Its really one of my most satisfied transformation, ever.

Before:

AFTER:

世界上没有丑女人，只有不会化妆的懒女人！ :p

January has been great so far..
Started the first day of 2012 in Bangkok with the bf.

The must-eats in Bangkok!

Brought Jing to try the Rio Grill Brazilian restaurant at our hotel. It’s similar to Carnivore at VivoCity. But at a quarter of the price! We paid about SGD 20+ per person for the dinner buffet, it’s damn awesome especially the ostrich meat!

My favourite christmas present from ah gong; mini fondue set. We melt this chocolate we bought from Carrefour and it taste exactly like the Haagen Dazs fondue.

Had a BB photoshoot with Shinrisen again!

Launched the CNY Collection.

Our 小龙女 turned 12!

Collected BB’s 2nd baby!
Bride-to-beS! stay tuned for BB’s exclusively manufactured bridesmaid dress, available in 4 colors and able to fit UK 6- small UK 10!

Feel free to ask me anything here

CIAO!

The initial plan is to head to somewhere with more greenery, but it started drizzling before the photo shoot could even get started. So we had to head to Venue B which was a little more restricting due to some security measures.
Luckily this time round, we have Shinrisen in-charged of the picture-taking and he brought this awesome flash that is a major saviour.

Here are the fruits of our labor:

Hannah
Here’s a must-get for this collection. The dress with the cheongsam feel but without the high collars. You will still be able to wear it even after the festive season, pair it with a blazer and it’s definitely good enough for work.

Hazell
This is my favourite picture, the gloomy clouds played an important role. This dress fits a UK 6 – 8 perfectly.

Halley
For those of you who have been following me on Instagram will know this dress.
Love the cut and the back details.
Shoutout: this material is similar to the popular Giovana we launched last collection!

Heather
We were sold when we first touched this dress. Its so much smoother and softer than chiffon. Pair it with gold accessories and sandals to pull off the Grecian look.

A big thank you to my awesome model and Shinrisen for making this possible despite the irritating weather.

Preview is up on BB facebook. Click here.

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2011 has been a year full of major UPs and DOWNs.

January: Housewarming
Beginning of the year was pretty much packed with wedding preparations and our house warming.

We had >> 50 guests at our humble nest and received lots of lovely useful gifts. Thank YOUs!

Feb: We lost a very close family friend, my dad’s best friend. AHKK

March: I’m officially a Mrs Oh at Hotel Intercontinental, though legally I’m already Mrs Oh since last March.

April: We lost someone very dear to us.

May-June: Went to Europe for our Honeymoon. The first time we are away from home for so long.

July: We were back at Taipei again, this time round we visited a few tourist attractions; Jiufen, Yehliu etc..

August: Preparation and relaunch of my business; BridgettBelle. Manufacturing dresses exclusively for BB.

Sept: Went for a 2D1N road trip to Melaka and KL with the gang. Crazy fun.

Dec: Spent our 5th “birthday” at Batam

2012 will definitely be a much better year!

It is a Balinese boutique resort which only has 8 different suites;
Indian suite, Japanese Suite, Bali Suite, Indonesian suite, Thai Suite, Sultan Suite, Tree house and a couple more bigger rooms for bigger groups.

Guess which room we took?

The Sultan room!

I chose this room because it comes with a Jacuzzi tub.

The view outside our room.

The package we took comes with a 3 hours spa treatment.

For me I chose the :
Honey Oats Facial, Cinnamon Scrub and Balinese Massage

For hubb he chose the:
Clay Mask Facial, Coffee Scrub and Balinese Massage

Feeling refreshed, energised and ultra hungry after the 3 hours treatment
We went to explore the resort saw a few of the other suites and I’m glad I chose the Sultan room!

Was stuck between the Tree House or Sultan room, saw the Tree house and it has this antique-ish wood smell that I hate. phew~

But if you love Fish spa, you can try their Thai room, you can let the fishes nibble your dead skin for as long as you want!

Had a few rounds of pool while waiting for dinner to be served.

The unbeatable Hubb.

Finally dinner is ready!
Their signature dish; BBQ Beer Can Chicken

Back to our room.

Requested breakfast to be served in our room the next morning.

His favourite Mee Goreng.

We checked out at 11am(Batam’s time which is an hour before Singapore).
The resort arranged a taxi to send us to Batam Center (SGD$10)
Initially we planned to shop around Batam Center while waiting for our 4.30pm ferry.
Decided to visit Nagoya Hills instead since we still got plenty of hours to spare.
Was told by the driver it will be additional SGD$10.

The much-missed A&W which is so much better than Bangkok.

Nothing much for me to buy in Nagoya, I only bought a few tubs of scrub, Hubb bought a bag full of Adidas apparels, apparently Adidas is so much cheaper over there.

When we finished shopping at Nagoya, the driver came to pick us up and shamelessly ask for SGD$41 when he drop us at Batam Center from Nagoya Hills.

He said he waited for us for 3 hours and each hour he waited for is SGD$7.
Guessed he tried his luck on the wrong person, in the end, hubb paid him $20. )

Overall, it was an awesome getaway! “Happy Birthday” to the both of us!

Tempat Senang;
“Batam’s Hidden Oasis Just 1 Hour From Singapore, Luxury at an affordable price.”

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After so much preparation, BridgettBelle finally resumes business!

BB have been on a hiatus for about 2 years, have been facing one major problem to get this business running; The right supplier.

Just to prepare for the upcoming collections, we have changed so many suppliers.

It’s not easy, especially we met one particular supplier, who painted a very big picture, we waited for the samples for quite a while, in the end, she is not even capable of producing the sample pieces. Initially she gave a lot of promises but we end up facing her excuses instead, “the parcel is being retained at the custom, trying to track the parcel, labourers in the factory ran away with the samples etc etc.

Nonsense.

But in hindsight, this is a lesson well learned. Imagine getting our orders all screwed up because of her endless lies.

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger..”

Hopefully the supplier that we are working now will work hand in hand with us on a long term basis.

Apart from the supplier,

In the past, BridgettBelle basically just sell any dresses that I think its nice.

After changing the positioning, BB will now focus on..

WARDROBE ESSENTIALS FOR THE IMPORTANT OCCASIONS
● Bridesmaid dresses ● D&D dresses ● Corporate dresses

So for the 1st Collection,

I have this really classic, Audrey Hepburn inspired dress in my wardrobe.
I bought it to attend hubb’s achiever night.

I really love it and decided that this design shall be the 1st dress exclusively manufactured by BridgettBelle so that you girls can get this at < 1/3 of what I paid.

This was made by my previous supplier and due to some hiccups the sizing runs a bit small,

For me, I have to alter the back lower to be able to wear it. (I’m a UK8)

But it can fit a UK 6 perfectly.

In case you missed BB 1st relaunch collection,

Click here to start shopping! ♥

♥♥♥ P.S: ♥♥♥
New collection will be up tmr!
15/12/11
11am!
Preview is up in BB FB! Like us here

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But this is definitely the first time i felt so nervous and at the same time excited.

Its OUR first ever proper shoot together.

Two most important things to take note:

1) Selection of gowns and suits
2)Location of the shoot

I took quite a while to choose all my gowns. I had 7 gowns in total (actual day gown not included), 4 for indoor shoot and 3 for outdoor shoot.

I suggest not to select big and bulky gowns with large cancan, 1 or 2 for studio shoot is fine. But for outdoor shoot, go for long flowy vibrant dresses, they turn out pretty good in pictures.

Hubbee and I went to scout for places to shoot because I didnt want the usual by-the-beach or standing-in between lalang kind of pictures. And surprisingly we found a few good locations, one of which we didnt even know it exist, just like a hidden gem.

For one of the my gowns, I wanted a more rugged and run down backdrop. We managed to find an abandoned house, which was quite creepy. Initially, during the search, I didn’t even dare to enter the creepy house, Hubbee had to racky on his own while I wait for him in the car.

Overall, we are quite happy with the pictures and hopefully we will have a chance to do a different shoot next time!

Enjoy the pictures!

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Tried Riders Cafe quite a while ago as I was craving for poached eggs
and pancakes for Dinner. Yes, Dinner!

We went straight without making any reservations and ended up waiting for
quite some time before we get our table.

When we finally settled down for a table for 4, I scanned through the menu
and realised Riders Cafe do not serve “ALL DAY BREAKFAST!”

Disappointed much, we go ahead and made our orders.

Here’s what we ordered:

Food was so-so, not really fantastic.

I dragged Hubby and Nil to try their brunch on another weekend, this time round we made a reservation and I ordered the following!

I finally had the highly raved Morning Pancakes with berries compote, whipped cream and maple syrup while hubby had the riders breakfast.

Verdict?

Not too bad but it isn’t that great that I will crave for it.

Overall,

Food: 6/10

Ambience: 7/10 ( If you’re lucky you can see horses trotting and of course some indescribable smell from the horses as well!)

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For those of you who have no idea where excatly Amara Sanctuary is located, it’s actually on our little entertainment island; Sentosa.

I got to know this little gem when one of my good friend recommended me the all-purpose-glass pavilion(glasshouse) for my solemnization.

Hubby and I went to have a look at the glasshouse, it was a pretty enclosed area located on an uphill. (picture grabbed from Amara’s website http://www.amarasanctuary.com/weddingshome.html)

We were also pretty lucky that day as there’s a wedding to be held in the night and we saw the whole banquet setup. If you are planning to hold your solemnization and actual day wedding; banquet on the same day, you may want to consider this hotel.

Firstly, the ballroom has no pillars.
Pillars can be quite a huge hindrance especially when the couple is doing the march-in or when a speech/video is going on.

Secondly, the ballroom has a high ceiling.
This is one of the important factors that I’m looking for in a ballroom as my hubby and I are taller than average.

Thirdly, the food is relatively good!
Having attended quite a few weddings, apart from the dishes of my own wedding, a dish I had in Amara left a very deep impression; the cod fish with fish flakes. It’s damn good!

These are the few pointers that I can share with you people. Hope it helps!

P.S: The reason why I didnt choose this venue for my solemnization as my rom date and actual wedding is a year apart.I prefer a venue whereby my guests can relax and sing after the solemnization and that is why we decided on the unconventional venue; ALPS CAFE. (I blogged about it here)

And as to why I didnt choose Amara for wedding dinner,

stay tuned for my upcoming post;
Our final choice, Intercontinental Singapore.

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