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At least I don't smell
2007-03-06 09:01:00
ThursdayWeather: Evening (25 degrees Celcius).Top: Grey t-shirt by Sass & Bide.Overalls: Black overalls from Insight.Shoes: Gray heels bought in Harajuku, Tokyo.Bag: Balenciaga Motorcycle Bag.Accessories: Red belt bought in Shizuoka Dreams 109, Elsa Perett Open Heart pendant from Tiffany & Co., Silver ring bought in Sydney.Just went out to Karaoke with friends. I bought a pair of overalls and two dresses the day before and decided to wear the overalls a go. Let's just say I've never owned a pair of overalls before and I didn't realize how much it doesn't complement my body shape. I either have to wear a baggier t-shirt (perhaps my white with red hearts t-shirt I've been wearing everywhere lately) or I have to get a breast reduction. I actually do look like a builder in this outfit. I'm probably never going to wear the overalls again unless I find a way for them to fit my body better.University started for me yesterday. I have the shittiest timetable though. I have to go to Uni...
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Mel in Melbourne
2007-03-04 04:12:00
SundayWeather: Sunny (30 degrees Celcius)Dress: Blue summer dress from Insight.Shoes: White round toe pumps bought in Sydney.Bag: Balenciaga Motorcycle Bag.Accessories: Silver bracelet bought in Gold Coast and silver necklace bought in Paris from my uncle.Just having a "family day" with my parents and sister since I've been out all weekend. Despite it being Autumn already it's still really really hot. I felt like wearing a summer dress because it's casual enough to go anywhere in but with pumps it won't be too casual to go to dinner in in case I don't get to come back home to change.If you had to make me choose between Melbourne or Sydney, ultimately I'll still choose Sydney simply because of the beautiful harbour views, the sometimes busy metropolitan life and my family and friends. Melbourne on the otherhand, does have better shops (you mostly get chain stores in Sydney, better art galleries and museums, better dressed people (unlike the denim mini, t-shirt and thongs clad S...
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FUCK!
2007-03-01 16:25:00
FUCKFUCLJKF:KLEFUCK!!!I don't know if it's the fact that I've just got off my detox or that I'm ovulating (maybe it's both), but I just pigged out on Honey Roasted Cashew Nuts (fatfatfat!) and Chocolate Mud Cake (fatfatfatx10000000000000000000000).=(At 2.27am.=( =( =(And I'm going clubbing tomorrow night. In a sheer blouse.I'm gonna look like Norbit's wife.Chu ♥ Mel
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Random #3
2007-02-27 23:56:00
ONE （一） - MelbourneI drove (well I didn't drive) down to Melbourne with Grace and Yan on Friday after product and systems training at work. I love road trips with girlfriends. We stopped over at a little town called Albury before driving the rest of the way to Melbourne the next day. We left by plane on Monday afternoon and all we did in between was eating and shopping. I will post the whole summary and photos up next entry.TWO （二）- GAHH!!!Finally when I got the chance to blog after coming back from Melbourne, my internet connection was being incompetent.THREE （三）- WorkAs you know I did product training on Friday. I learnt about electricity, green power and black power, the National Grid, global warming and electricity bills and tariffs. And I got paid for it. If only I was paid doing Year 10 Science, then maybe my Science marks would have been better. I started properly working on Monday and my mouth is so tired (from TALKING!!!). I have to answer an endless amou...
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Long Time No Blog.
2007-02-21 12:05:00
SundayWeather: Overcast (25 degrees Celsius)Top: Red polka dot singlet top from UniQlo in Japan and black long cardigan bought in Numazu, Japan.Bottom: Black pleated mini bought in the markets, Sydney.Shoes: Gray heels from Harajuku in Tokyo.Bag: Gucci Jolicoeur bag.Accessories: Thin black waistbelt from Bally and Silver crystal studded interlocking C necklace from Chanel.I'm in a mini! Detox is working. I know it's not meant to be a weightloss program but I've grasped this chance of not being able to eat the foods I love to not eat much of anything else either, thereby changing it into a weightloss program. I cheated a bit on Monday night though, when my family and family friends went out to dinner at Circular Quay, I had some rhubarb tarte tatin and mash which I felt extremely guilty about, so I jogged for 40 minutes and shot hoops in my front yard for another 30 minutes the next morning.Looking back at this outfit I wore to my dear little Mike's 19th (Happy Birthday Mike!) I ...
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Let's Start Detox
2007-02-14 14:13:00
WednesdayWeather: Raining (26 degrees Celsius)Top: Candy Robot T-shirt bought in Sapporo, Japan.Bottom: Black 3/4 length pants from Portmans, Sydney.Shoes: Gray polka dot Converse bought in Tokyo, Japan.Bag: Red checked bag bought in Beijing.Accessories: Black studded belt bought in Shanghai and Silver chain bought in Sydney.I went to band practice today so I felt like dressing like a rebellious teenager. It was fun though... Which reminds me that I've now completed number 7 on my goals list. Yay! As I was saying, it was really fun. On our first practice we just did some cover songs to get to know each other's style like Glamorous Sky, Haruka Kanata and The Reason. Today we actually got around to working on some original stuff, which was good. We practiced for around 5 hours! My throat was almost as sore as it was after I was done riding the Eejainaika.Recently I've found myself to be always carrying the same handbags. This is slightly strange because I'm the biggest bag person ...
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Winnie is Twenty!
2007-02-10 11:20:00
FridayWeather: Overcast (26 degrees Celsius)Top: Red heart "Something" top bought in Sydney.Dress: Black and white striped pinafore bought in Sydney.Shoes: Gray heels bought in Harajuku, Tokyo.Bag: Chanel Cambon Ligne Bowling Bag.Accessories: Black flower pin bought in Shibuya, Tokyo and Vivienne Westwood Armour ring from London.It was my friend Winnie's 20th Birthday dinner at Löwenbräu Keller in The Rocks on Friday. Löwenbräu Keller is apparently Australia's most authentic German restaurant. If that's the case, then I don't think traditional Bavarian dishes are quite my thing -_-;; Having said that, it was a fun restaurant though, there were a lot of things going on; a live band (which ended up being a little annoying), a nail hammering contest and a beer drinking competition.After going to the gym with Jane and Jenny for the last two weeks I've started feeling slightly more confident about my body and was finally able to hitch up the hemline with this pinafore. Still can...
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YKYBIJTLW...
2007-02-07 14:13:00
On the 14th of January 2007 two little girls called Nadia and Melanie were on board a Boeing 747 making their way across the Pacific Ocean to get far far away from 7pm curfews. It was a 9 hour flight and being the bored little girls they were, they wrote up a list:You Know You've Been In Japan Too Long When...1) You enjoy watching celebrities impersonate other celebrities - the joys of "mane".2) When you're not at work/school you're watching TV.3) The word "individuality" no longer belongs in your vernacular.4) You automatically squat when you go to the toilet.5) You can't pee without toilet slippers.6) You no longer play with all the different buttons on the toilet.7) "GAHHH!!! Why isn't my toilet seat warm?!"8) Suicide is wrong unless you do it the honorable "seppuku" way.9) You begin to stare at other gaijin (foreigners).10) You understand why the Japanese dish "Hamburg" is just a Hamburger patty.11) Why it's missing two letters, thus the absence of two bread buns.12) A man...

All About Claude
2007-02-05 06:17:00
SundayWeather: Sunny (25 degrees Celsius)Dress: Black polka dot summer dress bought in Melbourne.Bottom: Black opaque tights bought in Sydney(?)Shoes: Black boots bought in Sydney.Accessories: Long butterfly necklace which her sister's (ie. ME!) bought in Japan and a white Playboy watch which is her sister's (ie. ME!).My baby sister Claudia turned 10 years old on Saturday. So I shall dedicate this entry to her and do something different for the outfits section and post up what she wore instead. I mean we all love receiving fashion advice from a 10 year old.Claudia is a spoilt brat. The evidence I have for making that statement is the fact that we had to celebrate her birthday over the weekend. And I mean the entire weekend, her birthday is no longer just a "day", it's a weekend. This meant that we had to listen to her every wish. We had to take her to wherever she wanted to go, eat whatever she wanted to eat and do whatever she wanted to do. It wasn't too bad because my sister l...
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Beach Baby!
2007-02-01 14:39:00
I promised crazy and semi-naked girls prancing around at the beach, and I am a woman of my words.Once upon a time on a sunny summer's day in Sydney, everyone was having a majestic day at Manly Beach .Especially an extremely innocent and shy girl named Princess Melanie.Princess Melanie enjoyed the day with two of her very innocent and shy friends, Princess Alice and Princess Claire.All of a sudden Evil Queen Joyce came along and tried to molest the poor innocent and shy Princesses.She bit!She groped!And she forced poor innocent and shy Princess Melanie to kiss her.After Evil Queen Joyce filled the entire beach with her evil desires and tainted the poor Princesses, she stripped and retired on her beach towel.The Princesses soon realized that life was too short to be innocent and shy. So after the beach, they decided to make their way into the dark side and join forces with Evil Queen Joyce.They terrorized citizens by screaming.They made much inappropriate use of cutlery.And they force...
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Life is good when there is no school
2007-01-29 22:56:00
MondayWeather: Sunny (28 degrees Celsius)Top: Black tank top from UniQlo, Japan.Bottom: Snake skin patterned pencil skirt from Myer, Sydney.Shoes: Black kitten heels bought in Sydney.Bag: Louis Vuitton Monogram Speedy 35Accessories: Silver heart necklace from Sapporo, Japan and brown suede wrap belt bought in Sydney.Yesterday I met up with three of my best high school friends and we shared a day together laughing, talking and eating. Food brings people together. I had nothing... absolutely NOTHING to wear. So I pulled out a stretchy pencil skirt which I bought back when I was 12 or 13 years old and wore it with a black tank. I looked really old mature though, but it was okay because we were in the City so people probably just thought I was on an extended lunch break from an office job. I did have to dress slightly older though because I was handing in my resume to The Galleria Duty Free shop down at The Rocks. I was so happy it was a male manager who took my resume.Him: So what lang...
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Gahh!
2007-01-28 02:43:00
FridayWeather: Night time (22 degrees Celsius)Top: Black buckle singlet top from Sydney.Bottom: Black 3/4 length pants from Portmans, Sydney.Shoes: Gray heels from Harajuku in Tokyo.Bag: Red checked bag from Beijing.Accessories: Very big faux diamond ring from Osaka, Japan.Yeah as I was watching Big Sexy Man play Tommy Haas in the Semi-finals of the Australian Open, I had a bit of a problem finding what to wear to go out that night. I couldn't fit into some of my dresses, and the dresses I could fit in exposed too much leg, which at the moment resembles a telegraph pole as my dear Mother puts it so tactfully. So I opted for a top and bottom instead... all black of course. I wanted to pick up a big sexy man of my own*cough* so I wanted to wear something a little sexier, so I went for a cleavage plunging singlet top and a 3/4 length pants just to even out the exposure. Instead of picking up, my guy friends just talked about my breasts all night, trying to find an excuse to "accidenta...

Succulence
2007-01-24 07:46:00
MondayWeather: Sunny (28 degrees Celsius)Dress: Black summer dress from Shizuoka, Japan.Shoes: Black flip flops from a magazine.Bag: Chanel Cambon Ligne Bowling Bag.Accessories: Sister's Apple necklace, black belt and red headband from Japan.We went to celebrate Toho's birthday at Ribs & Rumps in Manly. Wanted to wear something that not only covered my legs but was still a little pretty as well as slightly beachy. I bought this dress during summertime in Japan but never had a chance to wear it because I felt too exposed showing my shoulders in Numazu. If I were in Tokyo I think it would have been fine.I've been home for a bit more than a week and it feels almost surreal. Japan seems like a distant memory that once happened in a dream. I don't even feel like 10 months has passed. Everything has basically remained the the same. I need to really pick up my slack and start e-mailing my friends in Japan again. I've been so caught up in my life back home that I've become lazy keepin...

2 Days, 3 Couples
2007-01-21 13:43:00
No new outfit for this post. I feel fat because none of my clothes fit me anymore =(In the past two days I've met up with three of my best girlfriends (and their boyfriends). Yesterday I had coffee with my childhood friend Sarah. Our families were friends back when I lived in Melbourne and we've known each other since we were like 4 years old. We used to travel back and forth between Melbourne and Sydney to visit each other but for the past five years we haven't been very good at keeping in contact. I guess when people get to a certain age, we stop reminiscing about our childhood days and we stop making the effort to talk to the friends we had from that time, especially when you're a State apart. That's why it felt so good to catch up with Sarah again. As soon as I saw her, I felt the 5 years that we had been apart just disappear and she had always and will always be my best friend.Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo fucking sappy.Anyway.Sarah and I in Starbucks.Sarah and I at a BBQ in...
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I am a Ninja not a Terrorist!
2007-01-19 15:23:00
TuesdayWeather: Sunny and Windy (27 degrees Celsius)Top: Gray tank top from UNIQLO, Numazu. Long white singlet top from General Pants Co, Sydney.Bottom: Black and White striped 3/4 pants from Sydney.Shoes: Black flip flops from a magazine.Bag: Chanel Cambon Ligne Bowling Bag.Accessories: Necklace from Sapporo.None of my clothes fit me. I'm serious. None of my shorts, none of my skirts and none of my jeans. Even my gray pair of shorts which I was once able to pull off without undoing any of the buttons is now tight on me. So I stuck to these 3/4 length pants as they were the best pair of pants that covered my fatness without looking too dressed up.I know I said I would make a post yesterday. I lied.Anyway on Wednesday as I was crouching down to look for something (food I'm guessing) my sister stretched her arms back holding a dictionary. The dictionary knocked right into my left ear. Yes my newly pierced cartilage ear. I cried out in pain. My left ear swelled up and continued to th...
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The Return
2007-01-17 11:48:00
I'm sorry! I've been so busy catching up with friends and eating beef I feel like I'm about to collapse with fatigue and explode with rolls of flab. Not a good combination.So what has happened since Sunday? Well Sunday shall be in my next post, so let's start of with arriving at Sydney Airport on Monday morning instead. I was tired and Nadia was slow (Fort St. What can I say?), but when we finally got out of Quarantine (I put all my macha (green tea) products up for declaration, aren't I honest?) and I spotted my parents and sister waiting for me in the crowd, my first reaction was, "Wow Claudia, you're so tall!"My host brother who is 11 year old is just under 130cm tall and my 10 year old sister is 145cm. My parents looked extremely tall as well. As I looked around the airport I noticed that everyone was tall... and big... So big in fact, I breathed a sigh of relief as I realized I was now considered average and not fat like I was in Japan. Well that was until Mother made a c...
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Last Day in Japan
2007-01-13 05:44:00
I have to apologize for the lack of blogging recently, but it's been hectic these last couple of days. I went to school on Wednesday to return my school uniform and say goodbye to everyone. Something rather interesting happened afterwards but I will blog about that later.It still hasn't quite sunk in yet that I'll be leaving tomorrow. I've just gotten so used to living in Japan . Throughout these last 10 months I've learnt to accept the good points and the bad points this country has to offer, so although I can't wait to get back home, I also find it hard to leave. In a way Japan feels like my third home now (Beijing being my second of course^^) because I know I always have my friends and host family to come back to.I remember when I left home at the end of March last year, and not a single tear dropped from my eyes when I said goodbye to my family at the airport. I was so excited and anxious I thought I didn't have time to be sad. I was fine for the first few hours on the pl...
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My Levi's Commercial
2007-01-11 08:29:00
OMG this is so funny. I made my own Levi 's commercial, starring me... and Akanishi Jin from KAT-TUN. LoLHave fun!
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My Host Parents are Crazy
2007-01-09 11:13:00
These past few days have been a little hectic because my host parents are crazy. They are absolutely C-R-A-Z-Y!!! They decided that we would go to Fuji-Q Highland (an Amusement Park in Fujiyoshida near the base of Mt. Fuji) at 8pm on Sunday night to ice skate and go on the rides since the park was open until 2am that day.Mind you this is in the middle of winter in the Yamanashi region where everything was covered in snow, so I ended up putting on ski pants over my jeans. My host sister and I looked like Eskimos... excuse me Inuit, but we didn't really care because it was so cold.When we got to the entrance gate the staff told us that none of the Roller Coasters were open due to the strong winds. But my host parents (did I mention that they are crazy?) decided that we would ice skate all night (ice skating rink was 24 hours) then go on the rides the next day when the park opens again.I skated for a few hours, taught my host sister how to skate and tried to do some bad figure skating...
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Random #2
2007-01-05 17:03:00
At last another Random post.On today's Random menu we have 5 courses to satisfy your curiosity of my amazingly interesting life. (Note: Last part is dripping with sarcasm).ONE （一） - "I read your entire blog yesterday..."Something happened recently. My little sister discovered my blog. I was not going to let her into this insanity until she was a bit older (she's only turning 10 years old in February), but I was stupid enough to put the URL on my MSN screen name. Now she wants me to teach her how to make her own blog and work the ever handy Photoshop. *Sighs* I promised her I will teach her when I get home... in 8 days WOO!So a big shoutout to the wonderful Claudia. Your big sister misses you and she promises not to force you to bring her junk food from all the way downstairs just to let you watch TV with her in her room anymore!TWO （二）- Purikura MadnessI'm in Japan! It's only 400yen ($5AUD) each go. Nothing like the atrocious $12AUD you pay in Capitol for an old Puri...

Growing Up
2007-01-03 05:31:00
2006 is a year that waxed and waned for me, emotionally and physically (lost 5kgs then gained another 8 -_-;;). But I will remember last year as a year in which I grew up in. Not just the blooming *cough* of internal maturity but also a difference in handling and dealing with change and difficulties. On the otherhand my life has remained at a complete standstill. Yes, I've experienced a lot of new things, learnt a new language and changed in many ways, yet I am still Melanie, Sydney Girls High School Class of 2005, no job, no driver's license, no boyfriend and about to enter 1st year University. It was exactly the same a year ago except the fact that I'm fat now.Was taking a year off to go to Japan worth it? Yes without a doubt.What frightens me is trying to fit back in, when I've changed and my friend's lives have moved on so much.Some of my friends who had started a relationship while I was still in Sydney are now at their 1 Year Anniversary. Other friends have graduated and ...
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Profile: The 4one1
2006-10-30 10:40:00
Welcome to my 100th post on Beijing Baby! One of the rare occasions I get to write in 3rd person.:: Is neurotic about germs.:: Doesn't drink alcohol.:: Took over an hour to make the Death Note inspired banner on the picture above.The BasicsName: MelanieNickname: MelAlias: Beijing Baby, lady_dilandau & meltaniuchiBirthday: 3 July 1987Zodiac: Cancer/RabbitBlood Type: OEmail: beijingbaby11@gmail.comHeight: 173cm/5'8Weight: 50kg after she lose 384329843kgNationality: AustralianEthnicity: ChineseLanguages: English, Chinese and just enough Japanese to understand Manga.Studying at: The University of SydneyHigh School: Sydney Girls High School (Class of 2005)Favorite Films: Kill Bill 1&2, Battle Royale (Japanese), Saving Private Ryan, My Wife is a Gangster (Korean), The Butterfly Effect, Together (Chinese), She's All That & Cheaper by the Dozen.Favorite TV shows: The Amazing Race, 24, Desperate Housewives and Sex & the CityFavorite Books: Harry Potter and The Life of PiFavorite Sport...
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Goals
2006-10-28 09:04:00
I am 1 post away from my 100th post on blogspot. Although I've posted a lot more on LJ I really consider this blog to be the place where I can open up and share my experiences and dreams with everyone all the while being slightly entertaining (I hope...)For my 100th post I've decided to do a huge narcissistic 411 entry because quite frankly new readers have no idea why my blog is called Beijing Baby! since I'm living in Japan while my real home is in Sydney. I also think that my sudden bursts of manga fangirlism scares the readers who have come in expecting this to be a fashion blog while the readers who think this blog is just about my life in Japan gets confused by the images of frivolously expensive pieces of material that dominates posts on the occasion. So by writing up a 411 I hope I can clear up all the questions, namely, "Is this blogger on crack or something?"But before that, I want to post something that has to do with inspiration. You may all know that I get... well i...
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The Glamour of saying Goodbye
2006-04-17 11:03:00
This post is way overdue but my friends have been menacing me to upload the photos so here it is. I had a farewell party at Bamboo on the 25th of March. It was just a your average Saturday night out but this time it was special since all my friends (except for some who couldn?t come *cries*) were there, even the ones who never go clubbing. Bamboo was so packed that night that I waited almost an hour before my guestlist started coming in.Maggie and me. Just finished decorating ourselves.I had $350 armed and ready to buy a new dress for the night but then I caught shitty Glandular Fever in which I was too sick and tired to even go shopping (instead I spent my days cooped up in bed watching Elfen Lied) so I pulled this dress out of the back of my wardrobe, something that I had bought awhile ago but had never worn. It cost only $30 (or something fierce like that) so I had to accessorise it to dress it up a bit.Jon & May with me squeezed in the middle.Then the unthinkable happened......
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