Happy Valentine's Day!

The Hubby was sick. Really sick. He's been sick for awhile now. A particularly nasty flu that's been dragging and so the poor man has been out of it for awhile now.

I really didn't expect anything for Valentine's Day since he was unwell.

He had flowers delivered. So sweet. They're gorgeous. I love them!

Hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day too!

An epiphany today ...

Firstly, although I MISS my long nails .. there were an absolute pain to type with .. on a PC keyboard AND on the iPhone keypad (cos I would misjudge where my finger pads were no thanks to my nails) .. So I often found it a chore to blog .. cos there were just too many typos.

After my gelish nails for Christmas grew out ... the sides that had no protective nail polish  .. well, some chipped and a few outright broke .. *sob* (side note - gelish is an awesome solution to those of you whose nails chip easily)

So, after chopping off those few nails, I decided to just have the manicurist trim them all .. had I done extensions, there would be quite a number to do .. so forget it. Nails grow .. and pretty fast too. Plus, there was the keyboard problem .. and I did occasionally stab my kids with my nails ... lol.

Anyway, as I was sitting there and getting my finger nails and toe nails attended to by TWO manicurists, I had an epiphany:

Wow, so this is how it feels like to be a princess .. HAHAHA! .. Ok, maybe not Kate Middleton style .. but since my manicurists are from Vietnam (they DID have emperors)  .. heck, I could've been an Empress back in the old days. Ok, Ok .. more like Empress DOWAGER .. lol. Ok, don't get me wrong .. I LOVE my nail salon manicurists .. they are lovely ladies .. very polite and friendly and that's why I love going there .. that and they haven't said a mean word about my gigantor feet .. (lol) of which I am eternally grateful.

Anyway, I reckon that's why most women have their nails done. It's nice to have someone else prettify you ... well, at least your nails. I think it's the same for going to the hair salon or a spa or going for a facial. Face it, men do not know how to pamper women .. besides buying us stuff. While I do appreciate all the stuff buying .. I think we need to pay for other women (or men if they work in a hair salon) to help us achieve said pampering that we lack from our men.

The Hubby thinks I should save the money and just not go to hair/beauty/nail salons.

No way José

Without my eyebrow threading, hair colouring, facials and manicures/pedicures ... I would look CRAPPY .. I mean, come onnnnn ... I already don't look like Maggie Q (the lady that plays Nikita on Fox TV) . .. or ANY of the VS models .. I think I should be allowed to TRY  to at least NOT look completely UGLY, right?

LOL.

Anyway, I am really pleased with my nails .. short though they may be now. They will be longish soon, so until then, I can use the PC keyboard and my iPhone keypad without swearing ..

January is over ..

Seriously, time is going by really fast. One minute it was December 2012 .. And now, it's February 2013.

Ok .. So it looks like we aren't going anywhere this year. That's just sad. One whole year and we ain't stepping out of this country at all. I am planning to bring the girls to the new aquarium at RWS. Can't wait. And to the Gardens. Haven't been there yet too.

I met up with Pei Ling for tea. I've missed her. And I did high tea with a couple of girlfriends. Saw my bestie a few times In January. So yay for me.

Celebrated my eldest and youngest birthdays too in January. Claudia turned 14 and Charlotte turned 2.

There is a week long school holidays in March. That's something to look forward to.

Our first cruise !!

We decided to go for a cruise last year. We planned way in advance and really looked forward to it .. We decided to go for a cruise with Royal Caribbean on board The Legend of The Seas. And I have to say, going for a cruise is nothing like what I had imagined it to be. Lol.

The Hubby picked 2 staterooms with balconies. That was awesome. We were up really early every morning and I managed to see the sun rise. That was really something.

I assumed I would feel claustrophobic in the room. I was wrong. I thought the ship would be bobbing more. Wrong again. The room is spacious and really lovely. And I hardly felt the ship. Oh sure, it's not like being on land .. But more of a relaxing lull. Really nice to fall asleep to.

Our cruise was a 5 days 4 nights cruise to Phuket. It was amazingly lovely weather every day. And there was a lot to do. Sure, you could CHOOSE to do nothing and just sit on the deck all day and read. But we have kids. No sitting around aimlessly happening. Ever. The middle 3 kiddies we dumped, er, deposited. at the kids club on board. They did arts and crafts, played games and watched movies .. I brought Charlotte to a little play area every morning after breakfast for some play time. The cruise obviously has a tie up with Fisher-Price so they have quite a decent selection of relatively new baby toys out for toddlers to play for an hour or so.The we'd roam around till it was time for lunch then we'd grab the kiddies then head to the dining hall for lunch. The food is good. Nothing else I can say about it. Wide variety. Good quality.

Being on the cruise was like being on The Love Boat. Come on, you remember that series ? It ran from 1977-1987 on tv. I remember watching it and thinking how grand it would be to be on a cruise.It seemed surreal actually walking up the ramp into the ship when we first boarded. Yea, I don't travel much if you can't already tell.

Anyway, here are some pics we took.

Ok ok ..

I'll blog about our amazing cruise in December next time .. But first ..

It's my birthday today! Yea! 39 years old. And our 15th wedding anniversary to my beloved best friend of a hubby.

He was so sweet. He brought me out for dinner and surprised me with an amazingly beautiful diamond ring from Tiffany and Co.

Awesome ! The Flower Ring set in platinum. Here's a pic.

It's really beautiful! Love it !! Thank you my dear husband for all your love and devotion to me and the girls.

Wish list

I have a couple of things I would like for Christmas. Or my birthday. By and by I will get around to buying them myself soon. Especially a compact camera. Ok, so who doesn't like the Sony's
NEX 6? Haha. But that's a compact
DSLR. And super ex. Love it tho.

But first, I would get a small Canon compact to keep in my bag for the everyday shots.

Then there is jewelry. Have u seen this ad by Tiffany? V pretty rings. Bet they cost the earth as well. Haha. Ok, so it doesn't have to be Tiffany. A good friend long ago gave me a diamond ring .. With 7 small diamonds. I love it. And wear it everyday. Not Tiffany. But v pretty. Yes, I am a jewelry person. Haha.

Hmmmm, what else? .. I like one of the Canon printers. The teeny ones that can print stickers and photos. That's pretty affordable. About S$200. Think I might get that first.

I'd like a nice decent watch. A Swatch maybe ? I've walked into the store a dozen times and walked out without buying. Hahaha.

So what's on your wish list?

After YEARS ..

I finally went for a concert. Yes, it's been YEARS. Ok, when I was pregnant with one of my girls a few years back, Linkin Park came to Singapore but I was heavily pregnant. The Hubby pointed out that a big, pregnant Aunty bopping up and down to Linkin Park wouldn't look cool .. So I didn't go. Lol.

This time, it was Rick Price .. Yes, the dude from Australia. He had a couple of hits back in the early 90s. I was a teen then, so of course, when The Best Friend spotted some promo postcard with his concert details two weeks ago, we decided we HAD to go. Hahaha. She has been a long supporter of his. Every time, she says she's fragile (lol) .. His song automatically plays in my head.

The concert was held last night at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music Concert Hall (It's in NUS). It was an acoustic session so it was just him and his guitar and piano.

It was a lovely evening. Very very happy we went.

This is one of my favourite songs by him "Heaven Knows"
See more of his videos here