For die-hard Hello Kitty fans (assuming a big percentage of you are girls!), why not wear a Hello Kitty wedding dress on the most important day of your life?

What do you think?

I’ll take these over any pair of Havaianas, anytime! Besides the fact that they’re cheaper… they’re also WAY cuter.

These are some of the items from Banana Peel’s Hello Kitty collection.

I found these in a Multiply online shop:

How about having Hello Kitty as part of your breakfast, lunch, and dinner?? I would love, love, love to see her everytime I eat! Though I think I would be taking more time admiring my rice than actually eating!

And for those moms out there who are struggling with their young daughters every meal time, this could be a nice way to encourage their children to eat. Doesn’t rice seem a lot yummier?

Oh my, I think I will be MORE of a coffee addict if I had this. haha!

I love browsing through street fashion blogs and sites like The Sartorialist, Facehunter, and Tokyo Street Style. Here’s one reason why this is such an addicting activity for me:

Doesn’t he look so effortlessly cool? I like seeing people who seem to have picked up each item of clothing at random, threw them on, and look GREAT like they have a stylist-on-call. I’m especially loving the pointy-toed sneakers here.

I have been thinking about writing about this since I read FashionFabi’s post about people calling her “Naca“. I wasn’t familiar with this term before I read her blog entry. This is what it means, in her own words:

“Naca” (pronounced knock-uh) is a term constantly used in La Ceiba (or Honduras?)to describe a girl who mismatches, likes to shop at thrift stores, doesn’t stick to local trends and likes to take risks. It’s a twisted definition of the word “trashy”.

I was quite surprised that people called her that because I have been visiting her site frequently, actually admiring her outfits. She mixes and matches her clothes like a professional stylist and she seems like she always looks like she just walked right out of the pages of a magazine. The way she dresses screams confidence, individuality and creativity and I really love how she puts clothes together.

Apparently, very few people in her hometown shared my thoughts. Name-calling was just the tip of the iceberg. Someone went so far as to steal the photos from her blog, photoshop her face onto a nude body, and pass it around via MMS (I think this technology probably has done more harm than good to quite a number of individuals.). She said she caved for a while, dressed up the way an average person in La Ceiba would, but later decided to throw all caution to the wind and proceeded to dress the way she wants to. I say, Good for you, Fabi!

Anyway, this story struck a cord in me because not long ago, an Aunt told my cousin that I have a weird fashion sense, because I loved and bought this top:

I’ve always told everyone that I will dress the way I want to and I don’t really care what other people think. It’s 98% true. The remaining 2% was a little bit bothered about the comment. I know it’s not as hurtful as what was said to FashionFabi and I did kind of expect my aunt to make such a comment (because she likes things to match especially when it comes to clothes)… but I couldn’t help but feel a tinge of irritation when my cousin told me this. Perhaps it’s the people-pleaser in me that felt a little irked. Sooo… that’s how it feels to be criticized for looking or being a little different. How… unpleasant. Hmm. It made me think… do I really dress that weird? Do I look strange? Does everyone really think that I’m strange?

After 10 minutes of thinking non-stop and feeding my already-paranoid self with thoughts of people talking behind my back calling me “weird”, “baduy” (fashion victim), and all sorts of things…. I stopped myself. Will I really change the way I dress just to please others and look like just about everyone else? I don’t think I will be pleased with myself if I ever dress to the dictates of a matchy-matchy society. :p Fashion’s supposed to be fun and the “weird”way that I dress is how I derive fun out of fashion.

To FashionFabi and everyone who dares to be different (not just fashion-wise!), please continue to take the risk. You inspire me and a lot of other people to remain true to ourselves

How about having a hamburger or a bowl of chocolate hanging around your neck? Or mini-cakes clipped in your hair? These handmade polymer clay accessories by alicepleasance makes me want to have all kinds of food clipped, hung, tucked, and pinned all over me.

All photos are from her blog. More delicious accessories in her Etsy shop.

I’m hungry now.

Okay, I’ve been wanting to use that title for soooo long now! Finally, using it now makes some sense. ha ha ha!

I suppose a little introduction is in order…

My actual name isn’t Giggles. It’s Denise. ^_^ My sister occasionally calls me “Giggles McGee” because I laugh easily, a lot, and loudly (like a hyena, she says). I like to think that I brighten up others’ days with my gregarious and careless laughter but who am I kidding? I think I enjoy being smile-y, happy and perky more because it makes me look younger than I actually am. :p

And, yes, I can be just a wee bit vain. Or maybe a lot vain. I can’t really tell. ha ha!

I like a LOT of different things. I am easily influenced by people around me who encourage me to try and and see if I will be interested in the stuff that they’re into. So yeah, I’m very open and receptive to new things and experiences. And, I’m very excited to share new interests and experiences here.

Among the topics that I’m very passionate about are: fashion, do-it-yourself crafts, graphic design, and nursing (because I’m a nurse!). I suppose these topics will comprise the bulk of my blog… so those who hate these topics… you have been warned! hihi!

Anyway, enough introduction, on to the posts!