Gong Xi Fat Choy!
Is that the right words? I'm pretty sure it is..
However, I'm not a Chinese speaking Chinese so do correct me if I'm mistaken.
I do believe the sentence means have a prosperous year ahead!
Wore this cheongsam (traditional Chinese clothing) blouse for a CNY gathering with my family last year. It was so much fun as always. My big family is always such a joy to be around. And I couldn't think of a better way to spend a CNY :)
Unfortunately, this year, although I still spending it with my family, I will be on a plane on my way back to my home sweet home and to my dog, Divo! I miss him like crazy.
I wore it with a simple jeans last year but I thought I do something different this year. It's amazing what a year does to your style preferences.. I don't wear jeans much these days..
garland - Garland World, cheongsam top - (X)SML, maxi skirt - bought it on Bugis street market in Singapore, gold bangles - PVJ, open toe heels - Cherls&Keith
I guess the title pretty much said it all :)
There is a long story behind this dress!!
So I put the order of a Red Velvet Dress size L on 25th Dec 2011. Paid it on 26th Dec 2011 and then confirmed the payment via website. After 24hours there weren't any notifications that the store has received my confirmation. No emails. No text messages. Nothing. I emailed the store in the morning of 27th but until night time, no reply. So I tried to text the store using the number written on the confirmation order email I received on 25th. It said the servers failed. I tried to send the text mssg about 10 times and the results are the same. I tried to called, it's inactive. I seriously thought I was fooled? And to be honest, a little upset. But I refused to give up and then I tweeted the store (ah.. thanks to all sorts of channel of communication nowadays!) saying I put an order and already paid. About 24hours later, they replied my tweet. They said the store is closed (there weren't any announcement on the web or their twitter timeline about the holiday) until 2nd of January but they didn't said anything about my order. So I waited.. Thanks to all the busy-ness of Christmas and New Year I almost forgot about this whole thing until on the 3rd January 2012, I received an email saying my order is on my way. Finally, on 9th January, my order arrived. And it's in the wrong color. And they totally overpriced the shipping fee about 3times than normal shipping fee. I usually paid 9 to 10 thousand rupiah and it will arrives in 2 to 3 days. This time, I paid 24 thousand rupiah and it arrives 6 days later..
I guess it's safe to say that I won't be shopping there again in the near future..
Sorry to burden you with such dreadfully boring story. I guess it happened to everyone at least once in their life. But I decided to stay positive since the dress is in the right size although it's a bit short.. Will definitely add stockings if I'm going to wear this outside the house ;p
Lunar New Year special post will be up on 23rd!
Do come back by that time <3
When you're reading this, I'll be in the airport waiting for boarding time. I'm off to Australia (Sydney for most time and Melbourne for 4 days) for a little over a week and will be back online around 24th or 25th January. Excited! Do wish us (there are 15 of us!) a safe flight :)
These are pictures out of boredom while waiting for my mom getting her hair done..
Completely in love with this playground blouse by Blancteria. The oversized collar, the tied ribbon at the neck... I guess should I say it's so me? ;p
Not to mention the flowy silky fabric!
cardigan - BTC, blouse - Blancteria, skirt - Zara, shoes - H&M
I seriously can't remember what I packed. I'm an over packer and I do hope my suitcase won't be overweight.. Fingers crossed!
I prepared 2 more scheduled post. The first is on Sunday, 15th Jan and the second will be up on Monday, 23rd (Chinese New Year special). Do come back and check it out ;)
Enjoy the rest of the week, dolls <3
Lately I can't stop listening to You & I by IU. She is seriously the cutest and the song is not too catchy but I just completely in love with the lyric.. :)
The whispered secrets as I look at the clock
The sincere story in my heart
It's okay if I'm hurt now
The more I pushed, the better
I really like your image that shines through my hand
I turned it with my fingertips, hey clock-hand, please run
Run a little bit faster
I close my eyes tightly and cast a spell
You and I there's only little time left
I don't know when or what time
But in the future, which where you will be
If by any chance I get lost and wander
to help me recognize you, please call out my name
The song is basically about a girl who wants to be with her future soul mate right here right now and couldn't wait for it. I guess it explains about how I feel lately and that's why I am completely hooked ;p
Okay fine. The title is super corny, I'll admit that.
But there's something about wedding that is just so beautiful and so heartwarming I guess it makes me a tiny bit corny :p
Just some pictures from Saturday. I am not a wedding photographer so the pics might come a little blurry.. Apologies in advance for that. But it was lovely nonetheless :)
As you can see, I carried a clutch so I couldn't bring my camera with me to the reception. It was magnificent and gorgeous that's all I could say.
And look, my lace dress arrived on time!
Wishing everyone to stay in spirit on this cold Monday! <34r
Anxiously waiting for my white lace dress to come! Just placed the payment and I'm not so sure whether it will arrive safely or not tomorrow afternoon. Planning to wear it on Saturday morning for a wedding.. So.. Fingers crossed! Anyway, that dress is my first online shopping purchase in 2012. What's yours?
Some forgotten pictures from last year. It sounds so long ago, but actually it's only 1 months old. Took the pictures after I got back from my latest trip to Singapore. The headband is super adorable don't you think? It's from
CandyButton. The store provides so many choices of hairpins and headbands with super cute and super creative design. My dear friend is one of the owner and I am still amazed at how crafty she is! If you also read my sister's blog, she posted about similar headband (hers have swans!). You can
click here to read her post!
headband - candybutton , top - Forever21, skirt - Zara, flats - H&M, accessories - TheLittleThingSheNeeds
Anyway, tomorrow is Friday and soon we'll have our first weekend in 2012!
What are you stylish people up to?
I have two weddings this weekend. Not so surprising really. All of my friends seem to find their soul mates and I am left alone.. I guess my new year resolution is to stop being so picky and find a nice boyfriend! Do you have a friend in mind? Send him my way! LOL <3
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
It's the second day of 2012! How is everybody year so far?
I started the year with my friends and it was so much fun. I am a bit sad that holiday is almost over and all my friends are starting to leave Bandung again to go back to work. However! As the wisest Barney said, "When I get sad, I stopped being sad and be awesome instead." ;)
My friends and I went to Padma Hotel yesterday and it felt like sort of an adventure. The hotel is gorgeous with trees all around it and unlike any other hotel, the floor built going down. So when you press 7 on the elevator, it will take you 7 stories below. How cool is that? It's pretty cool, in my opinion.
dress & watch - Forever21, bag - Mango, pearl bracelet - H&M, shoes - Zonzo
This is such a cute dress that when I saw it on the rack, I knew that I need it in my life! The horse prints and the collar are such a dead giveaway, I guess. Although it is in red color, I actually felt confident enough to wear it. The red is not too red, it's sort of a darker shade of red that I didn't bother me much. In fact, the color makes such great compliment to the prints and the collar <3
Sitting on chairs with a beautiful forest in front of us!!
The beautiful lobby of Padma Hotel!
Blueberry cheesecake and hot cappuccino was my first breakfast for 2012! What's yours?
If you follow my twitter, you probably recognized some of the pictures! Yes yes.. I just joined
Instagram! Better latte than never, right? Anybody else is addicted to this application? My username is steviatepi. If you have an instagram, let's follow each other! <3