Genetic Shopaholics

Evidence of where the Tham sisters got our shopaholic genes from.

During one of the days we were in Shanghai, when we came out of my bedroom after Kiiron's afternoon nap , mum excitedly told me that she saw a mini washing machine for sale on TV.  Did I hear correctly? She wants to buy a mini washing machine? She said it's very useful and exactly what she needed so that she can use it to wash small loads of clothes, especially Kiiron's ones. She even called up the hotline to ask about the product (Chicken & duck talk though as she cant really catch the mainland mandarin)

Ahhh... She had discover the joy of media shopping.  If she is not so afraid of using the computer, she would have excellent fun with online shopping.  Currently, I'm her personal shopper, she just need to tell me what she wants, I'll search and she pick.

This thing cost RMB269.  It is really mini and the function is simple, almost like a toy for Kiiron who is 22mths.  He kept throwing things into it, maybe he thought it's a dustbin!  We brought it back to Singapore. haha!  Mum claimed that this gadget can wash the clothes until very clean wor.  I wonder how many times she will use this before it goes into the store room.
    

Snack Time

I am always looking for new healthy and tasty snacks for Kiiron.  I know that we are not suppose to encourage our little tots to take so much titbits but we adults also cannot stop ourselves from munching right?  As long as the snacks are not too high in salt content and he takes it in moderation, I'm not too particular.  Kiiron is not a food lover so I'll let him have whatever he wants to eat, if he is intereted.

Great! Here's the evidence I needed to proof that I'm not dreaming up this myself.  In fact I think this applies for 1-99 years old.  More than 25% of my calories came from snacks!

Snacks are also essential items to pack when we are travelling, especially when they get older.  I need lots of snacks to keep him seated during the flight, especially during take-off and landing.  Munching on snacks helps to relief the ear pressure too.

Here are what we found recently.

Freeze Dried Mini Fruits
Available at NTUC ($6.95) and Cold Storage Drie($7.20) in 2 flavors. (Apple / Banana Strawberry).  I find it a bit pricy though and the volume is really little, especially so when mummy is munching on it too!  I prefer the Banana Strawberry one more, we already finished 4 packs of it.



Lil' Crunchies
I ordered this together with my iHerb parcel.  I haven't seen this in Singapore's shops yet.  It's basically an ang-mo version of our childhood favourite snack, Chickadee... without so much MSG and salt.  There's several flavors but Veggie Dip is the only one available when I placed my orders.  Kiiron is not so hot over this and ate like about 10 pcs only.  Kippy and I finished up the rest.

   

My iHerb Parcel

I love the internet era! Almost anything can be done in the comfort of our home.  I can catch with friends, do research, watch movies/shows, order food and shop... while still in my pyjamas.  

Online shopping is the best innovation for shopahalics.  Things just magically appearred at your doorsteps, futhermore it is borderless and there is no opening hours.

The management at iHerb had their act right by providing direct international shopping to almost everywhere in the world.  I know there're vpost and what not, I used them often too but it's still additional steps which can be a pain at times. I managed to catch the free international shipping offer last month.  Yes!!! I got my stuff shipped to Singapore for free!  This means that I paid the same price as someone staying in US. haha!

The main objective is to get some DHA gummies for kids but since I'm already at it, I got some snacks as well. Total damage is about US$55.  What's most cool is that I get US$5 off for my 1st purchase at iHerb.

All you need to do is to key in this discount code at checkout to get US$5 off your 1st purchase.
OKE555

I opt for the internation airmail which has no tracking.  The parcel reached in 10 days and it was well packed.  All the snacks are placed in ziplock bags.  If you are shipping anything to Singapore, remember to limit your items to US$200 to avoid paying for GST.

   

In a black box...

Online shopping had gone a step higher...

http://www.reebonz.com/ is a member's only online shopping club. It features daily sales events on luxury bags, clothes, shoes, jewellery, baby stuff, household items, etc... It's very addictive as there are different sales events everyday, so members have to check-in daily to see what's on!

For all the readers of my blog who needs an invitation to join reebonz, here's it is...
http://www.reebonz.com/member_invite/keatinspace

Justification that I need this bag:

• I need to new sling bag to hold Kiiron's and my stuff
• It's a belated birthday present for myself

They surprised me when my bag arrived beautifully wrapped in a black box. I'm a happy shopper!

Cheap and Cheerful item from Daiso

I love to shop in Daiso, basically I can spend the whole day there looking at each little stuff and figuring what I can use them for.

I know... it's super "auntie"... but I'm an auntie what!
This is my latest found in Daiso. It is so useful and only $2!

• It is a grater which nicely mesh up apple, pear, etc and I can just directly feed using a spoon from the container (there's a plastic piece and cover which was not shown in the pic)
• there's a tiny suction cup attached to the container, so can also use it as a suction bowl. The suction is not so strong and my boy can pull it out but for the price, I'm not complaining.

My Tiger Food Jar

Finally... Got my hands on the Tiger Food Jar which was highly recommended on SMH Aug09.
Thanks to Auntie Suzanna, whom managed to help me grab it from the Isetan card member's private sale!

This gadget can cook porriage on-the-go, then I can make porriage for Bay when we're in Chengdu next week. hohohoho!

Can you believe this tag? The original price is $109 and I got it for $39.90 during the sale.
The original price should be about $65 (Actual selling at BHG)
  



 
See also Trial run for Tiger Food Jar, Sweet potato porride in Tiger Food Jar, Lazy mummy's cooking method

Shopping Spree

I went on a shopping spree in 证大广场 (Superbrand mall near to Oriental Pearl tower).  There's so many of my fav shops here... H&M, UNIQLO, Zara, Agatha...

I bought 6 tops, 1 skirt, 1 pair of gloves and 2 rings. Total damage is about RMB 1000+. Not too bad!
Eventhough I've been in China for almost 3 years now, but I'm still not used to the value of RMB.  In Singapore, I'll think twice about spending S$25 on a top but will not bat an eyelid to spend RMB129.  I better be careful not to over-spend now... but I need some new shoes to go with my new clothes!!!