Halloween @ Universal Studios Singapore

As you enter the Carn-evil, the clown awaits you....

I was very impressed with the spooky decorations and what was more amazing was that they took 1 hour to complete it since the day USS ends at 7pm!

Above is a car crash scene and there were ghouls around who looked really decomposed.  Couldn't really take good shots thanks to the crowd.

The queue for the haunted house was amazing.  We waited for 70 mins before we could even get in! 

Check out the queue....looks a bit like a clubbing scene, doesn't it?

The grim reaper is the coolest character in the whole theme park.  Mel Li and I acted scared and obviously, Kai didn't get that memo...

Below is the 'scary director' who 'kidnaps' victims for his own horror flick...

What's a carn-evil without a tattooed lady?

Review on the whole event...
It was too short!! The event started at 8pm and ended at midnight.  We spent most of our time queuing for the haunted house (70min) and the Battlestar Gallatica (110min).  The haunted house was very spookily decorated and the actors really did their best in jumping out of shadows/ photos/ ceiling to scare us.  However, I think they toned it down because apparently someone punched one of the actors on the first night? 

It started raining while we were queuing for the Battlestar Gallatica (Human) and thankfully, we managed to get onto the ride!  Oh man...it was scary enough!  I'm soooo going back to Universal Studios JUST for Battlestar and the Mummy rides.

I wished that they let fewer people into the park for this Halloween event.  It was waaay too crowded at the entrance and any spookiness was just ruined.  It would've been more fun if we had more time too.  Nevertheless, I had fun and I think I might go to USS again!

Nails for the week 24 Oct 2011 - Halloween Spidey!!

It's Halloween week so I decided to go with the Halloween theme for my nails!  That's spidey with his web!!  Sorry if it's not clear...I added a filter to give it that vintage, spooky feel...*cue evil laugh* Here's how I did it:

1. Base coat to protect
2. OPI Pink
3. Sasa white.  I made sure that the brush was not dripping with polish and then I dabbed the nails with the tip.  Alternatively, you can use a make up sponge to dab the polish.  You don't need to be neat about this.
4. I used Fasio's Sparkle to cover the white dabbed area. 
5. Wait. Important! You MUST wait for all the layers to dry before drawing on the web!!
6. I used FaceShop's Black Nail Dot pen to draw the web but you can use a small fine tip brush and normal black polish.  Start from the bottom by drawing an inverted V.
7. On top of the inverted V, draw a curved M and then join the peaks of the V and M
8. For the spider, I first drew a big blob and then drew on 8 legs at the sides before drawing the top most 'web'
9. Wait.  Again, you must let your spider dry
10. I used FaceShop's Silver Nail Dot pen to dot the eyes of the spider.  Again, you can use a dotting tool or a brush, whichever you are most comfortable with.  Instead of silver, you can use white or red if you want an evil spider.
11. Once everything is dry, top it off with top coat to seal everything and to give it an even glossy finish

Voila!  You're done!! :)

Movie Review - The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake

My dad really wanted to watch "The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake" for some weird reason.  Oh wait. I do know the reason.  It's because he thinks that it's some action film.  Anyway, the Chinese title of the movie is 競雄女俠•秋瑾 which I would've translated as "The Heroic Lady Warrior/ Knight - Qiu Jin".  It IS about Qiu Jin, a revolutionist and a feminist who grew up in the 1900's.  You can read up more about her via wikipedia.

Back to the movie.

This is another movie celebrating the 100th year of the 1911 revolution where the Sun Yat Sen-led group managed to overthrow the Qing Dynasty.  The flow of the movie was a little odd because it starts off with the scene where a wealthy lady is carried in a sedan in the rain and she is accompanied by a younger woman who is crying.  The wealthy lady comes out of the sedan, sees something and then collapses in tears.

The whole movie then jumps from one time space to another and the audience has to fix all of them up like a jigsaw puzzle.  It's not a confusing jigsaw but it definitely does not build up the tension nor made you really feel for the characters.  The storyline is so rich but the story-telling failed it.  Worst part is, you can't blame the actors and actresses who really did their very best in emoting and you can't fault them.

I feel that the movie "The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake" is good to watch for historical value but then, you might gain more insight into Qiu Jin and the revolution from reading her poems and books on her.

Disney Villians Nail Polish

I couldn't resist these 3 nail polishes...not just because I don't have the colours but also because of the labels! I know...I'm such a sucker.  But these Disney Villians Series is just so darn cute!  Doesn't help that they are only $2.90/ bottle and available at Watson's.  Tempted? HEHEHEEHE

Movie Review - The Sorcerer and the White Snake

I went to watch "The Sorcerer and The White Snake" (trailer above) with the parents last Sunday evening and thank goodness I didn't pay for the tickets.  The newspaper reviews were whinging about the over-usage of CGI but I don't think that's the real issue.  The real issues are:

1. Lousy plot
2. Lousy script
3. Many cheesy scenes

The movie's saving graces were:

1. Jet Li
2. The chemistry between the "White Snake" and her human love interest
3. Excellent song at the ending scene where the lovers are separated forever
4. Jet Li's apprentice

Watch this movie only if you have spare cash/ need brainless entertainment/ can't wait for the DVD/ can't wait for the pirates to catch hold of this and load it up onto the web.  'Nuff said.

Nails for the week - 18 Oct 2011

I just bought the Japanese magazine "Nail Up" and gained some inspiration for nails.  I learn that you need not have to have all your nails to have the same base (I know...I can be quite duh) and I have to say that this design is perfect for 'autumn'...if we ever have that season here.  LOL.

It's my birthday and I party!!!

My birthday celebrations started on Wed, 12 Oct evening where I had dinner with my parents at Vineyard @ HortPark (yes, I realy do like this place).  I was so preoccupied with eating their fab food that I only remembered to take photos halfway through dessert!

Above is the very yummy Banana tempura with vanilla ice cream, drizzled with caramel sauce.  Sounds a lot more glam than 'goreng pisang' right?  Below is the demolished sticky date pudding with vanilla ice cream. Very yummy!!

On Thu, 13 Oct (my actual birthday), I went to Ku De Ta for lunch with Mel Li and was very amused to see that they've concocted a drink after Angry Bird!

Our Lunch!!

Complimentary KDT Bounty Cake!!

Panoramic view of the city

Then it was dinner with my ex-goldies Jen and Dave at Jang Shou Korean BBQ at Esplanade...

Followed by drinks at Harry's @ Esplanade where we ordered a bottle of The Pink Elephant Rose.  So cute...

I was pleasantly surprised to find a rose on my bed when I went home.  Courtesy of my mum who went to the Our Lady of Fatima procession in church that evening. :)  Gotta love my mum...

On Fri, 14 Oct, I celebrated my birthday with my close friends and colleagues at House@ Dempsey where they ordered this humongous Chai Chocolate cake!!  The funny thing was that they placed the cake in front of Siew Mai at first because I had hijacked her hat for most of the evening so they recognised the bday girl as "the one wearing the hat".

That's me saying how huge this cake was...and they gave me a wimpish knife to cut it with. -__-;

Here goes...stab stab stab....give up.  I asked the waiter to cut it up for us and to plate it for us too.

They gave me extra blackberries!! :)

The wonderful presents from my colleagues and friends!  Thank you to everyone!!  I feel really lucky and blessed to be surrounded by such loving family and friends.  Hugs!!

I LOVE MIYAVI!! AND KREVA!!! In a musical way

Miyavi and Kreva are both awesome artistes in their own right. Put them together and WOW! Check out the video...that's all I wanna say. Hahaha...

Happiness!

Hellos...I've been super busy studying for my CMFAS M6 which I just passed on Friday!! Woohoo!! I FINALLY passed...after 6 previous attempts.  Yes, this was a total beeeyatch of a paper.  That's ONE huge weight off my shoulders and now, I can apply for my dealer's license! Yay!! *Does a little dance*

There are many other things to be happy about.  I attended my JC classmate's wedding dinner on 29 Sep (super cute march-in btw, which I'll post later) and then another good friend's solemnisation on 2 Oct (aww...so happy for them because they FINALLY got married) AND...it's going to be my birthday next week! :)  As most of you guys know, I will come up with a wishlist annually.  I know Cubey checks it regularly and since I've been late in posting it this year, I received an unexpected text from Cubey that read, "No wishlist this year?"  My wishlist this year is uber easy: sponsorship for my Lasik.  I don't want or need anything else! :) Easy peasy.

Here are my toe nails for the week!  It's my first time drawing anything on my nails (no stickers!) and it wasn't easy drawing the bee upside down but I'm quite pleased with the result.  I tried to do leopard prints on my finger nails but I'm ashamed to say that my nails looked as if they had chicken pox so I wiped them clean and decided to go with simple glitter and OPI's black shatter.  I'm having lotsa fun thinking of what designs for my nails and do let me know if you have seen any cute designs too!  In the meanwhile, do support my cousin's manicure biz called SoQ.  You can click on her blog link named "Wenqing".

Now that I've finished with my exams, I'll definitely blog more regularly!  Till the next post...cheerios!

JC Classmate's Wedding Dinner

Attended my JC classmate's wedding at St. Regis and check out the chi chi decor etc....

 

Most of us from S52

Enjoy the pics of the food...

The couple!

The sand art video of how they met

Our class' gentle giant who is 1.9m tall...thanks for stooping down for me!

Check out the video of their entrance 'dance'.  Damn cute.  So sorry for the amateur cutting and splicing of the vid!