reason to believe

~ peplum top : cotton on

~ skinny jeans : props

~ heels : aldo

~ bracelets : assorted china & bangkok finds

~ ring : forever 21

~ necklace : props

i am not gonna allow october to conclude without me wearing pink

and showing my utmost support for breast cancer awareness.

see, my mom is a breast cancer survivor 

and early detection was a big constituent in her survival.

it had been years since her surgery and of course we're still praying that it doesn't recur.

me and my sisters are highly at risk.

but i am not telling you this to scare you nor am i asking for sympathy.

i'm saying this to show that it is not something to be scared of.

there may be much to understand

but awareness is a major factor when you or a loved one has breast cancer.

there are a lot of helpful websites out there, like susan g. komen for the cure,

that provide useful and helpful information to get you through it.

i am not going to preach here as i'm scared i will be ranting in circles.

but ladies, do breast self-exams every month on a day that's not easy to forget.

usually seven days after the first day of your period.

visit breast self-examination on how to do it.

and once you notice something abnormal, visit your doctor immediately.

tnt!

| reason to believe - dashboard confessional; "dusk and summer" |

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" |

purple love balloon

~ coral long back sleeveless top : props

~ black shorts : props

~ necklace & leather cuffs : props

~ rings : china finds

~ black open-toe wedge booties : rubi {cotton on}

a sun shiny morning so it seems...

and i wanted to wear these open toe booties.

so i wore shorts and the chiffon top with it

to attenuate the heat from our perennial tropical climate 

and the leather of the shoes!

|| nail polish : rubi {cotton on}

i love the color of this polish!

don't you?

{this is what am wearing in the outfit photos above}

if only it doesn't chip so easily...

it only lasts me a day or two and i had to re-apply again.

good thing though, the rubi nail polish dries faster than our local brands

and the brush glides so easily for faster polish application.

one way to make nail polish chip less is applying a clear base before.

but am not really a fan of bases as it could cause nail discoloration.

so i'd rather re-apply nail polish or none at all

rather than get discolored or yellowish nails.

tnt!

| purple love balloon - cud; "rich & strange" |

desperately wanting

~ extreme mullet top : cotton on

~ dark blue jeans : onyx

~ white vest : SM dept. store

~ sling bag : PROPS

~ wedge peep-toe booties : parisian {SM dept. store}

~ leather cuffs : PROPS

i love this top!

this was one of my mom's pasalubong (travel gift) from her last trip to australia.

she got this at the cotton on store, on sale.

i've worn this top about four times in the past two months,

which proves that i really, really love it.

i wore it twice with shorts, the other time with leggings. 

it's like your most comfortable t-shirt, only more stylish cuz of the mullet.

and these jeans, is one of only two blue jeans that i own.

not that i don't like jeans, just that i get allergies

on contact with denim fabric.

and i'd hate to be scratching the whole time when wearing them.

good thing the fabric of this one don't give me such allergies.

on another note,

i've been waking up each morning since saturday

to a very painful and stiff neck 

which also goes down the muscles of my wing bone.

{called the scapula}

i take pain reliever just to get me through the pain,

but even so, the limited range of motion cuz of the tight muscles

is just so uncomfortable and so annoying.

i really don't know anymore what position is should take when sleeping.

i must have tried all possible relieving positions

only to wake up with the same thing the past few mornings.

i'm really hoping to be waking up tomorrow 

without such pain and discomfort.

let's wait and see.

tnt!

| desperately wanting - better than ezra; "friction, baby" |

battle of one

~ t-shirt : from warren's closet

~ asymmetrical vest : PROPS

~ printed leggings : PROPS

~ resin bangle : pink pvssy {platinum mall, bangkok}

~ black cuff : china finds

~ wedges : rubi  

these wedges arrived last monday

and have been so excited to wear it.

so again this time,

the whole outfit is inspired by the shoes.

the t-shirt might seem like a mockery of che guevara

but am not wearing it like that. not at all.

am wearing it, for one, it is cohesive with the rest of the outfit

and second, it's fun!

you have to admit, the humor behind it is quite amusing.

at least i think so, every time warren wears it.

our day at the office always end up

with a few games of monopoly deal.

but this night, as it was pay day, five of us from the office

{two of our artists, our marketing manager, me and warren}

brought our game over at julia's grill in talamban.

this game is so addictive!

once you get the tricks, you always want to play more.

though our last game after dinner proved my last statement wrong.

as it dragged on far longer than the game usually does.

no one won even after how many times the community cards was re-shuffled.

ugh! it was the worst game ever!

oh, i'm not discouraging you,

you have yet to try the game.

there are two versions that we've played.

the regular one, and the hong kong edition.

the hk edition have twenty additional cards

with five action cards that are game changing.

really, try it!

tnt!

| battle of one - thirty seconds to mars; "a beautiful lie"