She Bangs!

Missy sans the bangs


Here's Missy with the new look!

So, cutie pie Chloe got erm, rounder eversince we got back from our trip. I thought it clearly showed especially in her cheeks. The hairdresser streak in me figured that if I'd cut her fringe to reveal some bangs, that would somehow slim down her face a little.

Hubs does not dig it and misses the look sans the fringe. He says she now looks too mature for her age. I, on the other hand, thought she looked totally different and that she rocked it!
We've got mixed reviews from both sides of the family but mainly the thumbs up.

That said, she also lost all the weight she's gain from our vacation. Phew!

please don't stop the music.....

I was thinking and realized that music has ...and will always be important in my family. Eversince young, we've been exposed to music of all genres. Everyone in my family and hubs too, loves music or are musically inclined at least. I mean, hubs plays the guitar and a damn good drummer he is, i play the organ and the kids, well, let's just say they can only play a song on the recorder, for now, that is. But hey, I think its a good start ;) Ethan can't wait for next year, that's when his official drum and guitar lessons starts.
Earlier, we were all singing our hearts out in the car on the way home after dinner, to dance tunes on Class 95's weekend mix and it was really surprising to see the older one dance. For the life of me, I absolutely had no idea whatsoever that Mr-can-certainly-groove-better-than-his-father was getting down on it!

ps. i cannot believe that i still remember the full lyrics to Duran Duran's A VIEW TO A KILL. OMG!! Was singing to it at the top of my voice like there's no tomorrow!

And since we are on the topic of music, look at the new ink someone dearest to me has been spotting lately ;)

plush

heard stone temple pilots on radio this morning.
PLUSH still ROCKS!!

brought me back to the time when hubs did a Scott Weiland on our second date at his place. (complete with guitar strumming, shirtless with a choker round his neck, low hung jeans, fedora hat and all!)

aaahhhh!!! he so totally had me there!

Market Mania

RETAIL THERAPY IN THE BRITISH CAPITAL DOESN'T JUST MEAN HARRODS AND TOPSHOP. FORGET THE STORES AND HEAD FOR THE MARKETS. YOU'LL BE SO SPOILT FOR CHOICE.

BOROUGH MARKET

If you are a foodie, then you will love Borough Market. It is one big mouth-watering treat that will leave you hungry for more! 3 must-haves when you get there :

1. carry wads of cash
2. a sturdy shopping bag
3. last but not least, a healthy appetite!

This is London's oldest market and it enjoys a distinguished history as a wholesale fruit and vegetable market. It's not cheap by any means but, boy, is it heaps of fun!

Fridays and Saturdays are the best days for a global food scan, including French cheeses, Italian sausages, English porkpies and Belgian beer. Don't miss the coconut drops and hog roast sandwiches as you chomp your way through. And the crates and crates of fresh cherries and strawberries, oh my God, don't get me started on them, they are dirt cheap and did I say fresh? One crate of cherries (approx about 2kg) cost 2.99 pounds!!! That's freakin' like 8 singapore dollars only!!!!

The fresh produce is equally irresistible. I hear Jamie Oliver is a regular in Borough Market. (And if you are wondering if I'd bump into him whilst there, the answer is sadly a NO). Game and meat rank among the best in the country. Pheasant? Guinea fowl? Rabbit? Coming right up.

If you're not absolutely stuffed by the end, be sure to plant yourself at the atmospheric Tapas Brindisa, where you will need willpower to resist every item on the menu. The restaurant's ham croquettes and Leon beef slices deserve standing ovation. Also, the garlic prawns are so good I pop anti-histamines so I can enjoy several servings.

Life's too short for a seafood allergy to stand in the way ;)

Our First Day in London!

The pictures in the slide speaks for itself. Enjoy ;)

London left me speechless....again!

3 weeks after returning home, apart from the shitload of work that's left on my desk in the office, I still cant believe that I'm missing London....ALOT! There's just something about that place which I totally love and believe you me when I say we (mum and the kids too!) left Heathrow with such heavy hearts! I was hoping...just hoping before we left that somehow I'd bump into my fave English blokes of all time - Jamie Oliver, Jay Kay (of Jamiroquai), Jamie Redknapp and David James. Sadly, this did not happen but nevertheless, I did enjoy the trip thoroughly though! As Uncle Mikey would have said, IT WAS A CRACKER!