Peranakan Museum

Lured by the free admission to the Peranaka Museum last weekend, I suggested to my kids' dad that we bring the kids to the museum. It was my first visit to a museum in Singapore (my very first visit to the museum was to the fabulous Lourve Museum in Paris).

The museum also had a display of 35 best preserved scupltures from Qingzhou Dynasty, supposedly one of the most stunning recent archaelogical discoveries in China. The pieces displayed are that of Buddha sculptures, a number had some parts chipped off.

The rest of the artefacts displayed are about the Peranakan culture. As a big fan of the local drama serials, 'Little Nonya', I was able to relate to some of the items displayed, such as those for wedding. It was indeed an eye-opener for us. My kids have enjoyed themselves too as there were some workshops for the kids.

Clay Cartoons

Recently crazy over the Japanese clay cartoons that I saw. They are moulded into replicas of food. Looked so real, with vibrant colours and wonderful minute details. Bought a few and made them into earrings and I thought they looked really cute and funky. Have also made a mushroom pendant necklace for my daugther to go with her Chinese New Year outfit. More pics of the earrings are available in my etsy shop. Do feel free to browse.

Sale

Will be putting up on sale 20 pairs of my handcrafted earrings at the flea market at Sculpture Square, 155 Middle Road (Outside the Secret Garden)on this Sat (17 Jan 09) fr 10 am - 5 pm. My friend who's selling her second-hand clothings will be retailing my earrings for me at her stall. So, if you're interested, please head down to the flea market this Sat. Here's a peek at what will be put up for sale.

Sentosa Trip

About a week ago, we had our family outing to Sentosa. We got the promotional package and visited a total of 5 attractions during the trip. We were fortunate that the day was sunny (Nov/Dec is rainy season here)and we really enjoyed the day.

Several new attractions have been added since our last trip in 2007. We enjoyed the Luge the most. Initially, my girl was a little apprehensive about riding it all alone though she has passed the height limit of 1.10m. After some encouragement from us and with mummy's assurance to be always behind her, she went for the solo ride and enjoyed it tremendously. Luge is something like go-kart and the route went downhill which made it all the more exciting, there's also a winding route to challenge your agility in manouvering the Luge. We will come back for it again this month since the promotional package allows us unlimited access to the island up to 5 Jan 09.

With the Luge, comes the Skyride too. Another new attraction was the Tiger Sky Tower which was a revolving tower and Singapore's tallest observation tower. From there, we caught a bird's eye view of the Integrated Resort which was under construction. The 4D Magix was another attraction that we enjoyed. It was a unique movie experience where you experienced your seats shaking, water droplets sprinkled on you and other special effects. We also visited the Merlion, Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom. We had a great time together!

Food

Celebrated our wedding anniversary a few days back. Had lunch at this restaurant offering modern European cuisine at Prinsep St. Hubby ordered a steak while I ate a dish of cod fish. The presentation of the food is nice enough to make me drool. The mushroom soup is simply great and I think it's the best I've tasted. I won't say that I'm a small eater, but I got to give the dessert a miss after just the soup and main course. The portion is big enough to fill my stomach to the brim. In fact, after the rich mushroom soup, I was already 1/3 full.

The nice thing about the lunch is that not only the food is good, there is no crowd. After the couple who came before us left, we'd the restaurant all to ourselves!

Took some pics on by hp but has not downloaded them yet. Will do so later.....

Book Fest

Have gone to the Popular Book Fest yesterday, thinking that it is the last day of the 2-week long fair and the crowd should not be there. I was wrong. It was crowded but definitely better than the Crocs sale. The assessment books section was packed with parents carefully pouring over the many selections and thinking hard which books to bring home (moi being one of them).

Have got several books for my kids, which are additional to the many that I've purchased 3 days ago. Compared to many parents there who purchased the assessment books by the trolley, my load is considered peanuts.

As I'm now staying at home, I've more time to spend on my kids' study and thus more work to be assigned to them. My son has cited that as one of the cons of mummy not working n staying at home. Well, my response to him is that I'm doing it for his own good :)

Pinky Charm

Thi is the first handbag charm that I've crafted. It features a combination of charms and beads. It is sweet with its pink tone. An intersting Christmas gift to give away. Visit my etsy store to purchase: http://www.prettybeadz.etsy.com