So You Had A Bad Day

We all have bad days, unless your so lucky to never ever have to experience one in your entire life. If you are, then I envy you and if you are like the rest of us mere mortals then you must understand what I mean. Some bad days are worse than others, when you think nothing could go wrong, but it does. You think, "It couldn't possibly get worse!", and it does. Yesterday was one of those days.

Yesterday I woke up with a horrible cold which came with body pain, a headache and a great sore throat. To top off this horrible feeling, I had an 8am class all the way in SDA (I walk to school everyday, so this meant 7-10 minutes of the pain of walking in Taft. This meant smoke, loud beeping and the ever so annoying pedicabs asking if I needed a ride. But hey, it wasn't that bad yet. I get to school and I get ready for a 3-hour class on the History of Art and Design. It's all good until my teacher started getting extremely boring and extremely corny at the same time. He didn't waste any time either, we couldn't possibly be dismissed late because there was still a great video about Egyptian art *insert sarcastic face here*, this was just great!

After a few moments into the film, we started to hear the thunder from outside. At this point I knew it would take me forever before I would get any sleep to get rid of the pains in my body. The film went on for another good 30 minutes before our teacher finally let us go. Once we got out of our classroom that had no view of the outside, we saw it. The rain was so hard that it was in our school.  Half of the hallways were wet from rainwater, I knew at this point I had no hope of getting home. I was feeling a lot worse though, pains got worse and my temperature was rising, I was getting warmer and warmer. After waiting a good 30 minutes for the rain to stop, I couldn't handle the pain any longer so I went through the strong rains and slightly flooded roads of Taft.

I got to rest a bit when I got home and my temperature lowered a bit, but my headache got worse by the time I was in school for my 6-9pm lecture class. This was not how I wanted to end my day. But I had to get my grouping and find out what I had to do. Oh the things we do for school. Makes me miss high school when getting sick didn't get you sort of in a bad place.

It's sad but the only highlight of that day was having a Chai Tea Latte in The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in One Archer's. You should never go to sleep in a bad mood or place though, so I guess it was all good.

Here's hoping this never happens again!

.M.

Worn Out Denim

||  Denim Polo: Topman  ||  Dress: Divisoria  ||  Sandals: Forever 21 ||

||  Sunglasses: Nava  ||

I haven't been able to post more regularly since I have no internet in my place, and it's just been quite a busy week with the school and Fashion week here in Manila. This is actually a very delayed post, it was during a random day during the summer when I was busy running errands all day.

I went with something extremely casual and super easy to move with. I absolutely love word out denims polos because they give such a laid back feel to any outfit! And when it's summer, I always go for casual laid back looks since I'm not allowed to wear anything short to school.

Luckily I'm done with school for the week, so I've just got work instead, oh life. I wanted to show you all how amazing last night's show was in Philippine Fashion Week held in SMX because it was such a breathtaking show! I'll look for photos since I didn't get to take any and show you just how amazing it was. I'm just so amazed all the time at what our Filipino Dubai based designer can do! They ae all so amazing!

Have a great weekend ahead everyone!

.M.

First Day All Over Again

||  Dress used as Top: SM Department Store  ||  Skirt: (uniform skirt from Divisoria)  ||  

||  Tights: City Lady  ||  Shoes: Michael Antonio  ||

|| Sunglasses: Nava  ||

||  Belt: SM Department Store  ||  Rings: Divisoria  ||

||  Bag: Steve Madden  ||

||  Carl Chavez, Ryan Santiago, and I  ||

Misses these two during the summer! It was so great getting to see everyone from school again after the summer though, it definitely made coming back so much better. :D

Classes officially started again yesterday for us Benildeans and this is what I wore to my first day back in school after the shortest summer I've ever had, but hey, it wasn't that bad, just super short.

The lobby and hallways were filled with new students, Welcome to CSB all the frosh out there this year! It was so much fun not being the frosh anymore.

I wore this because I'm just obsessed with these gold belts I got from SM Department Store! I've wanted one for a while now, but when I saw it there for such an affordable price, I had to get it! I actually got it in 3 colors because it's such a great bargain! I got so many compliments, it's such a great statement piece so you won't have to accessories too much.

I've finished my new layout too, if you haven't noticed. I've always been obsessed with gold frames so I thought I make my new layout with it as the basis.

.M.

Back to Reality

Before heading back to the reality of school on Monday, I wanted to post this.

I miss summer already.

||  Top: Forever 21  ||  Shorts: Landmark  || Accessories: Divisoria  ||

I love the details of these shorts!

( Photos taken by Jelena Sebastian in Pico De Loro )

Heading back to school this Monday, and I have to say, I'm not exactly excited. The only thing I'm excited about really is seeing all my College friends again. I'm definitely not missing all the pollution.

All I can do now if enjoy the rest of summer and hope for an awesome semester ahead. Looking forward to meeting the frosh this year too, and being in the presence of extremely talented people, that definitely keeps me inspired.

Also as a symbol of the new school year, I'll be changing my blog layout this Monday, I easily get bored and I think it's time I change it up. So, watch out for that, I'm really liking the layout, actually.

Have an awesome weekend, everyone!

.M.

Color Pop

|| Blazer: Cotton On  ||  Shorts & Shoes: Forever 21  ||  Top: Some Bazaar  ||

||  Sunglasses: Nava  ||

||  Ring: Forever 21  ||

||  Without the blazer because of the heat  ||

Wore this to a day out shopping. I love mixing black and white prints together and mixing it with some color and I just felt like wearing it that day.

For those who don't know it yet, I'm a huge fan of sunglasses and I have a small collection of them. I just love how a cute pair of sunglasses and change an entire outfit and change my mood. It also takes away having to wear make-up on your bad days. Just wear a powerful pair of sunnies and nothing can stop you from having a great day, except for... well, there is actually a long list, but let's not get into that.

I just have to mention that we just have the weirdest weather here in the Philippines this summer. It's extremely hot during the morning then it starts to rain hard at night, I don't know if it's always just in Quezon City, but it happens almost every night. The rain never fails to bring my mood down though.

"Oh what a shame what a rainy ending given to a perfect day..."

                    -Taylor Swift

Those are always the words I feel when it starts raining hard after a good day.

.M.

( Photos by Jelena Sebastian )

Simple with a Hint of Floral

||  Sunglasses: Nava  ||  Top: Landmark  ||  Flats: Payless  ||  Belt: Landmark  ||

|| This is one of the bags I had made, I just fell in love with this floral upholstery fabric and had to have it done in a bag.  ||

( Photos by my sister, Jelena Sebastian )

This is quite a late post, this was sometime in the beginning of summer actually, but I can't seem to remember the date. I love wearing simple casual clothes during hot days like in the summer, so I decided to wear something loose that I could breathe in. Spent this day catching up with old friends which was such a great feeling, really. I felt like I was back in high school all over again. But I'm pretty sure you all know that feeling.

We all have lazy days and this was one of them, actually I end up feeling really lazy during the summer all because of the insane heat everywhere!

.M.

Triple the Fun

||  Top: Bazaar  ||  Shorts: Forever 21  ||  Sunglasses: Nava  ||  Flats: H&M  ||  Bag: My Own  ||

I know it's been forever since I've posted anything on here, my summer's almost over and this is my first post in over a month. I've just been caught up with mostly getting a break from all the stress since I only have a week left to relax before everything just gets plain stressful again.

I am glad however that I've been able to cook and bake these past few days. One thing I love to do is try out new things and I always love to try cooking new foods. Creating makes me feel so happy, it doesn't just have to be creating clothes or accessories, but also just simply creating anything from scratch gives me such a sense of fulfillment.

Now on to my outfit. I wore this a few of days ago while preparing for one of our events. My sister and I have been getting into events planning, which is pretty fun actually, and we had to prepare a surprise party in Shangri-La Makati. It went really well too.

Whenever working, I always like to wear something comfortable I can easily move around in but I didn't want to come in my jammies.

Before I forget, I want to wish all the mothers out there a Happy Mother's Day!

.M.