a day in Melbourne

Like I told you from my late blog that nowadays I keep daydreaming about travelling to somewhere I can forget everything and enjoy every single moment with my boo. May be because I work a bit overdrive.
So there's nothing wrong with browsing old albums which I took while I was in Melbourne on holiday last year right?

That might be the first time that I really bought a museum ticket to go into the exhibition, Tutankhamun.
Actually I'm so damn afraid of ghost and haven't eager to see any burial ground even the famous one.
The main reason I'd like to see is because I'm a big fan of Japanese comic series 'Faroh's curse' (which is unlikely to has an end even it's been almost 20 yrs now!) , so what's driven me was not about history but it's about historical romantic story hee hee hee.

But it turned out a bit creepy ^^"
Seeing what's inside the pyramid, knowing how they removed the Faroh's body and the creepy thing which was happened to the person who first dug the pyramid was haunted me for a few days later.
Things that made me feel better was a vast beautiful garden outside the museum.
We had a happy time strolling hand in hand. Took time, talked, laughed and lots of smiles.

That night we had a super big dinner at 'Vue de Monde'
They served Australian modern cuisine which uses local produce and lots of innovative technique for each plate. Simple but great taste and have a super tasty selection of wines.
Highly recommended for the couple who like to celebrate their anniversary.
The service is super excellent.
That night I wore blue polka dot peterpan collar short dress with sneakers (and black leggings)
My boo wore plain t-shirt and khaki pants.
While other guests in the restaurant wore suits and glamour evening gown!
Even so, the staffs treated us as excellent as others. That was the thing that impressed me most.
The second thing is they gave us a set of breakfast before we left!
This restaurant is one of the top reason that makes us want to visit Melbourne again (and again and again!)

it was hard to take a photo under the dim light. 

dessert, I can't remember the name but it was good!

the breakfast set

 

The pic I took nearby our place that same night.

Love you gals! : )

craving...

Oh yes, that' right. I'm now crave for writing a blog!
It's been a while. The past few months has been busy(of course, extremely happy!)
Now I'm thinking about going somewhere I can chill and relax.

Phuket again? sounds nice. I love Yaonoi and would be happy to go there again.
Melbourne? Oh yes! I love Melbourne! I love all the nice and warm coffee shops and all the lovely craft markets.
London? Naaawwww! it's freezing now. I'm a tropical anmial. I prefer to stay in Asia at the moment. Even the super yummy cheese toast at Borough market can't chage my mind.

Okay back to reality, I know that I can't do that just yet.
My hubby also busy with his work. me too.
Instead I browsed all the pics I took during each trip
and remember the tiny coffee shop in Tokyo where there're lots of cute painted animals on the green wall
It always makes me smile. I hope it will make you gals smile as well : )

even the menu is....Kawaii!!

Memorable breakfast

I'd been away from the blog for a while.
The past month was hectic. I travelled to Thailand, Japan, back to Thailand, to the north of Thailand, back to Bangkok and then Singapore...within only a month. I can say travelling is tiring...for me.

There're million things to do while there's little time.
Interesting project came by so I have to grab it because this may be the only chance in my life.
Who can say no to what you've been looking for for the whole life, right?
I have to admit that, I forgot to blog completely (and I think no one is waiting for me as well hahaha)

Until last night, my husband asked me about the blog.
I was thinking about my first trip to Japan and the most memorable thing.
The answer is staying at 'ShiraUme' ryokan in Kyoto.
I love the owner and her daughter who treated us super good.
I love their traditional breakfast which is soooo yummy. (and dinner too!)
I love their soft, warm and cozy futon which is very inviting.
I wish I have a chance to go there again.

but now...back to earth.
to lots of work that needed to be done
and dinner for my beloved hubby to be cook.
: )

butterflies

That's right, I said butterflies because there're 3 of them.
They're tough because they flew from Thailand and reached Singapore yesterday, safe and sound.
Another thing to remind me of the lovely lady who sent them.
Thanks again!

My studio

I'd never paid attention to my workroom until last week.
When my husband walked inside and said 'you should get some drawers or boxes to keep things, it's getting more and more in your studio"

So I bought a small paper drawers from Muji.
You believe that, if we buy the drawers alone, it'll cost 13 sgd.
but if you buy it with just one pen, you'll pay only 12.50 sgd!!
(for drawers and pen!)
At first I kinda hestitated, but now I'm happy that I took that pen
because if you bought 2, you'll get 15% discounts.

Okay back to my workroom again,
my husband also encouraged me to put a sign on the door
just to indicate that this is my studio.
And I'm crazy enough to do just what he said! hahaha...
I love this room, even sometimes there's too much light in the afternoon.
but it's airy and I can patch anything on the wall as I like.
oh yes, 75% of them are from Keetee, my lovely friend! : )

Six senses Yaonoi, Phuket.

It was one of the most momorable trip of the year.
We vegged out at Six Senses Yaonoi island, Phuket.
We slept a lot, ate a lot of Thai food, seafood and enjoyed quality time together.
I can say the place is super chill and relax, staffs are well trained and took great care of us. If you're looking for a romantic place for any anniversay,
I highly recommended this place.

Oh, how I hate coming back to earth!

BYOB discount.

Just came back from shopping at a nearby supermarket.
Normally I've never checked the receipt.
I know, I know, it's the bad habit but I couldn't help it really.
Mainly is because I always in a rush. The queue here is always loooooong.
if you already paid, please get out of the way with your things,
so next person can proceed to the cashier and go home cooking as well.

But today I did. The good thing of checking receipt was...
I found out that I got lots of discounts!
For example, my new trolley cost only 9.53 SGD while the price on the shelf shown 19.90 SGD. Gosh! that's a lot!
I got discount without knowing it. How lucky I am!!!!

Okay, let's get back to the point, I just love the way they have discount for pp who bring your own bag.
Even it's just a small amount but it implies that more and more people are getting concern about this issue.

Last time I went back to Thailand. I got discount for bringing my own bag to the supermarket as well. Even it's only 1 baht.
Keep going Thailand. (even it's a Japanese supermarket)

enormously happy trip

Haven't cycled for a loooooong long time.
One reason is because I don't own any bike : (
So last trip to Chiang Mai was the perfect fat chance to revive my rusty cycle skill. Because the dormtel I stayed had lend this cool yellow bike for free. Yeah!!

I cycled around Nimman road. Got out to the main road once just to look for my most favorite 'Tao Huay' (beancurd in sweet ginger soup, topped with crunchy fried dough) and almost got roadkill!....wiiiiwwww!

Anyway, it was an enormously happy trip. It broaded my mind and experience...A LOT! I'd met loads of very nice people. Visited many super cute shops where passion in every single piece of their work is obviously shown.

And the most important thing is...I'm going to share those experience with you all in my blog and also in the zine that I'm now making it with Keetee, who's the most yummy/cuty/lovely/funny/etc host (Mr.Bear, u too!). Thanks so much Keetee, you're superb! 

11 treasure

11 treasure

Gallery see scape

jun jun

paper spoon in the secret garden

hand room

hand room

Postbox collection

Life seems to be busy again after a looooooong holiday.
I have work to finish before going back Thailand next week.
While meet up with friends is necessary because I love to hee hee.

Cooking and baking with one of my friend are now added to 'to-do' list once or twice a month. We had so much fun baking brownie yesterday. To my surprise, my friend's husband love our brownie so much. So he decided to buy her a new oven just because of it! I'm so happy to hear this since my friend told me that she think she's falling in love with baking after whisking sugar and eggs yesterday. So getting new oven means good news, so she can bake as much as brownies, cookies, cupcake and etc as possible. : )

Looking back, it's hard to belive that I left melbourne only a week away,
it seems like months!!
First few days we stayed around Elwood which has lovely neighborhood.
We had so much fun just jalan jalan around. Took pictures of postbox and flowers from lovely home with beautiful garden in front.

Some of my friends said this is quite normal. But I love this kind of postbox.
We dont' have it in Thailand. Even in Singapore is boring postbox down the building that looks the same. So hope you enjoy it as much as I do : )

This is what I call a happy trip ♥♥♥♥

Oh! I'm sooo happy. Happy with this lovely town, Melbourne.
Happy with yummy food, good cafes, chocolate and etc.
Happy with lovely people especially the few whom I met, talked to and hugged.

Here is the summarize of some of the restaurants, cafes and shops that we'd been to. I wish I will have a holiday like this with my Boo again soon!!!

Some of the lovely shops we'd been to. 

Some of the cafe that we'd been to...
I love the atmosphere of 'Combi' where the owner knows most of the customer's name(of course except us) coffee and bakery are also great.

Some of the restaurants we'd beent to...

Show, exhibition, day tour that we'd attended...
This is the first time for me at the play and I'm so impressed!

My most favourite name card for this trip.
It's from the restaurant called 'Vue de Monde' 
because the card contains seeds of a lemon scented bottlebush!!!
what a creative way to make a name card!!!