February 23rd, 2012 by sixpegs

Sorry that I’ve been gone for the last few days!
I hope you guys liked the previous entry about my skincare regime.
For today, I’m super excited because I am going to introduce a very new soulmate of mine.
It’s a SHE and she has an hourglass figure.
She has a nice brown complexion and has a long slender neck.
She originates from Hawaii and her name is Wah Pen Pen!

HAHAHAHA.
I know I know.
You’re probably scratching your head now because you don’t know what on earth I’m rattling on and on about.
To spare you the misery, here is story about how I met my soulmate!

This is where I got my soulmate from.
OK LAH! Wah Pen Pen is a Ukulele.
I have always been intrigued about the sounds of an Ukulele after watching videos by Jake Shimabukuro on Youtube.
And of course, the Ukulele is incredibly cute too!
I name my new toy “Wah Pen Pen” because it supposedly sounds Hawaiian to me.
HAHAHAHA. There’s a little private joke between A and I too actually.
Wah Pen Pen is our way of saying “What’s happening?”
LOL.

There must be many other people out there who are interested in picking up Ukulele.
So here are some information about where I got mine from:

Ukulele Movement
66 Kampong Bugis Level 5 Kallang Rivergreen Building Singapore 338987
Tuesday – Saturday: 12pm – 9pm
Sunday: 12pm – 6pm
Closed on Mondays and public holidays

You can also email them at ask@ukulelemovement.com or check out their website.

Ok, before this starts sounding like an ad, allow me to continue.
There are actually two outlets for Ukulele Movement.
This one I went to, which is in Kampong Bugis, is quite out of the way,
so it’s best if you can drive there.
Here is a picture to let you have a better idea of it’s out-of-the-way-ness.

Other than that one building, there are no surrounding buildings.
But this place is really quite interesting because we saw pretty cafes there as well.
Will definitely check out this place again in future!

I love this place the moment I stepped into its premises.
There are so many cute little corners everywhere!

The lift door opened right into the shop and it gave me a small shock, to be honest. Hahaha!
The store is really pretty and the staff very very friendly and helpful.

I bought a Soprano Ukulele at about $179.
It’s one of the many entry level Ukuleles they have there.
The prices range from $60+ to $600+.
The soprano Ukulele I bought is the one with the smallest body, and like its name suggests,
it has the highest range.
Do talk to the staff there if you’re gonna get a Uke there too!

It is much easier to pick up the Ukulele compared to a guitar, I think.
The chords are much easier and it’s generally a smaller instrument.
A and I cannot keep our hands off it after we brought it home!

A drew that for me when I was playing “Rainbow Connection”. :p

And at my place, Wah Pen Pen meets the guitar.
The difference in size is quite amusing. Heh!

I also met up with the girlfriends at Wild Oaks located at Punggol Park.
It’s a really nice place & I loved it.
It was the company that made it really nice too! I shall start with a random picture of eggs I took that night. Hahaha.

Lianie and I both wore green shorts! :D

I was addicted to Wah Pen Pen so I brought her along. :p

Sinsin also shared her wedding photoshoot peektures with us!
This is one of my favourites from the lot. I can’t wait to check out the rest!
Sorry for the bad resolution of the photos because they were all taken in the dark on my phone. :x

And of course, some pictures of A’s lovely kitties.
I saw Bert and Bacchus snuggling and quickly pulled out my phone to take pictures of them!
SO CUTE!

Check out Bert’s beautiful eyes.

We then met up again on Sunday for lunch at Bugis Junction.
Desserts were at M.O.F.
Afternoons with A and my girlfriends are always perfect! :)

I also dropped by Flea&Easy @ Zouk with A after lunch!
Bought 2 tops and many stickers from the stores there.
I love fleas! This is one of the tops I bought from the flea.
Being my kiasu self, I wore it out the very next day. Heh!

I accompanied A for one of her photoshoots and while I waited for her for a while in her car,
I did a video with my dear girl Wah Pen Pen! :p
The two songs I sang here are Tears for Affairs by Camera Obscura & Zombie by The Cranberries.
I only bought the Ukulele for a couple days so my playing is really not so good yet.
Please bear with me for the many times when I can’t press the chords properly or
when the strumming pattern keep changing. Hahaha!

This is one of the few times I actually did this video blogging thing.
I’m always a bit too self conscious when I’m recording myself. :x
I was so nervous I knocked my specs with the Ukulele.
Stupid A kept laughing at me whenever she sees that part of the video.
Dammit.

PLEASE DON’T LAUGH AT ME TOO!

Here are the lyrics of Tears for Affairs.
I didn’t include the lyrics for Zombie because the whole world knows it already. :p

Tears for Affairs
Shedding tears for affairs
I’m a funny little thing
I can tell you this for nothing
Affairs don’t win

Can you handle one more dirty secret one more dirty night
Is it true what they say
Will it make us go blind

You had to drive
Look me in the eye
Whisper don’t cry

I’ll take an interest in Illustration
It should be a laugh
Your words are with me still
They whisper in the grass

Shedding tears for affairs
I’m a stupid little thing
I can tell you this for nothing
You won’t win

You had to drive
(I didn’t want to)
Look me in the eye
(I found it hard to)
Whisper don’t cry
(I had to whisper Goodbye)
So I cried

The Barbarella “Thanks Everybody Thanks” was A’s idea, just in case you’re wondering.

Let me know if you like it and want more eardrum-torturing covers from me!
Hahahaha!
Hope you enjoyed today’s entry, have a good Friday tomorrow guys!