Chinese New Year 2009 @ Singapore

Was kinda busy for the past few days. Rushing and rushing for work to be finish before I go for my Chinese New Year Holidays.

Here are some of the decorations at China Town, Singapore in my last visit during the year end.

The decoration wasn't that grand compare to my last stay at Singapore. I am not sure if I'm too early on viewing the decorations.

Cow decorations among the road sides.

This is way too beautiful compare to Malaysia. We have only have red lanterns along the road sides.

4 different cow statue

Closer look on those cows

I love these, there are so cute~~

Red lanterns and red decorations on the roadside among the shop houses.

This year, due to the bad economy, seems like alot shopping malls at Malaysia have also cut down on decorations. There are not as beautiful and as grand at few years back.

Blythe, Decole and cute finding

This time I have more time to wander around. I found these few shops that I find them very interesting. Found more shops sell blythe dolls, toys and other cute and kawaii stuffs.

Das Erzgebirge-Haus at Level 3 Raffles City Shopping Mall
Remember my new Christmas toy-wooden soldier that I brought, I finally know it is call nutcrackers. I saw them at this shop, selling fine, cute, detail wooden toys. There are just so adorable and cute. There sell something similar to these German Christmas Pyramids too. So dam cute. They doesn't allow us to take photos, but I manage to search some pictures at here and here. Wish I have buy to buy them. But the price are quite high.


Decole - a shop at Cathay Cineleisure Orchard
There is alot of decole zakka and kawaii stuffs from Japan at this shop. Actually you can find alot of stationary shop, department stores selling japanese kawaii goods at Singapore. At Malaysia I only find them at Kinokuniya. I saw these lovely cake stamps at there too...



[image from Teahoshi's flickr]

Blythe Shops
1. Level 7 Plaza Singapore
I don't remember what is the shop name, but you can see 2 shops. One selling those collectable toys, another shop sell toys which are display in small cubes.

2. Far East Plaza, Orchard.
Several shops selling Blythe on the most top of this building.

3 Dollz Inc at Orchard Road. See my last visit to the shop.

Accesories & Fabric Search @ China Town, Singapore

Last trip to Singapore was a rush one. This time I can take my own sweet time to wondering around at China Town. For more detail location, read my previous visit to China Town.

At Peoples Park Centre 珍珠大厦
Here are the things I brought at Lai Guan. I control myself and didn't buy too much this time. Actually the things there are quite expensive, but some are unique and irresistable.



Found a new shop this time, Mix and Match. This shop sell rather reasonable price. Actually some things are consider quite cheap. I found this small charms that are cute. Some got bling bling geams too.
Mushroom, dragon fly, shoe charm and hair pin accesories (I am finding it for ages.)

I couldn't find Golden Dragon on my last visit, found it this time. It is at a desserted area. Somewhere not easy to find. This shop sell lots of products from Clover. I manage to get this Bias Tape Maker at Art friend, but this shop also got sell. The Bias Tape Maker is SGD $9++, and a shop at KL wanted to sell me at a price of RM35++.

Here are some fabrics that I got from Golden Dragon, per roll is SGD$3.20. Except the black one I got it from Spot Light.

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Peoples Park Food Court 珍珠坊美食中心, beside People Park Complex 珍珠坊

A shop at upstairs 珍珠坊美食中心, there are alot of stall selling fabrics, trims and ribbons. There are a variety of lace, trims and ribbons, but the price are.... Since I got alot of cotton lace from Daiso, so I only got these.

Japanese kawaii fabric.... these are my favorite. They are simply cute, cute, cute. But the price is also high, high, high. Pricing from SDG12-16 per meter. I wish I can buy all.

These are all I got from Singapore. Abit regret on not buying some stuff. Hope my sister can bring them back for me at this coming CNY...

Stationary that I brought at Singapore

Found these lovely lacely deco tape at Kinokuniya Singapore (Not sure there are available at Kino Malaysia). They are very detail and beautiful.

They look great on transparent box and plastic but it doesn't look that good on cards or paper, not sure why.

Got this lacely rose shape rubber stamp from A"n"BC Stationary at Raffles City. I tried on my card making at it looks great. No regret on buying it for SGD $15. The border stamps (SDG$5) and the arylic paint tube I got for Popular.

So much lacey such. Guess I just addicted somehow and influence more after reading Aileen blog.

Some blog and website that I enjoy today:

1. Fabric Labels Tutorial - Make your own fabric labels~~ cool

2.Paper-cut illustrations that I think there are amazing.

3. Upcycled Gift Wrap - wrap your gift using used paper/newspaper.

Continue cropping my images (for work)~~ 30 more to go....

Food @ Singapore, 2008

Thanks for my sister acompany at the weekends. We went to some good food recommend by her.

Sausage meal at Takashimaya, Singapore. I remember those days when we are at industrial training, we use to come here to eat Tako octopus balls which are not available at Malaysia that time.

Looks like plain sausage, but it taste good. On the left is my sister's Chicken sausage and on the right is my pork with herbs sausage. Taste way too good compare to 1901 restorans here. The spaghetti have thick sauce and taste good too.

Din Tai Fung 鼎泰豐 is a Taiwan restoran famous for dumpling aka Xiaolongbao (小笼包). We had that at Paragon, Orchard Road. It was a long queue outside the restoran and we need to take numbers to queue for my seats.
We didn't wait long for our seats. Here are the small table me and my sister is sitting at.

Sifu is wrapping those Xiaolongbao.
Both of us are boring and we took each others photos in the restoran.
To my surprise that I thought XiaoLongBao is a those normal Bao we eat, but it is soft and watery inside. It need to be eat with ginger and vinegar.

So far, I think only the XiaoLongBao taste good. The main meal was not that good. The above is my main meal-but it is too saltly and too dry.

When we are wondering at Bugis, my sister suggest us to go and have mushroom soup for our dinner at the Soup Spoon. I was wondering, those campbell soups? Soup really can us full are？

Definately yes with this big portion. It taste super good. Creamy and can taste those small bits of mushroom pieces. The set meal comes with a soup, a drink and a main meal (sandwich, wrappo,or salad). My sister choose a Thai Salad.

I choose a chicken teriyaki wrappo. The wrappo is very delicious. Juicy and fresh.

I couldn't finish the soup. Too filling and abit too much at the end of the meal.


Some tibits that I brought from Singapore. The red pack was a caramel corn snacks I brought from Daiso. I remember seing them at KL before. Melty Kiss for Meiji- SGD3.30 per pack (quite small pack). I highly recommend this one if you like dark chocolate and rum and raisin. It taste so good. And it melts in your mouth. Anyone know where to find Melty Kiss at KL, let me know,ya.

The other one is my sister recommend dark chocolate. It was not that bitter after all.
Macarons! Found them at Tangs (Lower ground food area - near the entrance from the mrt). It was colorful and looking good. Too bad the seller doesn't allow me to take photo, so I just brought one and take a photo on it. I tried rasberry and it taste good. The biscuit is crispy on top.It is SGD $1.50 per small macaron.

We actually found Macarons on Raffles City but it is sell in 1 pack 6 piece for SGD $24. Too expensive to try.

MOSburger - we tired the rice burger with beef (my sister) and unagi(me). It taste abit weird but it is crowded with peoples. The portion was small.

The more I write this post, the more I feel hungry ~~

Daiso @ IMM, Plaza Singapura

My last trip was a rush trip, so this time I have a chance to visit Diaso at IMM, Singapore. I heard my friends say it is very big compare to other outlet. Whats so great at Daiso is everything is SGD $2 per item.


It was 40 minutes train to IMM at Jurong East. Here is a picture I took from the train station. It is quite a large building. But I need to walk around 15 minutes to reach the mall.

This is the bus stop beside the train station. From the train station, you can see the path to walk to IMM mall.

The Jurong East Station itself is already very big and spaceious because it is an interchange.

It is monday and I am still wondering why is there so many people wondering around there. Daiso at IMM is really huge, but abit messy.

-Green rabbit fabric, those water proof type.

-khaki green fabric (I don't know why it looks brown at here)

-4 different types of cotton lace.... (this are my favorite stuff)

- pokka dots blue felts

- animal felt decorations in blue and pink

- fabric pen marker

- fabric button maker

- light weighted clay in pink

- white birdy cage

- pieces of wooden blocks (to stick my handcarve errasers on top)

- shrinking paper

- golden stickers

- small wooden clips.

- heart shape brads

A closer look on the bird cage.... love it.

Most of the item I got from IMM.

Except the shrinking paper, golden stickers and fabric button maker I got them at Plaze Singapura. Some are out of stocks and some I couldn't find them..... Sigh~~

Here is my previous post on my last visit at Daiso at Vivo City.

Christmas @ Bugis, Singapore 2008

Bugis was one of my favorite spot in shopping last time. Now it is my sister favorite shopping place but not mine now. I didn't hunt for any clothers or shoes this time. But rather more on crafts materials and cute stuffs. Bugis Junction
Christmas Cane in Bugis Junction.

Christmas Tree inside Bugis Junction near the foundtain where kids likes to play around at there.

Meeting Yee Hui at Bugis Junction before my sister came and join us later. Yee Hui looks different compare with her look at Penang. She never wears short pants and sleeveless dress in public before. Something I notice that are people in Singapore like to wear less. They like to wear short pant, short skirt and sleevelss dress. Maybe it is too dangerous to wear like this and wondering around at KL city.

Deer merry go round decoration. Looks so cute.
Bugis Street. See the crowd crossing the road. Singapore is still full of peoples coming out shopping at Sunday.

This is quite interesting and funny design of a new shopping mall near Bugis Street.

From far looks like eskimo hub.

Here is detail look of the design.

Crystal white christmas Tree inside bugis junction.

Closer snap shot on the Tree.

Singapore actually import alot of Japanese and Korean style dress. I love those dresses alot. Here is one shop that sell alot of laces scarfs and Japanese styles dresses. There is also another shop selling pure Japanese style dresses in a very high price, almost every dress or T-shirt is SGD $100 and above...

We shop until night. Here is the Christmas Tree at night.