Manila Adventures: Binondo Boy

The brother asked me to get something from the office in Binondo so I went there. Since I don't have classes and I was extremely bored at home, I thought of having one of those "photowalks" that they call. Hell, I'm no photographer, that's for sure. But I like taking photos, definitely.

When I got to Binondo, I realized some things. One is ang daming Chinese! GOSH. I'm so sorry for being dumb but yeah, so much Chinese people. So that's why it's called China Town. HAHA Silly me. And anothe r thing that struck me is the amount of banks they have there. There are soooo many banks! Truly a business district, I see. And finally, there seems to be an amazing amount of power lines and cables suspended everywhere. AS IN EVERYWHERE. Kinda scares me. But it makes for good photographs. HAHA.

What I wore:

Striped shirt from Topman.

Bleached denim polo, found it in the closet. I don't even know how it got there. LOL

Acid wash jeans, thrifted! And for Php 50, san ka pa? HAHA

Dad's old Bally shoes

Accessories from Divisoria

I also got these stuff from Eng Bee Tin coz my mom told me they're good. I got the Tikoy Roll Peanut flavor, Ube and Pastillas hopia and Ube Mochi! The ube mochi is seriously to die for! As for the ube and pastillas hopia, it's really good. Pero mauumay ka agad. HAHA It's masarap in ample amounts. But don't eat too much of it though. As for the Tikoy Roll, it's good. Too much filling for my taste. But yeah, it's good.

Will definitely go back to Binondo soon! Lots more tikoys to try! HAHA

The Manila Adventures: Head Over Wheels

Outfit details: 

Blazer from the mother

V-neck from Zara.

Shorts from Alan Perry (yep, got it for Php 150 in Divi! Score!)

Shoes from Sperry

Bag from Wade

Sunglasses from Pretty and Perfect Closet

So today, I went to SM Centerpoint for a completely shallow reason: to buy some whitehead removers for my nose. HAHAHAHA Seriously, I did. But I really had nothing to do all day and thank God Ryan met up with me even if I had to wait for a long time. Brought the camera for no reason and I'm quite thankful that I did. 

And can I just say? GOOD LORD! The traffic in Sta. Mesa right now is unbelievable! Thanks to the shooting of The Bourne Legacy, some roads are blocked and lots of people are snooting around the set. Gosh, so annoying. But it' good that our country's getting some attention, I guess. Oh well, more power to our tourism! 

I'm thinking if I should get a Lookbook account. I dunno, I was just thinking. Should I? Pang-Lookbook na ba ang photos? Chos.

Velada Thomasina: A Hundred Years Back in Time

We had the Velada Thomasina yesterday and the experience was surreal and mind-blowing. Everyone was decked out in clothes from the 1900's and there were "kalesas" and "karwahes" all over. Even the priests were decked out in their traditional garb. It was amazing to see and feel how it is over a hundred years ago. The guards were even greeting in Spanish and I could have sworn I heard a group of students conversing in Spanish! 

We also had a procession all over the university and had a mass afterwards. It was quite stressful (especially for the ladies.) to wear layers and layers of clothing in this mad Manila weather. Nevertheless, the experience was a memorable one. Sobrang fasyon ng Manila dati!

As for me, I was dressed as an Ilustrado who just came from a trip to Russia, hence the furs. HAHAHA

Sunglasses: Pretty and Perfect Closet
Coat: Vintage Giorgio Armani. It was my dad's in the 80's ata. LEGIT!
Chinos: Topman
Fur hat: From somewhere.
Fur vest: From somewhere too.
Polo: Wharton