I was surprised that I bought these shoes
I don’t normally like clogs, but these proved to be amazingly comfortable, and so I did the obvious thing and got them in both colours – red and white.

While it was warm, I wore them nearly every day..
Such a tragedy that it’s suddenly gone cold again.. it’s actually a tease!

I was so excited that I took a photo of the sunny sun.

Look how beautiful the ground is with all the fallen leaves!

I am in love with this gigantic tree
Look how far its arms stretch out, as if to say ‘hug me!’

We had a picnic near it – not under it; the Big Tree loves the sun too so it barely has any gaps for any leftover rays to meet the ground

They’re a bit ugly, aren’t they? haha
I still like them

I took Martin, my toy alien, out too and we recorded a video together
And then I played frisbee and tried to climb Big Tree (but didn’t get very far)

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Our first stop after being picked up from the hotel was for lunch
One of the traditional Indonesian foods there is called ‘Soto Ayam’ with rice (other places may have it with noodles) which is basically a really tasty chicken broth with shredded fried/grilled chicken and other toppings including shredded cabbage, coriander, and meatballs.

We had a local tour guide with us – found via TripAdvisor – and he brought us to a small restaurant which only sold the dish.. well I would call it more of a food shop as the atmosphere was really laid-back and seemed to be frequented by the local people.

Fizzy drinks
In bottles! With bottle-caps!
These were a part of my childhood.. I missed them
’Garam’ on the right means salt.

Prambanan is a 9th century Hindu temple – currently the largest in Indonesia – and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

It was a mighty hot and sunny day
Here are some photos!

  

Little Market by the Temple

Some photos from the colourful market nearby

  

A strange three-stringed ukulele?

My beautiful mother looking at ducks – she ended up buying two for her collection
We have an army of ducks from all over the world lurking around the house :p

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I loved them so much that after spending hours at their Piccadilly store for the first time, I made a special trip back just to take pictures of these magnificent baubles! And no, I didn’t buy any although I was incredibly tempted to – they start at £20 each.
Just think.. these are JUST the baubles.. there was a whole array of other magical-looking types of tree deco you could get! It is the most amazing store *sigh*

Because I was so excited.. there are LOTS of bauble pics
I hope you enjoy them too!

BAUBLE OVERLOAD??

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There won’t be much of a story going on.. I have no energy to type

I’m sick for the first time in a year and my head feels like the Earth..
I THINK.. playing for 3 hours in the snow on Saturday may have contributed.. or perhaps it was running out to make a snowman in my pajamas yesterday morning >.<

This is what I do to people’s cars when it snows

hehehe

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The opening act, Pearl & The Puppets, turned out to be amazing
They were fresh and quirky AND the lead singer Pearl plays a ukulele!

Have to admit, I enjoyed them much more than The Hoosiers who were supposed to be the main act. But in all fairness they were both really good. Had a fab night – save for two fat, drunk girls who decided it appropriate to rub against each other while jumping/breaking the floor… one of them later slipped and fell into a puddle of vomit! Haha *evil laugh*

Pearl & the Puppets

The Hoosiers
(does anyone else also automatically think ‘hosiery’?)

The photo doesn’t show it but it was snowing mildly in Kentish Town that night 🙂

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These were taken about two weeks ago when I spent a couple of hours with the bf, Emma, and Mark traipsing through Portobello Market in the cold. I still have memories of being there in December 2008 – this memory is unforgettable because of how much it felt like torture. It was so so cold I swear my legs ended at my ankles and I had no hands!.

Anyway here are the snaps
The first three were taken in a place called ‘The Knob Shop’.. what a name
But it does exactly what it says. It sells knobs. All kinds of knobs.

One of the most endearing things about Portobello Market (it’s my favourite market in the WHOLE of London) is the street performers.

I love them all.
They play happy music and lots of big-band.
GOOD music.
I always feel like dancing when I’m going down that street.

A stall selling old dolls’ clothes.. and old dolls
Really, the owner looked scarier than the dolls

I asked for a photo of her but she said no.. I tried!

This reminds me a bit of my mom’s jewellery drawer 🙂

Not too sure why but this photo makes me think of the movie Radio Flyer
I LOVE that movie

It’s about two young brothers who dream of FLYING away from their troubled family
They truly believe they can fly by building a flying machine out of their wagon (a Radio Flyer, of course).. and that’s exactly what they do

It reminds me of the feeling of being young
And so easily believing you can do ANYTHING and that NOTHING CAN STOP YOU
Unfazed by reality

Emma dug out this AMAZING dinosaur jumper out of the super packed rails at the clothes market! Isn’t it super cool??

Great food – always the best way to end the day 😉

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I got Emma to come along
Admittedly we didn’t have high expectations for this event
And since we were both getting there right after work, neither of us cared to dress up ;p

But no matter

Ended up having what we agreed was one of the best nights out in London so far!

I also have to write – for my records – that we ate the best Japanese takeaway on the floor of a major tube station whilst people speed-walked past and around us in herds before heading down to the river where the meeting point was

Here is a run-down of the night in pictures : :

Took this while waiting with the group
Many of the girls came in high heels and pretty dresses

But.. the weather was freezing and it had rained earlier
I simply couldn’t do it!
I’d rather be warm and comfortable..

It was my third time on The Eye

I had my first go on it during my first ever week here in London
The summer of 2007.. *nostalgic*

I’m wearing a men’s tee and tights from ASOS
Necklace from Topshop, and shorts by H&M

Emma wears a fur gilet by Topshop – but found at the op shop for a nifty £6

*snuck a laugh at Emma’s pic while typing this.. what’s with her arms? Ha ha*

When I first saw ‘Big Ben’ for myself
My first thought was ‘.. that’s not BIG!??!’
I mean, really. It looks so much larger in movies.
I felt cheated. But I still love looking at it.

I stupidly forgot to pick the photos that captured the fireworks that were happening all around the city..

As we were suspended high up there
I saw tiny-looking bursts of fireworks pop out everywhere!
I felt so lucky to be able to see London light up from that perspective

If you press your face against the cold glass
Ignore the sounds and other distractions around you
It almost feels magical

Can you imagine what it must be like to be Peter Pan, zooming across the night sky on Bonfire Night??

Kristabel and the fabulous Emma!

Colours.. 🙂

Uhh.. other Emma..
There are toooo many people named Emma in this world..

Us trying to do some sort of ‘artistic photo’
In between trying to drink as much free champagne as possible

We had the opportunity to go for two circles on The Eye
= more time to eat/drink/do silly things hehe

Jewel Bar

Covent Garden is one of my favourite places in London ever
I don’t care I like repeating it

GOD I felt so DUMB!!

Pics are blurry cos we were over excited -_-

That’s Carrie at the back

What better thing to do in the limo than drink more champagne
I remember knocking the bottle on my teeth by accident in my excitement
(Emma and I drank from the bottle as the glasses ran out.. ok..)

Our next stop was Jewel Bar

There was a fire-eater person thingy outside the venue
And wow you can really feel the heat every time the blows out a puff of fire

There were heaps of snacks and bites
The best thing were these edamame beans with rock salt and chilli powder on them
I had tons *shameless*

And then I nearly finished a whole plate of fried calamari

Free cocktails and champagne, too!

Emma and I had the most fab time
We danced till our legs ached

When no one wanted to dance with us we went downstairs where LOTS of people were dancing
And we did some crazy moves while laughing at each other

That night, I went home happy

THANKS AUSSIE, BEST NIGHT EVAH

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Found a website/company that’s giving away a free photobook (get your photos printed into a book) to the first 80,000 to sign up. If you’re interested, click here to sign up!
Not sure if it’s UK-only or not..

I got 100 photos printed recently (from Pixum)
I spent hours choosing – seriously, how do you pick 100 when you take 10,000 a year – and then editing/cropping each photo
So you can imagine my glee when the package arrived yesteday
I had selected photos mainly from this year, especially those from over the summer
And it made me smile to see and remember all the happy memories

To be able to HOLD these reminders in my hands
It makes you appreciate them more

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Anyway, cutting this short and going straight to the snaps : :

Hope you enjoyed them!

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