Ziwei's blog: amelie cupcakes

First week of school has just passed and how's everyone feeling and coping? :)

I'm pleased to see my freshies enjoying themselves, people-watching at the deck, buying their textbooks from the Co-op and partying their nights away as though university is so chillax.

Of course, mugging will only commence from the 2nd/3rd week onwards. ;)

As for myself, school is great of course, since I'm only required to head down to school for 2 days per week for my last 2 modules in NUS. I even traveled all the way back to school on the first day of school just to meet the freshies and the bf for a casual lunch. All the freshies seemed energized yet anxious about tutorial balloting deadlines. Part and parcel of the beginning of the university life~

I'm just cherishing the semester to have no regrets of not spending enough time as a student before I graduate. I'm also joining NUS D'hoppers to learn some basic dance techniques and to exercise every week! :p Who's interested to join with me!? :)

It has been 1 month since I released my last cover: California King Bed which was specially requested by and dedicated to Shenn. Apologies for the hiatus. If you've realised, I've been majorly distracted with brunches, adverts and reviews. It looks as though I'm not doing anything about my youtube channel BUT I'm still dedicated to improving with my personal youtube project ok! Haha. ;)

Here's my most recent (posted 1 month ago) youtube song cover if you've missed it. :)

Music updates

In fact, this upcoming cover is gonna be very different from my usual filming and recording style.

It is a very classic Khalil Fong (方大同) song cover which I promised to release with my Genting blog posts (Food post / Activities post) but lacked the time to develop it in time. Honestly, I was quite flustered with publishing the Genting posts because the other bloggers were so damn efficient on their sides and I had to caption and review 2 extremely long-ass entries. So, sorry guys for giving over-confident false alarms! :p

Basically, I'm gonna try filming my FIRST video cover OUTDOORS this time round. Let's hope I can successfully recce for a beautiful venue to do the filming and some photoshoot this weekend. I need some help here! Please recommend me some locations where I can film my video cover! They have to be quiet, windy and not popular/crowded places, preferably somewhere accessible and doesn't have very prominent Singapore landmarks. I don't want my video cover to turn out like an NDP music video. :p

I will appreciate it veeerrrrryyyy much if you can give me your suggestions by commenting or contacting me personally! :):)

On top of that, I've also added some harmonizing to this song to value-add to its audio effect. It didn't take me a great deal of effort to learn it, but it's not easy to record the harmo in sync with the lead melody. So much work to do in learning all the technical stuff!! I'll master them all!! *determined*

I'm also rejoicing over another great news which is that I've found a few clothes and accessories blogshop sponsors for my upcoming video covers! I am so extremely blessed and excited about these pending collaborations. It also means, NO MORE OLD UGLY CLOTHES from my bursting aged wardrobe. Indeed, sincerity, passion and determination do pay off! :)

The first blogshop sponsor will be featured in the next video cover and you guys will be able to get special discounts if you want to purchase any item from the blogshop by simply quoting my name "ZiweiSandy". More details will be provided in the near future. :):) Psst, don't say I never share perks with my friends/readers. <3

Luckiest woman is me, because I have all my supportive friends, seniors, juniors, listeners and readers who will be there for me when I need advice, help, comments and feedback to help me improve as a person and a singer-blogger. xoxo

If you have friends who own blogshops and would like to be featured in my upcoming video covers, as well as my blog, feel free to contact me at ziweisandy@gmail.com. I have a decent amount of viewership to offer. :)

Not to forget, I am concurrently working on my next duet cover with Marcus and it's going to be filmed at an outdoor venue too. I'm so in love with this song that I took on Marcus' challenge to try it out despite its difficulty! So far so good. Do give me some time. I hope I will not disappoint you guys. :)

Brunch-hunting will continue for me even though I'm in dire need to shed some weight. I've the honour to date some of my pretty girlfriends out. We're in the midst of planning right now. Excited~

Lastly, if you guys haven't, please be generous with your precious "like" on the Facebook update page below as I'm going to be updating most of my music and blog progression there. :)

http://www.facebook.com/Ziweisandy

Thanks in advance! <3<3

Finally finally, some photo updates for all the visual-readers/friends. :)

Much overdue pic: Steamboat with Powerpsych girls, Qian and Meijun!

(In absence of Shenn and Siyi)

Family shot during my mummy's birthday!

If you haven't seen, check out my review and order information for Amelie Cupcakes (where I bought my mum's bday cakes from)! ^^

Final day of our summer holidays~

ALCOHOL AND GAY NIGHT WITH SOME T1 CLUBBERS.

With pretty Fangying and hot babe Shannen! <3
I'm not in the right attire cos I rushed down to Zirca from brunch and dinner. Picnic dress ftw! :p

The guys: Leonard, Jared, Sikai (the og slut) and Philip. :)

Sexy Shannen modeling with her new White Balenciaga-inspired handbag.

First day of school with bee. :)

Follow me on Instagram: Ziweisandy!!

I post very pretty photos of food and people. :)

Sneakie for the next food review~ #ilovebrunch

With pretty Amanda. :)

She is the supremely-talented owner of Amelie Cupcakes!!! *Kowtow*

Camwhoring with Angie, Jaslyn and Amanda at the chio toilet of Barracks cafe. ;)

Happy bee - Leo and his 7-layered pancake~

Another sneakie for my next next food review~ :)

Old Southern Red Velvet Cake! Guess where!

<3,

ZiweiSandy

[Food review]

Hey guys!

I'm finally here with another food review and this time, it's Hatched!

Ever since we dined at Choupinette, Leo and I got kinda hooked on to brunch-hunting

to search for new cafes to spend a lil more money and enjoy some cool ambience and toothsome food. ^^

Since we are westies, we headed to the Holland V branch to check this newly-opened outlet out!

The exterior entrance design was super striking and abstract

cos it seems like the door has been caught in the midst of a massive yellow web.

Honestly, I was pretty overwhelmed by it when I nearly walked past it, searching for the place, so you definitely won't miss it.

What it looks like from the interior side.

The cashier counter is uber cutesy, decorated with chicken-related items like

the stuff toys, eggs, name card holder, pencil holder and clips (on tips bank).

The vibe of Hatched @ HV is super cozy with the dim and mellow yellow-themed lightings.

It's an awesome cafe to chill at with your mates after school or after facial. ;D

The area is relatively spacious compared to Choupinette's, so you can definitely hold your 8-pax gatherings there.

Edited the exposure level of this pic and I think Leo looks awesome in his baby blue shirt. ^^

Camwhoring with the hand-painted shop name in the cafe.

My date-for-life! ^^

I was quite amazed by this little salt-&-pepper shaker cos i rarely see magnetic ones.

Sho cute and tiny!

Our main courses, Egg Royale and Sir Benedict again!
We promise a greater variety of food in the upcoming brunch recce ok? ;)

Hatched's famous Sir Benedict, served with salad and
Mushroom & Potato Mash (mashed potato topped with mushroom sauce)

As usual, Leo and I swapped one muffin with each other

and both of us saw eye to eye that the the ham and bacon were a tad too salty.

But of course, if you go for strong tastes, this might just be the dish for you. :)

This time round, Leonard ordered Eggs Royale

(English Muffin, garnished with smoked salmon and poached egg).

The dishes served by Hatched are definitely neat and appetizing.

I thought that the smoked salmon is average and the serving is a little small for its price.

The hollandaise sauce is tasty and succulent as it looks, and it's a pity that the amount of it poured onto our poached eggs are so pathetically little.

Yes, the chef probably doesn't want our taste buds to be overwhelmed by the creamy taste,

but unfortunately, that's exactly what i love about most food!

A commendable add-on to our brunch is the

Mushroom & Potato Mash! :D

It's a small partially-baked/mashed potato side-dish topped with a sufficient amount of thick wild mushroom sauce, which tastes exactly like some savory mushroom soup.

I always love to take such photos of half-eaten food.

*Evil laughter Mwahahhhahaha*

"Golden sunrays peeping outta the snowy fluffeh clouds." - Leo

How apt.

My overall review for Hatched @ Holland V:

Venue - Too discreet in the area. But I'm sure it'll improve when the renovation around Holland V is completed. Holland V is relatively convenient for all Westies and the MRT makes it easier to access the once-ulu Holland V.

Design and ambience - Very homely cafe but lighting might be a lil photo-unfriendly. I had to manually edit the exposure of the photos to make the foodie photos more appealing.

Staff - Young and pretty waitresses, clad in very casual outfit like shorts and tee. It does seem like a very chillax place to work at, especially suitable for young JC girls. But, since we're already pay about 20bucks for a breakfast course there, I personally feel that the staff attire should at least be sliiiiiightly more formal as a form of respect to the customers?

Food - So-so only.

Price - Overpriced. Honestly, if i can get more yummy Eggs Benny at Choupinette at $20++ which comes with 2 complementary (yea, i don't mean complimentary) beverages, I would not go to Hatched to pay $18++ just for a so-so Eggs Benny, unless I'm with a large group of headless-chicken friends, hanging out at that area + having some Eggs Benny craving. ;)

Frolicking at Holland V w my cute bf. ^^