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On the thought of journeys, I came across this quote:

Success is a journey, not a destination

And to celebrate our journey I’ve been on so far, for 89 months.

Every small milestone counts, for they add up to the awesomeness of our whole experience. There’s been loads of up and downs, extremely rough periods, but at present everything is good. That’s what counts. Reason enough to celebrate.

Dinner at Otoya

Just got back from a 4D3N work trip to Taipei. It was indeed an eye-opener and I’ve learnt alot from the Taipei Game Show. I’ve never liked Taiwan much, since the last I visited the place 5 years ago but this trip has proven to have been rather enjoyable.

Nothing much to be said about what Taiwan is famous for – Shopping, Eating, Entertainment. I believe all 3 are overrated.

I’ve enjoyed exploring the parts of Taipei, from the interesting boutiques in the back alleys of housing districts, to enjoying the tranquility of the 24hr bookshop.

Memories of 4 days well spent.

Shot in Taiwan:

6:30am - Checking in at Changi Terminal 3

Air-borne - Forward to Taipei

Taipei 101 - Things not to do

Mystery Letters

Taipei *hearts* Pets

Super Yum Starbucks CNY special: Black Sesame Green Tea Latte

New Fave: Kirin Sake

Eslite 24Hr Bookstore

Midnight Dinner @ Eslite Cafe - Cappuccino

Midnight Dinner @ Eslite Cafe - Tea Set

Year End Blogger Hat-py Party.

The theme is Crazy Hats. Its held at the very beautiful Singapore Arts Museum.

Hat-py New Year!

While having lunch with Cat & Jo, I was inspired as to how our get-up should look like.

The concept: Top Hats with a Masquerade Mask, a huge ribbon at the back that has trailing ends. Acrylic cut-out of brooches pinned all over the hat and to give to new-found friends at the party. The overall feel should gel with that of SAM being an old English building.

The girls loved the thought of it. We started gathering our materials that very evening. We got our materials at Far East, Arab street and some were from KL during a work trip.

Its been a hectic week leading up to the party and even though we did not manage to get the brooches done, we are all very pleased with the final get-up.

The hats were put together an hour before the party started. Talk about rush work!

Jo (Red), Cat (Gold) and Me (Blue)

We arrived to find an exciting party with various bloggers donning colourful and quirky hats.

The instant film Photographers of the night - Pirate Kelvin (@darkholme) & Cowboy Daniel (@dumbellz)

There’s an Elmo hat that is so irresistibly cute I had to hijack it for a photo.

Very cute Elmo hat from @SidneyReuben

Two bands were playing that night. The Black Diamond Ninjas as well as Only After Coffee. Personally, I prefer the rendition of Only After Coffee. The choice of songs and the vocals of the lead singer, Nina is fantastic.

Black Diamond Ninjas

My fav for the night - Only After Coffee

The Party was fabulous as it provided me with the opportunity to finally put a face to all those people who’s tweets and blogs I’ve been following religiously. Its like finally meeting an idol of sorts.

We met new friends and caught up with old ones.

What a memorable way to end 2009.

Kudos to the 24Seven team!! Hip hip hurray!

Hat-Py Party Goers & 24Seven Team (Photo from Claudia's blog)

Read Claudia’s blog about the party here!