magical dreamer

We will be heading to disneysea soon hopefully. got the tickets yesterday. i've just realized i feel very lonely without my hubby.   

this trip coming to an end. i don't feel like i enjoyed it to the max. there are so many more things we should have done. but i also don't know how we could have done things differently. one thing i would change is that my kids no longer need a double stroller. a small single one is sufficient. i already have 2 babyzen yoyo strollers for them but my son's still has the infant seat, id have to go purchase the next seat up. even if we do bring along 2 strollers it's doubtful that we would use both of them.  i really like these jeans from asos.com but just not sure if the only size they have available is actually mine. as for the kelly, i will just wait for the boutique to offer me mine and see if they would agree to letting me have a size 28 with gold hardware instead of a size 35. it can probably be arranged. i'll just visit the boutique and ask.  still wondering if we should go to disneysea tomorrow...i'm more for it than ever as i don't think there will be ...

The dumbo popcorn bucket is our memento from Disneyland Tokyo. My kids were so happy and we all had a wonderful time. I am not a popcorn person, but since the milk chocolate popcorn smell was sooo invasive, i decided to give it a try and both the kids and i really enjoyed it. we are so going to use the bucket for popcorn again back home so we can enjoy it and remember this lovely trip.  today we went to the gardens around the meiji shrine. we didn't bring our stroller so it was really exhausting for the kids and us by extension. it was really beautiful but cold, too. we went to the dominique ansel bakery afterward too and the food was good but i really didn't like the s'mores! we had dinner at laduree for novelty's sake too and it was lovely. i couldn't take any pics though because i had to give my son my phone otherwise he'd have continued to cry and we would have probably been asked to leave lol... well, i dunno if we would have but it's very stressful to ...

I'm starting to feel guilty for all my shopping. i didn't buy the chanel bag in the pic above but i came in ready to check out chanel for pink items since they are not easily available back home. i got 2 pink ones already and a baby blue woc. i also got a 3rd bag from a brand called samantha thavasa, its petite choice brand. this one is much lower priced than my chanels of course especially since i chose a canvas one not leather. it came with a large pouch that could fit my university laptop and ipad.  probably if i do any shopping now i'll focus on gifts and maybe only what is sold here like qpot and swimmer. and novelty items from disneyland like the disney character hats and stuff.   

Today we had a slightly traumatizing experience. I am so sure it will show up in my dreams tonight. I've wanted to talk about it when it first happened, but right now i think i'd like to just carry on as if it had never happened. But i think the first thing i'm going to do when we go back home is get my kids a double stroller with an umbrella fold. it only took me 3 years to finally accept an umbrella stroller. the incident earlier made me realize that my fears of going through train stations with my children's stroller are not unfounded.  i want to say that i've been an insomniac ever since we arrived in japan but i do believe that i had been an insomniac even before.  going to have to do whatever it takes to wake up early tomorrow. planning to go to hama rikyu early tomorrow.   

I've finally started feeling like a tourist. i guess my visits are slower because i'm here with my kids and sometimes they get bored of the stroller and they want to walk so we would be going around in a slower pace. but it's okay, coming here with my kids is so worth it. i hope to be able to offer them these travel opportunities for years to come. travel expands one's horizons and teaches things that you can't learn any other way. i feel that the remainder of this trip isn't enough for everything i want to do. i didn't spend enough time in shibuya or anywhere else to be honest. there's also disneyland, disneysea and sanrio puroland. these three places are non-negotiable to me. i don't mind putting mount fuji on hold till anther trip when it would be possible to enjoy a walk there (it is covered in snow right now). that picture is from a small garden next to tokyo tower. it is beautiful. it makes me nostalgic to a manga i used to read when i was youn...

Well, i am finally in tokyo and i am finding it as overwhelming as i thought i would. i'm still scared of going on the trains because i read not all stations have elevators so it would be difficult to go with the stroller. and my kids definitely cannot walk the entire way.  i read some advice by moms who live here though and maybe just maybe i'll be brave enough to do it. if it were me and hubby i'd probably insist we familiarize ourselves with the train from day 1.  we've been to takashimaya in nihombashi and i already made the tourist 5% discount card with hello kitty on it while purchasing some clothes from miki house for the kids. it appears the shinjuku store also offers a discount card and it isn't identical to the nihombashi one...i might have to visit that store too, lol.  we also went to ginza and shibuya briefly. a store in ginza carries the birkin of my dreams but i am on the fence on whether to purchase or not. i think this basically means i am not as in...

I like this swiss update coming to Bakery Story later today. the sweets display is perfect for a bakery and i can almost smell the chocolate! i hope we can visit switzerland again in 2017.    

Well, it's finally happening. i almost can't believe it. At this time tomorrow we'll be on a plane heading to Tokyo.  Finally handed in all my school work and feel free and clear. But it happened so fast that i don't really feel that free and clear yet.  I've been playing final fantasy xv but haven't had too much time to really indulge. the kids and i are sick but dd is already doing much better.  haven't packed yet...i think i should go do that now...

It appears I've responded to the amount of pressure I've been under by being on holiday mode; as have my classmates- or some of them at least. But I will study. I should study. My daughter's nursery sent home a teddy bear with her last weekend and apparently it's a class thing where every child gets to take Mr. Bear home with them one weekend. There was a scrapbook in her backpack that I guess I am supposed to add pictures of her with Mr. Bear from. The scrapbook was really lovely, I enjoyed going through it with her and having her point out the names of her friends. But there were at least 2 children that she didn't know. Oh yes, I haven't posted much about my car! The 2016 Audi Q7 is an absolute dream to drive. I'm very pleased with it. I don't think I want to drive anything else now after I've been spoiled by this car. Here is an interior shot from earlier today.

I am going to make a list of things for me to get out in the world because I can't keep them inside any longer: My work for finance doesn't seem like it will end any time soon.  Instead of losing weight, I am gaining it. The worst week in the world to start potty training my daughter but I am going to try my best to keep it laid back  My marriage is, well.... nothing to say here. My back hurts more than ever. I want this semester to end already!!

I'm so frustrated! Today I found out that my first final exam is actually THIS THURSDAY! It's crazy! We were supposed to have a weekend! But at least things will be over sooner?

I can't believe it's been more than 2 weeks since the last time I posted! It feels like people who keep personal blogs like I do are probably those who are still living in the past, when everyone had a blog and the only drama was blog drama, lol. At least I'm thankful for the lack of drama. My car is here, and I can't believe I've had it for 2 weeks. Most days I'm glad to have it but then come these other days where I feel so lazy but at the same time very overwhelmed by the responsibility of driving and ensuring my passengers reach the destination safely. I know it is probably a weird thing to think about but I just can't help it sometimes. Only one more week of classes left. Finishing off my projects and presentations little by little. Thankful for the progress I've made. Saw a pic of this LV purse on Instagram a few days ago and find it really adorable. It is the Palm Springs backpack in the mini size. I am not much of a backpack person but st...

We've adopted a cat. I don't have any pictures of him at the moment, and he's still shy but getting used to the house. He's very very skinny like he's been abandoned a while back, probably a house cat. When my cousin found him, he had some injuries that the vet said are actually dog bites. He's doing a lot better now and eating well. I've also started organizing/rearranging stuff in our house to make it a bit more cozy. Organizing the children's wardrobes, however, is a slightly lengthier project as so many of their clothes are mostly at my mom's. I will probably keep the clothes at mom's because there's talk of my husband being sent away again and I am not staying in this house if he's not here. I'm so tired of this lack of stability. In other news, my car is late!! They said I'd get it today at most and I'm so anxious. I'm quite busy today due to having university later so I don't have that much time to go pick u...

Well, apparently my kids' foot and mouth disease is still contagious! I took my daughter to school and was called to take her back not 10 mins later. I really didn't know and feel so bad about that. I think I'll keep them home another week and see how they are doing later on. Still waiting to hear about my car and whether it is ready yet. I can't wait! So much university work to do but I keep saying I'll wait till they're both asleep...it's very rare for them to both be asleep...DD sleeps even later than me now that she hasn't been going to school...

I've realized that Hearthstone, being my most played game, is actually the one I talk about the least. I'm enjoying my current Rogue deck but if I aim to reach a higher rank I'm going to need to make some changes. This deck has not been able to get any higher for quiet a while now.

So, I've decided to seriously start tapering off my zoloft once and for all. It is recommended to exercise throughout tapering as my dr and therapist informed me, but I will be tapering it off as slow as possible anyway.

We haven't slept for days. DAYS! If I'm this exhausted then I do wonder how my poor kids are feeling. They've been sick and I've actually never come across one of these illnesses; which is foot and mouth disease. My son had it worse than my daughter but both of them aren't eating. Now it seems like my daughter has the flu or at least a flu-like illness. She's been out of school for a week now. In other news, the car is mine! Hopefully I'll receive it next week. I need to get my kids car seats for it so I guess I'll call the retailer about these two since they are quieter colors of the Fllo model.

I am probably going to get these carseats (Foonf) by Clek for my new car. They are so colorful! Even the non-printed ones aren't very plain. I'm planning to initially put he kids car seats in the middle row but then later on they're going to the back. It's just that for now we would occasionally need the back row down to transfer our stuff from our house to mom's when we stay over there. But hopefully when hubby is done with his course we wouldn't need to transfer anything large with us so it should be okay.

So...I booked the car. They had it in white and silver (or it is more grey, actually). So the color is called graphite grey pearl, the interior is cedar brown valcona leather. Another thing that really amazed me is the isofix in all seats except the driver's seat (naturally). Hoping to have this new baby by next week!

So I keep browsing the adidas website and especially the Stella Mccartney collections. I have my eyes on a couple of pieces but I'm not going to oblige myself this one. The only reason I'll allow myself to purchase new gym clothes is if I lose a lot of weight and my current ones are too big. I doubt this would happen as this plateau I've hit seems like it's no longer a plateau and just a straight line. As for the car, the dealership informed me that they currently only have it in white and silver with the interior combination that I prefer. It doesn't matter to me too much so I will probably just go for the white. I hope that it is still available next week as I'm not going to make the commitment too fast!

I really can't believe that it's already November! Here is my Bakery Story half-Halloween layout. Probably within the next few weeks I'll slowly change out the "scary" parts to some non-seasonal items or whatever else I feel like displaying.  I'm really sad that I've been doing the Headless Horseman event daily on my paladin and I haven't gotten his mount! I do remember it being a really low rate drop, but I didn't expect it to be this bad! 

When the Legion expansion first came out, I didn't play right away. I didn't think I'd be interested. But then found it oddly nostalgic while watching my husband play and decided to purchase it. Now I am really into WoW and finding this one of my favorite expansions. A (hubby) was slightly ahead of me and he reached Suramar first. He was so amazed by it that he kept telling me to come look whenever he was there. And I was just as in awe as he was. It's absolutely beautiful. It made us both think of Hogwarts (although there is a magician's academy in Azsuna, not Suramar) and for me, I really love the botanical theme it has going on.  This screenshot above is from The Waning Cresent. I really am crazy about those crawling vines. I feel that I would like to have some of my home decor inspired by it. If I could find someone to paint me a mural that isn't very cheesy with some vines and a few blooms just like the one above, then I might actually have this...

Probably never posted about this, but a while back I started playing my Paladin. It is probably the first time that I've seriously healed with a paladin. It's been really fun, I'm enjoying it a lot. Been interested in healing with a priest, too, but unfortunately I only have time to play one character. So the priest will have to wait. When I join the looking for raid groups I like hearing the priest heal animations because that used to be my main (and only) healing class. Surprisingly, though, I can't stand playing mage anymore. It used to be my favorite!

I think I prefer this interior package with the wood trims. It's so beautiful! I know it seems like I'm focusing on aesthetics, but if I'm going to pay that much for a car and have it last a decade with me, it has to mostly work and look the way I want it to!

I'm so frustrated that the iPhone blogger app keeps crashing and there have been no updates to it. I can't post as much as I would like as I'm not always using the laptop. Yesterday I tried the Audi Q7 and I really love it. I'm going to take time to think about it a bit more. It costs a bit more than I expected (the prices that you can get online are only averages or estimates or w/e), but it's worth it in my opinion. Driving it feels like driving a feather but this feather is powerful. It does not feel like an SUV at all, it's so petite! It's an absolute treat to drive. Tiny but powerful and very quiet. I still think I should give the Mercedes-Benz a look but I've been reading comparisons that state that the Q7 is actually roomier. 

I had a sad day yesterday. The dr. said our project is too vast and that he would like to see it reduced to something smaller so that we can actually do some analysis that everyone would understand. It made me upset because the project is about my father's office and at first he seemed really bored with it (the dr that is). Then it turns out that he actually worked with my father in the past and said that their IT at the time was actually the most advanced in the city...this was back in '96. I told him that my father passed away in '04 and since then there hasn't been many advances done. I feel so embarrassed that I shared that in front of the class. They now all know something personal about me and it upsets me. It also made me realize I miss my dad so much.

So this is the other car that I am somewhat interested in. The Mercedes-Benz GLE, which is also a 7 seater. I tend to always go for navy blue, maybe I am hoping that my dream car will be navy blue. The Mercedes-Benz interior is absolutely amazing. I would not have even considered it if it hadn't been for how amazing it looked. I love the design of the leather seats and the color of the wooden trim. It's just so stylish! We have a group presentation today and I just wish we didn't have to present.

Today I decided to order a few things from Net-A-Porter that I've kinda had my eyes on. First, the top and leggings because they look so amazing and remind me of the stylish gym clothes that gymnasts wear. The cosmetic case...I just had to. I needed a larger cosmetic case due to constantly moving around from our place to mom's and that specific print was the perfect option. Charlotte Olympia, well, because it's Charlotte Olympia and Barbie! I was born in the 80s, that shade of pink is pure nostalgia for me and my favorite shade of pink! I also came to the conclusion that I can only do 2 courses this semester and planning to go in tomorrow to drop my third one. It wasn't really that easy to come to that decision but my son is quite hyper and often gets hurt as a result. It's hard for me to think about studying or leaving him when I know he falls so often. Hopefully by December we'll know if he can get a spot at preschool. If he's putting his energy out in...

It seems I have a different flavor of the week in terms of cars so far, but as I've probably said to myself before. It will all depend on the test drive. This is the Audi Q7. I never thought I'd want an Audi. The girls at school used to go crazy for Audis but it just wasn't a name I knew or paid attention to. I knew Mercedes-Benz & BMW, that was pretty much all I knew about cars. These days, however, I could see a car passing by and without even seeing the name I'd know, ah, that' a BMW. A family member recommends the Mercedes-Benz equivalent of the Audi Q7 as it is probably a little more spacious, but I think I'll post about it another time. A few days ago I met up with a friend out and we shopped at Sephora then had dinner. My kids came along and it seems like everyone had a great time. I feel lighthearted and happy that I got to do something with other adults! Next week Hermes is opening at a new mall and we have been invited to attend the openi...

It seems 3 subjects per semester is a bit too much stress for me and I don't enjoy it. However, there is no point in me stalling any longer. I should work hard now so that I can relax later. 8 more weeks, meaning 7 or less classes. There is a holiday in the mix somewhere so it's not like I'll have to attend the classes that much longer...

So today before logging on WoW I noticed that there was something new on the Battle.net app. There was a DATE under Karazhan!! In 10 days the raid is coming and I must gear up! Well, going to have to get my paly to 110 first (currently 107) but I do believe paladin is my main right now. I've little interest in playing other things. Enjoying healing so far, we'll see if I would still enjoy it in heroics, mythics & raids!

I kinda have my eyes on 2 Cartier bracelets that I'd like to decide between. It doesn't mean I'll get them now just that I want to see which one to go for first. I already have a rose gold love bracelet with no diamonds. So right now I'm trying to decide between a 4 diamond yellow gold love or a yellow gold juste un clou. Pictures were from Cartier.com

It sucks that the blogger app on my phone keeps crashing before I even get the chance to finish writing my posts. I don't know what's causing it and it doesn't look like there's an update at the moment. Never really posted pictures of my newly acquired bags that were on my wishlist, so here they are. First off, the pink colorblock Fendi and the charm. The pink and light green are even more fabulous in person. I can easily say this is my favorite color combination and I don't feel like it's "too trendy". The charm is also really cute, I loved it so much that I went to one of my local Fendi boutiques and purchased 2 more and maybe going to get another one, too, soon. The Mansure Gavriel, simple, hard, easy to scratch but lovely either way. It's big enough to fit a lot of stuff and I find the bucket bag look very easy going. It's perfect on the weekends when I go to the barn or something as it's very low key.  I'm really...

Last week I did a bit of Ulduar with a friend. It wasn't too nostalgic as I rarely ever did Ulduar. When I reached the point where I could raid it was mostly trial of the champion/crusader and then ice crown citadel. Been wanting to post on my blog for days now but the app on my phone keeps crashing. I wrote something really ranty last night and was so upset but even though the post is gone I feel like my feelings are out in the world and not bottled up inside.

I love this cute cat bag from Chanel. I feel like I really want to add it to my collection. Although the pattern is seasonal it's just so cute and it's cats! What more could I ask for? I am really hungry today. I had 2 boiled egg sandwiches for breakfast and a salad for lunch. Right now it's 5.30 and I'm starved. I wonder if I should have a light dinner now before class? The level of hunger I've reached can be quite distracting I believe. And it's not like I'm craving anything specific, so it's not carb cravings or anything like that. Not really in the mood for class at all. I feel down because my summer vacation didn't go as I'd hoped and everything else I'd been looking forward to just went down the drain recently. I don't feel like I have the energy to do anything.

Earlier today I had this "amazing idea" of maybe selling the Nissan and buying the Lexus GX instead of the RX, simply because the GX is more of a family car and we hopefully plan to have more little ones in the future. However, I am not ready to part with the Nissan yet even though I rarely drive it and feel that it's too huge for me. Sometimes it feels like I'm driving a truck rather than an SUV. The GX is approximately the same size as the Toyota Prado that my family owns and I drive most of all. So I figured once I get my own car it should be around the same dimensions as the Prado as it is quite comfortable for me. Owning my own car is a far away dream for me and has always been. But probably around January/February once we are back home, it would probably be time for me to seriously think about getting my own car as by then it'll be a necessity since I won't be living at my parents' house anymore therefore can't borrow their cars when...

Unfortunately I don't have date stamps on my screenshots (is there an option to do that even?) so I don't know when exactly this happened but my demon hunter has been 110 for a while now and doing world quests. It's been really fun and for the first time ever I am kind of enjoying playing tank!

If nothing screams desperate, I do. I've started looking around for meal replacement shakes and found this one from 310 Nutrition . At this point I'm willing to try anything since my weight has stagnated for months now despite my dietary changes and workouts. Been feeling really down about it. Thinking of ordering these and seeing if they help. I already never know what to eat for lunch so I figure if I have one in the morning and push my breakfast to lunch and have a salad at night it might work? 

World of Warcraft had connectivity issues for me the past couple of days...so I've been playing Hearthstone instead. I reached rank 19 pretty quickly which is all I wanted really so I could get this month's card back. But now that wow is working again I'm back to that. Been really sick since yesterday and still feel even worse today. it's almost hard to breath now too. I hope it passes really fast as I miss being active.

I was so sure I posted about today's BS update preview but I guess I didn't. It's so refreshing for me to see a crate in these colors and theme. Fall is a hard season for me to look at for long. And I would love it if my bakery could be pink for October! October is breast cancer awareness month after all.

I'm thinking of getting my own car more often now. I had to drive the huge Armada to get dd from school and the ride would have been way more comfortable if I had my own little car to drive. Here are my favorite combinations of exteriors and interiors: Obsidian. I always thought I'd get a white car but it seems 80% of cars we see on the street are white. The color obsidian sounds really cool, almost like it is a description of dragon scales. The obsidian dragon, hehe. Nebula Gray Pearl is also a cool sounding color. I like gray for a car, too.  This interior combination is called parchment leather matte bamboo trim. This is the one that I saw in person I believe. It's lovely because there are 3 colors there, the parchment, the dark brown and the bamboo trim.  This is called noble brown with matte linear dark mocha wood trim. I loved this one even without seeing the other one. I love dark brown and calling it noble brown makes it seem like it...