.: addicted :.

I'm always addicted of something and go crazy with it. I'm forever hooked on Starbucks, green milk tea & fro-yo. Last semester I went a bit crazy with Trader Joe's kettle corn but the mania seems to slowly disappear(or has it? hmm....*run to TJ now*). Right now I'm all crazy for Korean's mixed grain rice (probably to the horror of my roommate who keeps on finding the rice cooker all purplish) with sprinkles of furikake. Salmon furikake, to be exact. It's salty, spicy, salmon-y... over warm rice. Just dump spam in it and call it dinner! I can probably eat this everyday! (Or until I got tired of it and find something new) If I can eat this, drink green milk tea and have mango fro-yo with lychee topping as dessert, I'll be happy like sotong for the rest of the day.(don't ask)

.: around SF :.

This is what happened when I had too much junk mail, too much homeworks,
and procrastinating mode-on. I cut them subscription postcards into butterflies and hang them.

ATM Machine for human?

Look what I found on the street in Hayes Valley. Somebody got lucky, I guess.

.: fix this background thingy :.

I found this super adorable image but I cannot seem to make it fit. Any suggestions? I tried so many codes I found online but they did not work. Help?

.: legen.... wait for it.... dary!! :.

Hey, whaddup? You have to see this show from season 1, seriously. This is my new 'Friends'. fyi: I heart psycho Lily! :D

.: clean up your act :.

Some of you are already familiar with my thesis topic, which is about bringing back civility in San Francisco's public places. I'm more focused with promoting a better decision making process than regulating other people's manners. My one-line manifesto is 'you cannot control how others behave, but you can control how you react.' I need to call this thesis something, and I'd love to hear some clever, double entendre, cheeky title ideas from everyone, pretty please :)

What's with the bikes picture, you asked? They're my neighbor's, and as you can see the tires are right in front of our door. If you're not careful, you may bump into them & got pretty nasty bruises. Tempted to leave them a passive aggressive note but I opted to avoid the conflict & just walk around it :p

.: current craves :.

Sleek, sturdy, long straps, will look great with tunic+cardigan+legging+boots. From Urban

Gigantic buttery-soft leather bag from Urban will fit all my sketchbooks


The above cuties came from Boden, a UK company

.: 50-houses :.

Imagine living here... with all your sleek,mod furniture

reblog from here.

A sleek, abandoned metal house I found here

.: calling all GD afficionados :.

Does this remind you of someone's work?

.: American Express commercial :.

.: remember this? :.

Oh yeah you do! Don't you lie to me now. It was the coolest, most expensive shoes I've ever had when I was 14 :D Mind you I was having a bit of gender issues back then. I wasn't very interested in being a girl until I hit 15... LOL. So up to the age 14 I practically wear jeans and shirts, boyish watches and doc martens' boots. I had the 1460 and 1461, which I wore to school with knee-high ribbed white socks! The leather was super soft and the rubber air-cushion sole is so soft. It is a bit clunky but very comfortable. I just found out that they have so many styles, and they are just as crazy cool as Frye + soft like Sofft(and as pricey, unfortunately) !

1460 + 1461

Look at these great shoes & boots! And to think that they're as comfortable as the original 1460+1461!

.: short post :.

Hello, anybody there? Anyone still reading? Nobody wants to comments? Sad... :( In that case I'll just have a super short post of some pictures.

I found this interesting door in Berkeley. The name of the house is 'Cathaus'.

Interesting water bottle with reusable glass

I whip a very quick felt project that was inspired by this amazing etsy shop.
Obviously I'm not as good as her, but I need to create something to take my mind off things

.: steampunk your mac :.

From Steampunk Workshop and Datamancer

.: Leave It! :.

This is too funny... :)

.: ooh boy :.

Homeworks are starting to pile up, and it's only the first week of school! Crazy, I know. It is, however, less hectic than last semester so I should be really good this time. Emphasize on 'should be'. Right now I'm just baaaad... completely distracted from homeworks, and posting stuff on my blog instead. I was browsing my own folders for inspirations and found these:

Bath & Body Works knockoffs : unfortunately I don't remember the brand now :(

Crocs knockoffs piling up in Mangga Dua's sidewalk...

Jackie Chan's ageless secret: Ba Wang Hair Darkening Shampoo
This is why Singaporeans are thin: They put this warning everywhere,
including a zero calorie bottled water

And I found this adorable mouse in Singapore. This is actually a glass cover with suction, to prevent dust and dirt from contaminating your water/beverages. There are other version of this dude: a cat, a cake and cupcakes. I chose this one because I just love the pointy pink nose :)

.: 999! :.

Ever since I owned a BlackBerry people keep on sending me chain-messages through BlackBerry Messenger, one of the most recent one is the 'Happy 999 - Luckiest Day Ever!' Not to me, since my Grandpa passed away on Sept 9, 1999 * yup, I'm the BEST party pooper * Anyhoo, apparently it IS a lucky day, since my roomie just got a job today * hooray! * and therefore I don't want to jinx this day. Who knows? Maybe something good will happen today!

.: 3 days extended vacation :.

I thought school started on the 1st, so I went back to the states a bit early. Apparently it didn't start until the 3rd and then we got labor day weekend, so it's sort of officially starts today. In case anyone didn't notice, my hair is curly now :D I love it, although when it's windy my hair started to poof up and I look like an oversize poodle. I don't really have to do much aside from putting tons of hair products and let it air-dried everytime, but I can't really accessorize it because it tends to get too busy. I saw these hairpins when I was in Singapore, thought they're pretty cute for my curly hair but didn't want to shell out S$5. Somehow I thought I can make them myself. That I did during the extra vacation days, although they didn't look as good as those in the stores. What do you think?

.: Karel Čapek teatime shop :.

A while ago I posted my Tea Time purchases when I was in Singapore. It was from a Japanese tea company called Karel Čapek Teatime Shop, inspired by Czech writer Karel Čapek . They launched their products with different packaging every season (obviously to attract collectors) done by a talented artist by the name of Yamada Utako. Their teas are very fragrant and yummy, but a tad expensive (8 tea bags for US$9, so you do sort of pay for the packaging). I just found their websites and apparently not only they sell teas but there are illustrated tea sets, ginger snaps, cooking books and silk-screened drawings. Visit their website here and their online store here, they're in Japanese but you can see all the hand-done illustrations.

.: the F word :.

Am not one to utilize the word in many 'centences', but this video with its old spelling is so hilarious I have to share!!!

.: waiilling... :.

Aaargh I missed this original work art by Anne Julie. And it was $80!! (not too bad compared to her other original artwork that goes up to $400) *sobbbbbbb* And it was Marie Antoinette! And it was sold in SF's Gallery 88!!! It's so gorgeous... :(

*breathe in, breathe out* I hope one day she'll produce Marie Antoinette's prints too... I got a feeling that she's becoming more well known now, which means her artworks will be more expensive :(

I also found this beautiful painting by Leontine Greenberg, already sold out before the show started in Gallery 88.5 (the online version of Gallery 88)