Recently, I read a book titled "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" by Jenny Han. I found this book in the bookstore and after a friend recommended it, I figured hey, why not? Frankly, I was in a bit of a book dilemma when picking up this one because it sounded, to me, like a very cliché, mainstream plot, and I feared that it was a bit too much of a checklist. I mean, the title was kind of giving it away. But I went for it anyway and it wasn't bad at all!

The length is 355 pages long, and it's probably somewhere between the YA, Fiction, and Romance genres. As a summary, this book basically tells the story of a young, ordinary Asian girl named Lara Jean Song Covey (because that is a very ordinary name yeah) (I might have been a bit jealous of her full name) (BUT ANYWAY) who had this habit of writing love letters to boys that she liked. These letters help her clarify her feelings and basically she never actually sends the letters. Instead, she keeps them in a hatbox.



One day, Lara Jean's letters were all accidentally mailed *gasp* to all the boys she's loved before (see what I did there?). Long story short, her life gets turned upside down, she faces humiliation, embarrassment, and yet, her love life couldn't get any better. Lara Jean lives with her father, who's a doctor, a big sister named Margot, who's just the most perfect form of a lady ever, and a hyperactive burst of curiosity, her little sister Kitty. Lara Jean was just a very cheeky girl who was more than what she believes herself to be.

I found this book particularly adorable. I'm not saying it was amazing, but I feel like normally, it's hard for me to fall for cheesy romantic and "cutesy" books like this one, but I ended up liking it a lot. One of the characters named Peter Kavinsky ended up stealing my heart, and of course there's Josh, another boy in the story, who's your typical handsome, friendly, protective neighbour whom you treat as a big brother. I mean, we all have that, right?



Okay I hope you realize how sarcastic I'm being about this book right now. Yes, I did enjoy it, but the thing is, I don't see it as a very real thing. If that makes sense. It's not just the very whimsical, fun, adorable storyline, but it's also the type of lifestyle that the main character actually leads.

In this book, she literally knits and scrapbooks and bakes and so I guess it became a bit too... feminine slash preppy for me. This book is simply quite different than the ones I'd normally choose to read. I love preppy, but I feel like this book doesn't align with reality at all, leaving me with high standards on boys and even higher standards on, well, productivity.

However, overall, despite the little typos along the way, I actually really enjoyed this book. It was cute and fun and I liked going with the story. It wasn't hard to read at all, and I totally enjoyed getting into it. I give it a 3.9/5 and I'm very excited for the second book: "P.S I Love You". (Of course, not cheesy at all). 




Anyway, I do hope you guys enjoyed reading through this book review. This is possibly one of the weirdest reviews I've actually ever made, but I think that's just the slow internet kicking in. I hope you guys have a lovely day!

1. Fashion designers share their Fashion Week inspiration for Spring 2015 - Being someone with a big dream to become a fashion designer someday, this link definitely fascinated me a lot. Seeing these sketches and fragments of big designers' inspirations is actually really refreshing and amazing to me because inspiration is such a big deal in designing, and to see where it's coming from for these huge designers in this year's fashion week? Definitely cool.
2. Simple Tips for Success by Adam J. Kurtz, written in the most adorable way - Normally, I'm not the type of person to buy those self-development books on "How To Be Successful" or things related to careers and businesses (simply because I like to live in the moment), but when I came across this link, I found it absolutely adorable, and quite motivating too!
3. 18 Useful Tips For People Who Suck At Eyeliner - As a total beginner when it comes to makeup, I found this Buzzfeed article extremely helpful. We all know how eyeliner works, but these tips surely helped me save a few minutes in applying them, without making them look any less marvellous!
4. Humans of New York - This one is actually a blog run by a New Yorker named Brandon Stanton. It's actually really popular and I'm sure you've heard of it before. I followed him a long time ago but recently, I've been starting to come back to his blog, being constantly reminded of how much I adore what he's doing. If you're not familiar, he basically takes pictures of hundreds of people in the streets of New York, and writes down their stories.
5. 50 Video Ideas - I've been thinking that I should probably do my first ever blog once I reach about 150, maybe 200 followers on Bloglovin, so I think that's pretty exciting, although I'm still a long way to go. But anyway, this list was actually perfect and I'm definitely bookmarking it if I ever feel the need to become inspired to do a new video.
6. Harper's Bazaar tells you how to time your meals correctly for a healthy diet - My diet is currently doing really well over the last few weeks and this article told me all about how timing your meals is actually important too to keep a balanced diet. It's really informative and actually crucial if you're trying to maintain a good diet.
7. Seven Things You Should Insist On No Matter What People Say - I found this very empowering and inspiring for me. This article just came in a very good moment for me. Links like these are so important, you guys.
8. The Best Hair Trends for Spring 2015 - Recently, I like to play with my hair and accessorise or style it in various different ways, and I think this is where it started. Since the runway is my go-to source for some fashion and beauty inspiration, finding these trends was exactly what I needed.

• The Best Thing (That Never Happened) by We Are The In Crowd - I found myself being stuck with this song for weeks literally, and it ended up becoming, just, my jam. I keep the whole Weird Kids album by We Are The In Crowd in my iPod, and this band rocks. Honestly, if you haven't heard of them, you should check them out.
• I Lived by One Republic - This song literally feels so victorious and rich with adrenaline, I have been loving it. I'm thinking of putting this into my high school graduation documentary video, which will be exciting. They used it in Glee's final number, and I already had this song before, but now I just love it even more.
• Brooklyn Duo - The Brooklyn Duo is a fantastic pair of amazingly talented musicians on YouTube. The guy plays the cello, while the girl plays the piano, and they do stunning covers of a bunch of popular songs. They're actually pretty new and still quite infamous, but it's about time for them to get the recognition they well deserve.
• Papaoutai by Stromae - Okay, I know this song is in French, but just hear me out: Stromae is a genius. His songs are revolutionary. There are simply no other words to describe it better! I'm so obsessed with this song, because of its awesome beat. It was released a long time ago but I've just heard of it now, and people are kind of brushing it off but they're just missing out.
• WALK THE MOON - A friend of mine recently told me about this band she's heard of, and recommended me two of their songs which were "Tightrope" and "Jenny". Long story short, I was blown away. I ended up listening to these songs nonstop (until today) and I literally can't get enough of them, that I ecided to load all the songs of their album into my iPod. I'm just that kind of person.

• Heavenly Blush's Greek Yogurt - So lately, local supermarkets have finally been selling Greek yogurt, and we've all been so happy about it. They've been selling out rapidly that I feel like I always need to pick the good days to pick them up from the market! My favourite is the one with the big apple chunks mixed into the yogurt. Yuuummm.
• Frolic Kitchen's Kokoa Peanut Butter - This is such an amazing creation, you guys. I simply adore this peanut butter so so much, and I did put a little description of it on this post. Mine is actually nearly empty and that's because I love eating it with bread for breakfast. I'm totally gonna rebuy it this month!

• "I'm excited about my life and your side-eye glances won't change that." -Taylor Swift
• "Always be a work in progress." -Emily Lillian
• "I'd rather own little and see the world than own the world and see so little of it." -Unknown
• "For what is worth: it is never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you are proud of, and if you find you are not, I hope you have the strength to start over again." -F. Scott Fitzgerald

• To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han - This is a book that I bought only a few weeks ago, and because I had school and assignments, it took me quite long to finish. But I still managed to finish it in a week which wasn't bad (being the slow reader I am), and guys, you should read this book. It wasn't as cliche as I thought and I ended up really enjoying it and just falling in love with it. I'll be posting a review soon!
• The TV show "Friends" - To fill in my free time, I've been getting the opportunity to do a bunch of Friends marathons, and right now, I'm on season 2 where Rachel and Ross are on the early stages of their relationship and needless to say, I'm adoring it. This is such a phenomenal show, and Ross is a dream.
• My Baymax iTouch hard case - A friend of mine found an entire collection of Baymax-themed phone cases, and they were all so cute that we decided to haul so many cases from the collection to spread out evenly in our group of friends. I went with this one which shows a tiny Baymax sitting in front of the computer. Being a blogger, I felt that it was the most convenient.
• Finding happiness inside myself - Although I've learned this the hard way, I realized recently how happiness really just comes from within. These days, I've been trying to settle into life with a different approach to happiness. I've been striving on becoming a person that can complete herself, and can be content with who she is, and what she has. I've been working on some attitude issues, as well as physical ones, and so far, I'm doing just okay.
• Practicing cello - The really cool thing that happened this month to me was the fact that my cello finally arrived after being shipped in by the manufacturer! It's been tough as a beginner on this thing because I feel intimidated by how everyone else knows what they're doing and I'm just kind of there. But nevertheless, it's challenging yet it's thrilling and I like that it's really pushing me to my limits and opening my eyes to a lot of things as well. Trying something new is always a risk but I know I can manage to achieve great things in this.
• Wattpad - Okay, so Wattpad was on my previous monthly favourites post, but wow, I'm still so stuck with it you guys. For about a few weeks I became a little out of touch with it, but now I've been finding so many different stories and they're all quite amazing! It's mind-blowing how many amazing writers there actually are to discover on this site. Some stories are quite mainstream and overrated, but honestly, I even surprise myself at how fast I manage to read everything on my library. I'm obsessed! If you have an account, make sure to follow me here!

I've been loving all the beauty inspiration going around the web lately and so for this post, I decided to do yet another runway recap, and of course, Style.com never fails to disappoint. Honestly, the internet connection has been so mortifying (it still kind of is) and so has school, tests, and all the assignments. Which kind of explains why I haven't posted in 5 days, and that's also why I haven't had the chance to catch up on blogging.

Although, now that it's Saturday, I'm finally able to share this quick list with you guys on my "The Best of Beauty" series. This time, I scavenged through Style.com to find seven stunningly gorgeous beauty looks from the Fall Ready-to-Wear 2015 runways.









And that's all I have today, so thank you all for not unfollowing me and for being so patient. What do you think of the beauty looks above? Which is your favourite? Leave a comment below, and have a great weekend!

We made a quick stop at Giordano Ladies, then went into the market. Once you come in, they give you this sticker that labels "Human", which I thought was cute. I took so many pictures that I just kind of thought that it would be best to just show you all of them instead of writing long paragraphs (because that would take forever), so enjoy!

Left: A store that sells the trendiest T-shirts for the hottest bargains! Right: A jewellery collection, displayed in the neatest and loveliest way possible. The line was called "We Are the People".

This might just be my favourite and most adorable display ever in the whole market. The store mostly sold these vintage and ethnic clothes, which was extra fascinating.

There was a store called "Kollage" which had the most stunning pieces of jewellery. Their booth was also very vintage and gorgeous.

These are only some of the necklaces they sold. A few caught my eye but apparently, the stuff they were selling (including these little necklaces) were very pricey, and not worth the tag at all.

And their booth actually also had these original Olivia Burton watches for sale as well. I've never heard of Olivia Burton, but I think these might just be the most gorgeous watches I've ever seen in my entire life. I was so in love with so many of them, but my mom told me that it would be better to buy them from the website directly as opposed to a Basha market booth.

Now, this part, I was thrilled about. So there was a corner in the middle of the market featuring some great and modern illustrators and artists. Their works were displayed on canvas along with the descriptions. I found them absolutely stunning.

The two above (the bones and the stars) are easily my favourite pieces. I really love the authenticity of the first one with the bones. How real and perfectly constructed it is, as well as how it has a certain depth to it. The second one is just gorgeous. The illustrator mentioned (as if it wasn't obvious enough) that he got the inspiration from Van Gogh's Starry Night for this piece. It looks so amazing and fascinating to me. (And in the bottom, in case you couldn't see it, the translation reads: There is no easy way from the Earth to the Stars.)

Left: There was one store that sold kids' clothing and oh wow, these are too cute. It looks perfect for spring time, the colours are so lovely, and guys, those are crop tops. I normally wouldn't agree on letting a child out with a crop top on, but I had to say these were adorable. Right: I guess they do sell everything.

"Onni" was the name of this store. They seemed to work with plants, flowers, landscaping, and home living, which was pretty interesting. They had the most beautiful roses that I couldn't help but take a picture of.

An antiques store! Ahhh! This store, specifically, was actually so beautiful. They sold these little interior decorations, all in gold and silver. But they also had tiny antiques like the teacups above. I found those teacups so beautiful I just felt like I needed to take one home. Needed.

Some snapshots of the interior stores' displays ("Nagarey Home" and "Wood Pecker".) They had the most brilliant and lovely items, I just adored it.

There were also many stores specialising in leather products, but this one was the one that caught my attention. I loved these bags, and I really adored how they set it up for display. I thought it was quite pretty.

Now Canvas Living is a brand I would totally recommend for you guys to check out. From pencil cases, to binders, passport holders, bags, and just everything in canvas, they have it. Not to mention these amazing prints and patterns, you guys. I ended up getting the one on the right (a passport cover) with the feathers. My passport is going to look so pretty now.

There was a certain area where they sold food, ranging from organic to desserts to tacos and popcorn. As shown above, there was one store that sold smoothies and juices which was quite fascinating. They sounded pretty interesting and healthy, but apparently, a lot of their stuff was out of stock when I got there. However, these jars of freshly roasted peanut butter? Game. Changers. When I saw their booth, I just knew I had to give it a try because these looked so tempting! They're called "Frolic Kitchen" and allowed for us to taste this peanut butter. Guys, best. Peanut. Butter. Ever. I couldn't even care about the "no cholesterol and preservatives" part of the ad because I was so blown away by how good they tasted. I ended up getting a jar of the Kokoa one, which was a combination of peanuts, chocolate, and sea salt.

I didn't get to dress up for the market because one: You don't have to dress up for a market. And two: I had just finished school. But if you were wondering, I'm just wearing my F21 flannel shirt, with a black tee underneath, a pair of nice Mango jeans, and my go-to Converses.

Last part of the Basha market was this glorious food area. And when I say glorious, I mean it. There were so many different types of food to choose from, that it felt like heaven. You got traditional snacks, then there was pastry, and ice cream, and sandwiches. It was just very pleasurable, you guys. We stopped by at the Uncle Q Bakery booth and got a cruffin (a croissant muffin, who would've guessed?) and a red velvet cupcake (which was practically too large to be called a cupcake). But hey, don't those cinnamon rolls look amazing to you?