Grid Pattern

got an unrecognisable tan on my 3 week trip to Vietnam

the full awesome service we got at Intercontinental Da Nang.

OOTD

Dress: Portmans Grid Pattern Dress (great for hot summers day, love the flowy material and asymmetrical cut)

Jumper: Grid Pattern Jumper from the street markets of Vietnam (incidental pattern match up but that was the only warm item I had for a rainy day in a tropical country)

Shoes: Two Toned Heels from Zara

Pinstripe

Pinstripes are normally seen on men's suits, so I was pleasantly surprised to find a pair of pinstriped wide leg ankle length pants with a matching boxed top at a shop called Nosbyn while travelling in Vietnam.

Personally I find this outfit professional looking for work as the material gives it formality and the design was simple and comfortable, however others may disagree ...ie. family members of mine, when I got home from work they thought I was in my PJ's. lol

Top & Pants: Nosbny Boutique 

Shoes: Nine West Black Kitten Heels.

Phu Quoc 2014

Welcome to Phu Quoc! This is my  partners hometown, his family (the Dang family) owns a few businesses here.

The sunset from 1000 star Hotel (Ngan Sao Hotel) is magnificent. This hotel is owned by the Dang family and currently is ran by the next generation. My partner told me it was built by grandpa Dang  in 1997 (who passed away 3 yrs ago) as a three star hotel. Due to unorganised, outdated management's it's not doing very well, hence there's a lot of bad reviews. People still choose to come here because it's very cheap (some rooms are only $50 a night). 

Grandpa Dang loved his zodiac sculptures and statues hence I've read reviews describing it as "strange, scruffy, populated by plastic animals", hehehehe I agree cause it is now 2014 and it does look outdated... that's just to give you some insight to this "strange" old looking hotel. 

The food I had were all delicious from this hotel. Some People are sceptical because they are unsure of the hygiene here

Fried fresh prawns

Chicken coleslaw

Shaken beef with fries

sweet bun with marinated chicken

beef dipped in hotpot rice paper roll

Seafood hot pot

This is a working kitchen at a house I visited, best food are made with wood

Below is Phu Quoc's Night Market - seafood Galore

flan cake with ice

sugar cane juice and seaweed drink

grilled banana, corn and sweet potato... this makes you very flatulent but it's delicious, can't resist

can you guess the fruit?

This is where the Dang make and distribute their home brand Fish sauce... all interational orders welcome! They are one out of two companies in Vietnam that are authorised to ship to Japan (fact I discovered). They have over 170 of these wooden barrel baskets, each one contains over 2 tones of fish... yep do the maths! crazy amounts of fish go into one drop of fish sauce. It takes about a yr or two of fermentation to get the first drop

Curry seeds growing in the Dang's front yard

Dang's peper farm

Asymmetric

N&M Pattern Printed Top | H&M Black Asymmetric Skirt | Nine West Zelexa Wedges

Another work OOTD. I tend to find a lot of clothing from overseas  as it fits me well and they always have my size (especially Asia, or USA cause only a minority is petite there). 

The brand N&M is based in Vietnam, their designs are very simple and great for the working environment hence I tend to visit every time I return. The top I'm wearing was about $15AUD, which is a little pricey when converted to VND, but again its a staple item in my wardrobe for those warmer days in Melbourne and I've warned it for the past 2 years. 

Red Black Lace

It is another winter work date in Melbourne, this is another OOTD: 

Top: 

        H&M navy fitted coat - surprising this was only $40 AUD (not on sale), it's warm and versatile 

        H&M black lace long sleeve dress - due to the shortness of this mini dress I thought it was 

        inappropriate for office work, hence the red skirt elongated the whole outfit making it more

        suitable in length 

Bottom: 

        Fitted red pencil skirt - bought at the night market in Vietnam, it seemed comfortable enough for

        work, and I didn't want to spend too much on a colour that I wouldn't wear everyday. 

        Inexpensively comfortable.

Belt: 

        Salvatore Ferragamo Patent black

Shoes:

        Another inexpensive item at the night market in Vietnam. This was under $10AUD... they are

        very comfortable for a pair of patent maroon loafer styled heels, and I love the quilted diamond 

        or herringbone pattern stitch at the front because it makes the pair look more sophisticated 

Eyeglasses: 

        Burberry prescription eyeglasses bought over 2 years ago, still good heheh

TIP: got a mini/ short dress? and don't know what to do with it, pair it with a midi skirt and wahla, you got yourself a longer outfit without alterations

Chen Sea Fun

Having fun at Chen Sea Phu Quoc, though it's only a 4 star resort its got everything you need, from spa to beach to pool. There's not other in room service food that I've had that's nice than here. Everything on this island is fresh especially sea food and fish

hope you enjoy

OOTD - Dangerfield boyfriend ripped jeaps, Mossman silk tunic top, Nine West sandals

 mango smoothie and watermelon juice

 ca kho

 seafood fried rice

 Mango and prawn coleslaw