Hello Bloggies!

If you have been reading my blog for some time now then you would know that this post is not about me sharing my cardio workout, not at all. 🙅 I actually published this blog post with the title Taking My Cardio Workout To The Next Level about a year ago and yeah, it had nothing to do with cardio workout (unless you agree with me that shopping is one of the cardio workouts) and today, I am back again to write something similar to that blog post except that this time round, it has something to do with workout. Yeah, I am seriously serious.

Any of you are fitness enthusiasts here or someone who loves to workout? I know I am. 🙋
If you are then you will understand that you can never have enough sportswear and right now with all the different varieties of sportswear available out there, yes, you can never have enough of them. I mean NEVER.

Why am I sounding like I am trying to give myself some excuses to shop for more sportswear so that I will feel better? 😝

Okay, let's skip the long intro, the damage had been done anyway. 😏

Cotton On Body is currently my favorite store where I get all my sportswear because not only that they are affordable (I can't afford to have so many Nike sport bras and shorts) but they also sell good quality sportswear. I have been their loyal customer for some time now and if there is a sale going on, God bless my wallet because that is when I go crazy shopping for sportswear, haha!

There was a sale going on last few weeks and yes, I could not resist the urge to get myself some additional sportswear so I splurged a little bit.

PEEKABOO!


I have been purchasing most of my sportswear from Cotton On Body and I roughly know what sizes I should get so I decided to shop online. Mainly because it is much easier to browse through everything from your laptop and since Cotton On Body was having a sale, some of the items or sizes may not be available in store so in order to save me some hassle, I decided to go online. You can enjoy free shipping for order above $50 so just make sure you have a shopping cart that worth $50 and you are good to go! 😝

Everything was nicely packed in a plastic bag with their price tags on. In case if you change your mind about any of the items you purchased online, just simply pack them back in the plastic and post it back to them. Simple return and exchange policy, that is one of the reasons why I love to shop on Cotton On online.


Let me just quickly go through each and every item that I had purchased from Cotton On Body.

I have finally got myself a matching sport bra and shorts, hooray! Usually I do not care anything about matching my top and bottom because my shorts are all black and black is a universal color that will match everything. If you are lazy to match your top and bottom, just get a black shorts and this will save you a lot of time, haha, lazy girl hack.

BF: "Can't believe that you got yourself a gym uniform." 😂



I can never say no to pink and I had to get this. Sometimes you need to look cute too on the treadmill, haha! I love the sweet baby pink color on it and trust me, it is very comfortable. I wore this a few times to yoga class, it was very comfortable to move around with.


Last but not least (I wish I had more than these), I got myself another pair of black shorts to match all the other tops that I have right now. Seriously girls, if you have trouble in matching your top and bottom, a pair of black shorts will literally save your life.


I love every item that I had purchased from Cotton On Body but these shorts are my favorite. It is a simple pair of black shorts but I love the tiny holes detail at the side of it.


The best part about these shorts is IT HAS POCKETS!


Okay, that is it to my sportswear haul from Cotton On Body.
I highly recommend sportswear from Cotton On Body because I love how they are able to provide great quality sportswear at an affordable price.

If any of you are planning to upgrade your workout wardrobe, don't forget to drop by Cotton On Body and check out their sportswear collection. If I am not mistaken, there is currently a sale going on so don't miss out the great deal! 😉

Happy shopping!

Love,
Rachel.

Hello to all runners out there, newbie runner (because 5 KM is my only kind of run) is here to say hi! 👋😁

Last Saturday, BF and I just took part in the craziest and funnest run ever, The Music Run by AIA.

Imagine that you get to run with your favorite songs and get the chance to experience the loudest music festival after the run, isn't that awesome?

I don't know about you guys but I am definitely into this kind of run! 👍

Run began at 5 PM so we still had some time to kill and we decided to walk around to see if we could find something interesting or maybe some shady place to hide from the scorching sun.


And then we found Gong Cha's booth at the back, it felt so great to see your favorite bubble tea was there to support you, LOL! 😂


Had to order a cup of Milk Tea with Herbal Jelly to ease the body, mind and soul (crazy excuses that you made up just to get a drink). 😂


BF got a cup of Purple Plum Tea and it was not really the yummiest drink ever. It tasted like sour blackcurrant juice and you know me, sour drink and food are not my kind of thing.

For those who wished to shop for some The Music Run Merchandise, there was a booth available there selling t-shirt, cap, headband and many more.


And I decided to get The Music Run Women's Singlet from their #FitTheBeat Collection for $30, it was such a cool singlet to have. 😎

Here are the front and back photos of the singlet, it is just a simple black singlet but the play buttons at the back are so cute! 😍

I love it so much! It is one of the comfiest singlets that I have ever owned and I wore it to the gym the next day, seriously can't wait to show it off to the world. 😝

There was a warm up session for us before we started running. It was a short 15 minutes Zumba dance just to shake off our bodies. 💃


It was a huge crowd with all the music runners and here is a picture of everyone trying to gather at the starting line.


While waiting for the race to start, here is a quick selfie of me and my running buddy who hates to run or exercise in general. 😒

Here we go again! Thanks for being my running partner although you hate running so much 😂 . . . #themusicrun #singapore #running #healthy #exercise #healthylifestyle #funrun #fitness #fitstagram #fitnessjourney #fit #livethebeat #TMRbyAIA #musicrunners

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Sorry that you got dragged into this, AGAIN! Sorry not sorry! 😂

The best part about this run was all the cool songs that was played along the 5 KM route and that actually made running even much more fun. 🎶

Okay, let's just skip to the finish line.

WE MADE IT with our sweaty face, haha! 👍🏃


And here is our medal.

*Drum roll* 🥁


New running t-shirt and medal added to my collection, CHECKED! ✔


And here comes the best part of The Music Run 2017, THE ULTIMATE AFTER-RUN MUSIC FESTIVAL! 🎶

The after-run party, LET'S GET THE PARTY STARTED! 🎆🎇🎉

The craziest run ever, IT'S TIME TO PARTY! 🎉🎉🎉 . . . #running #crazy #party #musicfestival #themusicrun #music #TMRbyAIA #singapore #livethebeat #musicrunners #partytime #putyourhandsup #run #dance

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Here is another one with fireworks. 🎆

I am secretly in love with the delivery guy.

Not only one delivery guy but a few of them who had been kind enough to deliver my parcel to me. Every delivery guy that came to my house made me feel special and love.

Okay, that is it. I am not going to express my love to the delivery guy anymore, haha!

But do you guys feel happy when you see the delivery guy standing in front of your doorstep with a parcel in his hands? Do you feel the love that he is trying to show you? Do you feel like Christmas all over again?

Have you felt any of these feelings?

Okay, now I sound crazy, haha! What happened to "not going to express my love to the delivery guy anymore"?

I just feel happy, that's all. It is like Santa came early with everything that was on my Christmas wishlist (Although I paid for everything that was on my wishlist 😅).

Online shopping has been one of my favourite activities since I knew the magic behind those mouse clicks. Thank you mouse for serving me well and this time I shopped a little on TaoBao, basically it is a Chinese version of Amazon.

Short story on why I ended up shopping on TaoBao.

I got a new phone last two months and I could not find a nice phone case for it. I am currently using Sony Xperia XZ and somehow most of the shops are selling only iPhone cases. Can somebody please tell me why? It is quite hard to get one nice and cute phone case for my phone but iPhone case is like all over the place. You can practically get whatever casing that your heart desires, I am so jealous of iPhone users. 😒

But at least, I still have TaoBao to save my poor soul, haha.

With a few mouse clicks here and there, waited for weeks before it got to my doorstep and TADAH!

My early Christmas gift, minus the less appealing wrapping sack but what really matters is on the inside, haha!


Let's do some unwrapping business to see what I got from TaoBao. 😉

I bought two phone cases for Hazel but sadly I got one of them the wrong phone model. 😢

TSUM TSUM!
Finally I managed to find them on TaoBao! And look at how adorable Stitch is with the alien hat on his head, just so freaking cute and I had to get it.




I am not sure what Japanese cartoon is this but they are so cute with the watermelon print.


And I got myself a bonus item which I wanted to get for some time.

I had been browsing the internet for quite some time before I decided to get these cuties because I don't feel comfortable buying shoes online.

I love to shop online but there are few things that I would rather not to buy online especially shorts and pants. Sometimes those shorts or pants fit perfectly around my waistline but not on my thighs or the other way round. Skirts are okay because you don't need to worry whether it fits your thighs or not, as long as it fits nicely around your waistline then you are good to go.

Second is shoes. My shoe size is 7 but some of the shoes may have slightly smaller cutting size and I might need to get them in size 7.5 or 8. You can only know how well a pair of shoes fits you until you really try them on. Some shoes fit your feet perfectly but they are not comfortable, and usually uncomfortable shoes will end up in the storeroom forever, haha!

That was why it took me so long to decide whether or not I should get these Tsum Tsum slip on shoes.

So now I already got them, what do I think about buying shoes online?

Overall, I am happy with my purchase this time. Those are really adorable shoes and it appeared to be the same as the pictures shown online  I got them in size 7 which is my usual shoe size but these are a little bit loose for me. Just a little bit that it does not bother me that much because once I wear socks with it then it is fine. Maybe those are the rooms for socks, haha!

If you are interested in getting one or two pair for yourself (there are other designs available too), here are the links for you:
Grace Gift Official Website ⇨ CLICK HERE
Grace Gift on TaoBao ⇨ CLICK HERE

Last but not least, I got this key chain for no reason. Even my mom asked me why did I get this weird looking key chain online, haha!

It is Gudetama and I must have it, that's all.


Okay, that's all for my TaoBao haul for this time.

So far I've got 6 phone cases so I think I'm good and that's enough. Please don't let me see another cute phone case else I would end up with another 6 phone cases and my mom would definitely kill me for that, haha!

Okay, that's it for this post.
I hope you guys enjoyed reading as I enjoyed shopping online, haha!

Happy weekend!

The TaoBao Lover,
Rachel.

Okay, now I am being annoying, haha!
Mom said I should smile for the camera so say "CHEESE"! 😁

Oh yeah, BTW, any of you are Gudetama fan?

Isn't it the cutest egg on earth?
It is so cute and I had to get all 3 of the designs.

I am currently obsessed with this glob-like creature with arms and legs but that is not the main reason why I love it so much. The main reason why I fell in love with this creature is because of its freaking weird facial expressions.

I do not know about you guys but that egg's facial expression truly describes of what I am feeling most of the time, especially the one that says "seriously... I can't...".

Yup, that is me on a daily basis, "Seriously, I just can't, it is too much for me" then go back to bed hiding under my blanket. 😂

Okay, so go get those t-shirts before they are sold out (You have been warned)!

Okay, today's post is not all about Gudetama but about how we embrace our "beauties" through selfie.

Okay okay, please don't puke in front of your computer or laptop, please don't hit the close button and please don't hate me. 😝

So here comes the selfie game. 😂






Okay, you have seen enough, I am sorry that I hurt your eyes 😂 and now, I am going to share some of my FiFi's pictures. At least she is cute and who doesn't like dogs, right?

FiFi as the Little Green Riding Hood.



And look, I had found FiFi in a cookie form and look at those derpy eyes of this cookie, haha!


I really enjoyed being around with my family especially my crazy sisters. The house would be so noisy when the four of us were all together, mom and dad would be like "can you all please be quiet for a second?". 😝

Okay, that is it for this post.

I know it is too late to say this but Happy Chinese New Year to all my friends and family.

Here is a nanoblock 财神爷 (God of Wealth) that I bought for my dad, isn't it cute?
And yes, it came in tiny blocks that you have to assemble yourself.