tricia will go places

Pre-Liz Lisa-inspired shoot, I spent most of my day with Ringo/Cheesie while she had her photos taken for an online store called Lololook. Just before lunch, she dropped by for me at the hotel I was staying in (KL Hilton sponsored by MIFA). As soon as I got into her car, we greeted each other hello a number of times and also found ourselves giving each other a barrage of compliments which, when I think about it now, was so incredibly dorky of us! After a million exchanges of “You’re so pretty!” and “No, you’re the pretty one!”, we were able to compose ourselves better and talk about more substantial things until we reached the studio where her shoot was going to be.

Thanks to Blivene for being so accommodating to such a stranger like me! I went with Cheesie thinking I’d only silently take pictures from the side until it all ended, but her agent and some of the employees working there were so nice they engaged a nobody like me in small talk, and even gave me a portable Hello Kitty charger for my Blackberry, as well as a nice white vest, a polkadot skirt and a pale pink maxi skirt! This was seriously only the first of my many “OMG, MALAYSIANS ARE THE BEST!” moments during my week-long stay in Kuala Lumpur. More entries coming soon!

The said Blackberry charger, and the Kyary falsies (minus one pair because she used them - how adorable) Cheesie gave me as a welcoming gift!

The only picture of us I could take from that time because Cheesie was being such a professional model she only took breaks when the need to retouch her make-up or fix her hair and to post camwhoring photos on Instagram arose. Speaking of Instagram, you can find us at @slumberdoll and @cheeserland.

Was able to snap some photos of her in between layouts - yay! The studio was so dark, only a few good ones came out fine - including this one which has to be my favorite, if I should say so myself. Cooperative hair light! #geekery

Sneakily took photos of us while we were on an Instagram break. Like a ninja.

I had two other photographers vying for Cheesie’s attention. I must be in the presence of Malaysian blogging royalty!

They reviewed her photos quickly in between layouts. Cheesie was such a natural that the shoot ended way earlier than expected.

Last few outfits before we headed to the nearest mall for a super late lunch!

We had laksa, some noodles and some sort of beef dish. I fail for forgetting the names of all the things I ate. I’d totes make a horrible food blogger.

Then we went around the mall because apparently it only opened a few months ago.

Installation art… in the middle of a mall. Talk about major envy. Every few steps you can also find some things on the side also made by both professional and student artists!

Stumbled upon this dainty furniture store in Publika. It’s all arranged like this, but it would probably be wonderful to live in a house with this kind of woodsy theme!

Cheesie’s back view can also be seen in this photo, lol. She’s wearing the SCawaii bow denim pants which I might also be getting from Minimaos some time in the future. /hint

More art x fashion. See that white head with the face? It scared the hell out of us when it started to talk all of a sudden!

Biggest disappointment of the day: not being able to go in this Marc Jacobs wonderland because of the huge lock in the entrance. Imagine all the pretty photos :(

Post-shoot, Cheesie and I headed to a random Japanese restaurant near her apartment (a.k.a. the most adorable place in the world) to eat once more! We had these interesting black soba with beef dish which was actually pretty good! We were both so tired already by this time but it was still so fun to be able to relate to someone who more or less has the same aesthetic influences as you.

Nothing like a hearty meal after a long, happy day.

Before all this, I had the chance to ride on Cheesie’s car’s passenger seat a number of times. Every single time I would wait on the right side of the car… until Cheesie would point out to me that I keep forgetting that Malaysia is a right-hand drive country unlike the Philippines. Thank you for keeping up with my klutziness, Cheesie! One day with you is never enough. <3