A lita-crazy

A year ago, I saw people wearing these on lookbook.nu and I thought they were the most hideous pair of shoes ever.

Maybe not until that extend but I really didn't fancy them. I thought they looked really big and bulky and huge and plain unattractive.

But, I'm obsessed over them NOW. LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL!!

What is this?!? Now, I get the hype. Now, I get why people are crazy over them. I didn't like them that much before because they were really, really overrated. People were crazy about them and I was crazy about other stuff like...knee high stockings, if I'm not wrong. And leggings.

But now..I think they look pretty. Hahahaha!! I'm so ashamed to say this. Thank goodness I never wrote a lengthy blog post on why I don't like them.

I just bought a lot of stuff from STYLENANDA so I'm not in a rush to get them. They're pretty pricey as well. They cost around 160-180 US dollars for the basic ones and the limited ones costs more than 200 US dollars! I pretty much like the basic ones compared to the studded or cosmic ones.

Basic ones are easier to match plus, they are FOREVER.

I'm planning to buy them after I get my salary :D I'm gonna take it slow and easy and I hope this obsession last long...I'm quite worried by the end of the month, I will forget about it and move on to another shoe candy.

I actually told myself to save around rm 200 to buy some really cool kicks for myself - something like Converse or some really boyish boots cause I have been dying to get them for quite some time but I think I will consider Jeffrey Campbell's lita for now.

If I do get them, holy tooooot, they will be my most expensive shoes EVER. Imagine if I get them before Chinese New Year! How awesome is that! But my mum will kill me if she knows the price. 200 brunei dollars for a pair of shoes?!? Wait. My brother's basketball shoes cost that much too...hmm...

But for malaysian peeps, it really isn't worth it because it would cost around 500 for those babies! You can travel to Singapore for 2 days with that amount of money! But it really depends on you. 

I'm considering between these...the most basic of the basic. Leather black platform boots.

I think this would be perfect for everyday wear! It can match most of my outfits! The leather adds a nice edgy touch to it.

And then I saw this. Oh my goodness *faints* Leather laced up with clear heels!! I never know I would actually be interested in this! I think it's probably cause the model wears it well.

OH! I bought this pair of cotton pants + knit from STYLENANDA ^_^ I hope I can fit in this size! It's size S and I know I'm quite skinny but recently, I gained quite a lot of weight. -_-

Anyways, that's the only clothing that I purchased from there because I don't think I can find this kind of pants anywhere in KL or Brunei?? Haha! They look like jeans + socks and honestly, this is an easy two in one so I'm just gonna get this and wear it straightaway!

There are a lot of pretty pants in store but most of them are oos :( So I had to settle for this. But still! Better than nothing! :)

Mint! I don't think I will even consider this colour even though it's pretty. Not a big fan of huge colors for something as expensive as this.

Black velvet! I love the soft material of this...

Hmmm....to be honest, I really liked the leather + leather/clear heel one but which one would I actually WEAR? Lets talk about practical. The clear heeled one...hmm...it's fucking gorgeous but damn it, WOULD I wear it?

And it's dangerous if I get the velvet one dirty. Even if I clean it, there would still be spots? I dunno lah, cause I have shoes in that material and they are really hard to manage! Besides, I already have one pair of shoes with that material...I should probably try something new...

I'm not even buying them now so why am I thinking about what kind I should buy or not. Lol. -_-

Just had to let it all out cause I have been googling and tumblr-ing and viewing pictures of them the whole day. :)

And maybe you would ask.."Why not get the inspired version?" NO. NO. NO!!!!!!! I heard the original ones are really comfortable and for that amount of price, they better be. HAHAHA!

But ya, inspired ones are shitty like hell, no offense, cause most of my shoes are inspired ones and some of them are really comfortable and the quality is alright but some of them, grrrrrr - I have one pair of suede mary jane pumps and the quality is a little....lousy. At rm 80...the rm 60 ones are better!

And since these pair of shoes are really high, I don't wanna wear them and feel uncomfortable in them. I'm not a high heels kind of girl and I walk really stupid in them so by getting a comfortable one that is worth that kind of price, I can walk better and not walk like I'm drunk or something.

Fingers crossed that I will be able to get them next year! Yey! :D

Brekkie by me and little bro

I made breakfast! Approximately 5 days or 4 days ago, I can't remember.

But anyways, it's not really considered breakfast timing since I cooked and made all of these around 1 pm heheh...so maybe, my breakfast is actually lunch but I haven't had any breakfast yet so I considered it breakfast.

Wanted to make a full breakfast set ever since I came back to Brunei but never really found the feeling to actually cook. And I can never wake up before 12 pm unless forced so nyeh..

Since my grandmama has pretty plates and cups, I decided to use her kitchen to make breakfast! My grandma has everything that my house doesn't have. A toaster and um...basically, grandmas have everything supplied for you. :D

Initially, I wanted to make hash potatoes since I have been craving for it for quite some time but I don't have any grater and on that day, I really didn't have the patience to cut them into tiny little cubes since I was quite hungry already so I just sliced them into medium cubes and fried them and they turned out like these:

My grandma said it looks burnt but heck, it does not even taste burnt! Used the most simplest way to cooked it by mixing them with butter and a little oil and salt to taste and yums! They are done!

Best side dish out of the rest! :9

This is my brother's plate.

Oh ya, my brother helped a little as well :P He did most of the stuff I don't wanna do like: cutting, slicing, grabbing plates/utensils for me, throwing away stuff :P

Hey, he volunteered! Haha!

My brother wanted freshly-cut fruits, sausages, scrambled eggs and a cup of cold milk for his meal. See what I meant when I say that my grandma has pretty plates? :3 I love that vintage plate of hers! Preeeeetty~



And this is my breakfast plate. I opted for pan-fried tomatoes - it tasted so good by the way! Sweet, tangy and slightly salty. Yums! Starting to love tomatoes more and more...

Sunny side up - I actually prefer scrambled eggs a little more but I guess I should settle for variety because it looks prettier when it comes to presentation hehe. (Photo-taking, if you get what I mean?) and honey-glazed sausages. Butter and toast. I chose a cup of hot milk tea for my drink of the day. Hehe. I'm a tea lover yo!

Honey-glazed sausages are so good by the way. It's weird when savoury stuff taste a little sweet since savoury stuff are supposed to be salty, spicy and all those stuff that doesn't fall into the sweet category but heck, it gives a nice balance to the sausages. Almost like yin and yang. OH MY GOODNESS. It's just a sausage but it's one heck of a good sausage. :9

Freshly cut apples and oranges as a side-dish.

Toast and butter. Ate one slice only and that's it. Not that it didn't taste nice but I was busy trying to finish the rest of the stuff on my plate. And mannnnnn, after that meal, I never want to eat breakfast again. Until today. When I'm blogging about it. Hurm -_-



The whole breakfast meal from bird-eye's view.  :D

Cooking food is really relaxing and I really love it. Especially when you're cooking breakfast. Weird right?

Anyways, I also dyed my hair recently. Was hesitating between red color and a darker color but chose the darker color in the end coz I have a hunch I will have to re-dye before chinese new year!

I really really liked the color when it was freshly-dyed because it was so so so dark! And I haven't seen my hair this dark - not since prom!! And that was two years ago! Please ignore my pimple. Hahaha.

And after washing it twice...TWICE ONLY T.T

It faded to this....

I don't hate this color. I do love it but I thought it would turn into this colour after like 5 or 6 washes...but this is way too fast! It's green + a mixture of light brown and at the bottom, it's more of a darker green + dark grey.

And this isn't even under the sun! So this is probably my real hair colour under natural sun light. Indoors, it's two shades darker. But le sigh.....

It's gonna be brownish and yellowish and all that horrible faded hair colour after a few washes...and this is supposed to last until chinese new year! :(

And this hair color is way lighter than my previous hair colours -_- Eh lah.

I chose this cause I thought it would be darker but it turned out lighter instead. Nice choice, Lilian. Picking the color that fades easily. HHHH!

And my roots are growing.....0.015 cm if I'm not wrong. And they are gonna look so bad with this color. So, so bad.

Airport fashion, anyone?

I will be flying off to Brunei in a few hours (Yep I'm quite eggcited!!)

To be honest, I'm not that excited about going home to Brunei because I'm so used to my life here.

I can do so many things by myself - or with friends - it depends!

Now that I'm going home, I don't get to live my life as I want it to be. But it's a good thing as well cause I'm living quite a unhealthy lifestyle when my parents are not around. My sleeping time is horrible but anyways, let's skip to the main point.

I'm more excited about going to the airport! I normally arrive there quite early and most of the time, I fly alone but heck, I'm not complaining. I get to roam around the airport and look for coffee shops and live the "rich" lifestyle. Lol! And use their free wi-fi! Oh yeah. Check!

Anyways, I randomly googled 'Airport fashion' because I wanna know what celebrities normally wear to airport. To be honest, the people in KL wear quite nice to airports. The young ones that is. Haha. The aunties are quite cool though. Sunnies in the plane. B)

This is simple and casual yet pretty. :) A lil bit on the quirky side as well! 

Hehe loooove the boots! And the jeans. Basically, the whole combo lah! It helps that the model is damn pretty as well. *sulks*

Jessica! Omg, I love how she/her stylist layer the outfits - looks so effortless and nice T.T

My favourite combination of all! I really like the oversized coat and please, I think stripes are the best when it comes to airport fashion cause it screams "I'm trying to look comfortable and stylish" well at least that's what it means to me. Haha! I love her lipstick colour as well! :3

I'm not sure what I will be wearing later but all I know is I'm wearing glasses. Confirm. -_-

I look like an auntie - seeeeeeeriously - when I wear glasses but it's ok, I will wear nicer to strike a balance! Auntie - no problem - just be an auntie who can dress well. Lol lol lol!

Here are some airport outfits that I quickly arranged in Polyvore (yes, I am too free) and these are the ones that I would most likely wear when it comes to the term airport fashion.

Airport #1 (Comfy all the way!) by amaryllislolly featuring a mint green backpack

Glasses. Check. Except mine is not as hipster as that. Mine is more librarian-ish. Time for new glasses? :3 

Oversized sweater. Oh my...*hubba hubba* I love sweaters. I wanna collect a lot more!! My love for sweaters are undeniable. So far, I only have like 9 sweaters in my closet. I want MOAR!! One can never have too many sweaters. 

And backpack screams korean! I dunno why but if I'm gonna wear this outfit, I would like to tie my hair into a side braid cause it complements the look nicely - imo. And hello Starbucks! It instantly boosts up any plain outfit. 

Airport #2 (A little more daring..) by amaryllislolly featuring mulberry handbags

Something that I would wear if I'm going overseas or some place much more exciting compared to Brunei (haha no offense Brunei) 

It's so weird to add a salad right!! But I'm currently craving for it and I hope to have some later in the airport! Hahaha! 

Nowadays when I go out, I normally put on bb cream, powder and just glide on red lipstick. I rarely use eyeliner or blusher already :( It's also cause my skin is really terrible now so yeah. Red lipstick instantly makes you look better and brighter without making you look overdone. That's what it does for me lah. I'm not sure about the rest :P 

If I'm wearing something acceptable later, I will post a picture in this blog using the very convenient Blogger App on my phone. Blogger should sponsor me, I have been talking non-stop about this app already leh! Jokes...

Ok, bye! I'm quite sleepy already! I shall try to sleep and then wake up before 4.30 am. Nice. 

Yum yum in my tum tum!

Ebiten Tobokki Roll.

The roe is so so chewy and yummy! :9

Meal set priced @ RM 36 

Rice with chicken katsu, some sort of udon soup, chawanmushi which tastes splendid by the way - soft and slightly creamy - just the way I like my chawanmushi to be! Mmm.

And the potato salad is damn good as well. I usually don't like potato salad because it tastes kind of puke-like to me and the taste is normally too sour or too bland but this one was just right. I'm craving for it already as I'm typing this out. :(

It's quite worth it because by the end of the meal, I was so so so so full. Felt like my stomach was about to burst open and the food will come flying out ~ to heaven~~~~ okay, disgusting and lame.

It doesn't help that I'm listening to this hahaha! This song sounds like heaven. Literally. If you're in heaven, this song should be playing in the background. :)

Oh, I had dinner in Rakuzen @ Subang Empire Gallery by the way! See! I did have time to blog after all. Might do short posts like this since it only takes like less than 30 minutes! Might update my blog with older pictures because I did do a lot of things this year but never got the chance to blog about it.

Anyways, it's been a while since I had such a filling and delicious meal. I think it's because I didn't eat breakfast or lunch at all. My sleeping time is pretty messed up. Awh :( I hope to make it better!

These pictures were uploaded using the Blogger App on my phone. The quality is decent and hey, the app helps to resize our pictures! Hallelujah!

Like my new header? Hahaha.

Recently, I got quite obsessed with this line "Meep, meep, meep" I heard it from Spongebob Squarepants by the way and I thought it sounds really cute and awkward and since I'm quite awkward at times - oh god - so I decided to illustrate something with it. Something simple and less complicated since it's already complicated with my pictures and words. Heh.

Wonderstruck! Literally.

I actually have the time to drag my lazy fingers and actually type something out today.

My semester just ended and I feel really, really relieved.

I also cannot believe the fact that I'm graduating next year! D: OMG! I feel like an adult already.

Anyways, it's 2 am at the moment and I will be visiting my internship company tomorrow. 11 am. Freak. I dunno why I torture myself like this but nowadays, my sleeping time is pretty messed up. I sleep at 4 am and wake up before 1 pm. Starting to get into the whole designer life routine - we DON'T sleep at night which is really true because all the good ideas come in the middle of the night. No joke. Even before you try to shut your eyes...an idea will suddenly pop up...and you will jolt up from bed and immediately grab a pen/marken pen/anything that can write near you and scribble down notes.

At least that's what I do. Lol.

I might be blogging often as well (maybe hehe!) since I have like a few weeks left before I actually start work. Will be blogging more about that next time.

I'm not very particular about spraying perfume before I go out cause my friends usually tell me I don't have any smell at all so I don't usually apply anything when I go out. Unless it's an important function. But ever since I made a friend - a guy friend - he's damn addicted with perfumes. He sprays perfume all the time. Like seriously.

Somehow, he makes me wanna smell nice too! Haha! So I bought a body shop perfume which costs me only rm 85 (darn expensive loool) I bought the one that smells like strawberry cause I like sweet smelling stuff. In 3 months, I used all of it. I don't really like it cause the smell is not strong and it doesn't last long enough. (Please - maximum time: 1 hour/ smelly places: 15 minutes) Sucks man!

Well - it's eighty five ringgit....

I'm not that picky, really. All I want is a perfume that has a bubblegum smell - sweet, refreshing, light but strong enough..

I tried so many perfumes today until I can't smell anything hahaha and I was so confused with the smell. My friend recommended me to smell coffee and I actually thought he was joking until the shop assistant passed me a small bottle containing coffee beans. O_O

I am so noob in this perfume stuff.

And wow. Finally. I tried Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck and I was really wonderstruck!!

The perfume is so so so so BUBBLEGUM-ISH and it smells so so so good. I'm worried it doesn't last long cause after a while, it smells like vanilla and the smell is kinda weak. It smells sort of powdery though...hmm..

But at first spray, holy toot, that smell is too good to resist. Makes me wanna hug myself lol!

I'm still not sure if I wanna get it cause it's really pricey but for a good perfume that lasts long, I'm gonna get one and make sure I use it for at least ONE YEAR HAHAHAHA!! I am so cheap but yaaaaa....

Gonna ask my mama to purchase this for me. Hehe.

She's my santa claus for this year!

Colours do make a difference.

So, i'm kinda in my resting mode after doing an assignment which will probably make me even more sleepy and thus, I will crawl onto my bed and sleep like a pig till tomorrow morning. -_-

Hopefully, I won't.

So I was viewing my webcam pictures because I wanted to see how terrible my hair colour looked a few months ago. 2 months ago to be exact. :)

Here's a comparison.

This is my hair colour that I loveD LOVE LOVE LOVE so much and also because it costed me a lot so I better love it. Haha. I dyed this before I went back to Brunei for my 1 month holiday :D It's a first for us design students to have a one month holiday. So blessed and thankful for that!

There are so many other pictures that show my hair colour better but my face looks terrible in those pictures bleh. This is the only acceptable one because you can only see like maybe a small part of my face and since I scrunched my face up, it's horrible already so it's okay. -_-

And HI PIMPLE! My finals were around then which explains the pimples. Oh...

Anyways, I love this hair colour so much because it is a combination of my favourite colours! Brownish-green + red! Oh man, I love the red so much. The hairdresser gave me a combination of red highlights with greenish brown tones. Mmm.

I felt quite cool with this hair. Hahahahaha. Peace. I had a bad fringe day so I clipped my hair up. I regret cutting my fringe though. This hair colour would show up better without bangs.

I know, I know, why am I wearing the same top in most of the pictures? It's because it's my favourite top and it's comfortable. The end. Anyways, so this is how my bangs look like - made me look younger -5 years weeeee and the best part of this picture? The RED highlights at my hair ends. #feelslikedipdyebutnotdipdye B)

And after a month...yuk. My hair turned to this orangey brownish tone. Looks acceptable but compared to the pictures above, nope. But since i'm lazy, I'm okay with this colour. At least...there are no black roots...yet...

TA-DA! Black roots! And I look a lot chubbier compared to the above pictures. This is me at my fattest state. I mean chubby. I gain weight a lot easier now which is probably a good thing and probably not. I gain weight when I'm super stressed but sometimes, I lose weight because i'm super stressed. What is this?!?

I hated my hair colour so much at that time and I wanted to dye my hair colour a darker colour so I wouldn't have to touch up my roots every 3 months and waste money so I just bought a cheap dye from Guardian (it's called Hoyu Bubble Mix or something//French Chocolat) It's on my instagram so if you're interested, you can go see how it looks like or just google it. :)

I'm supposed to do a review on it but I haven't had the time to do so! But I will once I'm more...free and less lazy to blog. Maybe during Deepavali hehehe. Since most of my friends are going back and I'm going to be so sad and bored...nah...

I will most probably entertain myself with something else.

French Chocolat! What do you think? The colour change is not that obvious but it covered up my black roots (YES!) and my hair colour is 3x darker than the colour before that and I'm a happy girl. But yeah, it didn't last long...mm..it's either my red dye is too strong or I'm lousy in dying my hair by myself. Haha. I think it's a combination of both of the reasons :P

And....this is my current hair colour and length. I'm happy that my hair is growing longer and longer! Dunno whether I like it better short or long but I feel a lot more feminine when my hair is longer :)

I feel like dying my hair colour again before I fly back to Brunei on December. YEY! :D

But sometimes, I feel kinda lazy to fly back even though I miss my family. When you get used to living in a certain place, sometimes, it gets a little hard to part with your everyday life. And this is my everyday life already..

So which colour should I stick to? I feel like trying something new but I don't like how my hair colour fades easily.

Suggestions?

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