There will be free flow of Moët & Chandon, and other cocktails available at the bar,

Sashimi,

Foie Gras,

Scallops,

Fresh lobsters,

Roasts,

Desserts,

The spread and quality of the food is amazing – there is a variety of 5 oysters for you to choose from. My only regret is that they didn’t have bread and butter pudding!

On the free flow of champagne, you get to choose from Rose, as shown above, or Vintage, shown below.

Bearing in mind that it is a Sunday champagne brunch, it is best to keep well hydrated after with lots of water. My hangover kicked in around evening time and it was a rather painful experience which I had to manage with Panadol and rest.

On hindsight, would I do it again?

The hangover that I got from the champagne is a major deterrent despite already limiting the number of glasses I had. The food and ambience on the other hand is something I wouldn’t mind experiencing again.

It is a great place to hang out and catch up with friends & family, and also to bring your overseas friends. Everyone is loosened up after a couple of glasses of bubbly, the conversation starts to flow naturally, and everyone is just there having a good time.

For those who have yet to try this, I would say, “Go for it!“. As for those who have tried it before, the decision lies with yourself, doesn’t it?

Greenhouse @ The Ritz-Carlton, +65 6434-5288
Sunday vintage champagne brunch: 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., offering an unlimited flow of Moët & Chandon, wines and selected cocktails accompanied by freshly shucked oysters, seafood, roasts, 50 French farmhouse cheeses and freshly baked soufflés 

I’ll have to admit that I was waiting, with ants in my pants for this palette to arrive. To the extent, I even went to Sephora weeks ahead to inquire on its arrival.

And finally, it’s here!

Launched in Sephora last Saturday, I could barely believe there was still stock left on Sunday. To be exact, there were about 50 left in the Ion outlet at around 4pm when I popped over in my slightly intoxicated state after Sunday Champagne Brunch.

There’s no need to hesitate in buying these palettes. Buy them both!

I haven’t used the Naked 2 palette to give an opinion on which is better. Just at at glance though, the tones in the Naked 2 palette is a lot cooler than the first one. So if you like your Greys more Golds then the 2nd one will be great.

Naked palette from Urban Decay

Have an awesome first Friday of the year. Keep telling yourself that how you end this day sets that pace for the rest of the Fridays of the year, and you will be on your way to make the best/most out of it!

In Windows, all you need to do to bring up this box to insert symbols is go to Start > Run > “Charmap”.

On a Mac, I was stumped. But not for long..

While I can’t say which I prefer, it is a useful tool, and both are just as easy to access.

For starters, you will need to activate it first.

1. Under System Preferences > Keyboard & Text.
2. Tick the check box next to “Keyboard & Character Viewer”.

Happy Mac-ing! ☺

While it brought some good things; needless to say who, I still feel a sense of relief to bid it goodbye.

Welcoming the new year, (albeit a few days late with this post), well why not write down a couple of I hope(s) now, and see how far I’ve become in 12 months.

1. Happiness and Humility.
   Find peace with life, embrace it with delight, and be thankful for my blessings. Throw aside any negativity!
2.  Prudent Saver
   As if the recent years are not lessons enough that you can never be prepared enough for a rainy day. Rising costs, coupled with winding markets. Not good.
3. Appearances
   Over the years, this department has definitely fallen the ranks. Hair, nails, makeup. *poof*

HAPPY 2012, and I hope this excitement doesn’t fizzle out on me any time soon.