Mid-Autumn Festival! お月見祭り

Mid-Autumn Festival has arrived again! 

Vans: Hello Kitty Slip-On (Blue/Red)

Vans: Hello Kitty Slip-On (Azalea Pink/True White)

Cherry Scones

Another spontaneous baking day where my dear Mother requested homemade scones after passing by some large scones in a bakery. I made some cherry scones immediately when I arrived back (*^^*)

My cloud obsession...

by Me

It's very unusual for us to have so much sun here... hehehe... Although one can already feel the autumn bitterness seeping through, there has been a lot of sunshine lately. Perhaps a delayed summer sun. 

Because I'm now on instagram, I'm gaining a lot more enjoyment from taking photos. I used to take random photos of everything and anything but these would end up locked away in some cupboard in a box, or in some folder stored away in a remote place on my laptop where I will never open again.

Photography is certainly a good way to relieve stress. A lot of things are happening right now and although I wouldn't say I'm 'stressed' as such, I'm certainly very busy... and regardless of how busy I am, I always try to find something that takes my mind elsewhere, away from work. What I really would like right now is to restart my piano regimes.. but I simply do not have the time or energy for it until after this important phase of my PhD. I guess listening to my music playlist will have to do for now *^^*

Vans: Hello Kitty Slip-On (Black/Red)

Back from conference!

Conference Venue

Hey everyone!


As you may have worked out, I am back from the conference/business trip I was on. It was tiring and stressful (only because I don't like socialising and schmoozing old cronies hahahaha). Otherwise it was wonderful!!!

I'm on Instagram now, finally. I had the app for two years and never used it. (*^0^*) that's typical me.
So now I'm photographing loads *^^* well, I haven't started doing it a lot more, I'm just publishing my photos now instead of letting them rot somewhere in a drawer or in a folder on my computer hehe!

So here are some photos from my Instagram of the conference venue and my hotel room, which had a kingsize bed!

Vans: Hello Kitty Sk8-Hi Slim Sneakers (Black/True White)

☆Today is ♡ Japanese Matcha Green Tea Cupcake Day!!! ☆

☆Today is ♡ Japanese Matcha Green Tea Cupcake Day!!! ☆ ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ♡

Yes, as the title suggests, it's another baking day for this Hello Kitty apron girl!

Vans: Hello Kitty Authentic Sneakers (Hawaiian Ocean Blue/Hot Pink)

Valentino Fall/Winter '12 Advert Campaign

Enter into the sublime mood of the Valentino Fall Winter 2012 ad campaign shot by the legendary photographer Deborah Turberville. The film was filmed on set at the historical Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi in Palermo, Sicily.

The Burberry Rose Gold Collection

View the limited edition collection, celebrating the launch of Burberry Body Rose Gold Eau de Parfum. The range features beautifully crafted trench coats, dresses and accessories in elegant silk, intricate lace and striking metallic leather

砂のお城 Suna no Oshiro by Kanon Wakeshima

Still Doll by Kanon Wakashima

Vans: Hello Kitty Authentic Sneakers (Black/Passion Flower Pink)

Business Trip ~ Conference

Hey girls, guys and lil' ones!

I'm off on my first official business trip, to a conference for the British Academy of Management (*^^*)

So I've been busy packing and double checking I've not forgotten anything behind. Oh and preparing my notes for my presentation: it's going to be in this hall with a chairman at the back, oh boy haha.

It'll be fine and I'm sure my boss/colleague/supervisor has my back if I need it. We both talk like machine guns hahahahahaha. So I'm going to rock this world and blast the professors and geeky nerds to smitherines *^0^* hahaha.
I wonder how many PhD students are presenting... by the sounds of it not many PhD students (especially those who haven't even completed their first year) write papers...

Hello Kitty in Kimono at お台場 Odaiba, Tokyo

Recently seen at a store in Odaiba's new shopping mall "Diver City". Hello Kitty in Kimono, and yes, she had feet and was wearing Geta sandals as well. 
The size of this kitten certainly caught some attention!

Cupcakes: Gone in 60 seconds...

ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ I made fluffy cherry sultana cupcakes!!!

Yes, the Hello Kitty apron donning fairy is back! Once again, I've put on my pink apron and decided to make cupcakes for my dearest. I used a different recipe this time and they were looser and fluffier, but somehow I preferred the softer and smoother texture of previous ones.

I literally just got back from eating them. Spontaneous baking is the best (*^^*)

Anyhow.. I barely managed to get any photos because they were all gone within seconds of them being put on a plate!!! Here are my photos fresh from the oven... 

Waiting for my fluffies to turn golden....

Yay they are ready!! On multi-coloured polka dot and mini star paper cases ♡ ☆

12 seconds after....

Vans: Hello Kitty Authentic Lo-Pro Sneakers (Black/Red)

My NEO ネオ Magazine (August and September)

This is an awesome magazine about Asian things including; anime, manga, movies, collectables, culture, music and interviews of all sorts!!

So I thought I'd share my photos of my August and September issues (*^^*)

AUGUST ISSUE: Blue Exorcist (Front) x The Untold Story (Back)

My hardcopy..

Click on any image to enlarge

SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Princess Resurrection (Front) x The Gazette: Ruki (Back)

世界の終わり SEKAI NO OWARI 『スターライトパレード』(Starlight Parade) Music Video

A really soothing and calming song... (*^^*)♥

My Doraemon Special Edition Manga

There was a lot of Doraemon things in Hong Kong whilst I was there, so I picked up these two manga books that introduce the 45 opening works of Doraemon...

Doraemon 100th Anniversary Exhibition Visit

My cousin visited the Doraemon Exhibition in Hong Kong...

Credits: Cousin

100 Years of Doraemon! 100th Anniversary!!!

Milka Chocolate

This is just a random post (*^0^*) but...

I just thought I'd tell you: chocolate is good for you! Hehehe.

And here is some chocolate (*^.~*)

My Handmade Japanese Washi Paper Box

I handmade a Japanese craft paper box not long ago. It's made from Japanese Washi 和紙. There are several types of these for different uses, but they are often used to bind books, make boxes and other handmade crafts such as origami. Washi is charactistically flexible, almost like cloth, which makes it a beautiful material to work with.

It's difficult to see in the photos, but the pattern on my washi boxes has gold and metallic shimmer on it and is reminiscent of the gold thread on kimono silks.

I've used this box as a scent box, and have placed sandalwood balls inside that have been lightly soaked in lavendar oil to fill my bedroom with a light, calming fragrance. I'm not so interested in burning incense, so I thought I'll find my own way of diffusing fragrance in my room (*^^*)

Perhaps it'll invoke sweet dreams ❤

My New Pearl Bracelet

Pearls mean honesty, integrity, pureness, calmness and concentration. 

They're sometimes called the "Teardrops of the Moon", and are often associated with water, the Moon and Angels. Some people believe they are formed by the the passage of Angels.

Asians, such as the Chinese and Japanese believe pearls to bring luck and good fortune.

A symbol for elegance and femininity.

My mother bought me this today as she said it suited me.

 So, I thought I'll post it here with my Obsidian bracelet and one of my favourite charms (*^^*). I wear the black Obsidian bracelet all the time as I've become accustomed to having it with me at all times. I just feel comfortable with it.

Hope you like it!

Pretty ☆ Cupcake Papercases ❤

Got some pretty, cute paper cases for my baking (*^^*) 

They would look so cute with my cake stand too! 可愛い〜

Wasabi Calbee Prawn Crackers

わさび！☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

I absolutely love Calbee Prawn Crackers and these are the Wasabi version, which means they're smothered in Wasabi powder. It's too good to be true. (*^0^*) I like the original version too..

Spontaneous muffin cake day!

So today I donned my Hello Kitty apron (yes, Hello Kitty) and decided to bake cupcakes with whatever I can find (*^^*)

Turns out the cherries and sultanas were too heavy and large for my mixture that they sunk to the bottom. But nonetheless they were delicious and sold out in 2 minutes! My parents were chomping one after one Hehe (*^0^*). Everyone was so eager to eat them they ended up with burnt tongues haha!

My brother came back and asked for more.. but they were all gone by then! Bless, I'll make more next time (*^^*)

My home economics teacher had always said I had a talent for baking (*^.~*)

Also, it meant that today I could use my cake stand hehe!! Oh and my polka dot papercases....