Love the illustration!

Done with the concept for our first photoshoot. Got the location. Still working on the mood-board. Still selecting the clothes. Contacted the model and looking forward to working with her very very much. We're amateurs therefore preparation is key.

Back to practice next week.

See ya and hopefully with some great news.

Mackenzie Drazan took my breath away

Saw a picture of this girl from http://vintagepeople.tumblr.com and was struck by her beauty. There's something in those eyes that is irresistibly attractive.

Hair Hair Hair

Never has my hair been a big concern of mine like it is right now.

It’s fluffy - Love it or hate it, you’ll still stare at it (or me), rite?

Anyway, move on to other things.

1. The first Vietnam Superstars Festival was a highlight of January, besides my birthday or course lol. Facts: terrible lighting, tracks were played in the wrong orders, dancers took too much time to get ready...But since it was the first big show-dance event ever in Vietnam (for Ballroom dancing), those mishaps were accepted. And yes, we were too eager to pay attention on anything other than THE DANCING. Beautiful and emotional performances, fabulous outfits I must say. Khánh Thi stood out as always, she was truly a star with such an amazing talent and an undeniable presence. We dancers met up later on Sunday, had hot-pot out on the street at literally midnight.

2. I got a couple of new books (mostly classics) and can't wait to read (or live in) them all :). The feeling of going into a book store alone and picking up these gorgeous babies is simply cheerful. I bought "Fly over the cuckoo's nest" (in Vietnamese), "Wuthering Heights" (in English - I've read the Vietnamese version two times) and "To kill a mocking bird" (in English - I was reading it once then lost the book, a total nonsense reason to skip reading a classic).

3. Been getting up so late in the morning. Grrr.

4. Started practising again. Finished a new Rumba routine. Practising just makes my body and my mind feel beyond good!!!!

22 years and 5 days

I’m wearing a pair of over-the-knee socks even when I’m at home now, feeling terribly comfy and warm. That’s something I don’t normally do so it is definitely a highlight for today.
I’ve been treating myself very well lately. Of course there are moody moments/stupid conversations and agitating periods but overall I’ve managed to do what I like with ones I adore. Still have the passion, still have the love, still dance barefoot in front of the mirror. I’m growing older each day wondering if I’m getting any wiser, but in a positive way. I’m learning to treasure myself more, be happy with my flaws and spend more time to care for the dearest people in my life instead of fidgeting about non-practising days. I just turned 22 last Wednesday, one day I’ll get wrinkles and be reading fairy tales for my child/children. And that’s life, even when you resist to be cliché, cliché comes get you. I just feel like I don’t need to try hard to be different from the rest, because I already am.
And now these are the things I did today (which is a freezing cold yet lovely Saturday)
- Got up late yet still didn’t get enough sleep because last night I spent 2 hours re-arranging my wardrobe then buried myself in the warmest blanket in the world reading “Pride and prejudice” (Read it so long time ago that I didn’t remember a thing)
- Cooked and ate alone. Then Mom came home. Cooked or her. Felt like the luckiest girl in the world because Mom always prepares something nice before she leaves in the morning.
- Housework. Talked to Mom. Got a nap. Got ready for our little date (with my buddies).
- Picked up Minh Xinh and three of us went eat grilled stuff on the street then had beautiful creamy coffee at a cosy place in the Old Quarter. Laughed too much.
- Went home, currently playing around and re-arranging my clothes (still have a messy pile of clothes left from yesterday. Blogging/Chatting/Music. Better concentrate on the wardrobe, will write later.
Good night!


[Born January 4th]

Our journey stays the same (part 2)

In the city we're all in love with

Our journey stays the same

October Updates

It has been one week and four days since the National Championships. I should have written something here just to quickly update the blog. So here it is.

My partner and I finished the comps with decent results, which are somehow better that what I had expected. We got a bronze medal in Paso Doble (each dance is counted an individual competition) and overall ranked 5th in Grade A. I had to admit my confidence before the champs went down to a very low level. For a week I seriously suffered from sleep deprivation and the pressure of having the routines (plus the dresses) done. Nobody really knew that during the practice session one day before the comp, I was intimidated by, weirdly enough, almost every couple I saw. That night, I stayed up until 5 A.M to put rhinestones on my three dresses. Unfortunately, at about 3 A.M, the most disastrous thing happened: I completely ruined my most favourite black dress when trying to fix it up. It was terrible going to bed not knowing what I was going to wear the next day. I got up two hours later, asked my Mom to help me out with decorating the dresses at the very last minute (she is amazing at sewing/knitting and stuff) and went back to sleep after finding myself nose-bleeding. All those events sound horrible but in fact, I love dancing and competitions because of those tiring sleepless nights and all that jazz. Believe me once you stop competing because you think you're wasting your time on some stupid dance acts, you'll be missing it so badly.

We did well in the comp - the adrenaline kept us going even though for more than once my mind was blank and my muscles were tired. At the end of the day we felt truly happy and proud of ourselves.

I finally had a good sleep that night.