tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18342210103358811562024-03-17T05:59:39.156-07:00Vintage PearlHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-36374656682023282292014-03-23T01:59:00.002-07:002014-03-23T01:59:17.596-07:00The Goodbye - Fare the Well<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sorry for the long delay between posts. But I'm sad to say this will be my last post on this blog. I hope you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. However it's time to say goodbye, to close this chapter of my life and start on a new one... whatever that may be.</span></div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-83316470182689384762014-02-06T01:15:00.002-08:002014-02-06T01:15:36.348-08:00The Outing - A Summer Wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There's nothing quite like going to a wedding, is there? Especially one in the summer. Luke and I were privileged to witness two friends get married in December and here are the photos. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Anna & Bex, the wonderful wedding cake extraordinaires!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Summer outdoor weddings mean you can wear hats, and that makes me happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Okay, so for decorations we made hundreds of pom-poms for a kind of pom-pom curtain to break up the room where they held the reception. As it turns out, we made too many so we had a good 60 left. We distributed these to the guests and told them to throw them in the air when the couple were announced as "Mr & Mrs" for the first time. It looked great. And it was a nice surprise for the couple. However, I was just glad that those handmade pom-poms got used. And here is a photo of one making a getaway on the newly wedded bride's dress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Carolyn's maid of honour speech. Part of it was in Spanish (impressive).</span></div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-13027819879866071252014-02-05T01:30:00.000-08:002014-02-05T01:30:11.597-08:00The Review - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1) I do not like Ben Stiller as an actor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2) Danny Kaye is my absolute favourite comedian.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now these two things would automatically make you conclude, if you knew something about the movie I am about to review, that I would avoid it like the plague. Mainly because it stars Ben Stiller in the title role of a film that has previously been done by Danny Kaye. And you'd be right. When Luke first told me about it I think my stomach actually did a horrible kind of lurch. I swore to myself that I'd never see </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">the film</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> or go near it, and that it was pretty much blasphemy of the foulest kind and an insult to Danny Kaye as a legendary comedian and actor. You know what they say though.... never say never.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I saw the preview of the film and thought: hmmm... Ben Stiller doesn't look completely annoying in that. And the cinematography is pretty impressive. Actually, it looks like a conpletely different film. Then the reviews came out and they were all amazing, so Luke and I swallowed our pride and went to see it at the cinemas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Essentially the storyline is this: A daydreamer (Walter Mitty) escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of
fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. When his job is threatened</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> along
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world, embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At times I felt like I was more watching an advertisement for Iceland, but it was a really great feel-good movie. Before it ended, though, I came up with a way better non-cliched ending, whereas of course the movie went for the very predictable conclusion of the kind audiences want - but oh well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Interesting fact: The name Walter Mitty and the derivative word "Mittyesque" have entered the English language, denoting an ineffectual person who spends more time in heroic daydreams
than paying attention to the real world, or more seriously, one who
intentionally attempts to mislead or convince others that he is
something that he is not. In military circles, this usually refers to
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My personal favourite part of the film is how it includes the short story's famous sound effect (as does the Danny Kaye version) in a very subtle way. You see, in the short story when Mitty daydreams, there is always the sound "pocketa, pocketa, pocketa" incorporated somehow. And I realised this was the sound a train made while Mitty was waiting at the station </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">at the start of the film, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">just before his first daydream.</span></div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-64286643564735474322014-02-04T01:27:00.001-08:002014-02-04T01:27:44.992-08:00The Dress - Forest Green<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, so at the moment it's sunny outside, but these photos were actually taken back when it was colder. Which is great for our friends in the Northern Hemisphere, and let's face it - this is Wellington, NZ, so it probably won't be too long before I'm wearing something like this again... Weather pessimist, who me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just before I left Taiwan back in 2009 (wow, that seems a while ago), we were just about to head into winter. Since I had managed to wear summer clothes all year and was <i>just </i>about to head home, I was at a loss as to what to do. I didn't want to buy more clothes, especially winter ones, when I was just about to head back to an Australian summer. My wonderful friend Marcie lent me some of her clothes and I also splurged on this winter dress, which as you can still see I have. However, to be perfectly honest, I'd like to add 2-3 inches onto the hem line. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I don't know if "gifted" is the right word for where this belt came from. Technically it came with another skirt, which I have long thrown out, but I probably wear this skinny black belt about twice a week - funny huh? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Oh, would you look at how international my clothes are today. My mum actually bought this scarf when she and I were over in Nepal in 2006. However, I would always wear it, so when it came time for me to move I said: "Mum, can I <i>please </i>have the scarf." And she agreed in exchange for my collection of two "Don't Let The Pigeon" children's books. If you have no idea what "Don't Let The Pigeon" (by <span class="st">Mo Willems) is, then you need to go to your local bookshop and buy one. So funny. New books are actually under embargo until set release dates because everyone wants to know what the pigeon will do next.</span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Okay, I'm not a huge Pandora fan. But when I saw these while killing time in Sydney airport, I fell in love. They're so cute, yet so understated and simple. Love!</span></div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-61993069536024703182014-02-02T00:15:00.001-08:002014-02-03T21:19:55.627-08:00The Verse - 2 Corinthians 7:10<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><span class="text 2Cor-7-10" id="en-ESV-28910">For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.</span> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sorry it's been a wee while between posts. The computer had decided to have a hissy fit but all seems to be sorted now. Today I want to share with you the sermon I heard just this morning by a visiting pastor called Jono. I really benefited a lot from his teaching, so I hope that you will too. Jono preached on the above verse, drawing heavily on the work of Thomas Watson, one of Jono's favourite "Christian dead guys."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The message described the difference between godly & worldly grief (or sorrow, depending on your translation), using 6 points to summarise each. I love when pastors divide their sermons into points, as it just makes it so much easier to follow and remember. Better yet if they remember to call out when they have moved to the next point. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Okay, so here we go...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>1) Worldly grief fears only the effects and punishment of sin and is not sorry for the sin itself. </i>Jono aptly characterised this as a child which cries when it is caught doing something naughty. It is not crying because of its actions, but more because it got caught and fears imminent discipline.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>2) Worldly grief confuses the law & the gospel. </i>For example, when we look at our lives and see a sin that we want to put an end to, we try really, really hard to stop doing that sin. In this way we make the law our saviour. We are trying to clean ourselves up instead of God doing it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>3) Worldly grief does not actually deal with sin, because we are incapable of killing the sin in our life. </i>We must face the fact that our sins come from within us, from our wicked heart. We need something outside ourselves to save us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>5) Worldly grief is horizontal only and leaves God out of the picture. It is completely self-focused. </i>We may think about the person we have wronged, or mourn because we have not lived up to our own standard of "good", but worldly grief does not think about how we have sinned against God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>6) Worldly grief leads to death, </i>as stated in the verse above.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>1) <b> </b>Godly grief enables us to truly see our sin.</i> And how do we do this? By reading God's word, which is the means through which the Holy Spirit reveals our sin to us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>2) Godly grief means we feel sorrow for sin. </i>We mourn over our actual offence against God, unlike worldly grief, which only feels sorrow for the consequences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>6) Godly grief includes a turning from sin and turning to Christ (the definition of repentance).</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>“Repentance is a pure gospel grace. The covenant of works admitted no
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saved. The law required personal, perfect, and perpetual obedience. It
cursed all who could not come up to this: 'Cursed is everyone that
continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to
do them' (Gal. 3.10). It does not say, he that obeys not all things,
let him repent, but, let him be cursed. Thus repentance is a doctrine
that has been brought to light only by the gospel.”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Me and my Sammy,<br />Meant for each other,<br />Sent for each other,<br />And liking it so.<br />Me and my Sammy,<br />'Sno use pretending,<br />We knew the ending a long time ago.</span></div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-13166465436538649602014-01-24T01:29:00.002-08:002014-01-24T01:29:12.651-08:00The Dress - Autumn Comforts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We all need one. One of those jumpers/cardigans which is just so comfortable and warm. I had one of these. Well, to be honest I stole it off my sister when I was 18 and wore it so much that she told me to keep it. And then *sniff sniff* a year ago I had to say goodbye, as I had worn it so much there were holes in the knitting. How can I ever replace you? I thought. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And then one day I was looking at H&M's website and playing around with their barbie doll "dress the lady" feature (seriously great way to waste time), and I discovered the perfect replacement cardigan. You shall be mine! I thought and quickly put it in my virtual shopping trolley heading for the checkout. Then disaster! What! No international shipping!!!! Okay, you invest who knows how much money so your visitors can dress a mannequin in all your clothes, but you don't foresee that people outside the UK might want to buy your clothing! Well, back to square one, I thought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But then, my lovely sister invited me to London and Paris the December before last, and do you know what they have in London? H&M! And what cardigan did I manage to find in their store... the one from the website! Mine at last! I only had to travel across the globe to find it! :) The End.</span></div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-16414695248572729852014-01-22T01:27:00.002-08:002014-01-22T01:27:59.268-08:00The House - The Green Room<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Drum roll please, and all the necessary fanfare for the unveiling of our recently renovated bedroom on my here blog...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A photo of Luke and I when we finally finished, 9:00PM on Sunday night (before heading back to work the next day... ughhh!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> So what do you think? Are you <i>green </i>with envy? FYI, that is a petticoat hanging up, not a tutu. A bedroom worthy of a decor magazine spread, don't you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now for a close-up of some of my awesome knick-knacks.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of which are courtesy of my classy mother :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My Christmas present this year was a 1930s dressing table set. Isn't it divine? It reminds me of the Emerald City, which also makes me happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Perfume collection. I love pretty bottles. My favourite perfume for 2 years running is My Insolence. Also adore The One - Rose by Dolce and Gabbana, which is what I wore at our wedding and keep for special occasions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Also from my mother: doilies which help me not to forget where I come from. (Although I also get reminded by my colleagues daily)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So a few *cough cough* months ago, my good friend Paige came over from Melbourne to visit me in Wellington. We had a great time, sightseeing and generally just hanging out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">While she was here we took Paige up to the Kapiti Coast, for some fish and chips and afternoon tea. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So in November, Luke and I went over to Australia to celebrate my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary (1,2,3... awwwww, so sweet). Anyways, on the plane we watched a fantastic movie called <i>The Rocket, </i>which I am now going to highly recommend so that you feel compelled to watch it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Despite being set in Laos, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The Rocket</i> was the Australian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Essentially it is about a boy called Ahlo who is believed to bring bad luck to everyone due to the circumstances of his birth. When Ahlo is 10, the government orders the population of their lakeside village to relocate due to the construction of a dam. They're promised that their new home will be a kind of nirvana with running water and electricity. On the way to their new home the family suffers a tragedy and their new paradise turns out to be a slum. Ahlo makes friends with Kia, a girl his own age who lives with her drunken outcast Uncle. When Ahlo hears of a local rocket competition, he decides it might be time to prove that he can bring good luck to the family as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Director Kim Mordaunt has created a wonderful film, and considering it's her first dramatic feature I'd say she's off to a great start. The film has a kind of feel-good vibe, but is still firmly set in reality. The children are incredible </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">actors</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and the cinematography will stay with you for a long time. </span></div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-44412404393410800962014-01-16T01:13:00.002-08:002014-01-16T01:13:55.060-08:00The Dress - Animal Queen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So for those who know me well, you might have to look twice when you see this outfit post. Yes, indeed it is me, Hannah, wearing animal print. A thing I swore I never do. But a good friend of mine gave me this cardigan when she cleaned out her closet, and I thought: "Hmmm... I think I could make that work." Well, how did I do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><span class="text Ps-90-16" id="en-ESV-15395">Let your work be shown to your servants,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-90-16">and your glorious power to their children.</span></span><span class="text Ps-90-17" id="en-ESV-15396"></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><span class="text Ps-90-17" id="en-ESV-15396">Let the favor<sup> </sup>of the Lord our God be upon us,</span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-90-17">and establish the work of our hands upon us;</span></span><br /><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-90-17">yes, establish the work of our hands!</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Within 30 minutes of arriving at the airport, we headed for the nearest place that served xiao long bao (steamed dumplings), the most delicious food you will ever taste. Yum!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Outside the university I attended in 2009 while on a scholarship learning Chinese. I'm dying to know if the 10m Christmas tree, which had been up for 3 years when I was there, is still going strong...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My old apartment block. Kind of awkward when a guy came up to get into his house while we were taking this photo outside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shida Night Market, which was my regular hang out in the good ol' days. FYI, part of the movie "Au Revoir Taipei" was filmed here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Catching up with the saints at New Hope. Awww miss these guys. Dawn was the first lady to greet me the first time I attended, saying "No one should have to sit on their own at church!" before taking the seat next to me. It made the church feel like home from the very start.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marcie and me. One of my closest friends from my Taiwan days. Doing what we do best, sharing a laugh... and drinking Starbucks...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Linton family... minus one. Pastor Joel and his wife Judy. The most warm and welcoming people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the most delicious drink. Sounds weird, but trust me. It's milk with tapioca balls which have been stewed in brown sugar syrup. Okay, maybe you have to try it to believe me, but I would honestly live off this stuff if it didn't mean I would turn into a giant tapioca ball...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hello chums! Happy New Year to you all! Hope it's been a good one so far. Sorry I've been away for a little while. Luke and I stayed at home for the Christmas holidays this year - what I like to call a "staycation." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Anyway, it was really more of a working holiday, as we painted the ceiling and walls of our bedroom. Yes, that's right, I did DIY! You might think that was just a quick job and we spent the rest of the holidays taking leisurely walks and falling asleep in the sun (which I'm pretty sure is what Sammy the cat did), but no, our renovations took 10 days. Yes, 10 days! We finished at 9:00 pm the night before we had to go back to work. Ugh! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">But in saying that, the bedroom now looks like a picture out of a home decor magazine, although it will take a few weeks for me to think about doing anything of that nature again. Photos will come soon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So when trying to figure out what colour to paint our bedroom, I of course went to the good ol' internet for a spot of inspiration. Since you all seem to love the other decor posts, such as the <a href="http://worldofvintagepearl.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/inspiration-vintage-kitchen.html">Vintage Kitchen</a>, <a href="http://worldofvintagepearl.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/inspiration-vintage-bathroom.html">Vintage Bathroom</a>, <a href="http://worldofvintagepearl.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/the-inspiration-vintage-garden.html">Vintage Garden</a>, <a href="http://worldofvintagepearl.blogspot.co.nz/2012/09/the-inspiration-vintage-dining-room.html">Vintage Dining Room</a> and <a href="http://worldofvintagepearl.blogspot.co.nz/2012/08/the-inspiration-vintage-lounge-room.html">Vintage Lounge Room</a>, I thought I would share these bedroom ideas with you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Love this bedframe more than words can say. Note to self: need to get bedframe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think this photo comes from me trying to prove to Luke halfway through the renovations that we could just leave it unfinished and make it shabby chic....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love this bedframe. So sweet. However, can someone please remove the ultra modern lamp? Also, mirrors create space (and are great if you need to check makeup or outfit composition), which is why we need to purchase a full-length mirror.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, also to add to the list... I want a bedframe plus a bedroom bench to pop on the end. Maybe an armchair with a pouf too while you're at it...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This room makes me happy... I especially like the cute touch of lace around the bedposts, which softens the look. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, this wall is almost the exact same colour as our walls now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Coveting bedframe. Is that a Christmas tree on the bedside table and wreaths on the window? A very subtle Christmas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also currently coveting this bedframe. In addition, I need a standing candelabra. Note to self: it is "stylish" to leave hats on the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Again, remove ugly modern lamp and this room would be perfect. I mean, that bedframe is something else, isn't it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is it a couch? Is it a bed? I don't know, but I love it. Although the curtains are a tad too long, unless that was deliberate?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So cute I want to squeal. Look at that little couch! And the turquoise bedframe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Look, finally - a modern lamp that goes with the decor! Hooray!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Again, is it a bed or a couch? Who knows, but I'd like to think a princess sleeps in this royal bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grandfather clock... oh, I hope they turned off the chimes. It also looks like church pews at the bottom of the bed, but it kind of works anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the award for the cutest wall paper goes to...</span></div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-10057382814603589802013-12-24T00:21:00.001-08:002013-12-24T00:21:40.506-08:00The Celebration - Merry Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><i>I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY</i> </b></div>
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<i>I heard the bells on Christmas Day<br />
Their old, familiar carols play,</i><br />
<i>And wild and sweet </i><br />
<i>The words repeat</i><i> </i><br />
<i>Of peace on earth, good-will to men!</i><br />
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<i>And thought how, as the day had come,<br />
The belfries of all Christendom</i><br />
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<i>The unbroken song</i></div>
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<i>Of peace on earth, good-will to men!</i></div>
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<i>Till ringing, singing on its way,<br />
The world revolved from night to day,</i><br />
<i>A voice, a chime,</i><br />
<i>A chant sublime</i><i> </i><br />
<i>Of peace on earth, good-will to men!</i></div>
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<i>But in despair I bowed my head;<br />
"There is no peace on earth," I said;</i><br />
<i>"For hate is strong,</i><br />
<i>And mocks the song</i><i> </i><br />
<i>Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"</i><br />
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<i>Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:<br />
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;</i><br />
<i>The Wrong shall fail,</i><br />
<i>The Right prevail,</i><i> </i><br />
<i>With peace on earth, good-will to men."</i></div>
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<b>Merry Christmas from Hannah, Luke and Sammy the Cat</b></div>
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I must confess that this was not a film I had originally intended to see, since stories about Santa Claus and the North Pole are not really my cup of tea. However, it was "showing" at Hannah's family's place when we visited them in Melbourne last month, so I gave it a watch, and was very pleasantly surprised. The fact it is done by Aardman Studios, the makers of <i>Wallace & Gromit</i>, is already a good sign.<br />
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The basic plot of the film is as follows: Santa now uses a high-tech sleigh spaceship filled with commando elves to deliver all the world's Christmas presents in a single night. The whole operation is overseen by Santa's ultra-efficient elder son Steve, who hopes that Santa will retire this year and give him the job. When Santa's awkward but kind-hearted younger son Arthur discovers that one little girl has accidentally missed getting her present, Steve and Santa seem unconcerned, pointing out this is a minuscule margin of error. However, Arthur will not settle for even one kid being missed out, and sets off with Grandsanta and his old-fashioned sled pulled by reindeer to deliver the present the traditional way.<br />
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I felt there were a couple of things that made this stand out as a great film. One was the array of clever ideas regarding how Santa's high-tech present operation would work, mixing traditional Christmas legend with secret agent-style adventure. Another high point was the clever humour and well-crafted dialogue. Our personal favourite moment is when Grandsanta tries to call his reindeer's names... but I won't spoil that one for you.<br />
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So I changed jobs about 6 weeks ago, and my new colleagues say that I look <span class="userContent">like Corinne Drewery - the singer of 80s British pop band "Swing Out Sister". Personally, I have no idea what they're talking about. ;)</span></div>
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When my parents came to visit (a little while ago), we decided to take them to the Wellington Botanical Gardens after church to see the tulip festival. There also happened to be a Dutch Festival on at the same time. As my husband just informed me, tulips are the unofficial national flower of the Netherlands - talk about getting the pick of the bunch (yes that pun was totally intended).</div>
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Note: to save disappointment, a cable car is a tram pulled by a cable - not a gondola... yep, I made that mistake the first time I rode it, and ended up exclaiming, "But that's just a tram that goes up a hill. We have trams in Melbourne!"</div>
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topper is totally going to EXTERMINATE the pants off your star/angel on
top of your tree!!! Cue "Doctor Who" music Woooeeeewooooo!</span></div>
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We bought this awesome Christmas tree decoration from <a href="http://www.modcloth.com/">modcloth</a>. </div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-86136326440858274862013-12-16T01:17:00.000-08:002013-12-16T01:17:04.966-08:00The Dress - Little Red Cardigan Hood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So it's time for another peek inside my closet. These photos are the second-to-last of the "archived" ones. Enjoy!</div>
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Cardigan: <a href="http://quickbrownfox.com.au/%E2%80%8E">Quick Brown Fox</a></div>
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My mum bought me this cardigan when we were visiting Melbourne 3 years ago and it still gets regularly worn. Nothing like a bold red cardigan to brighten up your day. :)</div>
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Shirt: Taiwan</div>
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I had to part with this shirt recently. And I'm telling you it was a nightmare to replace! Apparently Peter Pan collars with puff sleeves aren't "in". To that I say - damn you all! I will look and look until I find something I love as much. And I think I have... to be continued ;)</div>
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Yep, this skirt is going on 7 years old and still doing a fine job. Comfortable and flattering. You can't get a much better combination than that!</div>
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love brooches. They are such a fun accessory that can liven up any
outfit. However, I sometimes find it quite difficult to know what to wear them
with. My mum bought this for my birthday this year. Isn't it so sweet? Whenever I wear it and see it through the day it always makes me smile.</div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-60847779109385029022013-12-15T01:34:00.002-08:002013-12-15T01:34:24.112-08:00The Verse - Hebrews 4:16<i><span class="text Heb-4-16" id="en-ESV-30014">Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.</span></i><br />
(Hebrews 4:16) <br />
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The excerpt below is from one of Charles Spurgeon's sermons, and it was so good I wanted to share it with you.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>We do not come, as it were,
in prayer, only to God's almonry where he dispenses his favours to the
poor, nor do we come to the back-door of the house of mercy to receive
the broken scraps, though that were more than we deserve; to eat the
crumbs that fall from the Master's table is more than we could claim;
but, when we pray, we are standing in the palace, on the glittering
floor of the great King's own reception room, and thus we are placed
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>In prayer we stand where
angels bow with veiled faces; there, even there, the cherubim and
seraphim adore, before that selfsame throne to which our prayers ascend.
And shall we come there with stunted requests, and narrow and
contracted faith? No, it
becomes not a King to be giving away pence; he distributes
pieces of broad gold; he scatters not </i></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i>scraps of bread
and broken meat</i></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i> as poor men must, but he makes "a feast of fat things, of fat things full
of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined." When Alexander's soldier was told to ask what he would, he did not ask stintedly after the nature of his own merits, but he made such a heavy demand that the royal treasurer refused to pay it and put the case to Alexander, who in right kingly manner replied, "He knows how great Alexander is, and he has asked as from a king; let him have what he requests." Take heed of imagining that God's thoughts are as your thoughts, and his ways as your ways. Do not bring before God stinted petitions and narrow desires, saying, 'Lord, do according to these,' but remember that as high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are his ways above your ways, and his thoughts above your thoughts; ask, therefore, after a godlike manner; ask for great things, for you are before a great throne.</i></span><br />
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Okay. So I think this is my last set of photos from our trip to Europe. More Disney. Since this was a year ago, it's probably time I started posting photos from our more recent trip (see, I told you I would make them last till my next holiday!). I thought I would share some of the things that happen to you when you spend 4+ days in a Disneyland Theme Park (please note the pictures probably don't match, but hopefully you'll find it amusing anyway...)</div>
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<b>Things That Happen to You When You Spend Four Or More Days at Disneyland</b></div>
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When you first arrive at Disneyland you start to notice that every second person is wearing a hat that would in all reality look completely ridiculous outside the theme park - whether it be the classic Mickey Mouse ears, a hat with Goofy ears or a beanie covered in fur with ears (Laura). The crazy thing is, normally after a day or so you actually start to think about buying one of these hats, and by the end of the second day you have purchased something really only fitting to be worn in the Park or on Halloween and are wearing it as an everyday accessory. NB: However, in the photo above, I must say mine is pretty tame and I think I could possibly get away with it outside the gates... maybe...</div>
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<b> </b>If you're anything like my sister and I, you will want to tick off every character possible. For this you need a keen eye, as you will inevitably keep seeing the same characters again and again (damn you Goofy!), while the one you want never seems to be around. The only problem is after a few days you'll get a little bit too eager to spot characters and you'll end up saying things like:</div>
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"Hannah, I think I can see Daisy Duck over there!" says Laura on her tippy toes. "Oh no wait, it's just someone selling cotton candy..."</div>
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It's true. By the third or fourth day, the only way to survive Disneyland is through large-volume and fast consumption of sugary sweets (see photo above). On Day 1, you will look at a rocket-shaped container of popcorn which you can hang around your neck for 9 euro and say, "Holy Moley! 9 euro for sugary popcorn, and you'd look like a dope with that thing around your neck." But by the fourth day, you purchase said popcorn, enjoying the glorious sugar rush, and think to yourself: my, it's handy to wear this around my neck, it's like my very own feeding bucket - brilliant!</div>
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After a few days at the park you also know the best times to hit the rides. If you're lucky enough to stay at Disney Hotel, this means you can go into the park at 8:00 AM (yep, that's right, 8:00 AM), so you'll probably be waking up on a roller coaster rather than with your usual coffee. Also, if you've seen the fireworks or the parade before and aren't too fussed about watching it again, then this is the best time to hit the rides as there are no queues. <i>And </i>if you pick the right ride, sometimes you can see the fireworks while you go screaming around Thunder Mountain Railway anyway! </div>
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If you're as much a fan of Disneyland as my dear sister and friend John, your motivation to meet the characters is sometimes twofold. 1) You <i>need </i>to get that photo. 2) You want to suss out how tall they are to see if you could fit into their costume.<b> </b></div>
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There's no better place to feel like a child again than at Disneyland. One great thing is how the characters keep up the act even though you both know they're just some guy in a suit. We particularly loved Jack the Pumpkin King, who blew us away with his perfect Jack voice in English and French!!! We just all stood there with our mouths open.</div>
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-66746061148300125522013-12-11T01:21:00.003-08:002013-12-11T01:21:42.907-08:00The Review - Like Father Like SonSo at this year's NZ International Film Festival (NZIFF), my friend and I went to see the Japanese film <i>Like Father Like Son,</i> directed by Hirokazu Koreeda<i>. </i>I've actually reviewed another one of his movies before, called <i>I Wish. </i>Although less magical and fun than the previous film, <i>Like Father Like Son </i>is one of those movies that will stay with you for a long time.<br />
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The story goes like this: two babies, accidentally swapped at birth,
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Would you choose your natural son, or the son you believed was yours
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Anyway, the acting is superb - you really feel for the parents and children. I especially thought the child of the rich family was very, as the Japanese would say, kawaii!!! (cute) Halfway through the movie I turned to my friend and said, "Damn I really want a Japanese child! They're so cute!" Watch it and you'll see what I mean.<br />
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Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976030667982302207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1834221010335881156.post-87253099462011035482013-11-27T01:40:00.003-08:002013-11-27T01:40:47.127-08:00The Outing - Film Noir BallSo a few weekends ago (and I literally mean a few, see how good I'm getting at posting relatively frequently - hooray for me!), Luke and I attended the swing dancing event of the year: the Windy Lindy Ball. This year's theme was Film Noir - which I had to admit I had to research a little bit.<br />
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I was planning on wearing just a "normal" 1940s dress, the dress that Luke got me for my birthday, which would have been fine. However, on the morning of the ball I went op shopping with a good friend of mine and found the <i>perfect</i> dress. A long fittted black dress, it fits me so well you'd think it was tailored. And better yet, I could dance in it.<br />
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The ball was great fun. We danced until late in an atmospheric studio with film noir clips playing on a screen in the background. Everyone was decked out in wonderful costumes - there was even a guy wearing an entirely black outfit complete with black balaclava (it was incredible, at a distance he looked like a shadow). It was probably one of the best Windy Lindies that <a href="http://fullswing.co.nz/">Full Swing</a> have put on, and we look forward to seeing what the next one is like!</div>
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While living in Taiwan, I decided the one thing I really needed before I returned home was a qipao (a traditional Chinese dress). You know how it is. I wanted to get one that was kind of modern and also not too expensive. So one Saturday my friend Emily and I headed off to Wufenpu (pronounced Woo Fen Poo), the largest outdoor market in all of Taipei. It is HUGE. Think of the largest shopping mall you know, and then picture it all on one floor with fabric instead of walls, bags of clothes instead of racks, crazy tiny mazes of paths, and so much clothing, shoes and handbags that you have no idea where to look. I hate to think how many tourists have gone missing in this labyrinth. </div>
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