Metro

Living in the metropolitan city can be both exciting and depressing sometimes. It is vibrant during the day but stinky on a humid rainny day.  There are many ways to look at a city and I guess when we choose to live in one, we need to learn to love it.

For me, this is what the Shiki Metropolitan dress is all about.  The prints made up of many shapes and blocks, stacking on one another and at times look confusing, turned out to be a fabulous, modern and statement piece as an overall.

I am loving my metro, my city.

Styling around this dress, I have picked the latest Billie Patent heels from ISON, made for the most recent cycle of Collabor88, for the modern and feminine look.

Also check out my accessories, they added sweetness to a gloomy day.

Happy Hump Day everyone! <3

STYLE CARD

Hair: Clawtooth: Sugar Kisses – Coffee with cream (Collabor88)

Hat: LaGyo_Mia flat hat (Collabor88)

Dress: SHIKI-Zipper Dress-METROPOLITAN-yellow

Clutch: {Cherry} Fitch Ruffle Clutch – coral

Ring: [AUX] Melt My Heart – Red (Collabor88)

Heels: ISON – billie patent heels – (black) (Collabor88)

Eyeshadows: *elymode* makeup – smoke frost – 2

Lipstick: -Glam Affair- Layla lipstick – ancient rose

Pose: Exposeur

Set: BA Paris Loft

Why Do I Blog Meme?

So I logon to WordPress this morning and wanted to do a Meme blog challenge, championed by Strawberry Singh, because I started the challenge late and wanted to catch up…..and as berry throws out really fun topics on weekly basis, like the one she posted today about “My SL Guilty Confessions Meme“ there are many old topics that I wouldn’t want to miss too, so today I am going to do….

“Why Do I Blog Meme?”

Since there are 14 questions, I should get going….please read on!

Meme instructions: Copy and paste the following questions and answers to your post, delete my answers and input your own. Try not to swear at Berry in your head for having so many questions this week and don’t forget to leave a comment in this meme’s post so others can come by and read your answers as well.

1. How long have you been blogging?

I started blogging since early of year 2008, on blogspot.

2. Why did you start blogging?

My RL friend, JoV, encouraged me to do so and that’s how I know about blogspot.  My first blog was a Second Life fashion blog inspired by a popular SL blogger back then, Milla Michinaga, and also a friend of mine, Ruriko Bracken.  I did it mainly for fun because I liked to shop and mix and match my clothings so I thought I would just take some photos and share them with whomever were interested.  In the same year, I started another blog with Masaru, about fashion and our daily lives. Unfortunately, things slowed down drastically in year 2009 because of RL , so much that I almost left SL so I took both the blogs down.  September 2011, after returning to SL and picking up modeling again, I decided to start this blog.

3. How many times a week do you post an entry?

An average of 3 to 4 posts a week.  I try to blog something on the weekends because that I noticed I get more readership and traffic to my blog and flickr on thesedays.

4. How many different blogs do you read on a regular basis?

I read many SL fashion blogs and in RL mostly about fashion, cooking, travel, books and children stuffs.  I have to say fashion is the most regular one and the rest are just when I really have the time.   This is because whenever I am sitting in front of my PC, SL, skype, flickr, photoshop and wordpress are the most active windows for me.

5. Do you comment on other people’s blogs?

I do, but not on regular basis and I really wish I have more time to do so because some posts need time to digest and I don’t want to make non-meaningful comments. I will, however, click “Like” if a post has beautiful pictures and interesting topic, even if I do not have time to read them in details.

6. Do you keep track of how many visitors you have?

I don’t keep track on regular basis.  Having said that, I check my stats once a week because I am always curious where my readers are from and which posts have the most readers.   It is always very encouraging to see I have new followers.  I truly appreciate the supports and comments I am getting todate. <3

7. Did you ever regret a post that you wrote?

No regret, otherwise the post would have been taken down. I did have doubts on a couple of posts as I wrote them and I pondered for hours before I finally clicked that ”Publish” button.  Some days I am more vocal on my thoughts especially when I feel strongly about certain topics that are also pertaining to myself.  One of the posts would be my thoughts about the finale of a beauty contest I participated last year and another one that I posted recently regarding some incidents I experienced in RL…but no regrets definitely.

8. Do you think your readers have a true sense of who you are based on your blog?

I believe so.  I tried to be versatile in my stylings and pictures but the same time I try to write something in every post whenever time permits. I find it more personal that way, so readers have been reading my thoughts.

9. Do you blog under your real name?

I never blog with my real name.  Even with my RL blog, I don’t use my real name.
10. Are there topics that you would never blog about?

There are topics that I am definitely not good at, such as politics, religion, exotic gadgets and topics about sexual orientations.   I am also not a big fan of combat / war.

11. What is the theme/topic of your blog?

My blog focused on fashion and ocassionally I talked about my lives and thoughts, so I called it a fashion journal.

12. Do you have more than one blog?

I have a rl blog that sadly I have not posted for quite awhile now.  I started that blog because I needed an outlet and vent about my unhappiness and frustration when I first moved to Canada.  As things are slowly looking up, I blogged about some funny stuffs my daughter did or said and before I stop blogging there, I changed the theme and even the name of the blog to something more bright and cheerful.  Unfortunately, it is hard to keep up with two blogs with a demanding rl so I haven’t been there for sometime now.

13. What have you found to be the benefits of blogging?

My blog is like my personal space in expressing myself,  in this case about my fashion style, creativity and thoughts.  I observe the responses relating to my posts as feedback and improvement and just like Strawberry, I am connected to more SL bloggers this way, people that share common interests in SL.
14. So, why do you continue to blog?

It is always fun to see what style I can come up with everyday with the items I received from the designers and items I bought.  It is motivating to see there are great and talented designers that entrusted me with their creations and readers that have come back to my blog again and again for ideas and reading pleasure.  These are the reasons that have kept me going in blogging.  Another reason is I get to practice my photography skills.

So here are my 14 good Meme answers for why do I blog.

If you are interested in participating in the Meme Blogger’s Challenge, check out the details on Strawberry’s blog.  You can also read about my Meme posts here.

Accompanying this post, I am wearing new releases from .SHI, Molichino, COCO and more.

Have a great week ahead everyone!

STYLE CARD

Hair: “”D!va”" Hair “Sayaka3″ (Type B)(Citrine) (Collabor88)

Sunglass: *BOOM* lil bow peepers

Jacket: .Shi : Oversized Etched Coat {Slim FatPack}

Blouse: *COCO*_SleevelessBlouse(Tropical)(Tucked) (Fameshed)

Shorts:MOLiCHiNO Swinbourne Shorts (green)

Boots: *COCO*_StretchLeatherBoots (Ivory)

Lipstick: ROZENA ~dolly lip(light)~ orange

Ring: LaGyo_Mia ring (Collabor88)

Bangle: Tee*fy Colour Blocking Minimalism  Bangle  Sunshine (Fifty Linden Friday)

Pose: Diesel Works

Location: Isle of Tharen

Glamourous Sports

This limited piece of sporty dress by .SHI is available at Limited Baazar now, together with two other colours too; and only 100 pieces available!

I love how vibrance the colours are and a dress that can easily be worn like a top.  The options are, unlike the availability of this dress, unlimited.

I paired the dress with a pair of sleeves from .SHI and a cool pair of sneakers from Gizza.

I’m hardly the sporty type but I will make a perfect cheerleader.  How about a glamourous one for the day?

Someone please hand me the socks!!

STYLE CARD

Hair: TuTy’s- RUNWAY afro hairstyle Autumn
Sunglass: :: PM :: Coco Sunglasses in Apple Green
Dress:  .Shi : Tank Dress {Blue&White}
Sleeves: Shi : Sleeve (group gift)
Shoes: GizzA – Mesh Sneakers [BlueWhite]
Pose: Adorkable
Location: Octane Arena

My Seven (I Mean Eight) SL Facts Meme

My RL friend, JoV, introduced the idea of blog to me many years ago.  She is an avid book blogger and runs a very successful book blog called JoV’s Book Pyramid that I really enjoy reading.  I tried like one book/reading challenge with her and another blogger.  It was fun but I am a slow reader and felt bad when the rest of them had to wait for me to complete my reading.  Plus, I am sometimes (well actually most of my free time not that I have a lot) in SL doing something I like too, so I didn’t participate further in any of the challenges.  The idea of blog challenge, however, has been at the back of my mind since then.

Blogger challenge in SL seems fun to me and they are mostly pictures driven with some writing, which is something I enjoy doing in SL.  So today, I have finally got myself started in the Memes blog challenge, championed by Strawberry Singh.  I picked My Seven SL Facts Meme for the first challenge because… well you will read about it below.

My SL Fact #1:

I like to delete stuffs and at times accidentally delete something important.  I have deleted style card and description notes that I have prepared and dued on the same day, and had to redo them very last minute.  After the first experience, I always send a copy to a friend for safekeeping.

My SL Fact #2:

In line with Fact #1, I clean my trash a few times a day because I never liked my inventory size to go beyond 50K.  At the moment it is at 65,007, way beyond my limits, so I need to stay calm and keep blogging until my next scheduled spring cleaning in June.  God helps this super OCD!

My SL Fact #3:

As much as I love my home on the ground, I stand on the platform most time, styling, chatting with friends and taking pictures.  A few things I MUST have on my platform - a pose stand, a wall behind where I place my pose stand for styling purpose (not for photography and don’t ask me why) and a runway!

My SL Fact #4:

My first job in SL was a lucky chair group spammer.  I still like to play lucky chairs ocassionally and I spam my friend when I see their letters.

My SL Fact #5:

I had a SL family and a partnership between year 2007 and 2011, unfortunately most of the members have left SL.  I still miss them dearly (Moon! Masaru! Where are you??).  That remains as my best time in SL.  Having said that, I am grateful that one of my very first friends that I met over lucky chairs is still around. /me hugs Clover Munro. <333

My SL Fact #6:

Some of you might already knew that, my SL firstname “Ai” is inspired by RL model Ai Tominaga.  I have always wanted to be a model since young.

My SL Fact #7:

I made and sold T-shirts and gift boxes in the past.  If you have items from the brand ”Back to B@sic” and “LAUGH” in your inventory, they could be made by me.   The items are not that great but thank you very much to those friends that have supported me.

My SL Fact #8:

I have decided to add another fact to wrap things up for this post which explains why I picked this particular Meme topic to begin with, like a little get-to-know-me session before I get Meme deeper into the challenge. ^.^

….and that’s just me, I always likes to have a beginning and ending to everything I do.  If I started something, I would work on finishing it even it might take longer (or forever)…so (message to Joy L)  one day I will pick up creating again. I’m sure!

One day, I also hope to be a sim owner and build a fantasy theme that will offer store space to some of my dear designer friends in SL.  I was almost going to do it but with a turn of a rl event, I have to shelf this idea.  It seems to be a dream that will not happen anytime soon but it is still at the back of my mind.

Five years, going to be six soon, I’m grateful of what I have in SL todate.  Some true friendship, people’s appreciation of my works (I just saw in a group that I am one of their Top Bloggers, among some really great one, and am really grateful for that recognition) and blogging and work opportunities.  Thank you to those that believe in me.

My Meme style today, as below.   Love the new releases from .SHI, Zenith, HANDverk and Baiastice!

STYLE CARD

Hair:  .Shi Hair : Quiet Confidence [Chestnut Honey 2]

Top: Baiastice_Kasia studded top-yellow

Pants: Essences – Lipstick 02 glossy (dark skintones)

Shoes: .Shi : Hive Highwaist Shorts

Bag: =Zenith=Leather Pack Mini Bucket Bag

Necklaces: MG – Necklace – Robot Dream Ride – Robot (Collabor88 item)

Bracelet: [HANDverk]Strand Bracelet.psychotic pink

Lipstick: Essences – Lipstick 02 glossy (dark skintones)

Lipgloss: blackLiquid MAKEUP – kabuki red sheer shimer

Pose: Di’s Opera (Limited Baazar)

Luisana

A zebra mixed peacock style today.  Luisana is a chic number by PurpleMoon, made especially for the current cycle of Gypset Market.  The dress is simple but not so simple with a high front opening that just feels like a mini skirt.  Mixing it with the Supermodel Amira Peacock bag from BSD Design Studio, do I look chic enough for you?  How about adding a pair of the Fierce heels, also by BSD, from the latest cycle of L’accessoires?

Completing my look, I put on a face (necklace) by HANDverk, now available at its’ mainstore.

I’m ready to exit the room, follow me!

STYLE CARD

Hair:  [LeLutka]-MOSS hair – Burnt

Dress: :: PurpleMoon :: Luisana Dress in Black Zebra (Gypset Market item)

Necklace: [HANDverk]Bauhaus Face Necklace.black/silver

Heels: {{BSD Design Studio}}Fierce raw blk (L’accessoires item)

Lipstick: Pink Acid Mildred Lips & Teeth – Nude

Bag: {{BSD Design studio}} supermodel amira- peacock

Stool: flooeplan. coeur painted stool / butter

Pose: Diesel Works Beth set