{ DARK AND GLOOMY }

Last week I had to let go of one of the things that really matters to me, my Nikon DSLR camera. It was really heartbreaking I had to resist the urge to grab it from the buyer and call off the deal while he was thoroughly inspecting it. I decided to just wait in the car and let my boyfriend deal with the buyer while I struggled with my feelings and convinced myself that it had to be done. If only I had lots of money to upgrade to a new camera and keep the old one on the side, I would. But because we're saving up, a new camera would only be possible by letting go of the old one. :( I hope the new owner takes care of that baby and may they create wonderful memories through pictures together. I know material things are just fleeting. But it's the love and care that you put into a thing that makes it more special and hard to let go. I'm so sentimental. 

And because I'm devoid of a camera now, these lovely photos were taken by the boyfriend to ease my sorrows away. These were shot during a hippie-themed engagement shoot for one of our clients. Even my clothes and the weather reflected my current state of emotion that day; dark and gloomy. 

Photos: Marlon Capuyan

wearing:

Vest - thrifted 

Silk black dress - thrifted 

Camel sandals - Primadonna 

My Place Under the Sun: Siargao Part Uno

{{Photography: Marlon Capuyan}}

The much needed and well deserved summer vacation! 
Four days worth of pure fun and R&R at the island paradise of General Luna, Siargao.


Day one was spent checking out the boardwalk/tower at Cloud Nine scouting for local surfing instructors. And may i add, ogling at hot  men in their washboard abs goodness. In fairness, both locals and imports. hahaha 

{wearing thrifted pink sheer tunic, thrifted denim shorts, thrifted bag, thrifted scarf, vintage aviators, and floppy hat from bohol}

Hot and Cold

 



Location: Baguio City, Philippines

When we added Baguio to our itinerary we never realized we were about to visit the place at the height of the yearly Panagbenga flower festival. Some of our contacts have told us, while we were traveling our way down  from Ilocos Norte, that it was already impossible to come through because of the heavy traffic caused by tourists coming from different parts of Metro Manila. We knew it was also impossible to book a hotel but we took our chances and stayed positive that somehow, somewhere, someone would offer us a place to stay. We reached Baguio 10:30 pm and saw large groups of people flocking from every street corner. We knew right then and there that we stood no chance of getting a room. We tried anyway but to no avail. We ended up sleeping in the car parked right outside Mine's View Park and almost froze to death because we didn't get the chance to change into more weather-appropriate clothes. I was still wearing my shorts from our Pagudpud trip and my feet went numb  a couple of times during sleep. All ten of us were able to sleep for four hours cramped up in the van . Came morning, the usual shower and toothbrush  was replaced with a meager wet tissue wipes and a couple of mouthwash gargle. hahaha I know that sounds gross but the situation gave us just that. It was extraordinarily cold that early morning so we ended up buying scarves and gloves to protect us from the cold.

The temperature went up by the time it was 10 am and turned really hot by 12 nn. I was already getting uncomfortable by the minute with the bulky layers so I decided to change into my trusty denim shorts but opted to retain the socks coz my feet usually gets cold. The carbon dioxide emission from cars and buses and huge amount of people was the culprit why Baguio heated up like that.

We didn't really get to experience the cold breeze that we went for but the whole bittersweet experience made it more fun and one for the books! :)

Baguio, you know i still love you. :)

wearing:

(channeling the 70's hippie)

70's flare jeans - thrifted 

Multicolored top - thrifted 

Denim shorts - thrifted 

Leather jacket - thrifted

Leather/woven belt - both thrifted 

Camel shoulder bag - thrifted 

Black hat - Metro Gaisano

Violet beanie - from Baguio