Singapore, Here We Come!

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And the saga of adventure continues! :D

After such a   luxurious coach ride on our way to SG, we were in sheer anticipation of seeing yet another beautiful country. As expected, we arrived late in the evening. We were only armed with the SG maps that Jimmy printed for us.

Photo source: Google

Good thing the bus stopped nearby the hotel location! However, we felt so dumb after finding out from the Filipina receptionist that the hotel we tried to book online was at Bugis and not at Selegie! She further said that there were actually 25 branches of the said hotel in SG! WTH!

Geez!

We were so dumbfounded but she tried to appease us by saying the hotel was situated conveniently and is very accessible to prime locations. We were convinced right there and then. Why not? We were too tired to explore where in the world was Bugis so without further convincing, we checked in the hotel at once.

Photo Source: http://www.fragrancehotel.com

Looking so haggard upon arrival at SG but still managed to wear a smile for the cam ;-)

When we reached our hotel room, Star immediately dozed off to sleep. I was awake the whole time just trying to fix my stuffs. When Star finally woke up after about 15 minutes, we got out of the hotel and tried to explore the city at night.

Outside the hotel at night

We tried to look for something to fill our then hungry stomachs. It was a little hard for us because we practically didn’t know where to go, hahaha! :lol: But we were in the mood for some adventure. We ended up at Little India, one of SG’s MRT station.

Going down the MRT Station :-)

We went back on our way and got lucky to have found a Chinese restaurant. Only 30 minutes left and the restaurant was about to close. So we quickly browsed over the menu and ordered fried rice with sliced beef. Everything looked alien to me so I opted for that one. Besides, my teeth can’t chew hard solid foods and I don’t eat that much. Star decided to take the same order. However, the waitress never cared to warn us that the small order was big enough for two! Star was too hungry though and ate up almost everything. I didn’t even managed to eat half of the plate.

"Flied Lice" for dinner, LOL!

Star and I at dinner

It was a long day for us. When we returned back to our hotel almost at midnight,we immediately washed up and called it a night. We agreed to set the alarm for 6am but ended up getting up at 7, LOL! We then took our breakfast at the hotel’s restaurant.

Looking so fresh early in the morning. Ready to have our breakfast

Excited for the SG tour. But hey! Breakfast first ;-)

Perfect breakfast for me ;-)

Right after breakfast, we were too excited to have our itinerary finally realized. But everything clouded up on us when we went down at the hotel’s lobby and saw quite a handful of people stranded! There was a heavy downpour and we didn’t even realized it! Singapore was entirely wet all morning. Our excitement died down a bit. We just then decided to explore the hotel but went back to our room after a while.

Wet Singapore: Selegie House fronting our hotel

Hotel's pool

Star and I agreed to wait up for a few minutes to let the rain subside a bit. We ended up doing some photoshoots, LOL!

YAY!

Windy reprimanded us via SMS for staying so long in the hotel room instead of being out, LOL! To quote him:

“What?! You went to SG only to stay in the hotel room???!!!! OMG!

That was so Windy! Hahaha!  :D

Realizing that we don’t have so much time in our hands, we had to finally go down and decided to arrange a hotel package tour instead of doing it on our own.

Just finished arranging a hotel tour package

Unfortunately, the tour was scheduled at two o’clock in the afternoon. We had no choice but to explore wet Singapore  and did some shopping.

Exploring wet SG

As this post have been fully loaded with images, my next post shall feature the SG tour. :D

Till then!

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  1. Momgen says:

    Oh so cool buti ka pa heheh thanks for sharing. Mine is up too.
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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Momgen,

    Thanks Mom! Will go visit your blog soon.

    See yah!

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  2. Mariuca says:

    He he he I see u sweetie! So did u enjoy the flied lice? LOL! You guys look great in the pics and the hotel looks great too. Nice shots of Sing here, want to see more! :):):)
    Mariuca´s last [type] ..Travel Thursday – Rome this Summer!

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Mariuca,

    Haha! Good thing you did, Sweetie. LOL!

    The flied lice was AOK but I would have loved another if there’s better choices, LOL!

    Thanks for the compliment. We could have opted for a better hotel but we’re just too tired upon arrival.

    More coming your way soon ;-)

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  3. chubskulit says:

    I am envy lol.. Singapore is one beautiful place, I’d love to visit someday. Beautiful pics!
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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @chubskulit,

    Haha! No need to, Rose.

    Indeed, SG is beautiful! Would love to go visit again one day.

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  4. Techie She says:

    i enjoyed reading about this part of your trip lainy. such a memorable, enjoyable and exciting adventure. i wish i also wrote about our recent escapades/travels this way but i’m too conscious of my mid-section fats that was captured by the camera to even bother sharing them on my blog. hehehe.

    regards!
    Techie She´s last [type] ..Techie She’s Lucky Blogger Weekly Giveaways Week 6

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Techie She,

    Thanks mucho, She!

    It was indeed very memorable for us. It was full of adventure and such beautiful experience is truly worth the recollection ;-)

    Would so love to know most of your travels. I believe you have been to different parts of the globe. That must be very exciting.

    Don’t bother about the fats. The experience is what matters the most :-)

    See yah!

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  5. Clarissa says:

    OMG!I’m so green with envy!Singapore is one place that I want to visit someday.I heard that the place there is clean and the people is friendly too.Happy to hear that you enjoyed your trip^_^

    http://ties-bonding.blogspot.com/2011/07/manga-artists-visited-fukushima.html

    Happy Nostalgia!
    Clarissa´s last [type] ..Manga Artists Visited Fukushima

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Clarissa,

    Haha! Relax lang Mommy Clang. I am sure you’ll get the chance of visiting SG one day ;-)

    The place is indeed very clean. You’ll feel safe in SG. You can ask anyone and you’ll get to your destination safe and sound.

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  6. Pearl says:

    Oh how I wish I could travel to SG sometime! Everything looks good!

    Please check my FTF entry for this week: Kung Pao Chicken Recipe
    Much ♥,
    Pearl
    Sassy Chef Recipes and Reviews
    Pearl´s last [type] ..Stir-Fried Kung Pao Chicken

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Pearl,

    I am sure you’ll be able to go visit SG very soon. It’s worth it!

    Gotta visit you now.

    See yah!

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  7. Try Laksa and Chicken rice…I think you would love them too.

    Hope you can visit my FTF The F Blogger :) Have a delicious weekend!

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @The F Blogger,

    Hmmm. I haven’t tried that as of yet. Thanks for the suggestion.

    Done commenting at your blog. Didn’t know Fedhz is also into the polvoron business, hehe. Andaming raket! Yan ang Mommy! :-)

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  8. Vhen says:

    im green with envy hahaha!

    nice photos and yummy fried lice wahahaha!

    Happy Food Trip Friday!

    http://vhen.blogspot.com/2011/07/dinengdeng-meets-fried-tilapia.html

    hope you can stop by, thanks!
    Vhen´s last [type] ..365:#136-137

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Vhen,

    Flied lice, Vhen. LOL!

    Will go swing by your blog now.

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  9. Vhen says:

    im back here again sis :)
    visiting from PF!

    here are my entries:

    http://point-shoot-vhen.blogspot.com/2011/07/365136-137.html

    http://vlayugan.blogspot.com/2011/07/two-sleepy-head.html

    http://theothersideofme-vhen.blogspot.com/2011/07/from-qatar-with.html

    http://sashagaebrielle.blogspot.com/2011/07/hello-kitty-slipper.html

    hope to see you there too, thanks!

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Vhen,

    Thanks for coming back, Vhen.

    Wow! Sobrang daming entries for PF, hehe! Don’t worry, I will visit them all.

    See yah!

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  10. Stormblogger says:

    lovely pics! ^_^
    Stormblogger´s last [type] ..LOVING YOU BY STORMBLOGGER

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Stormblogger,

    Thanks Leyn! :-)

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  11. Yannie says:

    Never been there. But I want to visit SG…. someday

    My pink entries

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    Pink 3D Flower

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Yannie,

    I am sure you will. Someday. :-)

    Thanks for the visit.

    See yah!

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  12. Tetcha says:

    Nice vacation and really lovely foods you have there! Happy FTF! Here’s my entry: http://www.delightmyappetite.com/2011/07/food-trip-friday-penang-hill/

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Tetcha,

    Thank you, Sis! See yah!

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  13. wow!..naintriga ako..ano ba work mo sis? kasama pa kayo ni Star talaga..its been a while na hindi ko nakakasalubong si star sa blogging..hmmm..so much fun I am sure..

    from PF sis..
    http://irisjoehanna.blogspot.com/2011/07/combo-nail-polish.html

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Iris by Shengkay,

    Hola Sheng! I am a government employee. I took a leave of absence for this escapade, LOL!

    Star is the secretary of my Boss in his own Law Firm, a separate entity from the government agency we are connected with. He’s also a blogger whom I have influenced to blog some years back but he is presently inactive coz of his promotion hence, his blog on comatose, (LOL!) as he got such a very busy schedule.

    Star needs some inspiration to be able to write updates at her blog again. She’s rather down right now :-(

    I hope that satisfies your curiosity :wink:

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  14. chie says:

    I thought diri ra gaulan, sa SG sad diay? lami kaau iambak sa pool. lami ra tong fried rice nila Lain?

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @chie,

    Perteng ulan ngadto Chie pagvisit namo. Two straight days that we were there, it has been all wet in the morning. Ok man pud ang flied lice, hehe!

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  15. nus-a pod kaya ko maka tour diha sa SG? hehehe. kahayahay sa life oi…laag-laag ra man. ka nice sa inyo mga photos Lainy . Anyway, was here for PF
    A Woman’s Note´s last [type] ..iHeart Them

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @A Woman’s Note,

    I am sure you will soon too, Kat. Thanks for the compliment.

    Will go visit your PF entry soon.

    See yah!

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  16. Lainy, balik sa ko comment be…why diay flied lice…ila rice daghan lice nga nag fly??? lol..
    A Woman’s Note´s last [type] ..iHeart Them

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @A Woman’s Note,

    Haha! Kadaghan na ninyo na curious ba. Nalingaw ko, hahaha!

    I actually got that from Windy. He told me some Chinese would pronounce “R” as “L”, therefore fried rice being pronounced as FLIED LICE, LOL! :wink:

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  17. faye says:

    nice :)

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @faye,

    Thanks!

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  18. Mona says:

    Wow ..hope to visit SG also .. They said its really nice country to visit and its clean pa ..
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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Mona,

    You said it! It’s indeed clean and a beautiful country!

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  19. Arlene says:

    Great post and photos, Sis! I’ve never been to SG yet but hopeful someday. Country hopping nalang sa nearby countries din. Hahaiii i need some thousand dollars siguro for the whole trip. lol!

    Pasalubong ha and that means POSTCARD! ^^ kahit from Gen San mo na e mail sa akin ^^

    Hi to Star!

    My brown is now up.
    Arlene´s last [type] ..Thursday Brownies # 003

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Arlene,

    Thanks Sis! For sure you’ll be able to save up some thousand dollars for the trips, hehe!

    SG postcard on your mailbox soon, Sis. Mailed it last Monday :-)

    See yah!

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  20. Mirage says:

    I love going about SG, so clean and the trains are cuter too! Definitely a city worth coming back to. Thanks for joining Thursday Brownies….
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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Mirage,

    Yeah. Would love to come back to SG soon too. I just need to save up enough dime for it coz everything there is pricey :-)

    My pleasure to join TB.

    See yah!

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  21. Rcel says:

    Flied Lice? Yaiks! LOL. Kalingaw oi!

    Naulanan diay nuon mo didto Sis? Ana pud ko ba, I just love to stay in the hotel wherever we go! Labi na ug init ang lugar! Hahaha.

    I have PINK FLOWER in the NIGHTSKY courtesy of the July 4th Fireworks! See you! :) Rcel´s last [type] ..Useful White Shoes

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Rcel,

    Haha! Walay lice Sis uy! LOL! ;-)

    Wala man mi naulanan, Sis. Pero two days nga naa mi ngadto sige jud ulan especially in the morning.

    Gotta visit your PF entry soon.

    See yah!

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  22. Vernz says:

    wow lainy.. kabibo sa inyong trip oi… ulan diha? wala baha sa singapore.. hahaha! dropping by for nostalgia.

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Vernz,

    Bibo jud, Vernz. Bisan duha ra intawon mi, hehe! Walay baha sa SG. Nindot kaayo ngadto. Kung sa Manila pa tingali to, nah! Na flashflood na!

    Thanks for swinging by here! See yah!

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  23. Chris says:

    what a great journey! someday, i hope we can go there too
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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Chris,

    Yes, ’twas a great journey indeed!

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  24. Vhen says:

    hi there!

    im back again for COPS naman, hehehe

    happy COPS!

    here are my entries:

    http://vhen.blogspot.com/2011/07/yummy-ube-macapuno.html

    http://theothersideofme-vhen.blogspot.com/2011/07/frugal-find-flowery-top.html

    http://sashagaebrielle.blogspot.com/2011/07/rain-boots.html

    http://point-shoot-vhen.blogspot.com/2011/07/365138-140.html

    hope to see you there too, thanks!

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Vhen,

    Hi Vhen! Thanks for coming back for COPS. The entire family dined out and I just reached home. I feel too tired and sleepy. Just about to hit the sack.

    Will go visit ALL your COPS entry tomorrow.

    Nytie nyt!

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  25. This hotel chain’s properties are conveniently located and not too expensive.

    Hope you have fun visiting our places of interest and trying our local food.
    eastcoastlife´s last [type] ..God’s Facebook – PH

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @eastcoastlife,

    Hi ECL! Yes, I have to agree with you that the hotel was conveniently located and not too expensive.

    We had a blast there in your country but we can only hope we had a longer stay. I wish I could go back again one day :-)

    Been to your blog and found your recent post very interesting. I couldn’t leave my footprints just yet coz I am dead tired. I will make sure I’ll come back tomorrow and make my presence felt.

    Till then! Good night! :-)

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  26. Aww..mao diay na story sa flied lice…hahahahahaha…baliktad sa Japan kay ang japan ang “L” daw ay “r” hahahaha… so ang lice ay rice…ang fly kay fry…bueng hehehe
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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @A Woman’s Note,

    Oo Kat, hehe!

    Oh! Didn’t realize Japanese are the exact opposites of the Chinese when pronouncing the R and L till you made mention about it here.

    Lingaw, hehe! :wink:

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  27. Adin B says:

    Looks like a fun trip! Enjoy and have safe one. You still look great, sweetie. ;) Adin B´s last [type] ..Friday’s Thrifted Treasures

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Adin B,

    It was Sis. Thanks for being here. :-)

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  28. How I wish I could visit Singapore soon. My brother and his family lives there now and we’ve never had the chance to visit them. The food looks so good. Gosh, it’s 5am here and it’s making me hungry. I love fried rice and breakfast meals! :D

    Visiting via Yummy Sunday. Here’s my entry: French Vanilla Coffee
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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Late Bloomer Blog,

    You will one day, Sis. At least you have some family there. Will make the visit a lot easier and more fun.

    See you at your french vanilla coffee post ;-)

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  29. gagay says:

    feeling pod naku niadto kog Sg while reading your post te.hehehe! ug nakatawa jud ko sa flied lice!hahaha! :D thanks for sharing te lainy!

    have a great Sunday! here’s my Yummy Sunday entry!
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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @gagay,

    Hehe! Thanks Gay! Nakatawa pud lagi ko anang Flied Lice bah, LOL!

    Thanks for being here, Gay. Been to your chicken post at your blog. Dropped off some comment, too.

    See you around!

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  30. Rcel says:

    Visiting again for FTF, Sis! I’m glad there isn’t any LICE on that platter! Lol.

    I have some BIRTHDAY LEFTOVERS at mine! Let me know if you virtually want some! :D Rcel´s last [type] ..Birthday Leftover

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Rcel,

    Thanks for never failing to come back, Sis. No lice at all, Sis. It’s actually yummy yum! Hehe!

    See yah at your birthday left over post! No doubt I would love some :wink:

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  31. Carlota says:

    wow- great fotos! Thanks for the share/tour sis.
    Carlota´s last [type] ..C-O-P-Saturdays #02: Purple Shoe

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Carlota,

    Pleasure is all mine, Sis! :-)

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  32. Ms. Burrito says:

    Hi Tita, sorry for my late visit. Looks like a fun filled vacation.
    Ms. Burrito´s last [type] ..Shoes – Color Connection # 6

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Ms. Burrito,

    No problem, pretty girl. Basta ikaw. ;-)

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  33. Vhen says:

    hi hi hi there!

    for sure masarap naman ung flied lice? hahaha!

    happy YS!

    http://vhen.blogspot.com/2011/07/cafe-picarre.html

    hope to see you there too, thanks!

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    Lainybelle Reply:

    @Vhen,

    Masarap, sobra! Mahal yan sa SG, LOL!

    Happy YS too, Vhen.

    Done visiting and dropping off a comment at your YS entry.

    Hugs!

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  34. Pat K says:

    Looks like you two are having a grand time! Thanks for sharing.

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  35. cheerful says:

    wow, yummy breakfast! reminds me of my first trip to sg, i was inside the hotel most of the time (i was by myself, 3 daysstop-over to cambodia but got hotel tour too)…but the second time was i’m out most of the time (back in hotel after midnight and leave before 7am)! can’t wait to read more…great pictures! visiting from FTF, have a great week! :) cheerful´s last [type] ..Food Trip Friday 033: Class Party…

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  36. thats my dream breakfast

    here’s my entry
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