Pastel Delights.

Blazer: FOREVER21; Corset TOP: H&M; Mullet Skirt: Forever21; Sandals: Forever21

Photography Ja Quintana

It's been almost two months since my last blog post, and gosh, I did not even feel the time fly so fast. While my absence is almost inexcusable, I've barely any time for myself and I've barely any time now. 

And so, because I barely lack the time to write down my usual reflective narratives about random life philosophies and other forms geekgasmic pop culture, I will do what I normally don't do on a regular basis and actually, talk about fashion and what I am wearing on this post. 

Personally, I'm not a super fan on mullet anythings. I actually don't find the appeal to them and if you do check my closet, I only have a total 2 mullet anythings, this included. I love the swoosh factor it gives as you walk anywhere; though while this post covers me matching a mullet with flat sandals, a part of me feels as if it doesn't work out and mullet anythings were made to worn with heels.

Still, while this is a sort of a fail post, I do miss blogging so much and pastels have always been a lovely delight, no matter the rain or the shine, the spring or the snow. In my world, they'll never fade away, especially this color combination - baby pink and teal green, two of my absolute favorite colors in the world (the number one being blue).    

Overall, I don't recommend mullets, unless you've got the absolutely perfect styling skill for it - or rather, just the right pieces. Without the support of other iconic and equally strong pieces, an outfit with the mullet will fail. Such is the challenge of this relatively popular piece. 

This is not exactly the usual substantial post that I am normally acclaimed for, but alas, I have to get back to work and design till the ends of my days. 

I've got a lot surprises to show everyone in the next coming weeks though, so this won't be another post until another month passes kind of thing. 

Hope everyone is living wonderfully and having a lovely time wherever you may be. :)

till next time!

 your truly,

With Love, My Sinta.

Blazer: H&M Top: H&M Shorts: INDIE-GO Shoes: Sinta Shoes Accessories: H&M and Blings&Jewel

Photography by Kit de Silva

I have this habit of going on a constant hiatus instead of going on a constant blogging spree. But to explain, I've been caught up in so much design work and then, I immediately jumped into a 2-week vacation getaway and then right after, I jumped right into a new job. My fast-paced way of running around through time and space has been zapping my strength so quickly I can barely blink. Hence, it's been so hard to blog. Though time to time again, I've been tempted to just post a bunch of photos on an entry space, publish that and proclaim it to be a 'blog post'. Thank goodness reason stops me from doing something as preposterous and ridiculous as that. 

So now I live a life of office life - wherein I wake up at specific time in the morning and then, leave the house at a specific hour and then the hours just go on by. A very routine life. As a freelancer, I had a semblance of freedom of my hours, at least and now that's taken away from me a little. But I'm not complaining. But I'm not sure how I feel about this newly-acquired routine life. All I know is that my brain cells and energy gets zapped out a lot and I am becoming fond of my really funky, creative, funny and witty officemates. I like how we're all stressed together as a team - you don't get that when you're an independent freelancer. All in all, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed at being a new girl in an actual advertising corporation.

Anyway, today holds an ostentatious day for my country - the 2013 General Elections that would bring in the new batch of Senators and district officials. Honestly, I don't know what to feel about this season's elections. Probably because I've been out of the loop with what's happening (I don't have television nor WiFi at my current residence and all I do is work and design) around the world as of late. I do, however, the campaigns of those candidates who seem like they're running a show and parading all over town, but anything more, I have no clue. 

Because of work, I had to re-activate my Facebook after 5 months of being out of it. Right now, my news feed is filled of people with heated status messages about their thoughts and feelings regarding elections and society in general. On a normal basis, I'd post as well, but as someone who is currently entirely lacking in a lot of knowledge, I do not feel the like I have the right to speak in this season's electoral activities. 

Still, I did take the time to go around and ask about people's views about this season's elections - whether they're guards or waiters or street vendors.. I think that even if they are under the blue-class workers, their thoughts and opinions matter as well since they do make up the most part of the population. I was a bit affected by their sentiments (and lack of knowledge as well) - that some didn't know where to vote and that they didn't believe in the difference their vote could make; how politicians just parade around a good sense of moral faith and concern to their countrymen only during their election season but, when they've risen to position, they just get richer and richer, the poor remains poor. 

Honestly, I do not know how to feel about this resigned decision to be apathetic towards social welfare in general. At one point, I understand their sentiments and complaints but at the same time, I feel a bit sad that people (especially the ones who do make the bulk of the overall population) just either gave up or continue to not receive proper information regarding this whole thing. And then there's this ridiculous case of vote buying. Honestly... What. the. fuck. 

But if there's anything I wish politicians had the power to do (aside from making the streets a cleaner and safer place or promulgating rules and regulations), it's that they have the ability to remove apathy and invoke social involvement among each and every countrymen. But even the lowest of the social ladder continues to sees the wrong and then, we just have to wonder... why isn't anything happening in that particular regard? (though hands down, we are prospering economically, still, we have to consider this other matter).  

Well, what's done (and what's not been done) is done and results come out in a couple more hours. I suppose we can only hope and try in whatever way we can and overall, just watch how things fall in to place (or don't). I'm hoping to those who were able to vote that they knew who they were voting for and why they were voting for that candidate. Fingers crossed on the welfare of my country.

The following remains the rest of my outfit post. Something summery and something for this new office girl.  Tell me your thoughts about it and overall, just enjoy the rest of this post.

Till the next time!

yours truly,

Searching.

Jacket: INDIE-GO; Top: H&M; Shorts: INDIE-GO; Accessories: KG StyleHub and Forever21;
Shoes: SOULE Phenomenon

Photography by Kit de Silva

These days, my spirits have been inexorably up in the air. So much so, that no matter how the intense heat literally burns my brain cells or no matter how much design work has been stressing me out as of late, my face, my heart, my soul is smiling all ears from top to bottom. 

Call me crazy, but I don't mind. 

I like how, no matter how much shit's been hitting the fan on all ends for me, I can still find a positive loophole out of it and deftly move past the shit. So I suppose, I owe it all to this human being I lately call 'Coffee Prince' (as in like, the Korean dramas), who probably barely even knows just how much his mere existence can literally light up an entire room or how his super kind smile can just erase whatever annoyance the day incurred or problem that's been heavily weighing on my shoulders. So I guess this little paragraph on a blog post is my token of thanks to this stranger who has unknowingly been an enigmatic catalyst of all things positive in my life right now. And while I have no serious intentions of actually pursuing this person (due to personal and realistic reasons), I'm just happy for the constant happiness and inspirations that's been lighting my spirits on a constant and daily basis. 

So, thank you.

They say life is series of constant searching for hope and direction; love and happiness; meaning and acceptance; for constant people and interesting people. Lately, I've been coming across extremely exceptional and genuine kinds of people and it surprises me each day that certain kinds of people exist (probably because I've encountered so much betrayal and so many two-faced people over the last year that it surprises me today that actual kindness and genuinely interesting people exist)- who live simple-mindedly but enigmatically charging through life like fire -- and they don't even realize it. I'm so happy to have come across such people. And the search goes on.. for more and for new things to come. 

Amazing. 

One of the great perks of being an art director for an online brand is that you get first glimpses (and dibs) on new collections that have yet to make its debut to the wider market. 

I wanted to try out something a little bolder than my usual. Crop tops have always frightened me because I'm not exactly as skinny as I look and I'm not skinny in part where I'm supposed to be. Got the riddle? Haha. Maybe it was the heat or maybe it was Coffee Prince but, it never hurt to step out of one's comfort zone.  Walking around in a crop top during this time, I didn't feel insecure nor embarrassed and the whole thing managed to work and has become a lovely and torn mix between the floral romantic style and denim street style. 

My guest photographer also deemed me of channeling a Demi Lovato peg. I did not realize. I give that credit to my new black and choppy layered hairdo.

Another short post, but I'm tired and this is a bit overdue. Today marks the birth of dearest mother and the day has been nothing short of surprises that the family all worked up just to make this day a whole lot more special for her. Below enlists a short bookspread-message I made out for her. Unfortunately, it's not my best work because its crammed and I've been getting burned out as of late. But she loved it and I'm just so happy she was happy today. 

Enjoy the rest of the photos!

Till the next post.

yours truly,

Ocean Star.

Skirt (USED AS TOP): H&M Maxi Skirt: Soul Lifestyle Hat: H&M Shoes: INDIE-GO

Good Friday. 

So, its been almost five hours since Jesus officially died on the Cross. It's kind of freaky and sad when you really think about it - the idea that Jesus has to die every single year just for us to ponder and reflect about the direction of lives; the idea that there's no God for a full day and a half. Feels like the world has this now obvious void that people never really never even realized existed because on a regular day, Jesus is... well, He's just there.  

I'm a Catholic, but I don't strictly practice Catholic rites and rituals anymore. Like, for example, I don't go to Church regularly, nor go to confession. But I do ponder a lot about Jesus and the Scriptures and what a world this would be if Jesus actually lived in this day and time. I'm sure, compared to how it was during the era of the Roman Empire, our times now seem more screwed up. Or maybe not. Who knows really? We can only speculate and let our minds wander about. 

Going back to the story in mind: Last night was my first time to ever practice going through the Stations of the Cross and going from one Church to another, just to read out a pamphlet full of prayers and try to remember what Jesus went through during His final hours. Here, they call it, Visita Iglesia. Lovely experience. Tradition is, if it's your first time to enter a particular cathedral during a solemn event, then you get to make 3 wishes per Church you enter in. Right now, I suppose I've got a lot to wish for and so the opportunity was something I gladly grabbed. Although I don't enter chapels and Churches every Sunday, I love how when I do enter, the feeling of serenity and peace is so genuine for me. Of course, since I'm not a regular, there's still some reservations when I come before the Lord, but overall, the experience always leaves me in such a reflective and pious state. Anyway, at one chapel I went into, I looked up and saw how they covered the entire Cross and alter with purple cloth. Since it was my first time ever seeing that, I got extremely freaked out because I am not used to Jesus being blocked out for all to see and feel. The impact was tremendous on my case. Apparently, they do this every year and well, for my friends, the feeling is the same. See? Blatant removal of God = world in void. I hate it. Feels odd. 

Anyway, I'm feeling so reflective about all of this because after walking through the Stations, I feel like I just get it more compared to when I was 15 years old and completely disinterested about the whole thing. I was reading through these passages and literary interpretations and I just felt like I could relate some parts of it to my own life and even the society around me. There's pain, injustice, betrayal, loss, death... those kinds of things. There's also this little tidbit about forgiveness and honestly, the idea seems a bit far-fetched to me still. Oh well. While I cannot forgive the people who have placed harm upon me, I did pray for them. I hope clarity seeps into their souls during this Holy Weekend. 

TITLE: Ocean Star

ARTIST: CONCLΔVE feat. Luxe Calip

Tidbits:

One recurring theme that's been going on in my life (and my friend's lives) is death. Even in our early 20s, we're getting a good dose on that terrible reality named death. My dearest and closest friend, Luxe Calip, is an amazing singer whose mother recently passed away late last year. Its been difficult but they say, one of the ways to channel such turbulent times is through creative means. So she wrote this song entitled, "Ocean Star" and partnered with an equally artistic individual, together producing a song that's heartfelt and ethereal all at once. On a first glance, you'd notice the Lana del Rey-vibe to the overall song. Still, the imitation is wonderfully done and well-received worldwide; and still, an original twist is provided to give it that trance-like, celestial feeling to any listener. Perhaps its the idea of dedicating the song to the departed -- from the lyrics that commemorate the memory of the loved one now long gone. It also delves on how one deals with such a sudden and permanent loss -- all in all, the entire song speaks a powerful, almost painful message that pays homage to singer's deeper roots.  

To end another, yet again, long and reflective post, I present thee my outfit shots for the day -- summery, and flowy like the waves of the ocean.  

Life may be drag on a daily basis, but hey, there are always those little guilty pleasures that keep us going to live another day. 

Have a blessed weekend, world! 

Enjoy the rest of this post.

Nails by Coco Luca Nail &Waxing Salon

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yours truly,