momoteapots!
here we are again
Thursday, May 26, 2011 || 9:28 AM
i've been back from my grad trip for about a week now, and it feels like i've never even been away cos work at Vainpot & Momoteapots has quickly consumed my life back here. i have 1000+ photos of my trip that i really really want to share, but i procrastinate because...it's 1000+ photos to sieve through.
today i caught up with Bev and Zhu first time post-gradtrip and we exchanged gifts because Zhu just came back from Taipei. after lunch at this famous chicken rice stall at Katong Mall, we went Teo Heng for Karaoke again and then had Katong laksa for early dinner (i know, we are such gluttons). we ate at the 328 Katong laksa place and it was not tasty at all. the gravy was too salty and the ingredients weren't very fresh, such a disappointment. i'd been looking forward to the laksa cos i think i haven't had laksa for about a year :( anyways we looked for dessert after dinner and chanced upon this new Gelato shop called Coccogelo, and to our surprise, they served quite yummy ice cream!
retro yellow cabinet at Coccogelo
we had blueberry cheesecake & lychee yoghurt flavours
hanging light bulbs
my new favourite blazer from Momoteapots
okay and many narcissistic shots below (don't say i didn't warn ya!) :P
also, if you haven't checked out our awesome launch (mostly imported items and of course our pride & joy SENTIMENTAL MOMENTS MAXI in 4 new colours!), do so
HERE HERE HERE! I kept Mustard for myself. Considering whether or not to keep the coral....but I already have the mint from the previous batch..............*runs off before WY comes and smack me for taking another colour*
for those who asked how long it is on me, here's a silly full-length photo of me in the mustard maxi. it ends just above the ankle :)
our new girl at Vainpot <3
besides the little girl outside our boutique, we had a few new decals that were specially customised for the shop while i was away as well, and i'm loving it so much i took so many photos with it *chuckles evil chuckle*
we'll be having a storewarming/birthday party for the Vainpot Boutique next week, and we have some sale surprises in store for our customers, which we'll reveal in our mailers in due course :D SO EXCITED! please please please come support and visit us, and most importantly, just wish to meet all our customers and hope to share our joy :) keep your weekend free alright!
Labels: bev, food, icecream, manufactured, momoteapots, vainpot, weiyi, zhu
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my third blog post - by Matt
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 || 9:56 AM
hello again everyone.
i hope i dont bore everyone every time i blog, please let me know if i do. just comment and i will try my best to be less boring/irritating!
anyway today is my emo day. i know being emo probably seems to some people as juvenile or immature or WTH?!, but i just felt really really lousy today. and how ever you wish to label it, i shall just call it my EMO-MOMO day. see, i can still link momo(teapots) to my everyday life! hahahaha
i tweeted hoping to let it all out, but it didnt really help even though i kept twitter-whining. then i got several tweets back from all my loveliest friends, and it kind of helped a little. and got a whatsapp message from my best friend Cam and it helped a little more (yes, i've just got an iphone4!) but i cant seem to pull myself out of all this sadness, loneliness, stress, fatigue blahblahblah. YES, at this point of time, if you find me a whining piece of shit or a useless emo kid, you may comment to laugh at me, and this time im sure any one will feel more superior than me (cos i feel super duper lousy and inferior, you can win me hands down).
anyway, one reason why i decided to blog today is not to whine even more, or maybe i will get killed tmr for being such an annoying shit. but, i just thought, i should thank my friends for being there. im truly grateful, im so thankful for whoever's up there who brought all of you my dearest friends into my life. thank you @cam, @jemchia, @piggy, @yeek, @weiqi, @yx, @cheryl, @kristi, @jonny, @ivan, @jteh, @clara, @yina, thank you for tweeting me. im sorry i made you guys worried, was honestly not trying to attract attention, just needed to let it out a little just now.
and i THINK cos my law friends wanted to cheer me up (okay guys, please correct me if im too self-loving or think too much) they actually stayed back in school after our common lecture at 6.30pm to wait for me (and jonny) to finish our tutorial at 8.30pm so we could go for dinner together. whatever the dinner was meant for, i hope you guys know im thankful, and im really glad i have you guys as friends in law school - would really have died so long ago struggling with school without you guys! XIE XIE NI MEN, smartie pantssss. (okay, im starting to sound so damn emo-momo and mushy, please try to ignore me if you really cannot tahan.)
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AND FINALLY, here's some pics at the place we went for dinner! it is a korean restaurant at bukit timah! sorry for the blur photos, used my iphone and wasnt steady enough!
the menu was damn crumpled. it either means the place is shitty or too many people have used it! its the latter! the place serves really good food and the portions are big! i must bring serene <3 and my family here to try soon! bb will loveeeeee it!
the AMAZING side dishes (banchan)! they have so many variaties the whole table was filled with so many bowls. really nice just looking at all the bowls haha!
i especially like the mushrooms, the fishcakes, the sausages, the radish AND the IKAN BILIS (really damn nice can!)
we just kept eating the side dishes i think we'd be satisfied just eating all the different types of banchan!
the food is really good, and its FREE FLOW! really force the gluttons out of all of us and no one on a diet should EVER step foot into this place - it will be the greatest temptation (or second, or third) of your life. REALLY!
talking about food, i decided i might as well blog about the super nice crepes serene and i ate two weeks back! it was my first time trying the place (Out of the Pan at Raffles City) and it was a really good meal too! we went in mostly cos of the UOB 1-for-1 (crepes only) promotion though! here's some (quite a lot, actually) pics:
love taking photos of her although she hates my photography skills! readers, please praise me if you think this photo is okay!hahaha
the peking duck savoury crepe! very nice but would have appreciated more sauce!
i think my dad will like this - he loves wraps and he enjoys the wraps even at fast food joints even though he hates fast food!
photo credits to serene! she's better at taking photos i admit :)
the seafood crepe! this was nicer than the peking duck one, and they are quite generous with the prawns!
and it tasted quite healthy and original! (sorry if you think im trying too hard to be like a food blogger! hahah im actually not trying, and i know my vocab is not great so dont expect too much of me haha)
and after the savoury crepes (main meal), we decided to go for dessert - more crepes! this is also mostly because of the 1-for-1 crepes deal too though. YES im cheapo/greedy like that!
the sweet crepes were nice too! they come with ice cream and make a really good dessert i think!
photo credits to serene again! she makes all food look nice!
the crepes were quite cheap cos of the promotion, came up to only about $7-$8 before the ++! very worth it with the promo but a little ex for dessert at its original price!
might consider eating the crepes again if there's the same promo next time, YAY cheap good food ftw!
alright, im kind of done with blogging! shall go catch up with sleep after i read a few pages of my equity&trusts textbook! sigh i totally didnt understand a single thing during lecture and tutorial, i better start reading up and trying to comprehend soon! i wish i have 48h a day, then i can do MMTP without feeling so damn guilty for not studying, and i can sleep more - im so sleep deprived i have been packing till 3-4plus every night and getting up in the morning for school/photoshoot/work!
and to end my post, here's a pic of serene in our MMTP OHSOGORGEOUS peacock-print maxi that is sold out on our site that day we had crepes!
<3 you, please know that.
Labels: food, korean food, manufactured, momoteapots
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oh happy days!
Monday, February 8, 2010 || 8:37 PM
just did a new banner for momoteapots website and i think it's pretty dandy :) i changed it again because WY and prolly 1000 other people think the previous one was fugly. sigh. now i've to change the last chance post as well. aye that will have to wait.
i've 1001 deadlines this week and 1001 projects. damn NUS, arranged recess week to be during Chinese New Year, so everything feels like such a mad rush. i was so excited about CNY and now, i haven't got time to feel excited because of the endless work. i'm not catching up, it's scary. and i feel tired throughout the day. lethargic's a better word.
also, i really want to upload some Europe photos but i'm a priss. i can't do so without first organising and then editing all of them first! yup procrastinator number 1 - that is yours truly.
anyway happy bits of life that has happened in the last 2 weeks:
♥ One of our suppliers, Sharon, gave me a box of cadbury chocolates when I first visited her after Germany. mom keeps saying that they (suppliers) should do so because we're bringing them a lot of business, but i still find it really nice of her, and shall not think it's just part of the business transaction.
♥ The Blogshop at FEP opened for business! and business has been kinda great for MMTP! :) and i realised i really kinda like being a salesgirl. hah.
up to 70% sale! our rack's on the right :)
obsessive MMTP owners who just had to organise the apparels by color.
♥ i've got a new room! spent the few weeks i've been back shopping with mom and dad for new furniture and trying hard to convince them to let me shift the bed next to the window. it was super disgusting trying to remove the old platform bed i tell you. the wood was damp and rotting when we (okay brother and dad not me, i was busy "yucking" and taking photos) knocked it out that day! and it was impossible to fit it into the lift, so to dispose of it, we had to go down 9 levels by the stairs. will take a photo of my new room later on! it's super conducive for sleeping and erm maybe working now!
YUCK RIGHT?!
♥ CNY GOODIES! oh gosh, any weight loss in Europe is now officially put back on!!! the other day i was at WY's house, i had such a hard time resisting the almond cookies and pineapple tarts. i'm not a fan of ba kua (barbequed pork?) but omg, i'm a sucker for almond cookies and pineapple tarts.
♥ finally satisfied my craving for sashimi! last wednesday, WY brought me to Sakuraya Sashimi House at Village Center. apparently it's quite popular for its very fresh sashimi :) you gotta go to the counter choose the sashimi yourself. a little expensive, but it's worth the money! cos' we had like 18 medium slices and it was about 18 bucks. i mean the last time we found cheap and good sashimi, it was at Wasabi Tei (which is now no more :(). everywhere else, it's expensive and not as good. so, i recommend Sakuraya!
i was in the midst of showing a very contented face. now it looks contrived -.- oh and see the lady behind, she's German! i got a little excited cos i heard her speaking german with her friend. haha
california maki and una don (which wasn't so nice. nothing beats the one at Wasabi Tei!!)
okay enough for now i suppose! now...project :(
Labels: dailies, food, momoteapots
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