♥ My Family's Trip to Korea - Day 5 - 7 ♥

DAY 5 - 28 Dec

YONGPYONG DRAGON VALLEY - SEOUL - LOTTEWORLD ADVENTURE PARK

After breakfast, we made our way to Ginseng Monopoly showroom to purchase what is hailed as the world’s best ancient tonic elixir and stamina builder – Korean Ginseng but we didnt buy lolx cox the minimum to purchase is a 1 year supply & i doubt we have the determination to even complete 3mths =p

Next was the Amethyst factory where you can find locally produced purple gemstone & then we went to Nature Republic where we were given a ''skin care course'' and to purchase some of the Nature Republic cosmetic products. We bought sooooo much till Nature Republic gave us a luggage bag to store them lolx^^It's sooooo much cheaper then Singapore seh like more then 1/2 price & they're selling stuffs that ain't even available in Singapore yet sooooo lolx =p

The last highlight for today will be LotteWorld Adventure Park (Big 5), I experienced my most thrilling & scariest ride in my life from it's outdoor theme park lolx... Scream halfway & my voice just STUCK for no idea why -.-'''

♥ US ♥ at Lotteworld^^
Since it's a shopping day & we were trying out the super THRILLING rides, not much pictures were taken =)
Hotel of the night was ''Marriott Courtyard'' - the hotel with transparent toilet -.-'''

DAY 6 - 29 Dec

SEOUL

After breakfast, we went to Korean Traditional Centre where we made Kimchi and took photos dressed in the Korean Traditional Costume - Hanbok.

I know we look kinda weird but i still love my family lots^^

Next will be the hands-on experience at Ice Gallery where we had a chance to create our own masterpiece of Ice Mug or Cup & my deardear has the most pretty heart shaped wine glass & is being crowned 1st of the group lolx...^^ I'm sooo proud of him =)

The last highlight for today will be Dongdaemun Market for shopping! It’s Asia’s largest shopping district and has recently become the largest apparel shopping area for Koreans & we continue to shop at Myongdong and Namdaemun, which is one of the most fashionable shopping streets. This is where i chiong lotsa Faceshop stuffs for my besties & myself lolx no luggage bag but spent ALOT -_-''' Their cosmetics really much much cheaper & worth it la... Eg is my most frequently used ''Skinfood eye-brow pencil'' cost $11 is Singapore & only $2.90 there soooooo i bought 10 lolx enough to last me 1year =p & Etude House's eyeshadow that cost $5 lolx I'm soooo going back to Korea soon =)

DAY 7 - 30 Dec & 31st Dec (we landed at 1++am)

SEOUL - INCHEON - SINGAPORE

Final day, we continued shopping at Sinchon Fashion Alley, nicknamed as “Korea’s Ladies Street”, home to three universities, Ewha, Sogang and Yonsei. This area is jam-packed with cafes, eateries, bars, nightclubs, movie theatres, beauty salons and boutiques selling apparel and fashion accessories & since there is time for some last minute shopping we continued to chiong the Korean foodstuffs like seaweed & ginseng sweets etc for souveirs before we bid farewell to the city of Seoul and transfer to the airport for our flight home..

Our last pic in Korea with our tour guide & photographer =)

My loots that made me a bankrupt for January =(
& although it was a tiring 7days, i'm sure my family enjoyed ourselves & had a good break...
Our next trip - Taiwan^^
All detailed pics are up in facebook^^
Finally completed after being back for 2 weeks lolx yeah....~~
Byebye for now^^

♥ My Family's Trip to Korea - Day 3 & 4 ♥

DAY 3 - 26 Dec

DEOKSAN SPA - YONGIN EVERLAND - YEOJU - YONGPYONG DRAGON VALLEY

After breakfast, we went to Yongin Everland (All Rides Passport), a magical world filled with natural beauty and fairy tales. A huge theme park that houses a zoo, botanical gardens, amusement park with many different kinds of thrilling rides sure to send thrills up your spine.

♥ My Family at Everland ♥ ^^


♥ US ♥ at Everland^^


It's just soooo cold till only the eyes can be seen lolx...

Next, we visited Yeoju Factory Shopping Outlet. Korea’s very first and only authentic premium designer outlet operated by the world’s largest developer Shinsegae and Chelsea. Shoppers will have the advantage of year-round discounts of up to 65% with over 120 popular luxury brands including Gucci, Coach, Burberry, DKNY, Nike, Adidas, Puma, etc. .. I didnt buy anything!!! & after shopping, we headed to Yongpyong Dragon Valley for the night, the filming site of the famous Korean Drama – “Winter Sonata”, and one of the best ski resorts in Korea.

DAY 4 - 27 Dec

YONGPYONG DRAGON VALLEY - FUN SNOW SKI EXPERIENCE

Yongpyong Dragon Valley Ski Resort is gifted with the natural conditions for skiing, with an average of 250cm snowfall each year. With 31 ski slopes as wide as 180 metres, it also has the longest gondola in Asia.

♥ My parents ♥

♥ US ♥
The weather there was like -12 degrees... Cold till max~~


We sat a cable car to the peak & took this ''sample ski slope'' pic =p

My brother, deardear & dad being all geared up & ready to SKI =p The rest of the SKI pics are up in facebook^^ Too many to upload again =)

Last but not least, our dinner @ the restaurant they filmed ''Winter Sonata''
~Pork Steamboat~ again lolx...

Ok that's all of updates for today^^
I'm going to finish Korea before the next weekend because i've got my super belated xmas present - from Angie & Liting, advance vday gift from deardear etc to update =p
Stay tuned^^
The monday blues kick is here =( When will the next trip come??
July BKK?? Or Dec's Taiwan... Aarrgghhh everything still seems soooo far away...
Byebye~~

♥ My Family's Trip to Korea - Day 1 & 2 ♥

Woah I finally found a little energy to start blogging about my fantastic Korea trip with my beloved family^^ Our last trip for 2010 from 24 Dec - 31st Dec 2010 =)

DAY 1 - 24 Dec

SINGAPORE - INCHEON

We assembled at Changi Airport to board SQ608 @ 8.05am to Seoul, capital of the “Land of Modern Miracles and Ancient Traditions”. Imagine the 8.05am flight means we've got to reach airport around 6++ am & it also means i woke up at 4++am on Xmas Eve -_-'''

♥ US ♥

♥ My Family all ready ♥

Our dinner after battling the temperature of -10 degrees in an open space just because the coach broke down on the first few hours of our time in Korea -_-'''

Korean Ginseng Chicken
Personally not a great fan of Ginseng soooo............!!~~
Our hotel for the 1st night was at ''Harbor Park''

~The morning of day 2~

DAY 2 - 25 Dec

INCHEON - YASAN FARM (AGROLAND) - DEOKSAN SPA CASTLE

We had a fun time at Yasan Farm (Agroland) & we experienced calf feeding, cow milking, & tasting hand-made Korean ice-cream - more pictures on my facebook^^

♥ US ♥ at Yasan Farm

There's a tractor orientation around the farm where we can see sheepdogs etc...^^

The ice-cream making time...^^

Can you spot the person putting in minimum effort in the process??
lolx of cox not cox it's ♥ ME ♥ - the photographer =p


~Lunch was pork & radish stew~

After lunch, we went to Deoksan Spa Castle - highly recommended cox it's super big & super comfy (It's also our hotel for the next 2 nights)^^

~ Beautiful - just outside our hotel~

Our pork & vegetables steamboat from the hotel's restaurant^^

It's the season to be jolly =)

We ended Day 2 - Christmas Day with a birthday celebration for my 18 years old brother =)

Happy Birthday Brother^^
Korea holidays to be continued soon... =)
I'm going to prepare to meet Liting & Val soon for our CNY shopping...~~
Byebye!!!~

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year^^

Well i believe this would be my last entry for 2010 since i'll be in Korea from Xmas Eve to New Year =) Well thanks to everyone (I'm sure u know who you are) that made my 2010 a splendid year with lots of love, care, concern, understanding & everything that made me a happier girl^^

Next would be my advance xmas gift from my deardear =p

With ♥ from my deardear^^

I've rose gold addiction lately ♥♥♥
A new pendant that goes super-ly well with my rose gold destinee wedding bands =)
Thank god for bringing him into my life^^

Heh although i've received quite alot of xmas presents, I opened them prior to phototaking lolx hence no pics -_-''' BUT still thanks to my besties, my jiemeis, ex-colleagues & current colleagues for all the xmas presents =)
Last but not least, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year =)

♥ A Joyous December part 2 ♥

Woah time really flies..... 2010 is coming to an end in 10days time...^^ It seems just yesterday when i was making my new year resolution that I've yet to achieve -_-'''

Nevertheless 2010 has been a great year, because i've accomplished a little milestone of my life....^^
- I graduated from University after years of ''hard work'' =p
- We planned our wedding (date, venue, bridal studio)
- We bought our first home
- & We're almost ready for our first car^^ The days of chiong-ing the MRT & buses will end SOOOOON (I hope) =p

The pic of the month - ♥ December ♥

♥ Us ♥
17 Dec @ Bugis

& Dinner was at CWP's


They serve really nice roasted duck & a super turbo bitter Gui Ling Gao =p

Next happening would be the 18th Dec's - Besties Advance Xmas Lunch Gathering @ North Point... Due to our busy schedule, we only managed to squeeze a lunch gathering, well better den nothin.. Hope our holiday trip next year can be materialized soon^^

~ My All-Time Favourite Besties~
Thanks Girls for the decade++ of friendship^^
Lovely memories will always be at the bottom of my heart...^^
& Yes it's the final countdown.... 5 days to Korea^^Yeah.....
BUT luggage not packed -_-''' Sooooo byebye~~~

♥ A Joyous December ♥

As per my title.... December is a joyous month filled with love, happiness, fun & PRESENTS^^
& most importantly we confirmed our hse on 8 Dec @ 5pm =p

My new house floor plans^^
~Exciting experience~
Especially when silently, patiently waiting for the queue number & hoping our first choice unit will still be available when it's our turn =p

11 Dec (Sat) - went to Bugis & chiong shopping with Liting.... I forced her to entertain me to buy ''littlematchgirl'' so that i'm able to get my desired dress =p She's sooooo nice cox she obliged to my pleas^^ Now i've a dress ready for deardear's brother's wedding in Jan^^

~Liting & ME~ during our teabreak =)
& I think we've aged lolx cox a little shopping makes our legs sore to the max....
After happily shopping, it's steamboat & xmas presents time^^


~Present from Valerie~
Just take a peek @ our loots in the background =p

12 Dec (Sunday) - Katherine's ''house warming'' cum advance xmas gathering =)

~It's been soooo long since the Jiemeis Gang gather for gossips~
Really filled with lotsa fun & laughter which I'm deprived in the normal days of....
WORK WORK WORK WORK WORK =(
Well it's great meeting everyone again....!!
Dajie Regina, join us for CNY yea^^
Last but not least, I'm SEOUL going to Korea in 10days..... Yippee...
Meanwhile let me chiong another 6 working days....
Till then................. Byebye~~~

♥ Happy Mthly Versary ♥

Woah time flies^^ & It's our mthly anniversary again =)

♥ Pic of the month - November ♥
Due to our busy schedule we missed November's so here's a make-up^^
Dinner was @ Jurong Point's Kuishinbo^^
But no pics cox I was too hungry after a hard day at work~~
Tomorrow (8 Dec @ 4.30pm) we'll be going to HDB for our HDB Flat selection^^
I'm filled with excitement =p
Decision Decision Decision & Flying away $$...
Still got 16days to Korea...><>

♥ Our Short Batam Holidays ♥

Finally we had a chance for a short break away from the stress from all forces of life^^ & we headed to Batam.....~~~

♥ Us on the ferry ♥

~Our Lunch~ @ Golden Prawn 555 just beside our hotel^^
We stayed @ Golden View Hotel^^
& we went for the day tour to Kueh Lapis Factory, Polo outlet, Miniature House etc...........


♥ Us in our room ♥
& of cox we went to Batam's A&W =p It's like my favourite fast food & it's non-existent in SG anymore....Miss those kindergarden days when A&W is just opposite my hse =p
Happy times always end at a super duper top speed =(
Hmm i'm going to start counting down to our Xmas in Korea: 28 days =p
HDB Selection on 8 Dec^^ Photographer confirmed^^
Life is just pure happiness minus work~~~
Drama Time... Byebye~~