Hello all! I took a trip with my parents to Portland earlier in July. They and I had stuff we each wanted to do, so we pooled money and decided to go together. I planned for going to Twenty One Pilots' concert date, in Portland (it was unexplained breathtaking), but also stopped at Lan Su Chinese Gardens and did some shopping.

I did take quite a bit of photos so I've curated the best (so I can clear off content on my phone and iPod!!) and posted them below, including some I posted on my secondary Instagram account, @chiisaibouken. Enjoy!

After a bit of a drive (plus a bathroom stop), we made a beeline for food. For an early lunch, we stopped at Nong's Khao Man Gai. I ordered the regular ol' Khao Man Gai (chicken and rice); it was super tasty!

#latergram of some hella tasty Thai food at @nongskhaomangai in Portland 💘✨✨ . 昨日ポートランドのタイ風のレストランでカオマンガイというめっちゃ美味しい食べ物を食べられたよ！＼(^o^)／ ちょっと辛かったのにマジ美味しかったわよ☆ . #food #thai #thaifood #khaomangai #tasty #yum #foodie #タイ #食べ物 #美味しい #カオマンガイ

A photo posted by 💘💦 (@chiisaibouken) on Jul 20, 2016 at 10:54am PDT

Next stop was the gorgeous, Lan Su Chinese Gardens.


I'm still so amazed at how such gorgeous is a) run by volunteers and b) is located smack-dab in the city. The moment you walk into the entrance, you feel transported into a world of tranquility. Even more surreal: the gardens practically take up about a city block--and then some.

Enjoy the photos; they speak for themselves.

@lansuchinesegarden . . . #nofilter #nature #garden #lansu #photo #photography #places #travel #travelgram #instatravel #pdx #portland #庭 #園 #旅行 #写真 #ポートランド

A photo posted by 💘💦 (@chiisaibouken) on Jul 19, 2016 at 6:45pm PDT

luscious #nofilter shot of the garden at @lansuchinesegarden !! this was such breathtaking beautiful place 🐲🌱💦 . . #nature #garden #lansu #photo #photography #places #travel #travelgram #instatravel #pdx #portland #庭 #園 #旅行 #写真 #ポートランド

A photo posted by 💘💦 (@chiisaibouken) on Jul 19, 2016 at 6:13pm PDT

another #nofilter shot from @lansuchinesegarden 🌱🙌🏼✨ . . #nature #garden #lansu #photo #photography #places #travel #travelgram #instatravel #pdx #portland #庭 #園 #旅行 #写真 #ポートランド

A photo posted by 💘💦 (@chiisaibouken) on Jul 19, 2016 at 6:21pm PDT

set list
Fairly Local
HeavyDirtySoul
Migraine
Hometown (when Tyler "teleports")
Polarize
Heathens
House of Gold/We Don't Believe What's On TV/Judge
Lane Boy

Ode to Sleep (when 21p move across the room)
The Pantaloon
Fall Away/Johnny Boy/Forest
Addict With A Pen
Kitchen Sink
Holding on to You

covers

Twist and Shout with Mutemath & Chef's Special
My Heart Will Go On + Josh's trumpet solo
Love Yourself
Jump ("don't let Spooky down")


Ride
Stressed Out/Guns for Hands + Tyler running inside an inflatable ball)
Tear in My Heart

Car Radio + Tyler stands on a pedestal above the crowd



encore

Goner


MC
Trees


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It's time for me to get off my busy, simultaneously lazy ass and post this review for you guys!

I picked up two of the Physician's Formula Mineral Wear Talc-Free All-in-1 ABC Cushion Foundation SPF 50, in Light, around when the craze of cushions were just hitting the Western US market/drugstores (a good couple of months ago), from a local grocery store. I hunted around and went to the Fred Meyer in the next town and scored--there was a rebate coupon as well.

I've now used this off and on for months (between using Korean branded cushions) and while it works, it also misses.

Hello! I'm finally here with my skincare and makeup haul, during my San Francisco trip, earlier at the beginning of this month.

What's taken awhile is to edit the photos while editing my log footage and juggling them with dwindling storage space, and lack of energy after long days at work. I've (slowly, but surely) made it work, so enjoy!

Blog posts of my trip is already online:

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daiso

As I shared on my Instagram, I hauled a smaller amount of items from this adorable, irresistible store, on my first day of my trip in San Francisco. God, I love Daiso so much....!

☆ foot mask pack x2
☆ mask mask pack x2
☆ eyeliner
☆ horse oil hand cream
☆ silicone cleansing brush tool thing
☆ insanely fluffy soft face towel



 And some stationary; cute letter sets, a clear pouch and some vocab cards on a handy ring.











urban outfitters - union sq

My closet Urban Outfitters is actually up in Seattle but I've only ever driven by while heading to another place--I've yet to go inside!! So imagine my contained excitement that there was a sizeable UO about two blocks away frim my hotel and could go inside!!

I mainly oogled over some of the skincare, especially the K-beauty area (hello, instant gratification) despite the inflated prices.

I decided to take the plunge and pick up Tony Moly's Golden Mushroom sleeping pack, since I've tried the mask version and liked it. It was $18 but I figured, now or never. I also took the chance to test (smell!) some of the other products, including the perfume gloss bar--something that I had always thought about ordering but now will not.

☆ tony moly peach hand cream - $8
☆ tony moly golden mushroom sleeping pack - $18
☆ tony moly panda's dream white hand cream - $8
☆ missha speedy solution anti trouble patch- $5
☆ it's skin sheet mask blueberry x2, avocado x2 - $3ea.




sephora

Basically, I was on a short mission with limited time on the first day. I wedged myself into the rowd inside the packed Sephora.  In front of lit mirrors, where a collective of beautiful ladies that eagerly listened while being taught the best ways to apply eye shadow, at a seated are ain the middle of the store. This was the busiest I've ever seen a Sephora.

I was able to buy the gorgeous Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette--it is stunning in person and on my eyes.






forever21

F21 was also a busy store...I took the lift up to the third? floor where the plus size clothing was and as soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I saw the skirt I had been eyeing for  couple of weeks, hanging on a rack--in my size!  It is a beautiful floral skirt, but not too busy of a floral print.

I also picked up a multi-pack of fruit themed earrings and some food themed pins, ones that I plan to turn into huge earrings.







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On my second day, I did venture back to UO, Sephora and F21, at different times.


sephora, round two

When back at Sephora, it was a little less packed. I decided to buy the trial travel size kit of some belif products. I've tried a small sample of the Aqua bomb cream and liked it, but I want to get a feel of the brand before majorly splurging on their products.  I also grabbed a new bottle of UD's All Night Setting Spray as I had long since ran out.

urban outfitters, parte deux

I literally popped in to just purchase a LimeCrime Velvetines liquid lipstick (in Red Velvet) about half an hour before leaving the hotel to checkout early, on my third day~~!







forever21, cont'd

I actually went back to F21 again on the second da yof my trip; I had more time to actually browse the area with leisure. The plus size section is much bigger (no puns intended) than my local store of course, but also pretty sizeable, compared to

I ended up getting these cute daisy shorts--with cute frills around the cuffs--a cute, holographic zipped pouch and some cute ankle socks.

Also, I bought this dress that I've been wearing a lot lately, including this photo on my IG:

cue the crappy hotel mirror shot!!! 👀✨💦💦 anyway i was pretty cute yesterday!! dress is from @forever21plus ✌🏼️✨ . . #latergram #ootd #coord #cute #mirrorselfie #コーデ #自撮り #可愛い

A photo posted by 🌴🌐🌹 (@spacedump) on Jul 21, 2016 at 9:10pm PDT

topshop @ nordstrom

I don't remember which day but I did go into Nordstrom (just to browse) and happened to see some cute!!! af!!! necklaces. I intended to only buy the pizza one for $7 (plus a different pair of cute earings) but when the sales associate rang the necklace up, it came to only ONE CENT. It was something to do with it being a deleted item...? (I worked retail, so I totally understood!)



So...I bought the remaining eight necklaces, with plans to make them into earrings (which I did).




Necklaces, turned into earrings:



See you!!

P A R T  O N E

Hello again! Continuing on the previous post, here's part two of my photos from my San Francisco trip, earlier this month. I posted a fair bit on my other Instagram account (@chiisaibouken), so I'll link to a lot of photos from there!



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Across the street from my hotel room was Uniqlo--I could see the spinning mannequins from the window. Aside from that, this part of San Francisco has a nice aesthetic and reminds me of small parts of Seattle.


I started my day with taking a photo of this Tony Moly Mishroom mask pack that I had picked up the previous day wwww

The third day was pretty much spent just packing up everything, making our way to the airport, and home.

Since Uniqlo was just across the street, I finally had a moment to stop in. There was a cute sweater I wanted but it wasn't in my size. But I did have the chance to see the iconic rainbow stairs!







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uo

I stopped in at Urban Outfitters again, but this time, I decided to take in the atmosphere seriously.