gimme some coupons

in times of austerity, what does one with a champagne dream, but with a beer budget do? why, get a coupon book of course! mr t and i would not feel guilty eating out as it's a buy-one-get-one-for-free deal.

it's just the start of the year, but we were are able to use some of the coupons already.

delightful breakfast at bohouse - check.

fun times in fun city for baby - check.

dinner at duo - mark with a cross!they did not accept our coupon as i only ordered a salad, and the coupon states that you have to order a  main dish.boo!

and just as a wonderful surprise, my office gave us another book of coupons with equally thrilling deals!

so we now have these two thick discount/coupon books, and i do not think we will be able to use all of them.

you (and your guest) are welcome to drop by and rip off any coupon that you may fancy.

well, except the ones for fun city.unless you want to be given the evil look by baby.

hee.

tommy boy

we were able to finally watch the latest "mission impossible" film, and it did not disappoint!

the burj khalifa scenes were amazing! mr t and i wondered how could we possibly cope if we had sandstorm of that proportion?? and say what you want about tommy boy, i still think he looks good for his age considering he's already in his 50s!

A Care Bears poem for January

"Happy New Year!" the Care Bears say.

This is the month the Care Bears play

in fluffy piles of crystal snow

... sparkling in the sun's pale glow.

They glide! They slide! It's oh so nice

to skate across the silver ice!

Bears go for a toboggan ride,

then warm up by a fireside.

Inside there's cocoa in a mug--

books to read and Bears to hug.

Outside the Trees wear frozen lace.

The world's a rather fancy place.

**

awww... CARE BEAR STARE!!!

haha! such a cute poem! nicked this off from a care bears website. baby would love this. i will read this to her. meanwhile, here's another teaser...

vienna is christmas

patricia schultz was right in her "1000 places to see before you die" book. vienna IS christmas.

i would be eternally grateful that my family and i got to spend the festive season in this beautiful, graceful and charming city.

it was a joyous event.something that would be etched in my mind forever.i'm hoping that baby can live it out through our photos, and eventually travel there on her own when she's older.

so here's a teaser.

christmas and new year's stories in munich, vienna and bratislava (yes, in slovakia!) will come soon!

thank you, thank you, universe, for these opportunities.

hello 2012!

May your (coming) year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the (next) year, you surprise yourself - Neil Gaiman

please be awesome, 2012.

and oh hello, dubai.we're back!