I bore you with my addiction

This post is well, pretty nonsensical.
Literally.
I will bore you out with my addiction.

Firstly, I really love wearing tee. All sorts of tee, whether it's graphic, words, plain, black or white.
Those who know or go out often with me, will know that I'm forever in shorts and tee. Like standard uniform.
And literally that's what I am doing now.
Using these two items as my standard uniform for school. Gone are the days of dressing up, debating what outfit to wear everyday for school, and accessories to match.

Ordered like a whole bunch of tee online on q0010 and some of them arrived while a few more would arrive at the end of this month.
And my pair of lens finally arrived after two weeks, and I was wondering if it would ever come.
Feel like it's pre-GSS sales when I ordered these items, least I don't have to shop that much in June. By far, the only items left is a pair of wedges, slippers and maybe heels. 

Now is getting used to the red lens and not scare myself in the morning.
And of course loving my new hair color. Who knew I would be adding so many colors at one go, and yet the outcome is just that awesome.

Adding more colors... AGAIN.

So, as the title suggest. I changed hair color again!
Literally, it becomes to the point that I visit my hair salon once a month to change or add hair colors.
And yes, I am a VIP at the salon already.
The moment I arrive, I just walk in without waiting. And the staffs know I only let one hairdresser do my hair.

On Sunday afternoon, since I had the afternoon free, decided to add some hair colors.
It was a serious debate with myself about what colors I wanted to do. Some choices include...
- Red with a strip of blonde
- Ash blonde with purple ombre
- Brown base with multiple colors as highlight
- Black with blue and purple ombre

Yeaps, funny extreme colors that I wanted to do. But well, one thing I needed to mentally prepare myself for is the bleaching process. It's always a love-hate relationship with bleaching and if I want do crazy insane colors, that the things I need to go through.
Thank goodness I gotten over the process and get used to bleaching already, and learning how to take care of my hair. Good hair treatment and serum do miracles.

Debated a week about color changes and decided that I would not change my base color. I reckon I haven't seen my natural hair color in two years or more? Since I started coloring my hair two years ago, since then it was a constant change of color until I forgot what my natural hair looks like.
Even my hairdresser don't know. Hahah!

Therefore, I shall just dye a part of my hair instead. The original plan was to cover my faded pink with purple and add blue as well. That simple. And I estimated I would be at the salon for 2-3 hours to get it done.
Another round of bleaching to lighten the black hair. Still awaiting the day where I would finally bleach my whole head. Lol.

Surprisingly, after a round of bleaching, my pink turned cotton candy pink.
So instead of covering it with purple, I told Leslie to leave the pink alone and add in with the combination.

And then he add more pink dye to my current cotton candy pink to make it brighter.
After that it was the layer of purple.
Before the blue.
And so random, he asked if I want to add green as well. And I thought why not. I'm already adding so many colors, another one won't hurt.
So there it was, four colors in one patch. I was so curious about the outcome.

While waiting for the color to 'eat' in, I got a packet of hot fries from Leslie. Pampered to the maximum by him all the time.
And did I mention how there was a mini crowd of 8 people waiting outside to get their hair cut, and I just walked into the salon like a boss and went to my usual seat. In some sense, you should have seen the expression on everyone's face when they saw me doing that.
But that's VIP me.

Nearing to the end of my hair coloring process, another friend messaged me that she wants to see my hair color.
And just on Friday she also came by the salon to do her extreme color change. Aka she got influenced by me. For hers, she did a two layer haircut designed by Leslie. Bottom layer was dyed pink. And the top layer have red-purple highlights.
And she brought more food for me!
I'm just like sitting there for the past 3 hours, munching on the fries and now more fried food and bubble tea for me.
It's a wonder how I can get fat just from going hairdresser.

 
Three cups of bubble tea from this bubble tea at Nex bus interchange for three of us!
Now I thank my lucky stars that I ran earlier in the morning.
But the super unfair part is that me and my friend ran the same distance of 10 clicks and he gets to burn more calories than me! Our running profile was adjusted according to our age and weight, so it's definitely accurate in terms of their calories calculation. Now I feel horrible that I need to run more to match the same calories.

After the first wash, the pink and green were easily visible. However I feel that the purple and blue were not as bright as I hoped they would be. Nonetheless, they were still visible if you look closely.
Hopefully after a few washes, they would lighten up and show their colors.

First layer of pink and purple.

Next layer of blue and green. And some patches of purple if you can spot.

And the favorite color of green that is so awesome looking.
now makes me wonder if I should have done more highlights of green instead.
Never would I think the green would turn out so nicely, and really happy that Leslie gave that suggestion.
 

 

Blah! That's my 3.5hours adventure inside the salon.
I think in this picture, you can see the purple and blue more easily. Maybe it's just the angle or how the light shines on the hair.
But in any case, it's approved by mummy! Was showing her the different layers of my hair, and her joke was her hair also have color layers; one layer of black, and another layer of white! LOL.
Mom's priceless joke. Least she didn't scream at me for having those colors in my hair.

Until my next color experiment, which I hope would be in August, not July.

It's a fun fair event

Peekaboo!
Had a super packed weekend, and indeed I spend it to the fullest that I can.
From starting early on Saturday morning to head down to Tuas, and of course with a car ride provided else I would not have agree on going there.
Agreed to help out for three hours at a staff carnival, and my booth is in charge of putting temporary tattoos on people! Almost attempting to be a tattooist for a while.

My *ah hem* equipments to be a tattooist.
But somehow most of the designs are tigers. A bit of scorpion, flowers and butterflies. Nothing that interesting or nice looking tattoos.
Though at the end of the day I had a butterfly and a rose on me. So yea.

And here to my youngest customer. Super cute bot.
The first time I did a tiger and scorpion on him. Then I guess he went off to play or something, he came back saying that the tiger came off a bit. So I replaced the tiger with a blue tiger on his right arm there.
Then after a while again, he came back asking to do more. I ended up adding one more scorpion and another blue tiger on him. Haha! He became my hero for the day aka my superman.

Did a lot of tattoo on a guy as well. Even add one on his neck! Before I did another 5 on his both arms. Tiring man. And all tiger designs again!

As the carnival was coming to an end, and without much customers at my booth, I took the opportunity to get myself a henna!
Did stars design on my left leg while I had a flower design on my left hand. Over load of 'inked' designs on me in one day.
Seemed like I'm enjoying myself at the carnival instead of working! Lol.

Even had the cartoonist artist to draw a cartoon portrait of myself. Yea, I just considered myself a staff of the company already to do the activities as well.

Around 12.30pm that's when we started packing up. And before everything was packed away, me and a new-found friend took another opportunity to play dress up.
The carnival had a few booths; photo booth, henna, cartoon drawing, tattoos and game stalls. Of course, food table as well.

It's a whole table full of props for us to choose from, and be someone else just for a moment.
One thing you just love about having a photo booth is playing dress up. And with such a wide spread, you can't help but to have fun with it.

Why I shouldn't have purple hair.

That's the pictures we took before we had to pack up the props.
If only we had more time to dress up more. And the photo booth even print out a ez-link card size picture for you to keep on the spot. Something like having a Polaroid camera, just that the pictures are taken with a good DSLR.

Overall, despite working just for the three hours, it was one of the fun jobs I had like ever.
Who knew doing events would be so interesting, although of course then again, it depends on what the event about.

AND AND! I think wherever I go, I would have something epic that would happened.
I was doing tattoo for his auntie and she started asking me stuffs like where am I studying, how old am I and whether I am single. Lol.
Next thing you know, she introduced her son to me. Erm.
Awkward moment then. So well, in the end we exchanged numbers.
So far, no movement made to send any message to him. 
Mummy was saying I go anywhere also can get guys' numbers. Tsk! 

After that it was another car ride back to Kovan mrt. Crazy thing that my brother make me do, is telling me once I reached home to accompany him out again for two hours. Rah! So there I went, accompanying big brother on his errand to run to get furniture. Well, I get to sit inside a van and watch him drive a manual, while telling me how he isn't stalling the van unlike me.
Finally after two hours plus I am back home. Exhausted from the constant traveling, and moving furniture down three floors. That's what sister are for. Free labor.

Evening had my awesome buddy coming over my place to accompany me. And we ended up watching Ah Boyz To Men both movies on my laptop. It's literally the OMG feeling when I finally watched both movies. To think I was still waiting for it to be out on channel 5.
Watching the movies kind of make me wonder what is it like to date an army boy and how we would go through the relationship. Would I be patience and wait for him to finish his ns for two years? Would I be annoyed with him on weekend if he wants to sleep in or spend time with his friends and family instead. Would I demand him to spend every book out with him? Honestly I have no idea, and I don't know if I would experience it either.

Read this! This link was shared on Facebook about understanding your NS boyfr. Worth a read.

After the two movies, we're off to dinner. By then it would almost 9pm already, my latest timing to have dinner. And we are off to my favorite supper place. One of the food place I reckon Theodor missed while studying oversea.

Blah! Always eat the same food choices when I come here. Super standard, and forever no rice included. Together with a cup of iced milo.
Okay, it's Monday tomorrow. Off to the start of a new term!

Jewel Cafe + Bar

So it's Friday. Hahah!
Exams just ended yesterday and I'm free from studying, well, just for the weekend only.
On Monday it's back to studying again. Felt kind of cheated that I don't have a week break in between. Damn.
But well, in the meanwhile I have every intention to spam watch movies on my computer, go out and have fun, and well, squeeze in a bit of exercising here and there, and of course food hunt!
Busy running around day for me today. Start from 6.30am with a cycle to ubi for driving before cycling down to serangoon to swim 20laps. And yes, sun tanning. Before it's another rush home to change and shower before going out to Singapore Expo for Food Fair 2013.
Insane eating within an hour. Left right centre, it's constant eating. One moment it's eating hot, next second, I'm drinking something cold, and oh there's coffee in front.
One thing to get is a stomach upset after this crazy eating session.
Next is another trip down to Ikea Tampines and I finally, finally bought my mirror pieces. Now I have a damn full length mirror in my room. And last stop is Giant.
I think I walked enough for a day. But still nope wasn't enough, mom send me out on an errand after we got home.
But hey, after making the errand, I finally saw my best buddy! Like after a year?!

Anyway, moving on to today's post. Yesterday night I met up with Skype for dinner for my post exam celebration and also before he goes for a weekend trip.

Reached there a little early and decided to do some random snapshot of the place.
After all, how often is it that I would walk by such a place right?
Some black and white pictures for nonsense effect. Yet to learn much about building portraits yet.

After he packed up from work, we headed down to the cafe just round the corner.
Wasn't sure what we are going to have, but for me, I'm up for dessert.
Kind of seemed like a trend that I go for dessert after exams.

Menu were presented to us in a clipboard style.
Cute layout I'll say.
The cafe is double floors, with about 10 tables to accommodate customers. Kind of had to choose the top floor instead, but didn't exactly had a window seat either.
But one thing I'm confidence of, it's a nice chill out place to relax after work with friends and simple good food to fill the stomach.

Skype ordered 'OMG' which is a burger served with salads and fries.
The burger consist of beef patty, bacon, luncheon meat, tomato, lettuce, cheese, egg and of course the bun.

For me, it's my dessert.
Of the dessert choices, it was between brownie and tiramisu.
And well, of course have to choose tiramisu right?
Unfortunately, I didn't find anything special about the tiramisu. Like I couldn't get much of a taste of rum inside and it wasn't a well layered dessert.
Still on a hunt for good dessert places and well, it's going to be an on-going hunt.

That's all for this post. Tomorrow I'm actually off to work, but just for three hours. Lol!
After that it's debating where to go and what to do in sg for the afternoon.
Maybe Labrador Park!


Jewel Cafe + Bar

129 Rangoon Road

Tel: 62989216

Tue - Thu: 09:00 - 22:00
Fri - Sat: 09:00 - 00:00
Sun: 09:00 - 22:00
 

Cookies?

Blah Blah Blah.
It's the start of the week and I'm having my Blacks.
No Monday blues for me, it's always black.
Just finished my first exam paper this morning and I wrote one section of the answer wrongly. Ultimate face-palm about it. It's like in the question there were part a, b and c. For for part b answer, I accidentally wrote it in part a. So at part b I kept wondering what else to write and I couldn't remember what to write for that part, so I kind of wrote only one sentence. T.T
And to think I wonder why my part a answer is kind of long. Major SIGH about it and well, just hope my lecturer who marks the paper see my horrible mistake and at least grant me some sort of pity marks for it. Hahah. I doubt so!

Moving on, I realize that places I want to go on Monday are always closed. My both dessert place and now my dim sum place. I am in agony.
Speaking of which, one of these days next week shall head down to Swee Choon to try their dim sum out. That's like on my food hunt list now.

Short post, then I'm back to studying again. Thursday my next paper, so that give me 2.5 days to study and practice the revision questions.

On Saturday morning, did a quite baking for brother.
He ordered from me 50 cookies for next week snacks. His logic? 10 cookie for everyday.
I have every intention to see him fatdie and grow fat.
Sacrifice my chocolate bears for this baking. Finally of some use for them, instead of looking at me each time I open the fridge and begging me to eat them.

It was a terrible terrible thing to do to them, but it had to be done.
Mass murder.
Off with their heads!

Though it kind of look like some bear funeral after that.
Damn. I'm sadistic.

So I mince them up into smaller pieces and use them instead of chocolate chips.
Was kind of hoping that they would look interesting on the cookies, I mean eating a cookie with a bear head staring back at you?
How often does that happen?

My gigantic ball of dough after I rolled it up.
And from the recipe that I was following, it is recommended to leave the dough overnight or at least in the fridge for an hour before baking to get the ingredients to be absorbed and good for baking later.
Silly me left it overnight instead, since by afternoon I wasn't in the mood to bake.

The next day...
My horror. My mistake.
The recipe said to take the dough out 10 minutes before baking!
And that's what I did... BUT, apparently even in Singapore humid ridiculous warm weather, my dough still refuse to be soft enough for me to roll them into balls.
Lesson learned, to take them out maybe an hour before baking instead.

Second thing the recipe advice me to do, roll them into tall towers.
I know I'm freaking short, and asking me to roll them into tall towers is like looking down on me. No link here but whatever.
So it is said that per roll needs about three tablespoon of dough to make it a nice big generous piece of cookie.
Unfortunately for me, I'm not generous, not to my brother at least, so my roll were only 1.5 tablespoon. Half of the supposed amount.
That way I can make more cookies and reach the quota of 50. Like DUHH!

And I got cheated.
Either that I really don't know how to bake cookies.
Those damn dough ball don't get flatten at all, like they were still freaking standing up tall even after 10 minutes inside the oven.
Annoyed, I use my spoon and flatten the instead. So that explains the cracks on each cookie.
I have no idea how hers flatten down so nicely in the picture, but then again, she doesn't show her baking process, only the end result.

Okay, they don't look any appetizing like at all.
Just passable only.
These cookies are with cream cheese frosting that I added inside, hence lighter in color and softer inside.

These flat cookies on the other hand, were from the second batch.
That's when I flatten the cookies first before putting them in, which I realize is also not a good idea 'cause they aren't as chewy and soft as the first batch. 
And these are the suppose chocolate chip cookies with the bear heads inside, but well, as you can see, no bear heads.
They got melted in the oven instead and blend in with the cookies.
So it's a trial and error experiment for me on Sunday morning, kind of my first time baking chewy soft cookies.

Anyway I followed the recipe from this blog but again with some modification of my own. I did try to follow every step except for putting chocolaete chunks and the butter part.
So well, it kind of didn't turn out as how her pictures are.
Disappointed in that area, hence the appearance part look horrible. 

So I managed to reach my quota of 50 and with a few leftover.
Maybe next week or something, I want to attempt to bake peanut butter cheesecake.
A dear boy introduced me to this awesome cheesecake place in East Coast and now I'm super tempted to attempt to bake that. And hey, when you got the motivation to bake for someone, the more you want to attempt to bake it right?