no summer, more rain instead

been humid, wet, rainy the past days. was affected by the shin-knee high flood. oh come on, how can i not be affected when i live along the bukit timah stretch and have to commute along the bukit timah stretch to get to places. ridiculous rain. feels as though this island might just plunge into complete watery darkness in no time. need to ready myself with a sampan. but for a start i must arm myself with 15$ rain boots, wasting my hundred odd dollars (though 4 years old) dr martens is too unworthy. yes, not forgetting a handy-dandy bloody poncho (makes me feel like a kinder-land teletubby retard).

thanks rain. though i've been living here with you for 20 odd years, i am still unused to your common everyday presence.

x,
d.

uber cute rilakkuma cafe finds ♥

found some super uber cute rilakkuma collectibles and accessories over at a neighborhood shopping mall, IMM. really nice people there who brings in loads of original Sanrio merchandises. picked up 2 mysterious rilakkuma figurine boxes (sgd$8/ pop). and found myself with these 2 little fellas staring at me! along with that, shawn got me an adorable rilakkuma iphone cover. super sweet. :)

finally found myself a place to visit often, with merchandise coming in every month. orders for sanrio merchandise are welcomed too. how awesome is that?

there's a singapore based Rilakkuma fanpage, i<3rilakkuma, to check out. the recently opened up an online shop selling rilakkuma merchandise, limited but still worth a look.


simply adorable.

adieu!

have officially left my current place for greener pastures, and a slightly uncertain future lies ahead. 

it was really sweet of my colleagues to be gathering together getting me copic markers. another close colleague got me my favorite instant hazelnut coffee from Old Town and  it came together with a cute little organiser. everything made me tear. in return, a huge HUGE lollipop goodie bag for the office's indulgence. everyone in there just have a thing for junk food and candies. children who never grow up. 

not forgetting indian cuisine at tandoori riverwalk this weekend for father's day with shawn and his family. yummy i say. followed by a long stroll down the singapore river. 

shopping + wrapping

visited cat socrates at bras basah complex, during lunch this afternoon, to pick up some little knick-knacks for my colleagues and for friends. managed to pick up a handful of camera pin-badges for my colleagues, as a little farewell gift. for friends: a cute kitty cat coaster/ magnet. the best part i appreciate most is that it's made in singapore and illustrated by a local. supporting your local scene is always the way to go! :)

spaghetti and fries!

loads to eat this weekend! for a start there's scrumptious cold soba noodles for starters and loads of pasta to go around the table. all specially prepared by shawn's brother-in-law with love, affection and patience. without a doubt, the whole table gives 2 thumbs up. heavy dinner leaves the whole family chilling out on the couch in front of the tv screen. 

sunday dinner is a trip to everything with fries at lorong mambong, Holland Village. it's not the best western around but its still worth the try. my opinion: 4 of 6 for ratings. 

the place looked lovely. had a vanilla malt shake, which didn't disappoint us a single bit. it was thick, rich and frothy, definitely certain they were real generous with the vanilla ice cream. what followed was a long wait for the food which made us expect more but was seriously disappointed... 

i had the grilled ham and cheese sandwich with garlic and herb shoestring fries and coleslaw. while shawn had the cheese burger with sour cream and onion straight cut fries and coleslaw. 

starting with mine, the first bite had this punch. flavor-ful and it made me take another bite to figure out whats that sauce that got in it, Dijon mustard. pretty good if you're a fan of mustard. the fries, were honestly bland. shawn seconds that. the coleslaw felt like it lacked something, making it pretty raw tasting, just like some crudely chopped up lettuce with some mayo slapped over it. shawn's burger just felt like any-ol' cheese burger out there. but his sour cream fries were pretty good. 

service on the whole was average. a young service crew but not prompt and observant. since service is tabbed, seriously do not see much a point to leave a tip them. 

i just wished more effort and love was made into the food, as it generally felt like it was lacking something here and there. 

in 5 more (week)days...

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stones with mouths wishing you "YES IT'S THURSDAY, TV WEEKENDS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!".

went to check out la salle's graduate show over the weekends. they have some pretty impressive installations and portfolios up there. admission is free, definitely worth a visit. if i had the time and the money to fork out, i would love to be a student there. so much creative and expressive freedom there.

photos taken by shawn.