Summer Memories

Whenever summer is over, I feel like there's something missing in my life even though in Thailand, summer is always loitering around the corner every now and then. A lot of time I will stare out of the windows of my office and see dark clouds rolling in and my heart shrinks right away. And you know what? Rain just knows exactly when to fall. When you set off from home to work and another time will be when you get off work and want to go home and rest more than anything in the world. Crazy Bangkok traffic jam is a thousand more times worsened at that very moment the first drop of the rain pours down. Sad but true!
For that reason, I miss summer even more. I miss lying on a white sandy beach with my boyfriend, sipping watermelon or mango shake. I miss the feeling of the sand on my skin. I love pizza and ice cream in the afternoon after a long swimming session in a crystal clear water of Koh Tao. Watching the sunset is always amazing too. I love it when my skin turns slightly more brown at the end of the day. I miss the heat, the sea breeze and the sunshine. I miss you summer and totally can't wait for your next visit.

Summer Black

Viva Italia

On the occassion of the national day of the Repulic of Italy on 2nd June, I would like to convey my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the Italian people and thank them for inventing all those absolutely delicious Italian cuisines!
It was Italian national day yesterday and of course the president was invited to the reception held by the Embassy.
I was pretty much drowning the sea of heavenly Italian famous dishes. Pizza, pasta, bruschetta, risotto, salami, peperoni, ham and cheese, tiramisu and wine. La Dolce Vita. Viva Italia!
Here's what I'm craving for this summer. Shorts, rompers and just anything with sweet floral details on them. Honestly, the rainy season is supposed to begin now in Thailand. But the weather is still too much toasty! I can just consider it as summer too right hehe?

The weekend delight

After the political uprising has been cooled down, I went to work again last Monday and everything seemed all too unfamiliar out of a sudden. I start to think that I have seriously developed a sick building syndrome. On Wednesday, I had to arrange a courtesy call on the President with Charge d' Affaires from Romania to Thailand and it turned out to be an absolutely time consuming yet highly constructive conversation. How many times would you have a chance to hear the Senate Speaker, Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee and a diplomatic representative a foreign country, who happens to understand Thailand so well, exchange views on the national conflict occurred and the possible solution to resolve it? One down point about it was that I spent almost two days writing the minute grrr!
This weekend turns out to be kind of boring because most of my friends took a trip to Hua HIn, a beach town near Bangkok and perhaps are having bbq and wine buffet on the rooftop of the hotel right now! Plus a home-made cocktail (vodka with different kinds of fruit juice) before bedtime. I reckon they would because if I were there, the possibility of that happening is very high lol! By the way, this picture kicks it. I have a strong obsession with rings and these are pretty rocking. Have a nice weekend everyone :)

(Photo courtesy: www.fashionising.com)

The cut is deep. The wound is hard to heal.

Due to the on-going riot which has taken place in central Bangkok, the government authorized five official holidays in Bangkok, that is from Monday to Friday. Today is the fifth day of me not having to go to work and staying at home for the fear of getting injured by terrorists who mingled with the protesters in the capital. Not that I'm happy about these days off. I can't do much at home except watching teevo. All channels showed updated news about the political tension in Thailand. The most unacceptable part is that I realize then that many international news channels like CNN, Rueters, BBC and Sky News reporting news with bias and presenting it from one side perspective. What a disgrace!
All in all, I'm actually dying of boredom! Even though the core leaders announced the disperse of protest the other days, the protesters, obviously unsatisfied, started burning down about 30 buildings in the city including Siam Square and Central World, two of my favourite shopping places ever into ashes :'( Bangkok was literally on fire. Most department stores are closed! Skytrain and subway train do not operate! Curfew is still in force until Saturday! Overall, Bangkok looks pretty much like a deserted city after war. The situation begins to show a hopeful sign though as Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is managing to clear up the area. I believe soon everything should get back to normal and Bangkok will be the same Bangkok I knew again. Lively, peaceful and crowded with happy people with a smile on their faces!
Again these pictures have nothing to do with what I talked about earlier haha! Just me being super bored at home. Derek Lam's fall trend "The Myth of the West" for Estee Lauder.

Political unrest

The government has authorised today and tomorrow official holidays in Bangkok due to the current political situation. I quite enjoy the fact that I don't have to go to work and all. But the reason behind this kind of makes me depressed. If you told me that something like this would happen in Thailand, the country most westerners know as the land of smile, I would probably laugh in your face and say it's the most ridiculous joke I have ever heard. How many lives have to be sacrificed for the so called democracy, merely a lame excuse for this bloody protest? I'm so sick of politics, the politician's crave for power and also the poor and uneducated citizens who have been brainwashed by a few bastards. And sadly they are willing to do just anything to achieve their missions even it means they have to kill their country fellows, burn down the city and put their own lives on a stake. I have no clue when this will be over. But in the end, everybody loses ...
I'm praying for my country.

Would it be super strange if I would start talking about fashion out of a sudden haha? Mood switch bammm! I love this look of her, no matter who she is. Love the plaid, the jacket and the side braid. Something inspirational for today.

rainbow comes around me on my 26th birthday

This is the birthday cake Matti gave to me! He dropped it on the way to the room so it looked all kind of messy. Still it was something lovely he did for me. And the Scharzwald cake was always my favourite yum yum :)


My accessories and stuff! The Little Prince book as gift from Matti's mom. And red rose given to me by Matti :)

Just realised my last blog entry was on 10th March 2010! Wow that has been a pretty long ass time ago. I have constantly logged in and checked what was going on once in a while, reading other fashionistas' groovy blogs, spying on edgy outfits and lovely photos of them. Never a day though had I got time to write my own.
Since last month, I spent most of my time engaging myself in preparing and arranging the dinner reception for women parliamentarians at this one international assembly which was held in Bangkok between 27 March till 1 April 2010. I was responsible for inviting approximately 300 guests and informing them about the date and venue for the reception party and everything. I don't think I have ever made that many phonecalls in my life within a few days. I called 150 senators and about 60 woman members of parliament as well as liaison officers of delegates from 120 countries. It was exhausting I won't deny it. Seeing things went well and every honourable guests enjoying the party made me delighted that I was even a part of something like this. Grandeur!
After that, I needed to arrange a study programme for a delegation from Bhutan I used to mentioned in the previous blog. Seriously I have never had such horrible experience working with my boss. I usually don't admire the way she copes with work sometimes. But this time it had gone from bad to WORST!!! I couldn't be any happier it was over though. After that sleep and fun deprived week was over, I had about 12 days off! On 8th April, I finally managed to submit the final draft of my research paper (165 pages in total) and felt extremely relieved since I have been working on it for over a year!
On 9th April, it was my 26th birthday! I felt so freaking old! I woke up early to make a merit and welcome all the good things into life. This day was also the day that my boyfriend came from Germany to visit me for a month. It was definitely the best birthday and he was for sure the best gift I could ever asked for. Happy much belated birthday to me :)