tea for two

Rather belated I know, but here are some photos from a little tea session my mum and I had in celebration of Mother's Day! =) Did you do anything fun with your mama?

(Jumpsuit and bag: Urban Outfitters, necklaces: Madewell and Chapel, platform sandals: Gap, Hat: Brixton)

I bought this jumpsuit sometime last year when it was on sale in an Urban Outfitters store, but I'd never had the chance to wear it out (or more truthfully, I'd never bothered to make the effort to mix it up in an ensemble). But there's something about being on holiday that makes me feel a little more adventurous... I mean, what better time to try something out than now, right?

(tea for two at Four Season's!)

I looooove high tea. Just the feeling of being in someplace quiet, sipping on steaming cups of refreshing tea and nibbling on tasty treats (i.e. sconessssss) while catching up on things with someone close... it's one of the best ways to spend an afternoon. Sadly, I don't get to do this as often as I'd like to with my mum since we're both usually busy with our own matters. But we usually go for it whenever there's something to celebrate about. This time, Mother's Day and the end of my exams!

(Am not really one for the clotted cream. Normally I just take a huge dollop of strawberry jam and... add the scone in as an afterthought.)

One of my favorite bracelets from a store in HK called Chapel! :) That places is just an accessories heaven. And all sooo reasonably priced too! I just liked how this one's a little quirky and cute.

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So a couple of things I've been up to:

• am currently on vacation in the U.S! :D I've just spent a week at my uncle's place in Seattle, visiting my two cute little cuzzins (well, not gonna be little for long) and doing all sorts of kiddy stuff with them like attending Brownie troop meetings and updating myself on the current popular artistes totally rockin' it in tweendom.
• just discovered the awesomeness that is Modern Family. My aunt mentioned some plotlines to me and it sounded hilarious so I decided to check it out myself online. And homg, Mitchell and Cameron are adorable. And Sofia is way hot! Everyone in that show is so perfectly cast. Anyone know a good website for streaming the episodes and one that is errr preferably... free? :P I'll buy the DVD one day, promise.
• Currently in NYC! Just arrived today and am staying at my mum's friend's place in Brooklyn! Anything fun to do in Brooklyn? I'm really keen on checking out the Brooklyn flea markets but the minute I brought it up, my mum's friend's mum (who is like 1st generation immigrant to NY from HK awesome matriarch type immediately recommended I check out Marshall's instead XD for items that are cheap, good quality, and best of all, refundable! teehee. She's really quite funky.)

More updates soon~

of the sun and sea

(Stanley, Hong Kong, Dec 2010)

I went to Stanley for the first time last year when I was in HK. It's basically a town that is part of a peninsula off Hong Kong Island with a pretty waterfront area that's lovely to walk down and take tons of photographs at. I remember the weather being pretty perfect that day, with a cooling, almost chilly breeze that quickly wore away with all that walking around. I suppose the main drawback would be the long bus ride along windy roads and craggly hills but then again, for a chance at the sun and sea, why not?

(These next few posts will probably just be tons of photos that I've finally managed to sort out from last year. :D More to come soon!)

happiness is...

THE HOLIDAYS ARE HEREEEEE!!!!! :)

So that wasn't meant to be a continuation of the title (look further down for that) but it pretty much sums up the situation here. I couldn't be more happy! :D FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY the exams are over and ughh it was such torture preparing for it. I find the preparation and waiting for everything to be over a lot more tortuous compared to actually taking the examination. But that's just me.

(top: Madewell, jeans and necklace: Urban Outfitters, platform sandals: GAP, bag: Topshop)

The other night before my finals, I attended a dance concert that a friend was performing in and it felt soooo good to have been able to just get out of the house.

A couple of my favorite accessories -- Pyrite Cluster Necklace from Urban Outfitters (I could live in that store, really) and a little corset ring from ASOS. :)

So to continue where I left off at the title of this post, HAPPINESS IS...

1. Not having to wake up to an alarm clock

I'm sure there's no need for elaboration, this one.

2. Coming up with a list of books to read -- ALL FOR LEISURE :D

So far I'm just coming up with a real hodgepodge of a list. I tend to like to read a few books at a time because at any moment of the day, the book I pick up to read really depends on my mood. (And usually I'm not in the mood for melancholic/tragic stories, which, unfortunately, most of the classics revolve around??)

I'm currently reading The Opposite of Fate, a collection of short stories by Amy Tan. I think I started but never actually completed The Joy Luck Club (perhaps it was too melodramatic for when I was in secondary school) but now that I've read some of Amy Tan's non-fiction short stories, I'm really keen on reading more of her works. I find her work extremely readable and so vivid that you really do get transported off to a whole new other place; not necessarily physically, but just somewhere else within the heart.

Other books that I've cracked open today include: Twelfth Night (yeah Shakespeare, LOL. ;p But I've had that text on my shelf ever since I was in secondary school and well, what better time to read it than now?) and Lolita. AND... since the undeveloped sci-fi bud in me has been ignited ever so slightly ever since watching Thor a few nights back, I've also borrowed 2001: The Space Odyssey from the boy. I hope I'll get to read all of these in the next few days. There's always so much stuff out there it kiiills me to think that we're probably never going to be able to read all the great works out there in one lifetime.

Any books to recommend? :) Or what's on your reading list at the moment?

3. Looking at websites to satisfy whichever path curiosity takes my mind to :)



At the moment, I'm rather preoccupied with my new favorite actor, Tom Hiddleston, probably better known as the actor who played Loki in the movie, THOR. :) Any of you guys seen it? I just have a soft spot for guys with that wide eyed earnest look. Of course, Loki just HAS TO BE evil in the movie. -___- Le sigh. I love how this actor is not just GOOD AT ACTING but he's also pretty darn intelligent! Double first at Cambridge while studying Classics? That's just scary.

But whatever it is, I just love not having to feel guilty/that I'm wasting time. Which is always the case during the school term.

4. Taking luxurious afternoon naps.

'Nuff said.

So ladies, what are some things in the past few days that have made you feel absolutely happy, inside and out? :)

Okie, now I'm off to enjoy the latest episode of Castle before sleeping. :) (Psst, any other Castle fans??) Oh and it's 2.49 a.m. God, I love the holidays.