Stop bluffin’ with my muffin.
Posted by ilyana | Filed under Food & Nosh, Make-Up & Beauty
I’ve never been big on brunch - Why eat once when you can eat twice lol? I love my food too much to mash two meals together but there are times when blood sacrifices have to be made for the greater good so when a friend you’ve not seen for a long time asks you out for brunch at a place she thinks you’d love, banish the thought of grilling some sausages for breakfast from your head and mentally prepare yourself for the hunger pangs you’re most likely to get at 8am in the morning. Most people have it good - they sleep in and wake up in the late mornings/afternoon. I can’t do that, sadly. I’ve always been an early riser and while it does have its advantages (I am almost always on time for school), having no breakfast renders me a fruitcake with a little extra time on her hands….and that’s not a good idea, people. The last time I had some extra ‘me’ time, I racked up a $200 online shopping spree bill which didn’t go down well with the parents ~_~
Anywho, Shikin invited me out for brunch at MART, a quaint little breakfast place in an old refurbished tram station. They’re famous for their poached/scrambled eggs on toast and triple stack pancakes with vanilla mascarpone, berry compote and almond flakes! The food was so good, I actually went there again for brunch today with Yumi!
I have no idea what sort of soup this woman was eating but it looked yum! Shot taken by Yumi.
Okay, okay no more stalker-ish photos of people eating, I swear. Nice sneakers tho.
My hand blown glass ring dad bought for me from an art stall in St Kilda’s. It’s obnoxiously huge, has this crazy hippy psychedelic vibe to it and I frickin’ love it. I had a purple-blue-green manicure going on thar…remember what I said about having a little too much time on my hands lol? Shot taken by Yumi.
Yumi went all bright with her nails as opposed to my someone-threw-up-sparkly-vomit-on-my-nails nonsense.
What she ordered: Scrambled free range eggs on toasted rye bread with chives, wilted spinach salad, mushrooms on the side and parmesan flakes. Yumi shared some with me and I think I’ll be ordering this the next time I pop by!
What I had: Poached free range eggs on toasted rye bread with spinach, crème fraîche, slices of smoked salmon and topped with a cucumber, onion + capers salad. SO. FORKING. GOOD.
Obligatory close-up shot! To be honest, I kinda hate this shot. Nothing’s wrong with it but it’s just not so hot. (Yes I’m being anal here) I was starving so I shoved whatever I knew about photo composition into the temporary recycle bin and thought of nothing but poached eggs.
YAY きらきら☆ぴかぴか (kira kira pika pika) SPARKLY NAILS! Fine, I’ll admit looking at them gives me little bubbles of happiness. The real story behind them: Well apart from being bored this morning, I thought it would be fun to try out some of the nail polishes Cat sent me for my birthday! I’m not going to reveal what the shades are until I blog about what Cat sent me so stay tuned lol. Oh you don’t see my thumb here because I accidentally hacked some skin off with a knife when I opened the parcel so it looks naaasty. My birthday’s in 10 days and it’s feels so strange celebrating it away from home. Ah well, it’s no biggie. The cakes here are better anyway lulz.
K do me a favour guys: my bff Aaron’s flying over to Singapore for some shopping and since the only shopping area worth mentioning i.e. Orchard Road got hit by a flood yesterday, please pray to the gods of FASHIN that his shopping trip goes smoothly. Think about the amount of whining and ranting I’d have to listen to if he doesn’t get what he wants omg, I don’t think my ears would be able to take it! HAHAHA JK BB, have a wonderful trip! I wish I could be there to show you my hood (HAHA) but it’s alright, I’ll see you in December <3333~
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Tags: birthdays, nails, nosh: western food
25 Responses to “Stop bluffin’ with my muffin.”
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AtelierGal Says:
June 17th, 2010 at 7:39 pmI’m one for brunch! Why eat twice when you can fulfill 2 meals at one go? lolx
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mynakedlunch Says:
June 17th, 2010 at 7:48 pmOooooohhhhh your brunch looks delicious!!! So hard to find something like that (especially Halal ones) here in Singapore. You’re so lucky! >D Hahahaha
ilyana's reply:
June 19th, 2010 at 6:18 amAh yes this is perhaps one of the things you rarely find back home but still, you get an array of food e.g. mee soto, mee siam which I don’t get here! And halal fast-food!!
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yumeh Says:
June 17th, 2010 at 8:46 pmeh we try the soup next time. OSUP. SOUP. POUS.
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Blair Says:
June 17th, 2010 at 9:31 pmI love your nail colours! They are kirakira indeed =]
Gahh, I can’t eat much for lunch if I have a heavy brekkie..
ilyana's reply:
June 19th, 2010 at 6:23 amThank you! They make me feel like a 12 year old but hey, they make me happy.
I think this whole brunch idea is a good solution for weight loss in the sense that your next meal would prolly be a light one lol.
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fuzzygreenlights Says:
June 17th, 2010 at 9:32 pmOh my! I love your sparkly nails! And your ring! And this cafe! And the foooood! The photos are making me hungry and I’ve just had dinner! Heh! ((:
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evie Says:
June 17th, 2010 at 10:11 pmhehheh come back spore buy e hadalabo! or i can send you some!!!XD
yummy food!!!!y~~ and i only ate my dinner abt 1 hrs and you are making me hungry again!!hehheh with the flooding there will be more discounts!!(i hope)
i love the purple sparkerly~ colour!!the blue looks gorgeous too!
ilyana's reply:
June 19th, 2010 at 6:25 amHaha aww I’ll let you know if I want it k? I still have a huge bottle of jill stuart toner left unopened in my skincare stash. How are you finding it so far tho?
Thank you!~
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Catherine Says:
June 18th, 2010 at 2:56 amHeyyyy! Real entry!
:D I’ve so missed reading and seeing your pictures! I’m in Germany right now, just sneaking some computer time before heading to bed. The food looks awesome and love both of your manicures!! SO is going to think I’m crazy, but I will absolutely have to redo my nails at least once during this trip! They’re already all chipped because I didn’t have time to redo them after we moved out of our apartment (the day before we flew out)!ilyana's reply:
June 19th, 2010 at 6:28 amYes, finally! Sorry I’ve been away for so long, you know how school is x_x The food was nothing short of crazy-delish and thank you, I’ll let Yumi know you’re a fan of her kooky bright manicure lol. How’s Germany? Hope you’re having fun! And rofl, did you bring your polishes with you?
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StoryBookDreamer Says:
June 18th, 2010 at 8:47 amHaha, the title for this post sure is interesting. Although it doesn’t seem to have much to do with the post, unless it’s some kind of inside joke.
I ALWAYS eat Brunch during the Holidays and Weekends, because I’m one of those late risers. Well, actually it’s not considered “brunch” anymore, since I wake up at around 12-2PM. It’s called “skipping breakfast and heading straight to lunch”.
LOL. I love stalker pics(: Especially the one of the lady in the red converses. She looks awesome 8D I wonder what the chances are that she finds this pic online
Nice nails, both of you
Oh my, both look absolutely yum. Personally, I think the first one looks better(picture-wise at least), but I’m a sucker for salmon. So ilyana's reply:
June 19th, 2010 at 6:32 amHAHA it’s actually off a record by Lady GaGa ;D People usually have muffins for breakfast here- hence the title lol.
Anyway, aren’t her red sneakers just bring a lovely pop of color to her look and the photo? It’s a nice contrast amidst all the muted browns and greys lol…that’s just me tho
Both dishes were yumm!Thank you for reading! <3
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amynaree Says:
June 19th, 2010 at 9:59 amgirl! your pictures are always so beautiful and the food always looks irresistibly delicious!
ilyana's reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 5:39 amThanks amy! Can I trade all my photos and the food for your equally beautiful vanity table?! ;D
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Rozi Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 12:11 amHi there
i stumble upon yr blog thru google!! love yr pix..btw what camera u using?And….u look gorgeous!!
ps: i’ve bookmarked yr blog =)
ilyana's reply:
June 20th, 2010 at 5:40 amHey Rozi!
I’m using a Nikon D90 and I’m happy you love my photos and entries. Thank you so much for reading and commenting! -
heartofpearl Says:
June 21st, 2010 at 12:30 amthat blue glass ring is simply amaaaazing. and i want one haha!
wow you live that close to lost and found ooo i love that area i hardly go there nowadays!! and they are def bigger than freshcon! i have my normal dm 23 browns up now have a look if u like freshlook doesnt do much of enlarging but these ones do, especially the big dms! xilyana's reply:
June 21st, 2010 at 8:25 amIt’s hardly any surprise that it’s my fave ring in my tiny collection lol. Yeah I live near Smith St, where are u usually at?
And about the lenses, omg do you have difficulty wearing them? I’ll go check out your entry now
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makeup morsels Says:
June 21st, 2010 at 4:36 amILYANAAAA hey you’re back! looks like you were back awhile ago actually, I’ll comment on your other post after this. your brunch pictures are making my stomach growl…and I just had a huge breakfast (I suppose you should call it brunch at this time of day) with mytigerlily. it was yummy
I love both of your nails too, looking forward to your post on Cat’s package!ilyana's reply:
June 21st, 2010 at 8:26 amHEEEEY! Yes, I’m back - for now lol. Are you and mytigerlily close friends? It must be nice to have a friend in real life who blogs about beauty too ;D
Thank you!! I’ll have it up as soon as my aunt flies back home. I haven’t had the time to take photos because we’ve been doing touristy things lol.
makeup morsels's reply:
June 22nd, 2010 at 6:56 amI’m so happy it’s summer, even though I have to admit it doesn’t really feel like summer to me this year. yup she’s my bff
I started the beauty blog incognito for awhile, and then showed her after I’d been doing it for about a month. I guess she thought it was pretty nifty, cuz she got into it too. hehe well touristy things are always fun
June 19th, 2010 at 6:16 am
Lol good point but I think I’ll be really full after the first meal ;p
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