American Apparel Flea Market!

So last Friday I headed to Brick Lane with my boyfriend and a friend after uni for the American Apparel sale. I also went to the one last year and it was pretty good despite the riots! So this year I was expecting the same but to be honest it wasn't as great! Even though it was pretty well organised it was hard finding anything for me or what I wanted, but then again I am very picky. We probably spent about two hours there since we couldn't decide what to buy (apart from the boyfriend, he was done within 30 mins). It got to closing time and security were screaming telling everyone to queue to pay so I started panicking because I STILL COULDN'T DECIDE...I really hate being indecisive sometimes...bring broke didn't really help either. Eventually I came out with a jacket, blazer, cardigan and a dress for £77. And even after that I wasn't happy! I still think I picked them out of panic, not that I didn't like any of them , I just thought I could have got better! Plus all the stuff that I did want didn't fit me, damn you Summer time for making me putting on about half a stone! =[ Anyway here are some pictures which I got my boyfriend to take on his phone hehe. :)

After that draining event, we headed to Cinnamon for some curry! :D Mmmmmmm, plus we used our tastecard...THE POWER OF DISCOUNTS! If you don't know what the tastecard is then you need to! It's a discount card which gives you 50% or 2 for 1 in thousandssssssssssss of restaurants in London, it costs £70 for the card which lasts for 1 year but trust me it is so worth it, after a few meals that'll cover up the £70 so imagine how much you'll be saving for the whole year! It has also made me try new restaurants which is really fun!

Okay back to uni work now, I really want a strawberry cheesecake to keep me going. Sighs*

Goodnight!

SICK.

When I saw the news of a 2 year old girl (Yue Yue) being run over by a lorry in China, being run over again by another lorry and have 18 passers by ignore her I was so traumatised, livid and upset. Are they even human?? I couldn't believe what I was watching. What set me off even more was watching the first driver run over the girl with the first set of wheels, hardly checks what he just hit and carries on driving, crushing the girl once more. It sickens me so much every time I think about it, seeing such a young girl just lie there with no one helping her, seeing strangers look at her and walk straight past. I know why the passers by chose to ignore the little girl, as one person wrote online: 'Would you be willing to throw your entire family's savings into the endless whirlpool of accident compensation? Aren't you afraid of being put into jail as the perpetrator? Have you ever considered that your whole family could lose happiness only because you wanted to be a great soul?" I just do not understand it at all, is that really the first thing you think of when you see a person dying?? Even though I am Chinese, I did not grow up there, so I do not fully understand their way of life, their politics and laws. But I am human, and the fact that these people did not show the slightest reaction apart from just stare for a few seconds from what I could tell completely baffles and sickens me. Yes, the parents shouId have kept an extra eye on her, but it does not dismiss that fact that you completely ignored someone dying in a pool of blood. I can go on about this for so long but I'll just keep venting to myself, I just felt I had to let this out somehow, without screaming about it constantly. I hope the drivers and the people who ignored Yue Yue feel deep guilt and pain for a LONG, LONG time. Thank you to the old woman who actually tried to help her, this reminds me that not all the people out there are heartless. I hope you make it through Yue Yue.


Quote and full article from : http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/17/toddler-hit-and-run-china

FOOD!

I'm such a big foodie, I love to cook and eat out (a reason why I'm always broke). On Friday I was out with my boyfriend and we decided to go to Wagamama for dinner. It's been about 3 years since I've eaten there, I kind of neglected it after finding Misato (China Town, Wardour Street). We ordered Chicken Katsu Curry, Gyoza and Yaki Udon, it was nice but my curry had a very strong clove flavour which put me off just a little but apart from that it was a good dinner. :)

I'm pretty sure the waiter was hitting on my boyfriend, he found it so awkward haha! Now... where to eat next?

Amazing spaces

I have always been interested in interior design and architecture and if I was not studying fashion design I would have probably gone towards this area! I came across some pictures on a friends tumblr page of interior spaces and I have to say they look amazing! 

I love the way lighting can change the atmosphere of a room. One day I'd like to design my own house, let's get this education rolling and get a job! :)

Dries Van Noten Spring 2012 RTW

Was this collaboration fate? I hope so. The night scape prints of James Reeve combined with Dries Van Noten subtle Spanish and Italian couture shapes created a relaxed and modern attitude. The clean tailoring also helps interpret this into an everyday wardrobe, since shaping made from ruffles and gathering can sometimes look dated. 

         This is definitely one of my favourite collections of this season; the clash of monochrome and bright colours of blocked landscape jungle prints and 18th century etchings made it very cool and elegant, especially with the simple but chic silhouettes using light and crisp cottons and linen like fabrics. The prints definitely came to life in this collection. 

Cass Art student day!!

After uni a friend and I made our way to the Cass Art store in Angel. The Cass Art store supplies all types of creative art materials and after receiving an e-mail about their student day I couldn't wait to go - despite very long queues and crowds which made tube stations at peak times seem like a walk in the park.
             Before we even got to the store I saw a gigantic queue going down a different road and I knew that was the line. I am a very impatient person but seeing as Cass Art wasn't going to hold another event like this for another 6 months, I stayed put (good thing I bought a big packet of Skittles beforehand).


 Why the big excitement?
- 15% off everything
- an Artist Quality Box worth £35 with any purchase of £1
- an exclusive Student Day discount booklet with 24 offers
- plus goodie bags, competitions, discounts from local bars and restaurants and free frozen yoghurt! (my main reason for going... I love my frozen yoghurt).


So, after lugging my heavy bag around for a good half hour in the store, my friend and I took turns waiting in the paying queue after realising that the line was moving so slowly we could have gone around the store picking more items. I bought a bunch of different sized sketch pads, gouache, mechanical pencils, art storage box, A4 portfolio, Indian ink all for £42.92 which was a bargain seeing as some were already on sale and I got the 15% on top!


I wanted to take pictures of the queue but I had no flash! So I took photos of my purchased items :) better than no photos right?

Sorry for the bad quality, I need a new camera (or some skills).