Army Green Jacket & More Mickey In Xintiandi, Shanghai

This is my second last outfit from China, and it's probably the most casual, most normal one out of all. Shah and I had a quick visit to the neighbourhood of Xintiandi, which is styled like a little European town. Shanghai is truly one of the most modern cities I've ever been to but it ver…

Floral Striped & Patches to Zhouzhuang Water Village, Shanghai

If you didn't know this, for the longest time, I was editing my blog photos using VSCO Cam app; I would edit them on my iPad and transfer them to my laptop. I thought it was the most tedious thing so when I got myself this new laptop I thought "FINALLY I can install the Lightroom that I g…

Photo Diary: Shanghai Old Street & To The Bund




Some things I noticed when I was in Shanghai:
  • People generally favour shades of reds; I saw so many red coats that I contemplated buying one "just because"! (But I didn't, my wills were strong.) I heard that red is considered a lucky colour for Chinese, and it's interesting to see it seeping into their fashion as well.
  • Halal food is so, so easy to find, and pretty ubiquitous! Walk along the famous shopping boulevard that is East Nanjing Road and you'll be able to find at least four halal restaurants.

    • The city is overall relatively quite clean, much better than I expected! Unfortunately, too many people spit freely everywhere — mean, everywhere — and being a germophobic, it bothered the crap out of me.
    • Shanghai is ULTRA MODERN. I didn't read up on Shanghai much before coming and was pleasantly surprised at how urban the city was, filled with high-rise buildings with gorgeous architectures.

    Disney Patch Jeans @ Humble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou

    And to think I almost didn't buy these jeans...

    When I discovered the sale going on with the Meters/Bonwe-Disney collection, I told myself, "OK let's not get too excited and be REALLY smart about choosing what to buy". I went back to my hotel that day feeling so proud that I only…

    Currently In Chennai, India



    I  mean, FREAKIN INDIAAA.

    I kind of still can't believe that I'm in Chennai! I arrived here with Shah on Sunday, where we managed to squeeze in some sightseeing before we gave in to jetlag. Although, is it called jetlag if your flight is only for three hours but requires you to wake up at 5am to leave for the airport, and you slept at 2am before that due to all the packing that needed to be done? I'd still call that jetlag, anyway...

    This is another one of Shah's work trips but to be honest I can't believe how soon we got to travel again for his work, after coming back from China at the end of March; we only found out about the possibility on Monday. I'll be here for about a week but due to Shah's work, I won't be able to explore Chennai as much as I'd like to. But as always, I'm grateful to have the opportunity to see a little bit more of the world!

    Oh Mickey & Minnie + Being A Minor Faux Celeb In China

    The first night I was in Shanghai, I could feel a lot of eyes swiveling to rest on me as I walk down East Nanjing Road. Shah attracted some stares too, but perhaps it shouldn't be this huge surprise; in a sea of local Chinese, coupled with the absence of the swarms of foreign tourists there — …

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