The day I lost my connection to the world or the iPad saga...

I thought my world, has I knew it, had ended!  My most precious and thing closest to my plug socket, laptop and, usually, my bag had gone...

I had  'misplaced' my connection to the world :-( definitely not a smiley kind of morning!  The major problem I had was that I was 90% sure where it was or where I left it.  Problem was, staff in said place, had not seen it.  I felt sick, I wanted to cry, I wanted to scream and swear (I did swear, in my muttered breath!)

Living in Singapore, I kind of thought "it's ok, I'll get it back, it's just when".  Am I perhaps wrong to think that this beautiful city is so honest and secure?  I began to doubt one of my main reasons for loving this City.

The security guy in my shopping mall was brilliant, understood my distress immediately and passed me the required form for completion (please, my hands are shaking, I want to scream).  Of course I completed the form.  The necessary calls were made, two additional security guys came to 'help' (I say help but I'm sure they needed to see a distraught British expat with their own eyes)...I held it together and managed to bite my quivering lip!

Completely distraught and really, very angry.  Not angry at anyone other than myself, I knew it was my own silliness which had misplaced my most cherished piece of technology since my bright red Sony Walkman of 1980 something :-D

I ran to 'get nailed' (erm, not literally, I know it sounds odd but it's the name of my manicure place).  The girls all gasped in horror "but where you lose it?"  Obviously not in here then!

Ran down stairs, my poor Mum didn't know the words to comfort me and Mum's always know what to say.  No, this was one of those moments you just never can prepare for!

An hour later, we took the step of heading to the car park in deep thought that, really it's gone, never to be seen again.  A fellow manicure client came over to my car and asked if I'd found it, very concerned and gave me her best wishes that it comes back to me.

I had an idea, I 'knew' where I had 'misplaced' it and had the receipt from the store confirming the time I was there.  Again, ran away from my Mum and up to the security guys...they were smiling and, I am sure, thinking 'Crazy Ang Mo found it'!  No, I explained I wanted to leave them my receipt as my only evidence.  The nicest security guy told me I should report to the police...but where is the nearest station?  He began to explain and tell me that the police would need to be involved should the store manager not agree to sharing the CCTV footage.  Oh no, could it really come to this?

Mr Nice Security Guy looked over my shoulder and said 'oh my, look what we have here!'  The staff from the store where I 'knew' I'd left it came running to me with my irreplaceable iPad!  I almost bowled the girl over, not 'cos I was angry with her but I simply gave her the most massive hug, like ever!

So, faith is still with me in this beautiful city of Singapore, I'm smiling again and have 4 new friends - my 3 security guards (who now address me as Miss Clare) and 1 sales assistant (who probably still has the bruises from my massive hug).

"Case Closed"

The final words must come from my iPad;-

"Sent from Clare's iPad

who was lost and distraught at being away from my owner for over 2 hours

xoxo"

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx ;-)

Being a Bellabox blogger 'n' Aveda love...

Here is part one of my 'Bellabox Blogger' post.  Not that I want to drag the whole thing out but I feel this needs a little explanation as to why me, little me, with limited beauty knowledge can suddenly become one of the 'kind of' official Bloggers and get involved in all these wonderful things...

well, I'm an extremely lucky girl is the simple answer :-) 

Seriously though, my whole Blog came about due to this beautiful beauty of a box and of course, the inspiration of a good friend.  Bellabox launched in Singapore in October 2011 and I've been loving my monthly beauty samples since then.  Blogging about my goodies and reading fellow blogs about their faves, tips, tricks and general love of beauty surprises makes the whole thing even more fun :-)

Yes, I've covered my monthly delivery of Bellabox and shared my love for this super duper concept.  If you want to join in the fun and receive a box of goodies each month just click and join their 'club' bellabox.sg - you will love it xx :-)....

Goodies galore xx :-)

So, to the Bellabox blogger event of September.  I was thrilled to bits to receive an invitation and totally loved the whole evening of meeting and greeting some their product partners:-

Pétronille - http://bellabox.sg/brands/index/view/brand/Petronille/
Bioderma - http://www.bioderma.com/en/the-laboratory/bioderma-around-the-world/singapore.html
Elizabth Arden - http://bellabox.sg/brands/index/view/brand/Elizabeth%20Arden/
Caudalie - http://bellabox.sg/brands/index/view/brand/Caudalie/
Aveda - http://bellabox.sg/brands/index/view/brand/Aveda/

I'll go into more detail of the evening, my favourite product partners, my appointed beauty table and, of course, what was in those goodie bags in part 2....But, until then I just have to share my love of Aveda...

Aveda is not new to me but I have to admit I let my exclusive use of their products fall to the wayside some time ago.  I've mentioned, times many, how I am absolutely addicted to colouring and highlighting and generally 'killing' my hair.  Well, most recently, my hair has become a real disgrace and has been in need of HELP!  I was at a loss and really did not know what to do, MERCI BELLABOX for putting me in touch with Mr Aveda at this Blogger Event.  I quickly explained my situation, the guy nodded and felt my hair (he may have been shocked, but kept it well hidden), finally, he selected the exact product for me (the magical Aveda potion).  A few sprays, a little brush through and WOW I was head over heals in love with Aveda.

Now my hair is back to it's full loveliness and it feels 100% better and I promise, promise, promise to keep it in such a great condition in future.  Thanks to my Aveda Angel at the Halo rooftop bar xx :-)

honestly, my hair has no looked this good for over 3 months

Part 2 will be up v.soon and will no doubt coincide with the anniversary of my blog and the anniversary of the Bellabox.sg launch.

I could be packing this give-away box just for you... xx :-)

Also, and very excitingly, I have my favourite products and now full size pieces which I've either purchased from Bellabox online store or have been lucky enough to find in and around Singapore (I'll do a little run down of my fave products from my first 12 months as a subscriber to Bellabox v.soon...AND I'm hoping to do a little give away too (if I can master the technology of this)...stay tuned xx :-)

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx ;-)

Back to School (finally), Thailand 'n' The Beach

Summer hols are actually over...8 weeks of school holidays really was way to much!  It says a lot when the kids are actually ready to get back to school :-)

We had an excellent summer...of course there was England for 4 weeks, Singapore 2 weeks (trying and failing miserably with jet-lag), Thailand 5 nights then back to Singapore with fully re-charged batteries and ready for another school year...

Thailand was wonderful...My Mr Man booked it all and he has now been promoted to 'chief holiday booker' because of his amazing choice.  We stayed at The Residence Resort and Spa at Phuket...in a 2 bedroom villa with private swimming pool and roof top terrace - gorgeous, gorgeous! :-)

Here's a few pics of the Resort and our villa...

 

 

We were actually walking distance to the beach but with there being no pavement and not feeling very safe from traffic, we decided to use the Resort shuttle bus and/or tuck tuck (my boys loved the tuck tucks).

We had a couple of days by the beach (Bang Tao), dined at Bliss with a view of the sunset...

and yes, of course, we visited Phi Phi Island to see 'The Beach'! 

The boat trip to Phi Phi was fantastic and the views amazing...so happy I went although I would have liked all the tourists to just **** off and let me have my own special moment on The Beach :-D

Of course, on our return to Singapore we decided to re-watch the movie and see Leonardo discovering The Beach...quite amazing to see it and realise it is a true place!  My boys watched it with us although they did find parts of it a little scary (Daffy, the shark attack and Richard keeping watch on the hill).

Of course you could never forget what we have done, but we adapt. We carry on. And me? I still believe in paradise. But now at least I'll know it's not some place you can look for because it's not where you go, it's how you feel for a moment in your life when you're a part of something. And if you find that moment.....it lasts forever.

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Richard's speech at the end of the movie.

 

I wonder what I'm doing in the parallel universe? ;-)

 

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx ;-)

 

Rocket Science with VanityTrove

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to be beautiful...all you need is VanityTrove in your corner ;-)

Just look at this amazing trove of 'beautiful surprises'...could the fabulous VT Team fit any more in that pretty box? I do not think so ;-)

August edition of VanityTrove

My favourites and what I'm going to be testing first are...:-

Morilins organic facial therapy mask for 'brightening and tightening'...I've said loads how much I love a face mask - 'my time' of 10-15 mins of hiding away allowing the mask to 'do it's work' ;-) ah, heaven!

Origins anti-ageing serum and anti-aging cleanser...Life puts the wrinkles in. Now nature helps take them out. ;-) love it! I'm actually 'seriously' concerned with my 'not so fine lines'...my time in 'dry' England didn't help (yep, the air is dry and drying, even though it's raining constantly! :-). So any one thing that can promise decreasing my creases gets a thumbs up from me. I'll let you know how I go, although the trial size is probably not enough to help me in my hour of need :-(

Neutrogena deep clean mulberry foaming scrub...I'd actually seen this in Her World as an advert and thought 'yep, I'd like to try that'...now I can! Don't you just love VanityTrove for being one step ahead ;-)

I'm not over excited by these:-

 

Scottish Fine Soaps body milk...the scent is a 'wee' bit grandma-ish ;-)

Oxypad oxygen sanitary pad...erm, I'll try it though :-/

Vita-C natural powder with an antioxidant and brightening effect...could be the odd translation issue from Chinese to English but I'm not 'entirely' sure how to use ;-) I'll give it a go and see what "10 minutes after degree elapsing it sleeps rightly" actually means :-D

not great translation :-D

What else is there:-

Majolica Mojorca eye reset gel...eye make-up remover,

Bioré...gel eye make-up remover,

Brands inner shine drinks x2 (grapeseed extract 50ml and prune essence 42ml) these tasty treats are promising youthful and radiant skin,

Skin79 super BB cream...whitening, wrinkle improvement and SPF25...yet another BB cream hits the stores ;-)

Sampar x3 products - poreless magic peel, equalising foam peel and 'glamour shot'...so Sampar Paris is currently getting loads of hype and of course I'm excited to give these a try ;-)

Vouchers:-

Erabelle erabrow design at $18 (u.p. $29) and free long lasting eyebrow pencil.

15% off at Zalora.sg. Erm, now I'm not sure...I've heard some bad reviews about Zalora but I shall give it a try as there are some v.pretty pumps I'm sure I 'need'...just hope the correct size is shipped to me and before they go out of fashion... ;-)

Well there you are go, all in all I am very happy with my August edition of VanityTrove ;-) if you'd like to subscribe and get your pretty paws on their September edition 'Fall in Love' go HERE NOW...xx ;-)

One last thing...Her World Singapore August edition has a feature which VanityTrove lovers or those wanting to learn more about VanityTrove may well be interested in...(page 251 to be exact xx ;-))

VanityTrove founders and the team are really doing a fabulous job xx ;-)

I'm off now to lock myself away from 'life' (for a little while) and do some serious testing and reviewing...will my 'not so excited by' products end up as my faves?

Do you subscribe to VanityTrove or any other beauty boxes? 

Which 'try before you buy' beauty boxes do you recommend?

What did you discover which has become your favourite beauty product?

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx ;-)

The great British summer...

When I organised my 'summer' vacation I intended having just 3 weeks in the UK but when I started planning I realised I 'simply' would not fit everyone in.  So, a little change and an added week was 'simply' necessary! :-) It's a good job that I did...the time whizzes by and there really is never enough hours in the days.

My schedule has been planned, re-planned and all in all BUSY but FUN, FUN, FUN :-)

It's been an eventful 4 weeks...driving, shopping, Geocaching, buying apartment, furnishing apartment, hair appointment, meals out, drinks out, family, friends and all in all a 'right lot' of fabulous fun :-)

Bolton Abbey Station, Jerry & Ben's Holiday Cottages,

floods in the North Yorkshire roads x 2, Bizzie Lizzies Fish & Chips x 2,

Bienvenue to Yorkshire ;-) Bolton Abbey windows

just a few of my best bits xx ;-)
...

Girlie night in Skipton, Craven Arms in Appletreewick, Geocaching in Skipton,

Waterfall in the forest in Malham, Cliffton Park in Rotherham x 2,

my window ledge in Skipton, Skipton canal (view from Aagrah),

Malham Harry Potter style ;-)

So, on Sunday I said goodbye to my beautiful Yorkshire and 20 hours later I was saying good evening on Monday as I got back to Singapore with my boys...well, to say we were sad to leave is a major understatement! Though, it goes (almost) without saying that we were 'proper' excited and happy to see Mr Man/Daddy and Mr Dog xx

I hate goodbyes...one of those things I never, ever get used to! Always loads of tears :-( it really never gets any easier! It's kind of like 'pay back' for having such a fun time.

***

Sometimes you have to just hold your head up high,

blink away the tears and say,

Goodbye xx ;-)

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We'll be having visitors to us but when will we be back in the UK?... Maybe Easter, maybe summer but which ever more than 6 months away...

Still, I'm actually ready to leave this cold, damp and often depressing grey weather of Yorkshire. The tropical-ness of Singapore is my preferred climate ;-)

Heck, I'm feeling quite emotional :-/ but as my blog description says..."good days, bad days, happy days 'n' sad days but hey, always smiley days".

For everyone finishing off their fabulous fun times visiting 'home' and are on their way back to their 'other life'...."don't be sad, spread your wings and fly" :-) xxx

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx ;-)

I want to add...

...that Britain experienced it's most wet summer since records began!

...and the Goodbye poem was found on Google Images it so made me cry that I 'simply' had to use it.

Driving with courtesy...

I have very recently discovered that driving with courtesy is actually more difficult than it looks.

Well, I have moaned on about the very un-courteousness of Singapore drivers ;-) they point blank refuse to give way, when changing lane they don't signal and if I ever want to change lane they speed up so as I cannot get in front of them!

I now know that I have grown used to this un-courteousness ;-)

Driving to The Trafford Centre in Manchester with, the fab and very yummy mummy,  and Mummy-roc (Mel)...I heard her saying these things..."hell Clare, they'll never let you out if you don't signal !". "Clare, do you ever signal?" "Clare, don't you ever thank other drivers?" Only after Mel pointed these things out about my driving did I start to notice just how very courteous and so British the UK drivers are... And, even I actually became a little embarrassed about my driving habits ;-)

Flashing lights to give way, signalling at round abouts, waving to thank a fellow driver... :-) how nice but, how very odd and completely opposite to Singapore drivers. Then I thought about driving in France...is this where my un-courteousness began?

Have I really become just as bad as the worst and most un-courteous driver? Most probably, yes! Made me think about other stuff I do which is 'not very British' ;-) ...Mr Man can no doubt write a list...I'll ask him to add some comment later ! ;-)

I've become what, a bit French, a bit Singaporean or just very International ! :-)

I am now trying to be more courteous while driving around my beautiful Yorkshire but I just know when I get back to Singapore their un-courteousness will again annoy me to death. To feel better, all be it become just as bad as them, I'll forget my courteousness and be as un-courteous as the others ;-)

What I will do though is never 'push' on the MRT before the passengers get off (another thing that annoys me to death ! ) Oh gosh, don't get me started on that...

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx :-)

fabulous family, fantastic friends 'n' endless rain...

I shall not apologise for my talk of the weather...I would not be British if I was not constantly obsessed with the weather be it too hot, too cold or, in this case, too 'blinking' wet!

Here in Yorkshire for the last 2 weeks the weather has been fantastically wet...the wettest since records began in over one hundred years...crazy we chose this very time to visit 'beautiful Yorkshire'.

Of course, I've been piping on for the last few months that "I'm not visiting Yorkshire for the weather, some cool fresh air will be appreciated and seeing family 'n' friends is priority" BUT a couple of dry days would be nice ;-) those shorts I packed are well and truly staying in the bottom of my suitcase :-D

Weather aside though, my 'fabulous family' and 'fantastic friends' have been exactly that :-)

Yorkshire...on the Jigsaw map ;-)

Jet-lagged but giddy with excitement for a welcome meal and drinks a plenty with my family...Mum, Dad, Aunty Jean, Uncle Brian, Jonathan, Jennie and Uncle Paul x

http://www.craven-cruckbarn.co.uk/

My new friend Rigsby xx ;-)

a wonderful Sunday afternoon catching up and chatting to extended family and super friends...

French friends visit...

Nos amis françaises..

their first time in the UK (outside London) and they agreed Yorkshire truly is beautiful ;-)

food better than expected, weather exactly as expected

et nous nous sommes bien amusés ;-)

Cuz ventures up t' north too...

long journey, fantastic company but way too short a time together... (see you soon Nicky, Catherine 'n' Harvey...Singapore, maybe ;-)?)

Loving you all...family 'n' friends and yes, still smiling 'n' having fun despite this wet, wet, wet 'British summer'.

Two more weeks in the UK for me...Trafford Centre with the gorgeous mummy roc (her blog is here), completion of purchase on my beautiful Yorkshire apartment, hair appointment with Sam @ Monroes and, yes, wine, fun and lots of smiles in Yorkshire...

I leave with a message to my wonderful, loving and fantastic Uncle Paul...he's had a tough time lately and things just aren't so great right now...I'm truly hoping health will return, happiness is around the corner and negative 'folk' give him a break! Love you Uncle Paul xxx

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx ;-)

Departure...airports 'n' airplanes

I do remember the days I would find airports v.exciting places...all the comings and goings, looking forward to the flight and the holiday at the other end. Perhaps the feeling changed with my getting 'adult responsibilities' :-) Anyway, for the times I've been flying as a 'mum' I've found the whole airport thing the most stressful experience! It can be the queueing to check in, will we all be sat together, are the bags too heavy, have we got more carry on baggage than is allowed? 

After boarding passes are handed out, we head to departures and next up for the stress is the queueing for the scanner business....unloading the liquids, unloading the electrical items, do we need to take shoes off...and my belt? Have I got everything back in my bag, is that product really over 100ml ? A corkscrew, oh yes I suppose it is dangerous...out it goes!

If we're lucky we can get in the 'business' lounge...great a glass of bubbles to calm the nerves and fight off the stress, oh..wifi I can get Facebook in here ;-) calm and relax for an hour or so...

http://www.loungeguide.net/wiki/u/Singapore_(SIN)_Independent_The_Skyview_Lounge

Time to head to the departure gate...do the security really need me to unload the liquids, electrical items and take off my shoes again? Oh, please not big boy's shoes, they have laces and I'll hold 'everyone' up while I have to kneel down to re-tie them for him! Ok, now get everything back in the bags and re-thread my belt...

Now someone else wants to see my boarding card and passport? Oh, right just the passport. Walk a few steps and, yet another security person asks to see my passport...oh, not the passport, just my boarding card...come on boys have you got all of your bags and documents? What do you mean no? The red bag, the one with the booster seat for the car! Excuse me, I just have to grab a bag I left on the security check...you need my boarding pass..really?

Finally, time to board...now let's sort the baggage out again, will it all fit above us and near us? "oh, you have many baggages Madame!"...now he's made the mistake, I'm already stressed "you should see the amount of bags we just checked, now s'il vous plait Monsieur, vous pouvez aides moi avec 'these baggages'?"..."bien sûr" (mais NOT avec plaisir) :-)

Ah, now we have to sit here for how long? Are we nearly there yet? Can I have a drink? White wine please, water please, wine wine, white wine...I need to sleep! Mum, mum, I feel sick! Quick get to the toilet, occupied...wait, please hold it, don't throw up here...

Wake up with a jolt, my head slips off my hand where it had been resting for 5 hours! 7 hours to go...stretch legs, "boys i know your tired, we are all tired", a bit more sleep, only 3 hours now...we'll be there soon!

Steps...



Of course, there have been times I've been in airports 'n' on planes and the experience has been 'less' stressful and actually pretty great.... Flying to Paris on the same plane as 'Steps' (pic above for all who haven't a clue), flying to New York in first class with the pilot's wife, flying from shanghai with a rather good looking Taiwanese-Australian guy...turns out he's actually quite a famous Violinist...travels the world and makes CDs. (pic below...isn't he cute ;-))

the v.cute 'n' talented Ray Chen

Breakfast is served...'café, s'il vous plaît' I need that to wake me up and ready me for the whole 'arrival...airport' experience!....'merci'...'now don't knock my arm boys this is hot.....what did I just say!?'

The travel is stressful and often 'painful' but the knowing we'll be there soon with family and friends makes every bit of pain and stress sooooo worth it :-)

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx :-)

Beautiful Surprises pour moi...

I absolutely adore receiving my 'Trove' of Beautiful Surprises each month...who could not smile at this perfect package appearing on their doorstep every 22nd of the month :-)

http://www.vanitytrove.com/

I was such a lucky girl this month and received an extra 'Trove' which was the 'Belle edition de Mai' ;-)  I promised to review and give my 'honest' opinion...here goes...

Starting with the Gatineau products :- DefiLift 3D with 'Bodufix', Aquamemory moisture replenish eye care and Strategie Jeunesse intensive treatment for eye area...

I have to totally admit that the 'Bodufix' kind of got me excited :-)  Anything that promises to help with these 'ever-appearing' fine (sometimes not so fine) lines gets a massive smile from me!  The scent is perfect, very mild.  The texture is smooth and creamy and does not leave a 'sticky-ness' as some 'fine line' creams seem to do.  I'm actually hoping to get myself a huge jar of this in duty free!  Of course, I cannot comment on the effects as, with all of these such products, it requires some weeks of usage to see the 'remarkable change'...when I have purchased my 'duty free jar' I shall get back to you with the 'changes' I see xx ;-)

The eye treatments, again, are a perfect product for me to try...right now I'm preparing baggage, schedules and generally 'trying' to make my way down my 'to do' list so...my sleep is being disturbed and, yes, I have massive dark-ness and puffy-ness under my eyes.  These little compresses 'ouzing' with serum are super.  Again, not at all sticky and actually made me relax for the necessary 10 mins (I think I will try popping these little beauties in the fridge for the next time I use ;-))  I did, honestly, see a little difference even if it was simply the fact that I was 'forced' to lay down and relax with this product xx ;-)

eye care replenish product...(dehydrated skin)...ah yes, around my eyes do become a 'lot' dehydrated, OK, I know the white wine I drink does not help my 'fine lines' and skin elasticity so a product that can counter-balance the effects of white wine definitely gets a smile from me xx ;-)  en plus, the texture is not at all greasy and left my eye area extremely smooth and 'a little' more hydrated.  I guess you get to a 'certain' age and realise 'eye cream' is the way forward :-D

Les produit de Payot up next...Démaquillant - eyes and lips, Tonique purifiant, Lotion essentielle, 'so pure' balancing and purifying serum and 'hydrofluide' hydrating activator serum...

So, these products are the absolute perfect size to pop in my carry on bag for the air plane!  So, that is exactly what I shall be doing...I'm leaving my 'beautiful Singapore' tomorrow evening and heading to 'dreary 'n' wet' (although totally family and friend filled) UK for the annual 'summer' holidays.  I shall be giving my full review and no doubt fighting the jet-lag the next time I log on...to blog on...

A trés bientôt,
kisses 'n' smiles from me xx :-)



OK, so I received this May edition of VanityTrove completely free of charge from the beautiful VTeam but hey! my review is totally honest xx :-)

to do lists 'n' panic

I'm most definitely one of those people who works best with having written a list...

I cannot, cannot get anything done if I do not have it all neatly written down in a list (when I say written down, I have actually converted to the 'notes' section on my iPad :-))

Anyway, however I make a list it always seems to be 'never-ending' and at the moment I finish writing it I feel a sudden panic ! 



Today was no different, I started writing 'said list' last night and finished it this morning...I looked back over it and thought "OK, how and when is this lot going to get done?"...I'm now over half way through the list but, as always, have managed to add to it and done stuff not on the list!

I'm in the stage of packing and thinking about what to pack for our hols in the UK :-)  Yes, we are all so very excited but there seems to be soooooo much to do before we get on the plane.

I know, basically, what I am packing 'waterproofs, jumpers and thick socks'...

Paddington in the rainy UK :-)

I'll get done, I'll get down my list, I'll get packed, we'll get on the plane with nothing having been forgotten and ready for a fabulous 4 weeks in Yorkshire/Lancashire with our fabulous family and amazing friends (rain or no rain - we shall be smiling :-))

always time for a blog update xx ;-)

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx ;-)

Sentosa stay-cation...part 2

Did you already read 'Sentosa stay-cation part 1 ?

Such a perfect 'almost' Birthday weekend for me and Mr Man :-)

So, here is part 2 of that perfect weekend...

Now then where was I up to...Saturday, we had a morning relaxing by the beautiful pool (dark, almost black, tiles making it a very different look from the usual blue)...

Now then, I'm certainly not one to complain about drinking by the pool but when it's a margarita before for breakfast and 2 bottles (yes, 2 bottles) of Champagne before lunch even I begin to 'wonder'.  Anyway, each to their own...the guy obviously had something worth celebrating ;-)

The sound of Champagne corks popping made us decide to get ourselves a bottle...we took The Sentosa Hotel 'shuttle bus' across the Sentosa Gateway and right to VivoCity Mall.

I'd never checked out the Mall on the inside (I actually think it looks very ugly from the outside) BUT inside the stores are fab, lots of choice and my usual favourites...Sephora, Madame Butterfly, M&S, Esprit etc.. etc..

So, Champagne in hand we took the shuttle bus back up to the Hotel and enjoyed a lovely afternoon celebrating my 'almost' Birthday and enjoying some well earned 'alone' time ;-)

Evening arrived and we took advantage of the Sentosa shuttle into Resorts World Sentosa.  I was 'craving' a giant burger from Chili's but when we arrived the Q was way too long so Mr Man suggested Hard Rock Café ;-)  Fabulous ! 

Hard Rock Café, Resorts World, Sentosa

After margaritas, mojitos, giant yummy burgers and excellent music

we decided to 'stick our noses' inside the Casino...

Oh Gosh !  The Casino really did NOT make me smile :-( way too much money being lost, way too many sad faces with shocked eyes and not one bit of it made me want to 'have a go'.  I'm definitely not a gambling type of girlie ;-)

Sunday morning...

breakfast at Starbucks, a peek at the Merlion, walk in the Hotel gardens,

bags packed and off back to Singapore to our boys :-)

Fabulous, perfect 'n' wonderful weekend !

Thank you Mr Man xx

kisses 'n' smiles from me xx :-)