In the middle of being sandwiched by two weeks of midterms (with a slice of 999999 assignments), I had to escape my textbooks and go out to take some photos at least once and to enjoy this great more bipolar than ever weather. I'm pretty sure autumn winds and cold weather hit all of us pretty hard recently, especially that one day it hailed... and obviously it had to fall on the day we went out for photos (hence the dangerously slippery puddles on the floor that I nearly faceplanted on).

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"The hardest battle you will ever have to fight is between who you are now and who you want to be." - Anonymous



Look at these beauties. Aren't those plates and marble tables so lovely? Oh but those delicious mouth-watering so visually appealing finger licking LOBSTER ROLLS though right?


"In photography, there are no shadows that cannot be illuminated."
- August Sander



A little trip before drowning in textbooks seemed about right. There we were off, 6 hours on our way to The 6. Upon our arrival, we were dropped off near Eaton Center and as we were walking down the crowded Yonge Street, I could tell the difference in population was already pretty obvious, the streets actually felt way more alive than in Downtown Montreal. Since it was melting hot, we mutually decided (I decided) to stop at this lovely Cafe called Dineen Coffee (and to forcefully drag my boyfriend there), in the heart of Downtown Toronto. The exterior is pretty ordinary, but holy, the patio is simply beautiful and the interior decor is basically the reason why it deserves a blogpost of its own.



If you go downtown right now and look down, you would probably see 90% of people wearing sandals. But why be like them if you have a pair of booties that you just can't wait till cold weather strikes to wear? There are many ways to style them to look good while beating the heat so you can just casually be walking around wearing black boots in 30°C weather without caring about feeling like you're about to melt. Don't get me wrong, I love sandals and I also wear them from time to time, but it is always nice to have more options.

Plaid has always been a timeless piece in any wardrobe for how versatile and diverse the patterns can be. They come in all colors and designs which makes it pretty much impossible to not find at least one piece of clothing with a plaid pattern that you like. I found mine at American Apparel a while back and it's a simple plaid flannel long sleeve button-down which was actually... in the mens section. But, let's agree that any plaid button-downs can be worn as a gender neutral piece.

I usually love to buy oversized button-downs for their fit but when I saw this one at AA, there was only XXS left. Surprisingly, though I thought that was probably a size for ants and would never fit me, with a few seconds of holding my breath, I actually managed to button up all the way (just kidding, it actually fit, just clearly not the oversized look). That's why I like to wear it tied around my waist most of the time because I do love the colors and pattern. It also pairs well with any cropped top or low waist denim for a casual outfit if you aren't comfortable with showing too much skin.



So my friend Michelle has been harassing me for the past few weeks to go check out this new place called Tommy that opened a few weeks ago in the heart of Old Montreal. Looking at the photos, the place looked beautiful. Hanging plants, marble tables, great lighting and affordable food? That sounds like the perfect starter pack of any instagrammer/blogger right... no wonder there were so many photos already.


So since summer break has been here for a while and I'm done with everything pre-university, I've decided to try something new... In between my job applications, League games and movies/shows marathons, I finally found the time and motivation to start this blog.

Some people suggested I make one a while back (you better be reading this right now) but I never actually imagined myself writing a blog post because I thought it would feel like talking to myself... and it does. It probably just takes time to get used to it.

Meanwhile, expect outfit diaries, food reviews (Montreal cafes, restaurants) and random lifestyle photos here and there. This is just going to be an extra platform, aside from Instagram, where I can share my inspirations and hope to inspire.

Thanks for reading and hope you enjoy my future posts!

Ping xx

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