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18 Favourite Songs from 2018

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  1. BTS – Fake Love (Rocking Vibe Remix)
  2. Sunmi – Siren
  3. BTS – Euphoria
  4. BTS – I’m Fine
  5. Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
  6. Queen – Bohemian Rhaposdy
  7. BTS – Airplane Pt.2
  8. Young The Giant – Art Exhibit
  9. Conan Gray – Generation Why
  10. Leoniden – People
  11. BTS – Magic Shop
  12. Radwimps – Sparkle
  13. Troye Sivan – Fools
  14. RM – moonchild
  15. Aurora – Queendom
  16. HEAVN – Fortitude
  17. Wardruna – Helvegen
  18. Black Sabbath – Solitude

I’d love to know if you like any of these songs? And what were your favourite songs from 2018? Even though there is a lot of k-pop, specifically BTS, on my list, I’d say that I have a very diverse music taste. I’m always curious to find a new artist, sound or mv that I haven’t heard of before! So please leave some recommendations!

Love, Epi

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May Favourites

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The weeks are passing by so quickly.. where did almost half the year go?! That the weeks are passing quickly has probably to do with the fact that I’m actually busy doing stuff and not sitting at home all day. On one hand this is really good, because it means I am productive and not just procrastinating.. On the other hand, it also means the time is passing by ~ and I haven’t really done many of the things on my to-do list for this year. It’s not like I need to check off everything on this list, but there is just so much I want to do, though never seem to get to.

At least I’m managing to make a favourites post this time! And there’s a playlist with all my favourite songs from May. So please enjoy listening to the songs while reading. And let me know what songs you’ve been into recently!

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As always, a tea favourite first. This time it’s loose tea from a supermarket. I never noticed you could fill up the tea of your choice at the supermarket, but at the Kaufland in my area there is a tea bar. There are many interesting flavours and I hope I can try more soon. So far I’ve tried the Green Tea Cappucino Caramell which is so nice!

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I’ve wanted a Fjäll Räven Kanken for such a long time and I finally got one! It’s the Re-Kanken in Ox Red and I love it so much! I really like the dark red colour and the fact that it’s made from recycling material makes it even better. Even though the backpack does not look that big, it can fit a lot. It easily fits an A4 size notepad and a 1 liter bottle. It has a little pocket in the front with a zipper for easy access and a little pocket on each side. It also has an integrated pocket in the back of the main pocket, where you could store a laptop. I’ve been using my Fjäll Räven nonstop and I feel like I will use it for a long time!

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I got this shirt from RedBubble at the beginning of the year. Since it has been really warm the past weeks, I could wear it a lot. For all those fangirls & boys out there, you know what this shirt is about (~^_^~) What I really like about the shirt is the simple design and the fact that not everyone immediately know what it’s about. I also really like the mix of English/Korean on the shirt, I think it looks nice. For everyone who hasn’t got any clue what this shirt is about.. just look at my next favourite!

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A music favourite that I couldn’t include in my playlist and also deserves a mention here is BTS’ 血、汗、淚 (Blood, Sweat & Tears) Japanese Version. I love both the korean and japanese version of the song. I’ve watched the mv for the korean version 피 땀 눈물 so many times, because it is just beautiful and aesthetic and artsy af. When the japanese version came out, I watched that one many times as well. Both mv’s have amazing cinematography. The korean version has a more classy vibe, while the japanese version is more grungy. I’m still not really sure about the entire story and meaning behind the WINGS concept, but I guess we’ll never really find out. Let’s say the story and theories are up for interpretation and the fandom is doing a really good job. Plus I find the concept really inspiring.

Apparently this mv is the last one for th WINGS era and the storyline has ended now. I am really excited to see what BTS comes up with next!

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Can I call this one a beauty favourite? I am not sure and I don’t think this category will be featured too often, since I don’t try too many beauty related products. However I’ve been loving the Face and Body Cleanser from Lush. The one I have is calles Let the Good Times Roll and it smells like sweet popcorn. It even has popcorn in it. It seems a little pricy, but you get a lot of use out of the product. I’ve been using mine for over two months and the small sized container is still about 70% full. I use it mainly to clean my face. It rubs off all the dead skin and oil, but is very gentle. My skin feels fresh and soft after using it.

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As I told you before, it’s been super warm here the past few weeks. And I am so glad that our flat has a balcony! The balcony is facing North-East towards the backyard. It seems a bit unfortunate at first, because there is only the morning sun to enjoy there. But these days when it was really hot we could sit on the balcony in the shade. It was like the balcony was our living room, we drank coffee, listened to music and read our books in the afternoon. I am not a summer person, because the heat makes me exhausted, but being able to spent the time on our balcony made it bearable.

So far for my May favourites. I still can’t believe it’s month 6 out of 12 already. I hope we can all spend the second half of the year well. And maybe have some summer adventures soon?!

Thank you for reading so far. Let me know what your favourites in the month of May were! Read you soon!

Love, Epi

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February Favourites & Playlist

febfav7Can you believe one month has passed already?! I know February feels extra short because of a missing day or two, but it still feels like the month went by super fast! There was always something happening or something to look after, so I guess I didn’t even have much time to think about the time passing much. I still had lots of time to listen to new music and try out stuff. So I’m gonna share some of my favourites with you again.

febfav2First things first, and something really important.. of course there is a new favourite tea! It’s the TEEKANNE Blueberry Muffin tea. It really has this sweet muffin taste, that a lot of the other ‘cake’ teas are missing. And it makes the whole room smell like freshly baked sweets, which is a nice bonus.

febfav6This month there is a food favourite as well. I feel like I’ve finally found a really good vegan cheese! It’s the Simply V cheese. There are different flavours available. It is lactose free and soy free, because it’s made mainly out of almond. This sort has a cheesy flavour and not this artificial one that most vegan cheeses have. It’s also good for pizza, pasta, etc. because it melts like real cheese. The pack is a little pricy compared to normal cheese, but very worth the price!

febfav3My favourite series this month was the kdrama Hwarang. Hwarang translates to ‘flowering knights’ and represents the young and beautiful male knights of Silla. The reigning queen decides to form an army to protect the kingdom until her son, the faceless king, who lives secretly in the kingdom, can be crowned. To keep control and power, the queen decides to turn the sons of the rich elite into knights. How will the sons of the hostile families get along? And will the faceless king be able to ascend the throne? I was very impressed with the acting in this drama. I thought there was the right balance between drama and comedy, keeping the tension while still having scenes to laugh about. Since this was the first kdrama I watched, I can’t really compare it, but it definitely made me curious to watch more kdramas!

febfav4My music favourite is the new BTS album YOU NEVER WALK ALONE. When you listen to my playlist, you will find a few BTS tracks on it and also the new releases Spring Day and  Not Today. Both great, but very different songs. One a ballade type pop song, the other a heavy bass dance track. Both with amazing meaningful lyrics (as all of BTS songs). The music videos were beyond my expectation, once again. Even though I’ve watched them so many times already, I am still so fascinated with the videography, the details, the transitions and the symbols. And obviously the dance as well! Other than these two songs, 2 new ones were added to the tracklist from the previous WINGS album, that was released last year.

febfav5My last favourite from February are my Letraset ProMarker. I’ve had these markers for a long time, but never drew with them, because I simply didn’t know how to use them when I was younger. Lately I’ve been trying to draw more and decided to make use of these markers. I still have to practice and figure out how they work best, but I’m happy that I can finally make use of them! Also I’m really surprised that they are still working fine, even though I have had them for years.

Ok, that’s it for this month. Now I have a really exciting March ahead of me. I hope all of you will have a great March! What were your favourites in February or what did you like about the past month? Let me know!

Love, Epi


TEEKANNE Blueberry Muffin https://www.teekanne-shop.de/de/sweeteas/blueberry-muffin
Simply V http://www.simply-v.de/produkte/simply-v-geniesserscheiben
Hwarang Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd8zd9SmFXk
Watch Hwarang on Viki https://www.viki.com/tv/29810c-hwarang
BTS bighit homepage http://bts.ibighit.com/
LETRASET ProMarker http://www.winsornewton.com/row/shop/graphic-markers/promarker
*not sponsored* (I wish tho)
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January Favourites & Playlist

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The first month of 2017 is already over.. the year has just begone and it’s already chapter 2 of 12. That’s crazy! Time just flies by in my opinion!

But since it’s a new month, I wanted to share some of my favourites from January, including a playlist with all the songs I listened to over and over again. You can listen to the playlist from my soundcloud while reading the rest of the post, if you like!

My most favourite thing about January was definitely the beautiful Winter we had! All the snow, covering thejan-favs4 hills and trees in white, making the forest look like a Winter Wonderland. Even though it was really cold, I enjoyed walking trough the crispy air with the sunshine on my face. Afterwards I could make a tea and sit in front of the fireplace to get warm again. The dog loved the snow as well. She ran around like crazy and played with it, until she was fully covered. Playing in the snow, sliding down the hill, going ice skating with a whole bunch of people was so much fun! Since we didn’t have much snow the past few year, I really came to appreciate and enjoy the Winter weather!

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Snailmail is something I’ve discovered recently. Of course, writing letters and making friends around the world isn’t a new concept to me. I’ve always loved writing letters and I’ve been sending cards to my friends. But there is a whole online community of pen pals and snailmailer, that I wasn’t aware of. Now that I know of this community and have gotten in contact with a few peeps, I am really excited to write more lovely letters in the future. Some are already on their way to another country!

Ojan-favs1ne thing to know about me is that I love tea. My tea collection constantly grows. I have some all-time-favs, but there are two flavours I’ve really liked a lot recently. One is the TEEKANNE Japanisches Kirschblütenfest (japanese cherryblossomfest), which has a really light cherry flavour. It’s naturally a little sweet, so it almost tastes like a treat! The other one I’ve been drinking especially in the morning, is Meßmer Energie, Ingwer Holunderblüte (Energy, ginger elderflower). As the name says, the tea is really energizing. With the combination of ginger and elderflower, it isn’t too spicy, which I find many ginger teas to be. I will put links for the tea at the end of the post, in case anyone in interested.

All the profile pictures that show my face feature one of jan-favs5the 
SNOW
filters. I really like playing with the features of this app and trying out all the cute filters when I’m bored. I don’t really use the app itself to communicate, but since you can save the pictures, it doesn’t matter to me. I think it’s a cute alternative to snapchat anyways..

Ranting Monkey is a web series about kpop idol and f(x) member Amber Liu. In a vlog-type format we get to follow her around the world, seeing what her daily life and her work is like, where she goes and what she does. But not only that. Since it’s called RANTING monkey, Ajan-favs3mber talks alot. Many of the topics she covers are dear to her heart, and meant to inspire and influence people around the world in a positive way. However this doesn’t mean the videos are serious. Expect lots of funny moments, hanging out with her friends, doing silly stuff… Maybe I’m just biased (because I really am), but in my opinion she is such an inspirational person and watching these videos is like hanging out with her! The last episode was released last month, and it makes me really sad that there will be no more videos (as of now). But I can still go and re-watch them anytime!

The last thing on my favourites list is another app. It is called Memrise and it’s a good help to study. I use it to improve my language skills. I’m refreshing jan-favs6my Japanese and I started learning Korean. The app is built like a game. You are an astronaut on a mission. Trough studying you gain points. When you have earned enough points, you level up. As the levels get higher, you learn more words and phrases (and signs in Japanese and Korean). There are several rounds to repeat the words. What I find really useful is the combination of seeing the words in multiple choice, writing the words yourself and being told the words. This way, you repeat them often in different ways. For me it makes it easier to remember than just studying by hard. Also, the app doesn’t only feature many languages, but has lots of different categories like science, literature, music, etc. as well!

If you have made it through my list, please tell me your favourite things of the month of January! I’d love to know!

Love, Epi


TEEKANNE Japanischer Kirschblütentee https://www.teekanne-shop.de/de/gruener-weisser-tee/weisser-teegenuss/japanisches-kirschblueten-fest
Meßmer Energie, Ingwer Holunderblüte https://www.amazon.de/Me%C3%9Fmer-Energie-Ingwer-Holunderbl%C3%BCte-Pack-Packung/dp/B007BA5LD8
Ranting Monkey https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWoGc25qzA3vTE8zx0OYLPs687l8BQsXw
Memrise Homepage https://www.memrise.com/
Memrise AppStore https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.memrise.android.memrisecompanion&hl=de