momoteapots!
so baby please open your eyes and catch my disease
Saturday, August 14, 2010 || 3:04 AM
i'm at the shop today. had slight diarrhea and fever -.-" i always always fall sick after eating durian but i can never resist it. oh well, serve me right. photoshoot tomorrow with Claraaaaaa. it's a pretty huge collection, and WY and i are superrrrr excited! FWAAHHHH (weird sound that should sound like excitement and a monster)
anyways we're having a private sale some time in September! Trish and us at VAINPOT. we're gonna move our whole house here for sale. at least that's what WY says...YAY YAY YAY for the sale!!! fwaaahhhh!!!!!!
Labels: momoteapots, otd, sale, vainpot
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it was a business trip
Saturday, July 10, 2010 || 3:01 AM
hello world. it felt like such a looong week at work. i actually brought work back to do but i haven't started on it. i should really do it tonight before the pre-collection frenzy begins tomorrow. last weekend WY and i went to bkk for a sourcing trip! i hope the new collection doesn't disappoint hehe. i likey likey all the slouchy shirts i tiaoooo u.
anyways, it was one crazy trip but kinda fun! haha MUST HAVE NEXT TRIP WITH TRISHIEPOOTPOOT. anyway it was supposed to be a business trip right. i think WY ended up having way more loot than me -.- no fair.
pre-flight!
as you can tell...by the end of the trip, we went crazy cos' we were toooooo tired. look like CRAPXzXxsS as well hahahaha
i want to go for facial. any recommendations?
Labels: internship, momoteapots, weiyi
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and so it begins.
Saturday, June 12, 2010 || 2:06 AM
Our official opening was last Saturday. Time somehow passes so quickly when you're not studying. So anyway, it was the eve of my birthday as well, and WY had a surprise planned for me..which wasn't really super surprising because he was being so silly-ly obvious about it haha. My friends were hiding in the fitting room and behind the clothes as I came up the stairs into Vainpot but it was really funny because I spotted feet! THANK YOU friends for coming down :)
apparently this was taken while everyone was waiting for my grand arrival HAHA
came in wearing my spag top and shorts...cui! 
changed into this maxi dress from VAINPOT...and then received a sms from Tricia that she's wearing the same maxi!!! so i'd to rush over to TBS to withdraw the polka dot shift dress instead hahaha super kuku.
And then it was busy busy busy day! Grand opening was such an experience., I've never seen such a crowd in the shop before and people didn't stop streaming in for hours. Happy much really, save for the terrible airconditioning, which needs fixing cos' it's impossibly warm on hot days and only cool on rainy days!
this photo is mad love. credits to Isk..who's the one in the reflection.
GUESS WHO DID THE SIGNS??? Ahemahem, nice right.
friends, family and crowd!!!
i can't believe this is our ONLY group photo that day.
the snacks that no one took..oops.
& lastly, the best friend who came despite a broken leg!
Super exhausted by evening and the place was quite a mess by then. Ended up leaving only about 10plus because we'd to do accounts, but it was so worth it! Never thought we'd have this "dream come true" so soon, and for that really have to thank TRICIA ONGGGGGGG :)) THANK YOU you crazy girl, and your dad especially for alllll the hard work he's put in for us! We can do it!!! Expansion plans, especially for Mikal and Matt hor! hahahaha.
This will be my last week working at Vainpot because I'll be starting my internship on the 21st. Phew. It's really been quite a bit of new going-ons for me since I've been back from exchange. Been presented a few opportunities here and there, all of which I really have to be grateful for. Thank you big guy up there looking out for me :)
Labels: birthday, internship, momoteapots, vainpot, weiyi
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vainpot - you, admit it!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 || 3:33 AM
have ignored this space for too long! anyway many much new happening things in my life right now. as most of you might already know, WY and I are finally opening a shop!!!!!!! freaking exciting can?! it's a collaboration between Tricia's VAINGLORIOUSYOU and our MOMOTEAPOTS, thus the name
VAINPOT. Kudos to Tricia for the ingenious name haha. Have spent the last 2 weeks fussing about the store, giving it a total extreme makeover!
finally done painting. cream looked surprisingly yummy with the royal purple carpet!
worked till 5.30am packing the shop, cleaning, vaccuuming and tagging.
thank you sharon for the flowers!! :) on the first day of business!
us three
they came to visit before kayan went back to HK!
another one of our residents here teehee. if you all get to visit Vainpot, she's not a little toy. she's Tricia's new love, TINTIN :D and that little bear is our present for her! it's her boyfriend now
This coming Saturday (5th June) is our opening. What a way to celebrate my birthday in advance right? Heh. Please do drop by! There'll be music, food...and SHOPPING! More details later on, so add us on
facebook to find out more.
It's been 2 long weeks. Seemed quite some time back when Trish and us first decided so spontaneously to get this shop going, or how we even became friends in the first place. And then it was a mad mad rush to finish the painting, multiple trips to IKEA to furnish the shop, loooong nights settling the accounts, falling terribly sick, in between rushing out our online posts, handling the racks..and finally a breather. I can't believe it's already been a week since we started business! Now for the grand opening :)
Labels: dailies, momoteapots, vainpot, weiyi
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when life gives you lemons, demand watermelons.
Friday, March 19, 2010 || 8:12 AM
i have been failing miserably on my exercise regime. only exercised TWICE in the past month. ich bin ein Schweinchen. i feel so unhealthy really! plus these days i've been so busy, i always need to take a quick nap when i reach home around evening time. and i take my nap AFTER dinner, not giving my lousy tummy any time to digest, and wake up feeling horrible and fatty, not to mention the indigestion ache that comes with it. bleagh.
we had another photoshoot yesterday. we're trying out a new model! don't ask me why. it was just a decision we came to very suddenly but after many months of talking about it. okay the last sentence was very ironic. oh well. i (and i bet WY + everyone else too) am so sick of seeing my face on MMTP. self worth issues ok?! (note to: gee ern) haha. anyway our new model's Clara, whom we met at Fashion in the Sky. her mom and aunt bought clothes from us at the FITS bazaar, which was how we got to know her. anyway Clara's super pretty!! hope response for this MMTP post is good!
it's time to redye my hair. the other day during Research for Comm Management lecture, we were given an assignment, where we had to go out and observe some people. and my group mate john said, "I observe...everyone with spectacles have black rimmed frames. and girls have make up. and girls with dyed hair in the room have their black roots growing out!" and i looked at him in horror because i suddenly felt so self conscious of my two-toned ah lian hair!!! hahaha i need a DIY dye recommendation!
i miss my black hair!! and i've definitely put on weight since i've been back.
my future seems terribly uncertain, and my heart's just scattered all over the place.
Labels: dailies, momoteapots
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busy bee
Saturday, March 13, 2010 || 4:53 AM
hello world,
it's busy busy busy busy busy week(s). i think since i've been back, that's all i've been saying. i think that's life of a Singaporean. i gotta stop whining about being so busy and embrace my mad hatter's life!
i need to finish an essay by Tuesday, but i am hoping to finish it by tomorrow so i can spend Monday refining it and doing my projects. the module is Culture Industries, and i've decided to write on chick lit. but i'm so smart, i threw away my chick lit readings from my course in Germany so now i've no materials. plus there's not much substantial literature on chick lit, because it hasn't been as explored as topics like reality TV or Star wars as a cultural product for example. i'm going crazy cos' i can't find an angle to write on. i'm directionless, a situation i always find myself in.
just posted a new collection on
momoteapots and emails are trickling in very slowly because i've just changed the mailing list system to Bravenet (recommended by SK! thanks!). previously, Gmail banned like 6 of our accounts, because our mass email to our mailing listees were regarded as SPAM. as a result, about 100-200 emails per account bounced back?! and top it all off with a bitter rotten cherry, all those accounts got disabled by Gmail. RARRRHHH. i had to re-setup my gmail mailing accounts, and then re-add alllllll my subscribers to the Bravenet system. and because Bravenet has this "double opt-in" policy, we have to wait for subscribers to confirm their email before they can receive our mails :( so...i suspect we only managed to reach out to about 200+ people with the news on our update this evening. am very sad but have no choice.
last week we were at Fashion in the Sky, an event organised by pretty amazing people :) It was a fashion show + bazaar to showcase local designers and blogshops! it was very awesome! check out the photos of our booth and our models! heh. Jien and Liming came to visit us and i met a few friends there as well. the heat that day was awful baking hot! i was in such a bad mood initially, plus i fell down carrying the luggage to the rooftop (big fat bruise still on my knee) then WY and I decided to brave the heat to walk to Plaza Sing and get...BUBBLE TEA! we've discovered a new flavour that's yumsome i tell you (thanks to momogoh). try Strawberry Green Tea!
the pretty Serena, Becky, Qian Li (from L-R) in our Alexander Wang Maxi, Sylvia's mod asymmetrical, tube jumper + matt sequin blazer! :)
it was super crowded!
becky! this picture just doesn't do her justice cos my camera was kinda malfunctioning!!
Qian Li :)
felt so proud of MMTP watching them walk round the pool with our designs :)
am Skype-ing with WY now. he's at his grandma's house while i'm lying down on my bed looking pretty crappy and his little cousin said,"she looks like she's sick!" hahaha. he's going to kill me for putting the next photo, because he looks like mr. chubbyfats there.
Skype is the most awesome software ever.
okayyy chick lit calls, bye!
NO wait! i need to share with you all this video of one of the most awesome musicals ever. been hooked on it since Siying facebook-ed about her just watching it in London. am missing much the Europe days :( i wish i watched more musicals when i was in London though.
see the gloves on my lap? after i entered the theatre, i realised one side was missing. and when we went out to look for it again it was gone. can't believe i took a photo of the moment it went missing. hahaha
Labels: dailies, 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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