Tim Ho Wan

2013 has really been treating me well.

In fact, so well that I hardly realise half a year has passed.

In another blink of an eye,

we'll be welcoming 2014 already.

It's so scary how time slips past just like that. 

The highlight of my week has got to be my first dining experience at Tim Ho Wan!!!

I've been wanting to go try it ever since it's opening,

but the queue was really off putting.

The last time I passed by Tim Ho Wan,

the queue went all the way to the back.

I couldn't even see the end of the queue.

And for my previous short trip to HK,

we had plans to go for Tim Ho Wan as well but it fell through in the end. 

So I missed many chances to try out Tim Ho Wan and was SUPER excited when I was invited to a food tasting session there!

Was looking forward to it the entire week.

Heheh.

Read on because I will later tell you the secret cheat code timing to visit Tim Ho Wan so that you don't have to queue for long!
;)

My Siamese twin who is always with me,
wherever I go.
Hehe.


With other bloggers!

And we could order as much as we want to!!!
It was a super huge dim sum feast and I absolutely couldn't wait to tuck in.
After photo-taking, of course!
I have to share these awesome food with you guys!






There you go.
Just look at that char siew goodness!
(I'm not a fan of the usual char siew to be honest, but I LOVEEEE this pork bun so much!)
The outer layer is sweet and crumbly and melt in your mouth.
And it complements so well with the savoury char siew filling!
For this, I would queue 2 hours.

I heard from their PR that the longest that people have ever queued for is 3 hours!
And FYI, if you're really managed to queue 3 hours,
you get a free shirt that says 'I QUEUED 3 HOURS FOR TIM HO WAN'.
Like those marathon finisher tees, hahaha.
Quite cute right!

Okay, so the best timing to visit Tim Ho Wan?
I heard from the PR that it's 5PM on weekdays!
:)

I'm not sure how true it is...
But worth a try!

The pork buns are reallyyyyyyyy good!
Not kidding you!!


My second favourite dish out of all that we tried that day,
the carrot cake!


The pork liver is one of their star dishes,
alongside with the pork bun and carrot cake!
I liked it quite a lot but Jolene wasn't very taken with it.












Everyone's favourite siew mai!

I really liked the har gao!

I'm actually allergic to prawns since young,

so I hardly eat prawns because they make my throat itchy and I get swollen lips.

But when I grew older,

I found out that when I eat fresh prawns,

I don't get allergic reactions.

So I guess you can call me a prawn detector.

Hahaha.

Anyway, back to the har gao...

It didn't give me any allergic reactions at all!

Which meant they used really fresh prawns for it.

:)

The glutinous rice was awesome too!

But it came at an unfortunate timing because everyone was quite full by then.

I only managed to have a few mouths of this.

We got to order a second round for the pork buns!

Tim Ho Wan actually limits one set (3 pieces) of pork buns for per customers because they didn't have to have a shortage for customers who come in late.

And no takeaways are allowed too.

But we each got to take home 2 sets of pork buns!

Hehehe.

My parents and Jessie had a really awesome supper that night!

I think Tim Ho Wan is really worth a visit because I heard that it's the most affordable restaurant that has a Michelin star!

Plus, you HAVE TO try the pork buns!

They only cost $4.50 for one set by the way!

This is the part where you go 'OMG so cheap ah?'

Sorry if I keep going on about them but they are really that good.

;)

Thank you to Tim Ho Wan for having us over!

Thanks also to Amanda who invited us and Magdalene who sat through the session with us!

:)

Tim Ho Wan

添好运 

 Plaza Singapura #01-29

Outfit:

Upcoming corset bustier top which I loveeeee and kept in 4 colours!

The Dome Maxi Skirt which so many of you have been asking about will be launched tomorrow night!

;)

Wore our new watches from Yoko out!

:)

And personalised leather key fobs from Yoko for me and Thom!

Super sweet of her right omg.

Hehehe.

I think Thom could really use one of this,

he is always misplacing his keys because you know guys,

they don't attach any keychains or whatsoever to their keys.

But I think this key fob is pretty unisex and makes a good gift for your boyfriend!

And my new favourite watch from Naked Glory!

:D :D
Not sure when will it be launched,
but you can sign up for mailers from them to be informed!

NAKED GLORY

BYEEEEEE HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY!

Don't forget to shop from our launch tomorrow!

;)

7th.

So...
After celebrating our usual anniversaries and special days at Dozo for several times in a row (I KNOW RIGHT SO UNADVENTUROUS),
I went to do some research and read some reviews online.
And we ended up at Tatsuya for our 7th year celebration!

7 years sounds really ancient, but it's not really a super big deal for me?
I actually have friends whose relationships that are just as long or even longer than mine.
And if we're looking at the long term future,
7 years is actually not that long.

:)

The ala carte dishes are pretty pricey at Tatsuya, around $30 each for both the salmon sashimi and the soft shell crab tempura!

But omg, the best soft shell crab I've tasted.

Salmon sashimi was alright, not significantly nicer than where I usually have mine (at Itacho) even though the menu states that they import their sashimi directly from the Tsukiji Fish Market in Japan.

If you order their 8 course meal, it will be a whooping $200 per pax.

So we went for their set lunch instead, which was rather affordable at $30 per set.

:)

I've read some reviews and they say you might have to wait up to 1 hour in queue on most weekday nights,
so it will be best if you make reservations before heading there!

I did call to book seats but the place was surprisingly quite empty on a Sunday afternoon.

Tatsuya
Goodwood Park Hotel

My choice of outfit for our anniversary lunch:
Fits Like Royalty Dress in Pristine White.

Honestly I love everything about this dress.
The material feels super luxe (like butter!) and the fit is crazily perfect.
But what I love most is the awesome scoop back which reveals just about enough skin,
but not too much that you have to wear a stick on bra with it.
And it makes my waist look ridiculously tiny.

Okay end of rave.
I think I'm gonna need to have all colours for this dress!

Stopped by at Antoinette's for desserts and tea!

Couldn't really remember anything except that the strawberry shortcake is the BOMBZ and that the air conditioning was super duper freezingly cold.
Dashed out of the place once we had our fill of the desserts.
Didn't even want to stay in there for another minute, hahahah.





And thanks to awesome Yoko who sponsored us another pair of her super popular Casio couple watches!
:)))
I'm not one who will go for couple outfits,
so couple watches work just fine for me.

Thom was exceptionally pleased with this watch because it's so him.
Matches with every single one of his outfits and he's getting so much wear out of it.

Get a pair of these gorgeous babies from NAKED GLORY and I'm sure your boyfriend will love you for it!
You can thank me for it later.
Hehe.





Thank you for everything that you've done for me for the past 7 years,
which sounds damn long but actually does not feel that long at all.
Thank you for having superhuman patience when I'm having bad days,
thank you for pointing out directions whenever I'm wandering around lost,
thank you for not walking away no matter what,
and thank you for being the solid rock in my life and for never ever failing to let me know that whatever happens, there's always you by my side.
Your love for me is so unconditional that sometimes it gets quite unbelievable.
You're the best I've ever had and will ever have.
Even on days when we annoy the shit out of each other,
on days I make you frustrated to no end,
on days you take shitty outfit photos of me which makes me equally frustrated (LOL)
I still love you all the same.

♥

Monday No Blues.

How to chase away Monday blues:

1) Camwhore on the car on your way to work
2) Make funny faces
3) Wear bright and loud colours


Current obsession: Shades.
Love how these make my face appear smaller!


What I wore:
Psychedelic Mod Top in Florals // Basic Denim Hot Shorts in Acid // Starry Studs Bucket Bag
The top and shorts are on backorder now and slots are running out fast,
don't say that I didn't warn you!
;)




ANDDDDD, we've just started using our customised envelopes recently!
Some of our customers have already received their items in the new envelopes.

I thought of adding the slogan 'Happiness in an envelope' at the envelope opening.
You likey?
;)




Tuesday monochrome outfit:
Houndstooth Tee Top // Happy Holidays Skinny Pants

Launching the top this Sunday and I'm loving it!
Love that it's the perfect length to wear with pants and is not too long.
And of course, houndstooth is one of my favourite prints of all time!

And here's sharing some love for my favourite watches from...

WHERE ELSE BUT...

NAKED GLORY!

I'm sure you already know how much I love my watches from Naked Glory...

BUT BEHOLD.

HERE COMES THE CHIOEST WATCH I'VE EVER GOTTEN FROM YOKO.

I don't even think I need to elaborate much because it's already so damn gorgeous on it's own!
Only just got this today and I'm blogging about it already!
Pretty things must be shared, hehe.
♥

Yoko is such a genius for having these customisable watch faces!!
Mine is the Full Bloom (Petite) and it's currently already on backorder on Naked Glory's website!
I love the Rose Garden, Houndstooth and Oriental Blossom too!
(Deciding which to cart out right now. Hmm. Decisions.)
:)
Go check them out okay!
KUAI DIAN!!


Oh yes, and by the way, thank you all so much for participating in the Benefit Gift Box giveaway!
I received so many replies and I need some time to decide on the winners!
Have decided that there deserves to be more than one winner BUT my bank account will cry a river if I gave Benefit to everyone...
So, only one email will receive the Benefit Gift Box (I foresee a headache coming!).
The rest whom I think deserves to win something will receive a small handpicked gift from me!
Which means...
I'm not going to limit the number of winners.
:)

Will send out emails to notify winners by end of this week!
Need to go shopping for the other gifts soon!