i heart namsan.

at the open viewing platform area at namsam, lovers "lock" their love onto the wire barricades. it's amazing to see the amount of locks, some of them are old and grungy, some of them brand new and shiny. there are all sorts of locks too and it was incredibly fun to poke around trying to find the most unique ones. one of the coolest ones was a set of bicycle chains!

i always thought that only namsan tower had this unique feature but it seems like that the River Seine in Paris has lovers "locking" their love on the bridge too! I found out when I saw Rhianne's photos from her recent trip to Paris. Does anyone else know any other locations that features this as well? I would love to know.

and with this post, i finally get to link to Anna'a Much Love Monday post! it's been way too long since i joined in the fun but i haven't had a good photograph in ages! so yes, this makes me really happy this monday!

living in bukchon-ro

bukchon is so fascinating to me. it is a traditional korean architecture enclave set in the heart of seoul. some of the houses have been converted to chic art galleries, some have been turned into private museums and some have morphed into f&b outlets. and then there are some that continue to be residential homes for seoulites. as we walked past some of the residential streets, we went past residentals going about their daily chores and children returning from school. it's amazing that so many different functions can co-exist together.

i can also finally link up this post to Much Love Monday, it's been a long time since i participated! my love list for this week includes:

• taiwanese mochi (it's amazingly yummy)
• & traditional milk tea to start the day

i hope your monday has been lovely so far! :)

isn't it just perfect that much love monday falls on the same day as valentine's day? :)

i ♥ my new moleskine ( i finally got it, one and half months into 2011).

i ♥ my best friends who lets me bitch and whine, but yet still love me as i am.

i ♥ sunday afternoons, relaxing in an out-of-the-way cafe, empty of all people but us, planning for our april adventure

since i am single girl, with many single friends. we are all going out for a very unromantic meal of korean bbq in a very unromantic family restaurant. we should have a lot of fun!

iphone processed with photo treats for the snowflakes effect.

much love monday: unexpected hearts

list of loves

* unexpected heart shapes in the office; i saw this on a memo board, cute!



and also...



* my princess 마이 프린세스, a korean romantic-comedy, there is way too much pretty in this drama

* my new $3 iphone cover



what are you loving this monday?



(after scrutinising the preview, i realised that the colours of the magnets match my blog's!)



replies

stacy : thank you!

much love monday: big red heart

it's another monday, bringing us a little closer to the end of the year. not sure whether to be happy or sad that 2010 is coming to an end.

list of loves

- starbucks' holiday drinks. i had a toffee nut frappucino and a peppermint mocha latte last week. i have one more dark cherry mocha to conquer.

- reading romances. i spent my sunday evening wallowing in bed with rachel gibson's i'm in no mood for love.

- ramen. i had a wonderful bowl of ramen last tuesday on a cold, rainy day. it doesn't get any more perfect than that. mmm...

- aglio olio. something's up with me and noodles because i have had at least 3 plates of aglio olio in the last two weeks.

pass on the monday love!

iphone, cross process, red filter

much love monday: paper heart

hello! it's been a while since i have a picture to join the much love monday fun. a simple paper heart i made during lunch on friday.



list of loves

- my girlfriends; a wonderful sunday afternoon of shopping, lunch and snarky-friendly conversations

- coincidences; running into one of my best friends at f21 and having a girly minute talking about clothes

- holidays; a little more than a month to cambodia and a public holiday on wednesday this week.

- my new white instax mini 7; instant photos love!

- and my new followers, it means so much to me that you like enough to follow my blog. xoxo.



iphone, cross process, extreme filter

much love monday: beauty in the ugly

At first, I thought that I didn't have a picture to participate in this week's edition of Much Love Monday. But as I was looking through my iPhone photos, I noticed this image. I snapped it while I was walking the backlanes near my home. These vines were actually trailing into the drains but aren't they gorgeous? Perfect shape and such a beautiful green. Just goes to show that even in a place as unglamourous as a roadside drain, you can find some fragments of beauty.

List of Loves

mutton soup for supper (may sound yucky but it's amazing!)

long bus rides at night

heart-thumping surprises

a simple dinner of rice and fish

much love monday: tea, coffee and tv

Joining yet another weekly meme! All this weekly memes are so much fun. They give me a creative goal for the week and forces me to increase my observational skills as I go about my daily life. Ever since, I started playing with toy cameras, I have noticed myself becoming more observant to my surroundings and noticing little things that I would never have noticed before. Each day becomes more interesting because it is never quite the same despite the fact that my daily life is rather mundane.





Anywayyy, on Mondays, I am going to start participating in Anna's Much Love Monday. Her blog, Much Love is endlessly inspirational and she's a big fan of film as well. So without further ado, here is my first ♥

I created this heart from the dredges of my tea last Friday night. It took me quite a few attempts to shape the tea leaves and so focused was I that I completely zoned out of the conversation going on around me. LOL!

List of Loves

* Tea, of course!

* Coffee, too. Today, coffee is not an option but a necessity because I slept only three hours the night before working on a project.

* Sherlock (the BBC series). Seriously, the most amazing television I have ever watched. I have always loved the Sherlock Holmes books but this show just upped the ante for me.

* Doctor Who (Series 5). I recently discovered the sci-fi geek portion of my soul. It was dormant for 23 years but Doctor Who released it two weeks ago. Right now, I cannot wait for the Christmas Special to be broadcasted!

Have a Happy Monday, folks :)