Singapore Adventure

The husband and I celebrated our Wedding Anniversary last October.  Since I ran out of creative ideas onwhat to give him (and I can't afford his wish - an IWC watch!!), I decided to surprise him with a trip to Singapore for myself, Nica and him (wise gift huh?)

We stayed at the Concorde Hotel along Orchard Road for 4 days and 3 nights.  It was a good location since Orchard Road is where all the prime Shopping malls in Singapore are located.  We spent Day 1 just strolling along Orchard Road.  We did a little shopping in Ion and Takashimaya.

We went to Sentosa Park on our second day and stayed there the whole Day until Closing time.  The daughter loved the theme Parks there particularly Underwater World and Siloso Beach.  She wanted to swim in Siloso but we did not bring swimwear thus she had to make do with just a plain stroll along the shore. The Songs of the Sea presentation was spectacular as well.

Since the little girl was not able to swim in Siloso Beach, we allowed her to swim in the Hotel pool on our third day.  She had a great time as the pool was all hers the whole morning.  We again went around the Shopping Malls in Orchard during the afternoon to buy Pasalubong.  I was tempted to get another bag but realized that it's cheaper to get it in Hongkong instead. :)

We went to the Night Safari on our last night in Singapore. Nica was hesitant to go at first since she's afraid of animals in the Dark.  She got more agitated when she saw that the animals were not in cages but were roaming freely.  After a while though, she got relaxed and enjoyed the tram ride. She even bought pasalubong to all her classmates from the Night Safari stores.  Her best buy - a furry backpack with little windows and animals inside the windows that can be pulled out and enjoyed individually.

Our last day in Singapore was spent shopping for last minute stuff and more pasalubongs.  I had to sneak around Rhoand as I had to buy him a birthday gift.  Good thing he was also busy getting some stuff thus, he didn't notice. It was also not a good day for me as I received word from home that my maternal grandfather passed away.  I was very close to my lolo thus, it was a hard time for me.  Good thing we were bound home when it happened.

All in all we enjoyed our vacation.  Nica loved Singapore more than Hongkong.  It was not exactly an ideal place for shopping as everything is expensive, but we had fun going around the theme parks.  I heard that Universal Studios will open there sometime early next year.  We may have to make another visit just for this. :)

The smell of Christmas . .

Christmas is literally around the corner and I can already smell it.  I usually associate Christmas with the smell of pine, peppermint, cranberry and cinnamon.  I had friends who recently came from the States and I asked them to get me my favorite products for a truly Christmas spirit:

What used to be Very Merry Cranberry and fun frosted cranberry  is now called Frosted Cranberry.  I adore their scented candle and the body splash (so sorry it was discontinued). Good thing they still have the scented oils, the candles and the soap and lotion caddy. This envelopes you in a vivid blend of strawberry, cranberry and raspberry scents for a truly joyful air.

This is the special Christmas bottle for Vanilla Bean Noel hand soap.  It is a mixture of fresh vanilla bean and warm caramel scents. The scent is sooo yummy, one would wash his hand over and over again.