Diaper Bag!

This is our Skip Hop diaper bag! We choose this one because of the muted colors so that Tien can carry it ALL THE TIME. It also has nice stroller clips on the side, so it is nice and secure without slipping off the handles! It is more compact than most bulky diaper bags. All openings are easy access with magnetic flaps, and one zipper compartment for important stuff like keys and wallets. I am excited to start compiling items to put inside the diaper bag!! Please stay tuned for "what's inside my diaper bag?" post! I am thinking of sewing a diaper and wipe case bag...this will be another sewing project! Hopefully I have time to make this before the baby comes. If not, I will have to make it in March. It's not like we need to use the diaper bag right away, but it's nice to have everything prepared for a nice outing! 18 more days..

What did Santa bring for Christmas?

So it's finally over! bye bye 2012!! Hello 2013! I think it's time to do some gift bragging from Christmas?! Tien got me a set of pajamas! Always a great gift, because who can have too many pjs? I also got goodies in my stocking, a Hello Kitty cup along with a small Hello Kitty Charm! Got two soft jersey knit shirts from the Gap, these are good for pregnant peeps because it's soft and long enough to cover the belly. Got a Hello Kitty bobble head! Also got budget busting pearl earrings for my lonely earlobes, I like them!!



I got Tien the Dark Knight Rises Blu-ray dvd combo, I watched it with him, I think it was a pretty good gift. I also got him some socks! A lot of socks actually...A pair of iPhone compatible gloves, these are useful in the winter time and for playing words with friends. His favourite gift was the iPhone case I got him at the bargain bin at Futureshop! $4.99!!!


And of course the greatest gift of all is that giant belly I've been carrying around...please come out soon. I am feeling relentless! bahahahah

Housewife Practice round

So lately I've been staying at home since our store has yet to finish moving, I spend most of my time at home, brushing up on housekeeping skills! Here's what I did today. -Ate breakfast -Watched the morning news -Nap -Did dishes -Cooked lunch -Knit a scarf -Vacuum -Cut up pineapples -Made freshly squeezed orange juice -Laundry -Watch more TV not exactly an eventful day!! But tired nonetheless from doing all the chores! The small tenant inside my belly has been active today, kicking and screaming inside I bet. Don't worry, I want you out of there as much as you want to come out...please stay calm for a few more months..... One of the perks of being at home is a lot of extra time to learn wordpress. I finally got started yesterday, and made some pretty good progress. :) Hopefully this weekend will be nice, I want to do some walking, I desperately need the exercise! Also, I need to think of a gift idea. Tien said he will reward me with a push gift once the baby comes! Please help me think of a gift idea :)

Baby talk

So...IT'S A BOY!!! Such a spoiler alert! It's gonna be a baby boy. We can finally start to make some purchases without having to buy all gender neutral colours. That also means I cannot buy any super frilly hello kitty items...maybe I'll sneak one or two in there :) I didn't know babies were so expensive. With all the things we need to buy! Crib, changing table, stroller, infant seat, clothes, diapers, formula, bottles, and the list goes on and on. My most excited purchase is the stroller! I can't wait to put it together and use it. After some research and serious considerations, we decided on the Baby Jogger City Select. It's a single stroller that can also accommodate a second child. So you can extend the life of this stroller and use it for 2 children! We bought one in red :)

Now I am searching for a nice car seat, here I come Craigslist!!!

Long overdue post :)

So, I have not written a blog post in forever it seems. I got spammed with comments from spammers today, so that's why I've decided to take a better maintenance of my blog! Where shall we start? It seems that the last time I wrote an entry, I was still a sexy single gal! I am no more! I got married to my awesome husband in June, and we went on our honeymoon to Europe in July. It is already September, I am starting to get used to the idea of "being married" There are certainly a lot of things to adjust and to learn as a new couple.





After we came back from our 3 week honeymoon, we had a housewarming party! Finally all settled in and ready to live in our new home :) We recently purchased a new vehicle that's family friendly. Welcome to the family Mitsubishi RVR in silver!



onto other exciting news! We are expecting our first child! That's exciting, the most exciting part is buying all the miniature clothing! We are looking at strollers today! Hopefully we will find a suitable candidate :)

Year 2011 in recap

Over the past year I haven't dedicated enough time for blogging, mostly because the business is busy moving and life has been really hectic. Here's some of the highlights of 2011.

Nothing much happened in January and February...

March
Started my lookbook account, and took several outfit photos! This did not last long...since it was very time consuming!




March was also a devastating time for Japan and Libya.

April
My LG phone died, so we had to charge it old school way.


And Tien bought an iPad!


Also the month that I found out I am now lactose intolerant....

May
We took a trip down to Bellevue and watched an awesome Canucks playoff game there! Also went to eat dumpling at Dim Tai Fu, and dinner at Wild Ginger! Really fun trip :)

June
I got an early birthday present in May! It was iPhone 4!!! Thanks hunnie :)

June was also a really sad month, where we lost in game 7, the stanley cup finals :(

People were kind enough to clean up the street after the terrible riot.


July
We decided to start project 365 to document 1 year of our lives! This project has deem to be quite successful!

My cousin came to visit us in July!


And we took our annual EVO convention trip to Las Vegas :)


Where I saw the world's top street fighters and also Celine Dion!!!!

August
We took some baller photos in August.




We celebrated Tien's birthday with some camping and picnicking around the park!


It was a beautiful summer.

September
It was a really long summer, it didn't end until last week of September. We still had gorgeous sunshine.


We also discovered tasty cheese fondue, where we would visit many more times over the months.


October
This halloween we were beauty and the beast!


We also had a nice high tea to celebrate Lilly's engagement!

November
Tien's surprise proposal!


Even though we had plans to get married, and we already booked a venue, I was still quite shocked and surprised when he popped the question and showed the ring! LOVE YOU!





saw lots of friends and talked about wedding details!

December
Finally, last month before the new year. This was an eventful year. We had a really good Christmas with lots of gifts. Even though we did set a budget and a shortlist of gifts, we ended up with more than we were expecting!


I thought it was a portable harddrive! I didn't even bother to open it! but it was a sweater!!!


Christmas day on Whistler!

There some good and sad moments in 2011, and hopefully the new year will bring us strength we need. Family, friends, and loved ones will give you the strength you seek, and in turn we shall support them all the way. 2012 is a new year for new beginnings and new adventures. Let us embrace 2012 and say thanks to all the challenges and experiences that 2011 had given us.

Please train your employees better, Bonnie Brooks!

I love the Bay for its vast variety and selection of brands, and its occasional sales, but lately I have not appreciate their customer service!!!!

On two separate occasions I have had to deal with incompetent cashiers and misleading sale signs that indicated otherwise.

Tomorrow I will attempt to visit the Bay again for my price adjustment, hopefully I can find someone who is able to understand what the meaning of Price Adjustment is.

Anywho, I wrote a complaint email to The Bay, hoping they will train their staff and educate them better to service the customers' need.

Below is a letter to Bonnie!!

"I was at the bay twice this week, and both times I had very difficult experiences with the cashier at Surrey BC, and Metrotown Burnaby BC. First time at Surrey was the fact that sales signs indicated 40% off hudson room pyjama set, but at the cash register it came up only 30%. I went into the store 3 days later to find the items I had purchased were marked down, brought in receipt for price adjustment, but cashier was incompetent and could not complete the price adjustment, because she was simply scanning my receipt and refunding my original purchased price, telling me, "no the item is not on sale, look it's the same price." I am visiting the bay again tomorrow to find a different cashier and hopefully she will complete a correct price adjustment. I have been utterly frustrated with your services."

Open house + wishlist!

Open house is one of the things you do not go to if you don't want to trigger the inner shopper. Once you step into a beautifully designed room, you'll start to envision yourself in the space, and all the furniture and accessories that you want to buy and make the place feel like home.

Thing I like for the home decor!
Sun Jar $35


Tree wall decal $28


Awesome Jewellery box for all the goodies $148


Cute dishes for all the fun accessories! $29


Hello Kitty sewing machine


Since I was on the urban outfitter website, I decided to venture over the clothing section!

Pretty Dress $32


And the Keds ($29.99) that were on sale at the bay one day, then not on sale the next day! Is on sale at urban outfitters.com

nostalgia

It is the Christmas season, which is also the season to reflect on the whole year, and what we are grateful for, and look forward to the new year with new hope and wishes!

Speaking of Christmas, first thing that comes to mind is the holiday drinks at Starbucks!



So my favourite drink is the creme caramel brulee latte! I was waiting patiently in line the other day for my favourite holiday treat, as I waited for him to top off my latte with whipped cream and caramel bits, I had noticed there was a lack of golden sparkles on my mountain of whipped goodness. I saw the barista searching frantically for that magical bottle of caramel salt!! He didn't tell me that they were out of caramel bits and I could feel sadness grow inside me. As I reluctantly picked up a lid and moved towards my not-so-brulee latte, a light of hope came from the back room! Someone yelled and said, "here are some caramel sprinkles!!" IT was a Christmas miracle!! My barista soon came over to my already covered drink, and said he is glad I stuck around, because it isn't a caramel brulee latte without the bits!!!! He then sprinkles generously on my latte! It was the best day ever!

Back to nostalgia....I miss all the olden day stuff, like Sega genesis..Someone lend me their console so I can play World of Illusion, my favourite game as a child! Also Aladdin!


Remember Rocketmail?!?! Subspace? All the old stuff made life so fun and exciting! Facebook is no longer fun and exciting for me.... :(

Planning

After the proposal, I've been busy catching up with friends on the details of wedding planning. It is more hectic than I thought, or I just lack serious time management skills! Anywho, it's been nice meeting up with friends and giggles over gossip.



Here are some inspirations for the wedding, it looks like it's about time I start shopping for a dress...or else I won't have enough time!






Ideas...ideas...

The details!

It appears that we are officially engaged, by society's standard of an engagement ring that is. Tien and I have been talking about getting married, and even planning too. We both agreed that we didn't care for a long engagement period, we wanted to strike the iron while its hot.

Some thought planning the wedding even before getting engaged seems like it would ruin the surprise, but man oh man, was I surprised!

Tien and I started project 365 last July, we would take a photo every day for 1 year. Every now and then we'd go print out photos and put them into our album. He came over last night, with a stack of photos that were printed 3 weeks ago. As we were sorting the photos and putting them into the album, we noticed that we were missing a photo for August 22. We checked everywhere, and the computer too, seemed like we've missed one day! When we finished putting photographs in the album, he picked up the box that the photos came in, and shook the box. There was a photo inside the box, I was thinking, oh it's the missing photo from August. When he took out the photo, it was a picture of a ring, with caption saying "Will you marry me?" Then he took out the ring from his pocket, and he asked me to marry him, and of course, I said yes!!



It was a really happy evening and we went downstairs to tell our parents the good news, but apparently, they already knew. Last week while I was at work, Tien came by the house and ask for my father's permission to marry me. He said it was one of the most awkwardest thing he had to do!

The moment was so surprising, and it happened so fast! Exciting stuff right, guys?! Now on to more wedding planning...

Thanks everyone for the congratulations :)

Sunrise

Isn't it beautiful :)

Welcome foggy season.


Rabbits are cute. I've been hermitting lately. Watching bad tv and chinese drama everywhere. Everytime after I watch chinese drama, I say to myself, never again, but after a while, I revert back to watching some more. HAHAHA. I can't wait for halloween. Have you gotten yourself a costume yet?!

Mama needs new shoes

So, lately I've realized that when I wear my city flats from the Gap ( I love them because they are comfortable, but I hate them because they hurt after an 6 hour work shift, due to lack of sole.) if I walked in wet areas, water would seep inside!

It has been several months, but I finally took a good look at my flats today, and dum dum dum, there are holes on the side. I've only bought this a couple of months ago! Why is it broken?! So sad, but luckily it was only $12 :)

I think this is a valid reason to purchase a new pair of shoes. I am looking for real sensible soles that I can at least wear up to 8 hours without any pain. I am hoping some of the new flats from Aldo this season will be comfortable, or else I have to resort to ugly but comfortable merrell shoes...

Here are some cute ones from Aldo

$50 :)



Also, it is time to get rid of some old shoes/new shoes and useless stuff lying around the house! eBay sale! I am excited to sell my junk!!

Long Overdue

Harro! I've been slacking off in the blog department. So, what have I been up to lately? I've been really preoccupied with this project 365. In case you are not familiar with project 365, it is taking a photo everyday for a whole year, to document your life, also as a way to use my camera more often. It is really difficult to remember taking a snap every single day! Anyway, I've also been shopping! Bought a pair of wedges at Aldo! I love them :)

I went to Forever 21 the other day, and finally, after much search, found myself in a pair of jean shorts! Just days after I bought the shorts, the sun decided to come out! i guess Mr.Sun wants to see me in some short shorts! I also snatched up 2 tanks for $2.80. Also bought one of those so trendy cropped tshirts with a really cute design :)

Cute~!!!!!

My cousin came to visit for 2 weeks, and she's leaving tomorrow, we will meet again soon I hope. Here's a snap of us!


Also, Las Vegas vacation in 1 week! I am excited. Some people don't see why we go to vegas every year. Well we don't exactly go to vegas to PARTY. We just got there for the relaxing hotel and the shows. We literally just go there because it's easy and it's a nice value for the kind of services you can get! BAHAHA
Here's my newly made tshirt for the EVO convention taking place at Rio in a week.


Anyway! That's me for the past few weeks! See you soon!