hello kitty hello hong kong

It's been 5 days that i've been in the land of flowing canto, milk tea and "cha chan ting" (hong kong cafes, that mostly open 24 hours). I was just telling Marilyn last night over Tsui Wah (one of the hong kong cafe joints) how i might actually love to live here.

Tsui Wah's fish ball and fish cake noodles in fish soup

Tsui Wah Hong Kong Milk Tea

 A few reasons:

1. To fulfill my lifelong dream of marrying into a gang/mafia circle.

2. I love the fact that there are chinese medicine shops all around. I am a true believer of ying and yang, "liang chas" (chinese teas) and all things traditional.
3. 24 hour Hong Kong cafes
4. The weather has been absolutely glorious!! And i can wear my scarves and jackets.
5. Love the cantonese dialect, how it sounds, how it rolls off the tongue...

I think there are tonnes of other reasons, or maybe i just want to get out of SIngapore. Often than not, the grass is always greener on the other side anyway.

It has been a good 5 days, i think my antibiotics have proven to work, i haven't coughed in possibly 5 days.

Got lost everyday, learnt once more to appreciate public transport, rolling down the stairs of the apartment, almost falling on the MTR, falling in love with Star Street, the small cafes and of course the Monocle shop, shopping and more shopping, looked for stock for Hungover Sundays, had amazing chirashi, checked out an Agnes B exhibition, ate more Tsui Wah and stalked a Hong Kong celebrity. CAN I JUST STAY HERE IN HONG KONG ALREADY PLEASE?

SPOIL: a cafe somewhere in the nooks of Star Street

Me & Sally <3

Part of the Exhibition, somewhere in the gallery somewhere in the corner of Star Street

Some store front, somewhere in Hong Kong

Poptart Boys loving the Monocle Shop

In the Monocle Shop

A few other things i discovered thus far, i love being alone. Not that i don't enjoy meeting friends and hanging out, BUT all the time in the world to dress up before going out, wander the streets amidst everyone else's rushing and really just soaking every bit of life, Hong Kong and the smallest pleasures like having an egg tart.

Dress from ASOS, Balenciaga Part-time, Agnes B scarf, Hungover Sundays Necklace, H&M stockings, Steve Madden Red Boots

Polar Bear Hat with paws (Streets of Bangkok), Les Queues de Sardines stockings, Black Leather Jacket (Streets of Hong Kong)

I also had the blessing of having amazing friends here. So over many meals of food, coffee, drinks and cake, we talked about life, friends, Singapore, love, Zouk, Butter, and much more.

Betty's Kitchen at IFC Mall- Tea set for 2 (looks better than it tastes!)

Onion Soup at The Press Room, Hollywood Street

Mari, me & Celeste at Savva

Varlhona Dark Chocolate Martini at Savva (DAMN GOOD!)

The Crunch Cake & Ginger Cheesecake at Sevva (VERY YUMMY!)

Chirashi at Sushi Kuu, Wellington Street (SHIOK!)

I'm trying very hard not to have holiday blues, because i'm only going to be here for 4 more days =(

2012 i promised myself to only seek joy, and cut out the emoshit. So far so good, though i still miss him and when i think about him, my heart melts and i feel that weakening in my knees then i just try to let the feeling pass me by.

So last night, i ended up walking the night street at Kowloon, where i'm currently staying with Marilyn, and drama of all times: we were in 7-11 with RAYMOND LAM. To be completely honest, i have no idea who he is. But because in Hong Kong, there are so many good looking guys, my eyes are constantly on the look out.

So i spotted him, and i told Mari: look at that guy, he's so cute! Then she starts to go into this psychotic panic mode, like how i was seeing Edison Chen in Tokyo. And then i'm trying to buy juice and she FORCES me to buy orange juice, when i was looking for apple juice.

We end up outside 7-11 and i'm trying to tweet about this celebrity sighting, while Mari is trying to drag me across the road so she can be a fan girl and stare at him from afar. To cut the long story short, she almost makes me tweet about the white porsche being Raymond Lam's, and we end up standing behind a glass door across the street from the 7-11 staring at him. -_-

After what feels like the longest time, he comes out of 7-11 and hops into a cab. And Mari rushes home to try to calm herself down.

Hong Kong celebrity sighting of Raymond Lam and end result NO PICTURE OR NO AUTOGRAPH. HAHAHAAHA TOO HILARIOUS.

Me & Marilyn

This post is too long. This is really the result of being lazy. I'll update more again, but i finally bought the hello kitty frames!! They are really cute! Wondering if people would love them if we sold it on Hungover Sundays? Thoughts??

  

Rushing out now to collect stock for Hungover Sundays! Till the next post!
xx

goodbye 2011

This post is really outdated. 11 days late, and it's 2012.

One of my new year resolutions was to capture more moments of life, friendships and love and be more prompt on blogging. But obviously, it hasn't happened, though i have to admit that i have been more dilligent in capturing those moments with my trusty G-12.

I realise i thought a lot about how 2011 went, many would call it reflections, then would proceed to try to make amends, analyse & finally come to the oh-so-enlightening moment of forming new year resolutions.

But for me, it didn't quite happen like that. I remembered the NYE of 2010 and the hope and promised forever love (which frankly NEVER HAPPENS in real life, the idealist in me continues to live on) that came with that day. I with Andrew's then, and he remains to be one of the people in my life, i'm sure i will always have a soft spot for. We did have a whirlwind romance, crazy love, insane passion and memories that will bring back the skip in my heartbeat, each time he comes to mind.

But really that is all it would ever be, and there remains to be that bittersweet aftertaste lingering.

The 2nd time we met, at Zouk

My Sweet Sweet Romance

Anyhows, so that was the NYE of 2010. Then NYE 2011, i knew it would be the same. Counting down at the place i have called home for the past 6 years: Zouk. The place i have fallen in love, had my heart broken, binged on tapioca chips, challenged myself, found inspiration post 3/4 of the bottle of McCallen at Wine Bar, understood a bit more of the human nature, appreciated true friendships for all that it's worth and thrown into the deep end to struggle with life's harshest realities.

True to the end of 2011, at the strike of 12am to 2012, i found myself crying from the flood of emotions in the Zouk DJ console, amidst people that i have now come to know as family. Then immediately getting concerned about smudging eyeliners & intact lashes.

One tray of ILLUSION please

Adrian, Adeline (lao ban niang), Ivan Chia and me

Hannah (Errol's GF), Errol & Tien (Errol's best friend)

The 3 of us! =)

Karl & Vic (his GF)

Vick & me

Zouk dance floor just before 12am

Ivan Chia & djB (2 of my fav. ppl)

The Zouk team & DJs (though not all of us are here)

Big Boss Linc & me (the one person that has truly inspired me in life)

Yasee & me (the one person that remains to be my sunshine in the office)

Kaye & Dean of Darker Than Wax (amazing musicians & my blessing to know them)

Hong & me (a true friend who will fly the flag of hate with me)

Errol & his band of brothers

Tommy Wee & me (the very popular & extremely charming Tommy, yes that's him)

Adrian & me

Diana & me (she has worked for Zouk for more than 10 years, respect)

Then of course came the drama of losing my BB, eventually finding it the next morning in my car. I shan't even go into details about the happenings of that night. But i was fast asleep by 5am bidding farewell to just another year, and welcoming another with renewed hope, love and all the expected positive emotions that get heightened with this day.

Tata 2011. And hello 2012, 10 days later.

And they often say that goodbyes are never forever. Really?

My Top 11 Tracks that marked 2011

Sofie – My Final Glass Of Whiskey in 2011
Marketing & Business Development Manager


People often say in life, go C.Y.O.A “choose your own adventures” (Hearts Revolution) and the battles you choose to fight because Come Monday Night (God Help the Girl) each week, what is often left is the aftertaste of that last glass of whiskey or the hurt from the weekends’ lost loves. Why raise the Flag of Hate (Kreator) or be Hungry for the Power (Azari & III) when really what goes down you can see in my EYES (Kaskade feat. Mindy Gledhill) if you looked hard enough.

It could be time to pick up the Viol (Gesaffelstein) once more, where a flat or a sharp, a beat or a rhythm could change the world and music is all that matters, where each night might be the last, and maybe i will be Lost and Found (Taken by Trees) again.

What you Know (Two Door Cinema Club) is what you choose to see. Perception’s a bitch baby, so i choose to remain Invisible (Skylar Grey) till the time of The Golden Age (The Asteroids Galaxy Tours). But for now please Give Me Everything Tonight (Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, Nayer), to live and let love, love and let live.

Taken from www.zoukclub.com/blog

"past" me now...

So after more than a year, i met up with Nigel for dinner, also to pass him his christmas present which i conveniently forgot to bring with me. i can understand why we could have stayed together, we are extremely comfortable hanging out, talking and there's always things to talk about. And i know that he genuinely cares for me.

But, i need to be in love, to feel like i'm standing in the midst of rainbows, flying unicorns, fluffy clouds in the shape of hearts & snowflakes. This is why to me, it didn't work out.

Life has the funniest way of working itself out. Love, i'm not too sure.

Crazy Christmas Chaos xx

I am finally making some effort with my camera!

So this year, i did a terrible thing, i only went Christmas shopping after Christmas,i.e. Boxing Day. And really, it's not that i didn't put more thought into planning, i just honestly had a lack of time. HONEST TRUTH.

So for all the shopping i had to do, i also had to eat and eat and eat.

Imperial at ION's BBQ meats- always sells out!

Cheong Fan with 4 different fillings- nomnom

TWG tea time & we spotted lovely couple Annabel & Darius!

Annabel, Me, Jenn & Cheryl

Amidst all the eating, i completed all my shopping =) It was a real feat, since we started out at 1030am. Mission accomplished, presents all given with love to all the people that mattered.

xx

this is me. simply.

i like you a lot.
i remember the first time i realise i liked you. i always thought you were cute.
my type of guy. then i actually liked you more after our many morning long chats.
i remember all our conversations if i was sometimes a bit tipsy so when you said that you don't remember our conversations, i felt my heart being stabbed, like a million times.


but i guess it doesn't really matter. i just like you. i will like you for a long time.
i like the way you smile, the way you DJ in the completely serious mode, i like the fact that you somehow live in your own bubble, yet you seem to understand a lot more than you appear to. i like it that you look out for me, in your own way. i like you because you always play my song for me. i like it when you start talking and talking and i can just sit and listen.

i like it the most when you hold my hand because i always feel like then, there is nothing in the world that matters because you will take care of me.

So i think it really doesn't matter that you keep breaking my heart. because i just like you.

and the whole wide world will say it is dumb but really, i don't care anymore. i like you and this is enough for me. 

and the tears shall fall like the morning dew

i admit i'm the laziest person when it comes to pictures. i will make more effort to take more pictures using my honest to goodness Canon G-12. And i shall not be so emo.

ZoukOut was once again for me, amazing. My 6th ZoukOut, and one to remember for a long time to come. Last year was dancing into the sunrise with A. This year, not that it was planned for, it was sunrise set with G. I can't say how grateful i am and how he is really my happy pill.

But, it ain't that simple. I shall blog again soon with more details. The deadline i have given to myself is 31 Dec 2011.

I will also post more pictures soon. Promise xoxo