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Top ∆ Vintage

Jeans ∆ Zaful

Shades ∆ Zaful

Shoes ∆ Dr Martens
Photos by Eugene

Hey guys, I know it's been about 3 months since I last blogged. I know I've said it time and time again so let me just say for the final time that I've been really busy. I've been swamped with being the full time brand manager for the brand Tocco Tenero (which recently had a launch party to celebrate the collaboration between us and TOFU-Oyako, with their characters on our bags), freelancing as a photographer (whenever I'm free), assisting in the styling for a music video by Yakamoto Kotzuga, as well as taking up piano and DJ classes.  Nonetheless, I'm very glad to be able to work with Zaful.com and other brands who are very supportive of my work and I.

It's summer 365 days in Singapore but that does not stop me from dressing up. The temperature recently shot up to a crazy 35 degrees but the heat feels as if it's at 40 degrees. Madness, right? To kind of chill out a little, why not add some hippie vibes onto my outfit with a pair of bell bottom jeans that are thin and comfy; just right for this weather, and an oversized sheer vintage top that I have owned since I was 18. Since the weather is excruciatingly hot and bright, I've got new pink marble shades to protect myself from those piercing UV rays. 


Let's enjoy the summer vibes a little while longer (which I'm pretty sick of to be honest) with a cheerful summer beat song, Run by Tourist.

Are you what you want to be?

Blouse ∆ Zara (Find More Here)

Skirt ∆ Vintage 

Blazer ∆ Bershka (Find Similar Here)

Shoes ∆ Jeffrey Campbell (Find More Here)

When the rest of the world is getting cooler as the season changes, it is still hot as hell here. The sun is always glaring mercilessly, so my day out can never be shades-less. To stir things up a little and not giving in myself to the boring tee and shorts look, I wore this badass tattooed babe skirt that I had gotten a few years ago at a street market in Bangkok and matched it with a sheer blouse. Since it's hot out there, why not put on a short bandaged skirt to beat the heat?

I know Foster The People had dropped this album for quite some time and I'm still in love with their muse. "Are You What You Want To Be?" is my favourite. It's like a question to ask yourself. Are your satisfied with your whatever that you are pursuing? Or if you had accomplished, are you satisfied, is it the right path that makes you feel alive? I'm still working on it, but I believe I will get there soon one day. So how about you? Share them with me by leaving your comments below. I would love to read them!

Our Love

Pink Unicorn Crop Top ∆ H&M

Blazer ∆ Bershka (Find Similar Here)

Shoes ∆ Jeffrey Campbell (Find More)

Maxi Velvet Skirt ∆ Vintage (Find Similar Here)

This outfit was taken a few weeks ago. I started experimenting with flash photography that I normally hate most as it tends to project the worst of me like my skin, scars and etc. I mean, I'm not perfect so does everyone, but just that in photos I hope I look good without the need to Photoshop except the tones and moods that I want to express. I was feeling mellow that day (as well as today) so I wore all things black; black blazer on with my black maxi skirt and my black boots and beanie, except for my pink unicorn top which was the main focus. 

I call this outfit "Our Love" taken from the song title by Sharon Van Etten (do listen to the music attached below when reading). Simple reason is that my love with this great guy had come to an end earlier today. Typically, my blog is not something that I would like to rant about relationships and all, but just this one post that I would like to summarise everything up. 

Our journey began one and a half years ago. We started off as colleagues working together in the design industry and we shared similar interests. We became friends soon enough and pretty much hang out, sang and played the same kind of music, went to concerts and spent great times together. Eventually we got together and became lovers. Unknowingly as time goes by, we realised we have different goals in life. All those memories of our good times.. I'm starting to miss them. I really really do. Well my friends felt our love for each other was sweet and perfect but there were many faults in the dark zone that they will never see. Just like my outfit, my top is the main focus that takes all the attention away and not the black blazer nor the skirt. We had so much in common and so many things to share, but just the thought that we could not spend the rest of our lives together, I just feel really upset about it. Maybe the pain now is still fresh and I practically spent my whole day crying since yesterday. I guess eventually time will heal and we'll probably still be friends. Life has to go on and may the sunshines of tomorrow paint a smile on my face and no matter what I have to stay strong! 

Liebster Award

Yay! I have been nominated by Susan from dresses-and-travels (do check out her awesome looks! She is Dope!) for Liebster Award. Well I'm still very new to blogging so I totally have no idea what is a Liebster Award. Since the internet is vast and reading from what Susan had wrote for her Liebster Award, I kind of figure it out!

11 Facts About Me
∆ I have faint eyebrows, to the extent that I might look like an alien without make up! Ok maybe I exaggerated a little... but some people did say that before. :(
∆ I'm a graphic designer and had been in the industry for 2.5+ years and finally quitted my full-time job to be a blogger as I love fashion so so much and occasionally doing freelance.
∆ I love pets! Like cats, dogs, hamsters, and so on. And I love to pet them. But seriously, I have phobia carrying them. I might have the urge to throw them if they starts to wiggle when I'm carrying them.
∆ I really wish I can get a chance to study abroad like in UK or US and be a fashion stylist there.
∆ I have a crush on Cara Delevingne.
∆ I have more than 50 pairs of shoes.
∆ I'm actually quite bitchy and a little sadist. You know what I mean. xoxo
∆ Oops my glasses of 500+ degree just broke while typing this post. Thats random...

∆ I love collecting lots of things well sometimes junks, that I do not need, then I procrastinated whether to throw them away later.
∆ I love Indie music, like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grimes, Vampire Weekend, Haim, The Vaccines, The Naked and Famous and many more that you can find in my blog post!

∆ Well I'm considered a weirdo by my friends and sometimes myself as I think I do weird stuff that I think is normal like adding coke into my Ramen?

Questions from Susan
∆ Who's your favorite designer?
Alexander McQueen! And I wish to see him in another world prolly heaven or hell?
∆ If you could meet one celebrity, who would it be?
Cara Delevingne, can I?
∆ Where would you like to live?
London or New York.
∆ What is the most embarrassing thing you ever did?
Slap someone on the back real hard thinking that was my friend, then I realised that it wasn't.. Oops!
∆ What do you do when you're sad?
Cry like a kid (letting it all out once and for all), listen to more indie music and dance with it or learn the art of poker face.
∆ Name one thing you couldn't live without!
My Laptop. I got everything I need!
∆ Name your favorite blog.
le-happy.com 
∆ If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
To be less angst, less bitchy? But that's me.
∆ What is your favorite Music?
Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Electric, anything that are Indies!
∆ What is you dream - Job?
To be a cafe owner and still a fashion blogger and stylist.
∆ What is your least favorite thing about blogging?
Meeting fake people. You know what I mean. 

Bloggers I nominate
Léa - http://estelonthemoon.blogspot.com/
Katarina - http://www.stateofcate.com/
Ren Rong - http://www.pupuren.com/weblog/
Amelia - http://trendofdays.blogspot.com/
Eymi - http://avoyagetruefashion.blogspot.com/
Tiffany - http://tragiccouturist.blogspot.com/
Iman - http://www.manigazer.com/
Leslie - http://dearcouture.blogspot.com/
Claudia - http://clauture.blogspot.com.es/
Hana - http://trendgalore.blogspot.com/
Asher - http://oneturnkill.com/

My Questions to my nominees
∆ What fashion apparels is a must for your everyday wear?
∆ What is your favourite street brand?
∆ Who is your celebrity crush?
∆ One thing that you about yourself that you define as weird.
∆ What is the silliest thing that you had ever did in your life?
∆ What do you do when you encounter a big cockroach?
∆ What is your favorite kind of music genre?
∆ Where would you like to live in?
∆ What is the thing you love most above bloggin?
∆ What would you do if you are stranded in an island? 
∆ A word to summarise yourself.

The Rules
∆ Link back to the person that nominated you for the award.
∆ You must write 11 facts about yourself so people can learn more about you.
∆ You also have to answer the 11 questions given by the nominator.
∆ After completing this, you should nominate 11 other bloggers that have under 200 followers and then give them 11 questions of you choice. However, you cannot nominate your nominator.
∆ You have to let your nominees know that they've been nominated and give them access to the link to find out more about the award.

Here's one of my favourite song from Foxygen, No Destruction, enjoy!

Thrift Store Metaphor

Beanie ∆ Vans

Top ∆ Vans (You may like)

Jacket ∆ Shana (FInd Similar Here)

legging ∆ Unlabelled (Find Similar Here)

Shoes ∆ Ted Baker (Find Similar Here)

I definitely looked like I just got out of the thrift store! Ok. Maybe cooler than that. I guess?
I'm glad that today's weather had gotten cooler from that intense rain overnight! Finally, I am able to put on jacket and need not worry to get messy with sweat all over the place. Since the weather is comfortable, I decided to get comfy with my dressing too. I wore a legging and boots with a mens' top, that I just could not resist from a warehouse sale. Not forgetting my main apparel, an easygoing army jacket that can pretty much match with anything. To make myself feel more comfy, I slipped on a beanie. Secretly covering up all those messy fizzy hair that I have. Well, it's not initial intention, but I just got the vibe of a thrift store girl! It's kind of cool since there aren't much thrift stores around Singapore.

It's a simple evening. I had dinner with my boyfriend and later some ice-cream. Did some shopping at the nearby malls and ended at Starbucks where we both played games on our phones and chat about random things. Just one of those good old days that we live things slow, reminiscing on how great if life can just goes on this way before Monday steps in with hectic workloads.

Well, talking about my "thrifted" look, I stumbled upon this song by Bacchanal Party. Enjoy some Thrift Store Metaphor!

Cool Kids

Beanie ∆ Topshop

Top ∆ Uniqlo (Find Similar Here)

Sock ∆ Unlabelled (Find Similar Here)

Shoes ∆ Keds

Another casual day for me with a tinge of "Swag". I put on my pyjamas: a super oversized tee with my soccer socks (honestly that socks has never been meant for soccer) and a "Swag" labelled beanie. I had always wanted just a simple black beanie but it just does not fit my head nicely. Somehow this swagger just made it's way through and fits perfectly on my head. Anyways I had a simple dinner of Aglio Olio from Rocky's in Orchard looking cool with my pyjamas outfit.

My outfit today is inspired by the thoughts of this song called Cool Kids by Echosmith. 

I have never been a cool kid myself as a Primary or Secondary (Junior or Middle or high; 7-17years old) School kid/teen and of cos I am envy of my schoolmates that were considered the cool ones and have lots of friends. They were the 'trendsetters'. They need not be the best looking, top student or anything but they just have that aura of coolness in them. Simply need not worry about life in school. On the contrary, I am kind of the weird one that was outcasted (probably in the primary school days) that tried to fit in before but failed. I had come to a point that I wondered why I could never fit in, why I have a different perception from the rest and why I may be considered as the irritating one amongst them. Of cos I could never find the right answers and had sort of gotten used to the fact that I could never fit in. Well it did bother me. When it's time to part from Secondary School, I decided to set my own plans and goals and worked according to my interests and landed in a semi-private arts school for design. Lucky for me, in my art school, I managed to find similar people like me and we kind of clique and had fun like cool kids. 

It made me realised that I'm not alone feeling this way and it's not that I'm a true weirdo, but we all just have different interests, views and thoughts from each other. As I grow up, I feel that being able to fit in or not is not the main purpose in life. I am totally used to be labelled as a weirdo. But who cares? What is important is to be true and comfortable in your own skin. Let your character shine and soon you will find like-minded people like you!

And before I forget, here's my face of the day~!

Paper Planes

Hat ∆ Forever 21 (Find Similar Here)

Shades ∆ Cheap Monday (more)

Sleevesless Shirt ∆ Vans

Shorts ∆ DIY

Shoes ∆ Vans

Bag ∆ H&M (Find Similar Here)

Accessories ∆ Forever 21, Topshop

Sock ∆ Topshop

I'm keeping my outfit simple by wearing a sleeveless tank with my DIY shorts and a pair of platform sneakers which is like two size bigger. I really love this pair of platform sneakers, but sadly I just couldn't find my size, so I thought why not just cheat my size since my feet will is hidden in it? Anyways, I'm feeling gold today so I paired my outfits with my gold accessories.

Today's outfit title is inspired by the song Paper Planes. Life is unpredictable and sometimes it can go up while other time it goes down just like a paper plane. Same goes for me. My life is not perfect. I'm someone that runs by passion. When you concentrate on passion of cos your finances may suffers depending on what kind of passion is it. It's always that passionate versus money issues that I'm sure not only Singapore is facing it.

Take me for example, I love designs, fashions and arts in general. However, the industry is so vast and sometimes, because of the money (KA-CHING!), I tend to accept the job and knowing that I absolutely hate what I am going to be doing. Then I got stuck there day by day hoping I may have the chance to break free of the boring eight to five office hours. Just like the lyrics, "All I wanna do is ... And take your money". Seriously, if you ask me if I care about my works for my clients? I can tell you, Fuck it. I ain't gonna care much and just follow what they want since at the end of the day they will pay the money and won't really appreciate your idealistic designs (which supposed to work better) by going back to the traditions. So for my salary I temporarily "murdered" my passion and let go of my time. So my paper plane took a roller coaster down. Of cos without struggling to break free from my comfort zone and submit myself to the boring life, I will be stuck there and continue to complain how shitty my life is. One day I decided to flew my paper plane again and started doing what I love, even if it means that I got to start all over from the bottom again I will do it!

So even if you're down at the bottom, need not be upset as who knows there might be a kid out there that will hold your plane up and flew it again!

Here's the song by Beautiful Small Machines, Paper Planes.

Help I'm Alive

 

Top ∆ H&M
Pants ∆ The Editor's Market

Body Chain ∆ SIX accessories
Andee Black Shoes ∆ Miista

This outfit was taken a few days ago and it's been awhile since I last wore heels. To give it a natural grunge look, I paired my heels with a cosmic pants and a cut-out tank with a bralette beneath. Nothing is complete without any accessories of cos! I added on a body chain with an angular necklace on top of it and a studded bracelet of all gold in colour.

Why I had my title as 'Help I'm Alive'?
Recently I've been reading a lot of tragic news such as the cases of MAS flights MH370 and MH17, then yesterday's, TransAsia Airways GE222 and Air Algerie AH5017 as well as road accidents, natural disasters and life threatening illnesses. My thoughts and heart goes out to the families who have lost their loved ones. This only proved that life is really short and it be taken from you anytime. Therefore having said that, I lived by the quote,"YOLO - You Only Lived Once" and treasure each and everyday while I still can cos you might not know what's gonna happen tomorrow.

Apart from the disasters, there are people whom are lost in their lives and had gone to a dark point which can lead to thoughts of suicide. They felt beaten down by their surroundings, miserable, full of negativity and refused to move on. I feel sad for them. To be honest, I have to admit that I once felt that way before. As alive as we can be, we are stuck; lost. I come to realise that life is so much more than these negative thoughts and overcome from my misery to treasure my life more than ever. I do not want to die in vain, or simply live with regrets. I have dreams and goals in life! So why not divert those negative thoughts and move towards a goal that you can set in life?

My point is, I'm sure unfortunate victim of the disasters have goals and dreams which now remain unaccomplished. Since you are alive and kicking, why not stop pondering on negative thoughts and instead showered yourself with lot of positivity? Of cos you can say 'it is easier said than done'. Take your time to recover from being pessimistic, but I hope that you can treasure your life so that it will not be too late for you to realise that you could have done so much more with your time instead of pondering over the same old thing.
Be glad that you're alive and do seek for help if you need as life is precious!
So here's my YOLO for you!

This is a song by Metric, Help I'm Alive.