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Kinesis
May 16, 2013 – 8:00 am
Moving through the white
In dual states of matter
Aerodynamic
Sledding on the snow dune. I went the furthest down the dune btw. :P
I’m with my styrofoam sled preparing to slide down the snow dune.
I have a history of getting bruises from sources unidentified. Cause by sledding for this epic example was the most probable that I could think of.
Would anyone believe me if I said that part of the reason why I wore those awesome 8-bit glasses was so that I wouldn’t get snow hurtling into my eyes? Also because they add to all those colours going on in my outfit. XD
// OUTFIT
Passport Love ruched dress
Urban Outfitters BDG jeans
Fox striped zigzag scarf
Forever21 beanie
Dollhouse jacket
Fila boots
T-shirt & Jeans backpack
Photos assisted by Ottie.
Minnesota: Heaven is a Place That’s Cold
May 7, 2013 – 8:00 am
Here I am, four months in the past in January; having had fended off perplexed enquiries by people in LA and seat-neighbours on the plane on why I’d fly to Minnesota of all places, when circumstances dictated no such compulsion.
Well first of all, there was snow. Lots of snow. Born and bred in a country that’s an endless summer, you can bet that I was reliving the seasonal childhood I never had. The last time I saw so much of a winter wonderland was more than a decade ago when I went skiing in Korea- and most of that was manmade to boot. In Minnesota, it was mise en scène.
This meant a good amount of barging out into sub-zero temperatures to take commemorative pictures of myself and my new love of solidified aqua:
I’m fortunate to know people who have the best eye for gifts – the awesome panda scarf was from Evy, and the pretty agate necklace was a souvenir from Des. Thank you my awesome friends!
Secondly, my furry friends and a cosy place to call home (alas, temporarily):
One of the first things that greeted me was Charlie, the adorable Maltese that grew on me with his boundless affection. He looked so tired all sprawled on the couch with the TV light reflecting off his recently groomed fur though!
The Christmas tree was taken down the next day. I was lucky to have spent a day with that pretty structure.
A Christmas Pyramid! It’s fascinating how these work on the simple theory of hot air rising to create the beautiful kinetic nature of this structure.
Poofus the Maine Coon hiding beneath the Christmas tree.
Seriously, he is one of the prettiest cats I’ve ever laid eyes on. I’ll always wonder how he came to be a rescue cat.
And then there was the food:
And back to pretty cat Poofus, because he is the poofy-est and prettiest.
I’m psyched to be finally posting all the photoshoots in the snow!
// WHAT I WORE
Uniqlo HEATTECH shirt
Cotton On velvet dress
H&M printed leggings
Fila boots
gifted agate necklace from Washington’s Natural History Museum
Outfit photos assisted by Ottie.
San Gabriel: Bubble Tea & Dim Sum
May 4, 2013 – 8:00 am
Deb and I went to explore San Gabriel a while back. I’d promised her a Chinese heaven over there, and it didn’t disappoint. Here’s starting with my favourite picture of the batch that Deb took of me:
I’ve never thought I’d look as cool as this- must be the super duper awesome sunglasses I got that reminded me of fictional realities!
And here’s me smiling embarrassingly at Deb for all the photos I put her through.
My backpack never fully closed for the rest of the day, since I found a Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon for Ottie’s dad.
We had to get bubble tea from Half & Half Tea House. They’re the closest to what Singapore has; not the stuff that the rest of LA seems to think Boba Tea is supposed to taste like…
Deb and I in our favourite shades of black and grey. We didn’t actually eat at Sam Woo BBQ. XD
We caught the sunset outside 168 Market, where we spent the better part of the video below exclaiming over ingredients we hadn’t seen for a while.
Dinner was had at Yum Cha Cafe somewhere in the area. The place was situated inside another asian supermarket that Deb commented looked and felt very similar to the ones she went to in China.
Dim Sum!
Here, have a video I recorded during the day:
I miss the girls. :(
// WHAT I WORE
K Petit dress
Forever21 earrings & gold-chained collar necklace
Dollhouse jacket
Dr. Martens pink lamper boots
T-shirt & Jeans backpack
Outfit photo credits to Deb.
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