Super Cute Tools Belt Soft Toys from IKEA for My Little Sifu

I can't believe I forgot to blog about this. It's too cute! A soft toy tool belt!
The perfect soft toys for boys!


They're from IKEA, so affordable, they can be chewed or thrown on anything... perfect!


My little sifu is so busy busy busy...

Hey!

You got somethin' needs fixin'?

Valentine Inspired Boyish Outfit, Gifts, etc.

I wanted to wear something like this for Valentine (Very literal, I know. I might as well cover myself in pink hearts)...boyish plus girly touches, with a mix of checker, stripes and bold reds. But since it's on a weekday, so casual wear is out of question :S


I love these lemon yellow Forever21 heart earrings, bought them impulsively at the cashier.


Another impulsive Forever21 buy, polka dotted bow ring. So sweet!


It's a Forever21 madness! The red jacket and the purse are from Forever 21 too! Opps.

forever21 jacket, earrings, ring, purse; uniqlo shirt, tee & pant leggings; bershka boots; vintage frame

Now...gifts.
I wanted to buy SC some pink boxers (which I could borrow for summer) + pink socks, but thought better and bought this tee.


Comfy for summer, and I love the pocket, folded sleeves, and button details.

I can so borrow these ;)

SC gave me this 3D heart shape jigsaw puzzle.

He said that love needs efforts from both sides, so I can't just receive a gift. I need to make an effort to "get" the gift. So true, I like thoughtful and meaningful gifts, unlike mine, which were full of ulterior motives ;)

I suck at putting puzzles together...just like the other thing SC said when he gave me this gift "Love is not supposed to be easy. It's hard" (What happened to him yesterday? He suddenly got so philosophical?)

He helped me putting this together.


Sweet and lovely! Too bad I can't put this on my iPhone :(

I also took lots of silly pictures and post them on instagram.
If you haven't, follow me @mochachocolatarita to see more silly pics ;)

SC and I tried to make a heart shape.


A hugeee bouquet of pink roses!


Wish vs reality.


Just to let you know how much does a bouquet like that cost here (around USD548).
Wowza!

I'll post our Valentine dinner on Mochachocolatarita.

Baby M in Batik Shirt & His Subaru

Did he like his gift from Indo grandma?


Yes! He loves his ride.


Honk honk!


He especially like turning the wheels with his fingers...
Baby, you're doing it wrong!

Baby M Loves Yoda

"May the force be with you"
Mmmmmwah!


Look what baby M got from Ieie cece!


They're so geeky cute!


Baby M was so intrigued!


They fit him perfectly.


Too cute to be true!


They made baby M walk around more...


"The force is strong with this one..."
Master Yoda, baby M loves.

Thank you so much for the amazing gifts, Ieie cece! Mmmmwah!
More pics are posted on my FB page.

Happy Birthday, SC!

Today is SC's birthday.

Searching for the perfect gift for him sometimes can be a pain in the ass, but not this year. His work shoes have literally been falling apart, there's even a hole at the bottom. His birthday gift came in right on time.

The search for the perfect shoes.
The qualities that I am looking for:
1. Not black
2. Non leather soles (they're very slippery when wet)
3. Young and cute, but still work appropriate
4. With a bit of an edge
5. Can't be too expensive

I finally found something that met all the above requirements at Aldo. They're the right shade of brown; they have rubber, non slip soles but not too obvious and not ugly; still work appropriate, not too grunge, still cute; the shoe laces are dark purple (yay! the edge!); and it's not too expensive (I can't disclose the price in case SC reads this) ^_^

Hope he loves them.

Happy birthday to SC.
Wishing you health and happiness above all.

Sparkly Camera Strap for My Canon 7D

This is a birthday gift from my lovely workmate, Johanna. We went to pick it out together at Seibu.
Initially, I picked out a red and white polka dotted strap. But I had to consider that sometimes SC needs to carry the camera, so I asked for his opinion and he picked my other favorite, this sparkly black number.
How disco of him :)

I'm so happy that my camera strap doesn't say CANON EOS 7D anymore!
I don't like how people think they got me all figured out just from my camera strap ;)
Let's keep them guessing.

Lovely Camera Strap for My Olympus PEN

I love love LOVE this Christmas/bday gift from SC's sister in law.


It's the perfect look for the camera, love the red, love the tan leather shade...and it fits my style and personality too!
Thanks so so much, Minnie! I love it!

Did you change your camera strap? Do share.

All-in-One Gathering

We had a canned food party last week...and since there's so little time, but so many excuses things to celebrate...we kinda had a canned food, KFC, baby shower, farewell thingy all-in-one.

Initially, J and I thought of cooking and photographing canned food and what we can do with them, some kinda cooking and food photography workshop...but there are two more girls, the double S, who are always more than willing to eat crappy food (my cooking) and yummy food (KFC) heheheh...and although they were no baby games and no one was crying, there were gifts for lil' SC and there were gifts for S & D who are leaving HK...thus the all-in-one gathering ^_*

The cooking and eating happened, but the food photography workshop? It was minimal, as always, as J & I were worried that the double S would be too hungry...they turn pretty slutty bitchy scary when they are :D

Trust me.

Their sweetnesses brought sweetest lil' gifts for lil' SC.
You've been warned.

What's in the goodie bag from Ms.S? The bag says "just add milk"

How adorable!!!

In the bag...

...a pair of sweetest, cutest lil' baby socks...

...and...one of cutest ever baby outfits...

...with fork & spoon on its sleeve...

...and it says...

"Food Critic"!
How clever! How appropriate!
Even uncle J wants one! :D

...and this rocker baby set...

AC DC baby outfit and lil' hat...lil SC's gonna be so cool in these. Fierce!

...from the other S...

A goodie bag from Nicholas & Bears, even the bag is soooo cute! A nice carrier bag for mama :D

...in the bag...

SC's favorite...the little fish squishy baby toy.
Papa wants to play now :D

...and this cute lil' blanket...

...which is so comfy and adorable (blues & bears = my favorite!), I wanna use it too!

...and from the ever so practical uncle J....something very very essential which papa & mama haven't even thought of buying yet...

Diapers and baby wipes! ESSENTIAL! :D

Thanks so so so so much, everyone! Lil' SC is so happy and grateful to have sweet uncles aunties gogor and che che!

For S & D who are soon leaving HK...

A couple of good night pillow cases...have plenty of good sleep...and good morning bath towels to freshen your days right up! :D

You will be sorely missed! Come back soon, please! Char siew (and we) awaits!

Where's the photog who documented this event?

He was running away with all the diapers...heheheh

SC's Bday Gifts 2010

SC's bday is coming up and I had been squeezing every single brain cell that I have left (which is not much) thinking what to buy for him T_T...

First I thought of...something...anything related to iPhone. I thought of an iPhone stand/charger/speaker all-in-one. I tested SC's reaction to this idea by bringing him out shopping for one. He kept saying "What the heck would you want this for? You could play the songs through your computer, this is absolutely useless."

:S

...and he proceeded to think that I was the one who wanted the speaker, and probably was planning to buy me one for my bday in December.

FAIL.

I asked SC, if he wanted an iPad...he said no bloody way.

FAIL.

Again.

I didn't want to buy him any fashion-related stuff as it would be predictable, and I can't buy him any XBOX games as he normally buys second hand games and a brand new game would be overpriced and thus ridiculous for me to buy.

FAIL.
Again & again.

Finally, one fine evening, while waiting for dinner with friends, we came across HARE (Sale) in Miramar Shopping Center TST, and saw some trendy pants and overalls, on sale!

It reminded me that he has been wanting denim overalls forever, so I told him if the liked them, I'd buy him one as his bday gift. He tried the dark blue denim one (too conspicuous, too Super Mario Bros) and this grey one, which I thought was lovely, just a wee bit Super Mario-ish ;) but still cute and the length has a bit of an edge to it.

But...

He didn't want it!!!
We went to dinner without buying, and I felt heart broken as the gift situation has not been resolved.

Once we got home, I told him that since we'd be attending a party the next evening, it'd be nice to be able to wear the overalls...I haven't seen anyone wearing them yet, he could be the one!

I should've said these key words yesterday. As soon as he heard this, he couldn't wait to have the overalls. All he wanted was the overalls. He insisted that we go to the shop and buy the overalls before the party, and he'd wear it there and then, to the party. I told him to buy the next day...and OMG, he could NOT wait.

So we went, we bought, and he wore it to his bday party.

He is known as someone who is quite open-minded in terms of fashion, and some of our friends gave some fashionable items indeed...

Vincent and Amy bought him these fabulous gladiator sandals...

Carrie bought him this cool looking belt...


New parents Joe and Athena gave him this leg massager...

...for my benefit! :D heheheh

...and the ever so witty Sir A bought him this...

a laptop/book "table" from GOD. LOLs!

Hope this post could give you some ideas, in case you need to buy a gift for a guy.
I ain't easy ;)