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Fabulous Friday Finds

via Vim and Vintage

A lot has happened in 2013.

Just to name a few: my husband finished his flying school, my husky Lowy's eye worsened due to glaucoma, my dear aunt Lientje Worang Sakaguchi passed away, went traveling to Singapore (again and again) and to Japan, Jonah got his dream job (as a pilot of course) at our flag-carrier national airline, ran my first 5K with Jonah and that I've also grown a lot as a person and more confident than ever of who I am; that I am deeply loved by Jesus. 

Basically there is a lot more to write here and I seriously could turn this into a very long post - but needless to say the year 2013 was unforgettable and life-changing. I know Jonah and I are on the right track and that Jesus holds our future. I learn to take each day at a time and not let tomorrow's worry rob me of today's peace and joy. 

So without further ado, here's some lovely things I found to share with you the first time this year. May  lovely things keep on coming to us all.

16 unique and amazing hotels. My personal favorite is the one in Finland.

Eye Mask DIY

This skirt! Wow.

Time to arrange a trip to Bali and visit Gaya Gelato.

10 questions to ask your mother.

Free fonts for typography!

Girls, date a boy who travels! Boys, don't date a girl who travels (unless you can keep up with her)!

Kina Grannis and Zee Avi covering Ingrid Michaelson and Sara Bareilles's Winter Song! They're my favorites, therefore this video is amazing! ((:

Have a great weekend. Toodles! xox

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IU - The Red Shoes

She's one of my favorite K-Pop Singers and I especially love her new album Modern Times. Words can't describe how amazing this album is, it encompasses an eclectic mix of my favorite genres: Swing Jazz, Bossanova, Latin Pop, etc. In other words, just my kind of music. 

PS: Here's the music video of her first single, "The Red Shoes", it's a rather long music video. Just a hint for you: the music starts at 01:04. Enjoy! 

Closing Ceremony London 2012 Olympic Games

Beautiful closing ceremony... and my most favorite performances are:

SPICE GIRLS! I feel like I was a teenager again... 

Liam Gallagher singing Wonderwall! Oh wow... 

See other performances here.

Cloud Atlas

I saw Samantha Ramage's post and immediately wanting to purchase Cloud Atlas book so by the time the movie comes out, I already read it / know what is it about. ((:

The movie will be released on October 26th this year, I have plenty of time to buy, read and finish the book. And this is the trailer that makes me want to see read and see the movie so badly:

And yay, it's available on iTunes store! Can't wait to add it to my e-bookshelves. 

The Great Gatsby Trailer

Can't hardly waaait. <3

RIP Whitney Houston

This is how I will remember her... 

PS: This is my favorite Whitney Houston song.

Fabo Links

Haven't posted few of my favorite things from all over the internet. It's time. 

I love Design Sponge's website, they give great ideas into my everyday life. Been a fan since 2007 and still going strong (: Thanks Grace Bonney!

One of my favorite categories on Design Sponge would be the Living In articles. Check out some of my favorites:  

Breakfast at Tiffany's (naturally), 

Troop Beverly Hills (Yes, I know all of the lines to the movie. I've watched it since I was 7 - and I love the yellow and white striped stuffs), 

The Sound of Music , 

Breathless (Aahh Jean Seberg and all those stripes clothes), 

The original Parent Trap (Cute vintage items), 

The Graduate (I love Mrs Robinson's house decor - great movie too!)

Coco Before Chanel (The Sailor Stripes and the classy and elegant style)

An Education (must love all the vintage clothes and accessories)

Also Design Sponge's Entertaining section, esp the recipes! I'm going to try out this Melissa Clark's Bacon, Rosemary and Tomato Pasta and will serve this dish to my husband when he's in town for a short visit! He loves pasta and adores bacon!

I love this Lands' End Canvas Look Book app on my iPad.

If you're an Interior Designer, you must have these 5 apps installed on your iPad.

This DIY looks quite easy and I love the turquoise colored tapered rectangle top. I hope I have the skill (and time) to do it (;

I AM NOT A FAN OF LADY GAGA (yes, this statement must be typed in capital letters) and on the contrary I LOVE TONY BENNETT. In this video, Tony Bennett as usual delivers a great performance (gotta love this old champ) and I must admit that Lady Gaga is doing a pretty good job here too. Still not a fan of her, but I do like this video.  

Another incredibly easy DIY: Wrap-Turned-Scarf. Care to try?

Starting to love Kelly Framel's jewelry shop.

Also, today's October 12th! Don't forget to update your iTunes to 10.5 version so you can update your iPhone / iPod / iPad to iOS 5. Yay!

Currently loving Hillsong's Saviour King. God is Great!

Toodles! xox

Christian the Lion

I have seen a lot of things in my years of hunting down motivational material to share with you. Most all animal videos make me cry. This one is happy though, and very touching. But it still made me cry. Watch him wrap his little paw around his parent's leg. The profound spiritual connection animals have to humans and vice-versa is palpable. Ah, bless his big, lion heart.

Read the full story here.

Like A Star

This lovely song by Corinne Bailey Rae is one of my favorites. This song warms my heart every time I hear it. Truly, one of the most emotional, touching, and heart-felt songs I have ever heard.. So relaxing. I wish music like this filled the airways instead of songs with messages of poppin' bottles in the club, sex, money and drugs. This song is a healer. It calms me down.

And to my surprise... my favorite female contestant on American Idol 10, Haley Reinhart, did a cover of this song a while back in 2008. Kudos to Haley! She surely did a great job (: Love her voice sooo much.  Go Haley! However, I still hope Scotty McCreery will win the American Idol and Haley's the runner up!

Zooey in Winnie the Pooh

My lovely girl Zooey Deschanel sings for "Winnie The Pooh". J'adore!! I simply must buy the soundtrack (:

I Told You So

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina performed "I Told You So" on American Idol stage last night, they're amazing! FYI,  I'm a big fan of Scotty!! :D 

The Kennedy's

I really want to watch "The Kennedy's". I'm so intrigued to see how Katie Holmes pulls off playing Jacqueline Kennedy. I've always been interested with the Kennedys and of course, Jackie. I love them. Already read one of their (JFK & Jackie's) biographies and couple of documentaries, but I want to see more. Especially this one. Are you as excited as I am?

Seven Henrietta Street

this is the story of a charming girl
she laughs out loud, sings off key and believes in taking chances
she is quick and curious and playful and strong
she lets her imagination run away with her
she has never been one to stick to convention
she is fond of daydreams that take her places
she can order a cocktail in six different languages
she feels that understated is overrated

a film by kinga burza for kate spade new york

JK Wedding Entrance Dance

I hereby stated that I regret not seeing this video before I got married. If I did, I'd do exactly the same and would have asked my bridesmaids and groomsmen to dance like the ones in the video. I shared the video to my brother, Abraham; and then he said, he definitely going to do this on his wedding day. ARRRRGGHHH!!! Oh amazing video, why didn't you show up in 2008? WHY?! Oh well, let's just do this on my 10th Wedding Anniversary. My dear friends, prepare to DANCE!!!

Audrey Hepburn Tulip Dedication Ceremony

A new hybrid tulip was created and named after actress Audrey Hepburn. An official dedication ceremony took place at her family's former mansion Huis Doorn in Doorn, Holland. Watch it if you want to see Audrey speaks Dutch. :)

Hearing her speaking in Dutch, reminds me of my dearest grandmother *sobs*

Don't Look Back - She and Him

Prepare for my favorite She & Him music video. Don't get me wrong, I love ALL She & Him music videos, but if I had to pick one, I say: Don't Look Back music video. It's so great!

Everything I love is in it.. Zooey's dresses, so 60s. Zooey looks so adorable and cute.  The decoration so 60s. The dancing 60s. Everything is so 60s!! Nice concept and very aesthetically pleasing. I like.

Without further ado, please welcome She & Him's newest music videos.

Director: Jeremy Konner
DP: Logan Schneider
Editor: Jeremy Konner
Producer: Billy Parks
Executive Producer: Jeff Pantaleo
Production Company: Partizan 

** great job guys!!! 

Just Being Audrey

My ultimate must-have-book in 2011, it's going to be released on January 25th 2011. Beautiful illustrations OMG. OMG. OMG.

via Margaret Cardillo

UPDATE: MARCH 17th 2011 --- I GOT THE BOOK!!!

Take a peek of the book's video trailer... how can I not want this?

Cathy Nguyen

Have you ever heard of Cathy Nguyen? I've stumbled upon her videos on YouTube few months ago and I fell in love instantly. I've been enjoying her singing and songs for months (my husband Jonah is the one and only witness), they're really good and been on my Top 25 Most Play List on my iTunes :) Here are some of her videos on Youtube which I love so deep... Enjoy!

Falling Slowly

It is a song written and performed by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová which also appeared in their 2007 film Once. Very lovely song. Kind of haunting, simple and it is one of my favorite songs ever. It is melancholically beautiful.