Hearts, Ribbons and Tuesday

There are days when I dread Tuesdays instead of Mondays. I guess it's the idea of the aftermath. But this day is extra special - of course! :) Though the boyfriend is miles away from here (Hello Bu! Happy Vday!) because of work, that's not an excuse to mope around and spread bad vibes. Definitely not an option. The answer? Ribbons! I especially wore a fun dress today with loads of ribbons, partnered it with a ribbon belt and flats with ribbon - I hate ribbons. :|

So the day went fast. Work stuff, lunching with the girls at Bergs, receiving Vday pressies from colleagues, Matcha Twist sesh with the girls again, jogging by the park connector, texting with ze boyfriend, playing with the washi tape, catching up on Revenge and playing Dance Central 2 with the housies. *whew* what.a.day!

Here are some snaps:

Thanks lovely friends for these vday pressies! :) 

 The boys took off for their vday dates with the wifeys so it was an all girl lunch. :)

 With the single lady by choice M (im just quoting her for that)

The gels M and J!

 With the single lady by distance J (again quoting M on this)

Awesome 3some!

Got a little bored so I played with the washi tape N gave me to form a heart on my planner. :p

Indeed an awesome Tuesday! How was your day today?

Black Friday - And Some Other Random Stuff

Since it's a Monday, I'm here to reminisce on how my Friday went. It has always been the day to look forward to! Just thinking about it is an instant pick-me-upper! But the wait is terribly excruciating. Hey, 5 more days...

So like any usual Friday, it was a Jeans Day in the office so we can dress down and do away with our usual formals. This day, we never really talked about it - but we all wore a shade of black in one way or another. Black is the friendship color of the day. Cheers to Friday!

 It's BLACK Friday...can you spot who's not in for the friendship color? *Peace B*

We've been lunching out consistently for the past few days but M was craving for something Pinoy so we decided to eat Pinoy food in the caf. See the red plastic bag I'm carrying? That's Turon! Weee! Friday is just awesome!

Completely out of the Friday topic - I've been playing with hairstyles lately. Apart from the bun dream I have, I also wanted to do some braids. But it's rocket science for me. :( So my good friend M is there to rescue me on this dilemma. She's a natural! Thanks M!

 Outfit: Top - from Greenhills | Belt - from BKK | Pants - Zara | Watch - Casio | Shoes - Melissa

I was also carrying my C&K bag that day and here's a random post to give you a peek on what's inside my bag. :)

1. Charles and Keith bag (not really inside the bag - this is the actual bag lol)
2. Smiggle 2012 Planner
3. Clinique Powder and Lipstick Compact
4. Estee Lauder Lip Conditioner
5. MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl
6. Pen
7. Disney Hand Sanitizer
8. iPhone 4s
9. iPhone earphones
10. Agnes B slim wallet
11. Keys
12. Card Holder

To inspire you and at least ease the pain of waiting for the impending Friday, here's a track from M83. Oh how I wish I was there at the Laneway Festival today, but I'm not - boo hoo. I'm just gonna enjoy their music right here..right now..in my room. :)

Happy Monday Y'all!

xx

Toss toss for a prosperous year - Lo Hei!

Post CNY celebration at the office and it was actually fun with all the cultural immersion activities! We did the tossing of the salad (yusheng, lo hei), chinese calligraphy and celebrated the Feb birthday babies. Advance happy bday to M btw :)

The final product of the salad (after adding all the thingies) is surprisingly good. Despite the fact that you have to add different kinds of ingredients and literally toss it on the air (the higher you toss, the more good fortune you will have this year - thats what they said), i loved how it tasted. Sweet, sour and salty...NANO NANO :|

Seriously, it was a great salad. Perfect appetizer! Healthy too. We did skipped some of the steps but this is how we did it. The chinese words are the words you have to chant while doing the steps.

Step 1:  Say Gong Xi Fa Cai 恭喜发财 (getting rich) on the Yu Sheng 鱼生 on the table.

Step 2: Say Da Ji Da Li 大吉大利 (to be very auspicious) when adding the lime.

Step 3: Say Yi Ben Wan Li 一本万利 (business to be flourishing) when dashing the Yu Sheng with pepper.

Step 4: Say You Shui Duo Duo 油水多多 (business to be flourishing) when adding the oil with plum sauce.

Step 5: Say Jin Yin Man Wu 金银满屋 (to obtain abundant wealth) when sprinkling the peanut powder.

Step 6: Say Pian Di Huang Jin 满地黄金 (to obtain abundant wealth) when adding the flour crisps.
Step 7: Toss the yu sheng as high as you can! :)

And here's my take on Chinese calligraphy. FAIL! 

It's 'Da Ji Da Li' meaning 'Good Fortune and Prosperity!' 

Gong Xi Gong Xi!