Singapore National Museum Open House (16/Feb/2010)

Singapore National Stadium had their open house during the Chinese New Year Holidays.
The admission was free for all exhibition and I though it was a great opportunity to go for
the "Quest for Immortality~World of Ancient Egypt".
Went with Junie, my 2 sisters, my niece and nephew.

Kimi replaced by Alonso in next season F1 2010

It's confirmed!!! Alonso will replace Kimi for Ferrari next year even though Kimi still has a contract until end 2010.
I was really upset about the news.
And Kimi might quite F1 next year, so if Kimi quits, it's bye bye to F1 for me as well.
But if Kimi still continues, he might be team-mates with Hamilton at Maclaren.
OMG, don't know which is worst, Kimi quiting F1 or teaming with Hamilton.

Liese Bubble Hair Dye

Chance upon this new product from Liese (under Kao Corporation) at Watson's.
Thought the package was quite cute and decided to try.
Bought the "No. 1 Hair Colour in Japan" ~ Sweet Pink

It's very different from other hair dye which used cream and
bottle comes with a comb application,.
For this bubble hair dye, as you can see from the name,
it's in bubble (foam).

after mixing the mixture together.

You just have to squeeze the bottle and

Viola!!! the dye comes in the form of foam.

Just have to apply on your hair and gentle rub to let the hair absorb.

Cool right?!!

Hair colour doesn't turn out too drastic..

But nobody noticed that I've dyed my hair!!!!

Bershka is coming to town

Bershka, the sister brand of Zara under Inditex Group in Spain is coming to Singapore!!
RSH is bringing this brand to Singapore. (They are also the ones who brought in Zara, etc)
They are opening their 1st Southeast Asia store at Ion, Orchard.

Actually, I have not been to any of their shops in Europe, cos I have not been to Europe :'(
but I have heard so much from Dawn and Dean about this brand,
so I'm kind of looking forward to their opening in Ion.
Hopefully, their pricing will be cheaper or at least on par with Zara and Pull & Bear.

Just for general information, Inditex Group owns Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka and Pull & Bear.

Sidetrack: no sight of H&M at Ion, Orchard. Rumours that they might not be coming after all,
Mixed feeling, one part of me wants H&M to come and the other part of me don't want H&M to come.
Feeling is the same when Uniqlo came to Singapore...

Journey to the West (25/Jul/09)

Spent 3/4 of my Sat at the west.
My sis and I decided to go to the Da Vinci Exhibition at Singapore Science Centre.
We went to Jurong Point 1st for lunch.

BentoBox:
cheap food, but not really fantastic, I find the food too salty for me.

2 dishes set (only $9.90)

my sis ordered the teriyaki and salmon set

3 dishes set (only $12.90)

pork cutlet, fried chicken

and grilled salmon

we also ordered gyoza as side dish


Then it's off to Science Centre!!

I have only been to Science Centre once when I was in primary school.

We went to the Omini Theatre 1st for the Van Gogh documentary.

We were lucky that they were showing this as Van Gogh is one of my sis's favourite artist.
And due to her influence, I have learn to appreciate his paintings.

The paintings that are being displayed outside the Omini Theatre:

my favourite Van Gogh painting : Starry Starry Night

I think the song "Starry Starry Night" was inspired by this painting.

also on display was part of the room of Van Gogh

The left side is the display and the right side is the painting that he did on his room

The mini documentary was about 40 mins and

I've learnt more about Van Gogh's life and his painting.

Next we head down to the Da Vinci Exhibition.

We spent almost 2 hours plus inside the exhibition until the closing time: 6pm.

The exhibition area is not really big, but there were lots of things to see.

Too bad we were unable to take any photographs inside the exhibition.


After the exhibition, my understanding of Da Vinci is not limited to

"Mona Lisa", "The Last Supper", "Virgin of the rock" and "The Vitruvian Man".

I have learnt why he is called "The greatest Genius of all times".

He is not only an artist,

he is also an engineer, scientist, mathematician,

inventor, anatomist, sculptor, architect and more.

In the exhibition, I have also know more on the mysteries

of "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper".

And I have also learnt more of Da Vinci's works and inventor.

He is truly a genius.

After the exhibition, we decided to go Orchard to check out Ion.

But 1st, we had our break at "Mr Teh Tarik" at Tiong Bahru.

of course we had to order the Teh Tarik

my egg, onion prata

Solar eclipse on the 22/Jul/09 (Wednesday)

The solar eclipse that will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 will be a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.080 that will be visible from a narrow corridor through northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu Islands, Marshall Islands and Kiribati. Totality will be visible in many cities such as Surat, Varanasi, Patna, Thimphu, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hangzhou and Shanghai, as well as over the Three Gorges Dam. A partial eclipse will be seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including most of South East Asia and north-eastern Oceania.
This solar eclipse is the longest total solar eclipse that will occur in the twenty-first century, and will not be surpassed in duration until June 13, 2132. Totality will last for up to 6 minutes and 39 seconds, with the maximum eclipse occurring in the ocean at 02:35:21 UTC about 100 km south of the Bonin Islands, southeast of Japan. The North Iwo Jima island is the landmass with totality time closest to maximum.

Information taken from Wikipedia:
Such a special date!! hehehe!!

Deluxe Librarian Action Figure

My sister requested this for her coming birthday.
Deluxe Librarian Action Figure.
Probably it's because of her 职业病. Haha!


Deluxe Librarian Action FigureIf you just can't get enough of the Dewey decimals or if you go bananas for books, chances are you have a Librarian Action Figure. Nancy Pearl's likeness made history as the best selling Librarian Action Figure of all time, but the true collector needs this Deluxe Edition. Each 5" tall, hard vinyl figure is dressed in a stylish burgundy outfit and comes in a library diorama with a reference desk, computer, book cart, multiple book stacks and some loose books. Press the button on her back for the infamous "amazing shushing action!"


Nancy Pearl (born 12/Jan/1945) is an American librarian, best-selling author, literary critic and was, until August 2004, the Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book at Seattle Public Library. Her prolific reading and her knowledge of books and literature first made her locally famous in Seattle, Washington
where she regularly appears on public radio recommending books.

Kuala Lumpur (18/Feb/09 ~ 19/Feb/09)

Went for business trip to KL.
It was my 2nd time going overseas for meeting.

Stayed at the JW Marriot Hotel in KL.

I was alone in such a big room

the view from my room window

LV boutique is just outside the hotel


The huge Juicy Couture at Pavilion which is just opposite the hotel

Had some own time during the last day in KL and went to Mdm Kwan at Pavilion for lunch:

The Nasi Lemak is the must have when you are at Mdm Kwan

Ice teh tarek