I've never been one to buy a lot of make up, but living in Tucson makes you deprived from a lot of things, including Sephora! We've got Ulta and a MAC store that's ridiculously far from my house (OK so its only 30 minutes), but luckily there's a MAC in Dillard's at the Park Place Mall. So, when I went back home to Hawaii for a couple weeks, I went absolutely crazy in Sephora! Then I splurged some more in MAC, which I will digress for a moment and tell you my horrible experience.
Mind you, I am a fresh new make up addict looking for new colors. An artist suggested MAC's Brule to me as a highlighter, and although you can barely tell it was on my face, I was completely in love with it. So, in search for MORE colors, my friend & I walk into the MAC store. Of course, one of the girls walks up to us and asks if we needed help. I told her I needed help finding shades of brown that looked nice on me. This girl says, "Any brown will do." without even suggesting colors to me! I've never walked into a MAC store before I bought Brule, mostly because I was intimidated and had no clue what I was doing, but geez a little help? Isn't that what she's there for? She proceeded to be very rude not suggesting colors at all and staring us down like we didn't belong in there. I was pissed, considering I was prepared to drop $100+ on new colors - I told you I had gone mad. So we went to the little MAC counter in Macy's and spent all my money there. lol We had to go back though because my friend really wanted Hepcat and Macy's was totally out and she told the manager how rude she was to us. haha!
So, that's my sob story. I bought a bunch of colors that day and I signed up for the e-mail notifications too, and when I got back to Tucson, I got the Friends & Family in my e-mail so my sister and I drove all the way to the MAC store and spent over $200, so now my collection looks like this:
=] Not to mention all that other stuff I hauled from Sephora! Of course, my collection isn't as extensive as make up veterans, but it's a start. I wasn't used to wearing so much make up before, the most I'd ever put on is powder, mascara, eyeliner, and lip gloss, but I've been so obsessed lately it's not even funny. My current favorite look is the Coral & Wild Mango Look from Vanessa. I found her blog randomly when I searched Google images for "eyeshadow", one of her FOTD pictures came up. My look is a little toned down from Vanessa's but I love it. lol
FACE
+ Clinique Almost Powder Compact in Deep Honey
+ Too Faced blush in Peach [Quickie Chronicles: Bathing Beauty]
EYES
+ MAC Prep + Prime Eye in Medium Dark
+ MAC e/s in Brule all over lid
+ MAD Minerals e/s in Wild Mango outer v & crease
+ MAC e/s in Paradisco all over lid
+ MAC e/s in Grain highlight
+ MAC Brow Shader in Maple/Charcoal
+ Stila Smudge Pot in Black
+ Sephora Atomic Volume mascara in Black
LIPS
+ MAC Slimeshine in Gaily
+ MAC Tendertones in Take A Hint
Did I tell you that I'm completely in love with Slimshines? I hate wearing lipstick but I love how glossy it looks. I didn't really like the color of Gaily at first but when I put my Tendertone lip balm over it I was in love.
So obviously, I'm no expert, but I looove playing with make up!
On another note, I was bored so I took pictures with my dog too. Isn't he cute?
Don't mind me I look like crap. L0L
Monday, June 30, 2008
newly addicted...
Hauls & my new baby
I really need to stop shopping. I went to Target today since I was so bored and came back with $100 worth of things! If there's one thing you need to know about me, it's that I'm freakishly obsessed with pink objects. If it's pink, I gotta have it.
Hence, pink organizers.
+ Drawer Cart $14.99
+ Medium Organizer $7.99
+ Small Organizer $5.99
I love the organizers because they stack together and snap close! lol I debated forever on that drawer cart, but found the clear plastic ones were $20+ and just got it.
I got some random Hello Kitty things too. A coin bank, ziplock bags (which I don't know if I'll use because they are too cute but they were only $1!), a small tupperware set, and ice pack. The last two aren't pictured but they were both only $1!
And lastly, the make up haul
+ 3 Sonia Kashuk brushes (powder, "super" eyeshadow brush, & pointed sponge tipped smudger)
+ Revlon brow set
+ Neutrogena make up remover wipes
+ pink cotton swabs
I was really happy I found that Revlon brow set because I've been searching everywhere for a small pair of scissors to trim my eyebrows that doesn't cost me a fortune. I tried the generic Equate make up wipes from Wal-Mart and they work pretty well but I hate the way it smells like baby wipes. The Neutrogena ones work really well too, but I love mascara and it didn't really take out my mascara very well. I got so carried away with shopping that I completely forgot to buy Vaseline! Which is why I wanted to go to Target in the first place. What a retard!
My new Sony Vaio CR590 finally came in last Thursday but I missed the delivery so I had to drive all the way across town just to pick it up.
I've been wanting this baby forever, and thanks to my deteriorating Dell and mom's CC ;] she's finally mine. I even bought a matching optical mouse from Office Max.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
First Post
With Brian gone, I really haven't got much to do so I figured I'd start blogging again! I've just been working and doing homework for my online class, but other than that it's shopping like no other! You don't even know. I feel like I've been shopping to fill that void since Brian left (no really!) and I really need to stop because I can't afford to be doing this!
I had a nightmare that all of my MAC makeup disintegrated into mineral make up! =X Boy, that was scary. Well I'll be updating with pics ASAP. ;]
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Hannah Ranay's: A Natural Hair Retreat
Hi Everybody,
I'm Hannah Ranay and I locked September 10, 2007. Over a period of three days I installed microbraidlocs with about four inches of hair. I also maintain my hair.
Come visit me at http://www.hannahranay.blogspot.com. Be sure to leave comments.
I seek to share my experience to help educate, encourage and inspire those who are on the journey and for those who seeking to overcome their fear and take this wonderful leap into Lockdom. I'm honored to be apart of the LHBE. THANKS MARYEE!
Stay Nappy, Happy and Blessed!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Pretty nails = Sure sign of a slut
I'm sure some of you have seen THIS article.
It sort of picked up on my iPhone review and the issue of how people with long nails can't use the iphone, and and... it was featured on the front page of Yahoo.com today!
I was even quoted! Madness. Now I HAVE to buy the t-shirt with my awesome quote on it.
I didn't know I am such a genius at creating quotable quotes!
When I die, I'd be like Woody Allen with tons of websites just there for the sole purpose of passing on my nuggets of wisdom.
I'm trying to think up one good quote right now but I can't think of any!
Hmmm... How about, "People who die doing dangerous activities (such as attempting to climb Mount Everest as a double amputee/motorbike through 5 fire hoops) totally deserve it." Nope... Too long, too obvious. Maybe next time!
I know! How about, "Females with long fingernails are whores"?
That's like catchy, and totally true, isn't it?
It has got to be, because I read through like 400 of the 3,000 comments (and counting! I'm startled) and I NEVER HAD ANY IDEA SO MANY PEOPLE HATED LONG FINGERNAILS!
You would think girls who spend up to $250 doing up their long acrylic nails have been going around scratching people on their eyeballs and murdering little puppies all the time, just by reading how intense these people are in their united hatred for long nails.
Almost all of the comments were stating the same, retarded points, stated by mostly angry men:
1) CHOP OFF YOUR DAMN NAILS IF YOU WANNA USE THE IPHONE! NODODY IS FORCING YOU TO USE OUR LOVELY HOLY PHONE!
Well, it just so happens that maybe, for some unfathomable reason, girls who have longer nails also want to use the iphone?
They made laptops smaller and lighter for us, and they made pink ipods for us. I don't see why it's not a legitimate complain, or a legitimate expectation for Apple to come up with a product to suit this market, no?
The logic of "If you don't like it you either change to suit the product, or don't buy the product" is completely and utterly RETARDED, not to mention flawed.
Going by that logic, no product would ever have been invented.
Don't like walking long distances? Well, either get healthier or don't walk! Please!! DO NOT INVENT CARS!
It is APPLE that has to improve to fit its consumers, not the other way round.
How many nail palours are there and how many Apple shops are there? You do the math and let me know if this is a good enough market for them.
Just so you know, people who spend money on doing nails also have quite a bit of disposable income. Surely this is a better crowd to target than filthy self-righteous hippies?
2) Girls with long fingernails are high maintenance filthy (and don't forget stupid) whores.
Really?
3) Yes. And nobody likes whores.
You know, it amazes me everytime people hate sluts. I call these girls, including myself, a slut, for the lack of a better word.
WHY THE FUCK WOULD ANYONE HATE SLUTS? I have a good theory about this, but it involves a long explanation.
Really, this is a very simple logic:
Girls who put effort in maintaining their looks are prettier, right? And therefore, since they are prettier and attract more attention, they get more suitors.
When they get more suitors, they fall for more boys (it's proportion and math) than say, AN UGLY GIRL WHO DOESN'T SHAVE HER ARMPITS.
In a typical situation,
Pretty girl - 100 suitors - likes 10% and sleeps with 10.
Ugly girl - 0 suitors - likes people who don't sleep with her.
Therefore, in contrast, who's the slut?
That's not to say that the ugly chick is definitely a Madonna - who's to say she won't have slept with the 100 suitors of the pretty chick if the men wanted to sleep with her?!
Why do people keep saying Paris Hilton is a slut? Besides the fact she wears slutty clothes, has a sex tape and flashes her vagina (I say this is attention-seeking and certainly unabashed, but it is not strictly "slutty" as it has nothing to do with her actually having sex), she only dates pretty ok-looking guys who are like shipping heirs (or singers, whatever). (Source from tabloids)
Would YOU have sex with a good-looking filthy rich shipping heir/rock god? I would (if I were single), and I am not ashamed to say it!
Women find power in men attractive, and if I have my pick of shipping heirs, I think I'd be certainly inclined to sleep with at least some of them!
Ok, maybe my example of Paris is not really appropriate, but what I'm saying is, Would Paris Hilton sleep with a different dirty trucker daily?
Most probably not.
She (I'm guessing) sleeps with eligible cute models often, because they want her! And who can resist cute model-types?
Honestly
My point is, it's much more easy for a pretty girl to be inclined to have sex than an ugly girl, because the pretty girl's choices are way more attractive!!!!!!
Logical what!
Therefore pretty girls can either be prudes or sluts! There's no in between!
And can or should pretty girls be blamed and crucified for fucking attractive men? I SAY NO! WE (yes, included myself) ARE MERELY ACTING ON OUR INSTINCT TO POPULATE THE WORLD WITH GOOD-LOOKING HUMANS!
Can ugly people even begin to UNDERSTAND how difficult it is to resist potential very good-looking sex partners?
Since it is irrefutable that most of them don't know how that feels like, then they have NO RIGHTS to call ANYONE a slut in a derogatory manner.
So now that we have defined what a slut is (ie all girls who put effort into their appearance and have an active sex life), we can further discuss why people hate sluts.
And by discuss I mean I tell you, because I am wise beyond my years.
This is of course with the exception of home-wrecking/boyfriend-stealing/cheating sluts, who are a different breed altogether.
Everyone should love a slut, because sluts are supposed to be easy to get to bed with.
Men are most certainly more than happy to do that, and I don't hear them complaining about the nails especially if they happen to grow on a gorgeous girl's hands and are scratching his back in a toe-curling orgasm.
So the slutty girls don't hate sluts, and the men don't hate sluts. Then who hates sluts?
1) Ineligible men. The rest of the men whom even the sluts don't wanna sleep with. Bitter, and utterly jealous, they learn to relate things this way:
2) Lazy women. I say lazy women because at this time and age, being ugly for females is no longer a birthright. You wanna have babies, you better pluck your hairs and squeeze your blackheads!
With a little bit of determination, money and plastic surgery, ugliness can surely be eliminated!
So yup, lazy women hate sluts, because these vain girls "spoil the market" for them. They are suddenly made to look even more unattractive than they already are!
PARDON ME FOR LIKING TO LOOK MY BEST!
Not to mention they aren't getting any so it makes them practically hate everyone.
3) The slut's parents.
Yup, so that's the end of my slut rant. I guess it can be summarized into one awesome quote:
(Btw I know I am not ultra gorgeous or anything, but for controversy's sake let's pretend I do think I am.)
Pictures to further drive the point home:
Without flash
Close-up.
A glittery pink base with purple and pink crystals!
Chio? These are my own nails - not acrylic! I know it doesn't look very nice on pictures but in real life they are ultra bling!
For the first time I did my own bling nail art! All these years of having crystals lying around and not doing it!
I never bothered because I thought without acrylic, the crystals will fall off very easily, but Shuyin taught me a secret!
I'm passing it on to you: The secret is to diligently put a new coat of clear polish on EVERYDAY.
So far, after 5 days, only 3 large purple ones dropped out. I promptly replaced them!
In total I spent about 1 hour doing this set. Obviously took a little longer for the right hand...
In case most of you don't know, a set of nails like this would cost about $200 at a nail parlour!
Nail salons mostly charge $1 for 1 crystal. That is, obviously, LUDICROUS.
I'd NEVER spend $200 on nails. NEVER! The most I spent was $135 and that's because the woman refused to tell me the charge from the start and I was duped into it. Never again!
Guess what? I calculated, and this is how much it cost to DIY:
150 crystals on nails: Roughly $12
Bus + MRT ride to Arab street to buy the crystals: $3?
Bottle of OPI nail polish: $10 (if you buy from Transdesign.com, including shipping)
Your willingness to give $250 to manicurists: Priceless
Girl with long (assumed fake) nails: High maintenance whore
Since some of you asked to see my hair and piercing, I shall oblige!
Bling on my chio hair!
New extensions!
Blonde mixed with my own colour, and tinsel strands
About 100 gold and pink (Yes, I am damn hardcore. Most people put like 5 glitter strands.
How pretty are they?! They remind me of My Little Pony's tail. :D
These strands are crazily amazing ok!! Not only do they never fall off (mixed into the extensions), they can withstand washing, blow-drying, and best of all, TONGING!! They do not melt!
The awesome girls at City Plaza added crystals on my hair for me! I think Swarovski endorse me lor, I got so many of their products on myself daily...
It's really simple... They just use the clip they use for clipping extensions, and they stick a gem on it! Clever hor? It's been around 3 weeks and none dropped (anyway I got all these colours so I can stick them back on if they did, HAHAHA!! Hardcore!)
Girls with tongue piercings = Sluts who will give a blowjob to random people at the drop of a hat
Gotta love stereotypes
Totally swollen
Just pierced my helix!
It is PAINFUL LIKE HELL.
I've got a high tolerance of pain, and I have got to say that piercing the Helix is the worst of all!
I've pierced it before, but I couldn't stand sleeping on one side anymore so I let it close.
Anyway, as I was saying... Painful!
I had it pierced at 77 Street for $5 bucks... The piercing itself is not painful, but the healing process is agony!
Later on, sick of having the sharp end of the earring tangling my hair and poking me, I decided to put a standard ring on it instead.
Needless to say this CANNOT be done at home and you need a professional to help you do it.
So I chose my ring from Primitive Art at Queensway ($35! Gold with pink gem) and the nice girl there helped me put it through.
The piercing is straight and the ring is curved (and thick), so it took nearly 15 minutes to poke it through!! The process was almost intolerably painful and I took a glimpse at the mirror to see my ear bleeding like crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But it's chio! Anyway, helix piercings are really common, but now I have new-found respect for the people who didn't let it close. It's much easier to maintain with a ring (or barbell) though, so if you wanna do it I suggest using needle instead of gun!
I think my favourite piercing is still my tongue! Tongue piercings are really comfortable after maybe 4 days of annoying pain. After that it totally won't bother you anymore and you can change a stud everyday to match your clothes!
I just spent USD$80 at bodycandy.com on many, many multi-coloured tongue studs. Hahaha!
Change topic!
That day I sat on a most amazing cab!!
Got shitloads of stuff on it! See if you can spot them.
On the rearview:
- Goggles (Uncle: I use that to swim every morning)
- V strong flashlight
- Exercise hand muscle squeezing thing... I don't know what it's called (Uncle: I drive 16 hours so I squeeze that to keep me awake)
- Some sort of perfume?!
- A baton!? To hit non-paying customers with, I presume
On the steering:
- Calculator
- Phone
- Two balled up lumps of cloth which I notice he grasps to drive?!
On the top flaps:
- Back scratcher (I suppose even Cabbies get itchy sometimes)
- Paintbrush (???)
- About 300 talismans and clips
- Biggest signboard saying "Pasir Ris" and "City" I've ever seen
I had a lot of fun looking at his stuff. :D I wanna have a car so I put shitloads of gadgets on it too!
Ok, this blog post shall end abruptly here.
It sort of picked up on my iPhone review and the issue of how people with long nails can't use the iphone, and and... it was featured on the front page of Yahoo.com today!
I was even quoted! Madness. Now I HAVE to buy the t-shirt with my awesome quote on it.
I didn't know I am such a genius at creating quotable quotes!
When I die, I'd be like Woody Allen with tons of websites just there for the sole purpose of passing on my nuggets of wisdom.
I'm trying to think up one good quote right now but I can't think of any!
Hmmm... How about, "People who die doing dangerous activities (such as attempting to climb Mount Everest as a double amputee/motorbike through 5 fire hoops) totally deserve it." Nope... Too long, too obvious. Maybe next time!
I know! How about, "Females with long fingernails are whores"?
That's like catchy, and totally true, isn't it?
It has got to be, because I read through like 400 of the 3,000 comments (and counting! I'm startled) and I NEVER HAD ANY IDEA SO MANY PEOPLE HATED LONG FINGERNAILS!
You would think girls who spend up to $250 doing up their long acrylic nails have been going around scratching people on their eyeballs and murdering little puppies all the time, just by reading how intense these people are in their united hatred for long nails.
Almost all of the comments were stating the same, retarded points, stated by mostly angry men:
1) CHOP OFF YOUR DAMN NAILS IF YOU WANNA USE THE IPHONE! NODODY IS FORCING YOU TO USE OUR LOVELY HOLY PHONE!
Well, it just so happens that maybe, for some unfathomable reason, girls who have longer nails also want to use the iphone?
They made laptops smaller and lighter for us, and they made pink ipods for us. I don't see why it's not a legitimate complain, or a legitimate expectation for Apple to come up with a product to suit this market, no?
The logic of "If you don't like it you either change to suit the product, or don't buy the product" is completely and utterly RETARDED, not to mention flawed.
Going by that logic, no product would ever have been invented.
Don't like walking long distances? Well, either get healthier or don't walk! Please!! DO NOT INVENT CARS!
It is APPLE that has to improve to fit its consumers, not the other way round.
How many nail palours are there and how many Apple shops are there? You do the math and let me know if this is a good enough market for them.
Just so you know, people who spend money on doing nails also have quite a bit of disposable income. Surely this is a better crowd to target than filthy self-righteous hippies?
2) Girls with long fingernails are high maintenance filthy (and don't forget stupid) whores.
Really?
3) Yes. And nobody likes whores.
You know, it amazes me everytime people hate sluts. I call these girls, including myself, a slut, for the lack of a better word.
WHY THE FUCK WOULD ANYONE HATE SLUTS? I have a good theory about this, but it involves a long explanation.
Really, this is a very simple logic:
Girls who put effort in maintaining their looks are prettier, right? And therefore, since they are prettier and attract more attention, they get more suitors.
When they get more suitors, they fall for more boys (it's proportion and math) than say, AN UGLY GIRL WHO DOESN'T SHAVE HER ARMPITS.
In a typical situation,
Pretty girl - 100 suitors - likes 10% and sleeps with 10.
Ugly girl - 0 suitors - likes people who don't sleep with her.
Therefore, in contrast, who's the slut?
That's not to say that the ugly chick is definitely a Madonna - who's to say she won't have slept with the 100 suitors of the pretty chick if the men wanted to sleep with her?!
Why do people keep saying Paris Hilton is a slut? Besides the fact she wears slutty clothes, has a sex tape and flashes her vagina (I say this is attention-seeking and certainly unabashed, but it is not strictly "slutty" as it has nothing to do with her actually having sex), she only dates pretty ok-looking guys who are like shipping heirs (or singers, whatever). (Source from tabloids)
Would YOU have sex with a good-looking filthy rich shipping heir/rock god? I would (if I were single), and I am not ashamed to say it!
Women find power in men attractive, and if I have my pick of shipping heirs, I think I'd be certainly inclined to sleep with at least some of them!
Ok, maybe my example of Paris is not really appropriate, but what I'm saying is, Would Paris Hilton sleep with a different dirty trucker daily?
Most probably not.
She (I'm guessing) sleeps with eligible cute models often, because they want her! And who can resist cute model-types?
Honestly
My point is, it's much more easy for a pretty girl to be inclined to have sex than an ugly girl, because the pretty girl's choices are way more attractive!!!!!!
Logical what!
Therefore pretty girls can either be prudes or sluts! There's no in between!
And can or should pretty girls be blamed and crucified for fucking attractive men? I SAY NO! WE (yes, included myself) ARE MERELY ACTING ON OUR INSTINCT TO POPULATE THE WORLD WITH GOOD-LOOKING HUMANS!
Can ugly people even begin to UNDERSTAND how difficult it is to resist potential very good-looking sex partners?
Since it is irrefutable that most of them don't know how that feels like, then they have NO RIGHTS to call ANYONE a slut in a derogatory manner.
So now that we have defined what a slut is (ie all girls who put effort into their appearance and have an active sex life), we can further discuss why people hate sluts.
And by discuss I mean I tell you, because I am wise beyond my years.
This is of course with the exception of home-wrecking/boyfriend-stealing/cheating sluts, who are a different breed altogether.
Everyone should love a slut, because sluts are supposed to be easy to get to bed with.
Men are most certainly more than happy to do that, and I don't hear them complaining about the nails especially if they happen to grow on a gorgeous girl's hands and are scratching his back in a toe-curling orgasm.
So the slutty girls don't hate sluts, and the men don't hate sluts. Then who hates sluts?
1) Ineligible men. The rest of the men whom even the sluts don't wanna sleep with. Bitter, and utterly jealous, they learn to relate things this way:
Chick with elaborate nails -> probably outgoing, gonna have suitors -> Not going to sleep with me -> Remembers past humiliation of being rejected by such girls -> HATE HER! -> I don't want her anyway, she's a dirty whore (lie).
2) Lazy women. I say lazy women because at this time and age, being ugly for females is no longer a birthright. You wanna have babies, you better pluck your hairs and squeeze your blackheads!
With a little bit of determination, money and plastic surgery, ugliness can surely be eliminated!
I'm talking about physical beauty btw. People who refer to inner beauty are retarded because that's truly subjective.
I, for one, find people who do charity and keep asking others to do the same (ie Angelina Jolie. Self-righteous HOMEWRECKING SLUT! But I digress) to not have inner beauty, although most people would say she's saintly. Hilter approves of jew-hating people... Bin Laden approves of self-sacrificing bombers... etc!
God I'd love to see Jolie get leposy. Since she is so goddamn unselfish she can suffer together with poor people... Haha! OMG did I say that out loud? I don't mean it.
So yup, lazy women hate sluts, because these vain girls "spoil the market" for them. They are suddenly made to look even more unattractive than they already are!
PARDON ME FOR LIKING TO LOOK MY BEST!
Not to mention they aren't getting any so it makes them practically hate everyone.
3) The slut's parents.
Yup, so that's the end of my slut rant. I guess it can be summarized into one awesome quote:
"People call us sluts because, being ugly, they have no idea how difficult it is to resist fucking good-looking people."
(Btw I know I am not ultra gorgeous or anything, but for controversy's sake let's pretend I do think I am.)
Pictures to further drive the point home:
Without flash
Close-up.
A glittery pink base with purple and pink crystals!
Chio? These are my own nails - not acrylic! I know it doesn't look very nice on pictures but in real life they are ultra bling!
For the first time I did my own bling nail art! All these years of having crystals lying around and not doing it!
I never bothered because I thought without acrylic, the crystals will fall off very easily, but Shuyin taught me a secret!
I'm passing it on to you: The secret is to diligently put a new coat of clear polish on EVERYDAY.
So far, after 5 days, only 3 large purple ones dropped out. I promptly replaced them!
In total I spent about 1 hour doing this set. Obviously took a little longer for the right hand...
In case most of you don't know, a set of nails like this would cost about $200 at a nail parlour!
Nail salons mostly charge $1 for 1 crystal. That is, obviously, LUDICROUS.
I'd NEVER spend $200 on nails. NEVER! The most I spent was $135 and that's because the woman refused to tell me the charge from the start and I was duped into it. Never again!
Guess what? I calculated, and this is how much it cost to DIY:
150 crystals on nails: Roughly $12
Bus + MRT ride to Arab street to buy the crystals: $3?
Bottle of OPI nail polish: $10 (if you buy from Transdesign.com, including shipping)
Your willingness to give $250 to manicurists: Priceless
Girl with long (assumed fake) nails: High maintenance whore
Since some of you asked to see my hair and piercing, I shall oblige!
Bling on my chio hair!
New extensions!
Blonde mixed with my own colour, and tinsel strands
About 100 gold and pink (Yes, I am damn hardcore. Most people put like 5 glitter strands.
How pretty are they?! They remind me of My Little Pony's tail. :D
These strands are crazily amazing ok!! Not only do they never fall off (mixed into the extensions), they can withstand washing, blow-drying, and best of all, TONGING!! They do not melt!
The awesome girls at City Plaza added crystals on my hair for me! I think Swarovski endorse me lor, I got so many of their products on myself daily...
It's really simple... They just use the clip they use for clipping extensions, and they stick a gem on it! Clever hor? It's been around 3 weeks and none dropped (anyway I got all these colours so I can stick them back on if they did, HAHAHA!! Hardcore!)
Girls with tongue piercings = Sluts who will give a blowjob to random people at the drop of a hat
Gotta love stereotypes
Totally swollen
Just pierced my helix!
It is PAINFUL LIKE HELL.
I've got a high tolerance of pain, and I have got to say that piercing the Helix is the worst of all!
I've pierced it before, but I couldn't stand sleeping on one side anymore so I let it close.
Anyway, as I was saying... Painful!
I had it pierced at 77 Street for $5 bucks... The piercing itself is not painful, but the healing process is agony!
Later on, sick of having the sharp end of the earring tangling my hair and poking me, I decided to put a standard ring on it instead.
Needless to say this CANNOT be done at home and you need a professional to help you do it.
So I chose my ring from Primitive Art at Queensway ($35! Gold with pink gem) and the nice girl there helped me put it through.
The piercing is straight and the ring is curved (and thick), so it took nearly 15 minutes to poke it through!! The process was almost intolerably painful and I took a glimpse at the mirror to see my ear bleeding like crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But it's chio! Anyway, helix piercings are really common, but now I have new-found respect for the people who didn't let it close. It's much easier to maintain with a ring (or barbell) though, so if you wanna do it I suggest using needle instead of gun!
I think my favourite piercing is still my tongue! Tongue piercings are really comfortable after maybe 4 days of annoying pain. After that it totally won't bother you anymore and you can change a stud everyday to match your clothes!
I just spent USD$80 at bodycandy.com on many, many multi-coloured tongue studs. Hahaha!
Change topic!
That day I sat on a most amazing cab!!
Got shitloads of stuff on it! See if you can spot them.
On the rearview:
- Goggles (Uncle: I use that to swim every morning)
- V strong flashlight
- Exercise hand muscle squeezing thing... I don't know what it's called (Uncle: I drive 16 hours so I squeeze that to keep me awake)
- Some sort of perfume?!
- A baton!? To hit non-paying customers with, I presume
On the steering:
- Calculator
- Phone
- Two balled up lumps of cloth which I notice he grasps to drive?!
On the top flaps:
- Back scratcher (I suppose even Cabbies get itchy sometimes)
- Paintbrush (???)
- About 300 talismans and clips
- Biggest signboard saying "Pasir Ris" and "City" I've ever seen
I had a lot of fun looking at his stuff. :D I wanna have a car so I put shitloads of gadgets on it too!
Ok, this blog post shall end abruptly here.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Shampoo Website
yes.
the shampoo website has been reborn!
go here.
WWW.SHAMPOOSALON.COM
if you have been in lately you have seen all the changes happening. a most exciting time at SHAMPOO . we are celebrating our 8th anniversary on 8-8-08. YES!
Friday, June 20, 2008
GSS - now funny as well as awesome!
Advertorial
I love the Great Singapore Sale!
The words itself sparks a joy in me when I think of all the discounted pink stuff I can add to my collection! Haha! Sometimes I am even willing to buy stuff at their original price only to find out later it is on 50% off --- that's got to be the shioking feeling in the world man!
Digressing, I've just managed to buy my dream luggage at 20% off. It's $180 after discount I think!
How can people have a dream luggage, you ask.
WHY NOT?
As of all dream items with me, it's a shiny patent baby pink, and very, very sleek:
Outside. The wheels are super smooth and the locks are so well-made!
Inside... It's obviously a girl's luggage. No more numerous little pouches for make-up and toiletries! Now my luggage comes with many little convenient compartments!
Chioness!!
What I DIDN'T manage to buy though, is this:
Fendi bangle in baby pink!!!!!!! You can go as far as calling it my dream bangle, hahaha!
I first saw it when I was in Isetan with Wong, and I saw the bangle, did a double take and took two steps towards the beacon of shiny pink bangle.
Then, I saw, distractedly, on my left... A purple Fendi spy bag!
"Chio..." I thought, "but not as chio as the one I'm carrying..."
AND THEN I REALISED!
I was carrying an "inspired" Fendi spy bag too!!
I've heard many stories about sales people in branded stores calling the cops on people with fake products lor! (Although my "fendi" bag is actually not fake per se coz it has no logos on it la, but still...)
So I hastily jumped out of the store and instructed Wong to check out the price for me.
Bloody $295!!!
Needless to say I didn't buy it on the spot coz it is bloody expensive! (And I am not rich, despite what you hear from newspapers and unreliable bloggers)
For the next few days I kept dwelling on it and finally decided to get it --- but to my dismay it is sold out!!!!!!! Oh god! You mean there are other people who find $295 a justified price for a bangle?!?!
And just in case you are wondering why the pic of the bangle looks a little weird, it is because the only pic I am able to find online is the blue one, and I had to photoshop it pink.
Anyway, where was I? Right, GSS is awesome!
You know what else is awesome besides shopping? Funny videos, and laughing out loud! AND... Getting free stuff!
THE GREAT SINGAPORE SALE NOW HAS A SENSE OF HUMOUR!!
You can get all three of those by logging on to www.laughoutloud.com.sg, and watch spoof of the NETS videos!
Go check it out, the site is full of videos of the adventures of an Ah Beng (complete with cringeworthy "kim" hair) and Ah Lian. It's slapstick but entertaining enough.
You can also download icons and wallpapers there of your favourite icon, under "Support LOL".
My favourite is of course the pink one la...
Haha so cute.
You can also try the 2D game and win prizes such as PSPs and Nintendo DS Lites! Or make a face, take a photo, and stand to win a year's supply of Heaven and Earth Green tea!!!
I'm so gonna take part in that man. A year's supply? How do they gauge how much is a year's supply? I'd drink Heaven and Earth broke lor, confirm. I LOVE THEIR GREEN TEA!!!!
I love the Great Singapore Sale!
The words itself sparks a joy in me when I think of all the discounted pink stuff I can add to my collection! Haha! Sometimes I am even willing to buy stuff at their original price only to find out later it is on 50% off --- that's got to be the shioking feeling in the world man!
Digressing, I've just managed to buy my dream luggage at 20% off. It's $180 after discount I think!
How can people have a dream luggage, you ask.
WHY NOT?
As of all dream items with me, it's a shiny patent baby pink, and very, very sleek:
Outside. The wheels are super smooth and the locks are so well-made!
Inside... It's obviously a girl's luggage. No more numerous little pouches for make-up and toiletries! Now my luggage comes with many little convenient compartments!
Me, very tan, with dream luggage!!!!!
Chioness!!
What I DIDN'T manage to buy though, is this:
Fendi bangle in baby pink!!!!!!! You can go as far as calling it my dream bangle, hahaha!
I first saw it when I was in Isetan with Wong, and I saw the bangle, did a double take and took two steps towards the beacon of shiny pink bangle.
Then, I saw, distractedly, on my left... A purple Fendi spy bag!
"Chio..." I thought, "but not as chio as the one I'm carrying..."
AND THEN I REALISED!
I was carrying an "inspired" Fendi spy bag too!!
I've heard many stories about sales people in branded stores calling the cops on people with fake products lor! (Although my "fendi" bag is actually not fake per se coz it has no logos on it la, but still...)
So I hastily jumped out of the store and instructed Wong to check out the price for me.
Bloody $295!!!
Needless to say I didn't buy it on the spot coz it is bloody expensive! (And I am not rich, despite what you hear from newspapers and unreliable bloggers)
For the next few days I kept dwelling on it and finally decided to get it --- but to my dismay it is sold out!!!!!!! Oh god! You mean there are other people who find $295 a justified price for a bangle?!?!
And just in case you are wondering why the pic of the bangle looks a little weird, it is because the only pic I am able to find online is the blue one, and I had to photoshop it pink.
Gah!!
Anyway, where was I? Right, GSS is awesome!
You know what else is awesome besides shopping? Funny videos, and laughing out loud! AND... Getting free stuff!
THE GREAT SINGAPORE SALE NOW HAS A SENSE OF HUMOUR!!
You can get all three of those by logging on to www.laughoutloud.com.sg, and watch spoof of the NETS videos!
Go check it out, the site is full of videos of the adventures of an Ah Beng (complete with cringeworthy "kim" hair) and Ah Lian. It's slapstick but entertaining enough.
You can also download icons and wallpapers there of your favourite icon, under "Support LOL".
My favourite is of course the pink one la...
Seow Chio Bu
(Pronounced Xiao-Chio-Boo)
Meaning: Little Beauty
The flower amidst the thorns, she’s the pretty little
thing that’s oh-so-adorable. Makes the boys go gaga.
Haha so cute.
You can also try the 2D game and win prizes such as PSPs and Nintendo DS Lites! Or make a face, take a photo, and stand to win a year's supply of Heaven and Earth Green tea!!!
I'm so gonna take part in that man. A year's supply? How do they gauge how much is a year's supply? I'd drink Heaven and Earth broke lor, confirm. I LOVE THEIR GREEN TEA!!!!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Indulgzence - Round 3 of yumminess!
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Yippie for me! Christin from Indulgz (Bistro) once again invite me and 5 friends to go for food tasting!
I'd got to say I love their attitude. They are constantly coming up with new menu items and their new creations really never fail to impress the hell out of me.
It's so exciting that every time I step into their restaurant (whether I go there myself or via their invitation), there are refreshing novelties to binge on!
This time round, here are the people involved:
Now for the customary pose at Indulgz's front door:
We start off the exciting meal with some cocktails. All of Indulgz's cocktails are created in-house and are one of a kind!
Cocktail 1: Olivia
The name Olivia is inspired by one of Indulgz's staff. Apparently, Olivia is a very sunshiney-type of girl (but a tad wild still) and is loved by everyone!
Based on her character, Olivia (the drink) is created with Lychee Liquor, Cointreau (orange liquor), cranberry juice, lemon, and a secret ingredient Christin refuses to reveal.
It is very sweet (for an alcoholic beverage) and yet, surprisingly potent!!! It reminds me a little of fruit punch (not the cheap kind, but the good kind) with a lot more character. The glass is coated with Malibu too!
We finish Olivia up! I look hot with my glasses. LOL!
Cocktail 2:
Strawberry Shortcake
If you like strawberries and cream you will really like this!
I love it, even though I typically don't like alcohol.
It's very milky, sweet (little sour too), creamy and smells heavenly - best of all, it comes in a pretty pink colour!
The glass's rim is frosted with thick sugar icing for maximum yums.
I was surprised to find this drink fizzy!
Made from real berries, this is frothy, sour with a sweet aftertaste, and is a little like sparkling Ribena except better!
There are real berry seeds inside, and this drink is prefect for hot days where you want something more refreshing.
Since you all love KK so much I thought I'd supply ya'll with her photo.
Mike and I in love after our Summer Berry Holiday
After the drinks our food comes!
New item!
Tempura Battered Egg-Tofu
with Tabasco Lemon Mayo
When I curiously asked Christin what the thing being battered is, she just smiled at me and told me to take a bite and see for myself.
I did, and wow....... The tofu's soft like cheese but milder, and simply melts in your mouth!
You got to give it to Indulgz. Because egg-tofu might be bland by itself (although I love egg-tofu), they conjured up a sauce just for it: Tabasco lemon mayo!
You've got to try it! A bit spicy, a bit sour, and creamy... Zing! Full of oomph!
Deep Fried Camembert Cheese
with Mixed Berry Compote
This is Indulgz' signature dish and I've had it many times before, but Kelvin, QQ, Tim and KK have not.
Since there were four pieces, the n00bs got a piece each, and Kelvin offered to share a bit with Mike.
Unfortunately, once he started, he then refused to give any to Mike coz it's too good.
Deep-fried cheese with a wet, melty inside (oozes out), and mixed with berry sauce? Cmon, that can't possibly go wrong!
Next up: Chicken Bolognaise Melted Cheese Fries
Everybody loves Indulgz's cheese fries!
Their cheese is fantastic and has just the right texture; the tomato sauce very tasty; and the meat bits succulent.
Now, instead of beef, the fries come with chicken (mixture of thigh and breast, so it's not dry), so that it is more consumer-friendly.
QQ loves it:
After a remarkably short time
A plate is simply not enough for the 6 of us, and thus...
Poor Tim
Irrelevant pics
We have soups next!
Wild Crabmeat
and Fresh Thyme Soup
New item!
I demand to know how Indulgz does its creamy stuff! The cream is so rich and everything that's cooked with it is crazily delicious (ie their mushroom soup, omggggg).
This new soup is no exception! I think it tastes like a bit like lobster bisque mixed with cream.
Each spoonful comes with loads of freshly plucked flower crab (omg salivating), and comes with a small biscotti.
You'd think a soup like that is tough to beat, but here comes contender no. 2:
Wholesome Wolfberries
and Seafood Broth
At first glance this seems bland compared to the first soup, but I found myself slurping this up non-stop!
The clear broth first tastes like a traditional double-boiled Chinese soup, and then you taste the seafoody taste in it. It's tasty, yet very light, and you'll not get sick of drinking it.
It reminds me of the soups my grandma used to cook. :)
Contains scallop bits, chewy squid, prawns as well as mussels.
I did a poll and QQ and Kel prefer soup 2. Tim, KK and Mike likes to crab one more!
I'm neutral. I cannot decide as I like both!!!
Stop asking me, I'm shy!!!!!
My BF is crazy.
At this point, Kelvin and Mike started to giggle and laugh... Apparently, Kelvin told QQ a joke he came up with that's very lame...
Poor QQ
The joke goes like this:
Mike, audibly to me: Do you want to see my cock?
Me, startled: What? Nooo...
Mike: Coz if you want to I can whip it out right now, you know.
And before I can answer, he shows me this:
You know, the last time I had an Indulgz food-tasting they served us Ribeye steak too, and that was damn good.
This time round, amazingly enough, Indulgz managed to outdo itself.
Why? The difference is the SAUCE.
Red Wine Duxcelle sauce is homemade with a mixture of chopped Portobello, white button and shiitake mushroom!
On first glance it looks like your typical brown sauce, but on first taste, it will make all the other brown sauces you have tasted pale in comparison.
I personally don't like sauces on my steak because I feel it takes away the flavour of the beef, but this? Very very complementary.
I haven't even started on the beef yet!
The beef... omg! Ribeye is the second best cut of beef (after tenderloin), and Indulgz's beef is chilled and never frozen, so the meat is tender, sweet, and crazily juicy.
Writing this is making me feel very hungry. :(
Butterfish Steak with
Pineapple Salsa
Indulgz' signature Butterfish Steak - now with a spanking new salsa!
This time round, pineapple instead of mango is used, and everyone seems to agree it is a even better blend with the fish!
In case you don't already know, Butterfish tastes a little like codfish, except it is more meaty (vs codfish is a little flaky).
Because of the intense taste that both codfish and butterfish has, it is possible to feel a little "jelat" after a while (although I don't think so la), but that's what the salsa is there for!
The sourness of the pineapples, then mixed with the fish, is perfect.
Comes with Indulgz's famous truffle-sauce mashed potato and mesclun salad.
Oven-baked Pork Ribs
Ever hear the term St Louis pork ribs and never knew what it means? St Louis is actually a cut of pork ribs, and it's the biggest cut there is.
Dish comes with FOUR humongous chunks of ribs, and are marinated for 2 days in Indulgz's secret sauce (revealed to contain white wine and vinegar) for the fullest taste and softness in the meat.
Love ribs! I like the fatter meat around the bones, and although these ribs are not (that) fat, they are still very juicy and not dry at all.
Me chioness
Seafood Platter
w White Pepper Sauce (for 1)
This has got to be the stellar item of the day!
Everyone got very excited when we saw that the platter contains one HUGE slipper lobster, one LARGE tiger prawn, TWO bigass mussels, and TWO gigantic scallops!
QQ grabs the prawn head~!
The seafood were all EXTREMELY fresh amdeverything was very, very tasty! Yes, even more tasty than normal seafood served outside!
When asked why this is so, Christin explained that the seafood were all marinated in their secret recipe (containing white wine) for at least 2 days before serving!
Comes with a cheesy, creamy homemade white pepper sauce, which does not take the attention away from the seafood but rather goes along with it like a faithful sidekick.
Comes with Oriental butter rice and mesclun salad.
And the best part? This is the seafood platter for 1! Imagine how awesome the "for 2" one will be like!
Imma order this the next time I go to Indulgz. :D
If you want to as well, remember to call them to reserve this as they create this in limited portions to reserve freshness.
Flaming Pasta!!
About to be flamed!
This is supposed to have flames but my camera can't capture the pretty blue flames, so you have to imagine it yourself...
I crudely draw the flames on.
Linguine tossed with garlic, smoked salmon and mussels, flamed with Cointreau in front of your eyes!
It's perfect for those moments when you dine with someone you have nothing to talk about. You two can then discuss the flaming and how it's very pretty.
The alcohol taste on the pasta is a tad strong for my taste (Christin assured me that it will evaporate after a while) but all the boys and KK said it is very shiok!!!!!
My notes for the day
And everyone started cam-whoring...
Next, full to the brim, we had
Japanese Curry Baked Rice
I thought I took a photo of the inside but I guess I didn't!
Kaykay especially loves this. Underneath the melted layer of cheese is chicken, mushrooms, carrots and potatoes in chunks - not to mention butter rice with Japanese curry (not spicy) fused into the rice!
This new style of cooking Japanese curry is surprisingly good!
In the end, here's everyone's fav dish of the day:
Tim: Ribeye steak
Kaykay: Steak/Baked rice
Mike: Ribeye steak
Me: Seafood/steak
QQ: Seafood
Kelvin: Seafood
Made with real lychees, lychee juice and a base of ice cream! This drink is not too sweet as we will expect from lychees, and the milkiness of it makes it a very surprisingly blend. But yet it goes really well!
Think this will be a good drink to have to polish off a hearty meal.
Warm Berry Trifle
If you think this is just ice-cream with some berries on top, you are wrong!
Hidden underneath the ice-cream is a base of warm, wet double chocolate brownie! This is Mike's favourite dessert so he was hyperventilating when he found out about the brownie. :)
Also comes with 2 scoops of smooth vanilla ice-cream and topped with warm summer berries compote, a sprinkle of roasted almonds and a slice of crunchy biscotti, which KK ate up.
Mocha Thickshake
This is made with real chocolate powder and is sweet with strong coffee inside! The taste is instantly identified with that trademark coffee aroma, and the drink has little crunchy bits of coffee beans blended inside.
Kel's a coffee addict and demanded the whole glass for himself.
Belgium Waffles with
Vanilla Ice Cream
and Peaches
3 pieces of warm Belgium waffles are served with smooth vanilla ice-cream and cubed peaches, with a drizzle of chocolate fudge.
Waffles are normally light and a little hollow, but these waffles are compact. I know this sounds weird, but you know how sponge cakes are very holey but good cheesecakes aren't?
Anyway these waffles are very thick and creamy la! It's different!
It has sugary bits inside too, and reminds me a little of vanilla and caramel. :D
Everyone made me cut the waffles for them
Cookies and Cream
Made with real chocolate cookies blended with vanilla ice-cream and topped with whipped cream + cracked cookies!
Oreos! Not too sweet but still very rich and creamy!
Set Lunches are available from 11.30am to 2pm Tues to Fri! From $10.90+ for the daily changing set lunch to $20.80+ for the Executive Set lunch.
Getting married, or thinking of getting married?
If you want to but don't want the hassle, maybe you can give Indulgz Weddings a try!
They are not caterers for weddings, they are coordinators - just like wedding planners except... They don't charge like wedding planners!
They target for ROM receptions, where ROM packages are customized within budget, with no extra service charge or hidden cost.
All couples have to do is to provide a budget, and Indulgz Weddings (IW) will help to fit all you need (buffet line, dress, photographer etc) into your budget.
Because they do not charge like wedding planners, IW will be able to give you genuine advice on how to save on the services required for your wedding. Being a company, they are able to negotiate much better prices for you!
Christin tells me she set Indulgz Weddings up because of a passion, and many of her working partners are her personal friends, so she can get discounts and pass them on. :)
Yippie for me! Christin from Indulgz (Bistro) once again invite me and 5 friends to go for food tasting!
I'd got to say I love their attitude. They are constantly coming up with new menu items and their new creations really never fail to impress the hell out of me.
It's so exciting that every time I step into their restaurant (whether I go there myself or via their invitation), there are refreshing novelties to binge on!
This time round, here are the people involved:
Now for the customary pose at Indulgz's front door:
I was trying to act chio but end up looking grumpy... Bah!!
With QQ. My hair looks really blonde without flash!!
With QQ. My hair looks really blonde without flash!!
We start off the exciting meal with some cocktails. All of Indulgz's cocktails are created in-house and are one of a kind!
Cocktail 1: Olivia
The name Olivia is inspired by one of Indulgz's staff. Apparently, Olivia is a very sunshiney-type of girl (but a tad wild still) and is loved by everyone!
Based on her character, Olivia (the drink) is created with Lychee Liquor, Cointreau (orange liquor), cranberry juice, lemon, and a secret ingredient Christin refuses to reveal.
It is very sweet (for an alcoholic beverage) and yet, surprisingly potent!!! It reminds me a little of fruit punch (not the cheap kind, but the good kind) with a lot more character. The glass is coated with Malibu too!
QQ: It tastes like Cosmo.
Tim: Is there cocoa butter in there?
Mike (alcoholic): I like it. - proceeds to drink it all up -
We finish Olivia up! I look hot with my glasses. LOL!
Cocktail 2:
Strawberry Shortcake
If you like strawberries and cream you will really like this!
I love it, even though I typically don't like alcohol.
It's very milky, sweet (little sour too), creamy and smells heavenly - best of all, it comes in a pretty pink colour!
The glass's rim is frosted with thick sugar icing for maximum yums.
Mocktail 1:
Summer Berry Holiday
Summer Berry Holiday
I was surprised to find this drink fizzy!
Made from real berries, this is frothy, sour with a sweet aftertaste, and is a little like sparkling Ribena except better!
There are real berry seeds inside, and this drink is prefect for hot days where you want something more refreshing.
Since you all love KK so much I thought I'd supply ya'll with her photo.
Mike and I in love after our Summer Berry Holiday
After the drinks our food comes!
New item!
Tempura Battered Egg-Tofu
with Tabasco Lemon Mayo
When I curiously asked Christin what the thing being battered is, she just smiled at me and told me to take a bite and see for myself.
I did, and wow....... The tofu's soft like cheese but milder, and simply melts in your mouth!
You got to give it to Indulgz. Because egg-tofu might be bland by itself (although I love egg-tofu), they conjured up a sauce just for it: Tabasco lemon mayo!
You've got to try it! A bit spicy, a bit sour, and creamy... Zing! Full of oomph!
Deep Fried Camembert Cheese
with Mixed Berry Compote
This is Indulgz' signature dish and I've had it many times before, but Kelvin, QQ, Tim and KK have not.
Since there were four pieces, the n00bs got a piece each, and Kelvin offered to share a bit with Mike.
Unfortunately, once he started, he then refused to give any to Mike coz it's too good.
Deep-fried cheese with a wet, melty inside (oozes out), and mixed with berry sauce? Cmon, that can't possibly go wrong!
Tim: Mouthful of Heaven
QQ: Hen hao chi
Kel: None for you Mike!
Next up: Chicken Bolognaise Melted Cheese Fries
Everybody loves Indulgz's cheese fries!
Their cheese is fantastic and has just the right texture; the tomato sauce very tasty; and the meat bits succulent.
Now, instead of beef, the fries come with chicken (mixture of thigh and breast, so it's not dry), so that it is more consumer-friendly.
QQ loves it:
After a remarkably short time
A plate is simply not enough for the 6 of us, and thus...
Poor Tim
Irrelevant pics
We have soups next!
Wild Crabmeat
and Fresh Thyme Soup
New item!
I demand to know how Indulgz does its creamy stuff! The cream is so rich and everything that's cooked with it is crazily delicious (ie their mushroom soup, omggggg).
This new soup is no exception! I think it tastes like a bit like lobster bisque mixed with cream.
Each spoonful comes with loads of freshly plucked flower crab (omg salivating), and comes with a small biscotti.
Kel: It tastes like a non-spicy laksa with a seafoody taste.
You'd think a soup like that is tough to beat, but here comes contender no. 2:
Wholesome Wolfberries
and Seafood Broth
At first glance this seems bland compared to the first soup, but I found myself slurping this up non-stop!
The clear broth first tastes like a traditional double-boiled Chinese soup, and then you taste the seafoody taste in it. It's tasty, yet very light, and you'll not get sick of drinking it.
It reminds me of the soups my grandma used to cook. :)
Contains scallop bits, chewy squid, prawns as well as mussels.
KK: It really cleanses your palette.
I did a poll and QQ and Kel prefer soup 2. Tim, KK and Mike likes to crab one more!
I'm neutral. I cannot decide as I like both!!!
Stop asking me, I'm shy!!!!!
My BF is crazy.
At this point, Kelvin and Mike started to giggle and laugh... Apparently, Kelvin told QQ a joke he came up with that's very lame...
Poor QQ
The joke goes like this:
Mike, audibly to me: Do you want to see my cock?
Me, startled: What? Nooo...
Mike: Coz if you want to I can whip it out right now, you know.
And before I can answer, he shows me this:
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Kuakua!!!!!
Ahem. My skirt hem. I know it's irrelevant but it's chio!
On to our next dish!
Char-Grilled Ribeye Steak
with Red Wine Duxcelle Sauce
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Kuakua!!!!!
Ahem. My skirt hem. I know it's irrelevant but it's chio!
On to our next dish!
Char-Grilled Ribeye Steak
with Red Wine Duxcelle Sauce
You know, the last time I had an Indulgz food-tasting they served us Ribeye steak too, and that was damn good.
This time round, amazingly enough, Indulgz managed to outdo itself.
Why? The difference is the SAUCE.
Red Wine Duxcelle sauce is homemade with a mixture of chopped Portobello, white button and shiitake mushroom!
On first glance it looks like your typical brown sauce, but on first taste, it will make all the other brown sauces you have tasted pale in comparison.
I personally don't like sauces on my steak because I feel it takes away the flavour of the beef, but this? Very very complementary.
I haven't even started on the beef yet!
The beef... omg! Ribeye is the second best cut of beef (after tenderloin), and Indulgz's beef is chilled and never frozen, so the meat is tender, sweet, and crazily juicy.
Writing this is making me feel very hungry. :(
KK: Orgasmic
QQ: Burst of flavour with each bite!
Butterfish Steak with
Pineapple Salsa
Indulgz' signature Butterfish Steak - now with a spanking new salsa!
This time round, pineapple instead of mango is used, and everyone seems to agree it is a even better blend with the fish!
In case you don't already know, Butterfish tastes a little like codfish, except it is more meaty (vs codfish is a little flaky).
Because of the intense taste that both codfish and butterfish has, it is possible to feel a little "jelat" after a while (although I don't think so la), but that's what the salsa is there for!
The sourness of the pineapples, then mixed with the fish, is perfect.
Comes with Indulgz's famous truffle-sauce mashed potato and mesclun salad.
Oven-baked Pork Ribs
Ever hear the term St Louis pork ribs and never knew what it means? St Louis is actually a cut of pork ribs, and it's the biggest cut there is.
Dish comes with FOUR humongous chunks of ribs, and are marinated for 2 days in Indulgz's secret sauce (revealed to contain white wine and vinegar) for the fullest taste and softness in the meat.
Love ribs! I like the fatter meat around the bones, and although these ribs are not (that) fat, they are still very juicy and not dry at all.
Me chioness
Seafood Platter
w White Pepper Sauce (for 1)
This has got to be the stellar item of the day!
Everyone got very excited when we saw that the platter contains one HUGE slipper lobster, one LARGE tiger prawn, TWO bigass mussels, and TWO gigantic scallops!
QQ grabs the prawn head~!
The seafood were all EXTREMELY fresh amdeverything was very, very tasty! Yes, even more tasty than normal seafood served outside!
When asked why this is so, Christin explained that the seafood were all marinated in their secret recipe (containing white wine) for at least 2 days before serving!
Comes with a cheesy, creamy homemade white pepper sauce, which does not take the attention away from the seafood but rather goes along with it like a faithful sidekick.
Comes with Oriental butter rice and mesclun salad.
And the best part? This is the seafood platter for 1! Imagine how awesome the "for 2" one will be like!
Imma order this the next time I go to Indulgz. :D
If you want to as well, remember to call them to reserve this as they create this in limited portions to reserve freshness.
Flaming Pasta!!
About to be flamed!
This is supposed to have flames but my camera can't capture the pretty blue flames, so you have to imagine it yourself...
I crudely draw the flames on.
Linguine tossed with garlic, smoked salmon and mussels, flamed with Cointreau in front of your eyes!
It's perfect for those moments when you dine with someone you have nothing to talk about. You two can then discuss the flaming and how it's very pretty.
The alcohol taste on the pasta is a tad strong for my taste (Christin assured me that it will evaporate after a while) but all the boys and KK said it is very shiok!!!!!
My notes for the day
And everyone started cam-whoring...
Next, full to the brim, we had
Japanese Curry Baked Rice
I thought I took a photo of the inside but I guess I didn't!
Kaykay especially loves this. Underneath the melted layer of cheese is chicken, mushrooms, carrots and potatoes in chunks - not to mention butter rice with Japanese curry (not spicy) fused into the rice!
This new style of cooking Japanese curry is surprisingly good!
Tim: Even I think the portion is very big!
KK: Comfort food!
In the end, here's everyone's fav dish of the day:
Tim: Ribeye steak
Kaykay: Steak/Baked rice
Mike: Ribeye steak
Me: Seafood/steak
QQ: Seafood
Kelvin: Seafood
Dessert!
Lychee Smoothie
Lychee Smoothie
Made with real lychees, lychee juice and a base of ice cream! This drink is not too sweet as we will expect from lychees, and the milkiness of it makes it a very surprisingly blend. But yet it goes really well!
Think this will be a good drink to have to polish off a hearty meal.
Warm Berry Trifle
If you think this is just ice-cream with some berries on top, you are wrong!
Hidden underneath the ice-cream is a base of warm, wet double chocolate brownie! This is Mike's favourite dessert so he was hyperventilating when he found out about the brownie. :)
Also comes with 2 scoops of smooth vanilla ice-cream and topped with warm summer berries compote, a sprinkle of roasted almonds and a slice of crunchy biscotti, which KK ate up.
Mocha Thickshake
This is made with real chocolate powder and is sweet with strong coffee inside! The taste is instantly identified with that trademark coffee aroma, and the drink has little crunchy bits of coffee beans blended inside.
Kel's a coffee addict and demanded the whole glass for himself.
Belgium Waffles with
Vanilla Ice Cream
and Peaches
3 pieces of warm Belgium waffles are served with smooth vanilla ice-cream and cubed peaches, with a drizzle of chocolate fudge.
Waffles are normally light and a little hollow, but these waffles are compact. I know this sounds weird, but you know how sponge cakes are very holey but good cheesecakes aren't?
Anyway these waffles are very thick and creamy la! It's different!
It has sugary bits inside too, and reminds me a little of vanilla and caramel. :D
Everyone made me cut the waffles for them
Cookies and Cream
Made with real chocolate cookies blended with vanilla ice-cream and topped with whipped cream + cracked cookies!
Oreos! Not too sweet but still very rich and creamy!
WE FINALLY FINISHED OUR MEAL!!!!!!
My tummy
QQ's tummy!!
Timmy and KK
Us girls
Group shot!!
Lastly, Mike being cute!
So ke ai! I love him, double chin and all :D
My tummy
QQ's tummy!!
Timmy and KK
Us girls
Group shot!!
Lastly, Mike being cute!
So ke ai! I love him, double chin and all :D
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Set Lunches are available from 11.30am to 2pm Tues to Fri! From $10.90+ for the daily changing set lunch to $20.80+ for the Executive Set lunch.
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Getting married, or thinking of getting married?
If you want to but don't want the hassle, maybe you can give Indulgz Weddings a try!
They are not caterers for weddings, they are coordinators - just like wedding planners except... They don't charge like wedding planners!
They target for ROM receptions, where ROM packages are customized within budget, with no extra service charge or hidden cost.
All couples have to do is to provide a budget, and Indulgz Weddings (IW) will help to fit all you need (buffet line, dress, photographer etc) into your budget.
Because they do not charge like wedding planners, IW will be able to give you genuine advice on how to save on the services required for your wedding. Being a company, they are able to negotiate much better prices for you!
Christin tells me she set Indulgz Weddings up because of a passion, and many of her working partners are her personal friends, so she can get discounts and pass them on. :)
Indulgz is situated along Tan Quee Lan street, opposite the Bugis DHL balloon.
Call Indulgz at 6238 7032,
or email at reservations@indulgz.com for reservations.
No harm trying Indulgz Weddings to get your customised package if you
intend to get married. For a no obligation package, send your
enquiries to weddings@indulgz.com. Check out their website at
www.indulgz.com to see more!
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