'I went there with an almost empty bag and came back with it full of clothes,' she says, chuckling.

Even then, she did not manage to lug back all her holiday spoils.

Adds the 37-year-old business development director, who flew there with her mother to visit a sister: 'I came back first, so I had to leave some stuff with my mum for her to bring back later.'

The reason for her splurge: The dollar Down Under is weaker against the Singapore dollar.

Read the full report in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times' LIFE!