Go Outside, It's Beautiful

(Vintage Blazer, Silence & Noise Bodysuit, Tutu Skirt from a Halloween Store, Civico Cowboy boots)

cookies solve all of life's problems

After telling myself that I wouldn't let my cabin fever get the best of me this weekend, I ventured out for the first time in two weeks to hang out with Pika and Mike. Needless to say, I was exhausted, cranky, and in pain less than an hour in, but it was still a vast improvement from festering all weekend in my bedroom. I'm surprised Pika was actually willing to curb his fast pace and walk slowly beside me (although not without the occasional jest about my gimp walk). Thankfully I'm now back in my cozy apartment and do not plan on leaving until I absolutely must for class on Monday. At least I retained my sanity.

Muni was a pain in the ass and for some reason it took us three buses to get to Haight Street. Somehow we ended up in the Castro after a bus stopped running halfway through and stumbled into Hot Cookie for some, well, cookies obviously. The three of us were quite satisfied with our choices (the white chocolate macadamia cookie was mine if anyone was wondering) and a lot less grumpy thanks to the sugar in our systems.

The Look of Film

My boyfriend just got a film camera and we've been messing around with it.

I like the look of film because it actually looks like a photograph rather than just an image on a screen.

I'm Sure I Must Belong Somewhere

(People's Liberation Leather Jacket with DIY studs, Zara Stripe Shirt, Arden B Skinny Jeans, Underground Buckled Boots)

One of the questions I get asked the most is if I ever just feel lazy and throw on a t-shirt and jeans, or whether I plan my outfits ahead of time. Well, unless it's a big event such as a wedding or some kind of fancy Christmas party, I hardly ever plan my outfits. I just go into my closet and pick whatever item that I see first depending on the weather, then I create an outfit around that.
That's probably why sometimes my outfits don't work or I guess it's not as fashionable I'd like it to be because I normally get ready in 15-20 minutes (including brushing my teeth and putting my make-up on)
During school days such as today where I am constructing models and get covered with saw dust by the end of the class, I wear t-shirts and jeans with my cowboy boots, in this case, my new Underground boots and don't wear a bunch of rings or accessories because they get in the way when building models (they've dented a few of my models..)
So there, this was taken right after class to show you guys how I normally look when I don't have anything going on.

making chicken enchiladas with chile verde

making enchiladas from Annabel Ly on Vimeo.

Put together a bunch of random clips to make this video of BF making enchiladas for us. The song is “sweet time replay (feat. dahlia)” by capsule. Thanks for all of the encouraging comments, I'm trying my best to deal and get over this as soon as possible! It's kind of strange to get used to "taking it easy" and I can't wait until things are normal again but it's interesting to take a step back and take a look at what I was doing wrong by stressing myself out so much. It's unnatural for everything to go exactly as planned and I really need to learn how to stop beating myself up for it. I'm trying, I'm trying.

More Items in the Shop

Morning Everyone,

I'm selling more items from my closet at Shop Song of Style

As always 10% of the proceeds will go to the Red Cross to help the victims of Haiti.

Thanks for reading and have an awesome week!

I'd Rather Spend My Time Close to the Sky, Than Waste It Wishing I Had Wings

(Urban Outfitters Black Dress, Mango Faux Fur Jacket, We Love Colors Lace Thigh High Socks, Pour La Victoire Ankle Boots, Coach Bag)

I used to dislike Coach because I always thought it was a knock off version of Gucci with the logos imprinted all around the bag plus every girl in my high school owned a Coach bag.
However, I couldn't say no to this coral like color and the shape of the bag.

Coach, if you guys had nicer sales people and continued to design pretty bags (and ditch the ugly ones such as this one) I'll be happy to shop again.

out of commission

I don't know how else to put this but at the moment I'm recovering from a minor surgical procedure and it'll be very difficult to blog regularly for a while. It's nothing too serious, just really unbelievably painful and I won't be fully recovered for another month. I also can't keep up with my difficult 8am to 5:30pm schedule in this condition, so I have to drop two of my classes and take them next semester instead. So yup, I can't graduate this Spring like I'd intended to and I have to live with this for the next few weeks. I'm confused, worried, and disappointed but I just have to remember that it could be much worse. Thankfully I have my amazing boyfriend who has been taking care of me on his days off and has made the pain a lot more bearable even when the vicodin doesn't seem like enough. Even with all of these sudden changes to my life, I'm trying my best to keep my head up and not end up depressed but it's going to be difficult. Thanks for hanging in there, guys.

If I Didn't Think, I'd Be Much Happier

(H&M Blazer, H&M Top, Arden B Skinny Jeans, Pour La Victoire Ankle Boots)

but then again I don't really think that much
hehehe
Sorry, I've been behind in returning emails.
I've been busy working on designing a bench (well just drawings for now) and will probably start constructing it by myself starting sometime next week.
Not sure how long it's going to take because I'm doing it old school style and doing everything by hand instead of using machines. I'll keep u guys posted on how it goes. hehe

Hope you guys have a happy, peaceful yet exciting weekend! =D

Oh, and the necklace from the last post is from H&M

On to the Next One

Such a good song. This is my all time favorite though.

Aimee Shoots Pigeons

(T by Alexander Wang, Pour La Victoire Ankle Boots)

Since a lot of you guys have asked me what nail polish I use I decided to take a picture of it to make all of our lives a little easier. hehehe

I finally made a switch to a Mac that my lovely boyfriend got me for Valentines Day and it's a bit challenging since the short cuts on the keyboards are different and I've been a PC user my entire life. Oh boy, this is going to take awhile to get used to.. haha

Oh and awhile back I did a little mini interview with the girls at Style Stalk which you can see Here.

Breathe Green & Blue

(Tommy Ton for Style.com)

Not sure what I love more. The shoes or the bag or both.

seeing stripes

striped boatneck, T by Alexander Wang via Revolve Clothing; trousers, Acne; blazer, vintage; peep-toe clogs, Swedish Hasbeens

I know I said I would try to get rid of all my extra striped shirts and stick to just one but when this opportunity to collaborate with Revolve came up I knew it was time to finally pick up the T by Alexander Wang boatneck I'd been eying for a while. Even so, I had a difficult time choosing between my original pick and the rest of their selection of Alexander Wang's diffusion line, they have so many styles to choose from! When I got it in the mail I knew I'll be living in it when the weather gets warmer since it's so thin and breezy. Oh, forget waiting for warmer weather, I'll wear it now! In my opinion, the best way to wear loose boxy tops is tucked into some sort of high waisted bottom so my new trousers were the obvious choice. I even dug up my favorite navy blazer (complete with gold buttons) to add to the nautical look and wore my new peep-toe clogs with a matching vintage belt to add some cognac color.

see my interview at the revolve blog!!

Polaroid Hearts

(Erin Ever After, Tumblr, Food Beam, Flickr)

Why don't you do this on a wall or on a picture frame for Valentines Day?

Happy Friday! =D

Feather Mustache

(Threadsence Off the Shoulder Stripe Top, Tutu Skirt from a Halloween Store, Alice + Olivia for Payless Boots)

Yesterday on my way to work, I fell down right infront of my apartment and literally tumbled down the hill. The result was two holes in my brand new jeans and two small boo boos.
I'm pretty sure I looked like somebody who was ice skating for the first time because my feet kept on slipping and it took me a few trys to get up but I just couldn't. At least I made everybody else's day by falling like a snowball.

Aimeeways, on a brighter note,

Threadsence is offering all of my lovely readers a 10% discount on any of their products.
Use the code: SongStyle10

YAY! Time to Shop! =D

A Heart Full of Things to Say, But Who Shall I Tell?

(Silent & Noise Body Suit, Forever 21 Pleather Skirt, Balenciaga Heels)

I wore this black lace bodysuit to the Design San Francisco event last Friday and had lots of stares due to the invisible bra. I changed into pants later that night and wore a visible black bra when I hung out with Lulu, Annabel , & Philip which consist of drinking flavored soju, eating delicious but spicy korean food, and yelling all night long at the kareoke.

Btw, I had the honor to be featured at Corridor 40 , a fashion + culture site & the SF Style, San Francisco's own street style blog. hehe =D

short but sweet

A day with Pikachu: roasted tomato soup at La Boulange, failed shopping for black jeans in Hayes Valley, latte and cappuccino from Blue Bottle, super sale at American Rag (scored vintage cape, two pairs of April 77s and Swedish Hasbeens, ahh!), and the purchase of a very special bear plush in Japantown. And at night: Korean food and karaoke with Philip, Lulu and Aimee and her boyfriend (which consequently led to my losing my voice...). I had a blast anyway.

I was a little shaken up earlier after finding out about something that happened back home but I feel much better now. I'm told it wasn't too serious but of course I'm the type of person to freak out and expect the worse. This is probably the first time in the past four years that it actually hit me how far away from home I am. Ahh, well.