September 29th, 2010 by Kiyu
I’m back in track in England have settled down nicely in my new flat. I still live on campus due to some very unforeseen last minute decisions last year, but I’m not complainging — I’m still close to everything and campus life in England is a very social one. The photo above shows the dressing corner of my room. I have a wardrobe, but I’ve always been fond of clothes racks to showcase your more original/pretty pieces of clothing. I reckon anyone interested in designing would benefit from having a rack instead of a drawer or a normal wardrobe! The long white garment at the front there is actually my ball gown from last year’s pharmacy ball :) I’ve met the new pharmacy freshers and they all looked a bit scared and overwhelmed. Hah, feels like it was only a month ago that I was a fresher myself! Oh well, I already have quite a bit of work to do only 3 days into the new year, but I’m a second year student now so I guess they expect us to work for a change.
I went to London on Friday to see some friends of mine I’ve been meaning to see for a full year now but never got around to. I saw this guy in Trafalgar Square and was so intrigued by it that I asked him to hold up the signs for me so that I could snap a photo. He refused and said he would do it on one condition: if I agreed to do what the sign said. I reluctantly did my bit by letting them take photo of me holding one of their signs, and there is now a slight possibility that I will be in their music video for their debute single on 4th October. Should be exciting.
It was SocMart yesterday, which means all the societies at my university set up stalls to try to convince you to join their society. I managed to join about 6 societies – Literature, Creative Writing, Hong Kong (I’m in the committee, actually), Pharmacy, Coctail and South-East-Asian. I also signed up for Ladies Society (female equivalent to a Gentleman’s Club, you know those posh ones you sometimes see in England) and Glee society, but I’m not entirely sure how I am going to juggle all this in addition to my studies. Sportsmart commences today as well, which is when all the sports club set up stalls and I might rejoin archery this year. I’m not sure. I wish there were 48 hrs in a day.
In any case, I just realized I forgot to tell you that I am the Creative Director in Hong Kong Society this year. My job is to do all the designing bit for logo, membership cards, business cards, tshirts and hoodies, leaflets, brochures etc. Basically anything that needs designing! Am I enjoying doing something creative again? Hell yes I am!
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September 21st, 2010 by Kiyu
So I just realized I need to blog more often about my daily life in England on this blog now that one of my best friends just went to Beijing, China for half a year and can’t access any networking sites. Yes, that means facebook and twitter are down, so the best way for me to communicate with her about the jazz of England would be through my blog. Bear with me people, I’m afraid you now have to read about all the whimsical and unimportant little things (that might not make sense to many of you) about my life.
I’ve been spending the last month in Norway catching up with my friends and helping out here and there anywhere I could be of some help, and soon my summer ends as I am booked on a flight back to England on Wednesday 22nd September. I am so very excited to start my second year as a pharmacy student at the University of East Anglia. I probably will be moaning about the crazy truckload of work in a few months time (trust me, they work us hard over there), but right now I am very very excited to go back. I’ve been going through a rather difficult period where I actually had to question my future, but now that I’ve emerged from it successfully I feel fit to fight. Bring it on, baby!
I’ve also bought quite a few books this summer/fall, and one of the books I’ve been anticipating for a while now is Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare. I loved her Mortal Instruments books, and thought Clockwork Angel would definitely be a good read. So far, so good. Oh, and if you’re wondering from looking at the cover; yes, the story is set in London.
Btw, is it just me, or are the covers for many YA books moody, ugly and plain depressing (not including Cassandra Clare’s covers, I love them)? A lot of YA and childrens literature is amazing (His Dark Materials), but it’s a real shame about the covers. I’m also checking out Garth Nix and Diana Wynne Jones at the moment, I have a good feeling about these two authors. Also, I’m looking forward to getting started on my copy of the new Artemis Fowl book: The Antlantis Complex. How can you NOT love the genius boy Artemis?
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September 18th, 2010 by Kiyu
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September 15th, 2010 by Kiyu
What you see now is actually the results of a challenge I gave myself Sunday morning; to give my bedroom a makeover without adding or removing any furnitures! This is how it USED to look like before I started redecorating. Okay, so I forgot to take a photo of the real starting point (I had already shuffled the furnitures around the room and stripped the bed of the old green bed linen by that point), but the original layout was bad trust me.
Tote bags. One is a canvas bag from Waterstones (the biggest book store chain in UK) with quotes from books, the other one is from an Italian designer featuring old-fashioned maps!
Using old jewelries to decorate my glassware. Adds a touch of elegance (I love glassware btw). It’s my old Yuna necklace I made in my cosplaying days :)
My vanity table my mum gave me a year ago, it’s so girly and white! :D I also love my cup cake stand. I store small things such as hair pins and rings there :)
I bought a big white rose and a tall thin vase because I wanted a simple flower in my room. It looks so delicate and pretty on my vanity table :) Oh and for your information, I love white roses (no, I don’t think of them as funeral roses).
My signature perfume looks good next to the rose vase.
Self-explanatory :)
Various things on a string. Everything on this string holds certain memories. One example is the dried red rose. It’s from my graduation from High School and therefore is a symbol of the end of 13 years of Norwegian education for me :)
Cosy den by day, soft bed by night :)
I enjoy reading, but you knew that!
New curtains in a colour that matches the colour scheme. My old ones were green. Ugh. I know green is one of my favourite colours, but it just looked awful with my golden walls.
Storage storage storage.
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August 19th, 2010 by Kiyu
One of the many baby bunnies that I stalk on campus… Because I want to share with you how adorable my babies are! And also how awesome UEA is. I’m actually going back soon, I’ve missed my bunnies! They will have grown into adults by now and be even more shy and faster than ever…
Also, I am now seriously dark and jump whenever I see my own reflection in mirrors and windows. I know my natural hair colour is the darkest of dark, but that knowledge alone doesn’t prevent me from not recognizing myself with my new superdark ash hue. I also think darker hair (especially rich, brown tones) exudes a more sexy and alluring air than lighter shades, but light colours are more casual and innocent which is what I prefer. I don’t get why “hot babes” always opt for blonde hues, they should go dark to optimize their sex appeal!
And lastly some better quality shots:
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