Tuesday Tunes: Right Before My Eyes

As I was lost in the world of 60s fashion, Vogue and Alice In Wonderland inspired shoots due to Grace Coddington's memoir, this song abruptly pulled me out of everything. When you are deep into a book and it is playing smoothly in your head like a great film, it is tough for background music to lure you out so completely. Thus, when this song did just that, I had to pay attention. 

Maybe you should to?

Till then,

I saw the whole world lose control. 

Ground Control

Good Worth and Co. cap (cop it here), Thrifted top, H&M high waist jeans, 

Boots from Taipei. 

One Friday morning, the Third Culture team assembled at our HQ along with two of my delightful friends who were oh-so-kind to oblige us taking photos of them for a movie inspired piece. You can peep it here. We made it through 4 wardrobe changes and darkening makeup in less than 2 hours. Props to Rathika, who played the crucial role of camerawoman as I bounced around the room taking behind the scenes Instagram shots.

Fashion tip of the day: For boxy/oversized men's shirts, chop off the bottom half for a boxy crop top. That's exactly what I did with this shirt and now it fits perfectly.

Till then,
Best wishes!

Cooler Lumpur & Bok Tjuv :: Don't Question Art

Thrifted top & skirt, Factorie backpack and Boots from Taipei. 

After the otherworldliness of KLFW, I retreated back to where I truly feel at peace and that is all things literary. Cooler Lumpur, a literary festival, was held over the weekend. Without missing a beat, the girls and I decided to hit it up. The first night we missed the book sale happening in White Box, so we stuck around the Dispensable Stories area. It was such an interesting concept as all you had to do was pop in 50 cents and you get a short story. Ours were more of one liners but it was interesting nonetheless. Think of it as a fortune cookie but in a literary sense.

We also made plants sing. Hard to believe, but we did.

On Sunday, we made our way to Bok Tjuv held in Free Space, SS2 Mall. The zines available there were emptying wallets worthy but we had self control and stuck to our guns. The zines we got were from the Good to Know series in which people in the creative field shared their tips and experiences on time management as well as rituals and whatnots. When I read about someone's experience in being productive, it motivates me and so I thought, why the hell not?

Day 2 of Cooler Lumpur: Amanda and I hit up White Box. She got some books, I didn't because my wallet was down to singles. Thanks to the movable library though, I got some rad books that I can't wait to devour. We also went for a discussion on Reimagining Malaysian Cinema. The best quote of the day was most definitely, "I can't even imagine Malaysian cinema and you're asking me to reimagine it." The discussion was funny, thrilling and mind stirring. Looking forward to more creative discussions in the States.

Till then,
Question art. Do it.

KLFW :: Tres

Forever 21 top & bag, Marsya's cardigan, H&M shorts and boots. 

Kicked off Day 3 with an early morning shoot for Third Culture's Pasar Dalam Men's. Kyren, our model of the day, was an absolute gem to shoot thanks to his variety of poses. It's refreshing to not have to tell models what to do. Plus points for those who take the initiative to hold plank poses. 

Thankfully, Shaq and I only had to attend one show at 3pm. Once it was over, we looked at one another and exclaimed, "We're done!" in unison. You know, great minds. 

I headed back to Subang to meet up with the girls, mainly just laying on Marsya's cosy bed as she rearranges her glorious book collection. Steamboat awaited us and we sat at our table from 8 to 11 because conversations had a hold on us. Our conversation started from the advancement of technology (the movie Her and the low reproduction rate in Japan) to the fall of the Berlin Wall and ending with something rather odd like philosophy. I love having long dinners that consist of thought provoking conversations and good food. 

Till then,

For with much wisdom is much sorrow; as knowledge increases, grief increases. 

Photo Diary: Langkawi I

I find it hard to believe that a month has passed since Langkawi. It makes me wonder whether my time management is off track or that there has been so much going on that days fly pass me.

Anyways, on to the tale of how we woke up around 6 in the morning in order to trek our way by foot to Komtar so that we could catch a bus to get to another bus station in Sg. Nibong. Our second bus ride was 2 hours long, with lack of sleep and a growling stomach, we arrived in another state to catch a ferry to Langkawi. Close to 2 hours later, we are in a rented car and on our way to the beach. The best part about this story is that we caught all of our rides in the nick of time. The universe took us very seriously on said day.

After frolicking on the beach, we drove to a waterfall in which we had to trek up mix matched rocks only to wade in icy cold water. It was refreshing and picture perfect. Our next destination was the cable cars, now here is where the universe pulled a fast one. It rained and we missed the sunset due to heavy clouds. Funny thing is, it brightened up as the sun was setting but just as it hit that Kodak moment, the clouds were like 'LOOK AT US.', thus blocking the view.

We capped the night off with seafood overlooking the sea and a late night drive. Day 1 turned out pretty perfect, if you asked me.

Till then,
Dreaming of my next getaway.