Akihabara 秋葉原

I'm in Tokyo ❤

with FSS Fitria. My first flight with her was to Male. During 2008? Aww... I miss Maldives.

Lunch was at a Tempura joint in Shinjuku station.

Yummy!!

First time to Akihabara - A heaven for otaku.

Take this exit if you wanna make Tokyo Anime Center your first stop.

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Welcome to Anime Center.
Located at 4F.

I can only recognize Astro Boy, Pikachu and Doremon.

I believe the 3 figurines behind are as famous too.. But I have never seen them before. Hmm..

Fitria at work :P

A new entertainment machine.

Step 1: You can choose from a selection of scene. Then the machine will show you how the 2 characters speaks.

Step 2: Your turn to do the voice-over. Try your best to be perfect.

Step 3: The machine will play your voice. Very entertaining~!

Naruto & Sasuke

Everything in Japan is sooooooo cute can~!

In this room, there are 4 children doing some voice over thingy.. Guided by 2 teachers.

Don Quijote - they sell almost everything here. 

Tons of gorgeous fake nails to choose from. Heaven! 

Found my nails that I bought during my previous trip to Japan.

Toy Catcher Machine..

All anime toys! So pretty!

Otaku's favourite item..

Pillow of sexy & hot anime characters.

This is damn cute can.. even escalators complain!

Imagine someone who is really fat standing on it.

Awww... soooooooo cute!!

Gloomy Bear - my favourite at the moment :)

Next stop: Animate

Copied from Wiki travel guide:
10AM-9PM. Seven floors - plus one basement level - of pure otaku goodness. From DVDs and manga to character goods and games, the variety of merchandise on offer is mind-bogglingly vast and will make anime/manga fans wish they were made of money

I agreed this is one of the best shop to get all the latest merchandise in the market.

One of the "in" anime character - highschool music band. 

Bought heaps of uber cute Reborn merchandises for Hubby's younger brother. Spent like SGD200. Gosh..

Maid Cafe - Mai Dreamin

1st picture - kept by Fitria.

2nd shot - kept by me :)

First time to a Maid Cafe.

Photography is prohibited, so we have only the Polaroid for memories.

Quite interesting and entertaining... We paid around 4,000 yen.

Breakdown:
1 hr counter seats for 2
2 desert with ice-cream (they are so sweet to draw something cute for us on the plate)
2 hot chocolate
2 Polaroid picture with one of your favourite maid

They will dance and sing to one song on the mini stage every 30mins.

When our hot chocolate came, one of the maid made us chant something that goes like this, "yummy yummy this chocolate drink is yummy" with our fingers forming a heart and going 2 rounds in mid air.

We repeated the same when our desert arrived :)

When the 1 hour is expiring, they will invite u to choose a maid to take a picture with u.

Then the chosen maid will decorate it and u foot the bill.



Oh ya.. heard that a Butlers Cafe will be coming to Singapore *Scape soon~!

Kawaii poster of Mai Dreamin

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Uber Cawaii Puppy!



photo: Bettina's friend
Bettina's friend uber cawaii puppy



Look like CJ7 right? Only that this is white + brown.

Soooooooo cute!!




see the resemblance?

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Cherylshuen for our ROM cake

Hubby & I had chosen Cherylshuen to design & create our ROM cake.

Deposit of $400 has been made.

The cake + cupcakes total up to $825. Will be sponsored by Charles' Mom & Dad. Love them lots!!

Indeed the fondant cake + cupcakes are very expensive but we do hoped everyone will love the cake on that special day :)

Hubby & I love the taste of the cupcakes and how it delight our taste buds. The money spent will be all worth it!

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♫ ♪ Dear John - Taylor Swift ♫ ♪

♫ ♪ From Taylor Swift to John Mayer

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List of Fondant cake shops in Singapore

Here is the consolidated list of Fondant Cake Shops in Singapore.
Recommended by peeps & media. :)

• Cheryl Shuen www.cherylshuen.com
• 1 Caramel www.1-caramel.com
• ET Artisan www.etasweets.com

You may also read about my blog entries on Cheryl Shuen and ET Artisan

• Et Artisan Sweets cupcakes
• A trip down to Cherylshuen Wedding Concept
• Cherylshuen for our ROM Cake
• Theme for our ROM Cake
• Our ROM Cake

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Hibernating in LAX

After touch down, 2 other FSS and I headed out to Del Amo Mall to do our shopping.

It's a Sunday, so the shops closed at 7pm.

Bought the usual - Bath & Body Works, Hollister, OPI, Poshe... :)

I slept straight away upon reach my room. So tired.

Slept for 8 hours, woke up at local time 5am (SG 8pm), surf net for few hours, slept at noon again because very drowsy.. and woke up 8 hrs later. It's either the bed is too comfy or I'm too tired from the minimum sleeping hours I had in Singapore.

Going to Tokyo tomorrow and I'm feeling very excited. This time I planned to make a trip down to Akihabara. Hoped to go to the arcade there to catch some toys! And I want to buy some Rayman Rabbids merchandise too!! Yeah!! Share this post:

Only the Women get it... Cervical Cancer

Not the UOB Women Credit Card promotion.

This is something serious.

CERVICAL CANCER.

However, it can be prevented through pap smear screening and vaccinations.

A virus, Human Papollomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer and genital warts and breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Singapore


Just yesterday, I went to Raffles Medical to do a 2nd checkup as the pain on the left side of my pelvis didn't go away after my period had ended.

The doctor had asked me to go for a pelvic ultrasound when I'm back from my 8 days flight. He said I might have ovaries cyst.. So it's better for me to do a scan.

So scary!

And when I collected my medication to ease the pain, I saw a promotion for cervical cancer.

Package 1 S$342
* Cervical cancer vaccination (3 doses)

Package 2 S$470
* Cervical cancer vaccination (3 doses)
* Ultrasound breast
* Mammogram

Package 3 S$358
* Cervical cancer vaccination (3 doses)
* Pap smear


I might go for the Package 3 as early this year I did my Ultrasound breast and Mammogram already.

And on this flight, the Japanese stewardess shared with me that she had an operation recently to remove the ovary cyst.

Also, another stewardess told me that her menses came non-stop for 3 weeks! Because she took another type of contraceptive pills.

So scary can..

I just hoped that I will be alright after the scan.



UPDATES:

I dropped one of my batchgirl Terissa a message regarding the jab as she got hers recently. FYI, she's only 24 this year. And here's her reply, which I think it's very helpful:

Hey Kimmie, okay here's some information on the vaccination:

Basically there are 2 types of vaccine against cervical cancer. Cervarix and Gardasil. Cervarix is found more recently and is slightly cheaper than Gardasil however, it only protects against 2 types of HPV (an infection caused by a bacteria that leads to cervical cancer). Gardasil has been in the market for quite some time its more expensive but protects against 4 types of HPV and also genitals warts (a kind of reoccurring STDs that can't be cured). Gardasil is also a lifetime vaccination. Not sure about Cevarix.

We are all prone to infections that leads to cervical cancer once we are sexually active even thou there is only a single sexual partner. So it is most effective to get vaccinated before engaging in sex, other words, virgin. Since, we're no longer virgins. It is highly recommended to be vaccinated before the age of 26.

Both vaccination consist of 3 jabs. First doze, followed by 2nd one in 2 months (60Days) and the 3rd in 6 months from the 1st jab.

Different GPs offer the vaccination at different prices. Generally below $200 per jab. I got mine at Raffles Medical for $160 per doze after GST. I know DSC clinic at bugis (can google for exact location) offers the entire package at $360 for all 3 doze. I also asked for price of Cerarix at Raffles Medical, its $140 per doze (before GST).

Regarding side effects, my doctor said its pretty rare and usually very mild. E.g. swelling, pain, fever, headache, dizzy.. that's all i can remember. I didn't have any side effects other than an aching arm which last for around 2 hours.

Its good to be vaccinated. Hope the information helps.
Oh yeah, if you do intent to get it. Do call the clinic to ensure that they have the stock for whichever vaccine you want. =)

 Love, Terissa

                     Niu Niu

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Wash & Blow like the Taitais in Jarkata

At the hotel lobby, heading out to Embassy Mall for massage and shopping!



Happy crew = fun!



Upon reaching the mall, the first thing to do was to get Root Beer Float from A&W~! Old skool favourite drink. Miss it lots. Wonder why Singapore doesn't have A&W anymore. :(

The "food court" there reminded me of Taiwan's Shilin Night Market, with air-con.



Soto Ayam.
Uber yummy~~



After lunch, 10 of us went to do hair spa (hair wash, hair mask, massage for 30mins, hair tonic, blow) at Johnny Andre. Ladies - 82,000 Rupiah (SGD 12). Men is cheaper because they do not need to blow their hair.



After treatment, I felt that my hair seems to be volumised, thick and healthy! Worth it for the price that we pay for. It's a must try!!



Dawn's hair is sooooooo pretty can!!!

Tai tai hairdos~ Happy~~

We bought this sambal chilli from Carrefour. Heard that it's superb! Must buy!

After Carrefour, we went for 2 hours reflexlogy.. Feel so light after that. :) My legs really need the pampering.

If only there's body spa too.. Greedy Kimmie.

To end the wonderful night in Jarkata, I order room service. Yummy & Cheap. BEST!

I ❤ Jarkata

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A trip down to Cherylshuen Wedding Concept

Friday was used to source for a prefect ROM cake. Workmanship must be good and the cake must taste yummy!!

Our first stop was to Joo Chiat. After lunch there, we headed to a cake shop nearby that Diana (a helpful reader) recommended.

Cherylshuen Wedding Concept.

www.cherylshuen.com

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The displays at the shop was gorgeous and hubby said that her workmanship is really top-notched.

It was Friday afternoon around 2pm..

In just 5 mins when we were there, 2 calls came in to enquire about the cost of the cake.. She repeated that the charges can be viewed on the website.. Then she repeated the same to us..

I kinda pity her. I think she should hire someone to answer the calls for her or she should have some call machine to help her, "Press 1 for booking. Press 2 for cake charges. Press 3 ....."

Anyway, we booked a slot with her on Tuesday. And we bought 2 mini cakecups to try - S$6.




Lunch @ Joo Chiat
Teochew Porridge
VERY NICE CAN!!



Cranberry mini cupcake from Cherylshuen.

VERY NICE CAN~

Fruity & buttery~ Yummy~

The chocolate one is very yummy too!! Melts in your mouth kind.. Awwwww.....

After Cherylshuen, we headed to 3 more cake shops that make fondant cakes - one at East side, one near Newton Hawker and lastly Riverside

Even though cheaper, hubby felt that Cherylshuen is still THE ONE for us. :)

Since we are at Riverside, we dined at Wine Connection Deli & Bistro. Dinning outdoors during evening in Singapore is a killer! We were both sticky and uncomfortable that we didn't enjoy our dinner. I really need air-con in Singapore manz..

After dinner, we headed to my bridal boutique to confirm the ROM dress that I will be wearing on that day. :)

Need to add a can-can to make the skirt look fluffy on me because I'm just too skinny :P

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ET Artisan Sweets cupcakes

After seeing ET Artisan Sweets being featured on Wedding 101  花月佳期, 

Hubby & me decided to make a trip down to Holland Grove to check it out.

The cakes displayed looked pretty impressive.

We bought 4 cupcakes to try after a short consultation with them.

Here's their website: www.etasweets.com/ 

Opening hours are from:

Monday – Wednesday 9am – 7pm

Thursday – Saturday 9am – 7pm

closed on Sundays & certain holidays (Christmas, New Year & Lunar New Year)

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The box is so pretty!

The 4 popular cupcakes that we bought.

When I returned home, I cut each cupcake into 8 small pieces for our family members to sample and give opinion.



Charles Mom: Too dry

Ada: Not NICE~!! (she ate only 2 pieces and she didn't want to finish it)

Charles: So so..

Don: Cousin's cupcake taste nicer

Charles Dad: Not enough butter

Aaron: All 4 cupcakes cannot make it

Don's Friend: No comments



Verdit: 0/8 like the cupcake.



So...

Next please...

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♫ ♪ Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are ♫ ♪

OH MY~~ I'm in ❤ with this MTV.

I ❤ the way the MTV was made.

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4 fingers Bonchon Crispy Chicken at ION Orchard

Couple of weeks ago, I was walking around ION looking for some quick bites and I saw this interesting fast food joint - 4 fingers. www.gimme4fingers.com

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2 Orchard Turn

#B4-06A ION Orchard

Tel: 1800-4274779

Their Korean style fried chicken, 6-piece set with a drink and special seasoned fries, is going for $10. I tried their non-spicy fried chicken, it's quite salty but it's yummy & highly addictive!

Heard that the spicy version is even better. Probably will try it the next time I pop by ION.

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