I got myself a set of different jewelry (earring & necklace) from Tangem a week back and this time,
it's from the New Avant Garde Range which was specially flown in from New York!

If you arent familiar with the Avant Garde term,
it basically refers to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics. (taken from wiki).
Which also means somewhat more modernized and creative,
and these are translated into Tangem's Jewelry designs!

And just for you readers specially, Tangem is having a Storewide 20% Discount (till 6 Feb 2012 only) to welcome the year 2012!
Simply just type in  ' BT20  ' at checkout to enjoy this discount.  
Not only that, they do have a great customer service care- they will arrange a Next Working Day delivery by AM Post right to your post boxes!

 

From Tangem's Avant Garde Range, this pair of Celebration Crown Earrings is looking exquisite with it's detailing (more pics below),
and you can see the crown shape design is crafted beautifully and elegantly.
*Celebration Crown Earrings, $ 26.32 after discount  (U.P. $ 32.90)


To match it up with the pair of earrings, I got another Summit Pendant and Necklace Set from the Avant Garde Range too,
and it's looking beautiful! A tad like a bow shape, but the crystal detailing in the middle is looking gorgeous.
There is also a matching pair of Earrings that goes nicely with this Pendant and Necklace Set.
*Summit Pendant and Necklace Set, after discount $27.92 (U.P. $ 34.90)

This is another of my favourite from the exclusive Avant Garde series – Adore Pendant & Necklace Set!
and Tangem is doing a giveaway of this!
To stand a chance to win this, just Like them Here from now till 6 Feb 21012!
Winner will be announced on 7th Feb (you can wear it just in time for Valentine's day!)

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Well, i am aware that Chicken Rice is a signature dish of Singaporeans but I try not to have that as often,
and finally one day last week, it was my very FIRST time trying Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice!

I know I know, mountain tortoise you may say, cuz everyone around me just gets pretty shocked to know that I haven tasted our own local flavour.
Not sure if it's a good thing, cuz it's good and i'm starting to crave for chicken rice now and the first I would think is BTK. *boohoo*
Anyways, what I like about BTK is the other dishes as well, especially the tofu, vegetables and this prawn cake thingy. Thumbs up!
 

Wearing a lovely dress from Fairebelle in dusty pink (my favourite shade of pink!),
and very flattering cut, this could absolutely hide my tummy well! :p

yima is back in town!

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The group and I met up for a dinner at our usual place, and it was planned for our dear Kai Min's birthday!
Hope she was surprised by us and enjoyed the night together.

Here's another lovely girl-next-door dress from Fairebelle,
you will love the fit and the embroidery design at the top part as well as the end of the skirt.

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Here's another outfit of the week and it's my favourite of all!

Love this navy scallop blazer from Fairebelle, and quality is commendable!
Simply goes well with just a simple dress of mine. <3

and if you are looking at the shoes, hehehe, i just can't stop getting shoes from Xquisis,
loving every single design i received from them!

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KOREA DAY 3

The third day in Korea started out with a hearty international breakfast at the hotel.
It was a perfect night because holiday inn resort at Alpensia resort is truly amazing,
the bed and everything was just so comfortable.

just one snapshot of the breakfast food!

I suppose we were all quite reluctant to leave but at the same time,
i'm looking forward to the next because based on the itinerary,
we were gonna be doing hot spa in winter!

A few snapshots before we left.. for keepsake!

Goodbye alpensia, i'll be back!

Our next stop was about a few hours drive from the place,
and on the way, there was an attraction that we were recommended to see.
It was none other than the Wojeongsal Temple and the Needle fir Forest Trail and pictures below would show you how beautiful the place is.

First stop was the temple.

My new friend from Thailand!

and the lovely Nan, a senior newspaper reporter in thaliand, who takes amazing pictures!

taken by nan

my vietnam friend!

and my fellow singaporean friend, Caitrin and Mrs Park from Korea

We moved on to the other side for a forest trail.

Fiona and mam, the awesome ladies!

With Caitrin looking adorable with her hot pink muffles!

and my new friend from Jakarta.
Coolbeans, i have (minimal) international friends now. :p

We had a good an hour there exploring the place and enjoying the scenery.
A friend from Malaysia introduced this banana milk drink from Korea and it's pretty famous there,
sold everywhere in their GS25 (something like 7-11 store) and it's pretty tasty!
 

Thank you for KTO (Korean Tourism Organization) for bringing us to experience different activities in Korea,
and next up was equally fun- Making bibimbap!
Given that that's one of my favourite korean dishes.

The restaurant, Jung Gang Won, was equally amazing and it's located at quiet place with beautiful scenery all around..

Our bibimbap shifu!

oh yes, that's a huge bowl and it does need quite some strength to mix!

my satisfied meal.

We travelled for another hour or so before we reached our destination- Konjiam Resort,
which is our hotel and also the Hot Spa place!

In fact, I also saw a skiing ground there.
So for those who love to do both hot spa and skiing, perhaps this might be a good destination!

my room!
They are definitely very generous again, this room is good for even 3-4 pax!

love these multi-functions toilet seats. hee

We rested for a while before the group got sub-divided into two:
1) for spa
2) for a forest walk

So for myself, i decided to try the Hot Spa instead, given that i have never tried doing one in Winter!

The experience was awesome!!!

The pool was indoor, but there was a jacuzzi hot spa pool outdoor,
whereby we were soaking in a pool with the weather being 0 degrees!
We had another two sauna rooms to enjoy- the Hay room (which is laying on hay literally) and the pebbles room (yes, literally lying on pebbles!).
Didn't manage to capture any good shot in these two rooms as they were too dark,
but all in all, you should try them too if you go to Korea!

And evening came, time just flew passed.
A shot beautifully taken by Nan during the forest walk… how i wish i could do both!

Last but not least, Dinner time!!
This time round, KTO arranged for us to try BBQ DUCK- thumbs up for this!
Absolutely one of my favourite meals during the trip.

Restaurant Name: To Dam

Looks yummy huh? it's sesame soup!

These sum up the end of Day 3, and how fast these three days went by.
The next entry would be back to the City, and I suppose that will get you guys excited as well as we dropped by some of the most popular shopping areas.
Be back soon!