if not now, when?

~ printed dress : props

~ bag : props

~ rorschach necklace : props

~ forest green wedges : qupid

~ gold cuff : pink pvssy

~ ring : forever 21

been dying to wear this dress but never did

as i felt it was too short for my everyday office wear.

then i rummaged through my closet to find something to wear for my birthday dinner. 

then voila!

|| mini cappuccino brulee : madeleine {waterfront hotel & casino - lahug

|| chocolate fudge cake : madeleine {waterfront hotel & casino - lahug

my birthday cakes were to die for! seriously!

you should go check out madeleine's cakes.

the chocolate fudge by the way is made to order and not on their display nor menu.

you have to order it a day ahead and directly from the chef.

thanks to our friend who works at the hotel who introduced us to this.

my birthday dinner was only with family and i wouldn't have it any other way.

with my little sister in australia, she still joined us via facetime.

dinner was nothing fancy, just korean barbecue, at the banri.

we had a good fill, nothing to complain regarding the food.

service should improve though, that you nearly need to shout to get their attention.

also, they don't honor senior citizen's discount!

i don't really know where to complain for that 

but i hope someone from the government will read this and take some action.

all in all it was the birthday i wanted,

tranquil, warm and with family.

tnt!

| if not now, when? - incubus, "if not now, when?"

between the days

~ ikat print dress : props

~ wedges : varsavia

~ snakeskin wood/resin bangle : pink pvssy

~ rings : china finds

i was in love with this dress because of the print.

and silently hoping, that it would fit me

as most free size dresses are too short for me.

but incredibly, it was just the right everything!

the right fit, the right coverage, the right length.

am wearing casual wedges to subdue the sexiness of the dress.

but for a night out with friends, i would wear this dress

with black heeled booties or gold stilettos, 

and some big chinky necklace or huge dangling earrings.

tnt!

| between the days - merril bainbridge; "between the days" |

orange blossom special

~ tipped collar embroidered top : props

~ gold high waist shorts : props

~ floral wedge booties : qupid

~ bracelet and leather cuff : props

~ oval ring : china finds

~ flower ring : www {SM dept. store}

floral much?

again, it all started with the shoes...

i wanted to go full-on floral on floral prints but when i looked in the mirror,

i couldn't do it! coward!

so i decided on this tipped collar top, which is still actually floral

but safe enough in solid cream color.

|| appetizers : puso restaurant {quest hotel}

i must admit, i am an appetizer junkie...

and good thing the appetizers at puso did not disappoint.

from sushi, sashimi, quiche to salads, i had 'em all!

followed by half a plate of carbonara and a few pieces of broccoli,

i still had enough room for my next favorite --- desserts!

the buffet at puso restaurant at quest hotel is worth a try.

at php495 +++, it's not bad at all.

especially the appetizers!

tnt!

| orange blossom special - johnny cash; "orange blossom special"

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"