Actress mirror (aka 女優ミラー)

Was introduced by one of my friends to this wonderful product - Actress Mirror. It is a mirror that comes with LED light. The user can just turn on the LED light by turning the side of the mirror. 

There are also a number of designs of such mirrors sold in Japan. For those interested to buy one, you can check out this Japan site - http://www.train-shop.net/fs/trainshop/c/jyoyuu. Alternatively you can also try to source cheaper one on ebay.com. 

To go or not to go?

Have been traveling over the past few weeks. Visited Malaysia - KL in end of Mar and Europe during Apr. If not for the earthquake in Japan, I would have been making a trip to Japan instead of Europe in Apr to see the Sakura and visit the Alpine route.

Know a few friends who would be visiting Japan in the coming month and the following month by taking the airfare promotion from Singapore to Japan offered by SIA.

I am very much tempted to visit Japan again soon. But in my heart, I am struggling with that thought of going and not going. I know my parents would be concern about me going to Japan, a place that they perceived as dangerous. However, knowing the situation in Japan now, I feel that it is still as relatively a safe place to visit and not as dangerous as my parents think. 

To go or not to go is a tough decision... :(

Earthquake and Tsunami in Tokyo

Was watching news about the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan Tokyo and keep up with the updates in Japan through NHK World website. I was very sad over the loss of lives and the damages to the buildings as a result of the Earthquake and Tsunami. 


My sincere condolences to those affected and wish that with supports from all over the world, Japan should be able to rebuilt what they have lost in this disaster.

Shappo from Sentimental Circus... finally I found her. :D

Happened to see Shappo when surfing a Japan website last Nov and have since been looking to buy a Shappo Plush in Singapore and finally my dream is going to come true. 

Ordered her from a friend and would be looking forward to collecting her this coming Sat. For those interested to get her, you can visit my friend's site is www.benbenshoppe.blogspot.com. 

Shappo's pictures: 

Shappo and Toto. Loves the way she looks, so blur looking.

Loves her shade of pink, sweet and romantic

For those who do not know what is Sentimental Circus, it is a new range of characters created by San-X and it is gaining popularity in Japan. The themes seem to focus on a mystical circus formed by a group of abandoned stuff animals. The ring master is a pink rabbit looking plush, known as Shappo.  

Celebrating 14th Feb in advance

As 14th Feb is on a Monday, so decided to go for a nice dinner on Sunday to celebrate in Valentine Day in advance. Decided to try the special menu at Sakae Sushi  for the month of Feb as I was very attracted to the promotion poster outside the restaurant. 

After running through the special menu, we decided to try the enchanted forest. Here it is:

View from the top

View from the side. Does this look like a tree?

We waited for quite a while for this dish. When serving the dish, the waiter apologized for the delay and told us that the chef took a lot of effort to make this dish hence the waiting time. Overall, I give a thumb up for the creativity in coming up with this dish and also the effort of chef in preparing this dish. 

I also have my all time favourite - The geisha gozen:

Where I am going to spend my ang bao (red packet) money

The Chinese New Year celebration has more or less ended with the start of the working week. And it is time to get back to my busy work schedule after the long break. 

Already made plan on how to spend the little ang bao (red packet) money that I got from my relatives... new momoko doll - wakeup momoko dolls no 7 and 8. Wakeup momoko dolls are basis momoko dolls released with minimal clothes and they also do not come with shoes.

This coming series is one of my favourite so far.

祝大家新年心想事成

Happy Lunar New Year..

Blythe Sale Event - Snowflake Sonata Singapore Pre-Order Event!

Blythe Sale Event at Cathay Cineplex

Blythe Sale Event at Cathay Cineplex, Level 6

Fans grabbing Blythes at the event

Presenting CWC Exclusive for Asia Distribution Neo Blythe "Snowflake Sonata." ... 

Snowflake Sonata Neo Blythe

Actual Doll

Close up of Snowflake Sonata

Customize-made Blythe dolls at the event:

My Momoko Happy Box 2011

Finally, my momoko Happy Box has arrived this morning. As only the CCS momoko doll - Sweet Choco was selected by me, the rest of the other items in the box are unknown. It is a great and fun way to start this morning to open the box and see what surprises are in store for me.

What I got from my box:

Dolls

- 06AW Sweet Choco

- CCS-Momoko 10SS Home Mint Jelly 

- 1x  Nikki (purple)

- 2 x mame momokos

Clothes

- 1 x Back to Basic sun-dress wore by Sweet Choco

- 1 x Kimono of CCS-momoko 07SS Yukata

- 2 x pairs of shoes [the yellow boot is the same as what Mint Jelly has, so I have 2 pairs of the same yellow boots.]

- 1 x knit bag

- 1 x hairband

- 3 x tops

I was a bit disappointed with the combination of the clothes items I got. But the CCS momoko make up for the disappointment. I already have Peach Smoothie and Z with Lemon Sorbet, and Mint Jelly will be a great addition since it is a sister reunion for them. 

Cooking made easy by Rilakkuma. :)

Saw this Rilakkuma container from San-X online shop in Japan. I am amazed at what a simple container can do. 

The hole at the right corner of the container allows the user to measure the amount of pasta needed for cooking. There is also a indicator to tell the user how much water is needed for cooking the pasta. Another design on the left of the container to allow the draining of the water after the pasta is cooked. Are you equally amazed by that as me? 

Other than this pasta cooking container, they also have a rice cooking container and a raman container that allow users to cook rice or raman using a microwave. [See images below. ]

Who need a gas cooker with such cool inventions!!! 

Happy 2011

Finally 2011 is here... a lot of plans await me for the new year... 

This year is going to be a time for travelling. I just got my passport renewal last Nov and this year, I am planning to execute my travel plan to Malaysia KL, Japan Hokkaido and maybe going to Tokyo for the Momoko 10th anniversary event. 

Also I am going to re-learn my Japanese language again. I have not touch my Japanese language since I completed my Elementary lesson and I almost forget most of the things I learnt and it is time to re-fresh and re-learn. 加油！

I also starting my own mini business this year in partnership with a friend. Everything is still in the planning stage now, and I hope that everything will work out fine for me. 

Lastly, to start on my weight loss programe AGAIN. I hope this round I can be more determined. :)

As for dolls, I am looking forward to:

-> Happy Box 2011...  yes, I managed to get one yesterday from Petworks Online Store

-> DHEX Repro (DHEXs / DHEXl) to be out on 17 Jan 2011 for ordering on Petworks Store

Hope that 2011 is a year that I can accomplish my plans and everything is smooth sailing for me.