I Want My Summer Back

The Blue lagoon beach at Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte.
Untamed glorious beach paradise at the almost northenmost
part of the vast Luzon island. A place where only sun, surf, and sand matters.  The only important piece missing in this picture though is the presence of my equally hydrophilic boyfriend.
I miss our monthly beach excursions three years back. I hope
our April schedule would be more forgiving compared to the past hectic months. The work committments had been really a blessing but please i hope they won't steal all our summer.

wearing:

Bikini top - bought from a friend
Stripe top - thrifted
Floral skirt - GCM
Scarf used as turban - GCM 
Wayfarer - Bazaar find  

Heaven on Earth

Location: Bangui Windmills || Kapurpurawan White Rock Formation || Cape Bojeadour 

Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Ilocos Norte qualifies for one of the places I'd love to go come back to again. 

Everything in this northern province is stunningly beautiful; the beaches, nature, rich cultural

 heritage, and friendly people. I am a sucker for a laidback living so I would definitely fit

in here. I hope the pictures did justice to this heaven-on-earth of a place. 

The countryside reminds me of the scenes from Lord of the Rings, don't you think? :)

wearing:

Lace dress worn as top - Sinequanone (thrifted)

Denim shorts - thrifted 

Leather belt - thrifted 

Floppy hat - Robinson's mall

Lace-up sandals - PrP

Wayfarer -Bazaar find 

Colorful bracelets - Ilocos souvenir markets

Southbound

I had been sheltered for almost practically a quarter of my life. It's always been school-house and vice versa. So now that I am older and more financially independent, I always see to it to travel and experience the "world" outside of my shell. Thanks to cheap promo fares air travel is no longer limited to the affluent. 

Last year me and my officemates got lucky and scored PhP 218 roundtrip tickets to Manila. Without batting an eyelash we immediately purchased them even if we didn't have any definite plans in mind. Later on, all nine of us unanimously agreed for a Northwestern Luzon tour.

Tagaytay was never part of our itinerary but due to some minor glitches on our assigned driver's schedule, we had a little 8-hour detour prior to our Vigan trip.

Tagaytay's cold breeze and fresh air was such a welcoming change from the CO2 saturated city we're accustomed to. We also dropped by this Disneyland-like place called Fantasy World Castle in Lemery and also made a side tour in the serene and scenic Caleruega. I fell in love at first sight with Caleruega. If only destinations weddings aren't such a pain in the ass and wouldn't burn our pockets,I would definitely love to get married there.

wearing:

"Dalmatian" print top - thrifted 

Denim shorts - thrifted 

Camel bag - thrifted

Gold studded belt - PrP

Opaque tights - SM Dept. store

Shoes - Parisian 

Wayfarer - Bazaar find

Northern Experience

Me and my officemates are going for a Northern Luzon tour this week. We will be discovering Vigan, Laoag, Batac, Bangui, Pagudpud, Pangasinan, and Baguio. If any of you is a local from these areas or have played tourist to these places, please do share some tips on the nice places and must-try restaurants that we can go to. We are a group of nine and we’ll be traveling via a private van borrowed from our company (thank you very much!) so my friends have been pressuring me to pack light for this four-day trip. I have been reassessing the clothes I’m going to bring because Baguio alone needs thick clothing so my head is whirling right now on which is which.

By the way, sorry if my fly is half way down in the photos. Hahaha Running late for work again.

Happy manic Monday everyone!

wearing:

Olive green pants – thrifted

Shirt – thrifted

Blue blazer – thrifted

Bag – thrifted

Shoes – Parisian

Gold studded belt – PrP

Vertically Inclined

While my mom was shooting this, she was asking me why I need to devote time for these outfit shots. I told her they are for my blog. My mom doesn't really know what a blog is and what it's for. Even if she does not fully understand its purpose, I am grateful that she is always uncomplaining everytime I ask her to stop preparing breakfast for a minute so I can lend her on this craziness of mine. LOL The other people in the house could not be bothered at 7 in the morning. And hey, mom knows my angles better than the boyfriend.  Truly, mothers know best. :)

wearing:

Skirt - thrifted
Lace top - thrifted
Camel shoes - Parisian
Messenger bag - thrifted
Sunglasses - Mongkok night market