Happy Halloween
Halloween is really big here in Shanghai.
It’s even bigger than Mid Autumn Festival, minus the public holiday. I mean, big parties all around the city. I was surrounded by witches and ghouls in Xintiandi when I was there for dinner. People were taking pictures with ‘ghost’ mannequins (what the?). Lamp posts were coloured [...]
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How often do I actually like a bag enough to be thinking about it for a long time (this from someone who doesn’t really carry handbags)? I could never afford it back in KL so I never put it in my to-buy list.
It’s not a big brand like LV or Gucci or Coach (never fancied [...]
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It’s been non-stop at work since I got back from KL and it doesn’t look that’s gonna change for a while.
Some exciting things are going on though, and there’s an animation job happening in Brazil soon. But the budget will probably allow for only one creative person to go, so it definitely won’t be me [...]
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For spending too much money.
Bought my Timberland waterproof boots! It’s not quite the design I was hoping to find, but this one’s close. And YL could get 10% off on her credit card. Score!
Went on a spree at Uniqlo *heart* and H&M. Bought some wool sweaters, cotton long sleeve tops, a corduroy jacket, [...]
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CY and HF got this recently. It works with the Nike Plus sensor which tracks your pace, distance, calories burned and so on, without the need of an Ipod Nano. And when you’re not running, it’s a sleek sports watch. How cool is that?
HF could get me a voucher to buy that and a pair [...]
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