November 6, 2012

Starbucks stars & holiday cups 星巴克星星與聖誕節杯子

In the past month,
I worked crazy amount of hours
and also consumed crazy amount of coffee.
As proof, here's my star history for Oct,
each star stands for a cup of coffee
and multiple stars means multiple Starbucks trips.
Pretty, isn't it?
過去一個月中,
我的工作時數和我喝的咖啡量成正比.
以下是我的十月的"星星記錄"
每顆星星代表一杯咖啡
一顆星以上代表我一天至少喝了兩杯.
我覺得整個月的星星排出來還蠻漂亮的.
但是我希望以後再也不需要喝那麼多咖啡.



As soon as Halloween was over,
the red holiday Starbucks cups are back!
Every year I look forward to seeing the new designs.
This cute little bird one is currently my favorite.
 萬聖節一結束,
星巴克馬上就開始換上
他們的紅色杯子.
每年都很期待看到新的設計.
小鳥款式是我今年的最愛.
 

October 30, 2012

Link Love Oct

 It's been a while since my last link love post,
here are some of my favorites for Oct~

{Burgundy by Garance Dore}


{Red dress by Sue Bryce}



{Willow by Gary Pepper}



{Happy pumpkin weekend by Oana Befort}



{Holiday snaps by Luisa Brimble}


&
The Makers project by Jennifer Causey

October 28, 2012

A pink love affair 粉紅戀愛

Here's my ever growing collection of iphone cases,
I like cases that are cute, functional
gives enough protection without being overly bulky
and it must be *pink*.
我的iphone殼子不斷的增多,
在我心目中完美的殼子
必須符合幾個條件:
可愛,功能性強,保護作用,
而且最重要的是必須是粉紅色的!

From left to right:
從左道右:

{Sweet Label}
Biscuit shaped iphone case
餅乾盒形狀殼子
Designed by Sinra
(see similar here)

{iMelt}
Melting ice cream case
溶化冰淇淋殼子
Designed by SwitchEasy
(see similar here)

{Button iphone case}
This is my current and most favorite case.
粉紅側翻鈕扣殼子
這是我目前最喜歡的.
Designed by Livework.
(see similar here)

 
 
 




 

October 24, 2012

Time to create 創作時間


The best time to edit pictures,
draw, or write my blog
seems to be around 1 a.m.
Every night two little voices go off in my head
voice number one says 
"go to bed, you are tired"
voice number two says
"but you cannot sleep, 
there's so many things you can do!"
In the end, the urge to create
overcomes my urge to sleep
and I will stay up late
letting my creativity run free.
So if I post more often,
it doesn't mean that I'm being idle,
it means that I'm extremely busy!

最適合畫圖修圖寫blog的時間
似乎是零晨一點鐘.
每個晚上內心裡面
都有兩個小聲音在對話
小聲音一號說
"好累了,該去睡覺了"
小聲音二號說
"不行,我好想創作!"
通常到最後
內心裡面創作的慾望
會勝過睡意
默默的拿起畫筆
讓創作小精靈自由發揮.
所以,當你看到我很常發文,
不是代表我很悠閒,
而是我瘋狂的忙碌.
 

October 23, 2012

Few thoughts in Oct 十月的點點滴滴

 


October came too quickly for me,
I seemed to have jumped straight from
shorts and t shirts
into boots and cardigan weather.
十月,有點來得太快
似乎從短褲t shirt
直接跳入穿馬靴和長袖的日子.
 

There are tons of pictures 
that are waiting for me to share,
but not enough time to go through them.
Only when I'm alone
in the middle of the night
can I pick up my pen and draw
to my heart's content.
 拍了許多照片
卻沒有足夠的時間
可以一一的慢慢整理.
常常忙到夜深人靜才可以喘息
然後拿起畫筆開始創作.
 
 
 


Only a few days left until Halloween,
there's even Halloween themed cupcakes now.
離萬聖節沒剩下幾天了
連杯子蛋糕都很應景






October 6, 2012

{Taipei} Aranzi Aronzo Cafe 阿郎基阿龍佐咖啡館

I've heard so much about the Aranzi Aronzo cafe
that I willingly stood in line
outside the cafe even before it had opened.
What's all the hype about?
We are about to enter
the adorable world of Aranzi Aronzo
and find out for ourselves~
這輩子第一次在店家還沒有開門
就坐在外面排隊的經驗
就獻給阿郎基阿龍佐咖啡館
(我們是第三位進去的歐~自豪!)
我們一起來進入
阿郎基阿龍佐的可愛世界吧~

Store manager is Shiro Usa
she is my favorite character.
店長是我最喜歡的白兔妹



Looking up as we walked in
we were greeted by 
the Aranzi Aronzo characters.
走進去抬起頭
所有的阿郎基阿龍佐成員
在天花板上和我們招手


Shiro Usa, Kuro Usa and Panda
白兔妹,黑兔妹和熊貓
灑小花熱情歡迎

Kappa is already full
while Panda is still eating
吃飽的河童
和嘴巴滿滿的熊貓

I wonder what ideas
Warumono is cooking up?
坐在櫃子上的壞東西
很想知道他的小腦袋裡面
正在打什麼奇怪的主意.

Their food presentation is super cute too!
Panda's Iced Cafe Latte
 with Kappa sitting in the background
他們的食物也超級可愛的!
熊貓家的冰拿鐵咖啡
後面瞧見河童出沒~


 Warumono's Tricky Ice Cream Pancake
 壞東西亂搞的焦糖冰淇淋熱鬆餅

Kuro Usa's Cafe Mocha
黑兔妹的咖啡摩卡


Shiro Usa fruit cake
白兔妹水果蛋糕

We made a short video 
about eating the Shiro Usa fruit cake.
Watch it until the very end to see
the picture on the plate!
因為兔子蛋糕實在是太可愛了,
我們還特地做了小影片.
看到最後就能瞧見盤子上的"驚喜"噢!




{Info}
Address: 台北市大安區仁愛路4段468号1F
                1F, No. 468, Sec., 4, Ren'ai Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City




October 4, 2012

{Taipei} Zhongshan district 中山區

Every time I'm in Taipei
I will pay a visit to Zhongshan district
Besides the countless coffee shops,
cute boutique stores,
and the historical Guan Dian theater,
Zhongshan district is a good place to wander.
During your wanderings you might encounter..

每當回去台北
總是一個人去中山區
走走,晃晃
除了小巷子中數不清的咖啡館
和令人流連忘返的小店鋪
讓人懷舊的光點戲院
中山區是個讓我在城市中
迷失自己的好地方


Colorful rabbits
在城市中,遇見兔子



Snails having a race
蝸牛賽跑


Owl having a cup of coffee
喝咖啡的貓頭鷹

Bear reading a book
while taking a bath
浴缸中泡澡看書的熊

Family outing for the chicken family
雞媽媽帶全家出遊 
Deer hiding in the concrete forest
躲在水泥森林中的小鹿

Rabbit on a blackboard
在黑板揮手的小兔


And the family of musical robots in the park
住在公園中的機器人家族



September 26, 2012

{Taipei} 好丘 Good Cho's

Good Cho's is a hidden gem
right in the heart of modern Taipei.
Nestled in a cluster of renovated 
traditional Taiwanese buildings,
located right next to 
the modern Taipei 101,
Good Cho's brings together Taiwan's 
history, art, music, food, literature 
and handmade goods. 
在台北101旁,
有個被保存很好的老地方,
這裡提倡台灣的
歷史,藝術,音樂,食物和手工藝品
把古和今,中與西結合在一起.
這裡是"好,丘"




Hand drawn lucky red posters
(we call them "chun lian" in Chinese,
traditionally used around Chinese New Year)
充滿喜感的手繪春聯



Pop up post card 
showing customers lining up to order
I find it quite humorous because...
立體明信片
客人全部排排站等著點菜
我覺得這張卡很有趣因為...
It is exactly like the real thing.
To the right of the large wooden counter
are their famous handmade bagels.
Menus are drawn on the black boards.
Good Cho's offers a wide range of
Western-Chinese fusion cuisine
that you probably won't find anywhere else.
They also have a solid coffee, tea
and dessert selection.
它和現實的樣子真的一模一樣.
長長的木頭櫃檯右側
擺放著他們有名的貝果.
後面的一排小黑板寫著菜單.
好,丘的料理結合了
東方和西方創意料理
他們也提供咖啡,茶與甜點.
Good Cho's famous bagels
which are handmade in house.
They combine the Western bagel
with Chinese ingredients
such as purple rice red bean flavor,
black sesame, etc.
Their daily special flavors are so popular
that they often sold out.
好,丘最有名的是
他們自己手工作的貝果,
把西方的貝果配上中式的食材,
創造出好吃的新口味,
例如紫米紅豆,黑芝麻等.
他們的每日限量口味超受歡迎
常常賣光呢.
The actual cafe portion of Good Cho's
is a bright large spacious place 
Can you spot the cat 
in the large drawing on the wall?
好,丘的用餐區
在這個明亮的舒服大空間
你能找到躲在壁畫中的小貓嗎?
I loved how they mixed
different pieces of furniture together.
好喜歡把完全不同的桌椅
配在一起的巧妙感覺.
I got a cup of iced coffee
and one of the original bagels.
The bagel came perfectly toasted
and it was excellent with the homemade spreads.
點了杯冰咖啡
和一個原味的貝果嘗嘗.
貝果端上來時烤的熱呼呼的
塗上他們自家做的果醬好好吃.
The front area of Good Cho's 
offers a wide range of products 
including food, music, books, handmade goods,
all made and designed in Taiwan.
To the left is the kitchen windows,
where customers can see the bagels being made.
The lights are made out of Da Tong rice cooker lids.
好,丘的商品區
在這裡可以找到許多
在台灣設計製作的
食品,音樂,書本,手工藝品.
左邊是廚房的窗戶,
客人們可以看到貝果的製作過程.
上頭的燈是用大同電鍋做的噢.



Another set of lights designed for Good Cho's
this time made out of traditional china bowls.
另外一套特地為好,丘設計的燈.
看得出來是什麼嘛?
對,他是泡麵碗.



I also had fun writing on a postcard
decorating it with the masking tapes 
and ink stamps provided
and mailing it to myself!
在可愛的小角落
用日本膠帶和印章
做了一張明信片
寄給我自己.




{Info}
Address: 台北市松勤街54號 
               No. 54, Sōngqín Street, Xinyi District  Taipei City, Taiwan 110

March 19, 2012

Stay creative



Such a good video
I need to watch this every night
to remind myself to keep creating
I've also been getting my 
daily dose of inspiration 
from Instagram
find me @lavenderplayground
or click here to see my photos

這個影片好棒
我需要每天看一次提醒自己
要繼續創作下去
最近都從Instagram上
得到我的每日靈感
@lavenderplayground
或點這裡看我的照片

March 17, 2012

Balboa Island









 


Looking through my photos
I can't believe I haven't shared 
about my trip to Balboa Island last July
(yes, it has been that long)
A little island community
with beautiful houses
one main street with pretty little shops.
I tried the famous local dessert,
a frozen banana dipped with chocolate
then rolled with sprinkles 
or whatever sweets of your choice.

發現我還沒有分享
去年七月時我去Balboa Island的照片
他是一個獨特的小島社區
有漂亮的小房子
社區裡只有一條擁有店面的大街
我嘗試了他們當地最有名的點心
"冷凍香蕉"
把冷凍香蕉滾在巧克力中
然後再灑上糖果

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