Limited Edition Addiction
SINGAPORE – Are you looking for branded, rare to find kicks within the country? Well, Limited Edt holds the answer for all your exclusive kicks needs!
It has a total of 5 stores scattered all over the little red dot to date. And because of the incredible range of selection that Limited Edt has to offer in each of its stores, the possibility of you finding a pair of kicks that will surely suit your taste is soaring high!
We were able to visit their store in 313 @ Somerset along Orchard Road. I was welcomed with a very posh looking room even before I had set my grimy little feet on its fully carpeted flooring.
Let us not forget the mock bank vault found at the back end of the room, which I think truly adds character on the look of the store per se and emphasis on the feeling of exclusivity of the shoes that they are offering.
More shoes inside it but of course! A true heaven for shoe lovers and collectors indeed.
Sad to say, the pairs here are for display only but before you lose your giddiness about all of these, they are also putting up a fair number of pairs for sale from time to time.
As the name of the store implies, the number of pairs that they are offering are indeed very limited and could be gone immediately once they hit the stores and the visible and audible range of people. Good thing, they have a website and facebook page that you could visit and that could keep you up to date on all the latest events, promos and product retails they are giving. Just frequent the pages though since the apparent publicity and easy accessibility of those information in the web also means more competition.
For those of you who are thinking of owning yet again another pair of ordinary sneakers, you may want to level your field of choice a notch higher by including too these range! Does not hurt at all to sport one of these eh?
So, what are you still waiting for? Hit the nearest Limited Edt shop now and grab your fave and long-waited kicks before it is too late!
Website: http://limitededt.com/website2/
Field Trip to Knott's
The day's agenda consisted of riding every single "daring" ride in preparation for the Everest of all theme parks, Magic Mountain in the near distant future. My friend, Jechel, and I were lucky enough to have an approximate average waiting time of 5-10 minutes on almost every ride. Suffice to say, we certainly ticked off this theme park on our bucket list.
Kicking into Samantha Brown's shoes, when you do get a chance to come to Knott's don't miss out Everyone Loves Snoopy. An ice show starring our favourite beagle, Snoopy, and his friends!
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Initializing DOMO'S Foodie Escapades
Funky Finds @ Bugis
SINGAPORE - National Library.
That’s the first thing that surely pops up to my mind every time I hear the word Bugis. A true testament of geekiness and undying love and hate relationship I had built with books indeed, amidst the plethora of words that could be associated with it.
But not anymore! National Library has now been moved a long way down on my list of places to visit when I am bound to go to Bugis or just find myself wandering in it.
So, what on earth could have possibly replaced National Library in my heart?
Arab Street or Kampong Glam is as unpretentious as it could get. With colourful and vibrant two-storey shophouses, each of which offers a different experience from its neighboring shops, parading on your left and right as you negotiate your way towards the seemingly un-Singapore lane, you will surely find yourself getting drawn to its atmosphere and charm in every step that you would take.
Obviously a Muslim district, visitors could not help but flood the place and indulge themselves, too, together with the locals on the richness of the latter’s culture. With the presence of conservatively-dressed Muslims going to the Sultan Mosque at a particular period of the day, newly washed sheeshas hanging deliberately in front of every restaurant that we passed by and menus that will surely encourage you to uncontrollably salivate, which includes Mutton Murtabak, Shawarma, Kebab and Hummus just to name a few, you could not help but grasp minutely but immediately the Arabian way of life.
The place is a gold mine of fabrics, for those one of a kind evening gowns that you like to have; Oriental carpets, for that lovely home of yours; non-alcoholic perfumes with the Muslim customers in mind; rattan products and knick knacks for yourself and for your home and many other great finds that will surely make you think that you’re in an endless treasure hunt.
The treasure hunt does not stop once you finished the whole of Arab Street. There are still streets adjacent to it that are truly worthy of your time such as Haji Lane, Bali Lane, Bussorah Street and Baghdad Street. Since we were so pressed for time, we were only able to ransack Haji Lane.
Haji Lane is a quaint, little alley situated just beside the more tourist-thronged Arab street. A hub for the fashion forward people and indie label whores who love to look around for unusual fashion finds in independent local fashion boutiques and who craves for a breath of fresh air from the shiny and oh-so-generic vibe of the stores along Orchard Road.
Modparade houses an extensive range of clothing choices; from cute daily wear, mostly on basic and neutral colors, that will still surely make you stand out amidst the crowd and flirty little black dresses passable enough as both day and evening wear.
I simply adore this Sweet Pair for its innumerable number of cute and eye candy shoes on display. Eye popping dresses and blouses on the racks due to its dainty and girly styles and vibrant colors make you want to grab and try all of them!
There is also A Thousand Tales for your home needs…
and Friends for their wide range of ultra chic and rocker chic dresses.
For those hidden gems, playful trinkets and eye-catchy tees, Queendora is the way to go!
Salad Shop is a clothing and home accessories shop. The white facade and interior were made to contrast the abundance of black colored items against the white ones. It also offers a wide variety of home products which are pleasing to the eyes and at the same time functional.
Took an ice cream break from all the walking and gawking we had done during this exquisite journey in The Ice Cream Man. Yumminess! Interesting flavors they got there. To demonstrate how out of this world their flavors are, vodka, white wine and red wine flavored ice cream were present in their menu! Anyway, I stuck with the caramel-apple flavoured one. Sweet!
This nice ice cream shop is manned by these two lovely people, Melvin and Claudia at that time. So generous of them to concoct for me a flavor that I want to try the next time I visit the store. Have to phone them first though so that they could make it for me. Care to help me on the flavor of ice cream that I should ask them to prepare? I want it to be as wacky as possible!
So many stores to visit, but so little time! There is still a good number of stores that we have not been able to visit when we were there; add to it the independent shops positioned on the other lanes.
I also promise myself to go back here for the food maybe. A lot of restaurants that caters mouth-watering dishes and promises a seemingly good time while being blasted with soothing indie music awaits my eventual return.
For now, I am more than contented and happy with what i saw. Till the next Bugis experience you guys! Hope I will be able to go back here before I fly back to the Philippines.
Arab Street is just a 10-minute walk away from Bugis MRT Station.
What's In Your Bag?
Since there's a recent exhibit with this theme, I'll jump into the bandwagon. What's inside mine? Well, let me grab my bag and let's see.I usually bring this black bag because it can surprisingly carry a lot of my stuff I (think I) need on a normal day.
So what can you see inside my bag on a normal day?
- Moleskine pocket planner and a pen (I like writing things down. Aside from the calendar, this planner has extra sheets for writing ideas, drawing, etc.)
- iPod, iPhone, and charger
- umbrella (When you live in Manila, you should always be prepared because the weather can't get any more bipolar)
- perfume (Pictured here is one of my favorites - Juicy Couture by Juicy Couture)
- wallet
- shades (Hello sun protection! :P I make sure I bring a pair each time I go out. If I'm not lazy, I still choose which pair depending on my outfit. But my default pair is this aviators)
- tissue (and hand sanitizer! I think I placed my hand sanitizer in yesterday's pants' pocket that's why it's not here hehe)
- make-up pouch (this one deserves another picture to show what's inside)
Elizabeth Arden blush,
MAC Studio Fix powder/foundation,
Shiseido stick foundation - waterproof! SPF 35! Plus it really blends well,
As you see, I often bring at least 3 lipsticks:
Dior Addict lipstick - same shade as my lips, only with shine!,
MAC lipstick - nude and with satin finish,
Revlon - in Fuschia (this is sometimes interchanged with a red lipstick, depending on the mood haha)
When I'm "forced" to bring just a small(er) bag, I just carry with me my stick foundation, a lipstick, phone, iPod, hand sanitizer and tissue.
How bout you? What's in your bag?