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Europe Outfit Diary

Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2014


Listening to: Atlas Hands - Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Dug up some unpublished photos above that Melissa took of me while we travelled in Europe during Exchange, and it made me miss Fall dressing very much. It's hard to get creative with layers here in the tropics where all you want to do is slap on your lightest shirt and shorts and head out of the house. Winter dressing is a little boring because all people see is your coat, but I do enjoy the challenge of getting all your winter accessories coordinated. My trick is to pick a multi-coloured scarf first, then pick the colour of my beanie and gloves according to colours in the scarf! You can see my outfits from London and Scotland where I applied the rule (sorry, that's the best fashion advice I can give other than wear the most colourful socks you can find in your boots cause no one will ever know).

I'm not sure if I miss exchange or the concept of exchange more.

Need. To. Go. Cold. Country. Now.

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Pieces of Ireland

Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2014


Listening to: Berlin - Ry X

Sometimes it's hard to fight the overwhelming urge to just upload all the photos I take when I travel, as if it'll make the trip more worthwhile. This post was particularly therapeutic, because I kind of had to let go of every instinct I had to dump all the pretty pictures here and not care too much. To pull back, I think, is the hardest thing ever. To exercise restraint when editing, to stop yourself from saying those hurtful words that change everything, to avoid thinking about things you shouldn't be thinking of. Anyway, the striking similarities of the rugged Irish coastline to Scotland are hard to ignore - half the time I felt I was back roaming the Scottish Highlands. We were blessed with one single good day on the day it mattered the most, and after that it was storms, wind and rain. People have been asking what is my most favorite city out of all the ones I visited on exchange, and most of the time I say I don't know, because it really is hard to just pick one - but there always is one particular city that pops into the back of my mind straight away, but I never ever tell anyone the truth because somehow sharing it feels private, like you'd prefer to just keep the memory of the city to yourself.

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Columbia Road Flower Market

Posted on Thursday, January 23, 2014


ASOS Longline Coat | Topshop Jeans | Camden Market Wool Hat | Primark Chelsea Boots
C&A Scarf and Gloves | Coach Bag

It isn't spring, but you can still find flowers lining the street along Columbia Road's Flower Market in December! Although it was located in the rather dodgy side of London, the bright weather definitely didn't make Pei Li and myself feel threatened at all. London's East End has this fabulously dirty feel to it that you either love or hate, with make shift tin shops, graffiti lined walls punctuated with wildly coloured mosaics. I half felt like I had stepped into another city (Berlin is that you?) and it's hard to believe I've been to London so many times and not checked out this side of it. The market itself was pretty crowded as it only opens on Sundays - people bustling about with their beautiful bouquets, and kitschy shops lined with the cutest fabrics, cooking tools and knick knacks. My biggest regret of the day was not buying the lovely bundle of dried lavender (£5.00!) but the fact was that it wasn't practical to fly them home to Singapore :'(

Anyway, this is my last post for London (finally)! I've hit the ground running ever since coming back for exchange with all the work and catching up I've had to do that I've hardly had time to feel sad that it's over, but don't worry, it'll hit me soon.