allygong

on high school

September 24, 2013

porcelain easily falls to shards
he gave me a hollow 20 minutes
the other gave her red roses
but, still I wouldn’t return

people turn to stone
when life licks behind the ears
and shard pierced skin
is never fully whole

no tears mark the realization,
that rolling in a pool of red petals
gives me no more happiness
than the icy whispers of your porcelain veins

(I write scribbles when I’m bored in class. Please don’t take my words.)

Thanks for reading 😉

-A

Best Water Bottle/Thermos (Zojirushi)

September 21, 2013

Do you love to drink water? Tea? Coffee?
Want to be environmentally friendly?
Love cute and sleek things?

I answered yes to all of the above!! I think having a reusable water bottle is a must, it’s not only convenient, but eco-friendly as well. As winter is coming, having an insulated thermos is even better! I wanted to suggest to everyone one of my favorite brands of insulated thermos mugs/bottles.

http://www.zojirushi.com/user/scripts/user/prod_category.php?prod_category_id=5

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SAT Essay Prompt: Do you think that people are capable of finding happiness or are they always looking for something new?

September 21, 2013

I’m taking my SAT’s soon!! #excited (joke)

Recently, I received a practice essay prompt that I found really interesting. Happiness is actually something I think relatively often about, so I had a lot to say on this subject. It took me a while to start writing, (I sat around trying to brainstorm/outline, facebook messaging for a few minutes), but here is what I got down in 25 minutes! I translated everything directly from my test paper, so it is still just a first draft.

Prompt:

“No one is contented in this world, I believe. There is always something left to desire, and the last thing longed for always seems the most necessary to happiness.”

–Marie Corelli, A Romance of Two Worlds

　　Assignment: Do you think that people are capable of finding happiness or are they always searching for something beyond what they have? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

” People can find happiness in a multitude of different forms, such as beauty, youth, love, or even complacency, depending on his or her own perception of the world. (Some will find happiness in the never ending pursuit of knowledge, some in the bliss that follows ignorance.) However, no matter by what means initial happiness is granted, humans will continue struggling to find truer and more permanent form of this happiness. We can look to an example of the Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde.

Dorian first truly becomes unhappy when he is shown a new perspective of the world by Lord Henry Wotton. He realizes that beauty is the truest form of genius, because it need not be proved, instead it can be shown. Upon realizing this, his own exquisite and rare beauty no longer holds any sense of happiness for him; instead, being able to hold onto this beauty and youth becomes what he hopelessly strives for. The realization that his beauty, which one satisfied him, was ephemeral, again made him unhappy and longing for more.

Ultimately, when we come to the realization that everything in life has a transient nature, nothing can make us truly happy, unless it holds the promise of eternal return. If even our very lives do not that promise, nothing within it does. This ultimate realization of transience is what makes our searching for happiness so changing and untrue. Dorian goes to extreme lengths to fight the natural transience of life, constantly for his beauty and youth to last. In the end, Dorian dies a murderer, old and alone.

Happiness is not something that can be permanently attained, because life takes back all it gives. Things are by nature fleeting, and as a result, the struggle for true content is never-ending.”

What do you guys think? Agree? Disagree?

-A

Japanese “Seventeen” Magazine outfit reconstructions! (Round two ;)

September 16, 2013

My friend Tiffany and I decided to make some use of our closets and gigantic collections of Japanese fashion/beauty magazines, so we got together and did a set of Seventeen (Japan) outfit reconstructions! We will probably continue doing these with different outfits from different issues. I want to also recreate some outfits from Vivi and Popteen. Beware: Hilarious editing ahead!

You can find my previous post here (round one of Seventeen magazine outfit reconstructions) here:
http://www.allygong.com/?p=108

First Outfit ! I had a lot of similar style clothing in my closet, so I saw this outfit and was like yes.

Clothing:

Blouse- Korean boutique

Necklace- Forever 21

Shorts- Guess

Belt- Forever 21

Shoes- Ross

Bag- present

Bracelets- China

Second Outfit! I love love love her outfit so much, but since I didn’t have the exact same elements in my closet, I had to go with similar pieces. I think the black lace with the frilly blue shorts (skirt in my case) are such a sweet touch. 🙂

Clothing:
Shirt: American Eagle
Necklace: F21
Skirt: Japan

Third Outfit! This outfit is sooo adorable and very delicate and girly. I would not wear this in public (at least not around in my city) but I still it nonetheless. Basically everyone in Japan has a straw, picnic basket style bag. (I should jump on that hype.)

Clothing:
Shirt- Wet Seal
Belt- Michael Kors
Skirt- Shibuya 101 (Tokyo)
Bag- Friends bag (I bought it as a present for her from Sakuranbo)
Shoes- Franco Sarto

Outfit four! This outfit is so casual yet pulled together. I love i love I love

Clothing:
Sweater- Calvin Klein (mens) I love hugeee sweaters, especially in the winter!
Skirt- Cotton On
Fake collar- F21
Shoes- Guess
Earrings-Express

Fifth outfit!

Clothing:

Cardigan-Charlotte Russe

Tank top- China

Shorts- F21

Hat- China

Collaboration outfit! 🙂 Tiffany and I also did a total of two outfits where we posed together! View her post at http://www.tiff-any-s.blogspot.com/2013/09/seventeen-magazine-outfit.html (Be sure to follow her blog and stay tuned for more posts from her!! )

Tiffany’s Clothing:

Blouse- F21
Dress- Target

Allys Clothing:
Sweater dress-China
Collared shirt- F21

I hope everyone enjoyed this post! Tiffany (http://www.tiff-any-s.blogspot.com/) and I had a lot of fun running around throwing on different outfits and making fun of each other throughout the entire process. My editing skills will one day improve as well.

In the meantime, we are looking for more outfits to do from various Japanese fashion magazines, so keep your eyes out for that!

Love,
-A