a day in my life

May 30, 2008
..one of my most random days ever

4.33 AM: Out of the blue, I woke up realising I forgot to take out my clothes from the dryer.

5.00 AM: Annoyed, I finish hanging my clothes to air dry. I believe the dryer stopped mid cycle leaving my clothes still wet. The clean lint screen was my proof.

1:15 PM: The Virgins' One Week of Danger playing while I dressed up. I ended up with a Carrie inspired outfit. That's odd given my Gossip Girl soundtrack. My subconscious tells me I must get a ticket for the movie! PS. Pardon my flats Carrie xx




















2:00PM: At the LCF Library, I am happily surprised that I didnt have to pay that much for my overdue books.

2:20PM: Aaaaahhh! Was that The Sartorialist himself that I spotted in front of H&M Regent Street?!?!? I thought about this one. Should I or should I not go back. Sadly, I went straight to Beak Street to get something from the Bead Shop. It's for work so it's official. When I came back he wasn't there anymore. Sigh...

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2: 30PM: Crayfish, Lime and Coriander Sandwich and Matcha Chiller from Eat Hanover Square

2: 50 - 5: 10PM: Repairs galore! Got another multi-strand interlocking type of restringing. This time it's with vintage coral beads. I also got a last-minute sale care of the old lady who wanted something to match her Comptoir des Cotonniers dress. I made a light pink glass disc and rose quartz briolette necklace for her.


5:15 PM: What news! I found a few missed calls from FFE friend J. Party partner in crime B is down and out thanks to two bottles of Moet. Too bad! Tonight was supposed to be the start of our Survivor series. That's 8 nights of student partying! Oh well, there's always tomorrow.






5: 30PM: Was at Uniqlo, looking for FFE P to tell her the news and that we need to cancel tonight. Couldn't find her...but I managed to find me a dress for tomorrow's gladiator party. I got this dress from the Juliana Jabour line. I checked out the dresses by Alexander Wang but unfortunately, they are too shapeless for me. And finally! I got my hands on a Shinichi printed carrier bag. I am still disappointed though that they didnt make a shirt with his face.




















6:20 PM: Stopped by LCF to checkout screenings for SATC. Alas, everything's booked! But hey, Banksy's work is on display at Selfridges. I missed an exhibition my friends went to and this would be the perfect time to see his work. Exhibition ends June 1.



7:30 PM: After walking to the Screen at Baker Street still without SATC tickets, I just went to Selfridges. First stop...Chanel! And my gosh...I was in the middle of a theft being found out. A suited guy tried to steal a mini black flap bag!!!! The guy was arrested. The bag went back and landed in my hands for ogling. It's the black version of the red bag pictured. (Image: Source)

7:45PM: Just in time to browse through the Urban Art Exhibition before it's 8PM closure. Love it! My fave would be Inkie's work. It's very hip, very now, very strong but very graceful. I didnt realise no photography was allowed! So there, I have a sample of what he does. Yes, Inkie's a man!!













8:05 PM: I finally get the chance to take pics of Selfridges' windows. I've been itching to do this for about a week now. I love the contraptions and I love the outifts! Here's a couple. I'll be doing a separate post on the windows very soon.










9:00 PM: Last stop for the day...dinner with FFE N at Tottenham Court Road. It's Korean for tonight and I got beef bibimbab. Yummy! Can't get enough of the red sauce!!!









I was home by 10:30 PM and I ended up having the longest convo I've ever had with my new rumie from France. She's an archeologist! Egypt, Turkey and Greece are her playgrounds..how nice!

So there...a day in the life of your resident flaneuse....

FFE

school is over. whew! 8 months just swooooshed by...this post goes out to my FFE. friends from the far east. hahaha...that's our collective term of endearment. i've spent most of the school year with these ladies. thank you for keeping me sane and for maintaining my kookoo-ness ;)


(l-r) that's C from Indonedia, K from Japan, B from Thailand, J from Malaysia, P from Hong Kong, A from the Philippines, and N from Taiwan...now you know why we're FFE...

At LCF... Colin Mc Dowell: Degrees of Success

I missed Marc at CSM therefore by no means am I missing this one...

What: Cristopher Bailey of Burberrry and Jamie Bill of GQ talking about success in menswear to resident LCF events host Colin McDowell

Where: Rootstein Hopkins Space

When: June 2, 6.30 pm

Question for the Speaker: Cristopher, why did you part with Agy?? Haha...

Book now!

bauble break

After a sleepless night of essays and reports and a morning of meetings, I was happy that I still managed to let some creativity out. I made those earrings today...talk about a bauble break!

Anyone who really knows me would say I didnt think in making those. Easy picks...shades of green, blue and purple..my signature colours ;)

Oh I do miss my ratty old pliers and boxes upon boxes of baubles! With four months without school, I can hopefully go back to being a crafty creator...

More to come...till then xoxo

on fashions of geography

" Just as the tourist signals his ir her lifestyle profile by sending postcards or emails from home straight from the right geographical brand location, so the fashion consumer, by wearing the right brands, can incorporate within his or her own style statement the lifestyle significations inherent within his or her chosen brand's hypothetical theme park."

--Ted Polhemus in Global Fashion Local Tradition

I know I want postcards from Chanel Land, Bottega Land and ProenzaSchouler Land as much as I want stamps from Chatuchak Land, Ukay Ukay Land and Tiangge Land. I guess I'm a mish mash of wanting to fly Concord and having fun backpacking. How about you?? xoxo

on headbands and bowties

And the season ended...I'm still hoping for Chuck & Blair to reunite. If not, I'm happy to see them dancing around each other. Anyway, it would be too boring if they just ended up together madly in love.

So we bid a summer's farewell to the show that launched a thousand headbands. Did Queen B really help in putting this accessory back in the map? From bows to ginormous flowers, I know I got inspired...






Coincidentally, while I was on the lookout for local gossip (guilty pleasure, forgive moi)at www.pep.ph, I found a familiar bowtie on a local celeb's neck.



Spotted...John Lloyd Cruz with Chuck Bass' floral bowtie.The timing is in question here. GG seasone finale was aired Monday but production stills were available online weeks before. JLC pic on PEP might not be recent though. Was he wearing it thanks to ABS CBN stylists? Or better yet through uber stylist girlfriend? Who wore it first? And more importantly, who wore it better? xoxo

kaiser karl's perennial poster boy

Kaiser presenting Brad pics in a gallery, Brad and Karl with Berlin Mayor, Brad and Karl in Tokyo


I've always wondered what type of contract Brad Kroenig is in with Kaiser Karl. Imagine, cover girls fight for Chanel, Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld campaigns each season..then Brad on the other hand never had to worry..he went where Karl went...whichever brand..whichever shoot..even for non-fashion brands like Audi...


Brad in Chanel by Karl// Brad in Karl Lagerfeld



Brad in Fendi by Karl// Brad in Audi by Karl

And now I've read from The Cut that Karl Lagerfeld has just recently launched a book all about his perennial poster boy. Last Friday, Kaiser launched Metamorphoses of an American: A Cycle of Youth 2003 - 2008. That's 5 years of being Karl's favourite...

I want to see how long this lasts..and better yet..I want to see who takes his place...and when Karl drops him, will he be taken by another master? Sasha was taken by the Kaiser when Madame Prada decided to changed faces just recently...aaahhh fashion...one master's trash is another one's treasure...

mangosteen: best thai food in london

this is an ode to the FEF (you know who you are ;)) default lunch place..although we are venturing to other places now, you know we will always come back...yes, we come here at least once a week..and we've brought so many friends here already..didnt matter if it meant eating lunch and dinner at the same place!

how did i qualify it as best? thanks to my thai friends, i know this place has indeed passed the local taste test..

tucked in carnaby's many sois (small streets), mangosteen gives you that thai eatery vibe. nothing fancy here but food is tops! my picks are green chicken curry and coconut rice, kanom jeeb (steamed dumplings), suki nam (sweey and spicy glass noodle soup), ever reliable pad thai and my all time fave...cha yen or thai iced tea...yes that orange tinged yumminess!

i always finish half of my cha yen before i start eating ;p

if you're looking for something new to try order yentafo talay..it's noodles in pink soup! hey, did i mention the only full sentence i can still speak in thai is..wani kin yentafo..which means i ate pink noodles today ;)


a full meal with appetizer, main course and cha yen will set you back about 15 pounds...there's a lunch menu with main course rice included going for 5 - 7 pounds...

missing marc's talk

alas...i found out too late...marc jacobs will be at central st martin's on monday..conversations with sarah mower...

i shall just be satisfied by looking at his fashion shoots in interview's june ish...

my fave summer dress: from bali to asos

I was on the hunt for summer dresses at ASOS when I saw this:


And pop! I know I've seen that dress somewhere...Here it is:



I got it from a trip in Bali November 2006. I wore this dress practically everywhere! Here while visiting friends at their office Christmas 2006.

And here in Las Vegas Spring 2007. I wonder where ASOS sourced this dress from ;)