THE PAST 13 DAYS

1. What I wore to school one day

2. American Apparel unboxing

3. Trying on pre-mature skirts that need to be washed/ironed

4. Basic Sunday

5. Pre- gala

6. At gala

7. Fan bing bing at Cannes= Perfection

6. Tsim Sha Tsui

Here's a little summary of what I've been doing during the past thirteen days.  Really cannot apologize for the lapse in blogging as I cannot think of any witty reason not to. Today in Hong Kong, we were treated to a splash of black rain. Picture grey skies, plastic umbrellas and curtains being drawn. Also picture countless adolescent teens and youngsters rejoicing at the news of 'no school'. 

SCHOOL IS FOR SQUARES

All sources from my tumblr

So I have a confession, greaser boys are my kryptonite. 

CORNERSTONE

My hair looks kindof red here! Collared shirt- Thrifted, Sex Pistols tee- Gift, Skirt- Hk boutique, Socks- unknown, Shoes- HK boutique

I'm finally back after 2 weeks off! Exams are finally over, although I am dreading getting them back. Sorry for the long delay in photos, hopefully I'll have more time to shoot in the summer. Hong Kong's weather has been so bi-polar as of lately, its either sunny in the morning and raining in the afternoon or vice-versa. I have a couple non outfit posts lined up so be sure to check them out. Oh and I was supposed to wear my sheer thigh high's but I couldn't find them, so I had to make do with these socks instead!

30 Day /Post Song Challenge

Day/Post 16: A song that you used to hate but now love (edited because I couldn't think of a song for the original!)

'Cornerstone' by Arctic Monkeys

This song just keeps growing on me. So I never really 'hated' the song, but its grown into such a favourite of mine.

PS: I am beyond excited to see the xx at the end of July! If you're going, let me know, hopefully I'll be able to see one of you (:

PPS: I've also just ordered more things off AA! Why do they constantly empty out my wallet?! :(

PPPS: I've been featured on Friday Night Style! Click here to see it (:

WILL BE RIGHT BACK (:

So the title is pretty self-explanatory, mock exams begin in roughly t - 9 hours! So I'm afraid until then, I'll be pretty AWOL on this blog. I'll be suffering under the realms of business, chinese, DT, maths, english literature, #perksofbeingatheatrestudent #onelessexam #justjoking #ourinternalassesmentsaretwentyfivepercentofourfinalgrade #yipee Until then, I'm a slave to pieces of carbon produced paper. I think that does it,  I'll leave you be as I have to party with my business book. Check back in May when this dreadful reign is finally over!

xoxo

natalie

I'M ONE- THE WHO

Crop Top- DIY, Floral Headband- DIY, Bart Simpson Shorts- HK boutique, Freda's- Jeffrey Campbell

*WARNING LONG POST* IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SKIP MY POST, THE 30 DAY SONG CHALLENGE IS LISTED BELOW, THANK YOU :)

Hello lovely readers, apologies for the longer post today, I felt like I had some things to get off my chest. First of all, EAT MY SHORTS! As ususual, yours truly was the last (and when I mean last, I mean like last last, like last behind the last person last) person to jump onto the Bart Simpson bandwagon. The Simpson's were and still is, one of my favourite TV shows growing up, and while I was mainly identified as the 'Bart' of the family, I always had a special place for Homer in my heart. I have to admit, I wasn't so keen on the trend when it first surfaced on a certain lithe Cara Delavigne, however, its grown accustomed to me and I secretly call this number my 'rad shorts'. 

This week has definitely been a rollercoaster, not just personally, but locally and internationally. So many unexpected events have happened that we have no explanation for. I don't really like to divulge into things that have been happening in my life, however, I feel that now is the time to stand up and say something about it. This week, an unfortunate tragedy occurred in my school, and whilst it wouldn't be right of me to tell you how much I knew that person, it did force me to think about how short life is and how we have so much that we can do. A few other tragedies happened around Hong Kong, and while I had no personal connection to either incident, I did feel the emotional pain their families went through and it did sting my heart. Another incident happened this week, one of my closest friends was heavily criticized by other so called 'friends' for her decision of being openly honest with her opinions. She had joined ask.fm and had stated her honest opinions to the questions she was asked, which I thought was one of the most courageous and admirable things to do. Yet, she was berated for her answers and for her honesty. She calmly replied to these 'comments' and offered to apologize to anyone who was offended, yet she would not apologize for her opinions. This just made me realize how vicious people are when they are 'anonymous' and most people forget that there are two sides to every story. However knowing high schools long tedious life, it will probably be forgotten next week. 

What happened in Boston was truly shocking, there is o one word in the English dictionary that can describe the terror and shock of that day. My friend was helping in the medic tent when the first bomb blew off, thankfully she is fine and unharmed. My friend's father was running 200ft away when the first bomb went off as well, thankfully he too is safe. My mother's friend who had already finished the marathon, was in her hotel room watching TV when she heard news of the bombs. Its so surreal to hear all these things happening so close to you. Not only were the victims robbed of their lives, but they were also robbed of their innocence. However, I want to encourage all not just to pray for Boston, but for all those around the world who are suffering in need, for those that have been lost, and for those taking lead in this situation. 

I would also just like to say that I am a christian and I do hope that you as a reader will come to understand and accept me for that. Christianity is the way of life I have chosen and without it, my life would have no meaning. I know that some of you may disagree, however I would just like to be honest with you about my religion as I am now in a point in my life where honesty is truly the best policy.

30 Day /Post Song Challenge

Day/Post 15: A song that describes you

'I'm One' by The Who

This song is actually taken from my favourite episode of Freaks and Geeks, 'Dead Dogs and Gym Teacher's', and its from the seen where Bill is eating and watching TV whilst just having a general blast with himself. This scene gets me every time because I relate to it so much, as loner like this may sound, sometimes I prefer listening to the sounds of the Who versus the sounds of people talking. Sometimes, I just like the company of myself. Bill is by himself and yet he is just so happy. Although my love for Daniel Desario is undeniable, Bill Haverchuck has to be my favourite character because to me, he is the most relatable. 

xoxo

natalie

COACHILLIN

All images from here and here.

Fueled with major coachella envy after eyeing all these babes chilling out at the event. I don't really like sound cheesy but going to coachella is such a dream of mine! The lineup this year was incredible. I was so excited to see the xx, the lumineers, the postal service (!!), James Blake, of monsters and men and RHCP stream live on youtube. Now these major babes have me considering dropping school and becoming a music festival groupie. So much desire. One day, coachella will be mine. Well until then, I'll be slaving my homework away.

xoxo

natalie