Sayonara 2007!

Thank God for 2007! It has been a fruitful year for me.

What about you?

Pink sheer (for LN)

Rose quartz in teardrops, freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals with 925 silver parts.
For party, for church and for lazy Saturday afternoons.

Happy working song

Happy Working Song
from the movie Enchanted

Come my little friends as we all sing a happy little working song
Merry little voices clear and strong
Come and roll your sleeves up - so to speak - and pitch in
Cleaning crud up in the kitchen as we sing along
Trill a cheery tune in the tub as we scrub a stubborn mildew stain
Pluck a hairball from the shower drain to that gay refrain of a happy working song
We'll keep singing without fail - otherwise we'd spoil it
Hosing down the garbage pail and scrubbing up the toilet - ooh!
How we enjoy letting loose with a little "la da dum dum dum!
While we're emptying the vacuum up it's such fun to hum a happy working song - ooh! -
A happy working song
Oh how strange a place to be
'till Edward comes for me, my heart is sighing
Still, as long as I am here I guess a new experience could be worth trying
Hey! Keep drying!
You can do a lot when you've got such a happy working tune to hum
While you're sponging up the soapy scum
We adore each filthy chore that we determine
So friends, even though you're vermin, we're all happy working throng
Singing as we fetch the detergent box for the smelly shirts and the stinky socks
Sing along
If you can not sing then hum along
As we're finishing our happy working song!

Before you sing the Happy Working Song, please practice your "Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh"... in the right place. Hee.

Ice dancer $35 (sold)

Turquoise disc with freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals, set in 925 Sterling silver. Looks like 2 dancers on ice.

Coral bells $15

Coral bells, white and red.

Christmas is 25 days away...
Have you prepare your heart for the King?

Have yourself a Merry, Peaceful Christmas!

Circle of life ($40, one piece only)

"It's The Circle of Life

And it moves us all

Through despair and hope

Through faith and love

Till we find our place

On the path unwinding

In the Circle

The Circle of Life"

Song in The Lion King musical

Sea Urchin

Ate a lot of exotic food in Japan. In the list: Sea Urchins!
I have studied them, seen them but NEVER tasted them. They taste like, you won't believe it, MANGO!!... Didn't dare to try at first but, hmm, tasted one and it's actually quite tasty. It's super fresh too.

Five to 6 Sea Urchins cost JPY5,500 which is about SGD71.50! Never eaten this in Singapore but heard that it costs a lot more in Singapore. My friend SK said, "Why pay so much for 'mango'?" Chey...

Citrine drop $22

Here's barrel Citrine drop and yellow Agate set in 925 silver parts.

Simply stunning for someone with dark complexion. Design also good for lengthening chubby face : )

French Rose $20 (one piece only)

Attract attention with this stunning rose ear ring. Romantic for a garden party...

Thanks SY for sharing with me on the roses!

P.S. Thanks to my friend's SY for sharing with me ;)

Blooming (for ZJ)

Flowers are blooming... sweet and pleasant...

Take time to smell them.

Enjoy little things around us..

Have Faith ($40, one piece only)

Do you?

Kobe beef

The yummiest beef I have ever tasted. Really melts in the mouth... Even comes with a certificate!
About Kobe beef: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_beef

Two seasons ($8 each)

When will winter ends?

When spring is here...

Ocean blues

Did something for the hair for a try...
For myself, again :P

Snow white and her cousin

Saw Snow white in Tokyo Disneysea...

She's eating chocolate and it melted in the summer's heat...on her face!

Then I saw her cousin's sitting by the fountain...

满汉大餐

If anyone of you out there going to Taiwan, bring back some of this '满汉大餐' 牛肉面 super delicious instant noodles to try. They comes in 3 instead of the usual 5 in a pack instant noodles we have here in Sinagpore. Different favours too, beef or pork, spicy or non spicy.

JH loves the 麻辣 one. According to her, she will add the whole 麻辣 powder pack. I just sprinkled some of the 麻辣 powder and got 'intoxicated'!

Sexy Mooncake

What a sexy mooncake box design! Hmm...

Now you see it...



Now you don't...
(Four very delicious mooncakes. There is even one with lin zhi and wolfberries...)

Melon

Will you pay SGD1,400 for this "Golden Melon" from Hokaiddo? Yes? No?

During the growing process, songs were played and farmers find time to talk to them.

Or this ? Two for ~SGD 40+Very fresh and much cheaper than when buy in Singapore.

Or this? SGD 1.30

Salmon museum

Went to the Salmon Museum in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It is one the few freshwater fish museum in the world. Besides the science and the facts, they also have an innovative display and a cute poster.


Hmm, salmon playing 'hide-and-seek'?

Sunflower in Hokkaido

Saw really big Himawari (aka Sunflower) in Hokkaido. Weather was too hot so when I was there, only left few... but still nice to see them. Along the road side, outside houses.. the biggest is about 20cm in diameter. Wow!

K for Kampai!

K, an interesting friend of mine.


This is made for her birthday, though I cannot recall seeing her wearing any accessories. Hope she will give it "a try".

K, thanks for lending me the interesting book. This is for you and your once suai ge in Japan. Kampai! : P

Ripple black $8

Hi ST!

That's the best fit to the design you described to me. The black pearls quite fix the slim flat chain in silver but a little small though.

Take a look!

The Bear-Cat Story

One day, I was sourcing for a pair of panda coin banks for a friend's birthday.

I saw some animal coin banks on displayed in a gift shop in J8 and stepped in.

In less than 3 minutes, I was approached by a friendly young sales girl of around 18 years of age, who asked me if she could help.

This is how the Panda story goes:

Me: “请问这个有没有熊猫的？”

She: “熊猫是不是teddy bear？”

Me, trying to control my smile/frown: “熊猫是panda，teddy bear是狗熊。”

She: “Oh, 那里有熊猫的。。。”

Following her instructions, I walked into the shop. What I saw was toy cats on display, no sign of panda. I concluded that she must have thought panda is cat. I could only thank her, said it's ok, that's not what I am looking for and walked out of the shop.

So, panda is a cat or bear?

Well, at least in layman's term, panda is a black and white "bear" but surely, quite different from a "teddy" bear.

Himawari

Himawari = Sunflower (in Japanese)
Forgot where did I get this pics from.
Sunflower field, simply gorgeous! Can't wait to see them...

Bella to Dance $15

Bella has changed into a gown of Pearl for the dance!

Laughter is the best cosmetics

In June, Benefit, a cosmetics line from San Francisco came to Singapore.

Saw this the Benefit's website:

"Want to look slimmer? Walk side ways"

It's just so,...my kind of jokes.

Moon walker $35 (one pair only)

Squarish faceted Rose Quartz with freshwater pearls set in 925 Sterling Silver.
Showing the delicate pink colour of the Rose Quartz with a darker background.

Beauty is...

Got lots of inspiration from the teddy bear museum in Cheju Island, Korea.

Beauty is this?

this?

or this?

p.s. I have waited for the fan below Miss Marilyn to blow before hitting the camera's shutter! And oh, forgot to mention, the LV bear is the world's most expensive bear!

Bella $15

Silver-wire-mesh ribbon with 18mm black faceted Onyx.

Bella, spokeswoman for elegant.

Cocktail fruits agar

Weather is H...O...T...!!!!

Tried this. Cooling to the body and lots of fibres too!

Amazing bloom

I took pictures of these blooms in Korea.
Look at how amazingly these flowers are formed! So much details in each bloom, so clear and bright are their colour coats.

"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these." Matt6:28