Glimpses of Baltimore

Since I had been in Baltimore for over 6 months, I wanted to put together a photo collage of all the places I've been to, food that I've eaten and shopping that I've done.  Baltimore is a nice city especially around the harbour where my team stayed.

Loving my tieks!

Saw someone wearing these amazing portable flats the other day so I went online to check and saw the rave reviews. I decided to get myself a pair as well and ordered the cobalt blue tieks. They arrived within a few days in this great packaging along with a carrying pouch and a foldable/reversible/shrinkable tote for you heels in case your feet start to hurt. I'm going to test them out tomorrow!

*Update* - After a full day's wear, my tieks proved to be very comfy.  No cuts or blisters and the padding is surprisingly good for a pair of flats!  Uh oh, that means I may be tempted to buy more in tieks in their vast array of colours and patterns...this could be dangerous...

Stella and Dot Jewelry!

My Stella and Dot jewelry order came in the mail yesterday.  The pieces are so lovely and the prices are quite affordable.  I can't wait to wear them!  If you are interested in Stella and Dot jewelry too, you can buy it through my friend Ellen's link.

Ready to Run!

My fiance signed me up for the Sporting Life 10k Run for Kids with Cancer, so I decided that I'll need some new running gear for optimal performance.  Here's what I picked up from Lululemon.

Run Your Heart Out Tank

Run: Inspire Crop II

I also made a running playlist based on the song suggestions from jog.fm.

Now all I have to do is run!

Birthday weekend celebrations 2012

This year, I had a great time sharing my birthday with dear friends and loved ones.  First, we kicked off the weekend with some good old Shanghainese food at one of my favourite Shanghainese restaurants in Markham, A La Kitchen, and then we continued the night chilling at the condo playing PS3 and Monopoly Deal.

 

 

Did today's Google doodle make your day?

It sure made mine! Google celebrates the first day of summer with Takashi Murakami. As if Louis Vuitton wasn't enough, Murakami gets his icons up on the front page of Google!



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Memorial Day Weekend in the Big Apple

With $250 round trip plane tickets and a free hotel stay on my Starwood points, spending Memorial Day long weekend in NYC was a no brainer this year.  And of course there are only a few things that you do when you go to NY: eating and shopping!

EAT:
Shake Shack Theatre District
ShackBurger + wavy fries + strawberry frozen custard shake
The burger were small in size but you will realize that you'll realize that sharing one shake and even one order of fries between two people is probably enough.  Puts you in a happy but not bloated spot.  I liked the burger bun...it was made with potato...no wonder!

Osteria Lupa Romana
Wanted to try one of Maria Batali's restaurants.  Read some good reviews on this one just north of Houston and it was a good choice indeed.

Some focaccia and a Misticanza salad to start.  Nice and refreshing.

I got the pasta special of short rigatoni and pork jelly.  2hung got the braised oxtail with gnocchi alla Romana which was actually my choice.  The oxtail was so flavourful and tender, and the gnocchi was in a cake shape.

 

For dessert, we got the Zuppa Inglese, which is similar to an English trifle.

Roberto Cavalli Vodka at Pravda Vodka Bar

Did you know that Roberto Cavalli made vodka?  Yup, that's the smooth tasting $21 shot that we poured down our throats a few nights ago at Pravda Vodka Bar.  It is the most expensive vodka that the bar carries and yes you can taste the difference between this and Grey Goose.  I wonder when the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Versace and D&G are going to start producing vodka...