April was the time when I went to Osaka, Kyoto and Nara, but for some reason I didn’t really bother documenting other stuff that happened during the rest of the month. But I took a ton of pictures of food, which officially makes April my ultimate pig-out month so far. Even in Japan, I was eating like every 3 hours or so, lol.

My IG is @tgosingtian btw!

1) Obligatory selfie to start this post! What’s Instagram without annoying selfies?

2) My favorite salad from La Creperie. IT HAS EGG AND BACON. NOM

3) Nachos from Friday’s because le boyfriend loves nachos in general and could probably eat them everyday.

4) Ramen at Kichitora of Tokyo

5) Apple pie, most chocolate cake, black sesame and salted caramel ice cream!

6) I can’t remember what happened during this day but all I know is that I ordered pizza. And it was good.

7) Sleepy dog! (Follow Bailey on IG @mybebebailey)

8) Massive Hiroshima Oysters at Marufuku!

9) This was just 2 months ago when Bailey was still sooo small! Now she is 36 pounds or so! 

10) Thanks to @crownedvelvet on IG for these cases!

11) Le Bunny Bleu is finally in Manila thanks to Yhansy!

12) Wonderful dinner at TWG. Spinach Fettuccini and TWG Tea Salad.

13) Macarons in all colors! At TWG

14) The most adorable nail polish, thanks to Rin of Luscious Closet (@lusciouscloset on IG)

15) My cousin Gilainne got married! <3

16) Flowers for the bridesmaids and sponsors

17) Took this picture of her right after she got ready! Blooming!

18) With her new husband Justin! Congratulations guys! 

19) Touchdown Osaka!

20) Had okonomiyaki as my first meal as soon as I landed in the airport.

21) Osaka Castle! 

22) Buy all the lashes in Japan! (I have a fear of running out of false lashes for some reason so I tend to splurge on a lot whenever I can)

23) Selfie! Pink cheeks and pink lips!

24) Make-up close-up. 

25) Yummy beef at Morita-ya in Kyoto.

26) Earrings and top from EMODA, jacket from Lowrys Farm, skirt-leggings from Yesstyle.

27) Lowrys Farm shirt, Motel Rocks pants, INGNI jacket, EGOIST bag.

28) My last meal in Osaka, huhu.

29) Wore my Casio Sheen watch at the airport. Got it from Time Depot.

30) Thanks to Mariah of @bluedotpastries on IG for the cupcakes!

31) Went to Starbucks and the barista put this smiley on my drink! Cute!

32) My own pair from the new Keds x Taylor Swift collection! Thanks @KedsPH on IG!

33) Summer feel selfie!

34) Got these goodies from Kate Spade Saturday in Japan! Huu, I wish they’d open in other parts of Asia too. ;_;

35) WOODCEPTION! I got this iPhone case for my boyfriend somewhere in Shinsaibashi. Made from real wood! :D

If you’ve been following my Instagram closely, you’ve probably already noticed how much of a foodie I am. Blame it on family habits where we bond over good food every chance we get! Dinner is one thing, but desserts (and coffee!) are always an undisputed given when it comes to capping off a long, stressful work week. 

I think I got my massive sweet tooth from my mom, who was the first one to actually tell me about Cupcakes by Sonja years ago, when it opened in Serendra. Fast forward to 7 years later, and they’ve finally opened a new branch in Glorietta 2, complete with a new industrial, quirky-modern feel! Thanks to the cupcake gods for answering all our prayers. Soon to open are new stores in Shangri-la, Greenhills, Eastwood, and TriNoma. Us northerners can now join in the fun without having to brave through hours of traffic in the south! 

I love them for finally updating the logo though I think I love them more for still keeping the light tiffany blue boxes for their cupcake take-outs! It was wise for them to keep some of their signature qualities, which they have always been known for. It’s not difficult to love something that tastes (and looks) so good. And not to mention, Cupcakes by Sonja was one of the first of its kind to open in Manila. I’m pretty sure they set the standards pretty high!

I was able to sit down with Sonja (pronounced son-jah, not son-yah) Ocampo herself for a quick chat when I visited the store last week, and she was so incredibly precious and inspiring! She is now officially one of my life pegs in the future. I asked her which cupcake was her favorite, and she said it would have to be the Valrhona Flourless Chocolate Cupcake as she absolutely loves classic dark chocolate! 

So I took pictures of the new store to share with my readers, because I’m a little evil like that. This entry will definitely leave you craving for a cupcake. Lucky are the ones who just live near Glorietta and Serendra. 

Don’t worry about me - I recently got myself 6 Red Velvet Vixens and have only finished 2 so far. 4 to go before I go back to Sonja’s to replenish my cupcake stash!

Don’t you just love the new logo? 

The new Glorietta 2 store is located at the second floor bridgeway. What could be a more suitable location than this? Many people pass through this area daily, and it’d be so ideal for people to easily take home a cupcake or two before leaving the area for their homes.

This is just 1/3 of the whole cupcake display in the store. There will definitely be a perfect one for each person. Kids would love the colorful, super sweet ones, while there are also options for the older ones and those who aren’t too fond of getting intense sugar rushes!

Chocolate Surprise (P80)

Berry Delight Strawberry Cupcake (P115)

My favorite red velvets. I seriously haven’t tried anything that has beaten these ones from Sonja. <3 HEARTS ALL OVER!

Yes, I can eat this everyday and not get tired of it. (Though that’s seriously gonna be a recipe for diabetes, lol)

Open kitchen! It was so interesting to watch how they did everything!

Cute details on the walls. It’s the little details the make all the difference, as I always say!

My favorite piece of furniture in the new Sonja’s! Gradient bench! I want one!

Cupcake toppings in the most adorable jars.

Cookies and brownies are also available, not just cupcakes! This must be heaven.

There’s a menu by the counter with descriptions for each of their products. There are non-refrigerated cupcakes, refrigerated cupcakes, mini cupcakes, and other goodies.

Coffee! I got myself an iced caramel latte which was very good. I should try the hazelnut latte next time!

This chair will be the death of me! At sign!

No two chairs were the same in the store, making it such a unique sight to behold.

Vanilla Sunshine (P65). Pastel fluffy goodness that’s sure to attract many girls’ attention!  

Peppermint Patty (P72). Tastes like Christmas, which is my favorite time of the year. 

S’mores Tart (P88). Layers of rich dark chocolate ganache, marshmallow fluff and honey-cinnamon graham in a buttery chocolate crust, topped a freaaaaking caramelized marshmallow. (I reached my breaking point there. Too much perfection in one cupcake - I can’t deal)

Cookie Monster (P85). There is some sort of cookie dough filling inside that will make your mind blow.

Peanut Butter Nutella (P95). If you don’t love nutella, then shame on you. No, but seriously.

Pistachio Berries and Cream (P120). My latest discovery! Brown butter pistachio cupcake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream icing. Doesn’t get any better than this. <3

For more information, visit Cupcakes by Sonja online: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Blog, and Tumblr 

I am so happy they are embracing social media now! Makes it easier to share this food porn with everyone. Sorry for the major cupcake spazzing - I’ll stop now! But I really cannot wait for it to open in Shang and Ewood because that means I can go everyday, LOL!

Sponsored post.

1) First dibs! Got these ob for shu uemura products at the intimate event they held to launch these adorable limited edition goodies.

2) Camwhoring with my Haurex watch from Time Depot and MAC Pure Zen lipstick from Lannel Boutique

3) Macarons at Bar Dolci.

4) Wrong Ramen at Burgos Circle, The Fort.

5) 8 scoops of this Chocolate Earthquake from Swensen’s. Shared this with my ice-cream loving friends, and finished this bowl in 5 minutes. 

6) Fuss-free all-black outfit on a busy errands day! Black oversized top and leggings from Topshop.

7) One of my ESPRIT looks! 

8) Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen at the new Shangri-la East Wing. 

9) Finally cut my hair short! My hair was too damaged that I couldn’t go out without curling it (and further damaging it in the process) or hiding the damaged parts in a bun. Ugh. At one point, I couldn’t comb through the ends anymore so I had no choice but to cut it all off. Coincidentally, I was obsessing over long bobs for so long (thus the fluffy wig in my outfit photos last month) that the 7 or so inch cut didn’t hurt too bad. 

I’m currently a new and loyal customer at Park Jun’s in Glorietta! A nice Korean girl named Lena cuts and colors my hair now. This is where I also buy my new MUCOTA (Japanese brand) shampoo, conditioner and hair treatment. So far it’s been wonderful in reviving my close-to-dying hair.

How did I achieve this hair length? I had saved photos of my girl crush Olivia Palermo’s long bob (or “lob”) on my phone! Showed it to Lena and she got it instantly. I was so happy. It was all so cathartic too.

As of this writing, it’s about 1 1/2 inches shorter, thanks to Rumiringo and Rui Kotobuki inspiration <3

10) With my brother’s girlfriend Farrah who is just the cutest girl ever! <3

11) At the Lacoste L!ve event with David and Lissa. DAVID’S JACKET, I COVET.

12) Reunited and it feels so good. Not an entirely new combination of bloggers, if you’ve been following my blog for a while now. Comment if this group looks familiar :)

13) Wearing my book print top and jelly bag from Lacoste L!ve.

14) Chanel Fatal Rouge polish thanks to I Do Nails and Chapi Green lenses from Japanese Candy. I’m always wearing pink blush and pink lipstick now. I can’t remember the last time I opted for coral or red…

15) With Kana Odawara-Evangelista (our translator), Yoshio Koiwai, Youhei Harada, Shudai Shiota, Daisuke Hashimoto, Katsuya Inagaki and Yuuga Suzuki! HAKUHODO (with TNC, Inc.) conducted an interview about lifestyle and trends among young people, and in my case, they focused more on fashion, cosmetics, travels, and the other things that I write here on my blog! 

We also talked about my previous trips to Japan, and how I found out about Japanese culture and fashion. One of them ended up singing the first line to L’arc’s The Fourth Avenue Cafe when I mentioned how my older brothers have been fans for as long as I can remember. 

16) Thanks to @crownedvelvet and @quirky_minds (on IG) for these iPhone cases!

17) US Ribeye and oyster teppanyaki at Akira in the new Shangri-la East Wing! Shang has always been my favorite mall ever since I was a kid, and my family often goes there for dinner or shopping. Most of the time I would bump into Crissey as well because it’s also her family’s favorite hangout!

18) Picked this baby girl up from a trusted labrador breeder outside Manila. Welcome to the Gosingtian family, baby Bailey! We had to think of a name that started with the letter B as Bailey’s parents’ names also started with the same letter. My brother’s initial suggestion was to name her Bog. Bog the dog, lol. I was like, “No way! It’s totally not a cute girl name!” :( (edit: or even a name fit for anyone or anything that is as cute as this)

So I named our first family dog Bailey. Our driver called her Billy Joe when he first thought it was a boy. Then he changed it to Billie Jean when he found out it was a girl, hahaha

Everyone’s attention is now focused on her. <3

19) Macarons at Bizu!

20) And yet another heavy dinner at Borough. Where I order the same thing. EVERY SINGLE TIME. Darn it, Brooklyn Omelette. Why do you have to be so good? My cholesterol is not pleased.

21) Just one of those lazy, minimal make-up days…

22) ONIONS. ONIONS EVERYWHERE! Had dinner with the family at Lugang in Greenhills. My dad’s choice, of course! Chinese cuisine is my least favorite but…

23) …xiao long bao is my only exception. <3

24) I keep doing this pose now. Sad attempt to show off my current nail colors and arm/finger candy at the same time, heehee

25) Bailey after one week with us. My mom has been so patient and loving with her, which I think can buy me and my siblings some time before she starts talking about grandchildren.

Of course, most of Bailey’s stuff are pink. Even her first water bowl was a cute heart-shaped pink one that she absolutely loved playing with. And you know how all labradors love water… (we eventually got her one of those water bottle dispenser things that you attach to her crate so it’s easier and a lot less messy)

26) Ended the month of March with a giant plate of sashimi. <3

Posting because it’s scorching hot this summer and everyone’s been going to the beach almost every weekend. I’m going to cheat - these were taken way back December 2012, lol. My friends and I decided to get together and go swimming before Christmas… which, when I think about now, was quite an uncommon decision. Swimming in December? How many people do that, really? :D And just in a pool too!

My friends and I regularly meet up after work hours (past 6 or 7 pm) until about midnight, but rarely have we organized anything while the sun is still out. I blame it on the ratio of morning people and night owls in the group (i.e. sometimes I would text Tracy at 3 in the morning and she’d be just as wide awake as I am!). 

We haven’t really done much else except have dinner and spend hours together over coffee, ever since we graduated from college and started working. So we committed to waking up early and doing something different for a change of scenery and routine! 

Rg being his normal strange self and Kim being a cutie. Like all those who go to Sta. Rosa/West Grove/Nuvali, we stopped by Starbucks for breakfast! I didn’t bother doing my make-up so I’m hiding behind my sunnies! 8D

Old souls. Or not. I thought my friends got a copy of the newspaper for the news. Until I caught them reading the day’s horoscope, hahaha

Interestingly, 3 (including me and my boyfriend) out of 9 in our group are all Sagittarius. All my siblings are Sagittarius as well. *shoots arrows*

One of my favorite couples, Tracy and Kiks a.k.a. 2/3 of Tender Blender! 

Krissy and Drew. He’s doing the Despicable Me minions face.

Tep and Addie on their way to Yellow Cab to order pizza for lunch!

I went around Solenad 2 to take pictures. The heat was intense so I gave up after about… 2 minutes.

Everyone’s iDevices! Spot mine!

Finished ordered pizza. Off to the pool! 

Ayala West Grove. We were so lucky we were the only ones there that day! We had this giant pool all to ourselves for the whole day.

Clearly trying our very best not to take cliche group shots.

Lunch time!

Also, camwhoring time! Found a nice spot to take pictures and I couldn’t let the opportunity pass!

Top is from Yesstyle, shorts are from Bayo, sunnies are from Zara, bag is a gift from Rg.

Tracy joined in!

And then suddenly, everyone! (My legs = so landi)

After lunch and camwhoring, we decided to exchange gifts for Christmas. Kim decided to give us these pretty Forever 21 palettes! Guess which one I got!

Teptep was so happy with the gifts I gave her! Yay! 

Finally got to wear my own design for i love koi swimwear. You can wear it with the straps or without. I prefer with the straps because I don’t have enough boobage to hold the swimsuit up… T_T

Back angle because all the yummy pizza went to my abdomen area. Why can’t fat be distributed haha I wish they’d go to my butt or thighs at least!

This one is called “Slumberdoll” and obviously I made it for myself and those with similar taste and body type! Gives you a more curvy silhouette without having to show too much skin. The vertical stripes slims and elongates the torso (since I have a short torso). This particular nautical theme is now out of stock but it comes in other colors such as black x gold (which I also own and even used as a top/bodysuit), pink with white polkadots, blue with big white polkadots (one of my faves), green with small white polkadots, rusty old rose x jewel tone purple, gunmetal gray x pale purple, and teal x gold. Click here to order. :)

I’m far from having a flat stomach (thanks to my lazy ass that seems to be allergic to any kind of exercise of physical activity - I quit even before I start) so I prefer wearing high-waist bikinis and one pieces to hide all the food I eat, hohoho. Will have to find another occasion to wear my other design, “Lolita”!

After swimming it suddenly became dark! But Kim makes everything brighter as usual.

Tracy’s and Krissy’s Baby-Gs! Time Depot will be proud heehee

I played with the eyeshadow palettes and decided to do light make-up on my friends! :D 

It drizzled right when we were about to leave, so we were stuck by the pool for a while. Until this double rainbow appeared after the rain! I took it as a sign of good luck for all of us this 2013. <3

After the surprisingly quick drive back to Manila, we had ramen! Everyone didn’t seem to want the day to end. Cheers to 7 or so years of friendship! <3

Happy Easter everyone! 

1) Trissey (Tricia + Crissey) bonding after so long! We spent almost a whole day together - it was loads of fun, especially with the kind of silliness that is always expected from our duo. <3

2) Pat from Apartment 8 treated us to cake in the middle of shooting. Of course, with something as cute as this, you’d expect us to take photos and Instagram first before digging in!

3) Valentines-themed cupcakes at Sonja’s in Serendra! Not what I ordered (since my favorite from them is their Red Velvet) but too cute not to Instagram, lol.

4) Spent a lazy afternoon in Starbucks reading this book. Little did I know that my angkong (grandfather) would pass away the next day. It’s the first time I’m explicitly talking about it but I pretty much spent most of my February afternoons and evenings at the hospital and at his wake (even on Valentines Day), thus the lessened activity on my blog during this month. He was in and out of the hospital for heart-related problems most of 2012 as well.

As of this writing, it’s been exactly 49 days since his burial. We actually just came from the cemetery to visit him again and pay our respects. He’s in a better place now. <3

5) Quick lunch at Yabu!

6) Valentines-themed shoot with James and Ericka! 

7) Heart-shaped donuts at Krispy Kreme. A ton of people commented on my IG saying that they look like heart-shaped ground meat, lol.

8) MEXX outing with blogger friends! With Lissa, Laureen and David.

9) Chocolate-covered strawberries for Valentines thanks to Pond’s!

10) Received pretty flowers from Krissy and Ericka <3

11) Flowers for my angkong, 3 days after the burial. In his mausoleum — “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness.”

12) Sweet pink hair (or wig) and make.

13) Salmon Carpaccio at Italianni’s with my new friends Ley and Cindy, and blogger friends David, Lissa and Shai.

14) Little things! Mini Canon USB from @osgenshop on IG and mini Celine ear plug from @crownedvelvet on IG. Yes, that’s a page of ViVi with Sara Mary on it!

15) Wore this to the Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA). Simple black shift dress from Mango and bag from Forever 21.

16) Strawberry mousse!

17) Pink and white outfit in preparation for spring/summer.

18) Wearing the very popular Apartment 8 peekaboo shoulder top! So happy it got wonderful reviews from people after I wore it, as all their stocks were sold out twice, and people still want it to this day! <3

19) Suddenly, dark hair after a disaster at my previous salon! It has since then faded to my current hair color which is still a little messy, but at least I already cut all the damaged parts off!

Wearing Orly Frisky nail polish from @polishedinthecity on IG. 

20) Alice in Wonderland vibes at the ob for shu uemura event at SoFA! Macarons everywhere!

21) Blue top and necklace from Forever 21, bag from Moussy (Japan), and inset skirt leggings from Yesstyle. My hair was pretty much fried at this point…

22) Met up with my best friends at The Old Spaghetti House and got this cheesy penne pasta. NOM.

23) Second time to see Crissey! <3 We were invited to a web show called Live, Love, Lolz by Tita K! But first we had dinner together, and spent the rest of our time camwhoring in a small bathroom, lol.

1) Coffee and work date with my good friend Tracy at the Caffe Bene in Eastwood. We both cannot work at our own homes because we end up being super unproductive, so we schedule dates at our favorite coffee places to motivate each other to not slack off!

2) As I uploaded these pictures for this post, I realized that I took a lot of these mirror shots last month! Some of the outfits might seem familiar from Lookbook.

3) You’ll see this stripey H&M top twice in this post. 

4) What I wore to my cousin’s garden wedding at Tagaytay. Found this long dress on sale at Mango. Borrowed the clutch from my mom who I went shopping with at Miss Selfridge last Christmas.

5) One of the most effective ways to keep yourself in check is to wirte in a gratitude journal. Got this particular one at kikki.K in Singapore last year. Even if I forget to write here sometimes, I make sure that I dedicate a few minutes every day to reflect on the things I should be grateful for on my own.

6) Sukiyaki night with le boyfriend! We love to eat out, and we both love to take photos of our food. Follow him on IG: @rgabunada

7) Wearing jeans! *gasp*

8) Sashimi platter! NOM

9) One of my MOFW Fukuoka posts. Black and white is such a huge trend right now, it seems. I feel like I’m having an extended Christmas because most of my closet has always been filled with these two colors and you can see them everywhere in the mall.

10) Obligatory Bayo dressing room post. Ended up getting the pink/cream version of this top for my Bayo outfit post last January. Now that I think about it, I should’ve gotten the mint one too!

11) Outfit for a meeting. EMODA top, Just G jacket.

12) Outfit for dinner with my family at High Street Central. Zara top, dazzlin skirt.

13) RG and I have been officially together for 2 years last January 23rd! He sent me flowers first thing in the morning. How sweet. <3 

14) Had our anniversary lunch at Premio The Fort, where I had this amazing olive oil poached salmon. I finished the whole thing. NOM

15) Finally got an Instax Mini too, thanks to him. He couldn’t find plain border film so he ended up buying whatever was available - this interesting rainbow gradient film that apparently so many people on IG like! I’d still prefer plain ones though. :D

16) Hiroshima Oyster set at Yabu! Not as big as the real oysters in Hiroshima (which I was fortunate enough to try last December), but still super good! They stuffed a lot of small oysters inside. NOM

17) Dyed my hair lighter last month.

Though as of this writing, my hair is about 3 inches shorter. Had to let go of all the damaged parts after so long. I had to curl my hair every time I wanted to make it look decent. So tedious! To think my hair color is high maintenance enough. 

Currently looking for a new Japanese or Korean salon to do my next hair color! I’ve been going to the same one for the past 5 years that I think its time to give other salons a chance.

18) Lastly, this outfit! Can’t wear red for a few weeks/months now because of some Chinese traditions I have to follow, so we’ll finally see less of this color for now…

1) Celebrated my boyfriend RG’s birthday at Draft in Rockwell! Had this yummy meal all to myself while he ordered a scrumptious burger. NOM

2) Salmon sashimi at Marufuku in Ortigas.

3) Macarons at Chez Karine in Serendra.

4) With my friend Kim at Starbucks Solenad! We spent a whole day with our friends swimming at West Grove. Top from Yesstyle, shorts from Bayo, sunnies from Zara.

5) Squinty eyes and pretty plants on a very sunny day. L-R: me (lol my legs are so landi), Tracy, Teptep, Kim and Krissy

6) Awesome double rainbow after a perfect weekend getaway with your equally perfect friends.

7) Celebrated my eldest twin brothers Chase and Juju’s birthday at Nanbantei at High Street Central. SO MUCH FOOD, DECEMBER. A few weeks prior to this occasion, I also celebrate my birthday on November 24 while my youngest brother celebrates it on November 27. Then it’s my boyfriend’s turn on December 3, before my brothers who celebrate theirs on December 10. Yep, we’re all Sagittarius.

8) Wearing my Baby-G x Ke$ha watch from Time Depot.

9) Had a shoot for ETC’s Etcetera with fellow bloggers Camille and Laureen! Thanks to all those who tweeted me good stuff about it. Actually, there were even some people who thought it was going to be a weekly thing. Huu, sorry guys. I wish it were possible to just do those cutesy videos on TV and NEVER speak, lol.

10) Got sent ProStyle Fuwarie hair styling mists right after it became available here in Manila. I’ve been using this for quite a while now (check out my Beauty Must-Haves post last January 2012) and I’m so happy they’re finally here! The one who brought it to the Philippines discovered it on my blog first. :D

11) Wearing my Haute Lifestyle dress for my boyfriend’s cousin’s wedding.

12) My favorite Brooklyn Omelette from Borough in The Podium.

13) With my niece Zoe at my grandparents’ (her great grandparents’) house for Christmas Day lunch.

14) Pizza and drinks at Locale Gastropub in City Golf with my boyfriend the night before I flew to Japan.

15) My happy self after arriving at our hotel room in Fukuoka. Wearing a JEANASIS sweater which was a gift from my boyfriend from the Collect Point in Singapore. 

16) My fashion bibles! (SCawaii not in picture)

17) Ippudo ramen right after dropping our stuff at the hotel.

18) Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima!

19) Floating Torii in Miyajima!

20) Got myself the Vanilla Onyx body mist from MURUA! The other two I gave to my friends as late Christmas presents.

21) Wearing new purchases! EGOIST bag, SpRay jacket, CECIL McBEE sweater

22) Ramen again! From one of the restaurants in Ramen Stadium Canal City.

23) The cutest bath stuff at Tokyu Hands at Hakata Station. <3

24) Still at Tokyu Hands. TOY CAMERA HEAVEN! I got myself a Megane Cam but I wish I had all the money in the world to buy everything, lol. And I wish I already knew that I was going to get an Instax from my boyfriend for our anniversary in January because they had a complete row just dedicated to Fuji film.

25) Spotted these luxurious-looking macarons at one of my favorite places, the food section of Hankyu department store. The packaging and the colors make them look so precious.

26) Ichigo overload. It’s not too evident in the photo but these are HUGE. And insanely expensive!

27) The Japanese have the best food presentations ever! Everything is so cute, you wouldn’t want to ruin them by digging in!

28) Added one more CANMAKE blush to my already growing collection of Japanese brand blushes. The other one I gave to Crissey as a late Christmas gift. Gave in to consumerism and got myself this limited edition Hello Kitty eyelash glue just because the packaging was too cute to resist.

29) New rings from L.CHANGE at Canal City. Unfortunately, my favorite one on the right recently got lost/stolen/IDK. :( So I’m really careful with the other rings now.

30) My last meal in Japan. :( BRING ME BACKKK

While having lunch with Crissey (who gave me these adorable Tous Les Jour macarons) at La Creperie, I brought out one of my digital toy cameras for us to play with. In the end, iPhone quality is still a million times better, but once in a while it’s overly fun to do that lomo concept where you don’t get to see the pictures until you have the film developed, or in this case, until you plug the camera into your computer. This kind of photo quality reminds me of my old Kodak Easyshare from way back 2004. But at least that camera had a viewfinder, haha. Suddenly I’m extra grateful for that. 

SO I’m trying to get back into the habit of taking pictures of things other than fashion. Thankfully iPhoneography and Instagram have been constant reminders. I started my Internet presence doing something similar to this post, and I never want to let go. Just very spontaneous and candid. Nothing too contrived. It is so easy to continue with what’s popular or what sells the most, but it feels absolutely horrible when you realize that you’re losing a little bit of yourself along the way. I will not lose this personal side of my blog ever (again). I will remain steadfast.

Sorry for the Instawillgoplaces delay! Anyhow, feast your eyes on plentiful food porn, travel photos and a couple of annoying photos of myself, teehee.

1) Really really really good Mac and Cheese and Truffle Pizza at one of my new favorite places to eat/hang out, Locale Gastrobar in Pasig. NOM.

2) Camwhoring in the dressing room at the Apartment 8 launch with Lissa, Camille, Patricia, Vern and Verniece. 

3) Pigged out at Wildflour Café + Bakery with my boyfriend RG after a long day at The Mind Museum. Totally craving for all these right now. Can’t wait to go back!

4) MAC Ruby Woo lipstick and matching red nails! Sweater from Forever 21.

5) After getting a bangs trim and a blowdry at my usual salon. I should do this hairstyle more often…

6) Attended the Ateneo Bonfire as usual, to celebrate the 5th straight championship for the UAAP Basketball team! Boyfriend and I are both proud Ateneans :D

7) The first time I dyed my hair darker after a long time. It’s (Schwarzkopf) Igora Royal 5-65 on light brown, previously bleached hair. 7-65 for the non-bleached parts like roots. Baby steps to making the color even. It was frustrating when the color on my roots and the rest of my hair would fade differently, so my hairstylist decided to use two different colors (from the same family) then. Complex stuff.

8) BIG BANG concert! Definitely one of the highlights of 2012. <3 I made sure to schedule my flight to Hong Kong the next day and not on the day of the concert!

Went with my Juju, Calel and his girlfriend Farrah who is a huuuge K-pop fan. We both screamed our lungs out during the concert like crazy people, lol. Sadly can’t go to the DFKC but I’m still crossing my fingers for a solo SNSD concert or a possible SM Town Manila. :(

9) As soon as my friend Jee and I arrived in Hong Kong, we splurged on giant strawberries at the supermarket. Yum!

10) Hong Kong Disneyland with Jee! She bought the cutest Marie cat ears because she super loves cats, and I got myself a nice limited edition Halloween Minnie headband.

11) Benico x Hello Kitty Petit Macaron blushes in PM03 and PM04 in Sasa for about HKD99 each. Still using these blushes now, especially the purple/pink one.

12) Stocked up on some of my favorite lashes! Sasa, just come to Manila already! T_T

13) Had dinner with the family at UCC as soon as I came back to Manila! Absolutely in love with their seafood salad. Pricey but so good.

14) And yet another dinner with the family. This time at Italianni’s in Eastwood Mall. We all clearly missed each other too much. That, or we all have bottomless pits as stomachs.

15) Before I knew it, I was out of the country again! Here’s a pretty view of Jakarta. 

16) Borobudur Temple!

17) Prambanan Temple!

18) The most adorable Alice in Wonderland stickers I found at a random stall in a mall in Jakarta. Alice and I have the same hair! :D

19) Japanese burger with truffle cream sauce at UMAMI in The Grove. My siblings and I also love going to this place for coffee and dessert! Try their sea salt caramel coffee. <3

20) The yummiest comfort food at Borough in The Podium with my family. Brooklyn Omelette, I love you forever.

21) Homemade paella made by my talented brother Calel! 

22) Bangs! With Camille at the Apartment 8 Holiday Collection shoot.

23) My super sweet boyfriend surprised me with flowers the night before my birthday! He also baked a layered chocolate cookie dough and oreo cake which we both ate at midnight. He worked on it for 5 straight hours! Intense.

The perks of having a boyfriend who loves to cook and bake. I fail at everything related to the kitchen, lol.

24) I didn’t post this on Instagram but I just found this too cute not to share! I was taking my usual outfit photos in front of the mirror when he decided to photobomb me. :D

Pink and princess-y look while I still can. Dress is something I got in Korea a long time ago. Maybe I should schedule a trip to Seoul again this year… 

25) He treated me to Wafu in Greenhills for my birthday lunch. So. Freaking. Good. I can eat Japanese food everyday.

26) Then we spent most of the night with the rest of my family at Mom and Tina’s. First time to treat all of them for my birthday instead of the usual. For the past 24 years it has always been my parents paying for everything but I wanted to give back by treating them out for dinner for once. Made me feel like an adult! :D

Top left: My brother Chase and his girlfriend Cat, top right: My brother Juju and his girlfriend Cel, bottom left: My parents, bottom right: My brother Calel and his girlfriend Farrah 

27) My dad surprised me with cake (which I ended up paying for also, lol) with a color scheme and design that matched the color of my top and the curls on my hair! 8D

28) Light make-up and shiny gold accents. 

‘Til next time! I’ll probably do a separate entry for my December Instagram photos. Follow me @tgosingtian for live updates!

1. Got gel nail polish in time for my Melbourne trip. I had these done at Indigo Salon, the same salon where I have my hair done. This here is Orly GelFX in First Kiss.

2) Couldn’t help but take a picture of my Baby G Sunny (red) and Jessica (white + silver) watches beside my old Yoona (white + gold) watch from Time Depot. Speaking of SNSD, I still haven’t gotten tickets to the concert on January yet! A bit torn on what tickets to get because it’s not a solo concert! I still wish I could get an all-access photographer pass though. 

I watched BIG BANG two weeks ago and I regret not getting the best tickets! NEXT TIME

3) Wise words from… well, the back of one of the cubicles in the female restroom at the NAIA2 airport.

4) One of my Melbourne outfits - JEANASIS coat, Romwe top, Forever 21 skirt, H&M flats. Opted for flats because I had a lot of walking to do!

5) Wonderful latte art at Famish’d, a little salad bar along Little Collins. Coffee in Melbourne is serious business.

6) THE BEST CHEESE STICKS IN THE WORLD! Pie Face, I miss you already.

7) Annoyingly shiny shoes with my Motel Rocks printed pants and H&M maroon sweater.

8) Drew, Tracy, Kiks, Kim, Tep and Adi. I’ve got the silliest best friends! One day, at Fully Booked, they grabbed a copy of the magazine I was on, and asked all the salespeople if they recognized me from the cover trolololol

Let me take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported us last September! I wouldn’t have been on the cover if it weren’t for the people behind the magazine and the people who continually read my blog even after all these years!

9) Aztec print leggings from Sportsgirl. Grabbed a cup of iced coffee on the way to a shoot with Camille and Patricia.

10) Matchy matchy nails with the blue on my pants. This one is from Tony Moly.

11) Glittery sweater from H&M, floral print pants from Romwe, necklace from EMODA, overused bag from Mango (it’s my default travel bag).

12) Eat all the Japanese food! Lunch date with my boyfriend at Omakase. I swear I can eat Japanese food everyday, if it weren’t too expensive.

13) Beauty Bar Dashing Diva nails in Diamond District. If you’ve noticed, I change my nail polish very often. It’s one of my very quiet obsessions - 4 days is my limit when it comes to giving my nails a rest from all the nail polish. I need to have color on my nails! Nails would probably be the last thing people would notice in my pictures, but it’s something like earrings which I feel naked without.

Instagram is totally ruining my blog and my photography, but I still love it anyway. I am so torn! I’ve already told the story on how my picture-taking skills have drastically changed ever since I switched from a Blackberry to an iPhone 4S last December, but I still want to mention that nothing has changed since then… except probably my even greater addiction to Instagram. I never imagined the day would come when these words would escape my mouth - “I won’t bring my camera today. I have my iPhone anyway.” OMG, RIGHT? Why must Apple always create perfect products!?

Anyhow, since it’s such a huge part of my Internet life recently, I figured I should share some of my iPhone pictures here, for those who don’t have iPhones or Androids. Plus, this is really where it’s all happening. I guess there’s this sense of realness on my Instagram that I only wish my actual blog could also have.

So I’m calling this my first ever “Instagram Photo Dump”. Actually, I was thinking of naming it something funnier, like “Instawillgoplaces”, but then again my dream of being taken seriously may never be fulfilled anymore!

By the way, most of the pictures here were taken with Hipstamatic, ClassicINSTA and Camera360.

Dory and Mushroom pasta from Pasta de Waraku in Novena Square 2, from my Singapore trip last July. I stayed alone at Hotel Ibis in Novena, which was about 10 minutes away from the nearest mall.

(In case I haven’t shared it yet, my no fail comfort food is anything with any or all of the following: mushroom, cheese and egg.)

Also in Singapore! One of the best salads I’ve ever tried in my life. Seared tofu and smoked mushroom salad from TCC. 

Oh wait, I just may be biased because it has mushroom in it.

Beef and foie gras at Sun with Moon Japanese Dining and Cafe at Wheelock Place. NOM.

I had a quick dinner with Jingna (also known as zemotion from dA) who was the sweetest, nicest and not to mention, most talented person ever. We immediately clicked because of so many geeky things that we both coincidentally love. These included travel, photography, art, anime and video games. 

APPLE, JUST TAKE ALL MY MONEY! Crappy front camera has its advantages too - no blemishes, for one. Plus the app filters to make your skin look nicer also work.

I don’t know what I’ll do if they finally create an iPhone with a good front camera!

We shared this green tea tiramisu before parting ways. </3 Miss you already, dear!

Also in Singapore, I managed to get myself the new Canon pancake lens at the airport. Finally, the solution to my serious back problems (caused by my 24-70L).

Someone bring Hada Labo (and the whole of Sasa) to Manila! I swear by their products, and it saddens me that I have to wait for my next Asia trip every time I run out! #firstworldproblems

MAC Morange and Ruby Woo, two lipsticks that you would never imagine me buying. Oddly, it’s always out of stock here in Manila…

When I got back, I just continued stuffing myself with food. This is Spaghetti Tavolara at Pagliacci. 

Yup, it’s crab fat.

I had a quick meal with my brother at Starbucks a few weeks ago, just before I got about 20 tape-in extensions on my hair, for volume’s sake.

Wild mushroom with emmenthal cheese croissant = winner. And you know exactly why.

If you’re wondering what my default Starbucks drink is, I’ll tell you but I hope you guys can try it out yourself and tell me what you think by commenting in this post. It’s iced white chocolate americano with a shot of half and half (breve), on the rocks. It sounds complicated but it’s reaaaaaaaaaally good.

My favorite soft shell crab roll at Kogi Bulgogi. Posting so you can see WHY it’s so convenient to just take pictures with your iPhone. If it can capture the slightest bit of detail without having to artificially light it…

Macarons make me happy! These colorful ones are from Chez Karine in Serendra. I’ve been posting macarons on my Instagram for the longest time now, and for some reason they get the highest likes. I now have a “macaron theory” where pictures of macarons automatically appear on Instagram’s popular page.

Silly, but it happens every single time I do it.

I also regularly post pictures of my nails on Instagram. The Chanel logo ended up looking like a distorted DC logo, unfortunately. This one didn’t last more than a week because black is super tricky and it becomes so obvious when it gets chipped.

My favorite blue, and a single silver nail. Someone’s excited for Christmas!

Then I recently had Shellac Romantique gel nails (from Dashing Diva) because I wanted to try long nails out for a change, and I couldn’t risk my nails breaking because of my carelessness. Someone commented on my Facebook that the ingredients of Shellac are pretty harmful… so I guess I won’t try it out again any time soon. D:

Comfy airport outfit for my SG-MNL flight. EMODA blazer, Mango top, Romwe shorts, Kate Spade bag.

A sophisticated outfit I wore for a magazine shoot! Zara top, Dorothy Perkins belt, Romwe skirt.

Simple MODE style when I went shopping at MOA with my family. HEIR top, Topshop pants, FashionCookie ShoeAvenue heels.

Another outfit for a shoot with Edric! Dress from Korean Rose, heels from Comfit.

My outfit for Stratmark at the SM Arena where I spoke in front of 6,000 students! H&M top, Far East Plaza skirt, Sugarfree shoes, Kate Spade bag, Yhansy necklace.

An outfit I wore on a day of pull-out/styling errands. Topshop top, Mango cardigan, Romwe shorts, Primadonna flatforms, Kate Spade bag.

Phew! Wasn’t that a lot? I currently have a total of 600 photos on my Instagram (and 73,000 followers - YAY), so just imagine how much longer this would be if I posted everything. If you want to see the rest, just follow “tgosingtian” or just wait for my occasional photo dumps here. INSTAGRAM IS THE NEW BLOGGING.

Late last month, I was able to take some time off work to go visit Vietnam and Cambodia. I haven’t been to these places before but I’ve always been very interested in them for a long time now.

Ho Chi Minh was an absolutely wonderful place to be in! All the restaurants I tried all served the tastiest food, and it was also fairly easy to go to around the city since a lot of people understand and speak English. Everything was very tourist-friendly, and one could easily feel how immensely proud they are of their own culture and history just by the way they casually describe the must-see places in their country. It’s really inspiring!

I’ll be blogging about Cambodia some other time, but here are my Vietnam pictures for now. :)

The view from my hotel room. 

In front of Saigon Opera House is a park where people gather and pretty much cool themselves off on hot summer days. 

Near the Opera House is this Louis Vuitton store that looks beautiful at night.

The Saigon Opera House or Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater. Definitely one of the city’s iconic landmarks. The French initially built this building to host their opera shows, but now the Vietnamese locals get to showcase traditional and musical talent here.

Saigon at night. I had such a delightful time taking pictures in a buffet cruise ship on the first night I was there. 

City of motorcycles. It’s amazing how they can totally dominate a whole road or a whole lane during certain parts of the day.

Giant langka!

At the Cu Chi Tunnels War Memorial Park, people can try going into some of these camouflaged hideouts that the Vietnamese used during the war against Americans.

Random photo of myself in the middle of the park. It was about 37 C that day so I took a break after walking quite a long distance! And that was when this photo was taken.

An example of one of the many entrances to a series of underground tunnels.

Sandals made out of old tires.

Just because! Normally insects freak me out, but this one looked as if it were waiting for me to take a photo of it.

Some of the tunnel entrances are free for tourists to try! There are many entrances and exits depending on your preferred distance. Some give up after 5 minutes, while some enjoy the thrill of going through these little spaces that were a huge part of Vietnamese history. During the war, there were even babies who were born in these tunnels because their parents couldn’t go out in the sun in fear of getting bombed or killed.

Had lunch at this beautiful place! They had wifi too, haha.

One of the temples I went to! 

Office ladies praying.

In front of the war remnants museum were these giant tanks. Wasn’t able to take pictures but there were helicopters and other other aircrafts too!

Example of the things you can see in this museum. Skipped posting some of the more iconic war photos since I’d rather encourage everyone to see the prints for yourself! My photos of the photos don’t really do any justice, really!

My experience in this museum was very much like my experience last December at Nagasaki’s own atomic bomb museum. War photos break my heart every single time. Doesn’t really matter about the location since the involved parties ended up victims all the same.

While the contents of this museum might seem like propaganda against their aggressors, they really aren’t. They’re presented like this to remind everyone that war should never happen again. 

After all the depressing stuff in the museum, I took pictures of random people outside the bus window. They actually try to pair their helmets and face masks with their clothes or their motorcycles.

Confirmed. It’s possible to ride the motorcycle in heels.

…and a sexy, revealing top! 

The pretty Saigon Central Post Office that was built by the French during the early 20th century.

Inside. On the ground floor are some shops that sell tourist-y things.

The Saigon Notre-Dame basilica, situated right across the post office.

Lights at Marina Seafood restaurant. One of the best places I was able to go to for dinner! Must try: fire coconut prawns. 

I figured I should post this even if it’s quite useless since mirror-camwhoring shots have started to become a staple in almost all my travel entries!

The reunification palace where the President stayed during the Vietnam War.

Vintage telephones! I’d love a pink one in my room!

Ending this post with some yummy photos of food. I can’t explain enough how surprisingly good Vietnamese cuisine is. I used to just overlook them before, but once I got to taste authentic Vietnamese cooking, I feel like I could live eating these kinds of food often. 

More travel photos from Cambodia coming soon! I’ll just have to sort and post-process all the glorious temple photos first, as soon as I come home from Paris. Prepare yourselves for *the* Angkor Wat and a lot of places that can remind you of Temple Run!

My iPhone 4s has been both the worst and best thing that has ever happened to me recently. I purchased mine last December, just before I went to Fukuoka, because I was getting quite bored of my BlackBerry (BBM had no use for me anymore) and because I’ve always wanted to get an iPhone since the beginning.

Prior to my 4s, I got an iPod Touch last May 2011 when I went to the Clear Expo in Shanghai thanks to Unilever. Since then I found myself using my iPod Touch more often than my BB. Not a lot of people text me anyway (lol), so might as well spend for other things like apps. Rarely do I get bored now since all I have to do is play games on my phone. It’s always Triple Town time for me whenever I have idle moments. (Unlimited Triple Town turns. I gave in! I obviously have no self-control.)

Getting an iPhone 4s meant being able to sync it properly and easily with my MacBook Pro. Transferring files to and from my phone suddenly became so convenient. It also meant being able to use all the shiny photography apps I used to have in my iPod Touch, but of course with 99999999x better quality. And this is why it has also been the worst! My iPhone 4s has also turned me into a lazy photographer, especially since my 5D Mk II (with my 24-70L lens) weighs like a freakin’ baby! 

A lot of people have been asking me on Instagram what my favorite photography and editing apps are so I figured I should just make a proper blog entry about it. You have to pay for some of these apps but most of them are really affordable anyway!

And it’s always better to purchase original applications than to have your iPhone jailbroken and stuff.

Princess Cam. Every girl should have this application, imho. You can manually put make-up, false eyelashes and circle lenses on yourself if you feel like saving yourself from looking crappy in a picture.

It also works like purikura or neoprint, so you can customize your backgrounds and write whatever you want using different kinds of glittery pens.

Fake pink cheeks, and lots and lots of Liz Lisa-ish flowers. Other stamps available include fake boater hats and giant ribbons. Perfect for those into gyaru and ulzzang aesthetics.

Pudding Camera is a Korean app which might look familiar once you get to try the different filters out. I believe some K-pop personalities like SNSD’s Jessica and Sooyoung, KARA’s Jiyoung, Hara and Seungyeon, T-ara’s Eunjung, Q-ri, Hyomin and Jiyeon and Wonder Girls’ Ye Eun and Yubin use this application for their selcas and whatnot. I like their Motion 2x2 camera best, as well as their Vintage Blue and Noir filters. The Panorama camera is nice for landscapes as well! 

Morebeaute is an editing application to easily make your skin nicer. I cheat, but at least I admit to using this app for help! :)

Before and after Morebeaute magic. Instantly smooth skin and no more eyebags!

Camera+ has got to be my must-have photography application of all time. I take almost all my pictures using Camera+ before I upload them anywhere else. It’s pretty much like a mini Lightroom/Photoshop for your iPhone. What I like most is that you can adjust the opacity of the effects to your liking.

ClassicINSTA is one of my most recent purchases. It makes your photos have these wonderful, textured polaroid-ish frames that I am so in love with. 

It also has an option to open the photo on Camera+ for editing or to upload the photo on Instagram for posting. Saves a lot of time and effort.

The ClassicInstant and Vintage CLS filters are very well-made ones that don’t make your pictures look too edited and too fake. Just the right, classy amount of film and lomo goodness.

The picture on the left is a picture of a picture because I’m lame like that. Hello love!

Just for the lulz, I really like Hubba Hubba. The other captions are quite hilarious but for these examples I just used the safest, most boring ones so as not to seem like a complete goofball in case anyone stumbles upon by blog for the first time.

I think I look better with a mustache, yes?

And this post will not be complete without INSTAGRAM! I swear I’m on this app 24/7.

My account is like a mini blog where I post pretty much everything else that I don’t get to post in here…

…like the food I eat.

And more food for the bottomless pit that is my stomach.

(P.S. My boyfriend and I ate at The Goose Station last January and it was glorious in so many ways! All the dishes looked like art.)

Instagram really makes it so much easier for me to share the most shallow things… including my nails. 

I can never go out with bare nails anymore. 

And of course my travels. After my Fukuoka trip, many people asked me if I took these pictures with my dSLR and then transferred them to my iPhone to post on Instagram. Too much effort! I cannot!

This is 100% iPhone 4s quality! Exactly why I have grown to be such a lazy photographer. I’m quite excited for the future because I’m sure at one point they’ll be able to invent some sort of iPhone-sized dSLR or something. I hope I’ll still be alive by then!

ClassicINSTA + Instagram. Here are some random mannequins I saw at the Forever 21 Megamall store a few days ago. I’m so happy they have a lot of girly lace and ribbons in their current collection since I’ve been preparing my spring wardrobe as early as now.

Speaking of Forever 21, do check out the stores asap for the loveliest trends: Color Surge (pair two-tone pieces with primary brights), Cruise Control (inspired by the French Riviera of the 1930s, this collection makes waves with iconic resort looks with a fresh twist), Gamine Charm (dainty little details, soft fabrics and pale hues) and Oriental Opulence (eastern elegance). Love!

A part of my shoe collection. Every time I get new shoes as gifts from online stores, I post them on Instagram. Here’s a different filter from the rest, for a change.

I know I abuse the Earlybird filter. Sorry guys!

Having an iPhone made me even lazier to take proper outfit photos too, so some of my outfits appear on my Instagram feed days or even weeks before I actually get to do my usual self-timer magic.

Sometimes I even dream about doing an actual iPhone photoshoot with an actual model! One of these days, I just might push through with this idea. Talk about iPhone addiction.

Hope this post helps! Different strokes for different folks, and I’m sure there are better photography and editing applications out there. However, I’m just sharing the ones that I’ve been using the most since I got my 4s 2 months ago. Most of the apps I use are paid ones so I suggest something like the BPI My ePrepaid MasterCard if you don’t have your own credit card for iTunes. It’s a reloadable prepaid MasterCard that you can use for *drum roll* online shopping, besides purchasing from your favorite shops and restaurants. You won’t get billed for your purchases like a credit card and you won’t have to link your card to an existing savings account like a debit card. Click on the ad on my sidebar for more information. :)

Have a wonderful Sunday, everyone! Let me know by commenting below which apps are your favorites!

My weekend in Kuala Lumpur was spent with this lovely lady right here:

Bobo was one of the first people who replied to me when I tweeted something about having time to meet some Malaysian readers interested to bring me around the city to kill some idle time before the MIFW (Malaysia International Fashion Week) gala nights. She was telling me how surprised she got when I tweeted her back in acknowledgement, but in all honesty I think it’s my honor to be followed by such a wonderful and stylish person such as her.

We clicked instantly like peas and carrots, and all those hours spent together proved themselves to be time very well spent.

We headed straight to our favorite mall, The Pavilion, supposedly to go shopping.

But before we got to do anything, the glutton in me got fooled by these lovely bunny and turtle pastries at Ginza Cafe, found in Tokyo Street. Bobo was kind enough to accompany the bottomless pit that is my stomach - yay!

(Side note: Tokyo Street is also where you can find freshly made Japanese ice cream - I got to try their wasabi ice cream and it was glorious!)

Some foreigners from the other table gave us this humongous pink macaroon with all sorts of fruits in it. Sugar overload prevented us from finishing all of it but it was so good, it definitely kept me going the whole day despite lack of sleep.

Headed to Zara and Topshop afterwards. Same taste in stores! <3

Camwhoring in the bathroom at Starhill. It was such a relief to be with someone who doesn’t get weirded out by things like this! Apparently, she does this a lot too!

Gel nail polish. Had our nails done at this awesome place called Bmic, which can be found at the Pamper Zone at Starhill Gallery. I haven’t tried any UV gel polish until now. I’m hooked! They’re a pain to remove on your own (I think you should have them removed by a professional~) but if you’re not tired of your nail color yet, they can last you up to 3 weeks.

And we ended up choosing the same nail color because it was the perfect kind of glittery pink that we both really liked.

It was so perfect that Bobo’s best friend Zoe got the same nail color too! :)

Ended the day at this indulgent Spanish restaurant with Bobo and her boyfriend Jo. We ordered A LOT of yummy dishes. So much that I was still full even until the next day. A million thanks for the feast, you guys!

Met Cheesie’s charming best friend Audrey later that day too. She and Bobo go to the same office, coincidentally. She reminds me so much of my own petite best friend Crissey… whom I sorely miss! Normally we would be the ones having our own girly adventures together but because of clashing schedules we haven’t had any lulzy stories together recently. Soon, hopefully!

Anyhow, after dinner, we got stuck in traffic on the way to Zebra Square for the MIFA Gala. I made it just in time, but our conversations inside the car were so hilarious I definitely wouldn’t mind if the worst scenario had to arrive and I had to stay with them in the car until midnight or something. Good times!

And this marks the end of my non-MIFW posts. I’ve been experiencing all sorts of sicknesses lately so I haven’t had time to sort and edit the gazillion photos I took for fashion week… but I’ll definitely finish them before I leave Manila again this Christmas. Fukuoka, get ready!