3D B&W

Guess what?
I found kindle paperwhite in Virgin megastores in Dubai, but for at 1.5 times the price of UK of course... :( I guess that could ease the pain of waiting since they had current stocks but I'm still playing the thoughts in my mind of how difficult it is to get credits blabla, why amazon has to make things so difficult T_T.

Nowadays I become the lazy blogger which I really feel like doing a picture a day, or 5 pictures a day or sort of. I feel the need to blog words more than photos because I still haven't got my photoshop and neither did i find my current X11 program workable.

Me loves my Marriott bed loads that I find difficulty waking up for breakfast every other time... and always had to have my colleague to call me up so that I don't miss the day's activities!
I always only use the bed nearer to the wall (kinda comfort zone feel), the other bed's used for packing my stuff before they end in the luggage.

Breakfast, i LOVEEEE hashbrowns!
 ... OK , anything with potatoes is my thing. I don't care about carbs, not now, maybe next year. I know my metabolism's kinda slowing down...

My getup for 10 degrees.
I think I got used to EU's temperature since my last vacation so it's easypeasy for me even in london. I was in hounslow again for shopping.

my fluffy Abercrombie jacket with oversized tee and my sturdy converse shoes.
Feels like a student!

Gradient pullover but I dropped it because I need more coats than pullovers to pull through winter.

looked like a clown with the striped jersey tee so I gave that a miss and got the black jeggings instead, and the stone dress with yellow belt that I felt I must get cos I so loved its cutting and material.
I've got shoes and some other awesome stuff I'll take pictures of them next time.
I came back, unpacked and stuffed them in my wardrobe without giving them a second look because I was so tired returning at 10am.

and this is me today in my pink peplum top which is slightly too big on me but I bought it anyway cos I love peplum like everyone does, and the black jeggings as above :)


I promised becks to watch this movie:

So through the first few minutes of the movie our conversation started like this.
S: "Becks, you asked me to watch black and white movie???"
B: "erm, I think its just the first few minutes, don't worry, it'll be in color later"
few minutes later...
S: "it's still black and white babe!! Think it's gonna be 3D black and white throughout.... "
B: "wait let me google".... "oh it's gonna be black and white for the whole film"

So there goes.. my first 3D film in black and white..
The  last time I also paid 50 dhs (S$17) for 3D, it was titanic which was 3D with cut scenes... Dubai always make me feel lugi (discounted) somehow.
:(:(:(

I kinda like Sparky so it's fine but the movie was weird (frankenstein style) though it ended warming my heart. Mmmm..

Becks chose movie so I chose dinner venue and it is my first time to iHop. I know what a biggie it is in States so I will try when I get a States trip but till then, this should suffice. After the pancakes, I find it so hard to finish the rest of the breakfast items, but someone who likes brunch as much as I do, is delighted to know that they serve breakfast all day.

I just wished mall of the emirates is closer to me. Shake shack burgers are there too :(

that's becks and me if you're trying to put a face to the name :)

Becks also bought a PSVita for Paolo so she did make me itch for a Kindle ~.~
Well, till the next, I'll be mugging for a course before I start work again next month! Waiting for pay day... :)))

I become.

Revamped my blog design a little since I got bored of the last. The last was a cath kidston wallpaper ( i love sweet backgrounds). The blog title was quoted from Derek Walcott's "I read, I travel, I become".

Talking about reading...

I adore reading so I am looking at getting a Kindle Paperwhite since it has the new backlit. I think it would cost USD139 for a set. Though I really wanted to get one, I faced problems with:
i) getting a set because they don't send kindles internationally, at least not for SG and DXB.
ii) you need to get a kindle account tagged onto a UK/US permanent address to download amazon ebook contents.
How troublesome, but it'll be a good tool to get. *heaves a big sigh*

Still in the midst of editing photos for Switzerland and I came across one that is worth blogging.

Swans and mallard (water) ducks!
So prettyyyyyyyy.
Every other day I pass by Lake Zurich/Lucerne, I looked forward to these beautiful white swans. Look at how the one in the center of this picture folds its wings in, looking like those napkins you see on hotel tables when you attend a wedding dinner! ;D

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Have been doing a few work trips before I went on vacation. I hardly took pictures because I had little time to do so, so here's a few I took.

Manchester ;

In my cableknit jumper and loafers. I love jumpers 'cos there're so easy to put on.

Chinese food buffet for 4.90pounds.
There have tons of dishes so that made us really happy!
Mini's from HK and Xiaojun's from China so chinese people who saw chinese food = delighted!

We went shopping after and of course, we did Primark. Primark's amazinggggggg for basic tees ( you could get one for 3pounds or so) and if they have sale, 5 pounds for off-season dresses! Shoes are 6 pounds and up for flats and I saw fluffy winter boots for 5 pounds. They're pretty decent quality so don't judge the item for its price :p

Looking forward to head to London tomorrow to do some more primark-ing!

I tried to do a Paris work trip before my actual vacation so that I can have a feel of what it is like.

A local friend told Krist and I that we have to go to Montmartre's Sacre Coeur so we went there before catching the Eiffel. It was my first time in Paris but I've heard so much about it (to be really careful) so I was holding onto my bag and Krist so much!

We went into Sacre Coeur and it was a beautiful basilica, no pictures were allowed in its interior but both of us spent some minutes sitting in silence, enjoying that very moment of peace before we headed out again.

On its beautiful green patch of grass ;)

We took a lot of pictures mainly because Krist's a huge fan of taking pictures (ie. camwhore) and he adores Paris. He knows I'm not quite a big fan of its environment but I loved its ancient sights, such as this one:

Arc de Triomphe near Champs Elysees. We took this picture while in the middle of the traffic. X_X


We didn't really have time for Champs Elysees and since I knew I was coming back, we gave it a miss and went to Eiffel instead.

Indeed Eiffel is a bronze figure during the day.
 
A horse carriage!

More pictures at 7pm;

 

and as dusk falls, the eiffel lit up ;)

and the most exciting part of it is when it starts "glistering", if I could put it this way. Here's a short video on it for your viewing pleasure:

byebye for now!