I've never really given much thought to bandwidth and download slots until a few days ago when I was given an "Error: All the download slots for your country are busy/full" page as I tried to download the latest VOGUE Japan magazine. Little reminders that I'm no longer in the land of Uncle Sam start to get really conspicuous now - the traffic, the lack of people crowding fast food chain stores, et cetera. Not that they are bad, with the exception of the perpetually horrendous traffic (of course), and in fact, I'm starting to get used to it.
Ever since returning home, I've also lost the urge to shop impulsively and I seldom snack anymore, which is definitely good news to me. My friends would be particularly proud of the former. A few of them have expressed concerns over my shopaholic habit while abroad and now, suddenly
whooosh it's all gone. And perhaps, with the right amount of exercise, I can finally sculpt my body to my ideal look. hahahahaha. RIGHT. Like I'd ever exercise.
Joan Rivers said,
"I don't exercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he'd have put diamonds on the floor."
and my principles on going to the gym is similar to Rivers' if not exactly the same. I'm one lazy pig and it's really a wonder that I'm deemed quite fit by numerous physical tests. I remember that back in high school, whenever it's PE period, I'd just sit at the side or lie down beside the basketball court and stare up at the sky while chatting with friends until the hour is up. Once during my senior year, my PE teacher came up to me and pleaded exasperatedly for me to play ..err...handball? something ball that I can't even remember...with the rest of my classmates. Before I continue, let me set it straight that I did not
always bail out of P.E period. I actually joined in some of the times whenever I thought the games were fun and I participated in inter-class competitions too. It's just that as years passed, I'm more brazen in showing my laziness in front of the teacher and quietly staying away from exerting any energy because my PE lessons were always scheduled early in the morning at about 8 or 9 and followed by intense Physics/Chem/Bio classes. I found it hard to concentrate on those crucial subjects when I put effort in PE classes. Anyway, he asked me nicely to participate since the yearly physical exam was just around the corner and he wanted to make sure that all of us would pass with no glitches whatsoever. I refused to join in the 'fun' but I promised him that I'd get gold results (the results are divided to gold, silver, & bronze categories with gold being the best) for all the tests and if I do get all gold, he'd stop buggering me about playing some ball games. Deal done and long story short, I delievered on my promise and from then on, I didn't have to budge my ass to the field if I didn't want to.
Looking back, I really think that high school would be so much more dull and boring if you never rebel against the school authorities. It won't be as memorable, precious and oh-so-much-FUN without a little fight. Of course you have to study hard but one must know how to play hard as well ;)
That said, we're entering Autumn already, or rainy season here in lovely *cough* Jakarta. I browsed some fashion sites for outfit inspirations even though they'll all be useless to me since I basically only have ONE suitcase of clothes with me here. Everything else, including all my cardigans, are collecting dust in LA and won't be available to me until the end of this year when my sister will hopefully bring back some of my clothes with her when she returns for winter holiday. But a girl can dream, can't she?
I'm loving the abundance of mesh and rad cut-ups in Teamo's new collection:
and I'm sooooo IN LOVE with the pair of thigh-high boots. Very, very chic indeed. Strong, structured silhouettes paired with feminine layers in BLACK BLACK BLACK. My fave colour :) Not to forget the striking, gold chunky necklace too.
the boots! I want a pair like that!
hmmm, suddenly gingham looks attractive to me. but the hem is a little too high to pass as appropriate in Jakarta *sobs*
from:
thisisteamo.com
look at the awesome studs on these thigh high boots! I'll be on the lookout for anything similar to this.
I'm also looking for a striped cardigan that looks like this
To get theexact item would be near impossible because I saw this in a Japanese magazine spread a few months back. Besides, I'd bet my last dollar that this is only available in Japan and as such, I'm only hopeful of finding a similar item elsewhere. Love the giant buttons and simple details on the pockets.
and my personal project for this season would be to replicate this!
I found several giant safety pins in my mom's dresser drawer the other day but they are already out of shape. I think she uses them to pin down the bed sheets tightly so they stay silky smooth always. The good things is, now I'm sure that someone knows where to get giant safety pins! This should be a pretty simple project.
What are your plans to spice up your wardrobe for the last few months of the year? Do share your thoughts!
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