2014 Hanami Date #4

Today’s hanami date is with the danna!

He took a few days off to celebrate my birthday (although it isn’t the day yet), so we had a pre-birthday hanami date. (on my birthday itself we had another proper birthday hanami date HAHAHA talk about hanami overdose :P).

Coordinate

Another sakura viewing spot for you to jot down:

Chidorigafuchi （千鳥ヶ淵）

Chidorigafuchi is near the Imperial Palace. It is a little further from Shibuya, but it is actually at teh center of Tokyo and easily accessible by train. I saw on Sakura Forecast app that it was full bloom, and i always always wanted to be there, so we headed over and got down at the National Theatre as there was a sakura exhibition going on! read more

Soooo!

Exciting news my fav salon in the world for year 2014!!

1. New branch opening

First of all, Number76 is launching a new branch!! Some of you may have seen the teasers they posted up, and this time around it is gonna be in one of the most premium locations in KL…

and it is…

jeng jeng jeng jeng…

STARHILL GALLERY!

on

6th Sep 2014

And i am so so so so excited for this new branch because:

1. It will have a whole new concept to provide the most luxurious experience for their customers.

2. It will provide the most comfort and privacy among all its branches!  There will be individual spaces perfect for Muslimah customers and people who want some quiet time, and also anti-social people like me wtf. And…. there will also be a larger private space for a few people, so plan your taitai hair-date with your girlfriends or your loved ones! read more

So i thought my love relationship with EMODA would sooner or later come to an end when i found out that i was gonna be a mommy.

But no! I was wearing EMODA pieces throughout my entire pregnancy (coordinate pictures here), it is amazing how there was a piece that would fit me at any stage of pregnancy, like magic!

And after Junya was born, i kind of had to dress all momsy (ahhhh all the restrictions you didn’t expect!) and say good bye to all the pretty but inconvenient tops (urgh breastfeeding), high heels/short skirts (while carrying a baby?!) and cute little bags (cannot fit milk bottles T__T). read more

I used Ginvera when i was 14!

My highschool best friend and i would go to The Store (the only supermarket in Seremban back then lol) and very excitedly let the sales staff try on the legendary “Ginvera Marvel Gel” on our hands and really marveled at the result: one side is much fairer and smoother than the other. And we were instantly sold. With our very limited pocket money lol.

Sooooo many years after, Ginvera still prides itself with its hero product, this time more advanced and with a twist! I was invited to witness a wedding by Ginvera last week. read more

Tokyo photo post!

It’s amazing half a year later my blog still can haz sakura lol. Anyway Hanami is really one of my favorite things to do in the world!

At 7 months pregnant and running out of flattering clothes to wear, i became a Devoted Zombie to see sakura XD.

Wore the most comfortable outfit available that day!

So it was full bloom finally! 😀 😀 😀

NALU (English speaking hair salon in Omotesando Tokyo) always has an annual hanami gathering each sakura, this time they did it in Yoyogi. read more

10 years ago when i started this blog, i was still in college rambling about assignments and boring lectures.

I would have never imagined that 10 years later i would be the me today. I was bored, pessimistic and perpetually emo and heartbroken. I was afraid unsure about the future and i was totally not looking forward to what’s down the road for me (10 years later? I would be OLD!).

But looking back now and reflecting all that has happened, i think it couldn’t have turned out any better. read more

Junya turned 2 months!

Which also means i have assumed the job as a mom for two months now. A job that you can never resign from until the day you die, no matter how the job sucks.

Although my employer doesn’t pay me a single cent, and would spit on me occasionally all the damn time, i find myself quite enjoy this new job.

A lot of people also have been telling me how envious they are that i make motherhood look so effortless. Well, all i can say is that do not trust things you see on Instagram (after all, there is this deception called “filter”). read more

Coordinate post!

Some readers asked me if i could post more of working wear coordinates, since i work from home and most of the time i wear really casual. It looks like career women has the most headache when it comes to daily outfits!

Today all the outfits are from Dressabelle, an online boutique that provides high quality affordable work to casual wear. It’s very well established in Singapore and Malaysia, and is in an expansion phase within South-East Asia. Dresabelle believes that a lady never takes a day off style, and DSB completes the look for you. read more

This is not a pretty post, but a pretty upset post.

Today the danna took a day off his super busy schedule so that we could go buy some baby products we needed. We wanted to get something from Combi so we went to Mid Valley.

We always wanted to try out Combi because it is a reliable and very popular brand in Japan. I didn’t even think of other brand options. We went straight to Combi and expected to get what we wanted.

Have you ever given up what you wanted to buy in a shop because the attitude of the shop staff suck SO MUCH? (Like you really need to buy that item so badly but they piss you off so much you would rather go through the trouble to buy it somewhere else then to let them earn money/get commission?!) read more

The danna had to go back to Japan for work for two weeks, and this time i couldn’t follow because i think Junya is still too young to handle a mid-summer trip in Japan T_____T

So this was the longest we were apart ever since we got married. My mom came to stay with me while he was away so taking care of the baby was a breeze, but i was mostly bitter about all the nice things i couldn’t have in Japan. Although it was a little worse for him cuz what he couldn’t have was Junya hehehhehe. So i win. read more

The 101th most asked question that is not listed in my 100 Ultimate FAQ about Japan, is:

How do i get internet while traveling in Japan?

I think i answered many times, but i’m gonna answer once and for all in this post!

A few years ago if you travel to Japan, usually your only internet choices are:

a) rent a mobile phone b) use internet roaming by your local telco provider  c) be all zen and disconnect with the world and live without it.

But after traveling to Japan for so many times, i can say that the best choice now is: read more

It was late March in Tokyo.

It was still early but the main sakura trees in Yoyogi park started to bloom.

About two weeks before that i was with RinRin for Kawazuzakura hanami date. Then a few days later, i was also in Yoyogi for a full bloom date with Number76 Tokyo team. Then a week later i had a late hanami date with QiuQiu lol. I think i must have come to Yoyogi not less than 5 or 6 times! So i saw yoyogi park from botak (bald) to early bloom to a sea of sakura (in the sky) until a pool of sakura (on the ground). I think other than the cleaners working inside the park, nobody has gone hanami more times than me in Tokyo wtf. read more