every day life

Ruffle romper, lace zipper and Steig Larsson

June 7, 2010 By Chie

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I had not been feeling all that well since I came back from my vacation – I had a terrible rash all last week, got a sty, and cold. I’m not sure what Bali did to me:(

For those who asked about where you can buy a lace zipper, someone told me that you can buy them on etsy! I found this seller, taeco, and she sells the lace zipper in cream, black, pink, brown etc.

I finished this romper last week and posted on etsy. I love rompers in the summer! It is such a no-brainer piece, and comfortable.

I recently started reading “the girl with dragon tattoo” by Steig Larsson. I saw this book all over the place when I was in the States, and was curious. I’m on about page 130 now, and I really like it..don’t tell me what happens in the end..i’m not there yer:p

Asakusa-Bashi

June 1, 2010 By Chie

Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial day weekend! I had a day off too (since I work in American schedule), and got to go out with two crafty friends/blogger/etsy seller, Kayo and Novita yesterday. We went to Asakusa-Bashi, which is a wholesale district for craft goods, including beads, zippers, lace, etc. They did not have much fabric selection, unfortunately, and I just wish Asakusa-Bashi is closer to Nippori, the fabric district in Tokyo, so I can do all the shopping at the same time!

This was the first time I shopped in Asakusa-Bashi, and Kayo showed us around. One of the shops we went is called Marbees. Here is the map and some reviews of the shop, here (it’s in Japanese). I got some zippers in good wholesale price.

From left, Kayo, Novita and me:)

Aren’t these zippers adorable? I’ve never seen this kind of zipper any where else. I love them!
I wrote about my favorite Indonesian dish, Soto Ayam in my last post. Sweet Novita saw it and gave me the instant powder for Soto Ayam. I’m so excited to make it myself!

We grabbed lunch at Indian restaurant. It was delicious!

Check out Kayo’s crochet, accessories and clothes shop here, and Novita’s shop full of clothes made by Indonesian batik here.

Bali trip

May 31, 2010 By Chie

My husband and I went to a short 3 day trip to Bali, Indonesia. This was the first time we went to Bali, and we both loved it there!
Nice beach with great waves. We tried surfing for the first time. I got a lot of scratches and bruises on my legs, but I enjoyed it very much. I would definitely try again this summer.

Soto Ayam – My favorite Indonesian dish! I love any kind of noodles in soup. Went to Monkey Forest in Ubud and fed the cute monkeys. One of them actually attached me because he found that I was hiding more bananas in my pocket. I guess he smelt it..

Hotel pool

People were really nice and helpful there. I didn’t have to argue with cab drivers to use meter, like I always had to do in Thailand.
People asked us if we were on Honeymoon. Although we’ve been married for 3 and a half years, it felt as though it was our second Honeymoon. I’m so sad that my vacation is over now:(