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Romantic Holiday in Bali Island

We took time off for a romantic holiday to Bali Islands, as part of our first wedding anniversary celebrations. This is a memorable experience for both of us and it was our first time going to this island as husband and wife.

Day One : Shopping in Kuta Town

Day 1 started at the Hard Rock Hotel, just in the middle of Kuta town centre and facing the beach. Flying in from Kuala Lumpur, our Malaysia Airlines flight arrived in the afternoon and we took a cab to the hotel. We decided to use the money exchange downtown in Kuta as I found those rates better than what we could get in the airport. Be sure to hop around different money changers (some are just changing $ in their retail outlet), and you will find even up to 10% difference in the rate.

We had lunch in a local restaurant in Kuta centre ordering shrimp spaghetti in olive oil, shrimp crackers (keropok udang), and seafood tom yam soup (tom yam kuung), with his drinking ice lemongrass with honey tea, while I went with a fresh mixed fruit juice. Harrace made full use of his laptop by checking his email in the Coffee Bean Tea Leaf café while I sipped on the fruity ice-blended Malibu Dream drink.

The whole afternoon was just spent shopping on the main street and you’ll be amazed on how much genuine “fake” brands were around – Versace, Gucci or Calvin Klein. Therefore we ended up not buying much that day, but only local Balinese jewelry made of sea shells and silver jewelry.
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Last night before we slept, we started looking back at our relationship in 1999, and how we got started dating. Then, we started to think about the first gift we presented to each other during our courtship. The 1st flower Harrace gave to me was right after a motivation seminar that i attended, so on graduation night, he stood there with my parents and a bouquet of roses. As i was very emotional after the seminar, it felt so good to have someone to hug and i was totally surprised with the gift. Then in the car, he presented me with a 2nd gift, which was an evening bag in silver colour.

How do you choose a gift for your girlfriend or wife?
1. Does brand matter?
- well it’s extra advantage of course, only if you can afford it. No point breaking the bank just to satisfy a girl and then end up being broke for 3 months.
- for beginners there are many USA affordable brands like Guess? and then later on, you can move on to present her French or Italian brands like Gucci, Prada or Louis Vuitton.

2. What are popular items suitable for women?
- this depends on the age group and the style of your girl. Buy something that will match her identity or image.

Here are some ideas on what you can purchase:-
a. Cosmetics items such as lipstick, lip gloss, eye shadow, or fun make up kits (especially during Christmas season, you have a wide selection of make up kits that are suitable for parties at night)
- for women that enjoy playing around with make up, popular brands include MAC, Shu Uemera, and Stila.
- for women that are sophisticated and prefer natural make up, the popular cosmetics brands include Lancome and Estee Lauder or Shiseido.

b. Fragranced products such as Perfumes, Body Lotion, Body Shower and Massage Oil.
- check out what type of perfume she already owns to make sure that you do not end up buying something that she already has
- bring her to the fragrance counters to see what scent she prefers eg is it fruity, or strong
- EDT = eau de toilette
- EDP = eau de parfum (this will be more long lasting and therefore more expensive)
- good choice includes perfume sets or fragrance coffret sets which comes with the perfume and the body lotion or shower gel too

c. Jewelry ranges from affordable ranges like Folie Folie Italian 925 sterling silver, Swarovski crystal jewelries, up to the more luxury brand of jewelry from Tiffany
- avoid buying genuine gold jewelry unless you know that your partner actually likes to wear gold jewelry
- simple platinum or white gold chain with pendant, bracelets or earrings with semi precious stones like topaz, or citrine are good choices too

I can still remember Harrace presented me with a Chanel lipstick during our first week of courtship and i was so happy as it was my first time to own a Chanel range cosmetic. The only thing that went wrong was that the lipstick colour was not something that i would normally have chosen, (so check what lipstick colour she normally wears, eg it is bright red, ruby, peach, or nude tones that she wears usually).

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Of course, the longer you’ve been together, you will be more likely to know your partner’s taste. The recent items he purchased for me in April? Two Louis Vuitton bags, including a luggage bag (as i’m always rushing to the airport every fortnightly), and a Sony Ericsson brand new W960i mobile phone.

In the next posting, i’ll share tips with ladies out there on what gifts are great for your boyfriend or husband.

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Have you been on holiday with your husband or wife lately? It’s always good to get away from work, and get a great holiday for two. Since getting married in June 2007, both of us have travelled on several romantic trips, such as spa holiday to Tokyo, Japan in October 2007 and then during Christmas 2007, we headed to Korea for ski holiday.

It was my first time skiing (even though i looked very comfortable) so i appreciated the skiing lessons provided by my Korean Ski Coach. Here is a photo of both of us at Gangchon Ski Resort in Korea.

Harrace has skiied in the USA many years ago so he decided to go for a more challenging scope. And as usual, we had so much fun laughing when he fell down, but he stood up fast again and continue to ski.

As for me, i couldn’t even stand still so i was basically skiing backwards, sidewards and boy, were we tired at the end of the ski session. You can check out this url http://flickr.com/photos/internetmarketing/sets/72157603919901295/ for more Korea holiday photos.

What is good about skiing?
- learn a new sports together
- great exercise and one of best way to burn fat
- laugh about your spouse when they fall down
- ski resort is fun in the day, and romantic at night
- cool weather so you can hug your loved one tight!

Have you tried skiing? I can’t wait for my next skiing trip!

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I love stories and every night, Harrace will tell me jokes and stories for 10 minutes or so, before i can fall asleep. Here is a romantic story that he shared with me just now over tea as i was feeling a little stressed today. I hope you enjoy this love story as much as i did.

An old man visits the hospital at 8am and waits anxiously for his turn to see the doctor. The doctor arrived and asked him why was he so early as his appointment was scheduled at 9am. The old man commented that 9am was the earliest allowed time slot for appointment as stated by the nurse at the doctor’s office, but he tried his luck to see whether he can meet the doctor earlier as he has to accompany his wife for breakfast at 9.30am.

Looking at the commited man, the doctor agreed to start his consultation earlier and brought him into the room. As they both chatted, here is the conversation that took place :-
Doctor : Why didn’t you have breakfast with your wife first before coming to the clinic?
Old man : For the past 30 years, i have always accompanied my wife for breakfast at 9.30am without fail so i plan to keep this promise
Doctor : Is she waiting for you at home?
Old man : No, she’s sick and at the hospital. Since 3 years ago, she had Alzheimer’s and couldn’t even remember who i am.
Doctor : So she does not even recognise you yet you visit her every day without fail?
Old man : She might not remember our relationship nor recognise me, but I DO!

After listening to such a romantic story, my tears started to roll down as it was just so touching! How many of us could keep to our promise to a loved one even if they forgot about this promise?

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Last week, i was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, and there was a nice European gentleman next to me. We had a fun time talking about living in Asia, as he has been in different Asian cities since 1997. Halfway through the conversation, he made a remark, which was, “How come you are not wearing your wedding band?”

Actually, both me & Harrace do not wear our wedding band. How about you? I like to have different accessories to match my different outfits, such as gold coloured huge rings to match a red bold jacket, and cute rings when i have a more “girlie” attire on. Therefore, for both of us, we did not mind not wearing a wedding band on our finger even after the wedding.

How did you choose your wedding ring? We preferred classic designs and in white gold or platinum rather than gold wedding bands. Our original choice of wedding ring was quite unique, with the groom wedding band with blue sapphire and the bride wedding band with red ruby stone. To fit with our “frog prince” concept, we even had each wedding ring with a king and queen crown on the platinum setting. Then towards our wedding reception, the jeweller who custom made the pair of wedding band for us, made a mistake and created bands which were too big for our fingers. Harrace could even wear my “bride” ruby ring so you can visualise how huge the ring size was.

Finally, we changed to a more simple wedding ring design, platinum with diamond and borders on the side of the ring. The wedding ring even came with a pink heart shaped ring holder. The only times we wore the wedding rings were when we exchanged vows in Hong Kong and Malaysia during the wedding dinner.

If you have found your true partner, then wearing your ring or not is not such a big deal after all, don’t you think?

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After our June wedding, we have been busy travelling and today, we have the first birthday celebration for Harrace, my hubby.

Where did we celebrate? We were in Singapore yesterday and a group of customers even sang him a great birthday song, which you can see here

So after work yesterday, we went to Clarke Quay (popular tourist and nightlife area in Singapore) to have dinner at Jumbo Restaurant. We ordered the popular Sri Lankan chilli crab, oysters on omelette and also cod fish. We were so full but yet had space for Hokkaido matcha (green tea) ice cream.

Today is the exact date for the celebration but we were on a flight back to Hong Kong and we will have our celebration again tonight. A special Napoleon mango cake and i hope that he’ll love it later.

What was the first birthday gift you gave to your husband or wife after the wedding? Me? Both of us bought so much stuff these few months, like our brand new HK$4 million apartment in Hong Kong, new Mercedes Benz in Malaysia, and now we are even investing in our own computer lab in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong.

Who is giving who presents? It’s hard to tell now.

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