New Year, New Friend

So we've completed the first half of 2011's first month roll. I have been going through lots of ups and downs. And so to help me cope with all these, my friends along with my boyfriend's friends helped me list down things I would be doing/trying on my own. It was like seeking growth apart from my partner - which is healthy for our relationship as it would take our maturity a notch higher than just relying too much on each other.

Part of my list was to meet new friends. This was suggested by my boyfriend's friend who said: "why not try meeting new friends or at least try making new ones from old acquaintances." And I was like, "hello, as if I'm not friends with my "acquaintances". And tell me, how the hey am I supposed to meet someone new? I'm not in school anymore, yadah-yadah-yadah."

A week after - who would've thought that this would be the first to be crossed out from the list.

Last Tuesday, Denise and I have finally seen each other face to face. We started to exchange messages regarding collaborations and all that late December. And I never really expected that, from just plain collaboration, I'd find a friend in her. Not that I was all choosy-cat, and was not being friendly, but I just didn't expect that she would gracefully touch my heart.

Denise, apart from having a great balance of style and comfort, is a sweet person. Having done meet-ups for the very first time, I came empty handed. While she came all prepared. I swear, I blushed and flushed from my seat when she handed me a cute bag with a cute notepad, ring, and a sweet note. :)

And yes Denise, I will make it up to you... whether you like it or not ;)

We had dinner at Breton. And excuse the empty plates --- we were so into getting-to-know each other that we both forgot to at least take photos of our meet-up's highlights. She had a sandwich while I had the good old crepe. The dinner was lovely, and I'm glad that she liked her sandwich.

When the day has come to an end, we asked the server to take pictures of us -- and how I wish I just brought my digicam instead of the bulky slr. Kuya waiter, I think, struggled and I totally forgot to adjust the settings, so excuse the crappy lighting.

Anyway, here are some snaps I grabbed from Denise:

just when we said: "kuya whole body"

both in denim and print :P

I opted to dress comfortably in jeans and shirt coz of the girl thing. Added the floral blazer to spice things up a bit. And when I saw Denise in a denim maxi - and striped top, I'm like, "okay, i think I dressed down too much." But I'm glad that wasn't what she saw. *wink*

Denise is really a great person with such an endearing personality.

Check her out at  Simone's Fashion Closet to get to know her a bit more. And you might want to visit  Simone's Closet for great fashion finds that wont hurt your budget.

Later Loves
xxx

Veer Away from Separation Anxiety

It has been days since he left. I feel my life was eaten by a big bug - and I couldn't save myself from it. *sigh* So what better thing to do than practice what he taught me and get better, right? So here's to boredom and a lot of "I miss you!"

a brooch i bought couple of years back

another brooch I found in my messed up closet.

pimped "witty will save the world" planner. hello christmas :/

I MISS YOU, BABA <3

Earlier, mom and I went to the mall for grocery and here's what I got when I went for a quick store-scan:

This one's a tribal-printed leggings that looks a lot like the one sold in f21. It's cheaper by a hundred. F21's version has a better kind of fabric, though. This, i think, is soooo 70's glam - matched with neon and all that. But for the mean time, I want to look boyish in this on Christmas Eve. :)

Later Loves,

Cheens

of The Photographer's Girl

Weekend Suicide

This is what I wore to my make-up gig last Saturday. The gig was a success since the group I did took the Grand Prize. :) Expecting the loooong day ahead of me, I decided to wear something really loose and comfy. I wore flats knowing that I'll be standing most of the time bending my back towards the face of my clients. But of course, i kept a pair of platforms in the car just in case boyf decides to go dine and chill after.

 And he did ask that we both reward ourselves from a stressful yet fulfilling day so I changed my flats and wore my ever reliable Parisian wedge - the ulitmate "bugbog-able" shoes.

We had the best burger to date at Murray and D'vine. Winner ang burger. On top of that they do offer guinness!!! My favorite beer! I didn't get to sip on that though 'coz it wasn't available that day. Instead I had cranberry juice along with my Veggie Burger:

never expected veggie
to be that meaty.

Canned, i suppose.

mac /n cheese - nothing that spectacular

love boyf's kobe burger.

Oh, after munching down all these --- boyf and I felt like we're gonna die. And I said, "good thing I wore something loose."

Later Lovelies!

Skirts Can Dance.

Packed weekend but I enjoyed it. Saturday's make-up gig was a blast - my client won the competition! So yay! :) But it was really tiring as I was on my feet from 2pm 'til 9pm.

Today was my good friend's son's Christening. And boyf and I covered the event as part of our gift. (: But all these has nothing to do with what I'm wearing. I'll be posting the photos from all stated in my next post.

 I wore this one last week when boyf and I went on a random date.

I've had this skirt kept inside the closet for quite some time. Never thought it'd look great with a rock DIY sleeveless top as the belt that came with it has a floral buckle.

Boyf told me to play with the skirt but was not in the mood. YET. (shot in my room ---
see the layers of paper used to serve as the backdrop's extension towards the floor? also
please excuse the desk and the uncovered floor :P)

and so i enjoyed doing the twirls.

top - DIY

skirt - thrifted

lace up boots - Parisian

For the mean time if you have some time to spare, please do check out Bestie's blog, "The Capricious Club". She featured me in her Fashionable Friends segment.

The Photographer's Girl

xx

There Goes My Friday Night

Top - Pretty and Perfect Shop; Leggings & Shoes - People 'r People;
Bangles - Accessorize; Necklace - G.Gozum

Quite a day today I must say. Long drives - short stops. Craaaaazy!

I enrolled at A1, Araneta Branch for a refresher class - just coz I really didn't took driving seriously back then. And yeah, the 'rents were a bit hesitant with the idea of me driving 'coz they'd probably see me less often than me having them or someone else drive me. Yeah yeah. Sheltered. But things change -- so yay! Besides, I really hafta learn and practice before I leave for the States.

Anyway. After that we rushed all the way to Cartimar, Pasay. Boyf had to bench in his fish entry before 5pm and the traffic was, as always, terrible. But we made it -- so yay!

Then we drove back to Makati to pick up my mum for a dinner date (she's hangin' out with us just coz dad's away right now). We thought it was gonna be an easy ride since Pasay's just near Makati. But NO. Took us about an hour and a half to get to Ayala. So while we were stuck in bad traffic mum was walking around the mall - ugh! Unfair.

So we ended up eating around 9 and because traffic was still bad. We got home around 11pm and boyf was too tired to drive around and grab a cup of coffee. O_o

Anyway, I'm off to bed. Have a make-up gig tomorrow --- in Makati. Will post photos of the outcome after! Oh, also.. I hope boyf wins a place in the Fighting Fish Charity competition.

The Photographer's Girl
xx

Smells like Christmas Eve

Today was really ---. Fill in the blank.

I'm finally done with the guestbook and invites of my friend's son, Carlisle. Well actually, the invites were done late last week. And we just rushed the guestbook.

a page from the guestbook. that's carlise - he's only 2 months old, and he weighs 18lbs.

Anyway, it's the 1st of December and Christmas is just 'round the corner. Excuse the cynical tone, but im not that giddy bout it. Boyf's leaving within the month (date still unknown, which to'lly sucks) --- and I'm seriously freakin' out. This isn't the first time he's leaving -- but this will be the first time we'll be away from each other on Christmas eve. He needs to go back there coz his fam bam's there, and he needs to maintain his residency yadah. I'm not being all that selfish-choose-between-me-and-your-fam kind of person now, but sometimes I do really ask my self why things has to be this way. So there goes the sob sob sob.

 Yeah. Cry some more...

...and shrugged it off. Tears won't solve this. I hafta practice lots of patience and just grow and accept the distance. (that'll be hard!!!)

To veer away from all these thoughts I dressed up like an artsy fartsy elf. I'm not really sure if this look's close to what Christmas elves look like --  but that's how I felt in this shirt, vest and shorts. :P

mum's vest, random brand shirt, weekender shorts, bazaar bangles & necklace,
forever 21 clogs

 So this is my mini studio - my room. Excuse the raw wood stuff as it's under renovation. We usually tape white  sheets of cartolina from the wall all the way to where I'm standing to make it look like a seemless backdrop. This time, we decided to drop the studio feel and show my messed up room. Lol. I'm thinking of painting the wall in different shades so i can have options when I'm sick of posing behind a white wall.

Later alligat-er!

I'm all Packed

I'm all packed with bags round my eyes. Hope all sleepless nights pay off a good deal real soon! :) Wore this to a night out with my boyf's family. (will post pictures -- later, maybe)

Keeping this post short as I'm heading to my friend's place to work on some cool souvenirs for her son's baptism.

lotsoflove <3

Sogod, Cebu --- SO GOOD!!! Best Vacay Ever!!!

Hello Everyone! I'm back from the best vacation to date. I've done a quick scan of the photos we took in Sogod and Mandaue, Cebu only to realize that I didn't get to take a decent outfit photo to post. I think I enjoyed the sights and activities we did that I was more focused on taking Macro Photos of insects, flies and the likes than tid bits of my outfit. Besides, I was all rugged the whole time in my shorts, trekking shoes and big white shirt. Wore cuffs to be tad bit fashionable while there.
Anyway, I will be posting my long weekend Cebu fun pics tomorrow, as my eyes are demanding to shut now.

OH but before that, allow me to share another teaser for my vintage / thrift online shop (name to be revealed reaaaaaal soon!).

I'm so excited to reveal everything, so better watch out for it.

Anyway, I'm off to bed now. I've done quick catching up with my favorites and friends. Will do more when I get up. So tired from all the trekking and rough road adventure. @_@
Lots of love,
The Photographer's Girl -- Ficklish Cheens


PS. Vacay Photos soon!!!! Promise!

Chocolate Wasted

Lately, I found myself leaning towards rich chocolate shades of brown. Yes. Brown is my new black as of the moment.

Last Saturday was chocolatey clothes heaven for me. I bought old and new clothes that really glued a smile on my face.

First, I scored a boho mini dress with rich chocolate brown prints in my thrifting escape that I will be sharing in one of these days.

And since mum insisted that we go check out the MEGA sale in SM Megamall, boyf and I gave in. Who would turn down a shopping spree?

So off to Forever21 we went only to witness ---

a riot in the making with last minute shoppers going for a spin. My imagination went to play just as La Lohan did back in her chic flick movie, Mean Girls, where people started acting like wild animals rawring at one another. Lol.

As expected, I didn’t score any of their marked down items. But the 10% off the price offered to SMAC holders was a great deal already.

My first 30 minutes there was spent walking around, following my mum, and looking at other people scavenging for great deals. I was caught in a haze that mum had to tell me: “Ano ba, are you going to follow me around lang? Bahala ka, this might be the last time I’ll offer you a shopping treat.” Then giggles. Seriously threatened, I went on by myself, and allowed her to look around on her own.

I picked up my own mesh bag, thinking that I will be bagging a lot of things. First round was spent on.. ehm. Looking for boyf. Lol. Seriously, looking for the jacket that boyf wanted. But it wasn’t there already. Or I maybe the clothes rack were all messed up that I missed it. Then I saw this black button down cardigan with patches on the elbow part. It wasn’t on sale, but I gave in. It was perfect for boyf. J Then I saw a knit cropped sweater, and bagged it in. Still, not from the sale rack. I also bagged a white boat-neck mini dress gartered on the waist.

I was feeling tired already. It was hard to look for an item because it was all over the place. It wasn’t the usual printed here, plain there. And just when all hopes seemingly left my shopping spirit, the divine pair of clogs I’ve been looking for was right there before my eyes! And it there were sizes to choose from. Jump Wiggle Wiggle! Yay!

Was pointing to the Biggest bag winner - Mum. While I was left with 2 bags. She went home smiling with 5 bags. Ugh!

Anyway, here’s my casual take on this lovely pair.

Was supposed to pair it with my boho dress, but the weather wasn’t good. Still is not, up to now.

Hope you like it. J

Later Lovelies.

London, I Miss You!

It's been really long since the last time I flew out of the country. Bummer. And I'm dying to.
The country that I visited the most is England. And I seriously miss the environment and the culture there. I miss sight-seeing, wandering around, eating in different pubs, drinking, tasting every single thing that's there to experience. Of course, who wouldn't miss the shopping part, right?!

All the drama pretty much explains why I'm wearing a London graphic shirt right now (*sorry if you can't really see the flag detail, but it really is England's flag peaking out from the zip print). No, I didn't get it from England, I actually got it locally - where else, but greenhills tiangge. :P I couldn't find my I <3 London shirt, so this will be fine for now. :)

It should've been more punk-rocker-ish if I wore more of my black cuffs - but I didn't have time to look around my room for it. Next time, I should! But hey, I'm wearing the spikey-est accessory which can substitute for all the studded cuffs and such -- my parisian black MJ's!!! :)

Anyway, right now, I'm in the middle of deciding whether I should go for an associate degree in the States - that'll give me the luxury of time to move around all it's state. It's a pricey decision to make, but it'd be all worth the risk. :)

How bout you, which country you've visited before do you miss the most? And where do you plan to go next?

Lotsoflove,
ThePhotographer'sGirl
xx