Love

While January was a month full of a better-year spirits that encourage us to wake up and do our best each day. But when the carefree Christmas holiday nostalgic rolls in and work schedule is no longer excited, weekends and public holiday is all we look forward to. Although there are not so many days off to look forward to in February, the month is short and sweet since there are only 28 days of hustling and one of those days is valentine, a day devoted to love and being loved. Flowers are being carefully arranged, location of the most romantic dinner are being secretly booked - all of the things to do to impress the love ones.  Many people give importance to valentine so much that it becomes competition of who gets the biggest bouquet delivered at work wins. But in the past months, especially in the U.S where there's on going protest against different kind of love, I believe that Valentine should not be special for couples only but should be the day of  love regardless of gender or race. It's the day that we treasure everything and everyone we love. Like a saying that says you could buy a person a very special gift or the most beautiful roses, but you can never buy love. After all love is the act of giving without expecting things in return.

However for those singles ladies out there, Valentine is all about treating yourself. One of my resolution this year is to love myself more by accepting all the flaws. So no boys no problem, as long as you are in the comfiest pjs with a bowl of popcorn, wine and Netflix on the bed full of rose petal as your own creation of a romantic night. While the Netflix-n-chill night is what you have in mind, having brunch during the day with your girlfriends can be another great plan to keep you company and no so sick of roses that filled your social feed. Here's some outfit idea for all the independent women out there.

The Internship

Often times being in a room full of professionals can be so intimidating, especially when you are an intern. Internship offers working experience and tests our abilities to finish the task that we are assigned, regardless of any level of skills. On my first day, I knew from the start that the real working environment could make me feel overwhelming, which it did. Just like everything else in life, there must be a first time and going into the office with little knowledge about how organisation works is definitely a challenge. Being an intern student who works for free, obviously doesn't have the big pay cheque as a motivation to work hard enough that you don't have to stare at the clock every 5 minutes.

To be able to become a successful internship, I have realised that there's no time to play around and bring up excuses. If becoming a 9-to-5 workaholic is part of the road that at the beginning, many woman-boss started off with, then taking a baby step and accept that feeling little is alright, could be a reality call for me. Every morning when a person wake up, the moment right after the first blank state after ones eyes open to the empty sealing followed the thought of being successful and cease the day. I always believe in faith and that it is important that in the beginning of the day we are faithful enough that we can do whatever our heart desire. setting a good thought first thing in the morning will keep you focus on your dream. In the lifetime, both young and old souls are fuelled with passions that keep those dream alive and hopeful. For human being, there will never be a time that we feel content once the dream is achieved because we will be hungry for many more new dreams. Because once a dreamer, always a dreamer.

But dream of being one of those successful girlbosses who run the world can't never be real without any effort. Even though things are always easier said than done and the world is full of the unexpected, having our eyes on the prize (dream) along with the to-do-list that should have a check mark at the end of the day is enough of an effort for beginner like me, who just started to learn more about putting both heart and soul in everything. At the end of the day, it always important to know that you have been devoted and done the best of your ability because you always have tomorrow to be more improved.

well, Rome wasn't built in a day, right?

Twenty - seventeen

Each year, December 31st is marked as a farewell to the last bitter and sweet 11 months and the fresh beginning of the new chapter that starts after the countdown. New year has always been about new beginning to many people including myself. What happened in 2016 became a part of history and memory to recall when we thought of what we have been through. However, despite of all the good and bad, each of them turn us into a stronger and better person who understand the meaning of life more each day. 

This year’s resolution is simple and tend to not fade off after the new year vibes slowly roll out because I only have one resolution that I believe fit in everything we do in life. My long term resolution is “to focus on the happiness”. As I grew older I learned the hard way that happiness only occur when we let things be and just be happy. Even though it may sound so simple and easy to acomplish, being happy by being easy on myself and let things be have always been a challenge of mine. 

Happiness here include the practice of self-love and self-respect. If you look into the mirror and see someone else that is not you, not only you’re not living your authentic self, but also not loving yourself enough to accept all the flaws. This year I want to be able to accept flaws and listen to my body and nourish it with love as it will does the same to me. After all, happiness is the key to life.

Life this year is full of challenges and new chapters that made me scared and excited at the same time. First is my first-time internship with a company that evolve around fashion. The internship is part of the college credit that I chose for a senior thesis report. Then graduating my 4th year as a journalism student will be one of my education milestones. But before that day come, I know for sure that it won’t be an easy ride and there would be hard times. By acknowledging that , I have prepared myself for the high of success and and the low of failures while pursuing my goal. 

So, bring it on 2017. Even though I am not a big fan of horoscope but it has promised me that it’s going be a good year for September people, so why not give this year a try. 

Good day in Boston

Street artist

New York City is always a good idea. Last year I had a chance to travel to NYC for the first time in my life. The trip was like a reward after 3 months long of summer job, which I applied through work & travel program. The whole experiences were unforgettable, fun and inspired me until now. This was my second time staying in the United States, it was clearly different from my exchange student year. The first time I came to learn and the for the 2nd time, I came to gain experiences. 

I applied to work with Five guys burger in Panama City Beach, Florida. My first though about working was how am I going to make it since I never had any working experience before. But I guess there is a first time for everything. My main job at Five guys was very challenging and super fun, I was assigned as cashier and oh my, I talked non-stop for hours of shift I got that day. Dealing with customers was hard and selling food take more than handing them fries and buns. I learnt to focus on good communication and most importantly good service mind. And here I am, a Thai girl who worked in Panama City for 3 months, plus 2 extra jobs at Panera bread and Chicken Salad Chic that I was struggling to juggle between the 3 jobs I committed to. However, it all worth. 

My NYC trip was a trio trip with my other 2 friends, Praew and P’Mook. Our first stop was in Boston, I met them there at the apartment that we booked for our 3 days stay in Boston. The apartment was super cheap, we slept in super small room and next to our room was our host. The room situation wasn’t so memorable, but Boston is super impressive. I remember the walk along the brick road and up the hill that we were surrounded by greens and cool breeze. It was a perfect day. on that day we visited couple places like the well-known Boston University and Harvard. 

On to our next stop, Brooklyn. We booked the apartment through airbnb app, which was very convenient and the place was perfect and cozy. it was much better than one in Boston. Brooklyn is a place where you escape the city noise and traffic to hide in a warm cafe for quiet brunch. The city is a hub of coffee shops that any cafe hopper would fall in love. The 3 of us went to a cafe called ‘Brunswick Cafe’, the food were delicious and the price was good comparing to other places we ate.

The 'best' Avo toast 

Later that day, we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have never been to a museum this big and MET is like another world to me. The museum is a home to art and history from all over the world, it was so big that it would take you more than a day for a thorough look around. 

MET museum

Black

A.P.C Marilou earrings

T BY ALEXANDER WANG 

Celine MARTA SUNGLASSES in black

Dionysus suede mini chain bag

"You can wear black at any time. You can wear it at any age. You may wear it for almost any occasion." —  Christian Dior

After our beloved King passed away, black and white clothes become Thai people closet staple. In general, black is the colour for every occasions from formal meeting to casual day out. On a daily basis, a simple combination of black or white top and a pair of jeans require us minimal effort and perfect for any rush morning. Although black is dark and mysterious, the simplicity of the colour itself can give us an effortless and sophisticated look. For many designers, black is their staple as it is timeless and goes well with everything. Karl Lagerfeld is a designer whom we rarely see him with colourful clothes, but black. An editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine, Anna Wintour, is thankful for her black shades that protect her eyes from runway spotlights and so she can judge your dress without you seeing it. She hates black clothes, particular head-to-toe black.

Thai people would wear black for a certain period of time, but turning colourful closet into black and white could make ones feel overwhelm sometimes when it comes to what to wear. In order to get the Anna approve black clothing styles and made dark tone more fun, add patterns and accessories to your look can be a way to make black not boring. Play with other color in the same dark tone or neutral color, which is appropriate to wear in this time of grieve. Neutral and earth tone color like nude, cream or even light pastel color could be a good match to dark tops. 

Other accessories include jewellery and shoes, which the key is the keep these accessories simple and minimal as much as possible.  The kind of barely-there dainty jewellery would do.