You gotta be this tall

This will be a short post, which is sorta funny since the topic is about my height.. geddit? :-P

Quite a few people have noticed that I'm not the tallest.. and that is true.. relatively speaking. You see, I'm 1,71 metres.. or in Yankee units.. that 5 feet 7 inches. 

As you may or may not know, the Dutch are the tallest bunch of people in the world! And by Dutch, I mean the white Caucasian, raised on daily potatoes meals and bread with cheese lunches people! Not import people like me, even though I was born here (so I do consider myself to be proper Dutch as well).

So yeah, compared to white Dutch women.. I don't stand out. And compared to white Dutch men.. I'm tiny! :P Even when I'm wearing heels.

If you've been a long-time follower of my Flickr-photo page, you'll know that I've been to Japan. Now, compared to those cute petite Japanese girls, even *I* was a giant! :-P

At least, I'm shorter than this flower plant thingie! :-D

Working on the next bunch of videos, so enjoy the last two!

Blue party dress in cool lights

→ See me almost get hit by a dude on a BMX bike! :-P ←

There are all kinds of clothes,.. but for me.. dresses are my favourite. And in that category.. the ones with pretty details and soft fabrics are my absolute number one! You know,.. the types of dresses I would have worn to a prom if I had ever gotten the chance when I was still young.

Ah well, not going to prom may have been a missed opportunity, but there will always be other parties. And this blue party dress from Steps might be something I'd wear!

At a certain point, it was getting a bit dark (a drawback of this season), so while we're driving back from the first photo-shoot location, we noticed the pretty lights in this outdoor hallway of the Dutch Architecture Institute in Rotterdam. The cool thing is that the lights change colour all the time! So it made for some cool effects while taking pictures and videos!

One day, when those invitations to red carpet events will start rolling in, I hope I get to do this whole being photographed by the press thing.. and that I will see shots like the ones above in the magazines! A girl can dream, right?! ;-)

I think these kind of dresses are made to be worn with high-heeled sandals, so for that,.. I broke out my 5 inch ones from Dorothy Perkins. I've had these babies for quite some years now, but they still look very pretty, I think! I do wish I had painted my nails.. these shoes deserve that.

I don't know how many of you do photo-shoots, but with me.. there always comes a moment where I'm just done posing and worrying about whether the angles are flattering, whether my hair is still properly styled and whatnot. At that moment, I just switch on the silliness.. and get a few photographs of that! :-P

And that usually means, it's time to stop!

What better way to end a great evening wearing this dress by having a tasty beverage.. cheers!

Like I said, it was getting very dark.. so after a few takes, I almost gave up on the idea of also shooting a video. However, at the Dutch Architecture Institute, the lighting conditions were quite okay.. and we managed to get a few video clips there. Almost got run over by a dude on a BMX. So.. enjoy!

Having a personal hairdresser is great!

While I still have a lot to learn about make-up (still want to do a proper course or have a MAC MUA teach me a few tricks,.. or something like that), I think I've reached a level where I can say that in basic terms.. I know what I'm doing. I mean.. I don't look like a clown, right? :P

However, if we're talking about doing stylish things with hair.. I'm relatively clueless! I know how to brush it into something feminine.. and then cement it with lots of hairspray!

Fortunately, I have some friends who love to play with my hair and style it. And I love what they do with it! :D

Actually, I should just film the whole process while they're doing my hair.. and hopefully.. with practice, I can recreate it! :)

I'm usually not one for catch phrases, but I do like this one very much! Don't let anyone set your life course for you... YOU are the one who should determine dreams you want to follow.

Of course, this doesn't mean that one should behave like an inconsiderate douche-bag. There are plenty of ways to chase your dreams, while being a good friend or family member. :)

This cute sweet green/white dress is not mine, by the way. As you probably know.. most of my female friends not just like to style my hair.. they also wear the same dress size. This dress (which she found in a thrift shop, if I'm not mistaken) is not the type of dress that I would likely try on while shopping, but I do think it looks quite okay on me. What do you think?

It's probably more suited for working in a hip fashionable environment like creative marketing than for doing experiments in a technical scientific environment like a laboratory. :P

Perhaps cute flats would have been better with this cute dress, but yeah.. heels all the way, baby! So I paired it with my nude New Look 5 inch heels. :)

We didn't shoot any videos during this evening, so until I can get my hands on this dress once more.. you'll have to do with the last two. :P