New iPad with Retina Display

The title says it all. My parents bought me a new iPad with Retina Display (16 GB) today. It's an early Birthday-cum-Christmas present for this year!

The only downside was that my mum was only willing to spend $500 AUD as a maximum, so that meant that I had to top up $39 to get this new gadget. I guess it's okay - since my next pay day is on the 29th of May 2013. A week away!



I was so happy with my new gadget that I had to take a picture with it. Well, to be specific, the box. I didn't want to pose with my new iPad in such a happy mood, as I might 1) Drop it accidentally. 2) Knock it against the wall. 3) Cause scratches. If you knew how careless I am, you might just facepalm in front of your computer. Well, let's just say that I can fall while walking barefooted on a flat surface. ☹

Anyway, I have a blog entry scheduled for Saturday, so stay tuned.

OOTD: Monochrome Stripes

As promised, here is my OOTD for the week. Introducing Depression's Falling from the Skies Top, and a pair of striped jeans.



Wearing: 'Falling from the Skies Top' from Depression, and striped jeans.

Apologies for the one-photo OOTD, as I wasn't in a photogenic mood today. Thankfully, it didn't take me a long time to get a decent shot of my outfit. I love how the vertical stripes on these pair of jeans gives an illusion of a skinnier bottom. Would recommend these jeans to anybody who has a pear-shaped body like me.

Have a great week ahead! ☺

Life Updates (May Version 2.4)

Since I began working at my new workplace, I haven't had much time to do anything at all. My weekly schedule goes something like this:

Monday: University
Tuesday: Work
Wednesday: Assignment
Thursday: Meeting friend
Friday: Meeting friend
Saturday: Work
Sunday: Work

I know that it doesn't seem like I work a lot, but if you know what I go through, you'd understand why I don't have time to do anything else. Just imagine you're working from 6.00 pm to 1.00 am on Saturday night, then working from 1.00 pm to 6.00 pm on Sunday afternoon. Finishing at 1 am doesn't mean that I get to sleep at 2 am (for example), as I still have to eat dinner, wash my work clothes for the next day, check social platforms for updates, and then settle down in bed.

Apart from my tight schedule, I had a car accident on Friday morning, which resulted in the right rear door being smashed in. The other party insisted that it was my fault, but according to my friends, it was obvious that he was pushing the blame to me. Despite that, I'll have to pay for the car accident, including insurance fees. Was told that I have to fork out $1500 AUD for total damages and other fees.

Bad news aside, next week is going to be an awesome one, as I'll have three days worth of free time. So do expect more OOTD posts in the coming week!

Surprise!

Surprise! A new blog layout for Exuvalia was something that I had been planning for a while. It took around 2 months to get it designed and implemented, but it's totally worth it. Hope you like it as much as I do.

From Day 1, my purpose for setting up a blog was to share my life with the world. Recently, my blog readers from 2007 and 2008 have notified me that they miss my old blog entries. I never realised how my blogging style had changed throughout the years, until now - specifically lifestyle to fashion posts. To be able to blog about everything that I want to, I thought that it would be a good idea to implement a weekly schedule to keep me in track. Thus, here is the current plan:

Tuesdays: 'Shopping' Tuesdays - Advertorials, wishlists, shopping hauls
Thursdays: 'Fashion' Thursdays - OOTD posts or fashion inspiration
Saturdays: 'Rant' Saturdays - Updates about my life, giveaways

Hopefully this implementation works well, and that I can keep up with the posts.

'Exuvalia' has been my blood and toil, as I've been working hard on my blog since 2007. Throughout the years, I have received overwhelming support from my fellow blog readers. I managed to bump into some of them on the streets (thanks for saying hi), while I've yet to meet the rest. Nevertheless, I'm thankful for all the support and love. As a form of appreciation, here is a giveaway.

To win a $40 ASOS gift voucher, you would need to fill in this form.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Note: All giveaway entries are open internationally, regardless of gender or age.

Please be aware that the winner will be announced on my blog when the giveaway ends. If you're the winner, please email me at exuvalia@hotmail.com within 24 hours to be eligible for the prize. A new winner will be announced if the original winner does not respond within the time frame (irrespective of reason).

OOTD: Ombre meets Monochrome

As it was raining on Wednesday, I was stuck indoors with absolutely nothing to do. So I thought to myself, "If I can't go out to take OOTD shots, why wouldn't it be possible to do it indoors?" As my bedroom is extremely small (as I have a lot of personal items), the only place I could take pictures, was on the bed. This explains why this set of pictures aren't of me standing upright. But we have to make do with what we have. Right?

This dress is amazing, as it's the combination of the two recent fashion trends. The dress is covered with a sea of floral splodges, and fades from a sea-green colour to a greyish tone (bottom to top). Also, the vertical-lined panels in between gives an illusion of a skinnier body. Putting all these together, this no doubt makes a perfect dress. ☺









Wearing: Floral Frost Dress from H&M, Unisex Chelsea Boots from eBay

In all honesty, this dress was meant to be below my knees! (Yes, I'm very short.) Thankfully, my mum was nice enough to hem it up for me so that it would be at a reasonable length.

If you were wondering whether I put on makeup when I take OOTD photoshoots, I'd have to tell you that I actually don't. No moisturizer, no foundation, no concealer...etc. This is my 100% natural look - not even sure whether this is a good or bad thing. ☹

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OOTD: Back to Childhood

This overalls was gifted by a good friend for my 20th birthday, but I didn't get a chance to wear it until the 'overalls season' was back again. I paired it with one of my favourite graphic T-shirts and pale pink flowery sandals. The initial plan was to take a snapshot of my OOTD while sitting on the swing, but kids decided that it was their territory and refused to let me have a go. I still regret not being able to go ahead with the plan till this day.

On a side note, please don't mind my unruly hair. Let's just say, 'bad hair day'?





Wearing: Top from Paper Tee, Overalls from Forever New and Flower Sandals from FEP

On another note, I've been struggling to find time to do OOTD posts as I've been concentrating on presentation preparation, assignments, and working at my new job. Today is one of my only free days to take pictures, but the weather decided to go against my plans. We are currently experiencing a storm in Perth, with winds at 106 km per hour. If that's not enough, the roads are slightly flooded because of the heavy rainfall.

Stay indoors, fellow Perth-ians. Keep warm and refrain from catching a cold. ✌

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Why the disappearance?

I am fully aware that I haven't been updating my blog. This time it's not because I have absolutely nothing to update on, but because I just got a new job! Today was my first day at work, and it's so far so good. As quoted by Confucius, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Hopefully, I'll continue to enjoy working at this current job, so that I'd be able to look at it as 'fun', rather than 'work'.

My legs are aching really badly from standing around all day, serving customers and cleaning machines. But I guess it's worth it, as it means that I'm earning money for the end of year holiday with my boyfriend. I'm not sure which country or countries to travel to, but the Hong Kong trip is pretty much confirmed. We're also planning to head down to Singapore for 10 days or so, but that really depends on how much I can save.