JP Morgan Run

It's the annual JP Morgan Corporate Challenge, or marathon. The corporate crowd gathered from the Esplanade to One Fullerton.

Laos Coffee

They have coffee in Laos?

5 Blessings (五福临门) Cross Stitch

I bought this cross-stitch kit in Guilin for 25 yuan. The friendly shopowner told me it would take half a month to complete then proceeded to draw squares on the back as a guide. It took me 16 days to complete it. Including framing time, it would be 3 weeks in total.

I chose an uncommon gourd design laden with auspicious words and symbols. The main theme is 5 blessings or 五福临门, a common prayer wish for longevity, wealth, health, peace and happiness.

Now that this is complete, I am upgrading to a bigger cross-stitch of mandarin ducks and hopefully later to a family signboard of peonies and butterflies.

Posting more pictures after framing, stay tuned.

Colourful Leopard Prints

What to do with all those animal print accessories in strange bright colours? Give it away of course!

Sanrio Stores

Hello Kitty and Baby Milo from A Bathing Ape have opened a store at Mandarin Gallery. I absolutely adore the cute new clothes. Unfortunately, I cannot fit into them. So the next best thing was a shopping spree at an original Sanrio store. Not much to buy really, since they stopped restocking items from Japan.  

National Geographic Store

Fun educational toys for kids, I forgot... Anyway, the layout has changed completely since the last time I was here and the cafe is fantastic! Loving the food.

Coffee Club's Mudpie

The ultimate stress buster! A gigantic slice of mudpie with oodles of chocolate sauce and powder. It's sticky, fudgey goodness will melt your worries away as you fall in love.