Butterfinger Pancakes & Steve McCurry

An unlikely combination if ever there was one, but the 2 events made me awesomely happy.

Actually, before I go on, there were two other events that also totally made my weekend. The first was that we started apartment hunting and everything we've looked at is super nice! My favorite ended up being one that is on the 33rd floor of the same building that Froggie's boss lives in (he lives on the 34th floor), so we might have to rule that one out as bumping into his wife and kid every second day would eventually take its toll on me... the search continues but I am ecstatic about getting a (much) bigger place, its gonna be so much fun~~!! *jumps jumps*

The second exciting thing is that we finally joined the "Small married couples group" at church, and the Sat meeting turned out to be really really fun! It was so great to meet other young couples our age who are going through the same experiences and challenges we are, both in life and in marriage. I think if we keep attending things like this, we'll end up being really godly and good, which probably isnt a bad thing for aggressive Type-A personalities like ourselves.

Moving on... the highlight of my weekend was Butterfinger Pancakes.

Sad, I know, but its so hard to get massive portions of American breakfasts over here that once in a while it really becomes a damn treat.

My Oreo and banana milk (that tasted like pure cream) and his Orangeade:

Me = Happy. And admiring the dessert the pretty chickies were eating next to me...

I think they only ate one-fifth of it and left the rest (a very common occurrence with Korean girls, but never in our household)

My husband is so lame. He ate a CREPE. HUH!!!

MINE (I am not lame)

The mashed potatoes are mine too *glee*

He's not really that full, I just made him do that face haha

Residue:

Meanwhile, I snuck out of work during my lunch break today to see Steve McCurry's (the renowned photojournalist) exhibition in Seoul. IT WAS REALLY GOOD. 

His pictures always inspire me, and here are some of my faves (taken with the shitty Canon, so please excuse my shadow in every photo)...

And of course, the picture of the green-eyed "Afgan Girl" that was printed by National Geographic, and became one of the most well-known photographs of all time:

There was a documentary playing at the gallery called "The Search for the Afgan Girl" and it was about how they tried to find the girl in the picture 17 years later.... and they FOUND HER after years of searching. It was really interesting but for some reason it had me bawling my eyes out at the end. My hormones are so out of whack these days...

Me in my work clothes looking yucks and fat. I dunno about this wearing-flats-all-the-time thing, even if they are Prada. I still think it makes me look gross :(

xxoo

OMG CHAIR~~~!!!

Firstly, thanks for all the feedback from my last post. I thought people dont even read anymore, but I guess it takes a Birkin to get some comments HAHA.

Ok, onto the issue at hand. Neiman Marcus is collaborating with Balenciaga for their 10th anniversary (yes, the bags have been around for 10 years).

The limited edition City and First bags all have a special tag inside, as well as patterned lining - a first for Balenciaga!

I just ordered the City in the Bois de Rose colour, but they are all pre-order atm (the stock isnt even there yet) so I'll probably have to wait until July.

MEANWHILE, I've been wearing flats only for the last month (so un-Gracielike!!) but at least I've been doing it in style. Can I just say, NO DESIGNER SHOE beats the Jimmy Choo flats I got last week. I am OBSESSED with them. They are honestly the most comfy shoes I have ever bought in my entire life. You know how sometimes you buy something you love, only to love it for like 1 DAY (eg. the Fendi peekaboo, Chanel thongs, and the overpriced Jimmy Choo cashmere scarf that the sales assistant lured me into buying)?? Well, that would never happen with these flats. Have decided I am a true JC believer now... I will wear them every single day for the rest of my life *beams*

And now onto the really REALLY important issue - OMG it looks like Chuck is proposing to Blair but Dan intervenes because...



it looks like Chuck slept with... Little J?? Oh noooo... the demise of Chair... again.

Apparently they had to kill her off the show cos she wanted to go on tour with her (little known, not very good) band. But anyway, here's an interview she did on the UK "Morning Show"...



ROFL could she have made the hosts any more uncomfortable at the end?? Wow, get some PR lessons about what to and what not to say Little J!!

I think I still love her even though she fucked Chuck. Haha... I rhymed!


And LOL that she said "shit" on the show - loves it.


xxoo

A Birkin & a Bday

Super tight trip to HK and SZ this weekend, I'm exhausted!

We arrived at Hotel LKF (very nice boutique) at 12.30am and made it up to FINDS bar as quickly we could to meet some of our friends. We were super late and had really bad coordination, so some people got sick of waiting and left while others couldnt even find us.

But the lovelies that did were lovely indeed!

We picked up the Birkin the next day (well Steve did, I slept) and I felt a sudden gratitude for all the nice things he does for me that I take for granted - like surprising me with a Birkin for my bday (even though I checked his email and found his liaison with the concierge company), and all the effort he went to in order to make sure we only waited 1 month and not 3 years (or never) like everyone else. Oh, which reminds me - has anyone read the book Bringing Home the Birkin by Michael Tonello? Its such a great book, very entertaining and you get some insight into what people do to get this coveted bag, which really..... after I held it in my hands, is just a bag.

HK skyline:

We had to leave for SZ right away, and there was hardly any time and I didnt even get to EAT YUM CHA! *grief*...

I did get a Beijing duck crepe from Wyndam St though, that was really tasty and made me feel better.

We then spent another night in a hotel in SZ and left the next day. Hectic.

Here we are at dinner with Steve's dad's side of the family for his grannie's 90th birthday - wow! She's so cute too, really energetic and fun :)

I only ate 2 meals there but I made sure that I overdosed both times so that it was worth it. YUMS.

So everyone's probably already heard about our silly little rendezvous with customs in Seoul on the way back. Basically, they were asking us to pay up to $7k tax on the Birkin, cos I had so many duty free items (oops) and we totally forgot about how that happens. I should have just pretended it was old and held it in my arm instead of brand new in the box with all the tags and packaging still on it.

OH WELL.

Steve has already got another ticket going back to HK in 2 weeks so that he can get it out and back into the country again LOL... my only regret is that I let the dirty customs ppl put their grubby paws all over it and dump it in their holding dock grrr... never mind, this will not be my last Birkin so I'll live!! 2 trips to HK for a bag is such a damn funny story though, loves it :D

Oh, and good thing I took some pics of it first in the hotel so that I can share with you guys:

Yay Orange Togo, I'll see you soon!

xxoo

Fun with old Sydney friends

I'm dashing off for the airport soon, and super busy at work, but wtf ill just put up these pics from Stella & David and baby Noah's visit cos I have no time management skills.

I LOVE NOAH, he's such a sweetie. He can say oh-ma and dada now :)

@ Ola! with the Chois...

We were so bad, I made Stella hang out with me for 2 days in a row when she should have been with in-laws... even on Children's Day! hahaha... the night before we went and stuffed ourselves silly (at my company's expense) cos I needed to do a food review. We ordered everything on the menu and the boys got drunk. I have to do another review by Tuesday and I'm away the entire weekend ~~~ argh!!! Too busy :(

Meanwhile, Fresno is also in Seoul. I haven't see him for 6 years and he's still exactly the same, calling me "Graciepoo"  and asking if I'm still constipated. Yes, I am.

Eating @ the Hilton with the Hilton man himself...love our bread rolls in mugs LOL

Toodles!

xxoo

Brunch with Babes - the 3rd installment

I missed the 2nd one cos I was in Sydney (and they went to Gorilla in the Kitchen, that super posh place where u can count the calories of every dish you order - fun!) but I was most certainly that this one.

It was held at Passion5, this gigantic building in Itaewon with really cool interiors - very fly. There is a gelato, bakey, patisserie, and dessert section downstairs, and dining upstairs:

Super love!!

Some of the food we ordered:

Dorothy also came with a whole stack of her D-Style scarves - I chose a yellow&grey and a fuschia&orange one. She also gave me a pair of flats that she got for 7,000W haha! I asked her to get one of the girls to model all the different ways the scarf can be worn... might put it into one of my articles :)

Fun times in the toilet...

The Babes who Brunch! (well, most of us....) It's really funny, cos they made the booking under "Hello Kitty" so when we walked in we all had to say "I'm with the Hello Kitty table". The waiters thought it was so cute :P

No, Steve was not invited but he came at the end cos we were all going to church together. All the girls gushed and drooled over him again (why?) and they've now dubbed us Ken & Barbie - like, for real! That's what they're calling us now... OMG. I guess it's a compliment though haha!!

Anyway, THAT was brunch which went until 4pm. Then after church we went to Bennigans for pre-dinner, where I met the little child actor from "Boys before Flowers" - he's soooo cute! Oh, and also Brian from Fly to the Sky is in that picture but I've met him heaps of times before and I dont think of him as a star anymore. The guys in the pic on the top right hand side are members of this new boy band called One Way. Peter, the guy on the left, grew up in Sydney and went to Newtown Performing Arts College - small world, huh!

After Bennigans, we went for our REAL dinner which was this fried chicken place in a Korean market that was meant to be very good. It was! But I think we were all pretty full by then... didnt stop me though - I couldn't even be bothered to look at the camera when they were taking pictures LOL

I woke up this morning STARVING again. WTF is wrong with me?!

Stella & Fresno are arriving in Seoul this week! I have 2 magazine deadlines and a trip to HK as well... too much to do!

Laterz
xxoo