tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22385077426889588032024-03-13T20:18:09.965-07:00AdorationNatashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.comBlogger477125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-27035329518747491942010-01-18T23:07:00.002-08:002010-01-19T00:25:26.142-08:00The LastBlogspot is the site to be, though I cannot, for the life of me, get rid of the awful spacing from copying and pasting from the other site!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://citywink.blogspot.com/">http://citywink.blogspot.com/</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wow.. I need a header. </span></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></b>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-90153623253606693122010-01-18T00:42:00.005-08:002010-01-19T12:12:16.969-08:00Hopefully The Last.......<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">OK so I've resorted to Wordpress's's's's's's blogetery... I wonder how long I will last. So far, have no time to pick a theme or think of a header so I've gone super minimalistic. It'll do for now. Loading pictures via Wordpress is painly slow on my computer. I gotta upload them individually, then go to the media library to "input to post" individually (which means opening a new pop-up every time which loads very slowly) and then the pictures are too big because medium is too small and large is too large so I have to make it 80% of the original for every single picture. And then it's another chore to centre all the photos and not centre the text.. and as you can see, I failed in this department 'cause everything is to the RH side. Gosh.. I think I've been spoiled by Blogspot's supereasy navigation and all! Anyway, I hope to get used to this... I hope to figure out how to get my own domain soon. I keep thinking "blog-eatery" when I see "blogetery" lolll</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">Sorry for the large font, no, I don't think you're<span style="font-style: italic;"> that </span>hard of seeing. I will try to poke around the settings...</span><br />
</div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-8019279215314961272010-01-17T03:37:00.006-08:002010-01-19T12:13:14.763-08:00Here Goes...<div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;"> </span><br />
</div><span style="font-size: 85%;">I want to get a new url name... suggestions? I'm thinking of something with "city" in it.<br />
I like the "Read More" function for tumblr.<br />
Resizing photos take up most of my blogging time...<br />
They don't have 'centre' function.<br />
You have to load your pictures on a separate site (like photobucket) and link the image url to post.<br />
Still playing around with the themes. How's the one I have now as the most simplistic blog theme ever?? I don't even have a header haha<br />
[edit] What? There's no comment function for tumblr? It's too much trouble to go get a Disqus account for this... <span style="font-weight: bold;">humbug I gotta look for another blogger site...</span><br />
</span>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-59352050044686736482010-01-16T23:54:00.004-08:002010-01-17T00:10:39.872-08:00Lover<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Quickly putting together a blog for <span style="font-style: italic;">tumblr</span>. I think this will be one of my last posts on blogspot, so goodbye (unless<span style="font-style: italic;"> tumblr</span> suddenly fails to impress).<br /><br />So earlier on today at Starbucks, I ask for an "Iced Vanilla Latte, light ice", as you can see clearly labeled.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S1LCwlAQ6QI/AAAAAAAAIDI/J03B7EfOTCQ/s1600-h/IMG_6361.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S1LCwlAQ6QI/AAAAAAAAIDI/J03B7EfOTCQ/s400/IMG_6361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427614640757598466" border="0" /></a> I drank it fairly quickly.. but gee.... I wonder what a <span style="font-style: italic;">regular</span> iced Vanilla Latte would be......<br /><br />More than 3/4ths of it is ice!! I would have said something but they were really busy.<br /><br />My uncle brought over a case of avocados and a case of my FAVOURITE FRUIT: PAPAYA!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S1LFdgg4iDI/AAAAAAAAIDQ/Z8v4MM7aWZM/s1600-h/IMG_6329.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S1LFdgg4iDI/AAAAAAAAIDQ/Z8v4MM7aWZM/s400/IMG_6329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427617611669604402" border="0" /></a>SOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY I'M JUST WAITING FOR THESE BABIES TO RIPEN HEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEHHEHEEEEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEEHE<br /></span>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-81771798639493228062010-01-15T00:22:00.002-08:002010-01-15T00:50:51.397-08:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Thinking of my grad dress. It's not a big deal, but it's just fun to think about.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S1Anr-yxfPI/AAAAAAAAIDA/VaMW61q-8KM/s1600-h/lea-michele.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S1Anr-yxfPI/AAAAAAAAIDA/VaMW61q-8KM/s400/lea-michele.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426881187525262578" border="0" /></a>I haven't thought too much about it, but I'm thinking of going towards a non-black dress... and peeptoes. I don't want sexy so nothing form fitting all the way through.. but not really into cute, either. How about chic + classic? Yea I like that. Maybe a pretty spring colour. Flowy, possibly.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">Fun abstract floral, possibly. I like the colour of the dress above and the subtle, structural details of the bodice.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">And would like to try a blow-out from Blo Hair Salon since I never know what to do with my hair and do not want to make it another High School grad (disaster) where I went last minute to some $7 haircut salon where the lady gave me curls that made my cheeks look wider and a 70's bang-do I undid at home and used some 15+year old product. :( Hope my hair will stay a good length by then. It should be a few more inches longer than it is now. Colour change is also needed. I probably have time for one more dye before the 'grad dye'. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Anyway, just random thoughts. More on it later.</span><br /></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-79808188990499257322010-01-14T16:39:00.005-08:002010-01-14T17:34:19.309-08:00Cetaphil Adoration<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I want to dedicate this post to Cetaphil. Ever since I ran out of it near the end of my stay in Korea (and I think, combined with the humidity my skin wasn't used to) and using other cleansers that were popular in the Korean market, my face broke out like crazy.. so much so, that I had acne.. which was sad 'cause I was 21! I know I know.. "adult acne" lol. It was awful 'cause it was red and bumpy (the worst part.. bad texture you can see through foundation) and full of blackheads that </span><span style="font-size:85%;">continuously </span><span style="font-size:85%;">came up so randomly and out of nowhere (yes, it was gross). When I got my facial at Skoah back in August, the esthetician commented on my "congested skin" which led to a whole convo on products etc. She really approved of my use of Cetaphil (which, at that time, I was almost out of and had only been using it once every 1.5 weeks).. and I can finally say as of about a month ago, my skin is back to what it used to be after using Cetaphil every night (like I had been before Korea) for the past 3 months. I would also like to think that my use of Lush fresh face masks (I think it's <span style="font-style: italic;">Cosmetic Warrior</span> during the end of my 4-5 month acne battle.. it's for <span style="font-style: italic;">teenage acne-prone skin</span> lol.. I felt olddd) and the Lush Tea Tree Toner really helped quicken the acne-rid, too.<br />Now, I just have scars left ('cause yea I touched my face..), but Bio Oil has really been helping to fade the acne scars. I slather Bio Oil on my face every night before bed and let it soak in so I hope I don't need to wear hardly any foundation anymore. Bio Oil makes my skin look nice and plump and smooth the next morning, too haha so Cetaphil and Bio Oil are my skin saviors.. Oh, and my skin is quite fond of Pond's Cream for dry skin, too. Soaks it all up like a sponge. Honestly, when I first heard of Cetaphil and how so many ppl raved over it, I didn't want to like it 'cause it was nothing special. It didn't lather up nicely and just didn't seem like it would work. Plus, the bottle looked horrendously generic and cheap and not very nice to have on the counter. Obviously having gotten past that, I now know that it is a fantastic cleanser that gets rid of all my face makeup super gently. My eye makeup needs eye makeup remover, though.. and Neutrogena's Oil Free Eye Makeup Remover has been doing a great job. So tadaaaa! Happy products. Now I know, the search for my "HG" (Holy Grail, as they say in makeup forums) cleanser is complete.<br />My whole body loves sleep.. so I'll go take a nap now...<em></em></span></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-5257217628175819432010-01-13T22:42:00.003-08:002010-01-13T22:52:07.997-08:0010 Ways to Make Yourself Feel More Beautiful<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I really like this list. This isn't written by me. It's taken from my Xanga subscription to <span style="font-style: italic;">Lovelyish</span>:</span></p><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">For 2010, instead of more New Years Resolutions to post, I've decided to write about a few things that have helped me better my life and resolve my old resolutions. So, without further ado, here are 10 things I've learned over the years and thought I'd share and perhaps "enlighten" some girls who need a minor "pick-me up"! (Boys, feel free to use this advice, as well. haha)</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">1. Clean up your life <span style="font-weight: bold;">by getting rid of</span>: Bad friends who put you down and neglectful boyfriends (princess complex is OKAY to a certain extent if you know you're a great gal and have a lot to offer..just don't let it get to your head!) <span style="font-weight: bold;">And by organizing</span>: your room, car, and any space you spend a great deal of time in. When you de-clutter your spaces, life all of a sudden feels much more peaceful. You'll be at peace with yourself and have a lot more positive energy!!</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;" id="cuttaganchor"></span></span> </div><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">2. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Invest in a bed</span> with a comfortable mattress, a bed frame that best represents you and a comfortable goose feather comforter. You spend 1/4 of your life in a bed, so make it count for something! A bad night of sleep can make all the difference in the world for your next morning and day. Oh, and I wrote a previous entry on how I found my bed at a thrift store. For $35, I got a shabby chic bed that I re-sanded and repainted....HAPPY BED = HAPPY GIRL (in FACT--my mom just got me a new mattress and sleep is 10,000X more beautiful now---seriously!) <span><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span></span>3. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Organize your schedule</span> with a daily planner. Not only that, but keep it neat. Even if you can write things in it that aren't relevant to work (a date with your girlfriends, lunch with your sister, etc) you'll feel at ease since you'll know exactly what you need to do in a day and how to have time to accomplish those things!</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">4. Take an <span style="font-weight: bold;">extra few minutes to "un-frumpify" yourself</span> whether it be with something as simple as lip gloss (nivea+mac lipglass in my case). Also, DO your hair, use a shampoo and conditioner that you love the smell of (<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I'm trying to find one that works and smells gooood!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</span></span>, and if you're going to use makeup---use better products (<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Totally agree!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</span></span>---your face, after all, is something you have to live with the rest of your life so you'd better be using the best of the best on it. It's not so much a matter of vanity---but I realize one of the worst feelings for me is when you go somewhere and don't feel confident because you don't feel you look your best.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Everyone's "best" is different---for some, it might just be something as simple as letting their hair down which leads me to my last "un-frumpify" point. Spend the extra money for a good haircut. That extra $50 goes a long way!!! (A haircut every four months only comes out to an extra $10-12 a month! That's basically one or two meals of eating out per month). If you need a great hairstylist---please let me know if you live in the OC area---my hairstylist is the BEST!!!!</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">5. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Flowers and Candles</span><span style="font-style: italic;">. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE candles!! I go around to a lot of boutiques/home good stores and smell a lot of them. My favorite scents are vanilla, white tea and ginger, and gardenia. There's something about candles that make you feel awesome even if you're in a pair of sweatpants and a tee at home by yourself! (Oh, but make sure your room is clean before you go lighting things in your room!) Oh, and make sure you blow it out before you leave the house! Also, flowers are a cheap way to feel beautiful as well (<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Flowers!!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Love flowers!</span>)</span></span>. Trader Joes has "Stargazers" (my favorite) that blossom into HUGE flowers and can last about a week and a half if you clean the water every other day! They look pretty and make you feel pretty for a few bucks. Why not??</span></span> </div><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">6. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Have alone time</span> to veg out at home in your room, paint your nails, read a book, drink some hot tea---all while blasting your favorite tunes on Pandora. (Rejuvenation at its best!)</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">7. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Read!</span> Don't ever stop learning...educate yourself, achieve higher education! There are plenty of great books at the local bookstore. OR, if you want to save some big bucks, go to your nearest library. Sometimes they have a library bookstore where the books are a couple bucks each!</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">8. Learn to <span style="font-weight: bold;">do everything in moderation</span>---for me, it's eating. When I love the way something tastes---I want to horde it!!! That's hard for me to do because of my love for food, but one day at a time..... </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">9. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dress to impress yourself</span>. (<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Yayyyy<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> - life is too short to dress badly</span>)</span></span> It doesn't have to cost a lot to dress nice. I snubbed great deals and for me, personally, the key to the way I dress is choosing very solid colored pieces to mix and match over and over again. I don't buy things with a ton of patterns. Instead, I'll dress up my outfits with accessories---big earrings help, a fancy bracelet, long necklace. (Not all at once---though! You don't want to OVER accessorize) The worst is when you go out and feel frumpy, [see #4] so do yourself a favor and wear something that you'll feel great in! (take, for example, Reese Witherspoon!)</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="font-style: italic; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">10. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Make time for girls night out!</span> I do this weekly (sometimes 2-3 times a week!) with my girlfriends and it's really paid off to invest in friendships with a few great girlfriends. They're the ones that will be there for me when relationships fail and have had my heart broken, the ones that you can laugh with endlessly, they're the ones that will give you REAL advice and most importantly, constructive criticism when you don't want to hear it. (Albeit, this takes time to develop. Fortunately for me, I've had the same group of close-knit girlfriends for the past 12 years!) (<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I do and will do more!<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)</span></span></span></p>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-44251812628284036342010-01-13T00:00:00.013-08:002010-01-13T00:49:18.362-08:00Breakfast In Bed<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">AND so the procrastination has begun. I've finally found a new blog host site (whatever you call it)- called </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >tumblr</span><span style="font-size:85%;">. It looks awesome (and I hardly ever use that word unless it's followed by </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >possum</span><span style="font-size:85%;">) and makes </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >blogspot</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> look super outdated. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Tumblr</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> even has a function where you can call in your post and have an audio-recording! How cool is that.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I like this shoe. It has nice proportions. Wish it came in nude. Platform pumps all the way.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S01_GO8jmLI/AAAAAAAAIBw/VphwthAsT0A/s1600-h/casadei.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 311px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S01_GO8jmLI/AAAAAAAAIBw/VphwthAsT0A/s400/casadei.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426132871119345842" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">So my tiny tiny bathroom singlet ensuite of the house I'm moving into has one of those mirrors that span the whole wall (really not that big) that I thought was only done in houses built prior to 2000... but I guess not.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Here's a way to make it more modern, though! Too bad my sink isn't in the centre of the mirror so I can't really do this.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I like the towel bar in the mirror reflection. I had no idea towel bars could be so pricey...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S01_aVPr_CI/AAAAAAAAIB4/9Rtoi3APpx0/s1600-h/4258504330_2554c36c0c_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S01_aVPr_CI/AAAAAAAAIB4/9Rtoi3APpx0/s400/4258504330_2554c36c0c_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426133216407583778" border="0" /></a>Picture credit: http://citified.blogspot.com</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">This is pretty - paper flower wreath</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02AgL7WszI/AAAAAAAAICA/pEv5yxph0Ug/s1600-h/4226013711_51370e689d_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02AgL7WszI/AAAAAAAAICA/pEv5yxph0Ug/s400/4226013711_51370e689d_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426134416497226546" border="0" /></a>Gah! Where did Alexander Wang get this mirror!? Perfectly ornate. The dresser is lovely, too, but it wouldn't fit in my room.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02Bna8hbZI/AAAAAAAAICI/fZNVoOLbJ5Q/s1600-h/3802271593_da99c87b9e_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02Bna8hbZI/AAAAAAAAICI/fZNVoOLbJ5Q/s400/3802271593_da99c87b9e_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426135640299367826" border="0" /></a>Glamorous shoe storage (drool)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02B91qPPlI/AAAAAAAAICY/5RxKuBuOc2Y/s1600-h/4130662669_c557f500f8_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02B91qPPlI/AAAAAAAAICY/5RxKuBuOc2Y/s400/4130662669_c557f500f8_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426136025427557970" border="0" /></a>Ih. Not keen on dusting my shoes...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02B9aru9uI/AAAAAAAAICQ/SVwCJIzNE4c/s1600-h/2923692663_0114a7b097_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02B9aru9uI/AAAAAAAAICQ/SVwCJIzNE4c/s400/2923692663_0114a7b097_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426136018186073826" border="0" /></a>Love full, luxurious drapes like these.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02Cf7r5eAI/AAAAAAAAICo/__R_3DTQqs8/s1600-h/4222273209_508ec9c236_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02Cf7r5eAI/AAAAAAAAICo/__R_3DTQqs8/s400/4222273209_508ec9c236_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426136611160684546" border="0" /></a>A framed fireplace!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02CfXHTo9I/AAAAAAAAICg/Iz_xuAtC6L8/s1600-h/4224409890_4d648a0d07_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02CfXHTo9I/AAAAAAAAICg/Iz_xuAtC6L8/s400/4224409890_4d648a0d07_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426136601343534034" border="0" /></a>I love ivory, beige, and white for rooms. This is too white and I'd like more substance near the desk area for me, but still glam... but after staring at it a bit more, I'm like it less and less...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02CzZwgpzI/AAAAAAAAICw/3-ilQwJg6q8/s1600-h/4207146683_229d1a1b81_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02CzZwgpzI/AAAAAAAAICw/3-ilQwJg6q8/s400/4207146683_229d1a1b81_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426136945650607922" border="0" /></a>I like this bedside book holder</span>.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02FNnFXF9I/AAAAAAAAIC4/FI7CBPBK2IQ/s1600-h/4094901468_b422560c1a_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S02FNnFXF9I/AAAAAAAAIC4/FI7CBPBK2IQ/s400/4094901468_b422560c1a_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426139594927577042" border="0" /></a>As of 2 days ago, my Gmarket order has arrived in Vancouver. Now where is it?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Wow just quickly scanned my post.. sorry for the terrible grammar.. I will sleep now)</span><br /></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-9267884441285298792010-01-12T17:59:00.003-08:002010-01-12T22:20:29.915-08:00Finding a Balance<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Got an eventful weekend lined up, but starting to wonder if I really should.. I can sense some bad, lazy school habits starting up soon.. really need to coffee shop it up to read read read! It's where I concentrate the best. Got seven 20+pg articles and 4 chapters (62 pages) to read this week... and it's just the 1st week. Whoopdeedoo. Today, my Contemporary Capitalism TA added on discussion questions to hand in starting in 2 weeks. I gotta say I love taking notes on my mom's little netbook. It's so great for these 8:30AM classes where I can't really understand everything at the rate it's being spoken to me 'cause it's so early so I just write what he's saying word for word along with notes on the powerpoint and make sense of it later at home. Contemporary Capitalism tutorial today was interestingly small lol.. I've never had such a small tutorial before! Only 6 ppl (compared to 18-23 usually) so I'll probably get to get to know my classmates more than usual. Also means more participation needed. UM yea. Kinda interesting - first time in all my classes/tutorials that I'm the only Asian. There are hardly any in the Geo department, but I see about a handful in my lectures and around one or two more in my tutorials. Not like it's gonna change anything and I don't feel any different, but it's just something I noticed. In another way, it's kind of a shock, especially coming from Korea lol</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Anyway, this Fri night, I have dinner + gonna watch Avatar 3D in IMAX (woot) bought advanced tickets so we can get in for sure. On Sat, I have lunch with one of my friends who just came back from exchange in Taiwan and then I have a going away party/dinner for another friend who is going to Australia for a while with some possible dancing plans after. On Sunday, I possibly have lunch plans, will do lots of packing (I already packed 1 box that seems like 1/3 of my closet.. wow if I can fit my entire wardrobe (minus outerwear) in 3 boxes, I'll be surprised and kind of sad), and am attending this Wedding Soiree thing that's apparently like a fake wedding receiption w/ 3 course meal + manicures + even a bouquet toss lol yay an occassion to possibly wear a Forever 21 dress I've had sitting in my closet for 2 years. In between, I will try to fit in some coffee/reading.. yea good luck to me. I have my first paper (out of 14) due next Thursday and I haven't had a full lecture on the material, yet. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm exhausted.. gonna take a nap... (it's 6PM). See you in a couple hours... and then I will have to read 4 articles (65 pages). </span><br /></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-3814346814222659942010-01-11T21:53:00.004-08:002010-01-11T22:22:14.655-08:00Way to Store Handbag #1<span style="font-size:85%;">I LIKE!</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Great idea to use Ikea bookshelves in this way. </span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0wRN0x2gDI/AAAAAAAAIBo/ok2JM3TgNe8/s1600-h/ikeastoragehandbag.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0wRN0x2gDI/AAAAAAAAIBo/ok2JM3TgNe8/s400/ikeastoragehandbag.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425730580278313010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">No dust and so nice to look at ;)<br /><br />Small LV cake! Very cute<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kukb1kOpIm1qao58oo1_500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 418px; height: 279px;" src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kukb1kOpIm1qao58oo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-61742538010978937572010-01-10T01:20:00.005-08:002010-01-10T02:36:06.509-08:00A Sing-Song Mood<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Watched Sherlock Holmes w/ B, D, Jason, Wennie, and Howard in Richmond last night. Pretty good, actually! I surprisingly thought Jude Law was quite charming, me not being a usual fan of his. There were a few moments where B and I were the only ones in the theatre laughing.. don't know if it's 'cause we were the only ones who understood the quirky part or got it, or if we were just nuts lol Saw Emily like 5 rows down! Wow... another coincidence 'cause I just saw her at the New Years party and I had no idea she would be there, either! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I was actually pretty excited to watch Avatar 3D, but it was sold out as usual.. hopefully one day soon! I hope I'll like it. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Then we all went to Jason's house to eat cheesecake. It was nice :) Don't often get to hang out together.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Had work @ the restaurant (only shift this month) earlier today. B, our friend Shogo from Japan, and my old coworker Helen (coincidentally know each other) and a bunch of their friends ate there but I didn't get to serve them. Had another excellent work night wooooooo :) I even got off a bit 'early'.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">It's great to see how the hosts improve so much. At first, they're all "try hard, but don't really succeed" and some try to test out how much they can get away with and don't finish their job which is annoying for the people who have to deal with it the next day... then after about a month, they finally realize that it won't get them to being a server so they go over and above what's expected and they're <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> helpful, fast, and super fair about allocating tables.. and finally so reliable. BAM wow. Like today, I only had to clean 1.5 tables out of my 12 'cause they were just so on top of it. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Then after, I walked down to meet up w/ B + the group for a bit as they went to Cheesecake Etc. after (really don't know how they could still eat, but it sounded pretty yaaaammy). They had an old man playing on a keyboard. Dark, sleepy, candle-lit atmosphere that's pretty romantic now that I think of it but not in a chic way lol but I actually kinda like it. Maybe I'll go back one day and try their cheesecake. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Anyway, in a reflective sort of note, I guess I've been feeling really great recently 'cause of so many things. I feel like I'm finally getting to know myself more, much more comfortable and satisfied with myself and in my own skin - a more defined picture. Things have fallen into place - I'm graduating, I finally understand what I've been studying for the past 5 years (Geography) 'cause I was soooo confused before *** (big one!), I'm confident at what I excel at, I'm so much more independent in most ways (sometimes, comparatively, the thought of going to Seoul by myself - knowing absolutely nobody, not speaking the language, not knowing some of the customs - seemed intimidating, but right when I got there, I realized it was so very much doable.. and now, it's like "give me more!"), suddenly my love for fashion is being put into some use (and in a fun way, too), my style is evolving to something way more "me" than before (more coherent though still needs a ton of work.. I'm going from "liking" items I buy to "loving" them, and my "basics" wardrobe is almost complete!), after all these years, my truest friends are so clear (none of the "i'm your friend because I see you almost everyday" sort of thing) and they're fantastic (esp. 'cause they put up with me lol), my family is all happy and healthy, from packing, I'm able to get rid of things that have been weighing me down.. things that I know I should get rid of but haven't.. and just so many other things I can't think of right now that I'll probably think of later and want to add to this - I feel like I have a clear mind, now. Overall, I feel much more mature than even a year ago. I'm growing up, ma! lol I guess some other things that would complete the picture, so to speak, is learning how to drive, boyfriend, and a career.. and more traveling.. but those can all wait (except the traveling). </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm happy with everything now.</span><br /></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-86136983336212029262010-01-07T23:56:00.008-08:002010-01-08T00:21:47.925-08:00That's Amore<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I've made a new rule that will keep me happier the next day:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">No caffeine after 4PM unless I want to stay up the </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >whole night</span><span style="font-size:85%;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Grumble </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >sensitive to caffeine</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> grumble...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0bn9DNZeiI/AAAAAAAAIBY/qebe9RIIkNE/s1600-h/IMG_6259.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0bn9DNZeiI/AAAAAAAAIBY/qebe9RIIkNE/s400/IMG_6259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424277837233879586" border="0" /></a>Barista (hey, shouldn't it be <span style="font-style: italic;">Baristo</span> since it was a guy? lol) designed a cute heart for me.<br />Caffe Artigiano > (x10) Starbucks coffee. Love European coffee. </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="200" height="200"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8_cOP8y6sWs&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8_cOP8y6sWs&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="200" height="200"></embed></object><br /></div><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>(In Napoli where love is king </strong><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>When boy meets girl here's what they say)</strong></span></div> <p style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie<br />That's amore<br />When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine<br />That's amore<br />Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling<br />And you'll sing "Vita Bella"<br />Hearts will play tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay<br />Like a gay tarantella</strong></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fagiole<br />That's amore<br />When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet<br />You're in love<br />When you walk in a dream but you know you're not<br />Dreaming signore<br />Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli<br />That's amore</strong></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie<br />That's amore<br />(That's amore)<br />When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine<br />That's amore<br />(That's amore)<br />Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling<br />And you'll sing "Vita bella"<br />Hearts will play tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay<br />Like a gay tarantella<br />(Lucky fella)</strong></span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fagiole<br />That's amore<br />When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet<br />You're in love<br />When you walk in a dream but you know you're not<br />Dreaming signore<br />Scuzza me, but you see, back in old Napoli<br />That's amore<br />(Amore)<br />That's amore </strong></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Right when I stepped outside my house this morning to catch my bus around 7:45AM, I was immediately struck by awe of the sunrise colours! I took a good 5 minutes trying to test my manual camera settings and capture the vivid colours but alas realized that only a dslr (that I did not have) could achieve such a picture.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0bn9taWoCI/AAAAAAAAIBg/VmbjSTNjG94/s1600-h/unreal2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0bn9taWoCI/AAAAAAAAIBg/VmbjSTNjG94/s400/unreal2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424277848562507810" border="0" /></a>I remember before Winter break, I saw this gorgeous </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >grapefruit</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> colour on my way home from school and wished to take a picture of it. Hmm I guess I call the colours from today's sunrise, <span style="font-style: italic;">Tropical Punch </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">(minus the blue)<span style="font-style: italic;">. </span>Thanks for the picture, pollution ;)</span></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-42311577130195655462010-01-06T23:45:00.006-08:002010-01-07T00:11:46.246-08:00Lalalalalalala<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">For some reason, my mind has been feeling so light. It's a great feeling and it's the first time I've felt this way since coming back from Korea. I just feel like everything is good the way it is right now even though it's pretty much the same it has been. I have the whole world in my hands. I feel invincible and so content. There's nothing pulling me down or nothing that's making my brain stale. No worries. I'm graduating mannn!!!! I think this realization is making me feel this way. I just want a ton of time to do what I enjoy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Packinggggg... getting rid of the little things I've kept, thinking that I'd eventually use it, but realizing I won't. My makeup collection is growing so nicely :) About a week ago, I got my package of Japanese cosmetics from GoodDealer.com. I ordered Jill Stuart loose powder blush in orange.. and man is it orange but I looove it haha It was the blush I was too chicken to buy in Japan so I got a brown instead.. so now my brown has a sister :) Also got my first lipstick from Shiseido's Maquillage line in some beige colour. The colour is nothing special but I'm happy it's not drying and lasts long and is smooth when applied. I like to layer it with one of my glosses and since the lipstick is a bit nude-ish, it helps the colour be more vibrant. I also ordered this gorgeous Jill Stuart lipstick but it was out of stock. Came with a few samples from Shiseido and Esprique.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0WTf3KvoTI/AAAAAAAAIBA/CCVtawd-vJE/s1600-h/IMG_6112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0WTf3KvoTI/AAAAAAAAIBA/CCVtawd-vJE/s400/IMG_6112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423903501831872818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0WUECru4YI/AAAAAAAAIBI/SsIZ9tXJ7x0/s1600-h/IMG_6113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0WUECru4YI/AAAAAAAAIBI/SsIZ9tXJ7x0/s400/IMG_6113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423904123398316418" border="0" /></a>I have about 5 or 6 items arriving from Korea from the brand </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Clio</span><span style="font-size:85%;">. B and I made a Gmarket order. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Clio</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> is actually pretty difficult to find in Seoul - I've only seen one little stand in a random run-down area near Olympic Park and I only bought a few pairs of false eyelashes (that happened to be my favourite ones ever and I'm saving my last pair..) 'cause we didn't have time to test out their makeup but I swiped my fingers over a few of them (haha yea I know, so hygenic) and was really pleased at their quality. Wanted to go back the next day but I didn't end up having time. Anyway, I ordered an orange lipstick that looks really beautiful in the provided swatch (yeaaa I'm really into orange, coral, and pretty nudes for makeup these days) and 2 pink blushes + 1 orange-peach blush.. and a glossypeach lipstick, too. Surprisingly made from Germany and you can't get these products anywhere outside of Korea.. don't know why.......</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">OH and I found my OLD NARS lipgloss hidden in my old Kathy Van Zeeland bag!!!! HUSPAZ! Now I have 2 in the same colour haha but that's ok 'cause the colour is very natural and everyday. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Can't sleep... thanks to a Spanish Latte I got at Caffe Artigiano at like.. 7PM gahhhhh. Gotta wake up at 6:15 tmr and it's almost midnight... no beauty sleep tonight oh no.</span><br /></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-58731570868700874132010-01-06T00:22:00.006-08:002010-01-06T00:57:02.565-08:00When's Spring a'comin'??<span style="font-size:85%;">I'm so done with Winter clothes.<br />Nothing new + fresh is coming out... </span><span style="font-size:85%;">xept I still would looove a fitted lace minidress<br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A list of items I would love for my Spring wardrobe:</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- A fitted white blazer<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- Chic trouser-black ankle pants<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- A metallic sandal + some sort of wedge<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- A fun or classic clutch<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- A fun, bright bag<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- A chic trench (eying some Club Monaco ones)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- Soft pink and soft-feeling cardigan<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- Pearly things<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- Trouser shorts (with cuff)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- More raw edge jean shorts<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- Printed dresses<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- Coral swimsuit<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- Slim fit jeans<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- Cute and pretty skirts galore<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">- A flowy white dress<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Colours: soft pink, ivory, coral, gold, cool grays, and metallics</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">For makeup, I'm very attracted to orange, coral, peach, and nudes.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Love Rumi's look - I'm going to look into MAC paintpots for that sort of eye. <span style="font-style: italic;">A highly pigmented eye colour that goes on creamy but dries to an intense, vibrant finish. Long-wearing, colourfast. Creates seamless coverage without weight or caking. </span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">They have a collection of nude-styles that really brightensthe eye area so prettily.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0RLmPrtjMI/AAAAAAAAIAo/a9lYoEC1xQo/s1600-h/rumiwhitegold.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0RLmPrtjMI/AAAAAAAAIAo/a9lYoEC1xQo/s400/rumiwhitegold.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423542971677904066" border="0" /></a>Btw, exposed lingerie is a trend this Spring... like bra shirts that are worn on top of your shirt. They aren't actual bras that you'd wear on their own, particularly...<br />As usual, Suzie Bubble is on top of it. She's a good example of someone who obviously dresses for herself. This copper bra is from Topshop.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0ROIGxw9zI/AAAAAAAAIAw/d8-38NxX6b0/s1600-h/SBbra.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0ROIGxw9zI/AAAAAAAAIAw/d8-38NxX6b0/s400/SBbra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423545752426182450" border="0" /></a>This next one was gifted to her from her Bf for Xmas. Stella McCartney Sofia Flashing Bustier.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0RPBR15qWI/AAAAAAAAIA4/yjzAtkLvvFs/s1600-h/SBBra2.htm"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0RPBR15qWI/AAAAAAAAIA4/yjzAtkLvvFs/s400/SBBra2.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423546734648863074" border="0" /></a>That whole outfit is super trendy as pastel colours are also trendy for Spring2010... yet the way she puts it together softens the trendiness in a way..<br /></span></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-27004387895914998112010-01-05T11:57:00.009-08:002010-01-05T22:43:31.490-08:00Into the New Year<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Happy New Year, btw :)</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">For NYE, I attended a party at the Marriott Pinnacle downtown. Every year, A helps out with the event-planning for this company that organizes a big bash every NYE (among many other events throughout the year). Unfortunately, she had to work until 11:45 (though she was supposed to be off at 11) helping host and deal with people who wanted to buy last-minute tickets, but I got to hang out with her lovely coworker, Judy, for a bit. The party had a snow theme with the colours white, silver, and blue. They had bubbles and foam coming down from the ceiling to look like snow and they even had a couple snow cone machines where you can choose the alcohol. I tried Baileys for the first time. It's really good in snow cone form! Btw, now I wouldn't even say that I have a tolerance for alcohol. I don't know why, but after a few sips of wine or a shot of Soju etc., I get really red! I'm not affected mentally, though.. but being red is embarrassing enough... and then I get pale.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Anyway, there were a bit over a thousand people there - I would say a great mix of ethnic backgrounds and almost everyone was super Westernized. Mingled a bit - everyone was over 23 ('cause that's the min) except for us and maybe one other... there were some older people, too, which was interesting - they just sat and ate large quantities of dessert. Oh yea - it was a dessert buffet but I didn't end up getting any, and there were 3 rooms to party in. The first, main, and largest room was the typical club scene spinning top 40's, dance hits, and r&b etc., the 2nd room played older dance classics, and the 3rd one was a Jazz lounge with a Juno nominee singer and someone playing the bass or something. A and I loooved the Jazz lounge. We knew almost all the lyrics to the songs she sang. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Country rooooooadddddd taaaake me hooommmeee</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> and the atmosphere was just so relaxing and different from the other two party rooms. The singer was pretty darn good, too, and engaging.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Me (with a pearl face goin' on + can't keep eyes open), A, and Judy. Surprisingly the only picture I took that night!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0Ogrbq_pgI/AAAAAAAAIAI/17Z7zZF-cyI/s1600-h/IMG_6144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0Ogrbq_pgI/AAAAAAAAIAI/17Z7zZF-cyI/s400/IMG_6144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423355044307117570" border="0" /></a>haha I wore the same thing as I wore for Xmas w/ the family 'cause I wanted to get max holiday use. I wore it w/ a long thick strapped tank I got on the streets of Korea.<br />Bumped into Emily -- this is a neat pic w/ the "snow" coming from the sky and getting into my drink :)<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0QwqdQVHaI/AAAAAAAAIAg/Bu0go-kJj-c/s1600-h/17861_395081110430_535735430_10376415_3145882_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0QwqdQVHaI/AAAAAAAAIAg/Bu0go-kJj-c/s400/17861_395081110430_535735430_10376415_3145882_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423513357226679714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Anyway, for the countdown, A and I snuck behind the DJ table along with other staff members and got a great view of everyone cheering :) A was given a hotel room at the Marriott so her and I slept over night there and ended up sleeping around 4AM, I think. The next morning, A woke up at 8 and we went downstairs and ate the hotel's buffet breakfast. It was quite pricey, but the food was actually quite good - especially for "breakfast" food I usually don't prefer.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Finally wore my Shu Uemura lashes for the first time. I really don't care for them. They're way too heavy and way too long for my small eyes so they make my eyes look so much smaller (as seen above) and I look sleepy. Plus, at $25, they're ridiculously expensive so it's a good thing I won't be wasting anymore money on them. Daiso lashes are good for beginners, but I find that they look a bit too plastic up close. I want to try out MUFE ones + I think MAC has some nice ones, too.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0OtcsI3xmI/AAAAAAAAIAY/zKEdzejs0eE/s1600-h/IMG_6118.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0OtcsI3xmI/AAAAAAAAIAY/zKEdzejs0eE/s400/IMG_6118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423369084680521314" border="0" /></a>At around noon, A got picked up and I went to PC but it was closed 'cause it was NYday so I stayed at Starbucks for 2 hours doing nothing but drinking my Vanilla latte and some tazo tea thingy lol - I was half asleep. Nad and Dims picked me up and we went to the Polar Bear Swim down at English Bay! It was partially raining before and we were a tad late so we missed the big hype of everyone rushing into the water almost naked but there were still tons of people we had to weave through when we got there. This was the first time and I was too chicken to go all the way so I changed into my PJ shorts and went up to my hip. Nad dove in! She's a seasoned polar bear now ;) You can pick up a PBS pin after, but I didn't feel like I deserved it, haven't had gone in all the way.. but I said next year I will haha</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Going in together :D</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0OgqmuKqKI/AAAAAAAAH_w/J54nsodKKJo/s1600-h/17234_506346942505_299400203_247132_4294238_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0OgqmuKqKI/AAAAAAAAH_w/J54nsodKKJo/s400/17234_506346942505_299400203_247132_4294238_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423355030093342882" border="0" /></a>It wasn't as cold as last year, but when you go in the 2nd time, it's COLD I could hardly feel my feet when I got out!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">haha Nad looks like she's trying to chase me out so I'm like </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >gotta get away fast!! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0Ogq_M0tLI/AAAAAAAAH_4/3GiwFAzpQog/s1600-h/Brat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0Ogq_M0tLI/AAAAAAAAH_4/3GiwFAzpQog/s400/Brat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423355036664378546" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >I don't wanna!! Don't make meeeee! It's coooooldddd!</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0OgrF6OpMI/AAAAAAAAIAA/wkvUCALs_i4/s1600-h/17234_506346947495_299400203_247133_6907657_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/S0OgrF6OpMI/AAAAAAAAIAA/wkvUCALs_i4/s400/17234_506346947495_299400203_247133_6907657_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423355038465434818" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Then, like it wasn't already </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >cold</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> enough, Dims drove us to La Casa Gelato known for their 235? flavours of ice cream and sampled like 8 diff types including Chai, Wild Fennel, Purple Yam, Apple Cheddar, and Mango Crystalized Ginger (I think) and I ended up getting Lavender. Nad and I thought that we'd be the only ones there that looked so scrubby, but there were actually another small group of ppl in their bathrobes ahha</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I got dropped of at M's house 'cause she invited me over for a Greek, tomato lamb dinner (they don't make that style of lamb often) and I didnt know her whole family would be there and I looked like a salty, drowned rat so I wanted to change into something I threw in the overnight bag but then it had a gaping hole in the back so M's mom fixed it for me right before dinner and so phew. Then I played stuffed animals for a bit with her niece and I went home and then M and B came over to play games but we only ended up playing one game and watched a bunch of Korean Youtube videos of 2PM (kkk good looking bunch) and Bern slept over!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The next day, I was super hungry and ate a lot for breakfast/lunch. B left around... can't remember, 3:30-4? And then I got my stuff together and M gave me a ride to Nad's get together at her house where I made my mushroom orzo, this time, following the recipe perfectly and it turned out 10x better than the 3rd, 4th, and 5th time I've made it. Everyone seemed to like it :) I would say that it could easily become my signature potluck dish haha but it's super rich with the wine and butter and chicken broth.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Nad made a tiny turkey! haha it almost looks as small as a chicken! She wrapped it with bacon mmm lol and made this corn souffle that was yummy.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I also had fois gras for the first time in my life and I like it almost just as much as pate except pate has a bit more flavour. Fois gras is buttery smooth, though. We played this group card game called "Hearts for Everybody" (maybe they made that title up) - it's fun. We also all brought a gift worth $15 for the gift exchange game and I ended up going home with a nice red patriotic Olympic scarf. I contributed a $15 gift card to the movies and hid it in a phone book and got M to wrap that up lol. Other prizes was a red, Starbucks travel mug (also nice - I opened that intially but it was stolen from me), a Snuggie (looks like something Cookie Monster would wear when he got cold), and the game Clue. For dessert, we had meringues (didn't know they took 3 hours in the oven to bake!) and had Reisling (yumm). Btw, I'm absolutely terrible at foosball!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Had work on Sunday night, which was excellent.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I've been home for almost 45 min now and I feel like it's almost 5PM haha even though it's only 12:30PM. Had my first day of school - well, only 1 class - my 400-level Geography "Cultural Geography" at 8:30AM. Sounds interesting and quite harmless (ie, only 1 presentation (mine is the class right after Olympic break), 1 final paper worth 40%, 1 article to read per week, and 2 mini assignments). The prof is one of the best in the Geography department and he's funny too. I took Social Geography with him in 2nd year but I did not like Social Geo... I don't think I was mature enough for it at that time - that level of thinking. Human Geo was super new to me and I didn't really start grasping the whole point of it until last semester where I did fairly well. In first year, Physical Geography (weather, climate, earthquakes, natural disasters and hazards etc.) was the "fun" course 'cause it was pretty much a repetition from Gr 12 Geography, but as years went by, Physical Geo became the enemy 'cause it was full of GIS and soil science and cartography so most people switched to Human Geo. So many people expressed their hate for Physical geography this morning during introductions lol People also complained about having to explain to other people what Geography is all about. So many people think that it's about memorizing the capitals of all the countries in the world which is what a monkey could do.. and when we Geographers try to explain to them what it's all about, they get so bored haha 'cause 1. it's hard to explain 'cause it's not concrete and 2. we don't really understand what we learn, too. I think I'm finally getting at what Geography is about in my last term. Broadly, it's about understanding and analyzing interactions, changes across space, time and society, mapping the produced, contested, embodied, emotional, and representational spaces while considering socio-economic and politial dimensions (gosh I sound like a textbook). You see how ppl can tune out? The discipline is soooo not interesting to explain, but the content is interesting. One good thing about Geo is that the themes are super recurrant throughout all the courses with just a bit of a twist. It's quite a good discipline, you can apply it to almost everything you do and observe, and it makes you much more aware of how things came to be and of concepts and approaches to things but it's not necessarily easy to verbalize. They're training me to think a certain way, which is arguably how they teach almost all disciplines, except I think it's quite different, too, because others seem to be much more applied with their own terms and formulas.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Slowly starting to pack - got ride of all my old YM from 2003 and LOULOU magazines from 2005. I am keeping my </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >2007 Wish</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> magazines 'cause they have some pretty good quality, timeless info in them and I trust their opinion regarding products. And I'm keeping all my Japanese ones, of course. I love Japanese magazines - I wish I could get yearly subscriptions to them!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Found out that one of the first friends I made at SFU during orientation in first year will also moving to the same neighbourhood I'm moving to! Her move date is 5 days before mine and I think she'll be around 5 blocks away. She's in Taiwan right now on exchange and is coming back in about a week and her parents bought the house while she was gone haha neat! I was trying to figure out how to get to school by bus... gotta start learning how to drive. I guess a good goal for 2010 is to get my N license lol.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Craving salmon sashimi from Sushi Town...</span><br /></div></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-6366293325178233602010-01-03T02:46:00.003-08:002010-01-03T03:05:00.532-08:00GRUMBLE<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">So recently, I've been bragging that I only need to take 2 Geography courses and 1 "fun" course in order to graduate because that is what my student advisor told me when I visited her at the beginning of last semester.. but I decided to double check just in case and MY GOODNESS!! <span style="font-style: italic;">THANK GOODNESS I DID!! </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Not only did I find that I was 6 credits short from the overall credit requirement for my major, I also found that I was 5 credits short from upper division courses (the 300 + 400-level ones). SO I realized that I needed to take, in total, four 300- or 400- level courses because they are 4 credits each and wouldhelp me fulfill my upper division courses, <span style="font-style: italic;"></span>my overall credit requirements at the same time, <span style="font-style: italic;">plus</span> a 3 credit course (which is my distance ed. Communications course). SO I went scrambling. In a way, this is the worst schedule I've had 'cause I have two 8:30AM classes (DREAD DREAD DREAD) and I'm going 4 days a week. I have Mondays off. I decided no matter what, I'll take that day off so THERE. I've e-mailed the distance ed. professor (Communications), requesting for him to let me take his class 'cause I'm 4th on the wait list and the class is full. It's my last semester so PLEASE! GUH I only need 1 credit from that distance ed. course!! Isn't that crazy.... BOOO </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">SO all in all, I'm going to <span style="font-weight: bold;">DIE</span> because of:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">1. 5 courses (I really really wanted my last to be a slack semester.....)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">2. The two 8:30AM lectures</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">3. The heavy workload from the 4 Geography courses (they are super reading + writing intensive!)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">4. The 3 exams I will have in a row (May 24, 2, and 26th)!<br />5. 2 part-time jobs I might not have time for...<br />6. Moving @ the end of the month - a never-ending process!!! BUT perhaps it will take less time to travel to SFU which means sleeping in aaaaaaaaaah :)<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">But still................................. :'(</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Big baby is sad. Super sad. Big tears are dropping like bombs... <span style="font-style: italic;">KABOOM</span><br />Cannot wait for the 2-week break....... CANNOT WAIT to GRADUATE!!!!!!<br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Update soon! The last few days have been fun. I've had no time.. and won't have time until Monday 'cause I've got a full day out tomorrow!</span><br /></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-20467975381801594022009-12-31T15:17:00.006-08:002009-12-31T15:57:17.332-08:00I Want S'More! hehe<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Great dinner, my fav homemade Sangria, games (I learned how to play Rummy, finally!), s'mores over an open fire, diva + candycane cupcakes by <span style="font-style: italic;">Cupcakes</span>, sleepover, Greek-style omelette breakfast, & good company :D</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Sz0yaVp9cGI/AAAAAAAAH_I/tULWmuD1nTo/s1600-h/IMG_6016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Sz0yaVp9cGI/AAAAAAAAH_I/tULWmuD1nTo/s400/IMG_6016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421544954495070306" border="0" /></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Sz05yLUm2mI/AAAAAAAAH_o/TvV2OU-fWyg/s1600-h/IMG_6050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Sz05yLUm2mI/AAAAAAAAH_o/TvV2OU-fWyg/s400/IMG_6050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421553060619410018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Sz0ya-hamzI/AAAAAAAAH_Q/VhzPFj9vD0E/s1600-h/IMG_6037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Sz0ya-hamzI/AAAAAAAAH_Q/VhzPFj9vD0E/s400/IMG_6037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421544965465086770" border="0" /></a>My s'more with Max in the background, waiting for me to feed him (yea right).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Sz0ybVQF24I/AAAAAAAAH_Y/s36HX2LgBGY/s1600-h/IMG_6069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Sz0ybVQF24I/AAAAAAAAH_Y/s36HX2LgBGY/s400/IMG_6069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421544971566439298" border="0" /></a>My favourite time of the day is when this mutt sleeps..........<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Sz0yb4qkz2I/AAAAAAAAH_g/17Aj2nYd9Sg/s1600-h/IMG_6098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Sz0yb4qkz2I/AAAAAAAAH_g/17Aj2nYd9Sg/s400/IMG_6098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421544981072760674" border="0" /></a></span>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-72849467123348872009-12-29T00:32:00.005-08:002009-12-29T01:27:56.024-08:00Nice Monday<span style="font-size:85%;">I love make up, Chinese hot pot, and chatting with my friends!</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Got a decent dose of all today :D</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Went downtown for about an hour to return my Dior Airflash @ Sephora 'cause it stopped working for me but brought the wrong receipt (darn.. where did it go??). Sephora to me is like a candy store for kids. So many things to try.. I could spend hours there. Got Melanie a NARS blush in <span style="font-style: italic;">Dolce Vita</span> which I love on her (it's a dusty rose colour) and am perhaps considering for myself too hehehe I really love NARS. Wanna eventually collect all their blushes. (Yesss I addoooooooreeeeeee blushes). Got myself NARS lip gloss in <span style="font-style: italic;">Chihuahua</span> (a pink nude.. very natural) to finally replace the one I lost. Do I need another lip gloss? No.........course not.... but I'll let you know that I also have a weakness for lip glosses. Eyeshadows just don't give me the same high I get when it comes to lip glosses and blushes ehhehe. The SA tried some of the new NARS glow foundations on M and it looked absolutely terrific! Apparently the NARS labs spent 7 years trying to formulate this foundation. I'll try that once I'm done my Dior + Bobbi Brown, but man are they pricey!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Wore a couple of my new-ish items from my Zipia haul: a navy, wool, double breasted, gold-buttoned blazer ($55USD) and that beige knit snood muffler ($18USD). I was pleasantly surprised the blazer was warm enough to wear instead of a coat, today! It was around.. well, I'm not sure.. 4 degrees? Even though it's wool, it was not thick wool like a winter coat should be, but yes, except for my hands, I wasn't cold at all. When I first got it, I was honestly a bit worried I might never wear it or I would have to alter it because of the shoulder pads! They're in style again.. I really look like a football player I think lol so I tried to disguise it with the beige snood which also kept my neck nice and warm. I think I looked quite Korean today.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Szm_DRCuEBI/AAAAAAAAH-g/FAnum1fCXfw/s1600-h/IMG_5987.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Szm_DRCuEBI/AAAAAAAAH-g/FAnum1fCXfw/s400/IMG_5987.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420573689352425490" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Then I met up w/ B and D to eat the Chinese hot pot I've been craving!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Szm_C0B7V1I/AAAAAAAAH-Y/V8MO7QekqmI/s1600-h/IMG_5996.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Szm_C0B7V1I/AAAAAAAAH-Y/V8MO7QekqmI/s400/IMG_5996.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420573681564473170" border="0" /></a>with cute Fish Tofu (we ordered it 'cause we didn't know what it was haha.. just fish-shaped tofu)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Szm_DkK1rKI/AAAAAAAAH-o/WegQlNyy-Tc/s1600-h/IMG_5999.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/Szm_DkK1rKI/AAAAAAAAH-o/WegQlNyy-Tc/s400/IMG_5999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420573694486752418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Nomomonomonomonom </span>I want to eat it again next week!<br />Then we just hung out and chatted which was really nice 'cause we don't get together to do that often enough.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Thought this was so cute - my little cousin Erin picked out my Christmas present this year. She saw it in the Shoppers flyer and said that it would be <span style="font-style: italic;">perfect</span> for me 'cause it's cute and looks like me. haha good job 'cause this is my favourite scent from the Harajuku lines. This is the limited Winter edition called "snow bunnies" in LOVE so the girl is wearing a scarf and her snow jacket.</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SznCnCw-cGI/AAAAAAAAH-w/I91vLezoEm4/s1600-h/IMG_5970.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SznCnCw-cGI/AAAAAAAAH-w/I91vLezoEm4/s400/IMG_5970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420577602530078818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SznCnYPOazI/AAAAAAAAH-4/6iRoTfWhtmQ/s1600-h/IMG_5971.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SznCnYPOazI/AAAAAAAAH-4/6iRoTfWhtmQ/s400/IMG_5971.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420577608294099762" border="0" /></a>Anybody heard/seen Annick Goutal fragrance in 'Eau d'Hadrian' or '<span>'Petite Chérie'</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> in and around Vancouver? I just know that they have it @ Nordstrom... I'm dying to smell it. I love it for its bottle and heard that it smells nice. Seems to be a mix of fruity and floral.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SznJQzftwuI/AAAAAAAAH_A/L30olp0dDg0/s1600-h/AGPC.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 338px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SznJQzftwuI/AAAAAAAAH_A/L30olp0dDg0/s400/AGPC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420584917055423202" border="0" /></a></div></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-71121803907334309112009-12-26T12:42:00.013-08:002009-12-26T14:28:12.930-08:00Oh Christmas :)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ2dMt2w5I/AAAAAAAAH5I/b0E0oioJXm0/s1600-h/IMG_5637.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ2dMt2w5I/AAAAAAAAH5I/b0E0oioJXm0/s400/IMG_5637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419649445588812690" border="0" /></a>No snow on Xmas this year :(</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">No decor this year :(</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">No hippo this year :(</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">My mom got more snowmen this year :(</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5DUtIAwI/AAAAAAAAH6o/aDUX2LTucAA/s1600-h/IMG_5798.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5DUtIAwI/AAAAAAAAH6o/aDUX2LTucAA/s400/IMG_5798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419652299591516930" border="0" /></a>But I like these new figurines. Pretty adorable.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5mXE9AFI/AAAAAAAAH64/_cNRM5D-NNI/s1600-h/IMG_5805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5mXE9AFI/AAAAAAAAH64/_cNRM5D-NNI/s400/IMG_5805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419652901523750994" border="0" /></a>But I got to see both sides of my family today (mom's side and dad's side) and got a few things in the mail....</span> :)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A few things that came in the mail:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">My Nine West Elkies! Snakeskin, I love them. They're my Spring/Summer heels.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ2caFvNUI/AAAAAAAAH44/4ZrjttyxrFI/s1600-h/IMG_5773.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ2caFvNUI/AAAAAAAAH44/4ZrjttyxrFI/s400/IMG_5773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419649431998772546" border="0" /></a>It came in the mail quite a while ago, but I got this pigrabbit for Bern for Xmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ2ckbGyOI/AAAAAAAAH5A/RgE75mGgJhs/s1600-h/IMG_5350.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ2ckbGyOI/AAAAAAAAH5A/RgE75mGgJhs/s400/IMG_5350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419649434772752610" border="0" /></a>And, a big surprise from the nonexistant "UPS guy"</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaFuGWltaI/AAAAAAAAH9w/5yxf7I0fpAw/s1600-h/IMG_5636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaFuGWltaI/AAAAAAAAH9w/5yxf7I0fpAw/s400/IMG_5636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419666228612806050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaCP35wTOI/AAAAAAAAH9o/wOYReNk0mWU/s1600-h/IMG_5638.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaCP35wTOI/AAAAAAAAH9o/wOYReNk0mWU/s400/IMG_5638.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419662410802810082" border="0" /></a>where Nad POPPED out!!!!!!!!! lollllllll I already told all you readers about this already - go see her video on FB!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">My brother + Mr. Snowman opening his iPhone clock radio thingy from Santa</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5m0yM8RI/AAAAAAAAH7A/8ygaJzI50Gg/s1600-h/IMG_5808.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5m0yM8RI/AAAAAAAAH7A/8ygaJzI50Gg/s400/IMG_5808.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419652909498167570" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">MOM's SIDE</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Open house @ my Auntie Elizas</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5mF2e-xI/AAAAAAAAH6w/rNsEK6PHONI/s1600-h/IMG_5869.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5mF2e-xI/AAAAAAAAH6w/rNsEK6PHONI/s400/IMG_5869.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419652896899660562" border="0" /></a>Snacks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ-R9VsVKI/AAAAAAAAH7Y/lJ_CbhBCkx8/s1600-h/IMG_5814.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ-R9VsVKI/AAAAAAAAH7Y/lJ_CbhBCkx8/s400/IMG_5814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419658048575394978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ_3bNejII/AAAAAAAAH8g/UxVrp2F6gNY/s1600-h/IMG_5887.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ_3bNejII/AAAAAAAAH8g/UxVrp2F6gNY/s400/IMG_5887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419659791760788610" border="0" /></a>Triton made me do this face...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5nXDc17I/AAAAAAAAH7Q/f1H4Scx5ZZc/s1600-h/IMG_5813.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5nXDc17I/AAAAAAAAH7Q/f1H4Scx5ZZc/s400/IMG_5813.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419652918697318322" border="0" /></a>"Eeeeeeee"</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5nAVOoRI/AAAAAAAAH7I/yYIrYjW1_ek/s1600-h/IMG_5812.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5nAVOoRI/AAAAAAAAH7I/yYIrYjW1_ek/s400/IMG_5812.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419652912597868818" border="0" /></a>Gingerbread men decorating "work station"</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">- my Auntie Eliza is so creative.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ_14-nrnI/AAAAAAAAH8A/5RInXkgSu30/s1600-h/IMG_5831.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ_14-nrnI/AAAAAAAAH8A/5RInXkgSu30/s400/IMG_5831.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419659765391797874" border="0" /></a>Kyle + Erin - Kyle gave me his to eat..... soo sugary.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ-S_XeS2I/AAAAAAAAH7o/nDHCxmBdgmM/s1600-h/IMG_5825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ-S_XeS2I/AAAAAAAAH7o/nDHCxmBdgmM/s400/IMG_5825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419658066299603810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ_2rlbXwI/AAAAAAAAH8Q/BjGpk1243fM/s1600-h/IMG_5857.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ_2rlbXwI/AAAAAAAAH8Q/BjGpk1243fM/s400/IMG_5857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419659778976341762" border="0" /></a>Kristen + Shannon</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ-TDW5RqI/AAAAAAAAH7w/14cLsFZ5TD4/s1600-h/IMG_5849.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ-TDW5RqI/AAAAAAAAH7w/14cLsFZ5TD4/s400/IMG_5849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419658067370919586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ_2SCNi2I/AAAAAAAAH8I/LzywxBSvVlQ/s1600-h/IMG_5829.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ_2SCNi2I/AAAAAAAAH8I/LzywxBSvVlQ/s400/IMG_5829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419659772117748578" border="0" /></a>Presents</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Em got a black eye + 3 stitches on her chin from falling from a chin-up bar on Xmas eve)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ-SSVwduI/AAAAAAAAH7g/fOJOV8QcvQk/s1600-h/IMG_5821.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ-SSVwduI/AAAAAAAAH7g/fOJOV8QcvQk/s400/IMG_5821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419658054212810466" border="0" /></a>My grandpa (<span style="font-style: italic;">gong gong</span>) opening the ice wine we got him.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ24NZTDwI/AAAAAAAAH5w/8KdHTlquO1s/s1600-h/IMG_5642.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ24NZTDwI/AAAAAAAAH5w/8KdHTlquO1s/s400/IMG_5642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419649909627490050" border="0" /></a>Jeffy showing Erin how to play <span style="font-style: italic;">Bop It</span></span>!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaBEek1ytI/AAAAAAAAH8o/OfnAuQTixQE/s1600-h/IMG_5884.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaBEek1ytI/AAAAAAAAH8o/OfnAuQTixQE/s400/IMG_5884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419661115514014418" border="0" /></a>My mom and her siblings + my Grents. Now my I can be fur vest buddies with my grandma. My cousin Emerald also has quite a collection of fur coats and vests, too!</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Auntie Alda, Uncle Albert, Uncle Andrew, Auntie Sandy, Auntie Anna..</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ23jiGAfI/AAAAAAAAH5o/rFi3H9NEp-Q/s1600-h/IMG_5645.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ23jiGAfI/AAAAAAAAH5o/rFi3H9NEp-Q/s400/IMG_5645.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419649898390094322" border="0" /></a>The women in the family minus my Auntie Liana.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ2dS2tHbI/AAAAAAAAH5Q/u7Rdf0UKfRY/s1600-h/IMG_5649.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ2dS2tHbI/AAAAAAAAH5Q/u7Rdf0UKfRY/s400/IMG_5649.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419649447236541874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ24SuKHJI/AAAAAAAAH54/A67y2PSg0po/s1600-h/IMG_5652.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ24SuKHJI/AAAAAAAAH54/A67y2PSg0po/s400/IMG_5652.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419649911057161362" border="0" /></a>The grandchildren</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">lol I think this picture is pretty funny -- some expressions</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5BSW8h8I/AAAAAAAAH6I/JgZ8BbhszLY/s1600-h/IMG_5648.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5BSW8h8I/AAAAAAAAH6I/JgZ8BbhszLY/s400/IMG_5648.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419652264601880514" border="0" /></a>lol Triton...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ2d53Fq4I/AAAAAAAAH5Y/mDWy9s10zDM/s1600-h/IMG_5646.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ2d53Fq4I/AAAAAAAAH5Y/mDWy9s10zDM/s400/IMG_5646.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419649457707133826" border="0" /></a>Hoping someone else took nicer pictures..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ23WNVa3I/AAAAAAAAH5g/5RgIVCZdO4Q/s1600-h/IMG_5647.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ23WNVa3I/AAAAAAAAH5g/5RgIVCZdO4Q/s400/IMG_5647.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419649894813363058" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">DAD's SIDE</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">@ my Auntie Liz's house</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">She made this fabulous 10 dish dinner and everything was excellent! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Kyle brought his... I forgot what they're called.. something </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >gon</span><span style="font-size:85%;">. They're balls and you have to roll them on the card it comes with.. and then...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaCO_F837I/AAAAAAAAH9Q/NGNuCv2TuyM/s1600-h/IMG_5914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaCO_F837I/AAAAAAAAH9Q/NGNuCv2TuyM/s400/IMG_5914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419662395553144754" border="0" /></a>Bam! It opens up!! The neatest thing... and there's special ones where you can connect them to make figures like the red one.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaCPSv_JpI/AAAAAAAAH9g/PPnJRjNsvvQ/s1600-h/IMG_5916.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaCPSv_JpI/AAAAAAAAH9g/PPnJRjNsvvQ/s400/IMG_5916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419662400829728402" border="0" /></a>Kyle + Corey playing - actually, they're warming up to "fight" Uncle Dave after dinner.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaCPOgyvRI/AAAAAAAAH9Y/DWYThIt4BwU/s1600-h/IMG_5900.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaCPOgyvRI/AAAAAAAAH9Y/DWYThIt4BwU/s400/IMG_5900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419662399692258578" border="0" /></a>My cousins Chelsea (Gr 9) and Nicole (Gr 7). Growing up so fast. Chelsea is taller than me now.. and Nicole is almost there... (wish someone taller took this pic)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ247bRc-I/AAAAAAAAH6A/B3f7vvx4wq4/s1600-h/IMG_5653.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ247bRc-I/AAAAAAAAH6A/B3f7vvx4wq4/s400/IMG_5653.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419649921983804386" border="0" /></a>Kyle + Corey</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaCOY9ecDI/AAAAAAAAH9I/xI8Dmfma28A/s1600-h/IMG_5905.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaCOY9ecDI/AAAAAAAAH9I/xI8Dmfma28A/s400/IMG_5905.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419662385317048370" border="0" /></a>My dad's siblings + Gma -- Uncle George (w/ Auntie Winnie), Uncle Dave, Auntie Liz (Uncle Al was taking pictures), and Jackie top right (my cousin Jason's wife)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5CJRfzBI/AAAAAAAAH6Y/v811MZZh1bU/s1600-h/IMG_5663.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5CJRfzBI/AAAAAAAAH6Y/v811MZZh1bU/s400/IMG_5663.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419652279342976018" border="0" /></a>"Kids"</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">My brother, me, Kevin, Nicole, Corey, Jason, Kyle, Gma, + Chelsea.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5B8vuyCI/AAAAAAAAH6Q/ET6nkDYDJvo/s1600-h/IMG_5655.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5B8vuyCI/AAAAAAAAH6Q/ET6nkDYDJvo/s400/IMG_5655.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419652275980126242" border="0" /></a>Cute Corey (4) playing with his new Bowser game on DS</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5C7Ey4OI/AAAAAAAAH6g/lp2A0I3Zrrg/s1600-h/IMG_5666.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzZ5C7Ey4OI/AAAAAAAAH6g/lp2A0I3Zrrg/s400/IMG_5666.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419652292711473378" border="0" /></a>Mom + her snowmen babies. She's a <span style="font-style: italic;">snowmom</span> loll</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Fixing them so that they're all looking at the camera...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaFvEEHjII/AAAAAAAAH-I/CLmo6oxCHy0/s1600-h/IMG_5952.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaFvEEHjII/AAAAAAAAH-I/CLmo6oxCHy0/s400/IMG_5952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419666245178330242" border="0" /></a>Close enough</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaFvWx5TUI/AAAAAAAAH-Q/FVynyCwd4UY/s1600-h/snowmom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaFvWx5TUI/AAAAAAAAH-Q/FVynyCwd4UY/s400/snowmom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419666250202172738" border="0" /></a>We had to take quite a few shots.. my head was always so big compared to hers lol<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaFuh7K_hI/AAAAAAAAH-A/MHDWJNZ6Xgg/s1600-h/IMG_5938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaFuh7K_hI/AAAAAAAAH-A/MHDWJNZ6Xgg/s400/IMG_5938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419666236014001682" border="0" /></a>And a family pic we don't take often enough where my mom kept on tippy toe-ing 'cause she felt short.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaFuVFUNNI/AAAAAAAAH94/gaWmDE609PQ/s1600-h/fam3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzaFuVFUNNI/AAAAAAAAH94/gaWmDE609PQ/s400/fam3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419666232566887634" border="0" /></a>Thank you for all the thoughtful gifts :D</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Merry Christmas!!</span><br /></div></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-15109046383836017502009-12-23T02:03:00.013-08:002009-12-23T02:54:35.911-08:00Last Few Days<span style="font-size:85%;">As part of my resolution to take more pictures... tadaaaa!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">My new leopard scarf! Kind of loving leopard right now... in accessories, dresses, and wraps.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">My eyes look partly glassy-gray in this picture - maybe a reflection.</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ohh and messy background....</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHru4OmY-I/AAAAAAAAH1o/P_lSD-YcokA/s1600-h/IMG_5488.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHru4OmY-I/AAAAAAAAH1o/P_lSD-YcokA/s400/IMG_5488.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418371017303548898" border="0" /></a>I love Korean food.... + lemon soju<span style="font-size:78%;">x</span>2</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHrvcGqsmI/AAAAAAAAH1w/0i0oQUHd9rg/s1600-h/IMG_5560.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHrvcGqsmI/AAAAAAAAH1w/0i0oQUHd9rg/s400/IMG_5560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418371026933953122" border="0" /></a>I am <span style="font-style: italic;">mich</span> 3 and she is <span style="font-style: italic;">mich</span> 1 (the original). <span style="font-style: italic;">Mich</span> is short for <span style="font-style: italic;">michoso</span> which means <span style="font-style: italic;">crazy</span> in Korean. My mom is <span style="font-style: italic;">mich</span> 2.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHwtObAj2I/AAAAAAAAH3I/ibZRtmYo4c8/s1600-h/IMG_5573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHwtObAj2I/AAAAAAAAH3I/ibZRtmYo4c8/s400/IMG_5573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418376486459576162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Fun night ^^</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">B&W pics sure mask redness...</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzH01-HaG5I/AAAAAAAAH4w/9Ii3IrNhKug/s1600-h/IMG_5577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzH01-HaG5I/AAAAAAAAH4w/9Ii3IrNhKug/s400/IMG_5577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418381034747730834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHrwR3-OVI/AAAAAAAAH2A/ak2QCej54kY/s1600-h/IMG_5591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHrwR3-OVI/AAAAAAAAH2A/ak2QCej54kY/s400/IMG_5591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418371041367832914" border="0" /></a>Downtown practically 5 days in a row...<br />(Just wanted to note that this is the first year I have ever finished Christmas shopping (for the main ppl) more than 1 week before Christmas).<br />Trying on this horse-riding cape (so I call it) @ Zara. A bit too much excess material, but neat! I love capes.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHukZFaDKI/AAAAAAAAH2o/O1dC0-gVeNU/s1600-h/IMG_5434.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHukZFaDKI/AAAAAAAAH2o/O1dC0-gVeNU/s400/IMG_5434.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418374135679683746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">M and her childhood Xmas bear that I named "Rico".</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzH00m-lM5I/AAAAAAAAH4Y/-vgGVPxOJkw/s1600-h/IMG_5718.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzH00m-lM5I/AAAAAAAAH4Y/-vgGVPxOJkw/s400/IMG_5718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418381011356824466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">We hardly have any pictures together, so here goes:<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Love bright bathrooms!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHxvtmG9yI/AAAAAAAAH3Q/8Y2I6ckmYSY/s1600-h/IMG_5692.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHxvtmG9yI/AAAAAAAAH3Q/8Y2I6ckmYSY/s400/IMG_5692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418377628698998562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">But I don't like to be clawed...<br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHwszOYHvI/AAAAAAAAH3A/FUagQ6D0uYE/s1600-h/IMG_5543.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHwszOYHvI/AAAAAAAAH3A/FUagQ6D0uYE/s400/IMG_5543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418376479158836978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHz6DyXkaI/AAAAAAAAH4A/biP0xl3HT2s/s1600-h/IMG_5705.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHz6DyXkaI/AAAAAAAAH4A/biP0xl3HT2s/s400/IMG_5705.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418380005477945762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHtbWPGqNI/AAAAAAAAH2g/vtq2ZW7YnQU/s1600-h/IMG_5694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHtbWPGqNI/AAAAAAAAH2g/vtq2ZW7YnQU/s400/IMG_5694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418372880784599250" border="0" /></a>I am zee master at zee fishie face </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(and I'm getting much better at sel-ca). ^^</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHta6hJaSI/AAAAAAAAH2Y/LkJR9wud1t4/s1600-h/IMG_5712.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHta6hJaSI/AAAAAAAAH2Y/LkJR9wud1t4/s400/IMG_5712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418372873344084258" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Prefer not to be poked, either. Thanks</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHxwUd9AyI/AAAAAAAAH3Y/aU0wiaslr9I/s1600-h/IMG_5709.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHxwUd9AyI/AAAAAAAAH3Y/aU0wiaslr9I/s400/IMG_5709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418377639133774626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHzYzBw3hI/AAAAAAAAH34/1ShMXZPdY-A/s1600-h/IMG_5710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SzHzYzBw3hI/AAAAAAAAH34/1ShMXZPdY-A/s400/IMG_5710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418379434043432466" border="0" /></a></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-1374998883713309622009-12-17T11:52:00.010-08:002009-12-17T13:44:10.370-08:00Can't Stop Thinking About...<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">A black lace dress</span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >[ASOS Lace Slash Neck Bandeau Dress]</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqMNPwaN0I/AAAAAAAAH0A/pWiRsd2awkw/s1600-h/ASOS+lace+dress.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 367px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqMNPwaN0I/AAAAAAAAH0A/pWiRsd2awkw/s400/ASOS+lace+dress.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416295661062207298" border="0" /></a>White (lace) dress<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqaL2rOMVI/AAAAAAAAH1Q/mZKgAfX1SM0/s1600-h/whitelace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqaL2rOMVI/AAAAAAAAH1Q/mZKgAfX1SM0/s400/whitelace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416311030312481106" border="0" /></a>A crisp, white waist trench for the Spring season<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqNpNrZnWI/AAAAAAAAH0I/z-jK8NV4IQM/s1600-h/ASOS+trench.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqNpNrZnWI/AAAAAAAAH0I/z-jK8NV4IQM/s400/ASOS+trench.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416297241052290402" border="0" /></a>LV's Inclusion Bracelets in all colours possible<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqXSb9QZ7I/AAAAAAAAH0Q/ckiG0EIatLw/s1600-h/LV+lucite.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqXSb9QZ7I/AAAAAAAAH0Q/ckiG0EIatLw/s400/LV+lucite.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416307844864567218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqXSjG490I/AAAAAAAAH0Y/O1gwraSIps4/s1600-h/4165027835_be8e01b7f1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqXSjG490I/AAAAAAAAH0Y/O1gwraSIps4/s400/4165027835_be8e01b7f1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416307846784022338" border="0" /></a>A floral printed chiffon or silk maxi dress (most preferably a non-cow like one)<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqXTdn7z-I/AAAAAAAAH0o/11MSyNtImbw/s1600-h/greecemaxi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqXTdn7z-I/AAAAAAAAH0o/11MSyNtImbw/s400/greecemaxi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416307862491877346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqXTp_FWqI/AAAAAAAAH0w/1dQ8ukWibIQ/s1600-h/zara+dress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqXTp_FWqI/AAAAAAAAH0w/1dQ8ukWibIQ/s400/zara+dress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416307865810197154" border="0" /></a>THIS sequined dress O_O it's so perfect... I need to go shopping in the flea shops in Milan NOW!<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqXS6Iw3mI/AAAAAAAAH0g/t9fSoBtfzxo/s1600-h/greecedresskk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqXS6Iw3mI/AAAAAAAAH0g/t9fSoBtfzxo/s400/greecedresskk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416307852965895778" border="0" /></a>A fun party dress like this<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqYeHVG_uI/AAAAAAAAH04/RQ5v7rA_e6M/s1600-h/Blaque+Label+-+Tamia+One+Shoulder+Dress+Front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqYeHVG_uI/AAAAAAAAH04/RQ5v7rA_e6M/s400/Blaque+Label+-+Tamia+One+Shoulder+Dress+Front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416309144997527266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqYephoKZI/AAAAAAAAH1A/V0kGGwECPH4/s1600-h/Blaque+Label+-+Tamia+One+Shoulder+Dress+Back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqYephoKZI/AAAAAAAAH1A/V0kGGwECPH4/s400/Blaque+Label+-+Tamia+One+Shoulder+Dress+Back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416309154176838034" border="0" /></a>A 1.25 inch curling iron<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">These Hot Tools Professional Spring ones have great reviews and they're only $30USD!<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">But.. it's not ceramic nor tourmaline nor ionic... so you'll get results but more damaged hair.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqaLl3yWbI/AAAAAAAAH1I/l2PP0poWDCc/s1600-h/hot+tools.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqaLl3yWbI/AAAAAAAAH1I/l2PP0poWDCc/s400/hot+tools.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416311025801779634" border="0" /></a>Pretty luggage: LV Keepall 50 w/ Shoulder Strap <span style="font-style: italic;">hotstamped</span>. This looks sort of honkin' in this picture, but it's just only 19.7" x 11.4" x 8.6" which is a good size for traveling.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqbvfIHUmI/AAAAAAAAH1Y/A89d-hE_b3U/s1600-h/LVkeepall.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 256px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqbvfIHUmI/AAAAAAAAH1Y/A89d-hE_b3U/s400/LVkeepall.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416312741978133090" border="0" /></a>Longchamp LM - wish it was bigger so it could be more of a travel bag.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqftIx7gkI/AAAAAAAAH1g/JkgxKGY3Ato/s1600-h/longchamplm.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 344px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyqftIx7gkI/AAAAAAAAH1g/JkgxKGY3Ato/s400/longchamplm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416317099666276930" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Got my "something leopard" yesterday :D Thick leopard print bangle would be nice.<br />Black pants (thicker) that act like leggings except straight-legged..<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">And I need some shorts.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">My holiday has officially STARTED! I even wish I didn't have to work so every day can be spontaneously free!<br /></span>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-28929024108228787752009-12-16T23:32:00.003-08:002009-12-16T23:41:26.374-08:00My Wings (I'm Free!)<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Valentino's sequined-embellished jersey top [$790 from net-a-porter]</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SynfFKnDUlI/AAAAAAAAHzw/uX4tQNB97LQ/s1600-h/valentino+sequin-embellished+jersey+top.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 345px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SynfFKnDUlI/AAAAAAAAHzw/uX4tQNB97LQ/s400/valentino+sequin-embellished+jersey+top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416105306730222162" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SynfFf1zLaI/AAAAAAAAHz4/J_9UGOiQCsc/s1600-h/valentino+sequin-embellished+jersey+top2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 345px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SynfFf1zLaI/AAAAAAAAHz4/J_9UGOiQCsc/s400/valentino+sequin-embellished+jersey+top2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416105312429223330" border="0" /></a></span></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-88433300511353796442009-12-15T23:23:00.002-08:002009-12-15T23:37:58.596-08:00My Party Necklace<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I love it - my favourite item from my last Zipia order ^^</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyiL3wBiSaI/AAAAAAAAHzg/YR8-77LxCYk/s1600-h/Necklace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyiL3wBiSaI/AAAAAAAAHzg/YR8-77LxCYk/s400/Necklace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415732341813430690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyiL4SMvpHI/AAAAAAAAHzo/cW83oYuX2w0/s1600-h/IMG_5421.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyiL4SMvpHI/AAAAAAAAHzo/cW83oYuX2w0/s400/IMG_5421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415732350987248754" border="0" /></a></span></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-26477126393364389622009-12-15T00:47:00.003-08:002009-12-15T00:57:57.588-08:00Sweet Tooth<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Seriously.. love... chocolatee.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sometimes, it's the first thing I eat in the morning now as bad as that sounds lol</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">And I crave it after dinner! Sometimes, I'd rather have chocolate than even eat a meal!<br />I don't know if it's because it's exam season... I seem to crave in hills.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">But not <span style="font-style: italic;">any</span> chocolate... gotta be decent quality like from Daniels or Ritter or Lindt or Brussels Hedgehogs or Japanese choco like Meiji or Ferrero Rocher etc. None of the Halloween candy crappiness. So no Hersheys either <span style="font-style: italic;">except</span> for their candycane kisses.. not a fan of milk choco.. only dark. I've become picky, yet I've opened my taste buds to goodness mmmmmmm</span><br /></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238507742688958803.post-18212271990569453642009-12-12T10:51:00.007-08:002009-12-13T12:38:55.051-08:00Adore Zipia<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">A couple nights ago, I dreamt that I was the photographer for Zipia and styled the girl's clothes... (loove Zipia's photos recently, esp. for their new Xmas occassion outfits. Feels natural + quietly fun and I like how they create the mood) so I will begin to invest in a dslr and my goal is... before my trip to Greece + Italy... but I don't know if I wanna bring it on the trip.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Some Zipia pics of their Xmas + Party collection that came out last night.<br />I believe the collection is called "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dude&Charlott</span>" haha</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Love this outfit! They don't sell the sequined bolero I don't think...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP3PL8pVXI/AAAAAAAAHzA/4xHi0TLkhYA/s1600-h/ZipiaXmas3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP3PL8pVXI/AAAAAAAAHzA/4xHi0TLkhYA/s400/ZipiaXmas3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414443017306723698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP3O3fj7TI/AAAAAAAAHy4/O66t1g74ZwU/s1600-h/ZipiaXmas2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP3O3fj7TI/AAAAAAAAHy4/O66t1g74ZwU/s400/ZipiaXmas2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414443011816025394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP3OuoMHmI/AAAAAAAAHyw/xsC2ewEQWTs/s1600-h/ZipiaXmas1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP3OuoMHmI/AAAAAAAAHyw/xsC2ewEQWTs/s400/ZipiaXmas1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414443009436294754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP3PmrZDcI/AAAAAAAAHzI/hjATjLYsMPU/s1600-h/ZipiaXmas4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP3PmrZDcI/AAAAAAAAHzI/hjATjLYsMPU/s400/ZipiaXmas4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414443024482110914" border="0" /></a>Hmm can't really get the same effect on this blog as on Zipia 'cause the pictures aren't as big nor clear.<br />This is the party necklace I bought from my most recent Zipia order.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP3PwZQnmI/AAAAAAAAHzQ/Dv_ysziQ4HY/s1600-h/zipianecklacecubic.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP3PwZQnmI/AAAAAAAAHzQ/Dv_ysziQ4HY/s400/zipianecklacecubic.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414443027090415202" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Really don't know why they took so many pictures in this sketchy hotel room, though...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP6N37hISI/AAAAAAAAHzY/Vt71uQlCVyI/s1600-h/ZipiaXmas5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5NMBrHQp74k/SyP6N37hISI/AAAAAAAAHzY/Vt71uQlCVyI/s400/ZipiaXmas5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414446293288296738" border="0" /></a></span></div>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15114390438403260761noreply@blogger.com0