Blue Velvet

Three words.
Blue ♥ velvet ♥ shoes ♥
Equals perfection in my eyes. Definitely my favourite pair of soles at the moment, no matter how awkward I have to walk in these very high heels. The Zara capri pants I'm wearing here is one of my smartest buys ever, it seems like I've had it since forever. They're so comfy and goes well with just about anything at all. I don't care if they've gone out of fashion, I will wear them as long as I can still fit into them.

I hardly had time to rest this weekend with all the endless last minute shopping for chinese new year, which incidentally falls on valentine's day this year. I'll be going back to my hometown together with my family this Friday for around a week. There will be food fest galore, red packets to be received and catching up with friends and relatives to be done. And of course it will be like a mini vacation, I just can't wait!

Bf's in Poland right this very minute, having his own mini vacation! I'm so jealous!!

Oh, and it's my Mummy's birthday today! Happy birthday, Mum:)

Top: Niichi
Belt: Flea Market
Pants: Zara
Shoes: Top & Bottom

Seven

I was tagged by the lovely Katrina of Pugly Pixel recently to share my random 7. I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to share with you 7 snapshots of my eurotrip 09 and relive the moments myself:)

1. First stop in London! I was so happy! So happy that I acted like a typical tourist and probably posed with every red telephone booth in London ♥
2. I remembered being so excited the night before we left London for Rome that I did not sleep a wink. Thank god for the adrenaline rush that kept me awake enough to walk around the city. It was definitely HOT there and the beautiful Trevi Fountain was the perfect place to cool off ♥

3. We were so lucky to have caught the sunset on our first day in Venice. It was an unforgettable sight to end our first day in the floating city ♥

4. The boy and I spent the most romantic evening strolling along the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. After having a lovely quiet meal at one of the restaurants nearby, we sat on the bridge to listen to the soothing guitar sounds of the street musician. It was perfect ♥

5. Don't the Laduree macarons look too pretty to be eaten? Before going on the trip, I had read so many things about them that I knew I had to try them the moment I landed on Paris. My favourite has got to be the rose flavoured one ♥

6. We had to walk all the way to the leaning tower of Pisa from the train station carrying all our luggage. But the view that greeted us was so worth it! We even had a little picnic lunch at a corner right under the tower itself ♥

7. Explored the famous Mary King's Close in Scotland. I really love this picture the boy took, the view of the Scott Monument from the close was simply priceless ♥

I love travelling so much and I cannot wait for Eurotrip Version 2.0!
Only 125 days more to go:)

Beneath the mask

Beneath the mask, I can hide,
Lurking, In the shadows of your mind...

♥ Played dress up with the new corset I bought from la senza today.

♥ Painted my nails minty green, I'm beginning to like it a whole lot.

♥ Hid behind the mask I bought a week ago.

♥ Missing him.

♥ Sang 'you make it real' loudly in my room.

♥ Worn my black cherry revlon lipstick and my 'o' ring.

How is Friday like for the rest of you?

All puffed up

I really think that having curly locks makes it so much easier for one to try out new hair styles. As you can see from the pictures, I twisted my hair into a loose bun on the side and I must say it turned out to be quite a romantic look which I am pleased with.

Wearing this puffed sleeved dress instantly brought to my mind a certain redhead beloved by many all around the world who expressed sheer delight at puffed sleeves herself. I became first acquainted with Anne of Green Gables through the well known tv series that aired in the mid-80s and from then on, I was fully captivated by the magic of Anne Shirley. I remembered well the scene where shy and quiet Matthew fumbled to purchase a new dress for Anne because he had noticed that she dresses differently than the other girls. I got all misty-eyed when Anne flew into the barn to thank Matthew for the new dress. In raptures over the thoughtful gift, she stood by the doorway clutching the new dress and quietly exclaimed "puffed sleeves" and Matthew replied "the puffiest". And when she looked at him with absolute love and devotion in her eyes and he said, "Don't you like it", it was just the most touching scene ever that tugged hard on my heartstrings.

A lovely friend gifted me the whole set of Anne of Green Gables books and till today, it remains as one of the best birthday presents anyone has ever given to me. I can't wait till the day where I can share these treasured books of mine with my daughter and later on, with her daughters. I can only hope they will fall in love as dearly as I have with Anne with an e.

What about you? Are you as deliriously in love with Anne and puffed sleeves as I am?