My favourite Quotes

When you don't know which harbour you are going to sail to, no wind is the right one for you.  (Seneca 4 BC - 65AC)

Impossible is nothing.  (adidas)

You will miss 100% of all shots that you don't fire.   (Wayne Gretzky)

Should I go to Sardinia?

My friend has the house all by herself...for some days while the family she works for is out (she works as an aupair). So she tells me to come and I don't need to pay for house and food, which sounds great.

but i have to cancel work and miss classes from school. and i just started my new job...it's not very good to just say that I'm travelling so I can't come to work.

But then again, this is a once in a lifetime chance. Sardinia!!!!!!! 

Material Saturday

1, My collection of glasses, actually i have more (they are in SH and at my parents house)

2, My new LV bag, my friend's LV working out bag (NO FAKES, we don't like fakes!!!)

3, Shoes i brought with me from SH

4, Topshop shoes I borrowed from my friend to wear tonight, but I don't really feel like partying tonight so might not wear them.

My new bag!!!

My chose was between a Mulberry dark brown Bayswater or a Louis Vuitton Speedy.

The Mulberry was awesome, I was considering to buy it but then I thought, I'm young and energetic. The Louis Vuitton seems more glamourous than the Mulberry one which is, to be honest, quite dull. I can buy Mulberry when I start working. While right now as a student I fit in LV more, I can also use it on parties, etc. Also Mulberry is not very famous in China, while LV is. 

So my first designer bag is a Louis Vuitton Speedy ^^

But THIS bag will mean hard work for me. I have promised myself to be amazingly HEALTHY this fall semester, going to buy a gym card tomorrow and live there this weekend, because I really have gained some weight (as you see in the picture!!! look at my belly, can't wait to the countless sweaty spinning classes and thaiboxing classes ahead of me). Also, I bought a voice recorder in China that I'm going to use every class, and then on weekends I'm going to sit at home studying and listening to the teacher once again from my voice recorder. On weekdays I'm all busy with uni classes, shopping, eating lunch with friends, working and gym, so on the weekends it's all about STUDYING. 

I want good grades although it is not as important for me as I have shitload of working experience by now, but still. Being even more attractive on the employment market is not a bad thing! :)  Good luck to me.   Work Hard Play Hard

Today : New bag

Can't wait!!!!!!!

also the last day of the educational part of my new job.

We get higher rent at the bank as we work there!!! Going to save lots of money and live on rent ^^ 

Wear one dress in 4 ways!

Get this simple black cotton dress at American Apparell! I wear it all the time, can use it as a high waist tight skirt as well.

My new gloves

Miss Kittin ft. Golden Boy - Rippin Kittin 

Felix da Housecat - Madame Hollywood

My new job

Stress

Everyday this week from 4 pm until 9pm we have education classes about bonds and structural products, stocks, etc. Because my main tasks at this new job is to sell those to our customers. 

I still wonder if I should keep my old job, I earned better at it because of commision, but this new company is better and much more wellknown. Maybe combine those together...

Hmmm, if I work 20 hours a week it means I will earn shitload of money which is a nice thought, but then again, I want a good grade in my Statistics course.

Anyway, on thursday I'm going to buy a Louis Vuitton Speedy, not the one with logo but another one with checked patterns, it's more classy than the tacky logo one that all Shanghai sluts wear.

I saved shitload of money

I went to the bank today, waited 30 minutes, took out money, went to Östermalm, Went inside the store. Someone comes up to me to tell me my fur vest is beautiful. I take a look in the store..........AND REALIZE THAT THE BAGS ARE GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:'(

I guess it just wasn't meant to be

What did I buy in SH?

Here are some things I got in SH that I haven't showed you guys yet.

My tailored trenchcoat, my grey scarf, viktor & rolf shirt, my Domokun bag, my "YSL" stilettos that I plan to sell, my different glasses, and another picture proving that I'm back in the country of blondes...

Oh by the way, did anyone else think the closing ceremony of Olympics were a bit tacky?

On Tuesday I'm going to start working out regurlarly.

I'm in a good crew

Dior's response

Remember the Sharon Stone incidence? I wrote an email to Dior criticizing them for having Sharon Stone on their campaigns after the scandal.

And here's what they answered.

<----   screenshot from my computer

Diary

(OK, on monday I'm going on a diet!!! Only 3 spoons of nutella each day! I have noticed that my face is getting fuller and fuller which is not good.)

Seriously, on Östermalm (Stockholm's Nanjing Xi Road) there are some REAL bargains, not like Shanghai. I think it's easier to fool brandcrazy Chinese people. In one store I found miu miu shoes costing 500 kr ( about the same in rmb), they were 3000 kr before. My friend bought a pair of yellow ballerinas from Lanvin which costed 6000 kr before, and now they cost 500kr. That is INCREDIBLE!!! No wonder all the asians are acting crazy in those stores. I went into Louis Vuitton and there were so many people there, I could hardly walk inside. 

In Sweden, I only buy brand clothes, because it's MUCH cheaper here in Europe than in Asia. Also there are better sales, in Shanghai it's still only 40% in most of the places,I have never seen 70-75% in Plaza66, here in Sweden it is.

When I was 14 I walked for the first time on Nanjing Xi Road and saw Plaza66, I still remember how overwhelmed I was, wondering if I would ever in my life be able to buy those nice things inside, and now I can. Weird feeling huh? 

My First designer bag

I always thought I would buy a Mulberry, but nope.  I'm going to buy Chloe Heloise Beige Patent Leather Tote. 

70% off so I'm going to buy it! The bag in China cost 9500 rmb in Citiq Square even after sale which is SICK, and here in Sweden it's a much better price.

I will buy the beige one.

Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

I suck

Remember my shopping celibacy? HAHA, well. I got the job I wanted at this Swedish bank and am SOOOO happy!!! I deserve nice things. Today meeting my friends for a chocolate cake in downtown Stockholm I saw the Chanel 2.55 my friend had bought in New York! 25oo dollars it costed. A black medium bag with gold chains. And she wears it so well because she is so petite.    Jealousy. 

But I bet that she is jealous of my fur vest, mwahahahaha!!!

Anyway, I saw this miniskirt made of black leather, it was on 75% sale. I think I will buy it.... and I need to buy a designer bag to fit my new job. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Recommended:

If you miss Shanghai you should read this book, My Favourite Wife by Tony Parsons

I read it in one day, and missed a couple of subway stations during reading it. I would not say the book itself is excellent, but it's enjoyable. And also a great way to find out what's really going on in this fantastic city. As girls in Shanghai we are not able to experience some things that guy experience in clubs, etc. I have some guy friends who told me stories about prostitution that is going on in clubs and I cannot believe it, but we all know it is true.

Also, there's one sentence I remember from this book and is when the wife says " it's the city, it brings out the worst of people."

And I can fully agree, Shanghai is not a good place to live after marriage.

It's Cold

I don't like it here. Plans for tonight is going out and party, but I have no energy left, and the weather outside is so gray AND cold, and it's going to get worse in september, october, november it will be snowing and in december we will have about 4 hours of daylight. Can't wait!

I better cheer up, let's see what I will wear tonight.

Did you know...?

• TOPSHOP is opening stores in Shanghai
  
• Juicy Couture just opened their flagship store in Grand Gateway
  
• See by Chloe is also newly opened in Grand Gateway
  
• Mark and Spencer is opening soon on Nanjing Xi Road (very close to metrostation, by Isetan)
  

I'm going to turn celibate for a while

I have been thinking, I should really become a celibate, I mean a shopping celibate. I spent way too much money in Shanghai and I feel really bad about it now. So I have decided, I'm not going to shop any unnecessary material things til December. I will give my best shot! I can only buy toothpaste and new toothbrush, things I really need. I will also cut down the restaurant visits this semester in uni. I will buy a gymcard though! That's all. Do you think I can make it?

I'm doing this to 1, save money 2, understand that you don't need to spend in order to be happy 3, focus on other things instead of thinking of what to buy.

Please wish me luck! I wil do this until December, and what will I do with the money? I will either renovate my apartment in Shanghai OR I will buy a designer bag (and then save the rest). Hmmmm OR I will invest it in my business plan that I have in mind, but that's confidential so far :)

Candy for cute girls

3 rmb in alldays opposite Volar.

But to be honest, it was pretty disgusting...

Remembering the last night

My Last night in Shanghai I had a huge fight with my aunt because she didn' want me to go out for the night, but come one. It was my last night in Shanghai for this year, the whole day I had not been in the downtown area, so I really wanted to see the neon lights and the tall buildings.

So I took a taxi to City Plaza and walked over to Portmans to meet a friend. Ended up me eating wontons next to Logo and then home to sleep.

The Health result after being in SH

Surprisingly I've only gained about 1 to 1,5 kg's in Shanghai....... from that day I left Sweden, but the reason to why I think I have gained more is because I lost about 2-3 kg's in the beginning when I was in SH, then I gained those 3-4 kg's back.

But I did gain 3,5 % body fat, because I skipped going to the gym. So I have been losing muscles and gained fat.

BUT, as the irst real day in Stockholm Im going to the supermarket and buy milk ( swedish milk is the best), Hushållscheese (best cheese in the world), and sweeeedish bread, and swedish chips Estrella or OLW, and Swedish candyyyy/chocolate Mmmmmmmmmmmm, can't wait. going to fika with a friend soon and then after it I plan to buy all those good stuff and eat and sort out my room with all my new things. 

THEN Im starting on my gym sessions again and lose everything that I have gained! PROMISE!

HOME (?)

Arrived in my apartment around 9pm Swedish time, 3 am China time. NICE, so good to live in my dormitory room. I feel like my head is hurting, hope it gets over. 

It was a 12-13 hours flight to Zurich but it went quickly, party because my seatpartner was great, she lives in Paris and works with her own accessory line, she said if I come to Paris in end of September (Annual Fashion Weeks) she could invite me to a fashionshow associated to a fashion company in Beijing. Isn't that great???

I got a good seat, just in the first front, just behind Business Class with big space for my feet. I watched a french movie about golddiggers, Maid of Honor, What happens in Vegas and Kung Fu Panda (half of it). Seriously, have you seen Kung Fu Panda, it must be the most hilarious movie I have ever seen, it is so hysterically funny!!!!!!

When I got to Stockholm I thought they were kidding with me, I had to walk stairs made of wood  with my luggage, they did not have an escalator!!!!!!!!! I'm in this well developed country and the airport (arrival part o Arlanda Airport) looks like it's taken from the 70's.....sighs.

At the airport new Terminal 2

The new Terminal 2 is awesome!!! Im sitting by Burger King enjoying free wifi and having an unhealthy Hershey pie (it's awesome).

Anyway, a 13 hours flight is waiting for me, then 2 more hours waiting in Zurich, then a 2-3 hours flight to Sweden...

hope there are good movies to watch, My last night in Shanghai I went to Portman's element fresh --- Malones for 5 minutes --- Volar (free watermelon grey goose drinks) --- Logo --- home

slept for about less than 3 hours and now I'm all energetic after this chocolate...hmmmm

Leaving Shanghai

Today it's my last day of my Shanghai trip, this early morning I went to sing Karaoke with my cousin for a few hours, now I'm almost done with packing...and there are sooo many things to do but so little time!!! But I'm so lazy, right now just lying on my bed and dont want to go out in the heat.

Makes me crazy, but I think I will go out tonight, hehe...

The dinner my relatives prepared for me with my favourite dishes such as Lotus roots, Yu Xiang Rou Si, fried aubergine in garlic and soysauce, etc.

Regular Shanghai Tuesday

Why aren't thing happening on Tuesdays in Shanghai?

Bulldog (free mojitos) - - - Velvet Lounge (Mudslide - too sweet) - - - People 7 (no people) - - - Mesa Manifesto (closed) - - - JZ Club ( met a blog reader) - - - home

My new style

Today I went to the BEST place for Chinese young people, it's called Xing Xi Gong, and it is on Wuning/ Dongxin Road. You can bling your phone there, take cute pictures, buy clothes, do manicures, etc.

I bought grey contact lenses and extensions, and did french manicure! I'm so satisfied with my new contacts!!! Have a look! My eyes get a lot bigger! 

I have facial hair problem (as you can see) so next time I come to Shanghai for a longer period of time I'm going to use laser to make them all disappear! Who wants a hairy face?

Fancy Water

Evian water bottle made of glass designed by famous Christian Lacroix.

Price? 98 rmb!

Beautiful!

Spotted at City Plaza in Jingansi, favourite supermarket in whole Shanghai!

I am a bit late as I'm in SH so I have no time to read carefully the newspapers to know what's going on in the world....but I do know that the next cool star is Katy Perry, and she is certainly awesome! Of course I also know about the situation in Georgia :(

My cousin and I

Some recent pictures...

oh by the way, now it's official. TOPSHOP is opening their first store in Shanghai, China!

Fabric market

So....The trenchcoat was in a colour I did not expect, the colour doesn't fit my skin colour!!! The dress' model is a bit different as I thought but still cool, and the skirt is also disappointing, but the suitjacket and the shirt I'm very satisfied with. 

Never trust Chinese hairdressers

So I decided to cut my hair. and i did so in City Plaza 4th floor, and I paid swedish price for my haircut so I could get it cut by the senior hairstylist.  And now my hair looks like 500000000 other chinese girls' hair. 

Fcuk!!!

seriously, never let a chinese hairdresser do anything to your hair EXCEPT if you are just going to cut the length, but never let him do layers or stuff like that. GAAAAAH, im so pissed. It only looks good when I go to the hairdresser and make them blow my hair..

WOOOOOOOOOOW

Everyone who doesn't agree with me that it was the best Opening ceremony for the Olympic Games deserve a spanking!

BECAUSE it was the BEST Opening Ceremony!!!!!!!!!!!!! No one can top that off, how is one other nation going to top off a nation who has a 5000 years old history and who is yet again going to live up to reputation of being the Middle Kingdom??????

Blogger fix

Now I can blog like normal, there was something wrong with blogger so not able to post pictures or threads or anything, but now it's normal again :)

<---  pedicure in Raffles City Mall

last weekend in Shanghai this year

I'm leaving SH soon. It will be both nice and sad. There are some really nice people here that I will miss. But I'll be back :)

so tonight, im going out partying, on friday as well, on saturday as well, and of course on monday as well.

Look a like?

The other day I heard that I looked like Liu Yi Fei....... interesting. I take it as a compliment!!!

although I don't agree....

Yuyuan Garden (my photos)

I was at Yuyuan on Monday and took those photos, I'm still a beginner but hopefully one day I will be able to take gorgeous pictures.

Need to get a new suitcase

I have shopped SO MUCH, you cannot believe how much I have shopped these days, and I do not dare to know how many kilos I need to bring back to Sweden...

My current room is FILLED with plastic bags

And my current suitcase is already filled with clothes and other stuff...

Going to buy a new suitcase as soon as possible and then see if I can manage to stuff all the good things I want to bring back, yet again I will have to leave some things here in China...my mother is coming in October so then she can help me to bring back some of my things...

I need to go to the fabric market and get a suit made...and that need to also fit in my suitcase :(

Gaaaaah

If I send a 20kg package back to Sweden it will cost 600 rmb...maybe it's worth it?

My favourite things I have bought in Shanghai (that I can think of right now)

- My fur vest

- Hello Kitty bathroom rug

- Hello Kitty dirty clothes basket

- All underwear I have bought here

- A raspberryred silk tunic

- Glasses

Living the Shanghai dream

happy that I'm back in Shanghai, can't believe I'm leaving in 10 days!!!

NANJING

Here I come Nanjing

Another city in China to check off my lists :)

Going with the train to Nanjing soon, staying til Saturday night. So an express trip.

God, I feel absolutely disgusted after last nights teppanyaki, I actually miss my own cooked meals in Sweden...

update:  Pictures will come, PLENTY of them. Nanjing was a bit dirty, and the weather was quite horrible but chilly, took some great photos though and I have some funny stories to tell :D