Summer Woes

 

 

It's finally CNY eve! I've been counting down to this short break ever since school started! It's kind of what every student do right? Find out when's the nearest holiday then count down to it(:

Well I'm currently down with a flu so I'm confined to my room. I swear I'm not making excuses to sleep all the time but the medicine my doctor prescribed are just so drowsy! After I'm done with this post, I'm gng back to sleep.

Today's outfit post features what I wore during the third day in Shanghai(: I didn't take lots of photos on that day as I normally do but this is really one of my fav outfit I wore. I was really bundled up and it's definitely my comfiest outfit. I just love wearing knits and when I saw this knitted scarf from Zara, I just couldn't resist! It was so warm and fluffy and it makes a good head rest hahahaha! 

This outfit is quite a dull outfit in terms of colours. Not what you'd usually expect me to wear but colours like these are perfect for winter! It's just the whole idea of being cosy and I really wish it's cold outside right now. Oh what I would give to grab my coat and scarf out of the luggage, enter a random cafe with my book and order a cup of hot chocolate. #summerwoes

Keep Me Warm Cable Knit in White - Hollyhoque

Black Coat - Forever New

Boots - Aldo

Scarf - Zara 

"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire; it is the time for home."

Edith Sitwell

Yu Garden Bazaar

Yu Garden Bazaar is a very popular tourist destination in Shanghai because of the amazing food that can be found there. What do you think of when you think of the word bazaar? Personally, I think of lights lighting up a dark street, street side food, performances and shops selling mini items. Well other than the performances, everything else can be found at Yu Garden Bazaar(:

During our 7 days in Shanghai, we went to YGB twice actually. The first time was a quick trip for lunch so we didn't have time to shop. The second time was the best because we had about an hr of free time to wander off on our own. YGB is actually Jolene's favourite place we visited and although it wasn't my ultimate favourite (my favourite being Tian Zi Fang), it definitely is on my top 5 places to go in Shanghai.

Being able to go to YGB both during the day and night is really an amazing experience. It's definitely one of the more 'traditional' places in Shanghai. Here's how it looks in the day!

 

And at night!

 

 

Well of course I preferred it at night with all the lights but it was really hard to capture nice images of the place. These photos don't do YGB justice but I tried my best to snap some shots! Group 1 being group 1, the first shop we entered was a food shop. Those that sell Shanghai snacks in packet form so that we can bring some home for our friends and family. After being in Shanghai for 4 days then, all these shops really sell the same type of snack. Nothing new so HJ and I decided to fool around and take photos instead haha!

 

One of my things to eat in Shanghai list consisted of Bing Tang Hu Lu. The first time I ate it in Shanghai was on the first day actually when we went shopping. The second time was at YGB and this time, I manage to persuade Jolene to get one too!

 

 

Krittin also managed to find a shop which sells Tang Bao. For all of you who don't really know what it is, Tang Bao is basically like Xiao Long Bao. Just that it's wayyyyy bigger and you actually use a straw to drink the soup. Don't get what I mean? Well here are some photos to show you guys!(:

 

Unfortunately, the store we visited was quite bad actually... We couldn't really drink any soup and I think that our baos were placed in the open for a long period of time cause the skin was hard. We did pass by another stall which sold Tang Baos too though. Didn't try it cause we were alr super full haha! But Tang Baos are definitely a must try when you're in Shanghai! Such a unique experience

We roamed around a little more and before we knew it, it was time for dinner so we all headed back to the restaurant. I'd definitely recommend going at night instead of the day because the lights make the place a lot prettier! I don't know why but to me, a bazaar should be at night, where all the crowds start to form. It really makes you feel like you're at a bazaar? Haha weird but that's just how I feel(:

Here are a few more shots from YGB!

 

 

 

 

"It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters, in the end."

Ernest Hemingway

Cargo

 

 

 

Funny story behind this set of photos. I'm sure all of you will be very surprised when I tell you all where the setting behind the photos is at. It's actually in a school! A high school in Shanghai(: We were there to experience a typical day of a 17 year old at school. It was during lunch time when Jolene and I made our way to the washroom. While walking there, we passed by this set of graffiti which was too cool! We immediately ran towards the walls to snap some photos haha!

I really like how we chanced upon the walls. It really made a good backdrop for what I was wearing that day. I put on a furry knit stolen from my sister's wardrobe and a pair of army printed jeans. Paired with my brown boots, it overall gave a really rugged kind of feel. Quite different from what I normally wear but as I always say, it's nice to try smth new(:

Well anw, school has officially started and I'm glad I made it through mid week! The following days are going to be really packed starting with a SRGCE presentation rehersal tmr after school. Sathiss and I are presenting for Shanghai and it's actually my first time talking on stage so wish me luck! I'll also be busy choreographing a dance for lit night on Friday and fingers crossed that everything goes well. Then Sat will come and OGL training will kick in! Can't wait for the new J1s to come in(:

Furry Knit - I have no idea where haha!
Army Green Jeans - Zara
Boots - Aldo

"Dressing is a way of life."

Yves Saint Laurent

Best of 2013

Hey guys! Just want to share my ultimate, favourite experience of the year. If you know me, you'd know that I'm a fan of travelling. My birthday wish this year is to travel to at least 1 new place a year(: My list for next year is sooooo long. There's Australia with Jo, John and Corn, Korea with Lynn, Taiwan/Japan with my family. Well I obviously can't do all but I hope at least 1 will come true! (:

So here's a video my awesome group leader, Krittin, made which summarises our experience in Shanghai. This has got to be the best 7 days of the year and watching it brings back so much memories. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did(:

Snuggled Up

 

 

Let me start off by saying... Merry Christmas everyone!! (: It's the most wonderful time of the year hehe! I haven't been gng out this week cause I'm not feeling well. I haven't actually recovered but I have plans for a dinner buffet tonight and am not planning to let this illness stop me.

It's always the month of December that gets me reminiscing about all my winter trips - Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Shanghai, India, Perth. It's just the idea of being able to snuggle up in my knits with a hot Starbucks drink in my hand. Christmas just isn't the same in Singapore where it is super hot.

So here's my collection of knits for Singapore :D It doesn't include the thick ones cause they're all in my luggage and I'm too lazy to take them out haha!

Back to today's post, I just love the idea of layering. It's a little hard to do it in Singapore cause of the mega hot weather but I'm still planning to try it here one day hehe. I bought this top from Stradivarius and I absolutely love the colour of it. The different shades of pink and grey just matches really well. Layered it with a simple denim shirt and I was ready to face 10 degrees Shanghai haha!

As most of you know, I'm not a fan of jeans. I actually only own 1 pair of jeans and I had it since sec 2 hahahahaha. I sound really deprived but jeans are just not my thing. So that's a problem I face in cold countries. I mean I can't be walking around with a pair of shorts. I found a really good substitute for jeans and that it skirt leggings. I always say no to anyone wearing leggings as pants but I'm really ok with skirt leggings. I love it actually! I have about 4 pairs at home. They're just really comfy and cute.

Anw, hope you guys will enjoy today and once again, merry christmas(:

NICE Knit - Stradivarius
Denim Blouse - HnM
Skirt Leggings - Hong Kong
Winter Coat - Zara
Boots - Aldo

"Unique and different is the next generation of beautiful."

Taylor Swift

Tian Zi Fang

Thinking back to all the places I'd visited in Shanghai, my all time favourite place to go would have to be Tian Zi Fang. The other tourist attractions pale in comparison. Before I went on this trip, my sister and Rifdi kept telling me that I would definitely love Tian Zi Fang. I had no idea why back then but now I know.

To sum the place up, Tian Zi Fang is basically an artistic district. I don't mean that the whole street is full of paintings and performances but the whole layout and decorations definitely take you to somewhere different. I know I didn't feel like I was in Shanghai for starters. There are a lot of shops there so it's like a shopping district as well. All the restaurants and cafes there are seriously adorable. I rmb walking pass a teddy bear cafe and the whole place was decorated with teddy bears. I just wish we had more time to explore the place. If I'm gng back to Shanghai, I'd definitely spend a day there.

Tian Zi Fang is conveniently located right outside the MRT station called Dapuqiao. We took a MRT to the place actually and it took us about 1 min to walk to Tian Zi Fang.

 

Other than getting Starbucks (which group 1 is famous for haha), we also tried some fried potato. We bought 1 to share actually. We weren't really hungry but everyone seemed to be getting it so we decided to hop on the bandwagon and join them as well :D It was quite tasty actually and thinking about it makes me hungry. Excuse me while I go search my kitchen for food hahaha.

Well talking back to my favourite topic, shopping, I did manage to do a little shopping there! In fact, Tian Zi Fang is the first place that kicked start my shopping in Shanghai haha! Due to the fact that we were visiting schools and musuems the first 3 days, I didn't really shop. Not till I went to Tian Zi Fang on the fourth day that is. You can expect shops selling food, souveniers, shoes, caps, beanies, paintings etc. I bought a fedora, a beanie and some snacks there.

 

I got this beanie and it actually kept me warm on the fifth day(when it was 0 degrees) (: Quite a good buy actually. Can't rmb how much it was but it was definitely cheaper than buying beanies in Singapore.

Anw, here's satisfied us with our shopping :D

 

"To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries."

Aldous Huxley