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11/28/2009

Hello Summer, you are late

Say goodbye to the mild and drizzly winter and welcome my lovely dry long and hot summer with widely open arms.
人有必要過得這麼認真嗎?
我不清楚
但如果不認真得過生活得話, 廣義來說,每個人從一出生就在等死。與其等死般得過日子,不如尋找一下生命得意義。

我的生活,我所追求的生活,需要有親情,友情,愛情的陪伴,索取知識的渠道和求知的慾望,自然清新的環境,舒服的生活空間,可以做自己喜歡的工作,健康的身體,良好規律的生活作息 和充實的興趣愛好。想到這,我就覺得人生是無比激動和另人期待的。。

 
11/14/2009

Mystery+silence

Unfortunately, in seeing ourselves as we truly are, not all that we see
is beautiful and attractive.  This is undoubtedly part of the reason we 
flee silence.  We do not want to be confronted with our hypocrisy,
our phoniness.  We see how false and fragile is the false self we project.
We have to go through this painful experience to come to our true self.
It is a harrowing journey, a death to self—the false self—and no one
wants to die.  But it is the only path to life, to freedom, to peace,
to true love.  And it begins with silence.  We cannot give ourselves in love
if we do not know and possess ourselves.  This is the great value of silence.
It is the pathway to all we truly want.


Silence stands outside
the world of profit and utility.  It cannot be exploited for profit;
you cannot get anything
out of it.  It is "unproductive,"
therefore it is regarded
as useless.  Yet there
is more help and healing
in silence than in
all useful things.


Have you ever tried mystery google? it's so weird but interesting, basically you get what the person before you searched for and you can never get what you are searching for


MYSTERY GOOGLE






11/12/2009

Suffering from the coldest summer

People always ask me "How to spend less and see more?!"
I have some thoughts for you as this is what i do for living


• Opt for off-season or off-peak stays (why would you want to choose a peak season for travelling when everyone else does, I hate crowed. )

• Don’t go solo—travel with friends or family and share costs (you have no idea how much more it cost when it comes to “single supplement)

• Book early and lock in prices, so as not to be thwarted by exchanged fluctuations (early bird gets the worm, buddy~~)

• Look for rooms with kitchens, complimentary breakfasts and manager’s happy hour buffets (There are many budget hotels or condos where you can make your own food and have dinner under the stars right on the beach. If i travel with family, normally I will look for some nice resort, club med or 5 star hotels, but most of the times I prefer to stay in budget accommodation such as backpackers, farmstay or even hostel where I can make friends, cook and have fun with other people. )

• Shop for currency before leaving (exactly, always plan for the budget, and compare the exchange rate, it can make huge difference)

• Download tokens, specials and coupons in advance (pop into traveler information centre at the airport/city centre when you arrive, most destination have booklet with heaps coupons for traveler, dining, admissions and more)  

• Buy visitor cards or transit passes before you go (get a good transportation is essential for travelling budget, I took public transportation mostly unless travel to south East Asia)

• Splurge on airfare but economize on food and lodging (Why should you waste your precious holiday time waiting in for long transit time?)

• Avoid downtown dining and explore cheaper eating in other neighborhoods (experience the local food is always a treasure and biggest joy for me)

Frankly, this is the coldest summer i have ever had in New Zealand or anywhere else in the world, as you might note,  New Zealand has always had a special relationship with Antarctic, thanks to our location near the bottom of the world, this is the Sign of Global Warming?

I rather believe this is natural, it’s not the end of the world and we are not the cause of it, it just like burning the fossil fuel is not beneficial the environment, now I really experiencing that the global warming does not mean everything gets warmer, it’s more about the weather and temperature extremes than just warming itself. However, whatever the condition turn to, I survive. it's the only time i would have of the same season that my friends and family have in the other hemisphere, let's keep warm together, get over about the cold and move on with life....cest la vie!!

let me share some of my favorites from this season. this definite lighten my freezing nov..


11/10/2009

文化

經過幾次無聊爭吵, 發現标准普通话与台湾标准国语很多发音完全不同,“垃圾”普通话把它叫lājī;国语则将之称lèsè,听起来就象“乐色”,听后差点喷饭。 在台湾,“癌”字最容易引起误会,因为它的读音竟与“炎”一样,都读成yán。这样一来,就麻烦了,“癌症”、“肺癌”与“炎症”、“肺炎”的发音一模 一样,因发音之差造成误诊,岂不冤枉!我們将“口吃”读成kǒuchī;台湾人會認為应该读kǒujī。
 
還有更典型的:


“我和你”的那個“和”字:在內地讀成hé,臺灣則讀成hàn(汗)
“滑稽”,大陸讀huáji(滑機),臺灣讀ɡūji(古機)     我現在才知道台灣這樣讀...
“液體”,大陸讀yètǐ(意體),臺灣讀yìtǐ(頁體)     
“攜帶”,大陸讀xiédài(鞋帶),臺灣讀xídài(西帶)    
“一艘”,大陸讀yīsōu(一搜),臺灣讀yīsāo(一騷)
“曝光”,大陸讀bàoɡuānɡ(報光),臺灣讀pùɡuānɡ(舖光)
“包括”,大陸讀bāokuò(包擴),臺灣讀bāoɡuā(包瓜)  
“通緝”,大陸讀tōnɡjī(通及),臺灣讀tōngqī(通汽)
“挾持”,大陸讀xiéchí(?持),臺灣讀jiāchí(夾持/霞持)
“追悼”,大陸讀zhuīdào(追到),臺灣讀zhuīdiào(追掉)
“懸崖”,大陸讀xuanyá(懸牙),臺灣讀xuanái(懸一ㄞˊ)
“說服”,大陸讀shuōfú(ㄕㄨㄛ服),臺灣讀shuìfú(睡服)



其實也沒甚麼好吵得, 文化差異而已。 還是溝通最重要




11/5/2009

the bottleneck i encountered

Recently, i have found some primary mates who i knew for 20yrs.  yea,  we just bumbed into to each other randomly. no joking, i knew them since i was 6! even though we haven't been contacted each other since we graduated, but for all these year, i have a place for them in my heart...i have discovered we are all connected to each other with the same network by having a lot of common friends, hang out at the same places...im pretty sure we have walked passed each other many times, i was too young and ignorant to understand, but i was always touched by the instant friendliness and unforced generosity with which i was greeted. gosh, thanks to this amazing internet..

yea, internet! since i m living in middle of no where, i must say this youngest country is so lack of social life. therefore i shop online... a lot..these are the thing i purchased lately or going to purchase. you have no idea how handy and addictive it comes to.... oh..and back to the topic. i couldn't really decide the dates i m heading to europe..either in Feb? in that case i can stopover for chinese new year at home, or this month that i can have better deal and decent weather. i can't decide...anyone can decide for me? Dandan, are you going to be in AMS this month or Feb? Anyway, i just felt it's remarkable how travel leads to curious chance encounters which then lead to other meetings, sometimes years later..



Is it too much red or shoes?



11/3/2009

三千煩惱絲--》 bob hair?!

最近我一直帶有很強的靜電,單純的接觸電器也能使我導電,前段時間吹頭髮風筒還無故燒起來, 用電腦的時候別人碰我身上都隱約有很強磁場,頭髮毛髮都會豎起,手指會刺痛,身邊的人也常被我電擊過。 是身體狀態不好,酒喝多了,衣服材質關係還是氣候?這也讓我在想是不是時候把一頭又厚又多又乾的煩惱絲清減一下呢? 明知道短髮不適合自然卷,可是還是好想試試看。怎麼辦咧?!這幾天一直等下雨天光腳去草地放電,偏偏就不下雨,跟我作對是嗎?!還是不要氣了, 不然又影響到磁場了,唉, 神經質!



10/30/2009

the highs, the lows

Sometimes, it was reassuring to know that nothing seems obviously wrong or right, high or low.  This is the moment make me feel such complicated, speechless, perhaps, i had missed something, but luck certainly came into me...yes, always
 
10/18/2009

today's weather speaks all......


The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.

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Totally obsess with accessories, from vintage bangles to friendship bracelet. from plastic watch to rings... im so glad my mum gives me some of her collections, and some from my grandma as well. only with them an outfit can be called accomplished.




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i wonder if coco can dress as elegant as them........





10/13/2009

speechless

  • A 2 yrs girl has gone missing for weeks and only just found her deceased body in stormwater drain 20metres away from where she has disappeared.
  • Still no bus services in Auckland since Last Thursday.

10/10/2009

cheap and chic, easy chic

If you don't have much budget spend on clothes and shoes, dun worry, buy stockings, its something worth to invest and easy to match. they are totally my delight pieces

There are times when pushing the limits of the dress up style, and others times could just wanna keep it simple seems like just as much a stroke of genius and easy chic. stocking is always the perfect tool to complete the outfit.





10/9/2009

short hair, platform, long legs and more

If, only if i could get rid of my round face one day, i will totally cut my hair short and dye it in blonde.



you only need one piece to brighten up the whole outfit. yes, only one is enuf



I have been looking into every single possible ways to make myself looks taller and skinner. as tyra always said, ratio is a lot more important than the height itself.  longer big v top and mini shorts is one of the best match.



this is the most wearable outfit im in love with lately.


lace top and high waist shorts are the 2 key elements for this summer. also matching with leather jacket or long cardigen, you all notice akl got 4 seasons in a day aye? i wouldnt be suprised to have 6 degree when summer's at the corner.


i love alexa chung, you gotta have a pair of nice legs before you can be an it girl. who said green can't match with pink nowadays?

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why didnt anyone ever think of sporty high heels before? like thicky platform?


and alex wang's boots. totally breathtaking...

10/8/2009

一個男人跟兩個女人

我不能說,不該說, 可是還是忍不住不說。 太驚訝了。 還是讓我緩緩,遲些再說好了。
做女人到底是要多精明才不會吃虧啊。 還是要徹底做個傻子才會幸福呢?

10/7/2009

80's Nerdy look is back

As far as i notice, 80"s style are so damn hot , how are we able to look at a piece of vintage and visualize the ways it could be updated? well, Just go with the flow, i am so glad i took serveral pieces from my mum's wordrobe last time. baggy top, long blazer with big shoulder pad and tight pencil skirt and not too mention about the silky high waist pants. Now i started to understand how come she spent half month wages on a pair of lace stocking back then.
 
 A way of living that's not totally in touch with reality, but all the more beautiful because of it.
 
You can't really complete a nerdy look without a pair of vintage glasses. My colleaue once doubt about my glasses, she wonders if it's real glasses or just a piece of accessory.
 
 
Imagine what if you can dress from monday to sunday from age 10-60? How amazing will that be?
 
 
My legs are still sore from tramping, i hope i can get better tomorrow for the run. back to work now :(
 
10/5/2009

it's oversized or you just wanna pretend still YOUNG

Tavi fills into some big shoes
 
 
Lately i ve been searching for slouch pants everywhere for some reason
reason one: Legs looks a lot longer
reason two: Its 80s trend i love
reason three: Matching with my big shoulder boy-friend blazer
reason four: oh hell this is so comfy, a lot better than the high waist skinny jeans i ve got last season.
TOTALLY LOVING IT!!!!
 
satin for spring and  shimmery silk for summer
 
I ve got this topshop boots (left) from Singapore, this remind me how important to get a pair of good leather boots -_-"
 
 
 
 
 
 
             

Less is More

My friends knows i like to dress in bright and colorful, Simple can still be colorful, i like simple sophisticate look for this spring
 
 
Apiece Apart by Laura Cramer and Starr Hout
 
 
My Beloved---Margaret Howell
 
 
10/2/2009

FRESH KIWI AND EDGY FASHION

Lately i ve been obsessed with smoke pacific saury, running, pps and a lot of online shopping. my bday is quiet and peaceful this year, and i love daylight saving.
 
Heading off to Kauaeranga Kauri this weekend
 
Happy Natioanl day everyone
 
Ciao  xoxoxoxox
 
 
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Here are my favourites for new zealand fashion week this year.
 
Zambesi—Masters of the dark
 
 
Alexandra Owen—Show pony
 
 
Juliette Hogan—Ultra-feminine fantasy
 
Kate Sylvester—Punky socialite
 
 
Stolen Girlfriends Club—Appalachian dream
 
 
 
 
 
Twenty-Seven Names—Tailoring for girls (I LOVT IT!!!girls can dress like boys yet still look feminine)
 
9/13/2009

覺悟

等待機會不如期待自己。。
to be or not to be, that's the question

7/21/2009

the worst game ever

 
yea. right..i m bored...too busy to laid back
Looking forward my next holiday in August....Hooray!!!
7/2/2009

they are kinda cute, dun u think so?

  

2009夏


輕微的南風,送來海的香味和曝曬的柏油氣味,使我想起從前的夏天。女孩子肌膚的溫暖、古老的搖滾樂、剛洗好的button-down襯衫、在游泳池更衣室抽的煙味、微妙的預感,都是一些永遠沒有止境的夏天甜美的夢。然後有一年夏天(到底是哪一年?)夢再也沒回來過。


很久沒有感覺到夏天的香氣了。海潮的香、遠處的汽笛、女孩子肌膚的觸覺、潤絲精的檸檬香、黃昏的風、淡淡的希望、夏天的夢……。但是這些簡直就像沒對準的描圖紙一樣,一切的一切都跟回不來的過去,一點一點地錯開了。

白晝的光,如何能夠了解夜晚黑暗的深度呢?

28街上住著各種人。我在18年之間,確實在那裡學到很多東西。街在我心裡牢牢地扎根,回憶中的一切幾乎都跟這裡結合在一起。可是上大學的那個春天,離開這條街的時候,我從內心深處覺得鬆了一口氣。暑假和春假我都回到這裡來,不過大部分時間都在喝啤酒。

31「以後你要做什麼?」老鼠一面用毛巾擦著腳一面考慮。「我想寫小說。你覺得呢?」「當然可以寫呀。」老鼠點點頭。「什麼樣的小說?」「好小說啊,我是 說對自己而言。我並不覺得自己有什麼才能,不過至少每次寫的時候,如果沒有什麼能夠自我啟發的東西的話,我覺得就沒意義,對嗎?」「對呀。」「為自己 寫……不然就為蟬寫吧。」「蟬?」「嗯。」老鼠赤裸的胸前掛著一塊甘迺迪硬幣的墜子,他用手玩弄了一會兒。

「幾年前,我跟一個女孩子兩個人一起去奈良。在非常熱的夏天下午,我們在山路上走了差不多3小時。在那中間我們所遇見的對 象,說起來只有留下尖銳啼聲飛走的野鳥,或者滾落在路邊翅膀啪噠啪噠拍著的蟬而已。因為實在太熱了。「我們走了不久,就在一個夏草長得很美的和緩山坡上坐 下來,吹著舒服的風、擦著身上的汗。斜坡下面有一道深深的濠溝,那對面蒼鬱的樹林裡,有一個像小島一樣高起來的古墳,是以前天皇的,你看過嗎?」我點點 頭。

「那時候我想,幹嘛蓋一個這麼龐大的東西呢?……當然什麼樣的墳墓都有它的意義,什麼樣的人遲早都會死,就是這樣,給了我 一個教訓。不過啊,那東西實在太大了,巨大往往使一個事物往完全不同的方向改變。老實說,那東西看起來簡直就不像墳墓而像座山。濠溝的水面全是青蛙和水 草,而且欄杆旁邊都是蜘蛛網。「我默默地望著那座古墳,耳朵聽著掠過水面的風聲。那時候我所感覺到的心情,實在是語言所無法表達的。不,那不是叫做什麼心 情,簡直就像全身緊緊被包圍起來的那種感覺。也就是說,蟬啦、青蛙啦、蜘蛛啦、風啦,全部化為一體整個流向宇宙去似的。」老鼠這樣說完,把氣泡都跑光的可 樂最後一口喝完。

「每次寫文章的時候,我就想起那個夏天的午後和樹木茂密的古墳來。而且這樣想:如果能為蟬啦、青蛙啦、蜘蛛啦、還有夏草 啊、風啊,寫一點什麼的話,不知道該有多棒!」講完以後,老鼠把兩隻手抱在腦袋後面,默默望著天空。「於是,……你寫了什麼嗎?」「沒有,一行也沒寫,什 麼也寫不出來。」

「真的嗎?」「你們是世上的鹽,」

「?」「鹽若失了味,怎能叫他再鹹呢﹖」(譯注:馬太福音第五章13節)老鼠這樣說。



6/28/2009

My sunday, my weekend

i slept a lot. seems my body has taken charge and is now making my decisions for me. no matter how much i want to do something, if the body decides it would rather sleep . . . then, we sleep. i spent several years feeling really guilty for napping, but i am starting to get the hang of it. hooray for naps - - down with productivity.



5/29/2009

Loss is gain? bullshit!!

sick of the bullshit N nonsense.......
why you give me such a difficult time...why you being so harsh on people...why why why????
GIVE ME A BREAK, i ve done what i can do to make up for it.i have tried my best to deal with it..what else you want from me...............
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....I was just trying to help...T.T

Keep telling myself in past few hours, i dont care dont care dont care.....but actually i do....badly...





5/19/2009

strange as

i used to like stand out from the crowd. feel good to be different but now, strange but comfortably i just wanna be part of crowd, like everyone else, be the ordinerary kid. My current obsession is home decoration, wall papers, cabinets, wall hangers, carpet, kitchenette, oh god, what kinda of people i have turned into. i guess this is what people called moved on....to the next level of life i guess. yes, you need to have a vision of how you be like of a certain time  in the future. btw,  Im not losing weight for the wedding....

keep warm keep healthy and live to the max......
 
Sri Lanka protest in on queen street everyday. it's heartbroken to see the pics on the flyer, love n peace!!

4/1/2009

Yes....then no...Happy...then dejected...

Yes, work sucks...again..my action actually speaks all...complaints totally unneccessary...
 
I am denouncing carbohydrate-free (at night time) becuase i ve accepted the fact that it's impossible for me to lose or gain weight which is curse because you have to accept the way you are...LIKE FOREVER!!!
 
I am definitely eyeing a vintage jazz flat/winter long bright color coat and spend some time to dye/iron/straightening my natural curly hair...do you think bowl cut suits me? i doubt that, well, you know me, always keen for trying new things, might work out as a disaster...
 
I like to think that i m not naive for believing in this however for some, my age and experience would lead them to believe otherwise, sad to see this come, but well, it is another platform for me.
 
Had an random thought last night, i officially decided on a time frame until i open my own boutique i have been dreaming about for years, i have 2 yrs a head of planning, on 2011 will be my grand opening, oh....the excitement!!!
 
This is too sumptuous, i have got both Imac notebook and an Iphone yesterday, has to live with only bread n butter for a while...
 
 
 
3/31/2009

I can't decide...

Whether i should just get an iphone or go for the HTC dream, both adorable, go for the one support google android or the one with heaps fun applications, ahhhhh, hard to decide...
i hate myself being so emotional on those little things, every time i just happen to stumble onto you, i get angry and frustrated that i m not being enriched every single day, i feel like a witch to you. i m sorry i feel to comfy around you this is all i can explain....
 
it's starting to get chilly here, i need a red coat just like this one... 
 
  
 
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