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.

 

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

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)

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Instagram love

On the seventh day of owning a smartphone

I've offically fallen in love with Instagram

There's a handy little button on my blog

that will take you to my Instagram "profile"

where you can like, comment,

or follow me at "lavenderplayground"

Do you have Instagram?

擁有智慧型手機的第七天

我正式愛上了Instagram

我的網誌上現在多了一個連結

讓你可以輕鬆的看到我的 Instagram照片

可以按讚和留言

也可以follow我噢

@ lavenderplayground

你有Instagram嗎?

Gold status

Hey hey~~~

嘿嘿~~~~

Look who's got gold status at Starbucks!

看看誰拿到星巴克的金卡!

Wishful thinking

For once I want to believe

this fortune will really come true.

Fortune cookie裡面的

小紙條上寫著

"妳的人生會充滿快樂和安祥"

我願意相信

這個預言會成真.

Spontaneous happiness

Happiness is 

drawing a smiley

on an omelette

then sprinkle it all over

with hearts and stars.

快樂是在煎蛋上

用番茄醬畫上笑臉

然後再灑上滿滿的

愛心和星星.

{LA} Downtown lights

Night has come to this city

From my perch on the 19th floor,

 I watched as two dragons,

one white and one red 

snaked their way through 

the streets of downtown LA,

becoming blurs of lights

that lead weary people home.

夜晚,降臨了這個城市

從高樓大廈的19樓

我看到兩隻龍,

一白一紅

穿梭於洛杉磯的市中心

帶領疲倦人們

踏上回家的路.

有你/妳真好

有你/妳真好

謝謝你/妳陪伴我

一起大哭傻笑

謝謝你/妳願意

空運給我大大的擁抱

天氣寒冷

透過電話與文字

送來最溫暖的依靠

2012年
我打自內心覺得

有你/妳們真好

p.s.送上一首歌給大家,很巧的歌名也是"有你真好"

p.p.s.照片中的小熊抱枕和筆
都是摯友特地送給我的
所以拿來當這篇的照片是有特別含意的.

Tumble

All I want to do is to fly
but before even I have
even taken off
my wings are broken
and I tumble like autumn leaves
onto the ground.

我把願望  繡在心口上

一心一意  只想要飛翔

但是還沒有起飛

就斷了翅膀

像秋紅散落在地上

I am..

Fluffly ears

毛茸茸的耳朵

Big paws

大大的掌子

I am Mr. Bear
the most adorable and huggable
Thanksgiving weekend companion!
我是熊先生
可愛又好抱的感恩節陪伴!

Awesomeness

If I was able to make you smile

then it was worth my while

to spend two minutes of my day 

to say

thank you

for being 

A.W.E.S.O.M.E

　花兩分鐘

停下手邊的忙碌

和你說聲

謝謝!

你超棒!

看到你燦爛的笑容

　這兩分鐘好值得

November days

Red cups at Starbucks
red leaves on the pavement
and holiday themed
salt and pepper shakers
Remind us that live in
this land without four seaons,
that November has arrived.


星巴克的紅色杯子
人行道上的紅色落葉
商店中聖誕節主題的
胡椒罐和鹽罐
提醒我們這些
住在沒有四季變化的人們
已經十一月中了.

Invisible Strings

When I close my eyes

I can see clearly

where my heart longs to be

in that city

half way across the world

the hustle and bustle of the streets

the sound of rain falling on the rooftops

the warmth of a home

so close and dear to my heart

yet oh so so far away

I long to go

but I'm bound by 

invisible strings

輕輕閉上眼

　我可以清楚的看見

　日夜不停思念的地方

　那個在地球

另外一端　的城市

街上的熱鬧景色

　雨落在屋頂上的聲音

一個真正家的溫暖

　好近又好遙遠

即使我努力爭扎

　還是無法脫離

　那綁著緊緊的無形的線

Color Love: Coral

One shade

Bold pink under bright light

Orange under soft light

Winter is dark and grey

So I love the bright colors 

on my finger tips!

 

 Forever 21的指甲油"Coral"

日光下看起來是亮粉紅色

　柔和的燈光下轉換成橘色

　在充滿黑和灰的冬季

我喜歡顏色鮮豔的指尖!

{Info}

Nail polish: Forever 21 "Coral"

White lace with black bows shirt: Valentine

From the sound of crashing waves

From the sound of crashing waves

I hear the distant rumbling

of a thousand hooves 

of a thousand white horses

running without hesitation or fear

along with the tide of fate

until

boom

using all of their strengh

they leap onto the rocks

leaving behind a splash of white foam

as the only testimony of their efforts

on this earth.

看那波濤洶湧

的百匹駿馬

用盡全身力氣

毫不猶豫的往前

　衝,衝,衝啊

隨著命運拼命的衝吧

　直到

　

轟

　奮力一越

獻上夢想和青春

　只留下一瞬間的浪花

　當做他們努力的見證.

{location/地點}

Dana Point

You know it's fall...

when "pumpkins" come in chocolate

當有巧克力"南瓜"出現時

就知道秋天

已經正式來臨了.

M.A.C Posh Paradise

 

Stumbled across the launch of the 

M.A.C "Posh Paradise" makeup

at South Coast Plaza

It felt like one big party

with the music, the neon lights

and the models with body paint 

striking poses in large boxes.

Really cool experience.

碰巧在South Coast Plaza看到

　M.A.C "Posh Paradise"化妝品發表會

像一個大party一樣

　有音樂,尼虹燈

　還有模特兒

站在特大的箱子中

隨著音樂改變pose.

　

Patisserie Chantilly

The advantage of having friends

who like to eat (and eat well)

is discovering new food places

like this delightful French-inspired

Japanese bakery with a sit-down cafe

Pastisserie Chantilly

Such a great place to enjoy desserts

hang out with friends, relax etc

My favorite is "Othello" 

where dark chocolate meets black sesame

to create a surprisingly light and refreshing dessert

Now if only Chantilly is closer to where I live...

有喜愛飲食的朋友是福

因為他們常常介紹好吃的地方

例如這個周末我們發現

這家超級好吃的日本蛋糕店

Pastisserie Chantilly

非常適合邊和朋友聊天

邊享受美味的蛋糕

我最喜歡的是Othello

黑巧克力配上黑芝麻

 真希望Chantilly離我家能近一點呢...

{From top to bottom}

Creamy Pudding (on table) 

Le Matcha 

Tarte Chocolat

Grapefruit Gelee

Othello


{Website}
www.patisseriechantilly.com


{Address}
2383 Lomita Blvd #104
Lomita, CA 90717, U.S.A