Instagram Snapshots ~*December 2015*~

I had wanted to switch from a monthly instasummary update to a quarterly one for 2016. Just when I wanted to do Jan, Feb and Mar 16, I realised that Dec 15 one is missing.

December instagram snapshots are mostly about the season of giving which you would have seen in these posts: Christmas Over To New Year Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.

In all OCD nature and for record purpose, I will not want a missing Instagram snapshot series and so here is December instasummary sealed here on my blog.




~*1 December 2015*~
Blogged about our first dining experience at Mitzo. Clickable link in IG profile.
#roastporkbelly #siuyuk #烧肉 #mitzosg #instafood #ilovefood #eateateat #fatdieme




~*3 December 2015*~
Automatically transforms into a pig whenever the hub is around... Sautéed clams in sherry wine, grilled beef with foie gras, paella, sangria, sliced pineapple with ice cream and sweet wine. Totally fat die us!
#spanishfood #serenity #instafood #ilovefood #foodie #foodporn #fatdieme #eateateat




~*5 December 2015*~
Family 全家福照 at Cuzzie Caleb's wedding. Congrats Cuzzie Caleb! #ilovemyfamily #全家福 #familyphoto




~*5 December 2015*~
Me and my forever youthful mum with fascinator!!! She picked those props out among all the props. OmG. I always felt such head gear could make one look super classy Brit or fashionably chic or plain stupid. Well I hope we belong to the former two. 😁 #fascinator #meandmymum #looklikesisters




~*9 December 2015*~
Have you done your Christmas shopping yet?
Lazada Singapore Online Revolution will close with a 3-day final sale from tomorrow, 10 Dec to 12 Dec. Expect great deals up to 90% off!
For more details, check out the link on my IG profile.
@lazadafashion @lazada_sg #lazada #christmasshopping #megasale #bokeh




~*10 December 2015*~
I got myself and my sisters @kappo77 and @kezel 2016 schedule books for Christmas! I was undecided between choosing the Tare Panda or Kutusita Nyanko cat and got the cat in the end. I'm so happy that unlike last year, Kinokuniya stocked up on lots of pretty Japanese style 2016 schedule books this year. I'm also so happy that I'll be able to start recording all the important meetings dates in Jan 16. Been feeling so handicapped without the January space. #schedulebook #planner #tarepanda #kutusitanyanko




~*10 December 2015*~
After exercising, it's time for food! Beef pie that tasted like lasagne at #starbucks #weworkouttoeat




~*11 December 2015*~
DFO Family Day at Universal Studios Singapore. We had a fun filled day with the OED family. It's always more fun to queue up together and take rides in a group. I've not played till so tired for a such long time! #universalstudios #universalstudiossingapore #uss #familyday #ilovemycolleagues




~*12 December 2015*~
My Danboard arrived in the mail today!!! I'm EXCITED beyond words!!! Now I'm torn if I should pick one to keep and give the rest away or to keep them all. #firstworldproblems #danboardmini #danbo #collectibletoys




~*12 December 2015*~
This year's season of giving started with volunteering at Touch Young Arrows for a Christmas event for the kids. Another coach and I got the loudest and most active boy in class for the wishes and dreams activity. It took a while to crack the tough nut and then we became friends. He even asked if he would see us again and that he would miss us. Awww... When you give your heart out, you also get a heart in return! ❤️
#spiritofgiving #volunteering #touchyoungarrows #christmas2015




~*14 December 2015*~
Annual gelish manicure session. Purple and deep red Christmas nails in an attempt to match my hair. #instanails #nailart #manicuremonday #christmas2015




~*17 December 2015*~
Super love my new Chip and Dale cable organizers and Gingy earphone winder. Never will I see tangled wires in my battery juice pack pouch again. #disneytsumtsum #chipanddale #gingy #cuteness #christmas2015




~*17 December 2015*~
When we said that we have been frenz for 20 years, we all pretended that we knew one another since we were 5. So you know, we are REALLY 25 years young. :p 😜 #galpals #friendsfor20years #capitolpiazza #ilovemyfriends #oldfriends #christmas2015




~*18 December 2015*~
On the last Friday before Christmas, we had one for one large scoop Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Creamy... Fruity... Delicious but sweetness overload. #BenAndJerrys #icecream #sweetnessoverload #fatdieme #ilovefood




~*19 December 2015*~
A Moroccan Christmas tea and a wefie with the Christmas tree. Ooh, that rhymes. #christmas2015 #christmastea #wefie #galpals #ilovemyfriends




~*20 December 2015*~
Purple hair update

My 3-tone purple hair taken under natural day light streaming in from the window 6 weeks after the colour job

The reddish purple has faded the most with some parts turning pinkish

The violet has turned to what the reddish purple initially was

And I stupidly didn't include the indigo (bluish purple) streak in this photo which has also faded to a more obvious bluish purple as opposed to how dark and nondescript it was at the beginning

My dark brown base colour (which I liked) has also become a lighter brown (that I like too)

For more accurate depiction, I will also include photos taken under sunlight, warm and cool indoor lighting along the way as the colours and hair condition look different under different lighting

#purplehair #purplehairdontcare #longhairdontcare #instahair #mypurplehair #mylittlepony #unicornhair




~*20 December 2015*~
It's been a whirlwind of Christmas preparation, Christmas gatherings and running of errands the past few days. Ate lots of good food, drank lots of mystical tea, had a wonderful host and enjoyed great company today! Badly wished to replenish all the lost sleep but there's still a load of presents to wrap tonight. #christmas2015 #christmastea #ilovemyfriends #greatcompanygreatfood #ineedsleep




~*21 December 2015*~
It takes Facebook Memory to remind all of us that the Bimbos and Himbo met on the same date for our Christmas gathering 2 years ago. For this Christmas, we missed Bimbo @xtinaong, got transported back to 1933 and laughed the whole place down. One thing remains constant... We are really bimbotic. #christmas2015 #bimbosisters #bimbos #besties #galpals #ilovemyfriends #1933




~*22 December 2015*~
This year's Christmas cards come in the form of a Lucky Kitty. They aren't very Christmassy and the conceptualization for these cards were inspired by sheer silliness. Damn boh liao I know. Now... I wonder how many people really rubbed their Lucky Kitty's tummy. #christmas2015 #luckykitty #ilovecats #handmadewithlove #handmadechristmas #boliao #bohliao #无聊 #christmascard #CLEOBuzz




~*22 December 2015*~
My bimbotic friends are too bimbotic. They really rubbed their kitty's tummy as soon as they received their good luck kitty. We thought that the punchline came from @gerrachong but watch till the end. #christmas2015 #rubthekitty #kittytummy #handmadewithlove #bimbos #bimbosisters #boliao #bohliao #无聊 #ilovemyfriends #那个colour会smudge #christmascard #CLEOBuzz




~*24 December 2015*~
It has since become a tradition to find a new house to crash every Christmas Eve. Like last year, it was a great department Christmas party coz of our efficient party planner, great host with a lovely home and of course the amazing OEDian spirit and warmth. #christmas2015 #ilovemycolleagues #ilovemyfriends #christmaseve #christmasparty




~*25 December 2015*~
I kinda wished we were in a cold wintry country celebrating Christmas like this throwback picture taken in Paris. It's past midnight here in Singapore. Merry Christmas! May this Christmas sparkle and shine for you, and may the year ahead bring an abundance of peace and joy to all of you. #merrychristmas #christmas2015 #christmaswishes #throwback #bluechristmas #sparkleandshine #christmasinparis




~*25 December 2015*~
It's a black and purple Christmas. The past few days were spent with frenz frenz frenz so today is all for the hubz. Really excited to go for our first Gold Class movie

Hubz said
It's a preppy brown and blue Christmas. The past few days were spent with work work work and today I still gotta slog for the wife. Spent 80 bucks just for movie




~*26 December 2015*~
Lots and lots of presents to unwrap on Boxing Day! Gotta rope the hubby in to help with the unwrapping too. Beads of sweat rolled down my face and neck just from unwrapping these gifts from the people at work (and arranging these for photo taking). #christmas2015 #boxingday #giftsfromtheheart #feelingloved #ilovemycolleagues #ilovemyfriends #christmaspresents #CLEOBuzz




~*26 December 2015*~
My tradition to unwrap Christmas gifts on Boxing Day continues. Here are the gifts from frenz I've met up with so far. #christmas2015 #boxingday #christmaspresents #ilovemyfriends #feelingloved #giftsfromtheheart #galpals #CLEOBuzz




~*28 December 2015*~
Christmas with my other family tonight. We don't look our best here. We look totally wacky. But it is definitely our cutest shot. Check out how many hands were holding little Mia down as the countdown timer went off. She was more excited standing right in front of the phone and looking at herself in the screen than being with us in the shot. #christmas2015 #ilovemyfriends #ilovemyfamily #besties #galpals #godkids #feelingloved #iphonefrontcamera




~*28 December 2015*~
What went on behind the scene of the wacky Christmas props photo... P, @cyngapore @123jaselim and I were eagerly putting on the props and readying ourselves on the sofa but there was a little girl who loved walking to the phone to look at herself in the screen a lot more than to sit with us. We always had to dragged her back to the scene and place a Christmas prop on her. Cuteness overload! #christmas2015 #besties #galpals #godkids #ilovemyfamily #ilovemyfriends #feelingloved #cuteness


~*28 December 2015*~
Hello Kitty in the house. A Christmas wefie with Bestie Cyn. The last time we had a 2 of us wefie was months ago. #christmas2015 #besties #galpals #ilovemyfriends #hellokitty




~*29 December 2015*~
Ma La Xiang Guo 麻辣香锅 at Alexandra Village Hawker Centre! This is the first time I'm eating the same type of food for lunch and dinner on the same day. When the hubz heard that I had Ma La Xiang Guo at Vivocity Kopitiam for lunch, he had craving for it and I decide I could do with ma la for dinner too. Verdict? I prefer this one! More flavourful, more spicy and cheaper. #麻辣 #麻辣香锅 #mala #malaxiangguo #hotandspicy #ilovefood #instafood #foodie #foodporn #yummyinmytummy #eateateat #fatdieme




~*30 December 2015*~
Last department lunch of 2015 with whoever that was left in the office today. A few of us had the soba and mini salmon rice bowl set from Watami. Photo credit @ange1ajane #watami #soba #japanesefood #lastlunch #yummyinmytummy #foodie #foodporn #instafood #fatdieme #eateateat




~*30 December 2015*~
Tonkatsu at Tonkichi for dinner. Can never get sick of Jap food. Not the most tender and not the least scratchy tonkatsu around. #tonkichi #tonkichitonkatsu #tonkatsu #foodporn #foodie #instafood #fatdieme #eateateat #friedfood #japanesefood




~*31 December 2015*~
Purple hair update

My hidden 3-tone purple hair taken under warm indoor light close to 8 weeks after the colour job

Hair doesn't look as shiny as the natural day light photo I posted about 2 weeks ago.
The reddish purple has faded the most with some parts turning pinkish at the ends

The violet and reddish purple parts blend in to look almost similar at times and could only be differentiated under certain lightings

It is always difficult to pick out the indigo (bluish purple) streak to snap even though it has faded to a more obvious bluish purple as opposed to how dark and nondescript it was at the beginning

My dark brown base colour which faded to a lighter brown did not fade further.
For more accurate depiction, I will also include non-filtered photos taken under sunlight, warm and cool indoor lighting along the way as the colours and hair condition look different under different lighting

#purplehair #purplehairdontcare #longhairdontcare #instahair #mypurplehair #mylittlepony #unicornhair #nofilter




~*31 December 2015*~
I'm an 80s baby and I've never ever liked the Generation 4 My Little Ponies until I saw this Water Cutie

It was her 2-tone purple hair that first caught my eye, followed by the unique transparent body filled with water and glitter for a fabulous, sparkly look. "Her hair is purple! Just like me. And she is a unicorn pony. I love unicorns!" I texted the hub

I don't think he even cared a hoot about my purples and ponies and unicorns, merely humoring me by agreeing she's pretty unique

I went home with my heart still on the pretty pony and started reading up on Generation 4 My Little Ponies. This unicorn pony is called Rarity and her characteristic traits are 90% me! It's a sign for me to buy her!
http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Rarity

So I went out and bought her. I'm loving her to bits and haven't regretted my decision of buying her on impulse

And that is my frivolous pony story to welcome the new year

#mylittlepony #mylittleponyfriendshipismagic #raritypony #rarity #purplehair #unicornpower #toycollector




~*31 December 2015*~
On the last day of 2015, I would like to say something which I've said before on my blog 2 years ago

Thank you to those who hated me, they made me a stronger person

Thank you to those who loved me, they made my heart bigger

Thank you to those who were worried about me, they let me know that they actually cared

Thank you to those who left me, they made me realize that nothing lasts forever

Thank you to those who entered my life, they made me who I am today

Just want to thank all of you for being here in my life

As we usher in the year 2016, let us all be wiser and be grateful for our blessings. My new year's goal in 2016 is to accomplish the goals of 2015 which I should have done in 2014 because I made a promise in 2013 and planned in 2012.
Happy new year!

Staycation at MBS Part 2 - DB Bistro Moderne

NOTE #1:
This post is not suitable for my vegetarian friends and readers. Don't say I didn't warn you. ;P

NOTE #2:
Loooooooong picture-ful post.

NOTE #3:
If you stumbled onto this post via Google search on "DB Bistro Moderne" or "DB Bistro and Oyster Bar", this post isn't exactly a review on the restaurant. My write-ups on restaurants are usually in a descriptive style of my personal experience and preference rather than how a food blogger does it.


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Continuing from part 1 of our MBS staycation, we went window shopping at The Shoppes@MBS Singapore before heading down to DB Bistro Moderne for dinner. We badly needed to burn off all the food we ate before dinner but shopping doesn't seem to be a good workout.




DB Bistro Moderne is a celebrity chef restaurant by Daniel Boulud and this season, there is a brand new Oyster Bar with a plethora of seafood from all over the world.




"DB Bistro Moderne is Chef Daniel Boulud's renowned re-interpretation of the Parisian classic. Among his many achievements, Chef Boulud is credited with elevating the simple burger into an art form. This is what sets db Bistro Moderne apart, new takes on old classics, the perfect fusion of sophistication with pure and simple pleasures." - hungrygowhere.com




I'm always intrigued by the variety of sauce available though I usually like to eat my food as their original flavour without any dips.




How adorable is this mini Tabasco sauce?




You know, we were totally not hungry from the Cocktail and Canapé Hour at The Club prior to this and I told myself, "No bread, no matter how delicious they are." I failed at this what you call a cheese bread or cheese puff.




I always say that you could tell how good a restaurant is from the bread they serve. I love good bread but I've to always stop myself from dedicating too much stomach space on bread.




There was a promotion for champagne which came in the form of Champagne Taittinger.




We ordered the smallest one-layer seafood platter which consisted of oysters, lobster, shrimps, clams, whelks, scampi, scallop ceviche.




I love the sweet, fresh and succulent lobster! Craving for some sweet lobster now!




The lobster was the star. Not that human behind.




The shrimps and scampi look sweet and red but looks are deceiving. I would very much prefer those steamed prawns at Chinese restaurants any time. Another favourite was the ceviche and the oysters of course.




We were pretty impressed by the seafood platter though I felt that the cheaper seafood platters at other seafood restaurants would do just as fine.




Check out the 3-layer seafood platter at the other table. I asked the staff if that was the biggest platter and nope, it wasn't. And and and, that guy whose face was blocked by the platter? He's so charming! I love his chiselled good looks and smile.




We also ordered The Original DB Burger to share -- the famous gourmet burger in town. It is a sirloin burger filled with creamy foie gras and braised short ribs served on a parmesan bun.

I'm not a gourmet burger person. To me, burgers are called burgers when they could be eaten with both hands. I don't like squishing thick gourmet burgers and struggling to eat them the way I usually do. So for thick burgers, I would use a fork and a knife to eat and I don't get the real kick from the amalgamation of flavours. On the other hand, kh is a gourmet burger person. I cannot stand it when he watches food channels on gourmet burgers and for the next few days, asks me if we could eat some thick burgers.

I love the taste of the sirloin and the parmesan bun. The creamy foie gras is stuffed in the sirloin. I personally prefer seared foie gras as opposed to pâté or creamy ones though for The Original DB Burger, the creamy one is a perfect blend.

Kh felt it was by far the best burger he had ever eaten. I have to admit that as much as I don't like burgers, DB Burger is really one of the better burgers around (Of course! That's their trademark and at SG$42 in full decadence, it had better be good!) If you are interested, watch the video on how the DB Burger is crafted.

How the husband eats VS How the wife eats

The man: Attempted at using fork and knife first, then decided on using both hands for the full flavour and ended off with sucking his fingers.

The lady: Fork and knife, fork and knife, "It's too difficult to eat and I'm too full can you help me to finish?"




We had complimentary warm madeleines from the restaurant with a special touch.




And when the hub started to do a mock clap, mouthing the word "Ha...", I told him, "No singing please. No singing."




I was so full by then but the madeleines were really good. There was a hint of lemon if I'm not wrong and I love that zesty freshness in a dessert.




The staff suggested ending the meal with apple crumble served with vanilla bean ice cream. When I thought that it would be great to try a French style home-made apple crumble, I hadn't expected a whole pan! Together with the complimentary madeleines, it was too much sweetness.




We had to pack the unfinished ones!




We decided to check out the pool before it closes to see if there was good photo opportunities but alas, no.




You know, I wonder how many people actually bother to read my long gibberish when I posted this photo on Instagram. I guess nobody read till the end to see the wry humour.

Repost:
I love the beautiful night city skyline of Singapore. Blazing luminous stars... Colourful dazzling lights from the skyscrapers... All part of the adornment on the vast canopy of black canvass .
❤️💕
Standing there with such a beautiful background, I imagined myself bathed in lovely bokeh effect. I wondered if I was standing alone in the universe or were there some extraterritorial life on one of those flickering stars thinking the same thoughts .
❤️💕
Then a voice whispered ever so softly to me, "No honey. There are many naked-looking people with you and one lady who seems to stand out more than you do in this frame. Screw extraterrestrial . "
❤️💕
I was jolted back to reality .
❤️💕




The polka dot lady photobombed all my pics but not her fault. She was there first.




The main focus of this photo is the lady with fiery lens aviators taking loads of selfies with the flashlight on.

There were many ladies like her at the pool who kept on tilting their heads at all angles, trying to get the best shots. While they were at that, they tried placing their hands on their heads, their face, their necks and did duck face, Angelina Jolie's pouts, smiled all sorts of sweet smiles, coy smiles, don't-hate-me-coz-I'm-beautiful smiles and I-swear-I-wanna-punch-your-face smiles.

It was all very interesting to watch!




I love this deceptive mirror at the lift lobby. It made my stumpy legs look really lean. In fact, it seems like all the mirrors in MBS have that effect.




And then when we got back to the room, I was pleasantly surprised to see a cake on the dining table from MBS.




Too much sweetness!




In my previous post, I mentioned about how much time and effort I put into styling my much shorter hair and how unruly my hair got after one evening in a non-windy place to boot. Here goes... half the time I was sweeping curtain of hair off my left eye. Nice in photo, impractical in real life.




The hair simply started to curl in all directions and I kid myself saying "Never mind. That was the bed head look I was trying to achieve." At least they were not sticking outwards.




The effect of the overlapping images of the bed in the beautiful night city skyline was just a reflection from the window of the room.




But yeah, it was great watching movies in bed and drifting off to sleep to my favouritest cityscape.

Check out my final post which would feature the iconic SkyPark pool in the day and the hearty breakfast at Sky on 57. I saw a couple of new readers/stumblers on my previous post. Welcome! And hope to see all of you around more often.

Happy weekend! xoxo