2016 July

2016. July

Brr...it's truly Winter now and I have the heater consistently on and off, there I am trying to conserve energy but then the cool air hits my body, legs and my feet, till I find those nice slipper knitted socks the heater is the intermittent solution. Can't believe it's been so long since I've posted her on my blog and its been over half a year!

Winter is here... time to stock up on vitamin C tablets, get your favourite quilted knee and leather ankle boots... put on that snugly woolen scarf, heatech top with a sweater layered on top and trek to the shops, a warm cafe to catch up with friends or a pokemon adventure - but please mind your step and where you venture. 

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EVENTS

• Coming up: The BBR - French and European Festival from this Thursday to Sunday at Circular Quay. There is a DJ/Celebration party from 6pm on Thursday and a Burlesque show on Friday night. Crepes, music, lots of delicious food stores with French inspired food.
• Aroma Festival
• Sydney Observatory - art with origami

Fashion Fix

• Quilted black boots.
• Slim fit heeled leather ankle boots
• Anpello Backpacks
• That poncho like jacket with wool blend
• Style alert : Hues of camel, biege, white, dark blue and violet. Oh and did I mention, backpacks?

Shopping Fix

• Skirts, dresses, tops, scarfs and belts - Saba,  Sportscraft, UNIQLO and Ellery have taken over my 
• New shop called COS - keep your eye on this one (at Martin Place), lots of minimalist type clothing and great material.
• Muji - for their range of stretchy jeans, got a pair in dark beige and salmon
• p.s: Sale time @ UNIQLO, H&M, Hush Puppies, Country Road, Seed and Zara. 
• Saba shopping spree: White top with collar, White top uneven bottom part, Red sleeveless spaghetti sleeve top, white silk skirt, white/black striped skirt, B/W Geometric dress,
• Ellery: Floral white/pink pastel oriental dress, white dress and white/black pattern sleeveless dress.
• Sportscraft: White and beige striped, belts, poka dot scarf
• Mimco: Bracelet, bangle
• Kikki.K: Cute pencil case (white with origami), Cat collection pens

Music Fix

*English, Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean Music*

• Alice on the roof - Easy Come Easy Go
• Love will find a way
• of Verona - Stay Gold
• of Verona - Zero Gravity
• Epik High - One
• Epik High - Girl
• Spada ft. Anna Leye - Catchfire
• Amiel - Be your girl 
• Little Mix - Secret Love Song (featuring Jason Derulo)
• Fall Out Boy - Immortals (from Big Hero)
• One Reupblic - Say (All I Need)
• Dami Im - Sound of Silence
• Kygo - Firestone
• Joey Yung - It Doesn't matter
• Joey Yung - Made about you
• Hajel - Forever
• Hajel- 듅邲죀
• Vincy - 四不像
• Michael Tse - Savor (細味)
• Yumiko Cheng - So Called Love
• Yumiko Cheng- Fly To Spain
• Yumiko Cheng- Think
• 王心凌  -  愛太空
• 王心凌 - 搖滾吧姑娘

TVB TV fix Wrap of 2016 Must watch

• Presume Accidents - 8/10- Immortal human, love hate relationships, dedicated loyalty, super powers, unconditional love, unexpected twist, turns and stories, depth behind characters and the reason the way they are doing what they do, friendships, this show has it all if you like a bit of scifi in the modern themed story. Featuring Lawrence Ng and Sisley Choi.
• Veins  7.5/10- starring Kevin Cheng, Grace Chan and Kaye Tse ( her first debut performance as an actress). A more new lineup of casts, Kevin is cool and collected in this film - air of confidence and being fearless and know it all, don't want to spoilt it but he has some super powers you will need to find out about! Kaye is sweet and always loving to her friends and family. Great effort given it is her first performance, she just emits elegance in the way she talks and dresses. As the title suggest its about vampires - so it really depends if you are into this supernatural type of story. The song features two great songs - if not for the story - these two songs will keep you hooked onto the series.
• Over Run Over 9.5/10 - This is by far my favourite series, you need to patient however. Past the first five episodes then the good story line and unfolding of the story really begins! If you like action, romance, time travel, supernatural themes and humour this series is for you. Think of Ground Hog day meets Edge of Tomorrow!

Movie Fix

• Star Wars - 7/10 - Everything you expect from a sequel but not overwhelming but nothing too outstanding, if they had removed some of the cheesy lines it would of been better, didn't feel enough  chemistry between the lead actor and actress. BB8 gave it brownie points for sure! Don't forget to check out the Google Storm Trooper saber game, that works with your phone as a saber light that is really awesome!
• Batman vs Superman 7/10 - Something didn't up stack up there, it was too much of your typical superhero movie, lacked depth, and the characters were too dark.
• Captain America - 8/10 - strong story line, star studded cast, humour, action, lots of cameo characters, spiderman pops in too, what more can you ask for? and Arrow Man?
• Jungle Book - 7.5/10 - Great graphics, good music, good adaptation, bit dark for children however. It doesn't have the 'Disney' in it.
• Alice through the Looking Glass - 8/10 - I love a bit of the parallel world, fantasy characters, time travel and all that in between :) Makes you really think after the movie - and the theme of it is TIME.
• X-Men - must see list - about hypnotism, team work, and speedy guy character
• Independence Day 2 - must see list 
• Secret Life of Pets - I have been longing to see this for so long now... waiting waiting... for it to be in Australia in September.

Quick Fast Food Fix

• Crispy Cluckers $14 - spicy sauce, side of salad, chicken salt (optional) fresh chips, boneless chicken AND a bottle of water or softdrink can
• Daruma bento box Karage $8.80 - Delicious fresh plus miso soup - their agadeshi tofu is top notch. 
• Ajisen Ramen takoyaki $6 - if you go at the right time and its served hot, their takoyaki is piping hot and textured.
• Makoto hand rolls
• T- Noodles $10.80 NEW store - Braised beef noodles and pig intenstine spicy noodles, their noodles are comparable to that of DTF (Ding Tai Fung) style!

Tech and Anime Fix 

• Want list - Sony smart watch and Oculus 3D glasses
• Meet my newest addition to the family:

Danboard: 

Life Fix

• Sometimes you have to be a shark and attack the day!
• Walk and talk like a winner
• Remember your target audience
• 5-Minute Morning Yoga Routine to start your day with a calm and clear mind

Pokemon How to get free pokeballs quick!

POKEMON GO HINTS TIPS AND FREE POKEBALLS

Pokemon Go, go go catch em' all, yes guys and girls you heard right that is the latest craze and Nintendo suddenly has bumped up its value to 9 Billion dollars! I thought my eyes played tricks on me as I past fellow strangers on the streets with phones in their flicking wildly. One girl went on to flip all the way through, gliding a motion that was fit to wave a taxi down. Her boyfriend on her side, just waited their patiently as she captured her new Pokemon near Market City. Yes I admit. I have also downloaded this game, curious to what this new sudden craze was all about. 

To my disbelief, my visit to Cool Yule at Darling Harbour turned into a trek and pokemon capturing haven. There near the Darling Park area, was a Mr. Men and Little Miss exhibition. 

Fine, so that is cool - new interpretation of the classic, but was strange about that scene was that there sitting around the exhibition, oblivious to the artwork, were couples, solos and friends flipping their phones with sound effects or simply sitting there waiting for something happen. Yep, this was 8:00pm after I had dinner after a productive but long day at work. I thought. 

So curious to what the fuss was about, I switched on my Pokemon Go and figured there was a total of three main hubs situated in this area! So Pokemon Trainers... you need to be here - to get the likes of 'Slowpoke', 'Oddish', Eevee amongst others. So I took my turn capturing my pokemon and realised I ran out of pokeballs!

There was always a reasoning to this gamification to make you want to continue and play more... so you have the option to SHOP and buy more pokeballs, powerups for your pokemon characters and lure potions.

Never fear though please see the tips below I wish I knew earlier:

-Before you capture a pokemon in sight - especially those who appear a lot - the bat, goldfish remember you have a limited amount of 50 pokeballs to start with

- When pokemon appear 'wild' pokemon, check the CP they possess before deciding to capture them with this in mind, of course if you just like the pokemon capture it for it to be part of your pokedex :)

- Pokemon nearby are indicated via 'growing' cherry blossom like leaf formations and also vibrating of your phone (turn a 360 in case they are hiding behind some pokestops).

- How to get free pokeballs? Okay so you ran out of pokeballs, all is well. Just get to a pokestop, and spin yes spin using a flick of your finger on the pokestop till it turns purple and tap to collect all the free pokeballs/potions that may appear (it is different at each stop).

- To go to Pokemon training and battles you need to be near there to access the place indicated by those 'towers'. Alot of these are actual train stations.

- Egg incubators - use your items to incubate pokemons that get activated once you reach a walking goal - 2km (3 use) or 5km (unlimited)

- You will need to go and choose a team to be part of once you reach Level 5 - Blue, Yellow or Red.

Hint: also be mindful you have limited space in your backpack to carry pokeballs so pick and choose based on CP and characters you want :).
Now where is that Pikachu... some little birdy said it is in Haymarket, Chinatown near Market City...

Pikachu alternatively can also be a 'starter' pokemon if you ignore Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbusaur when they appear in abundance when you first play, you should be able to see Pikachu after about five attempts, persevere, go catch'em all pokemon trainer!

Song of the week - Easy come, easy go

Alice on the Roof - Easy Come Easy Go

My chest is getting tight 
I've got nothing to hide 
I take it all on board 

I've gotta crack the code

Everything coincides
Heavy are these skies
I wanna make a vow
To make this right somehow


It's killing you inside
Fighting against the tide
I'm sinking like a stone
Easy come easy go

I give you thy hand
A fool could tell you that
Been hiding on below
Easy come easy go

Footprints in the snow
I follow where you go
In my mind I've made a plan
In my mind I understand

Take me back to the start
To mend a broken heart
To see what I've become
To right the wrongs I've done

It's healing in your eyes
The look that trace a line
I didn't even know
I didn't even know

It's killing you inside
Fighting against the tide
I'm sinking like a stone
Easy come easy go

It's killing you inside
Fighting against the tide
I didn't even know
I didn't even know

I give you thy hand
A fool could tell you that
Been hiding on below
Easy come easy go

2016. January - Goodbye 2015

2015, has been a year of challenges, laughter, great friends, testing perseverance and whatever life likes to throw at you at times. Thank you 2015, for showing me who my true friends are through thick and thin, thank you for those challenges that only make me grow more resilient, stronger and wiser.

Good bye 2015. Hello 2016!

May 2016 be a better year for everyone - may it be prosperous, healthy, full of wisdom, happiness, laughter, great relationships, great memories, food, shopping and enriching experiences! xx

2015 - Here I come.. a new year...new inspiration and memories

2015. January

It's been a busy start of the year, and if you are in Australia...happy Australia Day!

26 January...today consisted of a trip to Market City > Review > Forcast > Bus to Kinokuniya > Stroll through QVB > Myer > UNIQLO > Top Shop  > Sephora > Zara > Zu > Marcs.

JANUARY.TWENTYFIFTEEN.

Summer is melting through January... time to get your favourite flowy straw hats, sandals to hit the beaches, joggers for some bush walking, hats and sunglasses to embrace
(or survive) the heatwave.

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Fashion Fix

• Want for Winter - quilted black boots.
• Cute Herschel or similar backpacks.
• For work - peplums are figure hugging and flattering (pending on a good style no horizontal lines.
• Style alert : Checkered shirts - red, purple, blue, black, white, green, all colours were evidently visible across alot of Europe stores including Berksha, Zara, H&M and Vera Moda.

Shopping Fix

• A wrap-up of a great beginning to fantastic fashion from USA, Europe and Japan!
• H&M, GAP, Forever 21, UNIQLO and ZARA have opened up in Macquarie Centre!
• To add to that, for all the beauty lovers out there, Sephora has opened in Pitt Street Mall, along with the flagship UNIQLO in Mid City Centre.
• Muji is on its way and so is Mark & Spencer!
• p.s: Sale time @ H&M and Zara. 
• H&M shopping spree... deep orange dress with orange belt, black/yellow floral elastic dress, dotted white black pants, white symbol black work pants, biege dress pants, navy blue swimsuit set, floral skinny jeans, denim shorts and more.
• Forcast - Cece Peplum Wine skirt

Music Fix

*English, Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean Music*

          

 
• A-Mei 张惠妹 - 這樣你還要愛我嗎
• A-Mei 张惠妹 - 三月
• A-Mei 张惠妹 - 偏执面
• Big Bang - Number One (classic never fades)
• See - Ya - Shoes + Part 2 - Crazy Love Song (bittersweet love song)
• Tablo - Eyes, Lips, Nose
• Coastline Feat. Madelin Zero - Alone With You(Chillout Remix) (I can't help but immerse myself in a different realm wrapped in memories, when I'm listening to this song.

A-Mei's new album Faces of Paranoia deserves a mention, highly recommended, a soulful, emotionally powerful album from talented A-Mei. The clips are unique, her voice strong and moving - be prepared for a great music fix when you decide to reminiscence the bitter sweet memories of love. 

TVB TV fix Wrap of 2014 Must watch

• Tiger Cubs 2 7/10- if you like drama and action this is a series for you, the sequel to the popular and successful Tiger Cubs 1 - only 10 episodes, but 90 minutes per an episode. Featuring Linda Cheng.
• Triumph in the Skies 2  9/10- starring Chi Lam Cheung, Myolie, Fala Chen, Samuel Chan, Ron Ng and an array of star studded cast, you can't miss this fun, mellow, romantic, energetic, inspiring and scenic sequel to Triumph in the Skies 1 from 10 years ago. If you don't like the sweeter things... you will at least love the flight simulations and airport theme throughout the film, and hopefully appreciate more of the hard work by air hostess, pilots and airport staff day to day.

• Over Achievers 8.5/10 - starring Miss Hong Kong 2013, Raymond Wong and a star studded cast. A brilliant strong cast, great theme song, interesting modern story line that evolves around social media apps, shares and the office.

Movie Fix

• Horseplay (Hong Kong) - 7/10 (Kelly Chen, Wong Cho Lam) A story that involves a trip from Hong Kong to Europe to recover lost artefacts. A feel good, nice movie if you don't want to delve too much into action, strategy or mind boggling movie material.
• Girls (Hong Kong) - 7/10 - (Fiona Sit, Vaness Wu) - a cute movie about three girls, their complicated love lives, their friendship and ...beautiful dresses and parties - an overall feel good friendship movie.
• Aberdeen (Hong Kong) - 8.5/10 (Miriam Yeung, Gigi Leung, Louis Koo)- moving, very believable story line with a serious look at social concerns and acceptance.
• Tiny Times 3 - 6.5/10
• Women, Men and Children - 8/10 - Featured at the St.George Open Air Cinema 2015 - this film explores the problems faced by our society today due to social media, technology and basically the inability to put down the phone or laptop,in return of a book. We sometimes forget to communicate to each other in the most powerful ways that we were always meant to.
• Penguins of Madagascar - 6.5/10
• Theory of Everything (must see list)
• Hunger Games 7/10
• Edge of Tomorrow - 8.5/10 - Brilliant movie, story line, message and plot
• Interstellar (must see list)

Quick Fast Food Fix

• Lauduree pastries... literally anything from the Champ Elysses store... beautiful,crispy pastries
• Hermes -Petit Biscuits
• Pods - Cookies and cream flavour
• Korean bento spicy pork $12.50 - lunch @ Rhodes Shopping Centre - comes with spring rolls, a prawn tempura, vegetable tempura, miso soup and vegetables. There is also a hamburger bento box which comes with potato noodes $15.00
• Incredible fried chicken (spicy and fried original)$18/$16
• Hot Star chicken @ Hot Star (from Taiwan!) $7.95
• The Burger Project $9 up burgers - Kimchi beef burgers, bacon and egg burgers, beef cheese burgers, fried chicken burgers yes anything to do with burgers - created by chef Neil Perry, a nice hangout with friends, don't forget to try their fries too!
• Pork dumplings and handmade noodles
• Pork Roll from Rhodes J's Catering $5 for a pork roll - yum!

Tech and Anime Fix 

• Want list - Danboard,Sony smart watch and Oculus 3D glasses

Life Fix

• Sometimes you have to be a shark and attack the day!
• Walk and talk like a winner
• Do what is essential
• Have priorities and objectives
• Make your own rules
• Ask for what you want
• Be grateful, and have a grateful heart.
• Find and see the beautiful in others

Hope you have a lovely month bloggers and blog walkers, happy new year 2015!  Liz~ xx 

july.twentythirteen

It's been a busy month but it's time to get back into it!

JULY.TWENTYTHIRTEEN.

Winter is truly underway and showed its true colours the past two months. Time to get your favourite scarves, gloves and boots out if you haven't already.

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Fashion Fix

• Have you the smart looking ankle boots? They are a real hit this Winter, compliment it with a fitting jacket or trench-coat and you are out to make a nice fashion statement ;).
• Corn/ Bubble scarves... they are bulky, oversized but more importantly WARM, choose a colour that represents you.
• One word : SCARF

Shopping Fix

• Are you in Sydney? Do you like Zara? if you do their SALE is on now in Pitt Street Mall, Westfield store. I havent' checked out the Westfield Bondi Junction store as yet, but I imagine it would be on sale as well! Many items are discounted from women,kids to men, so it's time go shopping!

Music Fix

*English Music*

• The Great Gatsby Album!
• The XX - Together 
• Will.i.am - Bang Bang 
• Lana Del Ray - Blue Jeans
• Hearts a Mess - Gotye

*Chinese Taiwan Japanese and Korean Music*

 


• G.E.M 邓紫棋 - Bubble
• G.E.M 邓紫棋 - Hourglass
• Epik High - Maze (feat. MYK)
• Epik High - UP (feat. 2NE1)

TVB TV fix

• Change of Heart 好心作怪 - Currently watching up to Episode 25, there are 30 episodes planned for airing. Main actors include Michael Mui, Bosco Wong and main actresses include Nikki Chow and Joey Meng. 

Movie Fix

• Despicable Me 2 - 8.5/10
• Iron Man 3 - 8/10

Quick Fast Food Fix

• Ricotta Cannoli 
• Bacon and egg roll with BBQ and Aioli sauce from Harberfield Garnish
• Wice crackers - rice crackers 
• KOFOO Fried chicken
• Noggi Taro and Green tea yogurt

Life Fix

• If not today...when?
• Always wait and listen, learn from experience. Learn from your daily life.
• You got to be IN it to WIN it...if you don't try, you don't know
• Are you and I perchance caught up in a dream from which we have not yet awakened?

Hope you have a lovely month bloggers and blog walkers ^_^.  Liz~ xx