spring hiatus.

i am currently dealing with some things. i will put this blog and commission-based work on hold for now. i really would appreciate your understanding :)

mid-week confession.

sometimes, you can't say things out loud.. for all sorts of different reasons, so it's better to just write them down. even if it's just for yourself to read.

spring has sprung, 2011.

it's time for tea and pink lemonade sessions! i don't know if i'm the only one out there, but i get really excited every time i open a bottle of snapple because there's always these interesting fun facts that comes with it.

oh, i'm also working on my spring 2011 cahier, it's about time i made another one. originally, i was planning on making a cahier per season, but that didn't work out so well because i simply do not have the time.

you may have seen my spring 2010 cahier.. i can't believe it's been a year since then. time flies. stay tuned for new pages of my spring 2011 cahier!

ps. do you have any spring resolutions?

patience, is what you need.

laying low.

only for the weekend. be back soon. hope you have yourself a nice weekend :)

a bittersweet life.

it's just how life is. it can't be all pretty and perfect all the time. there's always the ups and down. that's the harsh truth of life, in my opinion. but no matter what, you'll be okay in the end. you just have to be strong enough to get through whatever life throws at you.

enlarging the future.

edited for good reason :)

someone emailed me asking me questions about my doodles and i just had the chance to reply it. and so i thought i'd share it here too, since there may be some of you guys out there who is wondering about the same things. here goes..

i started doing my doodles out of fun and boredom. the name "notebook doodles" was not particularly made for what it is today, i don't know if that makes sense. but i didn't expect or plan it to turn out this way. it sort of just happened by itself.

and yes, previously people do compliment me on my handwriting but that wasn't the reason why i started my blog. and they never actually recommend or persuade me to do anything with my handwriting, it was just simply passing-by comments :)

some of the quotes on my doodles are not 100% from me. i always credit whoever it is by and well for those ones, they are already very well written. as for the quotes that i do make on my own, they come straight from my head, they are pretty much my thoughts, actually. so no, i don't really use books or other tools to make my thoughts sound better. they really are just my raw thoughts put out there as a doodle.

four colors.

it has been a while since i posted anything nail polish related. but here's one. i recently caved into buying topshop nail polishes. i really thought that the packaging was simple but cute! i bought "sketch" and "galactic", i haven't tried the latter because i haven't been wanting to wear anything dark on my nails lately. the color "sketch" reminds me of chanel's paradoxal minus the shimmer, which is interesting.

i also bought some opi classic back-ups, "you don't know jacques" and "tickle my francey". the photo isn't really doing justice to "you don't know jacques" because it's much darker in real life. if you are thinking of buying nail polishes and don't know where to start, i would suggest these two :) one is a nice nude/neutral color and the other is a very wearable taupe-ish color.

what colors have you been having on your nails, lately?

fact.

mid-week blues.

this is for anyone out there, who's reading this and is having the mid-week blues.

hopefully this cheers you up a little bit :)

fun size.

i've always loved fun size chocolates. they're oh-so convenient for you to carry around in your bag. and they are always individually wrapped as well, the convenience! and i hate not being able to finish a whole chocolate bar sometimes..

it's weird how i've stopped eating m&m's peanut as i get older. i used to eat it all the time. i used to get fascinated with the colors and put it on my lips as i eat it. anyways, that was my scrambled eggs for breakfast the other day. and my pocket planner from graphic image :) random phone photos. as usual.

wanderlust and co.

i was recently gifted some lovely rings from wanderlust and co. aren't they super cute? well, they are currently celebrating their 6 months anniversary and they are having a promotion!

1) for 1 week only, the rue cambon & spring sorbet collections are reduced! prices are as marked.

2) purchase above AUD$50 and automatically qualify for FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE.

pretty good deals, in my opinion :) go over and check it out yourselves. and oh, the fun thing about the ring that i'm wearing below, is that it spins. it literally spins!

once a fan, always a fan.

if you've been reading my blog long enough, you'll know that i like gossip girl. and even though it's not showing again for at least another month, i was really content with the cliff hanger in the latest episode. i don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen the episode. but yes, i liked it very much. the best one for the season, i would say.

anyways, i'm a loyal fan when it comes to tv shows. if i liked it once, i would keep liking it. except for one case, glee. i don't seem to enjoy it as much anymore. their first season was amazing but i'm not as psyched as i used to be.

so, what have you been watching?

the most convenient way, for now.

yes. posting phone photos is the most convenient way for me to update my blog these days. it takes less time and i always have my phone with me so i often snap photos here and there, whenever i think it's interesting or just simply because i wanted to record it.

anyways, my recent obsessions are pictured above: black coffee, lemon cake, gyoza and little plants. i can't explain how much i love gyoza. they're just simple and yummy at the same time. i am also a little bit obsessed with soya sauce. it's the little things in life :) right?

what are you recently obsessing about?