Reality Bites

Yesterday, something huge (at least for me) happened. I got a call from a fashion editor of a big local magazine asking me if I could meet up for an interview. I was recommended by my FIP teacher, John Herrera, for the Jr. Fashion Editor position. She called at around 2pm and asked if we could meet at Greenbelt at around 5pm. I panicked as soon as we finished talking. I only had 3 hours to prepare and my portfolio and writing samples are not yet ready!  So after putting down the phone I quickly created short articles (thanks Mich for proofreading), took a bath and prayed that I get there on time. We met at a nice cafe and she was surprisingly nice (and gorgeous!). The meeting went well, she mostly spent the time reading my blogs and my "last minute" portfolio. It's easy to feel comfortable with her. The job was what I've always imagined it would be. And I'm pretty confident I could breeze through it. But when she told me how much I'd be paid, my heart sank. It felt like my dreams collided with an iceberg and sunk deep down in the ocean--mala Titanic. Most people told me to risk it, easy for them to say when they have their parents to help them. If I push through I would most probably die of starvation. Haha. I have an apartment, bills to pay, and my shopping needs (haha). I don't think I can survive with that kind of pay. :c The job also requires 100% of my time, meaning I can't do Archive anymore or blog that much or work part-time. It's also hard to go on vacations since there are scheduled shoots almost everyday. It's like starting from 0 again. And I think I'm already too old for that (I'll be 27 this month!). The cons have really outweighed the pros. Sigh. Oh well.

I  was so confused that I surprisingly finished my food (an achievement haha!)...

Mich checking out her leaf, the previous one got little worms! Eeek.

Banana Leaf: thai fried rice, clams with chili sauce, pandan iced tea

And this is what I wore to our meeting. Ms.Editor even approved! :)

pantsuit from FabsnTrends, thrifted cropped jacket, Elle shoes, thrifted bag, random accs

And of course, I can't not bring anything home. I felt the urge to shop yesterday. Haha.

Tomato "Jeggings"--love the color and fit!

 YRYS rope belt

So if you were in my situation, what would you do? *Sigh*

Anyway, my mom's brother died this morning from a motorcycle accident. So we're going to fly to Bacolod this weekend or early next week. That's why I hate motorcyles, it's too dangerous. Be safe everyone. Remember to live life to the fullest (corny but true!). Virtual hugs. And hope you're all having a great week.

 My prayer:

Thank you Lord for each and everyday of my life.

Let me live each day in and for your glory. 

I surrender everything to You.

Amen.  =)

Wishes, Starts, Dreams

It started as a hobby--and it still is. Only bigger and I honestly think better. :) I know the logo sucks. But it's still up for an upgrade.

Here are my favorite pieces:








Thanks to my fabulous buyers for patronizing my store. More posts to come!:)

Loves:)

Would you wear this?

The "Gun Hoofs" by Iris Scieferstein. Outrageously fasyon. Wows.

from: http://cocoperez.com/2010-01-20-guns-horses/?from=PH

I better not pout nor cry

... even if I didn't win any prizes in the raffle. Boo. Congratz to Lily and Jig who did! It was still a fun night with my work friends. In fairness--the food is delicious and the decorations are awesome. Party held at C3 events place, Greenhills.

Here are some photos:

Me with friends

Marketing Team

Videoke session at World Music after.

Me, myself and I
(Catch! I did a photoshoot there for you! Hehe)

... will upload all the other photos in my facebook account. Loves!

Excitement Overload

Forever21 (the real one, lol) and H&M's opening here in Manila! Sooo excited! No more ordering online and expensive shipping fees. Yey!

I just wish they'd bring in other brands as well. My top choices are American Apparel, Urban Outfitters and J.Crew. Can you bring in Target too? Haha.

What brands would you want to see here?:) Maybe offer coupons?

For my dear friend Catch

...with whom I'll be doing a photoshoot for his portfolio.

Please make me look like this.







I have faith in you and your talent! Just be patient with me though--you know I have very short attention span. Love you! :)

P.S.
I need someone to do my make-up. I'll ask Ate Trish (she took make-up lessons at Suesh)--if she's free. It'd be awesome.

Images from:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachaelchristine/
http://www.chictopia.com/couliesoule
--you might also want to check out www.raleene.com--she makes great photos. ;)

I ♥ Looklet!

Unlike Polyvore you can have it worn by a virtual model! Here's my 1st set:


... i just wish they have more clothes selection, but it's my 2nd fashion styling portal next to Polyvore!
Go Looklet now!

Vanessa vs. Me

... oha! O cge aiza Vanny tawag ko kc chums kami eh hahahaha! And for the record mas nauna ko!

wardrobe: Watercolor skirt from SM Depstore!, Bayo tee (gift from Vian, hehe), black suede flats (from Sing)

Style Files: Lyndsay's FIERCING!

One day I persistently asked Lyndsay our web designer to wear her fierce shoes--and voila! (Shy type pala ang lola)...


... I squeezed some infos out of her! Shoes are from SM! I forgot the brand but it's one of their high-end ones. All yours for P1900. Fierceness ka Lynds! :)

(happy shoes din coz may galit sha sa fairy!)

Eye Candy

... I just finished Season 1 of STYLISTA--luuurve it! I'm just glad Megan or Katie didn't win, argh such drama queens! So now we're back to our Ghost Whisperer marathon. We're now on Season 3 and I can feel Jim's death getting nearer every episode. Aw.

I'm still waiting for Mich (she got some clothes in her apartment) and I'm hooked on The Rachel Zoe Project. The things I do (like accumulate eyebags) for fashion!

SHOE FIERCE-ING !

We love our shoeseseses. Kulang lng si Aiza sa pic! Thanks Lilypot for the pics!





... work and strut everyday! If you hate your work, you gotta wear happy shoes (shoes that makes you feel happy, duh). Loves!

shoes: Wild Diva, Janylin, Fioricci

FashionBoard

i heart tsumori :) by paxie_aiza featuring Monsoon hair accessories

--from my polyvore account.

STYLE ICON: Rachel Bilson

My cousin RJ, who's obviously a guy, a big guy, once asked me... "Where do you get your style inspirations?". I got surprised by his question, didn't know affected sha eh haha. As if naman I'm super fashionable. Haha! So I told him, "Sweetie, it's just natural. Innate." LOL Seriously, well as I've said dressing up makes me happy (right Aiza?) but as much as I would like to say I inspire myself, haha, that's not always the case. I oftentimes check www.celebritystyleguide.com and www.whowhatwear.com for some "ideas". I only check out a few celebrities when it comes to fashion and dressing up: Lindsay Lohan (hate her all you want but the girl has style), Nicole Richie, Hillary Duff, Nicky HIlton (i'm not a Paris fan), Lauren Conrad (hate her but she's got cute style) , Olsen twins (their grunge outrageously stylish look rocks) and my ultimate it-girl Rachel Bilson. I just love her. She could wear a rag and make it look stylish. Remember that gladiator heels she wore (the tan one) that got mixed reviews? Well, lots ofpeople are now sporting the look.

Because of her huge following (style wise) , Rachel collaborated with DKNY jeans and came up with her own collection: Edie Rose. I'm lovin' it!


... how could she make everything look right? She does look "shitty" sometimes but the ratio of probability is 1:1,000,000. Argh.

*check out celebrity looks at celebritystyleguide.com*

Week1: Row 4 STYLE File!

So... since we (Aiza, Twisha, Anne, Vian, Kathy) are the only few people who dress up in the office I decided that I'll start posting our office fashion pics here every week. It's not super fab though (you might expect too much) but believe me it's within our office's dressing up standard since most people in the office wear the most comfortable outfits they could probably find in their closet (which is good) but we on the other hand prefer to sacrifice for vanity. Aiza and I talked about it, coz some people might perceive us as "maarte" and I know some may not like us at all (as confirmed by Shellie in which I don't give a fuck), but we both agreed that this is just our way of making ourselves happy and a little motivated to go to work everyday. Since we work at night most of the time we just stay home and sleep during weekends so we really don't have the chance to wear all our clothes. And what's wrong with making some effort to look "better" even if no one will really see them? So I would like to share how we try and raid our closet everyday. For this week, here's what we wore (I was not able to take Vian and Anne's pic):

*My best laid-back cowboy inspired outfit. Cowboy plaid top from Lefacionez.multiply.com, white deep v-neck shirt from Ebay (American Apparel), long beaded cross necklace from a HS friend, jeans from Swish and orange pumps from ate-kuya in 168!:)


* White pleated schoolgirl top from my HS friend's online store nitaclothing.multiply.com, gray pleated skirt from a thrift shop in Cubao (aka the fuck skirt sabi nga ni Algn), Pink pumps from Juan. (AIZA where did you get your outfit? Share mo din! I love it it's so vintage!)

* Tricia's Bday aka prom night sabi ni Kit - Blue dress from Tantease.multiply.com, Yellow peeptoe flats from ate-kuya 168! Reversible blue-black drop earrings from 168 that I got for P80! They love it!:) I also love Tricia's dress! She looks so fresh and pretty in it. I love the cut too. AND her white glads so fab (which she got from Primadonna) although I know I would not be able to pull that one off hehe. But she did effortlessly anyway. Aiza looks uber hot as usual. She's the only person I know who could pull off wearing super short dresses and clothes without looking trashy. I love her shimmery kimono dress/tunic and her yellow pumps. So flambouyant (in Algn's term).:)

Tune in for more pics this week!:) Although I have a feeling I'd probably dress down for days.