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I'm loving this new iPhone app called 'Notica'. Does anyone else use this app?



That's me with my new love ;) I haven't bought a Prada in 5 years and am happy with this bag.

My sore neck is getting better but it still bothers me. I've an early flight to catch tomorrow, am going on a business trip again. Good night. xx.

Giveaway Winner!

The winner of the blog giveaway is.... Lucky #5!

Congratulations to Taylor! I have sent you an email a while ago. Please response and send me your details within the next 48 hours.

Thanks everyone for entering the giveaway. Hopefully there will be another one soon ;)

Saturday Arvo

How's your weekend so far? I'm home alone at my in-laws' now. Everyone's gone to a spa city nearby. I'm left behind because of my sore neck and cramps.

Mr.M took me shopping at Parndorf yesterday. I really appreciated Mr.M's help carrying the shopping bags, spending more than 30mins waiting for me at Prada and an hour at Polo Ralph Lauren when I didn't know which shirts I should get (in the end, I bought all 5!). He also bought me a pair of new ski pants from Salomon since mine are old and slightly tight on me.


Part of yesterday's haul

I'm gonna go and take a nap. My sore neck is killing me.

A Little Update!

I haven't had time to post any entries or reply to your comments. Sandy fell sick last Friday and he couldn't stand  up when I checked on him on early Monday morning. It scared me. We rushed him to the vet and found out he had a bacterial infection. After 4 jabs, he's back to himself again in the evening - eating and running.


We're having a long weekend. Will be visiting the in-laws and going to do some shopping in Vienna.

Enjoy your weekend and don't forget my first blog giveaway which ends this Sunday. Cheers.

First Blog Giveaway!

The giveaway is now closed. The winner will be announced soon.

I haven't forgotten about my first blog giveaway I mentioned in the previous post :)

I'm giving away the following items to one lucky reader of my little playground.



Here are some of my favourite items I've been collecting since the beginning of the year. They're all brand new, never been swatched/tested.

1. Kiehl's Lip Balm #1 (Pear).
2. Smashbox Jet Set Waterproof Eye Liner in Navy Blue.
3. My Scheming Provence Lavender Soothing Mask.
4. Deary Rose Co-Q10 Mask. Both My Scheming and Deary are from Taiwan. Apparently they're famous in Asia.
5. Essence Colour & Go in Where's the party?  (if you've been reading my blog for a while, you know how much I love Essence nail polishes).
6. Essence Multi Dimension XXXL Shine in Trendsetter.

How to enter?
1. Be a follower.
2. Leave your name, email address and tell me how do you get to know this blog. 1 comment per person only.
3. If you blog about this giveaway on a single entry, not just an entry with other blog giveaways, you will gain +1 extra entry. Post the link here on your comment.
4. Open internationally.
5. Ends Sunday 30 October GMT (the European summer time ends today).
6. Winner will be drawn at random.org.

Good luck! :)

Be Right Back!

I'm back from Moscow. It's so good to be at home but I already missed Moscow because it's one of the most interesting cities I've ever been to.

I finally have the chance to do something I've been planning to do for a long time - a blog giveaway!

Stay tuned! 

Greetings From Moscow

I'm still in Moscow! I managed to go to the Red Square on Wednesday, walked around and took some pictures. Hopefully I'll have more time to explore this city more ;)

Have a nice weekend!

H&M Loot

When I first moved to Finland from Australia in 2004, I went crazy at H&M when I first stepped in my first H&M store at Forum. I loved H&M.

I've slowly fallen out of love with H&M in these two years mainly due to the quality of H&M which  is getting worse than before. Besides, walking in a H&M store always gives me a headache, literally because they're always so unorganized and sometimes messy. That's another reason why I can't spend more than 5mins in the store. I easily lose my mood looking at their stuffs!

Nowadays, I only stop by their accessories section when I want to buy new scarves. That's one thing that I can't deny, H&M does have some nice designs. I saw they have some new stuffs for their autumn collection so I decided to have a look. I didn't expect to walk out of the store with the following items.


I really like this printed blouse. I got it in EU36 instead of my usual EU34 because I usually like my blouse a little loose. I also grabbed a scarf in similar print. It was the last one in the store.


I first saw this knit sweater on 9to5Chic. Since the weather is getting colder here and I'm getting new stuffs for my autumn/winter wardrobe (that also reminds me it's time to do a round of cleaning, getting rid of stuffs I don't wear anymore).


I was speaking to M earlier and he told me he went shopping yesterday (my husband enjoys shopping in the US and I'm hoping one day he'll take me there just to shop!). I'm so so jealous! ;) Everyone knows Moscow is one of the most expensive cities in the world, you bet I won't be shopping much there!

It's FRIDAY!

No, I haven't forgotten this blog of mine. Work has been keeping me busy after the summer vacation period. Now I'm back to working late, business travelling, never-ending conference calls... I'm home a week only this month and am spending the other 3 weeks somewhere else. M is still in the US and I'm flying to Moscow next week. Thank heaven for having a close friend who loves my dog and doesn't mind coming over to our place to 'babysit' him until M comes back next weekend!

I'm glad it's Friday today... It's also a mail day (new issue of Marie Claire UK in my mailbox) and a dry-clean day... I was too busy to book a massage for myself this weekend, I hope they do have a free slot for me tomorrow. My back is killing me...


Have a great Friday night, everyone! I hope yours is better than mine (staying at home watching some DVDs and eating chocolates - I need them!).

September...

Mr.M turned 29 yesterday. I took him out for dinner at a French restaurant last Saturday, had a date (it's been a long time since we went out for a date - blame our busy schedule). We celebrated his birthday with his brother yesterday at our favourite Italian restaurant. After the great food and a glass of chilled lambrusco, we headed home because we both were so tired and fell asleep before midnight - on a Friday evening!

I bought him a Kindle this year. I wanted to get one for last Christmas but they were backordered. He loves to read. Sometimes he also reads my Marie Claire and Cosmo ;) I'm loving the Kindle too. I've been shamelessly reading Confidential on Kindle. That was the first book we bought! I loved SVH when I was young and I read a few series of SVU.


Mr.M will be travelling to the US again for business next week. I'll have my first business travel after two months next week as well. By the time he's back after 3 weeks, I'm already in Moscow for a project. I'll only get to see him for the weekend before I fly again. I'm only at home for a week this month and will spend the rest of the weeks in Moscow and Brussels until the first week of October.