Sunday 30 September 2007

Good afternoon

After sending SK for Chinese tuition, I decided to give myself a little treat. I ended up at my favourite place - Holland Village of course!

Why do I love this place so much? Dubbed the “bohemian enclave” of Singapore, Holland V is an eclectic mix of old and new, where traditional coffee shops jostle for space aside ritzy wine bars and fine dining restaurants. Heh, I'm a boho-chick.

I parked next to the old swimming pool. I love how retro everything is about this place... from the grilles to the colours...

This old tree has a huge fern growing on it! If you look closely, you may see some bikini babes lounging by the pool.

This is a typical 'void deck' of a public housing block. I hid behind the pillar to capture the old man eating noodles.

What's a windmill doing here? Well, it's Holland Village afterall, so no surprise there.

I love Holland V for its interesting shop mix. This is a lifestyle shop that sells artifacts and furniture. It's nestled amongst a row of popular restaurants. Lots of expatriate families were out having brunch at the fancy restaurants, I felt like I was in a foreign country.
Holland V is also one of my favourite haunts for shopping, especially for ethnic clothes and unique labels. I was so happy to see new designs from my favourite 'doggie' label. So I ended up buying...

Not one....

Not two...

Not three...

But four pieces from the same shop! I'm in love with the cute doggie mascot!

What else did I buy? Some costume jewelry, a linen blouse and a crinkly skirt.

I'm such a black and white person, I know.
Good thing I had to go pick SK up or I'll end up burning a big hole in my pocket.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow yeah...everything was BLACK! you're like me and shoes.. ALL my shoes are black... papa bean says im boooring...!

Blur Ting said...

Oh, most of my working shoes and sandals are black too!

My clothes are either black or really ethnic colourful type. Nothing in-between.

Amel said...

LOVELY PICS. The dog mascot is WAY TOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!! ;-D

YIHHHAAAA for shopping, but not shopping too much he he he...

Anonymous said...

love the linen blouse.

SOUL said...

i need to go shoppin for clothes... but nooo.. i bought fishin stuff.

that's ok.. i can fish naked! LOL

Anonymous said...

Well, we would obviously have fun hanging out. :) I love your new outfits, and I love that lil' "cheese" doggie.

Blur Ting said...

Yah, Amel, the doggie's irrestible isn't it!

Seagrape, you know what? I got the linen blouse at a huge discount too!

Soul sista, I know you shop too....for fishing stuff. You can be a mermaid!

Holly, we'll have such fun shopping together...oohhing and ahhhing over the doggie Ts!

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