Life after graduation

I found a part- time job in food service not long before I graduated from Uni in October. It may not be related to my degree but at least I'm not just moping around at home, and wasting time on the internet. At least I some sort of income.

My Las Vegas Trip

Mr. A and I went to Las Vegas last week (Aug 18-21).
The Vegas trip is a grad gift from Mr. A (thank you :3)
It was an amazing experience, especially when you can explore an unfamiliar place with your significant other.

[PLOG] Game of Thrones Exhibit at PNE

Yesterday I went to the Game of Thrones Exhibition with Maiko and Mr.A (le bf). Thankfully, we got there as early as possible so the line-up wasn't too bad.

smile!

The exhibition mostly consists of the costumes and props, the Iron Throne where you can sit in it and take pictures, storyboards, and the interactive virtual reality experience to go up The Wall.

[REVIEW] The Face Shop: Lovely me:ex Touch My Lip Liner in 03 Wonder Coral

I was hanging out with my girlies and passed by the Face Shop. Buy one get one 50%? In we go!!~~~~

The Face Shop - Lovely me:ex Touch My Lip Liner
03 Wonder Coral

The Face Shop - Lovely me:ex Touch My Lip Liner
03 Wonder Coral

[Haul] The Body Shop

I went to watch "How to Train Your Dragon 2" when it first came out, at Metrotown. (Amazing!Go watch it if you haven't!) I still had some time before the movie starts so I walked around.... and The Body Shop is closing and having a 50% off everything. EVERYTHING.

[HAUL + REVIEW] The Face Shop is back in BC!!!

That's right. It's back. The Face Shop used to be in Richmond Centre a couple years ago. However they didn't last long... maybe because the brand isn't well known? But it's back, probably because of the onset of the korean-everything phase (kdrama, kpop, korean brand skincare and makeup,etc.) over the last few years.

They're currently having a BOGO 30% off grand opening promotion? HELLO~

The Face Shop in Richmond Centre

Instagram!!

Quick update: I now have instagram :)

"Where have you-" "School." "Oh."

As always, whenever I'm away for a period of time, it's always because of school. This semester I'm taking 4 courses, which is a lot more than what I usually take. Of course, I was quite stressed and busy with all the incoming assignments, exams, papers, etc.

Just a few new things to share:

First, I changed my blog's address: from "vondueoflife" to "lifeofyv". That's right. Life of Yv. The reason why I changed it is because I just want something simple. The concept of how I came up with "vondueoflife" just feels.....meh (?).

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!

A lot has happened since September. School took up a huge chunk of my time and energy (of course), and... I got a special guy in my life. I can assure you that it was not a decision made on an impulse.

I'm Back! + Kiehl's haul: Update and Review

...in school.

Overall my summer didn't start out that great, but it turned out better than expected.
Mostly I've been taking summer courses and hung out with friends.

After the finals, we partied hard. Then I made another visit to Mimibuloveme again with Maiko.

tiramisu parfait ~yum~

Maiko's matcha parfait

"Sexy, Free & Single"

Okay...... I have a lot of explaining to do....

MIA (again)

Summer semester started at the beginning of May, but school and home are the only places I've been going to... nothing interesting about my life, right?

Confession of a Nutellaholic

A little update and confession (not that I'm confessing I'm a nutellaholic...everyone knows that already..)...

Update:

I've been doing zumba and walking a lot. By walking, I meant go out and walk around downtown and just aimlessly window shopping with friends.

I went to downtown with Maiko to try a japanese cafe that's been raved about their parfaits (here), and I did some more window shopping.

Haha we both wore platforms together
mine are better though XD

[REVIEW] ASOS haul + OOTD (?)

ASOS is a global online fashion and beauty retailer and offers on the ASOS.com website over 50,000 branded and own label product lines across womenswear, menswear, footwear, accessories, jewellery and beauty with approximately 1,500 new product lines being introduced each week. ASOS has websites targeting the UK, USA, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Australia and also ships to over 190 other countries from its central distribution centre in the UK.

 -ASOS website

ASOS was having a big sale, so I decided to shop for some nice clothes. The style of their clothing ranges from polished and sophisticated to fun and flirty, and to grungy and cool. I wanted to find some staple clothing, such as a nice dress or a nice sweater.

PLOG: Final-ly done! (April 2013)

I was trying to be witty with the title of this post, but I think I failed....

Although I'm done with finals, I'm going to take 1 or 2 courses in the summer. Not only will I get a upass I also get a couple credits for school :)

MIA: WHERE R U?!

I'm at home. I'm at school. I'm at the library. I'm in bed.....

SCAM CALLS

I know I haven't been blogging a lot lately, one is because I'm busy with school and two, I have nothing to say.... I'm either at school or at home...

9th Annual Vancouver Diversity Health Fair

I'm volunteering for the Diversity Health Fair this year and I hope you come and enjoy it as well!

There will be a cooking demo (free food sample!) and performances (Zumba, Cuban Salsa, etc), as well as food trucks (Soho Road Naan Kebab, Dim Sum Express and Guanaco Food Truck). We have translators and the Health Fair's goal is to spread the word about chronic disease prevention, especially to immigrants. In many cases, immigrants- or those who are not fluent in English- and their physicians cannot communicate due to the language barrier. As a result many have no idea what is going on with their health :(

If you cannot make it to the Diversity Health Fair, please spread the word.

I've asked my grandmother (she understands zero English) to tell her friends in hoping that they will have a better understanding on their health, and maybe even improve their health / lifestyle :) [ I promise I'll blog soon!! ><"" ]

You are invited to the Vancouver Diversity Health Fair!

Mark your calendars for one of the most dynamic and diverse events in the Lower Mainland on Saturday, March 9, 2013!

AMSSA is hosting the 9th Annual Vancouver Diversity Health Fair at the Croatian Cultural Centre. The theme of this year's event is Chronic Disease Prevention.

Where: Croatian Cultural Centre @ 3250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
When: Saturday, March 9, 2013  10AM - 3PM
Cost: FREE!

[REVIEW] Nivea Lip Balms

Just a quick review/ comparison with Nivea Milk & Honey lip balm with Nivea Hydro Care lip balm

Puppy Therapy! :3

My relative brought another relative's dog over (long story short: she was dog-sitting for the other relative) so I took a break from studying and had a little puppy therapy!