Night Falls Over Kortedala

#1 - wade lions; #2 - map, disposable camera, ted hughes book, cute plates; #3 swedish hasbeens x h&m clogs; #4 - h&m jacket, mhl top, aa skirt, alexander wang shoes
I went to an amazing market last weekend and picked up some very swish stuff for a minimal amount of pennies, and my lovely boyfriend bought me a sweet pair of wade ceramic lions.

Although recently, apart from a rusty/tan coloured h&m splurge and a surprise trip on a tandem bike, all energy has been focused on surviving the move down to london (this weekend!). This has obviously involved multiple trips to ikea, and i'm now the proud owner of an enamel colander and a set of ceramic knives.

horowitz

antipodium jumper, vintage dress, topshop boots
This is my "extra in Clueless" outfit. Really love being able to wear jumpers again, although if i'm completely honest, it still does get a bit hot and sweaty sometimes.

RE my last post: thanks to everyone for being so lovely but i feel a bit embarassed. It wasn't supposed to be a "woe is me, i'm a fatty (please tell me i'm not fat)" sort of post because how much i/anyone weighs is really no big deal. Just an observation/complaint about the culture gap between me and my family. My relatives aren't cruel, just chinese; "you've gained weight" is a standard greeting that i can never get used to. Ah, I'm always chinese in england and english in china.

i want pavlova.

acne jacket, topshop boots, dress from china
Procrastinating instead of washing up. Going back to china always makes me feel so fat - it's not the overeating (because we all know i love that) but it's all the people who think it's ok to see me and say "OH YOU'RE MUCH FATTER THAN THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU" and "YOUR SHOULDERS ARE SOOOOOOOO BROAD" and "YOU WON'T FIT INTO THAT, CHUBSTER" (maybe not the last one, but those sales assistants are definitely thinking that when they eye me up). Ahhh, culture gaps.
But then i get home and there's real chocolate and cake and i remember i just love food too much. Besides, oversized clothing is cool, right? Bodycon is soooo last season.

bêche-de-mer

Just got back from China - I've survived 40 degree heat, allergic reactions and sea cucumber soup. But it was all worth it to stuff my face with my granny's duck wings and lu dou sa, and to sweat it out in RodartexOC in the Lane Crawford changing rooms (and to sneakily purchase some mahussively discounted Alexander Wang shoes).

All i need to do now is get rid of the lingering smell of insect repellent and watch a lot of tv.

the bookhouse boys

1. Whistles
2. Topshop

Good things come in threes, apparently. (Or perhaps a more fitting idiom would be "i just shop like a beast")
Sorry for being absent but real life, i.e. flat hunting and pigging out, keeps getting in the way. I'm sorry. Today I had oxtail soup for lunch, snacked on some pan fried chorizo then got through half a bowl of muesli + yoghurt + honey before realising I'd probably gone too far.

Alternating between Lykke Li's new album and the Twin Peaks soundtrack to feel less cabin fever-ish today. The 20 minute walk to the bus stop and the rain are keeping me indoors because i'm a wuss.