[Fashion] What I want for CNY

I want something very 'LADY' and SWEET and GORGEOUS for the coming Chinese New Year! Hahahaha... I think I am day dreaming 'coz dresses that fulfill the above requirements usually come with very unfriendly pricing.. And usually look nice only on tall and slender girls ='( BUT we can always day dream right? =)

Here's my dream (or maybe my plan =x) ::

Pearly white + pink 

Get pretty and sweet for reunion dinner and 大年初一 ! =))

Pearly white + gold

Have simple yet gorgeous set for new year gathering.

Guess it's also suitable to wear to office during new year?

White + navy blue 

And my perfect set for new year visits, especially on a sunny afternoon.

** Tell mummy I am wearing 'gold' necklace if she disapproves the color scheme! Hehe..

That's all I have in mind for now.

How about you? 

Any idea what to wear during CNY yet? =)

[Holiday] Taipei '12 (4)

Last post on Taipei trip. All photos were taken on Day 6, it's also Christmas eve. 

Started the day at zhongxiao area again (ended there also =x)!

 Visited taiwan host, Xiao S's husband's bakery. Thought it was popular because of Xiao S's popularity but I was totally wrong! The breads are seriously delicious and they're sold out pretty fast. You can actually order all types of bread using the order form provided. Not only that, they also post a schedule telling you at what time certain types of breads will be ready! Can imagine how popular and fast selling the breads are now?  

Shopping at SOGO, thought the cute clothes are for kids, only realised they are for pets when I had a closer look. 

 I am not really a pet lover but imagining a poodle dresses up as Winnie the Pooh makes me smile =)

 Can't remember what we had for lunch but we went for tea break while waiting for Christmas eve dinner.. How not to be fat?? **extremely guilty now.. 

Reading some arty farty Japanese magazines provided in the cafe..

Baffi, an Italian restaurant where we had our Christmas eve dinner. It's just opposite Love Lovely. There's quite a few nice eating places (at least nice exretior design =x) around that area, so do explore if you can't make up your mind on what to eat; you might discover some unexpectedly nice restaurants =)

Warning:: The food serving is HUGE!
We ordered creamy soup for one but it is definitely enough for 4! Yes, it's a POT of creamy soup =S

Crispy looooooooong bread stick, served with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar. We never try this dip before, it's quite interesting. I heard it's usually served in quality Italian restaurants, I must be very suaku ='( Can any knowledgeable, kind soul enlighten me why the dip is used?

Truffled potato wedges served with tartar sauce alike. What's special is not only do they use truffle oil, they also use real truffle. Simply yummy!

I can't remember the name of this dish =x Not sure is penne zita or pennoni as it's much much bigger than normal penne. It's served with tomato sauce and chicken if not wrong =xx
The portion doesn't look large in the picture but the plate is at least 12 inch wide! Yes, like your foot-long Subway sandwich..@@

Conchiglioni (shell pasta) in creamy sauce with salmon. The pasta here are all HUGE, around 2" each!! Unlike those shell pasta (conchigliette) that we usually see in Singapore, conchiglioni is big enough to stuff  some meat inside (like Chinese dumpling?)!

Roasted whole spring chicken. Maybe because of the carbohydrate in all the pasta, we like this dish the most.

The herbs stuffed inside the chicken help to add flavor from the inside.

And we ended the dinner with TIRAMISU! It's 1 serving that we ordered BUT the size is around 6"x 6". And it's really moist and rich with alcohol!! I SWEAR IT'S OMG-DELICIOUS! I should have skipped the main dish and had this straight away! Just think of it make me salivate =x

End the post with the pictures I took in the restaurant's ladies.. hehe.. The design is simply elegant! 

And they provide Aesop!And cotton pad! And dry cotton bud! And wet cotton bud! How can they be so thoughtful??

And this is what I saw on the cubicle wall! No one saw me looking at this poster but I could feel my face reddened.. hehe...But think of it, the guy is quite handsome and well-built, right?? =P

[Holiday] Taipei '12 (3)

This is the 2nd last part of Taipei trip as I didn't take many photos after day 3. Yes, I was too busy indulging myself in shopping and gaining weight.. hehe... 

It's all about FOOD! So please do not continue reading if you are hungry... =p

Momi & Toy's- a crepe booth that can be found in various food galleries in Taipei. As advertised, they serve crepe that MELT in your mouth! No kidding, the crepe is heavenly soft and the filling is fresh as well. What we tried at the shop when we first patronize was actually their steam potato with butter, as you can see from the photo, it's their '招牌' (signature). The cream which looks like ice-cream is whipped butter. It goes really well with the steamed potato. It's soooo nice that we decided to order again when we we saw it in another shopping mall. And of course, we ordered the super delicious crepe as well =)

Chance upon this cafe which serves coffee in a very professional manner. Their menu includes whatever you can't find in Starbucks =x Bet the owner is a coffee connoisseur.

Ice drip coffee served with milk and coffee ice cube- a drink for coffee lover but not coffee newbie as it tastes extremely like.. hmm... real coffee?  =x

Salted XXX coffee (Sorry but I can't remember the name)- the idea is similar to Koi's green tea macchiato though

How they served coffee-  brewed every cup of coffee individually and pour into cup in front of you! The coffee is just so... 'fresh' =p

Went to 牛魔王 at shida (师大) night market for dinner. They have 2 branches at the night market itself. One is a stall w/o air-conditioned (the price is slightly cheaper if not wrong) and the other is a newly opened shop with air-conditioned.

Potato salad and mushroom soup that come with the main dish.

They are famous for their steak but I am not a beef lover so we ordered chicken and prawn 'steak'. They literally named them 鸡排 and 虾排. They are all served with noodle (more like udon for me).

Can't really see the prawns here- they are all under the egg

And end the post with a photo of my FAVOURITE cheesie potato from shihlin (士林) night market!

[Holiday] Taipei '12 (2)

Started our second day with hearty breakfast from Ximending- sandwich (综合三文治) and congzhuabing (葱抓饼) with bacon & egg & corn **a super greedy combination =P 

Proceeded to zhongxiaofuxing (忠孝复兴) for shopping and lunch at DinTaiFung. Didn't take much photos here as we were busily eating and shopping =x. But I must recommend DinTaiFung at zhongxiaofuxing! For me, it's still the best DinTaiFung in Taipei in terms of both quality of food and service standard. Some branches are just too packed by tour groups. So do drop by here if you wanna try out DinTaiFung in Taipei =)

 Hello Kitty Sweets! Too bad they're only nice to look at.. Try only if you don't mind average/below average desserts =x

 Some attractive deco along the subway stations::

And dinner at Love Lovely, a small, quaint western restaurant/cafe that I've been wanting to visit! If you love arty-farty stuff, I STRONGLY recommend you to visit this place. It's opened around mid 2012 and attracted quite a lot of attention so do make reservation before hand if you do not want to queue. In brief, it's an antique shop + restaurant; you can buy anything you see in the shop and the best part is that you can walk around the restaurant and take as many pictures as you want! It's a perfect place for girls' night-out!

How the menu looks like::

Below are some of the pictures I took in the restaurant::

 It's really a lovely place, right?? Only if my future place looks like this... *dreaming...

 And our food! **Sorry.. can't recall the names at all =xx But the taste is average/slightly better than average... 

 End the post with pictures of me camwhoring in the restaurant =x