In our case, we sorta’ are. Family, I mean. Friends are priceless. Best to treasure the ones you meet however late in life but prove to be folks of kindred spirits and can be considered family. These individuals will be your support; will be there to rally you to become a better person, to chase your dreams. And how can I forget the role that friends play in times of heartbreak and loss? Lifting a quote from the Jane Austen book, Northanger Abbey, which I’m currently reading,“Friendship is certainly the …

Having had the opportunity to work with a stylist myself, I totally understand the merits and the convenience of having a fresh eye on clothes around while out shopping. So, when my friends and I scheduled this trip to Robinson’s Starmills over the weekend and my friend Penny asked me to act as her personal stylist as we shopped, without hesitation, I readily agreed. I knew it’s going to be an exciting and fun little project. We were going to work with a Php 2,000.00 budget and we targeted to …

My sister can attest to my affinity with outlet shopping (I heart Harbour Town in Australia!) and this recent trip to a shopping mall located outside Manila (northern part of Luzon) seals it. I still can’t believe that my friends and I went out of our way to especially go to Robinson’s Starmills in Pampanga. Call us crazed shoppers out to bargain hunt! Twas definitely one helluva roadtrip we took last Saturday.
We were all looking forward to great fashion finds at fabulously friendly priced deals esp after having read …

Singapore footwear and fashion accessories label, Charles & Keith, was never on top of my list. But things changed one day a couple of years ago when I went shopping with my fabulous friends and they ended up pushing me inside one of the C & K stores. Oddly enough, I wasn’t too keen with the designs and it took several trips back (on different days, of course) before I settled on giving it a shot by buying (finally!) a pair of flat sandals last year.
A year later, during …

It was the year 2005 when I had wished for one. I remember having walked into one of the trendy boutiques down in Rundle Mall (Adelaide, Australia) then spotted a hooded bomber jacket, gorgeous and all, but twas priced way over my budget. Dejected, I settled for a pair of cargo pants and a few accessories before heading out. I guess my wardrobe simply wasn’t prepared to accommodate such a fab piece of clothing just yet.
It took five years to get ready. Twas on a Sunday. Tired and with shoulders …

In between watching the hilarity that is The Soup and the odd memory-injected movie The Rocketeer, I decided to work on the photos from the recent fashion (shopping!) event that Robinson’s Malls hosted to put together this small feature on two lovely ladies that I was glad to have had the chance to see that day.
Lauren, with that beautiful smile of hers and the way her face would light up on recognition, is one girl I wouldn’t mind seeing more of. Not only do I admire her style spunk and …

Waking up to this particular Sunday morning had been a little bit different from the rest of the past Sundays, give or take for over year. What plans I usually had on one of the more precious days of the week (usually involves sleeping, reading a book and watching films) were scrapped and replaced with a flurry of preparations as I head on over to Robinson’s Place Manila (or is it now called Robinson’s Midtown?), together with my good friend Penny (who happens to be an avid reader of my …

It’s only when you’ve lost something that you’d realise how much it actually matters. A combination of loss and liberty would provide new insight to how you’d approach life. Attaching yourself to something for all the wrong reasons, therefore crippling your growth and losing your direction, will have unpleasant results. And that’s putting it mildly.
The past week magnified the fact that mirrors are not actually reliable measuring instruments for they simply show you the present and the reflection you see will be vulnerable to a subjective perception. Days presented …

A Week With No Mirrors! Yes, the latest Dove campaign, the 7-Day No Mirror Challenge.
It’s over. I’ve done it. I survived.
Amazing, isn’t it?
At some point, 7 days seemed long. Twas probably right before I accepted the challenge but now that it’s over, it feels like I breezed through the entire thing and is left wanting for more. Ha. Odd. I reckon the joy of discovery overwhelmed me, video editing in particular (I heart iMovie).
The week certainly was composed of good and bad things all balanced out. Sick days (Day 6 …

Two of the more busier days of my week. One is a Friday, the day when all my energy is sapped up by meetings and reports. And the Saturday that brought my feet to the grounds of the Mt Pinatubo Crater.
Day 3 started out like any other Friday except there’s an added skip to my step since I was quite excited about the trip I’ll be taking the following day. Did most of the packing this day so I’d be ready to pick it up as soon as I …