no other way

~ extra long sweater : cotton on

~ cropped top : props

~ inner top : mango

~ ombre shorts : shorts from props; ombre DIY dyed last summer

~ lime green flip flops : cotton on

~ assorted wooden bangles : bangkok finds

~ leather flower ring : bangkok finds

this is probably the second time i've worn these shorts.

dyed it ombre yellow-pink last summer when ombre became really hot.

too bad my photo don't seem to do the colors some justice due to poor lighting conditions.

my bad, as i only remembered having my outfit shot

right when the sun went down.

shangri-la's mactan island resort and spa has always been 

a favorite of me and warren for a day or two of relaxation.

if only it was affordable!

so we save stays at the resort for special occasions, like my pre-birthday weekend.

on the first day, 

as much as we wanted to get out of the room and lounge by the beach

the weather was nowhere near cooperative with rain showers.

so i succumbed to my reading by the room's balcony

while warren occupied himself with his online stuff.

it was still relaxing as it should be, sans the sun & the beach.

the second day it may not have been as sunny as we wanted it to be

but no-rain was enough, for us to enjoy the beach.

as for the book i started reading,

i would wanna give my little review of it soon.

tnt!

| no other way - jack johnson; "in between dreams" |

neon brights

~ top : PROPS

~ shorts : roxy

~ jelly flip flops : PROPS

~ jelly woven bag : chatuchak market, bangkok

~ neon bangles & necklace : china finds

of course, we didn't leave panglao without enjoying the beach one last time.

we woke up early, soaked and splashed.

|| four cheese pizza 

we checked out around one in the afternoon

and our ride to pier was picking us up at two

so we had an hour for lunch.

we were somehow looking forward to this oven baked pizza

only to be disappointed.

i don't need to say anymore,

but it's not a must-try when you happen to be at alona beach.

all good things must come to an end...

as much as we would have wanted to stay in panglao much longer,

we had to leave.

then again, there's still no place like home.

tnt!

| neon brights - taken by cars; "endings of a new kind"

pure shores

~ swimwear : PROPS

~ shirt dress : PROPS

~ cuff : pink pvssy {bangkok}

~ necklace : china finds

it was a bright sunny day, perfect for the beach.
and as promised we went out of our hotel room 
and stayed outside the whole day!

we did a little work over coffee
before lunch at alona kew resort.
food was not bad, but we were not ecstatic at all.
i ordered the bolognese 
and it was more of filipino style spaghetti than being what it was named.
a disappointment but when you're hungry, you eat!
i could say that the best part about our meal
was the potatoes with ham and onions.

with the very cheap beer at our resort
we were chugging it as early as two in the afternoon.
and happy hour on mixed drinks later had me shift to caipirina.
you only pay one-fourth of its price from
four to six in the afternoon.

so, with all the alcohol so early,
we had dinner and signed off...
which was a good thing so we were able to wake up early the next day
and had time to enjoy the beach one more time
before leaving in the afternoon.

more of our last day in panglao... soon...

tnt!

| pure shores - all saints; "the beach" original soundtrack |

times like these

~ top : PROPS

~ shorts : roxy

~ swimwear : PROPS

~ ring & neon bangles : china finds

~ woven bag : chatuchak market, bangkok

finally, panglao!

this was during the three-day long weekend two weeks ago.

the vacation we badly needed.

the vacation we deserved.

we arrived at our resort, lost horizon in alona beach, panglao, past twelve noon.

and we were lucky at that 

because if we arrived just a minute later at the oceanjet terminal, 

we would have been bumped to the two pm boat

which was supposed to arrive in tagbilaran at four pm.

you see, oceanjet has a new system 

that you have to check-in thirty minutes before your boat schedule

or else your seat will be given to chance passengers.

it's not supposedly new to everyone, because airlines do that.

just that oceanjet just started implementing such system,

and like us, not a lot of people knew about it.

before, as long as you have a ticket, a seat is reserved for you.

that would have been convenient, but i prefer this new system

even if we would have been victims,

because i believe, a new and better system 

will always benefit everyone in the long run.

for one, oceanjet can keep their trips right on schedule.

we had lunch as soon as we arrived,

then walked along the stretch of alona beach

just to check the possibilities of activities for the next two days.

we went back to our room to unpack

and supposedly prepare for a little swim.

"supposedly" because we later found ourselves 

just watching tv for three hours after that.

so shoot us for wasting a perfectly nice afternoon at the beach!

we don't have cable tv at home,

and it's only during trips, at hotel rooms that we get cable tv.

pathetic huh?!

we promised to enjoy the beach outside the next two days.

so it was already dark when we went out again,

just in time for dinner.

i had a delicious plate of lemon-butter shrimps all to myself,

as warren isn't a fan of seafoods,

and two cups of rice!

we actually went bar hopping after that,

with one drink at every bar.

and my drink of choice when at the beach

is always a refreshing caipirina.

oh, and i didn't have just one glass.

let's just say, i had enough to get me tipsy.

tnt!

|| times like these - jack johnson; "on & on" ||