Stuctured vs Slouchy + my fave mall in the world!

Today is a national holiday which means -- no classes (im my case, no duty) for me!! YEY!

I promised my cousin to bring my darling 7-month old niece to the Dora the Explorer show but when we got there were no available seats anymore..
The lines were crazy!! Nagkalat ang mga Aleli Alindogan at mga atat na madir!! (The mall was so full of nannies/yaya and the super excited moms, my cousin included). So we decided to reserve for the Sunday show so Isabelle, my niece, would get a better view of Dora, Diego and the BIG PINATA!! haha..

This mall feels like home to me because it holds a LOT of memories dating back to childhood.
Some additional reasons why I love Town:

• It's near our house.
• It's near my school where I went from Nursery to Highschool.. We used to walk from our school to Town.
• Because when I was in Grade 4 or Grade 5, I bought the PAMBANSANG P.E. SHOES of our generation there..haha the United Colors of Benetton sneakers!! I remember feeling so cool about it haha..=P
  
• Because Cibo is there!! I'm so happy because I got to eat my favorite pasta and pomelo shake again!!

Nyum nyum nyum nyum!!

• Because even if I don't have money I can still entertain myself and read foreign fashion magazines for free. (at powerbooks)
• Because they have a new FAMILY LOUNGE.. I feel like I'm in someone's chic house.

• Because they have the cleanest restrooms.
• Because never have I gone there without seeing a familiar face from my old school.
• Because back in the days when the boy and I were just buddies, we've always hung out here with our other highschool friends. The Mcdonald's in front has always been our meeting place, especially during our Tagaytay craze.
  

• Because my favorite store to window shop is there. RUSTAN'S!! Just want to share some of the cute stuff I saw today. I'm a sucker for cute and useless things.. Too bad I don't have extra money for these stuff because I recently bought stuff for my upcoming beach trip.. Poorita Jones na akes! (I'm broke haha)

Aaaahhhh I want everything!!
looks yummy! they're are actually lipgloss.
mini-sewing kit.. so cute!

Let the dice decide for you..

I want this Fashion Origami set.. Hope I can buy this soon..=P

Cute glow in the dark piggies.. around $2.Peace out!

Cool eraser matches..

Alice in wonderland lunchbox. Great for storing accessories or make-up.

• Because they have a huge parking lot which doubles as my photo-op location!

Top: Topshop; Pants: SM dept store; Bag: Zara; Shoes: Renegade Folk; Bracelet: Fino

I'm wearing a corset-ish top from Topshop. I like it because it has bone on both sides but doesn't look stiff like the gowns. The dropcrotch pants is the twin sister of the black I wore in my older posts. It's from the wonderstore SM again haha..And oh, I decided to have pink instead of my forever red nailpolish.. I kinda like its cheery color, puts me in a good mood. =)
I hope you guys have a wonderful weekend!
And for my Manila readers enjoy the long weekend!
No long weekend for me because I'm on duty tomorrow!
I'm rotating in the ENT department and almost all vehicular accidents are
referred to us because they usually hit their face.

Please sa mga magmomotor jan wag naman kayo mag-inom at maglasing lasing at magpaaksidente bukas!!
Maawa kayo sakin gusto ko matulog.. At kung pwede lang maghelmet nga kayo!
I don't mind suturing somebody's face (I actually enjoy it) but not at 3 in the morning and
the person is super super drunk!!
Please do not drink and drive!!
Seriously, some accidents can be prevented if only people learn how to wear helmets.

Happy Birthday to my dear sisters!!

Gina, me, Tepi

To the most patient photographers in the world:
Happy Birthday!! =)

Gina's (sister1) birthday is on the 23rd and Tepi's (sister2) birthday is today!!

Love you both to bits!

And oh, Congratulations to the newest doctors in the Philipines!! The hospital went crazy over the results of the medical board exams released last night.. Facebook is flooded with greetings to the friends who passed.. Hopefully around this time next year, I will be posting shoutout like "Yey I passed the boards!" too..

Next year, it's our turn!!

ps And about the photobucket bandwidth thingy, pics will be back on the 21st..=)

Hail Queen Gaga

Asymmetric top: Express; Drop crotch pants: SM dept store; Shoes: Monica Fig;
s Jacket: Solo; Clutch: F21; Zebra cuff from Bangkok; Red leather bracelet: Fino; Earrings: Chanel

Different Cokes for different folks!=PHi I'm Mads. And I'm a Coke Zero Addict.

Lady Gaga's concert was crazy good!!

It was short but super super enjoyable. Her voice sounds great live and her dancing and antics were out of this world.. And the outfits -- aahhhhhhh one amazing outfit after another! Love her shiny outfits and her Vivienne Westwood blazer.. As usual she was pants-less.. I am in awe with Lady Gaga's butt, I wish mine would be as perky as hers haha!!

Went with my sister and her friend. We ended the night eating sushi and people watching. I didn't get to take clear photos of Lady Gaga because we were so far from the stage.

Didn't get to post this immediately because I'm quite a busy bee lately and my last duty was a bit toxic than usual.. ER call at 3AM, then another ER call at 630AM where we sutured an eyebrow then as we were about to go out of the ER we had another patient. He worked in a factory and the blade of the grinder hit his face hitting his eyes nose and mouth (almost slashing his face in half). I really felt sorry for him. Oooppss sorry for such gory details..

There will be another 2 holidays this week.. Yey!!!
I haven't watched the Proposal yet and I wanna watch the Hangover!!
I heard it's super hilarious..

I might wear black four years straight

Top w/ mesh cutout: Plains and prints; Jeans: Bayo; Bag: Zara; Belt: Forever 21; Shoes: SM dept store; Earrings: Chanel

Your colors too bright, your voice too light

I might wear black four years straight,

I might bring back Versace shades.
-Jay-Z, D.O.A. (Death of Autotunes)

My favorite line: Get back to rap you T-Pain’n too much! I totally agree.
I love Jay-Z and I love the video of this song.. Check it out on youtube!

This was my Sunday outfit. Sorry for the grumpy look it was too hot that day.. I erased my face in the second pic because I look angry haha (galit sa mundo, iha?)

Self-Imposed Dress code + New Background

Ruffled top: Tomato; Shorts: from a bazaar; Flats: Celine; Bag: Zara; Earrings: Chanel
New background!! haha..
The shoes are still in the billiards table since the repainting of my shelves haven't started yet..=(
I kinda like this part of our house more than the billiards table, what do you think?

quote from lelove

I raided my closet the other day for tops that have a high neckline/non-plunging. No, I'm not being conservative if that's what you think. The truth is I have a very unsightly pimple a few inches above the chest area. (eeeewww, I know.) So while waiting for it to heal, I'll be rocking this kind of look for a while, which I actually enjoy by the way..

Today is the boy's 25th birthday, I wore this outfit yesterday to his house party. Wore my good old flats since the ruffled top has so much details already and I wanted to look a bit casual. And oh, the bag is a new purchase from Zara I have long been wanting to find a perfect big black bag but almost all the bags I see are big, black and boring. This one is the right one for me plus it's super versatile, I'll show you in my next post why..=)

**Have a great weekend everyone!!**

LADY GAGA IN MANILA

Eeeekkkkkkkkk I can't believe I'm watching Lady Gaga on the 11th! 2 weeks ago I accepted the fact that I won't be able to go because our duty schedules weren't announced until a few days ago and by that time I know my sched, tickets might have been sold out. The last 2 concerts I wanted to go to were Ne-Yo's and Craig David's but I was duty those nights.. (the perks of the hospital world..boo)

Luckily, I'm not on duty on Tuesday and the sister texted me a few minutes ago that

she got us tickets!! Probably the worst seats in our concert-attending history but

WHATEVS, LADY GAGA WAIT FOR ME!!!

Wednesday = vintage glossies, Stella and a yellow ribbon.

Tomorrow is a non-working holiday here in the Philippines since tomorrow will be the burial of Former President Cory Aquino. I don't have plans of going out because I'm pretty sure traffic will be crazy, instead I made a list of "home activities" for tomorrow.

1. Watch the funeral ceremonies/parade on TV. I was super young when Ninoy Aquino died (her husband) but my dad said that it was the most attended funeral in the history of the Philippines. 2 million Filipinos attended the funeral march. Now that I'm old enough to watch and to remember I will not miss it for sure.

2. Be a stay-at-home-mom for 1 day to my not so little Stella.

She is in her "teething" phase right now, I bought her chew toys/food but she keeps on munching on everything -- even my hair! I bought her 4 dresses today but sadly some of them were a bit small for her.
She has grown a lot already!
My cousins describe her as a cross between a polar bear and a pig haha. So cute!I love animal prints! And the checkered one reminds me so much of Gwen Stefani!
The checks look so cool.

I also bought her a new "dining set".

She is wearing a dress with a ballerina print.
Love the skirt detail of the dress because it is not purely printed.
The gray and white fabrics were sewn over the print, i likey.

I'll try to bring her somewhere "grass-y" because the 1st and last time she experienced playing in the grass was the day we bought her and brought her home. Hope to squeeze in a little oufit post too.

3. Swim in my vintage Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elle magazines circa 1990-1993. YES the golden years of the SUPERMODELS!! These are my aunt's but they are mine now! woot woot. She gave them to me last week and I fought the urge to read them immediately because I still had my Physiology exam last Saturday.

When I was around 9 or 10 years old I clearly remember reading these 2 magazines in her living room.. The only models I knew that time were Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and Nikki Taylor.
And now 14 years later I will be reading and devouring it again!!

Aaaaahhhh INSPIRATIONS GALORE!

US Vogue: March 1991; May 1992

I don't have clear recollections about the others but I feel like I have unearthed a treasure chest, seriously. You know the feeling when you have your last box of your favorite chocolates and you want to eat everything at once because it's super yummy but at the same time you try not to finish it because you want to prolong the wonderful taste?

That's how I feel about these magazines.. <3

(1990-1993)

US Elle: August 1990
Gimme those rings!!

I'll try to share some of the stunning editorials if I have time and after I get reacquainted with our
scanner at home which I have never used.

Speaking of magazines, here are the August issue of 2 of the leading fashion magazines in the Philippines.
To those living in Manila: Which cover do you like more and why?
Thoughts?

And for the record, I am not a Kapuso.
I am a Kapamilya (although I rarely watch TV) =)

All my celebrity crushes are from channel 2 and not a single one from GMA haha..
I heart Zanjoe, Derek, John Lloyd, Jon, Jake and Gerald.

Goodbye President Cory Aquino

Touching pictures taken by my sister this afternoon when President Cory Aquino's body was transferred from La Salle greenhills to Manila Cathedral. She will be buried on August 5 (Wednesday).

The shirt says: "thank you and goodbye, president Cory.."
RIP Tita Cory!
*All photographs taken by Steph E. (my sister)