Photo Diary 2.15.15

This was a trip to one of the Santa Cruz Island. Also the first trip to somewhere far from home since a little while. Totally did not expect to be hiking but I hiked anyways, in jeans.

[OOTD 6.9.14] Going Formal

Dressing formally is always fun because it makes me feel elegant and all that jazz but I don't do it very often since all I do is go to school or lounge at home. A few days ago, there was a formal presentation I had to do, so I went all out. 

The bright color blazer brings out color and adds a more business formal feel.

I chose to wear oxfords even though I would totally go for heels but because I'm already very tall (5"7) and I have height complex, I've never really worn heels outside of my house.

I had a debate with my sister whether I should wear the pink blazer that totally pops or the nude color blazer that kind of blends in and matches with my shoes. I wanted to wear the nude blazer because I don't like too much attention with my bright color but the nude blazer is just way too big for me and it makes me look too unflattering. If they were the same size, which one would you choose?

Pink Blazer - Target

Dress - H&M

Oxfords - Forever 21

Honey-roasted Pecans

I love love LOVE pecans. Pecans itself without anything has a natural sweetness to it and it's not hard like almond or too dry like peanuts. It's already so good by itself, it's even better with HONEY. This is a healthy treat I've been making for myself really often because I just gobble them so fast. It's really simple and requires very basic items.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups pecan
• 2 tbs honey
• Pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 250 degree Fahrenheit
2. Put your pecans on a baking sheet and bake it for 5 minutes
3. After 5 min, take the pecans out and into a bowl and quickly mix in the honey and salt. Once the pecans and covered with honey evenly, put it back on the baking sheet and back into the oven.
4. Leave it in the oven for around 1 hour to1 hour 30 min. Once you can smell the honey from another room, it's pretty much done.
5. Take it out and separate the pecans from each other to prevent them from getting stuck after they've cooled.
6. Wait until the pecans completely cools and store in a sealed container to keep it fresh and crispy.

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[OOTD 2.26.14] Stuck in Winter

It's the end of February and spring is definitely coming. Winter felt like 3 days in California so I thought I might not be able to wear my winter apparel anymore but these few days it was a little bit more chilly then usual so it kinda felt right to wear this winter-ish style one more time before putting it away.

Coat - American Eagle Outfitter

Sweater - thrifted

Jeans - Forever 21

Boots - Local Boutique

Practice Makes Perfect

I had time to practice with photography today again. I know this is not the most interesting things but I'm still trying to come up with good contents, so for now, I will just fill up my blog with a bunch of pictures u3u

ps i don't live in that address anymore

Home

Because today was a day off, I get to stay home so I took advantage of this beautiful natural lighting and practice using my dslr. Even though I've had this camera for a good amount of time, I didn't actually use it that much at all. It really is hard to get a result I want with a dslr but I will get there u3u

Here are some sort of decent pictures: