Archive for December, 2011

Our week long stay in Tokyo was coming to an end as we spent the first half of the day wandering around Harajuku. Little did we know a typhoon was brewing in Japan as we packed our bags to head down to Osaka! We caught a glimpse of the news showing footage of extreme flooding and damage from fallen trees in various areas of Japan. At most we had experienced slight dampness making our transport a bit inconvenient with our heavy luggage. It was a bitch of a 10 minute walk from the hotel to the JR station pulling 100lbs with both arms carrying bags AND an umbrella -_-

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Happy Holidays everyone! I know its past Christmas, but I am still in the spirit! I didn’t have much of a Christmas this year since my relatives skipped town to galavant in Vegas and I was stuck working through Christmas with a minor cold T_T

I wanted to share the best Christmas gifts my amazing aunts got for me this year…clothes from the Toy Story for Bossini fashion line!  I posted this link on Facebook to which my Aunt Jade misinterpreted my comment, “excuse me while I pass out and die” as a dislike towards the collection. However my Aunt Jasmine corrected her and clarified that it meant I really loved it! Oh family And now I have almost the entire collection (minus the alien dress & shoe clips T_T) in my hands! I am forever grateful for these women in my life!…and not because they bought me stuff! :P

I wore this outfit out to see Toy Story on Ice with my girls in LA. BEST NIGHT EVER. We were way too emotionally involved and entertained by EVERYTHING. There was much laughter, yelps, and even a bit of crying. I <3 Toy Story soooo much! Disney on Ice shows were a huge highlight in my childhood. I remember being 12 rows away from the ice to see Aladdin on Ice. Oh man I felt so lucky! My parents would always buy me the big felt cutouts that were glued to a giant stick as my souvenir from each ice show. It was quite nostalgic and special for me to experience this with my girls

A day spent at the Asakusa temple! Here you can get your fortune, shop for traditional souvenirs, and eat lots of fun food on a stick and delicious ice cream in an array of flavors! I sure ate my worth of battered dough goodies! I also got a bad fortune which I sent away. Boo! Also took a quick trip to the Shibuya Disney Store in the morning. Imagine 3 floors of Disney goodness that’s different from the theme parks! Later we returned to Shibuya for some more shopping at yup…Shibuya 109, dinner at Mos Burger, and more purikura times! And ate some chicken fingers with a variety of sauces such as curry powder, lemon juice, and chocolate sauce!

Bad Fortune Be Gone!

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The Beverly Hills Maison 140 Hotel opened its doors to specials guests to experience an exquisite night of tiny foods, fancy cocktails, and a sneak preview of the new Hello Kitty Beauty Collection – Noir. Our childhood dreams came true in a more mature, sleek manner as we got to experience the first ever Hello Kitty Hotel Suite designed by Sephora.

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Street fashion culture gets kawaii-fied with illustrator Joanna Zhou of Maqaroon. She celebrates various styles of fashion with her adorable art.

Techno Bunny * Bro Squirrel * Psychobilly Koala * Wall Street Bull

Check out her site where you can purchase prints, postcards, and stickers!

She has different sets of themes such as I <3 USA, Harajuku Zoo, Lolita Circus, So Euro.

My personal favorite is  Hip to be Bear!

And hey, this tacky fashionista looks quite familiar

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Japan really has a way of making me love things I never thought I would love. Take brown, neutral colored clothing for example. My closet which was once foreign to earth tones now welcomes it with an open embrace.  Same goes for alpacas. There’s just something so appealing about those weird furry creatures. I think its the blush. Yeah, that’s it. It adds a nice feminine touch.

Fortunately Liz needed to fill her void for alpaca love as well and found this online shop: Arpakasso Online Shop that sells nothing but alpaca goodies! And so it begins…

Big guy and little guy…That giant alpaca was my defining moment as an excellent claw machine player. I won that sucker after only 2 tries for 400yen! From that moment on I knew I needed an alpaca army. I got a mini version to match. The white one houses a tissue box. It’s huge!

Neon rainbow alpacasssssss!!! I mean hello! How could I not?!

Good ole’ country sweet alpacas! There was a fourth but I dunno where he ran off to!

Oh Japan, why you do?

I’m a sucker for nice, good looking guys who also happen to be musically talented Say hello to Bonnie Dune.

On the night of October 23, 2011 Bonnie Dune played to a sold-out show at The Roxy.

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It’s been a while since we last visited TBN so a visit was overdue! This time we included Bebe on the experience. The place was decked out for the holidays

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On Saturday we hit up one of my favorite shopping events, UniqueLA! I make it out every time they have an event. There are always a wonderful selection of assorted vendors selling handmade goods! It’s a fun atmosphere with delicious food, free drinks, fun photo booth by Oh Snap Studios, and good jams! It’s nice to discover new independent companies. I left with more than I wanted to spend. But it’s ok because I’m supporting local companies no?

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I started my December with a huge dose of Robert Downey Jr ala Sherlock Holmes! I attended a live taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live which featured Robert Downey Jr. as his guest (aired December 15, 2011) and was also treated to the dreamy hot teacher from GLEE, Matthew Morrison and a fellow Vietnamese, MaggieQ (aired December 1st, 2011)  Good show I must say! Maybe you saw my hair in the audience?

I’m holding out for a hero. The hottest hero. I love Bebe for giving me this sign!

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This day was full of farewells, festivals, and fun! We graciously gave our money to the arcade playing the claw machines. Then it was a quick stop to Shibuya 109 again.(yes again; but seriously where’s my full day of uninterrupted shopping? too many intermissions!) Witnessed spirited groups of people taking over the streets carrying shrines while chanting and singing. Hopped over to Harajuku to visit the super crowded Takeshita doori. And ended the night in Roppongi to watch the best trans-sexual show, Roppongi Kingyo!

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