firefly in the summer noon

I am, I am, I am a ZOMBIE

2011-03-06T21:05:00.000-08:00

My friend Nina and I decided to conduct a semi photo shoot ( we were just messing around with ourselves cuz' we know we will never have this kind of moment since we'll be pretty busy soon with our career life). So we decided to wear something unusual for us, like something we do not normally wear everyday, something we feel awkward and uncomfy wearing .

I decided to momsen-fy myself ( lately I am so smitten by Taylor Momsen's songs and fashion statement, I love her raccoon -like eyes, it's so mesmerizing :D) and wear a short shorts though it's not that uber short,

( my parents do not allow me to wear short shorts, *don't ask me why*, I don't even know what's the rationale behind it O.o).

This bat- winged BCBG MAXAZRIA top was a thrift find and it only cost 25php. I couldn't believe it even in my most dense dream that I will own a BCBG MAXAZRIA piece in a very cheap price.

The top was still apparently new, that's why I was in awe when I bought it.

Such a great bargain ^___^

I actually look so awkward striking this pose, I don't know why I even strike this pose either O.o

So here's Nina :), I styled her with an off to work-ready to party look. She said she's not really into wearing this kind of style since like me we casually settled ourselves with a shirt, jeans and sneakers and viola we're off to go. She's really stunner right? ^.^

Such a pretty face ^_________^.

I couldn't even stop myself capturing more beauty shots from her.

Viola!! Viola!!!! Viola!!!

In our second look, I decided to wear something contrasting.

I wore a victorian inspired top paired with a rugged-looking shorts to make the look a little bit edgy and contemporary at the same time.

Nina decided to wear something androgynous, she said something that is so her.

So I paired her sweet sleeveless top with a plaid jacket to make the look a little more masculine and I also added the aviators for the finishing touch.

She still looks hot in an androgynous look right ?

and at the end of the shoot we took a some selcas :)

I am really lucky to have such a nice friend and a confidante in her.

^___________________^

WANTED

2011-03-06T06:56:00.000-08:00

Last VDAY I was so busy watching movies, eating bananas and anything edible and cleaning my messy room too. While arranging my books I saw a Grade 2 writing pad and as curious I am, I started reading what was written on it, it was mostly school stuffs and what to do's but there was this note that really made me so surprised reading it. I think I wrote it way back on 2008 after watching Angelina Jolie's WANTED movie.

So here's the note :

Every scene was so breath-taking, leaving me always gasping for breath. I always have that " mouth wide open look" everytime Angelina moves... Well, she's really a goddess, the hottest chic in the world for me. Everytime she give that sexy look and when her lips curved, I can't stop thinking on how she'll probably put the world on fire.

Aside from enjoying watching Angelina's cool stunts, I was also awaken by Wesley Gibson's ( Shia Lebouf ) learned lesson; that it's a big no-no to say sorry all the time. Saying sorry all the time is just a sign of inferiority. People will just think that you're weak and there's this possibility that they will not value your worth nor give you the rightful respect you deserve..Here's one thing too, sometimes we need to be true to our emotions, like if we're angry then we should let it show instead of keeping it. It is terribly wrong to keep all our feelings to ourselves all the time, it might just explode. .... While having these realizations, a thought suddenly came up, a very brilliant idea XD : I'd like to learn the shooting technique in the movie so that I will be able to help eliminate those freakin' evil guys so that no more hearts will be broken and no more eyes will be crying and it will only be a survival of the stick-to-one and loyal males. In that way I think I can lessen up the miseries and pain pollution in our society.

So this is me during 2008, I was actually allergic to males, specifically those heartbreakers, maybe it was a repercussion of the one painful experience I had way back when I was still 16.

It was a very painful experience maybe because it was my first time to feel something extraordinary towards someone and that someone left me hanging. He was so rude that he even deprived me with an explanation of his sudden change of emotion.

Despite his cruelty it is still hard for me to hate him nor forget him, I remember crying every night, heart beating so fast as If I'm drowning every time I see him walking past from me, looking at me as if he don't know me. It took me years, almost 4 years to forget the pain he's caused.

Today every time I reminisced those dark ages, it just make me laugh how foolish and impish I was before.

Though that experience was excruciatingly painful

I am still thankful because it just made me mature enough to be able to let go.

It made me realized too that I am a strong woman able to handle difficulties and pains like a boss :D

The lace top was a gift from a friend( my mom's bestfriend) and the skirt was an old thrift- find.

I think I bought it way back 2006 but I never wear it cause I forgot about it's existence in my closet :))

jour de Noël

2011-03-04T08:33:00.000-08:00

Christmas day ^___^. I think 2010 was the happiest Christmas ever since 2005 ( though Christmas during my childhood years was the best ever ). I don't have any reasons why it is the happiest, I just felt it. It's just one of those moments where you can't stop reminiscing. Everything that night was so serene and calm, Happines was just in our hearts, no words needed for us to exclaim to let each family members know how ecstatic we were for being together :)

I hope we will still be this happy for the incoming years.

This polka dot dress was thrifted and it only cost 30php ( yeah, I was so surprised by the price too XD) I couldn't even believe it at first, I kept on asking the seller just to confirm the price ( there's nothing wrong in being sure :D). The fabric was still good as new, it really look so conspicuously new, it was like it came straight from the tailor's shop. It was perfectly fit for my figure and I totally adore the style, it's so classy. It has a vintage-y vibe, it looks like it's from a 40's or 50's where dresses were A- line in shape with a flowing calf- length skirts.

I was supposed to wear a pearl necklace but my mom said no, she said I should make the look a little more contemporary ( I must obey the mother :D) so I ended up wearing a vintage necklace

from my grandmother and vintage earrings from my mother ( her collection during her college days).

I Just can't help myself being addicted to vintage stuffs.
Somebody should stop me now.Eekk!!!

huit et neuvième jour

2011-03-04T07:25:00.000-08:00

A super late post, my apology. For the very very first time I was able to complete the nine mornings mass and it feels so great. It feels like I achieve something. Attending the ninth day mass was like a celebration, everything's sparkling with happiness, the atmosphere was filled with kindness and everyone's wearing their big smile.

The happiest day ever :)

This red dress was a gift from my mom. I feel so lazy that day that I just wear the dress as it is, no style tips pop out from my mind and so I just wear the dress plainly.

I wore this pink dress in the ninth morning. This is one of my fave from my closet, I just love the fitting, it's just so perfect for my size. I also love how it makes me look not fat. This is just a simple look yet I think classy, no need to excessorise, just don't forget to wear the two basic accessories : CONFIDENCE and your Pretty SMILE. ^____^

though I said earlier to not to forget wearing smiles, forgive me if I'm not smiling in most or all of my photos, such an irony of what I was talking earlier..LOL!!!

Turn left turn right

2011-01-23T07:59:00.000-08:00

Love at First Sight

Wislawa Szymborska

Both are convinced
that a sudden surge of emotion bound them together.
Beautiful is such a certainty,
but uncertainty is more beautiful.

Because they didn't know each other earlier, they suppose that
nothing was happening between them.
What of the streets, stairways and corridors
where they could have passed each other long ago?

I'd like to ask them
whether they remember-- perhaps in a revolving door
ever being face to face?
an "excuse me" in a crowd
or a voice "wrong number" in the receiver.
But I know their answer:
no, they don't remember.

They'd be greatly astonished
to learn that for a long time
chance had been playing with them.

Not yet wholly ready
to transform into fate for them
it approached them, then backed off,
stood in their way
and, suppressing a giggle,
jumped to the side

There were signs, signals:
but what of it if they were illegible.
Perhaps three years ago,
or last Tuesday
did a certain leaflet fly
from shoulder to shoulder?
There was something lost and picked up.
Who knows but what it was a ball
in the bushes of childhood.

There were doorknobs and bells
on which earlier
touch piled on touch.
Bags beside each other in the luggage room.
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night,
suddenly erased after waking.

Every beginning
is but a continuation,
and the book of events
is never more than half open.

-translated by Walter Whipple

I encountered this poem form the movie Turn Left turn Right. I just can't help but love it, every words are like bullets penetrating my innermost emotion. It surely captures the essence of what is really Love at first sight. That it's not only about the superficial attraction nor an ephemeral emotion.
When I read it, I was like being bewitched by the magic of love, touching my torn and worn out heart to be renewed just as the first time I felt the surge of love, melting the cold barriers build up by disappointments, failures and heartaches, allowing hope to drown the rooted bitterness in my heart.
I was never a believer of Love at first sight but now after reading the poem, my perception of the said matter was blown away and I am left dumbfounded.

septième jour

2011-01-20T08:03:00.000-08:00

The seventh morning of the nine mornings.I realized that each day as I encounter and experienced life, I'm slowly losing the luster and brightness of my eyes ( metamorphically speaking ).I'm slowly losing grip of my thoughts, of my being. I'm slowly losing control of my own self ( it's not like I'm on drugs.*TROLOLOL!!*).

It's like I'm growing, I'm becoming the person I'm supposed to be, without my knowing nor my consent, like I was already patterned on who and what I am to become. Maybe this is the reason why lately I've been experiencing sadness out of nowhere. But now I understand why I am feeling in this way: I am scared because I know that I do not have hold of my life, I do not have control of who and what will I be. I'm am terrified that those dreams I have, those plans I've made are just futile. I am mad that I may distaste the mission I am bound to follow and fulfill , that I may no longer pursue may personal legend

( as what Paulo Coelho called it).

I am afraid of the future though before I was so fond of it, fond of it to that point of living for it instead of living in the moment. I totally treasure my future, it's the only thing that provides me joy when I'm sad but now that the universe slowly, slowly shows me that the future I longed for would be impossible, it's not that I'm way too pessimist, but these days I was bombarded with signs, showing me that I don not have control of

the things in my life and in myself. Like I am meant for something and not for my passion.

I am so scared now, I cannot stop myself thinking: would it be worth and acceptable to defy such fate and follow my personal legend, my personal will, or to accept and follow the fate that is in store for me?.

Which is which?

Eeeek!!! sorry if I sound too serious and creepy there, just the repercussions of thinking too much ^__^.

So this dress was a thrift find and would you believe it that it only cost 10php albeit the fabric is as good as new. However, it cost me too much for the resizing, since when I bought it, the size was large and it's way too unbecoming for me to wear it as it is. I love the Ribbon detail of the dress, it gives a school-girl vibe to the whole look .

sixième jour

2011-01-12T05:33:00.000-08:00

The sixth day of the nine mornings.I've been trying to learn singing ROSAS PANDAN. I admit I'm a terrible singer, I sing all the notes flatly, my voice is just simply a noise. But still I'd like to learn it since it's a song sang by my folks. It's not that i'm obliged but there is this urge for me to sing it with pride ( wow!! I rhymed XD)

Lately as I've posted earlier, I've been feeling anew and being a patriotic is one of those changes in me.

So I hope I'll be able to master this magestic song ( yeah , really no biased :D).

ROSAS PANDAN
Bisaya

Ani-a si Rosas Pandan
Gikan pa intawon sa kabukiran
Kaninyo'y makiguban-uban
Ning gisaulog ninyong kalingawan
Balitaw da'y akong puhunan maoy kabilin sa akong ginikanan
Awit nga labing karaan nga garbo sa atong kabukiran
Tikading tikading tikading
Ay-ay sa 'tong balitaw
Maanindot pa mo sayaw
Daw yamog ang kabugnaw
Tikading tikading tikading
Intawon usab si Dodong
Nagtan-aw kang Inday
Nagtabisay ang laway

Pray for me that I would be able to give justice in singing this song XD

So the lace dress and the black overcoat are another thrift finds, that only cost 50php each. An awesome bargain I had :D. I just let the lace dress loose freely cuz' I wanted to have an insouciant vibe of this look. Wearing a belt would add bulk to my wasitline, which is so unbecoming for me since it's already bulky in my tummy area ( the results of too-much-eating). Eeeek!!!

I really wanted to post an upclose shot for the details of the lace dress but I was too silly to forget taking a shot of it.

To add a statement to this look, I layered the 2 trinkets, the smaller was a vintage, it was actually from my grandmother, she owns it while she was still unmarried, uhm.. in my calculation this bauble is about 60 years old. GOSH!!!

( my priceless treasure XD) and the longer one was a self bought graduation gift :D ( I rewarded myself from all the sleepless nights I've endured during my college years, not bad for a gift though from a penniless girl ^__^ )

cinquième jour

2011-01-11T06:12:00.000-08:00

The fifth day of the nine mornings. Lately I've been addicted to listening to old songs, songs from the 1920's or 1930's.

I'm so fascinated by their soulful voices, listening to their songs is like immersing myself to their era. Singers such as

Marion Harrison, Louise Brooke, Rina Kitty, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and the Mesdames Francais

Frehel and Edith Piaf. They are my song inspiration for the moment. WEEEW!!!! It feels like I'm a whole new person right now, everything I like before just fades into a mere a memory now. I no longer enjoy the stuff I badly adore before. It's like I had an amnesia. I just woke up one day and viola!! I'm no longer myself.

But I kindda like what's happening right now, it's making my life a lot interesting XD

Reinventing myself for beyond awesomeness ^_____^.

how'd ya like it? :P

this red dress was a gift from my mom a year ago. At first I was actually not liking this dress since I don't like the style but later when I tried fitting onto it,I realized that it was okay, the color of the dress is

quite becoming though :D

This is actually a very simple look I didn't Excessorize much because the dress is already striking due to its color, a hue of red colors undulating when the dress is swaying, so I just wore a not-so-catchy earrings for the finishing touch :D

Quatrième jour

2011-01-04T08:40:00.000-08:00

The fourth day of the nine mornings, the day where I saw my girl crush in the church, not only that, but I sat in blithe beside her.Eeeek!!! Imagine!!!, for all those years that I've been liking her, I was given this great opportunity though even if it's just for an hour

( it was only then I was hoping that Holy Mass would end up long ) to be so close to her, I mean an inch close to her. Contrary to the ecstatic feeling brought by her close proximity to my being, I was also very jittery, so self- conscious and above all I was so confused on what to do or better say "what should I supposed to do."

Though I forgot to mention that she's not alone, she was with her girlfriend. But I don't care, really.

I was just so glad at the thought of holding her hands, feeling her soft palms to mine,

was just enough for me.

( we hold hands during singing the Our Father song).

the whole experience was like an early Christmas present for me :D

Thank you Santa, I mean Lord :D

So much about my romantic experience.Eeek!!!! HAHAHA!!!

I bought this floral dress for only 35php, it actually cost 75php but I manged to find ways for cheaper price.

viola!!!

There was a big hole at the right area of the dress ( the reason why it became 35php from 75php ) but it's actually manageable by hand sewing so it's a no big deal for me.

I was really happy to have this dress since lately I've been lusting for floral dresses and finding the right one was a no easy task. I've got to roam around the whole town's stores but ending so defeated with nothing on my hand. Luckily thrift stores existed, a haven for those who are afraid to commit unlawful wearing-a- mass production-clothes, I mean those clothes you can see anywhere, in every stores, on anyone you would bump on the street , on parties, on church as I've said ANYWHERE.

The vintage locket I recently purchased from online, my first online buy :)

Lately I've been eyeing vintage trinkets, I just can't help but fell in love to their cuteness and classiness.

I hope I'll receive such this Christmas* fingers crossed* :D

troisième Jour

2011-01-03T09:07:00.000-08:00

The third day of the nine mornings, you might actually think I look so overrated with this whole look in just by going to the church, well I didn't actually wore the big bow and the petticoat since wearing those would surely be a headturner ( I surmised in a negative way, as if like I'm carrying a banner saying-look-at-me* definitely so absurd*, I think I would die first before doing that) and I actually hate catching people's attention, as you may know it, I'm a self proclaimed social awkward. Yes, indeed. I tend to be so uncomfy with people surrounding me. Idon't know what to do nor what to say. I simply suck when it comes to socializing.

A skill or I guess a gift I totally lack myself.

This dress is a thrift find, it only cost 10php, it was actually so dirty when I picked it up form a pile of dirty, foul smelling thrift clothes ( just a quirky habit of me to enjoy finding treasures from a pile of rancid trash)

the prints captured my eyes, and I was a bit amused that its size is just perfect for my build, like there's a no need to throw another cash for some repair/resizing.

The petticoat was self made. I was so lucky that my friend gave me the textile. She thought I might find something to do with it and I just proved her right.:) I forgot to mention that my sewing skill, I mean hand sewing is not that good ( I'm ashamed to admit that until now I still don't know how to use a sewing machine, though I badly really wanted to learn )

if you'll only see the how the petticoat was sewn, it is a total hugger-mugger, such a not so good to look at.

I really hope that one day my sewing skill will be as good so that I can sew more clothes.

This is actually not a hair bow, it's actually a bow tie I bought from a local dept store in our town.

I really wanted to buy a different color aside from this one but it was too expensive for me to buy another

( I mean FOR ME, since I'm as poor as a rat. I'm still dependent from my parents, yeah it sucks.)

I hope someday I'll be able to buy a dozen of this bow..

someday ^_______________^

Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose

2010-12-28T07:40:00.000-08:00

I just finished watching this quirky french movie entitled " Love me if you dare ". I must say that it was so worth watching, aside from the fact that I super like it coz' I'm a Marion Cotillard fan *I do not intend to be biased though*.It depicts an everlasting love, a love that is so pure and patient. I must say it was a selfish love but also self-punishing. A game that never ends, a love that never fades.

Oh I really suck describing love..TROLOLOLOL!!!!So much about that love thingy. I somewhat fell in love with this song the moment Sophie ( Marion Cotillard's role in this movie) sang it during the burial of Julien's mother. I really have this affection for oldies song ( especially french ones). I don't know why but everytime I listen to those songs, memories, vague memories, keep flashing in my head as well emotions, ineffable ecstasy , rushing through my heart. Sometimes it feels like I already existed before and I'm back now to pursue or undone something, either way, I'm psyched at the thought of existing before. I wonder what I have done in those days.....

Deuxième jour

2010-12-25T03:05:00.000-08:00

On the second day of nine mornings, it rained so hard and it was very cold so I decided to wear a cardigan over my Green dress.

I totally enjoyed listening to our parish priest's homily. It was so humorous and at the same time an eye-opener too. It was like I was laughing at my own fault, laughing at those mistakes I once or habitually committed. It really feels good to hear and contemplate on God's words. It feels like the huge hunch from my heart was slowly melting.

I'm really looking forward for the next day's homily ^__________^.

The green dress only cost about 25php but it cost me lot for resizing it, since the original size was way too big for me. That's actually a common problem in purchasing clothes from a thrift shop, once you see something you like, you cannot ask for your size, it's like take it or leave. A sad reality from thifting.

The purple cardigan was from a local store in our town. I'm starting to patronized that store lately, I've been buying there more often than I thought. Well, the store sells cardi's and accessories in a a cheaper price than those from other stores around the city.

First day of the Nine Mornings^^

2010-12-21T18:33:00.000-08:00

It's the start of the Simbang gabi, and I'm really uber excited about it, I mean throughout my existence I never tried completing the Nine Mornings.

I was so busy before and waking up so early is so hard to do ( *really hard, I mean sleeping before during my college years is a luxury*) since I have school after or a clinical duty, I was extremely deprived of my time before but not now that I'm already done with school XD.

So to make any difference I'd like to complete the nine mornings. Yes, indeed. I also have another agenda why I'd like to complete it, aside from the fact that Simbang gabi is a tradition, it's also very famous for it's sacred " wish come true thingy" . I mean elders say that once you complete the nine mornings your wish will come true.

Though it isn't 100% reliable but still it's a win-win for me, I get to go to church for nine days and if I'll be lucky my wish will also come true, either way it's greatly okay for me ^___^.

This is the first dress that I designed it myself, the details of the dress is super simple and feminine ( I was way too girly during those years though..LOL!!)

Gladly I was able to wear again this dress after 2 years..

Luckily it still fits me ^^.

can't wait for the succeeding days of the Simbang Gabi, I really hope I'll be able to complete it.

Goodluck to me ^___^.

XOXO,

Leonede

A spooky way to kill some time

2010-12-18T22:54:00.000-08:00

My friends ( Mia, Lanie and Gie) and I feel so bored so we ended up doing something spooky and entertaining.

So we came up with the idea of taking photos in this scary, secluded area in the city.We were hoping to capture something creepy :D but we ended up imitating ( in our own strangest way ) those editorial type poses..*pukinglaugh*hahaha

Pardon me if this post seems to be so narcissistic.

Sometimes vanity just strikes my blood bringing most of it to my brain.*vanity-brain attack*

the starting area where we start walking looking for a nice spots for photo taking^^

preparing to change my sneakers for some not-so-comfy- heels

testing..testing..testing..LOLOLOL!!!

this is the one I post at chictopia.

I really suck at pouting my lips, I look so gross. ( well, sometimes self -criticism is healthy :D)

Here's Lanie, she's really good in posing, she really has a great potential in modelling.

as evidenced by this photo.

we wander through the vastness of darkness searching for a nicer place to shoot.

we look like we're running away from home :D

We found this monkey bars and our quirky minds never waste the opportunity to play with it, fiercely

posing, internalizing the act of modelling. ( subjectively speaking though, in case you might object XD).

Do these photos look creepy???

This was the most enjoyable and funniest part . Lanie and I we're just like fooling around.

^_____________^.

here's some of my fave of Lanie's photos ^_____^.

We were so tired and hungry from our adventures and so we ate our late dinner like monsters deprived from eating for months...hahaha

XOXO,
Leonede.

Hermes Fingerskate

2010-11-23T07:29:00.000-08:00

Hermes + fingerskate = FAB

PUCKERING a STRANGER....

2010-11-17T03:27:00.000-08:00

As I was reading The Holland Herald magazine, my attention was caught by this stolen picture of sailor kissing a nurse in the middle of the parade during the celebration of the end of The WWII in Times Square. When I googled it, I found out that this photo was captured on August 14, 1945 by Alfred Eisenstaedt for the LIFE magazine.It was said that the sailor in this picture was kissing every woman in New York’s Times Square, and the nurse, named Edith Shain, was said to be married to another man. Too bad the sailor has never been identified.
Last August 14, 2010 this famous and powerful single iconic image celebrates his 65 years of inspiring people^^…

Every August 14, couples celebrate the V-J Day by reenacting the famous kiss that became an iconic image.<3 <3 <3

Gotta go to Times Square and do this next year or so…LOL!!!

but yeah maybe it's there where I can find that one soul that will complete me.

Miss Dior Chérie - 45s official version HD - long version

2010-11-14T20:17:00.000-08:00

Everything I love is in this video, the scent of summer, the carefree feeling of being a girl , french macaroons, colorful balloons and most especially strolling around the city of Paris ( ultimate dream)...

truly Sofia Coppola's directing skills is awesome.

Lanvin for H&M - The Show (Promo 2011)

2010-11-14T19:46:00.000-08:00

Love the quirkiness of the video, love how the models move... I WANT LANVIN not Diamonds^^

2nd day in Bohol ^_______^

2010-11-14T09:09:00.000-08:00

Another late post, i was supposed to post this longgggg time ago..hehe

so here's some of the photos

we had during our second day in Bohol.

I was like so vain during that time so pardon me if you'll see most of my pro-emetic face.

Our second day in Bohol was so tiring yet so fun, we went all the hot spots in Bohol, it was a very hectic day.

Our first stop was in Baclayon Church, a very old church it was was built way back 1727.

It was constructed during the Spanish occupation and the first Spanish missionaries (called doctrineros) settled in the area around 15th century.

I was like cam -whoring during those idle times.:P

this is how the old church looks outside

The interior design of the church was superb, it was like travelling to the past and feeling the vibe of the 15th century.

I suddenly have this quirky feeling of I was like I was in this place before like a De'javu.

or maybe I was just so overwhelmed by the place that's why I was feeling it.

Imagine I was able to see, feel and touch the stuffs that the people from the 15th century are seeing, feeling and touching.^____^

Imagine how would the padre react if someone would be wearing like this during confessions..

it would actually brought horror or much worst rage to the padre's..hehe

I wonder how many Maria Clara's sitting in this confession room?

I could imagine their long dresses with their belo's like the one's I've seen in the old movies..

they called this small stair as Pulpito, I remember reading this word from Noli me Tangere.

It is where sometimes the kura stands and have his sermons.

We had our lunch at this floating Resto, the whole duration of the luch was so entertaining, there was a band that plays oldies song , they even played a japanese song ( the one I can't stop playing on my mind, i just fell in love with the song after hearing it) for those japanese tourists.

the view was awesome, you can get to see the old buildings dating during the spaniards occupation, it was also those buildings where the movie Panaghoy sa Suba was shoot.

It was a very nice feeling being able to relive or even to witness those relics, such treaures.

of course the mother and the father was enjoying every bit of the view ^___^

my brother at the center , cousin at the right side and my older sister at the left corner.

the local folks entertained us with their local dance and songs and it was really fun watching their kids and the elders dancing their local dance^^

After lunch we headed to the infamous Chocolate hills, the view was so superb, it was so unbelieving that those hills were just neatly and well patterned and arranged as if a giant made it.

It was so breath taking.

There was a wishing well there and so i grab the chance to make a wish, it was so cool cuz' after wishing you need to ring the bell which will echo the whole area after ringing it. It was like calling for those wishing Gods to make our wishes come true ( I really hope it will come true).

after our chocolate Hills escapde we went to this Butterfly garden

I think I really have this quirky thing in which i really love taking pictures of my shoes.

We then headed to this place for Tarsier viewing, tarsiers were the smallest monkey and they only exist in the philippines

they're really cute and i was really planning to grab one tarsier and put in my bag, too bad i wasn't able to do that, i was scared to go to jail :P

after enjoying our Tarsier bond we then headed to this place where there is this long hanging bridge and at the end there was this local market where there were loads of local stuffs for sale,

I bought 2 indigenous earrings, i totally love it. ( sorry i wasn't able to take a photo of my purchased).

after that dizzying hanging bridge experience we went to a local house who's pet is so unique,

a local was taking care a python which is said to be the largest one in the philippines, they called the python Prony, such a girly name.

I was playing brave at that time and I went to Prony's cage alone for a precious picture taking.^^

After a scary bond with prony, we went to this historical place for all boholanos, They called this as the Blood compact of Sikatuna, it is where in this very place the blood compact happens during the 15th century.

I was like having a good toast with those historical statues..hehe

the mother and the father look like they're just dating <3

Before heading to Panglao, we first stopped by to the mall to eat ( my fave part..hahaa) and to buy some souvenirs.

tandadadaddadannnn!!!! so Here's PANGLAO!!! it was so surreal, I love how the smell of the sea ignites an excitement in me..the place was so crowded in a way that is not annoying or disturbing.

It was also my first time to witness a fire dance, i was like a kid so amused that i can't stop smiling while watching the fire dancer dances.

oh, you might wonder what's with this photo, uhmmm I thought I'd only satisfy my eyes with the superb views but unexpectedly my hypothalamus or should I say my heart was filled with butterflies cuz of this one guy's smile..yeah, he smiled at me, He only smiled at me thrice. I just can't stop myself becoming stupid, going giggly with those smiles.

LOL at me, but yeah i honestly like the feeling i felt when I stare at him smiling at me, i love those eyes staring at me.

too bad it was only a very quick acquaintance :( :( :(....and unluckily i only had a picture of his back

( what the hell, i was so lame..so preoccupied with that dreamy feeling that I wasn't able to take a photo of him)

I really hope I'll be able to see those smiles again.

at the end of the night, it was still his smiles that filled my brain, those smiles were running from neuron's to neurons.

i hope the stars will lead my way to those smiles again. <3.

First day In Bohol ^________________________________________^

2010-10-24T07:38:00.000-07:00

Oh maybe you're wondering why I took a picture of this antique mini rocking chair, well, it's because when I first arrived in my sister's flat this little one caught my attention. It really looks so lovely in person..yeah, it really does^^..

this is another late posts ( as usual, since i'm such a lazyhead :P).so my family had a vacation in Bohol last

Oct 1-3, 2010. We went there to bond as a family and most especially to visit my sister who was working there for her 4 year residency.

actually, i also have my own agenda in this vacation *evil laugh^^*..as you may know, I'm still single at this age ( yeah, I know I'm 20 yet I feel like I'm 16, sweet 16) so i was hoping to find love in this place, well I'm just hoping though^___^.

oh the loving mother ^__________^

oh vanity strikes me at this point * forgive me^^*

the mother and the father <3.

oh this is the bag i totally love to buy at their local dept. store but too bad i was so broke at that time

*bye2xlovelybag:(*

Oh this one is so creepy , I really can't believe that this is a true frog made into a bag

they just killed the poor frog and preserved it and made it as a bag..

imagine what if this frog was someone else's prince?? or maybe my prince??omg!!!

I lost all my soon-to-be-love story because of this creepy, barbaric business..

more nice to buy stuffs ^___^

my sister and I^__________^

my ever loved thrifted oxfords ^________^

I really love the PAYAG's interior design, it's so filipino ans most of all so comfy and cozy.

also I love their food especially their chicken BBQ.

my sister and my beloved cousin^^

we went to a cowboy restaurant for dinner and I *as usual* can't help myself taking a photo of the

outer part of the resto. ^_____^

the cowboy stuffs they put on the wall and it really amazes me

the kids who happily played the cowboy horse..i was really wanting to have a ride with that horse but

unluckily I was wearing a dress and I will be looking so asinine for doing it.

so i was really2x trying my best to behave that night..hehe

Oh i was really amazed by their chandeliers, it was so unique and beautiful

I'd like to have that in our house..

that thing scares me..arghhh.. i really thought it was a real man who tries to jump...

LOL!! i really look so funny here!!! I wonder what i was thinking during this moment..

OHANA <3

John Lennon "Love" (Single Edit-1982)

2010-10-10T07:20:00.000-07:00

‎*I hope this is not too late* Happy Birthday John.

The first guy ( aside from my father, of course^^) I passionately adore since the first time I laid my eyes on him when I was still 5 years old watching together with my father a documentary of Beatles' lifestory...
you'll always be remembered ♥.......

a tribute to Ralph Lauren's Lone Ranger

2010-10-10T04:19:00.000-07:00

Oh this is another late posts*I'mreally2xlazysometimes, yeah,sometimes:P*...During the fashion week the one thing that really lingers my hypothalamus was Ralph Lauren's collection. It was so surreal and magical ( well, for my opinion though) I was really captivated by every detail of each collection. it was one of the best for me. And so when i woke up that morning my mind is still filled with the collecton and so i decided to make my own version of it..hehehe

Most of these stuffs are my thrift find.

the oxfords i wear was an awesome find, it was still so new when i bought it from a thrift shop

and it only cost for 2 bucks ( 100php) i can't believed it at first that i Bought such wonderful shoes for

a bargain.:P

Another Late Post^.^

2010-10-10T03:44:00.000-07:00

This is what I wore last last week in church, this dress is my ultimate fave thrift find, I couldn't believe that this fairy like dress only cost 2 bucks ( 100php and i was able to make tawad for it that makes it 90php..)..

The cardigan I wear was from a local store here in our town, i was attracted to it because of the color and as well the quality of the fabric used. It was also a cheapfind so I grabbed it and never let it go..lol!!!

P.S: please excuse my face here, I really look horrible when i do not smile, much more I'm not really good in modelling clothes..hahaha

this sandal from Mario D' Boro was a gift from my mom, i was a bit disappointed coz' i was hoping for a silver colored than a black one but anyways it's a gift so i'm still so happy to received it.

^____________________________________^

P.S: oh please excuse me messy room..hehehe

Leonede^^

Fun Thursday^_____________________________^

2010-10-10T00:48:00.000-07:00

Oh I was supposed to post this last sept 13, 2010 and yeah as laziness strikes me again I wasn't able to post this on time..lol

I was with my friend Kara and my frenemy Omar, we were trying to have a passport photo for our upcoming registration in PRC and yeah we wander after having our photos taken^^

we were so quirky that we tried to take a picture of the Car at the mall, it feels so stupid posing in front of it while the people passing looks at you..hehe

my frenemy Omar and I posed like we own the car^____^

After the we stupidity we had we were so hungrythen that we landed on this food chain and ate like a monster..haha

I was showcasing my DIY bracelet, thanks to Caroline's BLog^^

Omar was actually acting out like he didn't like posing with the disney princesses but I know that he's really happy to have a pic with them..P

After having our Monstrous snack we headed to a store to buy my mom's shopping list ( a super unique shopping list: insect chalk, fern, 1/2 kilo of nails)...

Kare was really a shutterbag and so she took a candid pic of me while looking for an insect chalk.

My mom's fern^_______________________^

oh Omar and I were possessed again by 2 quirky ghosts and we shamelessly posed in this

area.

Omar gave me a kick he called his uber-friendly-loving -kick..does it look he's enjoying giving me a kick??..haha..he's really a FRENEMY

and at the end of the day, after all the fun and stupidity we had, we were so hungry again..Another monstrous snack for us..OMO!!OMO!! My belly tummies are getting bigger and bigger..hahaha

kara's thanksgiving

2010-09-19T08:07:00.000-07:00

This is a late post. Kara's thanksgiving was on Sept.13, 2010 and as usual laziness strikes me again and so it was now that I can post this.

uhmmm. I was late when arrived at her party.I was like so "wherehaveyoubeen??youlooksomessedup look"..haha so I hurriedly went to the CR to fix myself before I officially enter the rooom.

PS: I was trying veryyyyy hard to like drinking beers but my gut really don't like it.haha

Oh this night was also a reunion of my FFFF family though a 4 FFF members are not around but still i had fun with them, it feels like just the same old days^^

during this night another wishlist popped out from my super-shopaholic-mind, I want a decent camera!!!^^..haha.

I guess that would be on my top list for my first payday shop galore^^*oh as if I'll be able to find a job with good pay that easy..lol!!!*

xoxo,
Leonede

Little miss sunny hat

2010-09-19T06:58:00.000-07:00

It's Sunday and my parents are out,( as always^^). It was raining all day and so I was a bit sad.I just hate the rain*before I was like super mad happy when it rains.haha*

So to cheer up myself I dressed up with this look that popped out from my head as I was washing the dishes after lunch.

I wore this sunny hat I bought a week ago*IwasreallyhopingforaBOWLERHATbutIcan'tafforditsoIjustboughthisSUNNYHAT*

Lately, I'm somewhat liking bows and menswear^^.

Do I look cute???haha

LOL!! my awkward-robot-like pose..haha

lots, lots, lots of love^^

Leonede

The 4 styles I'd love to incorporate in my look this year^^

2010-08-23T03:57:00.000-07:00

Crazy Eyewears

Wearing these Chainful Sunglasses would really make me a headturner ( in a negative way I guess) in the City

Circles are now in, well, it just depends on your facial shape, though you cAN REALLY WEAR IT IF YOU BADLY LIKE IT, WHO CARES ANYWAY?? ayt??

2. One-of-a-kind Headdresses

Floral head dresses will surely make your day as lovely as the flowers^^

Tribal like head bands would make your look more fantastico^^

3. socks + heels = PERFECTO <3

4.Project Dandy and Androgynous looks <3

I think I'm in love with all the manly things/apparel right at this moment.

I'm really looking forward to have a hat like what she's wearing

I heart her suspender and pants :)

he's just soooo ADORABLE^^. .

I'd like to wear this kind of style soon, roaming around our not so Fashion Oriented city..haha

Another kind of a hat i'm craving to own^^

<3 her boots..:)

sooo Parisian^^

her tattered jeans is just as fabulous as her look XP

She's just soooo Adorable,

I sooo heart her bow tie and her boots^^ just sooo perfecto!!!

shoe cravings* drooling*

2010-08-21T20:59:00.000-07:00

http://elenita.no/?paged=4
These shoes are goddess, I just love how they turn me on^^...

*droooooling*

Today as I'm blog Hopping I hop Into Elenita's blog and I just need to post this classy look of her...

2010-08-21T20:47:00.001-07:00

I've been trying to look for this in ages, i hope I'll be able to purchase this soon^^..xoxo

ALTERED EGO^^

2010-08-21T05:16:00.000-07:00

These photos were taken during the last month in my 4th year in college. We were having our photo shoot for our Alumni photo book. Our group ( duty group ) was assigned for the ALTER EGO theme that turns out into ALTERED EGO^^..haha

Before the hired photographer arrived, our group was already goofing around the the camera XD.We're like kids playing with the Set's all green background, haha, fooling around here and there..:P

smile3x <3

Mia and me <3

I was assigned for the Senorita meets Muchacha look and here's my muchaha outfit^^

This was my outfit for my senorita look ( though i look like a schoolgirl than a senorita..haha)

Muchacha being scolded by her master..haha

Mia was wearing an Androgynous outfit for her puppeteer look...

Mia was wearing her doll-like outfit for her doll look

I'm with Ate D and Ate C..^^ the skater girl and the geeky chic <3

tandadadadadadadan!!!! presenting our not so beautifully done but a blissful looking group pic^^

tantadaddadadadaddan!!!! here is Mia's final look^^: the Puppeteer vs the Doll^^

(Mia was not satisfied with the Background due to Manong who was just passing by..LOL!!)

Tandadadadadaddadan!!! presenting my final Pic: Senorita meets Muchacha^^

( I was so like an effing stupid with my muchacha facial expression..haha)

I hope you enjoyed our goofy faces^^

when you're broke you tend to do asinine stuffs

2010-08-20T10:14:00.000-07:00

Here is an evidence of our asinine behaviour last August 15..haha ( from Right to left: me, geraldine & mia), we're supposed to have a a photo shoot for mia and my old clothes that we're looking forward to sell in the net...but it ended up mia & geraldine buying my clothes and me purchasing mia's clothes..haha..

Before we had our photo shoot we first watch a movie " AFTER LIFE " starred by Christina Ricci and Justin Long, I really thought that this movie will entertain us but in the contrary it totally got into our nerves..Argghhh... it was a real waste of our time...

I was like so horrified in this pic while geraldine was so happy O.o ..I wonder why geraldine's smiling when the movie was so horrifying??..hahaha

Tantadadadadadadadan!!!! so here's our evidence for our unlawful foolishness..LOL!!! though we really ate our pride just to try to sell these clothes..

I was like startled at this pic..haha

Geraldine's a korean wannabe in this pic..haha...

Here's some of mia's expertise, i really can't stop admiring her. Posing was just like a natural reflex for her compared to us ( hehe Geraldine and me) in which we were so odd in executing those vogueEllecouture2x poses, honestly it was harder than I thought...

OMG!!! I look totally dumb in this pic...forgive me for spoiling your day due to this unbecoming scene..hehe

oHH!! those adipose tissues in my stomach is so visible..haha

Geraldine <3

Another of Mia's natural reflex^^ IsoooLoooveIt <3

OHH!! this 2 piece dress is still for sale..^^...the price is still negotiable..hehe

OHH!! pardon me again with this not unpleasant pic..haha..yeah, really I'm serious..sorry^^

I hope you enjoy our foolishness..XD

2010-07-11T04:02:00.000-07:00

It's been years since I really wanted to have my own Blog and luckily now that I'm done with my school I totally have all my time time and so bring it on^^

Today I'm sitting at my couch watching the raindrops falling through my window,it's always raining since the july month came. I realized that it was a week since I had my NLE and still my knees are trembling everytime I think of the upcoming results...Oh no!! I'm really scared to fail.. Oh God please Help me T_T..

But anyways instead of worrying too much and wasting my time with this anxiety I drown myself surfing the net 24/7 and accidentally I opened y2-hiro's flicker account and I was so amazed by his photos.His collection was marvelous, he was able to capture the spirit of the scene; looking at his photos is like being on the same place experiencing the same feeling... I think I'm a hiro fan now^^..hehe