School is starting in a few weeks! 3 school essentials that I need for going to a school like Ateneo that's huge and requires me to walk around in the heat.

Sunnies. I never used to be comfortable wearing sunglasses when I'm any place other than the beach, but Ateneo is actually as sunny as a beach so I figured why the heck not? I only use my nude colored wayfarers, but I'm going to go shopping for more soon.


Everyone in our school wears shorts, because 1. we have no dresscode and 2. it's hot as hell in school. I wear then almost everyday, but I'm getting tired of my usual blue denim shorts, so I wanna add a bit of


Wearing heels in school is a huge no-no. Try it and you'll curse that second you decided on it. Flats are your best friends in college.



So not excited for going back to uni but I'm sure I will be once I go shopping in Bangkok this week! Way thrilled for that!

Tina's 18th

Last May 6 was, one of my closest friends, Tina's debut. The youngest of all the Barbies was finally turning into a legal adult and we were all so excited for her.

We spent months guessing what the theme of her debut was. It was only during the day itself that we figured it out--well, I haven't actually figured it out yet, but it's got something to do with the galaxy and stars and stuff. Whatever, the theme being vague does not detract from the awesomeness that was this party!


How it looked like outside

The first surprise was Madam Auring being there to tell people their future. There were only a few guests who had their fortunes told. I'm all for good fun, but man everyone was like really weirdly ecstatic about what they were told. Because you know, wholeheartedly believing in a stranger who claims she sees your future is totes sensible.

We were finally called inside, because Tina was about to make her grand entrance. We knew she was going to dance, but we didn't expect the kind of dancing she did! She was lifted up and twirled around. It was so cute and surprising!


The grand entrance. This is unedited, btw.

After the entrance was the 18 Candles of which I was a part of. They just played our pre-recorded message on the huge ass screen (how humiliating) while we catwalked to get to Tina's throne. Then came the usual debut traditions. The funniest part was the video of the celebrity greetings. She had TV hosts, senators, actresses, councilors, groups of traffic enforcers, and the crowd favorite, Dirik Niramsi (a Derek Ramsy impersonator who looks nothing like him)!

An important part of every event, of course, is the food. For Tina's debut, it was great. I remember wishing my friends would eat some more so I didn't look like a hog. Then the drinks. Out of all parties I have attended, Tina's drinks were the best. Strong, but still tasted great. My favorite was the Mojito and Black Orchid. I think my condition of being in a drunken stupor by the end of that night attests to how much I enjoyed the drinks served.



I had one too many.

This debut was by far one of, if not, the best debuts I have attended. I hope you had a great time during your celebration, MM. I know I did!

Two days ago I went on a beach trip with my friends. It was sort of a last minute thing so I didn't have time to diet and shop for the perfect bikini. I did have time to go through some online. Here are my top pics for every style. Personally, I think a bandeau looks best for my body type, but I included all kinds for everyone.

Triangle top:

TM by Tara Matthews, Chloe, Mara Hoffman, Shay Todd, TM by Tara Matthews, Emilio Pucci, Missoni, Milly


Bandeau:

Old Navy, Old Navy, IM-HM, Mara Hoffman, Mara Hoffman, Chloe, JETS, H&M

One Piece:

H&M, Rodarte for Opening Ceremony, Zimmerman, Zimmerman, Mara Hoffman, Dolce & Gabbana, Lanvin, Melissa Obadash, Fogal 497, Agent Provocateur

Sadly, summer is coming to a close as affirmed by an upcoming storm. Hope I can squeeze in a last swimming trip before rainy season comes around. Everyone stay safe!

Last Saturday was the scheduled DLM photoshoot. My friend, Aia, had asked me to style the shoot along with my friend, Tina. Tina and I arrived at the house of Matt, where we were supposed to prep up, but since we were early birds and were too shy to enter, we decided to grab some lunch at McDonalds. When we finished and headed back, we found the whole team already there.

Tina and I got on to making outfits with the shirts while Yella and Jo did hair and make-up on the models. Karlos cut up the shirts. It was hours and hours of working + chatting up and laughing! We started shooting at around 5 pm. Jack, the photographer, did wonders! He made the models lie on the grass and climb trees. He would ask models to turn their heads a couple centimeters and it would make such a huge difference.



Jack would yell "shirt!" and, as the stylist, I would have to run and make sure the print is clear and visible.



Me with Alex (model) and Tina (co-stylist). The top Alex is wearing was actually a t-shirt, but we had Karlos alter it since we thought a tank top would look better with a maxi skirt. Doesn't the alteration look so professional?



This is the "dream team".
L-R: Anna (hair), Jo (hair), Jack (photographer), Yella (make-up), Alex & Karlos (creative directors), Me (stylist) & Tina (Missing in action) with Aia, the girl behind all this!

And here's a teaser of how this will turn out



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