EDNA'S BLOG

CNY 2012: Part II

2012-03-10T10:35:00.001+08:00

Good morning! I'm up early on a Saturday morning because I had close to 12 hours of sleep! Best feeling ever.

Okay, I'm back to continue!

So Part II of CNY, right.

Headed out to Teoheng with my colleagues for a singing session before heading to my relatives' house to bai nian! :D

Celebrated a little cousin's birthday!

Deco with sweets plated by the 3 little kids!

1 of them shares the same birth date with me!!

2nd person I found. The first was a tour guide whom brought us around Europe.

The caterer was late like maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad.

Was extremely famished.

Food wasn't great and it's pretty rare I didn't have a second helping.

2nd outfit for CNY!

Red blouse/overall which I love love love matched it up with my black leather pants!

Mum's heels, blue sling bag and of course my banglessssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

Trust me, I feel very empty going out without any accessory on my hand.

I once went to work feeling something was missing. 3 seconds later, I went "Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, I didn't have any accessory on my hands because I left the house in a hurried mode."

With mummy!

Judging from my eyes, I am indeed very sleepy.

(Oh btw, this is the new house! You guys are fortunate because you have a view on the outside! HAHAHA!)

No lie, living in a HDB flat now.

Mum asked me to pose in this manner, but somehow I felt like I'm punching myself.

Mum and dad!

Mum changed into her comfy slippers when she got back home.

CNY flowers!

Flowers?

My heart earring!

Bye!

Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant with Mum

2012-03-06T20:32:00.000+08:00

Breakfast before church service on a Sunday morning long ago...

I'd always have my porridge, been patronizing the stall for about 10 years?

Yeah, half of my life.

Since it was the CNY festive season, mum decided to order a plate of yu sheng to go along with the porridge.

There you go.

Not exactly my favourite dish but I soaked them in my bowl of porridge to make them semi-cooked.

The task to search for my CNY clothes..... went to no avail.

So I decided to treat mum to a nice lunch for accompanying me for CNY shopping. She's been doing that together with me for years! <3

(I'm quite demanding when it comes to clothes for CNY because I insist of not having them bought from blogshops, $10 Bugis street lane or anywhere else you can see shops/stalls selling the same dress. Quite indecisive and picky too because I don't want people to go "Oooooh, I've seen that dress before." NO CANNOT.)

(So sorry that I gotta give $10 lane at Bugis street a thumb down for CNY :( Don't worry, Bugis Street is still my second home. How can anyone get lost there, seriously?)

Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant it was.

Deco.

King Sized Nanxiang Crab Roe Steamed Soup Bun!!!

OH MY TIAN.

I've never seen that before!

Will definitely give it a try the next time I go there!

Nanxiang Drunken Chicken!

Served cold/room temperature.

Shanghai Pan-Fried Dumpling

Nanxiang Dumplings with Noodle Soup

!!!!

Shrimp & Pork Filling Steamed Bun!

XLB.

*drools*

Here's my mum tempting you guys.

Not my fault, she wanted a photo.

*coughs*

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

XLBs for you? :D

Here's my mum having fun with her shrimp dumpling!

I repeat, not my fault ahhh.

Yam pastry with Sesame.

Chilled Sweetened Water Chestnut

This was refreshing! (Y)

My mum asked what ingredients were used for this dessert and a week or so later, she whipped out the exact same dessert.

Genius or what.

With all the love for cooking, no wonder everyone in my family is round and chubby.

*coughs coughs*

*looks at my brother*

See! I promised an entry riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

Photo of nails:

This is mine!

Mum's!

Pretty eh?

That is all for now, goodbye and take care!

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2012-03-05T22:35:00.002+08:00

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I'll be back with a more picture content entry!

Pssst! I love how my nails look like now!

Show you guys in the next entry too! Ha!

Bye!

Greyson Chance - Hold On 'Til The Night

2012-03-01T21:40:00.003+08:00

Watching the minute hand
Frozen solid not moving
Still we believe we can
But we're afraid of losing
Watching from over here
It's hardly worth competing
I'm almost out of here
While breaking a heart that's beating
Just as I start giving up
I'm not backing up

[Chorus]
Run into the light
Get out of your own way
Not afraid to fight
Believe in what you say
I'll hold on till the night
Hanging by a thread
I'm not scared to let go
Thoughts inside your head
That creep up to get you
I believe this is right
So I'll hold on til the night

[Verse 2]
I climbed up on a tree
To get a new perspective
If love is worth the time
The price is being rejected
Just as I start falling down
I turned this around

[Bridge]
Hold on til I'm with you
All I've got to give you
All my fears are slowly fading to never know
Yes I start running running running running!

[Chorus]
Run into the light
Get out of your own way
Not afraid to fight
Believe in what you say
I'll hold on till the night
(Believe that this is the night)
Hanging by a thread
I'm not scared to let go
Thoughts inside your head
That creep up to get you
I believe this is right
So I'll hold on til the night

A little slow here, but better late than never.

This song is on repeat mode on my phone.

A talented 15 year old, his songs are all so his style.

What an amazing voice, never fail to impress me with his vocals.

(Y)

miss A "Touch" from the 4th project, [TOUCH]

2012-02-29T22:09:00.005+08:00

"Touch" is the word.

Miss A released the single "Touch" recently, to be exact it was 19 February.

Everything about this song just stands out from the other K-Pop songs you've heard. Produced by J.Y.Park himself, this song just gives you the creep. The choreography, the music video etc gives a different vibe to it. Put it simply, "Zombified" and "Mysterious".

After watching the music video, I was really curious as to how they would perform the choreography live as it is being edited to make the steps robotic.

A new hair style for Fei.

I must say, Jia looks really stunning here.

Love the eye make-up too.

Gotta view a tutorial on this.

Once again, Fei, Min, Suzy and Jia.

Love the outfits, especially Jia's.

(Photos credit to the respective sources.)

Here's the music video:

Live performance:

Watch their music video, otherwise this picture might haunt you.

"You touch my heart baby"

Buys from Watson's Mega Sale & Changi City Point

2012-02-27T23:43:00.000+08:00

Went out with mum on Sunday to Singapore Expo! There was Watson's Mega Sale, NATAS Travel Fair and some furniture fair going on! Have to admit I was quite tempted to enter the NATAS fair but naaaaah, I shall go on a trip by myself. I would probably go over to UK to find Sam over there! (You hear that Sam?! :D) Nothing is finalised yet anyway, even still no one knows about my solo trip. Well, I did tell my dad I wanted to go missing on my 21st but he said I couldn't. >.<

Anyway!

Here's what I got!

2 bedsheets from Watson's Mega Sale, a pair of SKECHERS shoe, a pair of DENIZEN jeans and a packet of jelly bean!!

I got something to announce here... You know the pair of jeans above....

"I CAN FIT INTO A SIZE 26!"

HOLY MAMA.

(And yes, I'm indirectly saying that I wear a larger size than size 26.)

I couldn't believe.

Not that I lost any weight or what but I still can't believe it.

Their sizes might differ but according to my brother he said no.

(He bought 2 pairs earlier on.)

The pair of jeans did look smaller compared to my one and only pair at home though.

._.

Moving on ...

My SKECHERS shoe for walking!

This is mad comfortable I tell you.

With pig lining too!

Awesome stuff!

What's more, the outlet at Changi City Point is a factory outlet which means everything there is at a discounted rate! But limited sizes and colours for every pair of shoes.

(Y)

Okay, goodnight people!

CNY 2012: Part I

2012-02-24T23:14:00.001+08:00

It's been a month since Chinese New Year! Time sure flies!

Anyway, a few years back I have been starting to do last minute shopping! And it's always on the eve of Chinese New Year. Ha! Can't help it man. It's only when the deadline is approaching, then you'll feel the urge to complete your task, right right?! Like when you're studying for exams too. Same same.

So pretty right!

I fell in love with Instagram even more after this shot was taken.

Addition to my last minute buys.

IKEA accessory hanger for belts, scarf etc.

3 packets of cotton for removing nail polish. (Only 75 cents for 1 packet! NO LIE!)

And 3 pairs of earrings.

Also, during the eve of CNY ....

I'm sure most girls will be paranoid.

"What dress should I wear? "

"I look so fat in this dress, HOW?!?! "

"My nails are not coloured! Which colour should I polish to match my outfit?!"

"What bag should I bring?"

"What kind of accessories to match my WHOLE outfit tomorrow?!"

"SHOES! Heels, stiletto, platform, wedges or what?!!"

"Make-up! What theme should I have? Smokey? Earthy? Korean?"

(Korean make up = no make up make up. Like machiam no make up at all but there is.)

Lastly, girls will not eat so much on during the reunion dinner so they won't look fat on 初一.

(Whateverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, I gave up on that. JUST EAT!)

Thought I could master the newspaper nail pattern but..... I would definitely recommend using alcohol instead. Water just doesn't work that well like what I saw on YouTube.

If you're wondering how I did it, here it is:

Pieces of newspaper cuttings! Just enough to cover your nail and you're good.

Things you will need:

Newspaper cuttings

Water

White polish (Or grey)

Top Coat

(I don't use base coat because my nails are super healthy. Doesn't chip or whatsoever.)

1. Apply white polish onto your nail (1 or 2 layer(s), up to you.)

2. Take 1 of the newspaper cutting and soak it in water for 2 seconds.

3. Tap off the excess water and immediately place the newspaper cutting onto your nail. Make sure to apply pressure. Let it stay for 5 seconds or longer.

4. Peel the cutting slowly off your nails.

5. Apply a layer of top coat to seal the pattern and you're done!

Video here BUT this is using ALCOHOL.

After spending hours of trying to paint a pattern on my nails, I gave up and went to have my reunion dinner with my family. I sat on the floor for god-knows how many hours and had backache for a short while. I dragged myself to the dinning table with the thought *must not let my brother steal all the food* in my mind.

(Okay, I was joking! :D)

Food food food.

Prawns!

I don't know what you call this but just leave it to boil a little longer because it still has the sticky gooey taste if you are impatient.

Sliced fish!

Our first time using electric steamboat!

And oh! First reunion dinner and CNY at our new house! ^^

Let's move on to 初一!!

Instagram-ed!

Qipao with my newly bought earrings! :D

You can't really tell but I did a navy themed for my eye make-up.

First apply a white base to allow the colours to stand out, followed by navy blue and just a slightly lighter shade of blue to make the gradient effect.

Lastly apply eye liner to enhance the look!

Ready to set off to grandma's place!

Mum braided my hair!

And I ended up with red nails -___-

But it still looks nice right?

I filed my nails, not bad huh?

*wiggles eyebrow*

Snacks and tidbits over at grandma's place.

Photo with my cousin because it's her first time wearing a dress on CNY!

My relatives said I looked like a China doll!

Heeeee.

Cousins!

Almond cookies that my brother and I could not resist.

There's still a couple of pieces left, I should pop them into my mouth soon.

Outfit of the day.

Pretty not ah? :)

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Nail tools!

2012-02-23T21:35:00.004+08:00

Received a parcel on Tuesday! :D

All wrapped up in bubble wrap to ensure nothing is damage.

Nail dotting tools and a nail art brush!

Told ya I would get a brush!

Now I can do polka dots on my nails without having to rely on toothpick which doesn't give me a rounded dot.

Had Jap food for lunch at Paragon yesterday.

Oh my tian, I need to have economical lunch from now onwards. I want my $3 lunch back.

My ramen!

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Hope you guys had a good week, it's Friday tomorrow!

I'm really hoping that I will find my direction in life soon, it sucks to not know where you're heading in life. Everyday waking up and feeling lost ain't the feeling you want to experience all your life. I know it's part and parcel life but but but ....

Haiyo.

(Sorry, a part of me wanted to type this down.)

Keep the faith Edna, keep the faith.

Freshness Burger at CWP

2012-02-20T21:51:00.000+08:00

Had Freshness Burger the other day at Causeway Point!

It's a fast food restaurant from Japan which is founded in 1992!

(I finally can say that I'm older than the restaurant, ha!)

My Bacon Omelet Burger, $1 more for cheese!

Fries galore!

That's 4 packets of fries!

$5.50 for burger with add-on cheese, a drink and fries.

Couldn't really remember how awesome or not it was, but I guess it was alright?

Bye!

Spongebob "Edna" Stickers!

2012-02-18T20:37:00.004+08:00

I'm just uploading random pictures to share with you guys!

Nice or what! :D

It would be nicer if the other characters like Mr Krabs, Sandy, Gary etc on it as well!

1 for 1 blueberry melts and chocolate sundae!

My calorie and sugar intake shot like crazy after having those at a go.

*nom nom nom*

Chocolates I got on Valentine's Day!

4 for $5, how not to buy.

Got the chocolate with waffle biscuit for mum.

Colleague's kid first month!

The chocolate brownie was awesome.

Soft and chocolatey = awesome

(I know the milk bottle chocolate éclair is really adorable, but it looks nicer than it tastes.)

Okay, ciao ciao!

Chingay 2012

2012-02-16T22:44:00.000+08:00

This was my first time attending Chingay! I didn't know Chingay was just round the corner until I saw it trending on Yahoo and my colleague telling me about it! It was a last minute decision but nevertheless thank you to my colleague who got me the ticket! :)

I took lots of pictures with my phone with less than 50% of battery remaining but... managed to survive until I reached home! (Of course, switching off your 3G is a must.)

So I shall spam you guys with lots of photos! (At least take more than a second to view the pictures kay! I spent lots of time pasting the codes here in blogger! Thanksssssss :D)

"Centred on theme of "Love, Car and Kindness Everywhere" Chingay 2012 takes you on a colourful celebration of love in all its guises, flowing with passion, romance, harmony and community spirit as Chingay marks its 40th years in anniversay.

Catch breaktaking performances along a 360-meters waterway with performers making a splash and creating spectacular stunts and exhilarating acts with water. Chingay 2012 promises a splashing good time for all."

(Credits to the respective source.)

Purple section.

Singapore flyer in the background.

Young volunteers to motivate the crowd!

Way to go motivators!

Part of the 360m waterway!

Every performer will definitely place their foot on it!

Woo woo!

I wanna be in the 'bubble' too!

Doing Hyuna's "Bubble Pop" dance would be a good idea.

Haaaa!

Dragonnnnnnn!

Finale!

My job here is done.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Annyeong!

Loots!

2012-02-13T23:17:00.001+08:00

After church service on Sunday, mummy and I went shopping at Parkway Parade! We entered a Japanese supermarket and I saw this!

A miniature version of this "Kewpie Mayonnaise"!

SO CUTE!

The moment I saw it I was like "Mummy! Let's buy this okay!"

It was more of a statement than a question. After persuading her for 5 seconds, she went "Okay lah, okay lah."

Mum bought a packet of kelp too, heard it would taste nice if you use it in soups.

You know, I was watching Budget Barbie right before I slept. And in this episode, it was so coincidental that Qiu Qiu went to Parkway Parade to see what she could buy with a hundred bucks.

Here's the episode and DENG DENG! She bought a pouch at $4.90 from S.T Louis!

OMG.

You can start watching at 5:15 if you want to see the pouches that she bought!

(Okay, you can call me cheapskate if you want because I'm really like Qiu Qiu, I buy $5 and $10 stuff, $20 and above is considered expensive. Ha!)

I bought a top at $10 at some stall along the way.

The 2 pouches ($4.90 each!!), a expandable bag ($6.90) and a necklace for only $3.90!!

All from S.T. Louis!!

The expandable bag and the darker coloured pouch are mum's which she can use during her holiday trip!

Instagram-ed.

Close up on the glass necklace!

Will snap a photo when I wear it someday!

The other day, I went to Bugis and this was what I got:

$2 belt!

And 2 owl rings at $2 each!

The ring on the right is so adorable right?!

And this:

ZA's new skincare product!

Recommended by Xiaxue.

Pink products displayed on the shelves, how can you not buy them?

"Buy me! Buy me!" - This was what they said to me.

I'm not crazy over pink, but pink just makes people buy stuff.

Can't help it man.

*shrugs*

Alright, ciao!

The Tau Huay Craze

2012-02-09T22:50:00.001+08:00

With all that craze, I decided to join in as well.

The thing was I didn't really queue for any of these, will explain as I go on.

1. Rochor Original Beancurd You Tiao

Ah.

We were there around 7pm on a weekday, wasn't crowded and there wasn't any queue yet.

Curry puff, egg tarts and and butterfly bun.

I think it's $1 or a few cents more for the pastries. Couldn't really remember the exact price because I wasn't in charge of paying but eating.

I had a tau huay outing with Wei Wei because she said she would give us a tau huay treat :D

A pity the rest couldn't make it, so it was just me and her!

She said it was best to have it warm instead of the chilled. So I heed her advice and didn't regret it. It was really smooth I tell you, just slurp and it's GONE. You wouldn't even need any effort to swallow it, like an involuntary action. Just a dollar, so worth your buck.

Whoops, sorry I couldn't really remember how good or bad were the pastries because we were busy talking about exciting stuff.

It was so yummy that I packet for my family and had another serving for myself. Couldn't resist! But best to consume when it's warm because if you leave it in the fridge until the next day, it kind of tastes like your normal tau huay which you can find everywhere.

2. Bean Here, Newton Food Centre

$1.50 for 1 serving.

Not in the list of the best tau huays in Singapore but I gave it a shot since it was near my office.

Pudding kind, not really worth your money though.

When you swallow it, you can taste it's like "fen fen".

Like machiam not set(solidified) yet.

But it's refreshing to have this as a cold dessert after lunch.

3. Lao Ban Soya Beancurd, Old Airport Road

Your tau huay craze will not be satisfied if you don't try this.

If you'd like to find your normal tau huay in bits and pieces(traditional kind), then this is not for you because it's in pudding form.

This was for dessert when I went to have a K-session with my colleagues. A colleague went to queue and bought it for us, so we didn't have to queue!

$1.50

Verdict: I LOVE IT.

I wanna have MORE PLEASE.

I would just slurp 10 at one go, no lie.

Any more recommendations?

Would love to try 51 Soya Bean, also at Old Airport Road too.

Ciao.

DIY Nails

2012-02-06T21:10:00.003+08:00

This is my first time using blogger app to blog, don't know how it will turn out though!

For the first photo, I tried doing a fb nail art. Quite fail lah, but all I need is a good brush! Will redo it once I found a good one! :D

As for the 2nd photo, it's my current nails! A layer of light polish, dark blue for French, a glitter layer on 3/4 of the nail and lastly a layer of top coat to seal it. The French part is way too thick though. Probably will last for a week.

Ciao.

(Okay, I cheated. I went to use my laptop to edit part of this entry because I realized the app ain't that user friendly.)

<春花齐放 2012>

2012-02-04T15:35:00.003+08:00

Or Rhapsodies of Spring 2012.

As some of you may know, I was featured on U-Weekly or U-周刊! For those of you who don't, stay tuned to the end of this post to see the article! (Don't play cheat and scroll all the way down hor.)

2012's first concert promises to be an entertaining affair with the SCO collaborating with witty DJs or Radio 1003. The DJs will entertain with a comedy skit, and together with the SCO, brings the radio station's popular Korean-pop music live to the concert hall. Don't miss the rousing sing-along with the DJs as they warble to the memorable tunes of Spring Festival Overture and Spring Returns.

Day 1 of performance

My family, relatives and relative's colleagues were there to give me support! :D

Interior of Singapore Chinese Orchestra Hall.

Soaking up the Chinese New Year feel!

Chinese calligraphy.

福

Audience getting ready and waiting for the show to start!

All ready.

My bro was using his wide angle lens.

Conductor, Tsung Yeh and the musicians!

Double bass.

Let the show begin....

春节序曲, Spring Festival Overture

"The background of this piece is based on a rural village in China, where festive celebrations for the New Year can be seen everywhere. After the resounding music and rhythms of the yangko dance, a lyrical and melodious section follows which is full of pastoral flavour. The final section, which develops from the original melody, is the liveliest, showcasing of jubilation one after another."

Composed by Li Huan Zhi, Adapted by Sim Boon Yew.

夜市人生, Life in the Night Market

A skit.

"The night market at nightfall sees people coming for dinner or shopping. The crowd fills the streets like a human river. This "river" flows with people amidst the sounds of hawkers... They are all at the night market seeking their living and searching for hope."

Directed by Drama Box, Script by Kenneth Wong, Music arranged by Tan Kah Yong.

A shot at the prop!

DJs from radio 1003 performing!

Backstage:

Sarah and I!

Wei wei and I!

Finally, with all the waiting.....

It's time for our performance!!

Wait! Not yet!

Introduction on our performance first!

韩流女生主意, Hallyu Girl Power

"This piece consist of three hits from three of the most popular Korean Pop girl groups. Cry Cry is the chart topping emotive song with strong Latin motifs and percussive beats by the seven-member group, T-ARA. The medley then moves straight into Mister by the five-member group, KARA. Mister has a distinct four-to-the-floor rhythmic pattern - a steady, uniformly accented beat in 4/4 time in which the bass drum is hit on every beat (1, 2, 3, 4) in common time, popularly used in the 1970s disco music. Finally, it's Be My Baby, the latest single by the five-member group, Wonder Girls. With a catchy melody just like their past hit, Nobody, this song has a fast and upbeat tempo with a little swing in it."

Arranged by Tan Kah Yong.

Choreography by Wei wei!

Let's start.

Dancing to T-ara's "Cry Cry".

Dancing to KARA's "Mister".

I kind of like this shot :)

Dancing to Wonder Girls' "Be My Baby".

We performed with the live band! It's my first time dancing to live music instead of the normal song track. Of course, it sounded different but the melody was there! Definitely a refreshing experience, I would say. Would love to give it a second shot at it!

After the performance, the rest headed back while I went to be part of the audience. A big thanks to Margaret, the organizer in-charge of us, for the ticket.

I wasn't allowed in yet because a segment of the show was still ongoing, so I helped myself to the food.

Okay, I didn't know when it was time to enter so I only managed to grab a drink and the dessert.

And by the time I went in, it was Olivia Ong's turn to perform!

Conductor wanted to have some eye contact with Olivia!

She sang a total of 3 songs, 海枯石烂 , 要你管 and 如燕 from "Little Nonya" where the whole Singapore caught the show except my family and I.

Then, the DJs and us, the audience sang a medley of CNY songs! And they were giving out free ang pows too.

Finale, with all the DJs that participated.

With the confetti dropping all over!

Thanking Olivia Ong.

And the band ...

One final bow.

A job well done by everyone. (Y)

Thereafter, my uncle drove us along Chinatown to see the decorations before heading home.

Mummy and me!

Artistic shot of my dad snapping a photo by my cousin.

Dragon!

My family and I then had supper at the coffee shop!

We were famished! >.<

Claypot tofu.

Fried rice!

And sliced beef to go along!

Day 2 of performance

Evelyn doing her split in the air.

Joanna doing her thing.

We had lots of time to spare...

Them doing the funny faces.

Wei wei and I! :D

Oh yeah.

Them doing their splits.

With Margaret!

We performed for the second time and were more confident this time round. Then, we left for dinner at McDonald's!

Hmmmmm.

Evelyn and I!

With Sarah!

Our 小妹! Good luck for your O Level's girl!

Hwaiting!!

A random shot, but I woke up to this on Sunday morning!

Dim sum!

Mum and dad went to Chinatown for this man! Okay, and to soak up the atmosphere for CNY too!

It definitely feels good to wake up to this after performing 2 nights in a row.

DENG! DENG!

That's the page!

Page 32! If you have U-Weekly issue 320, go flip to this page now!!

Oh yeah, that's me.

My face on U-weekly.

Feels good, if you'd ask me.

I'm grateful for everything that has happened. I would like to thank everyone who played a part in this. Special thanks to the backstage crews, organizers and everyone else! Everything would not have happened without my faith in Him and I thank God for all these.

Another step closer.

(Info and photos credit to the respective sources.)

New clothes!

2012-02-01T21:38:00.002+08:00

As soon as I saw Zoe Raymond's tweet about a blogshop having sales.... I immediately went to have a look! Who can resist sales you tell me! :D

Definitely not me!

I got this drawstring overall in pink!

She's Zonia Raymond, Zoe's sister.

And another blue top!

That's Zoe Raymond.

(Credits to the respective blogshop.)

If you read the 50 things about me, you would have known that I read Zoe's blog like every single day because she posts an entry almost every single day! This is awesome for a crazy blog reader like me. *coughs*

Anyway, my entry about my performance for the Rhapsodies of Spring 2012 will be up next! So stay tuned okay! That entry has freaking lots of photos, this I promise. I'm almost done with the entry already but I'm just procrastinating every single day to type out the content. This, I confess.

Oh! I have almost mastered T-ara's "Lovey Dovey" dance already! What's left is Hwa Young's part and I'm done! And I know the hype about Hwa Young right now, poor girl. But anyway, I will be uploading a dance cover, "The Boys" by Girls' Generation within this week!

Stay tuned hor. So many things will be uploaded, make sure you guys come back kay.

Alright, annyeong! :D

My Christmas 2011

2012-01-24T21:04:00.000+08:00

I know! It's 2012 and it's Chinese New Year!

This shows how much I have to blog! >.<

So let's get started.

As you know I moved into my new home recently, so this would be my first time celebrating Christmas here!

Chocolates and pen from various people! (Okay, I have to confess that none of them are mine but my brother 'gave' them to me willingly so I declare what you see above are mine.)

*coughs*

I spent my Christmas doing some volunteer work too. After work, we had a shuttle bus to Singapore Children's Society to spread the love!

Chicken croissant for snack! Just a little snack before dinner.

This turned out to be so delicious! It's from Delifrance! My colleague and I were hungry still so we grab another portion to share.

The children arrived and they were so hyperactive! Running around and screaming everywhere. We distributed gifts and some goodies to them. Okay, maybe I didn't really help out much because I'm not really good with kids. They can be quite scary you know. We had a list of programs for them, from games, carolling and to of course... my performance! I was asked if I wanted to perform for the children, and since it was the season of giving, so why not do something different this time for Christmas and perform for the children! :)

I decided to "Hoot" by Girls' Generation!

O.M.G.

I didn't expect the response to be so overwhelming. In case you didn't notice, they were screaming after I ended my performance. (Quick! Go replay!)

They were shouting "Encore! Encore! Encore!"

I felt like a celebrity already.

Totally.

I wanted to do another dance for them, *coughs* this was impromptu okay. I only prepared "Hoot" but of course if you were to ask me to dance on the spot, I can do it but it was a pity that the kids had to head to bed.

So, no encore.

Towards the end of the program, the kids were asked to stand beside their favourite volunteers and..... SO MANY CAME RUNNING TOWARDS ME! NO LIE. And we sang one last song together before we went home.

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My company celebrated Christmas too! :D

Log cakes!

Argh, didn't had the chance to have a bite because I was busy helping out scooping the ice-cream or rather giving out ice-cream cones. Ice-cream frozen like a block so it was pretty hard to scoop! T.T

But nonetheless, I got my portion of the main course!

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So on Christmas day!

I gave mum and bro presents! :D

SEPHORA's body wash and cream/lotion for mummy and Canon coffee cup for bro!

Bro's present looks like this:

Comparison between the lens and the cup!

AWESOME RIGHT.

I KNOW.

"Thanks everybody, thanks!" *doing the Barbarella hand action*

Bro placed the cup on his office desk the next day!

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On boxing day, my colleagues and I were invited to my manager's house!

Chocolate cakes that Lydia made!

It's completely covered in chocolate. Like everywhere.

I like.

There were other food like Popeye's, KFC and fried bee hoon as well!

YUM.

That's me playing with the Xbox!

Rock band drum set!

At the balcony!

Windy, 24/7.

(Sorry for the sleepy look, I went for dance lesson in the morning before I went to my manager's house. @.@)

Scenery during the day.

The buildings and people looked so puny from where we were.

Night time!

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Here's a peek at my kitchen!

Decorated during Christmas!

DO YOU LOVE THE WALLPAPER?

Machiam 3D effect, I know right!

And everyone who came and including my family says that the dining area was very cosy, like what you would see in a cafe.

Psssst. The dining light can be adjusted just by a touch of a finger.

Byeeee!

Short.

2012-01-21T23:44:00.002+08:00

Got to be the longest hiatus since the last entry.

I'M SO SORRY.

Been busy with dance rehearsals, performances and other stuff as well.

Well, what do you know?!

It's Chinese New Year in a day's time! Since this year is when I will turn 2_, I decided to wear Qipao for the first day! I've never worn a qi pao for the past 2_ years of my life, this would be the first! I'm pretty excited for it! :D

So stay tuned to updates on my fb or twitter or my blog to see how I look! Will definitely post a picture of it on the first day because fb and twitter is pretty convenient to update! It's snap, upload and I'm done! I've been pretty active on twitter, so follow me! Just search "Edna Sze" will do.

Photo:

Drop of sweat to signify that I rehearsed before the actual performance.

Alright, enjoy your CNY and I promise more updates will be up soon!

(You can expect it to be up pretty fast because I'll be busy for the first half of day 1 for CNY and that's pretty much about it. And yeah, I'll be at home relaxing my day away. Awesome.)

Ciao!

Singapore Chinese Orchestra: Rhapsodies of Spring 2012

2012-01-02T19:19:00.004+08:00

"SCO’s first concert in 2012 promises to be an entertaining show with the SCO collaborating with the witty DJs of Radio 100.3. The Djs will entertain with a comedy skit, Life in the Night Market, and together with the SCO, bring the happiness to the concert hall, in anticipation of the Lunar New Year. Don’t miss the rousing sing-along with the DJs as they warble to the memorable tunes of Spring Festival Overtune, Celebrating the New Year and Spring Festival Medley. Popular local singer, Olivia Ong, will also grace the concert with three of her well-known songs - Ru Yan, the theme song from “The Little Nonya”; and two selections from her latest album “Romance”."

音乐会 <春花齐放2012>

As you guys know from my Facebook about this...... TICKETS FOR SATURDAY ARE SOLD OUT ALREADY! Not to fret, there are still tickets for Friday's performance but let me tell you......... it's going fast!

I will be performing along with 4 other dancers a K-Pop dance routine! We are dancing to songs sung by Wonder Girls, T-ara and KARA! What songs you may ask? Well...... YOU GUYS HAVE TO BUY TICKETS TO THE PERFORMANCE TO CATCH IT! We will be performing on both days!

I don't have any more tickets to give away for free anymore :( so I guess you guys have to purchase them from SISTIC! Prices of the tickets can be found the above snapshot, starting from $25.

Olivia Ong will be performing too, so if you are a fan of hers, go get your tickets before they're gone! Go go go!

I will see you there.

(Credits to the respective sources.)

Alpha Entertainment Audition 2011, Singapore.

2011-12-28T21:00:00.004+08:00

Yes, I joined this year's audition, again.

I didn't really inform anyone bout this because I wanted to keep it a secret until after the audition. My parents were informed bout it like yesterday and they're getting used to me telling them I joined this and that at the eleventh hour. I was counting down to the audition months ago, better yet, a year ago. Thankfully, they didn't remove the dance category this year, otherwise my anticipation and effort would be in vain. This year, I danced.

I woke up bright and early today and headed down to MDIS, Queenstown for the audition. Many people were there when I reached. After waiting for a while, we were asked to move to the auditorium which is also the waiting/holding area. Submitted the forms and got our number and the waiting starts.

2PM.

The other participants which I heard almost totalled up to a thousand.

Razor Pop reporters and some other reporters were there as well.

My number, 1080.

Go buy 4D.

At first I was feeling confident but as time went by, it sunk. Then it went back up again after I did the routine and warm up, then it dipped again.

THE WAITING TIME WAS KILLING ME I TELL YOU.

But not enough to drive me crazy, yet.

You know, you tend to think more when you have so much time to spare.

Finally, it was my turn. I danced to "The Boys" by Girls' Generation, but of course I edited the song. This time I felt much more confident compared to last year's because you know dancing is more of my forte than singing. Results should most probably be out in a month's time or so, so what's left to do is to wait and countdown to Chinese New Year.

On my way back home, I decided to reward myself by having McDonald's. McSpicy meal and additional packet of twister fries. Never felt so good before.

I'm grateful for my colleagues that wished me good luck. All it takes is just 1 person to believe in me and I will work out the rest. No matter what it takes, I will be prepared.

Annyeong.

Pineapple tarts for sale!

2011-12-27T19:58:00.006+08:00

Every year my mum would make pineapple tarts for Chinese New Year. Be it for relatives or friends, she makes it a point to do it. My aunts would come over and make the tarts with her too! Since this year's CNY is earlier, my mum has already started work over the weekend!

Her masterpieces.

Her tarts never fail to receive compliments from people who have tried it out. After god-knows-how-many-years, her pineapple tarts are FOR SALE. I'm not kidding.

There's about 40-45 pineapple tarts in each container and it's priced at $28 for each container of tarts. The tarts can last for 1-2 months.

If you're wondering about the ratio of pineapple filling to pastry, TRUST ME, we don't like pineapple tarts which contains only 20% of pineapple filling. The ratio is equal. The pastry is not dry and "brittle" like what you get outside from the local confectionery stores or bakery.

(You guys know me, I never like food which 偷工减料.)

Sorry to disappoint you, no sampling of the tarts unless you wanna make your way to my house or meet me at my workplace which I really don't mind at all :)

If you're interested in getting the tarts, contact me ASAP! We don't accept last minute orders because like you guys, we want to enjoy our CNY too! :D

Mode of payment: Cash or local bank transfer or iBanking only.

Mode of collection: My place or my workplace. (Will let you know if you are placing an order.)

If the response is overwhelming, we might stop accepting orders because afterall we are still humans you know. *winks*

Thank you very much.

Psssst! I posted the photo above on fb yesterday and my colleague has placed his order today!! I didn't even state that it was for sale! No lie.

Ciao.

Movie and dinner date with Betty.

2011-12-16T20:12:00.000+08:00

I finally met up with Betty after a couple of months! We decided to catch a movie and have dinner.

Xin Wang for dinner.

Chicken chop with rice for me.

Betty had fish sliced porridge.

We chatted as we had our dinner which was simply great.

*insert heart shape here*

After dinner, we went walking around and I bought this:

Nail art glitter and glue!

The glitter was $2.90 and the glue was 90 cents! Ha!

Now I know where to find cheap nail art accessories and stuff! Woohoo!

Thereafter, we caught Puss in Boots! If you're expecting a lot, then I'm afraid you will be let down. But! If you're expecting a fairytale, then this would definitely put a smile on your face. There were several amusing moments as well too.

So don't expect so much from a fairytale!

Alright, ciao!

D&D at Resort World Sentosa!

2011-12-14T22:39:00.002+08:00

About 2 months ago, I attended the company's D&D with my colleagues! As you guys know, I performed a K-Pop dance routine and what's more ...... I performed right smack infront of the minister's table! Red table, don't play play.

The audition for the performance was conducted a couple of weeks before the actual performance so I had time to think bout what to perform and I performed "Roly Poly" for the audition. A week passed and I got selected to perform for the D&D. (Like duh, everyone loves Loly Poly, of course they had to choose me. Just kidding.)

So after work for 2-3 consecutive days, I went round Bugis Street and Far East Plaza to look clothes and accessories for my performance. Finally managed to mix and match everything to give that retro look.

Alright D&D!

The performers had to arrive early for rehearsals! I manage to make my way to Resort World Sentosa and to the ballroom. Call me slow, but yeah that was the first time I actually place my foot there.

(The photos here are my own's and my colleague's, so spot the difference in the quality of the photos.)

Some photos of Resort World Sentosa:

Gift shop.

Hmmmm.

Sentosa.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! It's gonna crash!"

"Phew."

My colleague attempting a shot at the fountain.

It was pretty empty when I arrived at the ballroom as it was still early, the other 2 performers were there waiting for their turn to perform. They did a couple of times but as for me *flicks hair*, only once and done. ^^

Here's one of the performers having their rehearsal.

Had ample time to rest and relax, so I went around taking photos.

Violinist and the bartender getting ready for the event.

Still empty.

Theme for D&D: Masquerade.

Wa-la.

Entrance.

A kind random guy offered to take a photo for me with the entrance. He must have saw me taking shots of everything there except myself ._.

(A tad too far.)

Ha.

A little closer this time.

Even after taking shots here and there, there was still plenty of time so I went back into the ballroom and started snapping again.

The ballroom.

Bet ya never get to see this right.

So, what's on the menu?

Here it is!

The organizing committee rehearsing for their opening performance with their instructor.

Them having their rehearsal as well.

There was a guy in charge of the performers and he kept asking me whether was I alright or not and whether do I need to take a break or have another shot at the rehearsal etc, all I can say was that I was well taken care of. (Y)

Wait, perhaps I was looking bored and lonely walking around aimlessly.

Soon, Lydia came! We registered, got our free water tumbler and took some photos.

Our ticket to enter the lucky draw!

Here's the water tumbler and a pen.

I extended the line a little longer than usual.

Was digging Jiyeon's look.

She gave that very proud look while performing during their comeback stage and I thought she was literally being proud and stuck up. But soon I realize, she did that on purpose for "Roly Poly".

She's pretty when she smiles :)

Photo with the violinist!

The crowd starting to pour when it was close to the starting time and my other colleagues came too!

I tell you, I felt so out of place when everyone came in their formal attire and I was the outstanding one. So colourful and retro and people must be wondering "What on earth is she wearing?! So under dress!"

Awkward you know.

I didn't want to wear my dress before performing because I don't like the kan chiong feeling of having to gobble a few mouthfuls of food before heading towards the toilet to change and rush for my performance. What's more nobody really told me when I was performing, all I knew I was the second to perform.

There was some time left, so we decided to head out and explored. (Imagined what time I came man!) Of course, we had to take a photo with the classic icon. No matter what, you just have to take a photo with the globe when you're there.

Lydia and I :)

We wandered more and .....

"Hmmmm, what are they looking at?"

"Crane Dance!"

"Combining groundbreaking audio and visual technologies, astounding light and water effects, be awed by the cranes' graceful courtship ritual. The sheer size of the steel cranes moving deftly in the midst of water illusion and play of light is one not to be missed."

(Credits to resort world sentosa.)

Love birds.

Soon, it was time to head in!

Guys.

Girls.

As you can see, my mask was the only one that was not some ordinary cheapo kind.

I paid $24 for it. Please tell me it's pretty, tyvm.

Costed more than my dress! (which you will see later on)

Took a photo with a well-dressed lady.

All dressed up for the Masquerade theme and the occasion!

Really, kudos to her and a few more!

Camera man's seat.

The food came shortly,

First up, cold dish.

Different varieties, I like.

Traditional Braised Thick Soup with Shredded Seafood

Roasted Chicken with Prawn Crackers Topping

My colleague, "Let's put the chicken head on the top!"

Sorry, there isn't a photo of the steamed fish because I was waiting for my turn to perform!

You guys ready to Roly Poly with me?

You sure???

Right.

Here it is!

I did "Roly Poly" and "Genie" by T-ara and Girls' Generation respectively. Edited the songs by myself too.

Some of you may have watch it before because I posted this up a couple of times. So if you want to view my videos first hand, SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube Channel!

(While I was waiting for my turn to perform, Charles Stitch Wong was beat-boxing on stage. The name seems familiar? He was one of the finalist from Singapore Idol Season 3.)

I had a smile of my face after I performed. Been a while since I last performed in front of a large crowd. Yeah, no stage fright nor goosebumps.

I love performing and I love the stage.

The comments/feedbacks that I received from my colleagues were all positive and random people came up to me and thanked me for giving such an energetic performance. The CEO even shook my hand when he was heading out after the D&D, and complimented me when I bumped into him the other day.

All these just makes everything that I put in worth it. I cannot be more thankful when random people recognize me in the office building and give me positive comments.

Appreciate it a lot.

Back to food.

Wok-Fried Sliced Topshell with Celery and Bell Pepper in Chilli Lime Sauce

Braised Flower Mushroom with Seasonal Vegetables

a.k.a.

Mushroom with broccoli.

Fried rice with Mixed Meat Wrapped in Lotus Leaf

There were other performances as well and there was an impersonation of Lydia Sum!

Looks like right?

Her performance was hilarious. She managed to get some guys up on stage to see if there were able to carry her! My colleagues and I were laughing non-stop. (okay, I know very bad but...)

And the participants walked away with vouchers!

For dessert:

Chilled Longan with Sea Coconut and Aloe Vera

Overall, the food wasn't nice. Really. And I was expecting it to be a sumptuous dinner judging by the name. But well, I believed everyone else enjoyed the performances displayed by the performers and enjoyed the company of each other too.

After that, D&D ended and everyone headed home.

Here's 2 photos of my dress that I changed into after my performance:

(I know. Stop looking at my little tummy bulging out will you!)

Just admire my long legs, YES THEY ARE LONG AND I AM VERY PROUD OF THAT.

Given my height, my legs are considered long and they're even longer than my friends', who are much more taller than me. This is also why people say/feel that I'm taller than my actual height.

Tsk, quit looking at my tummy!

With the mask.

*winks*

Pssssssssssssssst! The dress is only RM25!!

Freaking mask costed more than the dress.

Here's the original dance that I did by the respective girl groups!

"Roly Poly" by T-ara

Jiyeon is the one with the purple bow on her blouse.

(But she didn't appear 'proud' on this performance.)

"Genie" by Girls' Generation

This is the Japanese version.

Alright! So this sums it all up!

Annyeong!

*waves*

Korean dance workshop again!

2011-12-10T20:16:00.001+08:00

Just last week, I had a dance workshop with Taek again *blush* alongside with 2 other Korean dance instructors as well!

5 hours of dance class yet again!

Though there were 5 minutes break in between but this time round, I didn't felt as exhausted compared to the previous time. I came prepared, I brought 2 water bottles to class and had breakfast. (Y)

First class was hip hop by Taek! :D

Next up was, Taeyang! (LOL, same name but not the Taeyang from "Big Bang", the one in the previous entry I was talking about.)

He taught K-POP and he taught us some moves from "Where U At" by Taeyang. Yup, that was the first time I heard his song and I really like it now.

He's able to speak English fluently which was awesome.

Last but not the least, Maria, for some Girls' Hip Hop!

(Take a look at my towel, you can't find anyone who loves my secondary school more than me. HA!)

All 3 instructors were excellent dancers.

I hope to be like them, someday.

Posters, signed by all 3 of them!

I'm a happy girl!

Taeyang - Where You At

2011-12-09T21:44:00.004+08:00

This song is constantly on replay for me.

태양 (Taeyang) - Where U At

It's a R&B style which suits along very nicely with his smooth dance moves.

This dance is not your usual hip hop kind, it's more of flow-ly, smooth and every single movement just links up very nicely.

It's like you need to stay on the ground more than jumping up and down. And those muscles are adding lots of bonus points for him, seriously.

I'm intending to learn this dance but I presume it's going take me a while as this would be my first, trying out this R&B style hip hop and I don't want to look too noob at it. Looks like it's gonna take me lots of practice but nonetheless, I will give it my best shot and hopefully it's good enough for me to upload it and share it with you guys ;)

And thank goodness, there is no need for heels and pretty clothes. Just a tee, a pair of jeans and shoes and a cap. Guys' dance cover are so much easier to prepare than the girls' but of course, the level of difficulty is definitely higher than the girls'. I mean what's so difficult in dancing to "The Boys", "Hoot", "Good Bye Baby" etc ? Unless you're talking bout Hyoyeon's popping and locking, then its all a different issue. Hmmmm.

Anyway, enjoy Taeyang's "Where U At" music video! You can now listen to whatever videos/songs that I post without having to stop my playlist! Yes, I removed the playlist for the better of your convenience! :D

(fyi, the removal of the playlist is permanent. should be uh.)

Here's another video:

태양 (Taeyang) - I Need a Girl

In collaboration with Sandara Park from 2NE1 and G-Dragon.

This is dance version and it has 9.5 million views.

Bye!

Dinner at Swensen's.

2011-12-03T08:31:00.001+08:00

Okay, this happened like a month ago.

I had dinner with my secondary school besties at Swensen's! The one at ION Orchard!

We patronize Swensen's quite frequently considering that we would always dine there for birthday celebrations, gatherings and all. This time, they finally had something new on the menu! Christmas special!

The selection of mains and ice-cream!

Ice-cream buffet.

I know the buffet has been going for a long time, call me slow or what, this is my first time having the buffet.

._.

The food came shortly.

6 people, 3 different mains.

-__-

Some had "Chicken Victoria" which I tried the other time with my brother!

Some had the main from the Christmas Special, "Grilled Turkey Breast".

After trying this, I still can't really differentiate Turkey from other kinds of meat.

Hmmmm.

I just like how the shape of the mashed potato turns out!

Farhah was the only one who had "Mega Burger". There was this period of time when my brother influenced me into getting this whenever I dine at Swensen's because this is the only main that would be deemed as filling for us.

And I got bored of it after god-knows how many times!

Then it was time for the ice-cream buffet! ^^

We were all like little kids as we were so excited for it! Cannot help it! I just get excited because I like having sweet stuff after my main and not to mention, my friends are putting on the extra calories with me too!

Oreo cheesecake, some chocolate truffle cake and strawberries with white chocolate sauce all over it.

Want to enjoy?

Enjoy to the fullest.

Cover the strawberries until gao gao.

Ice-cream!

I had another bowl of vanilla ice-cream the next round because I wanted it to mix with my waffle, brownie and whatever I can find on my plate.

(I don't have a favourite colour, food, but I do have a favourite ice-cream flavour and that is, vanilla.)

Okay, I admit that I didn't eat as much desserts as I expected myself to consume.

>.<

Rachel ordered "Merri-Mint Macaroon" from the Christmas Special section because she was afraid she wouldn't make her money worth it if she were to have the ice-cream buffet.

Thereafter, we went to forever 21 for some window shopping and it was home sweet home!

Goodbye!