You Asked the Questions, Here Are the Answers Part. 2

Arizona Muse for British Vogue May 2011 - Photographer: Mario Testino

Here's the list of questions (some edited for brevity) you guys asked me from April 2011. You guys can always ask me questions here in my comments or on my formspring!:

1. Where am I currently residing?
Currently living in Hanoi, Vietnam but I'm originally Indonesian.

2. Who is your style icon/inspiration?
My style icon/inspiration would have to be Alexa Chung - I truly admire her style. To be honest though, I get inspired by a lot of things so there isn't really ONE style icon/inspiration for me. Another one would have to be other fashion bloggers such as Anastasia Siantar and Michelle Koesnadi (amazing Indonesian bloggers).

3. Where do you get your shoes?! They are adorable. I am so addicted to your blog, I get so excited to see what new pair of shoes you'll have.
Hahahaa! wow thanks so much! I like to buy shoes that stand out so most of my shoes are really out there :) I get them from everywhere - jakarta, hanoi, random shops. I really appreciate your support for my blog though, so thanks so much :)

4. Please do more tutorials when you have time!
I sure as heck will! :) You guys can send me an email for suggestions of anything you guys want me to make a tutorial on.

5. hi!!! i saw a lot of blogs and i think, that your is the best! how old were you when you start to having a blog? i hope, that i will have great blog like you :)) and please tell me how much money do you spend for clothes for one month? :)
hi! thanks so much! :) well I only started last year, so 16 :) Wow umm, it really depends.. but probably around $50-90ish on average? :/ Sort of really wasteful now that I think about it T.T

6. heyhey how do you spend only $50-90 a month on clothes? I mean, considering that one piece would be approximately $40 that would mean just 1-2 a month! Or do you mix and match a lot? oh and do you shop by seasons? xx take care : )
Well since I live in Hanoi - on average - I can get pretty cheap things at some random thrift store downtown. A top could just cost me like, no joke 1-2 US dollars. A pair of heels for 10-15 dollars. If I was on holiday though, that would be a different story. Definitely not :) I always try to mix and match different pieces regardless of the seasons - so yeah, I don't shop by seasons.

7. What do you do to get your hair like that?
My hair? Well it's already naturally really really fine and straight so it's really hard for me to do anything else with it. Curling it takes FOREVER and I need multiple hairties to keep it up.

8. What does your father do? hahaha i noe its a stupid question but i was just wondering since you have everything so branded and expensive!!!
Hahahaa well he's a director of a compound in Vietnam (Ciputra), moved from Indonesia.. Some of the stuff are my mom's so we share a lot!

9. Hi how do you stay fit, whats your exercise regime? or do you watch what you eat?
To be super honest, I don't watch what I eat (I mean I have McDonald's for breakfast sometimes :/ ) and I definitely am not athletic. The only exercise I get is from school. Hahaha terrible habits I know :(

10. hi again, I've read that you're in Vietnam, so you mean, you live in a compound and that's a vacant lot in Vietnam where you were in?sorry if i'm that curious, i just love your shots there..kinda refreshing to look,and honestly i'm kinda jealous of you!^^
Hahaha it's okay and thank you :D And yeah, it's exactly that :)

11. Which camera are you using?
Canon EOS 60D

12. hi! i recently found your blog via tumblr(or somewhere, i think), and i follow you immediately coz of the posts you have...so fashionable :) and i'm kinda curious, you always have this background in all of your pictures., your family own those lots? :)
oh no, no hahahhahaa it's the view from my balcony.. It's just empty land on the outskirts of town - I live in a compound. It's definitely not owned by my family hahahaha and thank you :)

13. Where do you get your inspiration from? And how do you match your clothes together so well?
I get my inspiration from absolutely anything: movies, music, pictures, people, looking through my closet... I don't know :) Usually I tend to match them in terms of color and then see how they look together.. Sometimes I just pick randomly :)

I've lost track if this was from the beginning of the month or not, but you guys can always visit my formspring to read the other questions!

Ciao,
Tammie.

You Asked the Questions, Here Are the Answers.

I'll compile all the questions into a list which will be posted here :) I've decided to compile them at the end of each month so people can find all of my answers on one post. Thank you everyone for your questions! So here they are:

1. Can you speak Vietnamese? Try speak some ;)
Xin chao! Chuc mung nam moi! And that's about how much Vietnamese I speak, hahahaha. 

2. When did you move to Viet?
In 3rd grade, which was in the year 2001. So a longgg time ago (this would be my 9th year since I arrived in August)

3. What camera do you use for your pictures?
My beautiful Canon EOS 60D :) Sometimes I secretly use my dad's camera, which is an EOS 5D just because he has a better lens and better camera in general.

4. I luv your fashion =)
Well, thank you :D I love you :)

5. How tall are you?
I'm 6 ft 5... in my dreams. I'm 5 ft 2 hahah which is about 159cm :( 

6. Why/when did you decide to become a fashion blogger?
Well I've always had this blog knowing that I wanted to blog about fashion... Then one day I just started taking pictures of my outfits and posting them, then it became a regular thing :) So it was very spontaneous and out of the blue. 

7. Thanks! Your beautiful photos inspire me to make a greater effort! How do you decide which clothes to buy when you shop? I'm sure you look great in them all xx
Thank you :) and I'm glad they're inspiring. I usually don't plan ahead (which is actually not a good idea because you spend more that way) but if I see a good piece that I really like and I try on, I would quickly think of outfit possibilities with what I already have or with other pieces that I will buy. It's either that way, or I already have something I'm prioritizing when I go shopping, but most of the time it's just go with the flow kind of thing :)

8. Do all your friends dress this way too? (like kinda dressed up vs the usual tshirt-jeans) Or is there a school dresscode? Do you ever wish your school had a uniform instead?
Yeah, pretty much. I think we influence each other a lot, so we dress very similar :)
There's no dresscode but there's (of course) some general rules like... no nudity... and yeah hahahaha. No, I really don't. I'm glad we have no uniforms because then you could dress any way you want!

9. Prettiest girl of your friends?
THEY'RE ALL GORGEOUS and I'm not even kidding. I'm not just saying this because I don't want to pick any either, I honestly wouldn't be able to pick anyways even if I wanted to. What defines being pretty? This may be a cliche answer but it's one that I really, honestly believe in.

10. Which shops do you usually shop at?
hmm.. About 90% of my closet is Zara, but I do go for Pull and bear, Forever 21 and other little thrift stores. I occasionally go to Topshop but its pricey so I only go when I feel sad/angry (therefore its justified if I spend a lot of money hahahhaa - just kidding) - or if I'm with my mom. It really depends on where I am, what I feel like getting and if I have the money.

11. Do you have any korean blood?
Nope :D hahaha I'm part chinese though. People always confuse me as being Japanese, Chinese or Korean and be really suprised when I tell them I'm Indonesian!

12. What's your weight?
I weigh 44 kg but it really fluctuates :/

13. Try to speak Indonesian and waktu di Indonesia tinggal dimana? (Where did you live in Indonesia?)
I'm from Jakarta and gw bener-bener dari jakarta, tapi bahasa indonesianya kurang lancar hahaha

14. Do you like where you live?
Yeah sure, I mean it has it perks but I love Indonesia and wished I lived there permanently. That won't be until a while though :(

15. When will you "Shop my Closet" be ready?
I'm so sorry this is taking forever, but I'm waiting to get my bank account set up - and before that I need to get my ID card made first (and figure out other legistics). We haven't gotten around to doing it but hopefully this summer it will be up and running so do stay tuned!

16. How old are you?
I look 12, but I'm 17 :)

17. How long have you and Michael been together?
 We just had our 9 months anniversary a few days ago :D

18. An E-mail from my friend xD:
Hi.

I don’t really know you and it would be nice to learn more about you.
Where do you live?
In Hanoi - Ciputra.
What is your fone-number?
Chi, my number is in your phone - check there :D
Who is the best person in your business class?
Chi Dang Dang.
Who is the best person going with you to the Backstreet boys concert?
CHI DANGG <3
And…what is your favorite color?? :)
My favorite color is purple!
It would be nice if you could answer these questions on your blog.
Thanks.
There's some more on my formspring if you guys want to read more but I really appreciate all questions and comments and e-mails!

Ciao,
Tammie.