Summer time means beach time
Hello, friend.
So this week, Charming took me to the beach! This is only the second time being at the beach for me, and first time being at that specific beach, and also the first time I've ever been to the beach with my boyfriend. I was really excited to go and I've been wanting to go all summer, and we finally went.
We went on a perfect weather day, with sunny weather but it wasn't too hot and humid that we would be uncomfortable. When under the shade, it was nice and cool; I get cold easily so I simply step back out into a sunny patch to get some heat again hehe ^^ We picked a spot right in the middle and set up our umbrella. I really enjoyed just laying there on the beach and watching other people play and have fun. We're more of the relaxed type and we had a really good time just having good conversation and enjoying the perfect weather together.
(My zen garden ^^)
After that, we headed to the mall to kill some time because we both weren't quite that hungry yet. I ended up going into hot topic and buying a couple of The Lion King items. I really wanted the tank top too, but it was
sold out! SOLD OUT!!! Can you believe it?! I was super bummed but decided to get whatever I could that was available anyway. I ended up getting the hakuna matata necklace, the ear cuff, and simba stud earrings. They are all so perfect and I have no regrets<3 They were also doing a "buy one get the other 50% off" which I could have completed with the tank top, but since they didn't have it, I saw this glow in the dark nail polish and chose that instead. It worked out fine because I've always wanted glow in the dark nail polish.
After that, we went to Jack Astor's and we shared a dish since Charming couldn't quite decide what he wanted to get
(that's something new!). We shared this rice-quinoa-sweet potato-shrimp-tomato type dish that was really quite delicious, but admittingly not enough to be shared by two people. He also let me order an alcoholic drink
(which rarely happens) so I chose a cosmo because those are really good. That was like the cherry on top of an amazing day. He took me home after that and called it a day. It was wonderful.
The next time I saw him, we spent some time together at home and then ventured to St. Louis because I've been wanted onion rings for a soooooooo incredibly long time. He finally gave in, and guess what! He let me order another drink.
TWO, in fact! I got another cosmo and tried a mojito for the first time. It's really really good! The onion rings were super bombdigity and although I wanted to order some fries as well, I told myself no because he was already spoiling me so much haha ^^
Then, yesterday, we went to Hollywood Cafe for a late dinner. That place reminds me a lot of my Noona Jin and nostalgia took over when I sat down at the booths. Oh man, I haven't been there in so long. Their food is really quite good for the cheap prices they have. I originally wanted the ox tail in red wine sauce but they didn't have it :( Good thing I had a backup. I was debating between the shrimp curry and the ox tail, so when they came back to ask me to change my order, I knew what I wanted. It look a while, so Charming made me eat some of his mixed meat dish and we ended up being super full by the end of the meal.
We have plans to go to the zoo and have a picnic and go to ikea, and all that lovely stuff so I'll probably come back and make posts about those once we do them. Summer is almost over and I want to do as much as I can with him :(
An update with my
(super slow) progress with my Smashbook: I made a pocket with card stock that I stuck in one of the pages. I keep my birthday cards in there. I felt really crafty making my own pocket from scratch hehe
This was during my process. I've decorated it since then :P Maybe I'll do an update photo later but to be honest, I'm too late right now to even attempt that.
Oh, also; my last two entries are quite different from how I usually post. I kind of like the doing those and I think I'm going to try to do them more often. Hopefully you guys find them helpful and fun and also visually more appealing, yes?
Anyway, let's end off with some selfies :)
Labels: beach, boyfriend, charming, food, life, personal, smashbook
SNIKT & SMASH.
How is it August already?! I think I'm having too much fun not doing anything with my life. Thinking about going back to school is making my head hurt already... Anyway, let's not think about that for now...
The Wolverine
Last night, Charming and I went to see the Wolverine in theaters and I've been waiting to watch it for soooo long but couldn't last week because of my wisdom tooth
(more about that later!) Wolverine is my favourite comic book character ever and anything X-Men related gets me super excited. I've spent most of my high school years reading all the X-Men comics available in the library and I've seen all the movies. I'm definitely a fan. Needless to say, there hasn't been an X-Men movie I haven't liked
(some more than others, of course) but maybe that's just because I'm pretty bias. With that being said, I liked this movie a lot too. It's all about Wolverine, who wouldn't love that? There's not much I can say about it without spoiling it, but to summarize overall, it was enjoyable because there were quite funny quotes in there that made the whole theater laugh all at the same time. I enjoyed those the most. Good ol' Logan, am I right? OH! And if you're watching it in theaters, don't leave until the very end! Some people left thinking it was the credits, but there's actually a "secret" scene that will hint you to something coming up which I'm totally stoked about! I did some digging and found a lot more information about it, so I'll write about it at the end of this entry and put it under the cut, just in case people don't want to read it or have any potential spoiling!
As mentioned, I did get my wisdom tooth taken out the other week. I wasn't put under sleep or anything, just numbed with needles so I could see everything that was going on... (Dad didn't allow me to get put under! What the heck?) But I survived it none the less. The first day wasn't that bad, as I was able to eat a bit and I didn't feel a thing because I was still numb for quite some time. Minimal to no swelling. I thought I was doing great. I thought. The next day when I woke up, my cheek was swollen like crazy. I was so painful and I looked so stupid haha. I couldn't eat anything but jello, so I was weak for the entire week. That wasn't fun. I basically stayed in bed for and slept most of the day away. I hated going through all of that and I hope I don't have to take out the rest of them ever!
Smashbook
So while I was stuck in bed all week, I stumbled upon some scrapbooking blogs and found out about Smashbooks. They're essentially scrapbooking books that come with designed pages and a whole line of cute accessories to use. The cool thing is it comes with a felt-tip pen that has a glue stick on the end so you can write and glue on the go. How cool is that? I must admit, the whole "Smashbook" concept is just a very good marketing plan and you can very definitely DIY your own unique version. However, some people see Smashbooks a branch off of scrapbooking. I've never scrapbooked before so I'm not sure what the whole deal with it is but I guess you could say Smashbooks are a more messy, care-free, and guided scrapbook for people that are just starting out and aren't familiar with the craft, like me.
(Sorry for the flash pictures. It was night by the time I got home and I was too excited to use it so I quickly took pictures for the sake of it. Go to my Instagram to see my process work!)
I got the red doodle version because I felt it was quite fitting for an art student like me. I really love all the pages inside. They're really cute and just by style. I love that the pen doesn't leak through paper. The glue (I've heard) doesn't stick well with glossy paper a.k.a. magazines, but I haven't tried that yet. I like that it's small so if you have to glue small parts, it's easier than using a giant glue stick.
I also got the black polka dot tape because it's such a cute and simple print. I think it looks good with a lot of different layouts and designs. It's a good buy :)
I've started to work on some pages and I'm having so much fun. It really does take up a lot of time but you'll hardly realize it's passing. I wish I started this earlier so maybe I'd have a more productive summer, haha.
Anyway, here's the usual food picture dump. I seem to eat the same things over and over again, don't I? Well, they're good.
Charming and I took my little brother downtown for brunch because he has never experienced something like that before. He's the type that doesn't like to go out and leave his room or computer so it was a challenge to get him out of the house. I wanted to get him out and into the world for once. He's been living here in the city for so long but never really explored downtown or any part of town, really. I told him I'd bring him to Chipotle and he was totally excited throughout the whole day for that.
On the same day, I was able to get some gel pens I've been wanting for a very long time, and this "I can't sleep" journal that I've been waiting to go on sale for a whole entire year. It finally did! These gel pens glow under UV light, so that made me pretty excited. Originally I wanted the gel pens that emboss so you can feel the texture, but I'm not quite sure we sell them here anymore. I remember them as a kid back in the 90's, but haven't seem them around since. This is the closest I get to gel pens now a days.
More X-Men and possible spoiler alert!
Okay so here's where I promised I'd talk about some more info about X-Men and all that jazz. If you don't want to know ANYTHING about it, stop reading now. If you want to know the topic I'm going to talk about but no detailed info:
it's about the new X-Men movie. I'll make that white so you can highlight it and read :) And now, we'll begin!
Read more »Labels: art, boyfriend, charming, comic, food, life, marvel, personal, smashbook, xmen
Summer time means beach time
Hello, friend.
So this week, Charming took me to the beach! This is only the second time being at the beach for me, and first time being at that specific beach, and also the first time I've ever been to the beach with my boyfriend. I was really excited to go and I've been wanting to go all summer, and we finally went.
We went on a perfect weather day, with sunny weather but it wasn't too hot and humid that we would be uncomfortable. When under the shade, it was nice and cool; I get cold easily so I simply step back out into a sunny patch to get some heat again hehe ^^ We picked a spot right in the middle and set up our umbrella. I really enjoyed just laying there on the beach and watching other people play and have fun. We're more of the relaxed type and we had a really good time just having good conversation and enjoying the perfect weather together.
(My zen garden ^^)
After that, we headed to the mall to kill some time because we both weren't quite that hungry yet. I ended up going into hot topic and buying a couple of The Lion King items. I really wanted the tank top too, but it was
sold out! SOLD OUT!!! Can you believe it?! I was super bummed but decided to get whatever I could that was available anyway. I ended up getting the hakuna matata necklace, the ear cuff, and simba stud earrings. They are all so perfect and I have no regrets<3 They were also doing a "buy one get the other 50% off" which I could have completed with the tank top, but since they didn't have it, I saw this glow in the dark nail polish and chose that instead. It worked out fine because I've always wanted glow in the dark nail polish.
After that, we went to Jack Astor's and we shared a dish since Charming couldn't quite decide what he wanted to get
(that's something new!). We shared this rice-quinoa-sweet potato-shrimp-tomato type dish that was really quite delicious, but admittingly not enough to be shared by two people. He also let me order an alcoholic drink
(which rarely happens) so I chose a cosmo because those are really good. That was like the cherry on top of an amazing day. He took me home after that and called it a day. It was wonderful.
The next time I saw him, we spent some time together at home and then ventured to St. Louis because I've been wanted onion rings for a soooooooo incredibly long time. He finally gave in, and guess what! He let me order another drink.
TWO, in fact! I got another cosmo and tried a mojito for the first time. It's really really good! The onion rings were super bombdigity and although I wanted to order some fries as well, I told myself no because he was already spoiling me so much haha ^^
Then, yesterday, we went to Hollywood Cafe for a late dinner. That place reminds me a lot of my Noona Jin and nostalgia took over when I sat down at the booths. Oh man, I haven't been there in so long. Their food is really quite good for the cheap prices they have. I originally wanted the ox tail in red wine sauce but they didn't have it :( Good thing I had a backup. I was debating between the shrimp curry and the ox tail, so when they came back to ask me to change my order, I knew what I wanted. It look a while, so Charming made me eat some of his mixed meat dish and we ended up being super full by the end of the meal.
We have plans to go to the zoo and have a picnic and go to ikea, and all that lovely stuff so I'll probably come back and make posts about those once we do them. Summer is almost over and I want to do as much as I can with him :(
An update with my
(super slow) progress with my Smashbook: I made a pocket with card stock that I stuck in one of the pages. I keep my birthday cards in there. I felt really crafty making my own pocket from scratch hehe
This was during my process. I've decorated it since then :P Maybe I'll do an update photo later but to be honest, I'm too late right now to even attempt that.
Oh, also; my last two entries are quite different from how I usually post. I kind of like the doing those and I think I'm going to try to do them more often. Hopefully you guys find them helpful and fun and also visually more appealing, yes?
Anyway, let's end off with some selfies :)
Labels: beach, boyfriend, charming, food, life, personal, smashbook
SNIKT & SMASH.
How is it August already?! I think I'm having too much fun not doing anything with my life. Thinking about going back to school is making my head hurt already... Anyway, let's not think about that for now...
The Wolverine
Last night, Charming and I went to see the Wolverine in theaters and I've been waiting to watch it for soooo long but couldn't last week because of my wisdom tooth
(more about that later!) Wolverine is my favourite comic book character ever and anything X-Men related gets me super excited. I've spent most of my high school years reading all the X-Men comics available in the library and I've seen all the movies. I'm definitely a fan. Needless to say, there hasn't been an X-Men movie I haven't liked
(some more than others, of course) but maybe that's just because I'm pretty bias. With that being said, I liked this movie a lot too. It's all about Wolverine, who wouldn't love that? There's not much I can say about it without spoiling it, but to summarize overall, it was enjoyable because there were quite funny quotes in there that made the whole theater laugh all at the same time. I enjoyed those the most. Good ol' Logan, am I right? OH! And if you're watching it in theaters, don't leave until the very end! Some people left thinking it was the credits, but there's actually a "secret" scene that will hint you to something coming up which I'm totally stoked about! I did some digging and found a lot more information about it, so I'll write about it at the end of this entry and put it under the cut, just in case people don't want to read it or have any potential spoiling!
As mentioned, I did get my wisdom tooth taken out the other week. I wasn't put under sleep or anything, just numbed with needles so I could see everything that was going on... (Dad didn't allow me to get put under! What the heck?) But I survived it none the less. The first day wasn't that bad, as I was able to eat a bit and I didn't feel a thing because I was still numb for quite some time. Minimal to no swelling. I thought I was doing great. I thought. The next day when I woke up, my cheek was swollen like crazy. I was so painful and I looked so stupid haha. I couldn't eat anything but jello, so I was weak for the entire week. That wasn't fun. I basically stayed in bed for and slept most of the day away. I hated going through all of that and I hope I don't have to take out the rest of them ever!
Smashbook
So while I was stuck in bed all week, I stumbled upon some scrapbooking blogs and found out about Smashbooks. They're essentially scrapbooking books that come with designed pages and a whole line of cute accessories to use. The cool thing is it comes with a felt-tip pen that has a glue stick on the end so you can write and glue on the go. How cool is that? I must admit, the whole "Smashbook" concept is just a very good marketing plan and you can very definitely DIY your own unique version. However, some people see Smashbooks a branch off of scrapbooking. I've never scrapbooked before so I'm not sure what the whole deal with it is but I guess you could say Smashbooks are a more messy, care-free, and guided scrapbook for people that are just starting out and aren't familiar with the craft, like me.
(Sorry for the flash pictures. It was night by the time I got home and I was too excited to use it so I quickly took pictures for the sake of it. Go to my Instagram to see my process work!)
I got the red doodle version because I felt it was quite fitting for an art student like me. I really love all the pages inside. They're really cute and just by style. I love that the pen doesn't leak through paper. The glue (I've heard) doesn't stick well with glossy paper a.k.a. magazines, but I haven't tried that yet. I like that it's small so if you have to glue small parts, it's easier than using a giant glue stick.
I also got the black polka dot tape because it's such a cute and simple print. I think it looks good with a lot of different layouts and designs. It's a good buy :)
I've started to work on some pages and I'm having so much fun. It really does take up a lot of time but you'll hardly realize it's passing. I wish I started this earlier so maybe I'd have a more productive summer, haha.
Anyway, here's the usual food picture dump. I seem to eat the same things over and over again, don't I? Well, they're good.
Charming and I took my little brother downtown for brunch because he has never experienced something like that before. He's the type that doesn't like to go out and leave his room or computer so it was a challenge to get him out of the house. I wanted to get him out and into the world for once. He's been living here in the city for so long but never really explored downtown or any part of town, really. I told him I'd bring him to Chipotle and he was totally excited throughout the whole day for that.
On the same day, I was able to get some gel pens I've been wanting for a very long time, and this "I can't sleep" journal that I've been waiting to go on sale for a whole entire year. It finally did! These gel pens glow under UV light, so that made me pretty excited. Originally I wanted the gel pens that emboss so you can feel the texture, but I'm not quite sure we sell them here anymore. I remember them as a kid back in the 90's, but haven't seem them around since. This is the closest I get to gel pens now a days.
More X-Men and possible spoiler alert!
Okay so here's where I promised I'd talk about some more info about X-Men and all that jazz. If you don't want to know ANYTHING about it, stop reading now. If you want to know the topic I'm going to talk about but no detailed info:
it's about the new X-Men movie. I'll make that white so you can highlight it and read :) And now, we'll begin!
Read more »Labels: art, boyfriend, charming, comic, food, life, marvel, personal, smashbook, xmen
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UserName: Hyokii
Age: 23
Birthday: January 22
Location: Toronto, Canada.
Sign: Aquarius Sun, Gemini Moon, Aries Rising
Who are you?
I'm just an average girl studying graphic design in my hometown Toronto. I'm nothing special but I like to blog and document my findings :) I'm really into astrology so come and tell me your sign!
What do you blog about?
Mostly just about my life and occasional beauty hauls and product reviews.
What does 'babo gongju' mean?
It's Korean for 'stupid princess'.
Boyfriend?
Yes! He does Muay Thai and he's a Virgo.
Tell me about your skin type!
I have extremely dry dehydrated skin and really dry/flaky lips. Light; yellow with neutral leaning cool undertone. Currently wearing NARS Sheer Glow in Gobi.
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A List of posts that are coming soon
Reviews:
Tonymoly Cats Wink Smooth Primer
Etude House Goodbye Pore Ever Primer
Skin Food Choco Smoky Eye Palette
Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Shine Deep Treatment
Real Techniques Core Collection Brush Set
Etude House Golden Ratio Contour Maker
Skin Food Coffee Creamy Sheer Lipstick (PP701 Plum Wine)
Etude House Real Art Cleansing Oil (Moisture)
Skin Food Bath Salt (Peppermint)
Etude House Miss Tangerine Cream Choux Blusher
Skin Food Red Orange Makeup Finish (Matte Type)
Tonymoly Cat Chu Wink Tony Tint (Cherry Pink)
Etude House Etoinette Crystal Shine Lip Lipstick (PPK001 & PPK003)
Etude House Etoinette Brush Collection
The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Special Set
The Face Shop Cotton Pads
The Face Shop Face It 07 Quick Top Coat
The Face Shop Lovely ME:EX Design My Eyebrow (01 Gray Brown)
The Face Shop Lovely ME:EX Style My Eyebrow (01 Gray Brown)
The Face Shop Face It Designing Cake Eyebrow (01 Khaki Grey)
Etude House Dear My Blooming Eyes (OR203 Mesmerizing Orange)
Nicole by O.P.I. Nail Polish (Iceberg Lotus)
The Face Shop Real Nature Mask Aloe Vera
The Face Shop Face It Styling Auto Gel Liner (01 Edgy Black)
The Face Shop Floral Water Mist
The Face Shop Mild Papaya Peeling Gel
Kat Von D Spellbinding Eyeshadow Book
Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick By Kate Moss (111 Kiss Of Life)
Rimmel Lasting Finish Matte Lipstick By Kate Moss (102)
Sally Hansen Big Matte Top Coat
Witchcraft Mini+Cures Set
Maybelline Volum’ Express The Colossal Smoky Eyes Mascara
Nicole by O.P.I. Quick Dry Top Coat
Essence Kalinka Beauty 01 Babushka Me Lip Brush
Maybelline Volum’Express The Rocket Waterproof Mascara
Maybelline Eye Studio Master Drama Eyeliner in Midnight Master
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 10 Light
Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Ivory
Etude House Nymph Aura Volumer (sample)
Etude House Mal;Gem All In One Emulsion (sample)
Etude House Mal;Gem Smoother Toner (sample)
Etude House Sun Prise Super Aqua SPF45/PA+++ (sample)
Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream SPF30/PA++ (sample)
Etude House Moistfull Collagen Firming Eye Cream (sample)
Skin Food Platinum Grape Cell Essential BB Cream SPF45/PA+++ (sample)
Skin Food Agave Cactus Emulsion (sample)
The Face Shop Chia Seed Moisture-Holding Seed Cream(sample)
The Face Shop Mango Seed Silk Moisturizing Toner(sample)
The Face Shop Mango Seed Silk Moisturizing Lotion(sample)
Updated The Face Shop Mango Seed Silk Moisturizing Toner & Lotion (full size)
The Face Shop Mango Seed Silk Moisturizing Facial Butter(sample fullsize)
The Face Shop Volcanic Clay Black Head Aloe Nose Strip(sample)
The Face Shop Herb Day 365 Cleansing Foam Acerola (sample)
The Face Shop White Secret Whitening Body Essence (sample)
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How I Contour My Face
Tips On How To Drink More Water
2013 Summer/Fall Wish List
My Current Everyday Makeup Tutorial
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Bucket List
before the end
. Put a lock on Seoul’s Namsan Tower's fence
.
Visit the beach; any beach (063011)
. Party hard
.
Starbucks date (072310)
. Learn to drive
.
Star gaze (062812)
.
Road trip (Summer`09)
.
Be loved
. Visit South Korea
.
Wedding; anyone's wedding (10.13.13)
.
Be happy
.
Bake cupcakes from scratch (04.06.10)
.
Ride a motorcycle (08.21.14)
. Get my first tattoo
.
Kiss in the rain
.
Pull an all nighter
.
Belly button piercing (02.19.14)
. Disney world/land
. Anime North
.
Cosplay Rin
. Cosplay X-23
.
Princess Cafe date (12.10.12)
.
VVIP album(02.20.11)
. Visit Hong Kong again
. Graduate university
. Paris
to be continued...
