[Taipei] Shoes Haul

I am on a strict shop ban now (self-inflict) but the urge to shop's really killing me...slowly. Yeah, call me a die-hard shopaholic! Don't get the wrong idea, I don't mean a shopaholic who goes for luxury products, but more for the interest.

Right now, I do have the urge to shop for shoes even though have dozen pairs of shoes stuffed ipwithin my shoe cabinet. alright, perhaps more than just a dozen...and since I couldn't get hold of any new pairs now, I guess I can only drool over my most recent shoe haul from Taipei. I think back then, It was a serious overkill on my shoe buys.

Most people who know me knows I have a serious infatuation on skulls. Thankfully, I found 2 pairs of skull shoes to my liking when browsing around the night markets!

1st pair ~ Beige skull flats. The skull pin was coated in gold with gemstones in it. Cost me less than 18 bucks. :)

2nd pair ~ Grey skull wedges. Just like the beige flats, it is coated in gold with gemstones in it. Cost less than 18 bucks too.

I really love this pair of loafers cos this is by far the only pair of loafers with heels that I found. When wearing this pair of loafers, it really gives an elegant feel ^^. Once again, it is less than 18 bucks!

I don't think anyone's gonna believe me but this pair only cost me less than NT100 which is less than 5 bucks! I have yet to wear this out but am looking for the right outfit to match with it!

Bought this flats at less than 10 bucks. Though it doesn't look exceptionally pretty, it is ultra comfy. :)

This is my 2nd pair of shoes that is so bright in colours. It gives a dainty feel to my outfit and almost matchable with any sorts of smart casual look! Not sure if you can believe it but it's less than 15 bucks, hehehehe!

Blogging about these shoes really makes me all the more eager to shop for a new pair of shoes to add to my shoe collection. But I know I can't buy anything until I manage to settle an issue on hand. I will looking forward to an indulgence of splurging thereafter! :D

 

2013 New Year Resolutions....Not?

I know it’s a bit late for New Year Resolutions but honestly, I don’t intend to have a full list of it this year. In fact, there’s just a few things I will like to strike it off my To-Do list this year.

- Accompany mum out of SG for a holiday
- Bring my girl to Disneyland
- Change to Android phone (hopefully?)
- A Getaway for just Dear and me

It’s not gonna be easy since some of them had already been on my To-Do list since 2 years ago. I am pretty bent on accompanying my mum out of the country this year and she’s also quite agreeable on that, though I can’t be sure she can bear being apart from her grand-daughter for those few days, hah! This is a plan I am not planning to postpone any longer and hopefully, I can strike it off my To-Do list for this year.

Bringing my girl to Disneyland was my plan since her 3rd year birthday but we were really afraid she’s too young to truly enjoy the trip and the rides in Disneyland, not to mention she may possibly not be able to sit in most rides due to insufficient height limit. Not so sure if this year is also possible but it will be on my list until the day I can get her to Disneyland for vacation.

Android phone was what I planned to change from iPhone last year but I really didn’t know what I was thinking that made me stick to iPhone(5). Therefore, I hope I can successfully change to Android phone this year….maybe S4 or Note 3? HAHAHAHA!!

Yesterday, I had a sudden thought that it was more than year ago when Dear and me last went overseas together for vacation, even though it was half vacation, half work-trip for me. I hope I can go for a short trip with him again this year, even if it’s going to be a day or 2 only.

Again, it is a question mark for me whether I can strike these off my To-Do list this year. I sincerely hope to do that, or at least, clear 1 or 2 away…

Oh, and I realized this’ my first post of 2013, hehe!

DIY iPhone 5 Jelly Cases - Exclusively Mine!

Do you often come across those bling iPhone casing selling from shops, online stores or even Taobao? I'm sure you did. I'm also sure that you knew those bling/crystals are mostly, if not, entirely encased with hard iPhone casing. Well, I could have simply bought those casings for my iPhone 5 but there's a problem...I HATE Hard Casings!

I always love jelly casings ever since I wore one on my old iPhone 3GS. The glossy surface and rubberised material somehow make me feel that my phone is secured even at the edges, not to mention the odds of getting my phone scratched by the casing itself will be minimised to the smallest. So...I came up with the idea of DIY-ing my own bling casing for my iPhone 5, with jelly case of course!

That set my determination and purchases of the materials from Taobao. Afterall, where else can I buy materials at the lowest cost other than Taobao? In fact, I got rather greedy and bought far too many casings with tons of rhinestones (blings) to work on them! Gosh, will I even need so many casings in the first place!?

My first attempt was a white iPhone case with Melody.

I really love this Melody whom looked so studious! It was my first attempt hence, I didn't dare to put too many pearls and rhinestones for fret of overkill. However, after a day of consideration, I still decided to add on more...

Tada! More 'bling-ing', right?' Maybe to you, it still isn't bling enough but trust me, going for a first attempt on this made me feel skeptical to add more. And with that, my first DIY iPhone bling casing was completed!

Unfortunately, I was unable to enjoy my first bling casing due to an ultimate joke...The casing was NOT iPhone 5 casing! I was trying to fit this casing into my iPhone 5 when I discovered I wasn't able to fit the casing in! Stunned for at least 3 seconds, I came to my senses and knew it was the wrong casing (iPhone 4S). How sotong can I be????? DIY finished already then found out I used wrong casing...truly a WTF circumstance. In the end, I realised my seller packed this casing wrongly in my order (packed a iPhone 4S casing in a iPhone 5 casing box). I only tried 2 out of 3 to ensure they fit but lady luck just wanted to play a trick on me and purposely had the wrong one be the one I never tried on. Sad, ironic and comical as it can be, I didn't want to let this casing go to waste and gifted it to my BFF instead since she's still using iPhone 4S. Am so glad she loves it though!

With that to be gifted to my BFF, I was back to square one with no bling casing of my own again. Determined to DIY a true bling casing for myself, I started on my 2nd attempt...this time, on my existing neon pink jelly case with another design.

This was how my casing looked like when I just started on it.

Big and beautiful piece of ornament it is ya? It wasn't easy getting it to dry if I continued with other areas and so, I gave it a rest for a day to let the glue beneath the ornament dry. I continued on the very next day and was hell bent on finishing it.

Such determination did yield results. I completed my DIY within 2.5 hours!

Not bad ya? I know such design might have already been available at stores so it is not uncommon. However, having such design on a jelly case is definitely a first! And Exclusively MINE!

Also brought proud DIY bling casing out for Christmas gathering and took a beautiful shot of it at a boutique while waiting for my BFF.

I am getting the hang of DIY-ing the casings, especially since I can have the best of both worlds in terms of blings on jelly cases. Am gonna DIY more on the rest of the casings so I can rotate using them from time to time!

Oh wait, before I forgot, I also re-ordered the studious Melody since I really like it but am gonna stick it to a baby pink jelly case this round!

 

Nail Foils - Nail Art Stickers

I'll be VERY honest...I had been neglecting my nails for the longest time ever since I got hold of my iPad and engrossed in my dramas, online shopping and whatsoever. However, although I am not so avid in DIY-ing nailart anymore (I swear, I still do it but the frequency isn't gonna be as high as before now), I now adopt a faster method to still have nailart on my nails - Nail Foils!

Hehe, this set of nail foils were bought in Ximending, Taipei when I last went there for business trip. I like it for the tribal design it has and fact that there is NO WAY I could have done that myself on my nails! What's more, this set of nail foils glow in the dark!

How pretty they look on my nails! The more I look at them, the more they seem to be a real paint job! I'll face the truth. Though I can do nailart, such in-depth and elaborated design is one I definitely cannot do it, not with my current skillset, haha!

Shot taken further from the camera. Doesn't really look like nail foils, ya?

Also took my nails under broad daylight. I'm loving it and gonna get more of the foils soon!

Goodbye, my friend...

Went to a funeral wake earlier today to pay my respect to my dear colleague whom had been working with me for more than 2 years.

It was not easy standing in front of him, covered up in the box and said my goodbyes to him that night. I controlled my tears to refrain them from dropping but they finally gave way after I had a talk with his mother.

That day, that place, many familiar faces were present although it wasn't an ideal venue for us to be reunited, at least not under this circumstance. However, it is a comfort for his family to know that he has so many friends who care for him out there.

I missed him..it was just few months back when we went to Korea together for work..and now he's gone. He's really gone, and this time, he won't be back. No matter how much I, or we, miss him, we need to believe that he is now in good hands. He had move on, journeying ahead of us.

Rest in peace my dear friend. We shall meet again, when our time is up, at the place you are watching over us.