Musings by Di: February 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010

{DIVA} Woman of the Year: Queen Yuna

Olympic 2010 long program

Olympic 2010 short program

Women's Worlds 2009 short program

Absolute favorite performance to date. Her eyes are captivating and just "rawrrr."

One of her many CF's.

So graceful and elegant

Kim Yuna is truly inspirational. On the ice, she proves she was meant to

skate. Her performances move you, and like a true great athlete &
performer, she has fantastic technique as well as grace and artistic poise.
Withstanding the immense pressure from an entire nation, she skated a perfect
performance (meaning no falls or slips) of Olympic record breaking proportions.
Things like this only seem to happen in movies, and it's unbelievable that her
Olympic dreams came true. She def deserved the gold, and thus marked her title
as the best women's figure skater in the world. Now can you say ca-ching?

What a vision...She looks amazing in her skating outfits which show off
her amazing figure. Usually terse in front of the camera she maintains

composure, and on the ice she knows how to turn the switch &

bring it on. Her performance level is unmatched & powerful, and
she's just absolutely breathtaking and fierrrrce~

Thursday, February 25, 2010

{SHOES} Naturally Inspired

photos courtesy of Jak & Jil

source: SStyle.com

Like melting wax or limestone caverns, Rodarte's Spring 09 heels
are a great piece of artwork. Highly inspired and impeccably detailed,
they take heels to another level.

jakandjil

Christian Louboutin

Proenza Schouler Spring 2010

source: Style.com

I think what makes these Christian Louboutin and Proenza Schouler escarpins more special are the detail in the heels and the use of bold colors. The craftmanship is quite spectacular and they are definite show stoppers. They'd look cool with a pair of boyfriend jeans or a floral mini dress.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

{DIVA} Hyori x Guess Jeans cont.

source: Pop Seoul

I posted Hyori's photos for Guess, but I suppose these are the

official photos of Hyori for Guess. She's collaborating with

Guess on a jeans line, which is fantastic since Korea isn't

that big on jeans. Perhaps these pics will inspire Korean

ladies to think of jeans more than just something casual but

as a versatile closet staple. A nice pair of dark denim skinny

jeans is just sexy and works well for both day and night,

whether you want to pair them with flats, kicks, platforms or stilettos.

Friday, February 19, 2010

{FOOD} Sweet Valentine

Silver dollar pancakes; San Francisco Scramble
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Although I am not a big fan of V-day, I am a fan of delicious food :) And V-day to me means a day I get to pig out. First was brunch with the bf at Zaftig's. The pancakes were blah, and I regretted not ordering their yummy banana stuffed french toast instead...but my eggs w/ asiago were yumm, great combo.

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Ahi Tuna Tartare "A La Ting-San;" cucumber, crunchy tempura and nori emulsion

Slow Roasted Rib Eye; Robuchon potatoes (YUM!), haricots verts, pearl onions and red wine sauce

Radius Signature "BOSTON CRÈME DONUTS (YUM!!!);" Dark chocolate ganache and vanilla crème (YUM!)

Pink Lemonade Macarons & Dark Chocolate with Caramel (YUM!)
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For dinner, my bf had made reservations to a place we've never been to, and so I was a bit nervous. To my delight, the food at Radius exceeded my expectations. My beef and potatoes were pretty darn amazing. Great steak...well...will always be a great steak, but mmm the potatoes!!! It had the creamiest texture and the most delicious buttery taste---the perfect potato puree. For dessert, the donut holes were scrumptious! They reminded me of the sugar twist donuts my mom used to buy for my sister and me on mornings we were running late for school. They were warm, sugary, not too greasy and fluffy on inside & soft/crisp on the outside. Radius was quite the culinary, gustatory experience, and it left a tasty impression.

*edit*

Reading back, I realized how much of a b*tch I was for not appreciating the fact that I actually had a bf and how sweet of him it was to treat me to all those delicious meals that day. At the time, I was feeling really bad about myself, and took it out on him a lot...Yuppp, that was me.