Lights out, words gone

Because I'm trying to keep myself sane, I thought I might as well blog something. Things have been pretty much a mess for me in a week or two, resulted in me having the most bitchy mood swing ever. So this evening I went out taking pictures and let loose my mind a little bit. It worked for now, since I'm feeling calmer and just, I feel like I need to believe in my motto for life. This too shall pass. Yes!

DJ at The Coffee Bean. Super cool and sexy *drools* 

Streetlight on Le Duan 

Biggest butter croissant I've ever seen and white chocolate iced latte 

Notre Dame - Saigon

Random at Han Thuyen

On the pavement

Slow and fast

When I die I want to dance among the stars

I haven't blogged in a while because something happened around two weeks ago and I was sad, so I only stayed home and watched TV and did nothing, or at least nothing interesting that should be mentioned here. But my school started this week and I've pretty much caught up with life again.

I actually had a trip to Da Lat right after my last blog entry but that was pretty much my worst trip ever so I really don't want to talk about it now. Except I bought a new hat which is not very usable in Saigon especially in this season, but well, I've made all kinds of bad decisions on this trip, buying a hat could be the least stupid one.

I just went to a salon that's why my hair looked lovely

Also I think last time I forgot some very nice stuff among the things I bought in Hongkong. First of all this set of Kenzo perfume

I've wanted Kenzo perfume since forever but like, I don't use perfume very often so I don't want to invest much money on it. When I saw this set in a store in Hongkong with a sale up to 60% I knew I had to have it. And these bottles smell so good, I just tried one out today. It literally smells like flowers, so natural and fresh, not very heavily scented but lingers like you have a flower hidden in your pocket. I am totally in love!

Second of all, I don't think I've shown this lovely necklace

Haha my bed sheet looks nice

It's actually a bunch of such gorgeous rings I would definitely buy each one of these separately. I'm really happy that I bought it, especially after I saw how well it went with my clothes and other accessories.

Finally, I went shopping the other day with my bestie and we got ourselves some very cute stuff, which made both of us very happy.

I bought a dark grey tank top with really thin white stripes to mix with another shirt I bought in Hongkong, and then I got this lovely floral laced top

Isn't it just so cute and feminine?

which I wore to class today

I also found a new owl necklace

You see, the thing about collecting a specific item of accessories is that at some point you'll find it very difficult to find a new piece of that item that you actually think is unique and cute. Just like how I've had too many owl necklaces that recently I couldn't find any new one to buy until this little baby. It was pretty much love at first sight and I was like, I must have it!

It's just perfect, everything I want and more!

It's soon to be weekend and I think this week has gone pretty well as far as I care. I'm still sad but I know I can't just spoil my own bad habit and annoy everyone else. It's gonna be better real soon. This too shall pass.

I thought the sun rose in your eyes

So I've been back from my Hongkong trip a week ago but my laziness has got the better of me (again), and because I've got the memory span as short as my cat's tail (you'll get it in a bit, just know it's really, really short) I can't recall all the things I've intended to blog when I first got home. Well what I absolutely have to say is that, Hongkong is such a weird place.

First, it was hands down one of my most fun and comfortable trips for a while, despite how small the hotel rooms were. And yeah I mean hotel rooms, as in plural, because I got to stay at 2 hotels in 4 days, and it was more fun than inconvenient. In the hotels there were these small guide cards for tourists

There were so many of them

And I thought it was so clever and convenient. It's easier to carry around than a brochure and because it's once card for each location it probably is more detailed or more focused. I don't know but I was really impressed with this.

I was also impressed by how many types of money are used in Hongkong. And by types of money I don't mean like many currencies. They're all Hongkong Dollars, but there are at least 2 designs for each money bill.

4 different $20 HKD bills, all usable

And finally, the weirdest thing about Hongkong is how difficult it it to find internet connection, and how complicated it is to use it once you've found one. In hotels you have to pay $100 HKD for each day of internet connection and they don't have wi-fi, just cables, so I couldn't use it on my phone anyways. Out of 5 coffee shops and diners there could be like 2 that have wi-fi but the proxies are way too complicated and annoying for 20 minutes using the internet (Yeah, each time you set the proxy you can use the internet for 20 minutes. WTF?!)

One of the best part of the trip surely was visiting Disneyland. I totally loved the design and how detailed they were. I spent most of the time wandering around looking at stores and signs, even toilet signs and trash bins. And then after sunset they turned the lights on and it was totally magical. Never a thing out of place, different styles for each area. My distorted OCD was satisfied.

When I was in Hongkong the weather was very chilly and all the shops were selling mostly winter clothes. All the clothes I could buy was t-shirts (only one) and jumpers (a few), the ones that are less heavy and can actually be used in Vietnam sometimes when it's cool.

However, I did get to buy 3 pairs of boots, which could totally make up for anything. 

Absolutely my favorite purchase on the trip. Now I wear it with almost everything: shorts, dress, jeans, leggings, etc. 

I also bought a backpack, which I wanted to buy forever but never found one that I like

And while choosing souvenirs I got myself a new key chain

My old key chain broke and I couldn't resist this cutie right at first sight

I knew the answer for the question I pretended to be asking.

Look at my nephew!!! In a red t-shirt!!! Isn't he the most adorable thing?!

He showed me his ugly face!

Puppy eyes

So Tet holiday has technically ended, but my REAL vacation starts tomorrow!!! I'll be going to Hongkong for 3 days with my baby sister. I'll leave my laptop at home so I wouldn't be online in the next few days. This blog entry serves solely one purpose: to report my Tet holiday which is a very interesting part of my very interesting life, a part that I don't ever want to repeat but sadly just does every year.

Generally, it went better that I expected. Like, people around me were all very excited for Tet so I couldn't tell anyone that I have lower and lower expectation for Tet each year. And this year I was expecting it to be really boring and torturous where I have to meet people I don't want to meet and talk to people I don't want to talk. Well I did have to do some of that, but much less, because my parents somehow gave up on waking me up in the morning to greet their friends and take me to their friends' houses with them. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for that because I couldn't care less about the lucky money, really.

I got to hang out with my cousins and friends quite a lot, which is a good thing and did great to lift my mood. Because somehow during Tet, our family just quarrel more and for the tiniest reason possible.

I went to watch a movie with my cousins on the second day of Tet and the cinema was PACKED. It was understandable because there's only one cinema in my city. Still gave me quite a shock. We had to take the seats on row C, which was the third line from the screen.

Brownie at Highlands Coffee 

Hanging out with the cousins at the cinema. The film was really bad though.

Me and Grandma

These are Korean's New Year Treats. They looked so pretty I had to take a picture (You can see my lucky money envelope right there teehee~) But some of them tasted really bad. Like, I don't know, you are chewing uncooked flour...

They are so colorful 

But don't taste nearly as good as their looks

On the third day I went visit my Highschool teachers with some old friends, which is a thing I haven't done in years. It was fun though, and we went to a restaurant after that.

Also my bestie is back for the holiday. I couldn't hang out with her much because I'm leaving for Hongkong tomorrow already, but she looks great and it was nice to see her yesterday.

This blog entry is pointless, I know. But I wanted to blog before my trip IDK. I'm now going to go pack and we'll leave early tomorrow. Expect a blog full of pictures in three days when I comeback, okay? And have a nice day!!!

The lost will be found. In freedom we live

So tomorrow is Lunar new year and things have pretty much gone crazy since yesterday. I'm not specifically fond of Tet but it's traditional and like, the bigest fest in the year. The best part of it was that I got to buy new clothes and other stuffs.

My favorite nail polish color at the moment.

The thing is, I had an accident the other day and my right knee now is a mess. I wouldn't be able to wear any clothes other than shorts and dresses.

This is pretty much the outfit I always wear these days

The picture above was taken before the accident so my legs were alright. The shirt is one of my favorite purchase before Christmas so I was wearing it a lot. And now I get to be stuck with it.

My new boots. I also wear them a lot these days. 

New bag. Isn't it adorable? 

My new dress. I have been into stripes lately.

Glittering shirt!!!

Chiffon Bohemian skirt.

These clothes are gorgeous and I can't wait to wear them. Thing is, I'll be in Hongkong in five days and I heard that the weather is gonna be cold. Like, around 11 - 17 degree Celsius. So I'm gonna have to top these lovely clothes with coats and sweaters and scarfs and gloves. And that makes me so sad because I've bought this gorgeous piece

Snake bracelet.

How am I gonna pull this off with a sweater on top?! And!!! To deepen my tragedy I also found my most favorite purchase of the year... 

So I've got this necklace from like a year ago and been loving it.

Owl necklace that has been one of my most favorite accessories ever.

And look what I found last week!!!

Owl ring!!! Matches my necklace!!!

Can you believe this?! I found this and I was like I HAVE TO HAVE THIS FREAKING RING!!!

Look how lovely they are together?!

I am going to wear the crap out of these lovely owls!!! But! But! I'll have to wear gloves and scarfs and who the hell cares what accessories I'm wearing under those layers?!

But well, I'll see into that later... I still have these Tet days to dress up and take pictures. Now I have my fingers crossed for everything to goes well the next few days. And happy Lunar new year everyone!!!

I stopped missing everyone

So I have officially become the worst blogger in the history of blogging that ever blogged, since I haven't blogged for more than a month. No big deal, I was just going crazy because of assignments and other stuffs.

First off, I moved house, which means tons of things to do. At least it's over because I'm so fed up with moving and cleaning and arranging things. The best part of it was that it had to happen when my schedule was completely packed. My shooting schedule had to be adjusted so many times so that I have time for moving and doing other assignments in the mean time.

My crew

On the other hand, our shooting process had gone smoothly. We wrapped up after 4 days at so many different locations. It was super fun and we learned a lot.

Me being the try-to-hard director and camera-handler

Preparing the props and set. We were trying to make it look like night time 

The actresses

The outcome was not perfect. During the editing, we figured out a lot of things that could be improved, but they're all lessons learned and no hard feelings. I'll update the link to the movie when we finish uploading it.

Korean tofu soup that is way more expensive than it should be. Didn't even taste good enough

NYDC's Steak. 

NYDC's cheese garlic bread.

And finally, I got my bangs straightened! I meant to do it weeks ago but never had time. And during the last few weeks I actually looked so grossed I couldn't look into the mirror too long. Now it's over!

I took a picture before and after I went to the salon

You can see my lips are peeling because of the winter

Also my eyebrows need trimmed

You can see a bit of my new bedroom there 

Also my new ring I just bought yesterday

Gah I hate my nose!!!

What do you guys think? I totally love my bangs and think it suits me well. I also thougth of dyeing my hair but my parents would have fits about it, so...

Okay, I now have realized how random my blog is. But that's just how I roll, so you better deal with it. I still have one more exam before the Tet holiday and my semester break. I'll be traveling and watching lots of stuff so hope I'll have better things to blog about.