a little black chic .

featuring two of my favourite Topshop pieces . . .

Christopher Kane for Topshop bodysuit + leather strap dress

Valentino my Valentine's Day please .

over the weekend, i visited the Valentino Retrospective : Past/Present/Future exhibition with my girlfriend. i now fully understand how a designer's gown can cost up to five digits. my photos don't do Valentino's gowns justice so try to picture yourself in the midst of all these glass enclosed gowns... you'll be blown away. enjoy!

ring my bell-ell-ell, ring my bell .

so, erm, hello. how do you do?

eek, i hate awkward introductions. i have to do it at work so let's just not bother here, shall we?

i was looking at my dressing table and realised that i have quite a lot of accessories. my bestie says my dressing table is like a candy bar - there's so many accessories to choose from. (i think she meant that as a compliment?) so i thought i'd share with you my staple daily accessory - R I N G S .

YSL arty rings - most beloved ones.


House of Harlow Sunburst ring aka "Spartan Ring" - as my colleagues would call it.


F21 knuckle rings


Diva; F21


F21; Topshop; some shop in Mount Dandenong (Melbourne)


Diva


Diva


random shop in Singapore; Camberwell Market; eBay


CK; Marc by Marc Jacobs; random shop in Singapore



i wish i could turn back time ; and return to happy town .
so please fly me away, i say . 

guess who's back?

yes, it's me! i've finally decided to surface from this deep hole that i was in for the past couple of months. i've been working for a while now; my job pays me peanuts but i won't complain (at least for now) as it gives me satisfaction. it's also where i want to be - amidst the film and entertainment industry. so... YAY!

i can't believe it's been 5 months since i last blogged. it actually feels a little strange to be back on blog-o-sphere and typing out an entry right now. but i'm looking forward to interacting with all my blog mates again. have missed you all! :)

so here's what i wore yesterday for a tea-time get together with my girlfriends -

i took that with my mobile phone's camera thus the shitty quality. it doesn't do justice to the romper so here's some shots that i took with my good old faithful Canon Ixus 70.

this gorgeous romper was a gift from my sister. i absolutely love the print and it was a good break from my usual black/white/grey/beige ensemble to work.

hope everyone's having a good weekend! till the next time :)

time stands still .

let me start off with a cliche line: the chapter of my student life in Melbourne has been closed for a while now. a new chapter began when i moved back home to Singapore to embark on an adult life - one that should be filled with new responsibilities, challenges and most importantly, a career.

this new chapter hasn't been any bit of fun. it still needs a lot of sprucing and tweaking before it can be completed. the question, however, is: will it ever be complete?

people say that life is full of different chapters. i believe so. we make up our own chapters, our own stories, our own characters, our own lives. now, i need to make up my own story, my own new life back where i (think) i belong. i need to draft out my chapter and execute certain plans. more importantly, i need to sort things out.

it's all gonna be about me, i'm afraid. which is why i've decided to take a long break from blog-o-sphere while i pan out my chapter. i'm not sure when i'll be back and i'm sorry if this entry has sounded somewhat depressing. i just need some me-time to sort things out and blogging is not on my priority list now.

thanks for sticking around, my dear reader. and until then, i leave you with some photos of my belated birthday dinner with my girls two weeks ago.

as much as i loved the original pair that the girls got for me, they were tad too high for my liking. with that pair, i was standing at approx. 180cm. so i had it changed to the above pair which i'm more comfortable with.

it's quiz time everyone .

i realise i tend to suddenly blog almost daily for a short period of time but then suddenly go missing again. i get lazy and tired, especially after a long day at work. so i salute those dedicated bloggers who actually work full time and still blog daily. how do they do that? i'd like to know if you're one of them.

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Mez from Blithely Unaware recently did a quiz and passed it on to me. thanks sweetie but i'm gonna be honest, i suck at quizzes! i probably give the most boring answers so unless you are really bored or something, please kindly skip over this part and on to the next section of this entry.

 

How would you describe your style?

a friend just told me yesterday that they had trouble finding something for my birthday(s) because i'm a mish-mash of everything. it's true to a certain extent. but i love the masculine/feminine look the most - if you read my blog often, you'd know that i love pants. i suppose my love for pants comes from a deeper cause than just my superficial attractiveness towards it; i have eczema (a skin condition) and living in a humid country doesn't help much so i tend to scratch myself a lot, especially my legs and when i'm asleep too. all the scratching tends to leave scars behind and while some scars go away, i've gotten quite conscious of those remaining scars. pants are a great way to cover my legs up and... i can be slightly un-ladylike too =D (oops, did i even answer the question?)

What wardrobe item can’t you live without?

after the previous answer, i guess it's pretty clear aye? PANTS; without a doubt. oh but if i could also add, dresses. ah yes, definitely dresses too.

What’s on your wish list?

shoes, shoes and more shoes - Chanel pumps, Miu Miu bird platforms, Burberry knotted leather heels, Lanvin Oxford booties; clothes - Sass & Bide Circa Now and Higher Ground dresses; bags - Miu Miu coffer bag (since it first came out and i still yearn for it today), Chanel 2.55 and GST.

Who or what inspires you?

hrmmmm i'd say (as cliche as this will sound) Audrey Hepburn - for her timeless classy style - and Rachel Bilson - for her quirkyness - and all the amazing bloggers who churn out great writing, stories and/or fashion style. oh hail the internet for being such an awesome platform for all these possibilities! so yes, the internet is my inspiration too.

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oh wow you've reached the end! *give yourself a pat on the back if you actually read through the quiz. if you did not and skipped that part, wells, alright give yourself a little pat on the back. afterall, i did give you permission to skip it. ;)

this entry is tooooo text heavy so here're some photos of this amazing dress that i got from the flea market i was selling my stuff at a few weeks ago:

the material is satin so it's really soft. and the prints are just too cute for words. all it took was $15 to make me a really happy girl with a new-old dress (:


ps. i'm so sorry if i haven't been checking out your blogs! i promise to do so within the next few days.
i don't think i say this often enough but, seriously, THANKS for all your comments. they make my day. (: