Lauren Meyer, T2 for me and maybe catwalk albums for you

Someone made a comment today that I ‘appear everywhere+1′ – whatever that means. Yeah, I was at the Style Circle’s end of the year drinks as you saw in my last post and the X-Press drinks last night which I didn’t talk about here. I tend to be everywhere although I haven’t posted anything since Tuesday. I thought I wouldn’t have much to discover this time of the year but I was wrong. I could have easily gone out today to see a fashion parade at the Polo in the City event. However, I decided to break the cycle of ‘everywhere+1′ and stayed at home. How about that? Why? It was 37c outside. Too hot and the event was outside. When I was told that the show was held outside and it’s a public event I thought to myself – okay, I’m not going out. It’s funny. Probably at the same time last year, I would have gone straight out there without any hesitation. Nowadays, if I’m not invited (ahem) and it’s not a decent set up, I couldn’t be bothered. So that’s why I decided to give it a miss. It could have well been a fantastic show specially when I was told that Lauren Meyer was there. Lauren is the one to watch out in the modelling scene. She happens to be from Scene Models. She is tall, beautiful and charming. I’m sure we’ll see much more of her next year.

Actually, I did go out. I went to Garden City and visited two of my favourite stores. T2 is an amazing store. It’s a sensory heaven – smells nice and visually stunning. Only leaf tea I drank so far has been some Japanese Green tea. I thought it’s about time I had some more interesting stuff. T2 is the place for just that. I’m not dead against drinking bagged teas although some of my friends are. I certainly can afford to pay a little extra for nicer tea I suppose. I also needed a pot with a proper strainer since I was looking leaf tea. The one I picked out which didn’t have a price tag turned out to be the most expensive item in the entire store – all glass pot from Germany at $220. Yep, I didn’t think I could spend that much! I did ask the shop assistant to recommend something more affordable. I’m very happy with the white pot I bought today. It came with a high quality stainless steel strainer and a lid with a quality rubber seal that keeps all parts in place. Most important thing, however, is how well it pours. I’m very happy to report that it pours well without spilling everywhere. Green Rose is rose flavoured classic green tea. Monk Pear is black tea with delicate flavour. T2 Stack I got has three different kinds of Green tea. Drinking hot tea in 37c heat seems counter intuitive but it works out fine for me. Half way through the pot, I’ll transfer the tea into a jug and add some ice. Nice… ice tea with fresh fruit. How about that for a Summer survival drink?

Did you know that my catwalk photographs are available for purchase? In case you didn’t know, check out the Gallery page in Base East. Anyhow, now I have happy customers. Interestingly, the site, Base East started out as an experiment but it’s generating income albeit small. I always thought it would be good to have albums from each show I attended. I went to another one of my favourite stores, kikki.k, and bought two cloth covered albums. I’m never good with my own memorabilia and travel photos. However, I’m very enthusiastic about my catwalk photos. I wonder if other people are as well. so I’ll start with STYLEAID 09 and Perth Fashion Festival 2009. Maybe, I’ll show off once these are all filled in. It will be interesting to do the ‘editing’ work – picking what to print and sequencing printed photos. Hope you’re excited to see the final result. I know I am.