food for thought

 



one fine afternoon,
we traipsed down to Food For Thought for food, and for thinking over food,






accompanied by two furry critters air flown from the far away lands of NZ,
to join our merry companionship



hello hello!

not forgetting their good friend,
Fish turned Lamb,




a strange permutation indeed!
and a rather painful transformation, at that.


so we ordered a starter fit for all the greens-eating members present,


an oriental version of the caesar, this one with braised egg, and soy sauce


and the Fish-turned-Lamb proclaimed it good.


potato mushroom gratin, 
delectably indulgent and creamy. 

 
temporarily bestowed with a little black bow before it transferred ownership to someone who had more need for it,





banana walnut pancakes with maple syrup drizzled all over, and a generous dollop of cream,
must try! absolutely heavy and tastes so much more real than their processed counterparts over at macdonalds, though i do confess that i'm addicted to processed food, but this was fantabulous!


latte for the caffeine-addicted Fish/Lamb




 
and this is what is known as caffeine-induced hyperactivity.

and in true blue topsy turvy fashion,
we followed up the breakfast food with a peanut butter trifle,



 
peanutbutterbananabrowniechocolatecream all in one glass. yums.


here's a non-rhetorical question:
how many hands does it take to use a salt grinder?


 

and the answer is, we still failed to get the salt out of the grinder with our 4 pairs of hands -.-


give up.






pictures on art filter mode, produces a diana-esque effect.

and look at this adorable kid at the neighbouring table,





her eyes are so huge and round! 





back to the trip planning. miss woon and her huge map of europe and stack of travel books.

woon belongs in grainy b/w better.



















and that was that!


en route to YMS...



and we spotted graffiti-ed walls of art = camwhore

 









emo-nemo wanabes.




 

The End.


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ppsst.
backorders for the MNG-inspired jeggings are up!
it's a MUST-BUY!



they're seriously the most comfy pair of jeggings i've ever worn, and the fit is fantastic, plus it's very soft and stretchy and will acommodate a huge range of sizes!

in case you dont like the washed black one, the blue jeggings are as fab, Gina and I are keeping both colors for ourselves:X she prefers the blue and i prefer the black!

but really, the blue is just as gorgeous a shade!


best pair of jeggings ever, swear.

backorders are closing on Sunday and will arrive in 3 weeks time! go join nao!
http://thevelvetdolls.livejournal.com/16309.html

going vintage

 newly acquired items to join the family,







a pocket watch on a necklace that has a real running clock! it's lovely and tells the time, dual purpose :P
love the antique feel to it :)



vintage looking cut-out sandals you can find on ILoveLRH,
they're adorable looking and mad comfy! and also subconsciously influenced my outfits for the past couple of days because i wanted to "match" the shoes, are you girls also like that? : P whenever i get a new bag/accessory/shoes i always subconsciously try to pick an outfit that will allow me to wear my new stuff out as well. teehee.



so i paired it with this two-way floral maxi skirt, the prints are really unique and pretty! you can choose to wear it as a tube by pulling it all the way up and cinching a waist belt, or as a skirt with a plain colored top :) love it both ways, and there's this little lace eyelet detail on the petticoat which really adds to the charm :)





and i also paired it with the sunny yellow maxi from a few collections ago, and did my hair up in a braid :>
a pretty good hair job if i do say so myself!



and i am super loving this pair of new MNG-inspired jeggings! they're really extremely comfy and flattering, i dont usually like jeans/jeggings of any sort but these are soft and stretchy, and not hot at all! 


plus this unique hemmed detail at the sides :) freaking awesome! if you're a fan of jeggings, you're bound to love this pair! if you dont own any, then more the more you should start your collection with this pair!


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oh, and swensens 1-for-1 lunch is the best :)
two main courses at less than $10 each, mad worth the money!!!










love is a shared fudgey chocolatey gooey sinful mudpie.

anyway, someone asked on my FS if i broke up with YZ, which is such a random question! i guess it's because he hasn't been appearing as much on my LJ recently? but anyways it's only because we havent been taking pictures that much, but no nothing has happened to us kay.


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and an assortment of random dog pictures. 
arent the two of them adooorable :)


here's today's sale item!

the thirteenth tale

 when you can't sleep,
and you know you should. 



you draw strange doodles.
and immerse yourself in deep dark murkiness.

no. i'm not lesbian -_-



http://www.formspring.me/yinabeh 

friday dinner dates

dragged the BF to try the much raved about crabmeat linguine at La Cantina in Venezia,
the crabmeat linguine is really :D~ thick creamy sauce with chunks of tender crabmeat, definitely worth the trip down!
along with the complimentary fresh bread basket, a starter of duck ham, parma ham on melon appetizer, we hardly have italian cuisine so this was something refreshing! 

not very easy on the pocket (one side and one main to share cost us $50!) but i would so go back for the crabmeat linguine!
speaking of crabmeat linguine, i miss Marmalade Pantry's crabmeat linguine and sticky date & toffee pudding with ice cream.. ahhh... temptations and cravings....


 



























a gorgeous new eyelet broderie dress, it's an almost exact topshop replica which is selling on topshop for 35 pounds!
i love the intricate eyelet and stitching details. and the corset boning really adds structure to the dress :) it's rather pricey though because of the good workmanship and material! :( but compared to topshop's 35 pounds, it's really a steal! 


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zealously guarding her Pooh, she loves it and can't do without this smelly soft toy of hers.


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loving my new convertible dress from  ! madmad chio and super flattering! can't wait to wear it out ;P 


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and i think this is simply awesomely mad adorable! :>

BTW,
backorders are up for the SJP-inspired dress and the Chiffon Overlay Tunic!
i heart the cover page i did for the backorder, lol

click on the picture to enter the page! 
some customers emailed/tweeted us and told us they really love the top/dress, i'm so glad :>
and i saw a review on CC of the top and it looks so fab on our customer! i feel like a proud mama! i think Joyce would know how i feel teehee.

we're so excited about our co-manufacturing and we'll have more more items coming up in future! i was joking that we should name our co-manufactured label "TheVelvetRack"! hahah. a cross between TVD and TTR! so awesomely cute. we could even make special labels for our co-manufactured range too! all kinds of exciting possibilities :D


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and i finally completed the current batch of freelance, and now i can relax a little bit more and make up for lost time with the poor BF,
who's been working so hard everyday :( i wish i could detach myself from the computer for abit, but it's a pretty hard thing to do! what with BB pushmail, and all, it's difficult to draw a line between personal time and work. 

hopefully this weekend will be a good one!

ANYWAY,
i've come up with this fab idea of selling my unwanted clothes! since i dont have time (or i'm too lazy) to compile all my unwanted clothings into a sales post, i've decided to do a "Sale item of the day" post instead! and when the item is sold, the next item will come along ;D hehehehe. NOT BAD RIGHT.

so here's my first sale item!!!!

SOLD

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Feature: ElectricLoveLtr!

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i looove the whimsical designs and layout, and i think their model is simply gorgeous!

other than offering a wide range of chic apparel as seen in Collection 9, 
 has also brought in a series of bags lately, 
which you can find in Collection 10,

here's just a few of the bags available from Collection 10:






i especially love this vintage looking birkin-inspired tote! the shade of red is really beautiful and it'd go with many outfits too!
tempting.


and here's something exciting for my readers,
electricloveltr is holding a LUCKY DRAW!!! especially for you all!! :D :D :D
and the winner will walk away with this gooorgeous rose clutch!


Dusky Rose Clutch, $36

;)

and it's very simple,
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HAPPY SHOPPING! :D :D :D