dusting the cobwebs

If there was an award for Neglected Blog of the Year this would be it.

And whenever I post an excuse of why I neglected you dear blog, there will always be a NEW reason. And this time the NEW reason is because we've been travelling too much that I barely have the time to blog. But of course, the main reason is because I was too busy whacking flies on Twitter.

Back to the travels... no, we haven't been diving at all in 2012! The good news is The Diver has planned for an end June trip to Bali, and we're booked for a November dive trip to our annual pilgrimage - Mabul/Sipadan.

After Bangkok, we flew to London for my FIL's convo, then I went for an all-girls trip to Phuket and after that a freeloader trip to Singapore (freeloader cuz it's all paid for by The Diver's company).

London was superb.

Fave London pic :P

Phuket was too short!

And Singapore was amazing. Cuz we had Lamb Shawarma (quite close in taste to the Taza ones in London) and I raided H&M for two straight days.

And now, I'm so looking forward to Bali!

a first for everything...

February was the month of many firsts.

The Diver finally got his passport renewed and took me to Bangkok. It was my first trip to the city and it helped that he spoke Thai. And it probably the most fun we had on a vacation! I found the city visually unappealing but the people friendly and loved the sightseeing of temples and going up the Chao Phraya. And of course the massages were to die for. We also spent a bomb on custom-made suits and a dress.

Last year The Diver told me he has never donned a wedding band, before... ever.. despite being married more than once :P So, this is what I bought him....

A freaking WEDDING RING! (I went overboard and bought him a Blue Topaz one)... might be too much bling for him but he's my pimp!

Another funny first is that I set foot in The Ship for the first time ever! Ok laugh all you may but all these years whenever I'm supposed to meet someone for a meal at The Ship, SOMETHING always crops up. So finally again, The Diver broke that jinx and took me out for lunch at the Sultan Ismail outlet.

Come Valentine's Day, which both of us don't celebrate. The Diver surprised me with a Valentine gift and a card. For the first time ever, we sorta "celebrated". I suppose after the whirlwind couple of months between us, it's brought back the spark (I hope! Ke aku yang perasan sorang2!).

Probably the most romantic thing he's ever written to me in a long, long time.

to my bagophile friends...

Splurged on bags during my Jakarta trip, I kinda went through Third World hell to get these babies, reduced me to bargaining like an auntie. Look at 'em and weep... The Gucci 85th Anniversary Tote. And a bit of a closeup sikit...
This miu miu one is so casual and the soft leather really got me. And it has that laid-back look and roomy enough for just about anything. And it comes with a detachable sling too. Definitely a weekend/shopping bag.
It was love at first sight when I saw this one. This one is my ultimate favourite out of the lot. It's got a bit of a rock chic thing going on here, with the metal plates and studs at the bottom :This one's a real beauty...Just look at the tassels with the bamboo details. The Gucci logo is also engraved in script, which I thought looked pretty cool. By the way, it's called a Gucci 'race' bag.
These two Guess weekend handbags are dirt cheap it's blasphemous, really. Anyway, they're souvenirs for friends, I'm not THAT greedy.
Finally, after all that bag shopping, plus going crazy over Polo shirts and t-shirts and the boys' shirts I knew there won't be enough room in my luggage bag anymore. I just had to buy this Gucci pull-bag:
Phew! And this is when I DIDN'T have time to shop, I wonder what would happen if I go on a shopping only trip. It's just unthinkable!