$25 for a Red Carpet Event

Drew Barrymore (I love her!) stepped out of the red carpet event wearing a $25 metallic dress!

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She paired it with a $760 Yves Saint Laurent "Tribute" pumps and the result is still as classy. Hmm...I wonder if I could pull this off? Definitely not! Hahaha!!!

Easy shopping

I received this email from Paypal.

I got curious with the free international shipping ad and immediately checked it out. Wow, I don't think I'd go shopping in the mall anymore! And for people who live in places with no malls, fret no more. The mall will come right into your room!

Here in Phnom Penh, I sometimes miss shopping for some branded items. Now I don't have to go to Bangkok or Manila to shop for my favorite brands.

For clothing, I saw brands like Banana Republic, Lacoste, DKNY, Old Navy, Anthropologie, etc, etc...

And oh, this is only exclusive to Paypal customers. So if you haven't signed up yet, do it now.

Happy shopping!

Fickle Minded

A week from now, I am going to buy one of these bags.

LV Delightful MM ($855 LV website)

Gucci "Sukey" ($895 Gucci website)

Or maybe I should just buy a cheaper bag and get two or even three bags. I can't decide. I am not just fickle minded. I guess I am really "kuripot".

Which one of the above you like better?

Get Fit Anywhere

I've tried going to the gym, running and joining yoga classes. But I couldn't sustain the enthusiasm. After a while, I stop.

I realize I really don't have to go to the gym to be able to work out. I could exercise at home in my own time.

Today I was browsing self.com and saw Jill Wagner's Wipeout Workout. I could definitely add these workouts to my routine.

Stairway Stretch. Walk up and down stairs on the tips of your toes for a simple but effective calf stretch.

Smile and Squat. Stand straight up with your legs shoulder-width apart. With your back straight, body leaning forward bend your knees and lower yourself into squat, don't sit down. Rise back up for 3 sets of 15.

Half-gallon Lunge. Stand straight up, legs together with jugs in both hands at the sides of the body. Extend left leg forward into a lunge with your knee directly over your left heel, right leg stretched behind the body. Return to original position and alternate legs for 3 to 4 sets of 10 on each side. But don't race through these lunges—going slow maximizes your muscles' workout.

For the complete workout, visit self.com

Intercontinental Westlake Hanoi

If you're planning a trip to Hanoi, consider staying at InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel. We were in Hanoi last month and we stayed there. It is one of the nicest hotel I've stayed at.




Some may not like the location because it is not in the city center. But for me, it was perfect. Yes it is not in the center of action but it's not far away either. It's only 4km from the city. The other places of interest are also not that far. Here's what I got from their website:

Golden Lotus Pagoda (0 KM / 0 MI)
Quang Ba night Flower Market (1 KM / 0.62 MI)
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (2 KM / 1.24 MI)
Ho Chi Minh Museum (2 KM / 1.24 MI)
Hanoi Opera House (4 KM / 2.49 MI)
Temple of Literature (5 KM / 3.11 MI)
Museum of Fine Arts (5 KM / 3.11 MI)
Museum of Ethnology (11 KM / 6.84 MI)
Thang Long Water Puppet (5 KM / 3.11 MI)
Bat Trang Ceramics Village (10 KM / 6.21 MI)
Ha Dong Silk Village (20 KM / 12.43 MI)
One Pillar Pagoda (2 KM / 1.24 MI)

INTERCONTINENTAL HANOI WESTLAKE
1A Nghi Tam, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam