Mother's Day Celebrations

聽媽媽的話 別讓她受傷 想快快長大 才能保護她
美麗的白髮 幸福中發芽 天使的魔法 溫暖中慈祥

~周杰倫, <<聽媽媽的話>>, 2006~

No matter how busy we are, my siblings and I will always make it a point to celebrate Mother's Day with Mummy love. Mother's Day celebration for our family is nothing extravagant; most of the time it's dinner at one of her favorite Chinese restaurant since she prefers Asian cuisine to anything else. 

Mother's Day this year was a little special as we had a new member joining in the celebration and that's my kiddo brother's girlfriend. It was a double celebration as we were also celebrating her birthday which was last Sunday. 

Location wise, we settled for Imperial Treasure Nan Bei Restaurant at Ngee Ann City Level 5. It's been a while since we'd been there and as we were craving for some Peking duck, we decided to hold the celebrations there. This is one restaurant that I really recommend; for their extensive menu, mouth-watering dishes and impeccable service. Even though the restaurant was packed to the brim, the service staffs remained friendly and attentive; we had no problem trying to get their attention at any one time. They were also very thoughtful and surprised us with two baskets of steam longevity buns when they knew we had a birthday celebration as well. Other than lunch and dinner, they are also very famous for their dim sum and are always fully booked during the weekends, so do remember to make a reservation before hand.

We don't choose our family.
They are God's gift to us as we are to them.

This is why I love my brother (despite his nonsense at times),
we can always count on him to bring lots of laughter with his crazy antics.

OOTD: Baroque shift dress from Green Poppies // Bag from Louis Vuitton // Shoes from Charles and Keith.

Thank you Mummy, for all that you have given us, for your unrequited love. 

My life's greatest blessing, my family.

Over the years, I have learned to treasure time with my family more and more. Apart from work, they are my utmost priority and I put them especially Mummy love above anything else. Times like this are becoming more precious too as my brother-in-law will be relocating to Brazil for work in the coming months and my baby Sis will be following him. They will be there for the next three years and it won't be easy for them to jet-set back here so often.

To many others, being rich or having loads of branded goods are of utmost importance but not me. I may not be rich or decked out in branded stuff but that doesn't matter at all. To me, having this wonderful family of mine, seeing them happy and well is what matters most.

Nails Talk: #SGSWatchFest - Mother's Day

Happy Sunday everyone!

As all of us know, today is second Sunday of May and it's also the day where we honor our Mummies for their love. I'm sure you will agree when I say our Mummies are the most important and greatest person in our lives, so rather than only honoring her on this day, we should care, love, appreciate and treasure them every other day.

This also calls for another SGSwatchFest and the theme is red and/or pink manis to celebrate this joyous occasion. Today's #SGSwatchFest is also hosted by the lovely Rachel from CherChez Beaute.

For this mani, I decided on a simple dotticure using colors from OPI.

Colors used for the mani are:

• Base - 20 Candles On My Cake
• Dots - If You Moust You Moust, Pink-ing of You

I then finished off with a coat of Seche Vite top coat. All photos were taken under a daylight lamp without flash.

I have to say that this isn't the best, but this was the best that I could managed while battling the flu bug. Please pardon the smudges and slight bubbling.

Meanwhile, do check out #SGSWatchFest on Instagram to check out the other lovely Mother's Day manis by the fellow polish-holics.

That's all I have for today and I will be back soon with more updates.

Have a lovely Sunday evening with your Mummies!

Nails Talk: Saran Wrap Mani

Hello everyone!

Been a while since the last Nails Talk and today I'm going to post a short entry on the mani that I'm wearing at the moment.

Remember the Saran Wrap mani that I did for World Water Day previously? Since then, I've been wanting to do it again since it's really easy and I really love that effect.

For this mani, I started with two coats of OPI If You Moust You Moust from the OPI Vintage Minnie Mouse collection.

After which I used Grape Pop from China Glaze to create the effect and finished off with two coats of Seche Vite top coat.

I love the overall effect of this and it also allows me to wear pink without coming off as too girly. Will try out more different color combinations soon.

That's all for today and I will be back soon with more of Nails Talk.

Till the next, have a great weekend ahead!

Spring Wave Singapore

我坐在椅子上 看日出復活 

我坐在夕陽里 看城市的衰弱 

我摘下一片葉子 讓它代替我 

觀察離開后的變化 

~Cheer 陳綺貞, <<魚 (The Edge)>> , 2009~

 

It's been a while since I last updated this space; decided to take some time off the various social media last week to clear my thoughts and mind. I'm actually not really that eager to get back on the various social media but I figured it's about time I update this space.

I'm happy to say that May got off to a great start and it looks pretty good moving forward. Kick started May with Spring Wave Singapore, also known as 春浪 2013, last Saturday. Spring Wave is a music festival held in the southern part of Taiwan, Kenting and it's Taiwan's number one outdoor music festival.

The annual music festival attracts no less than 20,000 concert goers each year, gathering free spirited people who comes together to have fun and make friends of similar music interest. Spring Wave also promotes peace and love on earth.

Singapore is their first overseas stop outside Taiwan and being a huge fan of the mandarin music industry, this was one event that I couldn't miss. I have always wanted to attend the festival in Taiwan but somehow I have never found the chance to do so. When it was announced that Spring Wave would be coming to Singapore, Bud Bud Michael and myself was ecstatic! After confirming our availability, we wasted no time in getting the tickets.

Spring Wave Singapore was held at The Meadows at Gardens by the Bay and we were joking that it should be called Summer Wave instead because the weather was nothing like the weather of spring. There was a snaking queue when we reached at 3.00pm and sad to say, I gotten slightly tanner after standing in the hot sun for close to 45 minutes while waiting to enter.

 

The artist line-up for the event included Olivia Ong 王俪婷, Joanna Wang 王若琳 , Zhang Zhen Yue 張震嶽, Cheer Chen 陳綺貞, Jam Hsiao 蕭敬騰 and Wu Bai 伍佰.

Now, the unique element differentiating Spring Wave from other outdoor concerts is that each artist gets to perform for a full hour with their own band flew in from Taiwan. Unfortunately, that was not case. By the time each of the band were done with their sound checks, 15 minutes had passed and each artist only performed for 30 minutes with the exception of Wu Bai 伍佰 who performed for 45 minutes. If the organizers are going to hold Spring Festival again, then they probably might want to extend the duration of the performance or at least state it clearly.

My favorite performances had to be those of Zhang Zhen Yue 張震嶽, Cheer Chen 陳綺貞 and Wu Bai 伍佰. I grew listening to the songs of these few artists and listening to them belt out the familiar songs brought back lots of memories.

By the time the last performance by ended, it was already 10.00pm and we couldn't wait to fill our stomachs and then go back home to take a long shower. All in all, other than the killer weather, we had a good time and I will definitely be back again if the organizers decide to hold Spring Wave again!

Nails Talk: #SGSwatchFestFringe - Red & Gold

Happy Weekend lovelies!

I'm back with a short entry for Nails Talk today. To celebrate the opening of Iron Man 3, A Lacquered Affair has organized the #SGSwatchFestFringe event for today.

Red and gold are the main colors of the Iron Man's suit and that's the main colors for today's swatch fest.

Thinking about it, it's been more than a month since I last wore red nails so this is a good excuse for me to bring out my new red polish to play. After cracking my brain for ideas, I decided to go for a reverse gradient mani, something which I have not done for a long time.

I chose Chyna from Zoya Pixie Dust from their Winter 2012 collection as the base color. I got this red beauty from Timtam about a month back but I didn't have the chance to use it.

Chyna dries to a matte and textured finish (like grain sand) and application was surprisingly easy and smooth. No problem at all with the application or formula. It's also really sparkly!

The reverse gradient was created with OPI Goldeneye (Skyfall collection), The Face Shop YL702 and PA A45 polishes.

Taken under a daylight lamp, no flash.

Taken under a daylight lamp, no flash.

For this mani however, I decided to not go with the textured finish and painted a coat of Seche Vite top coat over it. Even the top didn't dull the sparkles! In fact, it became even more sparkly with the top coat!

Unfortunately the photos can't show how sparkly my nails are. It's really so much sparkly in real life and I can't stop looking at my nails!

This photo is to show how sparky my nails are. Spot the holographic effects too!
Taken in the shade.

One last photo for the way.

All right, that's all I have for today's Nails Talk, don't forget to check out #SGSwatchFestFringe for more red and gold mani!

Till the next, have a great Saturday!

Last Friday Night

我要多一點時間好讓我再想一想
隔著玻璃窗 我早已沈醉在藍色的街
有寂寞 有笑語 還有看不見的雪
該如何整理 這忙亂的城市 還有我的心事

  ~陳綺貞, <讓我想一想>, 2007~

Hello guys!

It's been a hell of a week hence the lack of updates on this little space of mine. I've so tired by the time I reached home every night that I barely have the energy to switch on my laptop to blog or even paint my nails. Can't wait to catch up on rest over the weekend.

If you are following me on Instagram, you would have know that I went on a boat cruise last Friday with my girlfriends, Jill and Mich. Jill was one of the lucky winner of the free 90 minute boat cruise and she invited Mich and myself for the cruise.

Special thanks to the lovely people from Boat Asia and Lloyd Marine for the lovely trip. We girls had so much fun that night; chilling by the deck, enjoying the sea breeze and each others' company. I'm always looking forward to times like this. Away from the crowd after a long week, and just being in my closest girlfriends' company without any worries.

OOTD: Top from Love, Bonito // Shorts from Forever 21 // Wedges from Charles & Keith 

 

♥

BFF and myself will be going to the Chapel Market tomorrow! The Chapel Market will be held at Chijmes, The Lawn and we will be there from 5.00pm to 11.00pm. We will be selling lots of goodies that we'd source from overseas (iPhone accessories, household items, etc.).

I will also be selling my clothes (both brand new and pre-loved), fashion accessories (brand new) and bags (brand new). If you are going to be around the area, please come down and show us some love! Even if you are not buying anything, do come by and say hi!

Before I end this entry, I also have a piece of good news to share with everyone!

Remember the ladies from The Preloved? After a long hiatus of almost two years, they are finally back and is known as The Preloved Boutique.

 

They recently launched their sixth and biggest collection with more 70 items! I almost went crazy looking at the items in this collection. On top of clothes and bags, they have also rope in MerylRae to bring in some really pretty accessories.

To celebrate their return, the ladies have kindly offered a promotion for my readers. For every two items purchased, you will be entitled to a 5% discount and free normal postage for every purchase. All you have to do is quote the promotional code "NOTESOFGRACE"  when placing your orders.

So hurry over to The Preloved Boutique and show the wonderful ladies some love.

That's all for today and I hope you guys have a blessed and lovely start to the weekend wherever you are!