Saturday, April 19, 2014




Advanced Happy Easter !




April 19, 2014 ~  Oh yes... another egg--citing event is going to happen tomorrow during th celebration of Easter Sunday !  My dear Tree Lizard  ( Bar / restaurant )  owner friend Bee Lin and I had a family event set up for tomorrow. 





Tree Lizard  located at:
 Blk 25, #B1-01   Dempsey Road  
would be the venue for the Egg Hunting event and also the host for a bazaar including my handmade creations to represent  My-SECRET-Corner jewelries. 





I am truly excited and looking forward to see kids and family gathering for tomorrow ... rain or shine. Goodies for the kids had already been prepared and the eggs would be ready for the kids to hunt during the afternoon. A set up menus catering to kids and adults had also been prepared .



Aside from jewelries from yours truly, other items of interest would be offered on sale . These items would include stylish clothes, ladies accessories , aromatherapy products ranging from skin care and toiletries as well as the special participation of a charity booth  managed by Ms. Sharon Oh selling dog food and treats in support of the dogs/ cats being rescued in Singapore.

This is going to be a family fun day . Kids would be spoilt with indoor and outdoor games with matching treats and prizes while the parents can induge themselves to all day dining and flow of drinks in a well balanced , relaxed ambience of the place. 

So come on down to Tree Lizard in dempsey tomorrow with your kids, family and friends for a fun filled Easter Sunday .

We all hope to see you there ...

Thursday, March 06, 2014

Lucky Me !





March 6,2014 ~ Ahhh, I had just finished sweeping the dog's mess on the floor , washed the dishes and folded the clean clothes from laundry. Now is time for me to have a seat , sip on a cup of already cold coffee  ( this happens everyday ha ha ) while browsing my FB and Etsy store. Hmmmm... nothing so special to see yet since it's still early morning but as soon as noontime comes, lots of news and updates would be sprouting all over for my eyes to feast on LOL! Although not all are that of importnce or interest, but still, some can give me an idea or tips on how people could solve their daily struggles, how some manage to have a bit of fun in between routines and how they make it through their daily life just like I do.

I was a bit uneasy yesterday. I wanted to go out but not really convinced to do so as I have a very strict budget in my pocket.


My allowance has not arrived yet but hoping every minute of the day that it would show up in my bank account soon.  Finally it did , but too late for shopping coz money came late last night. I was thankful thinkin I can go to supermarket today and buy some yummy foods my kids had been asking for ~ not forgetting to consider the junk foods of course LOL!

Anyways, since I was stucked playing with the dogs and looking for something else to do at home yesterday morning ( I badly need to entertain myself I would say ! ) , I ended up wandering in my beadroom  ( considered basically as "COMFORT ZONE" ) again of course.



Looking at the supplies scattered in my beadroom, I could see a lot of money making items I could sell to earn something.  So I took a few strands of beads and started making a double layered necklace requested by a friend who works in the German European School here in Singapore. So I started laying  all the materials needed to make a friend's requested necklace on my table. She had personally came to visit me in my beadroom to check on the materials I have in stock so she can choose the color and beads for her necklace in mind.


She's a very nice lady who got hooked on my designs and she just fell in love with every item she had bought from me so far.







She told me that the school staff who had seen her wearing my designs were always stunned and asking where she bought them. I was so happy to know that my designs are being wowed everywhere now, parties, events, even just in a daily basis in schools . Woohoooo , way to go ... "My-SECRET-Corner" had gone from being a secret into being popular anywhere. It's a satisfaction on my part to realize where I had started and what my passion had become.  A big leap from where I was before ...

Turquoise Dyed Howlite Beads With Agate and Opalite Double Layered Neklace & Earrings Set. Specially created for Rose of GESS.



I am always inspired by my friends and buyers who were there many times to patronize my creations. Without them, I would not be here nor be more encouraged to create further.  It's them wearing my work and loving them that gives me happiness at the end of the day.

So I am always thankful to all of them and also to those who keeps admiring my works.
I am also very grateful to other people out there who gave me the chance to show my works to other people and crafters. They hd made me become an art inspiration to others.

My Design had again gained the honour of being voted as the "Design Of The Week" for the 4th time in the prestigious Fire Mountain Gems " Design Of The Week Challenge"  from Feb 3-March 1 on facebook.. Hooorraaayyyyyyy !!!!

Thank you so much for the award. I was so delighted !
 It means so much to a work at home mom like me to be known all over the world  as an inspiration to other crafters.




This passion of mine requires 3 major things ~ patience, time and ability to design artistically. I am very grateful I was blessed to be able to have all these factors somehow. Not all people can combine all of them in one go.

So so so lucky me !

Sunday, March 02, 2014

March 2014 ... Puppy Days !




March 2,2014 ~
 Hi again my dear  blog readers ...



I'm back to share with you what I had been doing these days aside from beading endlessly at night, watering the garden early in the morning and keeping company to my newly adopted mongrels during the day. They are from a litter of 5 puppies recued from a shipyard somewhere here in Singapore. Yes, I had found some new company giving me much much more work to do these days aside from pulling the water hose against ( a game of tag and pull for sure ) them when I'm watering the plants and holding on tight to my broom ( so Gabby can't get it from me as she pulls the end as I sweep ) while sweeping the chewed on dead leaves / branches they had dragged inside our home from the garden. They're 2  playful puppies , where one is absolutely very naughty and active compared to the other one who is far more silent ... and I'm telling you, they both keep me busy most of the times ! Haaayyzzzzzzz

Don't be deceived by those starry , innocent looking eyes... I'm sure they are gearing up for something naughty again !
Gabby the light colored puppy came to our home 1st as a bubbly little chubby pup for adoption . A volunteer showed her to us and we just fell in love  with her cute looks. Of course, puppies always win our hearts for being cute !


 But, a day after she had an overnight with us, we discovered her little dark secret ...which is, she does nothing but bite on our feet and ankles as a way of playing.
Yep... she has this terrible character of nibbling on us all the time especially as soon as she opens her eyes. Her teeth are razor sharp that we get scratches almost everyday. My daughter grew more scared of her and son got so annoyed as well. They don't find her cute no more due to the biting problem.



She's now for them a naughty little monster who drags away socks and shoes into a hole she had dugged on the grass patched garden when she can't bite us. OMG  what a disaster in the morning when kids couldn't put their socks on or shoes coz "Gabby" is immediately there... on the look out for something to run away with. What a naughty naughty little bugger !

Gabby now owns this sofa ! I don't mind coz it wasn't mine anyways ... LOL!
She had stayed for a week and I tried to teach her not to bite but she became more aggressive and dominant and even growled on me. I consulted the volunteer about her and she suggested that she brings the sibling over to have someone to keep her busy and distract her attention from biting us. Ok, we gave it a shot. As soon as the 2nd pup came, we found "Luna" the 2nd pup to be more of a sweet mellowed character  who loves being indoors and sleeping on a sofa ... wuuffff !

Now, how can you push this one away when you wanna have a sit on the sofa if she sleeps so well
 like this ?
Luna is far more behaved than our naughty little "Gabby".

Luna on her 1st visit to the vet for injection . Isn't she so cute ? 
She's so adorable and quiet but she doesn't tolerate the naughtiness of "Gabby" who started biting and nibbling on her as soon as she stayed in our place. Poor "Luna" has to put up with her , just like we do most of the time ... It was a war zone at home everytime they growled hard on each other and we better keep our distance away from them ! Oh dear ...

But t least I see some progress on Gabby's character. Her biting on me and my kids had lessened coz she always run after "Luna" to wrestle her till she bites back. Luna being around made Gabby more busy and concentrated playing with her kind . That is a way of giving me more space and time to do things for myself and at home. Then me and kids were safe from her somehow. What a relief !


Well, they have their fights here and there but so far, none had come out bleeding or hurt anyways.  So, the verdict now with these two puppies is that... they are now both...officially adopted !

So from one naughty puppy, we now have 2 puppies to take care of.
But at least , Even if  "Gabby" is a white devil, "Luna" is a dark angel !
Life has to be in a balance !

Welcome to your new home Gabby & Luna !

By the way, Many many thanks as well to Sue ( Dog rescuer ) who had patiently guided me and the puppies all the way.



Thursday, February 20, 2014

The Month Of Love ...






Did I dissappear for quite a while again ? Lol, I was kept busy nowadays by my jewelries and the addition of not 1 but 2 puppies at home.Yaaayyyyyyyy.

But then, I had recently attended some ladies parties meeting my friends . See how pretty they are and the prettier thay get upon wearing my creations too .Wink wink LOL!










I had also gone to a recent school carnival last weekend where I had sold some pieces of my work. Yep... my earrings and necklaces didn't fail to sell like as usual and that would always make me a proud crafter indeed.

Many thanks to the Canadian School for allowing me to be part of the event this year. It was my very 1st time to join their event so I didn't know what to expect there. It was fine and I had made new friends from the other stalls beside me.

My small table filled with my stuffs at the Carnival held at The Canadian International School in Singapore last Feb. 15,2014






 Not only my jewelries were hot these days. Know what ? I got commisioned to even make a painting to be taken to Austria too !

Painting a Peacock as requested !

Peacock Painting lovingly created for Grace.

Grace temporarily hanged it on her wall before they take it to Austria when they move out of Singapore soon.
Grace is also the proud owner of a pair of handmade Beaded Peacock themed earrings, a heart dangling Crystal earrings as as well as charm bracelets made by yours truly when I came back here in Singapore a few months ago.





February is a busy month so far. This month of love never passes without some red hearts bouncing all over the place of course and some flowers here and there too. Unfortunately, I didn't get any hearts nor flowers at all ... poor me.... sigh ! . So my solution to my loneliness  are some jewelries with red theme I had created especially for this Valentine ocassion. They made me so happy anyways.
Here they are :

Red Hot Goddess _ Pearls and Crystals Earrings SD$35
Earrings modeled by my friend Ms Ana Hardiment




Last but not the least are these lovely carved hearts.
 Aren't they just simply beautiful ?


Life has some downfalls and not easy to be alone on special ocassions sometimes...
but being alone shouldn't be a reason to be sad.. there are lots of things to do to entertain yourself. That's what I do ... and would always will. 

Problem solved !

Belated Happy Valentines everyone !

Wednesday, January 22, 2014





January,22, 2014 ~ Hello , hello , helloooooo everyone. I'd been into hibernation somewhere over the last month or 2 and I had been quiet and out of sight for a while except for my personal FB page which has been catching up with my friends from all over the world. Yep, I had been quite occuppied updating some things with new found friends as well as of those I came to meet again after several years of no contact at all.

I had finally seen my long lost friend Jocelyn whom I had lost contact with for almost 4 years ...maybe 5 years ? Hmmmmm. Thanks to Jay for bringing her along during my Birthday lunch recently . I was so happy to see Jocelyn again .
It's been great to have had a chat with them and updated ourselves of the happenings we'd done you know .....

2014 Birthday Lunch at Din Tai Fung


2014 Birthday Lunch at Din Tai Fung with my Singapore based friends.

Out of the blue lunch at Pina's home ... I loved those food but I can't eat that much... sarap pa naman !

I was back in Singapore since August last year for another few more years of residence in here again .  Our move back to SG wasn't that complicated and our stuffs immediately found a new home. My 2 kids had quickly settled into their new schools and had gained attention from their ex-friends and new friends easily. I was happy for them and even more cheering for myself for the fact that the kids are now back to school with the school bus . Yehheeyyyyy, less driving means more convenience, more time for myself & less stress on my poor achin back . That's one great news .

Talking about my back pain, I was supposed to undergo an operation to replace 2 discs in my spine. Since I had been advised by my neurosurgeons here in Singapore ( Dr. Prem Pillay / Dr James Tan Siah Heng ) not to carry anything heavier than 2 kg., to avoid triggering more damage to my main nerve, I had avoided lifting or carrying the heavy stuffs. It's been working well coz my back pains had gradually decreased. I'm happy my stiff neck had also almost dissappeared although some minor housework triggers the stiffness and numbness on my whole right arm sometimes. Oh well, I had learned to do things at home in moderation now. Vacumming of the floor was lesssened to like once a week, mopping of the floor I had someone servicing it for me coz I can't do it anymore knowing I have a 4 storey house to clean. No way Jose ... I'll kill myself with a floor mop LOL!

My beading and my painting had suffered though. Sadly, I don't get into my beading room much these days. How I miss fooling around with my beads ...








Here comes the Lazy moments of my life I guess LOL! or maybe I'm not too inspired to bead or paint at this moment yet. My right hand still gets numb from time to time and since I'm right handed, all my house chores were done with my poor right hand. At the end of the day, my poor right arm is way too tired to move even with not too heavy house work. I dunno but I get so,so  tired sometimes ... even just by going up and down the stairs during the day . Siggghhhhh... I'm getting old I guess !

Anyways, I'm taking my time slowly before I create something unique again. I just hope I'll be in the mood soon to start beading or Painting again ...  I'm not used to just sitting around doing nothing ... my hands needs some work to do.. not just house chores !

Know what handiwork I mean ?
This kind ...





 
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