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be warned: this is gonna be a longggg post!

OUTDOOR SHOOT - LOYSEL'S TOY

we had our first outdoor shoot in 3 months on saturday - at loysel's toy and around the area! it was a really impromptu decision - lucky sipei could make it even though we informed her really last minute! we initially wanted to shoot outdoors first, but it started drizzling the moment we set up our outdoor portable changing tent, and so we had to pack everything up and move to a sheltered place. and that sheltered place was our next shooting location - loysel's toy!

it was my first time going there, even though serene has been there a couple of times with her colleagues, since it's pretty near to her workplace. we ordered a cup of hot coffee each (perfect for a rainy day), the muesli ($7), and the eggs benedict set ($12). i found it pretty affordable, and the food was quite okay - the coffee was the type i like (even though kopi-o less sugar is still top on my coffee-list) and the eggs benedict was comparable to most other brunch places! decided that it'd make a nice place to chill on a lazy sunday morning, or a weekday afternoon, to just sit around and slack, or edit photos on my laptop for mmtp. oh, and i like the place cos you can just park nearby for free. i know i sound damn super cheapo, but free parking always makes me very happy. yes, cheap thrill. yes, some simple things in life do make me really happy.








VAINPOT'S PRIVATE SALE/GSS & HAJI LANE'S AWESOMENESS

vainpot had its private sale last wednesday night, and it was great. the turnout was good, and everyone was super friendly even though most people had to wait some time for the cashier. THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE for your patience, love, kindness, and just loads of awesomeness.

anyway, the shop was cooling before our doors opened, but the place became an oven when it became full with people - we kept cursing the aircon! it was supposed to be at its lowest temperature and at full blast, but it almost felt like we did not turn on the aircons. thank goodness everyone braved through the heat with us and no one really complained - thank you once again peeps. i was sweating like a pig (not sure if pigs do sweat this way, but you get what i mean), and i heard from serene that her friends who turned up that day smsed her to ask her to come over from work quickly cos i looked like i was dying from the heat/busy-ness. haha, i was actually quite fine, even though it was a little overwhelming at the cashier with tricia. and yes, i just sweat quite a bit and quite easily (ooooh, maybe that's how i lose weight, since i don't really exercise! thank god for my sweat glands, then.).

also, i feel like i should say a little about our lovely salesgirls - Yvonne and Vivian - who have been great help! they worked really hard for the sale and we all had a good time preparing for the sale together. really glad that we have such a great team at vainpot, and all of us are really doing our best for the boutique :D and you might have realised, they are probably the most friendly and helpful salesgirls along Haji Lane - and we are super proud of that. so, thank you yvonne and vivian for being such awesome staffs, and thank you tricia for being the most fabulous partner!





anyway, i was just thinking about how haji lane has evolved over the years. haji lane used to be a dark place which was supposed to be "cool", full of graffiti on the walls, and people sitting along the lane smoking shisha (btw, smoking shisha is more harmful than smoking cigarettes! see this). but i like how it has evolved. it has became a place for everyone, i've gotta say! the "cool" people can still hang around their tattoo/streetwear shops (i'm being stereotypical just for simplicity sake, please dont fault me for it. and cool is in inverted commas cos i know everyone defines cool differently blahblahblah), and everyone else can just come by for a nice meal or to shop - there are so many shops here along haji lane now, definitely something for everyone! so, if you havent been to haji lane, its about time you drop by and check it out, and be sure to visit our boutique (42 Haji Lane). you will love our stuff and the super duper freaking good 25% storewide discount now.


SHANGHAI RENJIA

went to shanghai renjia with the law peeps for dinner last night! heard about it for the first time from jeremy and we all decided to go give it a try since it has awesome reviews online (most notably: ieatishootipost). and because it's apparently quite popular and they only have like, 7 tables, we decided to go really early. went there at 5.30pm only to find out that they open only at 6.30, and so we all sat down at a nearby coffeeshop for drinks! and when we went back at 6.10, there were already 3 families ahead of us in the queue! by the time the restaurant opened, all 7 tables were full and the boss had to tell the next person in line that the waiting time is 1h. that's insane, i feel, and i think this place is not worth waiting 1h for. so, the secret is to go at 6.10 or to play safe, 6.05pm!

anyway, before you decide to head there just cos it is a place with a queue, here's my reviews of some of their popular items:





anyway, we also tried a few other dishes (but i forgot to take photos, oops). the jiu jiang cai (yellow chives) omelette was really good, but the two noodles they had were quite sucky (it's not even average, or so-so, but i thought it was really not good. it tasted like something i can cook myself - but the thing is, i don't even know how to cook.) the noodles deserve a 1/5 rating.


- Matt

the past week has been crazzzyyyy. feel so drained from doing the work for mmtp and vainpot. have been replying emails and comments and packing parcels all week, then had a one-day ultra super duper exhausting sourcing trip with tricia, and saturday and sunday night were spent at vainpot preparing for the upcoming sale! MADNESS. oh, and my family was hosting our housewarming parties on both saturday and sunday as well.

anyway, i know/hope the vainpot's upcoming sale will be freaking awesome cos of the effort we have put in to prepare for the sale! and the discounts this time are damn good as well.
for our private sale on 30may, apart from the 25% storewide discount, our mailing listees and VP's facebook fans will also get to enjoy $10 off their purchases if the total bill exceeds $60! and from 31may to 29july, everyone will still enjoy the 25% storewide discount!


25% discount might not sound massive, but it makes all the clothes/shoes/bags we are selling AWESOME BARGAINS, cos our prices are low to begin with, as compared to most other shops along Haji Lane and retail shops in singapore in general!
say, you buy three $34.90 dresses. that will be ($34.90+$34.90+$34.90) x 75% - $10 = $68.50. that's like, $22.80 for each dress??!! AWESOME RIGHT?

oh, and we are not only putting the older designs on sale, we have imported 60 new designs (not including the different colours we may have for each design) specially for the sale, to be released only on 30 may 7pm onwards. and we will be topping up new designs every week and these new arrivals will also be on sale!

here are some of my favs among the new arrivals we imported:



seriously, you have to come for the sale at Vainpot! it'll be awesome and you'll be spoilt for choice! i'm so excited for it, can't wait for tmr! :D
see you guys there!

- Matt 

i can't stop blogging - weird addiction.
anyhow, thought i should post a preview of the items to be launched in our next momoteapots collection! really pretty stuff!

I havent blogged in the longest time. First there was exams, which i did really badly for, then there was endless work to be done for MMTP and Vainpot. And only now, when i've fallen ill, that i decided to blog once again.

I was thinking what i should blog about - there's so many things to blog about! - Vainpot Boutique opening, working at Vainpot, EXAMS, trips, gatherings with friends, and blah blah blah.
And my decision, about a meal Serene and I had to celebrate V Day. It was at Le Normandie at Mandarin Oriental in BKK!


And because im feeling so unwell, with fever, cough, blocked nose and phlegm, i shall blog with pics!



Figured i had to conclude. So here it goes. Well, the meal was excellent and the food were exquisite and really delicacies. We paid a total of about $150 for us both, but we were super duper full by the end of the meal - we couldnt even finish the two cakes we each could pick as dessert! I think we might go back again if there's another occasion that deserves an expenditure of $150. Then again, Serene is worth anything and everything so i would love to bring her there again for those good food <3

Anyway, talking about Serene, she's going to start work tmr! As in, not at Vainpot or at MMTP, but a full-time job. I really hope she'll love it there, and will be very happy working there. And we've discussed and we will keep working really hard for MMTP and Vainpot, so you girls can expect to see regular launches from us over at MMTP, and new arrivals at Vainpot at least twice a month :)

Till i blog again,
M.

I hope everyone who came down had a good time shopping and that you guys managed to snatch up good deals! Sale is still on for selected items so if you haven't dropped by, do come down this week. I should be there on Saturday with WY. We have no life outside of MMTP and VP :( Lol but I've planned a getaway for us and my parents this Thursday, can't wait to escape and relax! It's just 2 days cos' we can't leave MMTP hanging for too long. I'm going to start work soon, and I don't know how I'm going to cope with all these. Feel panicky everytime I think about it and WY just keeps telling me we will work it out, but I'm still really scared la. Oh wells.