Happy Birthday, Singapore!!

Singapore's National Day is around the corner, 9 August to be exact,
So I thought I should make something that reflects the mood.

National Day 2006 Pendant



4mm glass cream pearls, topped with 4mm red plastic bicone beads, hanging from a ribbon connector finding.


National Day 2006 Earrings



Well, I have made a pendant, how about a pair of earrings to go with it? :-) 8mm glass cream pearls, topped with 6mm Czech glass red round bead. Check out that simple wirework! Yay!!

Happy 41st Birthday, Singapore!!

Flowers in my neighbourhood

I was in a sorta photo-taking mood recently.

Just friends, or mere acquaintances?

What do you do if you find out that your so-called "friends" are not really truthful?

It was like catching your husband with another woman. Infidelity. Betrayal. Disloyality. Lies.
The sight of an ex-colleague in the car is not just a pure coincidence.

I felt hurt. Very hurt.
Maybe a little bit angry. What have I done to deserve this?

What's so difficult about a little honesty?

Then again, maybe we are just meant to be mere acquaintances.

Going Bananas

Dad bought a bunch of bananas yesterday.
Mmm… Not ripe yet, he says.
I hate to eat unripe bananas. I don’t like the after-taste.

Well, the bananas are just about ripe for tonight.
I had two after dinner. Yum, yum!
Good bowel movements guaranteed.

Actually, bananas are not my favourite fruit.
It is just simple to eat.
No need to bite hard, peel skin, make juice… Whatever.
Geez~~! How lazy can I get?

Bananas, yellow on the outside, white on the inside.
Sounds like some people I know.
It doesn’t smell much, except when rotten.
Phew! You can smell it from miles away.
So what’s a rotten banana?

Weekend with my favourite hobby

First Hydrant Beads
Originally uploaded by fiona655.

Payday wasn't till next week.
Guess I will just stay at home this weekend.
And indulge in my favourite hobby, polymer clay and DIY jewellery.

Here's what I made...
Colourful, odd-shaped beads.
They kinda reminds me of the fire hydrant… Heehee. :-)

Not bad for a first attempt, huh?

The tenth day of July

I took a day off work today.
Yup, the World Cup Final.
Italy vs France.
The game ended with penalty shootout. Geez.
Italy won. Double geez.
ZZ got sent off during extra time for a senseless head-butt. Triple geez.

Dad says it is normal for sportsmen to have funny tempers... Hahaha~~
Reminds me of a Chinese folk story about "Iron Head" and "Cotton Wool Stomach"
Both died in dead lock.

This is the second World Cup I have been following closely.
The last World Cup held in Korea / Japan sorta clashes with my schedule.
With matches played during working hours, make watching live matches difficult.
But when the Cup is held in Europe, the time difference makes it easier for me.
I can wake up in the wee hours in the morning, just to watch the live matches, and still go to work.
(I never watch the repeats... No kick.)
The compromise is that I give up my favourite TV shows in the evening before to catch up on lost sleep.

People ask me which team I support.
Good question.
I love to support Singapore, but they didn’t make it.
Nevermind. Maybe next world cup, or the next, or the next...
Till cows come home.

Anyhow, I am just happy to watch football matches on TV.
45 minutes of advertisement-free action.

And I am such a sucker for goals.

Fiona was here...

Saturday. Cloudy.

Nice day for a walk, Dad says.
Bloody hot. I complained...
(Heehee...)

Anyhow, we made our way down to Holland Village.
We haven’t been there are a long time.
Let’s see...



Beadshop! This shop came highly recommended by fellow local beaders.
Finally~~! I have been there!
Wahahaha!

I went there to look specifically for beadcaps.
Well, I couldn’t find what I wanted, but look what else I found!



The shop was not difficult to locate, it was situated behind Holland Village shopping centre.
There are many varieties of findings, some not common.
I especially like the presentation, most of the stuff are packed in nice little square transparent boxes. (I am thinking I could recycle them.)
However, the prices are a bit steep, but the quality and service made up for it.