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 …

Mondays can be such a drag, yes? It magnifies how short a weekend is and how much you yearn to make it last longer. It’s the most dreaded of all work days. But rather than choosing to be blanketed by gloomy thoughts, take control and have a bit of fun. At least, that’s what I did yesterday. I decided to wear a dress. And not just any dress, mind you. It’s one of the items I bought from the Ukay Manila Store.

Yes, it’s a second-hand Esprit dress that I got …

If you missed the announcement, let me take this opportunity to mention it again (esp if you’re starting to wonder on the lack of posts) I’ve officially entered the rat race again — after more than a couple of years of sabbatical, mind you. The past few weeks have been a toss among several hats that I’m close to vetoing my latest career decision. Gah.
With all the adjustments I’m doing, I’m suffering from sleep deprivation and bad skin days (yech), throw in hair blah moments cuz I simply can’t …

Today, we’re talking about travel bags. I find the timing for this post and query quite fitting since I’m planning for a trip that I’ll be taking with the Style Manila flipflop in a few weeks months time. Travel date is still to be determined.
When I mentioned query, I was referring to an email I received from one of Style Manila’s subscribers a couple of days back. And it starts off — Dear Joe… (oh, my humour can be so tacky sometimes, LOL). Oh, blast it. Just read it yourself, …

*Humming the song while working on the post.*
For folks who are not familiar with the song, it’s one of the country’s local tagalog folk songs (also sung while playing a traditional game with the same name). And the reason why I sing hum is because I spent a day in a farm and I’m here to tell you a lil about my experience in photos.
Though I love the hustle and bustle of the city life, I can appreciate the simple, refreshing environment that can best be found in rural settings. …

My yellow Forever 21 eyelet top matched the sunny Saturday afternoon spent in Eastwood. According to Ajay, the weather was perfect. I guess folks are getting tired of the wet days we’ve been having for weeks now. I reckon I’m thankful that while I was getting ready, there was no sign of rain cuz it meant it was possible for me to wear my new shoes from VNC. So, no. I drove and not walked. Heh.
Since I hardly go out during the day, sunny at that, I love wearing an …

Punk. What do you normally associate, fashion-wise at least, with the word? Apart from the music, all I can think of was black, skaterboi-ish-slash-Boy George get up. Affirmed by quite a number of outfits seen during the event, my definition is far from off. But I’m more of the rock chick than an Avril-wannabe, and this was one of the topics that my friend Hannah and I talked about. How do you categorise a particular outfit as punk anyway?

I really can’t set any boundaries for now. I have this faint …

One of the things that I was looking forward to doing once I step foot on Baguio soil was to hit the ukay-ukay district. I can still remember the first time I got a taste of this shopping experience on my last trip to the place which was back in 2004.
Twas when I was able to buy a heavy jacket with fur trimmings along the cuffs and detachable hood for Php 500.00 (originally priced at Php 800.00). A bit expensive for something bought in an ukay-ukay shop, I know. …

Friday was spent doing errands. Twas esp warm that day (gawd) and I was thankful that I wore a thin cotton dress; grecian-inspired pink dress, I might add. Yea, it’s one of the rare opportunities you’d see me wear pink. Heh. I’m sure glad I rummaged through my closet and found this one. I reckon I bought this dress a couple of years ago, one of my tiangge finds in Ruins BF, and wore to the Clear Black Fashion Show event. I saw it again while I was packing for …

The ordinary task of cleaning out one’s closet and organising stuff in the house are chores you wish you’d never have to do. It’s too overwhelming, would require long hours, and, not to mention, dusty. These are just a couple of things that I dreaded doing the last time I moved (seems like I’ve been packing and unpacking a lot since I turned 25, gah). However, the task had rewarded me by unearthing hidden treasures.
My heart couldn’t resist skipping a beat. Old bags! Vintage bags at that. Plus an …