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I turned another year older a month back and wondered if my body clock is running out of time. There was a heightened sense of urgency and many a pensive thought.

J's present to me did cheer me up though. I'm carrying this tote on my trips to London and Lancaster this month. :) Love the words!

Of bags

I bought this kate spade stevie for travelling and it turned out great. Roomy, light and secure with a zip top closure. It went on its first trip to England recently. I hope there will be more trips with this bag. :)

J received many compliments for this Coach bag I got him. You won't believe how difficult it is to buy something for him. For one, he has better taste than I. I'm almost sure that anything I choose is not good enough. Turns out he likes this enough and didn't chide me for the money I parted with in exchange for it. Thank God! :P

buy buy buy...

This 'Eat cake for breakfast' iPad folio makes me laugh. :)

Back in the uni, 2 colleagues and I were talking about China and poverty over lunch one day. While on the topic of people being so poor and living in such cold climate that they bathe only once or twice a year, I carelessly said maybe there'd be a market there for wet wipes. I mean just imagine the convenience! My colleagues looked at me in total disbelief and burst out laughing. Marie Antoinette, they said I reminded them of her. Rumour has it that the French queen said 'let them eat cake' when her subjects told her that some peasants were so poor they had no bread.

SH and XF, I miss you, my dear friends. :)



This is for travel. Black and white, quite inconspicuous, shoulder carry and roomy, the perfect travel bag. Now all I need is to get my leave approved so I can actually use it!

pin buttons

kate spade pin button, FOC


TMD pin button, $2 from Books Actually

Hong Kong #4

Here I am at Kowloon Station, wondering if I should make a trip to the speciality store in Sogo at Causeway Bay after visiting the boutique at Elements!



In the end, I got ...



A mug for the new work place. :)



A bon shopper which can only be bought in HK! So worth the money! Actually J's money. Hee hee...

Hong Kong #3

I have always known that the HK kate spade outlet does not sell its stuff cheap but still I cannot resist making a trip there each time.

For over an hour, I debated over a pair of shoes which fit but felt a little snug. In the end, I left with these items.





Journal flat pouch. This is from the earlier batch which means it's an old stock. But I like the red zip pull over the new one which is a short black ribbon of sort.



Bet you can't tell what this is.



Unzip it and you'll find a grocery bag! 环保袋!



Now I feel so glam doing grocery shopping! Plus no more plastic bags so I'm doing my part saving Planet Earth. :)

Hong Kong #2

Eight years of travelling together, this is the first time we left with two pieces of luggage and came back with three!



J was rather indulgent this time and let me buy everything I fancied. With my new job, it's unlike that I can drop my work in an instant and accompany him on his work trips. This means us travelling together less next year. Which makes me sad! Hence his indulgence in a bid to cheer me up.



This is me very very anxious because for a long time all we got was J's bag. The loots were in the other two bags of mine!



My agnes b. bag charm did not survive this trip. One of the blings fell off somewhere in HK. Because I do not even know where I dropped it, I can't glue it back. Sadly this means early retirement for this bling bling. It is my favourite and always will be.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas shopping was done in HK this year.





Blessed Christmas to one and all!

Love and peace be with you. :)

All I want for Xmas?

I found these on the Internet but unfortunately they are not sold here. :(


Call Me Chase - I saw this on a fellow kate spader's blog. It's so cute! I so want to get one but I heard they flew off the shelves during the Black Friday sales.


Support Japan iPhone Case - No, I really don't need another iPhone cover but this one is unique to Japan and the more impossible it is, the more attractive it becomes.


Support Japan Medium Flat Pouch - Another pretty item unique to kate spade Japan. This will definitely match my Support Japan Tote!

Note to self: STOP coveting material goods, especially ks related!

(All photos were taken from the Internet.)

Limited Edition City Spade Tote

Looks like the bon shopper to me but on the ks Korean website, they call this the City Spade Tote Small Coal. One side says New York, the other shows the name of the country/city that it is sold in. I was terribly tempted to get it till I saw the price tag. SGD350 before discount. Nope.

Photo from katespade.kr

As if it were my birthday!

Saturday was J's birthday and I left home with the sole purpose of getting him a birthday present. But of course I got a little distracted and had to walk into a kate spade store.

And walked out with this giant orange bag.



















Essex Scout, Tudor City Lacey, Buckle Up Stretch Bracelet and a kate spade membership. I hope the last is for a lifetime!

And clearly whatever self-control I thought I had was all my imagination. :P

By the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY J! :)
I'm sure you love the pen I bought you. Hee...

On my list

So I almost bought the Bixby Bag when it went on sale recently.
I love the aqua version and how retro it looks. But Kitty who agrees that it's a pretty bag told me to save some money for the next season. She is right of course, there will always be another bag. And I'm glad I listened! Because now, I want this!


Gold Coast Charlize
Love at first sight! This is a must! I love the colour! Just hope it looks this good in real when I see it in the local stores. Fingers crossed.


Graffiti Spade iPhone Case
I like this clean look! If it's available, I might just buy it. Not that I need another iPhone cover. I already have 6! Maybe I should sell my brand new Matchbox case to make way for this. Hmm... worth a thought.


Live Colorfully Coin Purse
This is just cute. Hehe. I'm not a coin purse person really. But look at the spade zip pull!

All photos from katespade.com

Window shopping

What I like about window shopping is that you don't always have to buy. You can stop, look, admire and then walk away.

Looking at kate spade's new arrivals each month is somewhat like window shopping to me. I look, I drool and then I get over it. :)

For now, it's still the drooling phase. Lol!


Night Owl Bag - It's so cute! And perfect for a night out for drinks.


Algonquin Campbell - I have a thing for dull oversized bags. This one is great for work, papers, files and all.


Windsor Terrace Bon Shopper - A deviation from the usual casual looking bon shopper. I love the roses.


Supercalifragilipstick Small Henrietta - Just by the name alone, I'm sold!


Fashion's Night Out Medium Flat Pouch - So clean and simple, I'm almost sure it's not worth its price. :P


Buckle Up Wide Stretch Bracelet - Love the colour! And so easy to match, especially when you wear jeans.

All photos from katespade.com

Online shopping

is addictive and I have to check in to rehab soon. ;)



USPS is my best friend! It brings me lovely loots.



And this is the flavour of the month. :)
I'm not a Coach fan but this one is just too pretty!

Snapshot at 11pm

Terribly taken picture but what do I care!



I was literally buzzing when I carried these from the guard post to my apartment even though I had a long LONG day at work and just got home. 3 parcels in 1 day has that kind of effect on me! You see, all my online purchases were delivered on the same day and much earlier than I had expected. Super Duper Yay! :)

What else was in the purple box?

My Spade Launch Bon Shopper!



On one side, it is red with a pink spade.



On the reverse, it is pink with a red spade.

Super spacious and very attention grabbing! Love it!