I got Seoul

Grilled kalbi tacos with kimchi salsa - one of the best things I've eaten in my life. HK needs a Grill5taco NOW

K-pose ^_^

I'm not sure why it took me so long to plan a trip to Seoul. Considering it's only a 3 hour flight away and Korean food being my for-sure, forever favorite cuisine, it was only a matter of time before I visited the mother land of all that is yummy in this world. And it was exactly as I imagined - skin care galore, cutie shops and seriously good food. There were still a few surprises; everyone speaks fluent put-you-to-shame mandarin, they really love their Americanos and ajumas are weirdly aggressive when it comes to subway seats. I can't believe this trip was only a month ago because I'm totally ready to go again. 5 epic meals a day, the coolest bar in the world and an abundance of facial sheet masks - why not?

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the other side

I've lived in Hong Kong pretty much my entire life but it took a non-local, super-cutie to introduce me to parts of the city that I've never been to. A rainy afternoon spent exploring bookshop cafes, old-people parks and trying to mesh in with the b-ball kids, while Aimee unleashed her camera sorcery to photograph our baby expedition. I warned her that I am extremely awkward in front of the camera, instantly obvious when she asked me to pull something similar to a copper-tone baby pose, which ended up with both of us just laughing at my epic FAIL.

Our upcoming project hopefully will ensue water, rocks and a munchkin named Obi. The internetzzz is filled with weirdos and freaks but then once in a while it brings you little gems you don't know how you lived without like cantomemes, crazy cuteness and Miss Aimee Han.

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flower power BAM!

Narcissus~~~

恭喜發財 (Happy Chinese New Year)!!! As per our CNY tradition, I took a gander around the flower market (twice) to try and inhale as much good luck as my bulbous nose can take and pick some pretty bloooooooooms for our house. Not sure if you can tell from the photos but the CNY flower market is packed like sardines and there is actually a walking speed limit of 5km/h. It's the only OMFG-crowded situation I will willingly place myself in, but anything to get constant whiffs of the Narcissus plants which basically smell like Tempo tissue on steroids. MMMMMmmmMMMmmmmm!

gossiping away with superwowomg

[American Apparel tee and skirt, Helmut Lang denim jacket, Prada backpack, Alexander Wang Kori shoes, Persol sunglasses]

Contrary to everyone and their mom wearing red, I spent majority of my 5 day CNY weekend wearing black (what's new). I'm pretty much addicted to this bb-sized, 20 year old Prada backpack because there's nothing better than the convenience of two fully functioning hands. I also spent my 5 day sleeping, eating mountains of turnip cake, watching mind-numbing amounts of TV and getting sucked into the black hole that is our couch.

Hope everyone has an aweeeessssome year of the snake! Eat lots, be happy lots and remember not to cut your hair or count your lai see for the first 15 days!

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the real deal

[American Apparel lace dress, Cole Haan x Jen Brill shoes, Robert Glergerie clutch]
[Zara shirt and blazer, J.Crew wool tie, Lanvin lapel pin, Drakes silk pocket square]

There are pretty much only two occasions a year that I properly get dressed up for; our anniversary and my man's birthday. So this is what I wore to the latter. I realize that my idea of "dressed up" is probably your casual friday getup but ordinarily I never dress this fanceh. I snatched up this American Apparel lace dress at 50% off because I'm Asian and can't resist a good deal and also because it reminds me of Dolce & Gabbana FW10 (or all seasons). I paired it with my worn-to-death leather jacket to balance out the girliness. I'm not sure why I didn't get a better picture of the Cole Haan x Jen Brill shoes because the tassel laces and ox-blood red color are !!!!.

To celebrate, we hit up Blue Butcher for some real-deal steak and buttery bone marrow. I try not to post shitty photos taken in low low light, but the bone marrow is too ZOMG to ignore. Another epic meal for my epic belly but I was kind of disappointed to find out at the END of it that the waiter forgot to offer us our choice of sauces. Every little bit counts.

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