diving boards

 

Source: Nasty Gal Vintage Chanel lookbook/ my own

Good morning everyone! I hope you have a fabulous Saturday today. Drink some coffee and get outta the house a little!

take a seat in the sun

Source: 100layercake/ MiH Jeans Spring 2011 Campaign by Magnus Klackenstam/ unknown/ Blueman/ my own/ unknown/ Erick Basilio for Kurv Magazine

Man, I wish I was somewhere warmer right now///

balance

Source: Photo by Nikolay Biryukov for SnC Mag Sept 2012/my own

It was lovely seeing family and all for Korean Thanksgiving but I'm snuggled up in bed with a cuppa right now n lovin' it.

caramel macchiato & vanilla gelato

By now you probably know that I drink A LOT of Starbucks since I post about it all the time. I promise that I'm not getting paid by anybody to do so- I just love coffee. Now that I think about it I probably should get paid. On a side note, the vanilla gelato at Caffe Bene does not taste like vanilla at all which I think is totally pointless since it tastes like butterscotch.

work it McNeil

A green tea frappuccino and flipping through the summer 2010 catalogue which I picked up on my trip to MyeongDong yesterday. Browsed the ladies racks at H&M...contemplated buying orangey-pink feather earrings...checked out levels 3 & 4 to see what the men's and kid's section had to offer-came out empty-handed. Popped into Forever 21 and got a magenta-crochet skirt on sale which I am going to wear like mad this summer. Was on the hunt for the perfect white shirt but came out of several random streetshops with a pair of peach-coloured shorts complete with a dowdy bow, a red and white sailor t-shirt and a different coloured shirt.
A shopping afternoon with me is as random as it gets.

Angelic lightbulbs & butterfinger pancakes

I feel a countdown coming. Two days left till my official birthday and I age another year. I know I always feel super special on 'my' day but I can't help being a tad grumpy about aging (sorry to whine about it). Anyways, I also know that since it's the holidays I am bloating like a bullfrog from stuffing myself with carbs all day. Today I had a lovely, nice-and-early birthday dinner with a close friend and because she said I should pick the place where we should eat out, I couldn't help choose another brunch cafe. I hope I'm not giving you the impression that I am one of those city-obsessed, Sex and the City-lover type of girl who spends her bucks on expensive brunches and Starbucks because I really don't! I just happened to feel like eating something rich to satisfy my sweet tooth so I picked Butterfinger Pancakes in Apkujung (압구정). Yes, my world is topsy turvy- I felt like eating brunch for dinner and so we did. This was the first time in my life I ate crepes. Crepe Suzette anyone? Coffee was at some modern cafe called 'Take Urban'. I had something made from a Costa Rican blend. The most interesting part of the shop was stuck to the ceiling. I thought to myself that: "those are definitely some cute lightbulbs". But the best part of the night was the sentimental gift ;) Check back tomorrow and I'll show you what it is.

Coffee Prince 1호점

I don't know if you've seen this drama, I don't know if you know that Korean dramas exist at all???!! But not long ago MBC's Coffee Prince 1호점 was a massive hit in Korea. Rarely do I watch dramas from start to finish (or even bother to watch any at all) but this time I have to say I really enjoyed watching the short-yet-sweet series.I'm not going be a spoiler and blab about the plotlines so I will keep my lips sealed for the time being. Anyhow, the series was filmed in a coffee shop during the summer of '07. And heaven behold, I found out sometime later that this same coffee shop had reopened for the public and it's location was in Hongdae! I thought it would be in some rich Kangnam neighbourhood, you see. I happened to have dinner with a friend last week in the Hongdae area and I thought it'd be nice to visit the place so off we went. Looks as if the people refused to change anything about the place because it looked exactly like the way it was when they shooted it. A big pity that the second floor was unavailable for sitting. The coffee was disapointedly just mediocre as with the decor (if truth be told, there are heaps more decorated cafes in Seoul) but it had a warm atmosphere and was surprisingly less busier than I expected. It was nice to look at the doodles on the windows made by the lead actress Yoon Eun Hye. Whether you're a drama-junkie or not, Coffee Prince would be nice to visit on a one-off if you're ever in Seoul- just for all the memories. Location:
Get off Hongdae Station (Subway Line 2) Exit 4. You will see Seven Springs family restaurant right in front. Walk straight ahead until reaching a T-section and turn left. Turn right into the street when you see Hongik Galbee. Keep on walk ing straight and it will be on the right at the end of the long street.

Pecan pie anyone?

Normally I don't mind the rain, I actually like jumping about in the puddles like a kid. It's a similar feeling to tramping around in the fallen leaves during Autumn, but slightly wetter! However, when the sodding rain starts to pour, then stop and then start pouring cats and dogs in intervals- me without an umbrella and wearing very expensive suede boots- I get quite grumpy. I dove headfirst into a nearby coffee shop soaking wet from head to toe into, you know, one of those overpriced coffee chain franchises. As with 'Angel in-us coffee', I was very unimpressed with the inflated prices yet appreciated the quiet atmosphere and while munching on my slice I couldn't help but admire the cute logo and was quite amused reading the boastful 'the world's best coffee'. Wait didn't Starbucks say something like that a while back? or was that Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf or Cafe Pascucci?