Daiso

Hello! I'm feeling much better already after being sick for almost 4 weeks.


So, to celebrate my almost full recovery, I decided to go shopping. My friend, Helen, brought me to Daiso located at the Rivervale Mall a couple of weeks back. And yesterday afternoon, I made my way back there once more, all by myself this time.

I took the MRT - travelled on the East-West line (in green), Circle line (in yellow), followed by the North-East line (in purple) & then transferred on to the LRT at the Sengkang station.


But I got "lost" along the way as I boarded the wrong LRT (took the West instead of East Loop service) headed in the opposite direction instead. As a result, I got to tour the entire Sengkang estate before finally reaching my destination.


The whole MRT + LRT journey lasted 1.5 hours!

Here are some of the stuff I bought at Daiso - some craft supplies & some non-craft items including the wooden monkey above....:)






I love Daiso & will definitely go back again but I need to find a faster/shorter way to get there...any suggestions?

I'm Craving For...

I've met my match. After 2 weeks & 3 visits to the doctor, I'm still battling this stubborn cold virus that shows no sign of retreating. Not even a teeny weeny bit of improvement after swallowing bags of pills, bottles of cough syrup and buckets of herbal teas & tonics. Sigh, the battle of the 2 stubborn mules continues...

Not sure about you but everytime when I'm sick and had to abstain from certain food, I start to crave for them. Right now, I have this strange craving for burgers. And it certainly didn't help when I found this in my mailbox a couple of days ago:


There are some discount coupons in the flyer that I'm dying to use:


Ok, for the sake of my Portobello Mushroom Thickburger, I MUST get well soon. Till then, I'll just have to make-do & eye feast on this mini felt hamburger for the time-being:


This mini felt hamburger is approximately 2cm in diameter.


Mini burger posing next to a local 10 cents coin:



Mini burger posing next to an USA one dime coin:



Argh, but I don't think it's working...I need a REAL burger...SOON!...

Still Sick

Hello. It's been a week and I'm still sick. I'm down with a cold now - throat is still sore and nose is terribly congested but the good thing is fever's gone.

Needless to say, I've not been able to craft lately but would like to share these pictures I took with you.


This was what I saw last Sunday evening when I looked out of my window:



Last Thursday morning on my way to work, I spotted a rainbow in the sky again:



The weather's been so unbearably hot lately but the flowers are all blooming brightly:



Hope I'll get back on track soon. Have a good week ahead.

Needles And Pain

Woke up this morning with my throat feeling painful & tight. This makes eating & drinking extremely painful, as if I'm swallowing needles! Went to the doctor & was told that my tonsils are inflamed. The total medical fees came up to S$61.10! And what did I get? Some antibiotics, 8 lozenges, a tiny bottle of mouth gargle and 5 minutes' consultation with the doctor. All these for S$61.10!

To all kids out there, next time when you're asked to write an essay on "我的志愿" in class, you may want to consider the medical profession.

All right, mum's herbal teas are calling. I gotta get some rest & nurse my sick tonsils as well as the now inflamed pocket.

A Walk In The Woods

The sun is shining brightly and it looks like a good day to take a walk in the woods and maybe gather some pretty flowers too.

So with her basket in hand, little Squirrel sets off for the Buttons Woods.


"What pretty flowers! I should bring some home."

"Wait...what's this?"


"Oh, look! I found a nut!"


But it's not just any ordinary nut, it's the special Monkey Nut!

"Yippee! Such wonderful luck to chance upon this rare find."


Little Squirrel quickly picked up the Monkey Nut and put it in her basket.


"I'm so excited! I must get home quickly and squirrel this away."


"It is indeed a good day to take a walk in the woods. I'm so happy."

"I certainly hope that you have enjoyed this walk in the Buttons Woods with me too."


With the rare Monkey Nut safely tucked in her basket, little Squirrel happily skipped towards home.

Junk? No More

What do you do with these promotional pamphlets/catalogues that you receive in the mail from credit card companies/shopping malls? For me, I would normally dispose them immediately without second thoughts.


But recently I found a way of putting these junk mails to good use - turn them into mini Sudoku puzzle books!


You see, I have been collecting quite alot of Sudoku puzzles from newspapers & magazines but over time, these loose pieces of cut-outs are getting a little out of hand and are becoming quite a mess, lying all over the place. So what I did was to paste all these puzzle cut-outs in a pamphlet.


For a sturdier 'book' cover, I taped a thicker piece of cardboard over it (I used one of those thick shopping catalogue covers).



So now I have a mini Suduko puzzle book which I can carry with me wherever I go! :)

Black.White

The blue's almost gone as mum's on the mend & her bruises are slowly receding.

As promised, I'd like to introduce you to this black & white dog.


The dog was sewn from this pair of gloves I bought from Daiso.



I did tweak it a bit by re-sewing the nose a little higher and now I think it looks more like a dog as opposed to that weasel-like look in the previous post's photo, don't you think?


Ah, this dog likes to goof around with his pair of over-sized gloves.


Anyway, remember if you have any gloves/socks (clean ones, that is) that you no longer wish to wear or if the colours don't fit, please don't throw them away. You can always turn them into cute little glove/sock dolls! :)

Blue . Black . White

These are the colours of the past week.


Blue.Black
Mum fell down last Thursday. She tripped on her loosely fold-up pants edge, fell and hit her forehead against a chair. She got a bump on her forehead almost immediately. A day later, the area around her eyes were bruised. Poor mum. Thank goodness there was no serious damage. But now she looks a little like this:



Black
I was not too well either, kept getting gastric pains on & off throughout the early week. The only consolation was that this time round, the gastric attacks were not as intense & I did not curl up in bed like a shrimp.


Black.White
On a happier note, I got to watch some of my favourite 粵語長片.




By the way, I'll introduce the dog featured above in my next post when I have a little more time to write and take pictures. Also wanted to tweak it a little as I don't quite like how it looks now. In the meantime, I hope to have a more cheerful & peaceful week ahead.

Kitty

This morning a white kitten ended up outside my home, hiding between 2 empty flower pots.

Ha ha...It's quite amazing actually cos in order to end up outside my doorstep (I live quite high up in a block), the kitten would have either climbed many flights of stairs or taken the lift! Anyway it was there for only about 5 minutes before my neighbour chased it away since it was meowing quite loudly.

Just a little 'excitement' on an otherwise normal Sunday morning.

Clam

From Wikipedia: "Introversion is "the state of or tendency toward being wholly or predominantly concerned with and interested in one's own mental life".[3] Introverts tend to be more reserved and less outspoken in large groups. They often take pleasure in solitary activities such as reading, writing, drawing, and using computers."


Clam speaks:

That's me. I am an introvert.


I prefer less social activities & enjoy spending time at home alone engaged in solo activities like reading, crafting or daydreaming.


So, if at times I did not accept your invitations to dinner, gathering, or whatsoever, it's not because I do not enjoy your company.


It's just this clam in me that's acting up again.




Clam has spoken and is now off to enjoy its solitude.