my bonus is in this week! such a happy thing!
most of it went into savings for i've atrocious low cash savings - dun even ask how much...
how i would like to reward myself with a big ticket item!
but no, reality is i've to save up for a big ticket cash outflow which doesn't translate to anything tangible (thank you for nothing!) at end of the year. @_@
major zzzzz.

still, it doesn't hurt to reward myself with small stuff right?!
so this weekend, i've pamper myself by catching up with frivolous stuff - mani & pedi, eyebrow tweezing - and of cos frivolous shopping!
loafers from charles & keith (surprisingly, quite comfy. been ages since my last pair from them).
top & skirt from gg5, their new range aint too bad!

the boys have their fair share too!
new shoes & bag for yz, clothings for both and their fav.- lego ninjago sticker book.
the husband, dinner treats and dinner treats! LOL.

oh and i bought food for the mind again.
after next week when the last episodes of the K-drama im currently chasing is over, i will start reading again.
cant wait!

asked hubbi if im worse when chasing a drama or reading a book, he concurred with me that im definitely more obsessed when reading.
i think the main reason is i cant control the speed which the drama plays out (fast forwarding gets you nowhere really) and i typically like to watch when the kids are asleep so there is minimal disturbance (i find it hard to concentrate on watching when there are noises around me).
on the other hand, i read fast and when im in that turbo mode consuming the book, i tuned out the world.
and the bad thing is, i can pick up a novel anytime. in the toilet, in the car, when the kids are around me.
it doesnt matter. im lost.
and i got very grouchy when you disturb me in that mode.
so the husband is not a big fan when i started reading a new novel. ha.
oh well, the reading still has to go on i guess.

now the kids are asleep! i need to catch up on reading  - magazines that is! hehe.

some outfits for the week:

left: top from zara, pants from gg5

middle: dress from doota (seoul)

right: top and skirt from gg5

happy happy 7 years anniversary to us!

25.09.2013 marks the 7th year anniversary for us!
yet another year of marriage life passes and i wonder if we have grown stronger together as husband and wife..
still looking forward to the day where we can do a proper dinner and spend the rest of evening/night celebrating without the kids... :P

so, both hubbi and I took the afternoon off for this special day.
he came to fetch me at 12+ from my office and off we go for lunch!
lunch was at forlino at one fullerton. as usual, i ve tried the food before and wanted the husband to have a go.
so its beef tenderloin for him and cod fish for me. and AS USUAL, he was totally not impressed.
argh. i must remind meself NO MORE bringing him to try too atas food.
all wasted on him....crystal jade is good enough for him!

next up, we went for the princely treasures from the house of liechtenstein at national museum.
ticket was going at 1-for-1 so its only 10 bucks for 2 of us. madness.
soooo glad to see baroque paintings once again. i really miss europe and its museums. :(
the collection is pretty small so we were done in an hour or so.

then it was onwards to ion for more food and chatting!
we had an early dinner at marmalade pantry despite the full long lunch....*burp*

the best thing about today is it feels like we are back to dating days.
when conversation topics revolve around anything but the kids.
and im really glad laughter is still dominating the talk.
even when most of the time its me laughing at him... hahaha.

to mr ng: 

weekend is coming to an end again....
after the tiring F1 concert on friday night, it was almost 3 am before im all bathed and ready for bed... @_@
yesterday was spent rather quietly with the boys at home, with me "recuperating" and napping in the late afternoon.
attended my cousin's wedding at traders hotel and it was really tiring handling both boys as they turned all rowdy in the presence of grandparents....

some photos:

and today, wanted to buy the tickets for running man fan meeting ONLY to find out that ALL tickets are sold out.

omg. and the ticket sale only started yesterday.

super zzzz. :(

BUT i found out from sistic website that matchbox twenty is coming to our small sunny island in NOV!

OMG, im like their (or rather rob thomas) biggest fan since 16 when i heard their debut album - do you remember "PUSH"?!.

awww... so now im going to their concert in 1.5 months time!! cant wait!

anyway, went zara at vivo today and realised this season is really too black for my liking.

uninspiring designs and the drab colors!!

still, i bought a BLACK long sleeve top. zzzz

i hope the spring color will be in when im doing the shopping in HK in nov. *teehee*

big bang is a blast!

my colls and i bought the F1 walkaround tickets for friday night back then when we knew that big bang is coming.
we were pretty excited until we read that the concert will only start at 11.30pm till 12.15 am last week.
zzzzz. what a damper.
as the ticket is not really expensive at 68 bucks, i was entertaining the thought of giving up the ticket entirely.
just doesnt make that much sense to brave the crowd for only a good 45mins and then facing the blah problem of making my way home..

but im glad we made it in the end.
we met only at 1030pm at city hall with the intention to just watch the performance from afar.
no way can we compete with kids who actually started queuing up and chopping good seats at 4pm!

but miraculously, we managed to make it to a really good spot.
the crowd started standing up and moving forward at 11pm so we just followed suit..
before we know it, we half walked, half being pushed forward and ended up in the fan zone..
and then we are just 5 human rows away from the side stage! *hoot*

so, we got to see the big bang members up close when they came to our side of the stage! :D
and the best thing is, the performance lasted all the way from 1130 to almost 1am!
for 68 bucks, i think its damn worth it.

yes they were this close! really like a mini concert!

top: T.O.P! haha

bottom: Seungri & GD

this is my first time seeing them sing live and they are really good.

very interactive with the crowd too - trying their best to communicate with limited english. ha.

i took videos mainly and showed to the boys who are huge fans of their fantastic baby!

if they are coming to sg again soon for concert, i sure am going!  :))

good recharge in the middle of the week

it has been a happy week for me thus far.
since it's the school holidays, i have taken 2 days off in the middle of the week to spend quality time with the boys.
also, managed to catch up with friends too.

lunch was with candice on monday. its a great thing to find a soulmate in her when it comes to K-dramas! :P
chasing serials together and having endless discussion on and offline sounds crazy but very gratifying. hehe.
then its lunch with fifi on tuesday before she pops anytime from now!
cant wait to see her little prince. :)
waiting for the hot mama to return to the shopping scene with me.. yeah!

friday lunch was with zm even though we are meeting again on saturday. LOL.
ahh.. i love catching up with friends during weekday lunches.
feels like time is fully utilized!

yesterday was dinner with the gang for candice's bday. :)
venue was supposed to be at hai di lao at clarke quay. but even though we called 2 weeks back, we were still put on waitlist. @_@
so we reached at 530pm, got a queue # and adjourned to paulaner for happy hour. hiaks.
after some drinks and finger food, we made our way back to our proper steamboat dinner at 730pm!

the service is impeccable, food is fresh and charges is very reasonable.
i can understand why the mad crowds and long queues.....
we got candice a damn chio DVF clutch and as usual crazy banter alll the way.

some photos:

some outfits for the week:

left: denim top from uniqlo, cropped pants from zara

right: peplum top from APM, cropped pants from zara

so glad its the weekend again

the working week that just passed has been super crazy.
there are 2 hiccups, and major ones they are :(, in the week alone.
i was in office till midnight on wednesday for that. *sob*
but again, anything will pass with time.
we just got to make sure we learn something out of all this mess....

finally its the weekend and i really look forward to spending time with the boys.
out of the working week, i was home late for 3 nights..
they started making me promise that i will be home early towards the end of the week... sigh.

it was a good thing that i was able to go off on the dot yesterday.
hubbi came to fetch me (since he was off for the afternoon) with the boys and we made our way to central for a yummeh dinner at seoul yummy.
followed by an ice cream treat to the boys while strolling along the singapore river after dinner.
it was good simple time spent with them. :)

and today, i decided to hit town which we ususally dont for saturdays.
but i feel that i need to cheer myself up seriously.

photos with the boys - all happy to go out!

(oh, thats my new specs btw!)

finally made my way to i.t shop @ wisma!
i missed it when i was in HK the other time.
and i like what i see. :) quality clothings with really nice designs. :D
and of cos, i bought a denim dress & a jacket.

and one of the highlight for today is we had teppanyaki dinner!
sound simple enough!? but hubbi and i didnt have this ever since yz arrived in our lives 6 years back... since it is not really kids friendly.
we were so happy that the boys are finally big enough to sit through such a dinner with minimal fuss.
the husband finally tried paris baguette for the first time.
its original pudding is really delicious!!

top: waiting for our teppayaki food!

bottom: desserts and pastries @ paris baguette!

mooncake festival is coming! so how to miss the fair @ taka!

the usual tradition for me: peony jade mao shan wang pandan mooncakes!!



we ate half tonight. need to monitor the darn calories!

its been a good saturday! think the best way to spend tomorrow is just to nua away.

some outfits for the week:

left: denim top from zara, cropped pants from gg5

right: top from gg5, denim shorts by guess by marciano

soju & limoncello

this weekend has been a foodie one once again - not good.
after a long working week, its always good to wind down on friday evening, no?
had korean dinner at a pretty authentic restaurant near red dot museum with my colleagues.
im not sure i was more drawn by the company or the soju... lol.

anyway, the evening was well spent with good food, soju (!) and company!
3 women can really talk alot of nonsense, i realised. heh.


yesterday was long, tiring but a good day nevertheless.
woke up early for the elder son's enrichment class, went home caught up with some chores and was out of the house once more!
met up with gb and jt for ktv @ partyworld from 3-7pm!
we had fun belting out songs from yesteryears! think mid 90's eg: 宽容 by jeff chang, 像风一样的男子 by 陈晓东... etc. LOL

after ktv, gb and me adjourned to meet the rest of the gang at shinyeh for yummeh taiwanese food!
we were yakking non-stop till closing time.
after that, it was onwards for some drinking at clarke quay... :D

we had wine at one of the drinking place there and was given free samples of limoncello to try.
limoncello is a kind of liquor from italy which the locals typically drink shots of it after meals for digesting food purpose.
it has a great lemony taste.
still, it is liquor which still burn the throat a little when it goes down, not unlike tequila.
though we were pretty surprised by its high alcohol content >25%, given its easy taste.
hmm, i think we should have that next time soon...

and today shall be a lazy day with the boys before the whole closing madness start again tomorrow...

some outfits for the week:

left: top from axara, pants from zara (yes, wear twice then can wash.. :P)

right: top from seoul, shorts from gg5

tight hamstrings and lucky toto

and so i finally get to do yoga after more than a year hiatus!
my colls and i formed a group to hire an external yoga teacher to come by our office for an hour yoga on a weekly basis!
i can still do most of the moves mainly requiring strength.
BUT for those which involve stretching and bending.. gosh, kill me!
i guess, i need time to loosen up all those tight muscles by stretching more...
though yoga hurts when it should relax for now, i still benefit by sleeping like a baby at night after a yoga session in the evening. :D

it has been 2 months since we had our new car.
both parents have already given up betting on the car number, lol.
it was really a stroke of luck that the husband decided to bet $2 last saturday and the number really come in under consolation number for Sat's 4D!
though just a humble $500 winnings, it will come in handy for some of the occasions for coming months. :)

im getting restless.
i cant wait for my holidays in nov.
but till then, it will be good to fill up the next few months with outings/gatherings.
yes, i will do just that.

met up with the girls for yummeh dinner @ kko kko nara on thursday for jm is back from down under for a week!
i missed catching up with her the last time she was in town so was really happy to see her this time round. :)
it was a really good yakking session for a few hours with topics ranging from the usual korean drama to ghost stories (seriously?!).
LOL.
and as usual, we were so engrossed in talking that we didnt take a single photo the whole night. @_@
oh well, the next time to catch up with jm will be CNY 2014..

anyway, a book caught my attention in a bookstore recently.
"the power of habit" by charles duhigg.
been awhile since i read such non-fiction books since the malcolm gladwell series (yes, i read all!).
but still reluctant to make the purchase online at bookdepository mainly due to the # of unread books still sitting on the shelves. :(

pretty curious to read more on how to break habits.
old habits really die hard.
i heard an interesting saying on habit.
take away the H, you still have ABIT.
take away the A, you still have BIT
take away the B, you still have IT!
how hard to remove a habit huh!?

anyway apart from filling up my life with time spent with loved ones (& *blah* at work) and friends, other pockets of time are usually taken up by novels, movies, dramas.
i realised recently that time on magazines have dwindled drastically....
either im on another level where i have no time for such superficial *snort* stuff or *gasp* i just have lesser time?!
i still have not finished reading aug Her World come to think of it...unthinkable.
oh well, theres another saying which i believe too:"时间就像乳沟，挤就有。" :D

some outfits for the week:

left: peplum top from topshop, cropped pants from zara

middle: top and pants from zara

right: dress from bysi

what a long day for the ng family

i think i yawned like 50+times over today!
too many activities during the day with the boys and the nights were spent chasing korean drama... :P
i just watched one of the top3 best korean dramas of my life!
no kidding, the first is queen in-hyun's man, second is gentleman's dignity and now this drama just overtook the rest to take one of the top 3 spots on my chart! - 听见你的声音.
the show is fantastic. fast paced and well-developed characters (very rare for almost ALL the characters in the show have their own stories)!
shiok!

anyway, i was very sleep deprived when i woke up this morning.
wanted to sleep more but we have to make our way to YZ's church kindy since he has a performance!
felt a little cheated as we were made to sit through more than an hour of mass before we got to see his 5-10mins performance..... @_@
next stop, we have to attend my cousin's baby 1st month celebration...
by the time we left, it was almost 3pm and we were all tired out...

BUT we were (yes..) due for yet another gathering with the in-laws at our own place.
i was sooo tired that i actually took a cat nap of 15mins in the room  when they were all chit-chatting in the living room.
the boys had a blast with their cousins though.

now they were fast asleep....
and i wonder if i should read a magazine, start a new novel or *gasp* another drama?!
i think i should just put on a mask and then sleep....

having fun in the pool (again..) with the cousin.

some outfits for the week:

left: drop-waist dress from gg5

right: top from gg5, cropped pants from zara

random stuff done with the kids during this longggg weekend.



the long weekend is already 3/4 over! i hope the boys enjoyed their time with us!

1. brought them for a dip  - we've been guilty of postponing for the longest time.
actually its me who dont fancy getting the hair wet and the prep work before and after a swim.. :P
anyway, realised YR is more at ease in the water than YZ. hmm, time for swimming classes?

2. finally, we made it to gardens by the bay!
went on thursday mid-afternoon. the weather was cool and good after the heavy downpour in the morning.
it was surprisngly not crowded in the park itself though there were queues at the domes.
we skipped the domes, wanting to just have an easy stroll round the park.
but the stroll took longer than we thought as we underestimated the size of the park...

3. we went for another round of durian feasting (our 4th/5th time, zzz)!
ate the never fail to satisfy us red prawn and black pearl for the first time.
the black pearl is surprisingly good with its creamy texture and bitter/sweet taste though its appearance really look blah. 
its a pity we missed the delivery of mao shan wang. :(

and tomorrow will be a long tiring day for us.
i hope we can hang on well till evening time!

let the imagination fly.

its has been a good 3 months since my last reading...*guilty*
and the desire to read was fanned by.....china mieville!
chanced upon this book at times book sale at parkway parade last weekend and bought it for just $6...
picked it up on monday night and it has been the best company for that 1-2 hours before slumberland for the whole working week.
finally turned the last page today and i was still reeling from the heady experience of finishing a mieville's book. as always.

his books are never easy to read.
but if you are willing to be patient with him, you will be rewarded with whole new worlds unfolding right in front of you (in your mind).
im never into fantasy genre (though his is more to pulp fiction) but his works make me realise i may be more accepting than i thought. ha.

this is my 4th book by him and im still amazed with how he conjured up all these incredible worlds with the most colorful characters in vivid details.
whatever they say about imagination having no limits, it is definitely still being shaped by our limited perception of reality.
so i like books that surprise me. throwing up images that i couldnt possibly know on my own (maybe its just me having really limited imagination...).
and i like how his books challange. worlds and characters far-flung from reality that i've to re-read the lines to grasp the descriptions, to cement the images in my mind.
new words created wholly for novel which meanings are either explained (more re-reading..) or lifted from context.
so yes, the first few chapters are often spent trying to understand the stage set and the unique lingo used.
once you get past these, you are set for the ride. which is *weeeeeeee*.

but i need a break from reading after his books everytime.
too mind-bending, too draining, too affecting.
yes, a good book takes time to recover from just like a good drama.

ending the above with my favourite lines from the book:
"Scars are not injuries. A scar is a healing.
After injury, a scar is what makes you whole"

back to reality.
another closing passed and i emerged unscathed! *yeah*
and to sweeten things, there are still sizes at zara sale. LOL.
its at 70% off stage and i didnt get anything from this time sale except a skirt when it just started..
so i was glad to find pieces i fancy at 70% off last sunday when i was at marina sq branch.
i got myself 2 blouses and a cropped pants. all for just below $120... it was too good to be true. but it is.

and i made order for (yet) another pair of spectacles when i bought my current pairS just last oct...
i know i know. but the deisgn is too pretty to let go...
got the pair from a store in Jem. it was a japanese brand with the crazy name "baka"...
still, it was a good fit for asian faces and i love the design.

will post photo when i collect it later!

some outfits for the week:

left: top & pants from gg5

right: dress from zara

pushing culinary boundaries

met up with the PSA peeps for dinner on friday.

venue was at this yakitori place - Tori Tama - at robertson quay.

as both kian neng and i arrived later, we got weiren & px to go ahead with the ordering..

and boy, the food they ordered!

so after trying beef tongue for the first time 2 weeks back, i was "forced" to try other stuff again...

i was always a very safe eater so imagine i have to eat chicken heart, chicken liver, chicken cartilage!!

zzzzz.

i have never eaten the above before. i can only say only the heart is still manageable.

the rest i only tried a small piece before giving my share to the rest. *blech*

and they were still telling me at least they didnt order the chicken cockscomb or windpipe!! @_@

oh and i tried lily buds too - super yummeh like asparagus. :)

and i have my fav. drinks - soju on the rocks! - there. hmmm....

and with a pre-dinner wine with my colls before dinner and more wine after dinner, i can only say i have a good friday sleep ... hehe.

and back to shopping for me after....a month!

i got a dress and cropped pants from gg5 only to be reminded by candice AFTER that they will be having sale during naional day weekend (normally 15-20% storewide).

PUI! so i must make sure i wear them before that... grr.

and a shirt & cropped pants from uniqlo.

*muhaha* im a happy woman yesterday.

oh and since there is a winterwear shop at PP, we stocked up on long johns for the boys and bought YZ a new coldwear jacket for our nov trip since there is sale going on. his existing one will be passed on to YR.

i still remember we bought that piece for YZ's trip to perth when he was 3yo. :D

it was pretty underused - we only use it thrice for perth, HK & germany for YZ.

so now it is in still in good shape and size for YR this nov at 3yo+ too.

some outfits for the week:

left: top & pants from gg5

right: dress from APM (seoul)

上小一了！

its another milestone for the elder son - P1 registration!

it has always been the plan to move back to the east from redhill to be nearer to my mum's.
so apart from proximity to my mum's, the decision to relocate to bedok specifically is also due to the number of primary schools in the area.
in bedok area, there are actually quite a number of seemingly good schools to choose from.
but being lazy us, we just target those within 1km to us so that commuting will be less of a hassle in future - red swastika, yu neng & feng shan.
so last june, we registered to be PV for both red swastika & yu neng.
and since we only got selected by yu neng, the choice has been made for us. hehe. yu neng it shall be.
so in the past year, both hubbi and i took turn to clock the hours.
we were pretty lucky to get assigned to "interesting" activities like P1 registration, P1 orientation, mint museum & road safety park excursions etc which allowed us to clock in 6-8 hours at 1 go.
so the whole volunteer process was pretty smooth with us taking 2-3 days leave among ourselves each. :)

and given the track record of 100% success rate of PV in the past, we were pretty relaxed and secured as the P1 registration process approaches.
BUT as the registration process started in late jun, we were aghast to see record high numbers for P1A & P2A phases for yu neng.
in the end for phase 2B (which is us), there are only 25 vacancies left which is the lowest for the last few years (apart from 2010 which saw pretty scarce seats left in 2B as well). :(
and i seemed to recall there are 30+ PVs registered.
and not forgetting the grassroot leaders too... zzz.

but luckily it was all good! with some PVs giving up halfway (never complete the 40 hours required or not registering DESPITE clocking the hours (?!)) and only very few grassroot leaders applying, the end applicants number stands at 21!
*wee* no balloting required too.

im so happy. cos we dont have to go through the harrowing round when its YR's turn 3 years down the road. :)

so since yesterday is registration day, both hubbi and i took leave to spend the day together.
though registration only takes less than half hour in the morning, we think we deserve a good time-out to take our mind off before the results were announced to us today. :)

lunch was at les bouchons @ ann siang road.
not sure if the standards drop overall or the branch here just cant be compared to the one at robertson quay...
the service was less than desireable, house white tastes super bland, fries was oily and the steak was really so-so... @_@
the only "good" thing is perhaps the size of the steak for the price. zzzz/

after a bleh lunch, we made our way to cineleisure to catch "secretly greatly".
seeing good reviews, both hubbi and me watched the show without much knowledge of the plot and expectations.
and it turned up surprisingly good. even for the husband who normally snort at korean anything. ha.
its started out comically about 3 north korean spys trying to inflitrate a south korea town and waiting for further orders to carry out missions.
but along the way, they assimilated too well to start caring for the neighborhood and those around them.
and korea shows love to pull this stunt - make you laugh hard at the start and then cry hard at the end. zzzzz
yes, the ending is touching and sad. sigh.
at least 3.5-4 stars!

it has been a good day for us, less the lunch.

and today, we received email from the school confirming the securing of a place. :D

next step: P1 orientation and buying uniforms/text books etc in nov!

the ng family has been catching lots of movies recently.

during the week, we went to catch yet another show - pacific rim.

the plot is pretty simple yet engaging. i like how the premise set is totally believable.

pretty cool show with all the action sets.

both the boys and the husband enjoyed it.

and we have been going out for the last 2 days - think today will be a lazing day for us at home.

hubbi came to fetch me from work and off we went to central!

due to some credit card promo for spending a minimum sum last month, we were able to redemn a camera.

this chio baby - casio JE10 in pink no less!

it comes in black & white as well but of cos i chose this. hehe.

think the retail price is around $200+. a good point & shoot camera i guess.

and its super lightweight and small enough to fit in a normal clutch even. good.

after dinner, we went for a short stroll around singapore river and the boys got to watch some buskers at work.

pretty nice relaxing friday evening for us.

were clueless where we should head out for dinner yesterday when i finally suggested bugis.

heard my coll mentioned this eatery at bugis plus serving value-for-money french food - poulet, so off we go! 

the boys wearing tees from K-swiss (bought at seoul) featuring their fav. superheroes!

notice the boys have a unique way to carry their bottles? yes, they do it this way - just over the neck. @_@ 

@ poulet - we ordered onion soup, escargots, roast chicken (their specialty), duck leg, desserts to share

Portions at poulet is just right - french food is seldom overwhelming and i love that.

pricing is super decent around $80 for us, pretty similar to saveur at far east.

and the food is pretty good too (onion soup is so-so and duck leg not as tender as we want), esp. for the pricing.

the husband and i will be on leave tomorrow! *wee*

cant wait to have a good proper date with him, though it the usual movie-lunch-window shop formulae... ha.

some outfits for the week:

left: peplum top from APM, pants from zara

right: long-sleeve top from APM, suede skirt from zara

(i miss shopping in seoul!!)

oh AND, we have booked the tickets for our nov family trip! hehehe.

yes, seems ahead but just get the air tickets out of the way first.

i have the next few months to carefully plan for the trip!

foodie weekend

the feasting started from friday evening when my boss treated my team to chongqing steamboat at tanglin shopping centre.

i think i ate enough meat/fishballs for the rest of the year. *burp*

not to mentioned all the *gasp* quail eggs!!

steamboat is bad. i only know im beyond full when ive trouble burping.

the burp only came out after squeezing through all the food inside me.. ok too much details..

wanted to go light for saturday but my willpower is really as thin as paper, come to think of it.

breakfast was nasi lemak(!) at killiney. kill me, pls.

after the kids phonics classes, we brought them to tampines to catch despicable me2.

and of cos, i cant resist getting nachos with cheese and polished it off all by myself.

yes, no sharing pls. *ashamed*

i feel that despicable me1 is better though the boys definitely enjoyed 2 more.

i guess they made 2 more accessible to masses and the jokes are more from the physical side rather than the lines like in 1.

can anyone still remember when the professor made boogie robots instead of cookie robots and Gru retorted with "why are you so...... old?" in 1? that had me cracking for the longest time!

i made my way to meet the gang for tanny bday dinner later.

this time round, we tried lolla at club street.

very nice ambience and setting.

food is good and pretty exotic (we tried beef tongue, duck fat potatoes and Hokkaido scallops among others).

BUT portion is really small and overpriced.. all of us concluded we wont be coming back...

we were not really full despite eating more than 10+ dishes (blame it on the small portions) among us and spending quite abit. @_@

so we adjourned to PS cafe for feel-good good food (truffle friesx2! fried calamari! cakes!).

yum.....

we have also think of the next venue for candice bday - 海底捞 it shall be!

some photos:

@ lolla - (from left) ser, tanny, candice, me, zm & gb

zm trying his new S4 on us

happy bday girl with our pressie for her - LV vernis key pouch

my outfits for the week:

left: top from gg5, wrap skirt from zara

right: top from forever new, pants from haji lane

Land of kimchi - last day & berry gleeful with the loots!

finally, our very packed and fun-filled 6D5N seoul trip is coming to an end.

our flight is in the late afternoon but the plan is to move out to the airport right after lunch so we can have time to shop @ incheon airport (which is really good to shop!).

morning was spent packing up all our stuff. 

after checking out and depositing our luggage with the concierge, we moved out for our last lunch in seoul.

the temperature dipped a little that morning so temperature was at a cool 19 degrees.

decided for pipping hot congee for lunch!

we tried a random congee eatery near our hotel and the beef bulgogi congee is super yummy!

i think the congee here beat the previous 味加本 that we tried 2 days back...

*nom nom*

we booked a cab to the airport and the fees was pretty reasonable ~ $70.

though if you take subway and switch to airport train it will just cost $15+ like how we first made our way into town the first day. LOL.

the flight back was not as smooth as the flight to seoul. :(

still, im very glad when we touched down singapore at night! home sweet home indeed.

till our next holidays!!

now, on my shopping stash!!

it was not easy trying to buy stuff for myself when most of the time you are with kids and the husband.

but after being "trained" for so many years, its abit of a stretch but still doable to shop FAST with them.

and of cos, the late night shopping alone helps too. :P

so what did i buy?

the most obvious stuff will be masks and skincare! we are in seoul afterall! :)

the masks here are much more cheaper than in sg ~ ard $1+ per piece. 

and best of all from buying all these beauty products is all the freebies that come along with it!

the best freebies came from sulwhasoo (if you are familiar with this korean brand selling in SG).

its is around 15-20% cheaper as compared to SG but the freebies are shocking!

i bought the first care activating serum and ginseng renewing moisturiser and i got the following:

- 2 travel kits (4 products each - cleanser. toner. first care serum. ginseng renewing moisturiser)

- overnight treatment (15ml)

- cleanser (30ml)

i think i bought over 120+ masks (though i gave away half of them to friends and colleagues...).

also bought laneige products to try too (its around 40% cheaper over there!)

only 1 pair of shoes from conscious effort not to look at shoes (i think i have enough shoes at home and the shoe cabinet is really bursting at its seams liao...).

clothings wise, i think i did ok. it was after all not a shopping trip for me.. @_@

around 15+ pieces of clothings altogether with prices ranging from ($20+ to $100+) - good variety!

best buys from the trip will be the 2 bags!! :D

1) MCM backpack which i really like and started using over there. ha. very good for on the move leaving me hands-free.

MCM is known for being much cheaper in korea. 

thanks to the husband for getting this for me!

2) Prada mini saffiano bag in pink! 

i wanted to get a small sling bag for sometimes and my top choice was really celine luggage nano and i think its pretty impossible to get luggage anything unless you are in their france boutique. @_@

i was still checking online if its cheaper to buy from seoul. most of the results say that it is the cheapest to buy prada in incheon (a well kept secret obviously) in asia! more so than HK.

so i bought the bag without really knowing how much it costs in SG... :P

but im glad i did for it was a good buy!

i had the chance to check out the prices from prada branch in ion when back in sg and the retail price here is whooping 30% more expensive and they only have it in black. HIAKS!

im a happy woman.

ok that conclude the second trip for the ng family this year.

im starting to think of our next destination for year-end! Yeah! :D