New In My Shabby Village Store

Eiffel Tower Wall Clock

Size: 330 mm diameter x 2 mm thick
Material: MDF (Medium Density Fibre) board, Taiwanese clock mechanism
Net wt: 400 g
Uses one AA battery (not included).

USD24

Summer Must-Have: Hair Candy

It's a hot hot hot summer! I wish autumn will come soon! This is something that I would not have if I'm still  in Singapore. If you are staying in or have been to Singapore, you would know what I'm saying. The weather is HOT & HUMID & SUMMER ALL YEAR ROUND!

In Hong Kong, I'm experiencing seasonal & weather changes. (Typhoon Warning is flagged today, BTW) but I still gotta go through the heated summer...

Just want to share these photos and artwork that I have created for Sartorially Yours.

Yep! Yummy hair candy that is perfect for the summer! Instead of tying up your hair with a scruffy scrunchie or old rubber band, accessorise your hair with these ribbon & bow hair accessories in delicious summery colours.

Posters created:

The captions are just something that came to mind. Didn't really give it a good thought...opps! Really enjoyed styling the accessories for the shoot. Pretty pleased.

They would be available in early August. Be sure to check out www.sartoriallyyours.bigcartel.com then!

Divalicious Tin Hau

I find myself drawn to this area in the eastern district on Hong Kong island called Tin Hau (天后), named after the Tin Hau Temple nearby. In case you are wondering, Tin Hau ("Heavenly Goddess") is a goddess of the sea to protect fishermen and sailors during their sea voyage.

Tin Hau is famed for small eateries and eclectic shops. For the past few weeks, Dar and I have been trawling the area and considering the option of making the area our home for the next year. (Our lease would be up soon and going by the rate that property prices and rental are hiked, we may not be able to afford our current place now.)

Love to live in this cool walk-up apartment! 

Last Sunday after Dar's basketball game, we had tunch at a cafe in Tin Hau called Pumpernickel. It's a home-grown cafe, popular for its bakery items. It's specialty bread is .... guess what....Pumpernickel bread. The outlet in Tin Hau (later I found out that it has a couple of outlets and a restaurant.) is a small, cosy place of about 7 or 8 small tables (yes, a very intimate size. This is Hong Kong, remember?)

The cafe was fairly quiet with patrons chatting nearly inaudibly (thank you for that!) and soft music playing in the background. In Pumpernickel, you are transported away from the noise and crowds that Hong Kong is associated with. 

An old piano sits with some old books.

You can flip magazines, fiddle with your Ipad, nurse a coffee and while an afternoon away, not to mention escape the withering heat in this air-conditioned enclave. There is no sharing of tables or be pressurized to leave after you consume your food, unlike the char chan teng (local eateries) here.

Love this drinking glass!

Will they notice if I slip one into my bag?

I ordered a German potato salad with bangers with soup and of course, its Pumpernickel bread while Dar ordered a steak baguette. No woots or sighs about the food we had though the soup was surprisingly robust, creamy and flavorful (much better than those watery soup that comes in a set lunch). The bread, served warm, was crusty at the top and soft to bite. Yum! 

The cafe's Crumbly Cheesecake waved at both of us from the cake fridge and we were tempted. Our stomachs could fit some desserts but we decided not to push it and do no justice to it. Oh Crumbly Cheesecake...we will be back for you...