It's my party and I'll bake if I want to!

Hey guys!How has your July fourth weekends been?
Lots of crazy stuff on my end (crazy meaning, I just walked around a lot and ate even more, and sweat even MORE). NY is like, an open oven right now. Currently my home has no air conditioning. We also don't have fans. You better believe I fanned myself with a little Shakespeare yesterday (I am now reading A Midsummer Nights Dream)


I awoke to a slew of Happy Birthday messages on Facebook! All shucks, I feel loved. :)
But is it a "getting older" thing that birthdays aren't as big a deal anymore? I just wanna sit back and enjoy life.


Here's a recent coordinate (didn't y'all miss those?)


How I manage to dress like it's fall, I don't know. But trust me, I was dying.
-Red plaid shirt
-Ripped up hammy-down jeans (Yes, I did spell it that way on purpose)
-Anna Sui tights
-Double Decker boots
-Sonia Rykiel for H&M bag

Sadly, the boots broke yet again because I keep trying to resurrect them! This time I used rubber bands to keep the sole on (this happened after the above picture). However, I think if I really wanna save them one last time, I'll have to use glue instead of tape.


Did that cool ya down?


Today I'm going to go and do some rock climbing (finally abusing my lovely monthly voucher) and then buy some ingredients for a Raw Vegan Cheesecake. It's really my first attempt at a raw dessert, so hopefully it all flies well! Pictures shall be posted!

Well, that was a quickie from me. Upcoming are reviews on a recent food joint I went to, reviews on Christian Dior and Chanels couture shows, and well, that cheesecake. See you guys later~

I don't know the difference between East and West

I also don't know the difference between right and left. Hello, my name is retard. :D

A few days ago, I met up with my friends Yijia and Yujing, plus her friend Tara for some good ole' fashioned shopping and eating.

We went to this Malaysian restaurant called New Malaysia Restaurant. They're located at 48 Bowery (between Bayard St & Canal St) .

After trying to decide what to order for a super long time, we ended up with these three dishes (above). Everything we ordered tasted REALLY GOOD! They all had great flavor. Sadly, I was stuffed before coming, so I barely ate most of it. However, I did try everything at least once and I give it all a thumbs up. I need to come back on an empty stomach, because there were so many other things that sounded great!

After eating, we headed to Soho for some retail therapy. I saw this truck outside the Top Shop store.

They were giving away keys to unlock a wardrobe to win prizes. I tried but failed. It was fun though.

Then I tried a denim dress on at Zaras. I however, decided to buy a top instead.

Work has been going on all week, so I had to stock up on a few items for easy food. This is a salad I managed to make, with some NUT BUTTER CRUSTED TOFU!!! I got the recipe HERE from Mama Pea, but then I tweaked it according to how I liked it/what I had. T'was amazing.

Then I went shopping at TJ's recently so I can make myself some homemade energy bars. Woo hoo for saving money, huh?

Yes, I label my foods. My fam likes to snack, if you get what I mean. ;)

The bars, flavor wise, came out GREAT. But I can't post the recipe yet because the texture is not quite there yet. I'll have it the next time I make another batch. Until then, I had to finish this one, so I prepped lunch for work.

A salad with shrimp dumplings and some bars.

Finally, I bought what has been on my list forever.

A Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler!!! I totally mentioned how much I wanted this before on the bloggy, and decided to treat myself. Mainly because the curler I use now is my mom's Revlon, and it has already damaged my lashes numerous times in painful ways, so I knew I had to get this. Oh Shu, you make me happy. Just look at it glisten atop my WWD.

Oh man, and did I mention it really works? It's got a much firmer spring action, so it don't clamp down too far like the Revlon. And after applying mascara, I definitely see the difference. I am happy now.

Good night everyone, and have a fantabulous July 4th weekend!

Groove, Slam, Work it Back, Filter that, Baby Bump that Track

I love how I quote a Lady Gaga song when this post has nothing to do with her. But then again, who hasn't quoted Lady Gaga out of context? She's just that random and everywhere.

Anyway, so I went to a concert last Tuesday with a great group of people. We went to see the Empires, but there were three other bands playing as well: Tiger Riot, Harvard, and Lights Resolve.
I'm normally more of an indie rock/folksy pop person, whereas these bands were a bit harder, but I still enjoyed myself!

Tiger Riot was the opening band. From what I get, they're from Long Island. And apparently it was their second time playing a show (their first time being a sweet sixteen). Well, after hearing that, I really gotta hand it to them because they were really quite catchy. The members were also super sweet and seemed happy to be there. I enjoyed watching them.

Before I say anything more, some of y'all know I don't like using flash because I think it destroys the moment. Well, I gave up, and I started using it. Trust me, I will be doing it again, because pictures turn out way better (and less editing).

Anyway, the second band was Harvard. They were GREAT. Such energy and stage presence! And I mean, any band with a frontman that collects random masks is totally cool in my book.
I talked to them the most after the show. The singer, Jesse (the one who collects masks) is THE SWEETEST PERSON EVER. He was super easy to talk to. My group and I also got posters signed by the members later, and we all got personal messages from Tim (I believe?) Anyway, I can't wait to check 'em out the next time they're in the city!

Empires came out third! We were actually confused because we thought they were the main act, but ah well, that didn't matter too much once they started playing.
They also exuded a lot of energy! Around this time, everyone started getting really sweaty and sticky, but it just upped the greatness factor. I could tell we were surrounded by a lot of empires fans (my friend Lesley included), so it was a lot of fun when they came out and played!
After the show, we spoke with Sean and Ryan, both of whom were great conversationalists and quite easy on the eyes as well (I swear, it's like a sweaty rock thing).

We had some time before the last act came out so we took some pictures:

Woah, I am tan.

Obligatory shoe shot! Also, our shoes were super mondo different, hence why. We are artists after all!

Woo hoo, finger star!

The last band was Lights Resolve. I got the best pictures of them but sadly, they were a disappointment. Their music was kind of generic emo music (for lack of better terms and quoted from my friend Tony), and I kind of got this cocky vibe from the bassist. Sorry guys. But hey, other people seemed to like them. It's just me.

After the show, we headed to the restroom. I don't usually take public bathroom pictures, but this was awesome!

I think I need to make a dress or outfit based off of this bathroom. It's just so kitschy and LOVE.

Oh, and bonus pictures!

The group with Jesse from Harvard!

Then with Sean from Empires! Sorry, I hid me face again, but you can tell I'm making a goofy face still.

Thanks for the great memories guys (as in, the bands and the great people I went to the show with)! Lets do it again~

This Summer is the Summer it all changes . . .

Hello everybody! I just thought I'd make a quickie post today, and save my concert pictures for the next one, since writing up a thoughtful report will take longer than the time I have now.

So I decided this summer is going to be my summer for reform. Let me explain.


I really want to put my health first this summer and change a lot of things around so its better for me. I'm starting by trying to fix my insomnia. Now, I know I'm not a doctor so I can't diagnose myself, but judging from my symptoms and how long I've had them, I'd say this pretty much sums it. I wake up periodically, I can't fall asleep right away, I only sleep a few hours, and I feel groggy and terrible in the morning (also my back feels sore). I'm trying to fix all that I can on my own before talking to the doctor, so I'm doing a bed reform.

I've also purchased a month long rock climbing voucher off of Living Social! Yes for rock climbing and yoga! I convinced one of my friends to buy one too so I have a belay partner! I'm super excited!!


Now, on to random pictures of late:


My first pineapple Chobani. It's SO GOOD. I just ate it walking the streets. I love greek yogurt so of course, no surprise that I'd like this. I highly recommend it!


Vegan chocolate chip cookies my friend Lesley made! They were AMAZING. She baked them for the concert, so I should've saved this picture, but just look at it's delicious baked goodiness!


I got this tea when I was on my lunch break. I would've ordered food except I had some already, so I just got some jasmine tea. I forget how good jasmine tea is . . .


Sorry this picture doesn't look so appetizing since I bit into it, but a chicken pesto panini from a random deli on 23rd. I don't know if I've really had a panini before this one, but they're really filling.


I purchased this recently at the Anna Sui store! All the Look from London tights/socks in the back were half off, so I had to get these. I mean, yellow and polka dots? Très bon!


Finally, I went to the "Biggest Ever Sale" at Urban Outfitters yesterday. They actually do have a bunch of things on sale that were great. I mean, brand new ten-hole Dr. Marten boots for $40 is a pretty good deal. But I got myself a pair of pants since, well, I apparently have way too much funky clothing for work and I'm in need of pants. Cool wash, right? It was on sale for $10~


Now, I gotta get off if I want to go to school before work (ugh, paperwork). I'll see you all later!

I listen to bees and butterflies

Yesterday, I met up with my friend Ana for a photo shoot. The weather melted my face away, but everything else seemed to work quite nicely.







I contemplated showing the face one because it's not really part of the shoot, but thought you might want to see what the top part of me looked like.

Tomorrow I plan to go to a concert of this band called The Empires that my friend is really into. I mentioned them before on the bloggy, but now that I'm going to a live of theirs, I can experience them in the real and report back !

I also plan to go to two other shows later on in July. I swear, concerts will devour my money the way Giada is devouring beer nuts behind me on the Food Network (extra points if you know which show I'm talking about!)

Now for something random. My breakfast:

Kinda like a yogurt parfait with apples, strawberries, pb, and cinnamon toast crunch.

And for something new: I cut my hair.

No pictures yet since I pretty much hate the bangs. Really, they just kept cutting and cutting. R.I.P. poor hair. Anyway, I'll style it well and maybe then we'll see if it looks presentable enough.

For lack of better things to end this with, au revoir everyone! I will post again soon!

Days of My Life . . .

Hey guys!
I just wanted to start off the post with a quick thanks to you guys for the advice about the phone issue. I ended up calling them and it just turned out to be a weird mishap. I guess I shouldn't worry so much next time, eh?


So here's a quick recap of the past few days:

I started work officially. I don't want to say where I work for safety issues, however, if I know you directly, don't worry, I'll let ya know. If anything, it's a place some of my readers would and do go to.
I met some really snazz-tastic people so far. And everyone reminds me of someone I've met before. It's like a reunion of strangers (is it just me or would that make a great band name?)
Oh! And there's this guy that just . . . LOOKS like Uncle Jesse from Full House (John Stamos). How GNARLY IS THAT? And I also met a guy whose running his first 10k this year, and he turned me over to active.com. It's great, I'm actually looking at it now!
Anyway, everything else is just like me, making space in my brain for all this information they're giving us, so I'm just a little wiped out right now.


Yesterday, I had cake for my brother's birthday!

It's from Black Hound. I swear I've tried almost all of their cakes. I highly recommend though, they're so delicious!

Then for breakfast, I had some of this:

Yogurt and berries are a winning combo on hot days.


Okay, so I told you guys how I've been working lately. And on the first day, I was given this packet concerning dress codes. Now lets be honest here, I'm so used to dressing for art/fashion schools, it's been YEARS since I've dressed for anything else, and the first thing I thought was "How can I dress so I can be as fashionable and me as I possibly can without breaking codes?"

Well, I've been testing the waters so far, and this is what I wore today.

I actually went and bought some new long pants for the job! Since if you haven't realized, I'm a tights and shorts kinda gal . . .

Rundown:

-Liz Lisa Hair Tie
- White fake glasses
- H&M Polka Dot shirt
- My mom's belt
- Uniqlo pants (SUPER comfy)
- Boutique 9 Metallic Oxfords

I got the oxfords at Bloomingdales the day I bought the pants. THEY ARE PERFECT. All I need now are golden cowboy boots (heck no, I've not given up this search!)

Then for lunch, I had vegan mac and cheese at Loving Hut.

It was my first time with vegan mac and cheese. I gotta say, t'was delicious, but not quite the same as good ole real mac and cheese. What can I say, a girl's gotta have her cheese.

So I got home mighty early and after a few hours of the Food Network, I realized I was bored outta my mind. That's when I got out some makeup and just decided to go with it.

The first two with my short wig on, the last without it.
I would say I edited the lighting of the images because it came out kinda dark on the images. But the eye make-up is basically a nice turquoise, which I blended with a light gray towards the inner corners. The outer corners I actually used scotch tape so it wouldn't go past a certain point, then I blended it back into the skin. Then I used pencil liner and two types of mascara, making sure to lengthen the outer eyelashes more.

What do ya think?


Anyway, this post took more time than I thought it would. I'll get off and rest up. See you guys around~