champouf posted Hello from 南京!! on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 I've really been crazy these few days.. Yes I'm still in Baby's hometown(南京) trying to get use to the crazy chilling weather here. So far it has been ranging from 1-7degrees but after watching the news, they say the temperature may as well drop below the negative celsius within a few days. Good luck to me trying to stay warm.. I'm already freezing three-quarters my ass off already.. X.x
Baby is also canceling the other trip because the temperature there is NEGATIVE 20degrees on a normal day. Wth right! :( so I'm staying in 南京 for three whole weeks! :) which entitles to more shopping for me.
Which brings me to another topic!! I've been really working my feet off walking here and there and shopping like mad. Within one day I've already spent a good sum of 800bux min (the most I've spent on was around 1kbux and that was solely on clothes!) and this went on for about 4days. And one of the shopping trips was meant to buy stuff for my family but Baby's mother insisted on paying for it.. And it was not exactly cheap :( I feel really bad.. And I'm hoping to find another way to repay her kindness because Baby says she won't accept me paying her back for it.
They have a good range of shopping malls here in 南京 which have really nice international brands! Of course I don't buy from their local brands because I'm more of a person who rather gauges the price here and in Singapore to decide whether I should buy or not :) I'm still a smart shopper you know! :D
This also brings me to another topic.. Baby and I went to check out the Prada store at Hk airport and we realized that the bags there were slightly cheaper than the ones Baby bought from Uk! But their wallets are around the same price/slightly more expensive so we just skipped it. On the topic of Prada, I want to thank Ray and his sister-in-law for being a great help!! ;) it was super inconvenient to order our Prada items from Uk but Ray and his sis really really helped us a great deal! Thank you so much!!!! I've no idea how to repay their kindness and patience because getting stuff from overseas ain't an easy feat!
Within a few days the Prada items will be passed onto my elder brother for safe-keeping in Singapore ;) I trust that Joshua is careful enough not to loose any of the items!! :S haha.
Alright enough with all the shopping and splurging on items, I'm just here to update that I'm doing awesome here in 南京 because Baby's parents are really taking super good care of me once again! :) I'm also having a lot of fun just walking around, sight-seeing etc. sadly I won't be in Singapore to celebrate Christmas with my own family, and I miss them so much!!!! I've been emailing my mother with my new number in China to assure her that I'm doing A-ok!! :) today is also my maid's birthday and my mum told me the family bought her a cake to celebrate! Heehee.. Aunty Cheryl, I'm sorry for not being there to celebrate your birthday, but I just wanna wish you a Happy Birthday and many thanks for always keeping the house in order - neat and tidy. Without your help, chaos will be inevitable and I probably will have to sleep in ruble for the rest of my life. So thank you so much for putting in so much effort to take care of my entire family especially my grandparents when my parents are always busy at work! :) I love you and God Bless you! :D
Toodles~! champouf posted Woos :) on Friday, December 16, 2011 My Prada bag finally arrived in Singapore thanks to awesome great friends!! :) heehee. Baby's Prada wallet has also arrived and we are all super excited to go back to Singapore to check out our stuff.. But of course I'm still anticipating visiting his family in Nanjing :D our items are also in excellent hands so I guess there is nothing to worry about! Heehee btw, I'm having an awesome blast here in HongKong! Great food, great shopping districts and the best part was when my family chiong two theme parks within two consecutive days! :) DisneyLand on one day and OceanPark on the next.. My family are super nuts over theme parks.. Anyways just came back from another day of shopping :) Baby and I went to so many shops today from branded shops like Lv to small local shopping malls here and there :) and of course having a huge H&M here in hk works well to my advantage as I bought hell lots of clothes from there :) Wooos~ but I'm kind of shocked as to why Hk doesn't seem to have many Prada/Chanel shops lying about.. They have lots of Lv, Coach and Miumiu outlets ... :( sad.
That's all for my short post today! And guess what? The next few days in Hk are also all dedicated to shopping (according to my parents) and I'm loving it here so far with the exception of not understanding a single word which the locals speak in and their somewhat rough attitude.. :P other than that, I love the hotel I'm staying at and of course the shopping doesn't get any better!! :) toodles~ champouf posted My Trip Commences :) on Tuesday, December 13, 2011
" Everybody has a dark passenger, only that some people hasn't realized it yet ..."
And I've finally, officially, miraculously, amazingly, finished packing my luggage!! :) Can you believe it?! Hahahaha :) Well it was also due to Baby's help that I could squeeze both our clothes into our newly-bought luggage :D We even have another luggage bag especially for shoes! Well, I don't want to wear the same pair every single day! Lol :P And I especially bought (actually it was more of my sweet adorable wonderful amazing Baby buying it for me LOL) a new pair of boots yesterday to match one of my outfits. Hahahaha I'm such a shopaholic :P
My two brothers have also finished packing, and my elder brother is somehow at ease even though he just started packing, and he even has the time to play his Xbox 360 with no worries about missing out some essentials etc :( I'm stumped. And I thought he was the one with the OCD personality/perfectionism.
As for my younger brother, he went to Bugis with Baby to cut hair. And now the both of them has somewhat the same hairstyle. Hahahaha but I have to say they both look GOOD! :D Baby is even teaching my younger brother how to style/gel hair etc. Such a good mentor unlike my elder brother who only cares about clubbing hahaha :P Awww, but we all still love him :)
On another note, Baby's friend also graciously bought a pair of couple plushies for both Baby and I! AND THEY ARE SUPER ADORABLE I TELL YOU! I quickly snapped pictures of it with Baby along. Hahahah :P
So cute right?? :) And it's(the plushies) almost life-size!!! :P
Baby trying to look cool with the plushies :P
Too bad I can't bring them along with me on the trip because they are just too big to handle! :P
Another issue I've faced is which bag to bring along as a hand-carrier. So I was debating with my Gucci or Chanel bag ... The Gucci tote was an open tote so it was kind of dangerous as anybody could just reach in and snatch my stuff overseas. And my Chanel tote is just too small to put anything inside (it was more of a dinner purse) Hahaha. So yea. In the end, both Baby and I agreed that bringing my Paul's Boutique bag was the best choice. So tadah~ Hahahaha.
So my family is leaving at 2pm tomorrow and my family will be back on the 18th of December, while Baby and I are taking our own little trip until 15th January as I've been stating all over my blog :) It will definitely be a real treat for me after so many months of studying for Alevels. Puuuiiii. Hahahaha :P One thing for sure is that I'm going to come back and start working hard on Cheer! Training my abs, leg strength, partner stunts and definitely flexibility :) Until then, Baby and I are just going to enjoy ourselves over there :) That's all!
Toodles~ And wish me a safe and enjoyable trip! :D champouf posted Bob Finally Flies :) on Monday, December 12, 2011
" Everybody needs friends, even the social outcasts. "
This post is all about my good buddy/sistah/bimbo BOB :) Some of you may know him as Zongda, but most of us just call him BOB. How does he get this weird name you ask? Well it all started with our school hosting a house cheerleading competition and Melissa being our beloved Lynx Captain was super enthusiastic and really hyper most of the time, which really helped every one of us feel more sociable and that was how Melissa and I got to know Zongda. And Melissa with her usual jokes and whatnot, simply gave a comment that Zongda doesn't look like he should be called Zongda, he should be called "Bob" and all of us burst out laughing. From there, his name slowly became a huge hit within our cheer group and slowly it hit his classmates and even the people from POS!(another cheerleading event both Bob and I took part in together) So yea, he is pretty much famous with the 'Bob' name :)
So anyways, we had dinner together after eons of not meeting each other for training, meals and whatnot :P As usual here are some pictures! :)
We ate dinner at Popeyes! :) So long since I've eaten there, oh gosh, the mash potato was just soooooooooooooooo heavenly *drools* hahaha :)
Baby helping us snatch a peekture but he n00bishly left the flash on :O
This peekture was meant to be a joke by Baby .. he bent the fork to make it look like some middle finger and I'm just wth man.. Haha :P
Baby snuggling up to Bob! :P
A nicer peekture of Bob and I :)
Baby's solo!
This time Bob holds the fork.. Haha.
Up the elevator, taking the skytrain to terminal one for Bob's flight :)
Doesn't it look like both Bob and Baby are holding hands? Hahaha the proximity of their bodies are somwhat disturbing.. LOL
And when Bob left, we just snapped peektures of ourselves. Hahaha :)
I love this one :) Making funny faces at the camera!! x.x
So anyways, I finally managed to have an awesome dinner with my amazing bimbo friend as it would be quite some time before we can see each other again :( And this time when both of us return from our individual trips, we must make full use of our Cheer shoes we bought together!! Till then Bob, have a safe and awesome journey! ;) I hope he remembers to buy souvenirs! Heehee :) We all will miss you!
Toodles :) champouf posted Cheer For Life~ on Sunday, December 11, 2011
On Friday evening, my dearest daughter participated in a Cheer video taken by professionals and the video will be shown during the Countdown to 2012! :) Amazing right? Of course she was not the only one, she participated along with Kosmos :) As parents, we went down to Esplanade to support our dearest daughter :) Kosmos started their warm up, stretching and dry-run around 5pm while Baby was spotting, and I was the photographer! Heehee. Here are some pictures of their dry-run!
Talking about Hanxian brings me to another topic. He is truly one unglam (but funny!) guy! And here is a super funny shot I took of him! :D
HAHA unglam right! Paiseh my camera(purposely) focused on the background instead of his face. Heehee :)
And something quite funny happened too. While they were filming the performance, two male Singaporean bloggers came up to Baby and I and asked some questions about Kosmos and us. They asked why we were not performing and Baby jokingly said we were retired... Hahaha and he did ask us the age range etc. So I told him that the youngest would be around Vivian's age and the oldest was Jeremy. We joked around a bit and shared a bit of light on Kosmos and how it was founded etc :) It felt awesome to be interviewed. HAHAHA but Jeremy did not find it amusing because he was interviewed by a host in front of a camera and he was practically super nervous. For Baby and I, we were interviewed behind camera, so we didn't have to worry about saying anything stupid or doing some unglam action etc :P
All in all, it was a super awesome day! :) Dennis and Charmaine came and joined us for dinner after the performance and we just sat around talking, crapping, and laughing. It felt nice to fellowship with them after so many months of not training with them. Even though some things changed quite a bit while Baby and I were gone, but I somehow rekindled my love for Cheerleading and after Baby and I come back from our trip around 12th-15th January 2012, we are going to do some hardcore training for Cheer :)
Until then, we are now just relaxing, taking a break and chilling out before the real shit comes about :P Hahaha. And that is all for my post today~
Toodles
PS: Before I officially sign off, there is this super talented guy who did an amazing cover of Dexter theme song :) Here is the link to youtube! DEXTER So do go and watch it if you have the time! I guarantee that it is not a waste of time! :D champouf posted Glimmering Glitter on Friday, December 9, 2011
" Swarovski Collection "
I've finally bought a Swarovski crystal for Baby's mother :) It's a small gift which I hope she likes because I took ages to find/choose and after much contemplating, I've decided to go for the rose. And Baby was behind me supporting me all the way. Of course we took pictures of it because I'm quite happy with the purchase, and this is just a gift of appreciation for her - for those who didn't know, she took very good care of me during my last visit to China and she made sure that all my needs were met. Knowing that I'm a super picky eater and a person of very difficult tastes, she went through great lengths to assure that I had a comfortable stay in Nanjing. And I really felt at home with her around, so this is something which to repay her kindness, generosity and selfless attitude when taking care of such a difficult person like me :) Somehow she reminds me of my own mother! One who doesn't complain, one who puts in great effort to raise a family, and one who really puts her needs aside to satisfy others. When we left Nanjing last year, I was crying like crazy when she and Baby's father sent us off at the airport. Baby was trying his best to hold back his tears while I was crying like some lunatic girl, and even when I'm thousand feet above ground, I was still crying. LOL. Only when I saw my own mother then I finally felt calm inside. It would be quite a blast if both Baby and my mother met face to face. Hahaha, I bet they would bond like sisters (if you were to put aside the factor of encountering a language barrier LOL)!
But I felt bad for not buying anything for my mother, so Baby and I made a pact to buy something nice for 'alternate mothers' every year. For example, this year I bought something for his mother, so next year the both of us would work together and buy something on par for my mother. Then the following year would be dedicated to Baby's mother and so on and so forth. Then I brought up the issue about our fathers - shouldn't we buy something for our fathers too? Baby laughed and said that women are more sensitive about receiving presents than men, so there is no need to buy anything for them. LOL. So mean right? But I kind of agree. Hahaha, my dad is the kind of guy who doesn't see a need to celebrate his own birthday! And even if we were to buy presents for him, he would thank us, but he would say that there is no need to use our money to buy him gifts. I guess he wants us to save instead of spending on him :P Still, I thank him for earning and sacrificing so much for my mother and the family :) Without him, there won't be shelter over our heads, no food on the table, and no money to go shopping (T.T) and most importantly no mentor to teach us the values of life. So all in all, I thank both my parents for being awesome daddy and mummy! :D
Anyways, I'm side-tracking ... LOL. Here are the pictures of the crystal. Pardon the bad photo-taking, because the crystal was like reflecting damn a lot of light, so practically it looks quite blur on most of the pictures :P Which brings me to another funny story. At the store, when the salesgirl asked us to check for any uneven areas on the crystal, Baby and I were like blinded by the glare of the crystal. IT WAS FREAKING SHINY - proves the awesome workmanship of Swarovski crystals :)
The contrast between the red ribbon and the blue bag is quite cute actually :)
Here is the box! Pardon my luggage in the background, I couldn't find a nicer place to put the box on LOL :P
And here is the rose crystal! It may seem somewhat small here but it's more like medium-sized. LOL. I love how the rose is combined with the leaves in the background, just makes it ever more realistic :)
And here is another angle-shot of it :) Even the padding inside the box is shiny! Omg :P
I love Swarovski, even my mother loves it. So I guess maybe her gift next year would be Swarovski as well? Thinking of getting her jewelry, but definitely not from Tiffany&Co, because I don't really like their selections(with a few exceptions) or maybe I'm more biased towards Swarovski. Haha :P
That's all for this post :) My next post would be about CHEER! But this time I'm not involved in it ... but it still rocks cause my darling daughter is in it! :D Hahahaha :)
Toodles~ champouf posted No Time! on Thursday, December 8, 2011
And I finally dyed my hair :) I've been dragging it since Alevels ended and I finally got the time to dye my hair! Yay!! :) Heehee. This time I tried Marshmellow Brown and it's a much lighter brown color compared to my previous color which was Apricot Brown. I was thinking of curling my hair at the ends again, but besides me being bankrupt, I think the ends of my hair is pretty much damaged... LOL. I guess once I return to Singapore which is about somewhere around 15th January(latest), I'm going to arrange a few hair-treatment appointments and give myself a treat :)
As of today, I think I'm most probably going to pack my luggage/decide what to bring etc. Staying overseas for about a month sure takes a lot of consideration - like what clothes to wear (can't exactly wear the same few outfits throughout one month .. that is suicide!), what funbies to bring so that I can kill boredom on the plane/trian, whether I should bring my adorable Nova (plushie) along again etc .. and of course, I will be sharing luggage with my boyfriend, so I must make sure that I don't exactly take up 90% of the storage space. Hahahahaha :P
Yesterday my boyfriend even brought out our PSPs (and I still can't believe I spent $500 on a PSP, FARK!), so that I can lend my younger brother for the trip. Other than that, I guess I still haven't really thought of what to bring along for one whole month :( Plus, the past few days, my boyfriend and I have been shopping for mostly the trip - HelloKitty cosmetic bag, winter socks, thermal wear, and even a frigging luggage! And I still haven't got my winter cap, winter boots etc. At least Baby finaly got his new Porsche spectacles which is super sleek and nice, but really expensive! D: BUT it looks good, so what the hell! Hahaha :) Sadly with time running out, I'm quite scared I might not have enough time to finish packing :( Damnnn. Btw, I also finally bought the Swarovski crystal for his mother. It's in the shape of a rose, and it's super chio and sparkly. When the salesgirl told us to check our item for any scratches etc, I had a pretty hard time scrutinizing it because my eyes hurt like hell with it sparkling like mad. Hahaha. I hope she likes it! :) And if I have the time to take it out carefully from its box, I could snap a picture for the blog~ Heehee :)
Anyways, today I went to get my VISA done since I'm away from Singapore for about a month. And the entire thing costs extra as I placed it under express .. if not it would take them about 4 working days (excluding weekends) to get it done and by the time that is done, I'm already gone! And express has (sort of) always been my number one choice, because I hate waiting. Seriously.
Well that concludes my day overall, cause the rest of the day I'm probably going to pack my luggage and grab a quick game on Gears of War 3. Seriously to all those who have an xbox 360 console, go and get this game! It's freaking awesome :) But mind the gory, violence and bad language for all those conscious people. Other than that, this game is freaking kick-ass - not just the gameplay, but the storyline, characters development and the graphics are all SUPER AWESOME :)
Toodles~ :) champouf posted Mother's Love :) on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
" A mother's love is to be appreciated ... "
I've been delaying this post for quite some time, because I was waiting for Baby to upload the pictures of the event from the dslr onto his Mac. And finally we did :)
That day was a super special day because it was my mother's birthday. She had put in so much blood and effort in organizing other people's birthdays that hers was always the least glamorous one. So this time, my siblings and I decided to do it the other way round. Joshua especially called in a professional and pretty chef to help him out with the cooking, while he baked a cake for my mother (cue picture on top!) That pretty, cheerful, really friendly chef is none other than Kathe :) A good friend of both Joshua and Chen Cheng. I'm really thankful for her for cooking such a delicious meal in my place (since I can't exactly cook nice food) on my mother's birthday. She really outdid herself, preparing a HUGE feast for the family! And she didn't stay for the cake :( So a HUGE, MULTIPLE THANKS to KATHE!! :D
Joshua placed me in charge of buying a present for my dearest mother, so I went shopping with Baby on the day before. Bought a whole set - dress, accessories etc from Topshop :) Joel was also in charge of the present, but since he doesn't know much about shopping for girls, I just told him to pay half for it. HAHAHA :P
On the day itself, Joshua planned for it to be a surprise for my mother, but she came home from work early and we were the ones shocked instead. She was really touched by our sincerity and she locked herself in her room, pretending she doesn't know while Joshua and Kathe finished cooking/baking. It was quite funny, but everything was set and done by the evening.
Here is my mother preparing the table for dinner! Can you see how much they prepared for us? It is amazing :) Heehee. Well, the pizza was ordered outside because we were afraid that there was not enough food for everyone ... But in the end we were proven wrong, because we seriously had lots of left-overs left which was eaten over about 3 days hahaha :P
Another angle of the awesome feast~ :) There is Japanese curry, cold soba, pizza, Campbell soup, chawamushi ... *drools* heehee :)
And this is the super awesome delicious cheesecake coated with molten chocolate with strawberries and coloring sprinkles on it :) In case you didn't know, it was baked in the shape of a HEART!! Ain't it sweet of Joshua to do so? :) Really does emphasize the love for my mother :D
And this is the special birthday girl who is super excited for the feast! Hahaha :)
Even Baby is excited about it. Hahahahaha.
This picture is super adorable :) Heehee, taken by yours truly!!
Birthday girl with the birthday cake~
My grandmother and my mother .. See the resemblance? :)
A family portrait! My dad wasn't there to celebrate because he had to work late but he bought a chocolate mint cake for her before he left for work :) Sweet right? :D
Moscato - opened by my mother and I think this is the nicest wine I've ever tasted :)
The one candle is a ruse .. her age is meant to be a secret. Hahaha :P
Baby pouring the wine for everybody! Including Joel, but he couldn't stand the bitter-sweet taste so he just gave it to my elder brother. LOL.
Aunty and my mother. Aunty has always been the one who does the most work but always remain 'backstage', so now I'm thanking her for always being so hardworking in everything she does without complaining ... and the best part is that she does it with a smile! I will always hear her humming a tune while working so I just want to give her kudos for being the most important person who 'runs the show'. Without her, not one event will run well.
Baby insisted taking a picture with my mother :) Heehee.
I really enjoyed that day because it was one of those days where most of my family could congregate together and socialize over a meal - fellowshipping, laughing at each other's jokes and just being happy. I know most of the dinner conversation revolved around my siblings and I making fun of one another and my mother + grandmother piled on by stating embarrassing things we did when we were kids , all in front of Kathe. Hahaha so I guess she must think my family is filled with clowns and bad jokers haha :P My mother really loved the present but she thinks she is too fat to look nice in it, but she is just thinking too much. Seriously. Haha :P All in all, that day was to commemorate another wonderful year and how much effort my mother has put into raising this family :) It was a day where she could finally have a good awesome home-cooked dinner (thanks to Joshua and Kathe!) and indulge in a simple fellowship with her family :D It really beats celebrating outside in a fancy restaurant where we cannot exactly be ourselves, with the need of having to watch our behavior most of the time in front of a crowd .. Yes my family is filled with unglamorous people with very loud character! HAHAHAHA :P
Dear Mummy, thank you for always being there to support us, raising us from young till now. Even though we have disappointed you many times, you still didn't give up on us, believing that we would prevail in the end. You were always the one with words of encouragement and the strong shoulder in which we could cry on no matter what happened. Because of that, you realized that even in your weakest hour, you force yourself to have a strong front just so that we would not worry about you. Thank you so much for many years of tolerating our nonsense and bad attitude, scolding us and helping to mould our character to be a better person. Thank you for also having the utmost faith in us that we will excel in the future, as you constantly nurture our capabilities. God Bless you for being such a wonderful mother and I really thank God for giving me a mother in whom I can count on for advice, encouragement and support. Thank you so much and we all love you deeply from our hearts.
Love,
Your family :)
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