Pastels On My Birthday

So this was my birthday outfit on the 16th! Wore something warm since it was raining that day but I managed to stay cool by bearing my legs. As you can see, I was trying to evoke a "mature"/"womanly" charm on these photos since I just turned 20 after all by donning a casual-sophisticated outfit but still keeping the look youthful by choosing individual pieces that were still cute and young like matching purple bow ring and earrings, studded cuffs to balance out the serious-looking wristwatch, heart-printed jumper, pink bodycon skirt, denim polo instead of a crisp white button down and a colorful bag. Just because I said byebye to being a teen doesn't mean I have to grow up overnight, right? Plus, I wanted to wear something that was still "me". 

So on my birthday I spent the first half of my day by listening to 90's music like Spice Girls songs, Lovefool by The Cardigans, Kiss Me, There She goes and Don't Dream It's Over by Sixpence None The Richer, Don't Speak by No Doubt, You Learn and Ironic by Alanis Morisette and even a little Aqua on the side just 'coz I felt like reminiscing and looking back on my childhood. Haha! And maaan, the songs back then were totally more meaningful than the music that we have today (with the exception of a few of course). So yeah, after getting a bit teary from the nostalgia that washed over me (Haha oh damn I guess I'm really getting older), I went to Trinoma to celebrate my 20th over a lovely intimate dinner with my high school besties at California Pizza Kitchen. We had the place all to ourselves so we were able to talk, laugh, eat and camwhore non-stop like we owned the place and that was when I realized that I was finally truly happy and content with my life as of the moment. And that realization was the best gift that I received on my birthday. :)

PS. Would you guys mind if I post some photos from my birthday dinner and some other random things on here? 

heart jumper- from Korea

denim buttondown- 11th of October

bodycon skirt- Sachico

mask ring and studded cuff- c/o Bubbles

watch- Swatch

pink beads- Love eye candy

bag- Mom's

shoes- F-stop

XO.

Blast From The Past

Tomorrow, I will submit my midterm paper for INSERCH. Oh and yeah, it's my 19th birthday too. How nice, my birthday week is also midterms week in school. Blech. Guess I'll have to pull another all-nighter tonight. Huhu. What about my beauty sleep? Haha!

It's actually the first time that I'm dreading having to add another year to my age. I dunno, I think it's 'coz I'm afraid I haven't accomplished much in the last years or maybe I'm just being too hard on myself and I don't see the things that I have already achieved. Well, whatever. All this birthday stuff had me reminiscing about last year's celebration. My 18th was definitely something I would never forget mainly 'coz it made me see how much I'm loved by my family, relatives and friends. That night I was extremely grateful to God for gifting me with another birthday and for everything that he's given me, my friends who live in the South 'coz I know it was definitely a looong drive to QC but they still came anyway, my high school and CTAC friends who surprised me by showing up when they said they couldn't make it, my grade school friends that have stayed in my life even after my life in GSCS, my blockmates who made transitioning from high school to college easy and bearable for me and my family for loving me so beautifully and unconditionally I could cry. :">

I'll just have to remind myself how lucky I am for everything that I have in my life 'coz now that I think about it, worrying myself about getting old is so stupid and petty. I guess when we get too comfortable in life we tend to forget how blessed we are. Though I won't be getting enough sleep tonight, I'm so thankful for tomorrow. :)

Much Love,
Scarlet April xx