Numerous Hello Kitty sightings in Sweden

I had the opportunity to travel to Sweden a lot in 2010. One of my habits during my travels is to search for Hello Kitty things and Sweden did not disappoint! Below are all Hello Kitty products bought/Hello Kitty spotted in Sweden last year (in a period of 4 months):

 

Hello Kitty candy floss (there are many really good sweet shops in Sweden and they always sell HK products)

Hello Kitty sweet spray - edible

 

HK card holder

 

HK card holder

Product description card from the card holder 

HK ice lollies

 

HK ice lollies (different view)

HK bubbles

 

Hello Kitty chocolate

 

Hello Kitty window display (a watch/clock shop)

 

Self drawn Hello Kitty window display (my friend commented that this Hello Kitty gained a little weight - still cute though) - accompanied by full of HK products

It is really surprising that HK is actually famous in a Scandinavian country but it appears that this cute Japanese character has made its way to this corner of the world quite successfully!

Oh Diet Coke tree, oh Diet Coke tree....thy silver leaves are so unchanging;

 It is finally (already) the month of December. Doing anything Christmassy is no longer deemed "too early" or "too weird".

 

My lovely Diet Coke tower has changed shape - hopefully it will morph into a three tier triangle tree (to be treated as a Christmas tree) in no time. It will be decorated accordingly!

Did my first bit of the Christmas shopping yesterday at Fortnum and Mason - they do really beauty biscuit tins! My friend stumbled across this absolutely adorable cup cake at the fresh cakes counter and kindly shared it with us (it was cut into 4 pieces --this tiny little thing compare to the enormous calculator). Really yum though :)

My department took the opportunity to have the earliest Christmas celebration ever on the 1st day of December at a bar near London Bridge. Nice decor but crappy food (and no secret Santa).....:( Oh well at least there is a company wide Christmas party to look forward to!

Really great Diet Coke deal discovered.......

at Tesco! 2 x 12 can packs for £7.00 only. That's like less than 30p per can! Oh life is full of joy :) Get them quick before the offer expires!

 

My precious stock under my desk at work. They'll last me for about two weeks maximum

 

and the Diet Coke tower is growing again! 

Tomorrow I get to start using my Hello Kitty advent calenders (yes I have two this year - one from M&S and one from Tesco --> double the joy ☺). Ahh how I love December.........

The Diet Coke tower is growing (again)

The Diet Coke consumption progress was a bit slow today - two cans only at work (but was topped up with a further two cans at dinner). The aim is to have a Diet Coke desk Christmas tree by......well Christmas!

 

Christmas tree in the making.....

A colleague celebrated his birthday at work by treating everyone Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I got myself a Christmas special one (it's not even December yet) - roughly in the shape of a Christmas tree! Full of fat and clotted cream inside but it was too cute for me to care.....

Awwww.......Christmas fat storage period officially starts now!

My Diet Coke addiction

How can a person be so addicted to Diet Coke? I drink it during breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and even before bed. All the scary articles about Diet Coke being harmful to your health actually put me off Diet Coke once in a while but in the end it always wins. The look of it (a combination of red, silver, black and white) lifts my mood and it tastes so good I hardly drink anything else (apart from green tea which is another obsession of mine). Sadly, caffeine no longer has any effect on me so I drink Diet Coke only because my body craves for it (it's a bit like those once in a while junk food cravings).

Today alone 5 cans of Diet Coke were consumed by me at work and below is a picture to prove it. the aim is to build a Diet Coke tower on my desk (I was close to doing it once but had to take it down due to an external audit).

To avoid tartar buildup, I always drink Diet Coke with a straw. For some reason it actually makes you drink more, which is a rather bad side effect! You can get these colourful box of straws from Sainsburys (comes in blue, green, orange and PINK)! 

Through this addiction I started to collect can ring-pulls. Pictures of them to follow once a good amount of them is gathered.

Hello Kitty is everywhere (and that's the way I like it)!

I used to think that this super cute Sanrio character is exclusive to Asia, only when I started to live in the UK did  I realise how wrong I was! 

Hello Kitty is everywhere and that makes my world a happier place no matter where I am!

Examples: 

 

Hello Kitty Christmas Advent Calender from Marks & Spencer for Year 2010 (UK) 

 Hello Kitty from a German Hello Kitty Magazine issue - this cute bag came with the issue (Germany)

Hello Kitty nail varnish from H&M (Sweden)

More "Hello Kitty Spotted" posts to follow!