We had a team outing over the weekend. We decided on a trip to Universal Studios prefaced by lunch at a place called The King Louis, which my team mates chose because of the temptingly tantalising pictures of food on their website. Food which we ourselves saw when we went there, like these: Salivating sight, […]
Archives for September 2014
A High School Reunion of Filipinos in a Mexican Restaurant in Singapore
My high school classmate Katrina, who is now based in Hong Kong, was in Singapore for a work-related trip, so she contacted me and our 2 other high school classmates here (Kaye and Elma) to ask if we could meet up for dinner a couple of weeks ago. We ended up having dinner at Viva […]
Buddhist Film Festival // My Mandala
My friend Armar invited me and his sister Arlyn to watch a movie for the Buddhist Film Festival over the weekend. He was excited about it because the movie director herself would be present and hold a Q&A session after the film showing. So we showed up at Shaw cinema and got ushered into a […]
Sample Store’s Kabloom Event
Last Saturday, I attended Sample Store’s Kabloom event, an exclusive on-site preview of the new Sample Store. I got my invite as a beauty panelist in the mail. Before all else, let me explain what Sample Store is. It’s a website where you can buy samples of products at a fixed fee of S$5.99 for […]
My Instagram Obsession: FMS A Photo A Day
I decided to join in the famous FMS photo a day instagram challenge this month. The challenge poses a list of daily photo prompts to follow every month and post on instagram. The September list is below. I had joined in once, a few years ago. Back then I just snapped without really putting […]
The Maze Runner {Movie Review}
SYNOPSIS When Thomas wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover […]
Belated Birthday Brunch
My friends threw me a belated birthday brunch over the weekend, and it was glorious. It was held in Jefrey’s place. He actually researched recipes and baked brioche and fritata and made a healthy fruit and yogurt parfait. I’m so touched! Cate and Tatsie brought hokkien mee (prawn noodles) because it is Filipino custom to […]
Of Love, Loss, and Iphones
Recently I was talking to a friend of mine about a boy. Isn’t it almost always about a boy? Or should I say, at our age, about a man? “I’m hoping that I’ll be okay by his wedding,” she sighed, as I imagined Adele crooning “Never mind I’ll find someone like you” in the background. […]
Guess the Movie in Emoji
My friend Monica just posted this fun game where you get to guess which movie is being portrayed using emoji icons (emojicons?). We’re having so much fun playing it so I thought, why not share it with you guys? So here you go! Answer in the comments! 🙂 Answers below:1) Life of Pi2) Sweeney Todd: […]
Birthday Diaries 2014
I turned 32 over the weekend. A few months ago I would have been depressed at no longer finding my age in the calendar, but after seeing this video, I realized I was guilty and I am now happy to be in my thirties. 😀 Okay now let’s delve into the events of my birthday. […]