Abandoned! no not forgotten... I'm back!

Well I did not realise that I have not posted here since November!.
This blog seems abandoned!
I suppose it is explainable though, Nov, Dec, Jan I spent on the couch nauseous and exhausted as I battled through the first trimester of this pregnancy! which is exciting and different from my first one.
Februry... Oh February you never disappoint always interesting!
My birthday is in the first week of February, this year the first week saw me move to a fabulous home and starting an internship in an awesome company, the first step to starting a dream career, also the perfect opportunity to get into my high heels and make the most of my wardrobe before I sported my 'bump'. I spent 3 weeks there, there was even talk of a permanent placement. it was bliss I do not think I've been that happy in a very long time.
Then on Tuesday 22 Feb after spending all morning doing a measure up job (My first), I returned to the office with a bounce in my step thinking "I so have this", sat down to have my lunch... and then My world shook and shattered! literally!

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake ripped through the city I watched as the walls around me swayed, twisted, cracked and tilted, glass door shattering all around me, alarm sirens blasted throughout the city center, everyone was shocked at the magnitude of the disaster (now seems small compared to the devastation in Japan).

So now I am back to where I was back in Nov! and I guess that is why this blog might see a little more action.
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Finally some paint at the end of the tunnel

Well after what seemed like forever, I picked up a brush and pallet knife, squeezed some paint out of those tubes, looked at that canvas and suddenly I was liking what I was seeing.
I think I also learnt something interesting about myself today! I didn't have anymore blank canvases around, so I went today and bought a couple, and when I got home it felt like this block I had just vanished! so I think that I couldn't finish that painting I was working on because I couldn't start a new one. So from now on i have to have at least one extra blank canvas.

Now what? To style or design?

So lately I've been doing a lot of thinking about what my next move should be.. career wise that is! Since I discovered that being an architect is not really for me I've been contemplating weather I should pursue a career as a stylist or a designer! I am a creative person and I don't think I've found my medium yet! Maybe fashion design is that medium. I've studied Graphic design and Interior Architecture, and I think I I'm ready for the next step... FASHION design, So I'm thinking about enrolling in fashion course next semester. This is really exciting... eeeeeeeeeeeee! 
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whale vomit is the new scent!

I came across this article this morning on style.com...

Another 13 is a new fragrance made for Another magazine. This eau de parfum includes a particularly unusual ingredient, a sweet-smelling and quite pricey extract from the vomit of sperm whales! ... they wanted fruity notes mixed with “something dirty”

You have got to go  read the article, its actually quite interesting...

On ANOTHER note I think the bottle and the packaging is genius, then again I'm a sucker for typography on cardboard.
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Safari colours? Could they be any sexier?

Lanvin Ready-To-Wear Spring/Summer 2011

What a beautiful collection, with some wonderful pieces, a beautiful colour pallet, exquisite accessories and shoes... oh the shoes! 
These 2 dresses tell a complicated story of feminine vs masculine, dominance and objectification, power and seduction... oh I'm in love.

Images via Vogue and Style

Snap Snap!

I've been wanting a good camera for a while now... there is a lot of inspirations around and I just wish I could snap it all in time. So today I will be researching Digital camera's to try and make a decision.... I'm hoping I can afford to get one soon.


My beautiful city was hit by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake 7 week ago which resulted in the loss of many of the character buildings around town. I drive around and see piles of rubble and kinda struggle to remember what once stood there!However, that earthquake and the subsequent few hundred aftershocks resulted in some new activity around town, heavy machinery, signs, workmen, there is actually plenty inspirations out there, colours, textures, emotions.

There will be plenty for me to do when I get that camera...

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Check out the latest loss due to that earthquake http://democam.iopen.co.nz/ipcam/manchester/ it is sad this was the first high rise commercial building in town!

A little rambling!

Last year I finished studying Architecture, and so far no luck on the job front. A couple of month ago after contacting a couple dozen firms volunteering my work in exchange of experience, I manged to score myself a place. Today tho after spending all morning working on a set of plans for a poorly designed 1920's cottage it dawned on me... I do not want to be doing this!

I dont want to slave away infront of a computer screen drawing black and white plans... I want to be in a creative environment surrounded by beautiful things, colours, materials, fabrics. I want to be making things, designing, working on prototypes.

Today's accomplishment tho was my outfit :) but what a waste it was hidden away in that office.