a place for me to rant, rave and whine.
Korea trip with peirong
the bags i bought!
jialing drove her lorry, and as usual we invited strange stares from fellow drivers who are wondering why these petite (wahahah) girls are doing in the lorry! we went tanjong rhu and slacked for awhile, and realised those staying at tanjong rhu do have a hard time walking a few bus stops jus to buy supper.. den went east coast park.. the famous dark carpark to catch couples doing "you-know-what" in the cars. hmm i shan't elaborate further here..but wat we've seen was indeed exciting n embarrassing teehee.
me & jiangping
leeyen & hansel
leeyen, me & jiangping
me & leeyen
the night has not ended yet! me & dear went to catch simpsons at TM.. it was really a freaking FUNNY. i love homer simpson and his spider pig!
before leaving his hse, i made him take these pics with me. BAHAHA
after that, dear came my house as he had to book in early tml morning, which mks it easier for him as his camp is near my place.. watched 200 pounds beauty on crunchy roll and snacked thru the night..
some random pics taken while watching 200 pounds beauty. it wasn't that fantastic, so we weren't really paying full attention anyway~ Lalala.
take a peek into our darn small but cosy & clean hostel
it was only the last day den i realised i have not taken a pic of our hostel! it's really freaking small, but nothing to complain for the price we paid. moreover, it was really clean & cosy and the location is superb as ladies st is just downstairs.
it was tough waking up like any other day, especially with a sad feeling as it is the last day..it was a dreadful feeling to see seconds ticking away :( breakfast was macdonald's just across the street of our hostel, and we walked to fa yuen street again for our last buys. we hanged around mongkok area as we'd to board the bus A21 by 5.30pm, to chk in at the airport on time as well as do some last min shopping at the airport, like buying jessamine's krispy kreme. heehee.
outside argyle centre, our fav hunt in HK :P
yes both of us were really quiet initially in the morning, but some shopping at fa yuen st & argyle centre warmed us up again. sigh. we both noe how dreadful it is to return to singapore, with our lives back to normal!!! I REALLY DREAD going back as life would be WORK again. But I can't wait to show Sean the 6 tees I bought for him, and all the loots I got at a great bargain! All the stuff came with hard work, muscles ache + sweat + money okay!
I've really enjoyed the 4 days of shopping in hongkong with my best girlfriend, bitching abt make-up/ppl/life, whining and all that heart to heart talk in the hostel at night.
all has to come an end but i must say we really maximized our time & money!
slacking at the hostel for the last 30mins..
some last moments in hongkong
we reached hk airport early, got the yummy krispy kreme donuts, lao po bing, and succumbed (only me) to the temptations of hk disneyland store. i cannot resist to spend my last few hk dollars on this mickey keychain!!! As I left HK with mixed feelings, sadness & excitement to see Sean & bring him the nice things i got for him :)
STUFF I BOUGHT:
vintage tee, off-shoulder top, H&M jacket, blouses
2 tote bags
accessories & cardigans
tops & skirt
shoes
skin care, mascara, masks
keychains, pouches n whatnot.
the start of our journey feeling refreshed!
our brunch @ Mido Cafe, Yau Ma Tei
causeway bay mtr underground
the journey to get out of their MTR was really long, cos they've like an average 8-9 exits per MTR..OMG. the whole walk jus to get out of the mtr tunnel was like whole 5 mins?? but all the interesting & cute ads along the underground of mtr kept us occupied by taking pics!
krispy kreme!
passing by the landmark @ central 
shopping spree @ causeway bay
yumilicious da jia le dinner
our 3rd day was much more relaxed, as both of us already more or less exceeded our budget greatly on the 2nd day. i spent S$313 on the 2nd day, which was quite a rude shock when I did my sums at night. if i were to spend this much in singapore a day, guess i'd be either begging or filing for bankruptcy yea.
feeling more energetic in the morning, we walked to yau ma tei for our brunch at mido cafe, recommended by desmond. the food was nice but rather expensive. that plate of fried rice u see above is HKD$34, and that rice with eggs + luncheon meat is HKD$30 okay. not cheap. we then took their MTR to Central, to chiong their H&M! Pardon me for being sua ku, I have not heard of this brand until jess told me so.. 3 levels of shopping at H&M was really shiok when u see topshop like designs with 50% off price tags. It's topshop like designs but prices are relatively lower than topshop/zara/forever 21. With a "tighter" budget in mind in the morning, I only got myself a black H&M jacket with stars print for half the price of the tag! heee.
We shopped briefly at Causeway Bay, Zara was having sales but mostly left with big sizes, so was FCUK. boring. the prices of stuff there pretty close to Sg's, no point wasting time there. lol. Must be focused! With some browsing at Island Beverly @ Causeway Bay, we conclude that their prices are rather crazy. Hence, we decided to return to Mongkok/Tsim Sha Tsui/Yau Ma Tei for the later half of the day. That's Temple Street! Gotta buy some stuff for Sean's dad.
Here's an interesting sign I spotted along the pavement at Temple St.
Bought a polo tee at for Sean's dad at only HKD$25! really hope it fits and he'll wear it..cos really seldom see him wearing polo tees! heehee. oso bought a huge rubic cube for Sean, abt 1.5 times the size of the normal cube, the big size made it looked cute when i placed it together with the original one!
dinner was at Da Jia Le, and I simply lurrve the fruit punch there! =D We couldn't help to go in Argyle Centre again for the 2nd time, where i got a necklace & a pair of earrings for HKD$40, a tote bag for only HKD$80, 3 packs of nail art for HKD$40 as well :) that's abt all for our 3rd day..
den headed to Fa Yuen Street to start chionging for clothes and shoes! true enough, we made up for shopping so little last night. In less than 2 hours, I already bought 3 tees for sean, 2 pairs of shoes, 2 tops and 1 skirt for myself! I kept buying without hesitating, unlike shopping in singapore. seriously there's nothing much to hesitate when u can get 2 pairs of shoes at S$22. really shiok!~
We walked up and down Fa Yuen St, and certain that we've already done enough shopping there.. den proceeded to Tsim Sha Tsui to get some Uniqlo tees for Desmond, Zhijun and Jerry. It was a hard time buying tees for GUYS, though me and sean are together for 6 yrs, i still always get the wrong size for him.. so this time, i actually brought his tee to HK to match against the tees i'm buying for him! but guess what..i forgot to bring it out! So i had a hard time choosing the right size.. *sigh* so we spent almost AN HOUR inside Uniqlo choosing the sizes and queuing..finally satisfied with our buys, we headed to KFC for lunch arnd 4 plus.. here's what i ate in KFC.. i simple LURVE their criss-cut fries!
We've planned our later part of the day for Tsim Sha Tsui, there are really tons of shops selling cosmetics & beauty products..I bought the new anna sui mascara, and jess n i bought the legendary kose mask-white & laneige water sleeping pack at half the price!
then at night, we went Harbour City to watch the "Symphony of Lights" show when we almost finished our shopping.. hee. I miss Sean badly thru out the trip..wish he was here with me! but shopping in HK with jess was also a really fun experience!
walking past charlie brown cafe!
symphony of lights
back from hongkong for 3 stupid days..and i'm feeling so sad. i miss hongkong alot! will start to blog abt my 2nd trip to hk now.. crystal mus be wondering why me and jessamine so siao hongkong..aunty crystal u mus understand..the shopping there is really GREAT. weeee~
First, let me start with the stuff i bought.
on the plane..
1st meal in hk.. da jia le!
dessert after a day's walk at Mongkok
1st day, 14th Jul 07
We checked in early, bought BK for breakfast, and took the 6.40am flight to HK. reached HK airport at abt 10.30am, took A21 bus to our hostel at Mongkok. Reached our hostel at 1pm sharp, and saw that there’re a few tourists waiting at the “living room” of the hostel for rooms. Lucky us we made online booking of the room! There wasn’t as much ppl at the airport as the previous time I went there with Sean, but we waited for almost 15-20 mins to collect our luggage!! Dilly dally here and there, bought the octopus card, and jess’s krispy kreme donuts which she MUST eat the first thing we alight, that explains why we reached the hostel only at 1pm as the bus ride was only about 45 mins. lol.
We didn’t really shop like mad on the first day, still getting to settle down in hk, and planning which areas to comb. By the time we went out of our hostel, we were already like hungry ghosts..seriously. we didn’t talk for the first 10 mins of our meal as we were tooooo busy eating~ Heehee. Hung out mainly around mongkok area, went ladies street, argyle centre and langham place. Was quite disappointed with what we managed to buy on day 1!
as we were really worn out after waking up so early for the flight and shopping the whole day, we went back to our hostel at arnd 10pm, which was reallllllllly early for hongkong shopping. their shops close at 11pm mind you!!! we promised to wake up at 9am the next morning for a fresh start of our SHOPPING MISSION!
stay tuned for my next few days of hk trip! tml's dad's company family day at sentosa..zZzZzZ.
still a great looking on-screen couple
wk days are with jessamine/crystal..bumming arnd, gossiping, bitching abt ppl & life. it seems like there're so many brithdays in may and june. peirong,elton, kaiyun, junkai, and my colleague emily gave birth on may 20th! going BROKE soon with all the gift-giving. oh yes, and a visit to the Zoo Zoo Zoo.
9th jun 07
look how happy Elton is with the cake that we destroyed when putting the candles! look at the candles!!
us at elton's hse..
31st may 07 (vesak day)
us at the zoo..
22nd may 07
check out the TWO day old Wallace in the cot!!!
emily gave birth on 20th may 07, and we visited her 2 days later..seems like she had a real smooth delivery =] the baby was in the nursery all along, and all of us wondered if little wallace could recognise our voices while we were yakking away abt how cuuute he is when he yawns. yes, we truly yakked ALOT in the office. pls call me "jie jie" and not aunty when you can talk k! else no toys for you! heeee. someone 21yrs junior than me. gosh i feel old.
20th may 07
some pics of peirong's 21st bdae! we got her a DIOR purse and an Angbao..we lied that we had no time to buy present so only got angbao..the disappointed look in her was really shiok..after dinner we den took out the present and it feels good to see her surprised look. $250 for that look and purse..is really exp. but still worth it for my 21 yr old friend. no photos though cos the present was beautifully wrapped in a box.. BAH!
hee i wondered why no one lit the candle for her..not even sean..
18th may 07
celebrated junkai & kaiyun's birthday earlier, cos emily is due next week, and we really feared that she cannot join us for the celebration. we got 41 candles cos junkai's 19 and kaiyun's 22. that makes 41! hee.
15th may 07
took off today for a rest, and went yuki yaki @ marina square..it serves pretty good food for its price, will definitely go back again! the DIY ice-cream already was great entertainment for $2. HEE.
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