Bright.

The Ps'ed photo beauty of the bay.

Sitting down likka boss on top of the ship that carried my tour package group, we headed to sail over the UNESCO protected, chilly, breezy, and lovely Halong Bay that's rich with amazing seafood and stalactite and mites sites (although the ones in China are absolute grandeur and other places I forgot that was amazing).

So shine bright... tonight... I translated literally onto the clothes prepared like a normal Jap teen. It's been a while!!!!!!!!! *don't know how much I was excited for winter weather, peeps. I felt home*

What can be considered as luxury? Most will immediately trace their dreams to tote a monogram bag. I, on the other hand, think not.

Having lunch over the seas in a rare place on earth, on the boat, with the view, and eating my heart out, is the best thing ever in life and the best to end 2012! (See how late I'm posting this)

It was 30.12.12. Where were you?

The boat that took us away!

What was so astounding on set was S was sporting a white jacket (I only wore on daily) and the wool hat we bought at the same street shop the day before in Hanoi. How similar and how cute!

A-YO AZN IN D HAUS.

From the back... [via Instagram]

Uh, uh, two cupcakes cherry-topped with a toast of gin and white.

Postcard from location! Definitely not the Ps'ed one.

1%.

The day started in the white window...

"tua juga lu akhirnya..."

"cpet lulus... and get matured.."

"kapan bajunya bisa dibeli di toko?"

"Where's my birthday present? LOL~!"

"TANTEEEEE KAMU TAMBAH TUAAAAAAAAA YA? opps, maksudnya OLD GIRL. OLD WOMAN. OLD LADY. terserah mau pilih yang mana ;)"

"It's now the the time for you to step in Seoul, meet your Diva at 2PM in Myeong-dong with your own sweet!!"

"Raisaaa Happy Birthdayyyy Nanti oktober pasti Key dtgin kamu kirim hadiah. Tnang gw bru aj atur. ;)"

"gw print in fotonya gede buat lo deh."

"MMMMMEEEET ULTAH SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.... KAPANDONK JADINYA MAKAN2 kitaAaaAAAhaahhahehaha... DITUNGGU loh? traktirannyaaaa kan dong eh?! HUAAAAAAAA... POKOKnyaaaaa kabarin aja yuk dong deh ah... HAPPY BERSTDEYYYYY YAAA"

"Rais, don't read this till 12.01 am tonight!! Don't read it don't read it, nanti aja read nya!! I love u rais:) ...muah2! :*"

 and words of wisdom and love from Laura-chan!

"well, this is great

and the fact that you won a contest

prooves you are very talented

I hope you will win many more

photo contests

if this is your hobby

you should always follow your dreams

and you are still so young

just turned 18 right?

you have all the time in the world to make your dreams come true

and remember that this is what matters in life

to do what you love most

not money or fame

I thought I could forget about my dream

but in spring I said no, I will not give up

so, I admire you

for taking a chance

at your age

my dream was to be able

to inspire people

through my style"

 사랑해ㅛ 오니!

I love Laura's hair (how can the bangs get so nice and puffy straight) AND PANTS HERE WHERE DID YOU GET THEM MY LONG LOST TWIN. Is that the guitar you wanted to give to me? ^^

Awww, I am very much touched from just a mere girl far away in the other side of the world yet yes, we share the same philosophy AND we're lefties! OMONA! whutderrfakqizvisfactisitrealorisitnotitstoohardtobelivebutiguessweareuniquebeingdifferentfromtherighties!

D
Tokyo and Seoul Dreams!>




I will keep this and I will laugh my arse off rolling on the floor when I re-read it next year.
The Wall of Fame of Creativity. I LOIKE.



yes yes yes success is my right. Let's chase our dreams, folks. Watch this face right here, 

 OK NOT THIS ONE -

(TALKING to my computer): What?! You don't have any other good pictures of me? Psycho!

...Err well, it'll be the most sought hated bitched cursed because I'll be the one dressing all these beautiful boys of Asia. Maybe even being the front page that I have dated them! (This should be stopped; a dream out of a hot blue noon)
photo courtesy from Veny's iPhone and Jasmine's Barbie film cam.

    Sigh. Not surprised he said to loose more phat and ugliness of a face. Tsk.
 

D-DAY IS HERE. DOOM DAY!

To commemorate the day that I got legal, instead of queuing to enter a club without being stopped because I am, afterall, now legal to enter, I lined up IN THE MORNING, instead being closer to midnight, with about a litre of sweat drenching my clothes under the hot sun. It was sweltering hot and it's not even raining. It was really the days of summer. I amazingly could wake up early without snoozing a dozen times and was getting ready with the prepared outfit of the day.

Thank goodness Cin-chan came along late but still I was in queue and she brought forth the most powerful weapon - a DSLR! Perfect - cam whoring in the queue and maybe a glimpse of Nigo-san and my little clowns of the day Kitty and Milo - 

YES, I WAS QUEUING FOR THE OFFICIAL SINGAPORE LAUNCH OF SANRIO BABY MILO COLLABORATION COLLECTION.

•Yep, E P I C  alright. My burpday! Mark it, yo!•

 You can see the stuff and report here; this will be just me and our cam-whoring session with my beloved clowns for the day (welcome to my birthday party, yo! Line up line up~) and inside the wonderful store but...

look there's me right there! Just noticed! Thank you to my red bowler hat, an adorable gift from Peggy-chan, the girl who stole my ex-le boyfriend. But then, yes eat him up now he's all yours!

To commemorate my BURST-DAY, enjoy my disturbing face.

IMAGE HEAVY START!

•what else to do for queuing for TWO hours, outside? Take the positive side of the sun rays and get pictures which are reflective because of it•

•Wearing: Ouval black clown tee, Tokyo Made pattern jacket, UJ drop crotch jeans, Dolce Vita black leather sandals. Red bowler hat, a gift from Peggy! Lady pearl necklace, a gift from Okaa-san! Perlini Silver ring, Tan handmade Japanese patterned bag•

 

 

•my necklace visible! From my mom•

노무노무노무 사랑한다, Cin-chan! 

Even though she was late, she still did come, otherwise, photos wouldn't be feasible at all and me sulking alone in the queue. :)

photo from Fash-Eccentric. Too CUTE.

...I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING.

THE THINGS WE WANTED: SOLD OUT.

Curse to the boys who bought that Sanrio Milo hoodie - there's Hello Kitty and Melody for goodness' sake and still getting it? ARRRGH.

SANRIO BAPE SNAPS AND CAMWHORES FINALLY HERE! BUT WAIT,
THERE'S STILL MORE TO COME. HAHAHAHA~
I died anyways after I returned home; I checked out FASH BASH along the way back home - and spent the $50 voucher I got from them - lucky! Must've been the little gift from God for my birthday. So I got a versatile vest from Depression. Must've been fate as well. Discount rack hasn't got anything good. The new arrivals either, until I worked towards the other end of the stand where this white drapey dress-like was hanging. Totally me if you guys know me.

        Speaking of sighting, I instructed as what a professional art director/photographer into practice, one had an interesting detail like what I sighted back in my Japan trip, and the other was the pants, either Jeremy Scott or BAPE pants, not sure. Cinthia-chan snapped them away!

And I got a little goodie! Ah, presents! How I've missed your surprise presence in my life; I always have never enough of presents; but always cherish them all even to the boxes and paper wrapper (if it's cute). For example, from my adorkable duo graphic fellows:

Wow, even my bed-sheet celebrates! Kekeke~

•Little lovely gifts! Agnes B. lock and key necklace from dear onee-san, the Lady pearl necklace from Mom, and supah big earrings from Lontong and the chain necklace from Cin-chan!•

At night, my family, cousins and two younger cam-whorers came to go MAD FOR GARLIC. Apparently, my other cousin and his wife couldn't come last minute as they were down with fever; I was waiting for this moment because this is like the first time I'll see my cousin's wife having a bump! Ah so exciting~!
In any way my uncle also have forgotten to bring his camera (he has a DSLR so usually I'll ask him) so I had to make do with my own camera phone. So sorry if our faces are pixelated! I know my arm muscle (I'll be cheering up myself today, bear with me, I'll start criticizing myself again from tomorrow) is taking much of the space.

I was wearing my Desigual dress I bought from last year's burpday gift! And immediately added the chain necklace from the graphic duo! Hee hee the little baby T since birth up to 1 year and 5 months and he LOVES attention. He loves food and he thinks that, it's this birthday! So alright! I share my age with him today by cutting the cake together! That's fair right?

TWO THUMBS UP FOR

good company,

good laughs,

and not forgetting,

good food.

Hugs to you two young dorks and two old dorks who made my day and my dearest cousins and family!

Meronggg.

*In Korean. It means to stick your tongue out.

I felt that the world's against me these days. Like a young boy sticking its tongue out because he gets the ice cream and I don't and saying that I suck. Well, you got that right. I'm a loner to the core when it comes to... COUPLES.

Not that it gets me to the nerve because I'm holding hands with my girl friend instead, but yes, you apparently just take too much oxygen not leaving enough space!

You are all everywhere suffocating and cornering me, you people in Esplanade-Fullerton-Merlion junction, Bugis, City Hall, and most of all,

         Orchard, Singapore.

Bondaged.

Spotted in Marmalade Pantry, one fine April hi-tea time, a woman bonded with the new Gucci - just for tea? 

How envious I am.

Heatwa-a-a-ve.

Before I'd delete this set of holiday photos from my laptop, encountered just with my overloading capacity in my USB, moved it desktop and keeping it low for space usage here within HDD, favorite and scenic shots of my summer holiday in 2008 to Turkey and Dubai...

*ah warning, image heavy here...*

The first few days was in Dubai, visiting the megastructures as well as Palm Island! I tell you, the richest country in the world is measured by how green your garden is. It's all because of water scarcity. The heatwave burning and piercing through our Asian skin that's very reactive to sunrays... oo o o o o oh how I can't stand it!

Even the bus stops are AIR-CONNED. A little glass box on the street, closed.

The moment you get out of the bus, you feel like you're being roasted and turning rapidly into an expensive Bee Cheng Hiang or Bakkwa or Grilled Pork slides, whatever you call it, it's damn good mouthwatering kind of thing and my meat is pretty filled. LOL.

Foundation was steady but yeah, still got nothing to photo to... Then a visit to the largest mall in the world including a skiing zone where you seriously can ski from 'mountain' top or sledding...

•a little thing in a humongous place called The Mall of Emirates•

The journey continues on to the land of Turkey. Based on Biblical times, this country is actually the land that most of its historical stories take shape, oppositional to the fakq that it is a Muslim country. Many beautiful historical ruins lay here, from the last pillars of Ephesus, the oldest library to date, then continuing to the cities of Cappadocia, where hot-air balloons are the main attraction and you should visit and ride on, worth the morning wake at about 4AM to ride the balloon.

•my mind always wanders that this feels like in Tuscany =)•

 

  

 

  

 

•courtesy of Burie, went there last December! So here's a winter look. I'll have to search for my summer's•

•tried the Turkish ice cream before? DAMN CHEAP I WANT TO EAT THAT DAILY FOR BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER and its chewy gooooooood and they're playful. An experience to!•

Some interesting sightings...

and the most epic - street style obaa-san! Even the grannies of Japan are just nice to look but yes, Asian travelers and westerners could be identified from far - ours would look dark and gloomy and colorful (as for Japanese) covered with umbrellas, hats, long sleeved, sunglasses, and Caucasians would have all peachy tans. AKA, wearing tank tops, shorts, bikinis...

and lastly, to conclude the trip, (of course there were much much more snaps but hence what I have, a closing to the holiday where it was before the start of my LASALLE prison years!) a back view of my family! Hahahahah