My parcel arrived!

Last week, I caved in and ordered some items from Martha Steward Crafts! I have been pondering like forever already! I was very concerned about the shipping charges initially (US$21.95 for 1st item leh!) but Heck it lah! I am really dying to own some of their lovely punches!!!!

(picture from marthastewartcrafts.com)

Bone Folder
Perfect tool for scoring and folding!

(picture from marthastewartcrafts.com)

Doily Lace Edge Punch!
My favourite!

(picture from marthastewartcrafts.com)
Double Scallop Edge Punch!

So lovely right! I actually wanted more items but I am like kinda broke now! Anyway, I haven't ordered from them before and I didn't know the service standard so I didn't know what to expect too.

But I was very pleased with the fast delivery! Within 1 week, I received my parcel via Fedex! Now I know why it cost so much for the delivery. Not like some merchants who will charged you alot and send via normal post services.

Yay! My parcel screams for attention!

Yay! My circle-cutter, bone folder and 2 punches are
nicely presented in their pretty packaging!


The Doily Lace punch is really to-die-for!
The effect is very gorgeous lor!

I got so excited I immediately tried to make something with all these tools!

So I made a money envelope for Dulcy!
It's her bday next Sat!
Look at the lovely Doily Lace edge!
Nice right!!!

I also tried cutting some circles with the circle-cutter!

Here's a look at how it works!

I am having so much fun! I am also dying to have a HUGEEEE Craft table lor!!! It's really very hard to do something while confined to the tiny space on my bedroom floor!

Pray and Hope I will get a new pad soon!!! I will make sure I will have a huge craft table! Hehe!

I'm having a Partee!!!!!!!

My E-invitation on Facebook!

I had finally decided the theme for my big 3-0 birthday bash! It's gonna be Nautical Chic! It's predictable but is the easiest theme to make everyone dress up!

I so want the "Ah-Lian" theme but I have mixed reviews for this theme, saying that it's too difficult lah or they won't wanna be caught dead in the 90s Ah Lian fashion! Hahaha! Some of them are quite excited though! Especially Celine, who was going to borrow her ah lian friend's Ferragamo Bow hairband (the must-have Lian accessory of the 90s) and a Sonia Rykiel quilted bag just for my party!

Sorry Celine! I'm gonna disappoint you! But I am doing one of your favourite theme too!

I am so excited about my party and I guess some of my friends too but not some of the invited guests though. Well, I guess it's just another party for them then......

I'm so going to source for nautical stuff to decorate the place and also nautical-inspired games!

I finally went to the Dentist.......

and had my rotten wisdom tooth taken out!!!!!

An artwork for the collection I did for Young Hearts Story Bra
back in 2002.

I am so proud of myself you know! I had the worse fear of going to the dentist and I finally gathered all my courage and went and had my rotten tooth of 3 years taken out! It's gross, I know! Wahaha!

My primary school dental nurse was the cause of my phobia of dentist! Until now, I can still remember the dental visits I had in primary school. Especially in Primary 1 or 2, the visits were very frequent. I recalled shaking in my seat whenever I saw fellow classmates walking pass the corridor with a yellow dental card on his/her hands and prayed hard that my name will not be called. And whenever I got unlucky, I would walked as if I was a inmate going for my death sentence! Wahaha!

The dental nurse had super tight curls and would wear a typical nurse uniform. She would scream at all of the students irregardless what we do or don't do.

"SIT THERE AND BE QUIET!!!!!", is all I heard once I stepped into the room, ALONE. (As if I can be very noisy alone lor, I was like going to cry liao!)

"Come here!!!!!"; "Rinse your mouth!!!!"; "Open your mouth BIGGER!!!!!!"

She was never gentle. Never caring.

I was traumatized.

So when I went to secondary school, I opt out for dental visits. I was so glad I don't have to go to a dentist anymore! But of course, now that I am older, I kinda regret not taking care of my teeth.

I hate that nurse.

Think my tooth was more like the on the the right!
Wahahaha!

Nevertheless, I started going to the dentist again! I am very happy I had taken my tooth out and going through it, although I did shiver til I almost puked! Haha! It was still a great relief for me!

In comparison, this new dentist I went to was so gentle! I will highly recommend him although the place's a lil ulu lah! I still think Dentists is a male job. Females are too rough for this! I will never go to a female dentist ever! Hahaha!!!!

It's Boo's Big 3-0!

Boo just turned 30 on Monday! To celebrate his big 3-0, we went to House for dinner! Was planning to surprise him but in the end, I was so busy, I couldn't make it in time to go pick him up!

The stupid taxi driver nearly spoiled the evening when he took an extremely long route to Dempsey! Usually it would have cost be about $6+ to reach from my office at Outram but this time, it cost me $11!!! I was freaking pissed! I had to keep my cool, if not the whole evening will be bad lor! Curse him ar!

So! Here we are at House, having a simple but great time!

Boo's looking real happy!

The Ice coffee Boo ordered didn't came with milk and when we requested for it, they came back much later with a tiny espresso cup filled with hot steamed milk.
I liked the tiny cup! So cute!

Skinny Pizza!
My 2nd time having this super crispy pizza!
Very nice!
But I ordered the wrong one this time. I should have gotten the squid ink one...
The Salami and pesto was alright lah, but there is feta cheese on it though....
My portion!

Boo taking a big bite!
We ordered the American Sliders as well!
I had it the other time with Celine and the Boeys and I like beef patty!
Oh! And not forgetting the lovely duo fries!

Delicious truffle fries and sweet potato fries combination!

The burgers looked so cute!

The Guiltless Chocolate Cake!
It's realllllly verrrryyyy Swwweeeeet!
I feel it's way to sweet to be called Guiltless!!!!

Oh well, the cake was suppose to be served for another purpose!

Which is.........

.... for me to put this on! Hahaha!!!!

My Boo acting cute with my tiny hand-made card.

Boo's making a wish real hard!!!
Look at his face!
Hahahahaha....

Still wishing!!!

It was Boo’s 1st time to Dempsey (he knows he is “suah-ku”!) and he really liked it.

A big 3!

Mine's coming soon too! Yikes!!!!

Us, with my tiny card for keepsake!

And we headed home after that!☺

Boo waving goodbye to me!
Bye~!!!

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What a Surprise!!!!!!

I had to tell this story!

Earlier on Monday morning, Boo's colleague, Tracy, msn-ed me to ask if I can join them for lunch at Tiong Bahru Plaza to sort of surprise but I couldn’t as I had to clock in and out for lunch. So I offered an alternative to show up with a birthday cake to surprise him when he is having lunch! And I had made them change plans to have lunch at Great World instead so it would be nearer for me.
So came lunch time, I had lunch at the food court and continue to liaise with Tracy with the timing. I even helped to get the cake so as not to rouse any suspicion!
After getting the cake from Sweet Secret, I went straight to the Crystal Jade Kitchen on level 3 with the cake. I met Tracy, who showed me where Boo and his team were. Not thinking too much of anything, I lit the candles and slowly paced my way to the private room.

“Happy Birthday!”, I said when I step into the room.

Boo’s face lit up and I looked at the rest of his colleagues. At the corner of my eye, I saw there were another table next to theirs and I thought it was his colleagues too, so I turned and look……..

I saw a really familiar face. It was Justin, my boss’s son and I got a shock! It took me a good 5 seconds to realize my Boss was there too! And I turned and my familiar faces I saw! Not only some of my colleagues were there, the Taiwanese buyers were there too! Oh my god!!!

I was utterly embarrassed and shocked! People both familiar and strangers were looking at me and the commotion I caused!

My boss stood up and congratulated Boo. (Yes! CONGRATULATED! He went like, “oh your birthday ah, gong xi gong xi ah!”) I was like thinking, “gong xi???!!!!” Hahaha!

After the short 5-10 minutes commotion, I quickly made an excuse to go and exited the private room and head back to the office!

LayC, Kim and Dulcy were waiting for me at the taxi stand and they couldn’t believe my luck too! Goodness!!!!

I told them, “guess the surprise was really for me, not Boo!”

Hahaha!