13 December

Where the lake meets the sea, a place so beautiful♥

2011-11-27T08:59:00.009+07:00

Hey everyone? how is it going?I have been away for a long time and that's because I just finished everything with my uni life so I am free but not totally coz I still have loads of other stuff to do, hahahaha..

I wanted to share some of pictures from my amazing trip to Tuross Head which is a beautiful village just 3 hours away from Canberra. I went on this trip with two of my classmates. You could see teddy bears and dolls nailed to tress all along the way to this place which made it a mystery to everyone questioning about them. I have been wondering for many months about this mystery until I found the answer to it, they were nailed there because it was a scavenger hunt conducted by the University of Canberra as part of Stone Week several years ago.

You also get to see the Pooh's corner but unfortunately his cave was burned by some stupid drunk person!Poor bear T T....

We stopped at Batesmans Bay which was a town down the south coast, Batesmans bay was a bit crowded with tourists.

And here we were at Tuross Head, this place looked like heaven!There was just so much beauty to see , the sand at the beach soaked my legs so deeply that I almost felt that I was a part of the ocean^^.

The unique thing about this place was that the sea and the lake met each other at a particular point. Below are some pictures of the lake where we had our delicious fish and chips dinner.

It was so great to listen to the waves while sleeping, feeling the kiss of the wind on my cheeks and watching the sun setting early in the morning on this beautiful ocean. I really felt that my soul was a part of the nature and it will always be^^.

“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Bingo Online Store and the beautiful Floriade Festival♡

2011-10-13T13:53:00.005+07:00

Hi everyone, I have been updating my blog frequently this month coz I have 2 weeks holiday from work but ofcourse not from studying, hahaha...I will be finishing my Masters hopefully next month, yay..Please wish me good luck**.

My friend is promoting her online store through my blog, "Bingo", coz everybody loves a surprise (isn't that cute?), her store is based in Indonesia so it's really easy for Indonesian customers to access to it, she also brought some of her jewelry to Australia, for those of you who are interested to order from her whether you are in Indonesia, Australia or elsewhere, please visit: Bingo Store for more information. She will give 15% discount on any 3 items that you purchase so be sure to mention this code:13december to her.

The prices are very reasonable so feel free to browse around . Here are samples of some jewelry from her store that I purchased...pretty,eh?

I also purchased this mirror from her coz I love the idea of the heart lights, it's just so cute. Here is the link to her website on facebook: Bingo Store

Recently, I went to the Floriade Festival here in Canberra, which is an annual festival celebrated for the coming of spring every year. I am sharing with you guys some of the pictures I took from this festival and hope that you'll like them, the flowers looked amazingly beautiful.

And finally, I'd like to share this picture and quote with you guys ,

"Make someone feel how LUCKY they are to have you in their life".

Till next time, have an awesome week everyone♡.

The Village Antiques, Bungendore♡

2011-10-05T14:20:00.000+07:00

In August, when it was winter here I went with my friend to Bungendore, a small town which is half and hour drive from Canberra. When we first arrived there we spotted this cute candy shop, I couldn't stop myself so I ended up buying all these candies with strange names .

We also went to visit the "Village Antiques", I have to admit that this place was amazingly beautiful and classic. We spent the whole day browsing around this place.

They had all these cool antique items which I really wanted to buy but unfortunately can't because of the shipping costs to Thailand, hahaha..

They also had this extremely huge doll in front of their shop which was so cute, have you guys been to any antique shops and did you like it?? ok so until next time take care everyone and have a great week^^.

StyleNanda♡

2011-10-01T09:49:00.009+07:00

Hi guys, how is everyone doing? Winter is over and it's spring time but still it's extremely cold here T T.I just wanted to share with you my appreciation for one of the Korean online shop websites that I always browse looking at their stuff and it is not a sponsored post..I so wish it was!!ha ha ha , I wonder how many of you have heard of Style Nanda online shop??

I was searching online to buy some lenses and to be honest I don't really trust all these online lenses shops and the ones on Gmarket don't ship overseas so since I have heard of this shop for a long time , I thought of ordering a pair from them. They actually had all these proof details on their site about the quality of their lenses.

I ordered the Gray01 lenses from them and I personally think that it does improve how your eyes look after wearing them, hahaha..I mean it does makes your eyes look somehow prettier, I don't know but many of my friends also complimented on how pretty they were. They are also comfortable to wear so I am happy with this purchase^^.

I also ordered from them an orange tint which you can use for both cheeks and lips and below are the directions of how to apply this tint.

They gave me this tiny yellow nail polish as a purchase gift. Their shipping was also quite fast, it took around 4 days so I have to say it was really quick^^.

Now, I'll just leave you guys with some of the items that I find chick from their website, I am so in love♡ with how they apply makeup on their models. Also, their clothes and cosmetics are being used by many Korean celebrities , I so wished I had more money to purchase all these items from them, ha ha ha..Ok, hope you'll enjoy surfing their website, until next time ..Take care everyone^^. (All picture credits to Style Nanda)

♥ A Huge Gmarket Haul♥

2011-08-07T14:10:00.003+07:00

Hi everyone, I really miss blogging and miss reading your blogs but I am extremely busy with studying and working so please forgive my late posts.I have just moved to a new place and share a room in a house with other people, I am trying to adapt myself to this new place since it's extremely freezing cold!! I woke up in the morning to take shower and was wondering why didn't the shampoo come out and guess what coz it turned to ice!!

Anyways, how is life treating you guys? I hope you are all enjoying your time.

I decided to purchase some stuff from Gmarket since they were having their spring sale and I think that their deals this time were really good and the shipping was fast as it took only 5 days delivering my stuff to Canberra. Here is what I got, I have included the seller's links incase you guys are interseted to purchase the same items^^. So, please tell me what do you think about the items that I purchased?

Seller here

seller here

Seller here

I am sorry for this one, I can't find the link. The reason why I purchased this item was becasue they didn't have it here in Australia and it's also so hard to find it online. This is one of my favourite primers and it's just that I can't live without it so I was really glad that they had it in Gmarket.

I personally like all the items and I think the qualities are good compared to the prices. The good thing about Gmarket is that the items always look quite the same as what you see in the pictures so you won't get dissapointed when you receive them except that sometimes you have to be careful with sizes as they use the Korean sizes when giving the details about the items. For me , I always wear size S but still it looks a bit big on me but overall their S sizes are still wearable for me.

These are some pictures from my trip to Sydney that I wanted to share with you guys before ending this post. My sister came to visit me and I got homesick after she left T T. Take care everyone and enjoy life♥

"Your time on this earth is a gift to be used wisely. Don't squander your words or your thoughts. Consider that even the simplest actions you take for your lives matter beyond measure...and they matter forever."

Andy Andrews (The Noticer)

Breaking news: a Korean girl who didn't remove her make up for 2 years! what?

2011-06-25T19:52:00.003+07:00

Hi everyone, I have been away for so long T T. I was bombared by assignments and finals as well as been doing a part time job but now I am in the middle of the winter breaks so I am free from uni.

I won a giveaway a while ago from www.ikavantiani.blogspot.com , I really love her art works. She sent me this vintage set of postcards and I really love every piece because they are all unique so please check her website if you wanted to purchase any of her art works. Thanks so much for sending me these postcards, love them ❤.

I also puchased this love❤ camera from a wedding shop, I am a big fan of vintage and lomo cameras so I found the idea of this camera very cute.

Uni life has been very interseting for me especially living in a dorm , I have never imagined myself where I am today , ha ha ha...

This picture was taken from my friend's common room area which is supposed to be used for watching t.v or chilling sometimes but see what have one of his flatmates turned it to??!! A music studio and guess what my friend gets the front seat eveytime these guys start to perform coz his room is just next to the common room area, ha ha ha...

I also had this opportunity to arrange the 4th UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassador Workshop in my uni and it was a great chance for all of us to talk and discuss about issues related to peace and share our own perspectives on it.

I talked about "Peace through Autism" as I am doing my masters in Inclusive Education which is for special needs children such as children with autism. One of the best parts was that I made new friends from different countries in this workshop^^.

We also had a party after this workshop so I had a chance to taste yummy food from different countries which was great^^.

And now on to this news which I found interesting, the reporters claim that this 20 years old Korean girl didn't wash her cosmetics for 2 years, oh my god..r u serious? Let's watch it.

The news is in Thai so I'll just translate it for you guys. The news says that her mother made her appear in a reality program and explain how she went through these 2 years without removing her cosmetics, the reality program made her wash her face and what happend was that she aged like a 40 years old woman after washing her face because the cosmetics completely destroyed her skin and wrinkles started to appear all through her face!!!The reason why she didn't remove her cosmetics was because she didn't like how she looked like so she kept on doing her make up all the time without removing it.

Now, after watching this it didn't really seem to me that she aged after washing her face, I mean let's think about this for a second. How can you not wash your face every morning after you wake up? Ok , let's say you don't wash your face but don't you like take shower and I am sure that it's impossible not to shower especially during summertime and won't your eyeliner or mascara smudge? I mean for some reason I just can't completely belive this news so what do you girls think?please leave your comments^^.

Happy Easter* recent buys...

2011-04-24T11:23:00.002+07:00

Happy Easter Everyone, I hope you guys are having great fun wherever you are. It's so quite here during holidays just the opposite as in Bangkok, Thailand where it's extremely crowded on holidays everywhere^^;.

So because I was extremely bored and lonely during this long weekend holiday, I decided to update my blog.

I did some recent buys that I would like to share with you guys so first is this Get Cheeky (Cheek and eye shimmer) in rose. I really love this blush , it just adds this radiant lovely look to ur cheeks so it's one of my best buys here. This is how it looks on me^^.

Next is the Pure, Oil of Marrakesh an oil treatment for all hair types and it's alcohol free. It does smoothen my hair and give it this nice texture and I also love how it smells.So this is another good buy.

Australian Avocado Oil Cream, I bought this cream to try avocado and I have just started using it for two weeks. It smells like Nivea but lighter and it does moisturize my skin now but I am not sure if it will during winter so looking forward to use it during that time too.

Because I ran out of perfume , the previous scent that I used was Benefit's Garden of Good & Eva and I really really loved that smell but it's extremely expensive here so I just decided to buy a cheap perfume here . I ended up smelling all the perfumes in priceline but didn't find what I really wanted so I just chose this My Glow (Jennifer Lopez) perfume randomly, lol.

I also bought 2 Rimmel lipstickes and just got to use one coz I brought with me all my lipsticks from Thailand!.

A scarf from Valley Girl.

And these 2 affordable dresses.

I found that rings here are really cute, I am actually obssesed with earings . These are the ones I bought here.

Finally, I decided to take my chocolate bunny out for a walk coz I know that he is extremely bored staying in the room all the time so we did some photoshoots together.

I hope this post was a fun one to read, take care everyone and happy easter again^^.

"You are the light of the world. Shine, and darkness will disappear".

Paulo Coelho

★A New Change

2011-03-10T12:43:00.005+07:00

Hi everyone, how is it going?. I have been away for so long, many things happened in my life. First , I moved to another country and second, I am back to school again.Both situations are quite difficult to adapt but oh well life must go and I 'll probably get used to it in a while.

Life here in Canberra is so different from my super crowded city Bangkok so I do miss everything back home a lot and especially my family.

I also met these 2 fellows just behind my university. I was so surprised at first to see them, I guess they felt the same too as u can see from the picture, ha ha ha.

I also had a chance to visit "Canberra's 2011 Show" , it was really fun and lots of new things to see.Look at these LLamas, they were so cute in real just like dolls^^.I'll be blogging about my life here more in the future, right now I have loads of assignments to finish and it's driving me crazy T T. Till next time, take care everyone^^.

2010 Beauty Favorites Tag + Misskilakilastar's Channel☆★

2011-01-17T16:11:00.009+07:00

Hi everyone, how have you guys been? The weather in Bangkok is very nice and cool these days , it's actually very strange since we never had such a cool weather before still I feel bad for the homeless people so it's better if it got hot again because at least they can survive. As many bloggers have been doing the 2010 Beauty Favourites Tag , I have decided to it too so enjoy reading.

1-Which lipstick/ lip gloss did you use most often in 2010?

Clio Art Lipstick - Milky Orange

I really love this color, it's one of the best colors for girls with darker lips like me but you have to moisturize your lips first because it may dry out your lips.

2-What was your favorite eyeshadow this year?

Lunasol 03 Nature Brown Eyeshadow

Eventhough I really didn't like a palette I had from Lunasol previously but this palette changed my mind. The colors in this palette create a very pretty gradation of tones together and it's suitable for all types of skin colors.

3-What product for the complexion (foundation, blush, etc.,) did you use the most?

Nars - Angelika

The is a very beautiful pigmented pink blush which gives a nice glow to the skin.

4-Your favorite nail polish color of 2010?

Skin Food Nail Vita RE101 Dark Red (Red Line)

I think that Skinfood nail polishes are made with very good quality , this color is not very dark and it matches people with a yellow undertone skin color.

5-Which skin care product would you not give up under any circumstances?

Vitacreme B12
Everyone raves about this cream so do I , it works very well as a moisturizer and it did improve my complexion.

6-What is your favorite personal care product?

Shu Uemura - Cleansing beauty oil premium advanced formula for aging concerns
This product is one of the best selling products of Shu Uemura in the world,this formula is empowered with Green Tea and dramatically increases the removability of waterproof mascara and long-lasting makeup.

7- Your usually worn fragrance in 2010?

Paul Smith Rose Eau De Parfum Perfume For Women

Whenever I wear this perfume , students keep asking me about it!.

8-What was your personal favorite jewelry piece?

I am so into nature and turquoise color jewelries so this was one of my favourite pieces.

9-What have you discovered in 2010 that is new for you (new products, inspirations, blogs, hobbies, etc.,)?

Turquoise eyes makeup trend inspired by Korean celebrities.I think this trend really suits Asian girls and makes u look younger.

The product that beauty bloggers and youtubers have raved about in 2010 which makes me really want to own is:

URBAN DECAY NAKED PALETTE

11-Tag other people: I tag anyone who reads this post^^.

I won this lovely giveaway from Misskilakilastar's Channel on youtube, she is a very sweet and nice beauty youtuber. I ❤ watching her videos because they are very informative and fun.

She sent me a Majolica Majorca eyeshadow which I have been eyeing for a while as well as beauty blender, this tool is very interesting for me since it's my first time using it.

Thanks so much hun for all the stuff that u sent me, love them so much so girls do check out her youtube channel especially this video which she explains about her 2010 Beauty Favourites, till next time good luck everyone.

❤ღOº°Happy New Year 2011°ºOღ❤

2011-01-01T22:15:00.005+07:00

Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year in 2011,

may this new year bring you many opportunities to your way, to explore every joy in life and may your resolutions for the days ahead stay firm, turning all your dreams into reality and all your efforts into great achievements.

I want to thank you all for all your love and support throughout 2010, good luck to all of you and

❤ Have a great year everyone ❤

Miyajima Island,a ⓛⓞⓥⓔ Sanctuary heaven ❤

2010-12-21T12:29:00.002+07:00

Hey guys, as promised this post is only going to be about my 1 day trip to Miyajima Island so enjoy looking at the pictures^^.

Miyajima is most famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on top of the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan's three best views and we were very fortunate to have Dr.Macer - Regional Advisor from UNESCO guide us to this extremely beautiful island.

All the UNESCO participants had to meet in front of the Peace Thomb at 9.00 am , our group came the earliest (as always)!!That picture of me was taken from one of the Korean guys facebook, ha ha ha..

I took this picture from our teacher, she was sick all through the trip and here she was sneezing infront of the Peaแe Thomb so it looked like if she was crying,lol.

After an hour taking the tram line from the Peace Thomb we finally reached the ferry terminal.It was such a nice and cool day♫♫~.

I bought this peach drink before taking the trip and it was sooooooooo good.

It took about 20 minutes riding on the ferry to the island, everyone was very excited and happy.I spotted a handsome Japanese guy❤ at the entrance of the island,hee hee hee...

Traditional mable leaf shaped Momiji Manju cakes and Okonomiyake packs (Japanese Pizza) were sold everywhere on the island.

You could also see Deers everywhere and hear announcements in different languages not to feed them with any food or paper because they might harm you, what ?they were actually super lovely and nice ｡･ω･｡

This is a small Momiji Manju factory , they smelled so good that I could not resisit to taste some but to be honest I am not a fan of sweets so I didn't like them that much.

An Okonomiyake key chain, how cute (｡◕‿◕｡), everything in Japan is always extremely cute and pretty.

And here we reached the famous Itsukushima Shrine , such a beautiful scenery.

I really recommend everyone to visit Miyajima as one of your destinations , be sure to travel when the weather is cool since you need a whole day walk .

I did buy some of these luck charms for myself, my mom and sisters , ha ha ha..Can you guess which ones I bought?.

It was a very long walk since you'll need at least an hour to reach each tourist spot on this island and yes you have to buy tickets to enter each place, thank God my whole trip was sponsored by the school and UNESCO.

I bought this little Miyajima Omiyake from this old man and guess what all the students were laughing at what I have bought, why??!!

Wow, look at all these Ramune drinks, how I wish I could take all these home (￣▽￣) .

There was a lover's sanctuary on top of the mountain, how sweet and you had to take a cable car to reach the place ❤.

So here we are on top of Mt. Misen , you had to keep your belongings in lockers otherwise monkeys would steal them from you come on I even didn't see a single one.

This place was like heaven, I just can't explain in words how beaituful and peaceful it was.

Then we walked for more than an hour to reach the Lover's Sanctuary and OMG I was dying because I couldn't breath , I only go trekking once in a while so it was quite struggling for me.

We bought one of these to write our love wish, so that's what I wrote , it'll be a secret for you guys since it's written in Thai, ha ha ha ♥♥...

Have any of you tried Ramune (ラムネ) ?It's a very refreshning Japanese soft drink.

Now the fun part is that its sealed with a marble!!To open the bottle, a device to push the marble inward is provided with the bottle. The marble is pushed inside the neck of the bottle where it rattles around while drinking.ha ha ha, fun, eh?.

On the way back we all bought like 5 bottles each as a souvenier.

After a long day, we finally made it to this restaurant to have lunch, it was almost 4 pm!

The owner gave us these apple shaped things which inside had paper cranes as a gift.

And also we had a yummy soft ice cream , the melon flavoured ones were really good.

We then stopped by these group of students to ask why they had giant spoons everywhere, one of the students answered that Miyajima is well-known for its rice scoops , spatula-esque wooden spoons used to serve cooked rice during the ancient times.

But then suddenly all these students started laughing when they knew that we came from Thailand,how strange^^;

It was almost 5 pm and we had to rush to catch up the last ferry , eventhough it was an extremely long way to get to each place on Miyajima Island but at the end we still did reach some of the most beautiful places that words can't express, so don't hesitate when you face with stuggles and obstacles along your road because from them you can learn how beautiful life can be, Happy Holidays everyone and live your life to the most.

✿If you think sunshine brings you happiness, then you haven't danced in the rain✿

(◕‿◕✿)Odango hairstyle❤Hiroshima Trip

2010-12-03T12:27:00.006+07:00

Hi guys,I am back after the super busy life that I had last month, I'll be blogging about it after my Hiroshima posts. During my trip, I bought this amazing Odango hair tool from this girl in the video,at first I thought it's gonna be difficult to manage this tool but I was wrong,it turned out to be very easy^^.

Thanks to the kind seller for doing the odango tutorial^^.

I also bought this Odango tool from a convenient store and this is also an easy tool to apply.

My bento lunch at the workshop, all their bentos were very tasty so we really enjoyed eating.

I finally received my certificate from the UNESCO Peace Ambassador Workshop..so happy and proud^^.

Now , do you remember this place?Yes, it's the Memorial Peace Museum so before we left I had a last chance to go inside and grab myself a Sadako story book,there were many of them so it was kinda difficult for me to choose.

I chose this edition as it also includes Braille codes which makes it different from the other books.

We then decided to have dinner at the Coco Curry House, I think many of you know this restaurant since they have franchise around the world, we also have one in Bangkok,Thailand.

But their menu had more options for us to choose.

We came across this Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream shop and had Green Tea icre creams, eventhough it was pricy but it tasted great , it was very rich and a bit bitter but I loved the taste.

Back to shopping again and enjoying nightlife at Hondori.

I bought these earings from this seller.

The lovely Lady Oscar facial masks.

And this was what I was talking about during my previous posts , on the first floor of this cosmetics convenient store , you would find Japanese snacks so the students really loved to go shopping here^^;.

And some of my favorite snacks that I bought for myself and family to enjoy.

Ahem..the students took this picture of me and tagged it on facebook,how embarassing,lol..look at my unorganized territory,lol..My next post will be about the 1 day trip we went to Miyajima Island so until that time,take care everyone.

Peace and ❤ in Hiroshima

2010-11-04T12:24:00.003+07:00

We woke up this morning with a noise of people running and doing some kind of training in the hall, when we went to the dinning room, we were amazed to see a group of girl athletes standing in a queue waiting for the morning breakfast. Suprisingly they looked so handsome that we could not stop staring at them!!!Seriously..they looked so boyish just exactly like those in the mangas,ha ha ha....

We had a very short conversation with them since we could not communicate in Japanese , they told us that they are from Nagasaki's Girls Volleyball Team, woah..so cool...

The cute thing about them was that they would do everything as a team, walk together, eat together,do their laundries together so it was really entertaining to watch them, that's their coach looking very serious.

And that's their bus , too bad they stayed only for one day otherwise we could make friends with them T T.

Now during my stay in Japan, I bought this Shiseido Tsubaki Water and sprayed it everyday to my hair, my hair looked really great after using this product but I wasn't sure if the weather was the main reason that made my hair look soft and silky or was this product so I'll probably know when I use it again in Thailand.

I also used this Sweets Sweets nail polish, how I wish I could have bought more, I wonder what have stopped me from buying other colors from this brand??!!

This is how our journey began every morning, we took a bus to the Hiroshima Bus Center .

I had to carry these coins for everyone everyday , it was quite confusing counting these coins all the time.

There were always some cool teenagers waiting at the Bus Centre every morning.

We had to walk all along this river to get to the conference hall, can you see the Peace Dome on the left of this picture?see how far we had to walk and not to forget to mention the way down to the hill from our hostel every morning and evening^^;.

This was the Information Center in the middle of the Peace Park where we enjoyed shoping our souveniers every morning,ha ha ha...

Can you see how we enjoyed shopping??that's me in the middle,lol.

I bought this Hiroshima magnet for our fridge coz we have a big collection of them.

And these 2 postcards of the Peace Dome , I also have a huge collectin of postcards.

This Information Center Building was a Fuel House before the Atomic Bomb destroyed it , all the people in this building were killed except 1 person who was in the basement!!!.

Then we had to walk all along this way to reach the Memorial Hall.

The Memorial Hall was located at this basement, the structure of this building was really beautiful.

The Hall of Remembrance or The Memorial Hall is a place for peacefully paying tribute to the bomb victims, and contemplating about peace.The wall is a panorama that recreates a view of the bombed city , using approximately 140,000 tiles which is the number of the bomb victims estimated to have died by the end of 1945.

This basin is intended to offer water to the souls of the bomb victims who died craving water that day.It's actually the time of the bombing when Hiroshima was destroyed (8.15).

The names and photographs of so many bomb victims powerfully conveys the reality that the atomic bomb took thousands upon thousands of lives indiscriminately regardless of age, gender, occupation, or any other factor.

Here , you will be given a small box of paper cranes in rememberance of Sadako Sasaki.

When you walk towards the museum you will see this grocery shop just behind the museum. This was another place where we spent our money on drinks, ice creams..etc.

Do you see the eggs on the last shelf, I actually wanted to buy one but it was very cold so I didn't^^;

You could see both Japanese and international students coming on field trips almost everyday.

Mr. Steve Leeper, Chairman of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation took us on a tour in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.These are some information that I want to share with you all about the Atomic Bomb Disaster so please don't skip reading^^.

August 6, 1945 - the sun rose into a clear blue sky over the city of Hiroshima, Japan promising a warm and pleasant day. Nothing in the day's dawning indicated that this day would be any different from its predecessors. But this day would be different, very different. This day would change the world.On this day a single bomb dropped by a single airplane which destroyed the whole city, leading to the end of World War II and introducing mankind to the Atomic Age.

At 8:15 , the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Almost the entire city was devastated in that single moment at a tremendous cost of thousands of human lives. Among those killed were people mobilized to demolish buildings near the city center. In many cases, the bodies of these victims could not be identified and only a few personal possessions could be returned to the surviving relatives.

In the below picture you can see a shadow of a person sitting on the bank steps waiting for it to open was exposed to the flash from the atomic bomb explosion. Receiving the rays directly from the front, the victim undoubtedly died on the spot from massive burns. The surface of the surrounding stone steps was turned whitish by the intense heat rays. The place where the person was sitting remained dark like a shadow.

The blast also threw people across distances of several meters. Others were crushed inside their collapsed houses.Countless shards of glass penetrated the victims' bodies. Even today, fragments of glass are discovered and removed from atomic bomb survivors who complain of bodily pains.

These are some of the belongings of the Atomic Bomb Victims.

This is the first picture that could be taken after this horrible disaster.

Radiation penetrated human bodies and damaged cells, causing serious health effects. The effects of radiation do not necessarily manifest immediately after exposure. Symptoms can appear many years later. Even today, the effects of radiation are not fully understood, and continued research is necessary.

Have you guys heard of the story of Sadako Sasaki and her thousand paper cranes ?Sadako Sasaki was exposed to the bomb at the age of two but escaped without apparent injury. She grew into a strong and healthy girl. Ten years later, in the fall of her sixth year in elementary school, she suddenly contracted leukemia and was hospitalized in February the following year. She folded paper cranes continuously hoping they would help her recover, but after an eight month battle with disease, she succumbed.

Sadako's parents wanted to make her happy. They bought silk material and made her a pretty new kimono. Receiving her first kimono,Sadako was deeply touched. This bag and the zori were bought to match her kimono. Sadako loved to wear the zori in the hospital.

Believing the old adage that folding a thousand paper cranes would make a wish come true, Sadako tried steadfastly to recover from her illness by folding paper cranes. Her wish was in vain. After her death, a monument was built for peace and to console the souls of Sadako and all the other children perished due to the bomb. Today, the paper crane as a symbol of peace has spread round the world with the story of Sadako.

Sadako had many kokeshi dolls in her hospital room. Some she received and some she bought herself. Some were placed in her coffin to keep her company.

Records of names and addresses of victims burned or crushed to death by the A-bomb. Such records and name lists were prepared at police stations, relief stations, hospitals, and outlying town halls.

Eventhough this museum is meant to be a Political Museum but still this museum made us really sad and even angry of how human beings could have such a malice heart to destroy their other human beings.

This Peace Monument is located outside the museum . Sadako's friends and schoolmates published a collection of letters in order to raise funds to build a memorial to her and all of the children who had died from the effects of the atomic bomb. In 1958, a statue of Sadako holding a golden crane was unveiled in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, also called the Genbaku Dome. At the foot of the statue is a plaque that reads:"This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace on Earth."

Students from all over Japan would come everyday to praise her so we saw this kind of gatherings everyday.

This is a picture of The Earth Rise, see how beautiful the world is rising peacefuly, why not having it remain like this forever?why should we destroy all this beauty given to us?Let's not just make this picture a memory but a reality that would stay with all of us forever and ever♥♥.

Winter Gmarket haul and my awaiting haul from Japan*

2010-10-28T21:20:00.001+07:00

So, I'll take a break from my Hiroshima trip and share with you some items I bought from Gmarket before travelling to Japan.

I purchased this cute Jacket from this seller Here and I wore it in Japan, to my surprise everyone I met asked me where I purchase it from so I was really glad..The quaity is really good eventhough the price is not that expensive. I still like the patterns on this jacket even it might be scary,ha ha ha...

And because I got addicted to the Milk Orange Clio Lipstick, I decided to purchase another lipstick from this brand so I purchased the Peachy Pink color , it's kinda darker on my lips so my favorite is still the Milk Orange color. I actually think that this brand has a variety of different lipstick colors.You can purchase them from this seller Here.

And this is the answer to all your questions about my haul from Japan,I'll post more in details afterwards coz I bought some interesting things, oh well some of them look really interesting to me. I bought all kinds of things but as I look at this picture again it seems like most of them are snacks^^;

You can see from this picture here , the huge amount of snacks I bought during this trip plus all along the way from Hiroshima Airport to Taipei Airport and finally Thailand, ha ha ha , it's all the kids fault they bought all kinds of snacks everyday and shared them with me at night times before going to sleep so imagine ho much I gained weight T T.

This is the proof so all kinds of snacks were lying on the hostel's floor everyday like this , who can resist???

Any of you who love art or at least appreciate it, you guys MUST watch this video a

REAL ART GALLERY ON THE PLANET,just an amazing art work❤

❤2nd Day Hiroshima Trip❤

2010-10-24T21:28:00.005+07:00

Good Morning..Hello..Hi..Ohio Gozaimasu..we heard school girls and boys greeting us all the way long while walking down the hill, how nice of them❤❤.

It was a bit strange for us to see graveyards all along the way too, our students were scared whtile walking up the hill at night times, ha ha ha...

And here we are heading to the Peace Memorial Park for the workshop on a beautiful sunny day....La la la la ❤ song....

These water bottles are placed everywhere around the park in the memory of the Atomic Bomb Victims, as you all may know that everyone felt really thirsty becasue of the bomb's effects on the day of the explosion.

The Atomic Bomb Dome , is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The building serves as a memorial to the people who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Over 70,000 people were killed instantly, and another 70,000 suffered fatal injuries from the radiation.

We were very lucky to meet with Mr. Mito Kosei a "Free and Informative Guide" offering visitors a "less sanitized view" than one might find in the Peace Museum. Mr.Mito was actually in the womb when his mother was affected by the blast. He suffered a sickly childhood, but is now hale and hearty, as is his 91 year old mother.He described how people's eyes, tongue and intestines exploded from their charred bodies. "This you do not see in the museum," he always said to us.

This is his survivor identity , the survivors had to report themseves within two weeks to reveice it so imagine those who didn't get to report themselves during that period , many of the survivors also became a second citizen people.

Enola Gay became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb as a weapon of war.

That is me listening to Mr.Mito's story which was completely different from what we learnt at the workshop, it opened my eyes to this ironic world. Mr.Mito told us that the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is only a Political Museum!

Mr.Mito received an award from Hiroshima's International Cultural Foundation and you can find more info on him and his family's story at the time of this Atomic Bomb Disaster Here.

That's a souvenier from our students for Mr.Mito, our students were really wonderful they always carried Thai souveniers with them to give to anyone who they met during this trip.

The Memorial Cenotaph was one of the first memorial monuments built on open field on August 6, 1952. The arch shape represents a shelter for the souls of the victim

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is the primary museum in the park dedicated to educating visitors about the Atomic Bomb but still you have to be a critical thinker!.

The workshop was at the International Conference Center on the left of this building, we had to be at the workshop everyday by 9.00 am!!!

Dr.Darryl Macer -Regional Advisor for Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacifics, UNESCO discussing about Human Security and Culture of Peace.Mr.Alexander A.Mejia- Head of Mission , UNITAR Hiroshima Office for Asia and the Pacific discussing about Post Conflict Resolutions and developing Action Plans.

That's me paying attention to their speeches and sometimes falling asleep, ha ha ha...

A picture with all the participants from around the world who joined this workshop^^

And here we are again at ❤Hondori❤, we could not think of anywhere more fun than this place, so we went there every night after the workshop!.

We decided to stop at this Japanese Restaurent and have dinner coz we liked how this restaurant looked like especially the Japanese lanterns outside the restaurant.

The people were realy friendly and helped us select our dishes, thanks to this little girl's mother who translated the menu for us (Arigato)^^.

I chose ''Beef Udong'' which was extremely delicious, the taste was completely different from what we have here in Bangkok. The soup was so tasty that we couldn't get enough of it!.

This was also one of our favorite clothing stores, the prices were affordable and the outfits were pretty also the sellers were very helpful.

The students spent 99% of their time in "Kiddyland", oh well it's probably because of their age but I enjoyed wandering around this store, it reminded me of my childhood,lol.This is the new version of Heidi the girl from The Alps, it was kinda scary to me^^;

The students were forced to get into my favorite store, ha ha ha but Thanks God they had all kind of snacks and sweets on the first floor for them to shop.

Back to the Hostel after a long day, I really enjoyed this Milk Cocoa drink as I was helping the students with their assignments, yes..we still had to do homework but from 9.00 pm and on so imagine where did we get all this energy from to wake up at 6.00 am every morning,lol..

❤ Trip to Hiroshima-1st day❤

2010-10-17T18:50:00.003+07:00

I traveled to Hiroshima - Japan with some students and a teacher to join the UNESCO Youth Ambassador Workshop in Hiroshima last week.

We transited at Taipei -Taiwan for an hour and then took another plane to Hiroshima. We reached Hiroshima almost at 9.00 pm with no clue how to travel to our hostel!!Thanks God a lady on the bus with 2 children told us that she'll show us the way. How kind, I mean is there such a wonderful person left in this world^^So generous and that's her in the picture with her little 2 children.

We were shocked because our hostel was located on the top of a hill and we had to drag all our lugage up there, imagine how tiering^^; below you can see us filling a form before getting to our rooms on that night.

At Hiroshima Youth Hostel, you have to change your shoes with the yellow sleepers before entering the hostel everytime.

This is the road that we had to take everyday from our hostel to other places and on our way back, a very long road but a fun and beautiful one.

Hopefully we managed to reach the workshop on time, there were like 30 participants from around the world and everyone had to introduce themselves. As usual I was shy and didn't know that I had to attend as a participant coz I thought that I only had to accompany the kids^^;but it was a great experience for me.

These vending machines were so entertaining to look at,we almost got broke because of trying a drink all the time and imagine they are located everywhere, ha ha ha so I chose this Peach Mango drink coz I ❤ peach drinks.

And this was our first lunch in Hiroshima, we had it at the Peace Memorial Park where the workshop was held.Hiroshima is really a very beautiful and peaceful city, I started loving it ❤ from this first day.

The workshop was really fun coz we had a chance to receive knowledge in many areas especially about what had Happened in Hiroshima, below is Prof. Akira a Historian who gave a great speech about what had happened during the Atomic Bomb time in Hiroshima.

Our workshop finished at 6 pm everyday so we decieded to go to a place called "Hondori"recommended by our new Japanese friend Chise. Hondori is like Harajuku but smaller. A very entertaining place to hang out^^.

As I passed by this store I was amazed by how much cosmetics, skincare..etc things they have. The amount of things in this store is really HUGE compared to what we have in Watsons here!!!I just didn't now from where to start shopping ,This place was my heaven^^.

We then went to the Okonomi Village which has a 40 year history since many stalls began to serve Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pizza) in and around the park.All the places were full of people wanting to try Okonomiyaki so it took us more than an hour waiting in the line to get into one of the restaurants but it was worth of waiting^^.

On the way back , I saw this cool guy..I tried to take a picture of him but unfortunatelly he turned his back T T.Japanese teenagers are really experts in fashion (>.<).

And some Japanese musicians at Hondori grabbed the people's attention on that night as well as us..ha ha ha.., watch the video clip below, he has a very good voice..Gosh, I so enjoyed my day at Hiroshima^^stay tuned for more..YO!

Sawadee Bangkok and TED TALKS experience

2010-10-03T14:40:00.004+07:00

Hey guys, how is everyone?hope all of you are doing great. There are so many things in my life that kept me busy and away from blogging but that's good news, right?

So my sister invited her friend to stay at our place and we had a chance to invite her to this cool Thai restaurant called "Sawadee Bangkok"on Paradise Park's top floor. See how cute it looks?

The food was so good eventhough it might be spicy for some of you but it was really so yummy, how many of you are a fan of Thai food?

I did this nail art , Ok I don't have that talent to do it on my own so I did it at a nail shop.

I also had this great chance to attend this TEDEx Krungthep event at the school I work for.

TEDEx was created in the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. TEDTalks videos and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.

Now I have become a huge fan of TEDTalks eversince I attended this TEDEx event, I just keep on watching speakesr on youtube almost everyday, it really does cause a great impact on your thoughts and even life!

"We don't see things as they are, We see them as we are".

"When you want something you never had, you have to do something you have never done".

This is a short talk by Derek Sivers, you'll be amazed by how people spread their ideas in a different way that you could never think of, their ideas will open a new world to you.

And my all time favorite TEDTALK by Sir Ken Robinson, his ideas are just amazing!I am really interseted in education so that 's why I am a big fan of him.

And finally sharing with you guys some recent pictures I took around Bangkok, Have a great weekend everyone^^.

More Gmarket goodies and pictures from Villa Paradis Resort

2010-08-30T19:43:00.003+07:00

I orderd some more goodies from Gmarket again, one of the items that attracted me was this box in box set.

All you have to do is to follow the steps and fold them to get your set of boxes.

It'll take at least 10 minutes to fold them all. For some reason, my stuff still looks messy and untidy^^;This is the link to the Gmarket seller :Here

I also purchased this beautiful lipstick from Clio (the color is Milk Orange), I so love this color coz it looks great on my lips, ha ha ha...

The color is a more like a neon orange color, click Here to see more colors.

And finally this mint leopard T-shirt, it's actually longer in the picture shown.It'll probably look nice with a skinny jeans.Click Here to see more T-shirts from this seller.

I am extremely busy with work, I have to go on fieldtrips with students on weekends so here is the most recent place we went, "Villa Paradis Resort", a very pretty and peaceful boutique resort with an unbeliveable beautiful nature located at Khao Yai Natural Park .

Even the door of the room where we stayed looks so cute^^.

On our way back, we stopped at Starbucks which was not far away from where we stayed, the pinkish mug is a Thai design mug which was made for Starbucks, isn't it pretty?

My Favorite Summer Essentials❤

2010-08-15T16:49:00.011+07:00

Hi guys, I wanted to share with you all some of my favorite ❤Summer Essentials❤ which I have purchased recently, please be aware that some of these products might not work for you since we don't have the same type of skin and live in different environments. So here are some reviews on some products that I really really like*.

Vichy - Thermal Spa Water

What it says: A highly concentrated water with 15 mineral salts and trace elements, to soothe the skin and reinforce the skin’s natural protective function. Recognized by the French Academy of Medicine for its soothing properties, it is an essential complement to any skin care regimen. This spray is the perfect way to give yourself a burst of freshness no matter what season. In summer, it helps relieve heat exhaustion and sun burn. In winter, it helps add moisture not only to your face, but to your eyes (which is helpful if you have contact lenses) and your nasal passage (if you breathe in). It also provides healthy mineral for your skin!

Zoe's review: I have to say that facial sprays are really essential for summertime since your face can get irritated and sunburned easily. I like how this product absorbs to the skin quickly and makes my face look fresh and smooth but it might not suit some people who are allergic to mineral water so check your face type first before purchasing mineral water products.

Vichy - Aqualia Thermal Cream Fortifying /Soothing 24Hr Hydrating Care

What it says:Aqualia Thermal Cream offers 24 hours of continuous hydration via a patented "sprinkler-like" delivery system that infuses the skin with anti-oxidant, mineral-rich Vichy Thermal Spa Water to fortify the skin.This refreshing, lightweight cream is formulated with unique "ceramide-like" polymer mimics the shape of skin’s natural ceramides, allowing for instant penetration. Skin feels soft, supple and comfortable.

Zoe's review: This cream has become one of my favorite products that I can't live without..ha ha ha..I love everything about it . I love the texture and the scent so much as well as how it moisturizes and smoothens my skin all day long.

Laneige-Snow Crystal Dual Foundation (SPF22/PA+)

What it says:This dual foundation has a concealer at the top and a foundation at the bottom. The foundation comprises the Honey Comb Structure which conjuncts moisturizing ingredients and brings upon the Cross Linking Complex – a complex that runs moisture like a cobweb, keeping moisture running all day. The result: imperfections like dark circles and blemishes are concealed and skin is kept moist and comfortable all day.It’s available in a variety of beige tones: true, natural, sand, brown and deep beige.

Zoe's review: I purchased the natural beige color , the color is actually brighter in real and it matches my skintone more than any other foundations that I have tried so far.If you like light foundations with average coverage then you might like this foundation. I personally think that it's a great foundation for summertime since it gives you a natural dewy look and it doesn't dry out your skin.This foundation also comes with a concealer and it does work for me eventhough it doesn't for some people.

My Beauty Diary Masks

What it says: My Beauty Diary masks provide a wide selection of masks to suit skin texture needs in different seasons. These masks are originated from Taiwan and are very popular in Asia as My Beauty Diary Masks are suitable for Asian skins, made of natural ingredients, proven effective and most of all, they are affordable!.

Zoe's review: Sheet masks are one of the most essential skincare products for summertime as they sooth and relax your skin after a long day out in the sun.I asked my friend to buy me some of 'My Beauty Diary Masks" from her trip to Taiwan, my favourite is The Bulgarian White Rose mask. It instantly brightens up my skin and works well in hydrating it and I also love its flowery scent.

Make Up For Ever • HD microperfecting primer • Primer/ Corrector

What it says:A lightweight, oil-free complexion corrector that enhances the skin's texture and primes the skin for makeup application.HD Microperfecting Primer deeply nourishes, moisturizes, and softens the skin, creating a glowing effect. Creates a protective layer on the skin allowing foundation to glide on easily and last longer.

Zoe's review: I purchased the Blue one which adds radiance to fair skin and reduces minor imperfections. This product is not at all greasy like the other primers I have tried and helps my foundation look better for longer hours. The good news is that it didn't increase my pores because it is made of silicon instead it has helped diminish the size of my pores.This is also one of my favorite purchases for this summertime^^.

I also bought a set of rings and I really love them,aren't they cute?

And these are some Korean brands that I don't think many people are familiar with but they are extremely cute, I hope you all have enjoyed reading this post until next time enjoy life everyone^^.

Clamue

Enprani

Senite

Hope Girl

IPKN

I want Boa's lipstick★+ Academia Fantasia+Pattaya Trip*

2010-08-01T16:00:00.004+07:00

I want want want...Boa's lipstick it looks super pretty on her and omg I love her outfit , shoes and hair, I really think that Boa has one of the best stylist.... Now ,I have been raving for her lipstick for such a long time.One of my friends said that she is wearing Mac's peachstock but still not sure, what do u girls think?

So yesterday when I went to the Skinfood shop, I found a similar color to hers(Honey Glossy Rouge - 605), I never tried lipsticks from this brand before but there are not as bad as I expected, the lipstick is glossy and looks nice when wearing it.

But still it's not exactly the color she is wearing, do u girls have any suggestions for a more similar color to hers?

I purchased some stuff during these few months, I have been spending a lot of money on skincare and makeup products, I bought an eyeshadow, lipstick and lip pencil from the Maquillage collection only because of Ayumi Lee's advertisement. How crazy^^;

I also purchased these because I watched some youtube makeup gurus recommending them, even more crazy T T..I'll post some reviews on them in my next posts.

I went to this Academia Fantasia concert because of my job, it's like the Thai version of American Idol.I knew none of the contestants, I actually have to admit that I never watched this program before so I had no idea what was going on,lol but I took some pictures to show u guys^^.

I also went to Pattaya City again, I know that I go there very often. It's because I have a friend who has a hotel and a resort there so I don't have to spend that much money on accomadation or transportation. She took me to this coffee shop just nearby her hotel.I loved the classy look of the decoration there.

Then we went together to my favorite restaurant"Limpa Lapin", this place looks like heaven. So peaceful and beautiful.It's like you are dinning in ocean .The best time to go there is during sun set times and you have to make reservations because it's full everyday.The food is so good as well as the service so I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who is planning to visit Thailand.Until my next post, have a great time guys^^

July's Gmarket Haul♥♡and Mountain Trekking Pictures

2010-07-11T15:52:00.005+07:00

Hi everyone, I am still alive, lol^^; It's been such a loooong time since I haven't updated my blog. I was really busy with so many things in my life , thanks again for all your comments, emails and for adding me on blogspot and facebook , for those of you who want to add me on facebook, please go Here .

Recently , I shopped online from Gmarket because they had many good offers and discounts for this summer. So these are the stuff I purchased , aren't they lovely?♡

And these are my sister's , I really love her pants and the Vivienne Westwood's bag.

I really wanted to buy this dress for such a long time , it was sold out but then it was on sale again, it's a very lovely pink dress in real.

I purchased this peacock cardigan from Gmarket last year and I thought that this pink dress will go well with the cardigan .

Just to show you how it'll look like , I wonder if it'll look as elegant as this on me^^;

The flower belt is also for this dress .

I actually wanted to get another pair of shoes but then they were sold out so I got these instead, they are very comfortable ,the size of the Korean shoes is actually different from here. So you have to check really well if the size matches yours : mine is 36 here and 235 in the Korean size.

I wanted to purchase the cherry pink color for this Dublin bag but as I got quite mixed up with the Korean letters , I chose the color red so before you order just incase you could't read Korean , wait for the auto google translation to appear up then start your orders,it'll be much easier and you won't get confused as me. I think all the colors of this bag are really nice which makes me wanna get them all,ha ha ha..

A photo album for my lomo and ordinary pictures, I love the shape of this album,you can just take it everywhere with you.

A lace for a very cheap price

And finally this sports wear trainer, I forgot to take a picture of it but you can see a side of it in my picture, it's so comfortable that makes me want to order more.

Next are some pictures of the mountain trekking trip at Kao Yai 's Natural Park that I went last month, we had to go there to observe the place because the school I work for was taking the students to plant trees on top of the mountain, it took like 2 hours to get on the top and 2 hours to get down. I was almost going to die coz it was very tiring but also challenging to see if I could survive, hee hee..

I really enjoyed the beauty of nature and found out how life can be peaceful by just walking through the forests, I so recommend people who live in a city to escape the city for a day and join such trips , you'll get attracted by the love of the nature..I hope you guys will enjoy my picturse, take care everyone^^