Knit and Pleats.

I often wish that Singapore would have 4 seasons so we could dress up for fall. I love fall fashion the most - the jackets, layering and boots all come out play heh. Tzu and I have discussed to head to Korea this September, and I'm super excited cause it's gonna be close to fall and I can't wait to see the fall foliage and go hiking in that weather!

This outfit was put together for Uniqlo and somewhat inspired by fall outfits - I picked out a moss green knit vest and a classic grey pleat midi skirt to pair it with. I'm definitely guilty of hogging pleat skirts for sure; I think I own about 5-6 of them in different colours! 

Completed my outfit with my trusty pair of booties from Clarks, which are crazy comfortable - they don't give blisters at all and the workmanship is just superb on this pair of shoes. And lastly, also featuring a cute bag from @Tallulah.Bag on Instagram which is a store based in Bangkok. They carry really cute designs and the one I have is actually called the Riley (: 

Outfit details:

Knit vest and pleated skirt: Uniqlo

Shoes: Clarks

Bag: Tallulah.Bag

Love, Jo ♡

Australia 2015: Hobart, Tasmania - Battery Point in the night.

Left off at Mount Wellington previously from the previous travelogue post and we actually headed to Cargo bar pizza lounge for dinner which is located at Battery Point, a suburb area which has a few eatery points and the Salamanca market is also held there on Saturday mornings (: 

The atmosphere was absolutely wonderful and it was buzzing with life despite the fact that it was a Monday night. Soft lights coupled with a glass of wine and awesome food while watching the world go by - ah, life. We had a pizza and some tacos - we picked the Salmon Mascarpone Pizza and the Pulled pork Tacos, which were both done really well and really delicious for a chilly night out. 

Not too sure if these lights were up because of the upcoming festive Christmas season back then, but it looked really whimsical and gorgeous against the night skies and trees (': 

Love, Jo ♡

Respite in painting: Artify studio!

Spent my Saturday night over at Artify Studio, where Tzu and I attended an art jamming session termed Canvas Collective! 

I'm basically a person with zero painting experience or what not, I think the last time I painted a picture was probably back in secondary school - same for Tzu?! But I thought it was pretty interesting and I convinced Tzu to go for it with me hahaha. 

All materials are provided for - aprons, paint, the canvases, brushes, even sample pictures/photos for inspiration of what you'll like to draw (: Snacks and drinks are also provided if you get hungry!

This session was pretty interesting as well - everyone who came had a specific colour given and you had to "earn" your colours for the painting! We were told to prep 2 truths and 1 lie and everyone had to guess which was the lie, if you guessed correctly, you'll be able to earn the person's colour for your painting.

As you can see, I only had 4 colours on my palette and so did Tzu haha. 

Picasso Tzu in progress as seen below hahaha. I seriously think he is secretly artistically inclined, he didn't need much guidance at all!

TADA! Here's his green coloured rabbit (some of our friends thought it was an antelope when they saw the photo of it?? Hahaha):

And... my painting of Totoro heh!

Happy us! (:

Basically, for most of their art jamming sessions - it works on a pay-what-you-want basis, and a portion of the proceeds actually goes to charity (: I really really enjoyed myself and I thought the cause for this project is pretty amazing and I absolutely love the idea of it. Do sign up for their next available Canvas Collective session happening on 23rd April (here!) if you're interested (: 

Or else, there are also other projects that they are running as well that you can participate in with your friends or other half for a fun date night out - you can check them out on their webpage over here! (:

Love, Jo ♡

Vast fields.

There's just something about nature that's alluring, calm and beautiful.

Stumbled upon this patch of fields and trees near my sister's place and Tzu took a series of photos just before the sun set last Saturday. 

Tzu was just mentioning how rare it was to find plain fields like these without the high rise buildings in Singapore nowadays, and I agreed. Sometimes, less is more indeed. Been more reflective lately about the choices I make, and plus, the sunset looked really gorgeous that evening too.

I'm dressed in The Closet Lover's Zendall pants and Georgina top - the pants are made of an extremely soft material which makes it really comfortable to wear and the top is a basic that every girl should have; it'll probably go with every and any bottom you own in the wardrobe!

I also tried out IDS's Diamond Dust Perfector that day for the first time and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it kept my skin looking matte from late afternoon and all through the night. Personally, I don't really use foundation on a daily basis, so I'll be keeping this product for special occasions which I want to up my makeup game? Haha. But it's definitely a good product to use for girls who prefer the matte look as it doesn't feel grimy or oily even after a day's use.

 For girls who are interested to get it, you can email in to sales@jyskskinsolutions.com and quote my name to get $5 for every 2 bottles of DD purchased (this includes free delivery too!) (:

Outfit (including sandals): The Closet Lover
Makeup: IDS's Diamond Dust Perfector

Love, Jo ♡

Australia 2015: Hobart, Tasmania - Mount Wellington.

Whoop, it's Friday and I'm just gonna be chilling at home tonight with my laptop and just laze around! And, I finally have some time to continue blogging about my Aussie trip (:

Of course, if you're heading to Hobart, you'll definitely be (must visit!) visiting Mount Wellington. 

The view driving up was already crazy amazing. It kinda looked like it was gonna rain on the way up but thank God it didn't. The skies kinda cleared up when we were nearing the top, and I think we started the drive up sometime mid-afternoon (about 3-ish, 4?). 

It was super duper cold and windy when we reached the top and I think we were just really under dressed for the weather. Headed straight for the observatory for some warmth!

This view - mad gorgeous! 

We had to keep shuffling between the observatory and heading out cause it was so so so windy and chilly! I'd really recommend having a good coat and some gloves if you're really afraid of the cold, cause there were really some people wearing beanies and boots and everything up there hahaha. 

Also insisted to take more photos for Tzu cause the place is just so beautiful and you're literally (almost) in the clouds. 

The weather started to change after we took some photos and it became kinda cloudy and dark but thank goodness it didn't rain even while we were leaving. 

And, here's Tzu fighting against the wind while he was climbing up these rocks. I couldn't even make it to where he was standing because I could really feel my feet leaving the ground and it was freaking scary hahaha. 

Gek-sai face exhibit 1 hahaha

We couldn't resist how beautiful the trees looked on the way down as well so we stopped by for more photos. 

Oh, Mount Wellington, you're amazing. And I'll be back for you, Tasmania. 

Love, Jo ♡