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dinner at moonchild for my colleague El's birthday~ ( ･𖥦･ ) their rosé scallop mafaldine was delicious!! the scallops were perfectly seared, and the pasta noodles had a good bite. felt kinda bad to have them remake my pasta bc they didn't see the "pls make it non-spicy" note, but our server handled the situation very professionally so props to them. we shared the pita pockets, which came with a bowl of ingredients (the mushrooms and cauliflower were my fav!!) to stuff the bread with.

before we assembled for dinner, i went to check out a card shop near my house with SQ and J (thanks for dabao-ing the strawberry yoghurt matcha from the noob cafe!! the drink was gud but hdb cafes seem like such an awkward idea to me so idk if i'd visit the cafe myself). bought a tera hydreigon SR and a janky gengar (pokeball holo)!! good finds yey (ҩ•̀ - •́)و✧

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participated in the chinatown stamp rally with luwi!! we visited every station (found some ✨hidden gems✨), completed the stamp card, got some pretty good rewards (a postcard and limited edition wrapping paper!!) for our effort, and clocked record-breaking steps under the merciless afternoon sun. ╭( ･ㅂ･)و ✧

had to take an aircon break at the teahouse (our second last stop). there was such a wide selection of tea available, and it was surprisingly affordable??? would definitely visit again.

we also got a mini bottle of medicated oil (驱风油) from chop wah on!! so nice of them to be handing out freebies omg?? idk if it's the Old Man™ in me or what, but i rly like having medicated oil on me these days (especially the axe brand ones for my stomach LMAO).

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happy 520 blaze it!!! i usually just take a day off from work and have a solo party (with chi ofc) at home, but this year, i spent my birthday a little differently. ( ੭ ˙ᗜ˙ )੭♡ˎˊ˗

i went to work as per usual bc i wanted to save my birthday leave for the upcoming jb trip over the weekend. after work, koko came to get me, and we headed over to our first stop: sweedy cafe (at hougang rip). didn't rly have any concrete plans for the day tbh, but i've been meaning to try the viral banana pudding matcha that's been popping up on my feed for the longest time!! and i heard that sweedy does it pretty good?? i've gotta know if it can beat my fav strawberry matcha.

nO REGRETS BC IT WAS SOOOO GOOD??? i love that they used actual banana slices in the pudding. and you can never go wrong with biscoff crumbs!! (´ཀ` ) koko said he found the banana pudding to be too sweet on its own, but i thought it was just nice for me?? then again, i also don't find biscoff to be too sweet so idk. ( ᴗ ᴗ ✿

did an unboxing of the goodie bag of presents that koko got me at the cafe!! ♡♡♡ unfortunately, no fresh lilies (bc there weren't any in bloom?? we only saw bulbs), but that was rectified bc he bought me the lily pendant necklace that i wanted yey!! i haven't received these many gifts in yearsss, so i'm rly happy heheh~

we were both not very hungry bc the drinks were quite filling, so we decided to share a seafood pajeon and tuna kimbap for dinner at taste myeongdong. then, we spent the rest of the evening gaming on our switches!! i just started playing pokemon violet so i could better recognise and appreciate the new gen pokemon for my new card collecting hobby (yeah guess who got bored and decided to pick up another expensive hobby!! it me). so far i'm enjoying it (especially the part where i just throw my pokemon out and have it cause mass destruction around me HAHAHAH).

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birthday treat from my lunch buddies yesterday~ ( ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝) had an early dinner at chicco pasta bar (loveee the tomato burrata spaghetti and the ink tagliolini puttanesca!! the chicco spritz tasted nothing like orange juice or banana?? it was giving cough syrup LMAO. aLSO a super sweet staff member came out with an instant camera and helped us take a group pic?? after my colleague told her that it was my 18th birthday hELPS.) before heading to the heineken afterwork pop-up event to chill for the rest of the night.

my alcohol pouring skills that i learned from an ex-colleague indirectly (he taught me how to pour blood samples with minimal spillage in the lab) was absolutely useless against a beer tap. ( °ヮ° )

i got the very mindful set at the bar, which came with matcha beer (with fermented vinegar malt?? so it was slightly sour), a red bean mochi wrapped with seaweed, and scallop ceviche on a potato pavé. idk why but my potato pavé was so hard and cronchy?? felt like i was risking the integrity of my teeth on uncooked instant noodles. the flavours were good though!!

the telephone game in the social room was such a fun concept, but it was too much extroversion for me so i didn't pick up the phone at all HAHAH. my colleagues did though!! it was funny listening to their convos with random strangers, while munching away on delicious free flow popcorn.

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doujima 2025 has come to an end!! i was at the event almost the entire time on saturday (except for a quick bubble tea run), helping out at dachi duck's booth. it seemed like the security/organisers for doujima were quite lax with creators bringing food into the hall?? so i actually had some food (truffle mushroom toasted sandwiches from tim hortons yey!!) this time.

koko did pretty much all the setting up on friday night, so it was a pretty chill start. about 30 mins before the event officially opened to the public, i ran around collecting my preorders, and somehow managed to complete the orv stamp rally as well LMAO. i was so paiseh to start asking for stamps before the event started bc it felt like i was using my creator access pass to gain an unfair advantage over everybody else?? but i was desperate ok. and there's no harm in trying. ( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ it's my first ever completed stamp rally too ehe.

ANYWAYS, BIG HAUL TIME!!! i know i was supposed to work the booth full-time, but bc we were sharing a table with another creator, it was too squeezy for three of us to be at the table the whole time (and also illegal apparently). so, when i felt like business was slow, i ran off to speedrun some shopping...... i most definitely did not spend more time away from the booth than at the booth. ( ͡º ꒳ ͡º)

biyoo squeaker doll (⁠♡⁠♡⁠♡), A6 biyoo gingko shaker binder, biyoo expressions sticker sheet (@studionanimo) - omg i've been stalking the biyoo doll for a while now, but i hesitated bc of the overseas shipping cost. so glad i could get her directly at doujima!!! she's super cute i can't??? another thing i rly wanted from their shop was the shaker binder. it was quite pricey (30 sgd), but i bought it anyway bc i didn't want to live with regrets!! i'm gonna use it for card collecting maybe??

biyoo pvc charm, foxja phone charm, biyoo acrylic carabiner, kdj & kkomas diner print (@sagopearis)

orv puffy charm, orv tin case, tomato kdj gacha charm, kdj grocery sticker pack, kdj clear card, biyoo lily of the valley sticker sheet, joongdok office prints, orv biyoo soda print (@banacotta) - i'm a big fan of nagi's merch HAHAH. i was so afraid that things would go oos quickly, so i made a trip over to grab everything i wanted before the event started. super happy with my gacha charm pull!! i wanted either the tomate one or the peach one (bc chi).

biyoo transparent sticker sheet (@waffletop_)

ivantill foil photocards (@lushiette)

orv transparent sticker sheet + freebie joonghyuk stamp sticker (@akira_yoru)

kdj photocard, ivan photocard (@nandemocreative)

biyoo universe sticker, s-class hunter birb legs sticker (@magnamilktea) - crying bc they had other s-class birb stickers but no designations for any of them, so when they asked me which birb i wanted to get, i pointed to the legs one and panicked and went "legs". iconic.

fool's circus orv stamp rally prizes!!!! included stickers, a pin badge, a spinning standee, an acrylic charm, and a wooden charm!! waaaa everything's so pretty!! so glad i managed to complete it.

ivantill wings charm, cafe acrylic box, tiny ivantill standees, ivantill sticker sheet, ivantill photocards, ivantill A6 prints (@capybara_roll) - yO the moving wings charm is absolutely gorgeous??? i still can't believe my total only came up to $51, with the number of things i bought??

pool zippered pouch, taiyaki acrylic carabiner, A4 ivantill print (@rollround_) - took all my self-control to not get the tuna (?) carabiner as well helps.

bacattes bakery light sign (@johnmoniker) - i needed a night light bc i started sleeping on my own and i'm scared of the dark. this one is rly cute!! and it's magnetic so i can just stick it on my bed frame heheh.

orv transparent sticker sheet (@hotpotchild) - wanted the frieren one too but it was oos wehh.

p5 joker and akechi food charms, OC cat maid sticker sheet (@jd5vlp)

2ha charms set (@yiyuehua) - my fav thing about mo ran is his shizun.

dungeon meshi long print (???)

four aesthetic prints (@hueyos_)

side eye bread sticker sheet + freebie taiyaki stickers (@shabubaraa) - both were actually freebies from our boothmate (she let me choose something to take from her display at the end of day one)!! thank you so much for the stickers and the gummies!!! it was nice chatting with you and yapping about chi and my haul~

two loose packs of "journey together" pokemon cards - umm hand itchy so i went to gacha. didn't get anything good but i wasn't expecting anything from loose packs LOL.

also bonus espurr, tatsugiri, and maushold foil cards from my colleague~ i'm in my pokemon card collecting era rip.

that's everything, i think. don't ask me how much i spent ok. ಥ‿ಥ i don't wanna math it.

big appreciation for my friends and colleagues who dropped by the booth to support~ and also those who dropped by with snacks!! (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) ♡

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HAPPY SEBUNTEENTH BIRTHDAY CHI!! (づ๑˃ᴗ˂๑)づ ❤︎❤︎❤︎

my silly child is celebrating his second sebun milestone today.......... sniffles..... can you believe that he is almost an adult??? i feel like a proud parent. ಥ‿ಥ

the birthday cake of choice this time is a sea salt oreo tiramisu from tirato~ idk why but it reminded me of chi?? when he cries himself a puddle?? HAHAHAH. it's not a joke cake i promise!!!

i was gonna do a photoshoot with the rement set that chi's new dad got for him, but the sky turned dark so um maybe we'll try again another day?? bc i have other plans with chi today~ we're gonna try the new cosy minimart management game that i just bought on steam!!

for now, pls enjoy the sneak!! ↓↓↓

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smol haul post before my wallet dies at doujima. ദ്ദി ( ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ )

i went to public garden with koko last saturday and it was insanely crowded as expected. didn't have to queue to enter, which was nice, but it was so difficult to browse most of the booths?? ppl were coming from every direction, and we were both getting shoved by bodies and bags oof.

anywayssss, did manage to find some nice things!! i wanted to get a ceramic/clay vase for my flowers, but a lot of them were beyond my budget. and i didn't bring much cash bc i wasn't expecting so many international creators to be boothing!!!! aaaaaa we legit had to empty both our wallets to acquire the tomato tray. hell yeah.

the most expensive thing i bought from public garden was the pastel croissant bottle bag for $38 (discounted bc of a minor defect). i just want a cute sling for my bottles??? when i'm using a smol backpack maybe?? and i wasn't sure if i wanted to hop onto the paper bunny trend?? i feel like this bag from taiwan is more ✨special✨ idk. i like that the back has elastic bands for me to put my own pouches if i wanted to, and that it fits my full size owala perfectly.

i bought a round boi usagi pouch from the sim-uowsc carnival yesterday!! can never get enough of pouches. too bad they didn't have the momonga version. the seller gave me the UR momonga and chiikawa card bc i told them my fav chara was momonga heheh. also received a free card pack with my purchase. niceee. ( ͡º ꒳ ͡º)

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it's an outbreak of usagis!! ❤️❤️❤️

i was aiming for the canele plush keychain, but i didn't manage to get it in all five pulls that i did. did win a hanging plush bag though!! super cute!! i have it hanging on my door hanger as a decor bc the insides are too plush to use it as a bag.

ended up buying the canele keychain (and a plush pin design that i didn't pull) from a carouseller at a pretty reasonable price so yey!!

my fav plush pin is the sleeping one!! and the chewing one with chopsticks that i didn't get (i might go for another carousell hunt). these are perfect for ita bags omg??? you just can't lose in this kuji.

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it's dachi duck's first ever physical booth at RQXL (congrats!!), and i helped out for a day!! manning a booth was a first for me too. i'm pretty good at cashiering duties despite never working a retail part-time job my whole life if i may say so myself, bUT conversing with strangers was toughhhhh. maybe bc i'm not the artist?? i feel like i'd be ok with info dumping about chi ehe. ( ͡º ꒳ ͡º)

ngl being in full cos for the job might've been an overkill bc my stamina was tanking from just setting up the booth HAHAH. in my defense, i had wanted to sell the cos asap after the shoot, but i also felt like it'd be a waste to not debut it at an event, so yeah. i picked a more chill (presumably) and spacious event to cos!!

only bought the omurice and shrimp trinket holder carabiners (maximum nEED for spacing out my trinkets) from @blob_blob_bloop, and a yellowfin tuna clear pouch (not pictured) from @temo.scribbles. temo also dropped by to give us pocky!! rly appreciated every snack bc i had nothing else to eat until dinnertime.

also received a set of rly pretty maomao and jinshi drawings from another maomao coser!! i was the first other maomao coser that she spotted at the event heheh. thank you so muchhh. ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

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watched nezha 2 today!!!! i didn't watch the first movie (tbh i didn't even know the series existed until i started getting tiktoks on my feed LMAO), so i'm missing some plot points, but i still enjoyed the second movie a lot!! it had a good amount of comedic and heartwarming moments, and exciting action scenes. i was trying my best to hold my tears in when they showed nezha's childhood in a flashback heLP. loving family relationships are my weakness. (つ╥﹏╥)つ

after the movie, we decided to get dinner at this new korean restaurant (cheongsujeong korean kitchen). my family went there for lunch without me, and my mum later told me that there was nothing i could eat there??? idk but that tuna bibimbap was pretty good. the portion size could be a little smaller though. i was stuffed after the meal. (ㅎ.ㅎ)

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hung out with the girls after my routine blood work~ we explored the joo chiat area this time. (˶ˆᗜˆ˵) tried the grilled prawn tacos at bored tacos, and they were not bad. i give the prawns an 11/10. the rest of the taco gets a healthy/10 rating from me. ( ͡º ꒳ ͡º) wasn't expecting the sauces to be spicy though.

we relocated to hello arigato across the street to get our matcha fix!! i still prefer wabisabi's strawberry matcha bc i don't like it being too milky?? idk this is probably an unpopular opinion.

we unintentionally bought a whole tasting experience at waved?? there was rly a difference between the ~waved~ and the ~unwaved~ versions. i'm still not big on coffee, but i did enjoy the fruit and veggie juices that they offered to us as palate cleansers.

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last batch of maomao shoot pics. pls enjoy!! (๑>◡<๑) it was a rly fun shoot!! i wasn't expecting chinese garden to be so aesthetic?? finally striking off that one box on the sg cosplayer bingo card for having a photoshoot at chinese garden ayyy.

i hope i did best girl justice waaaa!!! luwi said she was gonna be guaishushu photog that day, taking photos of xmm coser, but i feel more like the guaishushu HAHAHAH.

(photos above by koko. edited by me. ✩)

ended the day with dinner at the carving board~ not me thinking that the 'TCB' in my 'TCB vongole' referred to a certain politician....... it's just the name of the eatery LMAO.

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iconic expression: no thoughts, head empty, brain smooth.

(for context, my supervisor said the heroine in hidden love reminded her of me?? i don't see the resemblance, but luwi watched it and said it's the energy. so yeah.)

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more maomao photos + bonus fun (ooc??) shots featuring chi as the ox bezoar!! ฅ ₍^. ̫.^₎ฅ ⋆˚✿˖°

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today's maomao shoot was a success!!! ₍^. .^₎⟆

spent my entire week prepping (and stressing) for this shoot so i would've been rly bummed out if we had to postpone the shoot bc of bad weather. while we could not avoid the destiny that was bestowed upon us by the weather forecast, we were, fortunately, able to get quite a few shots before the rain came down.

big thanks to luwi for being my photographer (fujifilm filters let's gOOO), and koko for helping out (and being extra phone photographer HAHAH)!! ♡

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happy 3.141592653 day!!!

i insisted on having pie to celebrate, so we dropped by elijah pies after lunch to get some pie. they ran out of their speculoos hojicha pie, so i got their honey chrysanthemum pie instead, and it tasted exactly like how i imagined it to be. sweet from the honey, and strong floral notes from the chrysanthemum. overall, a light tasting pie that's easy to eat even after a full meal.

i felt bad about forgetting to bring chi along, so i got their wild berry lavender pie to go. (╥ ω ╥) the wild berry part wasn't as sour as i'd have liked it to be?? but it was still a good pie.

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colleague's birthday lunch at hopscotch bar!! the lunch set menu was surprisingly affordable, and the portions were hUGE. i made the conscious decision to not get an appetiser with my set meal so that i could conserve stomach space for dessert, bUT I STILL COULDN'T FINISH MY STICKY DATE PUDDING AAAA. gave the rest to chi (the amount left behind was bigger than chi oof).

i got the black garlic alfredo linguine pasta for my main, and it was not bad. the sauce was sweeter than i'd expected it to be?? the portobello was gud though.

i've been eyeing the assassin's teapot since my last visit to hopscotch with rin2, and i finally got to try it today!! the teapot had two separate chambers: one containing a strong alcohol mix of gin and DOM, and the other containing some kind of floral tea blend. depending on which vent hole was covered during the pouring, different drinks could be dispensed. playing around with the mechanism was so fun!! it tasted the best when both liquids were mixed imo. the alcohol on its own was too strong for my liking.

i had a thought: since the inside of the teapot couldn't be cleaned thoroughly, if some dangerous mould were to grow inside, then wouldn't both chambers be dispensing poison?? that'd be kinda funny. 🤡 my colleague said that they'd probably destroy the teapot bc it couldn't rly be reused after the poisoned drink went through the spout. that made sense. a one-time use teapot........ but,, poison aside, how does the restaurant clean it???? if i wanted one for my own amusement at home, how would i clean it???

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