This is another one of my photo work published in a local German newspaper Mittelbayerische Zeitung on January 30th, 2010.

This post is dedicated to guys, who are in search of a lovely present for their loved one. Remember, Valentine’s Day is approaching!

I’ve just quickly gathered a few ideas what to give to your precious one on this special day. What you will see here are beautiful items, kinda on budget, since you can get them for under USD 120. Of course if you think she is worth more than that amount to you, other options are out there. However, isn’t it the thought that counts?

Have a lovely one on Valentine’s Day!

Modern yet beautiful bangle from Marc by Marc Jacobs.

Preppy, casual kiss and/or hug ring from Juicy Couture.

Wild and sexy animal print scarf from Coach.

Gorgeous Brilliance set from Swarovski Crystal.

Lovely Miss Dior Cherie Eau de Toilette from Dior with a feminine scent.

As far as I know, Forever 21 does not have a store in Hong Kong. So I ordered a couple of their cute dresses online at www.forever21.com which happened to be on sale.

And they arrived today. Wooohooo! It so feels like Christmas!

I’m pretty happy with the online shopping service. They mention on their website that International shipment takes about 5-10 days. My invoice date is January 15^th, which is the day they shipped out the parcel, and it arrived today on January 25^th, which made it exactly 10 days. Well, I placed the order on January 13^th, but I guess it is human to grant them 1-2 days to process the order. I am not being overly kind, am I?

Their customer service does reply emails, even though it takes a bit slow, like one or two days after we send them an inquiry. The items I received are in a good condition, I can’t complain. Normally you are allowed to return the items for whatever reason within a certain period. However it does not apply to sale items.

I sense that I’ll be placing many more orders at Forever 21 Online Shop in the future.

Ballet that is.

I used to go to ballet school three times a week over a period of over 10 years, until I started study in the university.

I always had tons of fun in the class. I find ballet is one of the most beautiful form of art and the most elegant dance genre that ever existed.

It is clear to me that I will no longer be able to live up my dream to be a professional ballerina, but the passion and the wonderful memories remain in my heart.

Thank you for visiting my webpage. I am neither a celebrity nor some know-it-all individual who gives you tips about the best things in life. I am just a normal person with some interests, hobbies, thoughts and opinions and would love to share them with you.

Of course you’re not obliged to read my blogs or to browse through my website. If you like, feel free to do so anytime of the day, if not, you are free to leave

Cheers, Nana

During my 2008/2009 winter holiday in Germany, I have take a few winter pictures in the Bavarian forest neighbourhood where Chris’ parents live. About a year later, one of those pictures was published in the local newspaper “Mittelbayerische  Zeitung” dated January 21st, 2010.

Me and my buddies, Crystal and Naomi, were among the crowd last Saturday November 14^th to fight for the famous but this-time-affordable Jimmy Choo heels. We arrived at Elements at around 9:30am (supposed to be at 9 but I overslept and still had to wash and curl my hair!), and duh!, we were not the first one . I wish I had stopped by Starbucks or Pacific Coffee to get myself some coffee since we had to wait for quite a while before they let us in.

Though we didn’t manage to get there early enough to get the priority bracelet (you know what this is right?), we all still brought something home. In fact, what I’ve got is not at all bad, I started to like the heels more and more now. I was thinking about bringing them back (just thought it might be just lust, not love, when I bought them), but now the idea is slowly vanishing in the air. I do like them and I think I’ve got an idea as to which kind of dress I should wear that would look nice with my zebra heels. Oh, and I’ve also got a zebra clutch that matches! Thanks to Naomi who helped me hunt all the nice items for me

It was quite an experience for me to queue for a few hours just to shop. I had fun and now I am happy that I was part of the Jimmy Choo for H&M craze that does not happen very often. Furthermore now I own a couple of items designed by such a talented person eventhough they only belong to the cheap and cheerful version