickets for World War Z! Had lunch at Soup Spoon. This is our Souper Value Meal :)

Velvety Mushroom x Smoked Ham & Cheese Sandwich

Before going into the cinema, we had desserts at Everything with Fries! ★★★

Nutella Tart x Strawberry Cheesecake Pie 

I always gain weight when I'm in a relationship. Not sure if this is a good or bad thing but I always believe 能吃是福 :)

World War Z was good because it's kinda straightforward and scary. I'm just scared of almost everything la, damn weak :/

We were craving for Blackball so we went to Bugis+ for a bowl of Blackball Signature :)
I think it's not as chewy as before. I've found a cheaper alternative to Blackball at Toa Payoh Central. Gonna check it out soon! 

I took bus to my aunt's place in Katong and went for a run! The pm2.5 was 61 but I didn't know the dangerous level until my ex-tutor texted me about it. Though there was only a slight haze, it is super duper harmful to our bodies if the pm2.5 is above 40!!! (At least for that day)

SUNDAY

On Sunday, I met Lauren!!! ♥.♥ Yes, my sec school best friend is back from Australia. Will blog more about this meet up soon :D

After lunch, I got the chauffeur to send Lauren to her boyfriend's house and I went home to bring my dogs out for walk :)

MONDAY

I was going to school in a zombie mode........... though the lecturer seems nice and she really puts in the effort to explain to us, it was quite boring (Ok I admit, it's probably because the lecturer isn't Steven Yeow)

Had Yong Tau Foo (without noodles/rice) for lunch! I almost wanted to order Kaki Fuyong but I resisted the temptation! Ever since I learned how to order this, I've been ordering it at Makan Place! I feel healthy after eating Yong Tau Foo :)

It was FIT tutorial after lunch and this is my favorite tutorial! The tutor is good looking (just my honest opinion) and he dismisses the class early :D I wanted to send mum to harbourfront but it was too late so I went to the bank to get my new ATM card!

Mum was in Indonesia and Dad was in South Korea so I had to come home immediately after school for the past few days to take care of the house and make sure my sisters don't go out till late. 

TUESDAY

I took a cab to school because I wanted to reach early so I could print my notes. The cab driver is so damn freaking annoying?!?!?!?!?! *I should really do a post or a video on ___ types of taxi drivers* I have met all the freaking annoying cab drivers. There's this cab driver who even talked about underage sex?!

Anyway, this cab driver I met this morning should really just _|_

Some cab drivers should just learn to shut up and drive.

I am NOT against Christianity but seriously, don't freaking preach to me for GOD'S SAKE. 

At night, my elder sister and I picked my dad up at Changi Airport Terminal 3! She drove! My dad called me in the noon to tell me the time he would arrive in Singapore. 1AM!!! He said it's too late so I don't have to pick him up. But I wanted to give him a surprise so I asked my sis if she wanna!

When dad walked out of the arrival hall, I screamed "PAPA!!! CAN YOU SEE ME?!?!?!?! I AM HERE!!! *WAVED LIKE MAD* WELCOME BACK TO SINGAPORE!!!" HAHAHA everyone looked at me..... but I buay paiseh one! 

We went for supper at Geylang!

It was a small space and sis didn't dare to park the car so dad took over. HAHAHA.

Teochew Porridge :)

Reached home and my dogs were so happy!!!!! I could see that they're really sad when my parents were away :(

This picture cheers me up!

I LOVE MY FAMILY AND MY DOGS!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Have a great weekend everyone! :D Will blog about my Thursday - Sunday again! Stay tuned!

Indonesia: Tanjung Pinang

It was our relative's 70th birthday and a celebration was held in Tanjung Pinang, Indonesia. My father doesn't like to attend events such as weddings/birthday celebrations so I always represent him. I like to socialize. I can click well with the older generation. I tend to be more clingy to my mother ♥

I went for eyebrow threading at the usual place (The Verge @ Little India). I don't trust chinese to do eyebrow threading for me but the indian lady wasn't free so I had no choice. I felt insecure.

The next activity was driving lesson....... My mum, dad and sister told me to learn manual and I kind of regret listening to them because it is difficult :(

Being a typical kiasu Singaporean and health freak, I wore a mask out on DAY 1 of #SGHAZE. Everyone around the driving centre was judging me but hello, few days later, it became a trend. (Was informed that surgical mask doesn't work so dad got us a box of N95)

After the driving lesson, I went for facial :) There were so many pimples after camps! This is one of the reasons why I don't really like camps. 

Day 1

Outfit

Ohsofickle (Top) ● Forever21 (Jeans) ● Victoria's Secret (Bag)

We met my aunts, uncle and niece at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal before departure. The thing about bringing a kid out is that the adults expect me to act like an adult and take care of the kid....... I'm still quite kiddy at heart. Anyway, I was glad that I had someone to communicate with in english. We're sorta like good friends.

It was a 1 hour 45 mins ferry ride to Tanjung Pinang. Gosh, the last time I went there was exactly 10 years ago?!?!?! I was 9. My grandpa used to travel to almost every part of Indonesia before settling down in Tanjung Pinang. After he passed away in 2011, his house was sold.

WELCOME TO THE LAND OF CORRUPTION.

Anyway, after clearing the immigration, we took a car and checked in at Hotel Bintan Nirwana. The host booked several hotels for the guests to stay for a night. Almost all the Chinese drivers were booked by them too. Hotel Nirwana is one of the newest hotels in Tanjung Pinang but because it was my first time staying in Tanjung Pinang's hotel, I was quite shocked..........

#1 NO lifts

#2 NO air conditioners along the corridors

#3 Shampoos and body foam wash are NOT provided (seriously......... -.-)

#4 Wi-fi works only at night

#5 It is quite far from the city so it is difficult to get a car.

I'm not asking for much but these are some basic facilities that they should provide, right?

Okay, actually I shouldn't complain that much because my mum and aunts told me that it is the best hotel (or at least one of the best) in the city. I can't imagine how dirty other hotels can get :/

We immediately changed into our evening dresses and put on make up.

At the lobby, waiting for the car to pick us up.......

My niece doesn't eat shark's fins too! My aunt kept persuading her to eat this bowl of shark's fins but she didn't give in.

We reached the hotel at 12am and I was so lazy to remove my make up. (Yup, wearing inheritance shirt hehe)

Day 2

My mum woke me up at 6am because we had to do visiting, zzZzz...............

We had Soup Ayam for breakfast :)

6 Soup Ayam and 5 martabak add up to less than 3 SGD?!?!?!?!?! I would migrate to Indonesia if there weren't any security and hygiene issues.

And some MARTABAK!

Shared 4 martabak (butter & sugar)

@ grandaunt's place

They still use water well!

We picked up my relative's son at his school before going to the temple. My mum told me (and I remember my Indo friend told me the same thing) that most parents in Indonesia send and pick up their children from school because they're afraid the kids might get kidnapped? Eh..... quite scary.

Dog guarding temple.

We had lunch at one of the famous restaurants in the city :D Yes, I always eat a lot whenever I go to Indonesia. You don't go there to shop (nothing much to shop anyway). You go there to EAT. I can't wait to go Medan...... heard the food is damn good :)

Chocolate avocado smoothie, yummy ♥

FRIED SOTONG AND ASAM PRAWNS

"Shiok" is the only word

YAM YAM YAM.

 Another relative's house.

They have 6 dogs! And each dog guards one door!

 Zegna & Buddy's cousin

This dog is so adorable! He's always clingy to me :')

The owner of this house does property development and we looked at some of the houses he is in charge of.

Spending some quality time with my puppy in the car.

Visited ANOTHER relative. I don't know who she is. This is the problem with a big family tree. My relatives are all scattered across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore. 

SUNSET ♥☼♥☼♥☼

We went to this "shopping mall" and it doesn't even look like one. It's so different from what we have!!! I found moo moo ice cream!!!

(And no, this is not a wink)

Time passed by so quickly there and it was dinner time again!

Crab Beehoon

My hands were dirty from eating the crab so I didn't take pictures of other food we ordered. 

They are famous for their porridge too.

After dinner, it was karaoke time! This place, 888 (triple 8), is damn cool. They have a stage for the  audience to sing but we have to bring our own discs and wait for our turn to sing in front of everyone. There are also some food stalls there (sort of like a canteen) and we can eat while enjoying the performance.

I like this concept because it's new to me and it has that kind of feeling which bonds everyone together. It's better than singing in the karaoke room but just that you will be quite paiseh.

 MARTABAK AGAIN FOR SUPPER 

Day 3

Mum, aunts and uncle had bak kut teh for breakfast but I had no feel for it so yeap, this was my breakfast for day 3.

We brought some food and visited another relative...... Haha, yes, really a lot of relatives everywhere. We left for the ferry terminal at 10am. The ferry terminal is just rundown and horrible -.-

Took wave master back to Singapore!

The taitais were having their own party......

My niece and I had our mini party too....

Had Gado-Gado for dinner! I love Gado-Gado! ♥♥♥

And fried sotong mum bought it for us! Super duper yummy! I finished all the fried sotong!

I think I've gained another 3kg but it's worth it man.... seriously, damn worth it :)

I'm still thinking if I should go to Batam with my mum next month for a wedding dinner. I will be staying over at my granduncle's place. Sometimes I just wanna be like some of my relatives, just travel everywhere and sing karaoke when they're free.

School reopens tomorrow. Good luck to everyone and myself! 2 months to the next long holiday! :D