Happy 2011!

Here's to...

... more love

... traveling

... more meeting new lovely/awesome people

... friendship

... happiness and good health!

Cheers!

love always,

A =)

Somewhere (Directed by Sofia Coppola

I'm beginning to really like Sofia Coppola and her film style.

The trailer above is her latest movie--can't wait to see it!

Thanksgiving 2010

We decided to go away for Thanksgiving.

Initially, the plan was just to go to Oregon-Washington state.

We ended up in Vancouver, Canada and beyond.

We strolled. Ate. Laughed. Relaxed.

Interesting and a charming City.

Everything looked new, architecture-wise.

And the people were great.

Shops and boutiques were everywhere.

We ate in-between our destinations.

This was at Memphis Blues.

The southern style B-b-q here was fabulous!

And yes, the cold did not deter us from getting our cold treats =).

*my family loves their ice cream.

We went to Whistler.

I wanted to go skiing but my brother wouldn't come with me =/

Canada, eh...

Jack Johnson, secrets and a few eggs.

So, last week was crazy. Just work and fun for anyone.
Luckily the weekend brought on some times that we will
not forget anytime soon. Like Jack Johnson. Live!


Everyone was looking so fabulous through my white wine
coloured eyes and the music sounded fabulous in my tired ears.


And yeah it was raining but see here, Elin barely noticed.


Although some of us were feeling a little we for wear..


..I was feeling great! So full of loving in my little heart. Yey.


We were whispering secrets to each other and I don't think
there is anything better than sitting next to your friend, leaning
over and whispering something in their ear, only to hear a giggle.


And Jack was BEAUTIFUL. So good. He donated all his ticket
profits to charity and that made our hearts beat even faster.


The day after we had some eggs on toast from the barbecue
in beach to help with the bit of wine still floating in our bellies.

Love,
E

Who doesn't like Hugs & Kisses?

I'm not a fan of anything mass-produced and corporate-made, esp. when it comes to food. But I DO make an exception now and then.

Hershey's Hugs and Kisses, have always been a cheap favorite when I'm craving for something chocolate-y.

I'm not fond of Hershey's Dark Chocolate or Milk Chocolate, but like in many social situations, I generally can never say no to Hugs and Kisses.

The combination of the outside white chocolate with milk chocolate stripes, and the milk chocolate inside, is addicting!

Perfect combination.

Although, you can't beat Hershey's Milk Chocolate in S'mores =). That's another exception.

ps: if you can't find them in AUS. and you'd like to taste 'em, let me know =). and i'll fed ex you some.

In my skintight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight.

Have you been Glee'd in yet?
I have.

Love,
E

The finest thing I found in Hong Kong.

Was absolutely my sister.

Love,

E

Monin

I roamed the aisles of every grocery and specialty store I came upon, for this...

Le sirop de Monin

For a few seconds there, I was the happiest person. Lol!

hm... refreshing <3

at Jeremy's

Sequined Beret

What do you think of think?

Will you wear this?

this'll cure what ills ya...

I've been itching to make Chicken Barley Soup for quite some time now.

So, since I wasn't feeling so hot [when i made this], I decided to call M's Mum and asked for her recipe.

It wasn't difficult, tho' a bit time consuming.

Ingredients.

Stalk and leaves of celery.

Parsley

Barley

Rutabaga

Carrots, Onion, and Turnips.

Green Beans.

Zucchini.

I also added some peas.

the result...?

Tada!

Halloween.

I have had some Swedish guests over for about two weeks and
we have had some very very fun times but for some reason they
had completely missed out on the finest thing here in Western
Australia - the sunset. So we hoped for a pre-party for Halloween
with some magical golden rays.


And that is exactly what we got! Plus some hammock time. Bless.


My Swedish guests were delighted and very very excited.


So was ol' mate. Here with his favourite La Parka mask! You know,
from the Mexican wrestling series of Lucha Libre.


Although I don't think anyone was as stoked as this guy. We had
to tell him to settle down several time as he started to get out of
hand. Oh and all that pipe smoke. Phew!


Someone had bought these incredible little coulour palettes that
we ended up painting ourselves with. Mostly blood and guts.


Elin was 'another bloody tourist' and we had obviously cut open
her throat.


The main thing was also to try and look really scary. Boo!


But not this kitten. All she did was purr in the corner.


And here is my favourite lady, Kate. She was 'a girl who got her
heart ripped out'. You would all truly love her.

Then we were off to a Brazilian pool party but that is a whole new
stories that one.

Love,
E

Tarp surfin' in the sun.

Thirty degrees, the first rays of the summer sun light and
a flat spell taking over the ocean. What not to do than buy
a massive tarpaulin and get on it! Friends and some cold
drinks are quite mandatory too.



















Such mega fun! Know I know what I will be doing for the rest
of the summer. (Other than traveling to Hong Kong of course.)

Love,
E

Winners

SF Chronicle front page.

SF Giants won the NL West Division!

Beyond ecstatic.

We've been screaming and jumping!

Thrifting, trifting.

I want to show mine too!
Here are a couple of things that I was able to find while
rummaging through the fairly rancid selection at my
local op-shop and also a lovely result of a beautiful
garage sale on the prettiest street of Perth.


A dress from the label 'Lovers' for five dollars and
a lovely white blouse for two little dollars.
(Oh and AUD is one to one with USD now. Crazy.)


Pretty lil' thing perfect for all this summers barbecues.


A pocket-y darling just right for anything in the Australian
summer heat.


For example a dinner with friends! Paired with bow tie of
course. We ate pumpkin risotto and chocolate fondue for
anyone who is interested. It was more-ish!

Love,
E