Ear Loungin'

Here's a new playlist I've been obsessing over ever since lounge music entranced me last week during one of my frequent trips to The Conran Shop. I always come in with the desire to walk out there with something and it had never occurred to me that I ever would. This time though, in the form of music. 

These are some of the songs from the I Love Lounge album that compiles lounge or at least lounge-y music from different artists, mostly European. I hung out in front of one of the speakers at Conran to compliment my Shazam-ing and it only dawned on me a few songs in that I could actually peep in the iPod and get the name of the album to save myself the trouble. Getting this playlist together was quite the effort as I couldn't download (illegally) the album online and I'm shameless enough to admit that I didn't even think about buying it despite it being within my pocket's reach.

I have a strict Free Music Only Policy in my iTunes. The last time I actually purchased an album was when Coldplay released Viva La Vida and that was only because I'm a fan. Or was a fan. I'm not so sure anymore.

Anyway, trust me. You'll lounge so hard, you'll sleep like a baby.
Enjoy! xx

Summer Sonic 2013 : Osaka

Two weeks too late? Nevermind that.

Taking that quick trip to Osaka for Summer Sonic Day 1 was the best money I spent this summer (or next to this baby right here). I had never been to a music festival before and have only ever been to a handful of concerts so my heart was racing the entire time! It was 37C AND very humid that day. Everyone was sweaty with occasional points of drunkenness but pretty pumped the entire time!  I could go on and on describing how amazing the experience was, but to me, having an entirely newfound appreciation and love for these artists was just beyond.

Playlist: Summer Hits

I've been so exhausted since my mother forced me out of her womb. So this is what life is.

Just jokes.

The first proper sleep I got since Wednesday last week was last night. Summer Sonic was a blast. I can't recall not having at least a resemblance of a good time whenever I'm in Osaka (I keep thinking about moving there). I've been showing up at work straight since the weekend and will keep at it until I leave for a mini-holiday on Thursday. (If my orthodontist is reading this, Hi! You're the first person I'm seeing fresh off the tarmac.) My family's at the beach at the moment, moisturising their epidermis with some Japan-grade sand (not the best kind) and though one might mistake me to be green with envy, I'm actually not. I'm already dark as it is and I do need/want to clock in more hours at work--though this neither means I'm all bursting with keenness when I show up at work at 7am in stilettos that have suddenly become unexplainably ill-fitting. Anyway, I could sit and whine and hate life but I'm going to quote one of the biggest groups of all time, "thank you for the music".

If I close my eyes hard enough, it's just like laying under the sun with a cold beer in hand. And if I really close them hard enough, I'd be napping, no doubt. 

Enjoy!

P.S. The Concept renamed themselves as The Royal Concept. Regardless the number of characters their name has, they were quite the show live.