~ Charmyland ~

Yesterday was a disappointment-struck Sunday, I can find no kakis to go to the Singapore Expo with me! Bleah~~~ As a result, I missed the Adidas Post-season sale as well as the Loreal warehouse sale. *Sigh* It's not as if I cannot go alone... I do enjoy shopping alone! Just that for a warehouse sale, you definitely need someone with you, so that you can dig for the treasures and someone look after the stuff that u want... I'm sure you guys get wat I mean! heh~~ But I comforted myself by being a nice future daughter-in-law =D hurhur... I brought some stuff that I bought for my future mummy-in-law to my Love's place.

On my way I realised I can go chinatown for some shopping since there's a direct bus from their place. Woohoo! Thank God for that great idea! Suddenly dark clouds seem to disappear from my gloomy Sunday. Hiak hiak. After passing her the stuffs (and some chatting), off I go to my next destination!

Hopped onto a cooling double decked 143 and enjoyed my journey thouroughly. The 143 route naturally let me indulge in reminiscence of our old dating days (i.e. when I was still staying at Telok Blangah.), we used to take 143 very frequently, as we were town-crazers then. He will take 143 and meet me at my bustop, then we will go orchard to hang out. I certainly enjoy the simple things we did on bus - like holding hands, lying on his shoulder, arm against arm, chit chatting, and simply just enjoying the view. Awww lovey dovey.

It is not as if we no longer do all these, it is just that nowadays we always take the MRT. Just imagine the baby prams, the elderly squeezing around hoping someone will give up their seats, the FCs, the FIs, and the FMs all squeezing and squeezing! You tell me, how to romantic like that??? Duh.

Oops, digress.

I am so happy that I have a new-found-fav-haunt!!! Heehee, the shops above the Peoples Park Complex are nice! But I have my fav! It looks old and dirty, but it actually has tonnes of treasures waiting for charms-lovers to go unravel!!!

I love the currently-in-fashion gold necklaces paired with gold charms. Hurhur. But I was contemplating, because they are simply too expensive. The online ones are ex, the ones selling in the malls are ex. Any accessory that costs 20 and above is expensive to me la, which I definitely won't buy la.

So I was saying about this shop, its good because you can choose to DIY or the uncle will help you fix everything up. You can instruct him how you want it to be, or he may recommend how to arrange the chunks. heehee there are lots of retro charms, diamontes, and other miscellaneous decorative stuff that you can attach to your necklace. Above all these, they have quite a few types of chains you can choose from, gold, silver or even bronze and black.

Of course I will not give up this opportunity! I chose the accessories that I wanted, comprising of gold and mysterious black. Perfect for my girl's night out to hit town this coming Thursday! I've got myself a 3D mosaic heart, a super nicey cat with diamonds, and a jingling bell (perfect for christmas too!!!) Haha. I actually decided on 2 other charms to attach below, but eventually gave 'em up because I want a simple necklace so that I can match more clothes! =D

Below is the close-up picture of my charmy!!! Of cos it looks better in reality! Haha



This whole charmy baby for just $14!!! Absolute worth!

My Sunday is not that bad after all, isn't it? =)

Happy 74 Months!

Attended our 2nd kickboxing class yesterday. I was late again due to my usual wait-for-20-minutes-for-a-freaking-bus disaster! Poor Shuxin have to wait for me from 630plus till 715!!! The worst part is she was attacked by the commando-trained mosquitoes living in the shrubs at the CC entrance. I counted, and there were 9 stings! Sorry for being late, my dear. =(

After the HUR-HUR-HAA-HEE (kuai4 shi3 yong4 shuang1 jie2 gun4) front/side/jump kicks, punches, jex-es, and scissors (there were more but i forgot the names), I was literally relaxing myself by lying flat on the parquet floor while others are doing the crunches and stuff. Talk about lazing around... duh. Xin was such a sweetie to give me a box of Pocky after the class. Definitely brighten my day night! *Hiak Hiak*

Went to Bugis alone to collect some stuff from a friend, with the main objective of buying some dessert to prepare a surprise 74 monthniversary mini celebration for the Love. Cheesecakes never fail to put a smile on his face, and thick chewy fudgy chocolate brownies are my favourite! =D So I got 2 of them from TCC! Hurhur

I hurriedly took the train back to hall, hiding the ttc bag and the cakes in some other plastic bags of mine. After reaching hall, the Love was busy mugging, while I place the cakes in the fridge without his knowledge. The Love then decides to relax himself for a while by watching Survivor. We root the AITUS!!! HURHUR! He was very engrossed in the show, while I was waiting impatiently for the clock to strike 12. *Evil grin*

Stephanie was voted out becos of her undying love for homely smashed photos. What crap. She should have known big mouth doesnt help her in staying in Cooks for 39 days! Duh. The show ended and it simply means it's 12! Haha! With a strategic plan in my mind, I nagged at the Love for being stinky and pushed him to bathe. With my best-female-artiste acting skills, he did not get suspicious at all. So off he went for his shower.

I locked the door (just to prevent him from opening the door if I have not got things ready) immediately and started preparing the surprise. Clearing the messy table was a tough job, because I had to make sure I did not mess up his lecture notes, past year exam papers, and watever else.

Carefully, I arranged the romantic cherry-red tealight candles into a heart-shape formation. Then I placed the beautiful cheesecake in the middle (this is the proverbial smart-alec stunt, which you will learn about it later) so as to confirm the formation before lighting the candles.

Then, I started lighting the candles carefully and hurriedly. I was afraid the Love might come back anytime! Grrrr! I was pretty amazed by how the end product look like. The setting is so romantic. Heeheehee. Thinking that there's still time, I wrote a card notice poster what-ever you call it so that the Love will know at the first look what occasion we are celebrating. I blu-tacked the thingy to a pencil holder so that it will stand, and I switched off the lights.

OH-SO-ROMANTIC. A perfect ambience for lovers to fall in love all over again. I imagined how the Love will react after seeing all these, how I will him a big beary hug, or scream SURPRISE!!!!!, or plant a light peck on his cheeks. I gave a squeal in delight. hurhur silly girl.

After the hippoty-hop around the room, I realised the chocolate curls were broken becos of the intense heat from the candles!!! (remember the smart-alec stunt?) I actually forgot the effect on the cake! DUH. super angry with myself. I placed the choclate curls back onto the cake, then onto a plate and I lifted the plate high up so that the air-con is cooling it (just imagine statue of liberty).

It was then I hear footsteps approaching my room. I recognise the foosteps, and I'm sure the Love's back. I immediately sprung into action by placing the cake right in the middle of the formation, unlock the door, and hid behind the door (hoping he doesn't squash me to death with the huge strength when he opens the door). He opened the door, came in, and gave a loud and long WAAAAAAAAA. Teehee. A sense of satisfactory.

"Surprise! Happy 25th!" I said excitedly, and I felt very loved when I see his happy face and him giving me a big beary hug instead. Pure bliss. =) He whipped out his loyal Sony cam-phone to take pics of the setting. I am glad he loves it. Awwwww~~~

We took turns taking pics and the Love suggested we blow out the candles. The 2 of us happily blew the candles and I proceeded to switch on the lights. The Love and I were a little shocked by the aftermath. Hahaha (refer to picture below).

Despite the little hiccups, our 74 monthniversary mini celebration rounded off happily with the air of love in our room. I Love You, Eggs. Happy 74 Months. =D


The romantic set-up.



The Love and the set-up.



Me and the set-up.



Blowing out.



The Love was so happy the he blew with mega power strength. The Aftermath.

My dolly collection =D

Note: This is a very long post. Photo-intensive.

Those of you who are close to me will know that I collect dolls... I started my collection about 4 years ago... with Blythe dolls.

I wiki-ed it for u peeps who have no idea what they are. heehee
Click here

I fell in love with blythe dolls because they can be customised to become super duper preety divas, girl-next-door, whatever image you want. So its like... to create something that is in my mind, to display something I can connect spiritually (ok that sounds too serious. haha.)! I love changing their hair style/color, changing their makeup, sewing clothes for them, as well as doing up their cosy home (beds, curtains, furniture). Yeap, I have a doll house to let them 'stay' in. Heehee =D One more thing, they all have names, specific personalities and occupations. Hurhur.

Some random pictures of how they look like:








Preety rite? Now let me proudly show you my Blythe babies!!! The words in bold is the original name of the doll.

Cinnamon Girl
Name: Sunn
Description: Sporty, Cheerful, Beach bummer with tanned skin
Occupation: Wake-boarder






Disco Boogie
Name: Ashley
Description: Confident, Ambitious, Loves photoshoots
Occupation: Model







Bohemian Beats Again
Name: Calla
Description: Charming, Carefree, Girl-Next-Door
Occupation: Florist







Love Mission
Name: Heline
Description: Stubborn, Perfectionist
Occupation: Artist







Fancy Pansy (Toys R Us Limited Edition)
Name: Sancia
Description: Chatty, Outgoing, Loves hanging out with her girlfriends
Occupation: Antique Shop Owner (Occasional tai tai)







Fruit Punch
Name: Gabby
Description: Daring, Conscientious, (Fann look-alike in Zhen1 Xin1 Hua4)
Occupation: Journalist





Very Inspired by Pow Wow Poncho
Name: Noellie
Description: Trustworthy, Modest, Loves children
Occupation: Kindergarten Teacher






Velvet Minuet (Korean Exclusive)
Name: Winnie
Description: Kind, Conscientious, Loves playing 'pretend'
Occupation: Pet shop owner





I Love You It's True (Valentine's Day pressie from my love =D)
Name: Danielle
Description: Gentle, Friendly, Sincere, Loves reading fashion mags
Occupation: Fashion Boutique Owner





Lounging Lovely (21st Birthday pressie from Enen)
Name: Eleanor
Description: Shy, Loves gardening and sewing, Loves her hubby & often accompanies him to company dinners!
Occupation: Girly Housewife










They are such lovelies rite? Please don't tell me you find them scary, I'll get angry! HMPF!!!

Anyway, I forgot when was the exact date, but about 1 or 2 years ago, my collection grew extensively with Pullip Dolls! and I'm sure there will be more to come! Hurhur

Similarly, for details on Pullips. Please Click Here

But I have not open all my Pullip dolls, so I have not given them names and character. Hurhur...






My Pullip babies:

Bouquet (Flower Girl)






Carol (Christmas Special)






Assa (Hip Hop mechanic)






Paja (Girly in croc pyjamas)






Greggia (Mehhhhhhh)





Latte (City girl with nice outfit and loves starbucks)






Nahh-Ato (1st Aladdin-inspired doll)






Eternia & Filato (The Love bought this pair for me as our 6th Year Anniversary Pressie... he says we can display them on our wedding day... awwwwwww *tears*)







How can you not love them? *mega grin*