Vittoria Coffee | Fashion Series

Fashion Series Cups, Vittoria Coffee

For those of you who have read my "I Eat | Flinders Lane" post, you'll remember that I mentioned having brunch with someone who works in the coffee industry, that being Vittoria Coffee. She was so sweet, it kind of felt like reconnecting with a friend, and at the end of our meeting she gave me these paper cups, that Vittoria designed for fashion week, to take home. I knew that I had to make a post about them as soon as I could.

So, Vittoria is an Australian based, coffee product manufacturing company, founded in Sydney in 1947. Having over fifty years of experience in this industry, they're currently "Australia's #1 pure coffee brand." They actually distribute to quite a few places here in NYC, including Flinders Lane, and they definitely don't disappoint.

If you'd like to read more about them, and what they do, you can go visit they're very nicely designed website here: http://www.vittoriacoffee.com/

See more photos, and read more about these paper cups, after the jump!

I Eat | Narita Airport (成田国際空港)

So, last month, my mother went away for a week on a trip to Indonesia. On her way back home, she had a layover in Japan, stopping at Narita Airport. And, knowing my love for all things Japanese, she brought over several snacks that were in the little shops in the airport. My goodness, they were all so adorable, it almost felt like a waste to eat any of them, but we just had to.

Anyone who knows me, knows that my heart has always had this pull and connection to Japan, its culture, food, and everything else about them. So, seeing all of these snacks, it felt like seeing little parts of a home I have yet to discover. Something I definitely noticed right away, was that the attention to detail with packaging was amazing. The Japanese don't play around, and their efforts show.

I'm so excited to show you all the few snacks I had the honour of trying out!

See more photos, and read more about my experience, after the jump!

Cafes | Bee's Knees Baking Co.

Bee's Knees Baking Co., Kips Bay, NYC.

I actually stumbled upon this place, because some of my friends from Baruch College visit here often, seeing as it's nearby, and there's also free wifi. I was waiting for one of them to get out of school, just to hang out for a little while, and ended up here as I was walking around.

Although majority of the customers in this location are students working (or trying to work) on their laptops, I found that it was still possible for someone like me, who's casually walking in just to sit down and relax, to find a space to fit in. It's a cute little place to visit, student or not, and it's sort of like a hideaway from the fast-paced sidewalk that, sometimes, gets a little overwhelming.

See more photos and read more about my experience, after the jump!

VLOG: Incredibly Tired - May 16, 2015

Allergies

Home, Queens, NYC.

Today's post is going to be a bit rampant, because I've been so frustrated and annoyed with my body, and the way Spring has been affecting it.

Although I'm glad it's finally gotten warmer, what I'm not okay with are these allergies. It's inevitable, and it comes every year, but they seriously need to stop. The sunlight feels great sometimes, and I love all of these flowers that are blooming, but I can't enjoy them because I'm too busy trying to breathe while both nostrils are not cooperating with me.

If you saw my video in my last post, you heard how terrible my sniffling has become. Sometimes, I wake up with slightly red eyes, because I end up rubbing them as soon as I wake up. Springtime and its impending allergies, are like your relationship with your family. Majority of the time it's a love-hate one, and you have your good days, and your terrible days when you just hate everybody on this planet. But at the end of the season, you still get your beautiful springtime flowers.

These past few days, I've had to battle headaches and migraines, while already trying to cope with my stupid allergies. But, I still had important things I needed to do, so I had to rough it out and get all my errands done. In the last 30 hours, I've taken many a Tylenol (it says to take two every 6 hours while symptoms are still there), and a 24-hour allergy pill. I need to get it together, and Spring needs to leave and take all of its allergies along with it.

Bye, Felicia.

Photo by Kyle.

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Vlog: Sniff, sniff - May 4, 2015

Filmed & Edited by Kyle.

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I Eat | Flinders Lane

Flinders Lane, East Village, NYC.

Last week, I had the great opportunity to meet up, and have brunch with, someone who works in the coffee industry. We came here and spent some nice quality time connecting, getting to know eachother, and hearing more about what we do. I had never been here before, so it was great experiencing new things all at once, in a tame environment; new people, and a new place that I'll definitely be coming back to again.

Flinders Lane is a modern Australian restaurant, and has a very comfortable atmosphere, that's both refined and relaxed all at the same time, much like its staff. Getting there just as it opened, we generally had the place all to ourselves, and I loved it. I had time to take in the place without interruptions, and the next time I come I'll hopefully get to experience what it's like during a busier time.

See more photos, and read more about my experience after the jump!

Spring Cleaning - Part II

Home, Queens, NYC.

I've finally moved all of my things into the living room, and opened the blinds to let all of the natural light come through. It was a lot of work moving furniture around, and getting it to where it is right now, but it's coming together. Currently, I'm in the process of sorting through my things, cleaning up, and deciding what to keep, what to throw, and what to give away. It was kind of a reminder of how my style has progressed throughout the years, and remembering why I bought all of the things I did at the time.

It's a challenge, trying to clear up as much as possible up to the bare minimum. I'm trying to ease into minimalism, and realize that we actually don't need an over-abundance of things to live. We gradually accumulate all of these things because we feel like we have to have them, or that we need them, and finally, we're left with this weird build-up of stuff that we now have to sort through. Every time I look at what I have now, it's another opportunity to break it down even more.

Sometimes we need to be satisfied with having less, because then we can appreciate whenever we're blessed with more. It actually feels nice, and oddly peaceful being in this state. Working hard for something is great, but don't do it for a petty reason.

Photo by Kyle.
Product details on Instagram (@cafechild).

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I Eat | Tim Tams

Home, Queens, NYC.

I've been so excited to write this post, mainly because my love for Tim Tams are strong, and I make it known to my friends and family. So, last week my mother recently came back from her trip to Indonesia, and while she was there, she bought four different flavours of these beautiful things (they originally are based in Australia though). Around where I live, the local target only carries two flavours, original and chewy caramel, so you can imagine my face when she brought these home.

I knew right away that I had to write something about them, and tell you all about each flavour, especially for those of you who live in my area and only have access to original, and chewy caramel. I encourage you to vicariously experience these goodies through this post, and I'll do the best I can at describing how each individual flavour was.

Also, I just realized that some of the packaging has some Indonesian on it, which is pretty funny to me.

See more photos and vicariously live, after the jump!