magical dreamer

My brother is currently on a course and he'll be done in January. He's invited me to travel with him once he's done as he'll have a vacation from work. His destination is most probably Japan. I asked if he minds my bringing the kids and he said he doesn't. Something to look forward to as I feel like there's nothing for me to look forward to at the moment in terms of travel. I'd love to give my kids the opportunity to go to Disneyland again. My daughter has such fond memories there.

i loved tokyo so much that i'm sad to leave. i hope hubby still wants to go...

I guess one thing i'm glad that we are leaving Japan tomorrow night for is...that i can start going back to the gym and things can settle down before uni & nursery start again.  Thinking of purchasing a new 3ds but i just can't make a decision...

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 ...

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...

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...

Hello, my name is K and I am a Victoria's Secret sportswear addict...even when I'm on a trip.  We came to a hotel 2 hrs away for a short getaway since we aren't traveling for quite a while. A told me he might not get a holiday longer than 3 days so there go my Maldivian dreams.  Hearing or seeing anything related to the Maldives causes me to have a little poke in chest. It's nothing big, just a poke, the honeymoon I didn't get to go on, the castle I never competed, the level I could never reach. I have realized now that everyone has something in their lives that causes them that little poke. But my question is, why are some affected by that poke more than others? Or is it simply that some people are more obvious than others? Or that some have gotten so good at hiding the pain that they no longer realize that they have it? 

Well...it happened. I got FFXIV and put so much pressure on myself to reach level 10 yesterday. I still didn't get much of a chance to play today but maybe soon. I wish I could go back to Germany instead...I miss walking around the streets, shopping and sitting in cafes. I miss the greenery.

Well...there's a really good chance the Tokyo trip is getting postponed for a second time. Yesterday I was really torn apart over it and felt my feelings of worthlessness resurfacing but today I am better. Postponing the trip till December is actually much better. The weather will be completely different. It'll be cold! Coming from a warm climate this sounds really amazing. I would love to go somewhere else for now but we aren't sure if it would be possible due to lengthy visa processes. For the moment, I've decided to look at Hermes.com  and their available bags (wondering if I can find any of them at my local boutique). First comes this small garden party in cobalt. I already have a garden party but in a larger size. I find it to be a really practical bag and I love having simple bags in many colors. Then comes this So Kelly in Peony and gold hardware. I don't know if Peony is an official Hermes color but that's what it says on the website. I've...

My first empty bottle of July. This is one of my favorites. Its scent is very floral, like a field in the summer. Such a fresh scent. I'm actually planning to repurchase in the future. My mom is very sweet...she's including me and the kids in her future travels. I'd really love it. Only Japan is in the works right now, postponed to the second week of August. But who knows? maybe another opportunity will present itself. 

last night, I wrote a quick update on this blog but somehow it got swallowed by my being logged out while pressing post! How odd. I've been feeling like the condition of my skin is really bad. I felt like I had a lot of breakouts and a lot of under the skin acne and it was driving me crazy. So I decided to go for a facial. It was the blissful facial by Ila cosmetics that I used to have during my last pregnancy. My skin felt like it was glowing afterwards. the therapist told me that she doesn't feel my skin has any major issues and doesn't even need facials very often. I was planning to go back the following week but was pleased to hear there's no need. Might go again sometime in July.  Apparently the only problem area is my dark circles. She asked how I apply my eye cream and I told her...supposedly I'm doing it wrong and we'll see if there's any difference upon the correction of my methods. The Japan trip is currently in the process of bein...

Almost can't believe it's June already. Next week it'll be T-4 weeks till the Japan trip (if it actually happens). This is another perfume I recently finished, Chance Chanel. I don't hate it but I don't love it either. I've received and gone through so many bottles of it over the years that it just feels like a neutral scent to me now. But in this recent set I've received it was the perfume, shower gel and body cream. I'm actually enjoying the freshness of the shower gel and as an added bonus, the bottle is so pretty that I think I may keep it as decor when I redecorate my dressing room.  This morning was my date with dh since he had a 3 day weekend. We went to see Warcraft and I personally really enjoy it. Dh says the story was super rushed though to me it was just rushed as I have no real background of the lore. The only reason I know character names is because they all represent their classes inHearthstone.  The rest of the day was sp...

We just came back from Munich a few days ago. The trip was absolutely amazing. It exceeded any expectations I could have ever had. I really hope to go back sometime soon.

Really enjoying everything that Munich has to offer so far...only been here a little over a day and can't wait to see more. We have tourist things planned for tomorrow. Today I went and got my hubby some souvenirs. I like getting him perfumes because it's one of his favorite things. Nowadays I mostly target niche perfumeries. Even managed to snag myself a few a few unique scents! Once we get back home, I plan to schedule every second of every day! Well, not every second but I do want to have a plan of what I'll spend every day doing. Like there are gym sessions to be done, at least 5 sessions per week. Then I want to make use of my club membership and go for hair & body treatments often. Then, of course, there's  university classes and studying. Studying should be done on a daily basis whenever the kids are taking a nap or when they fall asleep at night. Obviously at the club they would be off having fun at the daycare.  Wanted to share the products I've...

Bakery Story got its sale, but I don't want to talk about it. I'm giving up on crates from now on. I've wasted so much money on buying crates in this game...this really has to stop.  I have a job interview coming up, but I decided to contact the place and let them know I won't be making it. This is not the right time for me to have a job what with my full time masters program. I aim to do well in my studies, and I can't do that and work out (needed stress/anxiety relief) and work and take care of my kids. I want to minimize time away from them while my husband is away. Something really amazing happened. Apparently we're going to Japan this summer! Not with my hubbub since he'll still be busy with his course, but with other family. I'm so surprised! We were talking about a different location entirely and suddenly the destination became Japan! Time to dig up my old research on things to do and see in Tokyo!  Went out with the kids this morning and did got ...

So many things to contemplate. A few things changed in my mind lately.  We've gone to France a few times during our stay in Switzerland. Only a few more days to go but I honestly feel done and ready to go home. M's formula is about to finish...so I have to get her something new here. It was quite a big miscalculation in my opinion but I think we'll be fine. The only brand I saw here was aptimil, and she's had it before when she was 4 months old so I'm not worried about it being foreign to her. She's been eating yogurt and ella's kitchen satchets but we're almost out of the latter.  I had a dream that I am preparing for the arrival of a baby girl. It's kind of surprising as I am 5 weeks and 4 days pregnant. With M at 6 weeks and a few days I dreamed that M was a girl. But the circumstances were different with M. This is what I saw today.

We went and had lunch in France.

Always find the strangest things!