un-pack

It's 11.30pm and the little one still doesnt wanna sleep and/or doesnt show any signs of sleeping soon. OMG, my luggage is still unpacked... only Aunty/PorPor's things (in the 2 separate bags)...and half of Joel's things. He's got a bit of separation anxiety...so i cant leave him to pack too. That's why i placed him on the floor near the suitcase so i can at least grab some stuffs.

So far, i've packed in his diapers and about 10-days of clothes...only to realize it has already taken up almost a quarter of the luggage space! Sooo many other things havent even go in yet (and i also tend to over-pack lah). The sterilizer is also going to take up quite a bit of space too. That will be the last to go in. I've decided to bring his diapers (even though it's cheaper in Spore) coz he's kinda "in-between sizes" and i wanna finish them before he really gets too fat.

Baby, what time are you going to sleep huh?

P.S. Those who have been to our house...you can see from the picture above that yesterday i've moved the armchair to the far end of the living room (just in front of the balcony) to create a space in our small apartment for Joel to play on the floor (where the Jumperoo is). I will buy those puzzle foam mat (90 x 60cm/piece) when we come back. Planning on doing up a 90cm x 120/180cm area. Decided that those 2m x 2m Korean playmats are way too big. Hmm...hope it wont be too cold either on the floor. :/ The weather suddenly turned cold today - like in aircon room.

Our timing today is a little haywire - although Joel doesnt really have a fixed schedule. Coz Daddy has been working late late nights for the past week (since the weekends) and he had to work through the night yesterday. He only came home at 6+am to bathe and then went back into office again for his very important presentation at 9am. So, Joel actually woke up at 6am when he heard Daddy's voice! Daddy came home today at 6+pm and has been sleeping like a log. Our day started so early and i'm surprised Joel is still so active now - playing with a packet of tissue paper.

sadist baby

Last night, Baby Joel was very happy (an understatement) when his good friend Monchichi accidentally fell down from the bed... Then, i decided to show u guys how MUCH he enjoyed it! Hahahahahahahahaaaa...
(Pardon Joel's super mismatched pajamas)

This baby also likes/love to
- pull peoples' hair (Grrrrr!)
- pinch those flabby bye-bye arms (OUCHHH!)
- scratch people with his fingernails (HEY!)
- push back your nail cuticles (ouch)
- play with your ear-rings...and pull! (OUCH!)
Dont say i didnt warn you! ;p

joel's first trip back

This time tomorrow, we'll be at Shanghai PVG and coming back to Singapore! It's China's National Day - 1 week holiday! We'll be here till 6 Oct, Mon. ;)

It's Joel's first trip back - in almost 6 months - since we came in April. I'm sure all his GongGong, PorPor, aunties and uncles miss him a lot.

Aunties Yen Yen, Audrey & Sandra: I've packed your Longchamp bags already! U can use them on Monday! ;)
Sandra: I bought some girl stuffs for Jerome's little niece...your (authentic) Paul Frank bermudas...and Jerome's stuffs.
Xan & Xavier: I've got your Adidas tshirts in size-150 coz you are such BIG boys now!
PorPor: I'm bringing back some sweaters and 2 nice jackets for your coming Beijing trip. Hope it'll fit (coz i figured the rest are too small for u). Keke...

9 months & my big bag of rice

Baby Joel is 9 months old today...and i just weighed him...he's 10kg!
Yes, a big bag of rice. ;)

baby swap

I'm excited that my swap with Lara in Germany is in the mail as i type. My package should reach her soon. I've sent her a swap of sorts and she's sending me baby-swap (for Joel). I cant wait! ;)

Keeping my fingers crossed that there wont be any problems with the customs (at both ends). Coz when i mailed out the package, it's sooo strict now that they need to inspect literally EVERYTHING that's inside the package! So many restricted items. Anything "written" (even a small note) will also have to go into another envelope and be sent separately as a 'Letter'.

!!!???!!!

P.S. Her package sent via SHA-US-DE (Germany) which might take slightly longer...

ugly betty 2

I have finished watching Ugly Betty Season 2! The ending is sooo Felicity - having to choose between Ben & Noel. (Ben! Ben! Ben!) Usually, i'm on the side of the follow-your-heart-guy (who is almost always hotter)...but i'll definitely want Betty to be with Gio...and he's also much hotter than the nerd Henry who happens to have too HUGE a chest for his small head and a tiny waist. I wonder why sometimes in the show, they actually call him "hot"???

I also realised halfway through that Wilhelmina Slater is actually Vanessa Williams (yes, the singer-songwriter)...and Salma Hayek is in the show becoz she's also the Executive Producer! I was like "She's in Ugly Betty?!" when i first saw her appeared and took off her top (HAHA!). No wonder her name keeps appearing at the start of every episode.

I just had to google again and see if Betty looks anything like what she does in reel life...and she's actually quite pretty. America Ferrera. Look at this shot of her in the cannot-go-wrong Jennifer Aniston hairdo...and also check out some other photos! Some are really quite Betty-like. ;p

Anyway, catch Ugly Betty if u can! Two thumbs up! I really enjoyed watching it! The sad parts also didnt make me sob as much as Felicity or Alias. Yes, i always cry - even for sitcoms! Haha!

haiku yum

I also wanna write about this amazing Japanese restaurant we went last Friday with some friends. Haiku. Their sushi rolls are really really really yummy! Nothing like what you'll get in other fancy Japanese places. I didnt bring my camera...so these shots are taken from the link.

This sushi roll is called The Butterfly becoz of the shape that it was displayed on the plate (my guess). We tried about 5/6 different kinds of sushi rolls (¥60-¥80, 8 pieces on each plate)...all of which is totally yummy! Their sashimi is also as elaborately decorated...and the spotlights on the ceilings did help made everything look sooo good. The restaurant deco is very fancy...though not exactly as hip as Shintori. Both are overly priced but i think that Haiku is more expensive. I guess both are just targeted at foreigners/expats who would pay for the ambience. Hmm...but still, it's kinda expensive to eat there - even if it's a once-a-week kind of dinner. Maybe more like a cool place you wanna show your friend who's coming into town. It's a really nice and yummy part of Shanghai - something people wouldnt link with C-h-i-n-a. ;p

ugly betty

We watched disc 1 of Ugly Betty a few months ago...and didnt exactly have the time to watch it again. Last weekend when Daddy was work & baby sleeping, i continued from my disc 1...and am currently at disc 5! It's like your regular show where a "misfit" tries to fit into a world that's totally not hers. Sometimes the plot is kinda expected. But Betty is hideous and hilarious to watch...and with all the heart-warming bits every now and then too. It's so neat (in the "cool" way) what this geeky gal sees through her red-rimmed glasses! Betty Suarez!

Her wardrobe is also as interesting to watch as Sarah Jessica Parker's - in geeky retro chic! I cant wait to finish all of it - Season 1 & 2... There'll be more than just Season 2, yes/no?? I wanna go get the soundtrack or Lenka too!

getting organized

Daddy has to work yesterday (and today), so I decided to wash Joel's new clothes myself. While trying to pack them into his wardrobe, i'm really convinced that he has too much clothes!

This scenario happens very often when Ahyi folds and puts away his clothes (and our clothes):
Ahyi: "Where do i put this?"
Me: "Just put it here first. When i have the time, i will arrange a bit."

I have this fetish (pun intended) of putting clothes "where they should be". They have been invisibly categorized - home clothes/onesies, sleep clothes (suits, tops & bottoms, sleepbags), gai-gai tops, gai-gai bottoms, gai-gai onesies, jackets, socks, beanies & caps, towels (big & small), blankets, bedsheets - and best if Ahyi folds them all in the same manner. I can get quite pissed when she doesnt and/or "misplaces" them. But i'm nice, so i dont tell her that it's "wrong"...and coz there really isnt any right/wrong. I'll just do it myself again the 'right way' when she's not around.

Now that Joel has more warm clothes, i came up with a new category. Thick clothes. To save space, Ahyi has also combined the home/gai-gai onesies + tops, bedsheets + blankets + towels into ONE category each (and some miscellaneous + miscellaneous). I have repacked the Not-In-Use and Inventory Sections, but i still seem cant find the perfect way of organizing his clothes!

I know of Singapore parents who "pre-buy" so much clothes for their kids! Actually, i've thought about it... Since kids can wear their clothes for about 3-6 months (for Joel's case, it is 6 months), when buying gai-gai clothes...you only need a maximum of 8 pieces/sets per month (for the 4 Sats & 4 Suns)...and you can keep repeating them. So, the maximum wear for 1 set/piece is actually only 3-6 times! So parents need not be wasting money on kids clothes. And Joel should only have a maximum of 16 sets of clothes if he's living in Singapore. This should be easy and not cause any headache when packing his wardrobe.

I also realized that Joel has a lot of gai-gai clothes but i keep dressing him in the more comfortable ones (comfort in my opinion). I think Joel has the same problem as us...too many clothes but nothing to wear. ;p

the perfect bow

For my wedding, i had a Vera Wang lookalike gown with a nice bow. I was shown many many many times how to tie the ribbon...but i always cannot remember how to do it. Since then, whenever i need to tie a bow, i will go "Arrrhh...why didnt i learn the proper -proper way!" (even though i can still tie a very nice bow).

While doing my online shopping, i saw this! Haha! Have to put it up in my blog! It's very helpful when u need to tie any of your clothes with ribbons...or when gift-wrapping! ;)
I know Elvis is shaking his head when he knows i'm shopping (online) again! He doesnt "scold" me...but he just feels i'm at it when i'm awake! Keke! ;p

more new clothes

Baby Joel's jackets, sweaters and pants just arrived! 20 pieces in boring boy colours - black, grey, blue... Boring! These are all from a Japanese label Skipland. The workmanship is ok, the material are not that thick, so he can wear them in autumn and layering layering (plus a thick jacket) for winter. The pants are all too long so need to get them altered soon. Some are too big...so maybe have to keep first. ;p

Somehow, they dont look as good as the pictures online. But that's STYLING huh...photography...and those kawaii Japanese kids! Haha!
(Buying clothes online can be tricky sometimes, but these are cheaper than in shops.)

Here's what i bought (below). I had to copy/paste all in a jpeg for Daddy to 'Approve & Pay $' coz he's too busy and tired when he comes home to see everything. Keke... ;p

mischief

New milestones:
- sitting up (from lying on his stomach)
- pulling himself up (and trying to be a "kaypo")

Now, Baby Joel was up to some mischief (this is the first)...

And this is him having fun making the "clang clang" sound... He can go on for a loooong time!

baby shoes

Actually, i'm in the midst of preparing for winter especially for baby Joel's first real winter. These are the Old Navy shoes i got for him so far... The 2 brown ones are to be worn at home. The furry boots will match with mine. Keke... ;p

Everything here costs about S$20+ only! (The tag on the boots says US$9.50 already. The rest are about US$7.50 each)

The sandals are for sunny days (now) and when we're back in Singapore the following week! ;)

mommy shoes

During my first winter here in 2006, i've been wanting to buy a pair of "furry boots"...those i saw movie stars & celebrities wearing - Kate Moss, Jennifer Aniston, Faye Wong... Haha! It's an either u Love It OR Hate It kind of boots coz those who hated it called them 'Granny Boots'. But i like it! I think they look really comfortable, warm, casual yet stylish with jeans!

I searched high and low for them...but couldnt find it here. There were some lookalikes (not quite "imitations") but i think they dont look very good and the quality looks quite bad too. They're cheap though...maybe you can get them for about S$20 or lesser.

When i was about to give up all hope, we saw a pair of furry Fornarina boots and Elvis bought it for my birthday - not quite as close to what i really wanted...but it's good enough. The colour is a light blue. (It was either in pastel blue, pink or yellow if i remembered correctly) The colour was a tad difficult to match with clothes, but i still wore them very often coz it's really cold out there (till my toes can get numb). I also have a few very cool "rubber boots" (a bit similar to what the fish mongers wear!!!) but they wont keep your feet very warm.
My birthday 2 years ago...and my pressie! Matches with Joel's new boots huh. ;)


Then, when i finally realised that the brand that those stars are wearing is UGG, i was really happy! They're from Australia and actually you can find it all over in Europe too! But they're really expensive at about 200-300 Euros, and some models even costs more than that!!! The thing is...in European countries, even their summers can be quite cold...so they can wear boots on those cooler days. So the money spent is "more worth it"! Haha! This, i cant do in Shanghai coz the summers here can get as high as 40/43˚c (real feel). BUT, these UGG boots are supposed to be worn barefooted (!!) and it'll keep your feet at body temperature in cold & HOT (!!!) climates.

Now, i have 2 pairs of UGGs - a Classic Tall Sand and a Classic Tall Metallic Pewter! I hope winter comes sooner! ;)

O ya, i wanna wear my "Poodle"-in-Boots too! Actually, i can start wearing it now coz some people are already wearing their boots!

chocolate world

I also found something very interesting at Raffles City yesterday - a Hershey®'s Chocolate World!

At the entrance, there's your typical chocolate store (like in Disneyland) with all sorts of merchandise one can imagine. In the middle was this HUGE machine! I dont know how it works (or how much)...but there's some wheels at the bottom and people were queuing to "make" chocolates (i guess) by spinning the wheels as fast as they could. Then, chocolates fell from the funnel into the transparent container just above the wheel...and packed into a nice Hersheys box. All the energy used made them think that they made the chocolates themselves! Keke... There's also a kiosk at the far end selling Hersheys drinks and Hersheys ice cream.

Hmm... Sure looks like a yummy place - if only there were less people inside. ;p

hot pot-rridge

For dinner, we had 吾米粥火锅 WuMiZhou Hotpot which uses "rice water" for its soup base. Elvis said that after finishing the food, you can request for rice to put into the already "very tasty soup" and make some porridge! How interesting! But we were full by the end of the hotpot - unless u wanna "dabao" the porridge home for supper.

The set menu for 2 person is about ¥200+. It comes with 2 plates of different kind of beef 五花肉 "wu hua rou" which we've eaten most of it by the time i took these shots (so u only see 2 slices here).

P.S. Steamboat is called 'hotpot' here in China.

elvis c

The birth of a new NIKEiD
From the shop on L1...

...to the studio in B1 (for serious buyers)

Joel: Daddy, dont forget to make mine too, ok?

...to the delivery of ELVIS C by DHL in 2 weeks.

This is the 2nd time we're inside this Shanghai NIKEiD Store. The 1st time was during the May holiday with Ann who is also a shoe fanatic. The store was recently opened then and there were only a few models available to be "ID-ied" - namely the Dunk and Air Force 1. Now, there's Cortez, Air Max, the stupid-looking "Bird Nest" model etc...

Actually, Elvis just bought a pair of limited edition Nike Vandal less than 24 hours ago (on Sunday night) from The Gloss, but he just had to get his own Cortez the minute he saw it yesterday! After he iD-ed 'ELVIS C', we went to Raffles City Novo and he saw another Nike Blazer and "thought of" buying it! (Faint) Daddy sure loves shoes! ;)

Also check out this sweet Dunk i like (but i dont like Dunks for their "bulk"). It's so nice and also so/too simple to make! Just click everything in 1 shade! A bit like wasting money on this no-brainer model huh. Haha... ;p

Actually, i'm eyeing a pink/red Air Max worn by Edison...but Nikes are not really my thing. I'll think a bit more... ;p

happy mooncake festival

A while ago, Joel tried to stand up - holding onto Daddy's leg!


Today, i also went to perm my hair (finally). Hope baby Joel will stop pulling my hair so at least i wont have to tie it up so often. This is a Spa Perm which was super hot and the curlers/wires was so heavy! It was so terrible (compared to all the previous perms i did) i was perspiring and the assistant helped to blow a COOL hairdryer at me! Phew! So, i felt "obliged" to tip him more (quite a common practice here). The whole thing also took very long - 5 hours - so i didnt do any colouring today coz i was really starving! ;p

Daddy looked after Joel at home before they went to look for me at the salon and we went for dinner at our fav pasta place at Afternoon Tea (a Japanese pasta restaurant which we found to be BEST pasta place in Shanghai).

Daddy had "some seafood pasta" as usual. I had the Flying Roe pasta again. Tried a new dessert - sweet potato tart with ice cream - and "dabao" a blueberry/pear cake home. The drinks are always refreshing and not too sweet (looks quite normal in the picture). Mine's a tea+orange juice (tastes more tea though) and the other's a fruit tea. Yum!

We always order the set with a Food+Drink+Dessert at ¥88. (Ala carte prices for pastas are ¥60+, drinks ¥30+, dessert ¥30+. So u save a lot for set menus) Set with Food+Drink is ¥68. Dinner prices starts from above ¥100. So it's better to come for lunch. Tea-break is good too coz they serve choice of 3 (mini) cakes and a drink for ¥60. Great if u just wanna sit down chit-chat with friends or rest your legs. ;p

Tomorrow is a holiday for Daddy. Happy Mooncake Festival! ;)

greece

My good friend, Janis, who is a teacher goes for a holiday every school holiday. Her most recent trip was to Greece. I just saw her pictures...sooo beautiful! Just had to copy some to show u here. ;p

According to her, it's Mykonos, Oia...

lego speaker

An interesting hi-Brick speaker from Brussels, 19.95 Euros.

badge maker

This damn toy gave me sooo much headache since June...coz i bought the "spare parts"...and couldnt get hold of the machine in the whole of China!!! The machine was supposed to come too (from Guangzhou)...but there were too many hiccups. Alas, i was stuck with an entire box of spare parts!!! It was such a big carton box placed at my main door that i had to chuck them somewhere out of sight so that it'll be out of mind.

Finally! More than 3 months later, i've managed to get hold of THE MACHINE last Saturday. Yeah! Time to make some pins! ;D

You can take a look at this toys website which really caught my interest (from one of Joel's toy packaging)...i just knew i have to get it! FYI, it's actually discontinued coz someone else took over the company. Anyway, my headaches are history.

P.S. This toy is really jinxed - even during delivery. Coz we were out when the delivery man came by the house...he called me and delivered it to the restaurant where we were having lunch! And he wanted to check my ID to make sure that my address is correct (even though he had called my cellphone)!!! I told him that i'm a foreigner and doesnt have anything to prove that i'm staying where i'm staying. Anyway, i had to lug a big box (no plastic bag) around...but i'm happy to have finally found it! Keke...

music conductor

Joel when whining - the same tongue and pout + hands (now).


The crawling baby (as promised earlier) and a smelly fish:


Episode 2 of the smelly fish:

the right fit

Sometimes i wonder if babies are really supposed to buy/wear clothes in their "real months". Coz baby Joel can still wear his bedtime clothes (long-sleeved rompers & separate pants) for 3-6mths (and even some from 3mths)...though it's getting a bit short now.

Joel has big buttocks and very fat thighs. So, if i buy pants in his actual month (esp if they're not the angmoh brands), chances are the thighs/butt wont fit!!! And it could get messy during diaper changes. He can wear the bottoms i bought for him "for later" in 12-18mths...and still look ok. Haha! Most of his tshirts are for 12-18mths...and i guess we can just pass them off as "Hip-Hop"!!! Save $ too! ;p

In preparation for his first winter, we've bought a H&M jacket in 12-18mths & a Mexx in 24mths...so that he can wear them from November till March/April next year when it's still quite cold. (He'll be 12-18mths during that period) And becoz they're not cheap, we think maybe grandma's theory of 'Bigger is Better' is indeed better. BUT, when we tried it on Joel back at the hotel in Brussels, we realised that it's not good...coz he's got "no neck" and we cant zip it up all the way to the top (coz of the length of the jacket, the armholes etc)... Hmm...maybe they're angmoh-sizing...or maybe it's difficult to dress for a baby who's not standing/walking yet. :(

I also bought lots of Japanese size-90 sweaters for him, and was told that can even wear till 2-3 years old!!! From "hip-hop" style to its real fit! Hmm... That means Joel will be wearing the SAME clothes for the next few years - except in Summer! That sounds really boring, huh...but can save lots of $ lah. ;p
(The Japanese sizing is according to the childs' height which doesnt really makes sense coz 60/70 is for 6mths, 80 for 1yr and 90 is for 2yrs. Does that sound correct???)

Only some of the clothes which he really cannot fit anymore...i have packed them away - to keep for next time (JOKING LAH! It's to clear space) or to give away to anyone who doesnt mind hand-me-downs. Anyone???

halloween DIY

How to make your own Halloween costumes (click).

vainpot

No matter how hard baby Joel is crying or whining, there's a few things that will make him stop almost immediately.
1. Look into the mirror
2. Look at his wardrobe
3. Look at his toy Monchichi

my perfect phone

We went to the Handphone Mall a few months ago (when I still had my Samsung) to look for something that I liked...and I really couldnt find 'My Perfect Phone' after scouring through many levels and many shops. Elvis saw a friend's Nokia which he thought is sooo nice and would suit me...but when i saw the actual phone, i feel it's too long, too heavy, looks too fragile-looking... There also wasnt an urgency to get another phone...so i decided to look around a bit more. Little Miss Fussy buying a phone. ;p

When we were in Europe (and i've really lost my Samsung), Elvis wanted to buy me a very nice new model of Motorola, but i backed out last minute coz i still preferred a cheap phone. Then, i saw My Perfect Phone!

It is the Sony Ericsson z555i. Nice huh! It's so pretty, stylish, sparkling even, a flip-phone (which i luurrvvvee), light and not expensive. I liked both colours, the pink/gold might suit me more, but i'll go for the black. I was told that it would come 'Next week'. When i went down again 'Next Week', they said it would come 'Next week'...BUT we had to go home by then. So i decided to look for the phone at the Handphone Mall in Shanghai 'Next Week'.

I looked around many shops again and was told that My Perfect Phone is NOT available in China - only in Hong Kong (Greater China). I was so disappointed. Well, the next best alternative is to get it when we go back to Singapore. There was also some means that we could buy "special imports" and Elvis said he'll check it out too.

When i got home, i searched online for my z555i and am surprised to find a seller in Shanghai! But of course i was a bit skeptical since i've looked around soooo many shops in the Handphone Mall and NO ONE is selling it. Anyway, i decided to take the risk and transfered the money to the seller's bank account the next day. (Throughout, we conversed using HanYuPingYing coz she didnt know any English and i couldnt type Chinese...so i was a bit worried if there's any miscommunication too) And guess what??? I received the cellphone the following day!!!

When i opened the carefully-wrapped box, i took out the instruction manual which was on top... i flipped open the first page and it read, "Terima kasih..." (HUH????!!!!) Every word is gibberish to me! I looked at the actual phone and i spotted something "weird"...coz it is written as z555 on the inside of the phone (not z555i). The other spare parts (USB, charger, earpiece are all stated 'Made In China'). Only the Terimakasih manual looks "fishy". ;p

Anyway, z555i or no 'i'...I'm happy! Nice phone, nice price! That's S$200 and No Contract too! ;D

P.S. The BEST PART is...i just realised that the phone has JewelQuest2 inside!!! HAHAHA!!! :D

diesel cult

You can now log-in to Diesel to register as a Cult member. With spendings of 300 Euros, you can also apply for the card (but remember to keep your receipt).

Also check out their Kids & Baby collection! Sooo cute!

If you're buying from outside of Singapore, dont forget to ask for your tax refund too - which is what we forgot. Sigh...could have bought a Diesel tshirt with the refunded tax! :(

when a baby is born

When the sun is born, so is the day.
When the night is born, so are a thousand stars...
and a wish that has just come true.
When you were born, so was I.
When a baby is born, so is a mother

Actually, this last sentence really makes sense (to any mother). Haha...at least i didnt know i was mother material! ;p
Read other moms' stories here.

Taken from Johnsons ad.

crawling baby

Joel started to crawl last week. Actually, it's more like wiggling his butt and his uncoordinated arms/legs to reach whatever he's eyeing. He has this mischievous look on his face too! Haha!

Crawling Baby videos
(from above posts)

europe photos

I'm not sure if this works... If it does, you can view our Europe pictures by clicking on the albums.

Album 1
: Brussels
Album 2
: Amsterdam - Brussels
Album 3
: Brussels
Album 4
: Paris - Brussels
Album 5
: Brussels - Brugge

We were in Brussels most of the time coz it's where Elvis' work was. Amsterdam & Paris were just weekend trips. Brugge is a small town in Belgium - a 30mins train ride away. We wanted to go to Antwerp too on one of the weekends (coz it's like a "fashion city"), but we didnt have the time. So, we chose to go to Brugge. Brussels is kinda boring coz it's a small city and there isnt many places to sightsee, walk, shop, eat... It was also rainy half the time of our 3-week stay (only 1 day was a Sunny Tshirt Day).

big boy in jeans

Does Joel look like a big boy who can walk already? Keke... ;p

macaroons

Macaroons are kinda like a new dessert (i think, at least in Singapore) and they just look sooo pretty when you see them on the display - esp in pastel pinks, yellows, greens, blues, lilac... Hmm... maybe even the browns look pretty for macaroons! Keke... ;p


We bought 8 of these macaroons from Laduree at a corner of the Printemps store in Paris. Everything there was so pretty. I have never tried macaroons and just wanted to see what they taste like... At first, we had wanted to get them in the lovely gift box complete with soft tissue paper...but on 2nd thought, it would be cheaper to get them in the doggie bag. After all, we will throw away the box, right? Keke... ;p

Elvis ate half of it before i could take out my camera! (I was too shy to take a picture of the shop) Anyway, I thought that we could have a bite of each piece...then we get to taste all of them (since we have so little), right? And shouldnt he savor it rather than gobble it down? Sigh...

For its small size (about 4cm only) and price of about S$3 EACH, i think they're very expensive as snacks. I wonder how much they cost in Singapore? I would really like to eat some of these macaroons again! Haha!

BELOW is a picture taken from a friend's Facebook. She bought 20 of these macaroons from Zurich...and she bought like 80 pieces on her entire trip! WAH! 80 pieces x $3 = S$240 on snacks!