Taipei, Taiwan

International travel has left me BAMBOOZLED. (I wasn't aware of the present time or day until trying to write this post)
But for all the hassle of connecting flights and security checks, I finally got to settle in Taipei, Taiwan, or at least for a day. Tomorrow morning, I leave for the Philippines.

We flew on Malaysia Airlines from LAX (L.A. International Airport), which was pretty sweet for 14 hours of airtime. All kinds of Asian people, lady attendants dressed in Asian dresses (shocker), meals, leg space, and sweet monitors embedded into the seat in front of you, complete with games, recent movies, and music. All included in the ticket fare!

Taipei's airport was basically deserted when we got there. The advertisements were brightly colored, featuing cute cartoons, as one might expect an Asian country to have. There are signs about H1N1 virus and hand sanitizer everywhere - quarantine is no joke either, they had heat sensing cameras! COOL!

Fast forward 2 hours later, and we took a double decker bus to the hotel.

Mighty Fine Albums

WHAT MAKES AN ALBUM SO SPECIAL?
Vinyl, CD, or digital download, an album provides a true insight on an artist's creativity and hard work. Instead of listening to a 3 minute song on the radio, you are forced to bask in several songs from the same artist, track after track after track. Do these songs fit together? Does it bore you for a bit then finally pick up? Are you let down with the new musical direction? Or are you frantically skipping to the song you heard on the radio?

If you're lucky, you'll stumble upon a couple of mighty fine albums yourself. The albums listed below have not only heightened my respect for the artists themselves, but are solid gold from start to finish.

Take a break from our search-download-play state of mind, and just listen.

In no particular order...

Electronic-Pop
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF
by Imogen Heap

DISCOVERY
by Daft Punk

ANGEL MILK
by Telepopmusik

FAME
by Lady Gaga

LIKE VINES
by The Hush Sound

BAD
by Michael Jackson

THRILLER
by Michael Jackson

R&B, Soul - Hip-Hop
DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS
by Alicia Keys

THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL
by Lauryn Hill

MAMA'S GUN
by Erykah Badu

GET LIFTED
by John Legend

CORINNE BAILEY RAE
by Corinne Bailey Rae

GRADUATION
by Kanye West

Alternative - Acoustic
PARACHUTES
by Coldplay

OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SEA
by Oren Lavie

THE REMINDER
by Feist

INBETWEEN DREAMS
by Jack Johnson

MUTEMATH
by Mutemath


What are your favorite albums?

Measurements

I usually like to make my posts USEFUL to someone out there, but this drawing made me laugh. I'd say it's pretty accurate besides the too strong shoulde rs and pronounced hips. And the fact that I'm wearing heels, when the height recorded is me without shoes. Me and my mom were taking our measurements for our dresses in my grandparent's 50th anniversary.

I'm also going to play fashion blogger for a sec. Apparently, everyone thought my outfit was cute today. I felt like a comfy grandma.

BTW: these pictures are taken by my cellphone, LG Chocolate Touch (which I should write a review about) in low-light settings WITH minor touch-ups.

Where did you get your shoes?
My mom's Sporto Boots from the 90's. Found them in the garage.

you look like christmas.
comfy red sweater from thrift store, black turtleneck under summer dress.

calvin klein tights from TjMaxx, my oh my they are COMFY!

I still think the guys at lookbook.nu are the real fashionistas! I only put together outfits every once in a while.

One last thought: Gr, it's FINALLY getting colder. That means no more pretty leaves and opportunities to wear leggings. =[