Just love this time of the year - the weather is cool, there is vacation leave to clear, the family gets more time together, the mood at work is relaxed and shops are having their annual year-end sales. And have you ever noticed that out of a sudden, the cinemas are actually screening better movies? I am curious about Charlotte's Web and the Zhang Yimou's new epic staring Gong Li, who else. Then, there CHRISTMASMAS (yes, it deserves to be spelt using capital letters)!!!

We took the kid out on Christmas shopping today. This time around (see last time here), I made sure to check her bag - twice, to make sure we've got it covered.

Started the day at a bistro in town. We had brunch of waffles, sausages and tea, while she had her milk. Slipped a couple pinches of waffles into her mouth and that made her day. That was followed by a tour around the town's supermarket to get Guacamole dips, and whole cranberry sauce for our dinner party on Christmas' eve. Then, we got even more gifts for even more people. E1 and Alyssa will be getting Scene-It (Friends Edition), while Colin and Eileena will get the original Rush Hour - Traffic Jam Puzzle. For Andy, we got this cool pic-frame of mouse and cheese motif. Ying Kang will get this fish-themed handy hanger. We were in shop-aradise. Spending frenzy. The Christmas carols all jazzed up with new funky beats made our adrenaline flow. We were unstoppable. Our credit cards must have gotten thinner with all the swiping.

Throughout the action, the kid was divined. She was lovely to everyone she met. To sum it all up, it was a good day out!