A dose of pink

it’s that time of the year

festive seasons galore, parties, weddings etc

make you wanna go out partying and all

and shopping, definitely

moving on swiftly

i was invited to baby Suwen’s pre-birthday/Xmas party

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the invite read

Dear all,

its my favorite month of the year again

cause it is the month we celebrate Christmas, New Year and

my birthday

i will be celebrating my XXth birthday earlier this year

on the 24th December and

you are invited to join us at

Venue: SOHO 1st Floor

Time: 10pm

Dress code: Pink to your undies

Gift: Only expensive ones are welcome ;)

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that got me excited

because i have not been to a themed party in yonks!!

although my get-up wasn’t exactly in the pinkest of the shade

i chose one that showed a subtle shade of pink

the present? pink of course, hehe

i’ll let the picchas do the talking ;)

excited as i was

i left at the stroke of midnight

or maybe a little after 

hearsay the crowd got bigger and bigger

and everyone was merry and drunk, in a good way

happy for Alexandra

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Greetings

merry christmas

first of all i would like to wish everybody a blessed Christmas

filled with joy, love and laughter

and all things good

after all, tis the season to be jolly

sadly this is not the case for me, not that i want to be a killjoy

on this happy day

but anyway, anyhow

maybe a long nap and i mean really long

would hold more promises than what i’m going through now

as we all know, i’ve been out of the clubbing circuit

for quite some time now

so last night was quite invigorating

or refreshing as i attended Su Wen’s birthday bash

it certainly brought back alot of memories

days when i frequented pubs and what nots almost every weekend

anyway moving on swiftly

i want to thank all of those who made this Christmas a better day

and to the bad people, get out of my life

and if Santa really exists (no harm thinking he does)

all i want for Christmas is

or maybe are

#1

a jumbo Chanel with gold hardware

#2

a trip for two to either Paris or Maldives

or

#3

a walk-in wardrobe

#4

a true friend

#5

a pair of Loubie boots

 

#6

truckload of accessories

#6

ferragagamo heels

#7

a toy poodle i call my own

#8

gorgeous hair like this

#9

 heavenly bed

#10

my last want is for Fifi to live real real long

so we can accompany each other

even in old age

that completes my Christmas wants

who says it has to materialize?

it is just a top ten list that i compiled out of boredom

going to the beach

*looking up at the sky, don’t rain on my parade

get the pun? nemind

ciao

e

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Camwhoring

bored in the car

the cousin and I decided to camwhore with her HTC Sense

although i have my doubts about picture quality

the pictures turned out pretty darn good

 

say hello to Yue Ying!!

 

she reminds me of my teenage years

hehe she has ipad, bleh, envy

see my boy cousin behind? photobombing us! Darn!!

these are my cousins from Singapore

they come visit me every year-end, for about 1-2 months

and during this period i am most happy

because the house is filled with laughter, loud and boisterous

happy

i think i shall buy Christmas presents today

happy mood

i’ve actually figured out what to get for everybody

the boyfriend’s present arrived yesterday

he LIKED it, phew

ciao

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Thank you

for a wonderful birthday this year

*you know who you are

i had a quiet birthday, spent it with the people i cared for

and cared for me in return

 

 

 

 

 

also would like to thank so many people

for so many wonderful gifts and well wishes and red packets too

yea i know you all think i’m too old for ang pao

but i don’t care lo..

 

 

 

tradition anyway

most of my birthday wishes were fulfilled

i really can’t ask for more

*tearing already

see, that means i am content and i count myself very lucky

lucky i have you all

for those that forgot it was my birthday

some, even purposely don’t want to wish me a happy birthday

you have your own reasons, and, i can’t force you

so be it

i’m happy

i am content

i have a lot of presents

but please don’t make next year come any faster…..

luckyme

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Hello Taipei – Day 6

Day 6 was pretty much free and easy

no plans, no maps, no nothing

so right after breakfast at home we decided to hit Ximending first

since we had alot of time on hand..

and out of the blue, we were both itching for a hairwash

there were many salons to choose from at Ximending so we went to the nearest one

apparently the service was great

and the ambience was equally great, we enjoyed every minute of our time

next stop was Zhongxiao East Rd

to meet up with a friend

there i bumped into a boutique that sells Shibuya stuff

was ecstatic and bought some stuff on the impulse

the lady owner of the boutique was uber friendly

and so was her little doggy

though i had forgotten what his name was

i did get to carry him for a while .. got funny smell though

okla… i said we didn’t have plans

but dinner plans have lor….. we were supposed to meet up with the rest

for dinner at the Grand hotel

the red red one? yea you must know……. if not, just see pictures below

the night ended with a quick visit to the Banqiao market

and then we were off home to pack for departure the following day

very early in the morning!!!

and that ended my Taipei trip

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Hello Taipei – Day 5

Continuing from the day before

Day 5 started pretty early as the family wanted to go to the temple

for prayers and what not

a good one-two hours later

the whole group went for lunch at one of the better restaurants in Banciao

we must have ordered tens of dishes

at least it was a smorgasbord of them

 

but i was pining for fast food eg McD or KFC

cause i was tired of eating Taiwanese food already!!

 

 

(notice how thin the skin is??)

this is the perennial favorite among the old folks….

delectable fried man tous that came with it

 

funny how everything is red and orangey

 

 

 

 

honestly, everyone had great pickup but lost momentum towards the end

as we chattered throughout lunch

a family friend suggested that we went to Bitan in Xindian

i was elated at the thought of Xindian (Shu qi’s birthtown)

and nodded my head furiously agreeing that we made a stop there

but first i had to go back to Breeze Center to get my bag from Agnes B

i saw a bag that i really liked the night before

which i didn’t buy on impulse and that startled the bf

somehow he sensed that i really liked it and encouraged me to go get it

*hello, no makeup the whole time i was in Taipei

i know i look pale & yucky

i didn’t even put on blusher lo!!!!!!!!

after we sussed that out we began our journey to Bitan

if you look at the MRT map, it is right at the end of the Danshui (red) line

we were told that Bitan was very very romantic

and had a unique color-changing bridge (equally puzzled) like wtf..

but the weather was not on our side, it rained, wtf

we not only had to dodge the rain, we also had to brave the cold!!!

but since we were already there, we snapped a few pictures

and the beauty of the place didn’t translate into the pictures, boy was i disappointed!!

the bf, was, however persistent and insisted we waited it out

and so we parked our arses at Mr Brown (reminded me of Coffee Bean)

chatted over dinner and coffee, and fiddled on our iPhones for two hours

and the rain hadn’t stop!!

that said, we decided to buy clothes and accessories for our phones

and since we couldn’t find any pirated ones during our stay there

we had no choice but to buy it from

an apple outlet at Global mall

and out of the blue (i think it was the rain)

the bf began to have cravings for steamboat …. and thus

we looked around at the foodcourt but the bf kept whining and whining

that we ate steamboat elsewhere

although i was already very tired and feeling gloomy like the weather

i wanted him to be happy and his cravings satiated

we finally found one near our homestay

and the experience turned out pretty darned good

*(i officially like steamboat now) and i crave for it until today

they charge NTD100 per person (ONLY)

and the personal wok was kinda big, portion was huge

enough for the two of us !!!

unlike here where we pay RM50-RM80 for something decent

and that is still not comparable to what we had that night…. i’m salivating already

you know how when it rains and then

you’d love to have something soupy?

if there is something i miss most about Taipei

i’d have to say STEAMBOAT!!

kidyounot

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