Something High and Something Low

The weekend came and went as usual. I am very pleased with the amount of work I actually got to finish. I spent a good portion of tonight and sacrificed my traditional Sunday afternoon naptime, pricing some of my old clothes that I will be selling next week. As I ran through all of them, I noticed how backward my fashion sense was growing up. All I knew then were shirts collared and in stripes from the Gap. And after years of soaking up the pungent smell of mothballs from my closet, I finally got around to taking them out. Sayonara, early adolescence. I shall never forget the memories engulfed between the sleeves of my favorite white Abercrombie shirt and the foolishness my pink Zara miniskirt brought me. You shall not be missed but will forever be remembered nonetheless.

Apart from that, I need the closet space and some moolah because Christmas season is fast approaching and I shall be spending my holidaze in Japan where shopping can be brutal. Plus I have this psycho ambition of revamping my entire wardrobe. As I say goodbye to my youth in form of the plain shirts and high skirts, I look to the wise words of Juliette (the whore from GG), "Sometimes, you have to let things go so there's room for better things to come in to your life". Oh yes.

Before anything, here are a couple of new tunes ringing in my head, day and night.

Good night xx

H&M Made Babies with Lanvin

I don't know. I was so excited when I first heard about the H&M Lanvin collaboration to be designed by Albert Elbaz. I could remember the distinct ringing in my head "Lanvin for less". H&M is one of my favorite brands and Lanvin.. well, Lanvin can be divine and ferosh at the same time. So imagine my excitement. A lot of people have already blogged about the release of the collection and some have even posted photos. So far, I'm not really going crazy about it but there are some pieces that I did like.

Although I prefer this in midnight blue.

I die.

Tutu skirts are so in.

These wedges. Art.

I wish they had H&M in the Philippines. Or in Nagoya where I live part-time in Japan.

Stirring Things Up A Bit

Today's Wednesday. That means last night I rummaged my entire closet to look for something nice to wear but decent enough for school. I swear. I hate not having an option to wear heels around school. People give these weird stares that are almost too offensive. I didn't take pictures because my brilliant camera died just when I turned it on. That pretty much bummed me out but then right after school, Mizzy and I decided to hit the mall and look for accessories. Note: Operative term was look. After an hour of just looking, we knew we would forever regret it if we walked away without anything in hand so this was today's damage:

I bought two new rings and a long and layered silver chain necklace from the department store. Accessories there were all very nice! It could give the major accessory boutiques a run for their money! As I am a sucker for pearls, I could not resist wearing it around my finger and so I got the pearl studded ring. Beside it is a sort of ferosh feline (cheetah? jaguar? idk) design ring which I love love love. Reminds me of Rachel Zoe and her bony little fingers. The chain necklace isn't very noticeable but I'll try wearing it soonest and take snippets!

I had a sort of serious but masked in fun conversation with my sister tonight. I was talking to her about my future and all that and i thought she would have helped me with my slight predicament but I got sidetracked again and we just ended up talking about our future shopping in December. I watched GG right after and it did not help at all. Just when I thought all hope was lost i found this while I checked out Italian Vogue online:

“Destiny gets created with determination and dignity, that’s how opportunities arise”

-Moran Atias

Needless to say she was spot on. So thank you. :)

And one more thing,

Good night. We're halfway there, weekend.

UBE

I love living down South! You can never have too many reasons to skip out on the beach and just moisturize your toes in the sand. From where I live, I can hit the beach anytime without having to plan it! It's only 30 minutes and a short boat-ride away! Ok, before I continue to shamelessly plug my hometown, this post is about having celebrated approximately 10 years of friendship with my bestest friends! And I'm proud to say that we're not your average, everyday, as seen in movies kind of girlfriends. We've pulled each other's hair, fought over the silliest things (but never about boys!), cried and ate our feelings together, forced tequila down one another and even compelled each other to eat raw bacon. And yes, we're one of those girls who name ourselves. WHUT.

We (well, M-Diggity) drove for almost 4 hours to Dahican for our UBE (Ultimate Bonding Experience)! We have always planned on hitting the beach just us four and going on a roadtrip, too but timing always seemed to get in the way. The best thing about the last break was that Riz got to come home for a short while and made us complete! All that daydreaming and planning did not disappoint at all. Hands down, it was the best beach and road trip I have ever been to. Just four girls, a case full of Miguels and a bottle of good ol' Jose and it was a great way top off our senior year sembreak.

Out of the 400 pictures, these are the best of the best :)

TPT

Beautiful Mati sunrise.

Looking back at these pictures makes me remember the past 10 years. I am one of the few lucky people who have already met their soulmates.

Mizzy, Minin and Mariz :)

It would take an eternity to break us.

I love you forever and ever, boys. :)

Sembroke - In A Nutshell

To put it down bluntly, things got pretty crazy for me and friends during sembreak. I would have to say with all the nerve endings in my body, there are NO REGRETS. Were there moments too much brain cells departed me that led to forgotten moments? Yes. A lot. Were there days I stuffed my faced with the most disgustingly delicious food just to nurse me from a horrible hangover? Shamefully, yes. The thing is, I am only young once and it was my last semestral break from college (insert tear). Sembreak '10, you da you da best!

Out on a Tuesday night with my friends.

P.S. I wasn't sick or anything! I tried on a nude make-up that night. Fail or win?

Blame it on Johnny!

Halloweening at Brewery

Top: With My LDR Bestfriend, Friz! I miss you so much already!

Bottom: With my bestest friends in the whole world!

Funny thing, right after Halloween, I tried doing my hair into something that would have been perfect with my costume. And let me tell you, BAD idea! I ended up wanting to turn back time. Story behind this year's Halloween is that I actually had no plans of going to any parties since Carlo was flying in that same day and I thought we'd just go out for dinner and then drinks at our favorite winery. But no. Thank God I had this unused romper from H&M hanging in my closet! Topped it off with some cheetah accessories from Toy Kingdom and voila! A Cheetah Girl! :p

My nth birthday blow-out! Ok.. lest I be guessed as someone older, I actually just turned 20. The teen-lessness of that age just creeps me out. Anyway, I think it's safe to assume everyone had a good time :) Best money I ever spent!

So many other things happened during sembreak and I just wish I wasn't too lazy to take photos of them and that I could make myself feel better by saying that there will be a next time but no. Whatever, I'm staying 19 forever!

Cheers, everybody! :) I hope you had an amazing break as well!

Dying

No post today as I got super caught up with my diplomatic protocols paper. It only required 3-5 pages of critical analysis but it took me literally the whole day to finish it. Well, I already finished it but I just know it's not excellente. I am slowly falling into a dark pit of self-loathing. What is wrong me? Three bad quizzes in a week plus a poorly written paper. I need something to shake me off of this funk I am in. Well, here's a song my friend Bea posted on Facebook which made me draw a smile across my face.

I'm extremely happy though that Manny Pacquiao won. Eight for eight! He is totally hot.

G'night, mutants.

xx

New Plan!

I really have to start making money again. :| Yup, it just dawned on me that I can only truly be happy if I own a basic black blazer. What kind of person am I? I just want a plain ol' black one the with the satin-ish interior so it looks amazeballs when I fold it outwardly. Screw it. I have short arms.

I wasn't really too keen on looking for my dream blazer but this one from Topshop's a pretty good one. I DIE.

Meet The Crazies!

Basically, my absence from blogging has been due partly to the times I spend with my friends. Everyone says I'm too choosy with people. Well, I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Yes, I can never throw big parties because I only have a few to invite and yes, sometimes it does feel a bit too "small" to do be doing anything but I prefer quality over quantity. We may be a small bunch but mosdef a tight one. I love you, guys.

Anyway, on a totally unrelated matter, I can't wait to blog about my last sembreak! Yes, it was my last since I'm graduating from college this March! Wow, I sound old already. *goosebumps*

Also, I think I've to go start sorting out some clothes I'm going to sell. Hopefully, I can finish that tonight. I don't want this night to end. I have a killer paper to write tomorrow and just thinking about it makes me want to hide under my comforter. Forever.

Gotta bounce!

ASHAMED

I can't believe it has been over 2 months since I last posted on this blog. I am actually hating myself right now. What made me start writing again was having come across really good blogs (mostly fashion-related). Wait, have I already said that I hate myself? I was gone for 72 days! What the hell? I remember really enjoying blogging here. And then school had to ruin everything for me. :| Using school as a reason is really very lame but it was practically 50% of the time legit. The other 50 went to sleeping, watching TV series, Facebook and sembreak.

I could go on all night and rant about my regretful absence but I can't cry over already spilled milk. I think I deserve another chance! Brave yourselves readers. It's going to be a long recap because I AM BACK!

Beeteedubs, the whining about having my hair cellophaned to black is over. My hair turned back to brown just over a week. Also, I had it dyed twice in a week last sembreak. I know. I am slowly killing my hair. I really have to let it breathe for a time.