January marks the start of new beginnings,
and I hope this year will be smoother than last year!
It wasn't a total smooth year but I still wouldn't much complain or regret anything because things do happen for a reason,
Things that don't break us make us stronger, mistakes happened and we learn from them & move forward,
and all these just makes us better than the year before, definitely one year wiser and yes, i have my new list of new year resolutions!
For all that's worth, the 2011 year still no doubt has a few surprises and good things, so i'm still glad for everything!

Not just that, January also marks my dad's and mom's birthday,
pretty close to each other actually, just a few days apart.
So for mom's birthday (which is the earlier one) I had a lil surprise planned out by having them woke up early in the morning for a spa massage @ dempsey. <3
After which, i made a reservation at somewhere different – Samy's Curry Restaurant knowing that they love curry and through recco by hurhur,
it's indian food for lunch today!

i like how they go round with this silver pots and scoop food to your pandan leaf.

Here's momsie, love you mommykins! <3
And all dressed in a perfect red weekend dress from closetmatterz!
This could just be a great choice for Chinese New Year as well, the halter, the colour, everything about it.

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Here are some outfits of the week!

Had a dinner at SICC and well, we know Cheongsams are awesome for Chinese New Year,
but this gorgeous piece from Closetmatterz can be great for dinner functions too! Love the white cum orange combi!

Princessess has manufactured some lovely oriental pieces specially for CNY, and i got myself two pieces!!
This is one lovely cheongsam top from them in mint colour, and mom says i look good in this colour! ;p

And this is the other piece I got from Princessess!
Love the cut of this cheongsam, and how the colour is standing out through the soft gorgeous mesh.
you wouldn't want to miss this piece!

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Speaking of fashion, 
I have also gotten some of my favourite pieces of my good'o' Love,Bonito for this CNY month!
Couldn't resist them everytime after shoots and here are a few that I got for myself.

Took these pieces, and i'm gonna wear the one of the left (the coral piece) for my reunion dinner!
heheh, it's fitting but trust me, the cut still enables us to eat without worries. :p

 
Took this very elegant bodycon cheongsam too, the cutting is amazing, and i like the shoulder and chest lace design especially.

these classic pieces are not to be missed too,  good for attending wedding dinners as well,
and these can be versatile and good for work wear too, just get a blazer on and off we go!

They have just launched in fact and i am sure you can get them in time for the new year too babes!

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I'm back for the second entry of Korea, and I ended off with a snapshot of us checking into the hotel the previous night,
and here's where we stayed - Vabien Suite II.

Location was pretty near a train station but my Korean friend mentioned to me that it's more for residence (as in expats or so who live there for months),
as it's more of a serviced apartment than a hotel. No wonder the room was huge for one person!

The view from the living room. Good morning Korea!

Packing up my stuff before checking out for the second day to head out of Seoul.

Last view of the city.

We left the city, and were embarking to PyeongChang for SKIING!
Was so looking forward to this and journey was about a few hours, so we had a stopover at this place for toilet breaks and a lil shopping.

What we will do when we spot a heater. ;p

Korea Tourism Organization prepared different Korean meals for us to try every single day,
and today we were surprised with Pollack (fish) stew & grilled hwang tae fish!

yummy! a hot pot was what we needed for the cold weather.

Fiona & Caitrin ready for the meal!

How Singaporean can we be, we love SPICES in everything!

Done with lunch, a shot with our awesome guide before we continued on the journey.

How amazing that everything was already covered in Snow, Seoul was not snowing yet though.

Spotted a sign, in PyeongChang!

Finally, our destination! holiday Inn Resort @ Alpensia at Pyeongchang.

I must say I love this hotel stay the best, and it was simply just amazing.
The room, the view and the convenience. Would definitely recommend this place for skiing and stay!

The lounge area.

My vietnam friend on the trip!

looking out of our window, awesome! Just a stone's throw away.

Time to unload our luggage into the room.
There was no Wi-fi in the room, only cable, and later i'll show you where we were told to go for wi-fi services.

Peeks of my cozy room.
how generous Korea Tourism Org was, this was a uber splendid room for each of us!

And what was best when i opened the balcony door, I just refused to take my eyes off it.

Magnificent.
Took some moments to just sit there and enjoy the view, it was my first time staying in a ski resort!

Visited fiona's room, and for those who wants to go there with your family and kids, check out the cute kids room!

A shot before leaving for ski lesson.

Skiing lesson was real fun! It was a real pity that it lasted only 2-3 hours, and just as I was learning how to ski a tad better.
I suppose this place would be good for at least a two day stay and I love everything about it – cool town on its own!
Hope to go back there someday again for a full day of skiing! ;D

Angelinus coffee at your right, and that's the place for free wi-fi!

Ski outfits and blades etc are all for rental, no worries!
The only thing you have to ensure that you bring is the gloves ( i forgot all about that),
and as well as head gear, scarf etc if you want to wear them along with your outfit.

all prepped up! This is how they styled me heh (well not exactly, but what they gave to me accordingly to my size)

We all had a lesson with the professionals first!

Had to learn how to stand up when we fall, was quite a hilarious experience cuz it wasn't that easy!

and how to move our legs- V shape!

Time to do trials with the pro before we were off on our own!

Skiing was quite an experience though i didn't manage to do a full ski without falling down.
But this should absolutely be one of the activities you should do if you are travelling in Winter, especially Korea.
Pyeongchang area has one of the best and is renown for its ski resort in fact.

Walking back to the hotel for a good rest before dinner.

And was welcomed by a lovely and relaxed view when i reached the room.

It was around evening by the time, and dinner was at Go Hyang Story and its specialty is the Gonderae Vegi Rice cum BBQ pork.

This was the special rice, which was mixed in different kinds of vegetables, you have to eat it with seaweed and pork.
Delicious but it has quite a unique taste which some might like or might not like it, but a must-try if you are in Korea!

The day ended pretty well with a rest in the room and the next day was a change of location again!
Will be back for more folks!