Leathercare

Having bought my first (and possibly last) luxury bag, I want to take the best care of it. A friend has ever complained that her bag's moisturizer cost more than her face's. I thought that was so silly of her. Why buy something that's so expensive and expensive to maintain to boot?

Well, so here I am, doing the same thing. I resolved never to use my bag unless I protected it. Did my research and concluded that I had to buy Leather Honey Leather Conditioner and Apple Brand Garde Rain & Stain Repellent. I didn't plan to get a leather cleaner, coz I figured if I used a stain repellent, I shouldn't need to clean it, right?

USS: Halloween Horror Nights 5

Singtel lucky draw for complimentary Universal Studios tickets again! I entered the family and again, Father won. Seems like only old birds will win ley? Lol! It's for Halloween Horror Nights. According to Brother's, it's a nightmare of crowds and queues, so I shall pass. Sister went with her friend.

KL Trip - Apartment

With 6 people, it would be a good idea to get a whole apartment. No more bunking in with relatives!

KL Trip - Flight

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Upon the announcement of 7 August as a public holiday for the SG50 Public Holiday and a Jubilee Weekend, I thought that would be a good opportunity for the KL leg of Brother and X's wedding. There would be time for us to sashay there and back, and even time for some sightseeing. Afterall, I have not been to KL for at least more than a decade. We will miss the Jubilee celebrations, but it's not like I will be participating in anything.

KL Trip - Day 3

Hi, Chuai Heng Restaurant, we are here again! Yumcha brunch this time! Real yumcha, eating dim sum! After the dinner, Brother realized that it was the same restaurant that he had roast duck with X from a previous trip. He ordered it again. The dim sum was not bad, but the fried noodles were meh. We dapaoed it, but I really don't think we will be eating it.

KL Trip - Day 2

Today's the reason we were here. It's supposed to be just a dinner, but it still ended up more chaotic than the AD.

KL Trip - Day 1

We embarked on a trip that only Mother was looking forward to. The last time we have travelled as a family was 8 years ago, for Grandmother's funeral.

I left my phone behind. SIGH.

KL Trip Preparation - Leaving KLIA

Going to KL in a few days. The first time I'm travelling to Malaysia on our own without transport from my relatives. First and foremost, how do we get out of the airport?

Sister highly-recommended the KLIA Ekspres, which costs RM35/pax. It is a comfortable 28min ride into the city, no traffic jam. Sounds great, except the city is not our final destination.

Mother's Rush-Rush Birthday Cake

Today is Mother's birthday, but we have not prepared anything since she wanted to celebrate in KL. But cannot take her words seriously one!

X was tasked with getting an eggless fruit cake from Emicakes.

And it all went well.

The cakes tastes alright. I would eat it again.

Second Attempt at Father's Day Dinner

Hot Sunday afternoon. 2 humans and 1 sotong looking for food at Marina Square.

Random pick: Three Bistro. Because there was a set lunch menu and I was in the mood for western food.

Mother's Day @ Yes Natural

Mother-gets-to-decide-day.

She wanted to try a restaurant opened by one of her suppliers. With her vague directions, nobody will be able to find the place.

Don't believe me?

Ok, try "restaurant near Aljunied MRT"?

We got the actual address after Mother went to recce and we googled the restaurant name.

Handicapped Brother/Sister Relief

!!!

No exclusions! No income cap! How could all of us have missed it for the past 10 years???

Brother's Wedding

Today is the big day! Like FINALLY. I'm so glad we just have to put up with 2 months' worth of crankiness from Mother instead of the usual 2-3 years for most Singaporeans.

I will be omitting the gushing about how handsome and pretty everybody is and how happy I am for the couple. Obvious things no need to say :)

I skipped my morning PT and took half day leave for the afternoon instead. No thanks to the fucking last minute CR with ever-changing requirements where I had to create a monthly batch job pulling massive results. I couldn't participate in the morning activities as I was working. I know it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing and he's my brother, but seriously... there's nothing much for me lah. Even if I have taken whole day leave, I would be stoning most of the time. Leave is a scarce resource.

Death of a Friendship

I kind of missed JM, so I whatsapp him to find out how he has been.

Suddenly, the conversation felt kind of empty. Is there nothing else to holding us together?

I don't think I will take the initiative again.

JM's Farewell

Where else can we go, other than Swensen's!

Damn boring can!!!

Department Christmas Party 2014

Department Christmas party coming up at office! I asked Brother to buy Poppy Cock so I could share them with my colleagues. He didn't manage to buy them :( Saw his bag suspiciously drum-shaped, but I thought he would have told me if he did buy them. I asked Father to use Brother's bag to carry my laptop, but he insisted on using his own. Hope my laptop won't die from all the jumping around.

Universal Studios Singapore Again!

I entered the family into the Singtel lucky draw for complimentary Universal Studios tickets to a private Singtel night event, the SingTel Rewards Exclusive Christmas Night Out @ Universal Studios Singapore.

Guess what, Father won!

He thought it's a scam, but luckily he asked me! Tickets for 4, so generous of Singtel!! It's kids' playtime~~ I really wasn't expecting to visit USS again in the near future.

Jurong Bird Park

We are visiting another Singapore tourist attraction! This time, it's Jurong Bird Park. With the corporate pass of course.

JBP is so ulu that the F&B options look worse than SAD. Not wanting to spend on food that already look unappetizing on the menu (mostly due to the tourist-oriented pricing), we made our own sandwiches. As a kid, I have always yearned dining out and viewed eating home-made food outside with disdain. Now I'm doing it willingly. How growing up changed me!

MAF 2014

Nobody bought specialty mooncakes this year. Eh... people who always go out, should go buy what...

H's Baby Shower

Today is my JC friend, H's baby girl's baby shower. Ehh same name as another classmate's daughter.

Why do the angmohs call it baby "shower". Was it literally the first shower for the baby? :O