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HELLO!!

by Michele Yong Posted on April 7, 2011

Yes I’m still alive.

It’s been more than 2 months since my last update and a lot has been happening then (which doesn’t really answer why I don’t post since I should have so much material). Anyway to make things short, Fashion Week happened and I was occupied with a lot of shoots with the MIFA team who came all the way to Paris. I will probably make a whole post on that itself.

Few weeks after, I went to the land of caviar and vodka… RUSSIA! I was there for Russia Fashion Week for Farah Khan’s show (probably also another post on this itself). It was a pity I didn’t go wild there since it was cold most of the time, but mostly the fact that my crazy Russian girls weren’t there After all, how often would it be that I end up in Moscow right? It’s a pretty complicated place to go to without the right documents and reasons…..

Anyway, time for photos!

Look at all that snow!

Moscow by night.

The Red Square.

Any by day.

St. Basil’s Cathedral.

Red Square again!

I have to say though, it was complete luxury going there. Getting chauffeured from the airport and back in a brand new Mercedes, all to myself, staying in a luxurious room in the Ritz Carlton, getting champagne and caviar for breakfast… Not sure why I didn’t take photos of that! Ok so there was champagne but I did not take it for breakfast because I figured it was too much (or I am just getting older).

Of course there was stuff in between, going to shows, doing a photo shoot all over Moscow in one day. It was like a express tour! It happened all so fast and then it was finally time to go again. And just when the weather was getting nicer!

Time to go home.

Home-coming gifts from sweetie

The weather in Paris was so amazing when I returned, it was the perfect opportunity to go for a quick picnic in the park. I remember saying I was already sick of having so many picnics last year but when you don’t do it for at least 6 months because of winter and the sun comes back out, it’s too hard to resist. I even had time to do a quick tanning session. Yes, it was that warm! From 0ºC one month ago to 25ºC in the afternoon today. CAN YOU IMAGINE???

Oh it’s so pretty…..

Spring definitely makes me a happy person and this is also my first time experiencing a full bloom season. I love autumn too but spring is just so beautiful don’t you think?

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The Month Of December

by Michele Yong Posted on January 4, 2011

I guess December was a fun and exciting month because I went to Amsterdam (again), it was Christmas and New Years and I met a lot of friends and had fun with them. Too bad I didn’t actually take many photos of these events. I finally had proper Malaysian dinners, a lot more Asian food, dinner parties, etc. It was a good month really.

The one thing I don’t like about December is the part about spending too much money. It always happens in December!

When I was in Amsterdam, I stayed in a boathouse with Ian and his family. It was an interesting experience because it was very… different from anything I’ve tried before. Actually it is just like a teeny-tiny apartment inside the boat, just not recommended for people who get seasick easily. I have to say though, it’s extremely calming sleeping on a bed that’s gently rocking all the time.

Our ‘neighbours’.

Met up with Katrina too, now only Steph is missing!

When I came back, Romain was getting a new kitchen installed so his parents came to Paris to help him out. Apparently in France, people rarely ever hire workers to do DIY things to their home. Because of that, the 2 weeks became incredibly crazy and by the end of it, all 3 of them couldn’t stand a minute longer of each other! We are all really happy with the new kitchen though, especially me because I spend so much time there!

Still very much at the beginning.

It was such a nice day outside too…

Finally finished! And a very curious Fifou.

I also met Alice for the first time after having seen her when skype-ing with Chrysan during her days in Paris. It was really fun because we went back to a familiar part of town, and it was almost as if we’ve known each other before. That’s pretty much my summary of this month.

This one’s for you, Chrysan!

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My Snowy Adventures

by Michele Yong Posted on December 12, 2010

Experiencing snowfall in Paris is very often romantic, but most of the time after that it turns into muddy icy mush that’s disgusting and slippery to walk on. The past week, it has been snowing here more often than expected especially so early in December. I’ve always wanted to make a snowman but there was never enough snow on the ground to do that.

View of the park from Romain’s living room

Snow outside my window

Fortunately one day it snowed a lot and I took the opportunity to make my long awaited snowman with my housemate Susanne. It was quite exciting and the results looked really good! We even had a small audience watching us in the park and many people took photos of it and even with it.

Curious crowd wondering what we were up to

Susanne making the finishing touches

After one hour in the freezing snow, we present to you…

Voila, our snowman Monsieur Jean-Romain! (hehe)

p.s Susanne went back the next day to check on Monsieur Jean-Romain but apparently he had turned into a pile of icy mush on the ground and even lost his banana nose that we left there too!

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Martin Angerbauer: Paris, 13 September 2010

by Michele Yong Posted on December 7, 2010

I forgot to post the test shoot that I did many months ago in the summer with Martin Angerbauer and Coppélia Pique. It was the first shoot I’ve done after a very long hiatus in between moving to Paris, and the first I’ve done in my tiny apartment (a long way has come after that!). I don’t shoot male models often enough though, so I think maybe I should try it a bit more. It has its own set of challenges but it’s definitely interesting to see the results.