hello folks im baaaaack from Korea!!!
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it was freezing over there, especially on the mountains, the temperature was about -17deg! D:
our fingers and toes nearly froze to death.
had fun skiing and met some new/old friends!
totally by coincidence, one of the new friends i met at the show audition is actually the primary schoolmate of Gina and her younger sister is my secondary school mate and Lina’s primary school classmate too! D: small world!
anyway,
didnt shop much except for some skincare stuff, cos we travelled in a tour group π
plus i had my naggy father behind us all the way as we were shopping and he is such a spoilsport when it comes to shopping.
but he bought my momma a 2.55 jumbo flap from Incheon Airport! D:
bahhh.
it was a pretty short trip so i’m just gonna spam pictures. took like over 1k pictures but i just chose about a hundred!
polaroids we took before leaving home! poor doggies were alone for 6 days! we bought back doggie clothes for them though π π π
reached Incheon Airport at 6am and it was -1deg cold!
we went to Everland, the themepark!
ugly jump shot! gina looks damn chor lor.
randomly: love my (fake) fred perry tote it is super good for travelling!!!
family portrait! who looks like who. i think we all dont really look alike.
daddy won mummy a heart soft toy! bwahaha so cute.
first proper Korean dinner, consisting of cabbage/pork stew and various preserved veggies/kimchi!
visited some markets but many stalls were closed cos it was chu er!
jamie and jeryl! jamie’s the one who’s also participating in the tv show and jeryl’s lina’s primary school classmate. small world!
we went to yong pyong ski resort where winter sonata was filmed! it was even colder on the mountains ><
snowwww on the ground but we didnt experience any falling snow ;(
took a gondola to the top of the mountain where it was a freezing -17deg! with lots of cold blustering wind too!
photo taken braving the cold winds and freezing fingers/toes
random picture of preserved fish
steamboat soup for lunch!
me with mumsy. all changed into ski attire and ready to take on the slopes!
we look quite professional here π
the four of us trekked up a very long slope (took us 20 minutes to reach the spot we skiied down from! with our heavy ski boots and ski equipment) and took about 2 minutes to reach the bottom of the slope, but it was super exhilarating and mad fun! ;D ;D ;D good exercise too, hehe. see all the ants in the background? that’s where we climbed up from!
very proud of our little feat. it’s really hard to climb up with all the ski equipment. lol we were perspiring like mad when we got there! not cold anymore!
winter sonata backdrop! so nais.
all the polaroids taken in the snow were kinda overexposed cos the snow was too bright and reflected too much light! π
gina & i swopped coats ;D actually the houndstooth one is mine but we bought both coats together anyway!
my favouritest strawberries!!!!! so so so mad yummy. extremely sweet and juicy, not like our lousy imported strawberries! ;(
shopping on the streets of Korea’s ε₯³δΊΊθ‘!
i bought a pair of spectacles for like only 4 dollars or something! love it.
there were mad many shoes/boots all on sale for like 30 bucks or less! didnt buy any though π
skewered meat selling at roadside stalls. yumzz.
paparazzi shot!
taken outside the parliament house of Korea or something of the sort.
fail jump shot!
we went for kimchi making! bwahahaha. i hate kimchi though ;( dont like that stuff.
and put on a hanbok!
after which we went shopping again!! at dongdaemun this time, bought a couple shirts for YZ and myself!
ginseng chicken soup.
souvenirs for sale everywhere!
and once again my favourite strawberries. we bought 5 boxes of that thing and finished it in 6 days! love.
new coat bought the day before!
totally the best meal of the trip. korean style bbq meat!!!!!!
along with a platter of new year goodies, something like our “lou hei” except theirs is a popiah wrap thingy with many ingredients
nian gao in soup!
salivates.
more shopping in seoul, this time in myeongdong and namdaemun! didnt buy much already plus i had no more money left π
we did eat practically everything we came across on the streets though! :X
all the cute boys endorsing their skincare products. its all boys! no more girls!
giant custard cream puff!
super cute furry socks on sale! can’t see myself wearing them in sg, but they are so cute.
mumsy shopping for hair accessories. daddy is bored out of his wits.
piping hot nian gao in chilli sauce!!! best thing to have on a cold winter day.
another pair of glasses, but shades this time! pretty cheap too, about 15 bucks or less? love the tortoiseshell color π
mooore food. caramelised potatoes!
this cutest ever kid hugging a mascot! when she walked off, she waved bye bye to it! so sweet!
tornado potato thingy!!!
nommy.
and we saw angry birds soft toys!! bwahaha.
asking for directions from the info guides. they speak mandarin! and directed us to our next food find..
soft serve ice cream that’s super taallll!
eating ice cream in cold weather is quite shiok cos the ice cream never melts. woohoo!
mummy sampling some potato sticks!
a stall along namdaemun selling all sorts of tape. shiny and colorful!
same year schoolmates!
some duck steamboat soup…
along with sotong
and fish roe bibimbap!
one of the restaurants we went to for breakfast had a super adorable little dog outside. it looks like a daschund retriever mix! like the dog from Up!
so cuteeee. we were trying to tempt it with food.
swapping coats again!
group photo with our tour guides and photographer at the airport!
and the much coveted bag. bahhh.
sunset as we flew into the skies
and reached home to our two loving dogs! we dressed them up immediately in their new clothes hehe
hello kitty for QQ
and a checkered sweater for Baby! mwahaha. sooo cuteeeezzzz
teehee.
random pictures from my iphone:
OTD to airport!
i’ll get my own one soon. *sulk
they’re so happy we’re back.
and that’s the end!!!
TVD officially “reopens” tomorrow, so we’ll start getting back to all the emails and etc soon!
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still on my very nua holiday mood.
remember to submit your entries for the contest to ask.thevelvetdolls8@gmail.com!
the necklaces have arrived and they’re mad pretty. if no one enters the contest, i’ll keep the necklace for myself!!! hohohohoh.
evil evil evil.
look out for the next launch as well,
most probably Thurs or Sunday night π we’ll be launching the lace insert tunic in 4 colors,
here’s what it looks like:
you might remember me wearing the white version in this entry here,
it comes in four colors, one size fits all! awesome basic. all my friends kept it for themselves i think we dont have enough left to sell. bwahahaha.
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i have 6 days to crash diet. dont think it’s gonna work π
tried my best to eat as little carbs as possible in Korea, but when it’s so cold on the streets, all you feel like doing is eating!!! bad. very baaad.
hope everyone had a great CNY too! so many people are falling sick left right centre though its scary D: drink more water everyone!
til the next update!!!!