Friday, December 9 2011

A Day With Bobo

My weekend in Kuala Lumpur was spent with this lovely lady right here:

Tricia Gosingtian Travel Malaysia Bobo Stephanie Siow

Bobo was one of the first people who replied to me when I tweeted something about having time to meet some Malaysian readers interested to bring me around the city to kill some idle time before the MIFW (Malaysia International Fashion Week) gala nights. She was telling me how surprised she got when I tweeted her back in acknowledgement, but in all honesty I think it’s my honor to be followed by such a wonderful and stylish person such as her.

We clicked instantly like peas and carrots, and all those hours spent together proved themselves to be time very well spent.

Tricia Gosingtian Travel Malaysia Bobo Stephanie Siow

We headed straight to our favorite mall, The Pavilion, supposedly to go shopping.

Tricia Gosingtian Travel Malaysia Bobo Stephanie Siow

But before we got to do anything, the glutton in me got fooled by these lovely bunny and turtle pastries at Ginza Cafe, found in Tokyo Street. Bobo was kind enough to accompany the bottomless pit that is my stomach - yay!

(Side note: Tokyo Street is also where you can find freshly made Japanese ice cream - I got to try their wasabi ice cream and it was glorious!)

Tricia Gosingtian Travel Malaysia Bobo Stephanie Siow

Some foreigners from the other table gave us this humongous pink macaroon with all sorts of fruits in it. Sugar overload prevented us from finishing all of it but it was so good, it definitely kept me going the whole day despite lack of sleep.

Headed to Zara and Topshop afterwards. Same taste in stores! <3

Tricia Gosingtian Travel Malaysia Bobo Stephanie Siow

Camwhoring in the bathroom at Starhill. It was such a relief to be with someone who doesn’t get weirded out by things like this! Apparently, she does this a lot too!

Tricia Gosingtian Travel Malaysia Bobo Stephanie Siow

Gel nail polish. Had our nails done at this awesome place called Bmic, which can be found at the Pamper Zone at Starhill Gallery. I haven’t tried any UV gel polish until now. I’m hooked! They’re a pain to remove on your own (I think you should have them removed by a professional~) but if you’re not tired of your nail color yet, they can last you up to 3 weeks.

Tricia Gosingtian Travel Malaysia Bobo Stephanie Siow

And we ended up choosing the same nail color because it was the perfect kind of glittery pink that we both really liked.

Tricia Gosingtian Travel Malaysia Bobo Stephanie Siow

It was so perfect that Bobo’s best friend Zoe got the same nail color too! :)

Tricia Gosingtian Travel Malaysia Bobo Stephanie Siow

Ended the day at this indulgent Spanish restaurant with Bobo and her boyfriend Jo. We ordered A LOT of yummy dishes. So much that I was still full even until the next day. A million thanks for the feast, you guys!

Tricia Gosingtian Travel Malaysia Bobo Stephanie Siow

Met Cheesie’s charming best friend Audrey later that day too. She and Bobo go to the same office, coincidentally. She reminds me so much of my own petite best friend Crissey… whom I sorely miss! Normally we would be the ones having our own girly adventures together but because of clashing schedules we haven’t had any lulzy stories together recently. Soon, hopefully!

Anyhow, after dinner, we got stuck in traffic on the way to Zebra Square for the MIFA Gala. I made it just in time, but our conversations inside the car were so hilarious I definitely wouldn’t mind if the worst scenario had to arrive and I had to stay with them in the car until midnight or something. Good times!

And this marks the end of my non-MIFW posts. I’ve been experiencing all sorts of sicknesses lately so I haven’t had time to sort and edit the gazillion photos I took for fashion week… but I’ll definitely finish them before I leave Manila again this Christmas. Fukuoka, get ready!