A Party

Every year, my mom and her friends host a series of Christmas parties in their respective homes. My sister is always given the task to prepare and cook the food for our party while I help her out by running errands and being her "sous chef". This year, the three of us (Mama, sis, and I) brainstormed and thought of doing plated Western meals in contrast to last year's Filipino-buffet style. I'm actually quite proud of my sister for pulling this off. She certainly outdid herself this year. And since the party was just held at home and I was merely a server/waitress (haha), I opted to dress casually but still dressy enough for it. And of course I had to follow our motif which was pink and purple. 

top- Mom's
lace shorts- sister's
shoes- Gibi
necklace- H&M

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Neon Dots

Just a few more days 'til Christmas and I still can't wear the sweaters that I hoarded because it's still so warm here in Manila. I mean, just look at my first post for December. It's the total opposite of warm pullovers, mugs of hot cocoa and wool socks. A summer type of post is what I have here instead. We welcomed the 1st of December by going to Pico de Loro for my little sister's birthday. It felt so much like summer, as seen on these photos. I am in no way a beach babe. I am the first one to hide under the cool shade of a beach umbrella. I am the least excited when my family plans for a beach trip. I can't swim to save my life. And I don't like wearing swimsuits. But if there's a thing or two that I like about it, it's the change of scenery and the relaxed vibe at the beach. 

Now, about the outfit. As I mentioned earlier, I don't like wearing swimsuits. First, because I'm quite shy to bear more skin than the usual (conservative ang peg!). Second, I feel naked (HAHAHA). And lastly, I just think it's too revealing and intimate (like lingerie) to be worn outside. But that's just me. Do forgive me for my weirdness my dear readers. So for beach trips, I tend to wear maillots/one piece, swimsuit dresses, or bikini tops with high waist bottoms. Anything bra and knicker type, I scurry away from. Hahaha!

maillot- from Vietnam
shorts- random
sandals- gift from my Anna Banana

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Chase The Sun

I literally had to chase the sun to be able to get good lighting for these photos. Well, not literally but you get the picture! The sun was about to set in a few hours so I dragged my good friend Bea to immediately take these shots. My friends were laughing at me because I was looking up at the sky with a very concerned look on my face and was telling them, "yung araw, yung araw!". I cannot emphasize enough how important good lighting is. Haha! So anyway, here's another print-on-print outfit for ya! I wore these shorts here and used it for a more subtle type of print-on-print look. This time, I went real colorful with it and paired it with florals (and polka dots still)! It made sense for me to pair it with this blouse because of the same fuchsia pink accents. So what do you think? 

Thank you to Bea for taking these photos for me!

top- F21
shorts- F21
necklace- F-Stop
bag- Mom's
shoes- Pampanga

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Geometry

And I'm backkk! If the malware problem of my blog hadn't been fixed by now, I swear I'd get blogging withdrawal/anxiety. I wonder if you guys get that too? Anyway, a million thanks to my hero-slash-IT-expert-slash-tutor Mark for helping me with this! 


Now onto the look! This was my outfit when we went out to celebrate Father's Day at Shangri La Chinese Resto. The top and shorts seemed like they were meant for each other, yeah? Decided to go all matchy-matchy on this one for that quirky-fun look. If you're scared to try out the print-on-print look, then I have two tips for you (not that I'm an expert on this or anything). 1) Polka and stripes are a match made in heaven. There's just something about combining straight hard lines with soft round curves like circles that makes it geometrically pleasing to the eyes (woah, Geometry! Haha!). But seriously, if you're still not too "out there" in trying out this trend then you should definitely go for this more subtle print combo. 2) Tone it down so your outfit won't look too busy. In my case, I opted to wear a top with a simple cut (t-shirt) and plain front design. All of the print action was happening at the back. Then I used black accents and stuck to two color schemes which was black and fuchsia. 


Hope that helps! :)


top- Forever21
shorts-Forever21
bag- bought online
shoes- Parisian
accessories- DV

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Something About Mary

It has been a while since I last donned an all cutesy-preppy outfit like this. It's all thanks to this polka top that I borrowed from my fave cousin, Mary---hence the title. This whole outfit post is to annoy her actually since I paired her blouse with my pink brogues which she has a complete aversion to. I remember telling her to give brogues/oxfords a chance but she rejected the idea entirely. 


Anyway, wore this when the whole family watched the China National Acrobatic Circus last month. I wasn't really expecting much from the show but boy I was proven wrong! I was totally blown away by their stunts! By the end of the show, we bought one of those dumbbell-looking yoyos as seen on the 6th photo (which by the way, looks easy to play but until now we still don't know how it works haha!). I guess I was even more excited than the kids in the family. Lol. 


top- Mary's
shorts- random brand
brogues- from Korea
necklace- Forever21
satchel- Coconut Gold
flower hairpin- H&M
socks- SM Dept. store

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Geeky and Chunky

Here's me rambling as I tell you all about these photos. I spent yesterday at the mall instead of staying in and doing my papers (what a good student, right?). I figured since I was already so depressed, dressing up (for a good reason) to go to the mall with a friend was a perfect pick me-upper. Chunky heels and nerdy glasses were the common denominators of our outfits. When two (or more) blogger friends meet, cam-whoring's always bound to happen hence our seemingly endless photos. Hmm, lipstick on my teeth, that's gotta be my trademark. My friends are so used to seeing pink/red smudges on my teeth that they don't bother telling me to wipe it off anymore. Also glad that I found a friend in En's little cousin, Ishy. Ended the day by laughing our butts off and chatting some more while munching on gooey chocolate donuts at Rn'B, that homey and quaint cafe near our house. Yesterday was a blast and I couldn't quite contain my giddiness for something that I am supposed to keep mum about. Thank you En for that day! *winks*

Photo credits: Nicole Santos and her Tita. :)

P.S. Thank you all so much for the blogversary greetings! They were very much appreciated! :)

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