Golden Leaves

Golden leaves, golden leaves

falling from the trees

Wind catches them

they float  up to the sky

Golden leaves, golden leaves

let me fly with you.

Taking a study break. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Food Obsessed Weekend

Stuffed Baked Tomato

Spaghetti in Tomato Pesto with Pan Roasted Chicken

Lychee Agar-agar with Vanilla-Lemon Sauce

Last weekend we had a couple of “eating engagements”. Featured here is from Saturday when we had a non-traditional tailgate potluck. No chicken wings, no burgers, we opted for Italian inspired dish instead. Except the dessert of course, which is more Asian. We had to agree that the meal was more exciting than the game itself as we had a painful loss in home game. Oh well, there’s always hope for next week.

On the side note, school has been pushing me over the edge and I barely hanging, hence the neglection of this blog. However, it will just be temporary until the deadlines over and the pace slows back down. I will still make my round to your lovely blogs so I won’t be actually out of the blogosphere.

Also, in two weeks I will be going to Philly for a weekend trip. If you have any suggestion on any cheap good eats/cool thrift stores/Philly in general, I’d be a happy duckling to know all tips possible.

Have a great week everyone

The last of summer flower, the fall leaves, and the fresh snow

On Saturday morning I woke up

greeted by snowfall before winter

The last blossoms of summer bowed down

heaved by the snow’s weight

The red Autumn leaves contrasted

greatly with the white fresh snow

A girl happily skipped on a field

fully covered by snow.

Trench coat and some football game

Another gloomy day today so I spent the morning curled under a blanket, did my online homework, read blogs, and watched tv shows online. Whew, when it’s spelled out like that, it looks like I have a rather productive day. In the evening we got some Chinese take outs and went over to a friend’s house to watch college football. The game started very slow for our team. At the end of the 3rd quarter we were lost 0-12. Like, what?? But we did an amazing comeback and scored 4 touchdowns on the 4th quarter. Oh, the adrenaline rush… (Do forgive my football rambling, it’s kind of the highlight of my day ).

So, on to the clothes. I made the football game an excuse to dress up because, really, after so much curling up under the blanket today, one shalt given a chance to look pretty… right? Tonight I did my version of the Shosanna outfit I once wrote about. I added a red bow to my beret to show my support for our football team whose colors are scarlet and cream (doesn’t it has a pretty ring to it? Prettier than simply red and white that is). I thrifted the pants last week and I think it’ll be a staple this Fall. The trench is actually my mom. She left it here the last time she and my dad came over because really, she won’t have any reason to wear it in our tropical country. So the trench coat stays with me, yeay for that! I always feel like I’m a spy in trench coats, do you feel like that? Maybe it’s just some fashion stereotypes like “geek glasses” and “pin-up wiggle dress”.

Outfit Details:

F21 shirt/thrifted belt &pants/Mom’s trench coat/TJ Maxx oxford heels

We might get snow this weekend so our plan to visit apple farm went kaput. Oh well, i’m sure Netflix will provide me with some entertainment. I hope everyone has a great weekend and if cold weather is coming to your area, do stay warm

Duckling’s batiks

After I posted my batik post last week, a friend asked me “Do you even wear batik?” So, i guess i take that i need a second installment of my batik post. Yes,  I do wear batiks. Though I don’t have very many pieces, I treasured each one that I have with me. Aside from being pieces of clothing, they also serve as reminders of my home country. Sounds cheesy, doesn’t it? But after spending almost half of my life living away from home, small things that reminds me of home gets me excited. For example, when me and a friend went to NYC, we had lunch at an Indonesian restaurant in Queens. We got so excited to see so many authentic dishes on the menu that we ended up ordering too much for both of us. We didn’t stop there too, we actually brought some frozen rendang (beef stew) back to Nebraska with us. We probably had the same excitement as Grace Adler when she found a KFC in Cambodia (in an episode of Will & Grace, that is).

So, anyway about the outfits. They are from my flickr photostream, uploaded to the wardrobe remix group earlier this year. Outfit details are as follow, they’re also clickable to their original flickr posts:

First picture:

jeans jacket: old aeropostale / ruffle blouse: thrifted / batik skirt: Mom’s (from Indonesia) / shoes: simply vera

Second picture:

Gap yellow tee / necklace from an art fair / Javanese batik scarf as obi / thrifted skirt and shoes / Beaded clutch from Borneo

Third picture:

t-shirt: U2 / cardigan & belt: thrifted / batik skirt: my mom’s from the ’70s / boots: JC Penney / necklace: antique store / hair pin: f21

Note: With the recent disasters that hit Asia Pacific, including a 7.9 richter scale earthquake in Sumatra, please keep them in your prayers and thoughts. May they be given courage and patience to endure these trials.