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.days.of.ving’s.life.:.hongkong.episode.2.

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WELCOME BACK ! ! !

In this post, I’ll share with you guys what I did / where I went on the 2nd day of my Hong Kong trip!!!
(In case you missed out Day 1’s, here’s it!!!)

After a good night’s rest, we begin the day with a hearty meal at this Golden Sand Restaurant (or rather, a Hong Kong cafe) that’s just across from our hotel!
Glimpse of my jacket for the day that comes with a big hoodie!!! Love it!!!
Address: 85-87 Ivy Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong
Station: Olympic (Exit B1/C1)
Hours: Daily 630am – 12am
Contact: (852) 2392-4919

Big portions of food!!
Black Pepper Chicken Chop on Hotplate / Seafood Baked Rice
Happy with my food choice!!!
Also, bonus point for this restaurant was that it came with 2 cute chefs!
The kitchen was kinda open concept so I fed my eyes very well too! *chuckles*
After filling our tummies, time to explore some parts of Hong Kong!
1st stop: Sham Shui Po area.
This area came into the headlines last year end  ‘cos some scenes for a Hollywood mega blockbuster were being filmed there.
Can you guess which movie is it??? *drumroll*

TRANSFORMERS 4 ! ! ! ! !

Check out these links if you are interested to know more about the filming!
English: http://as.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/1oy6a1/transformers_4_being_filmed_in_sham_shui_po_hong/
Mandarin: http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/entertainment/art/20131021/18472226

Apliu Street in Sham Shui Po is more commonly known as 鴨寮街, a street consisting of a large flea market selling ALL sorts of electronic/electrical components and related products.
I bought 2 casings for my Note 3 from here!
Another known street in Sham Shui Po is Yu Chau Street, 汝州街.
Most people who are the crafty type will, in one way or another, know or have heard of this street.
It is literally a treasure heaven for them (me included!), with shops and shops selling beads, ribbons, buttons, fabrics, and lotsa party items!
The huge selection range for any single item is AMAZING…..
I totally resisted myself from buying ALL the colors/styles back.
Do check out the area if you are in Hong Kong and looking for materials for your handicrafts!
Next up on our list was a place which I’d been super looking forward to go even before the trip.
It is often in the Top 3 places to go to if you are looking for those collectors items.
Come to think of it, I’d been to Hong Kong couple of times but this was the 1st time I got to visit this place.
If you guys have followed my stuff, you’ll know I absolutely LOVE toy figurines and have a small collection of them.
So……. No prizes for guessing correctly the place which I’m referring to! *drumroll*

CTMA CENTRE ! ! ! ! !

Address: 1N Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mongkok
Station: Yau Ma Tei (Exit A2) / Mongkok (Exit E2)
A heaven for figurine collectors…….!
I WANNA CREATE A SPACE IN MY HOME FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. . .
*building-castles-in-the-sky-in-progress*
Do. Not. Disturb.
There’s an area for some women’s wear too!
When I finally managed to tear myself away from CTMA Centre, I realised my tummy’s orchestra was happily churning out lovely music.
Time for dinner!
Walking along the happening street towards dinner place (which was just a short walk over from CTMA Centre)…
Almost missed this huge ass signboard of our chosen buffet dinner venue.
I’d heard good reviews on Little Sheep Mongolian Hotpot, so here I was!

Address: 16, 16A & 16B Argyle Street, Mongkok Commercial Centre, G/F to 4/F, Shop E, Mongkok
Station: Mongkok (Exit C4)
Hours: Mon-Fri 11am – 12am / Sat-Sun 10am – 12am
Contact: (852) 2396-8816
I don’t usually eat mutton ‘cos there’s always this smell in the meat (I wasn’t exactly a meat lover to begin with).
B U T
I actually wiped out countless thinly-sliced mutton pieces from this hotpot place.
Combined with the soup bases, S O G O O D . . .
I can feel the warmth of the sun that appeared behind me after consuming this delish dish.
(Or maybe it’s the warmth from the Ma La soup base in my tummy.)
After staying for almost 3 hours at Little Sheep, I went back to the hotel with a tummy that grew twice the size.
Couldn’t resist a round at 7-11 before bed-time.
LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!
Tidbits with my current obsession!!!
N A M E K O . . .
(Recently a friend discovered a shop at Dhoby Ghaut Xchange selling these snacks too!)
Favorite Dreyer’s in a cone!!!
Y SINGAPORE NO HAVE? ? ?
Loot of the day!!! *throws confetti*
Got a whole box with 8 different designs! Couldn’t resist!
Episode 3 of this trip will be out real soon! Stay tuned!!!

.bougie.collection.(.part.1.).

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Ving loves scented candles.
Actually, more of collecting them than burning them.
I’m a sucker for nice packaging and detailing, so will be attracted to items that score in these aspects.

Since I can’t keep the candles for too long, I shall have to burn them.
Many people actually think it’s a waste of money to buy scented candles to burn.
I don’t deny, to a certain extend it actually is, and moreover most that caught my eyes aren’t exactly cheap (not gonna state the prices lol).
But I really like them! Haha anyways not like I buy them super often.
The candle holders are nice to keep for future display purposes too, or in case I can use them for any projects.
So yeps! Here are the ones which I have in my collection to date.

This is the very first candle which I bought during my trip to Hong Kong in 2011.
It was a collaboration between Comme des Garcons x Monocle.
I love the ultra black candle holder.
The scent smells of cypress, cedar, thyme, pine, and treemoss.
It isn’t exactly a combi that will appeal to the mass, but it kinda smells like nature.
I bought this Jonathan Ward (London) organic soy candle during the same Hong Kong trip, at this eco-friendly shop.
I’d forgotten the name of the shop, but I remembered it’s situated on the same stretch of Gough Street (Central) as this other interesting shop called Homeless.
It has a warm and woody scent that smells of cypress and berries.
I bought this Beckham x Price’s candle from online after knowing about it from Bagaholicboy’s website some time back.
A certain amount from the sale of the candle will actually be donated to The David & Victoria Beckham Children’s Charity.
It is made with vegetable wax, and has this feminine and floral scent of tuberose with a tinge of jasmine.
I was burning the last bits of it while doing up this post.
I really like Cire Trudon‘s candles (France), but they are so expensive. *faints*
For now, I only know of Surrender store selling these candles in Singapore (not sure if anywhere else carries them too).
A friend of mine was ultra nice to actually give me one for my birthday 2 years back!
I got to pick any scent which I fancy, so I ended up choosing the Dada.
It was apparently one of the more popular scents, smelling of eucalyptus, tea, and mint.
I’ve only burned it twice I think.
Astier de Villatte (France) makes very very pretty terra cotta kitchenware pieces, that are washed white yet with obvious baroque details (you can click on the name to link to its website). The pieces are all handmade individually, hence there are no 2 pieces which are exactly the same.
Apart from kitchenware, they make really nice-smelling candles too, naming them after different states/countries.
Delphes has a floral and powdery scent, a combination of field flowers, orange blossoms, almond flower and tinge of white honey.
I can’t bear to burn it yet!
For now, I only know of Strangelets and Tangs selling these candles in Singapore.
Recently while shopping at Franc Franc, I was attracted by the packaging of these candles that are on sale.
I had to get them! Haha of ‘cos they smell nice too.
Franc Franc’s homeware items aren’t exactly cheap, but their different ranges of candles are still considered affordable.
Haven’t had a chance to burn them yet. Hopefully their scents do last longer.
No. 4: Midnight & Jasmine
No. 5: Pure Musk
There are still many other brands of scented candles which I wanna try + add to my collection.
Like Diptyque, Jo Malone, True Grace, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Molton Brown, Penhaligon’s, and the list goes on… … …
Will do another post in future when I acquire more candles!!! ^_^