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I have spent almost three years writing in this blog and I've enjoyed every moment of it. However for the past few months I have really felt the lack of motivation that I once had while blogging (I think it shows through my writing and my infrequent updates). So, on Christmas day of 2008 I've decided to move on and focus on other hobbies (maybe Age of the Empires II, I've been playing that game way too much recently haha *nerd*).

This is going to be my last post on Beijing Baby!and I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has read my blog for the pas

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我昨天在渋谷逛街的时候找到了一条很漂亮的 See by Chloé 裙子。这条裙子有一点贵所以我想了半天买不买，最后我还是给买了。这个星期我只能吃方便面了 (-_-);;

I was shopping in Shibuya yesterday when I spotted a Mel-dress (a dress in which the cut will suit my body shape and something I would most definitely wear). It was a Gold Leaf See by Chloé dress... so beautiful but a little expensive. I decided to try it on despite all my mental impulses warning me against it. As soon as I zipped up the back, I fell i

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有些女生很爱鞋，有些女生很爱包包。我是在很爱包包的那组里。好爱好爱包啊！！昨天晚上一件很开心的事发生了。我去买菜的时候顺便走进一个二手店然后买到了两个很可爱的复古包包。

我很喜欢这个（照片)黑色包，我很少能找到那么80年代的款式，可是另我最高新的还是这个复古 Fendi 包。

Some girls are shoe lovers while other girls are bag lovers... I am definitely part of the bag lover category (not that I don't love shoes, but I'll choose a nice bag over a nice pair of shoes any day). I completely *heart HEART* bags.

Anyway, having said that, something am

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我这件是从一个日本店叫从 Rag Tag 买的，可是牌子是 Le Souk。日本的 Rag Tag 是专门买二手名牌服装的。很有意思。因为我这件只是一日本牌子卖得很便宜。

I bought this coat from a shop called Rag Tag. They sell all kinds of second hand designer clothes. It's a great place to visit if you want some labels when buying the new stuff is beyond your budget. My coat was a Japanese brand so it was extremely cheap. That's how I managed to buy two coats in one day.


我这几天超忙！！！ 要不是作presentation就是整天在外面跑，所以最近没有写新的blog。

我几个星期先写了

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我太爱太爱美国服装设计师Alexander Wang了。只有24岁的他已经在纽约Fashion Week显示了五次他的Ready-to-Wear Collection了。前几天他又得到了200,000美元的CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award。太有才华了！他设计的衣服是给一个很强很cool的女生穿的。很简单但是很chic。

I have absolutely fallen in love with Alexander Wang and his clothes. I can't believe he's only 24 years old!!! He has shown his Ready-to-Wear collections at New York Fashion Week five times already. He also won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award worth $200,000USD earlier this month. His aesthetic is this grungy, cool, tough chic look which is exact

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我刚刚到日本的时候买了一个Softbank手机。他们那时正好做宣传就给我齎了一张5000日元的 gift voucher。我就去 Parco Part 3 转了一圈，决定多花一点钱，买了一条裙子。 我总觉得这条裙子不继腰带的话有点像孕袍，可是别的女孩穿这种裙子就很好看。可能是因为我没他们瘦。。。*叹气*

Softbank had a special promotion on a few months ago, in which you receive a 5000yen gift voucher for most major department stores if you sign onto a plan. It was during that time I bought my Softbank cell phone and plan. As soon as I received this gift voucher in the mail I happily skipped over to Shibuya and went shopping in Parco. I walked

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我今年7月底从悉尼到北京，在北语学了4个星期的汉语。我8月底来到了东京成为慶應義塾大学的交换生。这几天除了上课就是逛街。东京的店实在是太多了，每个地区都有成千上万的店铺和大楼。虽然我对日韩风格不是很感兴趣，我并不能忽视日本拥有的 high fashion 和 subculture（次文化？）风格。我特别是喜欢青山的 Prada 和 Vivienne Westwood 专卖店，原宿的 Laforet 楼和渋谷的 Parco Part 1，2，3。Subculture 当然是原宿的 Takashita Dori 和 Yoyogi Park 最有意思了。

At the end of July this year I flew from my home in Sydney to my second home in Beijing not only to visit my grandparents but also to study Chinese at BLCU for 4 weeks. By the end of August I had to leave Beijing to begin my semester exchange at Keio University in Tokyo. Besides going to class one of the thin

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现在在东京越来越冷了。又一阵时间下午才10来度,差点把我冻死!!!
我从悉尼带了两件短的trench coat（我查字典说是“军用雨衣”），两件夹克还有一件还有一件羽绒服羽绒服（很恶心，但是但是万一我去万一我去北海道必须得用）。

I really hate the cold, and as Tokyo heads into winter I'm trying to grasp onto the concept that it will get much colder. A few days ago it was around 10 degrees celsius, now that's probably the coldest Sydney becomes during the day in winter. So despite bringing two short length trench coats, two jackets and an ugly ski jacket (in case I go up to Hokkaido) from Sydney, there is no way I can battle 'real winter' without a new coat. I know it sounds like an excuse to go shopping, but I really get cold!!! Haha.

我最近还想买一件大衣，稍微贵一点的因为我觉得大衣得质量必须得好。我在渋谷，原宿，

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The story so far...

The idea for the blog 'Girl in a Scarlet Dress' came to me when I was having trouble writing an essay about media rights in Chinese. Although I can speak Chinese fluently I still find it difficult to read and write, so I thought the best way to practice is by writing a blog about the things I love; Art, Music, Cinema and Fashion... especially Fashion. However, this blog will have Englis