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Feeling really excited because my new Macbaby will arrive any moment now and although I intended to update the site with my new MacBook, it seems I can't contain all the excitement after all because so many good things are going to happen in the coming weeks!

But first off, as materialistic as this may make me sound, I did a little shopping the last few days and that made me super happy! Such a rewarding feeling it is when I buy things for myself, using my own hard-earned money. ☺

But the items are bought are all on pre-order so they'll take another 2-3 weeks to arrive.

I used to run an insta-shop as well and never knew how people felt when they had to wait 3 weeks for their items to reach them. Now I know, but it's not an entirely bad feeling! I'll probably forget I even placed my orders and when they arrive in my mailbox, I'll be so thrilled because it's gonna be such a pleasant surprise!

These are the things I bought (all from insta-shops):

#1. Faux Leather Kicks ($29.90, inclusive of normal mail) by @kittyondeck


I believe this is Aldo-inspired because I saw a similar pair at Aldo that cost $119 and I was wondering if it's worth investing hundreds in a pair of shoes. The off-white/beige pair was on discount ($89, if I remember correctly) but still way out of my budget. So I decided to try purchasing from Kittyondeck! I've been following her for a while now but never bought anything until recently.

My intention was to wear this with my pineapple print dress but I bought a pair of black sandals with gold chains from Aldo (for only $40!!) so... Anyway, I needed a black pair of sneakers. ☺

#2. Bold Me Out Top ($19, inclusive of normal mail) by @shopelr


This, I saw on @prettywhispers for $21 but the cheapo in me decided to look for cheaper deals and I found it although I've to wait 3 weeks for it. ☹ Anyway, I don't see how the name of this top matches but I love how simple yet chic it is because of the black outline. Such a versatile piece as well! Looks great with or without accessories. ☺

#3. Outline Runner Shorts ($17.52, inclusive of normal mail) by @partypocket


This was on discount because it was the owner's birthday and she very generously offered 10% off storewide + $2.10 off total bill (because she turned 21 yesterday)! Just had to take advantage of the discount, haha.

I had an image in my head and that's why I bought the matching top and bottom. In all honesty, I have never attempted to wear a matching suit but I will try. I've always been a fan of monochrome so this set shouldn't be hard to pull off. ☺

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On a side note, I tried Nene Chicken for the first time on Saturday!

Can I just say I was a bit disappointed by the menu but was rather satisfied with the flavour?

What happened was I've been reading so many reviews about Nene Chicken and decided it should be worth the try and so I convinced Mama and the teeter to have this as the main menu for dinner that night. So we told our helper not to cook anything. Bad decision, and you will find out why.

We visited the one at Scape.


A small space but didn't matter since we weren't gonna eat there. I was also delighted to find that it is Halal-certified! Yay to new food experiences with my Muslim friends.☺

Okay, the menu, in my opinion, is beyond rigid. What we ordered was the 18-piece set Bulgogi chicken and a 2-piece Swicy chicken meal.

I don't know but 18 pieces of Bulgogi-seasoned chicken can sound overwhelming but we weren't allowed to mix the flavours, which is quite disappointing. ☹

2-piece Swicy chicken meal

18-piece Bulgogi chicken


By the time I got home, my buffalo sticks (fries) were soggy so they didn't taste great at all. But the swicy sauce was pretty interesting! It was sweet and... sweet. I don't know if its meant to be spicy because I figured swicy should mean spicy + sweet but there was no spiciness at all. ☹

The bulgogi chicken was sweet too, haha. But it was flavourful nonetheless. ☺ It tasted good even after re-heating it the next day!

The total bill came up to $32, which isn't worth it in my opinion but worth the try. (Go for the smaller meals!) I also ordered the Nene Pop after reading some reviews but mehhhhhhhh, the karage chicken from Tori Q tastes better.

Finally ending off with what I wore that day:

Top: New Look / Skirt: MDS
Sandals: Aldo / Bag: agnès B


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