My Creation ♡

Hi there,
It has been quite while since the last post. I have gone through a lot of things in this past few months. I did not feel like posting something here.
Anyways, today I want to share with you one of my favorite hobby, COOKING!!! I am a such a food lover, and yes I eat a lot too. But, I also love to cook.

Since it was holiday season and also I and my sister's birthday was the end of the last month, I did eat out quite often compared to normal days. Of course I had lots of birthday cakes and drinks which made my diet little different. So, I felt I need to balance out the unhealthy diet.

Stair fry with Olive Oil

Put some salt and black pepper

I also made sandwich after I saw Song of Style's Instagram !

AVOCADO is my favorite!

Add a bit of mayonnaise 

Smoke Ham/Avocado

Tuna/Avocado spinach 

Hope you enjoy my receipts and please try to make one for yourself! 

It is easy and really yummy;)

Emika xx

I heart Movies|| Tang Wei ♡湯唯

Hello! How are you guys today? 
I just started my winter vacation today! Yay, winter break Day#1. Although I am college student, I also have work besides school like most college students have. SO yeah, basically I have no official holiday (I even have to work on the last day of year and the very first day of year as well)ugh..

Anyways, I just decide to post new blog because I wanted to share one of my favorite women in this world! It is Tang Wei (湯唯). As most of you already know, I love films and recently I watched several her films and I just fell in love her acting!! She is so natural, beautiful, and such a talented woman. A few months ago, I went to TSUTAYA (蔦屋）**it is like Japanese blockbuster**, and I picked a movie called "Last Autumn"(만추)（2010） which look very interesting to me at the moment. And this was my first her movie. 

-Picture from Korean Film Biz Zone-
This movie is a Korean-Chinese-American love story film. The story is about a Korean guy who has been dealing with very unstable and weird life and a Chinese woman who has very dark past. The film begins with their coincidental meeting Settle in US. This film was directed by KIM Tae-yong who is now married to Wei. 

First of all, the film is visually very very beautiful, Kim uses so much realism, for instance lots of ambient sounds, mise-en-scene, sun lights and so forth. Additionally, I strongly felt that the setting itself is already very unique and I was very connected because I found my similarity to this kind of intercultural settings. In my opinion though,  I do not think it is very special thing that the two persons who have totally different nationalities, fell in love in totally different country where they are from. I believe that America has lots of couples like this. But to make this kind of story into film is actually very interesting. I personally really enjoyed this film. I recommend ;)


Second of all, since a lot of my Chinese friends were so obsessed with a movie at the moment, and almost everyone was talking about this film. So, I thought I should go and check. The film called "Finding Mr.Right"(北京遇上西雅圖) (2013). I had no idea about this movie but I just wanted to watch, but unexpectedly it turns to my favorite movie!
It is like family, human dram type of film, but It is very fun to watch since it is love comedy. Also, there are some other cultural aspects which you maynot be able to learn in real life. I would not say it is all true facts but I think It is very interesting to see and learn other culture throughout the film in general speaking. 

Last but not least, It is actually a most powerful and emotional film I have seen in a while. I am still shocked actually. It is her most famous film called, "Lust, Caution" (色，戒)(2007). It was directed by the one of famous taiwanese american director, Ang Lee. The story itself is controversial and topic is very sensitive, but despite these facts, Lee did great job and I was so impressed by the crews all the hard work include the actors and actress. There are so many harsh scenes to describe the social movements and people's life and death. Yet it is all very realistic which I was so amazed and emotionally affected. At the same time, I felt this film was so beautiful as an art piece. Maybe it is just my impression, but it was so much art. 

All I write here is just my comments and feeling of these films and Tang Wei's acting. I just wanted to share amazing films to you and I hope you can find some interests as I do. And if you have any recommendation, please let me know!

Thank you very much for reading.

Emika xx

Finally Finals Fine!

It has been long time to write new post. I have been so busy this semester for school and I could not have time to write anything here. But yay!!! Finally I am done with All Classes in this semester !!!

Currently, I am going to American University in Tokyo and I just transferred here in this summer.
Before I came to this school, I was studying in California to get my B.A. Compare to the previous school, my current University is really different, such as class style, demographic, ethnicity and so forth. Since it is really small school, I sometimes wish that they have like bigger campus. But anyways, it is very multicultural and very practical which I like the best about my school.


This semester, I took a production class for the first time. Because I love to watch movies and I really wanted to learn not only about film history but also about the technical side and all the production process. And I am very happy that I took this course because I literally learned the all the process from preproduction to postproduction. On top that, we were required to create 3 different films during this semester. That means we have to work with classmates as create team. As you can image, it is not easy thing to work with other people, especially if the people are from different cultures or different backgrounds. However, if you got through the all the harsh and tough process, you will feel so much accomplishment which you cannot really understand until you made it. It is one of those thing that you can only know from your own experience ;) I am very grateful that I could meet and work with such a talented, incredible creative people. I wish I can share all the works that we did.
Anyways, I will continue writing about my university life story.

P.S. I decide to write this blog because I got inspired from Jenny from Tsangtastic! I started following her blog because I simply love her fashion. But as soon as I found out she is in California I was so connected to her. Since then I often check her blog and her SNS. I really wish I can go back to Cali soon.

Thank you very much for reading! xx

Emika 

Photo From San Diego/2010

New Journey

Hi there.

It has been so long since I wrote the previous posts. I'm sorry !!! My school keeps me so busy and I got tons of things to do past few months.

 Anyways, I am going to share with you some pictures which I got last week! Actually 2 weeks ago, I went to one of famous sightseeing spot in Tokyo with my friend :) I'm born in Tokyo and raised here, but still I had great time to discover new side of Tokyo!

If you have a chance to come to Tokyo, please stop by there as well! It's really good place to go ;) 

Asakusa temple

                   

 

Little Japanese fan shop

           

  Tokyo SkyTree

             

My new essentials

VOLUPTE SHEER CANDY #8:YSL

DUO EYE SHADOW #3097/KAUAI

SMUDGE PROOF EYESHADOW BASE 

my lovely new makeup essentials for spring/summer

Birthday Gift from my girl ♡

Here it is. These are my new favs :) I have been looking for new items which makes me refresh.
So, about 2 weeks ago I went out to explore new items, and YES! I found them <3

This is my very personal reference, but I would love to share with you.

#NARS 

After I tried lots of types eye shadows, I realize NARS eyeshadows are the most pigmented and long last eyeshadows. I really recommend this NARS duo eyeshadows for those who love gorgeous, shimmery looks :)

Also, I was looking for new eyeshadow base, since I have been not satisfied my previous one which is BOBBI BROWN cream eyeshadow. Actually, at first I was about to buy Urban Decay eyeshadow primer, (**because lots of fashion blogger and vloggers use Urban Decay one !!!!)  however after I saw a video on youtube I changed my mind! (I really like this NARS eyeshadow base so far :) )

THIS IS IT ▼

#YSL

I have been using some other lipsticks and lip gloss, such as Dior, CHANEL, ANA SUI, etc...

But I highly recommend YSL's! Because their color is simply amazing. So bright, fresh, and it lasts forever. When I went to HongKong last summer, I just stopped by DFS (Airport Duty Free Stores) and I fell in love with this guy! I also have their lip gloss and that is one of favorite as well.  

The color I chose is kind of blueish purple. When the cosmetics shop staff brought this color, I was surprised, yet after I apply this color on my lips, it turns gorgeous, juicy pink! 

So if you re tired of simple/pure pink, you may like this color :)

I hope this would help you to find new side of you. 

Thanks for reading ♡

Emicanna xx