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hontouni tabetai tabetai tabetai tabetai tabetai tabeta, Lyssa-chan, ikuzo!
Sorry, wrong information, thought it was under $10/person, but it's because of this coupon.

My dream was to eat all 17 favorite desserts for my 17th birthday, but then I can't find 17 or then I have no time to make a tour de Singapore dessert with friends, so I guess this can be this month's compensation for myself? I guess only a friend every time... somehow...

Anonymous (Singaporean) readers, here's a little reward you get for reading my blog. Found this from a website somewhere after hunting for food spots!
Anyone taking this please comment, saying hontouni domo arigatou gozaimasu to moi x)


And then I searched far and low for this and I found a sneak peek about this heavenly dessert and it is absolutely tempting my guts to stay and keep slim after a lost of 6kg which would add like 3 more kg's after eating here...

*from Prince Arty*

On the same note, desserts are 99% the happiness but it 1% is lacking, aka. service, then it won't be the same cheerful mood but rather eating the dessert and talk rubbish about the waiter or server or whatever that may annoy the customer.

The first time I ate in Marble Slab creamery, it was heavenly! The moment I got hands on a $2 coupon my friend Ina and I decided to stop by after volunteering. I tried something from the chocolate menu and she tried with the Birthday Cake Ice cream, which was unique and tasted better than mine too but at least the one who mixed the ice cream had put ALL the ingredients: the crunchy toppings and syrup or whatever.

Our server was a guy who we saw from beginning to end, first reading the recipe list before making in the slab, then he took the ice cream, pressed it to the marble slab then added blueberries, and a white sauce (turns out to be marshmallows..? Okay, the taste should not be as pleasurable as I thought as it was just liquid and mixed... we thought it would be those real small marshmallows) but no granola.

The image we saw was quite chunky, mixed with dark violet then white marshmallows peaking and chips of granola.
After he finished mixing it, he moved it to the cup. I was quite confused at the time he was making it, he didn't put any granola or at least what we saw was no yellow-brown rocky stuff sticking out. We thought he would put it at the end as a topping, which was of course, weird because it should be mixed altogether.

Then in the cashier we finally asked, "Uh, where's the granola? there's no granola and marshmallows too."
The guy server said "It's already there I mixed it remember? the white sauce is marshmallows and its all inside."
So we paid, then sat down, thinking OK maybe it should be inside.
When we ate, when i thought i biten something and thought, oh this must be the granola, but it's not; bitter was the blueberry but there was no granola at all. And no marshmallows too!

So as it goes, rather than my friend and I happily chatting about other happy things as their tag line goes (find happiness within) we kept talking about how we are so cheated and wanted to take those toppings that were aligned behind as a decoration but real, since the only thing we tasted were the blueberries.

Felt cheated. Wanted to get those crunchy bites but didn't. So it was a plain sad lavender cream we ate. Nothing else.

As a final look, there was 3 guy servers and a girl cooking the waffles alone. She looked most decent as she was at the far end just making those waffles, as after the guy served me his two other server mates were eating ice cream in little cups, freeloading which I would understand however please do not eat in front of a customer? And joking around...Whut derr fakq dudes!
Feel sorry for you, waffle girl. I know you probably also want to eat those yummy smelling waffles but you held back. You should get a higher payment than those three!

Maybe to the management, next time please do hire a more representable server, I'm now a waitress myself and I know where should I put myself in, which is under the customer. Don't get me disappointed because of this; I'm already reluctant to go back if it's not for the special price offers/coupons.

Encountered.

Planned today to meet an old friend from my high school, Jang Ji Eun!
*then she called me to remove the picture, kekekekekeke*
Ate lunch together in Swensen's because there was a promotion of 1 get 1, me trying to avoid eating fast food ^^
After looking at the menu, I chose the special of the month thing which was fried fish with apricot and mayonnaise, and in the end Ji Eun also ordered the same. Heehee!
And after it came, it looks like a normal fish and chips thing like I can get from Ah Mei cafe... Although the fish was very soft. Nothing special really, and spent $9 including tax and services. WDF... I could eat it in Ah Mei and I think it's quite highly charged, but you get a bowl of soup as well.

After lunch, we headed inside Bugis Junction itself just to cool ourselves and see around as well. Continuing to Kino, I randomly checked out magazines and books and then spotted Singapore's Bazaar's open, and I flipped through since it was a newer edition and not the freebie resulting the smuggling from AFF~

Then I encountered it.
Skimming through the pages, I saw a familiar illustration... A blonde girl in a drawing style I know... then there it was in the caption that confirmed it all. Jan's (my first roommate) Haagen Dazs entree for the competition! (click to enlarge)


After that I showed my school, and guess what? THE NEW CAFE'S LOOKING GREAT! I bet it should be opening this Thursday... Man I'm missing lots thanks to one event back home...


After a round in Plaza Sing we said our goodbyes and I headed home, to do more packing. Going back tomorrow! Excited but then I would totally miss the net connection here - back home mine's still DIAL UP. Anyone can live with it? Well, I can. I never go online by then.

(that's why after this post I do not know when I would ever. Unless I'll go to Coffee Bean and start streaming internet in.)

But once my laptop's open, Youtubing is already on. I again, through subscriptions, found the newest Intimate Note subbed where the special FlyToTheSky 마지맠- last show, together. Hopefully they would resume their FTTS again in the future.
There was of course, Brian, HWANHEE, and WHEESUNG and Lyn.
It was so hilarious in the first half, too goofy and just SO awkward - Wheesung is naughty haughty (with his mission!)!

*Shiney Wheesung nose and cheeks XD*
The FAMOUS HWANHEE singing style interpreters. HILARIOUS.
Brian's face is the face of the day. Seriously!

I seriously hate cleaning up.

Especially moving out. Crap I still have loads of stuff and I've forgotten many things I would still have to bring tomorrow! A whole bag, then my DF model, Coke, files, bathing basket, laundry rack... and while piling trash and what to bring, I happen to find this:

V's old present gift wrap from last year! She gave me a cooking book on making fast cakes. Since I would be having a kitchen now it would be now useful. Before when I got it I was taken aback, like what? LOL. And I couldn't just throw this away even though it's only made out of artcard and masking tape, the writing does it. So before I throw it away (sorry sorry) I photographed it. At least it would be in my archive here now.
So far, here's what my room looks like now. More empty. One academic year living here, now leaving.

STILL HAVE A TON OF THING TO MOVE!
And I might encounter more trash/treasure along the way. Whew and my flight today's at 4PM! Would have to leave at 2PM,
but for the past month I didn't get to buy my mom's medicine I just remembered, and my friend's order! Tomorrow would be P)Q#U$P)!(#U:IDFJ@#P*LFKSDJ@)#DKLS:JF)


Pray for me, peeps.

Nephew!

Before I would return to my home sweet home to Indonesia, I arranged a visit to see my beloved nephew, age 2 months before I leave and see him again in the next 2 months! The day was gloomy from the morning but not humid and there weren't any raindrops left on my window so that means it hasn't rain... So then the weather is compromising for walking out! :D
Anyhow, arriving in Bedok then continued on the journey to where my cousin lives...





Too ADORABLE TO RESIST BUT I NEVER CARRY HIM, 4 months for me would be safe.
Then compare to him in early April...

*very cute he cries when he's hungry and that's the time he ever cries and sucks milk super fast then at the last quarter and all, his speed starts to decline and his eyes becomes droopy... sleepy...*

Prior to lunch time, we headed to Old Airport Rd. since my uncle wanted me to try the newest best fishball he just found. It was one huge hawker square and it was pouring quite hard, so then that was the trick to eat one famous lor mie that the queue was 'normally' long but because of the rain it was still bearable to wait in line.

My uncle bought me the EXTRA size portion when I looked at it OMG how can I finish this bowl of noodles and the meat and all... my aunt also bought a bowl of fishballs and it just tasted CHEWY QUEWY DELICIOUS! The best I've ever tried so far! Compared to cheap fishballs that has like only 40% fish maybe. But in the end, I ACTUALLY FINISHED IT. WOW I'm also surprised at myself and my tummy was not as bursting as it should be. Then for a drink afterwards hot almond milk to (probably) make it all go down...

A small trip made to Sennett Place because I wanted to see my uncle's recent Japan trip and I know that my uncle has a flair behind lens so yes, the colors and candid shots of the people were stunning, the cherry blossom is pweetie! :)

on the way... under my umbrella.

*i knew it was going to rain so I unpinned my paper flower. Shoes soaking wet*

Fright Call and a City Hall Walkabout.

Woke up at 11AM today, officially slept at 1AM, a total of 10 hours hibernation. Gah, holidays really make me love my bed up to the notch. I had this weird dream, something like myself in a game and I have to save this dinosaur or whale or something that looks like a dinosaur but it's dying in the sea and I had to retrieve some power gem for it to be alive again (it was dying) then not far away it was the nemesis' castle but somehow after me riding the car I ended up on a boat then gave my grandma who became like the queen or even the evil person behind or hell dunno a leg massage. YES A FOOT REFLEXOLOGY THING. -,-"

weirdness...

Yesterday I had the i.drawwws... meeting, a collaboration with the SDEA to create an interactive and a drama-like situation like what we do everyday IN SINGAPORE (not at home). The theme is 'communication' and thus what we do everyday by communicating, and in Singapore, is thru the approx. 10 million colors thru this 13 inch window screen (aka the white macbook of mine) is how we communicate: seeing and typing, not seeing and talking. Facebook, MSN, YM, blogs, and a whole lot of variety of platforms where we can share our thoughts candidly and anyone can see and comment on it.

The meeting was at 1PM and I planned to go around 12+ a bit. BUT THEN MY WALLET WENT MISSING (this reminds me of Vanessa's hilarious post! heeheehee) and I frantically tried to search my shipwreck room; I do remember last night after coming back from grocery shopping I took out some cards that made my wallet too thick, then I do remember putting it above my pile when I went in and left it at the bed...
...
......
.........

GYAAAARHH WHERE IS IT! Clock was ticking after eating lunch at 12PM and I was ready to go and filled my bottle and it's gone missing! Not inside the bed, drawers, in the plastic bags, in the pile, anywhere! I don't remember putting it anywhere! OH DEAR... what if what if what if what if what if what if whatif what if what if... I checked my drawers a couple times but it's not there. Clock ticking to 1PM! Anyone who's going to the i.drawwws thing I had to call since V needed me to pass her note because she cannot come and she wanted a space - pass it on to Dahlia.

So in the end after calling Debra but then she was also not feeling well thus not going, Derrick was the only candidate who would go there. And yep, he is going and I forwarded the note.

It was close to 1.

Few minutes after,

I FOUND MY WALLET.
In the 2nd drawer I already tried looking. I think my eyes are an eyesore already how can my eyes missed the wallet just there onthe right side on top of my PSP and I just saw it after 1PM...
2(@#*%Y@#LKFH:DSJ; KJ(P*#L#P@(*Y(*P@HIOHLKJF*JFP(*@#@(P#*Y%(@#*YL

ANNOYED!

But it was 1 already. What can do. I wanted to go but it was shining hot!
So I opened my laptop instead... then called Vanessa what time we want to meet in City Hall, and she's like "Uuuuhhh, I haven't shower and today's the day where the school calls us..."
"Why school calls? ... OH!"
Today was like the D day and the school was gonna ring us if we didn't get to get our first choice in what we want to major on. I was not fretting about it and definitely not making this as a hindrance.

But alas.

A few minutes after Vanessa told me about that, an unknown home line number called me.
"Hello?"
"Hi, is this Raisa Tanawi I'm speaking to?"
"Yes this is me"
"Oh yes, this is from LASALLE"

I THINK, I WAS SHOCKED and I got HEART ATTACK.
...
....
"Oh yes, why?"
"We would like to ask you about the volunteer for the opening night, on the 25th we're going to do some goodie bag packing. Can you help us on that day?"



SO, BASICALLY, THE FRIGGIN' FREAK FRIGHT CALL was about PACKING GOODIE BAGS.
(=,=)"

O|--|_

how doomed.

THAT, was over. Then I started to get ready to go when I told Derrick I found my wallet and are you guys gonna be still there I'll arrive in half hour something.

The Arts House was close by to City Hall, exactly in Parliament Rd. It is a nice private gallery with a jazzy cafe that would let me sit for hours and hours reading to my likes. The surrounding and environment is different compared to the buzzing city life, and in this place people could just escape the hectic life and get in touch with everything artsy. :)
When I came it was in the middle of a discussion in a circle. Yikes.

This is the cafe and the outside of it. Also said that they also publish books, so anyone wants to speak out and publish their stories, essays, poetry collection... Well here's one place you literature peeps so keep an eye! Another place is booksactually's mathpaper press but I think it's so exclusive they hand bound it. I think it's too pricey by then, no one wants to get it.

Continue! The rest of the spaces have been shown before in the first meeting of this project, so I didn't have to take images, besides, it's all up on the facebook group for i.drawwws...

Personally, I would like to do something traditional. Thinking that now we communicate not by talking anymore but only by looking and typing. My mind started whirling when I watched the morning show (why suddenly I have forgotten her name? Allen right?) where Zac Efron came as a guest, and when she asked "do you have facebook or myspace or, how do you keep in touch?"
He replied "I don't have them all. I prefer to call my friends."

Yep, that got me to think. Nowadays we never call our friends but 'wall our friends' or IM them. We just stare at the cold words that has appeared, emotionless.
No dramatic voices accompanying it or gestures that we can't see through the phone but somehow I still do that like I'm talking in front of them, those hand movements that are automatic.
Yes, things have changed in our way of communication. Peeps says that without a mobile, you're a total goner. If you're lost it's going to be very hard to contact and all. It's true, but then,

what happened to the peeps a hundred years back who still used snail mail that took weeks?
I think I could have died from waiting maybe, for an important news or something.
However, looking at the competitve world with over population we need to stand out and be fast and grab it while we have the chance, that fast pass tickets that finishes like hawt cakes. If we work slow, as in sending out mails rather than e-mails which could arrive any minute later, I think 100 people would have passed us day by day while we wait in front of our red mailbox for the news.

I'm actually sick of being fast. Everything with the computer. Why not handwritten? Why not snail mail? Even these days handwritten and traditional outcomes has been stamped as antique and more worthful (derrrrr...). Writing comes from the heart and our emotions can be felt, yes felt by the pressure of the pen. If we're mad, thick embossed letters would appear. If we were to write fast, super hopefully legible cursive writing, lightly, would be the outcome. It shows through handwriting, and the snail mail uniqueness is in the postage (who likes to collect) especially getting it from overseas pen pals.

Connected to this project, snail mailing from overseas (planning to do it while my summer holiday to Africa) to my Indonesian friends and them collecting it to make a collection would be nice although it isn't art at all.
I have a typewriter at home and I really love it, I hate computers and I hate typing to it because my eyes would hurt. That could be interesting if I were to type like in the lawyer's court where one (I've forgotten the original word for this) would record the whole talking through a typewriter. Speed typing!
For the sculpture I had the idea to make all the kinds of wires we have, from long internet lines, to those spiral telephone lines, and what else? Pouring out from the window, as the plan was to be, to show that our communication is not by the mouth and eyes anymore but through these objects we speak.

I guess that is what is on my mind. Whewh. The meeting finished at about 4PM where went directly to Raffles City, and it was (thank goodness) drizzling. I didn't bring my umbrella, shockingly. My two BFF in Singapore: umbrella, sunglass.
Waiting for Vanessa to come down went to see some stores. WOW!
Has the sale started yet? Everything's on sale already!
Have seen TOPSHOP, River Island, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins... but nothing came to my likes (AKA BUDGET... :P) there's this nice printed of a lion/leopard sketch on a white tee... $29.90
A black dress for any occasion left in my size... $79.90
Some other long drapey T's but too overpriced as usual for a TOPSHOP tag. That's why besides one black holey leggings with one thick grey leggings that I probably won't use unless I go for a vacation on a winter time, I have nothing from the store compared to my first roommate in Singapore that has almost a quarter from it.

Quite bored in looking at clothes for the past few days, we met up with Putra, and it's been a while since I last saw him, way when I still had long hair. Planned to cook dinner in his place, we headed to River Valley Rd. and it's the first time I went, and the first impression of the whole apartment is nice! Secluded and looks private, small, with a very exhibited swimming pool sandwiched between an even floor numbers, maybe floor 10? Made from glass, and at night it's gonna be a pretty full view for men looking up from below, or not a pretty sight at all when a whale swims but super keliatan at night most def... XD

(SORRY SORRY PUT, pis men! (^^)V)

Went to Cold Storage beforehand and bought that semi-instant carbonara pasta 3 packs, then a big bag of Cheetos curly swirly whatevs, and water. It's on the house today! Wheeheeheeheehee

Up to his little place, a huge rice cooker that looks more like another mini AC somehow and a large LCD TV, and a superbly messy dining table that now looks like where trash will go, with all those plastic bags lying (PUT GO GREEN DONG...), however not afraid with that stolid face of yours that only *glares*.

Teehee.

The TV was clicked on and Putra tried to search a good channel to watch. After watching Eminem (who?) 'rapped' like stupid shit I wonder why he became a singer, I said "Change."
So the channel was changed to E! Channel which was better, but slightly disturbing with Pamela Anderson's so-called Girl on the Loose reality show. Stoopid chick trying to be sexy but you're not. But I do respect her that she does something good, which in the episode we three watched was when she auctioned her car for PETA (organization that protects animals and would speak up when a celebrity like the Olsen twins wearing real fur or skin). But the rest was just back to her shabby image. Blah.

Blame me for being a bit querulous today.

The cooking didn't go smooth, FYI. I knew it. Should have used that sturdy and could be depended on rice cooker rather than cooking on pot, and I knew that it would start bubbling and spilling the water cream when Putra covered the pot with the lid. A hasty move. Less than a minute the pot was covered it was spilling its guts out of the lid.

So Vanessa took over and resolved the problem by not staring at the TV but concentrate on 'stirring continuously for 7 minutes' as the package says, while Putra and I still glance to the TV. I mean we all can't help stirring right, so basically we're waiting for the food to be done. After pasta check, we were ready to eat the pot (inside it of course!) till' it was finish! (maybe, most probably).

But alas, after about 3 refills I was stuffed. It WAS, pasta. Couldn't eat anymore. I think I was half ful after eating the big bag of Cheetos. In the end at 9PM Vanessa gtg, so I followed as well. I wanted to walk, but I think after looking at the map then went down the road I couldn't find Clemenceau Ave where I had to go then turn right, straight till' I found Dhoby Ghaut. So from the bus stop I was planning to walk straight on, somehow it felt OK but I guess to accompany Vanessa. And my feeling was right! Just straight on was back to the Church-SMU-Bugis St. way. Could've just walked, I ate too much and wanted the food to come down.. But next time. Now I know the way. But I do want to know the Dhoby way. So someone next time...!

Then I'm back in my 7th heaven room typing this. *yawn*

Portfolio Project Photoshoot (Part One)

居日、プロジェクと輪はじめました。

The project to build Malcolm's hair+photography portfolio with my classmates Angela and V and MUA Joyce. The images above is the kind of look and theme Mal wants to get, and after a first meetup, then a visit to Angela's wardrobe in Potong Pasir (where I then continued my journey to Serangoon's Salvation Army),
then looking and creating five looks, mix and matching the clothings that they mostly have, which are the clean, androgynous look, plus V's Muji's striped sweaters which gives the 'prisoners' look, and both are going to wear it.
A totally white outfit with my white bugs sunnies white cargo white jacket and shiney dark blue shoes owned by Angela's BF,
a Japanese printed (a yakuza aura) sweater with ripped super-skinny black denim and barefooted to complete the look,
then the two suits with a grunge rebel feel on the shoes which are not conventionally 'office wear' (blazers/top suits, black black black) with Docs aka. Dr. Martens Air Wair (I'm totally not a fan, but somehow I can see myself wearing it, hmmmmmm. I wonder why people rave it so much? Tell me why?) and black Converse.

The perfect perfect perfect location would be an abandoned house/place/feel. Talk about NO TRESSPASSING buildings where we can get caught by police if they see us. The law works here, in Singapore, not like Indonesia where it doesn't work at all. Sometimes it is an annoyance, sometimes it also gives chances. So have your pick, everything needs to have a balance and a price to pay to get something. So as a photographer Malcolm went scouting to Fort Canning, then actually found an AWESOME PUUURRRFECT PLACE.
Now usually these locations (as in, hard to find one or the one that has a signature, in this case, abandoned is the keyword) fellow photographers won't like to share. I actually do agree. If you find a good place and it IS awesomely nice nice nice nice then I also would not want to share. It goes the same for project research and all, I mean it's our key to be different in this competitive world (ITS JUST THAT THE WORLD HAS TOO MANY PEOPLE, WE HAVE TO CUT DOWN BIRTH RATES OF PERANAKAN, MUSLIMS IN THE VILLAGES, AND WESTERN PEOPLE UNLESS THEY CAN EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN WELL TO MAKE A GOOD DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD).

Wow anyhow how could utterubbishing come in to somewhere in the middle of a photoshoot journal. Very unconnected. Somehow.

So making the photoshoot today was planned yesterday. The day before where Mal went scouting and found that place, so we were set and ready. However didn't ask for any approval; there wasn't anyone to ask, he says.

Yep it the sense and mood created by this background would be suitable for all these looks. Except the garden part... That was up to him... LOL.
That building looks N-I-C-E S-U-P-E-R-B.
So then agreed to meet in Dhoby Ghaut (not dhoby goath, Mal, hahahahaha) at 10:30AM today.
Went up, up, up to Fort Canning behind Park Mall, which was more exactly to a club house.

REAL AND RAW - THE CRUEL WORLD aka BEHIND THE SCENES. ;P

hike hike up & away

mosquitoes CURSE YOU ALL.



(LOL LOL XD) sorry, just not accustomed to V being 'pretty' thx to the clip.


massive mane madness of Angela's



more coming... I'm TIRED!
It's now the 15th of May, FRIDAY, means at 1PM later Shonen Jump chapters after TWO RELENTLESS WEEKS (thanks to Golden Week) is up!
But I've got some school project to attend, a meeting. Gah. But shopping afterwards to Cityhall.
Laters!

What I'm Listening To Right Now: Peace, Love & Ice Cream - Younha

Green, Pink and Everything Nice.

lost kid in wonderland:)

cute pink polka dotty shoes in a shop!

Not knowing what to wear, I opened my very messy wardrobe and started to see which shhould I wear. Truthfully many of my clothes I rarely wear, I can meet it in the next 2-3 months after I wear it, unless it's a basic wear or something I don't have and have to wear it (like my blacks, I have not so many blacks thus when I work and the dresscode is black head to toe it's the most miserable thing. Mind me, I'm a white person).
I first took a green dress, then usually wearing it like an overall. Then I thought, why not putting my white shirt that I usually wear it together outside, and inside out. after I tried that, it starts to get interesting where I took my green... overall? (you decide) and wore it over. Three layers in a country just a few degrees beside the equator. However the weather was supporting so it wasn't that striking, the sun that is.

*forest green dress, white T, green scrunched overall, topshop polkadot hosiery, DIY flats + new hair! :)*

Snapped up before going out. Those knee-high's are just for fun. If I were to wear that I would look like a clown really, and peeps out there would think 'whut derr fakq is she wearing'. Somehow my new short hair makes me go to the 'cuter' side (my face looks rounder) and reminds me of the 12-year-old blogger Tavi. It's OK if I was in Tokyo going out because weather is still easy breezy. Hmmh the cherry blossom spring.

in the ice cream parlour!

Haji Lane was our destination. A plan after yesterday's talking about how we were both bored so Vanessa and I went out to just look around (she has ever step foot on the lanes behind Bugis). These were the indie shops and small boutiques where we could get one of a kind things and designs that are not commercial. Went store by store, Victoria Jomo as the cutest cutest store, and that colorful background is in Bali Lane... I forgot but it turned out nice those colors! Who knew it could be so nice in a photograph but when I look at it it's quite junkie outside, messy messy messy.

It was a perfect afternoon! I usually perspire like a bucket full or two, 3PM is the hottest time of the day here in Singapore and so on, but it was quite cloudy and a bit breezy~

After a round of walking and snapping, went to get dinner at Shihlin @ the Cathay, fried chicken cutlets awaits hot and deeeeeeeliiiiisssshhhh :) :) :) :)

See Vanessa's post on today here!