1. Late night milk tea from J's Tea House

2. Wanna be rebel, Korean w/ sis, Mexican birthday brunch with beautiful friends, kikki.K card.

3. Monday morning selfie, having some KTV fun, finally caught up with Y, getting '팥빙수' (patbingsu) for dessert!

Just a quick update from me :)

August went by real quick (like always). I got to try at a few new things and learnt a few new things for the first time this month too. In a nutshell, Uni has been alright, motion graphics is not really my forte, butttt A.M.I.E was a big hit! I had loads of fun with everyone who came out :) Also I can't believe I'll be finally getting to major in my course soon! Reading back on last months comment; I think at this stage I am more clearer on what I wanna specialize (that's a good thing right?). Hope everyone had a joyful month - despite all the cold mornings - I think it's starting to get warmer ^^

- V

1. Looking out at the Auckland Harbor bridge on a nice Sunday afternoon, Just got my new ID photo taken lol,  waking up to the smell of my Irish Nut Crémé ♥, First Far East Movement gig in Auckland! "Turn Up the Bass"

2.  Yui + I @ FEM gig, My photograph displayed at the Shutter Pirates exhibit, 19th Birthday/dinner, Dessert time at Fortuna
3. EXO Albums arrived!!! CAN'T. CONTAIN. MY INNER FANGIRL RIGHT NOW.

Today's the last day of July'13. I haven't been posting much on instagram this month (esp. compared to last month haha). Far East Movement's gig was amazing, they're so energetic + they got so much swag LOL. Also I can't believe I turned 19 last week... like seriously? sooo fast! Didn't do much this year, might plan something soon (?) >.<

Now I'm in my third week back of uni, so far so good :) however learning to code however is another story...sure webpages are interesting but I won't deny and say I don't have mixed feelings about it as a whole. Hopefully it gets better as the term progresses.

In the meantime I'll just wait impatiently for Growl - EXO to come out (rumored for Aug 1st).

- V

1. Sals pizza with my girls, can't go wrong with Lindt chocolates!, me and my yummy gumbo dinner, finally a photo with T after the shoot :)

2. BTS shot of my model and assistant for a project shoot, Nandos chicken yo, some fun after the shoot I had, MDS graduates and their game creations

3. Quote from NO.13 magazine, Auckland downtown CBD, Gloria Jeans brunch date ^^, EXO-XOXO

4. Celebratory dinner at Denny's, shooting all day with dslr, TANK Juice + Salad, went to watch Man of Steel IMAX 3D!

June was a really busy month for me, but despite all the stress and workload I was given, I still tried to make time for the things I love to do - like hanging out with friends and making the most of my day. I did more photoshoots+reshoots this month than ever before... it was definitely a learning curve! I also started this small project of mine called 'one second a day'... it turns out instead of recording just a second each day, I've now collected snippets what June was like for me :) It's a lot fun and I think I'll keep it up for as long as I'm bothered really.

Hohoho I also caught up with T (a few times actually) this month ^o^

- V

1. Family dinner outfit (vintage denim shirt, Zara skort, Josh's blue Vans, Glassons beanie), pre dinner selfie, next day breakfast, after work outfit photo.

2. Doodles in my Moleskine, 'only God can judge me', picture with Ophelia, Queen's Birthday outfit (vintage Hero knit, Zara jeans).

3. Shopping at K.Walker (wearing asos jacket, vintage denim shirt, vintage Dr. martens), pre browbar selfie, my sketch framed, Nandos photo.

4. Coffee at Gloria Jeans, chopped off all my long hair!, After brow bar w/ Ophelia, at Benefit Brow Bar.

5. Cookies&cream cheesecake, my very first garment, lasagne, outfit shoot w/ Vanessa.

6. Shirt project garment, crit break photo, tattoo ideas, photoshoot w/ Vanessa.

7. Dries Van Noten SS 2014 menswear, church outfit, pre G.N.O. photo, Lita night w/ Ophelia.

June has been such a ridiculously good month. The semester finished off with a really good crit (biting my nails waiting for my results though, this wait is excruciating). Working almost full time these holidays, but somewhere in my days off I'll post some outfits. Nowadays it's more convenient for me to record what I wear on instagram instead, because it's just not fun lugging around a 1kg DSLR all day. I've made plans to go vintage shopping, watch the Great Gatsby (wardrobe designed by Miuccia Prada x Swarovski, wow), visit the Department Store, and do some online shopping (yes JC Coltrane, I have my eyes on you).

Hope you all had a wonderful week so far, the weekend is only two days away!

- T

1. Selfie ;3 (before dying my hair), First time baking Cinnamon Rolls, East meets West home-cooked lunch, new hair colour!

2. #Hulucats catchup with friends, Imperial Lane brunch/brainstorming sesh, Massive Star Trek Poster in CBD, Benefit Cosmetics launch @ Smith & Caugheys

3. Giapo goodness, vanillateadiary Zine (a uni exercise), Watching Kim Soo-Hyun on RM, Chillin with my gurl G

After looking at my May instagram pics

 1) I think I ate out too much and 2) I take too many food photos haha... Firstly in my defense I think if you eat out, you might as eat well and secondly taking food photos is not a crime :P

I realised I still don't have a pic with T :( (don't worry June has started and I'll definitely have one ready then hehe)

- V 

photos from my instagram, @tiatiatiaaa

1. quotes from tumblr, alexander wang frankie creepers

2. karen walker sunglasses, yumcha w/ mum, first day wearing my a.wangs, froyo on the way home

3. new sketches, froyo at white's&co., elevator selfie, outfit shoot w/ V

4. another take from outfit shoot w/ V, recent sketch, tuesday morning coffee, recent no-uni Friday outfit

Been using a lot more of the app, Whitagram. Don't know why, but preferring the white backdrop (where you can still see the whole photo) instead of cropping the original photo into a square more.

Can't believe it's already been a month since I've come back from China. Can't believe that it's already June. Where did the past 6 months just go?

- T

1. Leaving for Hong Kong, arriving at Hong Kong, little brother looking dapper in Zara, hot springs at Mission Hills resort

2. Misc of photos from rainforest resort, 'harvard sharks' outfit, 10pm sky view, home made lunch

3. night time outfit, 'play ball' outfit, new outfit wearing zara, topshop, and american apparel, badass 'Line Up The Bitches' tee

Spent the majority of April in China; mainly Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Hainan. Had the most wonderful time with family, even went on a few road trips to different resorts. The food was unbelievable, the people were really different too, and the change of scenery did a whole lot of good.
Can't wait to go back again.

-  T

1. Saying goodbye to family, Design ≠ Art, One of my last terms projects, cutest kids you'll ever meet

2. Selfie!, CBD building, Typographic quote I found at Uni, AAM (Auckland Art Museum) building

3. Hulucats with friends, I went to Anisome Cafe for the first time, more selfies haha, V&T Anniversary!

April was lots of fun, it was a busy one but fun nevertheless. Don't have any pics with T though :( Let's wait and see May's Instagram post!

- V

instagram: @vasianblog

1. Me Trying the new coconut ice frappe from Gloria Jeans...mhmm delish!, padlocks galore (bridge of love) on the Great Wall of China (cr. @vasianblog), my adorable cousin tyler, AAF (Auckland Art Festival 2013)

2. The Vampire Diaries season 3 DVD, helping pack gifts for the wedding, catch up time with T, getting my make-up done in the make-up chair!

3. Fresh bouquets from the florist, day out with my cousin and sis, selfie ;3, my table placecard

4. S+L's gorgeous wedding cupcake x), my gran, uncle and dad portrait ^^, the perfect couple, me & my fam.

Apologies for my belated instagram: March post! Many, many things have happened this month, I can't believe it's gone by so quickly too. I had family come over from the USA & HK which was lovely. I also had a week off during my cousins wedding, which by the way was so beautiful!. My cousin is the luckiest girl in the world! The day could not have gone any better. I was a bridesmaid for the first time and I have to say, there's a lot of behind the scenes stuff that many people don't actually think goes on... oh but it does :p

April is upon us now, I'm not sure if I'm use to the early morning starts just yet. However uni is shaping up to be a great experience, even though everyone I know (including me >.<) is swamped by the workload. Best of luck to everybody and hope to catch up sometime soon! :)

- V

1. Lily show 2013, gorgeous blue-eyed goose, yummy china snacks I brough back with me, more beautiful lilies

2. Summer sunset, V & T Mission Bay catch up, flowers on the way back home, green tea ice-cream

3. Church tower by Auckland Uni, the old railway station, fountain in Guangzhou, bowl of fresh strawberries

4. Lookinh out at Rangitoto island from Mission Bay, trying to be healthy with nectarines, homemade strawberry ice-cream!, V's roast potatoes 

5. Obanyaki time!, chinese heart shaped bamboo, korean spicy chicken kebabs, fresh strawberries and cream (mhmmm)

I've been on instagram a lot this past month, if T didn't mention she made an instagram update for the blog, I wouldn't have compiled these pics XD I've left out my China instagrams as they will be included on my China Photo Diary post. We both love this app a lot, so check out our monthly updates :)

for daily instagram updates @tiatiatiaaa | @vasianblog

- V