Greetings from Beijing!

We've made it, finally. Our trip started early in the morn' on Friday-- 6AM to be exact. We were hungover with about two or three hours of sleep under our belts, and slowly but surely made our way to San Fran. Got on another plane to Hong Kong... but little did we know, that once we arrived we had missed our connecting flight to Beijing due to a minor delay we had in SF. Here's how that went down:

Stewardess: You missed your flight to Beijing and the next available flight is tomorrow morning.

Us: But... we are trying to catch a tour tomorrow. Do we have any other alternatives?

Stewardess: Well, do you have visas here?

Us: No. Because our final destination is Vietnam.

Stewardess: Oh, so you guys are Vietnamese citizens? You are more than welcome to sleep in the airport lounge until your departure tomorrow morning.

Us: No, no we're American citizens. You need to accommodate us for your lack of preparation.

Stewardess: OH, you're Americans. You'll each get your own room at the airport hotel.

Note: Watch our morale sloooowly decrease the longer we travel.

We each got our own rooms. And eventually made it to Beijing.

Drunk with love,

Ray and Khathy

P.S. Thanks Beijing for hooking us up with cheap top-shelf liquor. 

Raymond and Khathy Mini Travel Series

Fishing boats in Nha Trang, Vietnam

So, there won't be any more updates for a few days. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get all my schoolwork completed before the term ended and I'm only now beginning to wrap it all up. So, rather than spending time blogging I need to be homeworking!

Also! Big news. My bestest Ray and I (and the fam) will be leaving this Friday for our long awaited trip to China/Hong Kong/Vietnam. We will be gone from the 27th of this month to July 25th. Don't fret though, my lovelies, because we will be documenting our adventures and posting them as often as we can! The Raymond and Khathy Mini Travel Series will include video-recordings along with photographs of all the wonders of our excursions in the East. So stay tuned (all three of you)!

Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony

Two things that I love have come to unite as one: Opening Ceremony and Chloe Sevigny. Opening Ceremony is an exclusive New York/Los Angeles boutique specializing in all that is quirky and strange. And yeah, yeah, I know Chloe receives tons of criticism for her whacked out style but I personally love it. She owns it and look at her now launching her own line for a crazy cool label.

Her line consists of 40 pieces reminiscent of the late 80s to early 90s with minis, floral skirts and bustiers, awkward jumpsuits, shapeless dresses and button-downs, gingham prints, etc. Sevigny's inspiration for her uncanny Valley Girl theme comes from "women who are outrageous yet effortless", women such as Liz Goldwyn, Angelica Houston, Marlene Dietrich, Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, etc. Although some of these getups are way strong, I think individually these pieces could be stand-outs. They can be easily dressed with items already in one's wardrobe. 

What I think is cool about this whole deal is the look book-- $65 will get you not only a look book but a look book that is fun to play with. This nifty thing includes Sevigny in all her various outfits with all the pages spliced in half so her upper and lower halves are interchangable with different outfits. Thrown into the mix are drawings and transparancies by a myriad of artists including Marika Thunder, Rita Ackerman, Benjamin Cho, Dan Colen, and Spencer Sweeney among others. All photographs taken by Matt Borthwick.

P.S. Sevigny has recently become Elle UK's new Fashion Editor. Own it!

View collection here.

Buy look book here.

Triple C Baked Beans and some HGH

This is why Rick Ross is the boss. Marry me!

Found on MOB Living

Updated!

The Egyptian Lover... the master

I updated my Muxtape again! I will be covering music and music news once I figure out how to upload singles and albums for all you to download. Thanks!

Here, too.

Also, Reborn is having their three year anniversary sale on June 19th only. If you're not in Montreal that day, don't fret! Online shoppers receive 25% off, too!

OOGA BOOGA

Just in: OOGA BOOGA has started their summer sale. Select items up to 40% off, get your weirdo gear here!

943 N. Broadway #203 Los Angeles, CA 90112

Spaghetti Squash

Okay, my bestest introduced me to this stuff and now I'm hooked. Spaghetti squash, who would've thought! Once baked, you can run your fork through it and the meat comes out in spaghetti-like strings. It can take the place of pasta in any dish, or you can salt, pepper, and butter up that baby and you've got yourself a nice snack.

Cut in half length-wise, spoon out the insides and lay in a pan. Bake in oven at 375 degrees, cut side facing down, for an hour.

You'd be surprised at how much this thing packs, you'll be working on one for days!

CONGRATULATIONS, BOO!

All those hard nights of beer bongin' and... well, hittin' the bong have finally paid off! Formal education has got NOTHING on you, baby.  

Busy, busy, busy

Sorry for the lack of posts lately; with my school term coming to an end this week, my new job, and getting my summer plans squared away I've had absolutely no time to post! I will resume posts either Thursday or Friday!