Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Wicked.......

Last tuesday was our Wedding anniversary and we decided to go catch WICKED that is now performing in Singapore!  It was an aweeeesssommmme show.. loved the music, loved the plot... loved it all!  Only minus point was that the air conditioning was a little wonky where we were sitting and it was a little warm but overall.. A MUST SEE!!!  They will be performing in Singapore till Feb i think and if you enjoy musicals/plays... you CANNOT MISS Wicked!!!

After the show...we went for dinner at our favourite Pizzaria  - PIZZARIA MOZZA!  Luckily we got a booking in... the place was still PACKED at 11pm!

@ home...

There are days that I enjoy working from home.  It's quiet and peaceful.. and I get alot done.  I used to work from home for quite a long while before MWL and i know some people say that it is very dangerous to work from home coz its too comfortable and nothing gets done.  Well for me, it isnt the case.  I like the quiet of an empty house (not that my house is always noisy LOL!) and just listening to the neighbourhood in the afternoon.  The children from the nearby kindergarten come out to play around 4pm plus... the birds chirping outside my home and the ocassional yells from the rag and bone guy.  I do get quite a fair bit done as no one is around to distract me.  I also got pretty good at multitasking as I'm usually working on both my PC and Mac and sometimes shuttle between my scrap area and the computers.

My mind is wired a little differently.. i kind of like doing little bits of things rather than finishing 1 thing in a seating.  Eg:  I can be purchasing for the store, doing some pricing, searching for something online, scrapping for a workshop all in the same afternoon. LOL.

The one thing that irks me when I am home is that without fail on afternoons, like clockwork, my neighbour downstairs would light up his cigarette and chat with his friend on the phone.  My study is just above where he likes to stand and chat.  I really HATE the smoke smell.

Anyways today in betwen work... i finally decided to clear my scrap area. (Can i say the clean table did not even last 2 hours as its a little messy now again.  I just scrapped a little. LOL).  Sighhhh what can I say... I am inspired by a clean space.

I finished up a layout that was sitting around for a few weeks.  During CHA, Allison from Hambly Screen Prints gave me some limited edition Hambly goodness (THANKS ALLISON!!!!).  I scrapped with them .. love the new prints so much especially the new Doillies overlay!

I had to scrap these photos about our visit to Jamba Juice @ Las Vegas.  The lady who made Eugene's order made quite a bit extra by accident and instead of throwing the extras away (like any store in Singapore would do *rolls eyes*), she actually poured the extras into a smaller cup!  Really worth the mention!

OH and can you see the exclusive MADE WITH LOVE stamp by Maya Road in the layout?  It was designed by KELLY!!!!!! Love the stamp!! :)

This is another simple layout I did with the Hambly goodness sometime back in Feb but never posted it.  
 

 

American Idol tonight!!!  ... and it's also LOST night with Eugene.  Have a great evening peeps!
 

Vday.....and Chinese New Yr.

So how was your Chinese New Year?  We did the usual... gather as a large family unit and go visit relatives together.  It was really fun.. since I was away for Chinese New Year last yr.  I was at CHA which happened to be right smack during Chinese New Year  in 2009. 

Guess what?  I have not had a single mandarin orange yet.  Been nursing a bad ass cough that has been around for several weeks so i laid off those oranges.  Feelin' better now.

Valentine's Day happened to be also DAY 1 for Chinese New Year so Eugene and I did not really do anything 'lovey dovey' this year.  We both bought each other gifts during our trips to LA and him, Sdyney recently though.

Guess what he got me?

A KATE SPADE IPhone casing from Apple Store, Sdyney!!!!  I am not sure if you can find it in Singapore but i could not find it at the Kate Spade store here.  HEHEHEE nice!!!

the back of the casing is like the interior of a Kate Spade outlet... hehee.. THANKS DEAR!
  

Oh by the way... i was stopped right outside Raffles City's Kate Spade the other day by a lady who wanted to know where I got the casing.  I was texting Eugene while coming up from the basement and this lady just came up to me and asked.  lol.  So embarassing..... lol.

THANKS DEAR .. xoxoxoxoxoxo!  Love the case!
 

Vegas ... and scrappy stuff.

Just back from Las Vegas last week... took some time off to go on a family vacation and to attend the

Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas.  I had a blast of a time.... bought loads of stuff... walked till my feet hurt and took tons of photos!!!

We stayed at the Treasure Island @ Vegas. Pretty decent hotel... not the best but really convenient  location.  He are some of my favourite photos from the trip ...

 

JULIUS!!!!!! ehheheheee.....  so glad to have found a Paul Frank store @ Vegas.  I HAD to buy this soooooo sooo cute Julius plushy.

Outlet shopping - burnt big hole in pocket.

Taken at Ceasar's Palace.. hehehee... cute butt eh? Squeeshy squeeshy..... :P

At a Chinese restaurant in Ceasar's Palace.  Nice decor!  Look at the ceiling?   BUTTTTTTT... really horrible food. US$3 for a bowl of rice (small bowl!)  and US$16 bucks for a bowl of soup that tasted like what we get when we order wonton noodles - really bad soup.  It was advertised as "mouth watering".  (smacks forehead!)

Taken at THE VENETIAN.  I love how vibrant everything looks in the hotel....especially with all the "al fresco" diners by the fake lake. hahaha..  The false ceiling with the sky makes it look like day time but these photos were taken at about midnight. LOL!

I have a ton more photos to seive through and sort .... between Eugene and I, we took more than a thousand photos!  Will post them up on flickr soon.

So anyways I'm off to CHA in LA again on Friday.. looking forward to soaking in the whole CHA atmosphere and walking the floors... gonna be soo tired though.  I found out that I will have inflight on board power for my lappie... hmmmmm maybe i should load in some serials on my lappie :P   Another loooong flight ahead...wish me luck.

Okay and FEB is around the corner.  Did not get to teach any workshops this month as the store's been under renovations.  Lots of delays in the opening of our new wing due to various factors but I'm so excited to teach at the new wing soon!  We've made our workshop /classrooms ALOT better and so much more condusive for having scrapbook fun!

If you've not taken my Dec workshop "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" featuring the bright and cheerful GREENHOUSE collection from K&Company... i think we are going to have 1 or 2 more sessions in Feb.  In addition, I have a new workshop lined up using the coolest and trendiest of colours right now in the scrapbook industry!  You will use some really fun papers from Basic Grey's ORIGINS collection, together with lots of Hambly goodness (overlays, papers, stickers, rub ons!).  The layouts are gonna be COOL!  You will also use unexpected materials to add texture to your pages :)

Here's some sneaky peeks........ hope you like what you see :)

As I will be loading the workshop pack with lotsa goodies, alphas for titles will not be provided for this workshop.  But i'm sure you'll have lots of alphas at home to add on :)

OHHH... and have you seen the new SASSAFRAS collections? CUTE eh!  So now tell me... for FUN-TAS-TIC workshop - NERDY BIRD or APPLE JACK? hehehe.

 

ORRR

 

Cute eh?  OR... BOTH for 2 Fun-Tas-Tic workshops! hahahha.

let me know what you think!   

 

{For Your Eyes Only }

I have so many Christmas projects that need my attention (like immediately!)  but this photo was begging to be scrapped.  I had to scrap it! We took this photo 2 weeks ago while walking down Orchard Road and soaking in the Christmas atmosphere. :)

Made a quick layout with no patterned paper (hamblys don't count) and i love it so so so much.. especially that Cinder (Black) glimmer mist!

 

I mixed several glimmer mist colours to get this effect.. just adding the layers by spraying them onto the cardstock.  In case you wanted to replicate the effect - colours were:  CINDER, DREAMSICLE, CHERRY LIMEADE, MUSTARD SEED

Then of coz i had to dig into my Hambly stash.. these were left overs/scraps from previous layouts.  Love that stamp! I got it online quite long ago so I cannot remember where it is from.

Thanks for stopping by.... now i got to figure out when i can get back to my Christmas projects.  OOOOOPS!

 

happy anniversary to us........

Happy Anniversary to US today!!! A blink of an eye and we've been married for so many years..... i can still remember this day ... as I walked down the church aisle to a new life with you.  It's been such a great ride since... we've had our shares of ups and downs.... hugs and fights... laughs and cries... but they have all made us stronger as people and as a couple.

I Love you dear.  - xoxo.

Yesterday we accomplished much!  We caught NEW MOON- the second in the Twilight series.  It was ermmm.. OKAY.  Nothing super fantastic but it was not BAD either.  Everyone's swooning over Jacob's hot bod.  I must admit.. its pretty hawwwwt.  Especially when you compare it with Edwards pale scrawny one.  Yep. If you have not already seen the movie - both of them bare their top halfs ... LOL!

We also made a trip to Sim Lim Sq..... i know, so unromantic right?  LOL!  But no choice as our router fried on us.... and you know we cant go internetless!!!!!! ....after Sim Lim Sq.. it was off to the new 313 Somerset. I been there a couple of days ago with mom and Jac but did not have a chance to go into Uniqlo as the queue was sososososososos long.  Yesterday's queue was really long too but it moved pretty quick.  We were in the store in less than 10mins.  Found some really great buys in there.  A nice purple microfleece sweater for me....and a stone grey/black one for Eugene... and some other stuff.  When we exited 313.. it was drizzling slightly.. so we walked in the rain, soaking up the Christmas atmosphere of Orchard Rd and took some photos :)  Fun fun fun!

It was a great day out with Eugene. With our schedules... we rarely have a day to just date and chill.. so it was really nice to do this for a change.

Oh by the way... Eugene bought me the droolalicious APPLE MAGIC MOUSE.  YEYYYY!! Love him lots. It's been sold out for some time over South East Asia and he managed to somehow find one for me.

Okay I'm gonna get ready now to head to my in-laws place.. gonna meet them for lunch.  My in-laws have recently moved so I whipped up something quick last night for their new home....

 

today........

A fun day ...... at the Luge :) ... not an easy feat to snap this photo. We had to coordinate and make sure I was behind Eugene (with no one else behind us.. .... ok this was not planned..lol).. Eugene had to hold up the camera with 1 hand while steering the Luge with the other..... all this as we were speeding down the slope at high speed.

Great shot though! hehehe.

wooooo... i scrapped!

I'm glad i managed to scrap a layout last nite.  It was actually on impulse and probably due to the fact that I cleared the table a little the day before.  I haven't been able to scrap at all prior to last night .. its been too long.  Last nite felt good :)

I really envy scrappers who can churn out layouts after layouts week after week.. especially those on our Design Team!  :)  I cannot seem to do that.. perhaps it is due to the fact that day in day out I am actually looking at all the products (which i love!) and sometimes I think I need a mental break from anything scrapbook related.  Of course there is also the constant distraction of Korean or TVB dramas... LOL!  I go through cycles in my scrapbook endeavours and with work added to the mix...usually when the mood comes again for me, it's time to plan a workshop so none of my personal pages get done. 

I separate my work pages (workshop pages or those that I create for work related purposes) from my personal ones.  I do this as I go through a different mental process with work and personal pages while creating them so usually the 'personal' ones end up more ..... erm.. personal and me. LOL.

So throughout the year.. as the months progress, I cycle through creating several workshops, ordering products for the store, looking at products all day, teaching workshops... i guess you can say the mood for scrapping personal pages don't come by often... but when they do (like last nite), I feel really good after creating. :)  I love how the page turned out.. it's dedicated to Eugene who has been most obliging with taking photos (goofy and otherwise). I really like this collection from Cosmo Cricket.  So fun.. especially the red OCR answer sheet at the background....i HAD to use my pencil to mark out some of the alphabets .. like a real test answer sheet. hehehehe.

Well....It's Monday again... hope your monday started out great! 

hellooooo....

i don't mean to be a stranger.  just been too busy and tired to blog.

TOY CON this weekend?  Who's going????? I may pop by tomorrow afternoon. 

Eugene got me a signed TOFU OYAKO! yey! see the redshirt tofu?  I have the other half- blueshirt tofu that the designer signed last yr.. so my pair is complete.. hehehee.

man... i wana take a photo with Mario and Luigi!

suede is in da house!

Tonight I'm just chillin'..... listening to SUEDE.  Anyone here loves Suede?  I loved to listen to their music last time and it's been awhile since I last played them... so yep.. Suede for me tonite! :D

Sooo what did you do on V Day?  I had to teach a workshop in the afternoon which was a whole load of fun..... then Eugene and I went to eat Korean food.. LOL.  I wanted to either have Steamboat or Korean and well... ended up having Korean instead.

Eugene was pretty romantic this  year LOL!  He got flowers delivered to the store while I was teaching the workshop (hahahhaa i was kinda embarassed!... but touched by the gesture.)

Thanks Dear. :)  

Okay... back to Suede...... have a nice week ahead.