Hello 2016

Hello 2016! Finally got the nerves to post in my blog again. Guess what my welcoming post for 2016 is -- Of course, a polka dot-ty outfit. LOL. I've been away for the past week (Can't wait to share my HK trip with you!) and there's really lot of plans made with friends for the remaining days of vacation so I'm happy to have squeezed in a blog post before I head out today. Gaaaah, I think I've never spent an entire day yet here at home. We've been so busy. 2016 is already kicking and I'm loving it! I'd rather live a busy life with lots of adventures, discovering new things and having things done than just staying in my room being unproductive the whole time. Though there is really nothing wrong with having some rest and chilling with your loved ones, but I'd prefer the former. I always wanna get on my feet and be at all places doing whatsoever with the important people in my life but of course, still come home at night with new stories to tell for everyone. There's still no place like home!! <3

12/20/15

This has got to be one of my favorite shoots since I started this blog. I don't know why, but everything just seemed to be so put-together. Less is more, no wonder the basics did it again (black, white and denims was all it took. And maybe my lippie and sunnies! Haha).

12/17/15

My own version of casual dressing usually involves denim. My sartorial picks have been monotonous lately, aka white, black, denims. My shopping loots for the past few weeks was nothing but basics. Everything that you can seem to pair for each piece existing in my closet. Not so sure if my style have just been evolving to practical or bland.

Choose Happiness

There would always come a point in time when we would all have to make decisions. These are the kind of situations that may not always be in our favor, and it would always be tough choosing. And yes, that's part of life. Believe it or not, we all go through this phase. Maybe not just once, maybe even a million in a lifetime. There would always be a trade-off, because we can't have it all. We must be wise, because some decision can't be unchanged, and it may change our lives forever. One thing should be kept in mind when choosing among a variety of possibilities that may come our way. Choose happiness -- for you. Or at least choose the one that would make you less unhappy. 

Korea Trip Day 2

Hooray! It was Christmas day, December 25, 2014. Almost a year has already passed but I feel like I still have that feeling of thrill and excitement, because how else is it more fun to spend Christmas day outside the country? Nothing beats an amusement park with the family! Well actually, nothing ever really beats moments spent with family. ;) 

*This post contains soooo many pictures because I really can't choose a few best. So forgive me if it would take a while to load the post*

12/12/2015

Sorry for the lack of a better title for this post. Lately I've been having a hard time thinking of one, so I think, why not just use the date when I wore this outfit? It feels more of like a journal, hence the name of the blog. ;) (You think I got away with that? Yes? Yes? LOL)

Korea Trip Day 1

Here's a long overdue post of our Korea trip last December 2014. LOL. Imagine, it's almost been a year!!! Still, better late than never, right? I've always been excited about this trip because it was my first time to experience snow and negative degree celsius temperatures while walking along the streets. Plus, it's Korea! The fact that I'll be going to places I've just seen in Koreanovelas would really be fascinating -- but really, whenever I travel, I always find everything fascinating! HAHAHA. What's not to be fascinated about anyway? You'll learn about a new culture, taste new foods, see new places, and even encounter a lot of people, and it's all very exciting, right? So travel while you're able and while you still can. We're born to see the world ;)

Blue Palms

It's a good Sunday morning and I'm feeling productive so here's a back to back update for my blog which has been stagnant for the last, what, n months already. It's rare that we're home on a Sunday, but I'm not complaining because I've missed the confines of my room as I've only stayed here for overnights the last few months due to my super hectic semester. I'm so glad I survived, though I'm still waiting for my final grades in my two subjects. *hoping for the best*

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Hooray for me for my first blog post after my hell sem. Yes guys, I'm still alive (but I'm barely breathing, HAHA LOLJK). I'm really sorry for the hiatus. I've been preoccupied for the whole semester and Christmas break because of my execom duties, academic stuff, training, org works and family and friend bondings. But my anon reader(s) who never get tired to constantly ask for updates is making me kilig so this one is for you!

School Diaries: The Essentials

After our 4-month vacation, school's about to start again this August 11. I can already feel the stress I'll be facing this semester given all my subjects. More review nights, late night coffee and pool of papers to busy myself with. Ahhhh, I still like vacation better. I'm really not that enthusiastic about the upcoming sem. But what else could I do?? I'd just try my best to love all my subjects! I'm lucky to be given 18/21 units but I wasn't lucky enough to be enlisted in one of the GE courses I wanted to take! Oh well, I'm currently waitlisted and I hope somebody cancels his/her slot.

Primary

If there's one thing I've noticed, it's how I'm leaning towards the basic and timeless pieces. If you'd see my closet right now, you'd notice a lot of black and white pieces and tons of denims. Well maybe I'm turning into a smart shopper because I know that those pieces would last forever and it is something I can wear 10 years from now (yes, I hope I'd still be in this shape! Hahaha). It's so easy to mix and match, you can basically wear them everyday and they never go out of style. So if I were you, invest on the basics! ;)

Loving Him Was Red

Taking a break from reading too much novels. I just finished Anna and the French Kiss and gooooooooosh. It was a damn good read. I can't take the book out of my hands the moment I started reading it. I'm starting to believe that I am a hopeless romantic.

Forget Me Not

Is it really possible to just forget? Like completely forget how to do the things you used to or just how they were? Well maybe there would be muscle memory or your mind playing around with you and repeats the same scene again and again. But how long will it last before doing the same old thing and feel completely and unbelievably new to you? Like, your computer suddenly restarted and you haven't saved the paper you've been working on for hours and it can't be recovered and now you have to start all over again with nothing but the faded memory of it?

Spike Through

Just a quick post for tonight! Still working through my backlogs. 

The Selection

The rainy season is officially here, with typhoon Glenda along the way. I hope everyone's safe! I never liked the rain, though I could use that as an excuse to don on layers of clothing and wear fashionable pieces such as leather jackets and trench coats. But it was never appealing to me, I always felt sad and down whenever the rain is there. It brings me bad vibes, ugh! It's like a big barrier that's stopping me from doing things I wanna do because I just want to snuggle in my bed all day. Which is what I'm doing right now actually. I'm stuck at home with the company of a good book, box of revel bar from purple oven (YUMMY!!) and a cup of hot chocolate. Yes, this makes it up for all the BVness the rain brings. ;)

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

Busy As A Bee

Omygaaaaahd. It felt like forever since I last updated my blog!!! I really missed this. A LOT! I can't believe that the last three months have been my busiest and I'm really glad it's over. Well maybe just a little. I've been busy the past months mainly because of Verve 4: Transcendance. Lol. (Yes because of verve, not because of my acads, loljk.) But really, a lot of my time was alloted for verve training. I can't believe I haven't gone home for a month for that. But it was really fun and worth all the efforts and pain we experienced in preparation for the big production. I can't explain the feeling while I was dancing on stage and seeing everyone in the audience smiling, cheering, clapping, and all those sorts of things. Uhh, I wish I could do a concert with my sj fam anytime soon. Fast forward to verve 5, maybe? :D

But days after verve came in my hell weeks, so I still haven't find the time to post in here. I have to catch up with my acads and spend quality time with my family as well. I haven't had enough sleeps for the past few days because of my final exams. My acads is killing me!!! Well maybe just my physics. Lol. Huhu, Lord, please let me pass. :( I'm just 5 units away from my junior standing, I really can't believe how fast time flies! 

So anyway, I still haven't had a taste of summer yet and here goes the online registration tomorrow for summer classes. I want to take some of my courses in advance so I won't have to take all the difficult subjects all at once. Now I have to spend my summer vacation in UPLB! *sobs* But anyway, it's okay since our 1st semester would start on August. More vacation, more fun! :D

Let's not just talk about my outfit since it was way back last January. Lol. Just wanted to post something and decided to post backlogs since I have no new outfit because I don't have time to shoot lately or I just keep forgetting my camera =))

P.S. I hope I could still update my blog despite my busy schedule for the coming weeks because of my summer classes. And I really hope for a summer getaway real soon! Can't wait to take my summer dresses out for a spin already. Lol.

Corset Top: Bazaar | Cardigan: Forever21 | Denim shorts: Uni Qlo | Brogues: Kicks

Take A Break

Taking a break from flooding my mind with Physics82 stuff. I still can't believe it's already been a week since classes started. My mind is so preoccupied that I can't keep track of time again. So, being the busy-me, I needed to study tonight for my exams on Tuesday because I still have other things to attend to on the next few days. And I think my head's about to explode with all the information I need to absorb. HAHA! I need to analyze and understand everything tonight since my mind and ears aren't functioning during our lecture classes. Lol

To ease my mind a bit, let me blog about the outfit that I wore last week. I wore a pants, brogues and a bratop - totally the opposite of a shopping outfit (at least for me) so I would stray away from fitting clothes but unfortunately it didn't work. My eyes started to sparkle the second I saw all the SALE tag on all my favorite brands around Makati and tried on some pieces and can't help myself but buy them. Uhh, I really need to control myself from shopping too much. I still have a lot of unused clothes inside my closet and a lot of old clothes I have only worn once or twice. Better use them first before buying new ones! Yeah, I really need to keep that in mind! 

It was a super fun day so let me tell you how I rolled my first Sunday of the year. First, we had the usual Sunday breakfast, and by usual I meant eating breakfast at Mcdonald's at SLEX. We always eat there whenever we are going to Manila Sunday morning. Then went straight to Greenbelt to hear mass. Yep, explains why I wore pants! Lol. Then had lunch at Superbowl with my cousins and aunts and uncles. It was my cousin's birthday treat. After eating lunch, my cousin Bianca and I roamed around Glorietta then head to Krispy Kreme for some snacks. Once we're full, my mom and I went to SM Makati to buy some stuff then we roamed around Glorietta again. Haha. We did nothing but walk and walk and walk and walk. My feet actually hurts but it's always fun to look around. And a lot more fun when you get to buy things on sale! Heehee :p After a little shopping, we went to LB because I had to review for my exam at ENSC11 the next day. I reviewed with my sj friends and we stayed up until 3 am. It was the perfect first weekend, except for the last part HAHA jk. I still had fun while reviewing since I was with my friends <3  

Bratop: Uni Qlo | Chambray: American Eagle Outfitters | Jeans: Giordano | Brogues: Artwork | Bag: Kipling | Sunnies: Drop and Shop

Dare To Be Different

Just as I used this outfit to welcome a new year, I'll use this outfit as well to bid my will-be-super-missed-Christmas-break farewell. This is the last day of my break and I'm spending it by studying for my first long exam tomorrow. Can't believe school's back. It just breaks my heart </3

As I've said earlier, I wore this to New Year's Eve countdown at Resorts World Manila. If you've been my reader for who knows how long, you'd probably know that this isn't my usual style. But I want a new, different and adventurous year that's why I started with this particular outfit to greet the new year. Just like what they say, why blend in when you're born to stand out? A lot of people wear nice and fancy clothes during the new year, and I decided to pass on that. This year is all about change, so I went for the grungy feel instead of a dressy outfit.  Since it's new year, I still managed to add that 'feel' in my outfit through my nails. What screams New Year better than polka dots? Oh, now take a look at my nails! 

I really like to try a lot of new things this year, do many firsts and just be spontaneous! Not just in my way of dressing, but in my life as well (but I might as well start on that). I'm so ready for this change! Woohoo.

Top: BNY | Shortalls: Cotton On | Plaid Polo: Cotton On | Boots: Payless | Bag: Lacoste

Bipolar

While I spend the remaining days of my Christmas vacation drowning in sleep, watching tv series namely How I Met Your Mother, playing guitar hero and just dance in wii, reading books and blogging, I can't seem to take my head off of school. I just have 2 days left of my break, 2 days (and tomorrow isn't counted because we had plans to go to Makati, so I just have this day all to myself left of my break)!! Uhhh, where did my Christmas vacation go? I still have to review for my 2 upcoming exams - not to mention the two subjects I hate most this sem, a lab report to finish and pack the things I need to bring to my apartment. And guess what, I haven't done a single thing yet. I wish classes could be postponed for another week!

On another note, here's a chill outfit I wore days before 2013 came to an end. The weather in the Philippines can't be predicted so it's always safe to dress up what's fitted for both the hot and cold weather. Just wear a sweater on top of a polo and you'd be strained away from the cold or just remove the sweater and you'd feel cool in a simple white polo. Anyway, wore this when we did the grocery and I wasn't sure if it was cold or hot so just to be sure, I wore this. And it did a pretty good job! It was hot outside and cold inside the grocery store, so this was perfect. :> 

Polo: Candie's | Sweater: Terranova | Shorts: SM GTW | Heels: Payless | Bracelet: Cotton On | Bag: WTC