New leaf

After 10 months my fiddle fig plant finally grew 3 more leaves.

This was after I moved the plant to the yard area where the sun shines in the morning till afternoon so I guess sunlight really helps. 

Naeum lunch

I always wanted to try Naeum because most people said it's good and value for money, but I didn't have the right occasion. It was Shiba's birthday so I booked a lunch $188 per pax on Friday.

I seldom eat Michelin restaurants in SG because other places in Bkk or Tokyo are more value for money but Naeum lunch was quite value for money too. And I get to wear my Thom Browne shirt haha.

I like that most dishes comes with Micro-flower which made it look pretty lol. Overall it was really good Korean food, the first few dishes were a bit overhelming because of the flavours but it got better. The dessert watermelon ice cream and fromage blanc was really good. Shiba likes it too.

Kaching! $500~

New specs

After 8 years of wearing and abusing my Oakley glasses I finally decided that the lenses were too unclear and I have to get a new pair of specs. I usually have 2 pairs - one for work and travel, another for more hardcore activities like gym so it gotta be more heavy duty.

I decided to get another similar pair of semi rimless Oakleys so I went downstairs to try a few, and because I can use CDC vouchers hehe. At first I wanted the Sway Bar 0.5 which is very comfortable and light because it's titanium, but it's $100 more than the rest and smaller than I like. Then I tried on the Oakley Voon which is the latest and larger model and it fits perfect. 

I did my eye test - my prescription remained the same. They didn't have the colour that I want so I asked them to pre-order.

I was deciding between the black satin and the blue stonewash, my other pair is already black so I went with the blue. After 2 weeks it came and it was better than I expected. 

Kaching! $445. Oakley specs are so expensive I should have bought Zoff or Jins.

Reservist shoot in july

I received a SMS to go for some reservist practise shoot and it will take around 2 hours. It's quite annoying because it's so out of the way and we have to bring SBO and helmet.

So Tuesday night I went back home for dinner, packed and sleep, the next morning my dad drove me over coz it was nearer to cck, then I did some shooting, got marksman but no incentive, then it was done within an hour - _- waste of my time and effort travelling here and there and they only gave us 2 hours instead of half a day.

Eating meat

Cold Storage always have the best meats and that's not the best thing. 

The best thing is, when they are nearing the expiry date they are on 50% discount.

I bought this 320g Ribeye steak for around $6-$8, and I bought this cod fish for around $5. And I always buy the chicken steak - 2 for $5 woohoo.

And my microwave actually makes it so convenient, I just pop the meat in and press the combi cooking and 15 mins later it is done. No fire no hassle and minimal cleanup. But I'm quite particular about delicate meats like fish and beef so I usually pan fry them. 

I'm a meat chef now hehe.

New Dior sneakers

Guess who just bought a pair of Dior B24 Runtek sneakers for a very good deal?

I was looking for something more comfortable that I can wear to work or travel, and walk for more than 3 hours, the Hermes bouncing fits the bill but it was too expensive so I got this pair for $*** heh. 

It looks average but at least it's new, cheap and comfortable and it can replace my other Asics one which is going to be redundant soon.

June shoppings

Eric brought back my taobaos from Beijing, he went there for work and had a full luggage so I could make use of him hehe. And just nice there was the 6.18 super big sale so I bought:

1. Level8 cabin luggage

2. 1 x water bottle

3. 2 x spaghetti container

4. 2 x Nike t-shirts

5. 3 x underwear and a tank top

Love taobao and free delivery. I also bought another carton of Strong zero on Lazada because the vouchers made it so cheap. And also bought my Sonos soundbar which was awesome now. It gets better with usage.

Yesterday I went to MBS with Jessie to shop, didn't intend to buy anything but Club21 had 50% off sale so I bought a JW Anderson tshirt. I also bought a Thom Browne Tshirt and a Gucci Polo T -_-.

Argh why am I spending so much even before my bonus comes in!! 

I'm heading Thailand next week and I'm gonna spend more and I haven't even paid off my income tax yet. 

Sonos Arc

After one Friday night Eric came over to watch Godzilla and he said that my TV speakers are not good enough -_- so we used my B&O speakers to watch. The sound and bass were rather good but it seemed weird that the sound was coming out from one side. So the idea of buying a soundbar was always hanging around my mind.

So I did a bit of research and the best were Sony HT7000 or Sonos Arc. The Sony one was too long for my TV and TV console so I was considering the Arc. I went down to Harvey Norman to check it out, the sales guy introduced me to the Arc and I was sold lol. The Arc it is. And just so happened it was 6.6 sale and my bonus was coming, the original price of the Arc was $1699, the cheapest I could find on carousell was $1200 and Lazada was $1277 sale price for a brand new one, it was a no-brainer. I just ordered it.

During the research I also read that I have to pair with a subwoofer to maximize the experience so I was also considering if I should get the Sonos Sub. In the end I didn't buy it because I want to see how the soundbar will change the sound of the TV. I could always get the sub during the next sale.

Within 2 days it arrived, I set it up and Eric came over last minute for dinner and movie so we were the first to experience the Arc. It was meh and wasn't worth the price. I mean it was good but not that good. Or may I didn't tune it properly. 

The next day I tuned it and watch the new Star Wars series, and it was wonderful. Now I get why the sales person said the sound will just get better and better. I had the whole surround sound experience, like the show was happening all around me and much better than the day before. 

Ok anyway it came with a 30day free return so if I still don't like it I can return it next month. Let's see.

supermarket

nothing to buy - go supermarket

nothing to do - go supermarket

Now my favourite place to go is the supermarket -_-

House photoshoot 1

Last weekend Domi texted me saying he wanted to do a photo shoot of my house with his camera so I said ok because he has always been wanting to take photos and I also need some good photos of my house.

He came in the afternoon, we set the place up - meaning removing all the unnecessary items and he started taking pics. His friend Shuffy and Taufik also came over to see his work, they bought wine over too heh. 

Domi was like thanking me for letting him design my house and I was like thanking him for designing so well and Shuffy was like you guys are like jerking each other off lol. 

Anyway pics turn out quite nice, but I feel like the walls are a bit empty and lack of an art piece, and also need more deco stuff around the house. He said after everything is in place he'll come back and do another photoshoot. The photos are quite nice he didn't take pics of my favourite place - the toilet.

JJ came over at night, we drank and played cards, then they went off for the last train.