If Ryan Gosling was my boyfriend,

If Ryan and I were involved, and he said "hey girl" a lot? Apparently, this is the concept behind this hilarious blog. See him read them out! Well, that is if he can stop laughing first. (Or is he crying?) The adorable Ryan turns a lovely shade of crimson before getting it just under control enough to say, "This is so stupid!" Yeah it is. Stupid AWESOME!

Obsession Du Jour: Nina Ricci 2012 Make up

Note to self,

Look! How cool is this? I'm absolutely adoring the "feeling sleepy" pose! What is your favourite pose?

Dear...

Dear high school boy who followed me from the bus stop, then to tap me on the shoulders to ask if I wanted to be you date to your formal,
You're cute. Sorry I turned you down because I was scared it might be illegal.


Dear Gwaks,
Thanks for pointing out the true things inside of me that I've been afraid to see.


Dear Sydney gentlemen,
When in doubt, go back to basics – a white button down shirt, plain colour wool sweater, blue or grey blazer and pants. Solid colours and classic shapes work every single time. Here's a quick colour formula: white goes with everything, so does grey and navy blue, maroon and beige is an amazing combination, as is navy and beige, dark military green is awesome with navy, beige and grey, green and red generally looks like you're trying to pull off Christmas Elf-chic (hey, I'm good with pulling off Christmas tree-chic!), and navy blue is always better than black.


Dear ASSumer,
I'm not the money I make. I'm not the people I talk to. I'm not the clothes I'm wearing. I'm not the things I lack. I'm not the house I live in. I'm not the mistakes I carry. I'm not my past and history. Don't just assume.


Dear Daniel Powter,
How did you know exactly how I feel? I really need a blue-sky holiday.


Dear friends that are overseas,
Please stop checking in, in awesome places! I get  seriously jealous!


Dear dark warrior,
Less than three.


Dear self,
Just stop it. Stop stalking lovey dovey photos of couples. Stop it. Stop! There will be a time when you can rub it on everyone's faces too.

Modern James Dean

James Dean is alive and well. And he shops at Dean and Daluca?

Monthly Recap July '11

Currently obsessed with:

Harry Potter series. Oh, Severus Snape! 
Sustainability.
Orange. (The colour, not fruit)

Laundry list of things memorable this month:
Trivia night is hard to organise and run.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2. Balling my eyes out into my poor friend's jacket sleeve, tears, snot, drool and all.
The Greatest Love. Best drama series of 2011.
Oh my God, super crazy miracles. Just ask me!
Still struggling to switch off the holiday-mode in my brain.
Contemplating on deferring my studies to prioritise my life.


Books read(ing):
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone - J. K. Rowling
Mere Christianity - C. S. Lewis
Systematic Theology - Wayne Grudem
(A couple of them are re-reads. I know, that's a lot of books. I have one I read in bed, one I read on the toilet, one in my bag, one, etc etc.)


Music stuck on repeat:
Walter Reed - Michael Penn
I am - Christina Aguilera (featuring Sia)
You can't always get what you want - Band from TV
Music when the lights go out - The Libertines
Shine on - The Kooks
Pink Bullets - The Shins
Gone - Switchfoot


3 Things I am thankful for this month:
Opportunity to work with other young designers and industry professionals.
Brother (It takes him to move away for me to realise this.)
Time machine (Mac's back-up drive)

Obsession Du Jour: Platinum Blondes

I have been, for a long time now (months!) been obsessed with icy blondes. I think, contrary to popular belief (of my adament friends)  you can avoid looking cheap or 'playmate' territory by keeping style and silhouette chic and neutral, with restrained accessories. Channel such sophisticated women like Tilda Swinton, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Kate Moss, Daul Kim, Soyoung Kang, Jean Harlow, Vlada Roslyakova, and Dewi Driegan.

Sources: google image search, the fashion spot, fashionising

Dear...

Dear readers,
Sorry for the intermittent blogging lately everyone. It may technically be uni holidays but I have been crazy busy, because I know when semester begins, officially tomorrow, I won't be able to do the things I've been doing now. I'm so bummed.


Dear all people I said I'd have coffee with yet still haven't,
Please wait, you're turn will come around! Soon. I promise.


Dear Severus Snape,
Oh, Snape! Hear that "crack"? It's the sound of my heart breaking every time I think of you. The saddest love story of the decade.

Dear Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2,
"It all ends."??? I will now have to fill that void with Harry Potter merchandise and creepy fan fics. Just kidding.
Maybe, if it has a lot of Draco making out.
Just kidding.


Dear anti Harry Potter fans,
Levicorpus!


Dear Matt Damon-look-a-like pal,
My dream isn't finding the perfect guy, I'm not that naive. It's being able to eat without getting fat.


Dear Micky Yoochun,
I've just started watching your series "Miss Ripley". I'm sorry but, whenever you appear on screen, I never know what you're saying. You're making it so difficult! Grrr! I'm too busy staring at your neck. I'm sorry you have a really nice neck! I swear I couldn't hear my brother yelling at me beause I was too captivated by your sexy adam's apple.


Dear self,
Are you walking the walk by faith?

Mixtape: Rainy Day Compilations

The weather has been wet and drizzly all day today and I'm feeling a little sick, and all I've wanted to do was curl up in bed, swaddled in clean sheets and a warm blanket, sipping chamomile tea, all the while my 'rainy day compilation' playing on iTunes:

001 SLEEPWALK :: Santo & Johnny
002 TEARDROP :: Massive Attack
003 QUIET :: This will destroy you
004 A DANCE AROUND THE MEMORY TREE :: Oren Lavie
005 HER MORNING ELEGANCE :: Oren Lavie
005 BE BE YOUR LOVE :: Rachel Yamagata
006 SPARKS :: Coldplay
007 SEPTEMBERISE :: Yiruma
008 WINTER SONG :: Sara Bareilles
009 TIME :: Hans Zimmer
010 TO BUILD A HOME :: The Cinematic Orchestra
011 NO SURPRISES (Radiohead cover) :: Regina Spektor
012 TRANSATLANTICISM :: Death Cab for Cutie
013 THE WOLVES (Act I Aand II) :: Bon Iver
014 THE SEA :: Corinne Bailey Rae

015 MOVIE NEVER MADE :: A Silver Mt Zion

016 GLYNIS :: Smashing Pumpkins

017 WHAT IF YOU :: Joshua Radin

018 SLOW DANCING IN THE BURNING ROOM :: John Mayer

019 FALLING SLOWLY :: Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova

020 MY FOOLISH HEART :: Bill Evans Trio

021 THE DISTRICT SLEEPS ALONE :: Postal Service

022 BREATHE ME :: Sia

023 BUTTERFLIES :: Sia

024 ONLY HOPE :: Switchfoot

Feel free to suggest/recommend any tunes that perfectly accompany the sound of rain. In reality, I spent the whole day cleaning my room due to many biting complaints. Little do they understand that I'm not messy, I'm creative!

Life imitates Art

Life imitates art, or in this case Disney cartoon. They described the recent Royal nuptials as a ‘fairytale wedding’, and it turns out the Royal wedding was actually a remake of a Disney cartoon. The similarities between the origianl and the real-life sequel are remarkable – although the additional casting of the Pippa character was a stroke of genius. Sometimes life is funny.

Monthly Recap June'11

Laudry list of things memorable about the month:
Unrealistic deadlines.
Pulling of consecutive all-nighter.
Paying off sleep-debt.
Mummy's birthday. Yum cha lunch!
Farewells to 2 friends.
Long, deep and meaningful conversations in the car, all through the night 'til early morning.
A visit to the dentist. A first in 3 years!
A week without Facebook.
Grinding my own coffee beans at home.
Catch ups with beautiful and uplifting individuals.
Listening to 90's songs, feeling nostalgic for the teenybopper days, and falling all over in love with old school Six pence non the richer, Backstreet Boys, Mandy Moore, J.Lo, Jordan Knight, Red hot chilli peppers, Take that, got me in a phenomenal mood, and before I knew it, I was dancing in front of the fridge at 3am! 
The sucky-ness of not being able to take advantage of the end-of-financial-year sales.
Almost dying in a car crash.
United Conference.

Currently obsessed with:

Downton Abbey.

Ash blonde hair and deep berry lips.

Colour-blocking my outfits.

1970's.

Macarons.

Movie soundtracks.

Music stuck on repeat:

M79 - Vampire Weekend
To build a home - The Cinematic Orchestra
Between the lines - Sara Bareilles
Put your records on - Corinne Bailey Rae
For Good (Wicked) - Glee cast
Waiting here for you - Christy Nockels


Books read(ing):
Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France - Evelyn Lever
Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
The Book of Psalms

3 things I am thankful for this month:
True love that I cannot be separated with.
Podcasts.
Fellowship and community. (Is that 2 things? I cheated.)