shoot, stroll, Saigon.

Darie wanted a photo of his car... Pshhh.

my "crew" LOL

The weather got better just in time for me to do a photo shoot at Long Beach. Had to take photos for an upcoming exhibit and they gave me until the 16th to use the dress. It's sooo freakin' tiny. Thankfully Lexy was a size 0, but we still couldn't zip it up! Craazy... Now I have to send the dress back to Manila. The first 2 photos above aren't the final pics I'm gonna be submitting since I'm required to do something different (and dark). So yeah, those are just for Lexy's facebook profile photos. LOL.
From Long Beach, we drove to Manhattan and ate at one of our fave restos, Saigon. Walked around a bit and headed back to Centereach.
I have other pics from our previous road trips but I just wanted to share these first since I had sooo much fun shooting at the beach! Maybe I'll post my final photo manipulations when I'm done with them.
Excited for tomorrow!

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Random iPhone/digicam pics from last week (iPhone photos edited using HDRforFree app)Couldn't take decent photos outside cos of the weather.

Wanted to get these studded babies but chose the one with heels instead. Now I think I wanna go back for em. LOL.

Hyperventilated when I saw 3 floors of Topshop! Finally!

Lovely.

I'm a frustrated Origami artist.

Taken during our stopover at Narita, Japan. Never had the patience for the art of paper folding. Shoutout to my sister Rizza who's always been obsessed with this and paper! Pssst! Save trees! And stop bugging me to buy you more headphones from Urban Outfitters! Lol.
More pics comin. Weather's been crazy here. Haven't had the chance to bring along my DSLR since it's been raining like hell and the winds are so strong. Gosh. So many iPhone pics and videos though. Enjoying my stay but I keep remembering my friends!
Sorry for the late updates on my blog. I tweet more often now since I barely get the chance to upload photos and sort them out.
:)

Cities

Took a couple of shots while on the plane cos I thought it would be fun to compare the two cities I loooove...

Here's CEBU for you:

And then... MANILA:

Oh dear gosh, ever heard of URBAN PLANNING? Tsk. But whatever. Manila's still Manila :)

I would hate for my blog to become a fashion/style blog- (I'm no fashion expert, I just like nice, comfy garbs!) pls. excuse all the outfit posts but I just fell in love with this shirt... Expect to see me again and again in this oversized piece of whatever...

top & bag- TS; skirt & boots- Zara

Oh dear. I think my typical Cebu outfits lately have all been denims + whites + blacks. And it has to be oversized, shapeless and sloppy. And I don't know why I always forget to bring flip flops! Me and packing on the last minute. Tsk.

My sister bought me a new case for my iPhone 3Gs! Thank you! ILY :)

Will blog about this new gadget soon!

Okay lemme just sidetrack for a bit...

Recently, I was told that I got featured in two blogs.

HERE and HERE

Happy that people appreciate my photos, blog posts and the music that my sister and I are working on but I just want to correct some points:

• I'm not a professional photographer. I do freelance work simply because I want to learn and improve my craft. Plus I try to earn a little from it so I have a self-paying hobby. I've never had any formal training for photography or photoshop.
• I'm a scholar under De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and Philippine School of Interior Design, not NYFD :)
• I don't go to New York that often! This Wednesday will only be my 3rd trip to NY.

But yeah, thanks for the feature, guys! I seriously appreciate it. :) I love getting feedback about my site and getting e-mails from people around the globe saying how they want to visit the Philippines after seeing my photos (since they only see the nasty side on the telly! Boo.). But come onnn, it's really fun here! Plus Filipinos are hella friendly!

Just found out there's such thing as a Cebu Bloggers Society! This food blog (Dining Cebu) is pretty cool, too. Check it outtttt.

Side trip!

studded top- Wisdom; shorts, boots & bag- Zara (this was hours before I lightened my hair again @ Luce)
green top as dress- Dorothy Perkins






Urban Cellar, City Sports Club, VUDU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BEZTIE, ISABELLI!TwenTEEN, you know what I mean. :) Nobody knew I was gonna take this trip. Got so many "I hate you!"s. LOL.
Back to Manila tomorrow, then NY on Sept. 9. Wooh!
I ♥ CEBU! Especially its beautiful people. :)

Tomorrow...

This hobo is going on a side trip! :) One more day 'til my best friend's 20th birthday! Oh noooo. TWENTEEN!
And yeap, finally got a decent phone last Wednesday. Now I don't have to keep checking for new messages/missed calls every 5 minutes! (My last phone became permanently mute.)
To all my friendsies, I have a new mobile phone number. Message me on Facebook or send me an instant message on YM if you want my new one. Thankies! :)