Korea Haul

Finally felt like putting up a post regarding what I bought in Korea.

an iphone accessory (you plug it into the earphone hole)
bought this for my friend's bday

a small mirror from artbox

it was super hot in Korea
needed something to cool myself off
anyway, this is a jetoy fan (●´∀｀●)

handcream from etude house

for some reason the cream is all dried up...
fuck this
still using it though cuz the moneyy (´∩｀。)
never buying stuff from etude house again omfg

I actually got this for free from my cousin. The person who made it (or participated in the making process) gave her one for me when she told him/her that I was coming again to Korea. Her friend is so nice hehe

Apparently the color pencils are made out of paper, so the down side of these pencils is that they're quite fragile.

pastel-colored chain bracelet
it was really pretty
I couldn't resist taking my wallet out

the downside is that the chains get tangled a lot
and I can't really untangle them
but oh well

left to right:
동급생 (Classmate) - 히가시노 게이고 (Keigo Higashino)
어둠의 저편 (After Dark) - 무라카미 하루키 (Haruki Murakami)
방과 후 (Afterschool) - 히가시노 게이고 (Keigo Higashino)

Just recently finished 동급생 - I really enjoyed it mainly because I could relate to it. It was written from the view of a high schooler, and it hasn't been too long since I graduated from high school. Plus, it's been quite a while since I read a book set in a high school.

I noticed that there were tons more books by Haruki Murakami translated in Korean than there are in English. Really wanted to buy all Murakami books in the bookstore (that weren't translated in English) to be honest, but I stopped myself and just bought one. I've yet to read 어둠의 저편. 

Currently reading 방과 후. It's also set in a high school like 동급생, but it was written from the view of a teacher. So far it's a little boring, but I'm gonna trust in Higashino Keigo and continue reading.

kay no need to write out title and author

 I finished this while I was still in Korea, so I don't have the book with me right now - my dad suggested lending it to him so that he could read it.

The book is good - the only problem I had with it was the cover. After I got into the scary part of the book, I started to get a little scared by the eye - I felt like it was glaring at me regardless of what angle I was looking at the book. Even when I was searching up the book online just now, I was a little startled by the cover.

My mom then asked me why I even bought the book but then I didn't know that the eye would freak me out once I started reading the book omfg

I wonder how my dad would think of the book

Anyway, after finishing two books by Higashino Keigo, I think it's safe to say that I like his books, and I'm looking forward to reading more books written by him.

diary stickers

headbands ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ
they're so cute
I wanted to buy more but my mom wouldn't let me boohoo

Another headband, but this one's interesting - you can freely bend its shape to fit on your head. According to the shop owner, the first pic is how you put on the hairband.

My mom made fun of me and said it was weird (´＿｀。) So I tried it on differently, as shown in the second pic. Not sure which do is better, but since my mom kinda lowered my self-esteem with the first do, I think I will go with the second one. *sniff*

Special thanks to my cousin for defending me when my mom made fun of me ♡＾▽＾♡

nail art sticker :)
gonna try this sometime

A neon-colored jacket ( ´ ▽ ` ) It was one of those rare moments when I actually found something that I had to buy on the spot. The color was really pretty, plus, all those tiny holes and the thinness of the jacket makes it perfect for a rainy/cool day.

I had a disagreement with my mom regarding this jacket, but she can't say anything because I bought it with my own money (HAH, so SHUSH).

Again, once I saw these two pieces of clothing, I had to buy them on the spot as well. The shirt was just way too cute to resist (●´∀｀●)

and I had actually wanted a pair of shorts like this one - mint-colored, goes up all the way to your hips, and 4 buttons in a straight line (●´∀｀●)

The downside of the shorts is that it's pretty tight, so whenever I eat I have to open up a couple of buttons so that I won't have any digestive problems later. Plus, my lower back itches a lot whenever I wear it. But I still love the shorts nevertheless (✿ ♥‿♥)

full body shot

And that's it for my haul from Korea! Sorry for the long post, but at least it wasn't too wordy, right? ^_^ 

TV + haul

Some noteworthy things that happened on Sunday:

I finally got to watch the live-action movie of Gantz! Hurrah! It was the first one, and the movie was already halfway through when I switched to the channel, but whatever.

I was a little disappointed with the movie. Maybe I had high expectations for it? I don't know. I didn't feel the intensity and excitement while watching the movie as much as I felt when I was reading the manga itself. Well nevertheless, I still want to watch the sequel - Gantz: Perfect Answer.

Then, after exercise and a snack, Mom and I went to H&M for a bit. There I found two really pretty bracelets, and after much time spent being indecisive, I finally bought both of them.

I think some of the decoration things fell off :/
But this was the better one out of the two that were left boohoo

Then we got home and switched on TV, to find that there was a program on UFOs showing. I ended up watching that instead of going immediately to my room and switching on my laptop.

Okay, it might not seem like a big deal that I watched some TV, but for me it is, because I usually don't even look at the TV. All the shows Hong Kong stations broadcast are boring as hell. But today, surprisingly, I managed to watch a movie and a show all on TV. Woohoo~.

Okay, end of boring post.

120721

Because the dimsum restaurant gets filled up pretty fast, and my dad had an early afternoon flight to catch, I woke up at 9 (ugh so early) and we all had a filling breakfast at the restaurant. Afterwards, we went back home and chilled, then left afterwards again. Mom and I saw Dad off in a taxi, then we walked to the Dah Sing Bank in Quarry Bay to pay for my student visa application fee. But apparently there was a cutoff time for paying visa app fees -__- so I probably have to go there again on Monday before 4PM.

Then I texted my friend Michele that I was free now, but then she didn't reply for a while, so I found a Starbucks nearby and drank an iced mocha while waiting for her reply.

When she finally responded, we decided to meet up at Festival Walk, a mall in Kowloon Tong. I had to wait an hour for her to come because she only left her house when I arrived at Festival Walk -___- Such a pain-in-the-ass friend to hang out with, no? I spent the hour in Page One and Franc Franc. While I was in Page One, I found a cute keychain that caught my eye, and ended up buying it.

a kimmidoll called "Nagisa"

hm hm interesting

Then I headed upstairs to Franc Franc, and rested on a sofa because I was tired and sleepy from sleeping late the night before and waking up early in the morning. After Michele finally got to Festival Walk, we decided to watch "The Dark Knight Rises". I had already watched the film the night before, but whatever, the film was worth watching at least twice. For most of the times available, all the seats were full, except for the front rows. Michele didn't like the seatings we got (3rd row from screen), but it was good for me because I didn't have my glasses then.

With less than an hour until the movie start time, we decided to look around Log On a bit. There were a couple of things I was tempted to buy, but since most of them were from Korea and available there anyway, I decided to wait until August when I fly to Korea.

Then it was time for the movie! The audience this time were a lot more...how should I put it, enthusiastic? They laughed at literally every part that had a bit of humor in it, and they even clapped when the film ended. When I watched "TDKR" the night before, people were loud in terms of chatting and eating, and not laughing at stuff shown in the movie. Some people even brought in beer -__-

After the movie, we went to random shops, then had a small "conflict" over what we should do next. Michele kept insisting on ice skating, and I kept repeating the same word over and over again, which was "No." So we ended up splitting up for a while - Michele went ice skating for more than half an hour, and I just walked around a bit and sat on a bench as I was tired again.

Then we took the MTR to Tai Po because I wanted to buy an alpacasso doll. And tadah~the shop had quite a few of them, but most of them were white. I was disappointed because I wanted to see more colorful ones. I kinda wanted to buy a huge one that was worth 200 sth HKD, but I decided to settle with a small one that was 99 HKD.

Now I kind of want to start an alpacasso doll collection...
Gosh Japan please export more alpacassos to HK

Then we had dinner at Dondonya Shokudo (I think that's the name...), a Japanese restaurant. Thankfully, the line for this restaurant wasn't as crazy long as for the ones in Festival Walk (the line for EXP could almost cover up for the circumference of the ice skating rink there omg).

our finished dinner

omg michele's horrible photo-taking skills

After spending too much time (one of the waitresses gave us our check even though we hadn't asked for it lol) in the restaurant, we left and walked around the mall, then left and went for a walk outside the Tai Po Market station. We chatted, and we were also fascinated by the lightning. And it actually did start raining (which I was so surprised about that I actually screamed lmfao), so we headed back towards the station with my tiny umbrella as our only protection from the pouring rain. Then Michele ran off to catch the bus back home, and I went on a long MTR ride back home (had to transfer lines 3 times OTL).

It had been a while since I spent a whole day outside, which was nice. It's good once in a while to spend an entire day free of drama + TV shows. #awkward ending to blog post