Forty zero forty-two.

Uhhhh....as promised, here are more shots from beautiful Bali.

Taken on a day spent in Seminyak, gasping in delight at magnificent temples in our path and the beautiful sunsets at the infamous Ku-De-Ta (yes, requisite Bintang beer in hand). Tanned, glowing summer skin a pleasant side-effect of above activities. Ahh, I miss Bali already.

In the meanwhile, I have been juggling showing my friend from the US around, work commitments and getting ready for Europe (we leave on Friday morning....not ready...arrrgh)! So apologies for the lack of updates on the blog.....it'll (hopefully) be back to normal in March-ish.

Till then, take time to breathe in the fresh air. Be happy!

Tidings for the new year

Happy New Year folks.

Bali was unbelievable and I loved every moment of it. I look forward, very much, to going back and exploring more of the beautiful island....with the warm and friendly people, the fabulous architecture, the traditions steeped in culture (or is that culture steeped in tradition?) and just the essence of Bali. Did I mention the architecture? C'est magnifique!

A very good friend of mine from Kenya and who moved to the US is staying with us for the next two weeks, so I will generally be awol. After that, I'll be in Europe for 5 and a bit weeks....cannot wait! There should be (hopefully) a few posts before I depart for London though....

I wish you all the very best for 2010. May it be everything you wish for; health, wealth and happiness all wrapped up in one :)

p.s. these are just a selection of shots from just the first day....I'm still downloading all the pictures I took.....and with that kind of light, everything comes out like magic.

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.....have a very merry christmas folks! I'm packing for Bali, which is not going well. As evidenced by the time of this post and the fact that I'm blogging instead of packing. Back to it....

In the meanwhile, here are some pics from a fave of mine: nerdynotdirty on deviantart. Enjoy.

In the new year......

I'll catch up with you all in early January when I get back from Bali (expect photos galore!) and until I head off again to Europe. Have a great Christmas and new year. Here's to a fantastic 2010!

xx

Now whaddaya know....

...and yes, whaddaya is not a word. Sue me ;)

But the title in question points to this skirt and belt combo being sighted yet again on the blog. I can't help it; they just don't make skirts like this any more. The crepe material is lightweight and has the perfect sheerness to it. To further entrance are the pockets at the hips and the high waist. Ahhhh.....vintage gold!

crop tee, just jeans. skirt, vintage. belt, moschino. heels, urban soul. bangles; live, diva and vintage. rings, vintage.

Today's pictures brought to you by the word "Christmas"....

Spent the weekend playing with my new camera (yay!).....I love this baby sooo much. The pictures documented are from our Christmas celebrations (one week early as we will be on a plane on the 25th). We sat around the tree and exchanged gifts and then moved on to an outdoors Christmas barbeque (the great Aussie tradition). Mum is as bad as me when it comes to Christmas (and by bad, I mean obsessed!) and so between us there was the tree, the random decorations, the Christmas crackers for the place settings, the Christmas runner on the table, the reindeer, and the good ol' Christmas cheer. Good times :)

p.s. watched Avatar today and it is a brilliant film. Not in the manner of District 9, but in the mainstream perception (which I can certainly recognise and be impressed by). The storyline tends to the cliche and some of the details are foggy, but the imagery and surrealism and special effects of the film make it worthwhile and a true experience. Watched in 2D and we may just have to go back and watch it in 3D. And yes, I'd go back and watch it tomorrow. And how ocker Aussie is Sam Worthington's accent in the film??!! Noice touch, mate!

p.p.s. Stuart's and my top 2 picks of the year are both from the sci-fi genre.....District 9 and Avatar. What movies have impressed you this year? And what did you think of Avatar?

Light filters magnificently through...

I should have taken a better picture of these fan-bloody-tastic heels but you can see them here......they are Birkinstocks in heel disguise. So comfy it should be illegal. I could wear these for hours on end....and I plan to for my work Christmas party on Friday. I also went accessory-free here, which for me is shocking. Baby steps people, baby steps :D

I've spent the week thus far trying to complete the ridiculous amount of applications I have at work and pack for our trip to Bali...I've lost all semblences of normalcy at work as I frantically finalise things as well as deal with the normal day-to-day proceedings......let it be Christmas already!!

Hope you're all getting into the swing of the festive season :)

tank, supre. skirt, vintage. heels, bronx.

Hot blood red in shades...

pc: fashion gone rogue, glammed if you do glammed if you don't, stolkholm street style, joonbug

Inspiration comes in drives of red sometimes, and when it does there's naught you can do but surrender. And join the tumbling masses down that frolicky hill....