A Happy New Year to Everyone!

Just before the New Year, I got my 2 of favourite teas (Strawberry Cream & Almond Vanilla Green tea) to sip alongside a Panettone ...

They finally had the Almond Vanilla Green tea in stock! After months of constantly asking if this was in stock...I was in luck yesterday!

Patisserie Valerie had a delicious Panettone, carefully wrapped...

It goes so well with any tea =P . One of the reasons I like Panettone's is due to its light weight. It doesn't feel heavy when you eat it...so you don't feel so full or sick afterwards. It's not too sweet either. It's a wonderful treat for any time of the day.

And then...I went to watch the fireworks!

Although...Last year I managed to take much better picture than this year because I was closer to the London Eye and I had a good angle.

This time I was far off =( but nevertheless...I tried to take the best pictures I could! I had to raise my hand as high as I could...which was excruciatingly exhausting for a whole 10 minutes. Not to mention I had to hold it very still because my Canon is very poor at taking pictures in the dark >.< !

ENJOY looking through them ^.^

...and a Happy New Year to Everyone reading this post ! =)

Westfield Sparkles!

Yesterday I visited Westfield at White City, Shepherd's Bush. It boasted magnificent festive lights, a jolly crowd, cheerful atmosphere ....

My visit there was short lived...So all the pictures you'll see below are captured within 10 minutes or less (!)

-Enjoy browsing through them!-

Approaching the shopping mall from the tube station...

Displaying beautiful arrays of festive lights. Like the design and colours used (much better than Oxford & Regent Street...who used the same Xmas display lights over 2-3 years now >.>).

Inside one of the shops.

I spotted my favourite festive treat of the season (toffee nut aside =P)... the Panettone (Italian dessert cake thing)! This was inside Waitrose.

Different varieties of Panettones inside Waitrose were displayed.

A section of Westfield outside decorated with illuminating snowflakes (I think this was my favourite decorations/lights because it was so serene and breathtaking...yet also so simple).

Inside Westfield - it was like being in an igloo with all the white decorations and lights.

Can't remember the name of this shop but I liked the numerous Singer machines they used for their display. Very vintage!

I know this is potentially useless...but wouldn't you just love one of these in your room? =P

The Village is filled with designer shops, featuring all the well known names you can think of.

I spotted one of my favourite restaurants - Jom Makan! Picture is blurry because I was in a rush.

And a horrible exit at the end of the day - opting for the tube was a bad idea. The crowd was annoying. I simply cannot stand this kind of atmosphere...