Embrace The Change

Hooray for my new blog layout! I'm finally getting the hang of CSS and HTML codes. LOL. I wanted to change my blog layout since the start of 2014 but my schedule won't permit. Good thing is that we have a very long summer vacation and now I got time to do things. It took me almost a week to finish revamping my blog. Please notice the changes, even the littlest ones because I had a hard time figuring out the codes for each. Especially the drop down menu and jump break links!! HAHAHA. I also had a problem with the LinkWithin widget so I switched to nRelate! So feel free to explore and try out the new features I added or modified! :D

Solidarity Weekend

"The shirt you wear shows you care." 

Went all casual last week and wore my #TulongPH shirt to show love for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. It's been almost a month already since the typhoon hit the Philippines. It's one of the most destructive typhoons we ever had. Thousands of families in the Visayas were homeless, foodless for weeks. We could all help in our own little ways, just by wearing this simple shirt to help spread the word can even make a big difference. 

Seeing pictures and hearing news about the aftermath of the typhoon made me realize even more how lucky I am to have food, shelter, clothes, and not to mention, family for everyday of my life. Well anyway, we really cannot predict life. We will all have those ups and downs so let us just be thankful for what we have now - and enjoy every moment of it. ;)

#TulongPH shirt | Shorts: Bny | Plaid: Van Heusen | Sneakers: Keds | Bag: Parisian (From Romina Vera)

I Heart NY

Oh yes, I <3 NY. Even though I haven't been to the city yet. And I wish I could go there real soon. Hello mommy, hello daddy, please let us go there!!!!!! LOL =))

Remember how I'm talking about hand-me-down clothes from my mom here? Well, here's another top from her. This used to be my pambahay top, pantulog even. :PP Then I thought, what a waste. And since cropped tops are big this season, I decided to make one out of my old clothes. Reinventing pieces such as this would help widen the range of your closet without spending money - perfect tip for students!! Especially if you're a college student with no uniform and don't want to repeat the same clothes to school again and again yet don't have the money to buy clothes everyday! :D

So anyway, I wore this super comfy outfit last June 7, 2013. It was the death anniversary of my grandfather. We went to North Cemetery early morning to pay respects and offer prayers. Then we went to Ortigas to claim the dress I won at the photo contest of SM GTW. Thanks to everyone who voted anyway! :* Then we went to Katie's house to make arrangements for my gown then went to SM Megamall to find some of the things we need.

Busy day? Indeed. :D That's why I went for sneakers. Well you know me, I always go for comfort! ;) We'd be sleeping at my aunt's house that night so I have to bring a bag to contain all my necessities. And I already told you that nothing could go wrong with my favorite bag, so I just grabbed it from the racks and stuffed it with my things.

Top: Mom's | Skirt: Bazaar | Sneakers: Keds | Bag: Kipling

Loose-ing It

Have you ever felt the feeling of being left out? To be that one person in your group of friends who doesn't know a thing, and seeing the people around you whispering and staring at each other and see their eyes rolling and saying, "be quiet!", "why did you bring that up?!", "it's not for them to know!". I know that some people wants their secrets kept and only known by their bestestfriends, but its just so sad to think that you're the only one not told from the people around you.

It's fine with me if there are things happening in your life and you don't want me to know. I just hope that I wouldn't hear anything about it and feel that "Oh, I thought we were close enough to share everything that's going on in our lives, but I thought wrong." I know that I don't have the right to be angry when secrets/things are kept from me. It's just that it sucks to feel that they don't trust you or you're not worthy of their secrets.

So, okay enough of that. Let's move on. If ever you're experiencing the same thing, just think that sometimes, it's good not to know and be involved in everything. Now let's think of happy thoughts: CLOTHES ❤ Believe me or believe me, just thinking of clothes can lighten up my mood and brighten up my day. 

I'm so happy with how this outfit turned out. I just remember staring at my clothes and trying everything on. I can't believe how everything came together. It looks so young, fresh and carefree! I wish I could think of more outfits that bring out the same vibes. 

Haha. I look so happy in this photo 😄 

Top: Next Jeans | Skirt: Candie's | Sneakers: Keds

Hungry Jungle

Awww, I'm really loving animal prints lately. I can't believe I'd find something like this in SM GTW, I always thought I could only see this in stores like forever21, cotton on, etc. That's why I love shopping at SM GTW, they're items are as good as forever21 but in a lower price.

Anyway I wore this when my HS friends and I went to Trinoma to watch Iron Man 3. Gaaaaahd, I'm really so happy when I'm with them! <3 I'm not making so much friends in college, because in UPLB, we don't have blocs wherein you'd be with them for the rest of the semester. You'd have different classmates in every subject. That's why I'm still sticking with my beloved, crazy HS friends. 

So back to my outfit, I'm really loving this vest!! I've waited for a week or two before I can have it and  I can't wait to wear them again! The lion collar tip is just too cute to resist! I can already imagine 3-4 outfits to wear with this vest. HAHA! It's kind of my hobby, imagining outfits with whatever's inside my closet. Lol

I went for my (and my sister's) new keds. <3 AHAHAHA, I got everything I'm wearing on the 3-day sale at SM Sta. Rosa last April. Oooooh, so much to love about sale! I'm wearing my sister's shorts btw! HAHA I love this point in time where I can wear my mother's and sister's clothes and shoes!!

Ughhh my body hurts everywhere! We've been cleaning our play room for days now. There's so much mess in there! HAHA. We're planning to turn it into a dressing room and we're almost done. Yey! Anyway, my mom and I went for a joyride yesterday. We went to Solenad 2, Solenad 1, then SM Sta. Rosa. And congratulations to my mom who has finally driven, at the speed of 100kph, at SLEX!! Wooohoooo =)) 

Top: SM GTW | Vest: Next Jeans | Shorts: Next Jeans | Sneakers: Keds | Sunnies: Drop and Shop

It's A Boy Girl Thing

Okaaay, so how about a boyish but girly ensemble? (huh, ano dawww HAHAHAHA) Uhm, here's the thing, when I see button downs, the thing that pops immediately into my mind is "those are for guys" and I don't know why.

Even though I think that button downs are for guys, certainly, many shops proved me wrong. There are button downs available in florals, pastels, pink and so much more in girly ways. So I took one of my button downs, in floral and pink - which is totally girly, out for a spin. Hence I find this title really suitable for today's blog post, which came from a movie I recently watched. It's sort of like the movie Freaky Friday except in Freaky Friday, the mom and the daughter changed bodies while in It's A Boy Girl Thing, a guy and a girl exchanged bodies, and then they lived happily ever after. HAHA

I just picked out the color gray from my button down and have it in my tank top, shorts and sneakers. It's kind of my thing in dressing up, sticking to the colors already in my outfit, especially if I have a piece of clothing already in print or in various colors. It's easier if you do it that way, but maybe sometime, I might try and experiment wearing totally contrasting colors in one outfit. HAHA. That's the beauty of fashion anyway, experimenting and trying out new and other things.

We went to SM Sta. Rosa to go shopping when I wore this. So now you know why I am in my comfortable outfit again ;) 

Tank Top: Forever21 | Button Down: SM GTW | Shorts: SM GTW | Sneakers: Keds

Black And White

Here's what I wore when I headed out on a Saturday to meet up with some of my highschool friends. I figured we're gonna be out the whole day so I decided to wear white. I've stacked up on white a long time ago. They easily go with anything and they keep me real cool this summer. I dread black during summer!!!!

I want to be comfortable all day long so I wore my fave combo - tee, shorts and sneaks in black and white! A very comfortable outfit + a no-fail color combination, yeah it means I'm too lazy to think of an outfit to wear. Loljk, or maybe not. HAHA.

Ooooh, can you see our newly-painted house (in Teal, can you guess who requested for that color? :P) in the reflection of my sunnies? HAHA anyway, sunnies are my bestfriends this summer. It's always hot when I go out of the house and they protect my eyes everytime!

Since I'm already wearing a very plain black and white ensemble, I decided to spice up my outfit by bringing my sister's very colorful bag and wearing my favorite print on my sneaks. Prints and colors as such keep your outfit from looking boring when it's too plain. ;)

This has got to be my favorite white tee. The cloth is really good and feels so nice in my skin!

By the way, can you see that bruise on my leg? Huhu I got that while we were at Canyon Cove. The kayak hit me that hard!! ;( I didn't notice that it can be seen through these pictures. I just saw it lately while I'm choosing which photos I should include in this post.

So yesterday, we went to Resorts World Manila to watch Iron Man 3. Haha, I already watched it twice, but I wanna watch it again!! Hah! Then we went to Duty Free to shop for some things - My dad just arrived last Friday from Japan. And we're on our way now to MOA. My weekend's jam-packed again!!

Okay so enough of the sharing 'cause I'm ending this blog post right now. Bye! ;)

Tee: Calvin Klein Jeans | Shorts: SM GTW | Sneakers: Keds | Bag: Jansport | Sunnies: Payless

On The Go

Went for a very casual look this day since we were out all night to watch the prusisyon. Its one of the things done by Filipinos during holy week, in our case it was done on a Good Friday. I'm not that sure if they do it on other days HAHA.

Well anyway I dressed up comfortably so I can move around easily in the middle of the crowd. There surely are many people that night out on the streets!

Wore my very comfortable Toms. This really is the comfiest of all shoes! My feet never hurt when I wear this, even in long walks.

I didn't bring this bag out though. I just brought it but left it in the car. I can never be sure since there would be many people in there and this is a backpack. Someone might be sneaking in my bag while I was watching the prusisyon. Although it's holy week and people are supposed to be repenting of their sins, we can never tell. It's better to be cautious than to regret later! HAHA

Anyway, this day was such a blast! We went to SM Sta. Rosa since today is the start of the 3-day sale. And gosh, i'm so happy with my purchases! (I'm always happy when I'm shopping anyway LOL) I got myself another pair of keds. *giggles* Well actually my sister and I have the same shoe size now so I'm not the only one who'll be using it (or all of my shoes!!) HAHA It's nice when you have the same shoe size as your sister and your mother. All of their shoes are yours as well :P 'Kay, I won't mention everything I bought, just watch out for my next blog posts! ;) 

I also got new books! 'Cause instead of sleeping and eating all summer, I realize I could just read and read and read all day long. I love reading anyway. Any suggestions for more good books?;)

Top: Artwork | Shorts: SM GTW | Shoes: TOMS | Bag: Secosana | Sunnies: Ray-Ban | Hat: Human