May, June, and Birthday 2013

Hello all!

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I know I have been lacking on posts, but that is because I left my transfer cable/charger for my smartphone at my home in LA! It has been a whole month (or more) and now I am FINALLY uploading.

Truth be told, I have not been taking that many photos. I have been trying to take in everything as it happens and not worry about documenting everything all the time..

HOWEVER, I do have a few photos!

And yes, my birthday was last week! More on that later though.

Food and Travel

So the company I work for finally finished a long and tedious project that everyone had been slaving for until last month. To thank us, they provided us with food trucks!!

We had the Falafel truck, Chairman Bao, an Indian truck, and the Creme Brulee truck! The food was so good...I did not take all the photos because I was busy devouring everything.

Daikon on pork belly with sauce wrapped in bun

Garlic fries with lime

Falafel sandwich

Super delicious!! I should have kept eating the fries the whole time. Haha.

MORE FOOD!

Also occurred last month, I went to New York for the VERY FIRST TIME!! Funny, majority of my photos pertained to food!

Tapas from Caracas

These were amazingly delicious. Do not let the amount fool you, they were quite filling and rather large in size!

The biggest thing I wanted from New York was really to watch Phantom of the Opera as it has been on my list of must-watch musicals since... forever. I finally got to watch it in a lovely house. Here is a vertical panoramic of it:

I was dead center and had the best view. I was super excited!! It was a fantastic show, and I recommend this to EVERYONE!

Had delicious food afterwards at Kenka! Definitely difficult to find since the name isn't written in English..

Outside the restaurant

Inside restaurant

The beer is like $12/pitcher of Japanese beer! If you are not a beer person, try their mixed drinks. My favorite is Kenke Cooler (lychee flavor mixed drink!).


NOW onto my birthday..

Birthday.

I was surprised and taken to Catalina Island for the day! I highly recommend this to everyone as it is FREE entry (ferry) if you go on your birthday! Along with that, a lot of the other activities are free as well!

First thing's first. I needed food in my stomach:

Eggs Benedict

I have a weak spot for Benedict and Florentine. It's impossible for me to not order it if it is on a menu.

And then on to another thing I have been wanting to do for a while..

Yes, I went parasailing. 600 feet up in the air.

Of course, it wasn't that bad since I have done skydiving before! （￣ー￣）

Snacked around and walked and bummed and NACHOS!

After a long day, I met up with some friends at a relatively new tea house called Macchiato.

Things.

A few things I have received as a gift and/or bought recently..

That happens to be navy. I have a love for the color, and forget how much of it I really own. Now I have two regular go-to bags in the same color. (ノД`)・゜・。

Fjallraven Kanken backpack in Original size and Navy color (bought)

     

A navy Michael Kors convertible clutch/shoulder bag/crossbody bag (gift). This is probably the most versatile bag I have had in a while as there are so many ways to work with this! Comes with an extended strap if I want it to be a crossbody.

If you follow me on Facebook, you might have found out that I also have recently purchased a gently-used SEWING MACHINE. I can finally get into making the items I have been eager to own!

OOTD's

Let me start with my exhausted face. I apologize for the lack of makeup!

My bangs finally started to grow out, and since the summer is normally hot and sticky, I am trying to grow my bangs out and try different styling.

My girly Gyaru-esque look for Fanime:

H&M, ASOS, H&M, Taobao, Jeffrey Campbell, Michael Kors (my new bag!)

 Quick on-the-go Otona-esque look:

Tobi, Zara, Karmaloop

H&M, Theory, Sperry

 Mode-esque

Forever21, Rayban, Taobao

?? boutique, H&M, Shoemint

Pre-owned men's cashmere sweater, APC, Sperry, Michael Kors

I have much to blog about. Do wait for more! ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉｲｯﾃｷﾏ-ｽ!

( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ AniMaid Cafe Back-to-School Event!

( ^_^)／ やぁ！This past weekend we had our ever-so-popular AniMaid Cafe High School theme event! Theme?

BACK TO SCHOOL!! (≧▽≦*)

This was a free event held at Desu-Nation! Setting was made to feel like a classroom, where we had lessons! For this event, we had basic Japanese, art, and dance class!

I do not have many pictures, but here is a short sum of it:

Kuma and meganekko~! Energizing for class!

OPPA GANGNAM STYLE. Waiting for class to start! _〆(・∀・＠)

Yuki got in trouble for talking in class, so Kaname had her go up to help with Japanese lessons! ☆⌒(＞。≪)

Art class! New student Bonnie-chan helped decorate..but when we tried to take pictures holding it, it started melting! ._.

Bonnie and her class crush! d(-_^)good!!

Mio came to visit for lunch hour! Nya~! （*＾・＾）ＣＨＵ〜☆

Okie, short updated post! I end it with my face after I got ready for the event! Bye-bye~!

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Belated Mother's Day Post! ( ﾟ▽ﾟ)/ Mini Haul!

 

I have been doing some damage to my wallet (;･ｪ･).. but it is because there was a great deal!! How can I resist?


On another note, my little plant is FINALLY growing!!

 

Sorry for the sideways image ｡･ﾟﾟ(ﾉД`)あﾞ〜ん for some reason my phone uploaded it sideways!! (this is what I get for using various camera apps! gahhh!!)

Back to shopping!
So I found out that there was an online sample sale for Kate Spade!

For those of you who don't know what a sample sale is, it's usually a sale a brand would hold for... samples. Usually this would be for not-yet-released items that they want to test out, and they do so by seeing how many people would purchase the item, at reduced cost of course.

I normally don't spend money on Kate Spade items as they are a bit pricey (for my wallet at least, but it generally is rather reasonable compared to other brands), and I can never seem to find anything that is perfect; I've been trying to find classic items that will never trend out!

..But this time it was a different story.

When I found out about the sample sale, the prices were marked down very low!! Something from $300 to $150? SUCH A DEAL HOW CAN I PASS UP?! And what pushed me to spend my money was the fact that Mother's Day was around the corner, and I know my mom had been looking for the perfect light medium bag.

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..It took me 5 hours to decide on the items to get. There is something seriously wrong with me ・゜・(つД｀)・゜・

What made it worse was that because I ordered it 5 hours after the start of the sale, many people have already placed their orders... which means my order will be delayed. My friend got her package two days earlier than me!! TORTUREEEEEE!!! （ｐ>□<ｑ*）） 

Then the package arrived. I was SOOOO excited!! I really couldn't wait seeing my mom open her gift (although it arrived after Mother's day)..

 

From left to right: Gold Coast Shimmer Medium Serena, Cobble Hill Ellen Crossbody, and Liberty Street Lacey Wallet

Here are some close-ups

 

Isn't this nice? The wallet comes in such a cute and nifty box!! (*≧▽≦)

 

 

This wallet is so perfect since it fits all the cards I have, cash, AND even has a center pocket for all the little things I collect (purikura photos, movie tickets, etc.). All leather too~ Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ

Then it was the moment of truth. I grabbed my package and shoved her purse in an H&M bag. My mom just got out of the shower and I had to scream for her to not look. She sounded confused but she listened and went to her room instead. Then I gave her the bag and, with the face of confusion, pulled out the well-packaged purse and started unraveling! （￣ー￣）ニヤリ

 

 

Isn't it gorgeous?! The lighting is bad here, but I promise you, this is a lovely light milky beige color! And of course, leather, so that it would be durable and soft.

For myself, I find that I need a simple on-the-go bag! This caught my eye and it is PERFECT!

 

It is the perfect bag to have just to carry essentials, and it has a really bright tangerine ( びゃははは　(≧ω≦)ｂ ) color!! Super cute and perfect splash of color!

 

Also splurged in Hollywood area. I turned in my A.P.C.'s for a new pair so that I can get a better fit! Wearing them in the picture. I can't wait to get in the fades!! v(￣∇￣)ﾆﾔｯ

 

I know you are all jelly of me! Got new sunnies from Obiwon!! I have been wanting these for some time, and I am surprised he remembered!! Thank you boyfriend!  （￣ε￣＠）ＣＨＵ−

 

Excuse my veiny hands. Being skinny can be a problem sometimes gahhh! ヽ(ｏ`皿′ｏ)ﾉ

Another new-found love! I also ordered some LIP STAIN from TONY MOLY! Not sure if I would end up liking it, so I ordered samples first.

 

 

 

So nice! The seller I purchased from also gave some beauty samples as well as a thank-you note!

 

 The product itself.

 

It actually is a very deep red with pinkish tones (noticed when I swirled it around). One order will give you two of these mini bottles, total equivalent to half a bottle of nail polish.

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..WTF.

Not enough product right? WRONG. I believe I paid about $3 (so cheap!) for two mini bottles.. and the first one is still lasting me!! All I do is put 5 dots evenly on my lower lips, smack my lips together a few times, and it will last me half a day (depending on what you do/eat during the day, it could last longer). I ordered cherry color for naturally flushed lips. If you want something a bit more dramatic, I suggest apple (it looks like you ate a red popsicle). HIGHLY recommend this to those who don't like sticky lip gloss and fading lipsticks! Definitely one of my better purchases. I will re-buy a full-size when I finish! ィェィ♪(v〃∇〃)ハ(〃∇〃v)ィェィ♪

 Random posting of my outfit I wore when out with Obiwon!

Uniqlo wool sweater, Theory button-up, Zara zips, Sperry penny loafers, Kate Spade cross-body bag

 I have been wearing those penny loafers almost every day. Super comfortable AND timeless!! I have been digging the autumn colors lately (strange since it is summer!).. I will try to move to brighter colors!

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