Travelounge: A Christmas Special Around the World.

So, this is Christmas!

What a wonderful time of the year, where places are

nicer and so do people. (Yes! we are nicer around this time)

Lovely atmosphere, the weather is right...

the mood sets into your heart, love, peace & harmony.

This is the time also to reflect & be grateful for

all the things that HE has blessed upon you.

Share! with the people less fortunate that you.

Pay it forward, the agendas that you have hold

in your heart.

Give some and get back some.

Expect nothing in return.

Smile generously....

The awesome part is when you got to see the

celebration out of your town.

Here are some of the places in Los Angeles

when I was there in late November.

These places are already decked out in

Christmas lights & decoration in full show!

I'm glad & thrilled to have experience this.

This is a small town of Pasadena.

Great place to hang out for shopping & dinner.

Love the view of this place, where you know

that you're really not in Singapore.

There always a similarity in places where you think

that, 'oh! we have this like in Singapore'.

...but not this.

The feel is totally magical, with the lights

& esthetically, I never seen it before.

Almost like a movie set!

Grove in Los Angeles is a spectacular small

cozy town, it's like a mini Orchard road.

It's dazzling with lights all around.

I love the tramp ride, the vintage train bus

run across the area to take you within Grove.

It's so fun especially at this time.

This is where friends & family meet & hang out.

Just to enjoy the view, have dinner, a movie

and enjoy each other company.

Click! Click! Click!

This quirky decorations crack me up!

LOVE IT!

They are part of Christmas display in

Central World Mall, Bangkok, Thailand!

So now you guys know where I took & pose

with my eyes closed with this picture.

The bloody red velvety sofa was so

comfortable that I wish I could bring that home!

Check out more of these quirky & fun

decorations!

OH! So adorable!

HO! HO! HO!

I'm loving Mariah Carey's New Christmas Album!

This one she performs 'O Come All Ye Faithfull' with

her mother, Patricia Carey!

What a talented family!

'till next Christmas...

I wish you the all the best things may bestow upon you..

Enjoy this one!

Have a Fabulous Fashionable Merry Christmas!!

Travelounge: Night boardwalk along Santa Monica

Cool sea breeze, no, actually chilly.

I'm wrap myself with my acid wash Zara scarf.

My mama always said, 'Never leave home without a scarf,

you'll never know when you'll need it'.

She was right.

Taking a stroll at night at Santa Monica was beautiful.

Breathe taking & upon looking at the moon,

felt like a child inside you wants a reborn.

Fun rides, roller coaster, ferris wheel & you against

your imagination...

Let's walk the boardwalk together,

now hold my hand... sweetheart...

I tried to run as fast & like Forrest,

I tried, everything that Forrest did, but I failed.

Then I realized that there can only be one Forrest...

Totally overwhelmed by Bubba Gump.

Bought me back to the part where by

I weeped upon the scene of Forrest beside her dying mum.

Amazing display & concept of this restaurant.

This restaurant is theme after the movie, 'Forrest Gump'.

Simply LOVE it.

They don't do this kind of movie anymore.

That's my delicious dinner for the night.

Flip the sign, 'Stop Forrest Stop' to

get the attention of any waiter and they will attend to you.

How awesome!

I'm such sucker for gimmicks!

That's actually witty & really works.

This is one dinner I will never forget...

Thank you Forrest & Bubba.

I already missed you guys long time before..

So glad that we met at Santa Monica.

Mama was right, life was like a box of chocolate,

you never know what you're gonna get.

Santa Monica was like a lost kid in you reborn...

Travel location: Santa Monica, Los Angeles

Don't cha' wanna H&M in Singapore...fashionistas?

If you haven't got the news, let me it break for you.

The hottest fashion piece of information thats hotter

than Paris Hilton, 'That's hot!'

is that H&M is coming to our shore, finally!

Yeah!

Lanvin for H&M

Yeah! to most of us,

Nay! for true fashionista...

I bump into a friend in town and before we said 'Hi',

we exclaimed....

'Have you heard?!'

Then I replied 'yeah!'

and we talk about it like on & on...

about H&M coming to Singapore.

We said goodbye without saying, 'How are you?'

(gosh! where's my manners?)

...but hell 'ya it was such a powerful small talk!

We understood each other & concern about

our feelings regarding this issue...

She's a stylist and travels a lot and both of us do.

H&M in Americana, Los Angeles.

(Wish I could show you more pictures of this store,

but the security was tight..)

Small talk meant to be small...so let just me tell you...

she don't want H&M to be in Singapore.

Why?

It's something to look forward to visit H&M stores

when we're travelling!

Now it won't be special.

Not in the, 'Where to go?' list.

Not in the, 'What to shop?' agenda....

To which, I agreed.

It's like a treasure not to be found here

that you'll gain bragging points

when exchanging fashion buys with your friends.

'Oh! Got this fabulous top from H&M in Japan!'...

(with twinkle starry eyes..)

It's also well serve as a starter topic to chat with fashion people

& acquaintances in parties.

It all started with this H&M top which led to when, where, the weather,

the flight, the service...on..&...on...&..on...

Well, most of us travel to Hong Kong to get quick

dose of H&M fashion which is near.

I do love H&M, the only piece I got

was a Lavender Top which still hangs in my wardrobe.

Wore it once.

Got it while I was in Harajuku a year ago.

Oh!! the weather was so cold &

it was Christmas in December.....(got my point?)

Lanvin for H&M

In fact, I did blog about it!

To know what my sentiments about H&M

coming to our shore or to see pictures of H&M Harajuku

read here.

I'm so much in love with this Lanvin for H&M commercial,

saw it first in LA, in my hotel room & I can't seems to

get it off my mind.

H&M will reach our shopping paradise shore only next year.

Where else in Orchard Road.

'Till then get some Lanvin for H&M in Hong Kong

or anywhere else if you're travelling.

You still got a change to brag.

P.S. I think my prayers has been answered...

Travelounge: Take me ride Carousel at Orange County

Love this shopping mall where it seems so much

wonderland, not your city life mall.

Captivated by the vintage carousel in the middle of nowhere.

I was seriously like infectious with the motion of it all...

Stroll down the walkway with endless surprises on every corner

and soon I want to be embossed in the moment of it all...

This is where I lost my virginity on the first bite

of crunchy delicious apple dips which comes in

various sinful favour...

I lost it to Chessecake.

Travel Location: Irvine Spectrum, Orange County, Los Angeles.

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