^I’ve been eating a lot of sushi for breakfast/lunch lately..

^OMG I LOVE Hey Arnold! Please tell me you know him! Top right is a pair of monkey socks given to me over Christmas by a friend in Porto. They’re awesome. Bottom pic is my bed where many-a-night I’m spending way too much time reading Men’s Health or Quora.

^Left: A cow finger puppet and my pink felt pig in Paris (Montmartre to be exact)

Right: My felt elephant on a beach near Porto^

^Left: Gifts from a friend consisting of some of my favourite things – Vegemite included OF COURSE! Oh and peanut butter pouches.. so good.

Right: One of my breakfasts. Chirashi sushi, baby biscuits, fruit, and chocolate!^

Below: My super bling iPhone case! You can get it for $50 from Casemate.

^Some fab accessories I got from Wolf & Moon in December. One of my favourite jewellery labels!

^Left: Disco ball and my little horse – an old birthday gift from 2013

Right: A card I made using pieces of felt and a glue gun. For a friend whose name began with the letter G^

^This was me in Porto in DECEMBER! Can you believe it. My pom-pom headpiece is by Rosa Bloom.

^Food ‘lunch belts’ that I got from Colette Paris – I love that store so much! And my new Marc Jacobs sunglasses, c/o SmartBuyGlasses.

I was hoping to receive them in time before I went off to Portugal and Spain last month but that didn’t happen. So here are some pics of me wearing them as I enjoyed some sunshine.. at home.. in my bikini! This is something I do quite often during the winter actually – whenever the sun’s out. If you can’t do it outside, why not in, right?

^That’s a sunspot on my hair! Hair cut & colour by Pimps & Pinups.

^HAhahaha ok basically I was so high on sunshine and self-love that I thought it would be a fantastic idea to keep taking pictures of myself wearing my cool new sunglasses. Cos I thought I looked pretty damn good in them (and I don’t care if you think not :p).

They fit great! This particular design also comes in BLUE (I know, the blue is SO ME isn’t it!). But seeing as I’ve given away my RayBans to my sister/mom I might get a replacement for those instead.

Ok, that’s enough of me for now.

And please, if you haven’t already, follow me on Instagram (and say hello)!

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I was recently the proud owner of a Pink Lusekofte Onesie.. and this is not even a lie – I wore it as soon as I got home that day. And the next day too. I kind of decided to skip work and laze around in my suit (not because of the suit, but it helped!).

And.. here’s me wearing mine!

The suit arrived in a nice matte plastic bag with ‘the story’ at the back, which I won’t bore you with but it pretty much just tells you that the idea spawned from thoughts of creating the most perfect thing to lounge around in. By men, of course.. because women would take into consideration the fact that it’s actually rather a pain to go to the toilet in these things. Haha!

My solution is – don’t drink too much fluids and make sure to use the loo right before you put it on.

The material is thick and is lined with fleece on the inside.

The zipper is able to be closed completely up to the top of the hood..

And the tag, which demonstrates the brand’s sense of humour, gives you some fair warnings.

For example, it tells me not go to surfing wearing my jumpsuit because it will get wet and I can’t put it on after surfing.

It also makes a few points about not having the ‘zipper fully closed’, and to watch your crotch area when zipping up.

Initially I picked a size XS. But it turned out too long. I suppose people in Norway are very tall and they can’t fathom such a short person as I. In the pic above I’m wearing ‘XXS’, and look how long the legs go! But it’s really very snuggly and comfy. I do love it.

Did you use to watch ‘Hey Arnold!’? It was my favourite show in Nickelodeon, after Spongebob of course.

The traditional prints are my favourite, but you can get it in normal solid colours and even denim-look designs.

To end on a funny note, here’s a pic of me with the ‘zipper fully closed’.

I promise I’ll one day walk out in public like this.

*This post was brought to you by OnePiece

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This is probably one of the ‘freshest’ posts I’m publishing – i.e. about something that occurred very recently. In fact, only days ago! *pats self on the back*Here’s something I wore over the weekend. I was somewhat missing Portuguese food (post-holiday blues) and so went to look for some in South London (Stockwell/Vauxhall).

I’ve had pretty much THE best summer I’ve ever experienced in London and I’m sad that I haven’t documented any of it on my blog.. but I guess it was because I was too preoccupied with having fun and living in the moment (what I do best!).  I spent SO much time in the sunshine that I sported the very rare and very surprising ‘London tan’.

It was only last week when I returned from Portugal that suddenly.. it was.. not summer anymore. It was cold! I couldn’t go out in my bikini anymore, when I practically lived in them the last three months.

I remember saying to Aysha last Saturday as we traipsed around Portobello Market, “what the hell? I just bought two jumpers. what is happening?”

One of said jumpers is the one I’m wearing in this post:

  

Jumper – Vintage

Dress – Topshop

Shoes – Converse (vintage upcycled – they’re studded; unfortunately not visible in these pics)

If you saw me wearing this dress in real life, you would need to wear your sunnies. It’s SUPER BRIGHT (perfect).

Now that it’s inevitably autumn, it’s time to think about jackets and coats! I browsed Littlewoods to see what they had available and picked four of my favourites:

1 – South Leather Biker Jacket
2 – Bellfield Rannoch Acid Wash Parka
3 – French Connection Glorious Wool Coat
4 – South Waxed Swing Jacket

Quite essential items really – a leather jacket, wool coat, parka.. You need them all to survive! These were all selected from the Littlewoods range of winter coats.

And then everything else is a bonus – hello sequin jackets, patterned neon crazy cardigans, vintage jacket with a giant unicorn head stitched on.. etc…

The great thing about Littlewoods is that you have the option of paying for your clothes in monthly instalments. Not unlike buying a car or a house. Hmm.. I can’t decide if that’s a good or bad thing.. but I guess having the OPTION is pretty handy..

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I figured that sticking to one or two websites would be ideal so as to not spend money paying for shipping multiple times. In the event, I only spent £3.95 for shipping at River Island as I’m an ASOS Premier member.

I haven’t received my items yet but here’s what I got (sorry for the rubbish collage – it IS 2.30am now):

I mean, it’s £7.50..(and it’s kind of awesome too)

4. River Island Ecru Hunting Print Rucksack – Was £32, Now £8
I’ve been wanting to get a rucksack for AGES and now I’ve found one for freaking eight quid.. super awesome. I found this in the men’s section of the store. During the sales I always check out the men’s or even children’s sections.. you never know what goodies you might find there! It may be also because I like wearing men’s jumpers/hoodies/beanies and I fit into girls’ jackets and coats..

5. River Island Bright Pink Lace Fingerless Gloves – Was £6, Now £1
This might as well be the pound shop, right? Haha. Got this for two reasons – the first being that I enjoy collecting things that I can potentially use for fancy dress, and the second being that I thought I might wear it when I participate in The Color Run soon.

6. River Island Lime Lace T-Shirt – Was £16, Now £5
It’s bright and it’s neon.. need I say more?

7. River Island Neon Spike Rings – Was £5, Now £0.50
Uhm.. it’s practically free!! I’m sure they’ll look rad with my pink fingerless gloves. If it fails, I’ll just utilise them as toothpicks.

8. River Island Palm Print Denim Hotpants – Was £25, Now £10
It’s never too early to start prepping for summer. The summer sunshine is IN me and it’s always on the lookout for summery attire. Such a cool print and for only £10! I’m happy.

After my 30% off ASOS discount, I spent a total of £80.90 for all eight items above.

Shopping the sales really isn’t that complicated and shouldn’t be so much of a mission. Remember – TIME is money too! Time is valuable. I wouldn’t spend HOURS on the internet trying to find the absolute BEST deal. In the end you might find some superb dress for 1p or something, but you’ll have blown away 4 hours of your life sitting in front of a screen.

With that in mind, here are my essential, very concise tips for the January sales, because you really shouldn’t be reading so many words ABOUT shopping before you even begin..:

• Pretty much ALL stores will be holding sales in January. Simply visit your favourite sites first and see if there’s anything you love from the sales section.
• Discounted items mean that sizes are often limited, so when there’s a large selection of items and where possible, make sure you filter the items by sizes available so you can save even MORE time.
• Seen something you liked previously but couldn’t afford it? Check again! Might be on sale NOW.
• Many shops actively use social media these days, so check their Twitter or Facebook pages to see if you can spot any discount/promo/free shipping codes floating around. Try Google too, or of course.. Vouchercodes.
• My best tip: NUS student codes are easily found via google.
• Can’t find anything you love enough to buy? Don’t force it! Just because it’s sale season doesn’t mean you HAVE to buy something.

Lastly, don’t get tempted by all the discounts and end up buying junk that you’ll never use. On the flipside, I mostly see the sales as encouragement and opportunity for me to experiment with wearing EVEN more adventurous/crazy things.

Enjoy shopping! But more importantly, enjoy LIFE 😉

Thank you again Vouchercodes, I had fun shopping.

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Basically, I had to pick seven pairs of shoes from Next and and style them with clothes that are also from Next. I sometimes use my Wacom tablet as a mouse so I thought it would be fun to play around with it and do some handwriting and super amateur drawing.

Err.. I haven’t learnt yet to use Polyvore.. so these images were created using Sketchbook Express. 

All clothing featured in this post can be found on the Next online store – just type in the item name into the search box!

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If you already follow me on Instagram..this will be kind of a zzz post for you, oops..

I barely post on this blog anymore as I’m always on the go and moments when I can sit at my laptop these days are super rare! So I end up telling the world about my activities and whereabouts via Twitter and Instagram – my two favourite and most-used apps on my phone. It’s just so much easier and it’s handy, especially since my phone fits in my pocket and my normal camera doesn’t.

Anyway, here are some pics of clothes/shopping/what I wore over the last two months, i.e. February – March 2012 via Instagram compilation a.k.a. lame excuse for a post. But well it’s my blog I can do whatever I want..

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[in a way I am actually procrastinating sharing my gazillion holiday snaps with you.. heh]

Left: Chie Mihara – Edesa in yellow

I really love these – the laces are such a good twist, they make it look fun
I imagine I’d wear them with paperbag shorts and a loose, silky top. I’d probably do some colour-blocking as well.. seeing as I love colour so much! (ps – yellow is my favourite colour for shoes)

Right: Atelier Voisin – Favre in blue

It’s the wedge heel and laces at the back that got me.. For some reason I imagine wearing them to take beautiful photos around Lake Como in Italy. It’s just got that vibe.. and besides, I’d love to go there again.

Left: C.Doux Sydoux flats in black/orange/maroon
Right: in grey/rose/blue

I just think these are so funky! A little weird,but cool. I think I could pull them off with some tapered or cropped pants to do lots of walking and prancing about. I’d wear these so much if I still lived in Malaysia/Australia. I prefer the black pair 🙂

Interesting note: these shoes also come in a minuscule UK size 2.5 –
Great news for all you petite girls with cute and tiny feet!

Left: Melissa Ultragirl Westwood in blue

It’s obvious (if you know me) that I like this Melissa pair for the simple fact that they’re blue. Such perfect shoes for a holiday! I imagine mixing up lots of patterns and colours, with a big fat sunhat somewhere. Or jumping into a swimming pool with them. Gosh that actually sounds like so much fun that I feel compelled to buy them and find a pool just so I can do exactly that.

Right: Kesslord Pie sandals in black

I love this pair for its simplicity and functionality. It’s a rather conservative – but these days I find it quite a challenge to find something basic, like a staple item, that isn’t wrong/gone overboard in some way or other.. I’d love to have these ‘ugly’ sandals for visits to the beach (on holiday abroad, ha), lots of running around and even playing frisbee. That’s versatility!

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When I first see the word, I think of.. a stereotypically bespectacled, nerdy boy wearing a checked shirt, shorts, and suspenders. Who nibbles on stale cookies.

But recently, I’ve come to know Bertie as Bertie Shoes – an up-and-coming brand of footwear, part of The Dune Group, boasting two new stores in London (South Molton St and Covent Garden). Last night I went with Emma to the launch of the SS ‘11 collection at the Covent Garden store.

It was my first time seeing their shoes in person – they’re nice! Not as edgy or as colourful as I like, but the quality was good and designs still kept in line with current trends.

Here are photos.. we had lots of fun. Especially in the photobooth.
I was saying, “If I’d known there’d be a photobooth here I would’ve brought my OWN props too!!”
My masks, moustaches, funny glasses, hats, etc

Wooooohh… sunshiney!
Egg yolky!
Sunflowery!
Honey! Butter! Custard!
The Yellow Brick Road in The Wizard of Oz!

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Joyce, like the last time I was back (in October 2009), so very kindly took me out and about. You see, I hold a valid driving license but I don’t really drive. It’s too scary here and I don’t know the roads well enough…
Basically, I’m a chicken -_-

We had tea at a new restaurant called ‘Plan B’, which apparently has extremely slow service and occasionally includes insects in your food. We shared the most delicious plate of French Toast – luckily for us it didn’t take too long and came with no living things! She took me shopping for DVDs and clothes, and we later met a couple of friends at a bar for drinks and food. Felt like she was my big sister, haha.

Most importantly though, we visited a fairly new boutique: The Old Blossom Box Store
I used to browse the Malaysia-based online store from London, but refrained from purchasing anything due to shipping costs.. and perhaps not knowing how to use Western Union. SO I was really excited to see all the pretty things in real life and also to meet Jezmine, the extremely sweet owner and creator of The Old Blossom Box.

Here come LOTS of pictures, cos everything was so NICE!

I’m holding a plastic bag containing Season 5 of ‘How I Met Your Mother’, and Avatar
🙂

The decor of the whole store reminds me of things like Bambi, candyfloss, carnivals, a cupcake store, TOYS, and ice cream. There are lots of small animals and little ornaments everywhere, even a small rocking chair to hang bags on. I was going to photograph this to share but there was a customer blocking the area oops.

The picture on the right reminds me of my sister, whose name is partially ‘Jane’ 🙂

I loved so many things at her store
Very affordable as well
For RM350 (approx £70), I managed 6 tops and a skirt!

Here, I’ll show you some of the things I got!

THANKS a bunch Jezmine!
You – and also Joyce – have restored my faith in Malaysian shopping
Just that I’ll probably be broke by the time I leave the country

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Left: Top by Topshop, Shorts by Cotton On
Right: Top by Topshop, Shorts by Cotton On (umm yeah the same!!)

Both necklaces by Diva

My mom got a matching one for herself in silver

By the time you read this I’ll be sunning it up in Bali!

xxx

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