Just Stay With Me: Sai’s Debut in Kud Kheo Su!!
Posted: October 28, 2011 Filed under: Music, Uncategorized | Tags: emotional, jear, kud kheo su, laos, laos hiphop, sai, southeast asia, xay 1 Comment »One of my really good friends from high school recently began her career in the music industry. She’s the featured artist in Jear Pacific’s latest single, Kud Kheo Su. The video was shot over the summer in Vientiane, Laos and there are some great shots when the camera is focused on the two of them. She’s always had a great voice and was the guitarist for our Affirmation performance during our senior year at Madeira, I’m really excited for her 
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If you’ve followed the trend in the music I post, you probably know that I’m a sucker for emotional songs, (for someone who is pretty warm most of the time, music really does bring out my sensitive and emotional side, so please bear with me 
)this has a good blend of hip hop and a ballad-y feel with an Asian flavour. Its very similar to Thai music but still special in its own way.
The song is about moving on from heartbreak. Its coming from a third person perspective. Jear raps about how you shouldn’t be sad and crying your eyes out for the guy who broke your heart,though it may seem like the end of the world, its really not.
The literal translation of Sai’s part:
What’s left is the heart that’s been crushed that it’s weak.
And the never ending tears that will help sooth the pain to open up new ways.
To get up again and fight, Open your heart to new people, new love.
And you won’t have to bear again … the sorrow that we have today…
if he/she wants to leave you, then just let him/her go already.
I’d like for you to move on. Just stay with me and be strong.
The emotions in both their voices make me feel the pain and sadness emoted despite not being able to understand Laos. Maybe its the familiarity of her voice which is comforting because we’ve been through a lot together, but I’m pretty sure its her talent and the quality of the song in general that makes its so amazing!! I honestly cannot STOP listening to this song. Check it out!! I’m hooked.
I hope its infectious to you as I found it .
The official MV:
AND heres an audio if you want to skip the dramatic video and just listen to the song on a playlist:
(I titled the post Stay With me because thats my favourite part of the song when shes singing in Laos and says “stay with me”, its the only part I understood so I captioned it that way)
A Royal Himalayan Wedding
Posted: October 20, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Bhutan, Bhutan Royal, Druk Gyaltsuen, himalayas, jetsun pema, Royal Wedding 5 Comments »Last week was a historic moment in the history of Bhutan. The 5th Dragon King of the Wangchuck Dynasty wed Her Majesty Ashi Jetsun Pema in a traditional Buddhist ceremony in Punakha, the ancient capital of Bhutan. It was a beautiful and colorful ceremony held in the 17th century fortress!! The celebrations just concluded yesterday (the 19th). There were some moments of solemnity during the religious sessions but lots of smiling and laughter in rejoice of the glorious event.
Unfortunately I was not there to witness all the festivities but I had to follow closely so I didn’t feel too left out/left behind thanks to the global press coverage and the distribution of images through the Royal Office for Media. Due to the various appearances made by the Royal Couple, I put up photos of each of her outfits for the different events:
The Queen wore chunky heels for the wedding ceremony!! I found a close up of the shoes and you can see elements of Bhutanese Buddhist art, definitely a fine compliment to the decor of the crown as well as the traditional buddhist artwork covering the fortress.
As for His Majesty, he wore a Brocade Gho (traditional attire of Bhutanese men) passed down from his great-grandfather… the 2nd King of Bhutan. The golden brocade gho with floral patterns that His Majesty wore for the Royal Wedding, the Third and Fourth Kings also wore the same gho at their weddings. The special boots are called Tsho Lham. Only worn by Bhutanese men, usually high officials and Royalty, during special occasions. The yellow scarf draped around the body is only worn by the King. The yellow is the color of the King, just like in Thailand.
On their way back to the Capital (Thimphu) meeting their well wishers:
I love the tiara, the celebration in Thimphu:
The last day in Paro:
Now that the Royal Wedding is over, rumours of the Royal Honeymoon are floating around. The Times of India is speculating that the Royal Couple will be heading to Rajasthan:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Bhutan-royals-head-to-Rajasthan/articleshow/10377146.cms
How romantic! I’ve always been fascinated by the beauty and allure of Rajasthan. Not to mention their amazing textiles and jewellery. Which I hope/plan to blog about soon
xx
Owl obsesh part ii
Posted: October 19, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »
Found these really cute owl bracelets at a vendor who stopped by on campus. It’s a baby owl and a momma owl. Totes cute (& a little creepy).
One of my fave shows since December is…
Posted: October 12, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: modern family, phil dunphy Leave a comment »One of my fave shows since December is Modern Family, and I think everyone loves the show. My faves are Cam and Mitchell but Phil is pretty hilarious too. I stumbled upon a slideshow of “The Best of #Phil Dunphy” and picked two of my faves, the others may have been a little inappropriate just b/c he can be lol. This seriously made my day.
My mother uses LOL and OMG now, its adorable and useful but I hope she never gets to ask me what WTF means … or worse, actually use it on fb!
Fall Must Haves!
Posted: October 7, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a comment »In the spirit of fashion and my FAVOURITE SEASON, here are a few items I picked up while on my trip to Asia:
1) CHUNKY HEELS!!!
Jeffrey Campbell’s been doing them for awhile, Marc Jacobs got a cute collection of chunky for pre-fall and fall collection, they’re making appearances here and there. I fell in love with them when I was shopping in Bangkok, I bumped into 3 trendy ladies at random locations wearing the similar chunky heeled mary janes and so I went on a quest to find them. It’s in the mail now. This is what it looks like! (but I got them in red b/c thats what hotter this season but the greens kinda cute too):
Keira Knightley’s got an interesting version on, its still cute none-the-less… what can I say? I’m obsessed!!
2) ANIMAL PRINTS/GOING TRIBAL
Ok, so the animal print trend has been going on for awhile but it hasn’t necessarily caught on but now that its all over EVERY store. Its become an essential, I’ve always had a fondness for leopard prints and accumulated quite a collection already. I’ve started to incorporate zebra prints too with a purchase of a supercute jumpsuit from k-mart and some cropped tees. So when I think animal prints, i dont think tribal (which is most fashion drivers kinda put out that.. or with the combo of leather and prints -_-…. so tried out for me…), I think Cruella De-vil!!! A personal fashion icon of mine and one of the many fashionable villains in the history of our childhood. Shes like the Coco Chanel of Disney villains. I find it an interesting social commentary (consumerism, materialism hand in hand with the damning of women as “Evil”, but WHATEVER stylish and brilliant- scheming/plotting uses alotta brain activity- is all I see)….
(really hard to exclude the Kardashians when talking about style & fashion)
…. which brings me to the next must have….
3) FAUX-FUR COATS!!
I know, killing of innocent animals is cruel and for that I shun Cruella De-vil but a lover of fashion and style cannot deny that it is such an essential! Luxurious and sooo appropriate for the fall. We are in the North-east with horrid snowy winters not so appropriate in fear of getting the fur (faux) wet!!
A Michael Kors fur coat fall 2011
4) BOXY BAGS
They trickled their way in during the spring now they’re making a statement.. on the streets and on the runway ^^
for a bit more casual look to complete a grunge style or simple/innocent style… take a pick from any below:
I personally like the leopard print one. I have a really cute one that I take with me everywhere! I’m over the quilted bags now, I even moved onto the ostrich print bags which are making a big splash in Asia already and I see some stuff around here too.
5)PETER PAN COLLARS <3
Nobody really grows up and these collars are pretty adorbs. You’ve seen them on babydoll dresses and on usually more feminine attire, but now regardless of the look you sport… its totally a catch you have to make .
Alexa Chung sporting it… and different styles as you like it:
I have one more trend but I think its best to cap it at 5 .
Its fall break and I’m heading to DC to spend some time with Aileenie and meet up with some high school friends. Hope its a blast!! I miss G-town and the other wonderfulness of DC. We are going to the Spy Museum Saturday (yayyyy) and then clubbing perhaps and Peking Duck for peking duck ^^. And definitely some U street, G-town and Adam’s Morgans explorations.
(Keep an eye out for my next blogpost, thoughts on the OCCUPY movement. I want to articulate myself well so its taking some time.)
HAPPY FALL NETIZENS <3
xx
Tokyo Girls Collection A/W 2011
Posted: October 3, 2011 Filed under: Fashion Leave a comment »You all know I love fashion. And with that, not only do I love American and European designers, but I also love love the powerhouse of fashion that comes out of Japan. Behold, the semi annual Tokyo Girls Collection!
It’s a runway show, but not the kind as we know here in the United States. It’s not just a raised runway with rows and rows of stiff-backed chairs. It’s not reserved for only the most exclusive celebrities and fashion editors. And it’s clothing is definitely not what we imagine as “runway” material–untouchably expensive and shockingly unwearable.
NOPENOPENOPE. TGC is called a “festival” because that’s for sure what it is. Like a concert and runway show combined, TGC has light effects, a huge extended stage/runway, model-audience interaction (waving and smiling?? cute!), entertainers (previous performers include koda kumi and mflo!), and of course, completely ready to wear, but still awesomely creative clothing!
The TGC Autumn/Winter show recently took place in September, with brands such as aquagirl ON THE STREET, BEAMS, CECIL McBEE (one of my favorites), Lovedrose&Co., MURUA, onespo, and VENCE EXCHANGE among numerous others.
I quite like the MURUA show:
Ultra-famous Japanese model/singer Lena Fujii opens with a drapey purple tunic and adorable bow-tie magenta shoes. Similarly-super-famous model/actress Kiko Mizuhara closes with black and blue ensemble plus flowy printed tail. Not sure about this outfit, but i liked almost everything in-between. When it comes to Japanese fashion, I am trying to cultivate a taste for more mature designers such as MURUA instead of squealing over cutesy gyaru looks such as Liz Lisa.
(the darker MURUA ft A/W 2011…love the collars)
VS……
(LIZ LISA!! all from S/S 2011)
So Bohemian-Victorian-princess-countryside-cute!!!
Ah, I can’t help it. It’s so pretty, and the show is such a joy to watch. Everything is just so interesting. I EFFING LOVE TSUBASA MASUKAWA EVERYTHING SHE TOUCHES TURNS TO GOLD. LIKE SERIOUSLY.
Can I just trade places with her? Not only is Liz Lisa her clothing line, but the BESTEST line of lashes in the world (Dollywink) is also hers, not to mention BAMBI contact lenses and makeup brand Candydoll. Tsubasa embodies all that is adorable and fashionable in this world and I want to be her. Too bad Liz Lisa wasn’t in TGC A/W this year )=
(tsubasa…all that and she’s not even 30!)
But let’s just gawk over the collection last year:
UM AMAZING MUCH???? I know I am not really the frilly lacey floral type but the stereotypical, society-gendered little girl inside of me just wants to scream when I see all the flowers and ribbons and teddy bears. AHHHHHHHHHH. I want.
It just unfortunate there’s no easy way to obtain Japanese designers in the US. Gotta get it from a middleman/third party like http://global.rakuten.com/en/ or pop up stores. In my impatience, I ordered a big bear fur coat from WC as well as a long two-tone wig from Prisila. Will update with pictures once I receive! It may be a while though since I’m going through third party. We’ll seeeee.
Meanwhile, enjoy the transitioning weather! It’s a little cold (where did autumn go??) but I’m still so excited to layer and wear pretty fall/winter clothing again! n______n
