First time in my life- Roller Blading

I have been talking and thinking to learn roller blading for yearssssssssss..... And finally I did it. Yeah! 

ADVICE: Just need a strong arm to hold on to, you can prevent falling on your butt or any style... LoL! :P

Cheers!     - by Shevy

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Beautiful~

Happened to pass-by this old shop and attracted by these buttons.

According to the shop owner, these are old 'made in Japan' buttons, very rare now in Singapore. I'm not sure how true it is, can anyone tell me? :P

Only managed to grab some designs/colours, I will visit the shop again soon, just can't wait to collect them all! LoL! :-D

Cheers!    by Shevy 

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Recent Scrap...

Have recently done a few scrap for my bestie, she just has a new born baby girl :) Sweet ~ 

Cheers~    by Shevy

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Cape Town, South Africa

It has been two months since the AIA Summit Convention in Cape Town, South Africa. It seems like just yesterday that I touched down in Changi Airport. It took me sometimes to sort out the photos and finally it is completed and ready to share :)

I was happy that I qualified for this convention, it was definitely a recognition of my hard work. And I'm glad that I had my dearie mum with me for this trip, I wanted to share my achievement with her :)

I joined AIA in 2011 as a Financial Consultant, the layman call us Insurance Agent. The general perception of people who don't understand the meaning of Insurance would see the Financial Consultant (or be it an Insurance Agent) as P-E-S-T! That was part of the reason it took me 6 months to consider 'To Be' or 'Not To Be', as I never want to be seen as a pest. Furthermore,  it was an important decision of changing my career path. Finally, I decided to step out from my comfort zone...

Ended my life as an office lady for 6 years, I started a new chapter with AIA. Till day, I have no regrets with my decision. It's definitely a fruitful journey. I'm a better person now, wiser and more matured. I feel grateful that I met all the kind soul thru the journey, and I'm glad that I have not been marked (or not that I know of) as a pest. 

Thanks AIA, my family, all my friends and clients for your continuos support and trust, and creating this amazing journey together with me. 

Cheers!     by Shevy

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Uniquely Tuesday

T'was a rainy Tuesday, and any sort of rain tends to dampen my mood especially when I'm heading out at that time. That is, unless, there are no plans of going out THEN I'll be appreciative of the weather since I'll be well sheltered.

Anyway, my girlfriend and I made reservations at Tom Yum Kungfu for dinner. Can’t help but reminisce the good old times as we made our way towards the Thai Restaurant at Boat Quay.

Tom Yum Kungfu

16 Circular Road

Hours: Mon - Fri: 1130 - 1500

Mon - Fri: 1800 - 2230

Sat: 1800 - 2230

Tel: 65361646

We ordered the set for 2 with an additional side of Prawn Cakes. Was it too much, or just right? I think the amount was just right. We were filled to the brim by then. Enough to let my tummy out for a breather and just sink in the sofa for a good nap. Hahahaha..

After dinner, we decided to head towards Paulaner Bräuhaus, Singapore. Since it was my first time going and GF said it's quite a cool place to visit, additional plus points to find Gerald and her other friends so off we went! 

An accident on the highway.

See what did I told you about rainy weather?!

So we reached Paulaner after a 10 minute drive... (sorry, no pictures taken of the place). 

Paulaner Bräuhaus, Singapore

9 Raffles Boulevard
#01-01 Millenia Walk 
039596 Singapore
SINGAPORE
+65 6883 2572

5 glasses and we're defeated by redness!

Ending the entry with 2 lobsters....

Ciao!

- SF

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It's your choice!

Facing your FEAR(s).

What will you choose?

Forget Everything And Run

or

Face Everything And Rise?

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Chinese herbal emperor chicken

This is one of the dishes that I'm most familiar with. Besides fried rice, spaghetti, my signature black pepper fish and whatnot, this is the easiest to prepare and serve for your loved ones. Most Chinese will be familiar with this dish, the Herbal Emperor Chicken. However, I'm unable to provide the exact ingredients as the lady from the Medical Hall usually wrap the herbs up and hand it over. Lol.. It's not that I'm unwilling to share! However, I used to follow this recipe I found online:

(Credits http://wokkingmum.blogspot.sg/2008/05/roast-herbal-emperor-chicken.html)

Ingredients:

• 1 Chicken, cleaned
• 500ml Water (adjust accordingly to your preference)
• Salt to taste

Assorted Herbs in approximate weight:

• 24g Huai Shan 淮山 (Radix Dioscoreae Oppositae)
• 18g Dang Shen 党参 (Codonopsis Pilosulae)
• 16g Yu Zhu 玉竹 (Solomon's Seal Rhizome)
• 22g Long Yan Gan 龙眼干 (Dried Longan)
• 10g Gou Qi Zi 枸杞子 (Wolfberries)
• 6 Hong Zao 红枣 (Red Dates)
• 3g Chuan Gong 川芎 (Szechwan Lovage Rhizome)
• 5g Tang Gui 当归 (Angelica Sinensis)
• 15g Bei Qi 北芪 (Astragalus Membranaceus)

I'll steam the chicken for approximately 2 hours before serving. If you're worried that the soup may taste bland, you can start off with just a cup of water. 

Uhhh...... yes, I am sure.

I remember chopping the head off the chicken for the very first time -- I was shaking real badly and flung the head towards the basin after it was detached from it's body. No it wasn't the end. Non-stop apologizing to the chicken, I almost screamed after pulling it's feet out from it's a$s. Really, I almost died on the spot and was reluctant to touch any meat for a week or two after that. Yes, it WAS that bad. 

Ok I digress. The herbs are really good at nourishing your body so do try it out if you have the time. 

Good luck! 

Ciao!

- SF

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First (Halloween) entry!

Surprise surprise! Don't shut me off.... I'm not that scary actually. It was the week of Halloween - where my girls and I dressed up for the event located at Dream, Clarke Quay. It was either dress up or doll up, which was the latter for us. Tara, Shevy and I decided to experiment with our faces for Halloween for the first time (not sure if we'll do it again). So what do you think? Do I look like a living dead? Frankly speaking I'm not too sure myself. I guess I look more of a sleep-deprived joker with visible darlie-white teeth rather than a skeleton head. Should have drawn me smiling instead, no?

My partner-in-crime!

(Before she devoured some nasty beings and forgot to wipe the stains off her mouth)

Wendy, the sleep-deprived Joker, Shevy and Tara...

And a vampire slayer (I conclude)

I have to be honest, the party wasn't that exciting. I was anticipating for more, given that we were participating in Halloween for the first time. Meh.... Shevy, Tara and I ended up entertaining ourselves by watching some Geisha getting high with booze. Lol!  

Anywho, just in case if you're wondering how I look like............ as a human being.

Pardon my spastic face.

Ciao!

- SF

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Be yourself

What is the biggest mistake people made in their life? 

Answer: For not being themselves.

Taking your hair down and being completely frank. You are something new in this world. Be glad of it. Make the most of what nature gave you. You can sing only what you are. You can paint only what you are. You must be what you experiences, your environment, and your heredity have made you. For better for worse, you must cultivate your own little garden. For better or for worse, you must play your own little instrument in the orchestra of life. 

No matter what happens, always be yourself. 

To cultivate a mental attitude that will bring us peace and freedom, remember...

Let's not imitate others.

Let's find ourselves and be ourselves.

- Dale Carnegie

By Tara

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Waterproof Camera!

Going to Phuket, water sports is a must! I'll be planning a Phuket trip next month, so excited! Heard there's a lot of things to do over there. 

As we will be going snorkeling and all, I guess I would need a waterproof camera. So I try my luck searching in Qoo10 & true enough, I managed to find a cheap waterproof camera which cost only $7.99! 

It took only 2 days to arrive which was rather fast. It was well bubble wrap by the seller. 

The deepest it could go is up to 3m deep. But anyway I'll be only be going snorkeling, so it's more than enough. 

There are many colors to choose from, but I take the white one instead as it look simple and nice with my favorite pink casing.  

Guess I would need to buy the film to use it. Gosh, how many years have we not been using film? 

I shall update more photos using this camera to see the effects next month. Hopefully I'm able to take nice coral pics underwater. And beautiful scenery. 

By Wendy

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星期一，把长发剪短。 换个发型，换个心情。

星期日。。。

星期一。。。

Cheers!     by Shevy

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@ MacRitchie Reservoir Park

First time running at MacRitchie Reservoir Park. Managed to finish 11km :) Yeah~

Cheers!     by Shevy

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