For years, this fashion and closet staple has always been my best company and my fashion emergency savior! Want to take a wild guess, I think almost everyone has this? Let's not get any longer, my fave fashion staple is a cardigan. I don't know with this versatile piece and I just can't have too many cardis! Just recently I purchased another one which my dear friend brought from the deserted land of Dubai. This new baby is a long cardigan in light gray ( it's a women's cardigan), I adore the neutral color for it will be perfect when I'm sporting a bright colored shirt underneath.


light gray cardigan from H&M

Aside from the fashion & comfort it gives during colder days, this much-loved cardigan is made of organic cotton, we're going green here and that should it be: "Fashion w/ conscience." Meaning during the production of this garment, no artificial ingredients and pesticides we're used and in line with this "green" fashion, this makes my very first organic item in my closet.

Since I had this last week, I was thinking where should I match this, well as I mentioned this is a very versatile piece so there will be a litany but I will share what's on top of mind. For men out there, you can pair this with my fearless suggestions:
- bright-colored shirt (used as underneath), denim cut-offs, espadrilles or sneakers and for add-on, a fedora hat
-an all black ensemble then cover it with the light gray cardigan
- denim top and denim jeans then cover it with the light gray cardigan

For my women readers here are some of my style tips:
- white or black tank top, floral mini-skirt, tanned brogues
-sunny yellow top, denim cut-offs, navy gladiator flats
-plain v-neck shirt, wide-legged trousers w/ skinny belt in chocolate brown and wooden clogs


As soon as I wear this new baby, I'll post a photo and will blog about it. I hope that my few fashion tips on how to sport this cardigan will help you in a way or another. The icing on the cake of this cardis is, it has a nautical red & navy striped scarf (also from H&M), thank you my dear Alma for the present. This scarf is also perfect for the cardigan:

Here with Alma, my friend from Dubai

After more than a year, my good friend Alma arrived from Dubai for a month-long vacation. We we're colleagues for two any-half years until we both decided that our work then doesn't fit us and as simple as we're no longer happy that time. She went abroad to look for her fortune and I took a 360-degree turn by talking a totally different field which I truly adore. Fast forward today , to make up for the lost times, we had lunch together (originally it's a brunch, but Alma is still thesame a biatch, who is always late) in one of the Italian fast food joints in Robinson's Galleria. Talking about food, give me some few lines on how I found the dishes we ordered. I'm a fan of pasta especially tomato-based, I ordered pasta in pomodoro sauce, you can taste the sourness of authentic tomatoes and I would come back for this:

Spaghetti in pomodoro sauce
We also had pizza (no photos)in pepperoni and hawaian, it's nothing extraordinary so I didn't much on those compare to the pasta Which I had two plates. So stuffed! More than what we had for lunch, what's exciting that day was the endless stories that Alma and I shared. I can only post a few of it for reading pleasure like how she managed to have two jobs, the one in the hospital and the other one as an uber cool face paint artist and how she makes lots of moolah by putting dirt on someone else's faces, LOL.

That lunch was quick for I have prior appointments in the afternoon and she had to meet up with her long time hubby Paolo. But before she left for Dubai again, sigh, we promised that we will see each other again for cup of coffee or a movie date and this time with another good friend April, just like the good 'ol days. Alma dear, thank you for staying as a friend and how can I forget ?! Your pasalubong, chocolates and my most loved, retail stuff from H&M, you really know how to make me happy that's why I just adore you my darling biatch friend!

At Cagsawa Ruins

A picture-perfect Mayon Volcano and it's almost like a post card

It's my first time to see the beauty of Mayon Volcano and I was in awe with how beautifully it is done. I was in Albay together with my colleagues for an event, by the way, thank you PLDT MyDSL for bringing us to Legazpi, Albay and got the chance to see the beauty of the province in Bicol region. The main purpose of our Legazpi visit was to mount PLDT MyDSL's Awesome Legazpi through a car drifting show. It was successful even though we're rained and I'd like to thank all the Uragons (locals of Legazpi) for staying and enjoying the show.



Back to our Legazpi tour, we we're given only one day to explore Legazpi, I know it's not enough so we decided to go the places near the hotel where we stayed in like in Lignon Hills where you are 8,000 feet high, different old-stoned churches, Cagsawa Ruins , black sand beach and their local malls hehehe. Let me tell you about their food, Bicol region is known for their gata and chili as main ingredients on every dish they served so we tried EMBARKADERO's laing of course and their squid stuffed with laing:


Prawns drenched in garlic and butter- not so exceptional but delish

The whole team against Mayon Volcano




St. Dominic church made of old stones

My legs on the shores of black sand beach (the sand came from the volcanic ashes of Mayon Volcano, that's why it's pure black)

That day tour was not enough, we failed to visit caves and other tourist destination. But still we all had a great time in discovering Legazpi, Albay such a wondrous place if you're not a beach babe.

The whole week was so tensed, stressed (a good one) yet so fruitful and so worth every late night sleeps. Working with theater people is so different, they really honor time and I so salute them for that. After of almost two months of coordinating the PROUDLY GREEN MUSICAL- DLSU's 100th year celebration, of course that's together with the guidance of Aleli Bustamante-our production manager. Finally last June 11, 2011 the much awaited musical of La Sallites has finally happened. Students from La Salle Greenhills and La Salle alumnus and other theater actors performed before more than 2,500 attendees in SMX Convention Center. That day you can feel the La Salle spirit the "ONE SPIRIT". The Musical was directed by no less than ace director of this industry Mr. Fritz Ynfante. The Proudly Green is a musical telling how De La Salle the educational institution started its roots in the Philippines and what we're the struggles and how the Christian brothers survived it. It is divided into three acts wherein the first act narrated how the Christian brothers arrived in the shores of the island Philippines and it ended when Japanese conquered the country. The second act started on re- building the institution post war and yet again ended on the declaration of Martial Law. The third and final act started when De La Salle University opened its gates to girls and ended in the destruction of the environment. Perfectly done and conceived by Director Fritz Ynfante, the musical ended with the song Power of the Dreams- a powerful song indeed even I got teary eyed!


The Production team w/ costume designer Eric Pineda

The Nine Angels and the children

Casts on their colorful costumes during circa 70's

One of my fave numbers, Isay Alvarez singing Pieces of Dreams wearing a multi-green gown w/60-foot train

Robert Sena as one of the brothers who arrived in the Philippines in 1911.



JM Rodriguez w/ DLSU-Dasma Chorale for "Cheer, Cheer for Old De La Salle, Alma Mater & Honneur Ra Toi

Photo-op with the main casts-Nine Angels as storytellers

Robert Sena belting out "This is the Moment"


The curtain call, so proud to see all the cast on stage.


After the show backstage, finally we can all breathe.

W/ Chesko-one of the angels

Such an honor working with Direk Fritz Ynfante

After few months and not seeing a very good girlfriend over summer, I super missed her and our endless chats over cocktails and bottles of beer. One day after my styling job, and after long months of no "live" communication, we had an instant date in our fave pub house, Dillingers. Too bad, we didn't make it for their happy hour wherein its buy one take one on their cocktails and local beers. Sigh! I think the happy hour promo runs until the end of the month but for accuracy, just go to Dillingers Greenbelt or call them. We shared many stories, the Chanel lipstick, my endless rants about love and her same old stories about ADF (she knows about it) but I miss it. I know that there are too many nights out that we will be together but for now we're focusing on our career, her as an account executive from Hinge Inquirer Publications and me as an events person/project coordinator. Vanessa my dear girlfriend, CHEERS for the coming years together as friends, I mean as genuine friends!



Vanessa in a sheer kaftan dress from The Ramp, opaque stockings from The Ramp, heels from Topshop and handbag from Vivienne Westwood