Project 2011: 06 - feeling rich

02.03.11

i was holding 150,000 in bills! i bet that statement alone is enough to make eyes bigger. but hey, here's the catch: the currency is in rupiah, and the conversion is: 1 SGD = 7000 Rupiah = 34 PHP.

with that in mind, what i had in hand was just roughly 600 PHP.

yes, i did have a hard time looking at t-shirts which were tagged at 750,000, and paying for water which cost 6,500 too.

Project 2011: 05 - hello, rabbit

02.02.11

i'm not really an astrology fan, and it was not until the eve of chinese new year that i learned that this lunar year's the "year of the rabbit". thanks to this sight which welcomed me on my way to the mall.

and yes, i did have doubts if this was a pig too, but i finally gotten over it when i saw the carrots. :D

Project 2011: 04 - getting around

02.02.11

i'm officially 3 months here but i still feel like a tourist. i doubt i can successfully show people and visitors around without getting lost with them too!

but yes, it is true. you'll familiarize yourself more if you walk around and get on the bus compared to riding the tubes.

and here's a wonderful architectural sight while luchee, ken and i were walking from City Hall to Raffles. it was a slow day because we were off for the chinese new year celebration, so we decided to explore around and walk around. it was a sight of buildings and bridges.

yes, this is central Singapore alright.

Project 2011: 03 - craving, satisfied.

01.30.11

it's ironic how you always crave and look for things which aren't there. but when they're within arm's reach, you look for something else!

the same thing can be said of my incessant cravings. i had been craving for shakey's, sbarro's, gerry's, hukad, casa verde, dessert factory, stk and blah blah blah, lately. of course, none can be found here. (except for gerry's which they say just opened a branch somewhere).

i was so happy to see that among other things, PastaMania serves pizza, pasta and calamari that i went on ahead and tried their food. and boy, i did not regret it!

Project 2011: 02 - shiny little heart

01.08.11

i am so loving this headphones which J got for me while he was in japan.

blame it on being a girl, but i have always loved little trinkets, shiny little things and anything that glitters!

Project 2011: 01 - date night

01.01.11

i have missed a lot of things while i had been away. food, friends, family, dates with J... and food again.

new year's day and the eve before my flight back. after church, J and i had a sumptuous meal at blue elephant, IT park. the food was great, the ambiance was superb, and my date? the best! (teeheehee.)

2010 in thumbnails

here's a look-back at 2010 in photos and thumbnails.

courtesy of my Project 2010 photos.

and yes, the photos can be enlarged by clicking on them.

i honestly have more, like the phil vacation and christmas pics but i have been so darn lazy.

(ok, ok, i was supposed to be un-procrastinating, i know!)

here goes... (drum roll!)

of me, myself and i. (narcissistic much?)

sights and places and travel...

a whole lot of carbs and binging!

of things that caught my eye, big and small.

special family get-togethers and get-aways..

of treasuring friendships - old and new.

the magic of love.

goodbye, 2010. you have been a charm.

and thank You, Lord for the wonderful year that was.

goodbye 365... not!

i'll be doing a modified version of 365 this year. after looking back at my 2010 photos, i realized later on last year that my zest had dwindled. i don't really take out blair (my cam) out often, so i ended up taking pictures of what-have-yous using my phone.

looking back again at the 2010 photos, i have been taking a lot of shots of food. dessert, meals, anything edible! :)

part of my to-dos for the year was to learn a thing or two related to cooking. serious cooking.

then a light-bulb moment. i've been starting to learn to cook dinner meals now, and been sending photos of them to the boyfie for "proof". i could just post it all here. :D but mind you, i am relatively a newbie at cooking so don't expect french sounding meals! at least not yet.

i'm now starting with compiling the Project 2010 photos, and in as much as the lazyhead in me wants to give it up, i so loved the output that i'm planning to do a monthly (or something more frequent than that) summary of what went on - in photos - black and white and much, much more. wish me luck then. :D

Project 2010: 174 - present!!!

12.16.10

my first christmas present courtesy of the office.

keep 'em coming! :)

Project 2010: 173 - LA-la-love!!!

12.16.10

a keychain from paris... the city of la-la-love! another place to add to the GO-TO list!!

there are just so many beautiful places to dream of travelling to!

if only i get paid to travel and see the world (uhm, is there such a job? professional jet-setter? i could only wish.) :)

Project 2010: 172 - the magic of ice cream

12.14.10

when you're little, a cup of ice cream always does the trick. either to cure the blues, or wash the tantrums away, the sweet rush of energy and happiness that comes after a few scoops always did its magic.

how i wish for even just a scoop today. :|

Project 2010: 171 - cups and tumblers

12.13.10

my office tumbler! a design your own tumbler from Starbucks, which i obviously haven't personalized yet! :)

Project 2010: 170 - is tat chu

12.12.10

is tat chu. statue.

i've been on dora the explorer mode today. i had time to kill and for a change, i wasn't in a hurry. with that, i decided to go out of the familiar and explore the mall and malls outside further.

i saw and discovered a lot of things - beauty salons, stores, fast food chains, food courts, grocery stores, pharmacies, specialty food stores. and this statue!!!

Project 2010: 169 - spotted

12.12.10

i must've passed by the HDB Hub Mall once or twice before but i didn't really notice this artwork, up until now.

Project 2010: 168 - the froyo and coffee combination

12.12.10

yes, i know i've been taking a lot of pictures of food lately. K has been calling me the "food photographer" already because it has become a habit for me to take out my phone before i dig in. i've been taking a lot of food pictures lately, and mind you, i don't post them all :D

i've been passing through toa payoh station everyday, and yet i only discovered the "yogurt place" today.

i tried out their froyo immediately. i had the standard sized one, and added coffee beans as topping. they give 10% discount for payments using the ezlink card. it cost me around $4.10, not bad.

red mango is hard to come by, they only have one branch here in esplanade exchange so i always make it a point to try out froyo booths i see. my only disappoint on the yogurt place was the lack of topping options. i wish they had more variety. but oh well, i had my froyo fix and that's what matters... for now. :)