Silence & Noise toggle coat, Topshop Leigh jeans, Dolce & Gabbana Miss Pocket bag and Converse white leather hightops.

A little word vomit for you: This here wee little blog started as a small oh-look-I-stole-my-brother’s-DSLR-need-to-post-my-pretty-pics-somewhere sort of blog and has slowly started gaining a little momentum and I’d like to think that I’m at a semi-high point for my blog right now…so having said that, I’ve slowly yet what seemed so suddenly have fallen into quite a little rutt here with SWO. Now that the popularity of blogging has increased by 100000%, everyone and their mother (literally, my mother has a blog too but more on that next time) has a little blog and it’s exactly that: ONE LITTLE BLOG in a sea of blogs who have mini-blogs and micro-blogs and blogs on top of blogs on top of more blogs.

So what makes your blog stand out? Is it your style that draws people in? Is it your insightful ramblings or funny annecdotes that keep them locked in? I think some of the best blogs out there are a combination of all things. Anyway so along with my blog layout overhaul, I’ve been thinking a lot these past few weeks on what sort of changes I want to bring to my content. I want to introduce some new “features” and fun posts instead of my typical “I went to this event, I wore this, I ate this, I’m hanging out here…lalala” Which is all fine and dandy too but I feel like I need to inject something NEW INNOVATIVE EXCEPTIONAL WOWOWOWOWOW. As you’ve maybe already seen a few posts ago, I’ve introduced ddtv (:D) which I’m hoping to work on more. I’ve been brainstorming ddtv ideas with my right hand man and am quite excited for the small videos I’ll be cooking up. Nothing too major so don’t get too excited though and also, feel free to comment below with some ideas on videos or any suggestions on what you’d like to see.

The other day I had dinner with some of my longest-time friends and one of them mentioned they’re going through a quarter-life crisis (ha!). It actually got me thinking and I think I might be going through one too. This year I’m craving so much change and difference that I want to do everything differently. Well, the same thing but in a different way I guess. Blogging is a way of peeking into what could only be a small fraction of someone’s life and yet it has so much power to make you want to change or adapt or create something new for yourself. Everyday for everyone is a struggle, whether with your blog, yourself, your clothes, your body, your image or your work, your family and the list could go on. It’s easy to say you want to improve and get better or whatever and you could try and have all the determination in the world and yet you still might never achieve what you want. Such is life, no? All you can do is continue to work hard and hope that you’re getting closer to what you want to achieve. Oh hello, I guess I’m Captain Obvious today.

Anyway this here little ramble has gone on for too long now, and I’ve probably lost a couple of readers few sentences in but just wanted to let you know to look out for some changes and if you have any suggestions, please let me know! /end rambling

Thanks for reading :)

P.S. Unintentional Glee reference in my post title.

P.P.S. I really want the New iPad…….): anyone care to gift me an early bday present :D?

For the TL;DR people, some pics from back in Dec when I was in New York. I’m currently missing my bf and New York so deeply and intensely.

While I was in New York, Cole Haan invited me down to check out their semi-newly renovated store on Prince Street in Soho and to introduce one of their special collections. The store is the perfect blend of tradition, classic, cool and contemporary. Fitted with tons of natural wood and trimmed with black metal along the fixtures, the interior made me feel like I just stepped into the coolest grandpa’s house, if this grandpa wore seriously cool desert boots and double denim (think Nick Wooster or basically anyone who goes to Men’s Fashion Week). They don’t carry a super wide selection of shoes, especially not for women but when you’re the makers of the perfect classic wingtip or oxford, why would you need such a wide selection anyway.

Cole Haan has taken classic shoe silhouettes and injected them with Nike air technology in their soles, making them seriously THE most comfortable shoes and added a twist to tradition with new materials and inventive colorways. Everything in the store felt timeless yet on trend which is exactly what everyone should be investing in.

I was introduced to the special SoHo-exclusive collection where the shoes are entirely made with the 3M reflective material from Nike shoes (you’ll see pics below). You know that little shiny thing that reflects light, normally found on the Nike tick or along the stripes of your airmax 95? Yep, these traditional classic Cole Haan silhouettes were completely made of that material. This collection is the perfect example of Cole Haan’s incredibly innovative twist on a classic shoe.

Topshop Leigh Jeans, Zara leather jacket, Zara denim vest, Forever21 Aztec eagle necklace, D&G men’s wool snood, D&G Miss Pocket bag and Converse all leather hightops.

(Above outfit pics by Carmen on my camera, thanks gurrrrrrl)

Welcome to my second NY post! Woke up extra bright and early on a super sunny but freezing day to trek my frozen ass down to the LES to meet Carmen for brunch at..dun dun dun Clinton Street Bakery! Oh man it is always a definite must-eat if anyone is ever in NY or even if you just live there. It helped that I used to live LITERALLY 2 blocks away from there..the food seriously never disappoints. The only insane thing is waiting for a table (along with the 100000 tourists), especially when it feels like -1000 degrees outside.

It’s almost a sin not to order the pancakes when you’re at CSB. Blueberries are mixed right into the batter and their syrup is like some heavenly next level type of syrup shit. SO GOOD. Along with our stack of pancakes, me and Carmen also shared a huevos rancheros (another one of my favourite dishes OF ALL TIME AT ANY RESTAURANT EVER) (can you tell I love Mexican food?) and a sideorder of sweet potaterrrr fries!

P.S. Also check out Sam’s post for more mouth-watering CSB pics here!

P.P.S. Oh yah so this was the only day that I did an outfit shot and only cos Carmen helped me take them! This was pretty much how I dressed the whole time in NY…thick scarf, black pants and substituting my leather jacket for my thick ass wooly duffle coat.