Woke up to Anchorvale Crescent’s housewarming party at the events area. I know it’s been more than a year since many of us moved in but since moving in is based on block by block basis due to different completion dates, right now, almost every unit is occupied so they finally started on the housewarming celebrations.
There are many activities for kids such as balloon sculpting and I guess there are no activities for non-kids… except the buffet… I went down and the people there are mostly families with young children.
Met this neighbor at the other end of my storey. Didn’t really recognisie them as I had never really seen them before. This is not good… I must start getting to know my neighbors already. A year and I still don’t know my neighbors except for the uncle staying at the house just opposite mine.
We then walked to our breakfast destination!
Finally got to eat western breakfast at the kopitiam opposite my house!
Western Fried Rice – $4
Fish and Chips with a side dish which we chose Stir-fried Mushrooms
Baked Prawn and Broccoli Rice
Large serving of mushroom soup for just $2.50 with purchase.
It was better than expected. I like the western fried rice! It is not as salty as the Chinese Fried Rice and feels more homemade with less MSG. But I won’t order the mushrooms again not because it’s not delicious but it’s just a weird combination to eat with.
On our way to Vivo City. Passed by Mariina Bay Sands area and I start acting like a tourists who’s never seen MBS before.
Upon arriving, I made my mom follow me out to take photos of the scenery at the balcony!
The harbour.
Mom’s candid HEHEHE
Walking down to the ground floor.
Awww so cute!
The sea~
The huge cruise!
The beautiful sea~ Loving this shade of turqoise. Same as my phone casing?
We then went back in, away from the harsh sun…
Mom was attracted to the Chinese New Year decorations.
Pretty CNY flowers~
We came here today to get me CNY clothes. So we first went to American Eagles and Aeropostle at the basement because my mom bought hers from American Eagles last week and she liked that store.
At Aeropostale, I liked a denim jacket with grey cotton sleeves and a shirt with white and pink stripes but the jacket was too expensive for something that is not fully denim and the shirt I thought I had striped shirts similar to it. But I wanted something pink. Somehow, I decided to just leave and not buy anything. Kinda regreted… It’s cheap…
I don’t know but I used to like the kind of clothes shops liike H&M, Cotton On and Aeropostale back in Year 1. Now nearing end of Year 2, I find myself liking more of Korean fashion? Like I like the clothes sold in Korean fashion indie stores found in areas like Scape and Square 2. Stores like H&M may have items that I like but I find myself hardly finding anything I like nowadays. Like I walk in and soon enough, walked out. I think it’s a good thing because indie stores usually sells cheaper clothing but thing is, such clothing are usually of cheaper quality. But to be honest, usual fashion stores like Cotton On has clothing that aren’t really good in terms of quality either. Unless you frequent shops that sells more expensive clothing like Uniqlo which my mom likes as well. The good thing about my mom is that she is the kind of person who chooses quality over price. She finds that good quality clothing will last longer and you can wear it for a longer time, hence, there is no need to rebuy clothing, wasting more money. So to her it’s an investment. That’s true but I think it’s not very possible for cheap clothing to spoil that easily and it’s also possible to last long as well. Moreover, expensive clothes aren’t really my taste because it usually looks very mature and not to my liking. And wearing it makes me feel very burdened because of the price. So for me, I prefer to buy nice, cheap clothing but quality good enough to last.
We went to H&M and bought a boho looking long-sleeve shirt which my mom thought it will be appropriate for CNY.
After, we went to Tangs to see ‘expensive’ clothes but thankfully, nothing caught our eye. But I saw these pretty notebooks. Nonetheless, these are out of my league… Too expensive to even think of buying.
We went to all the fashion shops in Vivo such as Forever 21, Pull and Bear (which I like but too expensive), Uniqlo as well as TOPSHOP. No CNY clothing bought from there yet. My mom insists that I can’t wear too casual and these shops sells mostly casual clothing. So it’s quite hard to find one. I personally like dressing casual but her idea of what a CNY outfit should look like are skirts and dresses. At least this year she’s chilling out a bit already. Before, I bet she wouldn’t even let me go anywhere near H&M kind of casual shops and would pull me to some dinner dress shop. I don’t like to overdress and I think she’s understanding that bit now too but she remains on her stand that you can’t dress too casually on CNY.
So we nearly gave up after going to Cotton On and Factorie on the second floor. (P.S. My mom hates these 2 shops becaus she saw their clothes and finds the quality too poor.) Then we saw the above shop and thought it seems okay, and there seemed to be skirts as well.
The interior was pretty especially this section where all the blue clothings are placed.
I saw clothes that I liked but it’s already something similar to what I already have so nope I didn’t buy it. Saving the money for something more suitable and needed.
It was already 5pm and we were both hungry. We decided to go eat HANS at Harbourfront. But before that we went out again.
Tranquility~
So cute! The mom carrying her son to chase after the train. Candid shots are still the best!
Lovely~ If only you were there~ To hear the sounds of cruise honking, to smell the salty air while looking at the deep blue sea~
Pork Chop and Sweet and Sour pork with Mushroom soup.
I got myself a denim shirt at Denisen after a 20% discount! Happy! But can’t wear that for CNY as denim is too casual…
We then went to Waterway Point to look around as I haven’t visited the new mall at Punggol yet. Really pretty…. I was kinda surprised tha new mall looked like something you will see in Orchard. Big and very modern-looking it feels like the malls at Orchard Road can’t even beat. It is confusing to navigate though as it is so crowded and the mall is already so complicated with it’s West and East Wing. I did not even manage to go up or down to other floors as we are already tired from the confusion. Maybe another time when there are less people. I hear from others that Waterway Point is going to be very Orchard Road style with all the shops such as the 2-leveled H&M, Uniqlo, Cotton On and Factorie as well as the design of the mall. I thought it was exageration but when I exited Punggol MRT that day and went through the walkway (They named the walkway Lol but I guess it’s too pretty that’s why) I got shocked. You have to see it for yourself to believe it. It’s just weird that susch a mall will be built in the countryside. But I guess with the increase of population these years I think the mall is placed there for a good reason.
Now I’m wondering what will happen to Seletar Mall and Compass Point (or Sengkang Mall as they will call it in future). Seletar Mall has nothing much. Just a neighborhood mall. Compass Point had Cotton On at least. Seletar Mall had Uniqlo which is expensive. Nothing much to walk. But since now there is Waterway Point and a currently-renovating Compass Point I guess there’s a lot to expect now!
Finally going home… So tired from all the walking… 21495 steps OMG that is 659 calories burnt just from walking. I usually walk 10000-12000 steps on a day out shoppng. Thats good but we both need a good rest!
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