Swop for a Cause!

Woke up today at 6am to put on make up for work. x.x Didn't help with the fact that I slept at 3am+ last night due to a really bad tummyache! D: But I'm still alive, so all is well. Hehe.

Tired~

Anyway, I went to East Coast Park to work today! My job was quite simple. I just had to cycle a bicycle with an advertisement attached at the back. Silly me didn't take a picture but once official pictures are up I'll share them with you guys! I had to put on make up because they were also taking pictures to put up on their website. Thus, I had to look presentable. XD It was tiring... but well, I can earn money and lose weight at the same time! Round 2 tomorrow~

After my work in the morning, I headed down to Scape for Swop for a Cause! Swop for a Cause is a charity event whereby you can bring down at least 5 good condition items, pay $5 and swop them for something else you like! Alternatively, you can pay $15 and get 5 items without exchanging anything. The money goes to disadvantaged women! The event is held in conjunction with International Women's Day (8th March).

I found it really meaningful and fun at the same time so I brought down 5 of my impulsive buys. Most of them I never worn before! I paid $5 to the cashier and off I went to search for items I like. The event area is pretty small. About 5 tables placed in a circle. The items were separated into accessories, cosmetics, tops, bottoms and dresses to ease your search. There were so many clothes I felt like an auntie flipping through all of them! Hehe.

Auntie Suzume!

I couldn't find any clothes that I liked (I'm quite picky with clothes)... Oh actually I did find a pair of shorts which looked cute, but there was a stain at the corner so I decided not to go for it. :\ People! When you swop your items, do make sure that they are in good condition! Meaning no stains, no rusts, no yellowing (I did see a yellow men's top, urgh). Anyway, here is my loot!

1 top, 1 belt and 3 bracelets!

 Got this top for my mum! Really good quality!

 Cute belt! Quality not very good and have some defects, but still wearable!

Kawaii bracelet! Loving the little bow in the center!

Blue and pink bracelet! I couldn't decide which colour to get so I just got both. XD

As I was one of the first 100 to participate in the event, I was given a goodie bag!

Nail package voucher, make-up sponge and Essential conditioner~

A $50 photography discount voucher by Wow Productions was also given. But I only realised it when I was about to keep the paper bag away so it isn't included in the picture. :x

So there you have it! All these goodies in exchage for just $5 and 5 items which you do not want! Swop for a Cause is still going on tomorrow so you can go check it out! I'm tempted to go tomorrow again. XD Will see if my mum is interested! :D

After Swop for a Cause, I took a short walk around the flea stalls at Scape. Within 10min, I bought stuff. D; All my pay gone... T.T Gu... But I bought value-for-money stuff! :x

1m micro-USB charger for my Samsung SIII (my original charger is spoiled, so this is a necessity!)

Hair accessories! All of these at only $8!!

I found the hair accessories an awesome steal! The Neko hairband was only $4 and the other 3 were at 3 for $4! I felt a bit cheated on the bunny rubber bands though. Because they looked like the same colour at the booth but when I got home, I realised they were different colours... ): Haha, but they're still cute and cheap so it's alright! ^_^

Hai hai~ I had an awesome #foreveralone date with myself today. :3 Remember to go for Swop for a Cause!! Like their Facebook page to look out for exclusive updates!

Ja ne~

Irodori Japanese Buffet Restaurant

Irodori Japanese Restaurant is situated at Level 3 of Riverview Hotel. It is a all-you-can-eat a-la carte Japanese buffet restaurant serving a variety of Japanese food.



Being a huge fan of Japanese food, the moment I saw the menu, I was overwhelmed by the long list of food! The food on their menu are all written in Japanese romaji and an english description is written in brackets beside of it. Since it was a buffet restaurant, my relatives and I just ordered whatever we fancied on the menu!



We were served with complimentary dishes. One of it was a grilled prawn topped with mayonnaise and fish roe. Although I am not a huge fan of fish roe, I still enjoyed the dish!



This restaurant is most suitable for sashimi lovers! They have a great variety of sashimi available and you can order as much as you want without any additional charges! The fish slices came fresh and were cut in huge slices. Definitely mouth watering!



Proportion for the sashimi was generous! For those who do not enjoy the rawness of sashimi, fret not! Irodori has many other items you can order! One of my favourite item was the handroll!



The soft shell crab was delicious! Sometimes buffet restaurants serve really small portions and cut their ingredients here and there. However, at Irodori, the ingredients were not only "Oishii" (delicious), but the proportions were also just right! One thing about Irodori is that when you order an item, they will serve according to the number of people at the table. Of course, if you think it is too much, you can also specify how much of the item you would like and they will cater it to you! Here is the grilled salmon we ordered with 4 pieces of salmon for 4 people at the table.



I have definitely enjoyed my experience at Irodori Japanese Restaurant. I would recommend it to all Japanese food loving people out there! It's worth a visit!

Website: www.irodorijapaneserestaurant.com.sg
Business hours:
LUNCH - 11:30am to 2:30pm
DINNER - 6:00pm to 10:30pm
Reservation is preferred: 6737 2002
Price:
ADULT - S$35++
CHILD (below 10 years old) - S$22++

My review:
Food - 4/5
Price - 4.5/5 (VERY worth it for the sashimi!)
Service - 3.5/5 (Had some orders that didn't come and some wrong orders)

Do give it a try!