One Winter in Shanghai

One night in Shanghai, 

The winter so cold it only shied of snow.

Open our eyes,

 And see how far the east can go.

Cosying up to tea and cake in a cute little German cafe at Xin Tian Di.

Our many layers of clothing were our faithful companions to braving the cold winds.

Enjoying a delicious chocolate ice cream in the cold :)

Really lovin' it! :D

Jumping to Freedom, Progression and the Way to our Heart's Desire!

Everytime we're cold, we stop to something to warm the heart before we continue our journey :)

This warmed our hearts too :) <3

And this too :)

On Nanjing Pu Xing Jie at 3degc.

Tian Zi Fang, a quaint little alley way with cute outdoor cafes.

At the mega F21 that encompassed a wide building of 4 storeys.

Get up for Xmas Eve <3
Loving the xmas green ledger dress, italian black boots and the red pout :)
Beautiful hotel room too :)

Before we braved the cold to head to Mook, an impressive club for the Xmas countdown :)

Comfort food at Element Fresh :)
Loved the hummus dip with really fresh greens!

Cpt Smith was so very satisfied with his Asian food!

The first few OFTD shots <3
Brown hipsta boots from the Shanghai Old town where we revelled in street food!

And last but not least, a pose with the
Shanghai Tang.
<3


And one must wonder,
Where in the era of the opulent Shanghai Tang,
Where women adorned in classy gold,
Clad in cheongsams so opulent their spirits glowed.
Where men were dashing and never as bold,
Their midas touches turning everything gold.

What was it like so?
***

and I can only wonder and revel in the allure of the mysteriously opulent days of the
Shanghai Tang.

Joy to world! Xmas pressies:))

Every year I give thanks to how lucky I am to receive so many thoughtful gifts from my family and friends. The thoughts that create these gifts are certainly priceless and is perhaps the real gifts for the soul :)

Cookie and her new little purple bouncy toy:)

Really cute little vials of scents <3

Cosmetics galore!!:D And the sweetly made card! :)

Ombre earrings from my love to celebrate my new name :)

Super delightful basket of short breads, cookies, honey, tea and scents fr Crabtree & Evelyn! :))

Tea with a spot of milk with the delightful cookies :)

I love the merry little basket so much! :D

A really gorgeous and pretty eyeshadow palette that I can't quite bear to use!

And the loot of pressies that I got for all of them!!!

Happiness is in giving and receiving :) 

Food styles

Food's fashion and style these days is captivating and certainly makes me want to practice the art of immortalizing them before there are devoured. 

So here's the food fashion this past two weeks:)

DessertGuroo's green tea jelly with a dollop of passionfruit. Absolutely refreshing and healthy!! :))

Good Ole' Green Tea Jelly!

Green Apple of my Eye :))))

Lycheetini. I absolutely  L O V E  this concoction!!

Home made pancakes with dollops of DessertGuroo's mango and strawberry puree, with a drizzle of chocolate!

Fresh salad with duck confetti at Jone's the Grocers!

Absolutely divine home made laksa with soya instead of coconut milk!!

And a cute little smiley face for breakfast to start the day! :)

Cookiewookieappletart

More R& D at the office: Today, a merry concoction of berries and jelly :)

Home on a rainy day: Brought mom's vintage bangles of 20 years out for a polish! Good as new again! :)) Can't wait to wear them out!

And us in traditional indian gear! My first time at an indian temple and wedding! 

After Party!
Bangles and sari all from the cute bazaar at little india!

With cookie on the balcony after a good walk! :) i love this little fur thing soo much!!! She is sooo cute!!!

and a little nonchalant!!

My adventures with Cookie is getting so very enjoyable these days :):):):)

Excerpt from the Midas Touch by Kiyosaki and Trump :)



And it was time for an early Xmas party at Oso. I must say I really love this restaurant! Great ambience, service and perfect food :)

Lobster Fettucine with a glass of white wine is the perfect combination.

Cheeeessee for starters :)

And all the pretty gals decked out in xmas colours!!!!
<3<3<3!!!!


Looking forward to a merry chrismas!

xoxo
crystael

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"life is fun when you let it."

:)

Surprise bouquet fr Justen :):):)

Super yummy Mango Fettucine from Sheng Kee:) I'm so proud of our products!

Star pearls and grass gel :)

R&D at the office! Creating new party pack recipes :)

Love it! Mango, peach and mango linguine! :)

We found a new japanese buffet place that's pretty cute! :D

Royal Jasmine Tea at High Society before meeting the girls!

And the the cute bistro at Pacific plaza with the gals for Z's farewell! Tho, I wdn't recommend the food there..

Pretty cafe mocha at Robert Timms after dinner  :):):)

And our cute little xmas pressies from Terina!
Gosh! We havn't given each other presents for quite a while! The joys of receiving a simple heartfelt present from a friend is really sweet  :)