mistyblue SG leather gloves, warm knitted cap that cover the ears and a scarf with a windbreaker jacket. Clothes material - pick those that are thicker and tighter knits. Layer when needed. Normal shoes ok.. best if a bit water proof.. And moisturise moisturise moisturise - you will not regret Drink lots of warm stuff and eat a heavy breakfast. The rest just wing it over there lah...
jetta SG But I'm not an ah pek leh... Besides it's all in the way you put it together. Those sites I posted give you tips on winter dressing.
Wanda SG No matter how many I've seen, I just don't like that knitted cap....it's just not nice on me.
mistyblue SG There are lots of other head-gear, I like the felt caps and the leather ones but at that point, the knitted ones were cheap and I need to cover my ears.. So I ended up with a cone shaped head cause of the cap.. but being warm was just so important....
Wanda SG No instructions that I can see. Yes, I did try to fold /roll it down this and that way....still, I looked silly with them.
Fatum SG those knitted caps are called toques ... not many people can carry those off, especially those with low slung ears, you'll have to pull them low and you'll look like a drooling idiot ... for the longer ones, you're supposed to fold them in half ... unless you're wearing one of those full faced ski-masks ... I'll ... when it was more than -30 celcius outside ... most of the time I was "hiau" ... I didn't want to mess up my hair by wearing a toque, so what I do was to pull on a thick scarf around my face to cover my nose and ears and go about bare-headed .... (yeah ... I suspect it's one of the causes for my hair loss too ... ) but no matter what .... DON'T EVER EVER WEAR EAR MUFFS !!! .... cos they are damm obiang ... only people from a certain very populous east asian country wear them ...
mistyblue SG p r c ? Don't know what the stuff are called, they fit nice, keep warm.. I am happy Only thing I didn't like was touching cars in the morning. The static build up can really shock...
Kuali Baba SG Okay, I've got my ticket...how do you wear your socks in winter, 'Tum? (Out of topic...but where else do I post?) And where's a good place in Singapore to exhange SGDs for Euro currency?
Fatum SG pull them up my feet of course ... seriously, you'll have no need for any of those woolen socks, whatever others might say ... your new goretex boots will keep it very warm .... a toque and gloves would be a good idea though ... how long will you be gone for ? ... take lots of pics and see if you can get out of the city to snap some aurora borealis yah ...
littlestream SG Wow!!!! Gong xi, gong xi................you MUST be soooooo excited!!!! Are you gonna be outdoors? Like just regular walking or shopping? A pair of thick socks will do bah. But if you are going skiing or be outdoors for a long time, then u may need to double it up. And wear above ankle high boots!!! When are you leaving? Anyways, have a pleasant flight and a sweet and memorable time with your *ahem*
Kuali Baba SG I'll leave on the evening of Christmas Eve, and will be there for 9 days. (I thought there were no replies. Didn't expect them to come so soon after my post.)
jetta SG So exciting! Have a wonderful trip and an unforgettable Christmas. See lah, I'm already in the Xmas mood. Drinks for everyone! *clink!*
Kuali Baba SG 15 or -15 degrees? I needed just a woolen jacket (ordinary T-shirt underneath) and tracksuit pants in 10 degree weather.
Kuali Baba SG I still can't find those mittens I've been looking for in the shops... They look like these:
