Thinker Blogger Award

Argh! Sorry it took so long! The lovely Fashion Ivy nominated me for a Thinker Blogger Award and I'd been neglecting to answer these questions for quite a while now. So here I go...

What is the story behind the name of your blog and nickname?

Frankly speaking it took me ages to decide on the name of this blog. I finally decided to call it "Fashion Tidbits" because what I hope to do is provide small insights, a bit of this and a bit of that; tidbits of my interest in fashion, art, and style. It will always be tidbits because considering the fact that my background has absolutely no relation to the world of fashion at all I can't quarantee any major insider-information but can only share my small but sincere interest, excitement and curiosity I derive from this world.

What has been your best and worst blogging experience?

I think my best blogging experiences have involved getting that "first" comment (I think I had heart palpitations!) and on those days when I discover something and I feel as if "oooh! I'd better write about that on my blog!". Thankfully, I haven't had any bad blogging experiences, possibly spam but i enjoy deleting as much as I enjoy eating the delicacy!:P
Oh and also possibly the impending doom of writer's block....oh please...may that day never come.

What do you think/ want to happen to your blog in 2008?

I hope that readers will never tire of reading my blog and I hope to improve my commentary writing skills because I don't think I am that articulate as I wish to be.

So, there it is. I hope I haven't bored you to death. Now I'm going to nominate each of these wonderful blogs (I apologize beforehand if you've already been nominated):

Fruchtzwerg's Island
All of this is life
Chic closet
Madam Tam Tam
I <333 Design

Canine cafe

Here are the pictures that I took when I went to Cafe Bau House, which is a dog cafe situated in HongDae (홍대). A dog cafe is literally a cafe where you can have drinks and easy food while you hang out with the dogs who just wander around, sleep around, climb-on-the-chairs around- the whole cafe doing what they please. The dogs are owned by the owner of the cafe (some were probably strays) but occasionally there are dogs who are being baby-sat or hotel guests too. Aren't they handsome fellas and girlies? Overall, it's a great place to hang out and play with small and BIG, fluffy canines for dog-lovers (like me!). I tried not to chuckle too much about the arbeit students who are principally there to sponge up the continual flow of pee pee off the floors! :D

Happy b'day to moi

The big day is finally here. I want to thank everyone sincerely for all their early birthday wishes! Let me leave you with this picture that I took yesterday when I went to Bau House, a dog cafe in front of HongDae(홍대). I spent many an hour sipping my drink and hanging out with the dogs. I have a feeling that these cafes are entirely Korean creations. Will post more pictures soon.

One day left

till my birthday...or should I say 29 minutes left at this very moment. Unfortunately I don't know much about the world of make-up (I really wish I did though) and it's proper application processes. I tend to slap, smear my stuff on, but I do use a powder compact, lipgloss (though I am a chapstick girl at heart) and occasionally apply mascara. Today I got my first MAC purchase- Slimshine Lipstick in 'Ultra-Elegant'. I really wanted to try out that nude, natural look so I tried to get something similar to that without making me look like a hospital patient. Anyways, it's a lovely, creamy natural beige colour which was perfect for me because I was sick of ALWAYS getting pink-coloured shades for my lips.Has anyone tried these? I think that they're pure genius! I don't enjoy the taste of lipstick and I dislike the over-gooeyness of lipgloss but this falls right in between consistency-wise and it smells like chocolate! I am so in love with this right now. 'Bare' is also a lovely neutral shade and I recommend it fully!

Smelling happy

Well, I promised to show you what was in the birthday box so here it is. It's perfume by my favourite Ralph Lauren! It was a complete surprise for me, I truly had no idea.'Lauren Style' smells citrus-like and musky. Further research tells me that vanilla, gardenia and magnolia are the other key components and surprisingly I am not sneezing it all away (very glad I'm not!) because strong fragrances tend to make me sneeze and scrunch my nose up in a funny way. Since we're on the topic of perfume, I'm wondering what your favourite scent is? My nose can handle: Chanel No.5, Poison by Christian Dior, Poeme by Lancome (my mother's scent!), Coco Mademoiselle by Chanel and Green Tea by Elizabeth Arden. I have a really hard time picking the right scent for myself and I never end up getting any of the 'heavy-stuff' but opt for Eau de Toilettes that are light (but the problem with these is that the smell almost disappears as fast as you spritz it). Are there any other perfumes you could suggest for me to get in the future and that you think my nose could handle?