Lunar New Year ends

Today is the 15th and last day of the Lunar New Year. Also the time we have our 2nd reunion dinner. On the menu tonight are Hokkien noodles of the traditional black variety, fried meat rolls (similar to spring rolls except with meat instead of veges), sweet & sour pork ribs and bbq chicken wings. A sort of Hokkien-Singaporean mix.

Marina Barrage

It's a public space above a dam. We stopped by for a quick picnic dinner with baby Ryan and parents. Lovely inlaid grass on the roof structure to create a sky park of sorts and lovely sea breeze, perfect for flying kites, which is what a lot of people do.

Jenny's getting married

Her wedding planners have asked me to book my flight and lodging more than 2 months ahead of time! Berjaya Times Square sounds great, there is an indoor amusement park and Krispy Kreme. Think I will be enjoying myself. Congrats Jenny.

Picture from Berjaya Times Square Hotel Weddings

OSIM uSonic

The last stage of cleaning; my personal accessories. I read about jewellers using sonic cleaners to wash their goods, so I bought a home version and some specialty chemicals to clean different materials. Hopefully, this double dose will do my accessories some good. The 600ml capacity was a tight squeeze for some of the chunkier items but otherwise did a good job of restoring the sparkle on my jewellery. The items were squeaky clean with a little added polishing during the wipe down with a polishing cloth. Now I can get rid of that archaic brush.

Repairing my bag

Time to fix the dropping fringes. This is one delicate bag.

Jewellery Sketching

Settings for my mom's Jade piece. She chose the one on the right. Will post a picture of the completed necklace later when she comes back from work. She's wearing it today.

Pic of the necklace!

Ceiling Woes

As my home starts to resemble a cave dwelling with stalagtites forming on my kitchen ceiling, I survey the dismal state of it's semi-renovation state. Sure, we re-paint the walls every 2 years, re-pack annually and fastidiously clean everyday. We have been putting off full scale remodelling for quite a while now. Making do with quick fixes around a home I have stayed in for almost 3 decades. The logistics of renovating a home you are currently staying in can be troublesome. Who to sleep where and a pressing question of where to store the stuff? Time to source for quotations.