Instagram Snapshots ~*August 2013*~

Hello September! August passed by so quickly and I know you wouldn't even stop longer for tea that very soon you would whizz by as well. Taking a break from travel posts, here is a summary of what happened in August.





~1 August 2013~
Throw back Thursday. Taking the road less travelled.




~2 August 2013~
Thanx dear friend Viv for sending me such a cute kitty cat wallpaper. It's so cute though the apps would be covering the kitties except for the last page. I would have designed the wallpaper such that parts of the cats stick out from the outline of the squares like a head popping out or a cute little paw.




~4 August 2013~
Bro-in-law's meow meow just like a boss. The hub's voice in the background went "why are you taking the (cut off portion: stupid cat?")




~4 August 2013~
The gelish this time is growing out pretty smoothly with edges that stay put. Unlike the last time where the edges are flipping upwards from the bottom which made me wanna peel them off, I would slowly cut them away and avoid the harsh filing and soaking off for this round. BIL's meow meow lends a great orange furry background for these shots. (Check out her tongue!)




~5 August 2013~
Sunday doodling. Mega Moody Monster wanted to draw something which would allow me to unleash the nasty monsters within. I ended up practising drawing with black pen and with controlled strokes, the negativity in me slowly simmered down. (Credit: I referenced the overall back view of the girl from somewhere and modified the rest to fit my theme.)




~7 August 2013~
Had nice home-cooked food by Daddy and now we are enjoying coffee liqueur with vanilla ice cream for dessert. All the liquor is at the bottom of the mug. Yummy. Taste like super super thick Bailey's Irish Cream. What a perfect end to a hectic short work week and a warm welcome to the looooong weekend! I've never in my life had a 4-day long weekend since I work on weekends for my previous jobs and I'm feeling really happy now.




~7 August 2013~
Went to pick mum up just now and she rummaged her bag saying that she had something for me to eat. I told her I was very full. Then she fished out this packet of bak kwa and said it was for me and the hubz to share. So cute! Heart-shape bak kwa. Lidat also can ah?




~8 August 2013~
Throw back Thursday. Daddy and Mummy in their couple tee. I have a slight aversion towards couple tees. Ok... they must not be exactly similar; slight variation in print or colour is fine. This is the best couple in their couple tee ever!




~8 August 2013~
Had a nice chat and filling lunch just now and thought I could survive with just supper later. But I'm HUNGWEE now. Hmmph...




~8 August 2013~
I side stepped from my intended path of meeting my gal pal for lunch when I stumbled upon NOISE Singapore exhibition at ION. An initiative of the National Arts Council, Noise Singapore is dedicated to making "noise" about the creative talent of young people aged 35 and below. I like this exhibit: "It is from a blank space where ideas are infinite." This sounds just like my tag line. =p Unfortunately that of late, my mind was simply a blank with no ideas.




~8 August 2013~
Hanging quotes at Noise Singapore exhibition. I know which is my favourite. How about you?




~9 August 2013~
Clad in our national colours on National Day for a feast of Singapore food. For my American and Canadian friends, "colour" is spelt with a "u" coz Singapore uses Standard British English. Don't ask me why I use the "z" instead of the "s" for other words though. I'm not good at standards.



~9 August 2013~
Local cuisine for dinner on National Day--chicken rice, white chai tau kueh (carrot cake), char kway teow. Officially full!




~10 August 2013~
Chi cats left their paw prints in Venice. That's our hotel-- Hotel Galleria in the background. New post about Venice up on my blog. http://iamjolene.blogspot.sg/2013/08/summer-in-italy-venice.html?m=0




~11 August 2013~
Sunday sketching. Trying my hands at contemporary fashion illustration. This is just a concept drawing with colour pencils and would look a lot better with water colours and digital enhancing but... I'm not an art student schooled on those techniques.




~15 August 2013~
Throw back Thursday-- The freezing walk in Central Park, NYC made warm by the people I love in winter 2009. I miss those happy times... I miss you...




~15 August 2013~
A regram from mmintmintmn. Anyone else feels like this too?




~18 August 2013~
Black pork gyoza (something new) and BBQ pork cheek (our usuals) for starters at Santouka. Shiok!




~18 August 2013~
Our usual set at Santouka-- Shio ramen small, salmon rice bowl and accompaniment of pickles, chawanmushi, salad. Officially super full. Can't even finish a small bowl of my favourite ramen now.





~19 August 2013~
Chi cats left their paw prints in Florence. Taken from Piazzale Michelangelo with Florence city centre as the back drop. New post about Florence Part I up on my blog. http://iamjolene.blogspot.sg/2013/08/summer-in-italy-florence-part-i.html?m=0




~20 August 2013~
A super duper spontaneous lunch with my other family... my favourite gals!




~20 August 2013~
In preparation for a work trip to mosquito land, I had 4 vaccinations on the same day. 1 oral, 3 injections. I've never experienced jab that caused this much of 酸痛 (aching pain) since I was in Primary 1. The typhoid one on the left is bruising up while the tetanus on the right is becoming as painful as the left. Can't sleep coz I can't sleep like a mummy for the whole night without turning.




~22 August 2013~
The birthday gal almost forgot that we were meeting up for her birthday. Love you gals. It's back to 三缺一 again.




~22 August 2013~
Bird theme "bird day" card for dear friend.




~24 August 2013~
It's been a tiring but very happy week meeting up with 3 different groups of gal friends on week days. Spontaneous lunch, birthday, farewell... Bon voyage to my dear friend, Sam! Gambatte ne!



~24 August 2013~
Guess what @tifducky @gerrachong and I are going to do at 11:11pm? Nope, we are not gonna eat cotton candy.




~25 August 2013~
After about 3 hours, this was the result of our Poke Poke Craft. @tifducky and @gerrachong finished faster than me coz I was snapping photos of the process as I went along. Verdict: Poke Poke Craft requires loads of patience.




~25 August 2013~
My poke poke pig! It's so furry... Hahaha... I dunno how to tuck those fur in with the felting needle. The hubby is so insulting. When I happily dangled poke poke pig at him, he said it looked like a bat. I explained to him how difficult it was to shape the head, the ears, the snout and the nostrils from felt and how tif and gera said it's a job well done. He replied, "It looks like a bat lor. It looks like that decapitated bat I found. -_-||| It's a pig colour. It's a pig snout. how on earth does it look like a bat???!




~25 August 2013~
Craft night-- Felting a Pig. It's really intriguing to see how fluffy cotton candy material could be poked till it transform into a pig with a simple tool called a felting needle. Haven't thought of a name for my pig. It shall just be called "Poke Poke Pig". Does it look like boy boy or girl girl pig?




~25 August 2013~
Poke Poke Pig looks spiffier after his fur cut. I couldn't tuck the stray felt in and had to resort to trimming them. On a separate note, @tifducky and @gerrachong's other halves gladly accepted their gifts, praising them for their effort. My other half gave me 101 reasons like why it's an ugly pig, it's a bat, it's a pinky pink bat, it's too round, it would be flattened in a week if put into his pocket, it doesn't match his keys... and after a night and a day, he grudgingly accepted Poke Poke Pig. I don't think there would be any more overdose of Poke Poke Pig photos after this.




~29 August 2013~
Throw back Thursday -- Mum's birthday 2009. We would be celebrating her last year of being in the big FIVE this Saturday though she doesn't look a day older. And yes, my family poses stupidly for photos too. It's not just me.




~31 August 2013~
Mummy's birthday at Morton's. The menu is personalized with her name on it.




~31 August 2013~
Happy 59th birthday to Mummy!




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