2015 - Learning to Grow ♡

So 2015 has finally come to a close. I don't know about you puddings, but it's been a crazy year for me. I've had my fair share of ups and downs.

I've cut off friends, but made new ones. I've experienced my first car crash, but also my first tattoo. I've changed my major and set new goals for my future that I feel really happy about. Most importantly, I lived this year.

2015 threw everything it had at me, and although a lot of it was bad, I'm thankful. I learned a lot from not just the good things, but the bad things, too. 

I know who I am and what I want from myself and the people around me. I'm entering 2016 as a much more confident and positive Kitty. 

I'm not leaving 2015 behind, but I am moving along from it so I can focus on my future. 

Writing down my memories helps me remember, as well as let go. I didn't write down a lot of the bad things because I want to remember the good times. The bad times worth remembering will stay with me, but the little things that made me smile, I'd like to keep somewhere. 

Happy new year, pudding cups. I hope you can find peace with yourselves and the year that has passed. 

Diary || Neko Weekend

Hey there pudding friends ^^

These past few days have been some of the best times I've had in a long while. In the lead up to Neko Nation, I was going up, down, and all around the place with one of my best friends, Dani ♥

Thursday night, Dani and her partner came up to Mandurah to have dinner with Jacob and I. It was really nice to see her again. The last time I saw her was when she came to visit me at work. Unfortunately, it was really busy that day, so I only really got to say hi and bye, so it was good to be able to actually sit down and have a proper conversation with her. After dinner, I said goodbye to Jacob, and the three of us all piled in the car to make our way down to Bunbury.

Friday mornings breakfast was at the lovely Cafe 140 - one of the seemingly rare places that can actually make a good chai latte. After breakfast, we went for a bit of a stroll around the block and found some groovy artworks. Not long after we opened up the store, some new friends came in. Dani must have a good taste in friends, because I feel like I instantly got along with them all, and really easily, too. A couple of hours later, the group of us went to Motts Cafe for lunch. Although, I was still a little full from breakfast, so I didn't manage to eat as much as I would have liked to - which sucks, because Motts does some of the best Malaysian food, it tastes almost like what my grandma used to make for me. Later on, after our food babies had settled, and most of the group had gone home, I went Op shopping with a new friend. Bunbury is such a nice little town to explore. I don't know if it's because I'm an outsider, but everything seems so much more calm there. My new friend left a bit after that, and when it came to evening time, Dani and I closed up shop and took a walk around town. We had dinner at a place called Tokyo Jacks. It was super expensive, but the sushi really was amazing. Looking back, it seems like most of today was centred around food, but I promise that was just a very small part of it! I had a really nice time today, and got to meet a lot of interesting people - so much, that I'm a little sad I have to live so far away that getting to spend more time with them doesn't really seem to be in the cards.

(a lot of what me and Dani do together is based on food // Iku Sushi + Food Haul)

We got up early on Saturday morning, got dressed, and hit the road back up north so Dani and I could check into our hotel in Perth city. An outdated version of google maps, and a hidden entrance made it a bit of a trial to actually get to the hotel, but we finally got there. The room was adorable! We had a mini fridge, and these super cute window-couch type things. We dumped our bags there, and went to have lunch at Iku Sushi. After filling the massive hole in our stomachs, it was time to hit the shops. I got a few new threads, and lots of supplies for my snack shelf from the Korean convenience store. Dani wanted to check out the Too Faced stuff in Myer, and even though that wasn't much to do with me, on Dani's behalf, I feel like I should mention that we were basically ignored in there. Dani and I (both working in retail) take customer service very seriously, and were both a bit put out when we barely got a 'hello' from the staff. Dani went in there with the intention of buying, and we actually had to go out of our way to get some attention. We even had a girl make eye contact with us, and then immediately duck into another line of shelves. We did eventually get the attention of a very helpful girl who worked there, who was super friendly and made the experience a whole lot better. But yeah, if you want good customer service, I don't recommend the Mecca section of Perth Myers.

The best part about having a room in the city was that when we became worn out from shopping, we got to do a bag drop and recollect our energy in the comfort of our own private room. We had some snacks, and did some people watching from the cute little window seats. Once it started to get close to dinner time, we took a walk around Northbridge to check our our options. We ended up eating in Utopia. The bubble tea was awesome, but the food kind of tasted like a frozen meal. It came out to us super quickly though, like in about 4 minutes from the time we ordered (which unfortunately supports my suspicions). We walked off our full tummies by exploring Northbridge. It was really relaxing, the weather was perfect. We found not only an adorable vintage store, but a massive Asian convenience store! We probably spent 20 minutes in there, just looking at everything. I didn't even notice the time was going by so fast, until Dani mentioned that it was 9pm. We had planned to arrive at Neko Nation at around 10pm, so we headed back to the hotel and made our magic girl transformations into cute catgirls.

(by Raito Photography)

Neko Nation is an anime themed nightclub event that comes to our city once every few months. I haven't been in over a year, so I was really excited to go back there! It was so much fun! I can't believe how long I managed to keep dancing, the atmosphere was just so good. I made a couple of new friends there, and had a really good time. Too much of the night was spent trying to avoid creepy, persistent men, but apart from that, I had a super good night. Dani and I arrived back at our room at around 2:30am. We showered all the yuck off us, and finished the night with 3am cup noodles and Becker. It was really chill and a good end to the night.

We were running on about 5 hours of sleep on Sunday, as we had to be checked out of the hotel at 10am. We went to Gelare' to have some morning waffles, which were delicious. I had fried eggs on my waffles, which was a surprisingly good combination. We tried to go shopping for a bit, but it became apparent that we were both a bit burnt out, so after about an hour, we decided to go home. I had to be at work from 4-9pm, and Dani had a long trip to make.

(hotel room did not have very selfie-friendly lighting // one of the catgirls gave me a glowstick!)

This weekend was just what I needed to be able to let go of the stresses of the year. I'm really grateful I got to spend this time with such a great friend of mine, and that she actually made this possible for me. Due to money troubles, I was going to do the bare minimum by going up to Neko at around 8pm, and then catch the train home at 12am, but Dani convinced me to spend the weekend with her, and even paid for a lot of what I was able to do. It means a lot to me that I have someone in my life who is willing to put this much effort into giving us both such a great weekend, and I hope that once I get back on my feet, we can do it all again sometime soon ♥

Diary || SM Town The Stage

Today Jacob and I drove up to Innaloo to see the movie that been jumping up and down about for the past week. I saw the trailer for SM Town The Stage on Facebook when a friend shared it, and luckily I did, because I didn't see it advertised anywhere else. There were only two sessions showing in my part of the country, and the cinema was an hours drive away, but it was so worth it.

The only cinema in West Australia showing the movie was Innaloo Event Cinema. I'm glad that out of every cinema here, it was this one. The place was massive and looked so classy, I felt a bit out of place with my green hair and platform shoes, but the people there were so lovely, they made me feel right at home! I wouldn't call the people at my local cinema rude, but the people at this place were so friendly and gave us such a good experience, I'm considering making the trip back up there sometime just to feel that classy again.

The movie was amazing; it was like a concert DVD and a behind the scenes all in one. We got to see amazing footage of some of the stages performed at the SM Town tour, and it was really nice to have commentary from the artists themselves. The movie really helped rekindle my love for groups like Super Junior and TVXQ, because there was a big personal element in there. I may not be that into their music anymore, but I feel more of an appreciation for the members hard work and attitude.

I'm not gunna lie, I did cry at one point. There was a very emotional stage involving Girls Generation, where they sang a ballad version of their debut song Into the New World. They were all standing in a line, and there was a clear gap where Jessica was supposed to be. I'm not sure if they did that on purpose or not, but it hit me right in the feels. I thought I would be okay, but then Sunny began to cry while singing and by the end of the stage, half of the members were either crying or holding back tears. There were a lot of feelings there. I felt so emotional because singing their debut song as they are now really shows just how far these girls have come. Jessica was my bias, and it hurt me the way that she left - either by her own choice or by force, whichever story you want to believe - but seeing how emotionally invested these girls still are, I'm still going to continue to support them. There are hundreds of Asian girl groups like them, but none are really like them if you know what I mean?

(Girls Generations little sisters, Red Velvet were in the movie, too!) 

This was such a good movie, and I'm so grateful that SM not only took the time to produce it, but allowed it to be shown in my country. It gave such a good insight into everything that goes into these concerts like this like the setup, the preparation, the emotion, the dedication, just everything. It was really informative and entertaining, and I would honestly recommend it to everyone, even those who aren't into kpop. If you're interested in the music industry, this really is a must see.

Diary || Perth Royal Show

Hey there pudding friends ^^

The second study break for this semester is finally here, and it couldn't have come soon enough. I really needed this one, I have so much work to catch up on. So since I've got the whole week off, I thought that sparing just one day couldn't hurt. The Royal Show has finally come, so I asked my friend Cass if she wanted to come with me. Money is still a little tight right now but most of the stuff I wanted to do was free, so I thought as long as I set myself a budget, I'd be all good. Unfortunately, a few days ago I got really sick, but I was determined to have at least one day stress free so I pulled myself together and went anyway. I was a little worried that I'd regret my choice to go while still sick, but honestly it wasn't even a problem and I'm so glad I decided to go~


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We started off at the animal nursery. These kinds of places always make me feel a bit sad because I think of how the animals must have so sit there all day in a constant crowd of kids screaming and trying to touch them, but they seemed pretty chill and were free to walk around and had plenty of food and water, which was good. There were so many goats, it was amazing. I was surprised that there were a few cats and dogs, too. I've never seen house pets at the show before, it's usually just farm animals. There was also a separate display for the baby goats who had their own little playground and were super active. They even had a ramp where they could come up to the fence and be patted if they wanted to. It was adorable how much energy they had.

After we thought we had petted every animal available, we decided to stop in at the pavilion where traders come from all over the world to sell weird stuff. I went over to a lonely looking stall for magic pens where there was a woman who must have been in her mid 40s sitting there looking a bit pissed off. Even though I wasn't planning on buying anything, sometimes I like to talk to the people who look lonely because it makes me sad when they try to get somebodies attention and people just ignore them. She did the demonstration of the pens and Cassidy actually bought some, which I didn't mean to happen, I just wanted to find out what a magic pen was. I hope they're actually good quality. As a rule, I don't like buying anything from the show that I don't already know and trust (it's expensive and a lot of people get conned).

After we had a look at everything, we got some sour ice cream and then went to the cow show to sit down for a bit and eat the sandwiches I bought with me. The cow show was entertaining, but I had no idea what they were talking about or even how you would go about judging a cow and picking a winner. All the cows were cute to me~

We crossed through Sideshow Alley - which is where all the rides are - to get to the second petting zoo. I wanted to show Cass beforehand the ride that I wanted to go on later. It's called the Waveswinger and it's a big disc with a bunch of long chain swings hanging down from it. You strap yourself into the swing and then the ride goes up about 20 meters into the air, the disc tilts and it spins the swings around like a merry-go-round. It's really relaxing to me. As I've gotten older, I've moved on from the big thrill rides that make me feel sick in the stomach, but this is a perfect middle ground between adrenaline and kiddie rides. Cassidy was a bit uncertain because of the height and the angle of the swings, but she didn't say no~

We had a bit of a look at all the rides before passing through to the animals just to get a feel of what was there this year, and Cass gravitated toward the ghost train. Because it's not really a ride that requires anything of you, we thought we'd give that one a go first. The train carriage was so small we were squished together and the decorations outside were so tacky that we went in there laughing because it was for children. But once we were in the building, it was pitch black. The jumpscares were so tacky but there were people in there that kept touching my hair and one even yanked my arm that we were equal parts screaming and laughing the entire time. It was a fun time.

After calming down from the ghost train, we finally found our way to the second petting zoo. Although some might be disappointed, I was amazed that it was 90% alpacas. I love alpacas and they had them in every shape and size. Fluffy ones, shaved ones, ones with long stringy hair. Even baby ones that fought over who got to be at the top of the haystack (which we watched for longer that we could probably justify). There were a few baby pigs as well, but they were all sleeping. I was a bit disappointed that the actual 'petting' portion of the petting zoo was only open to kids. The people working there were really rude about it, too. They completely ignored me and Cass, not even saying we couldn't hold an animal. The people guarding the gates held it shut in front of us, so we assumed they were making sure there weren't too many people in there. But then they opened it for the small children running past and then closed it again. I even spoke up about how I wanted to hold a baby chick and they literally just turned their head away. So that happened. Poor game, guys. Poor game.

We took a small break to watch the jumping pigs, but there were a lot of people and very little shade so we decided to head off to our next stop. It was half an hour until the water puppet show and an hour and a half until the cat parade. We had planned to go to both, but as we were walking to the puppets, I really just felt like going on some more rides. I asked Cass how bad she wanted to go to the shows and she reminded me that they were my idea anyway..

..the Waveswinger was awesome and Cassidy even went hands free and asked if we could go on again later. I'm super happy that she liked it, most people don't want to go on it with me because they want to go on the more in your face rides.

We went on the Thunderbolt next, which is another merry-go-round-like ride; except you're strapped into a racecar carriage and race around the track at a super fast speed that yanks your head back in your seat. I forgot it goes backwards, which was a bit of a shock but still super fun. It was the most intense ride we went on that day and even though it was fun, it confirmed that I really enjoy the more chill rides as I've gotten older. Especially because after that, we sat on the grass for a while because Cass felt sick. In my defence, I did warn her about eating that ice cream.. and the fairy floss.. and the candy apple all before we had gone on any rides.

After we were rested up, we checked out the food pavilion and I got a sausage on a stick which I so desperately hoped they had this year. I don't know what it is about eating foods of sticks I like so much, but it made me so happy.

After we felt like we had seen everything, we decided to wrap up the day with a ride on the Farris Wheel. I always get anxious when it stops and starts to let everyone on. Especially when you're at an odd angle or at the very top and you're swinging around because of the sudden break. But once it was in motion I was able to relax. I didn't take any photos up there because I just wanted to focus on how nice it was. I love being up high and feeling the breeze in my hair. It was a really nice way to end things and we both left super relaxed.

As per Royal Show tradition, before we went home there was one quick stop to grab us our showbags. I decided to only get one this year, not only because of money but because I'm obsessed with Kit Kats and only Kit Kats. Cassidy got her sour one and then we were off.


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I had such a lovely time, it was probably my best Royal Show experience yet, just because of how chill it was. When I was younger I would race to Sideshow Alley with my dad and want to go on every adrenaline ride there was and eat all the food and buy all the things and get all the showbags and even though I knew it wasn't realistic, I got a little disappointed when I couldn't experience everything. Not because I was greedy or spoiled, but because my family only went every 3 years and I wanted to experience as much of it as I could and take in everything it had to offer. Now that I'm older, I can appreciate the little things and be satisfied without having to do and eat everything there is to offer. I only originally planned to go on the Waveswinger, get a Kit Kat showbag, pet some goats and go home, so the way things panned out satisfied what little there is of the child left in me more than most people might think.

I've definitely made my sickness worse by going because on the way home, it started to get a little cold and I was coughing up my lungs; but I think I can forgive myself. It's the study break and I was only going to stay home and catch up on assignments all week anyway.

I'll see you puddings soon with more adventures sprouting from reckless decision making but for now, stay kawaii! ♡

Diary || Work Experience

Hey there pudding cups ^^

So as you probably know, the Uni semester has started up again. Quite a lot has gone down since I decided to change my major, but I think I'm handling it quite well. I'm staying on top of most things and thankfully, I'm actually enjoying what I'm learning. Having said that, this first month has been pretty intense, so when I realised this week would be the study break, I decided that it might be a good idea to slip in a mini holiday before my workload really piles up. A while ago I made a post about a weekend I spent down in the adorable little town of Bunbury, so when my friend Dani offered to have me for a few days, I was really excited.

I arrived on Tuesday night and went to bed pretty much straight away, it was a long trip and we had to get up early the next morning. On Wednesday we left the house jut after 8am and got a lift with Dani's mum into town. Once we got there, we went down to a small place called Cafe 140 for breakfast. Everything in this town is so cute! The cafe even had little wood and rope swings in there. It's super cozy and they do the best poached eggs.

 (potato chips come with breakfast??)

Once breakfast was done, we had a little walk around before we had to open up shop. Dani owns an alternative store called D-Moniq where she works 6 days a week. The plan was for me to kind of adventure around town and use the store as a home base, but to be honest, the store has such a good vibe that I ended up just chilling in there most of the time. I love surrounding myself with pretty things and there's so much to look at in there. She has everything from pinup dresses to piercing jewellery to high end makeup to cute little cat shoes.

I came down to Bunbury to have a bit of a break, but also to have a calm place to do my work. I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before, but my home environment really isn't the most peaceful place to get things done. So for the first half of the day, I sat behind the counter working on my journalism piece while Dani cleaned the cabinets. I got to help too, though! I really want a job where I can look how ever I want. Not that I plan on quitting my regular job any time soon, but some work experience in this kind of place couldn't hurt. I helped arrange all the tattoo chokers and made the display really pretty, which I was proud of.

After I was satisfied with the amount of homework I had gotten done and Dani had more or less finished organising the cabinets, we took a lunch break. Along with Cafe 140, there is a place that Dani always rants to me about called Motts, which does really good Malaysian food. I love Malaysian food, so when I heard the news that they would be closing down soon, I knew I had to go as soon as I had the chance. The place is really cute and the smell of currie hits you as soon as you walk in the door. The staff there are really nice, too. We got the beef (currie? I can't remember) and bubble tea. They had some flavours that you can't get in the city, so I got hazelnut milk tea with coffee jelly. It tasted amazing, oh my god. 10/10, I need all you puddings to try this combination. The food got to us really fast, too and tasted really good. Pretty much restaurant quality food for a cafe price. After we felt sufficiently fat, we went back to the store.

I had planned to go on a bit of an adventure after I let my food baby settle down, but then Dani asked me if she could dress me up and take photos. I'm always a slut for pretty clothes and photo opportunities, so I was down. I tried on so many clothes but thanks to my stupid face, I didn't really like many of the photos. It was really fun to dress up though! And now I have a whole bunch of other things on my list of 'things I really really want but could never afford'. During our mini photo shoot, one of Dani's friends came into the store to hang out. Turns out, we're both tumblr trash and actually got along really well. There's not many people I click with this fast, so that made me fell happy.

Once it got to evening time, we started thinking about dinner. A new Mexican place had just opened a few minutes down the road, so Dani called up the squad that I met last time I was down here and we all had Mexican for dinner! It was a bit pricy, but really good. I had a spicy lamb burrito and ooooooh my god, I want to eat nothing but this for the rest of my life.

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Day two was unfortunately my final day. I had originally planned to stay until Friday, but I had plans to go to the city that afternoon and found out I could only catch a ride at night time, so I had to cut the trip short and leave Thursday night.

We did breakfast at Cafe 140 again, God, it's going to be hard going back to porridge for breakfast every day after their amazing food. Breakfast dates are going to have to be a thing for me now, it's just too good.

I was Dani's assistant today and helped organise the order from Iron Fist for next year. So many cute clothes.. 2016 is not going to be a good time for my wallet. If you find yourself in Bunbury at around March next year, have a look in the store, there's going to be a lot of cute shit.

Dani's friend Sarah showed up a while later so we could all go on a lunch date together. We went to a cute little place called Sushi Master and I got my first ever bento box! So cute. I've only met Sarah once before, so it was a little awkward at first, I didn't really have anything to say, so I just kind of stayed in my lane and let the other two do most of the talking while I ate. Having said that, even if I did have things to say, I like food way more than talking so it probably would have been a similar situation~

We went back to the shop for a bit and worked on the order some more until Dani gave me her card and asked me to go on a bubble tea run. I was literally just thinking of bubble tea about 60 seconds before that, and then I found out that Sarah had never tried bubble tea before, so I mean, I didn't really have a choice. A life without bubble tea is no life at all.

So me and Sarah went for a walk. Still a little awkward, but I educated her on the magic of bubble tea and I think it went quite well. I got free bubble tea, she is in love with it, everything worked out. After a few more shenanigans involving a nipple piercing (more work experience yay), it was dark and probably time for dinner. Sarah drove us to.. I don't live here, I don't know where the fuck we went, but we ended up at a pizza place called Crust and had kimchi pizza. Everything I have eaten on this trip has been amazing, and kimchi on a freaking pizza was no exception. We decided to end things with a trip to Baskins where I finally got to try green tea ice cream. We don't have it at my store, and honestly I don't know why the fuck not, it's actual heaven. Green tea and coconut ice cream are the ultimate dream team.

(cute lil things around town, including myself, bc i am a cute lil thing)

After ice cream, we all piled into Sarahs car and drove up to Mandurah where my partner picked me up. I said goodbye to Dani and Sarah and just like that, my holiday was over.

I had a really nice trip, even if it was a little short, it was enough to get me out of stress city for a little bit. I'm really thankful to Dani for taking such good care of me and actually wanting to put up with me for 48 hours straight. Everyone was super nice to me while I was there and I was spoiled so much with food and cute things, this was the perfect way to spend my break and I can't wait to visit again. Next time I come down, it wont be winter, so I'll probably have more of a drive to actually go outside of the store and do some looking around.

I'll be back, Bunbury. Don't forget me!

Notes || Closet Update

Hey there puddings~

It's been a while since I've done a closet update, hasn't it? To be honest, since winter has come, I just really haven't been going out as much, so updating every month seemed a little pointless. I think from now on I'm going to stagger my updates to quarter yearly. That way there'll be more to see and we can avoid times where the post might just consist of a pair of socks or something. If one particular month happens to be bountiful, like the January haul at the beginning of this year then I might post an early update but otherwise, every three months should do the trick. But anyway, let's get straight into it!


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Enjoy Cocaine ♡
If you've been with me on my humble little blog for a while now, you'll know I have a strange obsession with inappropriate parodies of big brands. I don't know why I find them so funny, but my collection is growing fast and I wish I felt bad about it but I just don't. As far as the actual piece of clothing goes, I only have one other red piece in my wardrobe, but even that is a more subtle red with more movement whereas this is definitely more striking. I can't wait for the weather to warm up a little so I can show this one off with a lot of bold blacks.

Broom Broom Shirt ♡
My super duper awesome friend Kat bought this for me back when we had ramen together in the city. The material has lots of tiny little holes in it covered up with a super thin layer of material which makes it really breathable, but also I have to be careful with what I wear under it. I'm not sure what drew me to this shirt, it feels really childlike somehow, despite the vandalised car.

Egg Shirt ♡
I bought this when I was in the city with Dani on my birthday weekend. It was the first thing I saw in Cheep and there was only one left, so I snatched it up as fast as I could. I love it so much, it's probably my favourite thing that I have in my closet right now. I love how it's slightly oversized and I think I'll be able to do a lot with it.

White Platforms ♡
These were an early birthday gift from Dani and I am in love. I honestly never thought I would ever wear platform shoes or heels or anything that made me taller than I already am. All my life I've been so incredibly self conscious of my height. Back when I was a hysterical and overdramatic teenager I actually went a full year taking freezing cold showers, avoiding milk products, drinking black coffee and even denying myself the satisfaction of stretching in the morning all because the internet told me these things might give me a chance at becoming shorter. So taking all this into account, it took me by total surprise when I tried these on and absolutely loved them. I've worn them to every special occasion since then and I'm so happy that Dani made me try them. Freakishly tall or not, I fuckin rock these things.

Los Angeles Boy ♡
This jumper is super comfy and snug. The inside is made of this fluffy velvety material which is immediately warm when you put it on. It's probably the warmest piece of clothing I own and has been an absolute life saver this winter.

Rilakkuma Onesie ♡
Does this count? A while back I was invited to a onesie themed party. I could have worn my tiger onesie, but that has pudding stains on it, so I decided to order a new one just for the occasion. The tiger one was given to me by my partner a few years ago. Unfortunately, he has no clue about clothes and got me an extra large. I'm a tiny person, so the thing totally engulfs me. So this time, I ordered a medium. It fits perfectly, but a little too perfectly, I think. It's more like a pantsuit than a onesie, so I like to tie it around the waist and wear it like pyjama pants. Apart from the lack of snuggle room, it's really comfortable. It has a really velvety texture, I feel like I could just lie down and penguin slide everywhere.

Crop Mesh Shirt ♡
I bought this at the same time as the egg shirt, so it kind of got lost in its shadow, but I still really like it. I think it will be really good for the transition between summer and spring because the crop part is actually really thick and will protect me from the breeze, but the mesh sleeves are going to let me breathe and stop things from getting too stuffy.

2 Cool 4 School ♡
I found this little number when I didn't even intend on going out to buy anything. It's a little basic but I'm a complete sucker for jersey style shirts. I think it'll be good for those awkward weeks where we transition from winter to spring. The material is really thin and breathable so if I wear this and a jacket, I think I'll be set to counter those hot days with cold winds. 

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So yeah, those were the new additions to my closet. I can't wait for winter to move on so I can show some of these pieces off. I have so many outfit ideas in my head, you don't even know. Have you puddings found any little gems lately? Let me know your favourite pieces, you know where to find me! 

And that's it from my little closet of treasures until October, stay kawaii pudding cups~ 

Diary || Perth 2015 Harajuku Walk

Hey there pudding friends ^^

So back in May, the Harajuku group of Japan made a video to be posted online, letting the world know that they wanted as many countries as possible to gather everyone interested in Harajuku fashion into one big group and come together to march around their cities. Well, thanks to the wonderful organising skills of one particular member of my local lolita community, Australia was soon in the mix and on the 26th of July, we all gathered in the heart of Perth to participate in Perth's first ever Harajuku Fashion Walk.

When my partner and I arrived, there were a lot of people there already, and they just kept on coming. Everybody looked so cute, it made me really happy to be surrounded by the fashion I love. We waited around a bit until we had a larger group and after a few encouraging words from our organiser, Geri, we were off~

(I'm a camwhore leave me alone) 

The walk was so much fun, there was a big sense of community walking in a big group like that, full of people who shared the same interests as you. The route went from the state library all the way to the other side of the city to end at the Stirling Gardens, with lots of twists and turns along the way to reach more people. We got a lot of positive reactions, and no abuse which I was surprised about. Our city isn't really one of the most accepting places in the world and I know a fair few people have been targeted for looking even the slightest bit alternative. But it all turned out really well. I think we really achieved what we had set out to do which was to promote this kind of fashion and raise awareness that this is a thing and we really are a bigger community than some people might think.

(Cutie // Jezlyn Rune and Sarah Fradsham // Miss Paige Schokker)

The walk ended in the Stirling Gardens where we took the group photos and then separated to do our own thing. There was also a group picnic, but I totally forgot the food I was going to bring, so I thought I'd just leave after chatting to a few people I didn't get a chance to talk to before. Unfortunately, because I didn't stay the whole time, I didn't end up in the video. A lot of the footage was shot after I had left which sucked, but that's just how the cookie crumbles sometimes. I still have a lot of photos that turned out really well though, so I'm not really bothered. I know I was there and it was a super good time, so that's all I really need. I'm really grateful to the adorable Miss Geri (who you can see in the middle in all her frilly glory) for taking the time to organise the whole thing and I'm so happy that I got to be a part of it.

(even more people came after this photo, it was crazy)

Was there a walk in your city? I'd love to hear about it~ And if you didn't go or if your state didn't organise one, I would really recommend it if this becomes an annual thing. There's a really good sense of community. I felt like such a loner before the walk, standing there, not really knowing anyone; but when we were all walking together, there was such a great atmosphere of acceptance and happiness, I think it's something everyone should get to experience.

Diary || The Rainbow After the Rain

Hello pudding cups~

After everyone finally decided to vacate my house almost 24 hours after my party last night and I finally got to do some cleaning and have a little time to myself, the weekend had a much more positive energy. Because of work, my friend Dani couldn't make it to my birthday party, so to make up for it she arranged to catch a ride up to my neck of the woods to spend the weekend with me. I didn't want Dani's boyfriend to have driven all this way just to drop her off and leave again, so I invited them out to have dinner with my partner, sister and I. It wasn't anything fancy, we just went to Nandos, but I thought it would be a nice little thing to do. And it was, turns out that night I took their Nandos virginity, so I'm pretty proud of that.

After dinner, Dani's boyfriend left to drive back to Bunbury and the rest of us went back to our place. Holy crap me and Dani talk a lot. When we got home we both felt like watching a movie and started idly talking during the beginning, but by the end of the conversation, we realised that the movie had already freaking finished. I don't even remember what we talked about but for some reason we just bounce off each other like rubber. Not a bad thing, but I feel like I have to go back and re-watch Mean Girls now. Time went by quickly and before I knew it, it was 1am. Seeing as we had plans for the next day, we decided we should at least get into bed. The rest of the night (or early morning) was spent talking about our theories on aliens and deep sea creatures, I think that was my favourite part, nobody has ever shared my interest in this kind of stuff before.

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The next day we headed up to the city for a day of shopping. First stop of course was Cheep, I've finally found someone who's equally as obsessed with this place as I am! I haven't been there in a while, so there were a lot of new things which made me super happy. Although, one thing stood out among the rest. There was only one left, and I snatched it up the second I laid eyes on it. It was a super adorable egg shirt! I don't know what my obsession is with food themed clothing but I don't even care, this shirt is my life. I also bought another mesh crop top because I clearly don't have enough already. 

The next stop was Lush. Dani is unhealthily obsessed with their stuff and never spends less than $50 in one visit. I, on the other hand, am a complete Lush virgin; but I've had a look at their stuff online and I was looking forward to seeing and smelling everything in real life. I guess my shopping addiction can't really be denied any further because although the Lush store was maybe a 3 minute walk away, it took us almost an hour to get there. There were too many stores on the way that we needed to look in! Even as we were about to walk into Lush, we noticed a new sushi place right across the hall that looked so adorable, we had to go check it out. Everything in there was super cheap and yummy looking, they even had a whole shelf of pocky and those ramune drinks. After deciding we would come back to this magical place for lunch, we finally got around to actually going into Lush.

There's so much stuff to look at in there, holy shit and everything smelled so good. I didn't want to leave without buying something, I needed at least one of those amazing scents to take home with me. I don't really take baths, so their famous bath bombs weren't really an option, but I found this adorable shower jelly. It's called Sweetie Pie and it smells like cherries and coconut and it's also really fun to play with in the shower. Turns out that one of Dani's friends works there, so we left with not only the stuff we bought, but a buttload of free samples. I got some shaving cream, a bar of soap, some facial scrub and something called 'rub rub rub'. I also got a honey shampoo which I used that night and oh my god, I need to go back and get me some more of that, it made my hair feel like actual silk.

After spending way too long in Lush, we went to a few of the mainstream clothing stores. As expected, I didn't really find any clothes that I liked among all the floral prints and lacy shorts, but I did find an adorable pastel backpack. I didn't buy it because I wanted to save my money for something better (food), but now that I'm home and reflecting, I think I might go back for it.

On our way to a more alternative clothing store, we happened to walk past a small Korean convenience store. I used to go to these all the time, but they never really had anything besides chocolate/strawberry pocky, the coffee you can get in a can and a bunch of obscure meats with Korean and Japanese writing that my uncultured white ass can't translate yet (although my Korean is getting a lot better). But we had a look in there anyway and I am so glad that we did. They have so much more stuff now! All the asian snacks I order online, they're all here! It was amazing. Unfortunately, they only accepted cash there, and I didn't have any on me. I wanted to go to get some and come back, but Dani said she couldn't wait and sixty dollars later, we left feeling very satisfied with ourselves.

We celebrated our little victory by going back to that cute little sushi place we found to have lunch. Usually a sushi sampler is enough for me, but their stuff looked so good, I got a squid salad as well as my tuna rolls. Despite being in the middle of the shops with people constantly walking past, it was a really good atmosphere in there. It was tucked away just enough that people didn't linger there and we could sit at the window and watch the world go by.

After lunch, I went and got some cash out. Yes, Dani was willing to share her stash, but I wanted to buy some things for myself as well. I have a much more modest budget than her, but I still managed to get some of my favourites.

By this point, we had a lot to carry and evening was starting to show, so we thought we better wrap it up soon. Dani needed to be back in Bunbury at a decent hour and my arms were starting to hurt. The last stop was for bubble tea, where I fuelled my green tea obsession with some matcha milk tea and Dani paid extra for basically a cup of pearls with a splash of milk. I never thought to ask for extra, definitely doing that next time.

After a long train ride back to Warnbro, my partner picked us up and drove us home. We dumped our bags all on the floor to show him everything we had bought.. he didn't look impressed with me, but I have green tea candy, so who's the real winner here?
A bit later on, Dani's boyfriend came to pick her up and take her home back to space and I reluctantly had to wind down from my big day out so I could cook everyone dinner.

This weekend turned out to be really nice and I feel really satisfied with everything. I have a new favourite lunch place in the city, I get to try all these cool Lush products, I have what I think might be my favourite shirt in the history of ever and best of all, I have candy! I'm really glad that I got to have this day to cheer me up and save my birthday weekend.

Diary || Happy Cake Day to Me

Hey there pudding cups~

Today I come to you as a fresh and new 19 year old me. Time really flies, I can remember going through such an emotional meltdown just 4 years ago when I was 15 and realised I would be halfway to 30 and now look at me, I'm almost 20 years old and a proper adult. There's no avoiding it next year, unfortunately. I mean, right now I'm legally an adult but there's still a lot I can get away with because I'm a teenager. But next year.. nope. That's it, I'm an adult. It's time to get married, have kids and get myself into some serious debt. Of course I'm kidding, I have a lot of friends in their 20's who you wouldn't even guess it, so I'm not that worried. I am a little freaked out though, because you know, it's a pretty big change. But I guess that's life, and who knows, maybe by the time my next birthday rolls around I'll be a more capable person.

Onto more positive things though, this morning I woke up to the sweet smell of freshly cooked waffles. I got out of bed to find that my partner had filled the hallway completely with balloons! I don't care how old I am, if you think I didn't run through that shit just to see them all fly up and bounce off the walls you are dead wrong.

I don't know if I've mentioned this, but for the last few months I have been obsessed with banana waffles/pancakes. They're so healthy and easy to make, I eat them for breakfast every day. This morning though, they were a little less healthy. My partner sat me at the table where there was a nice hot cup of green tea waiting for me and a bunch of heart shaped waffles covered in whipped cream and chopped up fruit. It was really yummy and I felt like a princess having my food waiting for me, just the way I like it.

After breakfast I got dressed and cleaned the house for the party I had planned for tonight. It didn't take long, so I didn't really mind having to clean on my birthday. After that was done, my partner, sister and I got in the car and went out to buy me the polaroid camera I've wanted for a very long time now. Unfortunately, the place we got it from didn't sell any film so until I can go shopping again, I'll have to survive on the 10 sheets that came with it. I was a bit disappointed at that, but then I had sushi for lunch so life was good again.

When we got home we got a few more things done for the party and then chilled out and watched Orange is the New Black. I'm so behind, season three has been out for ages so I thought it was time to finally finish season two. Because everything on the menu for tonight was party food and nothing of any nutritional value, we decided to head out for a bit of a snack at my favourite Japanese restaurant, Taku's Kitchen. We didn't want to fill up too much, so we all ordered an entree each and shared it family style. It was a nice time out and I feel lucky to be able to do things like this now that I'm older.

About five minutes after we came home, people started showing up and it wasn't long until everyone had arrived. As far as birthdays go, it was a little bit lame. I originally wanted to invite a whole bunch of people and have music blaring with lots of pizza and junk food, but then I thought.. there's not really that many people I know that I would want to have in my house at my birthday. I have a lot of 'friends', but I kind of wanted it to only be people that I know for sure like me and I like them. So it ended up being a pretty small group of people but you know what? It's my party and if having a small, intimate group of friends is my idea of a good time then that's what I'm going to do; today was supposed to be about me anyway. What I really appreciated though was that a few people took the time to learn a couple of kpop dances and got up and danced with me, that was pretty rad.

So yeah, that was my birthday. A bit quiet and not super eventful, but still a nice day. I've noticed that as I've been getting older, birthdays have lost their magic. Suddenly you don't want chocolate for breakfast, McDonalds for lunch and cake for dinner or to be surrounded by your entire extended family showering you in Kmart gift cards and the friends you mum invited for you. You just want to kick back and have a day to do you. It's not so much about having a day to celebrate your progress as a human being anymore, rather than having a day to forget the stresses that come with the progress you've made.

But no matter the spirit in which you celebrate your birthday, you still get cake, so it can't be that bad, right?

Diary || Supanova 2015

Hello there my pudding friends~

Today I got up and took over an hour making sure I fully externalised what a pile of anime trash I am. I decided to go with a space princess theme that turned into my idea of what Queen Serenity would look like if she were on Earth in this time. In case y'all haven't guessed the reason for all this dress up, it's because today was the day I would be going to Supanova! I haven't been to an anime convention in so long. Over a year now, I think. It was well overdue and I was so excited.

(wow such a photogenic hashbrown)

At around 10am my partner and I got in the car and drove up past Perth and all the way to the Claremont Showgrounds. The traffic near Claremont station was crazy; it literally took us half an hour to get into a roundabout so we could get into the stations parking lot. After we managed to get in, we waited at the station to get the train to the showgrounds.. but.. well, I'm stupid. We waited 12 minutes for the train in the cold breeze, but finally it came. We got on, waited, and.. it completely skipped the showgrounds. It was so weird, because it usually stops there when there's an event on. But we kind of brushed it off and just got off at the next stop and decided to walk back, it was maybe a 7 minute walk between each station, not a big deal. However, as we approached the showgrounds, it looked very empty. Usually the convention is in one of the buildings, so the absence of crowds isn't that unusual, but there's usually a lot of noise and always at least a few people walking along the grass to get to the convention. But it was completely dead.

And then I remembered.

Last year Supanova moved to the Perth Convention Centre. The only problem was, I had skipped it last year, and every year before that, it was at the showgrounds. I double checked the facebook page and unfortunately my horrible thoughts were right.. we were in the completely wrong place. We had driven all that extra way and gone through that crazy traffic for nothing. I felt so horrible and stupid. Luckily my partner is very forgiving and didn't get (noticeably) mad at me.

So we walked back to Claremont station, found the car, and off we were again. Maps took us on a crazy route but eventually we ended up in a parking lot just outside the Convention Centre. By the time we figured out how to operate the crazy place (very unorganised, 0/10 would not recommend Wilson Parking) it was just past 1pm. We were both so tired and confused, but we were there. The day could finally begin.

Thankfully, after all the stress we had endured getting there, there was no line for entry. We had already paid for our tickets online, so we could walk straight up to the desks to get our passes and once everything was done, our attitudes turned around; it was time to check everything out and indulge in all the anime garbage.

(cons summed up: casual objectification of women next to kids toys) 

We went into the big underground room which had at least a hundred different huge stalls in it, riddled with colourful explosions of plushies, posters, clothes, cosplayers, everything you associate with anime and just general nerdy-ness, you could find it here.

The cosplayers were really on their game as well. Like, so many of the people cosplaying actually looked like their characters. I literally would have believed I saw Matt Smith and Johnny Depp that day because the likeliness was amazing. I didn't get a chance to snap any hella professional pictures of the cosplayers this year, mainly because of the crowds; there were so many people, getting a good picture of somebody would take a very long time and I know how annoying it can be when you're trying to enjoy a con in cosplay and get asked for pictures every five seconds that end up taking way too long because people keep walking past. But I did manage to get a few snaps with people that I really couldn't ignore.

 (there are a few other photos but these turned out the best) 

All the stalls were so good as well, I didn't know where to look first, and it took at least two hours to feel like I had made any impact. The convention has really grown and improved since the first time I went, I'm really glad I decided to go this year. I've mentioned that money has been tight lately due to the fact that I work at an ice cream store and it's currently winter time; so I gave myself a budget of sixty dollars. Although I wanted to buy almost everything I saw, I think I did quite well and I managed to suppress most of my shopping urges by taking pictures of the stalls to look at later.

Once my partner and I got through what we thought had to be at least half of the stalls, we sat down to have some lunch and calm down a bit. Being introverts in a crowded convention like this was tiering for the both of us. I think it was a bit worse for him though. Out of the two of us, I'm the one with the worse anxiety issues, but I think because I'm a bit more into this culture than he is, he took a bigger hit from it today than I did. Anyway, I didn't mind sitting down for a bit. There was a lot to take in and my feet were very sore.

 (cookie mirror that I really regret not buying)

After we got up again and continued making our way through all the things to buy, it seemed like everyone I knew was at the convention at the same time. It reached a point where I couldn't stop to look at something without seeing someone I knew. I feel like it annoyed my partner a bit, having to stop all the time, but it made me happy to realise that I have so many people who want to say hi to me~

I don't know how I noticed him, seeing as he was dressed in normal clothes, but I saw Dani's boyfriend walk past and said hi to him. I saw a few people earlier that said Dani hadn't been responding to their messages all day, and she hadn't been responding to mine either so I figured maybe she wasn't coming anymore - she lives two hours away from the convention so I couldn't blame her for bailing last minute. But I was happy to see her a couple of stalls away and went over and said hi. Turns out the poor thing had woken up sick this morning and thought she wouldn't be able to come, but eventually picked herself up, determined to get some new kawaii things for her room - I can promise you, she's even a bigger hoarder than I am. (her room is my #goals I swear)

Because she lives far away and we don't get to see each other very often, we stuck together for a quite a bit. We shopped around together and she showed me some cute stalls that I had no idea how I managed to not see. This is the kind of friend you need in your life. Not just that, but she also took a photo with me in the TARDIS when my partner didn't want to. It sucks that he doesn't like photos when I happen to be a massive cam-whore. But I guess it's also handy because I always have someone with me willing to take photos.

(worlds most kawaii tardis) 

Myself, Dani and our two partners looked at everything else together and finished things off at the PAniC booth which is basically where you get all the food you see in your regular anime series. But soon after that we lost each other in the crowd again, which wasn't that much of a big deal because you know, we have phones and stuff.

After my partner and I felt like we had seen everything, we did one more lap of the convention just to pick up some things that we had aimed to get when we got there. For him, it was a Thor hammer and for me it was another Alpacasso plush for the little family I'm growing at home. I didn't end up getting a real brand one because although quite a few stalls had them, they didn't have any of the accessories I like. However, when I saw this cute little white one, I fell in love and I don't care if he's not like the rest of my alpaca family, he can be adopted.

(the differences in our tastes are amazing) 

After we got those two things, we figured it was time to head home. I love the feeling of being at a convention and kind of wanted to stay, but I was also tired and sore and we had already done everything there was to do, so we left. We got trapped in the stupid parking lot again and maps pulled a fast one on us when we were trying to get out of the city, telling us to stay on one particular road and then quick omg your exit is on the other side of the fucking road and if you miss it then you're going to be in the city for another twenty minutes because the road you're on is huge windy one with no more exists go go GO. 

Once we were out of the city, it was smooth sailing and we went back to my house to have dinner with my family - which was delicious because I realised that all I had eaten that day was two hashbrowns and a couple of chips I stole from my partners lunch. Then we went through the customary ritual of showing my parents what we had bought and lying about how much we paid for them to avoid a lecture.

(came home with a few kawaii things - but best of all was my photo with sailor moon) 

Anyway, despite all the difficulties, it was a really nice day and I'm really glad I made the last minute decision to go, because I got to see lots of people I haven't seen in ages and get some new cute things and I got to look pretty damn cute if I do say so myself.

I feel very sorry to my partner though, because all our difficulties would have been avoided if we had just caught the train, but we decided to drive because the showgrounds are a really long trip by public transport but it wouldn't have been because if I had just double checked we would have seen it was in Perth and the train would have been the more logical way to go. Anyway, that just goes to show you that even when you think you know something, the one time you don't check will be the time you pay for it.

But yeah, all negativity aside, we both really did enjoy ourselves. I was convinced I've kind of grown out of anime culture, but after today, I think I'm going to make an effort to appear at cons more often ♡

Diary || The Stupidest Mistake of My Life

Hi there pudding cups,

So this particular post was going to be on my monthly notes, but it ended up going for way too long to be considered a note so I thought I'd give it its own little segment. If you're not up for a story about me being a complete and utter derp then I suggest you skip this post. Otherwise, enjoy my misfortune.

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So today I got up at 6am to be able to get ready and get to Uni for 9:30 where I paid for overpriced coffee and went to the exam room. I had gotten there only just on time, so there was a huge crowd around the entrance, which threw me off because I couldn't see any of my friends. I also noticed people carrying notes and calculators but I asked a girl what was going on and she said there were multiple exams just in the same session, so that made sense.

I walked in, checked the board that said the seating arrangements for each class and found a seat. It was weird, there was only one row dedicated to my particular class, even though there were at least 60 people enrolled. I sat down anyway and prepared my stuff. Then I noticed the people sitting in my row and how they were all holding notes. Shit, my tutor didn't say anything about notes. Oh well, that's fine, I studied really hard the whole weekend for this. But after everyone was sitting down and I still didn't see any of my friends, I thought maybe I had sat in the wrong place.

So I got up in this dead silent room and walked to the front to ask where I was supposed to be. The grumpy old man in charge of my particular section made a big fuss about how unorganised I was and double checked the seating before escorting me back to the same exact seat I was at before. Great, so now I'm confused and embarrassed.

Soon enough, the reading time for the exam started. I wanted to cry. I knew only about 60% of this stuff. None of it was about anything major that we went over in the classes or lectures, just random terms we heard here and there that I just could not for the life of me remember. Anyway, after a while I managed to calm myself down and just do the parts I could manage. Fast forward an hour and a half into the exam and I'm feeling a bit more confident, I've only got the essay to do and then I'm done. But as I'm going over my answers, I'm realising how similar they were to the take home test I handed in the other week.. and how my tutor never actually talked about the exam at all.. and how there was something about external students coming to campus to take the exam and how internal students got to do the exam at home to balance everything out.. and how it's funny how there's such a small group of Philosophy students here.. and I turn over the exam booklet.. and it says 'External-Student Exam'.

Fuck. 

So after getting the same grumpy old man over to my desk and having to explain the situation, I left the exam room feeling like the worlds stupidest person. Not only did I walk into the wrong exam, I spend ninety minutes taking the wrong exam! I'm such a fucking idiot I was so upset I went into the bathrooms and just cried. I never cry, especially in public, but I think all the stress of studying so hard for an exam that didn't even exist and the embarrassment of having to walk out in front of all those people just got to me.

I called my boyfriend and he came to pick me up and cuddle me. We went out and he bought me some sushi and we had a nice lunch together and it ended up being a nice day, save for the fact that my ego has taken a massive blow.

(I looked cute and got to eat sushi so I guess it's not all bad, right)

Diary || Kitty's First Twenty First

Greetings, fellow pudding cups~

Today I got up early to get all my last minute stuff together which ordinarily be a drag, but I was too excited for the weekend ahead to care. A couple of days earlier was my friend Dani's 21st birthday so I was going to stay with her for the weekend so I could go to her house party. I live over an hour away from her and there's no public transport that far south, so she was nice enough to drive up here to pick me up and then let me stay the night.

With way too many clothes in my backpack as well as a canvas bag with three different bottles of liquor that insisted on inconspicuously clinking with every step I took, I got on the train to Mandurah to meet Dani. Seeing her again was great, it's been way too long, almost a year I think.

The drive took an hour but it felt like maybe twenty minutes, there was so much catching up to do and we somehow managed to talk the entire time.
We finally arrived in Bunbury and wow, it's such a cute little place. Everything looks like it's stuck in the 60's, it's so cute. We ran a few errands to prepare for the party and went to her store to meet up with some of her friends. One girl, who obviously I wont name on the internet because I wasn't raised in the fucking jungle.. her and I have a bit of beef. Not over anything major, I just know she doesn't like me. So that was a bit awkward, but I think we both acted maturely and the bad vibe thankfully didn't last long.

We shopped around and explored a bit together and went to the asian market store to get some snacks. I didn't have much money on me, so I just bought a bag of banana chips which I thought were interesting. I have a foggy memory of eating them as a kid, so I wanted to try them again as an adult.

After we got everything, it was off to Dani's house to get ready to party. The theme for this particular 21st was onesies, which I thought was brilliant. The weather has been getting so damn cold lately, a onesie party sounded like a perfect idea; I even ordered a Rilakkuma onesie to wear just for the occasion.

Everyone looked so adorable and cuddly! We all sat on the couch and watched the Syfy channel while we waited for other people to get there, because there were only five of us at the time. Once more people started showing up, we came to the big table to play Cards Against Humanity. There were so many people that by the time we managed to actually complete a full round, everyone had arrived and the game kind of dissolved as everyone started chatting with each other.

I was a bit nervous about coming to this party, because the only person I knew there was Dani, but all of her friends turned out to be really nice and it was a really good atmosphere - an even better one once the sushi platter and chicken nuggets came out.

After a while, the momentum kind of stopped, and that's when someone suggested that we all went to the 24 hour Kmart. Not for any reason in particular, but just for the novelty of being at Kmart at some ridiculous hour. I don't know about where you puddings live, but where I'm from (with the exception of late night Thursday), everything is closed by 6. So we all got in separate cars and our little onesie gang was off to Kmart.

I was really surprised that we weren't the only ones there, this town is weird. Anyways, we all kind of scattered and shopped around getting weird looks until something crazy happened: we found more people in onesies! I'm not sure why we found that so amazingly hilarious at the time, but it was great. I think it was because it was just such a stupidly random thing to happen. It's disappointing that the other half of the gang was off somewhere else, but we decided that this event called for an oscar selfie.

While we were exchanging social media, a security guard asked us to 'disperse' which was fair enough, we were taking up a while aisle standing in a group, so we started walking around as a group because we hadn't finished yet. After maybe two minutes of us walking around in smaller groups, another security guard, with the other one watching from the distance started shouting at us to get out. I thought maybe someone in the group had done something, so I kind of ignored them because one of the people we met still had my phone. This is when they started getting aggressive and to be honest I was a bit offended, neither me nor the people I was walking with had done anything except walk around. Anyway, people started looking, so we decided to just get out of there. The guard even followed us out and then a few of them were watching us from the entrance once we were all in the lobby. Looking back, I feel like I should have fought back, but for some reason we just found it hilarious. They kicked us out for being some kind of intimidating onesie gang. What were we going to do; cuddle them to death?

After one particularly nice security guard coming up to us and explaining that the manager that night was just really prudish and kicked anyone they wanted out, we left with no hard feelings for the guards and decided to go to Baskin Robbins because in this crazy town, it was still open at that time of night. We went home a bit later and by around 2 in the morning, most people had gone home and we decided to call it a night. We didn't really get to have the experience we were after, but at least it made an interesting story to tell later on.

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The next day was such a blur, the time just flew by. I woke up in Dani's bed and rather than getting up early like we had planned to, we stayed under the covers and talked about random web comics. She showed me some little comics she got from Etsy and oh my gosh, they were so cute, I feel like I need to buy some for myself now.

Eventually we got up and went our separate ways to do our morning things. When I got out of the shower and finished doing my makeup, I realised that Dani and her mum had spent the whole time making bacon, eggs and pancakes for everyone! I felt bad for not helping, but my god she makes the best cup of tea. I can't remember what it was, it was a mix of vanilla and.. cinnamon, I think? I'll have to ask her. Either way, it was really good. Probably the best cup of tea I've ever had.

So after breakfast everyone else got ready for the day ahead. We had planned to see Jurassic World, go to lunch and then come back to Dani's house for a crafter-noon where we were going to make some cute jewellery for her shop. But like all plans, this one had a bit of a speed bump.

We all got in separate cars and met at the movies. My group was the last one there so when we saw the rest of the squad outside instead of getting tickets we were a bit confused.

'The place is full, we literally can't even see the ticket booth'

So it turns out Jurassic World is a bigger deal than I had previously thought. I've never seen any of the Jurassic Park movies, so the reboot wasn't something I was dying to see. Apparently for the other 99.99% of Bunbury, it was. The whole cinema was filled with a huge line of people and screaming kids. So after a bit of 'well what now', this group of misfits all dolled up with no place to go made the executive decision to skip the movie, go straight to lunch and come back really early to see the 3:50 session.

So off we went to Dome cafe. It was only a few streets away so we walked there as a group and wow, I really like this place. Everything is so adorable and neatly set out, it kind of looks a bit like an animal crossing town. We sat outside with a nice view of the beach and even though it was only a couple of hours ago that we had breakfast, we ordered food. Everyone else acted like responsible adults and only got themselves some kind of dessert drink and a bowl of chips to share, but me and Dani not only got our drinks, we got an entire tasting plate just for the two of us. Of course we let other people try the stuff, we weren't raised in the jungle; but it's safe to say we ate way too much. I felt so sick after and yet my tummy thanks me for that delicious salt and pepper squid.

After morning tea, we went to a candy store called Taffy's. It was so cute, everything was pink and purple and there were so many weird and wonderful things I wanted to try, if only I'd had money. We got to watch the taffy being made and there was just so much to look at. This is definitely on my list of places to come back to when I visit again.

After that we wondered into a few more stores that were all so adorable and then made our way back to the movies to get our tickets. After everyone was done, all the girls went to the bathroom to freshen up before we were going to go out again. But when we came out, it was very apparent that we weren't going anywhere. It was over an hour until the movie was going to start but people were already lining up at the doors, wanting to get a good seat. I guess everyone had the same idea as us after the last session. What choice did we have? We all sat down on the ground and managed to entertain ourselves for the whole hour.

I have to admit, it was worth the wait; the seats were amazing. As for the movie, while I was watching it, I really did enjoy it. It was intense, had a few funny moments, all round a good movie. Buuuut now that it's over, I don't think I'll watch it again, to be honest. It was only interesting because I wanted to know what would happen and now that I do, it's not really appealing anymore. But, it was a really good movie and I would recommend it to all of you - just, only the first time around, if that makes sense?

On another note, why the frick frack nick nack paddy whack did people bring their kids? There was so much killing and screaming and blood and there were so many young children in the theatre. And they were all screaming and crying - I saw at least five parents take their crying child out of the room and not come back. That was a bad idea. I think those parents let their desire to relive some nostalgic memories get in the way of their kids best interests. I shit you not, some of the kids in there couldn't have been any older than five.

When we finally got out of the cinema, it was so dark. It was only 6 in the evening but it looked like it was so much later. Dani wanted to go out for dinner, which I would have loved, but the people I was getting a lift from had to leave to get up early the next morning so we had to end our trip there.

Funnily enough, the people who drove me back were the girl who didn't like me and her boyfriend. It turns out they live in Mandurah which is near my partners house, so they were able to drop me off there and then he would pick me up to take me the rest of the way home. I'd like to think the beef me and this girl had has blown away over the weekend. At first, it was pretty awkward, but being forced to spend just under 48 hours together kind of made the tension go away. We by no means left as best friends or anything, but we made a few passing comments to each other throughout our stay and it actually turns out we have a lot in common. I hope that maybe at the next event, we can fully move past the awkwardness and maybe even have a nice conversation. Now that I've spent a bit more time with her, she seems like a much cooler person as opposed to the crazy bitch that gave me my first impression and I'm willing to move on if she is~

So yeah, interesting weekend. My body clock is so messed up but I'm feeling really good and refreshed. I think this weekend away was just what I needed to relax myself after the stresses of this semester at University and I'm so glad that I was able to spend it with such cool people. I'm planning on going back in a few weeks time with my partner so next time I'll have more money to spend and I'll be able to do and see a lot more things. But yeah, I'm very happy with the way things turned out and I hope Dani had as much of an awesome birthday weekend as I did a holiday weekend.