harroween!

hey guys. ive been so busy the past month doing prep work for this restaurant opening in Ulaanbaatar. My boss will be opening a ramen restaurant in one of the most high-end malls in UB, and I really hope it'll work out cause there's not much nice asian food around here. Plus it better work out, cause all this work is a pain in the ass, specially difficult as I need to bring a translator with me everywhere I go to.

so sometime back then, when the weather was still nice, i did some touring around Ulaanbaatar. Did some hiking at the Terejl national park ( god it was hell..) and another walk up this memorial landmark with 500 bugs flying in front of my face and attacking me... oh well. hope my pain pleasures you all : ) at least the scenery was nice...

Zaisan Memorial

Terejl National Park.

kinda cruel, but this guy is burning the head and legs
of the sheep for our lamb feast.

watched the circus at the national park.





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oh, and happy halloween! did you all dress up? i was really bored at home, and due to low supply of fun costumes in UB, i decided to dig out stuffs from my friends closet, and we went to a halloween party at a local club!  I'm supposed to be someone's mom, but my friend says i look like a girl who escaped from a mental hospital. what do you think!?




peace out xx

PETITE WOMEN!

ok so i've always had a problem with my height. i'm 161cm and so often, i just feel like... like a pygmy alien. and just really ugly at times. but a while ago i learned about a petite model who's been all the rage.

and so here's anja kostantinova. and she is a STUNNER. she's australian but of russian origin i believe. anyway, do check her out. she is absolutely amazing and stands only at 5'4"! she really reminds me of abbey lee kershaw and lara stone!

here she is for wildfox swimwear by Mark Hunter (i love the neon pink bikini!! WANTT!!!):

 

she is so beautiful! and repping the petite girls all over the world! awesome! :)

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on another note. i've been craving lentils lately. does anyone know any good lentil recipes?
i really want to try this warm lentil salad with roasted beets recipe. i mean... i don't really cook but i'd love to get started :) let's hope i get more time soon because work has been so hectic lately. so apologies about the lack of updates!! 

anyway, going to beijing on wednesday and will take a buttload of pictures to make sure there's something worth posting (; until then, take care!!

peace and love x

Portfolio

guys! i have some photos to put up but first, visit my online portfolio! Still needs a lot more work in it, but I'm working on it!  My amazing boyfriend, Anastas (click! he writes about really smart things (; mm-hmmm), helped me set it up and everything :)))) thank god!!!

Click here to see it!!

until next time

peace and love <3

not hard to become a millionaire here..

feeling a bit of modern ethnic style visiting such a picturesque landscape.

top: zara 

shorts: h&m

bag: mulberry

headband: accesorize

bangles: new look

venue: Mongolia Hotel - one of the most beautiful location to see the nature & traditional side of UB.

that's my stack of cash here.... 10 million mnt!! 

on a side note, mongolian tugrik smells like lamb.

Here's my 2 other colleagues from work.
JM on the left, a girl who gets hiccups when she eats spicy food, & Nellie, in the middle who speaks fluent french and loves the chinese word 好啊！( it means GOOD!)

I think I'm getting really paranoid and always imagining that some ugly and big fly is on me as there are way too much here. World of insects... ew.  Might have to visit the psychologist after a year. Other than that, weathers pretty nice in UB at the moment, guess I'll start to shop for some cashmere n be prep for the -30 degrees winter.. really not looking forward to it -_-

At the same time, I'm planning a trip to get out of the country due to visa issues... any suggestions?I have Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing or Hong Kong ( again..) on my list now! Would want to visit Russia before it gets cold too..... 

hmm.....on verra! neways, gotta bounce!

loveeeee xx

Outfit

ok. quick outfit post. have to pack for hong kong tomorrow.
i have a stupid tourist visa... so.. i have to leave china every 30 days. it's kind of tiring :( but i'm also going to macau for the first time tomorrow with my friends! it should be a good weekend!! will be sure to take pictures so i can share with everyone :)

top: forever 21
pants/jeans: h&m
shoes: prada
sunnies: taiwan night market, 士林夜市 (i love them!!)

god i look really awkward in this photo. and to top it all off, i just ordered some mcdonald's... feeling awfully fat right now... eh.

on a brighter note, my boyfriend will be in china in less than a month :) 27 days!! i'm so excited. it's been a while since i've seen my boo. and because everyone loves pictures...

hehehehe. a photo taken in my friend's flat in nyc. obviously way too early in the morning. that's probably not true. it was probably 16:30, post-nap :)



anyway, update again soon!
take care everyone <3

lots of love x

the mongolian side of berlin.

Walked out of the office one day and saw the wall across the street full of graffiti. Made me thought of the Berlin wall. Went to the post office to pick up some boxes I mailed over from home, and just couldn't help photo whore a bit ; )

Having so much problems communicating with the locals. Thank god I took drama lessons in high school... my body language is super. Speaking with the locals = retarded, big motion body language! & of course I learn a bit of mongolian bit by bit... 

yes is ' teem' and no is ' ogwee' :D

Since I eat greasy chinese food everyday here at work, my friends& colleagues and I decided to check out the only French Bistro in town, and it was pretty good ( and overpriced!!). I had an onion soup and sea salted bone marrow.. super yum and fatty! The escargots were better than i thought.. oh god i love eating.

His name is Danny and he only drink glass bottled water because he thinks the chemicals in the plastic bottles will contaminate the water.

Got bored after lunch and decided to get a mani/pedicure.... thinking everything in UB( Ulaanbaatar) should be cheap.. but turned out paying more than in Hong Kong. My friend got a massage and ended up paying about 75USD in a developing country. The Thann Spa was really nice though, so yea what ever... 

Random fact: I drink like early 3 litres of water per day here in UB cause its just soooo dried.  Feel like I'm gonna get alligator skin soon.

Here's a pic of us in berlin back in 2009 new years!

much love, 

eating, sleeping, & back to eating.

I think I gained about 3 pounds after this trip.

The highlights of my business trip was to eat and pig out in very nice restaurants and cafes in HK and Singapore.

First recommendation top of my list in Hong Kong is the renowned lobby of the Hong Kong Peninsula Hotel. Sadly, we went there for breakfast as our schedule was a bit tight. Usually from lunch time onwards, the lobby is packed with tourists and high-tea lovers. At a certain time of the day, there's also a live band playing classy music, perfect match with a nice cup of coffee and a tea set! oh, and just remember, no reservations allowed!

If you happen to stay in Kowloon side, go check out Peninsula's Salon de Ning lounge too. Its one of my favs in town. So chilled and cozy, plus they have a live jazz band and really special cocktails! ( entrance is on ground floor shopping mall next to Hermès)


Talking of hotels, I stayed at the Langham Hotel for a night, the room was okay...more like a 4 star standard. Don't bother showing you the rooms since its nothing special, but one thing to mention is that they have really pretty amenities! Look!

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Went to so many restaurants I don't even remember all their names. We went to Universal Studios for 2 hours and had lunch at the Chinese restaurant ( Feng Shui Inn) of the Resorts World Sentosa Hotel. 
what i wanted to show you all is the fish we had. 

3 kg of this Malaysian fish named " Wang Bu Liao 忘不了" ( in english it means, "can't forget" ) worth 3000 Singapore dollars ( approx. 2500 USD).  HOLY MOLY. I was pretty shocked when the waitress told us the price, I mean who eats such expensive fish!!! such a ripoff!!! but yea, my colleagues decided to order it, and it really taste like... steamed fish. haha. okay, it was quite yum and tender but for that price... hell no! I'm sure this fish was unforgettable. 


alright gotta get back to work. ewww!

bisous,