XMAS PARTY

Attended a xmas party last Sunday. The party was not meant for humans rather, it was a party for the doggies - Dachshund!  The party was organised by Singapore Dachies, where dachshund owners gather together.

 

The party was held at one of the member's condo where we had BBQ and even gift exchange for the doggies.  It was quite an interesting party as we had many new members joining in that day.

Here are some of the photos taken that day but not much as i'm too amazed with the condo and busy munching on food =p

 

And here's my mini long hair dachshund, Miso. Please don't be deceived by this innocent look. He is a naughty little rascal. This shot was taken at Petopia where he won the contest and was given a free makeover...ermm it should be full grooming and studio shoot on the same day. As you noticed, they even dyed a little patch of his fur purple. I was very against it initially as hair coloring is very harmful with all the chemicals etc but they assured me the dye is very safe as it is made from vegetable coloring and will eventually fade off after few washes(which it really did!).

This shot was taken at Gardens by the Bay, where it was the first ever dachies outing with the most members turning up, at more than 30 members and 40 dachies! And we are even featured in Pets Magazine(cover page featuring xiaxue and her bunny)!!

Here's another random shot of him in the carrier bag, on the way to vet. He looks like an old man who went through a lot and full of thoughts lolz.....

For those who own dachshunds, please join us and become a member of the group. You can find us in facebook under Singapore Dachies.

TORY BURCH & TOD'S

As mentioned in the first post, David got me a Bottega wallet for my birthday. From what i know,  he bought the wallet long ago and hid it somewhere in the house. Since it was meant to be my birthday pressie, it should only be given to me recently but, he was afraid that the leather may turn moldy as it did happened to his colleagues but not Bottega brand lah. So he gave it to me around August. I did not expect to receive any xmas pressie from him. But he surprised me with a Tory Burch bag on Thursday night.

When i saw the gift wrap, i was like shit.....cause i didn't really like their bags when i visited their store earlier this month. I even told him that the bags there are more suitable for matured ladies. But as expected, he already bought the bag last month when i was away at Bangkok. Think he was sweating that day when i went into the store and came out with such comments lolz. Anyway, i will still give him face and use the bag okie...which i did. I started using the bag the very next day when we went down town. I think it won't be long for me to get used to the bag. And you wouldn't imagine a bag like this is already very heavy on its own, without any wallet or whatsoever in it. We later decided that the culprit is the logo. If you were to lift up the logo flap, you can feel its weight! One thing i like about this bag is, it can be a handbag or sling bag depending on your mood.

I also got a D-styling Tod's bag as my birthday cum xmas pressie. Glad that i did not purchase the bag during the taka member sale as the sales associate who served me is not professional at all and it reflects badly on the brand imagine. I was telling David, the kind of professional service we received at Bottega(taka) cannot be compared to Tod's. It is really a bad experience encountered with them for two days!! Luckily Reebonz had the Tod's bag that i wanted and was selling at $700 less than the one in the boutique!!!!!!! Although the color they had was not the one which i nearly purchased at the boutique but it' alright as i also like the green color. So i placed the order on  Monday and the bag was delivered on Saturday within the same week! And i must say Reebonz had put in a lot of effort for those orders placed and to be delivered out during the festive season. I was so amazed when i received the parcel. (Sorry for being such a mountain tortoise as this is the first time i bought a branded bag on my own) The bag was placed nicely in the dust bag, wrapped by a black color wrapper and was placed in a black color box together with a Christmas card and Gingy and lastly, the box was tied with a white colored ribbon with golden embroidery words on it ''Reebonz.com  Merry Christmas''. I was like OMG.....this is just too pretty!!!!

And i also randomly got a Fred Perry slingbag during one of the weekends at Takashimaya. Fred Perry was having 20% discount and i quite like the bag as it should be big enough to contain my Bottega wallet which my Mango slingbag can't. But i find it quite expensive given the bag was not real leather.

For those who wanted to own a branded bag or wallet, you may want to visit www.reebonz.com. Reebonz is an online store which sells genuine branded goods and is very established and well-known in Singapore. I didn't believe it until i went to their storewide sale held at Suntec exhibition hall few years back. And man, the queue to get in is damn long where you need to wait at least an hour. A plus point from buying from Reebonz is, apart the lower prices, you can opt to pay by credit card installment.

BIRTHDAY

Yesterday was my birthday and i had a wonderful time with my loved ones and also thanks to those friends who celebrated in advance with me.    

Last weekend I went over to Shijia's place for Christmas party. It's also a house warming cum gathering. And I never expected them to remember my birthday and it really surprised me when they brought out a cake and sang happy birthday song...sobz sobz im really so touched. They got me a birthday card, presents and a cake. Sigh...didn't managed to take some shots of the party and cake as I was in a shock.

Here's the ladies group. They are all my best friends cum ex-colleagues. Really had a great time whenever I'm out with them.

As for the guys.....we didn't managed to snap any photos of them or even a group photo of everyone... And here's the pressies i got for birthday and xmas!!

David brought me to Dempsey on Friday and treated me dinner. We didn't order much as both of us are not big eaters anymore. We only ordered a soup, chicken wings and pizza to share and i am already full when i finished half pot of the soup and a wing!! Sorry for the noisy pics -_-''

After dinner, we went to get a cake at Grand Copthorne. And this year the Christmas decoration is so pretty!! A xmas log cake house!

Here's my mini cheesecake topped with strawberries love it!!!

On Friday, we headed down to Orchard to continue my birthday celebration. And yes, my birthday celebration normally last for two to three days beginning with eve, actual and post lolz. Had light lunch at Flam's - one of our latest food discovery. Its specialty is french pizza where the pizza crust is very uniquely thin like 'wanton skin' and the chef will spread this special white cream over the 'wanton skin' then top it up with onions, bacons, mushrooms and cheese. Bake for 6 minutes and this is what you get......

We ordered two flams and a beer. The other was goat cheese with honey. Both equally delicious!

It's shopping time! Didn't really buy much as i already spend quite a far bit in this month at taka sale, pedro, reebonz and air tickets. But i was really lucky that day as H&M is having sale!! And i managed to get the two sweaters which i eyed on earlier this month at a cheap price. 

Was in Orchard for about three hours and it's dinner time. No choice as we arrived Orchard in the late afternoon so we can't get to shop much. Had dinner with my family and i brought them to this German restaurant near Duxton area where, both of us like the food and beer over there.

For appetizers, we ordered spicy goulash beef soup and sausage platter; pig trotters, lamb shank and roasted goose as mains, ending with two hot brownie cakes. My family are all small eaters hence we did not order a main for everyone but rather, we share the dishes and trust me, the five of us are damn full that we didn't even order a second glass of beer... 

Here's some random pictures of my dad and mum. You wouldn't get to see my sis as she's the one busy taking all these photos.

 

I know the pig trotter and all looked rather small in the picture below but in actual fact, the portion is quite huge...well okie, except the brownie cake. Must order the roasted goose which is only available during Christmas season. The skin is roasted till very crispy just like the pig trotters!!! OMG and the lamb shank is superb as well!!!

For those who are interested in checking out the restaurants which i mentioned above, here's the address:

Flam's
Orchard Central #02-30, Tel: 6884 4202

Magma German Wine Bistro
2 Bukit Pasoh Road, Tel: 6221 0634