.: Gift Guide #2 :.

I want to give these to myself, really. Not that I'm claiming that I'm an artsy gal, but with these I can pretend to be one.

1. Spotted Clutch from Anthropologie

2. Orla Kiely Scarf from Pop Deluxe

3. Work/Life from Uppercase

4. Dottie Angel from Uppercase

5. Leather Satchel from Cambridge Satchel Co.

6. Chains watch from La Mer Collections

7. Mini purse necklace from Kiko's Attic

8. La Sardina camera

9. iPad Sleeve by Clara Uribe (store temporarily closed)

10. Brooch by Yoshie Watanabe and Yayako Uchida

.: Gift Guide #1 :.

While the argument goes on about the true meaning of Christmas, bloggers around the world stand corrected: Christmas is for shopping and gifting. Almost every blogs that I haunt published their own version of holiday gift guides. (All of them makes me want to shop, naturally). My favorite is still Ez' Gifted Magazine. It's free, full of pretty goodies and you get printable gift tags. I'm trying to compress the gift guides into my own fave selection of goodies that I may want to get for myself (ha!). Today I have the girly girl gift guide:

1. Handmade bangle by Sara Kim

2. Lace & bow by Juicy Couture

3. Knitted lace scarf from Shop Ruche

4. Glittery bow flats from Elle Shop

5. Tokyo Milk soap from Anthropologie

6. Cabuchon Resin necklace from Nest Pretty Things

.: beautifully shot video :.

this is just amazingly meticulous!!

.: afternoon snack :.

.: Sing Off Wednesdays :.

Sing Off has replaced Glee from my watch-list. It's just so much more realistic and fun to watch the arrangements. I think Pentatonix did a great job last week. What a fun performance!

.: persistent summer :.

Aargh, summer has returned. Why?! It's October dammit. I really despise summer; the one season I never look forward to. And our bedroom seems to absorb all the heat it can get; no air circulation whatsoever! I hope summer ends soon and never to return again. Ever. Good thing I got this from Dogster's newsletter: a blog about one traveling shih tzu named Raja. What an appropriate name for a shih tzu! He's super cute and has seen so much of the world. Read more about Raja here.

.: Rain, rain don't go away... :.

It rained almost all day yesterday and I was ecstatic. Finally summer is over, and with it goes all my woes (sorry). Finally I can sleep throughout the night without having to wake up every couple of hours drenched in sweat. I went out to my porch and took a deep breath of fresh, cold air. Don't you love the smell of wet ground mixed with cool breeze? I love Fall. Time to make warm milk tea and wear my boots again. Hope it rains again very soon (today, perhaps?) and hope the weatherman is very wrong; it WILL not be 90º next week.