Topshop Guerilla Fashion Showcase

F3 organized this fashion showcase to launch Topshop/Topman's new spring line. Spot the models along Orchard, take photos with them and get a free gift card =) It's kinda hard to miss the whole entourage of models and camera crews......

We had no idea what this gift card was but we juz helped ourselves with a few. Only when we went down to the store to check it out did we know that it's cash vouchers ranging from $5 to $20 without any terms and conditions. Damn, should have collected a few more. hahahhaa.....

We even managed to score a Polaroid shot with some of the models =) The day that I decided to wear flats to town, I had to stand in between these 6ft models in 5" platform heels. I feel tiny...

More photos with the models. We chose the 2 cutest male models and Jess had the luxury of being between them.... Doesn't the one on the right look a little like Chace Crawford aka Nate Archibald?

The whole entourage of leggy 6ft models spotted along Orchard Road as they made their way from ION to Raffles City and then back to ION again.

the date is finally fixed

Just around Christmas, I received an exciting news from work that I'll be going to Mexico to do a product transfer from Johnson&Johnson, one of the biggest players in Medical Devices. The trip has been postpone over and over and it's finally happening. Preliminary schedule for my USA work trip is out. We should be leaving SG on 14 Apr and be there for about 3 weeks. We will first be at San Francisco for 3 days to do a small product transfer from our sister company at SILICON VALLEY! Should be a easy project and we'll have half to one day to chill in San Francisco. Sux that it's so short but we are there for work so be thankful.

We will then fly down to El Paso, Texas where we will be staying for the rest of our trip. J&J's facility is juz across the border at Juarez, Mexico. Apparently it isn't too safe for us to stay there, so a private van with 2 security guards is arranged to escort us cross border from El Paso to Juarez daily. Sounds exciting right, like illegal immigrants. hahahaha....

The sad part is that there's practically nothing to do at El Paso and that we have insane working hours =( 13hr shifts for 2-3 days a week + 2 Saturdays.... Work starts at freaking 6am!!! Shopping is sad sad sad too. The closest decent factory outlet is 10hrs drive away. Looks like it's gonna be online shopping all the way...

Most importantly, my boy's birthday falls on 17 Apr when I'm scheduled to leave on 14 Apr =(

11.30am and I'm out

A touch of red always cheers me up =)

My bal has come a long way and now it's slouchy enough for me to carry it cross-body comfortably. I'm a sucker for messengers and who doesn't like to be hands free?

top: Zara, denim: Miss Sixty, heels: Vincci, bag: Balenciaga

body chains

I was doing my usual blog surfing and saw nitrolicious's feature on a(r)mor. It's so amazing! I love chains and seeing how it's used, WOW! I'm especially loving those shoulder pieces. Maybe I can try something over this long weekend. Did I mention that I'm having half day on Thursday? Actually, I would prefer to do away with these half days and replace them with AL... Oh well, tea anyone? My boy is on call again. What's new......

credits: http://www.armorjewelry.com/

everyone is going/has been to London EXCEPT me............

My freaking sister is going to London for a one month farm stay before our family's Europe trip in June. Why didn't I hear of such things during my college days!!! How I wish I can turn back time to the days when I need not count and recount my leave (hoping that I miscalculated and some extra days will pop out) and have 3 months long vacation.....

Fat Boy's Burger

To tie in with my own restaurant week, we went burger hunting. I've heard so much at Fat Boy's so it's time to finally try it.

Beer battered onion rings with delicious bbq sauce. The portion is much bigger than expected.

2 100g beef patty, cheese, fried egg and bacon. Even Nithe's ginormous jaw could barely make it through the layers.

My mini version of the fat basterd, Wimpy, with juz 1 150g beef patty. Together with the onion rings and chocolate milkshake, I was stuffed with my fries untouched....

It's a good deal for its price but our top spots for burgers still belongs to Four Seasons and Pierside. Then and again, those are wagyu burgers with foie gras and belong to a class of their own.

chef chan

Mandy's and Agnes's parents came to visit from Hong Kong and they invited us over to their place for some home cooked food. They have this poolside patio with an open kitchen which makes it a really nice chill out place. Look at the jacuzzi at the back...

The kitchen comes with an oven, a huge fridge, a wine chiller, an ice store, a stove and even an awesome coffee maker. One of the perks of living in a luxury apartment.

Daddy Chan cooked dinner for us! He should totally open a restaurant =) His food was so awesome especially his grilled salmon head. Together with sake and red wine, perfection...

And we ended with supper at Yong He because they wanted to try some locals as well as see Geylang. Love soy bean curd, fried fritters, shao bing =) Frog porridge next............

Julien Bompard

Julien Bompard is located in the midst of Shenton Way, at Ascott Singapore Raffles Place. I had high hopes prior to visiting but sadly, they didn't really live up to it. Besides the standard dinner set menu that was offered to us for this Restaurant Week promotion, we ordered other starters like Foie Gras and Escargots. One couldn't go wrong with foie gras and it was good but the escargots were juz alright. Their bread basket was good though.

Starter

* Slow cooked Egg with Black Truffle, Medley of forest mushrooms (favorite dish of all). The thick mushroom cream sauce was awesome!

Main (Choice of one selection)

* Braised Lamb Rump with Ratatouille, Garlic and Rosemary sauce

or

* Snapper with Provencal Escabeche, Basil Oil and balsamic vinegar. I had the fish and the garnish used was something new to my taste buds. Not sure whether I liked it or not.....

Dessert

* Chilled Apple Tart with Olive Ice Cream, Caramelized almond coulis. Olive ice cream was a first but the sweetness of the apples and caramelized almond coulis masked the taste of the ice cream so I still have little idea of how olive ice cream tastes like.

Overall, the food was alright but it's unlikely I'll return. Maybe this is juz not my cup of tea....

Garibaldi

Restaurant Week for me starts with dinner with my folks at Garibaldi along Purvis Street. It's one of those little restored shop houses with the interior completely revamped. As it's a promotion, it was good that the place was not overbooked or that they tried to squeeze in as many tables as possible or that had bad service.

Still deciding between The Song of India and Julian Bompard or maybe I should go for both......

Holiday!!!!

OMG OMG OMG. My parents booked a 11-day tour package to this awesome Europe destination for our family holiday in June!!! And all I need to pay is for my own shopping =) There's no way I'm willing to fork out another 3.5k for travel this year after Japan..... It isn't a shopping trip but I still hope it doesn't disappoint. No more shopping in SG until then. Now I'll juz need to figure out how to squeeze my leave.... I'm so excited!!!!!