Seoul of Asia

Seoul is hands down the best trip of the year. And i can say that cos i'm not making anymore trips this year. =P

I've come to realise that Asia has alot more to offer than European countries (sorry no offence to european readers if any). Asia is so non-homogenous, one culture is so unique and definitive that it never gets boring.

I was expecting a Japan when i stepped into Seoul, but i was wrong. It doesn't have Japan's perfectionist (anal) culture which makes it more palatable and familiar, but also not as conservative as China. Food is very interesting - the stone pots, the pickles with every meal, the lettuce wrapped barbeques ... People are generally slim and beautiful cos plastic surgery clinics are practically found every 100meters. And the shopping, ohmygawd i wish i had discovered Seoul earlier. It's cheap and good and plentiful! I have to go back to Seoul again once i regain my pre-baby body.

And of course the joy of the trip was hugely attributed to perfect travelling companions who were so much fun. We walked, laughed and ate so so much.

It's quite late to be blogging now so i'll leave more photos till tomorrow. Night!!

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Mountain man and beach girl (aka lovexiaolongbao) will be away for a quick weekend getaway to Seoul.

Wohoo!!

The healthy snacking

24weeks +5 days into the pregnancy, i've gained 9kgs.

(Pictures were taken 1 week ago)

To put that into perspective, based on my height and pre-baby svelteness, i'm only supposed to gain 15kgs in total. For a normal pregnancy, the weight gain is usually backloaded- ie one should expect to gain 60-70% of the weight in the last trimester.

To put even more bluntly, I'VE GAINED TOO MUCH WEIGHT!!!! I still look okay from the pictures but i tell you, these hips don't lie.

Earlier today i went for my prenatal check up. The nurse gasped when she saw that i put on 6kgs in 8 weeks. That's almost unheard of amongst chinese women. Chinese women are very very health conscious during their pregnancy.


case in point:
I was sitting in the waiting lounge about to devour my all-in-one chocolate/custard/almond croissant after a whole night of starvation. This woman next to me then whipped out (or should i say brandished) her bag of "snacks". It consisted of a tomato, a cucumber and a kiwi fruit. Mind you it's not chopped up nicely in a lunchbox drizzled with fattening creamy dressing. It's really just a tomato, a cucumber and a kiwi fruit, like she plucked them straight from the garden.

I felt so guilty about my croissant (damn her!) that i actually left 1/4 of it unfinished. I looked down at my belly and apologised to T for not giving him a healthier breakfast. boohoohoo...

Well at least T is growing just fine, he is 733g today.

Taobao Fashion Spree

I literally went berserk when V asked me if i wanted to tag on her shopping. I'm 90% happy with the stuff that arrived. Being a first time mom, i wasn't quite versed in baby sizes so some of the stuff i bought won't fit T till he turns 2! ack!

So anyway, without further ado I present my first round of shopping spree from Taobao (the ebay of China).

Stripped Convertible Romper - for a sleepy Tamagotchi.
(Sorry if u've to tilt ur head, blogger screws up the picture orientation sometimes)
The romper can converted to a skirt (see yellow sample) so its more comfortable to wiggle around at night.

Frat boy jumper- for Tamagotchi when he attends one of the Ivy Leagues.
Quality is soso, but it looks completely studious and adorable! Thick material, perfect for T when it turns winter/spring.


Panda Kimono - for Tamagotchi Kimura.
This is made of very good muslin material that gets softer with washing. Material is cooling, very good for short walks in the park. Perfect for Spring/Summer.

Upper East Side Romper- for Tamagotchi Bass. (as in Chuck Bass)

This is a gift from V. Isn't it CUTE!! the tie is detachable, so he can "relax" after a hard day at school. haha.

Chill-out Romper- for a laid back Tamagotchi

This happens to be Mountain Man's favourite. Harhar, for men it's the simpler the better.

Some other cute stuff:

Funky bibs. Sorry if u've to tilt ur head again. I love the superman bib!

Winter tights- i know it's a bit girly to wear tights in Singapore, but Beijing is very very cold. It's not uncommon for boys to wear tights.

T part 2...

Daddy's not satisfied with the first outcome so he did his own. He chose a spastic picture of me but somehow the baby turned out better than the first try. Looks a teeny bit like an asian Shiloh...

Is that you T?

This was fun harhar. But T did not turn out the way i imagined.

Totally adorable!!

Look at Levi's tum tum. beeg and round, prevents him from toppling over.