March 16, 2014
All photos taken by an iPhone 5c. Clockwise from top left: my hair, nail polish and shiny things, green for tomorrow, stuffed fridge, my desk. Labels: personal, photography
October 27, 2013
No time to organize my thoughts into proper words today, as life has been distressing but fruitful. Here are a couple of things that are on my mind right now.
- Living off campus is like, heaven. I get my own room, make my own food, gym is a minute away, I can drive to anywhere I want whenever I want, bigger closet, I don't have to worry about disturbing people when I sleep super late or get up super early, more fridge space, I can go get fresh fruits all the time, COMFY BED, sometimes I can slack off and just use the dishwasher, the list goes on. I can get used to this freedom. The only main thing I dislike is that I can't go to the library freely any more. Like, when I need to stay up late and work on things but am not being productive at home.
- I went to MUSC on Friday, learned a lot of new stuff that I wasn't expecting to learn about. I look forward to applying and being interviewed next year. But first, I must learn how to appeal to a typical interviewer who is a "middle-aged white male". Less than a year left let's gooo. (I have recently started practicing this thing called classy outfitting, including boob-hiding black sweaters and nude/classic red nails. I hope I survive before I die of boredom.)
- Happiness. My bff Steph did a wonderful post on her take on happiness the other day. I thought I would do a reply post, but unfortunately...this happened. So I would like to quickly offer my thoughts. My happiness resides in things that I worked hard for and eventually achieved/obtained. In brief moments of heartbreak, I think about these things and they bring me back on my feet. When I lose hope, I think about how much I am actually in control of my current situations and put the trust in my abilities to overcome these obstacles. Most of the time, I succeed. And the cycle continues. Here, I must digress to another related topic. I may be a big procrastinator when it comes to studying for a test or completing assignments, but I always leave just enough time to study so I still end up being the best in class.
- Cyber bullying is annoying as hell. Personally, I have never experienced it, but I've stopped reading comments on sites/grams/whatever for a long while now. It's totally believable yet still shocking to see how people can throw such rude words at others who they don't personally know. It makes you wonder how stupid most of the population is.
- Cyber bullying leads to the seemingly endless discussion on women's body size. I must disagree with people who say "zero is not a size". Hate to break it to all the Ignorants, but in fact, zero is a size. Creating standardized sizing is actually a good thing for both manufacturers and consumers. So much easier to buy clothes when they have sizes...right?!!!@!#! Though, body shaming in any way is bad. Phrases like "eat a burger","someone feed her" or "she's a pig" are equally harmful. Can't people just be nice or say nothing at all?! In fact, I am trying to "lose weight" because eating in excess is always interfering with my ability to focus. I am not bothered by the numerical number I see when I step on a scale. I simply need to be healthier through better dieting and exercising. It should be called "get fit" not "lose weight". When people give me side-eyes when I say I don't eat brownies or cookies or cakes or ice-cream or fried food, I just want to say that it is for my own good and those foods are actually bad for you in many ways.
- Desperately in need of new jeans (old ones have faded into a color that I hate), sweaters (what the hell, Columbia weather?!), decent thick cardi or soft blazer or faux leather jacket (basically, things I can layer on and take off easily in sauna-like classrooms at school), short skirts (because I'm a b**** and want to be leggy in winter), men's flannel shirts (because they make layering easy and I wouldn't look homeless and still be different), ankle boots (I actually feel like I have enough shoes but ankle boots are hot), more scarves (just because.)
- I'm determined to start reading non-fictions!!!! I think it will be a good way for me to become an interesting "normal" civilized individual and appeal to *cough cough* potential interviewers.
- This new season of Vampire Diaries is really good and The Originals....oh man, it's like there are two episodes of TVD in one week! Farewell, sleep!
Maybe I will elaborate on some of these topics later. But now, I must continue on my plan of world domination by first finishing off this art history paper with old school Britney Spears playing in the background. Peace out x
Labels: personal, thoughts and feelings
August 20, 2013
There it is, people. My week-long vacation in Cali/Nevada where I stayed at David & Steph's and a casino hotel, visited a whole lot of places, and enjoyed some delish food in restaurants AND homemade by David & Steph obvs (absolutely starving right now in my just-moved-in apartment while roommates are cooking in the kitchen). Photos in sequence are: plane -- subway to ferry -- ferry to Sausalito & at Sausalito -- downtown San Fran -- pastries at Tartine -- on the way to Lombard Street & there -- Baker's Beach & Golden Gate Bridge -- on the way from San Fran to Yosemite -- Yosemite sceneries (a whole bunch, including that one where I tried to piece three photos together) -- Lake Tahoe (cruise). It was a fantastic trip and I was really sad when we had to leave. :( Till next time!
*all photos taken by me using either Nikon Coolpix L100 or iPhoneLabels: personal, photography, travel
August 8, 2013
I'm back!
I am finally done with DAT forever. Now it's the next stage of career planning -- looking at schools and writing my personal statement! I am glad I can finally resume posting again. I have so much to share!
Things that are happening on here soon:
- tomorrow: my Pre-Fall picks
- travel post (I'm going away for a week starting tomorrow)
- haul post
- a couple of discussion posts
- new mood/inspiration board
- London Fall Winter 2013 Fashion Week
Hopefully all of these will be up before September mix (aka September 1st) is up. Stay tuned!
I'll end the post with something really cool to share:
*photo cred: meLabels: featured artworks, personal
July 9, 2013
Twenty-seven days until I have to become a master at standardized testing. Yet I'm still on self-timer jumping around in the house.
Labels: personal, photography
May 27, 2013
Nitrous Oxide course at MUSC turned mini-vacation.
The moment when you're quietly floating in ocean water and forgetting about all the stress >>
Labels: personal
May 16, 2013
Labels: personal, photography
April 18, 2013
It's 80 degrees out everyday. What should I wear?
Old readers know that I'm obsessed with Zara. I used to have a "what I want from Zara's catalog" post every week. Clearly, this obsession hasn't faded. So here's a plateful of summer jam (lol!) that I've come up with this time. It's all about being super laid-back but fun, with skin-showing here and there, all while looking collected.
Outfit #1 is like, Rumi-Neely 101...because she actually has this shirt. I adore her style and simply believes she's the queen of looking chill and hot.
Outfit #2 I love tank tops. And for those slightly breathier days, a colorful print scarf goes perfectly with them. Those white wedges are sick.
Outfit #3 features one of my favorite trends - fashion sneakers. I love shoes that are either extremely uncomfortable (4inch or higher plz) or extremely comfortable (sneakers, super soft penny loafers, etc.) Wear them with a crop top to be playful, or with this see-through draped top (and a choker!) to be more dressed-up.
Outfit #4 features my current favorite summer time colors - black and silver. As much as I love white clothing, they make my skin tone look funny. But black works so much better. Silver pointy pumps are also necessary.
Outfit #5 THEM KNEE HIGH GLADIATOR SANDALS. 'Nough said.
Outfit #6 I don't usually like black & red outfits. But these cranes on shorts are just irresistible. Also, if you don't like red lipsticks, wear them on your neck instead.
Two more weeks of school left OMG. I honestly cannot wait. I just finished my last big test of my sophomore year. And I have another week to waste before finals roll around. My last final is a gonna be a joke. And for the other two finals that I have to take, I have pretty decent grades in those classes so I don't have to be super stressed out about them. I like this but I also hate how empty I feel without all the work that need to be done. I am also dealing with some other personal struggles besides emptiness. But more on that later. Have a good weekend y'all. Go get drunk.
*title photograph taken by me; collages are made from product pictures on Zara.comLabels: personal, wanted
April 2, 2013
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's real tired of winter weather. Can't wait until this week is over so I can get my spring nail mail + new skirt.
A quick update on previous posts: I did finish reading The Hobbit! In fact, I did most of the book in a day. It was actually pretty entertaining! Now I finally know what's gonna happen in the next two movies. :P For the record, I kind of hate reading because either anxiety builds up and I can't wait that long to read about what happens next, or it's too boring I give up. But this book (combined with my current goal of trying to live as independently from Internet as possible) might have made me want to read more. :OOOOOOO Take a few minutes and let that sink in for ya...
I also watched Game of Thrones season premiere from this past Sunday. Not a particularly eventful episode, but the quick take-away from it is:
- I'm glad Jon Snow is not being a pussy
- I kinda like Margaery Tyrell now
- Where the hell is Arya?! I better get some update on this next episode
*photographs taken by meLabels: personal, photography
