A Dose of Vintage

I've taken interest in blogging because of inspirational women who, in their own rights, became the epitome of strong - willed and beautiful. One of them is Jane Aldridge of seaofshoes When it comes to vintage dressing, with all its class and grandeur, she is the master.

I instantly remembered her because of what I was wearing. I put on this matching top and bottom which belong to my lola. She said she wore them sometime around the 1950s. I love the way women dress now but I guess a touch of vintage every now and then is not so bad after all :) 

With my cousin Alissa who is in her coined over alls.

Kid At Heart

In our family, everyone has referred to me as the one who moves the slowest. From taking a bath to riding in the car, I always manage to be the last. Oftentimes, they become very impatient. When will my brothers understand that I'm a girl? My mom has told me, a long time ago, this reminder and it has stuck with me since then: Never ever go out of the house looking unkempt. Read: untidy clothes, powder-free face and dirty nails. To prevent them from waiting for me to finish, they always see to it that I do the prepping up and the readying up the first. Good solution! 

But what do I do if I finish dressing up sooner than I expected? I cannot just throw my patience-related tantrums on my parents can I? In these rare moments (and I tell you, this is only the second time) that I have to do the waiting, I do nothing but check on them minute after minute. This time though, I made good of my time. I decided to take pictures of me instead. Sounds kind of narcissistic but still, it's a better way than sitting in the corner and mope ;)

From Apr 11, 2011

From Apr 11, 2011

New ring from H & M - thanks, Tita! :)

When I saw these red roses, I can't help but feel all so mushy. They're gifts from my tito to tita. Sweet persons pa din sila eh!

I know a lot of persons who refrain from wearing anything that is orange. I, too, was not really friends with this color. But this summer time, I decided to add Orange to what I wear once in a while. I'm going to blog soon about this! :D

Would you believe I had my mom buy me my own Nerf? I'm eccentric, I know but I didn't know that my mom could be so supportive of my ideals. Few weeks ago, my 10-year old cousin Vince, along with my brother Gio, had a good time hunting me and my 18-year old cousin Alissa down. They had this Shoot-to-kill order that they religiously followed. To seek revenge for what they've done to us, I begged my mom to get me my own Nerf. I can't wait to be with my cousins this wednesday for another session :)

Week Before Holy Week

One of our family's Holy Week traditions is to go up 'Kamay Ni Hesus'. This year, we went up the mountain with the Peraltas. Kamay Ni Hesus is found in Lucban, Quezon.

Had our lunch in Kamayan sa Palaisdaan. Personally, I think they are one of the restaurants who serve the most delicious food in the country. 

view from the top

I didn't know that girls who are wearing bottoms that are above the knee are not allowed to go up the mountain. Good thing Ate Lea, the ever reliable superwoman of our family, lent me her unused pants. 

Guess who became the object of their entertainment.

We finished the Kamay Ni Hesus pre-Holy Week activity with lighted candles.

Last year, we did this too with the Valles. A pity that I wasn't able to recover any pictures aside from this:

FROSH No More

It's the last day of my being a FROSH!!! Yay for me!!! I'm done with my finals. And so are my friends except for those who will take the qualifying examinaton this friday. Good luck, you guys! :)

Lina, Tin, Hannah and I took the same exam - Busorga which was scheduled to be taken from 3:30 - 5:30 PM. We were all to meet up at 1PM. But Tin and I decided to meet earlier. We're supposed to meet at 11AM but ever the late comer, I arrived around 11:30. We talked and talked and talked about random things and one of which is our Summer Resolution (yup, it's good only for summer) ;)

The pivotal point of the entire day:
I had my very first initiation for... for something that is truly a human weakness. Words are failing me now so I guess I would have to leave this as it is.

Got your shades on your eyes And your heels so high

I've always loved the color red! It's such a passionate and expressive color for me. Hmm, I think red will play a huge part in my wardrobe this summer. Oh! The title's from the song Price Tag of Jessie J. Such a catchy song. Ba-Bling Ba-Bling.

Sometimes, I wish life has a reverse button. Not because I want to undo what I have already done, although that's a good reason too, but because I want to return to how everything uses to be. When I look back, I have what I think is lacking in my life nowadays - contentment. I'm not saying that I don't want to welcome changes in my life nor am I saying that I want to stop my growth. All I'm saying is that maybe, just maybe, if I haven't lost the principles I once held, then I wouldn't probably be in these... these complicated predicaments.

Unpredictable

Yet again, she found herself battling with the greatest adversary she could ever face: herself. Something's wrong, she just can't point her fingers as to what.

Brace yourself, friends. A whole lot of change is coming.

Trend: Color Blocking

Right after our last class, we headed to Rockwell cause we thought that we need to relax before we take our finals next week. And besides, we were hoping that 'something' will happen there. But it didn't. For a while we were disappointed and a little sad until we thought, it's April Fool's Day which means that we should not be sad and make someone else sad instead ;) We had our late lunch in Chili's where we subtly told the waiters that it's Hannah's birthday, but it really is not, just so we can we have free sundaes. I guess the waiters were dense that's why they weren't able to get our message. Hahaha.

I feasted on Ceasar Salad with Grilled Shrimps

Hannah and her Buffalo Salad

Lina and her BBQ Chicken Salad

After a cup of Pistachio ice cream and a few more talk, we went to Lina's where the following pictures were taken. If you've noticed we are sort of colorful today. Okay, I mean we are more than colorful today. We tried color blocking. What say you? Do you think we did justice to the trend or what? ;;)

We have a message for anyone who wishes to watch this 2 second - video:

Since I'm on it, I would like to correct the term I used in describing my food diet. I'm actually having the Pescetarian diet. It's a diet which includes seafood, nuts, veggies, fruits, grains and dairy but definitely excludes meat. So there. Thanks to Lolita, a fellow blogger who has kick ass hair, for introducing to me this term. Visit her blog here :)