Lolita
07.02.09 @ 01:33 AM AEST
music: Antique in the Future - Versailles

I have been an avid fan of Japanese street fashion and pop culture. Ever since I was a young lass watching "Oh, Tokyo!" on TV and never missing an episode. I remember loving how Japanese sounded: so graceful and refined. I remember I only knew how to say "Sumimasen, konnichiwa! Kore wa nan desu ka?" then, because that's what host always asked. And then, "kore wa ikura desu ka?" and "arigatou!"


Eleanor the host


So, when I hit Year 8 and found out that my high school had Japanese language courses, I grabbed it with both hands and never let it go.

And hey, I even got banned from doing more Japanese courses at Uni next year. Apparently I've done too much already and hence can't do anymore crying which is a stupid rule if you ask me. I can apparently only do Japanese culture. No more languages... sad

Which is why I love visiting La Carmina's blog. That way I can still keep in touch with the Japan that I first fell in love with: its pop culture. I love reading about her adventures along (and under) the Japanese fashion streets, malls, and everywhere else. And she's not stingy with the photos!

Then, whenever I feel like dressing up better than my usual dag, I go to Style Arena for some inspiration.

But at the moment, the Japanese fashion style that has caught my imagination is Lolita:







Ohhh so beautiful. I must say Victorian Maiden is one of my favourite Japanese brands of all time.

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Space Out!
06.14.09 @ 01:29 AM AEST

Did you know that they will be launching a new Mars rover soon?

And that YOU can be in Mars too?

Well NASA, in an awesome publicity stunt, is offering everybody the chance to shoot themselves to space by sending in their names to the official rover website.

Basically, your name "will be carried to Mars on a microchip carried by NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover". The rover is also named "Curiosity" by a 6th grader who won a NASA essay. Really cute!


Curiosity


I've always been interested in space. As a youngin I devoured volumes of encyclopedias and National Geographics concerning the universe. I watch jealously as astronauts land back on Earth with big stories to tell. I watch in fascination as characters from science fiction make their journey through space with ease.

Now I... well, at least my name... can do the same! As for physical space travel...

Well, there's still hope that they would develop space travel at least by the time I hit the 40s. Technology should have evolved immensely in that 20 years!


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Project: Reconstruction
06.12.09 @ 11:16 PM AEST
music: Illuminati - Malice Mizer

I just saw this massive plastic bag full with clothes in my room. I've completely forgotten that I was supposed to donate them to the nearest goodwill store since they were clothes that my mum and sisters didn't want anymore. And so, instead of studying for my exams I sifted through the piles of supposed rubbish...

And guess what I found!





It's a cute dress that I'm sure is cotton, but looks like sackcloth to the naked eye. It's not scratchy though, and is surprisingly soft. And the blouse inside looks rather gorgeous.

Lolita gorgeous.

Which is why I am refusing to give this dress up. I'm thinking of ways to recon this into a Lolita style dress/top. And it's rather short, so I'd have to think of a way to extend it, or cut it into a suitable length for a top.





And it's not exactly flattering at the back. Makes you look like you have a massive bottom.

But you know what the best part is?





Yep, the blouse is actually detachable. Of course it only goes down to the chest, but my goodness think of the different combos I can make with these two garments! I've already got an inkling of what to do...

By the way, excuse the goofy photos. I have not had my morning tea yet.

Cheerios!

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