I'm Overwhelmed, You Were

Rainy days have been ushering out my love for blues rock music again--those dusty The Gaslight Anthem/The National/Tom Waits/Hot Water Music records are being pulled out again. This is a little outfit post on what I wore to Carlos' graduation party yesterday. Thank you to Keav, who took these photos of me. This animal-print dress is one of the things that I bought from one of our suppliers (heehee) and is so wonderful and easy to dress up or dress down. Because yesternight was a very chillout south-side type party, I decided to throw this dress on along with my favorite pair of sneakers and this mocking bird necklace that I got from Lula Bop's. :)

Later in the evening, I decided to put on some blue tights to help dress the outfit up but unfortunately, I don't have a photo with those on--I'll gladly do a repeat sometimes this week, though. Also: the party was super fun! Great people, a bottle of Absolut, and some of the funniest conversations ever about love, life and things that people only talk about when they're inebriated: like what it is, exactly that makes this drink you can no longer taste so great.

Keavin and I got home via TAI Taxi (the best taxi service in the world) around 1:00 am and decided to watch the moon for a bit; it was so, so beautiful last night. :D Anyway, I hope everyone's had a fun, fun weekend! 

Wore: animal print dress | unbranded, sneakers | vintage, necklace | Lula Bop's

It's still so difficult to process that most of the people I know have either graduated or left school due to one circumstance or the other. It's a little overwhelming but terribly exciting as well: onto the next great adventure!

Brightside Entry | Hungover Happiness

Today began with me waking up to find myself under my friend Ron's dining table. :)) I was dying of thirst and as I struggled through the darkness of an apartment littered with the sleeping bodies of party-exhausted friends, I realized that a) it was only 4:00 am and b) everyone was still asleep. So I headed down to 711 to buy water before proceeding to drink about 2 liters of the stuff and contemplate why I was awake at four in the morning--all in the dark, mind you.

We had one of the funnest dance-y goofy party chill out things at Ron's apartment yesternight and I was the first one to go under because I lost almost every round of pusoy dos (a card game, for my readers who aren't from the Philippines). The night was spent playing cards, drinking (Yakult + Jinro), dancing to Lady Gaga/Foster the People/Young The Giant (a band our friend Noel introduced to us). Later on in the night, we headed out to Bagnet, this restaurant/cafe nearby for some beer and a midnight snack (if you can call Bagnet that). :))

Anyway, yeah--fell asleep under the table, on this heavenly soft carpet. I am exhausted, but damn that was worth it! :D Snapshots from last night below. Enjoy!

 So, I had just about the worst hand in the world. 

Events | The ZALORA Philippines Grand Launch

The ZALORA Philippines launch yesternight was amazing. I will say one (among many) good things about the people behind ZALORA: they know how to throw a party. The affair took place at the Skye Lounge (The Fort)--and everything, from the venue to the drinks to the food to the people and the flow of events was amazing.

Let's start with the venue--Skye Lounge is the rooftop lounge area of the W building in High Street. The place is beautiful and very, very fresh. I'm a huge al fresco fan and was so happy that the party didn't take place indoors (I'm also a tad claustrophobic). The Skye Lounge is also a very intimate venue which I liked because the party didn't feel very formal; it felt as though everyone was just there to mix and mingle. 

The drinks were amazing. Can I just say that the organizers behind this party may as well have read my mind--Southern Comfort & Jack Daniels (my two favorite brands of Whiskey) sponsored the event and so there were free-flowing SoCo/Jack cocktails. Delicious. The food was wonderful too; they kept it light which I like with entrees served in colorful, fun containers. They also had (what I'm assuming is) oregano popcorn which was a very tasteful (literally) touch. 

The people who attended were wonderful as well. The event was hosted by Sarah Meier-Albano and I absolutely loved her gown. I also got to meet her and Alyssa Lapid which was fun; they're super nice and super beautiful. Theirs were the two dresses that I absolutely loved from last night. :) I attended the event with Trizha & Ina who made the night spectacular.

The flow of events, as I was saying, was wonderful. It began very low-key with everyone getting warmed up and having drinks. Then there was the most clever fashion show that I have ever seen-- the models were all in white while the prints/silhouettes/colors were being projected onto their white clothing. It provided such a beautiful aesthetic and (here comes the hippie inside me) was environmentally friendly as well. <33 The three men behind Zalora--Brian Cu, Paulo Campos III and Pedro Domingues--also gave a short talk about their vision for ZALORA Philippines. And I must say, I was moved by what they had to say. They talked about how they want everyone--call center agents, employees, housewives, students--to be able to feel like they aren't missing out on anything. They want everyone to be able to shop for things they need--birthday gifts, valentine's day presents--despite being busy at work. And I can definitely relate to that, so yeah. I also got the chance to meet them after (minus Brian Cu) and both Paulo and Pedro seemed like very nice people. :)

Trizh, Ins & I ended the night in Itallianis. We were famished; all three of us had forgotten to eat dinner in our haste to get to the party. Mmmm. Omnomnomn. All-in-all a night well-spent indeed. 

Wore: The Dainty Dress | WinaWonders, maroon stockings | Terranova, white heels | a gift, ocre ring | Objet D'Art

I was supposed to wear something else because the weather really called for something breezy but the clothes didn't dry on time. Ay caramba! But anyway, I made do. :)

Enjoy the photos!