Author: amanda

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I feel sad today .. I think the gloomy and rainy weather played a part

I guess I always feel sad when we need to set a date to go back to SG – not like we don’t miss our family and friends.. but we have more other stuff to settle when we go back to SG. The biggest of all is of course.. my BIG problem

BH had been great to me on most days – that’s y it’s so difficult to leave him and go ahead with my own life in SG. Initially, before I came over to join him , I rem telling Caryn that I feel alright without him BUT I don’t think I can mk the same statment anymore. I must be the weakest of all womankind. I feel so sorry for myself.

Sometimes, I just wish we had a simpler life. I mean I won’t feel miserable if both of us would be going home for good. This is not the case. I don’t want to be a selfish cow either 🙁

I can tell u a million things that I hate about myself and how all these contributes to my situation

It’s very easy for anyone to say that I shld go back and finish up what i’ve started .. but y is it so hard to do. I’m scared of the type of life

2 words: 遺憾

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Cooking lessons

In the mist of crazy couponing, we also GROUPON 

BH and I just bought GROUPONS to attend cooking lesson at Cook’s World together!! yay!!

haha.. it will be so fun and exciting because it’s the first time ever we are attending a cooking class 🙂

Hopefully there’s slots for Summer PIE & TART Workshop

Looking forward to the lesson! We like baking together.. so attending this class will be soooooo fun!! hehe.. I can imagine that my trash bin will be soooooo undernourished after we attend the lesson! wahaha..

If the lessons are sooo good, I am so going to attend their Baking 101 – Hopefully with professional help, i’ll know what’s wrong with my chiffon cake or cheesecake !! 😀

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The memorial day weekend

BH had a 4 day long weekend!!! The perfect weekend started on Thursday evening when BH came home early!!! So we spontaneously went out for dinner then watched Shrek 3. Pure bliss!! 😀

Actually, we could have gone on a roadtrip or something.. but we didn’t.. ( Thankfully not, the weather was very WET) oh well, so we decided that maybe we shld go shopping? hahaha.. it was a super duper rainy long weekend 🙁 I mean.. I love my new PINK VS brolly… rain makes going out very very sianz

Friday: Here’s me – feeling happy coz I got to use my brolly.

There’s a newly opened Lacoste outlet! WOW! BH bought 2 polo tees while I bought 1 – It’s our very first Lacoste 🙂

Saturday: because it’s still rainy… we decided that we will bake a cake

Sunshine Chiffon cake, which didn’t taste as good as we expected. The rubbish bin ate it in the end

To perk me up – this came in the mail! haha.. free sample not for me but for BH!

Ended the night with FREE DVD rental of Sherlock Holm – Love freebies!

Sunday: Still raining… So it’s DIY home improvement day!

Changed our New York decal to this cheesy quote.. hahaha.. but this decal is of good quality…took us a long time to paste it on the wall .. it looks painted doesn’t it?

Made our own canvas using fabric and wood bought from Ikea ( a few weeks ago) – Looks nice??

It was still raining… so I cooked Nasi Lemak, which was a disaster 🙁 The rice was too wet (like the weather) and milky. Eeks! BH ate it anyway. However, the sambal seafood curry saved the day! Wish my mum was here man!

Monday: Still raining but decided that we shld still go out

So… we went out for lunch, took a walk at the mall and I saw MR Q 😀

Surprisingly, after I bought Mr Q , it was sunny and the weather cleared!! hahaha… shld have bought him earlier!!!

We also went to the Folklife Festival ( we call it ‘Pasar Malam’) near our home. Very crowded.. lots of yummy and poisonous food. To think of it, it’s the 2nd time we went. ahhh… time flies… I hope it’s not my last

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A great weekend with lots of quality time spent with BH 🙂 *meow*

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Hey YOU, Mr Q…

Say ‘Hi!!’ to MR Q , my new boyfriend 🙂

Marc by Marc Jacobs Nylon Q Lil Riz

 

A better picture :

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Why red? haha.. I don’t have a red bag? The other colours available on sale are Wave ( Green) , Yellow, Magenta

Anyway, I was waiting for this bag to go on sale and FINALLY!!! It did… haven’t bought something which I really love for soooooo long… I’m soooooooo happy!! 🙂

Now I need new clothes, new shoes to go with my new bag.. hahaha.. feels like X’mas already!!! hehehe

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WAG deals of the week

Was feeling kinda down today , so I’ve decided to go down to Walgreens for a walk..

Came home with these

V05 conditioner/shampoo was advertised on walgreens papers for $0.69 BUT it was on clearance at my store, so it rang up as $0.39!

Here’s what I bought

2 Vo5 conditioner  2*$0.39  ( Perfect filler)

1 U-Kotex pads $3.49

1 Luster toothpaste $5

Used RR $2 + $2

Used MQ $1 for Kotex

Total paid: $5.15

Received RR/Q: $2.50 ( from Kotex) + $5 ( From Luster) + Free pads from always!

Amt earned: $2.35 + FREE 18 ct pads

Felt happy at that instant ( esp. when the printer kept printing coupons and didn’t stop! hahaha)

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Chef Chio

BH cooked dinner for us – WOW!!! It’s edible and very nice 🙂

After the horrific experience with the fish, I had decided that I am not gonna cook fish for the time being. We went to the supermarket, saw the fresh Halibut Steak and BH’s cooking instinct came to him!! heh.. when we got home, he was looking for recipes excitedly and noting down the ingredients he need ( even if it’s just 2 items) .. haha… it was really nice to see him being so enthu about whipping up a meal

Great… wonderful dinner with little comments from me. Well, I believe tt if he experienced it for himself, he would know how to do it better the next time round. So I zip up and kept my hands to myself ( even if I don’t like what he’s doing)

End result? heh.. View here

I kept complimenting his fish… from the beginning till the end. hee… love the lemony flavour of the fish .. i don’t mind eating the same dish every sunday!!! seriously hope he will cook every weekend man…

P/S: and he went researching for the next recipe.. yay!

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WAG deals for the week

Here’s the loots worth at least $50…. guess how much we paid ? 😀

Bought the above in 3 transactions

Transaction 1

4 X Keebler cookies ( 4*2.50 – 4 * $1 MQ)
1 Goody ouchless hairbands (2.99 – $1 MQ)
1 Colgate toothpaste ( 2.99 – $0.75 MQ)

Total paid: $10.80 with tax
RR received: $5 + $3 + $2

Transaction 2

1 Complete contact lens solution ( 7.99 – $1 Peelie)
2 Vitamin water ( $2 – $1 MQ)
1 Aluminium foil ( in store Q 0.89 – $1 MQ = FREE)
1 Carefree Pantyliner (in store Q 1.49 – $1 MQ)
Fillers: 2 Mentos @1.69 ( MISTAKE!)

Used RR $5+3
Total paid: $2.69 with tax
RR received: $8

Note: I miscalculated. The no. of coupons I used for transaction 2 was MORE than the items I have. In order to use the RR, I need 2 more fillers ( no choice bought mentos – nearest to me). I should have used a cheaper filler like Hunt’s Tomato sauce@$0.25.

Transaction 3

Done in another walgreens as BH was kinda paiseh.. erm.. what’s so embarassing abt saving money???

1 Complete contact lens solution ( 7.99 – $1 MQ)
1 Scrubbing bubbles extend a clean spray (7.99 – $5 MQ)
1 Scrubbing bubbles extend a clean refill ( FREE with MQ)
Filler: 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce (0.25)

Used RR $8
Total paid: $5.22 with tax
RR received: $2 ( Complete contact lens solution RR DID NOT roll )

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Conclusion:

Total damage: $18.71
RR left: $2 + $2
SC Johnson Mail in rebate: $5

Technically, I only spent $9.71

Enough WAGGING this week and ENOUGH SCRUBBING BUBBLES :X

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“Gimme $10 and I will maximise it for you”

That’s what  I told BH today 🙂

Right after our Auburn Petpalozza trip – which I believed we both exclaimed ” so cute!!” at least 100X each.. haha.. we went deals hunting with COUPONS!!

Bought these from VS

1 “You like this” panty ( worth $8.50 FREE with any purchase Q)
1 Lip gloss ( worth $7 FREE with any purchase Q)
1 hand sanitizer – $3.50

Total paid: $3.83 with tax

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Brought these from Target

Transaction 1:
1 Airwick imotion sensor airfreshener ( clearance $5.99 – $4 MQ – $2 target Q = FREE)
3 Scrubbing bubbles toilet gel (3.94X3 – $1 X 3 MQ)
1 Scrubbing bubbles toilet cleaning wand (FREE with Q)
2 Scrubbing bubbles toilet cleaning wand refill (FREE with Q)

Total paid: $6.58 with tax and received $5 target gift card!

*ADDED – There’s SC JOHNSON products ( Scrubbing bubbles included) mail in rebate, so I can get $5 rebate!!! yay!! Technically, I only spent $1+ when I get the rebate *

Transaction 2:
1 Angelsoft toilet paper 12 rolls ( $4 – $0.50 MQ)
1 Packaging tape ( not shown on pic $1.20)
-Used $5 gift card

Total paid: $0.18 with tax

Grand total spent for VS and target: $3.83+$6.58+$0.18 = $10.59 ( exceeded by abit.. but still….I saved abt $50!!!)

Note: I had problems with the cashier at Target. They told me I can’t stack the Q. I defended myself and told them that the Q didn’t say so. I also added that I could do the same transaction w/o problems in another Target. They gave in and I got my items!

Happy girl 🙂

Guess what we spent the money I saved on???

On these!!!

I didn’t see these magazines at first.. until BH brought it to my attention… naturally… I WANT!!! So pretty can!!! So BH bought them for me w/o a second thought!

Love the compartments.. it comes with the sling can!! heheh… GREAT coupon bag!! yay!! 😀

My FIRST Marc by Marc Jacobs bag! hahaha…The mirror is so cute and handy! Towel great for gym.. haha… happy!!

Damage done: $45 with tax

Satisfied!! 😀

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Auburn Petpalozza

The day started nicely with good hair day with GOODY spin spins! 🙂 Here’s how I look

Love these spin pins.. it holds my hair in a bun and it mks my face looks smaller. haha.. I seriously had the pins on for the WHOLE day and i didn’t need to repin

Breakfast was at IHOP – My fave breakfast place

So during breakfast, BH brought up the topic of retaking our pre-wedding photos.. well, i seriously HATE my pre-wedding photos. The photos we took are not good in my opinion.. This is something which bothered me alot and I regretted 🙁 I was sooooo glad that out of the blue, BH brought up this topic .. i mean he was suggesting retaking it with EXPRESSIVELYJOHO in Shanghai! wah.. overseas wedding shot with a superb photographer .. Then I was like “but we are saving money” .. he was like ” money is not an issue.. give me 2 mths and i can earn it back!take it as it’s a 2nd yr anniversary present? It will fill up the emptiness in your heart ” I was soooooo happy.. even if it’s “talk only, no action” I still feel happy.. It made my day really 🙂

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After which we went to Auburn Petpalozza, which is like a pet carnival. People brought their dogs and all. hehe.. there were all booth set up my dog recue groups so we just went to take a look… it was kinda like a long drive BUT worth it! 🙂

Some adorable dogs

Someone even brought his pet python!!!

See the hole on his shirt? I wonder if the python made it…

It was a great day.. if only we had a doggie too.. :X

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WAG deals of the week

I had been doing research for the past few days.. and figured out these are great deals!

#1 LISTERINE

3 Bottles of 1L listerine (Regular price $4.99 for 1 bottle)
WAG Coupon : 3 for $6.99
M Coupons: 3 X $1
Total paid: $3.99 + tax

I nearly had difficulties with the cashier for this deal above – The cash register started beeping ( normal if u are using too many coupons). She was saying that there’s a limit of 1 coupon per transaction. I was like I did this before and I have no problems. So she went ‘whatever’ and keyed in the discount! hmmm… weird… I see that she’s a trainee. So, in my mind I was planning to say ‘I want to talk to your manager’ hehe.. luckily, she gave in to me.

#2 Glade motion sensor spray

Glade Sense & Spray air freshener (Regular price: $9.99)
Clearance at WAG: $5.99
M coupon: $4
Total paid: $1.99 + tax

I’m a happy girl at WAGs today! 😀