Week 21/04/13

I have been working weekend night shift again. It's been good so far.

It hadn't been an interesting week. So, I was off on Wednesday and didn't do much.

I took a day off on Thursday for attending CVC course which was good. I really enjoyed it and learnt a lot of things and it was only a half day! So I had the rest of the day off.

So that's it.... :p

Week 14/04/13

I was working the weekend before and was pretty much completely out of it by Monday. I can think about was sleepppp....zzzzz

Off on Tuesday!! Woohoo. Went to Mr.Dino's on Monday night and the next day went to watch movie and do a bit of shopping. I am still compiling my shopping hauls and will post them all together next time!!

Watched the Odd Life of Timothy Green. Really enjoyed the movie.

*The story started with a young couple telling the story about the miracle of them having a child. Set in a small town (which name escapes me) which specialises in pencil production, it was about a couple who tried really hard to have a child but failed and failed and was about to move on.

The night they found out they will not be able to have a child of their own, they sat down and made a list of things that their child would be, eg. have a good heart, Picasso with a pencil, etc. Then, they put it into a small box and buried it in their back garden.

That night, there was a storm and someone seemed to have broken into the house and eventually found this boy covered in mud who was rummaging in their house. After getting him cleaned, realised that he had leaves growing on his leg and the place where their lists were buried was replaced with a huge hole. They added things together and decided this boy was probably meant for them. A miracle!!

He was introduced to family members, enrolled into school, meet people and made friends and the young couple learned to become parents. As the story progresses, you realise that everytime he did something that was in the 'list' made by his parents, a leaf dies and fall off.

By the end, it was revealed that when all his leaf dies, he goes as well. And that's exactly what happened. Left everyone involved with him a letter and a leaf for people who he think's should have one. And the couple was telling this story in a ordeal to adopt an Asian girl who is so adorable. And the end.*

It was a family, feel-good movie with hints of humour and touching-ness. I enjoyed it.

Then it was work and gym and the usual. I did spend some sleepless hours preparing a teaching session for medical students scheduled for Friday.

Mr.Dino wasn't feeling very well and didn't leave for Aberdeen on Friday as usual. I went to see him and went to Aberdeen with him early on Saturday. Went to watch another movie! And more shopping!! Watched Oblivion.

I'm not a big sci-fi fan but I thought it was a reasonably good movie. I though the CGI was pretty good with interesting, non-confusing storyline. And quite a bit of action with the usual romance going on within the movie. Right now, after spending time describing the basic storyline for Timothy Green, I cannot be bothered to narrate on another movie. So, I shall leave it for another time.

I have arranged lunch with my parent's friends on Sunday. Took the bus back in the morning to Glasgow and drove to Chinatown for lunch!! Dimsum and noodles. So freaking yummy!! Mr. Dino was super jealous heheh. And now, it's time for bed and work tomorrow :(

Update again soon. Fingers crossed.

JustFab

I stumbled upon this site called JustFab, accidentally registered for it, ended up browsing it and the next thing I knew is I bought a bag!!

Well, I needed a new bag for work anyways and I was pretty interested in the bags featured in the website. They are so cool and very unique but the price might be a little higher for my liking... though if it's of a good quality then I think it could be a beneficial investment.

So this is how simple it is to join. 

First, you take a answer a short questionnaire about your type of style or the styles you would be interested in. They have stylists who will take into consideration the answers and create a style profile for yourself.

After careful consideration, they provide you with a personalised boutique of sylist-handpicked new shoes and handbags for you to choose from every month. 

Third, you go shopping!! Most of them are priced at £35. You can of course, choose from your own boutique or from the other collection of new shoes, bags, jewellery and denims. Yes, they don't just do shoes and bags! They have much to offer!! Also, they have this sale section where you can get clutches and flats for a reduced price of £25. 

I bought the below. Super love the big space and the detachable shoulder strap.

I bought it for £28 because as a member, your first purchase is discounted. Cool right?? And after your first buy, you automatically become a VIP member. 

And what are the perks of becoming a VIP member?

What sold me to actually make the purchase and don't mind to become a VIP member is that they let you Skip The Month, which means you are not actually obligated to buy something each month. You just need to have a reasonable memory and be able to check your emails every beginning of the month! How nice is that?? This just makes it so much better. 

And even if you forget it, no worries! You do get charged £35 and converted to member credit. But you can use it to buy something else next time. So, it won't actually go to waste. 

I have been browsing the site whenever they send me mails. I really like their different and unique styles of shoes and bags. Urggghhhhh, if I am willing to spend money, I will buy buy buy! Did I mention that there is free delivery for buys of £35 and above and also free returns. 

One critique I have is that, they use UPS to deliver and for some reason, they never left a note for me the first 2 times they deliver to my house. I don't know if they didn't manage to get in far enough to my door to leave a note as I stay in a flat. But, I did manage to rearrange a redelivery to a different address on their third and last attempt. So, it's a bit of a hassle. You can arrange for a different date and all different ways as well, depending on what you prefer. 

So, I might be using the website more. If I don't like it anymore or I find that I don't actually use the site much, I can cancel my membership by contacting them. Simples. 

End of story is.I.Love.My.New.Bag. Can hit robbers with them probably. What with their blunt metal ends and my usual heavy content.  

Loon Fung

Hallo! I have MIA for a while ..... again. I was working over the weekends in surgery for the first time and I was completely knackered when I got home. Excuses! I know :( But I was really tired....

Anyways, I haven't updated for the past few weeks and I have a few things to talk about so I'll maybe categorise them so I won't be posting randomly and also have less posts to put up heheh.

Let's start with one of my favourites - food. Went to Loon Fung with Ryan last month and want to share share share some pics of lovely dimsums!! Yummy scrummy

 Chee Cheong Fun with peanut and chilli sauce

Deep fried squid with sweet chilli sauce 

Hot and sour soup 

Crispy egg yolk buns 

Prawn chee cheong fun 

Crispy prawn dumplings 

Steamed char siu buns

That's for now. Coming soon - JustFab, London and Bath trip, recent movies, and my shopping hauls. :D

Week 24/03/13

I'm supposed to be post night shift this week but I took an extra four days of night shifts, making it a total of 7 nights. By the end of the 7 days, I was completely knackered. I was supposed to be going to Aberdeen this weekend but it was snowing in Scotland (yes! In March!). It was apparently affecting Aberdeen quite a bit... so classes were cancelled. When I found out that I'm not going to Aberdeen, I totally crashed. Pretty much slept the whole day... except for when I woke up for dinner.

Went  to Loon Fung and then for movie with Mr. Dino today. Well, by now, it's yesterday. It was a nice lil day out. And so glad Mr. Dino liked the food in Loon Fung. We watched Jack and the Giant Slayer. I really liked the movie. I would have enjoyed it in 3D. Will put up pictures of imsum and a more detailed personal review of Jack and the Giant Slayer.

At the moment, it's a matter of a quick summary of my week... Leaving to London and Bath for 3 days from tomorrow. Might hear from me at some point. Tata for now

Week 17/03/13

I'm sorry. I've been late with my updates again... I've been working nightshifts during the weekend. So, that's my excuse. I'm currentlyon night shift as I type!

Anyways,  what have I been up to? Not that anyone asked.... :(

I went for Zumba toning class at the Scotston Glasgow Club on Tuesday and it was very fun! I was tired and sweaty and sore after so I felt like I had done a great amount of cardio plus worked my muscles. Will defo go back again.

I also went to watch a movie by myself on Wed. Decided to watch something...light hearted. So Guilt Trip it was! Pardon the irony... I liked it. In short, it was about a son ended up going on a road trip with his mother while he was trying to sell some product that he had created. The mum was a typical naggy mum who has mucho love fpr her son but obviously the son was not very keen on having listen to his mum nag and give advice all the time (even if sometimes it can be helpful). I can personally relate to that... It obviously ended well with good son-mother bonding thing. After the movie, I felt guilty about treating my mum badly when she tries to give advice cause she means nice. Although sometimes not the most applicable, it's the thought that counts  I guess. I do think sometimes I don't give parents enough credit or pay much attention to their advice. Just because it feels like they're telling me what to do and I got sick of that. I don't know if they understand that I am more grown up and I am capable of making my own decisions. And although their advice are valid, sometimes I thik it's important to let me decide myself or make my own mistakes in order to learn it. They kind of expect you to just listen wihtout questioning. It's annoying like that. I am going to try and listen better.  But I stick to my own judgments. If it's valid advice I will take it. If I disagree then well, I will take z deep breath and don't shout at them....

Thursday was my date night with Mr. Dino! Went ot Bacchus with a voucher that I he bought for both of us! So excited. It's a bar/restaurant along Glassford Street. The place was empty when we were there. The voucer entitles us to a shared plattern of steamed mussles and an 8oz steak each with chunky chips and salad. It was yummmmyyyyyy. Te mussels were heavenly. I have no idea what sauce it was but it was soooo delicious. The chips and salad was nice and although the seasoning forthe steak was good and flavourful, it was way too chewy for me. I did order a well done but I found it really difficult to chew through it. Or maybe it's just me... I still think they have overdone it. We ordered an extra dessert each but we both ordered the same - hot fudge chocolate cake. It was scrumptious! You know how much I adore sweets. We left as they were just about to start a pup quiz lol. I didnt understand why the place was empty... maybe because it was a weekday. But the food was pretty good and reasonably priced and the staffs were nice too. So by the end of the day, we had a great meal annd really enjoyed ourselves for what I think, for the Groupon porce, was worth the money.

Oh,, I also bought a new bag which I ordered online from this website called JusFab. I will explain about it in more detail when I have the chance...

Week 10/03/13

I'm a bit late with my weekly updates this week. Anyways, have been on night shifts last week which has been very well overall. Tried to go to gym when I finish night shift so I get a bit of exercise done...

I also managed to go swimming by myself! on Friday morning. I look like a right dumbo but hey ho, I've gotta learn somehow or another. Then went over to Mr.Dino's and departed for Aberdeen later in the afternoon. It was an extremely long drive especially because the M90 was closed for repairs or something and we were diverted through some hilly route to Aberdeen. I was drenching as well and by the time we got to Aberdeen, my night shift sleepiness was kicking in and all I wanted to do was sleep...zzzzz. Had fish and chips for dinner and then was completely knocked out not long later.

Got up the next day, and while Mr.Dino whizzes off to teach, I stayed in the Travelodge room and watched TV, showered and prepared to check out. Here's a showcase of what I wore....

OKAY..... I am still trying out collages and I realise that is a bit small but I'm not sure if it will enlarge if clicked on so here.... this is a summary picture

A kinda sporty/casual look with my Topshop vintage looking bag :p

I bought some new accessories a few months ago and just trying them out - a wing earring and a knuckle-duster in heart shapes

P/S: the ring broke before I even got out of the room..... and I have since superglued them. Crossing fingers it might work....

After checking out, went to Union Square and bought tickets for Safe Haven. It was an..... ok movie. A few twists here and there but somehow didn't really excite me that much by the end of the movie. 

SPOILER ALERT and LONG POST:

So basically, the movie was about this girl who ran away to some place in Atlanta? after doing something suspiciously like murder ( wasn't actually shown in the beginning). She managed to escape by bus with the help of an old women who was initially unsure what in relation was to her. She reached this small town by the end and met Josh Duhamel. Created a fake name, cut her hair and changed her hair colour as well and found work as a waitress in a local seafood restaurant.   

As the story progresses, both of them started to fall in love. He had two kids to a wife who died of cancer, by the way. In between the love story, it showed a police officer actively looking for this girl, named Katie. He put up a wanted list to find her for a first degree murder.   Although the wanted picture reached the local police station, somehow none of the police officers seems to recognise her even though it was a really small town where you really can't miss anyone. And Josh Duhamel also happened to be the local police's best friend. It is also important to note that Katie met another women who was her neighbour and they became friends.

As the search for Katie by the police officer continues, it was revealed that he was an alcoholic and that Katie is actually his wife. He was suspended from work but continues his frantic search for her. He broke into his neighbour's house (who was the old women who helped Katie escaped!!) and found a voice message by Katie to say that she was safe. Called the phone number from where Katie called from and realised where she was.

Meanwhile, Josh found Katie's wanted picture and confronted her. In short, he was pissed but eventually listened to her story of her abusive alcoholic husband of a police officer and one day decided to escape after stabbing his with a knife (of course without successfully killing him). He vows to protect her and she stays.

It was the 4th of July and everyone was celebrating. The police officer reaches the town, found Katie and they get in an argument. He wasn't pleased she wasn't following him back and tries to set their shop on fire. They got into a fight while Josh tries to rescue his daughter who was trapped in the fire. In the end, the police was shot in the head and dies. 

By the end of the movie, the friend she met while in town decided it was time for her to go. Josh presented a letter written by his late wife addressed 'To Her' to Katie. There was a photo in the letter which revealed that the friend she met in town is actually Josh's late wife!! And they lived happily ever after...

Right, sorry about the rambling but I found it difficult to express the synopsis of the film without being in length. Anyways, while there as well, I had frozen yogurt for lunch. 

Chocolate yumminess at Frogurtz. It tastes just like ice cream.....

When Mr.Dino finishes work, he came over to join me for an early dinner before heading home. We went to TGIF.

Shared Jack Daniel wings for starter. I just love the Jack Daniel sauce at TGIF 

A toothpick hygienically wrapped - just in case you thought someone had used it before the packed it...... -_-''

Both of us ordered the same - Classic burger. Absolutely yummy

And that pretty much concludes the week. I shalt end with a camwhore picture of me after swimming with my makeup on.. and my wet hair.-_-'''

Tata