The Change Up: To watch or not to watch

"Growing up together, Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) and Dave (Jason Bateman) were inseparable best friends, but as the years pass, they've slowly drifted apart. While Dave is an overworked lawyer, husband and father of three, Mitch has remained a single, quasi-employed man-child who has never met a responsibility he liked. To Mitch, Dave has it all: beautiful wife Jamie (Leslie Mann), kids who adore him and a high-paying job at a prestigious law firm. To Dave, living Mitch's stress free life without obligation or consequence would be a dream come true. Following a drunken night out together, their worlds are turned upside down when they wake up in each other's bodies. Despite the freedom from their routines, the guys soon discover that each other's lives are nowhere near as rosy as they once seemed. Further complicating matters are Dave's sexy legal associate, Sabrina (Olivia Wilde), and Mitch's estranged father (Alan Arkin)."
-Yahoo movies

Personally,I would rate this movie as 3.5 stars against 5. It is a hilarious comedy that promises you a plot as funny as The Hangover 2. There was no telling when or where the movie is going to bring you to,loads of surprises that makes you break out into bouts of laughter. Dirty,dirty,dirty.
This movie about body switch up after getting drunk and pissing in a supposedly magic fountain. Lots of tits and bums to be expected,with foul obscenities yelled often. The actors were pretty good at acting it out too,making us believe that they had really switched bodies. It's a pity that this show is rated M18,but the rest of you should just catch this movie for some laughter!

Celebrating Mid-Autumn festival

Hello tweety birds!
How have you been? I'm currently having my exams but I took some time out to hang out with my close friends. A little late but better than never,I'm gonna blog about Mid-autumn festival today. How was yours? I celebrated mine somewhere near my place.

Look,a traditional single egg yolk mooncake! With tea of course. As you can imagine,it's Earl Grey by Twinings. Hehe!

Xinyi trying to lit up her lantern. Bought 1 for her,1 for me while elizabeth has got hers... Electrified. Okay lah,just some lantern with a light bulb inside rather the traditional candles.

Listening to music and setting up.

Here's my lantern! And here we go:
TADAH!
2 lanterns!

The wind was pretty big that night,very hard to keep the flames lighted especially when we place them in the centre. Thinking that I'm very smart,I placed a candle in the centre and put a cover over it. And this is what happened:
The top melted! Gosh,looks like the heat's distance was much much nearer than I thought. Oh boy,I do feel bad for melting plastic though.

Nevertheless,an enjoyable night. Cool wind,heart to heart talks,yummy mooncake,tea and lanterns. What more can one ask for on mid-autumn festival? I'm contented.

Till then,tata
xoxo

I'm in Cleo's October Issue!

"Size 6. I'm confident about my body. Whether it's my shapely lefs or perky butt, I like every part of it!" - Tee Ying Zi, Student

I'm in Cleo's October 2011 issue!

Have you seen it?
Under the Body Beautiful,I'm one of the 15 girls who went for the photoshoot back then at the start of August. There,remember I had a post about Lucky Egg? That's the day,and I'm glad that the photoshoot went pretty well!

There was a make up artist and hair stylist with several other girls around who were there for the shoot. Everyone's so fun-loving and nice! I must say,the girls who came in were really really confident! Regardless of their body size,they all have a very confident smile on face and posed confidently for the camera. The one and only word that can summarise what I see in them:

Confidence

I'm really proud of them! Just as I am happy and confident about my own body too.
So there you go,go grab a copy :)

Till then
xoxo

Enjoying a good cup of Twinings tea

Last week,I was invited by Sebastian (thank you so much for the invitiation!) to a tea workshop held in Marina Bay Sands Hotel,in the Presidential Suite. The suite was said to overlook the front and back of the hotel,meaning the city view and sea view. Oh boy,was I so excited!

Now,I'm sure all of you have heard of Twinings,the tea brand which we often see in the cafes. They are based in Andover, Hampshire, England. Thomas Twining, as you can see from his name,is the founder of Twinings and had opened the first known tea room on the Strand in London, in 1706. Till date,it is still operating. The very same shop has been standing since back then till now,a very short in height store and can go a long way back,whether in history or literally.
Old Twinings shop on The Strand
Having 300 years of history and being one of the first companies to introduce tea drinking to the British,Queen Victoria had granted Twinings its first Royal Warrant for tea,Twinings as supplier of teas to her household.

Stephen Twinings,the 10th generation member of the famous tea family who's on his Southeast Asian tour had made a stop over in Singapore to share his passion for tea and showcase the way to perfect the art of tea blending and brewing. Along the way,he shared a brief and interesting history of tea and insights on how Twinings has evolved since 1706. Much has been done by Twinings to ensure that they continue to maintain the best of quality of tea that they provide.

Twinings tea is now enjoyed in 115 countries globally, with nearly 250 blends to its name from contemporary fruit infusions and herbal teas to its most popular blends: English Breakfast and the world-famous Earl Grey - made specially for Charles Grey, the second Prime Minister of England.

So here we go:
Tea setup for the place as we arrived.

Did you know?
Back in those days,porcelain imported from China to England were expensive and they thought,such fragile porcelain would surely break if they pour hot water inside. So they added a bit of milk at the bottom to cool down the temperature before pouring tea in. So this was how adding milk to tea came about!

As many would compare teas like how they compare wine,the light-flavoured ones should always go with light snacks. Whatever dessert that you enjoy eating!

Twinings Mint Cooler
Not all teas are hot. This is ice tea,made with the finest peppermint leaves. A perfect drink especially after dinner,soothes your stomach. Best if you add some honey or sugar inside,don't say I didn't warn you!

Earl Grey,a black tea. Refreshing and a unique floral aroma which I very much enjoy. Truly,the best I liked out of the 3 teas that I have tried.

Needless to say,a tea strainer. That day,they were using loose leaves. No difference between packet or loose leaves actually,they're pretty much the same.

With a sense of humor as I asked for a photo with him,he picked up a tea pot and offered me a cuppa tea!

Fruit & Herbal Infusion.
A packet would do. Let it sit in for 3-5min of hot water to bring out the flavours,best go with a dash of honey! Alternatively for our hot weathers,serve it with ice instead.

A display of tea selections from Twinings.

Up close,tins of tea whom I presume to be loose leaves. Clarence was telling me that their Darjeeling Tea is good,I think I shall have a go at it one of these days!

Packets of wonderful tea whom you would probably often see in cafe. I always like this kind of display!

This tea was specially blended for the Royal Wedding on the 29th of April 2011. As Pete took the time out to explain to me,if I didn't remember wrongly,this is a limited edition pack.

Well,as the workshop comes to an end,I have gained insights and more knowledge on making a good cuppa tea right from the man himself,Mr Stephen Twining. Before we left,he specially prepared a box of tea for all of us!

Hees,he autographed it himself. After the rest had left,Jermaine,Verlyn and I stayed behind to asked if he could write in our names as well. Which he agreed,wheeee! So that's why,this box has got my name. Happy much! With a sweet scent of aroma,ME LOVES! :D

Here's a picture of us to end the post:
Me,Jermaine and Verlyn

Time to brew a cuppa and enjoy the evening,toodles!
xoxo

Swan Lake on Ice in Singapore

Imma huge fan of musicals and caught Phantom of the Opera when they came to Singapore back then in 2006. I do remember a romantic candle-light dinner and catching the awesome show with that live Symphonic band performance.... Ah. That's a story for another day.
Anyway,the world's premier theatrical ice skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars,was in Singapore to perform their award-winning masterpiece Swan Lake on Ice.

DO YOU THINK I'M GONNA MISS THAT?!

I was,actually,until I read the news and was pretty impressed by what was written. Looking for someone to watch with me wasn't easy but fortunately. Someone was spontaneous enough to join me for this. So,we booked the tickets just 29 hours before we were suppose to watch the show.

Yeah,yeah. Whatever. The concert hall wasn't even full and from where we were sitted at,there was a phantom burning smell in the air which only my partner for the night and some random stranger beside me could smell it.
Random stranger's description: Yeah,I can smell it too. Like something's gonna EXPLODE.

Geeeee. Thanks ladaye,that's the last thing I ever wanna hear before a show begins.
Here's a preview of it anyway:

Wanna watch it? Too bad,it's over! They were here only from 30 Aug 2011 to 04 Sep 2011. Truly,a graceful and outstanding they were. Plenty of ice-skating stunts/moves/whatever you call it can be expected.

I had a fantastic night,from the show to having dinner at TWG which the cute french manager gave us some recommendation for a good cuppa tea. AWESOME NIGHT SPENT!

Now,the next musical that I know is coming to Singapore is Wicked. No no. Wicked,THE musical. Wicked. Which will be performed Marina Bay Sands' Grand Theater.

DATE:
7 Dec 2011 - 29 Jan 2012
Tuesday - Friday : 7.30pm
Saturday & Sunday : 1.30pm & 7.30pm

Anyone gamed enough to watch this with me?

Johnny English Reborn movie review: To watch or Not to watch?

"Rowan Atkinson returns to the role of the accidental secret agent who doesn't know fear or danger in the comedy spy-thriller "Johnny English Reborn". In his latest adventure, the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty's Secret Service, must stop a group of international assassins before they murder a world leader and cause global chaos. In the years since MI7's top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his unique skills in a remote plains of Tibet. But when his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox agent. Now that the world needs him once again, Johnny English is back in action. With one shot at redemption, he must employ the latest hi-tech gadgets to unravel a web of conspiracy that runs throughout the KGB, CIA and even MI7. With mere days left for the assassination to take place, one man must use every trick in his playbook to restore peace."
-Yahoo

Personally,I would rate this movie 4 stars against 5. This is a wonderful and hilarious movie which Sihui and I had thoroughly enjoyed myself. Thank you so much OMY for the tickets! Like a seeming spoof of James Bond's movies,there were not much explosions or kick-ass stunts in this movie but ingenious tactics to tackle the bad guys. Rowan Atkinson or who we call,Mr Bean,is the perfect role for this movie. His comical character is still there,though more wrinkles are seen on his face. Definitely a must-watch for everyone,you will be bound to laugh your way throughout the movie!

As the saying goes,the older the actors get,the sexier they are.
This goes out especially for male actors.

Ohhhh yes,Rowan Atkinson is much more charismatic than he was in his younger days.

Confidence is the best gift ever.

"Every morning,I woke up and stood in front of the mirror.
It didn't matter how I looked or how many silly faces I made,
because I know someone loves me the way I am."
- Ying Zi

Advertorial: Sweet Cupcakes

Advertorial

Remember the sweet little cupcakes I was telling you in my previous 2 entries? Well,here are the cupcakes that my friends and I have been sampling! These are baked by Lace Zhang. Yes,her name is Lace. Isn't it sweet? So therefore,her very own brand's name is also followed by her name,Lace.

Baked by Lace

About Baked by Lace Cupcakes:

"The cupcakes are meant to be consumed at room temperature (butter hardens in the fridge..) and will hold up in our SG weather for 2-3 days without spoiling. They won't melt too! =) Basically, I spent the entire of my first year in university experimenting with baking (always had an interest in food!) and I would bake up batch after batch of cupcakes (and secretly throw away the failed ones at night!) until I perfected it. Cause I've eaten many dry/subpar ones outside. A cupcake has to be light, fluffy, moist (not gummy!) and to do so, there has to be the perfect ratio of leavening agents. Too much, the cake will leave a bad aftertaste and too little, there won't be any rise (and hence, tenderness).

The true test of a good cake batter is the texture of the cake after it's cooled down from the oven. Many cakes can taste softer warmed, which is why many places outside re-heat their cakes for awhile before serving it! I also use only premium ingredients for the flavours to shine through and everything is hand made- from lemon curds to caramels etc. I use only fresh fruit purees, valrhona cocoa, philadelphia cream cheese, and real vanilla beans!"
-Lace

She has baked us some of her specialties as well as popular demands by the public:
Several of the same,those were quite popular.

Classic Vanilla Bean
My thoughts: Crumbly,airy and sweet

Chocolate and Milo Cupcake
My thoughts: Sticky cream,chewy with milo powder.

Red Velvet
My thoughts: Best among the rest,firmer texture,sweet with cream.

Her cupcakes were baked using top-notch ingredients. And right from scratch. When she says chocolate,she literally melt the chocolate. Not some pre-made whipcream style which can be bought from the supermarket. Lace's popular flavours are:
Red Velvet, Salted caramel, peanut butter chocolate, nutella, devil's food, cookies n cream, Espresso, Baileys
It costs $3 per cupcake and orders can be made with a minimum of 15 cupcakes. she does conduct bake sales regularly with a collection point near her school at Raffles City (typically, once-twice a week). During these bake sales, there are no minimum orders & she will announce the details/flavours available on the facebook page.

Well,for more information,check out her facebook page:
Baked by Lace

Celebration of close friends' birthday

I had fun last saturday celebrating my close friends' birthday.

We went to catch "Bad Teacher" movie at Plaza Singapura,acted mainly by:
Yeap,Cameron Diaz,Justin Timberlake and Jason Segel. It's a M18 movie,quite sick and hilarious at the same time. It however totally changed my point of view about Justin Timberlake and makes me feel sick about him. Wanna know why? Go watch. I will only rate this movie as 2.5-3 against 5 stars.

I love my outfit for the day,friend picked it for me as a gift. Good taste in fashion.
Dress: Secret,haha!
Bag: Zara
Belt: Topshop
Necklace: Haji Lane
Shoes: London

Took a train down to Orchard ION and slowly shop our way down to Cineleisure. That day was also the day of Swarovski's Hello Kitty Launch in Singapore! Have you guys seen them? It's all so sweet and cute! I'm in love with them,but nothing that's so fantastic that I will actually go and buy them. The pen maybe,I can use it in school.

Secretly sneaking off to The Coffee Bean while Chu Xuan and Cheryl are shopping at Forever21. Marcus and I made birthday cards for them,this is marcus looking so focused!

Fetching Si Hui off her work place,we then went to Marche for dinner. It was a long queue but surprisingly,we only waited for 15min before we got a seat. While queueing,we can't help but laughed at the jokes we made. Being classmates for several years,we didn't know that Marcus has a secret 'talent'! Hahaha!

Pizza. And the fillings that Cheryl & Si Hui don't eat.

My main course. And the food that I don't eat!

Chu Xuan & Cheryl,the 2 birthday girls.
Cheryl refused to show her face throughout the celebration,what a spoiler! 1 slice of cake,it's enough because we usually don't eat that much anyway. Thank god,Marche has got candles!

Si Hui,Marcus,Chu Xuan and I.
Cheryl helped us to take the photo,since she doesn't wanna be in the picture anyway.

Made birthday cards for all 3 of them,cause the last time we celebrated for Si Hui at USS,I didn't made her any. Circles,they aren't the conventional birthday cards that will be chucked aside.

A day of fun out here in town,a simple celebration that makes everyone happy.
Took a train back together with them and went off to meet someone else.

Enough said,can you see the altruistic happiness written all over the face?
A genuine happiness.

I'm one helluva motivated bitch yo!

I'm going to be more hard working in all aspects,be it on my blog or my studies.

Can you imagine,the amount of sleep-less nights that I'm going to spent,scouring over textbooks and comprehending/memorising all those information in preparation for the major exams that's about to come in a coupele of months' time?

And on my blog,I shall provide more insights to life. Information on lifestyle activites,movies and places to go.

Indulge in Life.

That's my motto. While Friday is due to arrive and a school holiday for all primary and secondary school students,let us sit back and take a breather. Have a cuppa coffee and spend some time with your loved ones.

As what I mention above,I vow to succeed and do what I said.
Let the non-believers revel in shock when the time comes that I achieve!

Till then,tata.
xoxo