a NICI parcel from Germany

One day, the postman left a note under our door and we went to the post office eagerly expecting a NICI parcel from Germany! We collected the NICI parcel back home and Hugo Wolf is exhilarated by what's inside the box!

Hugo Wolf calls upon Jolly Rosa to join the opening ceremony of our NICI parcel. This is the first time we bought from NICI Germany.

Hugo Wolf awaits in suspense while Jolly Rosa cuts open the parcel!

A very beautiful NICI plastic bag laid upon the bejeweled eyes of our two NICI plush.

Underneath the NICI plastic is a box full of NICI goodies sent all the way from Germany!

NICI-Mania queen Jolly Rosa met her sister, Jolly Rosa! (This is how A Tale of Two Jolly Rosa came about). Jolly Rosa was on sale for only 15 Euros on nici-shop.de website! Its a huge bargain for a 50cm Rosa.

Then our NICI minily crocodile met his croco friend, the lying crocodile! We have been wanting to get this for a long time but we couldn't find him anywhere here.

The 35cm lying crocodile plush is also on sale for only 8 Euros on the nici-shop.de website. He is Hugo Wolf's pet from now on. Jolly Rosa loves sneaking in photos as usual.

NICI-Mania finally acquired the Little Rocker Wolf! This is only available in Germany and some other countries. Little Rocker Wolf is unfortunately not on sale, we got him for 9,95 Euros.

Next up is a Minily Rabbit, Leopard and Jolly Lovely magnets. These belong to our good friend Minghui from Just Another Day!

Minily Rabbit snaps a picture with our NICI minily family before she goes off to her owner.

NICI minily rabbit is so cute!! We love her so much we hope we can find one here. Off she goes back to her bag, any minute more we won't be able to let her go!

What's this little creature sneaking on top of Hugo Wolf's head?

Its a NICI werewolf! He is a very rare NICI, we have never seen him before anywhere.

NICI werewolf is wearing a torn shirt because he turned into a werewolf from a human. How cute is that!

NICI wolf family photo. 4 different kinds of NICI wolf here! Heard there is gonna be a new NICI wolf coming up next year and we can't wait for it!

Besides all the cute NICI plushies, we also got a very cute bag of potato chips from Germany! Jolly Rosa's favorite snack is potato chips and she is so happy to get one!

And also a packet of mushroom soft candy. It is so cute!!!

The surprise from our NICI Germany parcel is endless! We keep digging into the box and finding new things!

This wonderful box of NICI is from our good friend Leona and Ute from plushtierkinder.com

Thank you ♥ Leona and Ute for sending us such a wonderful parcel all the way from Germany!

After being overwhelmed by joy in opening the parcel, this cute white dog pops up and surprises us even more. We have no idea who this rare NICI plush is but he is very cute and he is very happy to have found a new home at NICI-Mania.

Lastly, we got 2 extremely lovely baby clothes!!! This is actually a birthday gift which Leona remembered and kept in mind for a few months!! Our NICI-Mania flock is simply overjoyed! Many many THANKS to Leona and Ute!!!!! *Hugs & Kisses*

Next, look out for our NICI plushies fighting for these 2 beautiful clothes, more Jolly Rosa entry and Little Rocker Wolf in detail.

Clarke Quay Singapore River

Jolly Jomo at Clarke Quay Singapore saying hi to everyone! Clarke Quay is a historical quay in Singapore situated along Singapore river and Boat Quay. Clarke Quay was named after Sir Andrew Clarke, Singapore's second Governor and Governor of Straits Settlement.

NICI-Mania recently decided to undertake a brand new project bringing you images of Singapore. Clarke Quay is our first stop and Jolly Jomo is the lucky brown nici sheep to be the first sheep from our flock for this project.

One of the most popular leisure at Clarke Quay is taking a river cruise with a river taxi. What baffles us is that business seemed to be quite good at any time, there are many tourist enjoying the river cruise even when the sun is burning as hot as now.

Jolly Jomo with G-Max reverse bungy and GX-5 extreme swing behind. Jolly Jomo will make one big round around Clarke Quay to reach the other side of the Singapore river later.

Another river taxi with tourist passes by as Jolly Jomo looks upon them. River cruising along Clarke Quay Singapore is considered a boring activity among local people, I guess that goes the same for the locals in Europe for the Danube river cruise and Rhine river cruise. The only difference is, its much crazier to take the Clarke Quay river cruise as it is 91 degrees Fahrenheit in Singapore compared to 15 degree Celsius when we were river cruising Danube river in Budapest during spring.

Jolly Jomo pondering at what seemingly looks like a boat cleaning the Clarke Quay Singapore river.

The best time to take the river cruise should be around 6:30pm in the evening. A single river taxi ride is $15 covering Boat Quay, Clarke Quay and Marina Bay for a total cruise time of 45mins. That was the only cruise we have taken before.

Jolly Jomo sitting on the edge enjoying the scenery of Clarke Quay Singapore. Below Jomo is about 10 steps of stairs right into the Singapore river, this was a precarious picture to take as Jolly Jomo would not want to fall into what used to be a dirty river before the pollution cleanup.

Hence, Jolly Jomo looked for other things to play with instead of sitting on the edge of Clarke Quay. Not really sure what he is trying to do here.

This sign at Clarke Quay Singapore says: The water here will be part of the future Marina Reservoir, the first reservoir in the city. So please play your part to keep it clean and litter free.

Jolly Jomo spots a Bumble Bee boat cruising along Clarke Quay Singapore river. The boat is very cute but why are there only like 3 passengers?

Our brown nici sheep enjoying the greenery at Clarke Quay. Other sheep in our flock are jealous!

Jolly Jomo black and white shot at clarke quay.

The colorful buildings along Clarke Quay Singapore river is quite an amazing sight. Clarke Quay used to be the main trading port in Singapore and these restored shop-houses are now converted to many bars and restaurants extremely popular among Singapore tourist.

Jolly Jomo is standing in front of a alcohol bar which says Wolf Blass Australian wine at its peak. As far as I remember, they aren't selling Wolf  Blass Australian wines, just beer and some other stuff.

Jolly Jomo started today's journey from Central Mall, now approaching the first bridge at Clarke Quay over Singapore river. Jomo tries another dangerous stunt again sitting near the edge of Singapore river behind.

Jolly Jomo decided to cross this bridge to the other side of Clarke Quay Singapore river..

but stops for a little time with these flowers. We used to imbibe the sap of these red flowers when we were young, it was a very fun and popular thing. The sap is sweet and one twig of red flower only has one tiny drop.

Behind Jolly Jomo is the further end of Clarke Quay which we didn't walk towards but crossed the bridge instead. The metal framey looking building has a sign saying Riverside Point. Riverside Point is a waterfront dining venue with restaurants such as Brewerkz, Jumbo Seafood Restaurant and Café Iguana. You can take a lift up the building and have a slightly panoramic view of Clarke Quay Singapore river.

Jomo gradually crosses the bridge to the other side of Clarke Quay and sat on the railings back towards the direction where we came from.

Jolly Jomo then looks upon Central Clarke Quay, the place that host Santouka Ramen, best ramen in Singapore. You can check out our Santouka Ramen review here.

Jolly Jomo successfully crossed the bridge to the other side of Clarke Quay where all the colorful shop-houses we saw earlier are.

Stay tuned for the next edition of Jolly Jomo at Clarke Quay Singapore as we bring you more pictures. Does this image look like Jomo is sitting on a boat cruising along Singapore river? Opposite us is Brewerks Singapore, a microbrewery beer + food restaurant. We will pay a visit some day, see you in Part II soon!

NICI-Mania Holiday

Wow that's a lot of money! 1 thousand, 2 thousand, 3 thousand, 4,5,6,7..Jolly Rosa is looking at 13000 New Taiwan Dollars!

NICI-Mania is going to Taiwan tomorrow! Hope to bring you lots of cute and beautiful pictures this time. We have been too busy lately, we promise to be back to give you lots of pictures of beautiful Taiwan!

A Tale of Two Jolly Rosa

Is that Jolly Rosa??...

Hugo Wolf: Why is Jolly Rosa wrapped in a plastic and put in a box!

Hugo Wolf: Oh no!...Is someone trying to send Jolly Rosa away from NICI-Mania? Who is so cold hearted! I got to save Rosa!

Jolly Rosa is going to be suffocated in the plastic wrapping! Got to act quick!

Jolly Rosa: Please save me Hugo..!

Hugo Wolf: Okay! I will be right back!

Hugo Wolf grabs a pair of sharp scissors and starts cutting away the plastic wrapping.

Jolly Rosa is finally freed! Hugo Wolf is so relieved! Our NICI plush couple is saved from separation.

The overly excited Jolly Rosa jumps into Hugo Wolf's arms and they held each other tightly.

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SUDDENLY! A familiar strong voice from behind shouted: Hey HUGO you idiot!!

NICI-Mania queen Jolly Rosa taps Hugo Wolf and screamed: What do you think you are doing?!

Why is there two Jolly Rosa? Hugo Wolf is extremely confused. Find out in our next entry!