"For the things which are seen are tempoary, but the things which are not seen are eternal"

Good Saturday Morning! It has indeed been yet another fulfilling week at work and fun.

I made the most outta this week well :)

 

Mommy's signature homecooked curry chicken & beehoon for last weekend brunch.

The bro-in-law came over for brotheral gift ceremony with his friend. 

Tied down the whole sunday doing all these and went for grocery shopping in the evening to end the day

Oh, had a good run as well. 4km in 30mins!

Been working on alot of scrapwork for the sister's wedding and hand painted this LOVE wording to be placed on the Candy Bar area :)

 

#ootd for Monday Blues:

Blazer: Love, Bonito

Top: OhVola

Jeans: Topshop

Watch: BCBG

I had to start the week right by playing a good dress up on Monday to combat with my new hairdo as well. Decided to put on a blazer for work as it seems formal  & well for Monday. Im so glad thw combi and colors went all well! Colleagues didnt notice my length of my hair but my fringe :/ And most complimented on my new hair that it was looking really good & young!

Downloaded a couple of new apps to try and play around with my #ootd shots.

Yellow for work on Tuesday!

 

Mealprep midweek for lunch! Loving the new colors I bring together for the luncbox :D

It was jus a random shot whereby I was sitting at the top of Vivo City and enjoying the sun,wind and the peacefulness of it while eating.

And I didnt know it would come across so well :) Def my first time being feature on a IG page!!

 

While waiting for a buyer to meet me up during lunchtime at Vivo, I decided to head to Marks & Spencer for a quick fix of sweet treats shopping for the gfs, Lyy & Wl!

Got them both PERCY PIGS!

Thursday marked a very good day as it was the last working day of th week! To add on, it was also the day where I witnessed a proposal of my close gf, weiling <3 

Lyy and me have perfect looking hair in this photo!

 

Thankful and glad that the whole proposal went so well and we're so loving the balloons that Bernard bought for the decor! Hee and girls being girls went endless camwhoring of the balloons!

Congrats my dearest gf, weiling!

HSBC yo!

 

Balloons photoshoots never ends :D

On Vesak day yesterday, I had a brunch date with Tiffy as she needed help in planning for Win's birthday that is happening at the end of June. I am so glad to be able to kickstart Rachbake again for win's birthday. Hope it comes as a good marketing strategy this time round!

#ootd:

Romper from The White Alley!

 

Paris Bagette for brunch!

Hello gf! :D

 

Our usual polariods loving! <3

 

I am working hard on creating the crispy cookies so I hence decicded to try out new recipe yet again last night. Alot more homework still!

Love, 

Rach

"What you see in the world around you is a reflection of who you are"

Time definitely flies when you're really tied up with endless things.

I had one of the best yet worst weekends. 

It started off with a good note that I managed to meet up with my uni-girlfriends and had a good dinner along with beer. The night ended early and I even managed to catch the train back home.

Grabbed a good shower and an early sleep to wanting to begin Saturday well.

I guess this weekend taught me alot; to never be impulsive and to take things as it is. Indeed, the happiest people are those who made the best outta everything in their life. If I had chosen to follow the instincts of not going for a hair perm with the financial constraints in mind, I'd had bought a curling tong to curl my hair and it would have resulted in compliments and I could have better used the money for better things that I need right now. Nonetheless, its a fact that the hair's been chopped and maybe it was a good sign that things are turning in the better light for myself. They always say with the bad luck gone comes the good and cutting hair seems like a good form of getting rid of those bad luck.

I chose to believe in this to make myself slowly get use to this new fresher look. 

And also I gained insights that made me realized I am still immature in some aspects of life; I shouldnt have made a fuss outta hair and vent it on my family. Indeed, I know that I should have sat down,calm and rethink of the best solution to the hair. But I am really thankful to the people at the salon who enhanced my knowledge of my hair and how I should be aware going forward prior to doing anything else. And also to my mom who was there the whole time despite me really down at the point of time. It also made me realized how little these things are just placed in life and I shouldn't fret on further. 

It was an insightful weekend that I gained alot of new aspects. 

On the other hand, I had allow myself to also know others people and not take things in life so seriously. I am glad now that I've met someone new and learning to be appreciative of new people coming in my life, appreciating of my current ones and never forgetting those who are always here. 

I will learn to go by faith and work harder in life.

Love,

Rachh

"Smile more, worry less"

Good Sunday Morning! 

It's supposed to be the sister's Brotheral Exchange Ceremony today so Im up early to help my mom prep for lunch for the family later today.

Quick fix of updates first,

The best twiny never fail to surprise me with his sweet touchings! That made me day totally.

After a whole week of handingover and what not, my boss, Cliff officially left HSBC :'( Definitely had been a good 3months of working closely together with him but nonethless change brings in new heights, may the best be with our future endeavours :)

Put on this yellow dress from #Amberavenue last friday for TGIF! Planned a dinner trip to Five @ Cuppage Terrace with the 2 lovely girls; Ish & Nat. I took half a day and headed down to FEP, Francis & Jean to touch up my roots then met the girls around 7pm for dinner.

Virgin experience @ Five and Asahi were going for just $5?! Goodness, crazy shit!

Definitely lovin' the promo!

 

The tapas were also going at $5 and we wanted to try ALL the $5 but we hadnt any space for it since we all had beer that night. Ziwei came over to find Ish :)

Saturday Morning bright and early, up for a hair perm at the nearby hair salon but this few hrs experience was enough to last a lifetime of nightmare. I swear by never to allow anyone else to anyhow touch my hair and do a perm without analzying well enough for it!

I went for digital perm (as accordingly to the hairdresser) and it turned out BAD! My hair wasn't even permed and the ends were badly terribly damaged. I was feeling so upset and wanted to kill myself over it, there wasn't any ways I could do to salvage the hair :/ In the end, after lunch the mom and sister acc me t another salon nearby to get a quick fix of what we can do. The lady analyzed my hair and recommeded a soft rebonding since the ends couldnt tke a rebond now as the chemiacals will be too strong. 

So I had to spend $150 to get it salavaged but no choice I am left with. I did it and the most excruciating part was to cut away 3inches of my hair :'( As the lady did, I jus felt so heartpain but I knw this was def the best choice than a head of damaged hair.

 

I couldn't exactly get used to this and had to try my new hair with a red dress. All my friends told me I still look pretty ok with this length but mayb it's just not me at all. And I've decided to do a treatment this & next week to tame the ends more and rebuild the strength back!

Wasted the whole day worrying and at the salon, I had to continue working on what I was supposed to do. 

So put on my gears for baking ans started to do Red Velvet minicupcakes again. The taste all turned out very good just left with the amount and the frosting to be done :)

 

And since it was a trial test, I decided to do away with the frosting and replaced with strawberries instead for a healthier option!

Last night, I finally conquered the oh-so-legendary LAUDUREE! I was never a huge fan of macaroons like my sister but this is seriously one of the best I ever had! I dont mind a matcha macaroon now from Laduree if they sell :) Sweet calories worth screwing for!

I am thankful to all who's been there for me yesterday, with a new hairdo comes a new and refreshed path ahead for me! I will continue to being hardworking and dote on my hair more now!

With love,

Rachh

"The moment you wanna quit is the moment you need to start pushing"

Happy Mother's day to all mommies in the world!
Bright and cheery Sunday morning to start this last day of the weekend :/

Life's been pretty hectic recently since it's just 3 weeks away from the sister's wedding, I am trying to make good use of time to do up all preparations. And I am glad I am currently on track with time!

Nonetheless, still squeezing in 1hr of everyday for workout, need to lose 2kg more of my muscle mass & I am good, current weight 45kg, 43kg's the ideal one!!

Caught up over dinner & wine with le girlfriend, Estee. We both had been tied down with work lately and hence couldn't stick to the monthly brunch regime. But once June arrives, probably good to have that back again! Oh waffles & pancakes, I miss you so.

So we chose Wine Connection since we both are pretty much of wine lovers.

Wine's pretty afforadable and decent pricing however not so for the food. Maybe I will go back for the wine again but not the food. 

 

Wine & dine on thursday night to unwind after a day of work, how realxing.

Bought this cutesy bear bowl at Daiso for my my daily fruit regime. Cutesy utensils makes happy fruits!

Planned out the weekend ahead and had decided on a bodycombat to end the Friday night followed by a good planning and working out for the sister's wedding favours.

 

Found this awesome self-timer app on Iphone and played around with it! My Somersby Apple Cider to accompany me as I work on the designs.

Another self-made DIY idea to share here; Ribbon Flower Bow.
Was inspired by a Youtube video I saw and decided to try it out, one time success! :)

Impromptu saturday night out to MBS to find the bestest twiny for chilling since he had a free complimentary room stay. Finally had a chance to put on this great Floral Skater in my fav shade of blue. 

Beforehand was Mom's day dinner with the family together. Look at how much buffer my bro has grown into! & he's officially taller than any one of us now! Hehe, we call him the elder bro now.

Gonna be working on the remaining wedding favours in hope that I can complete it all tonight plus cookies for the boss's farewell gift.

Love,

Rachh

"It's not about where you are today, but where you will reach tomorrow"

#QOTD


Meaningful quote I chanced upon which I felt the need to share on my blog to everyone here. It applies pretty much to daily life; school/work/relationships/fitness. I am a fitness fanatic and I feel this is impt when it comes to having the mind strong enough to complete every set of workout you had planned for the day.

Alright, lets catch up on what has been in and out of my daily life.

#OOTD
Dress from Love, Bonito

Decided on something bright and cheery to office on a Friday morning. I am glad I managed to secure this piece when it was re-stocked. Hee, even my colleague was like "Wow, so colourful today!" Happy colors brightens the mood up at work too! And something different from my usual #ootd photos. I am learning to be better in my photo-taking skills everyday now!

After work, met up with beloved bimb & himbos for dinner in town! They went off for Korean since I was running for an event till 8pm and I joined in after the dinner for desserts! Initially was decided on cold stone but the quene was mad and so we settled for "Dolce Tokoyo" at Somerset 313. Badly needed sugar rush for the night since it was an end to th work week; eat first, diet tomorrow!





Lovely plating done too! Happy foods makes me happy!



We also got Mildred a RVV cupcake and had a mini celeb for her since it was her birthday few days later! I am glad she's part of our mini family now. Hee.



Been long since we snapped tgt,dearest girlfriend from uni! :D



Random shots at home on a saturday noon while waiting for the sister's girlfriends to crash our place for "sisters-meetup" session for her wedding gatecrash.



Dr Tan also gave me a new color to finish off my 2nd last visit (hopefully) of my 2yrs dental journey! I can't wait to see how I will look without braces but I can't bear to take it off either, been soooo used to having something in the mouth already :'(



Mom was away to visit the grandmother for the weekend so we went out for dinz on our own. Love siblings snaps!



And as promised to the brother, we caught Ironman 3 together after dinz! And one of the best movies this year so far. I'm in love with Tony Stark now and wouldn't mind for an Ironman boyfriend #bimbomoments. HAHAHA!



We finally tried and had soup spoon together during lunchtime on Monday! Was reading Shape the previous day and saw of the Nicosie Salad that they were selling and so I had that together with Pumpkin Soup which I had wanted to try since ages ago! I thought it would be pumpkin-ish but turned out to be pretty good to me! And whats more of calories ard 130? :D



Dinner was at "The Green Door" on a Tueday night (eve of labour day) with my bff, twiny @monchao! He was writing a review on the place during work in the afternoon while we were what's app-ing for dinner places in mind. Hence, we decided to give this a try! The place's really nice and cosy and not too noisy for drinks and catching up with friends. I was playing ard with his specs too. 14yrs & going :DD



Got the waitress to snap a photo for us! Hee. Look, how much we've all changed!



Came home to new parcels arrived! Love the cutting of the geometrical dress from #missypixie! Totally fitting and also the length is good for office work wear too! And finally gave in to the temptation of an inspired PS1 in Suede grey since my inspired Celine was dying!



The next day was Labour Day! My long awaited PH! And was planned on a day out with the family to town to look for my brother's pants for the sister wedding on 1st June 2013! Taken en-route to Dean&Delucan @ OC. I love my brother.



I finally wore my Zara Aztec bandage skirt out to town! Bought it since a month ago and only can chunk it till weekends! I am so loving the happy colors but disappointed with the size since I normally wear an S but this S is rather tight-fitting for me :/ and I reckon it's the smaller cutting of the skirt!


Welcoming May with bright cheery roses :D

April had been a fulfilling month at work. I learnt to be better at work; making lesser mistakes and judging people less which in turn helped me to open up to knowing more people and going out with different people during lunches. I am spending as much quality time together with my family since the sister is getting married soon. And pretty much enjoy all of those times together. Now I see the importance of a closely-knitted r/s with your family. I used to neglect them when I was attached 1yr ago but now I choose family over any other. I am glad I've been an inspiration to my friends who started to workout more and even have a healthier diet in their life now! One of which is Steph, she actually texted me to ask more about prepping salad :D April has taught me well to never give up on all my workouts no matter how tiring and breathless I may get but to keep on going till you're done with it. May will be even better cause I knw it will only get better and someday I will reach where I had dream myself to be.



#OOTD
Top: Love, Bonito
Skirt: MDS Collections
Cardigan: New Look
Shoes: Pazzion



Hee, after workout on a thursday evening!



With the sister wedding coming up, have so much scrapwork to work on! Finally done with the ring dish. Next up would be the angpao box and desserts table which I will promise to work very hard and give my very best to it :D



Friday at work with fav geometrical dress from #missypixie



Fruit bowl to kickstart Saturday morning since it was gonna be another long day of errands and a wedding dinner to attend in the night.

Many have asked me whether do I take sweet stuffs. I do but it depends. I don't like chocolate but I have major love for anything, green tea! In fact, the only ice-cream I eat would be Matcha Ice-cream, green tea frap from Starbucks. And I am also definitely a cookie monster; my love for oreos, chips-more and tasty biscuits never ends :D I do have my lazy days where I snack alot but I ensure I work them out in the gym on weekdays so it strikes a good balance of both.

I have the habit of having fruits in the morning along with my breakfast. Recently, I've just switched to a new breakfast diet. I'd take alternate mornings and have fruits as breakfast and this in a way balances up my vitamins and sugar intake for my body as well as having a good bowel system too. It is true when people says if you have fruits before any meals, it fills 1/2 of your hunger up and you tend to eat lesser on your meals thereafter. Fruits also serve as a good snack when u're craving for snacks. Like myself, I am a huge cookie monster so I tend to replace it with fruits on days when I know I had too much cookies for the week. It def helps to curb the snacking lesser. So try to kickstart and inculcate fruits in your everyday meals!



Haven't been in shorts for the longest time since weekdays are office wear. Fully decked in fav #Ohvola apparels. Love the neutral colors!



This was taken the other evening when we went for dinz at "The Green Door". I just realized how much we've both changed; physically and mentally. How time flies and we're now into our 14th year of friendship together! So thankful for such a soulmate who's been around through my worst and best days in life. Someone whom I can talk to about anything and everything, share my problems and joy, be there for me, getting all crazy with me and celebrating every birthdays with me. Thankyou my bestest!



Attended my team leader, Simone's wedding at The Hyatt last night with the colleagues! I am so taken back by the ravishings of the whole ballroom and my boss herself. She def looked gorgeous on her best day last night!

Its Sunday and pouring pretty heavily now but I am sure after the rain's done, its the beautiful weekend weather for me to head down to gym for workout, some shopping and then home in the evening with my family!

Love,
Rach