IL Piccolo

I have been a big fan of The French Stall. And I knew they opened an Italian eatery. But, I just didn't know where. Or rather, I didn't know the Italian food place I have been patronising IS the one open by The French Stall. Until one day, I saw somewhere in my mailbox the email from them. And realised that I have already been eating there.

The Italian food here is worth every calorie count. I don't just eat pizza anywhere. Here? The pizza is calorie-worthy. The pasta? Good too. I love the Gnocchi. Yum yum.

Baby and I go there quite often because it is just a turn away from our home. It is located within the SPH canteen where Botak Jones is. Try it for yourself.

So, here are some photos.

Aglio Olio Vongole with generous serving of clams

See the generosity of the clams!

We tried this pasta with Pharma Ham and.... *drum roll*... EGG in the centre. It is absolutely sinfully delicious.

IL Piccolo next to a Korean food place that is not so worth the calorie.

P.s. In case you are wondering, I rate my food by calorie-worth or not. I am pretty conscious about what I put into my body because firstly, I am vain - always want to look pretty and slim. Secondly, I am health-conscious. So, if I really want to eat, I make sure that it must be worth the amount of calories I put into my body. So, I am pretty picky about food. I do not just eat anything and everything. ;) Baby said I have golden tongue. If I do not like eating something or from a place, I probably would never eat or return atgain. ;) This is my trick to staying in shape.

Lai Lai Beef Noodles

One day after Rock Kidz, I was starving. So, Baby took me to Lai Lai Beef Noodles (Taiwanese style) at Liang Seah Street. I have been craving for the beef noodles for a while. But I am such a sucker for loyalty card and membership that, after I am done with our meals, I insisted I must change my card for gift (since my card was full) that very day.

While I was doing so, "Mdm Fatimah" was happily booking our car somewhere down the street. I exchanged my card for a Watson's $10 gift card. But we also left Liang Seah with a summon of $30 and an angry Baby. If we left the place right after the meal, it would have been fine.

Oh well, I did not know I would be returning there again tonight with Suz and Grace. Nevertheless, here's our indulgence that Sunday.

Woo... My favourite! Pepper Salted Chicken. Super love the one at Lai Lai.

Guess what? This Braised Pig's Large Intestine was really nice. I don't usually like pig's large intestine but this was quite worth the calories.

Of course... here's the uber nice beef noodles which is always too huge because I would add side dishes and bubble tea and end up not being able to finish.

*Slurp*

Wedding Formula: 24 Sep @ 7pm

This is the wedding event I was talking about. On the 24th of Sep, it is only open to 100 couples. Have a night of wedding event with a view of F1, fashion show and fabulous discounts.

Check it out and register yourself.

Link: http://www.wedding-travel.com/weddingformula.aspx

Updates: 15 Sep 2010

I am back from HK! I will post a separate entry on this after I have downloaded all the photos. How could there be no photos for a travel log?

Anyway, I have been too tired to do anything until today. I went to bed early last night at 10.30pm after:

1. I stepped out of my home looking very un-me. The guys asked if I did something to my hair (hinting I had bad hair day) and I looked like I was in one of my worst-dressed days (which is very seldom).
2. Baby also commented my eye bags and eye rings were horrible. I took a look at the mirror and had a shock of my life. I decided I had to sleep.
3. I was totally dysfunctional yesterday. My mind was in a blank. My eyes were heavy and I could barely hold my lids. I doubt toothpicks would help.
4. While trying to read my latest purchased book (The Other Side of The Story by Marian Keyes), I could not get past the first two lines.

So, I went to bed after keeping the Koi bubble tea from Jason in the fridge.

The bed never felt more comfortable - I was totally enveloped by the softness of my goose-feather quilt and pillow, and the moment my head hit the pillow, I knocked out.

I did not wake up until this morning when Baby lightly touched my face and I woke up to see him looking at me lovingly. This is the best sight in the morning. :)

But I fell asleep shortly dreaming that my closet was missing and I was weeping badly. I woke up and was glad it was only a nightmare. My closet is still around. My clothes aren't missing!

Anyway, I feel so much better today. More functional than yesterday.

I started blogging on Wedding & Travel for Clara. Well, it was but now, I think it's pretty fun. Do visit http://blog.wedding-travel.com/lovebliss/ and read more! Couples who are getting married, blog there too!

Also, Wedding & Travel is organizing a Wedding event with a view of F1. I am so going to attend: http://www.wedding-travel.com/weddingformula.aspx.

Collection For Next Launch

I love Moda Shoppe's latest collection launching at 1pm!!! I should really have blogged this earlier but I didn't have time at all - absolutely no time due to a 7.30am presentation THIS morning. So, I have worked 6 hours already since I have been working since 6am. :)

Anyway, the following are clothes I bought for myself from our launch. I almost bought every colour of every design cos everything is good. The quality, the cut, the material. Super love all of them.

Anyway, although these are the ones I bought for myself, I am still aiming many pieces. So torn!!! What a business I got myself into. Haha. (Poor bank...)

I love this jacket. So love it! :)

Bought this for Kellyn and Reggie's beach wedding

I wanted to buy black and blue but bought Blue instead because I wanted a colour I have least. And this Blue is pretty. Definitely stands out.

 

This Miss Selfridge Inspired cardigan comes in three colours and I like all of them! White is classy and Chanel-looking. Blue is unique. Yellow is sweet - which I am aiming.

Updates Updates

I absolutely must blog this post because if I don't, I might not be blogging until next week! Ok. I'll most likely blog tomorrow night anyway.

I have been quite sick over the weekend. In the end, I started drinking the greenish and yucky-looking cough syrup (the colour turned me off) and antibiotics since I was coughing out thick, yellow phlegm - all thanks to me being stubborn. I had to miss Rock Kidz on Sunday because of my persistent cough. Miss the children!

Anyway, after a few rest days and obediently taking medicines, I am on the road to recovery. Although my throat still becomes irritated and I would go into cough attacks (coughed very hard like my lungs were deflated, and I teared and sneezed at the same time). So, thanks to Johan's Halls candy, I managed to make it home on the sardine-packed train last evening. I can't imagine what would happen if I went into one of the cough attacks in that packed train. Haha. That would be really funny - reminds me of another incident. But maybe I'll share next time. If I don't, leave me comments to remind me! I love sharing experiences on MRT. Very funny.

Anyway, it's shoot day today. I am pretty excited. And we will launch tomorrow! Yeah!!! After that, I'll be in HK. Poor Celeste. She will have to handle everything by herself after I am gone. But I'll be staying connected. That is if I can revive my BB. It died yesterday. I am waiting for Dave to come in.

I am also quite hopeless with this collection. I like almost everything! And almost bought all the colours of all designs. But I managed to exert some self control. I'll blog tomorrow and share with you the ones I super love and bought.

Lastly, I am going to also start blogging on Wedding & Travel website. They have a very cool blog section where you can create your own blog within their website. I will start tomorrow. :) Do look out for my posts there! I'll be sharing my own wedding experiences, and since I have a good 10 weddings or so to attend and helping in some of those, I should have many stories to share.

All righty.. as for now, it's back to preparing for my presentation for tomorrow and more writing (internal announcements on wins).

That Boring Blazer

Most of us girls would probably own a boring blazer that we bought for the final year project presentation, the interview we wish to snag by looking very professional or for the graduation ceremony.

But very often after these occasions, the jacket is stuffed in a corner of the closet waiting to be worn again during our next job interview, or when we attend another event. However, we don't always go back to this jacket again because of nicer, funkier blazers our there that are more stylish and interesting for meeting the clients and attending a conference.

Who doesn't want to flaunt their sense of fashion right? So, for today, I decided to take out my boring blazer from G2000, which I bought at a steal of S$48.00 because of a sale and tried to explore a more creative way to wear it. I just wanted to make the best of even the most boring clothes in my closet. *LOL*

And of course, sharing with you girls my own sense of fashion. :)

Disclaimer: This is not written with concrete research but simply my own opinion.

I wore the boring blazer with a bright tank top on the inside. This blazer will keep me warm in my freezing office. But when I am walking outside, I could always remove it and wear just that tank top. The bright tank top adds a zest of colour, giving the overall look more interesting. 

I pair it with 3/4 black pants with chains on them. Gives a touch of rock and style. Sorry I didn't take my footwear, which is highly critical. Due to larger hips and the masculine look of the blazer, I wore my pointed black pumps so that I look slimmer overall.

A closer look.

I wore the H&M earrings from Celeste recently to add a less formal touch. It goes extremely well with my short hair. Loving it!