Author: Simonette

A year and a half ago my husband and I moved to Korea. I wanted to write about my life and experiences in Korea along with my current interests. Initially we came to Korea to use it as a stepping stone to immigrate to another country. But now since we’re here we are thinking of making it our new home even if it is just for the next few year as no one knows what the future holds. If you told me ten years ago I will be living in Korea now I would have called you out for bullshitting me. My brother always quotes Robbie Williams by saying “I sit and talk to God and he just laughs at my plans”. This is absolutely true. We have made so many plans with our lives but in the end its not up to us, no matter how much you try to take it into your own hands. So… here we are in Korea, living it up

From Pinterest to Reality

August 26, 2016August 20, 2016Leave a comment

Last year we tried to create a haunted house for our school. We had 3 main rooms. We had a slaughterhouse, a clown room and a creepy girl in the well room. We made all the decorations ourselves. Our inspiration being Pinterest. One of the things we made for the clown room was ‘n little cage with wheels with heads inside.

My attempt

To make this I used a normal square box. Cut a window in it. Used some of the offcuts to make the wheels and then painted it orange and black. I added a piece of black paper to the top to create a roof and took ribbed paper to create the bars. I also cut a door in the back to put the heads in.

We didn’t have a lot of fake heads, so we only put one in there.

And this is the end result.

Beach themed Anniversary Party

August 25, 2016September 21, 2016Leave a comment

More than a few years ago my parents asked me help them organise their 25th wedding anniversary. My mother was already sick by then. She wanted the whole family to be there and she wasn’t looking for something over the top but rather for something casual with some dancing at the end of the night. My parent had a roomy house with a seperate entertainment room and an outside pool. We then decided to have a beach party in the back yard. We wanted a real summer feel to the event so this is what our menu looked like

Entree- Fruit kebabs

Main – Home made chicken and beef hamburgers

Dessert – Ice-cream cones.

To drink my dad made us some sangria in a watermelon

. We threw Gerber’s and candles in the pool to give it that romantic holiday feel.

We further had cocktail umbrellas for the drinks. Crepe paper flower necklaces for each of the quests and we made little palm trees out of carrots and green peppers for table decorations. Our serviettes were in pink, orange, yellow, green and sea blue.

Although my father initially thought that having such a casual party wouldn’t work out well… the party was a huge success and everyone had a wonderful time. We even got to catch up with some relatives we haven’t seen in a while.

90’s Revival on the Runway

August 24, 2016August 12, 2016Leave a comment

Nineties fashion was famous for big curly hair, tight pants, and big jackets with shoulder pads. Saint Laurent has definitely taken some inspiration from the 90’s with its bright pink colours and statement belts.

Must have African inspired wedding dresses

August 23, 2016October 23, 2016Leave a comment

This week we saw some beautiful wedding dresses from South African designers. These dresses show a lovely balance between African and western inspired designs.

Orapeleng Modutle Style Avenue collection

African inspired look with a beautiful gold necklace

For the modern African look. A gorgeous mix between African head wear and modern wedding dresses.

A simplistic dress rounded off with lace and flare bell-sleeves

The Rose-gold colour is flattering to every skin tone and adds a bit of difference to the traditional white dress

A dress that will make you look like a forest nymph with its lovely fairy cape.

A mermaid dress with fringed bodice and 3D applique skirt.

The front-mullet dress, with a gorgeous silk design and bold neck piece. Perfect for wearing when you want to show off your legs and shoes.

A lovely option for a summer wedding. With a balance between smart and casual. Perfect for hot weather.

Last but not least this very sexy dress with a lace design and mermaid style skirt. Perfect for Spring or Fall

My dream House

August 22, 2016August 14, 2016Leave a comment

Sometimes I think that I would love a 3 story home with 5 rooms, a swimming pool, underground garage and a dog house on the outside like the one Paris Hilton has.

But in reality my dream home is more modest. It is a house located in Hartenbos South Africa. It has a lovely seafront view and it isn’t too big. Its a house that I fell in love with the first time I saw it. It always looks so open and inviting. I would love to own it someday and if I can’t have that one I would like to build something similar. I always take pictures of it when we visit there.

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