First haul post!

Super cute orange knit top from Forever 21

(little hippo tagging along) (:

H&M haul:

black jacket; really cheap!

white dress shirt

pale pink skinny belt

my second wired headband

close-up of the accessories

I decided to get the headband because although I already have one of those (a polkadot one), the wire in my first one was really hard to bend, making it really hard for me to braid with it...hopefully this floral one with soft wire will work!

(my little hippo is soooo adorable)

sheer blouse from Zara. So excited about this one! I love it.

Two pairs of black flats from American Eagle via Payless Shoesource. They were really cheap and super comfy. Definitely a plus for work.

IMPORTANT: Anything black and white are for work!! They were necessities!

I can't believe how much I spent on this haul ): My heart and my wallet are aching from this.

I also got a pair of black trousers and a black cardigan from Zara; both are for work. They were nothing special so I didn't take pictures of those. Those trousers were so expensive ): it was the most expensive item out of my haul.

One thing that's very promising is the number of shifts I'm getting starting tomorrow. That means I'm going to be earning back those money that I have spent. Yay!

I have another good news to share with you guys: I was lucky enough to be the winner of everyday outfits's lovely giveaway! Here is my post about the giveaway in case you don't remember :]

Anywhoooo, I was super tired and my feet were aching from the really painful flats I got from Aldo (which I am returning; I don't care if I've worn it once-I'm cheap...) after I got home from work last night. I went about to check my mail for the first time all day and my inbox was flooded. I read through one by one until I noticed a personalized email from the lovely Joey @everyday outfits herself! Then you know how the rest of the story unfolds. (: I was so giddy as I replied to her mail with my details.

I'd like to thank Joey once again for a really awesome giveaway! I'm super thrilled to receive that package of goodies in the near future :D See, giveaways are so much fun!!! Once I get more followers I am so organizing one of my own! I already have some of my prizes planned out ;p

Until then, keep following and keep staying happy lovelies!

heads will roll

READING WEEK HAS COMMENCED.

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so as of today I get 1 week off from school! The down side is I still have two ongoing projects I need to work on as well as two midterms (on the same day) after the week.

They call it reading freaking week for a reason eh?

Also I will be getting more shifts this week=whoop more $$. I need them. Or I go hungry.

Speaking of work, look at what our store is selling now:

5318008. lols.

via AE.com

Seriously, now? I have just confirmed the gender of AE's creative director.

size 2.

Got a pair of these cute high-waisted denim shorts-with 50% employee discount. Crossing it off my wishlist.

Ahh, life is now more complete.

Now, a belt to go with it, lol.

NAHHHHHHH NO MORE SHOPPING OR I GO BROKE. pokkai.

Confessions of A Shopaholic

所謂的敗家啊啊啊啊啊

There goes one paycheck...

What I've bought on Boxing Day + today:

1. lots of tops from Aritzia-some pretty sweet markdowns; couldn't resist

2. a pair of booties from Sterling-extra 50% off sale price; must buy

3. wristlet from Coach-effing cheap; MUST buy

sigh. I'm happy I got so many goodies since they are all the things that I've been wanting to get, but it's sad to see my paycheck gone like that. aw well, I worked hard over Christmas season!

I just finished watching korean drama You're Beautiful! I can't believe it took me a year to discover this drama while it's so popular. I HEART 장근석!!!! He's the lead male in the drama and OMG he's so cute (L) (Baby you cute too muahh)

돼지토끼!!!!! I want a pigrabbit now!!!!! :D

His smile reminds me of kibum from Super Junior, no?

Jang Geun Suk is cuter.

Ahhh I can't get enough of him :D But time to look for a new drama to watch! Any recommendations?

hugs,

A.

run Rudolph, run!

Hey guys/girls (:

It's 1.50am, Dec 24 aka CHRISTMAS EVE!!!! I can't believe Christmas is here already; I haven't gotten enough Christmas hype and it's almost over ):

My Xmas party yesterday was veryyyy fun :D too bad it ended way too early because everyone had to get home...

Here's some outfit pictures as promised! They're not very complete though, only the top half, I kind of did it in a hurry.

Here's a colour you don't see often in my closet-RED. I remember last year for my orientation day we were required to wear our faculty colour and the Engineering faculty's colour is red. I had nothing in red to wear to so I wore this deep maroony coloured top instead and nobody acknowledged it as red, lol. sadface. This is a nice red though! I picked this colour b/c it's more christmas-y, kinda.

This was my work outfit today! I was cashier for the whole shift and there was not a minute without a lineup at the counter ): everyone's doing their last minute shopping! I like the Christmas spirit in the mall though :3 There are elves lolling about and fake snow drifting around etc. Sadly, it's gonna be over soon.

Oh, and I work from 7am-3pm on Boxing Day :'( The good thing is I can still do some shopping of my own after I get off. I don't wanna miss any good deals!! Also I am off on New Year's Eve+New Years!! yay for me :D

BTW, a pic of my mommy's creation!

SO GUUUUUUUD! I wants more mom :3

So what is everybody's Christmas plan? I'm heading home tomorrow to taste my brother's stuffed turkey. hmm. That should be good. Then dinner w/baby's family on Christmas Day. Too many good food = chubby me. gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Before I leave you guys I'll post some pictures requested by Cheryl:

There you go hun! So shiny no? Haha, I love it! Baby approves of it too, lol.

Anyway, just in case I don't update tomorrow night, MERRY CHRISTMAS to anyone reading this! Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!

xo,

A.

3 down, 2 to go.

oh noes, look at those black roots. gotta fix that.

ahhh pls don't throw knives at me for not keeping my promise to post the next day as I have promised previously. Some unexpected things turned up and I was, and still am, very stressed dealing with everything on my plate at this peak of time.

Don't worry, I won't dwell upon my dreadful personal life here. I will leave this blog strictly business, not personal :D (does that sound right? I'm not sure..)

dumdidum,

How about a peek at my closet?

....

*bliss*

I am proud to say I got my first designer bag (: The best thing is that I bought this with my own money I've earned. Unfortunately, I haven't been doing so well in my finals so far...So I feel really bad and a little guilty to use this bag.

So.... I've decided not to open my gift from myself until exams are over.

KIDDING!

No way, I opened it just now lol. It's been three days since I purchased it I say it's a wait that's long enough (:

oh hmm, I totally forgot to take an ACTUAL photo of the bag....o.o wut?

Anyway, I got the one I put on my wishlist! It's extra nice in person. Not too showy, quite subtle, which I think suits me well.

So this was the happy part of my week. Other than that, the week has been as gloomy as rainy Vancouver with all the last minute cramming. I am still catching up on my sleep, and I need to review more for my final two papers, hence the lack of content here. I thought it'd be a good idea to give you guys a quick update just so you won't think I'm dead and gone (:

Before I leave, here's a video I'd like to share.

It's a really good song with wonderful lyrics. I like.

tuning into: 寂寞寂寞就好-Hebe

Later,

A.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

First of all, Happy Birthday to my dearest Daddy! :D I came home especially for you! We had Dairy Queen ice-cream cake so yummy and took some pictures as a family :DDDD (it's very rare when that happens cuz we don't like to take pictures.)

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So when I got back home and checked the mail, I saw this letter from COACH that was addressed to somebody named "Wendy Tan". Obviously the mail was sent to our house by mistake (the address was our address though), and it's not like we're gonna find out who it belongs to, and omgwtf it's from Coach of course I wanna know what it's about, so I opened it. Yep I opened a mail that is not addressed to me ): I'm a bad girl. But really I couldn't resist. And there it was, inside the envelope, an invitation to shop at Coach + 25% discount!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

25% off Coach is a BIG DEAL. I'm pretty sure anybody can use it....there's no name on the invitation...just a code....but wow, you know I would love to have a Coach to carry around (look at my wishlist from my last post) WHO WOULDN'T WANT A COACH?!

quote mommy: what you're gonna spend the money you earn just like that?

yes mom, I've been doing that all this time :'(

So what do I do? It expires on the 12th. IF, IF I do go buy myself a xmas pressie from Coach, I'd still be spending loads even with the 25% discount. Then again, when will you ever get an opportunity like this again?! (don't say outlet, it's located in the states and I can't go there:/)

Leave me a comment and give me your opinion, lol.

It was the last day of the term today! I only went to 1 out of 4 classes, har har. Die in finals.

Anyway, no pics for today. I'm spending the night at home and heading back tmr since I have work at night. blahhh.

xo,

A.

ps. I still feel bad about opening other ppl's mail okayyy. Sorry Wendy Tan

pps. I don't like how I'm not able to change font color on this skin.

dear santa.

gahhh hello I'm back after a somewhat hectic week. Been busy with work, more work, and some last assignments. Despite that, I managed to take some time out and watched HARRY POTTER 7 on Tuesday night!

I thought the movie was really good, probably an 8.5/10? They left out some scenes that I was looking forward to. What I liked the most was the opening; it was so so sad when Hermione erased her parents' memory ): I think most girls agree w/me on that? I bet the guys liked the Harry+Hermione make out scene more, at least that's baby's fave lol.

Went for a spin around Pacific Centre today before grocery shopping and saw LOADS of stuff that I want, but can't really afford it...so I settled for some cheap accessories from H&M instead.

Here are some of the things on my Christmas wishlist (: I will have to fulfill my wishes myself:

always nice to ogle at pretty stuff (:

I also caught up on Glee just now because I missed it on Tuesday. It was okay I guess...they "won" sectionals so that's good. I miss Kurt ): He doesn't belong with the Warblers!!! Please bring him back soon!

Kay I'm gonna watch the finale of America's Next Top Model to find out who won! I'm rooting for Ann.

(I watch too much tv for my own sake.)

xoxo,

A.