Day 40: Indianapolis 1 - Taking the red eye out of LA messed us all up. Got to the hotel and we passed out. I forced myself out of bed to see what this city had to offer. It was Memorial Day so it was a bit of a ghost town, which was kind of cool to walk around and not care if you were gonna get hit by cars or not. When in doubt in a city, head to their state park. ha!
Day 39: Miss Yuna had a video shoot in Malibu. Of course, when someone says “beach”, I’m there in a heartbeat. It was a bit of a guerrilla shoot so hats off to the make-up geniuses aka the Rucker sisters for doing their thangggg with sand in their cracks and with such ease. They’re super cool too, too cool for me! In the meantime, Deeds the SUPERGENIUS was wearing hella shorts and a tank top in the freezing cold. We rushed back and barely caught our flight to Indianapolis! Most stressful check-in ever.
Day 38: We were taking advantage of the few days off we had before #tourlife. Went to The Grove for lunch and cause I splurged on the tastiest donut ever. I decided to walk from Los Feliz all the way down to downtown. I was feeling very pensive about life and so I’d like to include this photo I took of a hand-written lyric by Jimi Hendrix. <3 you all.
Day 37: Beautiful day in downtown LA and we hung out on at Indie-Pop’s rooftop. Btw totally digging my Henry Holland for Le Specs sunglasses I bought at ActuallyKL before I left…also wearing my (duh) Levi’s cropped vest and Erykah Badu’s ‘Hip Hop is Bigger Than The Government’ tee!
Day 36: The night before while having a drink at Syrup in downtown LA, I met this man who began to tell me that he’s been these “prophecies” and ready to carry out the word of God. He was also convinced that we met for a reason. So being the open person that I am, I met him for lunch over a delicious plate of salmon tacos where I sat, listened and absorbed. It was interesting.
Day 35: Yuna and Faiz got in from Malaysia. The minute they walked in, I said, “Who wants to come to a Jimmy Kimmel Live taping with me? Kimbra’s performing!!” Jetlag got the best of Yuna but Faiz came with me. KIMBRA WAS BRILLIANT! We thought she was only going to perform 2 songs but she played 5! BONUS. Love her. Sorry for the cameraphone pics, these tv tapings are hella strict with cameras.
We’re about to go on tour soon. Haha Yuna has even bought a mini rice cooker and kettle. You can take the Malay out of Malaysia but you can’t take the Malaysia out of the Malay! Who’s coming out to the shows? Dates and ticket info at www.yunamusic.com.
moussonlove asked: With each post of yours, my desire to pack my bag and travel around the world get deeper and deeper. While writing this note, I took the decision to plan a year off within the years to come, to do just that. Thank you for inspiring me, bisous
THIS totally made my day/week/month. Thank YOU for that. I love it. Cannot wait to hear about your travels! xx
Day 34: Went to see Haim play at the Palihouse with Lincoln Jesser. You guys have no idea how obsessed I am with this band (just ask Yuna). Go download their EP, you will not regret it. Cannot wait for a full length album.
Day 33: Got a rideshare from SF to LA right after Bay to Breakers on Sunday. And if you weren’t reading my tweets while in the car…let’s just say I’m done with rideshares. The perk of getting picked up and dropped off to my destination and saving 2 hours on the ride doesn’t outweigh my want to sleep on the bus and need to avoid awkward conversations about religion!!
On another note…I was just in San Francisco, the city where Levi Strauss & Co. was birthed!! I felt kind of nerdy since 80% of my travel clothes consists of Levi’s (don’t believe me, look at the photos!!). It’s like sucking up to the teacher by being in the first row in class. I digress, just wanted to do a shout out to Levi’s Malaysia for supporting this little adventure of mine. Hopefully, some of you have been inspired to #GoForth, travel and live your life the way you want to!
