let's go back in time,to the previous weekend before the last,where we went to Gurnee Mills,some 45 minutes to the north of Deerfield.it's another of Chicago's many retail outlet,but in Gurnee Mills it's a bit different as the shops are located in a mall, a bit similar to York's retail outlet in the UK.
ate lunch at a cool restaurant there called the Rainforest Cafe with unique ambience and the feeling of having your meal deep inside the jungle with the animals surrounding you.
don't freak out okay,it's not a real snake :P
aquarium with tropical fishes
note the gorillas and monkeys at the right, they moves!after we stuffed ourselves with good food, we decided to part ways to make us easier to shop for the things that we wanted.the first shop i went?fossil of course,where i got her and myself a pair of watches.now we both have fossil watches to match along with our fossil wallets :)
i bet she gonna be crazy in here..
and here too! :p
i bet she gonna be crazy in here..
and here too! :ptried to get her something from Victoria's Secret, but i scared she won't like my choice so i decided to get her the next time we go to a retail outlet so that i could gather more information on what's her preferences :p 2 more weekends to go until i could surprise her with the best birthday present she ever had,and i really don't have any idea on how could i do that.haihs.
another 5 days of work passes by after that,and it's another weekend!Brenda went back on saturday morning and we got a new crew to roam Chicago with Nik and Kelvin joining us on friday,so on saturday we all went out to downtown and walk around under the burning sun (Nik still not getting the hang of walking around so much,his excuse?he need to buy a new Onitsuka Tiger so that he can walk around more :p ).went to the usual places like the Millenium Park and State Street then we head back home,deciding to give it another try the next morning when we all more energetic.
sunday morning came,and we all took the 11.26am train to downtown to see the Disney's A Christmas Carol train tour,the train stopped by in Chicago's Union Station just for the weekend before heading to St. Louis, and we decided to take the chance to take the tour.Buuutt the crowd were really crazy,the amount of people queueing are mind-blowing so we decided not to go to the tour and instead we just took a couple of pictures and just roam the town again,this time we walk along the Magnificent Mile with stops at souvenir shops around Chicago.
Disney's A Christmas Carol poster
my breakfast that morning, Rockstar energy drink.
(Kelvin interframing at the back)
Chicago Tribune building
another 5 days of work passes by after that,and it's another weekend!Brenda went back on saturday morning and we got a new crew to roam Chicago with Nik and Kelvin joining us on friday,so on saturday we all went out to downtown and walk around under the burning sun (Nik still not getting the hang of walking around so much,his excuse?he need to buy a new Onitsuka Tiger so that he can walk around more :p ).went to the usual places like the Millenium Park and State Street then we head back home,deciding to give it another try the next morning when we all more energetic.
sunday morning came,and we all took the 11.26am train to downtown to see the Disney's A Christmas Carol train tour,the train stopped by in Chicago's Union Station just for the weekend before heading to St. Louis, and we decided to take the chance to take the tour.Buuutt the crowd were really crazy,the amount of people queueing are mind-blowing so we decided not to go to the tour and instead we just took a couple of pictures and just roam the town again,this time we walk along the Magnificent Mile with stops at souvenir shops around Chicago.
Disney's A Christmas Carol poster
my breakfast that morning, Rockstar energy drink.(Kelvin interframing at the back)
Chicago Tribune buildingwe head to John Hancock Tower to have our lunch at The Cheesecake Factory located at the base of the tower itself. The Cheesecake Factory is famous with its cheesecake with a long list of tantalizing and sinful indulgence from a long history of dessert making with specialization in cheesecake recipes.
outside view of the restaurant
i can only imagine how stinky and snowy slurping to be here :P
unique interior of the restaurant
the cheesecake menu,and it's only the first page.
outside view of the restaurant
i can only imagine how stinky and snowy slurping to be here :P
unique interior of the restaurant
the cheesecake menu,and it's only the first page.there i had a lunch portion of the fish,a herb crusted salmon with asparagus and mashed potatoes.i thought i can handle a slice of the famous cheesecake after the meal,but i'm really stuffed after the big portion of the fish,and i decided to tarpau back a brownie sundae cheesecake which is soooo freaking nice,i really hope she can be here with me to enjoy the cheesecake because i know she gonna love them too(but not my cheesecake though,it's too chocolatey for her) :p i only indulge in my cheesecake when we got home,but the decoration cacat a bit from the trip back,but they're still delicious :p yummyyy.
want some? :p
bought a set of Never Shout Never merch, i love the cool design of the tshirt,and the EP is for her to listen to in her torto car (that's why torto pose in this picture too) :p
and of course, Vans Warped Tour tickets!! got it from ebay as i couldn't buy it directly from the website because of billing problems.really can't wait for this saturday where i'm going to finally watch my favourite bands live.but i really rather have her to teman me instead,as some of the bands are her favourites as well.looks like i have to make do with Nik.i'll took videos and pictures for you ok,penguin? :) some of my favourite bands that are playing are All Time Low,Every Avenue, Forever The Sickest Kids, Hit The Lights, Madina Lake, Meg and Dia, Never Shout Never, Sing It Loud, The White Tie Affair, The Maine, There For Tomorrow, You Me At Six, You Me and Everyone We Know and of course,the best of them all, VALENCIA!!!!
sowwy penguin if i make you jealous,i really do hope you can be here to join me,i would give everything in the world to have you in my arms while listening to our favourite songs.okay,maybe i need to make you feel better,perhaps this'll do for now.
a matching pair of To Write Love On Her Arms tshirts, the black one is for me and the white one is for her :) i know she wanted the other design,love is the movement,but that particular design is out of stock and needed more than a month for it to be in stock and delivered.i really tried my best to deal with the shop,but they said they really can't do anything,the only thing they can do is to cancel my previous order and ask me to make a new order on in-stock items for them to deliver a.s.a.p. but i still haven;t given up my hopes just yet,going to find for that design that she likes at the Warped Tour because there'll be a TWLOHA booth there.hope the design that she wants available at the booth. *fingers crossed,prays hard*
but hopefully this will make your day :)
going to soak in the bath tub,a long,hot bath is just what i really needed right now. *stretchyyy*
until next time.
kisses from Chicago.
x
want some? :pone of the things that i love here is of course,like in UK as well,the online shopping :p it is so convenient being in this side of the world because then i wouldn;t have to worry about shipping costs and stuff, and i could get basically anything that i wanted from a click of the button.bought a couple of cool stuffs online for myself and for her as well.
here's my new nike dunk hi premium sb "venom", from the character in spiderman which portrayed from the color of the sneakers, black and white. it's a bit tight at first (well,that's the only downside of online shopping,you can't really try an item first before you buy them), but after a couple of days it grew to fit my feet perfectly,just like what the shopkeeper that i met the other day said(he's a nike sb enthusiast as well), suede will grow and it's better to get half a size smaller than your original size.i love my new shoes,mainly because she's the one who ask me to get this colour as she likes this colour as well.
here's my new nike dunk hi premium sb "venom", from the character in spiderman which portrayed from the color of the sneakers, black and white. it's a bit tight at first (well,that's the only downside of online shopping,you can't really try an item first before you buy them), but after a couple of days it grew to fit my feet perfectly,just like what the shopkeeper that i met the other day said(he's a nike sb enthusiast as well), suede will grow and it's better to get half a size smaller than your original size.i love my new shoes,mainly because she's the one who ask me to get this colour as she likes this colour as well.
bought a set of Never Shout Never merch, i love the cool design of the tshirt,and the EP is for her to listen to in her torto car (that's why torto pose in this picture too) :p
and of course, Vans Warped Tour tickets!! got it from ebay as i couldn't buy it directly from the website because of billing problems.really can't wait for this saturday where i'm going to finally watch my favourite bands live.but i really rather have her to teman me instead,as some of the bands are her favourites as well.looks like i have to make do with Nik.i'll took videos and pictures for you ok,penguin? :) some of my favourite bands that are playing are All Time Low,Every Avenue, Forever The Sickest Kids, Hit The Lights, Madina Lake, Meg and Dia, Never Shout Never, Sing It Loud, The White Tie Affair, The Maine, There For Tomorrow, You Me At Six, You Me and Everyone We Know and of course,the best of them all, VALENCIA!!!!
sowwy penguin if i make you jealous,i really do hope you can be here to join me,i would give everything in the world to have you in my arms while listening to our favourite songs.okay,maybe i need to make you feel better,perhaps this'll do for now.
a matching pair of To Write Love On Her Arms tshirts, the black one is for me and the white one is for her :) i know she wanted the other design,love is the movement,but that particular design is out of stock and needed more than a month for it to be in stock and delivered.i really tried my best to deal with the shop,but they said they really can't do anything,the only thing they can do is to cancel my previous order and ask me to make a new order on in-stock items for them to deliver a.s.a.p. but i still haven;t given up my hopes just yet,going to find for that design that she likes at the Warped Tour because there'll be a TWLOHA booth there.hope the design that she wants available at the booth. *fingers crossed,prays hard*
but hopefully this will make your day :)
going to soak in the bath tub,a long,hot bath is just what i really needed right now. *stretchyyy*
until next time.
kisses from Chicago.
x
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