trailer food

I received my Josh Duhamel’s tokidoki for relief run t-shrt. 100% profit goes to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Tesunami Fund. out of stock == lots of profits ==

mr. adventure got the t-shirt designed by mike shinoda(from linkin park). the profits go to music for relief to help survivors of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan and subsequent tsunami.

austin is well-known for trailer food. read my previous post. the weather was great and i was craving for trailer food. they're cheap and usually yummy. so, we headed to east 6th street and discovered some really quirky looking trailers and yummy food.

spring is in the air

i had fish and chips. it was good except for the tartar sauce. not sour enough in my opinion (i'm the kind who dips everything in sauce).

mr. adventure had philly cheesesteak. it was tasty and juicy. much better than the one i had from geno's 6 years ago. well, i had it cold....long story.

there's a trailer selling takoyaki. i'm going to try it next time as my tummy was already full that day. probably the only takoyaki place in austin.

there were tons of people in jumpsuit. i think it's something to do with the new "bigger" mini cooper launch. saw a couple there as well. also, a photography group was there. i would say 50/50 between nikon and canon users. i'm in the canon category. what about you?

sometimes I wonder what mantao is dreaming…….

concert + shatter

wonders of the younger. what's that??? the new album by plain white t's. i went to their concert tour 2 weeks ago in austin. why?? cos' their songs are catchy and i like "rythmn of love". it gives me a happy boost every time i hear it on the radio. their tour is opened by andy grammer and parachute. honestly, i haven't heard of andy grammer, i looked him up on youtube before the concert and his songs are great. he's very talented live as well. parachute's "she is love" rocked the concert. of course everyone went wild when plain white t's came on stage. they did a lot of songs from their new album and some hit singles. they have lots of teenage fans. some of them came with their parents. makes sense since the concerts didn't end until past midnite. it was a fun night cheering, singing, jumping and dancing, but the waiting time in between bands sucks. we literally stood for 5 hrs for the entire show cos' we didn't want to give up our good spot. it's almost as long as standing at times square for new year's countdown minus the cold. if you're interested, check out plain white t's tour. they may come to your town.

some videos and photos. pardon the quality. s95 is a great pocketable camera, but not the best in taking concert videos. the mic is incapable to capture heavy bass.

 

 

 

with will anderson from parachute

with andy grammer

plain white t’s is too big for after photos

moving on to NOTD. OPI shatter is so hyped up that i had to get it on my trip to ulta. verdict: love it. it's so quirky, fun and easy. it gives the nail texture without cumbersome nail art.

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ulta professional last fling
OPI shatter
seche vite top coat. it's the best! dries within seconds.

spot some interesting new products at ulta

butter london. this baby is almost twice the price of OPI. anyone tried this?

eylure falsies. apparently they’re #1 in UK.

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review ~ bodyshop VS burt’s bees

burt's bee VS bodyshop showdown.

i fall into the unlucky group where i have acne prone skin :( my goal is to have flawless skin with no spots, no blemish, no scars and no redness. i know it sounds impossible, but every girl can secretly wish rite?

anyway, i'm constantly looking for something that will control my breakout, which i get all the time not just totm.

BAD: i tried the bodyshop tea tree oil and it didn't work at all. it's didn't control future blemishes and it didn't help combating existing blemishes as well. it's a yucky product and deserves to be thrown away.

GOOD: burt's bees natural acne solutions targeted spot treatment works wonders. my acne dried up the very next day and the scars are minimal compare to what i usually get. 

packaging is horrible on both cos' i can't control how much to pour out. dislike the scent on both, but i'll bare with burt's bees since it works. 

received samples from target. i think they ran out. 

sonia kashuk pouch, federic fekkai shampoo + conditioner, pantene shampoo, nivea lotion, neutrogena natural lip balm(can’t wait to try this), revlon lipgloss.

everything bows

i'm delaying my japan trip post for now. moving on to my posts about bows. everyone like bows and ribbons. who doesn't?!! they are cute, fun and girly. naturally, i fall for them too.

welcome to my collection :)

fun chart. do you agree?

hope this post brightens up your day and gives you a jolt of "girlyness"

japan nite + b’day

last week was sxsw in austin. formore information about this event, visit their website. basically, it's a set of music + movies + interactive festivals and conferences. i did not purchase the wristband (it's $500-$700 0_0). it's expensive and i had to work. you have to be there from day to night to make your money worth. anyway, we went to japan nite tour. the bands are from japan and they are awesome. some of the merchandise profit will be donated to help japan and they were people collecting donation as well. one of member from lolita no.18 is from sendai. it was very touching to hear her first-handed story. please pray for japan! gambare! the crowd was pretty wild as people shoved, jumped, and screamed whole night. my ears were ringing so badly.

2 weekends ago was my birthday. is birthday a reminder that you're getting older? i like to think that it's a day for a reason to eat! mr. adventure cooked a lovely breakfast and baked a mantao cake. then, i cleaned up the house. i know i'm weird. but, i think cleaning is therapeutic and i always feel great when i'm done and everything is in order. after cleaning, we went for a bike ride. great to be outdoors on a lovely day. at night, we went out for food and fun with friends. we had way too much food and was super stuffed.

mantao giving me a present?

went out for a spring break fun although we have no spring break :(

picked up birthday present from sephora and victoria secret

mr. adventure got me a clarisonic mia. so, far i'm loving it!