Dressing Up for Autumn

I have to admit that it is a little bit difficult for me—a tropical girl—to pair up clothes for autumn. This is not my first autumn but I still didn’t learn how to properly dress up for it.

For regular autumn day, I think I can manage—jeans, sweater, and jackets. That is basic. But you see, we’ll be flying tomorrow to Austria and we are attending this party on Saturday evening. How will I dress for a semi-formal party in autumn?

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It’s easy to dress up for summer and winter but for spring and autumn? I find it difficult to look for autumn clothes because for one, I don’t like their colors. For this year’s autumn, it seems that the “in” color is purple and all its darker shades. Iw! Other options are gray, brown, maroon, beige, and black.—how bleak! And another reason is that temperature here in Shanghai is still warm so I don’t see a lot of stores selling autumn clothes yet and we don’t exactly have the luxury of time to shop when we arrive in Austria.

So… I don’t know. I only have today to look for something “nice” (as Marcus describes it) and if I can’t he just have to bear going to the party with me wearing what I think is good enough to keep me warm.

Something We Should Know About Ruth Parasol

Ruth Parasol, as many of you might have heard, is a self-made billionaire known for being a founding member of the largest online gaming community but many of us don’t know that Ruth Parasol is also a strong believer of philanthropy. ruth_parasol.jpgIn fact, she is the person behind Bonita Trust—an independent charity found on the mission to enrich Gibraltar community. From the time it was founded, Bonita Trust has grown and at the moment it is extending its mission to other countries like India.

Initially, Bonita Trust launched programs of endowments to educational, cultural, health and community projects in Gibraltar. Now, Bonita Trust is making significant donations to give free reconstructive surgery and treatment to underprivileged children in India who have cleft lip and cleft palate. Bonita Trust also has other programs like raising funds for specialist tuition for dyslexic children and for skin cancer awareness campaigns.

Ruth Parasol is among those women who use their success to help other people in need and we can learn a lot from her. We don’t have to be billionaires to reach out and help the communities we live in. I am sure that any kind of help, big or small, from each and every one of us can sum up to great things.