Wannabuys bags, bags & more bags: Bucket bags and fun novelty bags

I feel like I need to bring back the 'wannabuys'. I remember writing those when I was a broke af Uni student. And you know what though, I do love having adult money and spend it like I am 12. And what a perfect time to be doing wannabuys again, because my birthday is coming up in a few weeks time. 

So last night, I spent so long, way too long, to look for something I want. I mean I don't feel like I need anything but if I start to look, I can't stop wanting to buy everything I liked. Actually, this was a reason why I initially created 'wannabuys' on this blog.  

Los geht's!!! 

1. Susan Alexandra - Jacket Russell Beaded Bag

I died a little when I saw this bag, so incredibly cute. I am a crazy dog mum, and I've been wanting to have a Jack Russell for ages, this might just fulfill my dream.  

 

2. JW pei Nita Dog Bag  

I've been a little bit too into novelty bags for my own good, but I also screamed a little when I saw this bag. This might just be the winner for my birthday bag this year <3.  

 

3.  Mietis - Bloom Bag 

Literally fell in love with this, the moment I saw, such a brilliant design. 

4. Coach Bleecker Bucket Bag 

Okay, I've been looking for a bucket bag lately, I have a lot of small bags that's fun and don't fit too much. The mature lady in me is speaking to me, so that I could perhaps to become maybe a bit more adult like and actually have a bag that could potentially fit my adult responsibilities in?  

 

 

 5. Mansur Gavriel - Bucket Bag 

The OG brand who was known for their bucket bag design. I remember working in luxury retail and my colleague had one of them.  The bag is very structured and tough in terms of leather softness, but definitely makes a good bucket bag in terms of it keeping the shape when you put things in it. 

  

6. Rebecca Minkoff - Crosby Bucket Bag 

Always loved Rebecca Minkoff's edgey vibe.  

 

7.  Celine Bucket Bag 

Not too crazily expensive luxury item but also a little bit understated, I like this one quite a bit too.  

8. Gucci Bucket Bag 

Oddly, I grew to like the monogram. This one is also a good option from Gucci.  

 9. Susan Alexandra Barkin' Bag 

Anything with dogs on it, I want it.  

 

10. Kate Spade Kuromi Bag 

I am not a huge Hello Kitty fan but this bag is way too cute. 

11. Kate Spade Snoopy House Bag 

And don't get me started on this cute as Snoopy house bag from Kate Spade.  

 

 

30

I must say as I age, I care less about birthday celebration or having very big parties or social gathering. I've slowly grown into a more private and introverted person. Funny, I still use blog and write my own stories for the world to see. I mean it's different, if you know what I mean. 

By the time I was 30, I had done a lot, but at the same time I felt like I haven't done enough. I was married, we bought a house, moved to Melbourne, moving out of Melbourne, rented our place, learning towards another diploma training and made full time income. 

I grew to understand my parents despite all the negative qualities and terrible things they've done to me when I was younger. I somehow grew more sympathy and even felt sorry for the way they were and how they were brought up and how they are living their lives. I probably am not the one to say anything about how they live, as I am still actively trying to figure it out. 

It is really funny, how I trying to mold myself into this societal expectation of what a 30-year-old should look like. I was trying to be like a 30-year-old, then I realised, there is no guidebook on what a 30-year-old should look like. I should and might as do what I please. So this year, I didn't want a lavish 'dirty thirty' kind of party, I just wanted companies and good times. And that's what I had. 

I was back home in Brisbane, thanks to work, allowed me to work remotely for 2 months, I was deeply grateful. Mum was at the time going through chemotherapy for her Breast Cancer treatment. I didn't quite know what to feel about it then tbh. Mum was really good in the beginning, when she realised that it had spread to her lymph nodes, she needed to start her treatment immediately. She panicked and called me crying saying she desperately needed to go back to China to see my grandpa. It took a lot of convincing to get her to start her treatment as soon as possible. She did, she was so strong. I was not there all time, thankful for my brother's girlfriend who accompanied my mum a lot during her treatments. I decided it was time for me to be back for longer and be with her and go to treatments with her. 

I am glad that I did, because now I am in Germany. I had a little realisation of how lucky I am with my mum. A friend of my husband, who recently lost his mum due to cancer. His mum was not so lucky, the cancer progressed so fast, even though she went through and completed her chemo treatment, she still lost to cancer sadly.  That really made me realised that I was lucky that my mum was still here today. 

Anyways, some photos of my 30th. 

That night was all about Spicy Marg because I never had a spicy marg before that !! I was 30 years old when I had my first spicy marg! 

I was obsessed with PopMart, probably the whole world is right now. So I decided to give people a little gift for my 30th, a bit of surprise for everyone, guess which one is mine? 

A groupie :) 

Celebration number two with my two special friends from Pandora era. 

 

Quick selfie, with my blue contact lens. It really unnatural because it is. I was curious to try it out. Something different for my 30th. 

When I booked the restaurant, I specified the occasion but was not expecting birthday and a little birthday dessert with the whole restaurant looking at me when they sang the happy birthday song. It was lovely, but the introvert in me was screaming. 

Sunny Brisbane is always Sunny 

Cooper's new raincoat, I had to slide this in, he is the cutest dog I know. 

Hubby send his love from Germany. Too bad this year he lost to my friend to the size of the bouquet hahah 

I was surprised when I received another flower delivery that day, I thought who would this be? And of course, it the sweetheart Anne, she always spoil me. 

 

 

I had to make sure I had good selfies with it, I loved it, she also bought hydrangea for me for my graduation. There is a theme going on and guess what? My wedding bouquet was also hydrangea. There is something you probably didn't know about Hydrangea. They are incredibly resilient, if yours started to wilt due to heat, dunk them upside down into cold water and soak it fully, watch them come back to life. I am not kidding. 

God was fair, my family was not the best in providing the emotional support, but my mother-in-law is. I am happy she remembers my birthday and wanted to make sure I had a cake. 

Say hello to capitalism, but I like it. Swarvoski of course sent me a birthday email with birthday discount. I must say I did enjoy this, a lot. 

 

  

Deutschland-ING: Cologne & Düsseldorf

19-21 October 2018

It definitely is a crime to be writing blog posts about my trip that I made in 2018. However, I am determined to have them all documented here. 

The friend I met let's call him GuoGuo in Germany through Airbnb, he offered to drive me to Cologne and Düsseldorf together since he would also want to visit some of his friends. I was fortunate, he was super sweet and not a psycho or a murder. I am alive today and made a friend. Okay, I just did a quick calculation, I was 23 years old, I am 30 now. Let that sink in. Where has the time gone ? 

I liked Cologne and Düsseldorf, they are different to Frankfurt, much nicer in fact, Cologne felt a lot busier and Düsseldorf is the opposite, I felt a lot of peace and pace feels a lot slower too in the city.  

Autumn in Germany is beautiful, no matter where you are in Germany, the city would be painted in golden leaves.  

 

Photos below were taken in Düsseldorf. 

It's been a minute

oh.my.god. I've got so much to update. I feel like that's such a me thing to do at the moment, just dump updates here.  

I've got to be honest, I genuinely enjoy reading my old posts and peep into my old, young and dumb selves. I am hoping I am wiser. But I suppose time will tell. 

It needs to be a crime that I still haven't finish my Deutschland-ING series that I started for my 2018 exchange. Guess what, I am back in Germany. I am not joking, except that this time I am with my husband. Not on my own choice. (and Yes I am married now.) We have not had our wedding just yet, unsure at this stage what our concrete plan is. 

  

  Our pre-wedding mini photoshoot

I promise, I will update more often here since I am currently unemployed, frankly speaking, more so like actively searching and vigorously studying German. 

Sadly, we couldn't take our dog Cooper just yet with us, but he is coming soon. (Fingers crossed).

Currently is autumn in Germany, it really is the most magical time of the year. (Maybe not, now I think about the upcoming Christmas markets. I guess I am biased when it comes to Christmas Markets.)

 I also have so many more travel photos I need to add to my Europe series too, that will be coming too. 

Anyways, I am definitely holding myself accountable and provide us with more updates :). 

Chat soon