Detox

What a crazy day yesterday! I drove from LA to Carlsbad, from Carlsbad to LA, 7 hours in the car, music, yawning, glaring sun, chewing gum, cars, and lots of traffic. I made it home safely. I rested for an hour, then headed out again to meet with a bunch of friends in Korea Town. We went to a newly built mall, 80% of the mall is still empty. I guess it's the IT place to go, to be there before other people do. We ate at a Korean Soju Bar named Orange. The place is pretty nice and we got an awesome discount, simply because one of my friends knows the owner.

After eating and drinking for 2.5 hours (burp*), we went for karaoke in the same plaza called Bobos. Since I am a responsible drinker, I called a cab to take me home. The taxi driver was on the phone the entire time, 2 cellphones, no kidding. Anyway, god bless me, I arrived home safely again. I chatted with MochiPaPa for a while; then eventually fell asleep.

I feel that today is a good detox day, to relax and gather myself after a crazy week.

Spending time with my dogs is always enjoyable!


Learning about a new documentary, Between The Folds. It seems really interesting, but screening is limited; may be MochiPaPa and I will pay a visit to San Diego in March to watch it. Once I showed the official trailer, MochiPaPa has been searching all over the internet for origami. How cute!?


Last but no least, I started reading this Photoshop + Illustrator book and practicing new techniques. Hopefully, I can share what I learn from this book on this blog in the very near future.



Hey, what are you doing this weekend? Are you enjoying yours?

All U Need is Love, Love is All U Need

From you to me:


From me to you:

Utada is back to USA!

Utada Hikaru's latest song is out - Come back to me! Her album will be released in March '09!

You can hear the song now at the Island Records site.

It's not an easy task for an Asian to make it this far in the US market. I hope she will make it this round after the lost battle of Exodus.

I finished the J-drama, Last Friends with MochiPaPa last night. It's totally different than the usual J-drama routine. We both like it since it's something new, out of the norm. Here is the title song by Utada - Prisoner of Love.

Tube your Lashes, what??!

I first heard about the Loreal Double Extensions Beauty Tubes Mascara on a TV show and wanted to try it out. As many of the beauty product addicts or general audience know that all makeup or skincare products always claim how magical they are; so it's quite difficult to know if they are really work. After trying the "tube" technology, I can proudly share with you: YES, IT WORKS and IT'S FAB!



On the packaging, it claims the following:

• Long wearing
• Smudge Proof
• Flake Proof
• Clump Free
• 80% visibly longer lashes
• Removes easily with just warm water
• Suitable for sensitive eyes & contact lens wearers
• Ophthalmologist tested & allergy tested

Two simple steps for beautiful lashes. You first apply with the white base, which protects and lengthens your lashes and gives a fuller base before you apply the tube mascara. Let it dry for 5-10 seconds. Then, you apply the tube mascara. It's amazing because it does not clump or flake like a traditional mascara. Each lash is "tubed", well-separated and shiny. I don't know whether it really delivers 80% longer lashes, but my lashes are significantly longer.

Wait, I am not done yet. The best part of this mascara is the removal part. You don't need to use any eye makeup remover (money and time saver!!). Just want it off with warm water. I was in shock when I first removed it, it's so easy and the tubes just fell off, no residue left on my precious lashes, no smudging and rubbing.

With the economic price, great quality and easy removal, I highly recommend it. You can get it in CVS, Target, Walgreen...etc.

Lula...Lula...

Lula is edited by ex-Voguette stylist Leith Clark and the art editor is Daisy de Villeneuve. This is definitely a magazine I adore and is only published twice a year. It's from UK and it's so hard to come by in the US. What I like about this magazine is chock full of dreamy, color-soaked photography and whimsical copy. This is a magazine for grown up girls who love fantasy and imaginative fashion. Lula is gentle, whimsical and ethereal in tone, mixing high fashion with interviews.

I am missing issue #1 and #6, if you happen to have one for sale, please let me know. :)