cebuana style – Page 27 – Gizelle Faye Creative Studio

got everything i wanted

i’ll soon post a photo of all the presents i received for christmas. one thing i can tell you, it’s spelled S-H-O-E-S. *wink* i got all that i wanted. and don’t think i’ll be buying any in 2 months…(oh except i am still coveting those black sandals in celine with gold studs…

i hope all of you had a great christmas! i’m sure i did.

peasant top with red polka – thrifted

denim shorts – borrowed from sis

red flats with gold chain – celine

suede boho bag – bangkok

rings – props

long chained necklace – elegant tang dynasty

angel wing necklace – sm dept store

teal bangle – props

beaded gold bangles – gifts from tita

glasses – thrifted

merry christmas!

merry christmas everyone!

it was a very different christmas for me this year. not only is it my 2nd time spending christmas eve at work but harry went home to bohol so i had to technically spend it alone. i’ve only been in my new company for 5 months so i haven’t made really good friends. all smiles, laughs and greetings were there..but not so much the comfort i have with real friends. (makes me miss my barkada and the dark angels)…

polka dress – thrifted

grey cardigan – anna sui (thrifted!)

strappy black heels – so fab!

long chained watch (peacock) – elegant tang dynasty

angel wing long necklace – sm dept store

rings – props

pearls necklaces used as bracelets – mom’s

puppy – snickers!

running out of gas

all these trips to the mall has me running low on gas but it’s christmas anyway. the decorations and displays does lift up my mood. and it gives me a chance to spend time with harry — despite our busy and different schedules. i’m surely going to miss him over the weekend.

i finished reading ‘her fearful symmetry’ a week ago and i’m now looking for another book to read. i’d really rather read a book than watch tv — or maybe i’m saying this because we lost our satellite connection 2 months ago and that our house is not accessible for the cable connection. haha! but still, reading has always been my pastime — even when i was kid. i remember collecting sweet dreams, sweet valley, rl stine, love stories and christopher pike books. although reading those gave me high expectations of love and unfortunately gave me a hard time meeting someone…LOL. it was still one of the best days of my life — being couped up in my room and being immersed in another world i’m reading. i’m trying to catch up on that world now and buying books whenever i can. who can suggest a good book to me?

tunic with puffed sleeves – thrifted

brown leggings – my mom’s friend

brown sandals – prima donna

brown leather bag – thrifted

braided belt – props

gold belt – props

earrings – a gift

black and gold square ring – props

leopard print ring – props

glasses – thrifted

boho biker

i’ve worn this dress so many times and have paired it with ballet flats, havaianas and boots. i just love that it fits me no matter how my weight fluctuates –because it’s a tent dress..all i need to do is adjust the ribbon on the waist. i can pair it with all my bangles too because of the mix of colors on the dress.

harry and i visited banilad town center to buy a gift for his manito (secret santa). i was craving for some sashimi so i took harry to his first japanese lunch — but all he ordered was the noodles. coward! haha! when i first met him, all he ate were normal food –just some basic pinoy fried food. some chinese too. being the adventurous foodies that my family and i are, i force fed him italian, vietnamese and thai food — which he now loves! just sad that he doesn’t love japanese and will never learn to do so.

dress – thrifted

boots – mongkok ladies market, hk

black bag – mongkok ladies market, hk

multi-colored beaded bangles – a gift

bronze bangle – props

wooded purple bangle – props

long chained necklace – elegant tang dynasty

black square ring – props

purple headband – sm dept store

glasses – thrifted

the pirate eye

i was supposed to go out saturday night to have dinner with karen but my right eye got swollen that it’s pathetic to even go out with it. i don’t know what caused it. so i stayed in — again! i’m supposed to have regained my social life..haha! my little sister, who was my partner in crime years ago, says i’ve lost my place in the social scene because i always stay in. i guess it comes with age and the “been there, done that” state of mind. i just can’t find drinking and loud music blasting appealing anymore. i’d rather have long massages, peaceful dinners, movies and the occasional road trips.

this is what i wore when we hit the mall yesterday to shop for the gifts i needed to buy. we checked out celine so we can buy the sequined flats i was talking about in the previous post but they no longer had my size… uggghhh! they were supposed to be my mom’s christmas gift for me. i just chose these suede wedge round toe pumps with rhinestone accents. i love it! anyway, it was so funny when i was trying out the shoe because the sales lady looked at my tights and said, “Are you a ballerina?”

i said, “No.”

sales lady: “Oh…but did you come from dance practice?”

i said, “No”

sales lady: “Ahhh… just a trip then.”

striped top with lace detail – thrifted

white shorts – props, sm planet exchange

polka tights – kate torralba, sm dept store

black bow-tie flats – leaveland

long chained necklace – elegant tang dynasty

thin gold belt – props, sm planet exchange

beaded bangle – props, custom made

black bag – mongkok ladies market, hk

glasses – thrifted

turqoise and coral

it’s the weekend! the malls will be jam-packed for sure…with people hurrying to buy christmas gifts. i’m almost done with my shopping. just have to buy the puma el rey’s for harry. and the electrolux refrigerator for mom and dad (hush!) i found these great sandals in celine that looks like belly dancers. i can’t describe it. have to purchase it tonight when i go out for dinner with some friends. i’ll show them in future posts.

i love the mix of turqoise and red. and i love this top. it’s my mom’s as we both love boho fashion. it’s so comfortable. i know i might be somewhat matchy-matchy but i can’t resist piling on my turqoise-colored and coral bangle (literally made from corals) and my red flats and bag. i love the back of this top too. i remember the drawings i used to scribble on my notebooks back when i get bored in class.

boho top – florence (thrifted)

tank top – thrifted

black leggings – bought from my mom’s friend

red flats with gold chain detail – celine

beaded necklace – props

turqoise colored bangle – props

coral bangle with carving – boracay

gun metal bangle – props

red bag – mongkok ladies market

glasses – thrifted

feelin’ the holidays!

i cannot wait for christmas! even when i have to work on the eve of th 25th…bummer… at least it would still be spent with a lot of people. we work by mountain standard time so technically, it’s still a business day in canada by the 24th (which is the night of the 24th here)…it’s my 2nd year working on christmas and i can’t say i’m really loving it. here in the philippines, we have what we call “noche buena”… we attend church at 9 or 10pm…finish preparing our food — which in our family is one kind of pasta, bread, ham (my aunt’s most delicious and awaited ham!), another kind of meat that we try to experiment from a recipe we just found, and cake! right after eating, we always open gifts together. there’s just 5 of us — my mom, dad and my 2 sisters! of course, christmas is not complete without dressing up. we always do!

in this post is another version of the chained watch that i feature yesterday. this one is silver with a small aztec-like design on the front. i regret to have only bought 2 from hong kong. i so wanted the other designs. good thing i have my sisters — we always share accessories. the only thing we can’t share is shoes. we have different sizes — my little sister wears a size 5 and my big sister wears a 9…haha!

navy shirt dress – thrifted

black blazer – thrifted

sheer grey tights (underneath the polka) – sm dept store

polka tights – sm dept store

studded flats – mongkok ladies market

long chained necklace – elegant tang dynasty

square white stone ring – props

a little bit behind on the trend

alright, so i’m a little bit behind the trend of the “boyfriend jeans” but what the heck, most people at work hasn’t even heard it anyway. i always wanted to try this style out but i didn’t want to spend any money on a new pair of jeans. good thing i found my mom’s levis and it actually is big enough to be sort of slouchy. i have to say, wearing this is really comfortable. however, it does make me look shorter than i am. i am only 5’2″ after all. doesn’t matter — i’m wearing my favorite towering cut-out heels.

a gift from harry for my 25th birthday!

so here’s a close-up look on all the accessories i wore today. the embroidery on the peasant top i’m wearing is accessory enough. but i just love to pile them on! especially bangles. people ask me why i wear so much — i say, “welp, i woke up and decided to wear all of them!” haha! i wish i can show you the back of my top. it has more embroidery than the front. the cross necklace i’m wearing is hand-made by my sister who has her own store — called “props.” if you notice, that’s where some of my clothes and accessories come from. i’m deep in debt with her but it’s a good thing we’re sisters. *smirk*

green embroidered peasant top – thrifted

boyfriend jeans – my mom’s levis

cut-out heels – le donne (a gift!)

brown leather boho bag – thrifted

cross necklace – hand-made

long chained watch – elegant tang dynasty, hk

bronze bangle – props

green wooden bangle – props

beaded gold bangles – a gift from my aunt

glasses – thrifted

in my downtime

back when i couldn’t wear heels yet because i had to recover from my knee injury, flat shoes were my thing — ballet flats and sandals — to wear during “my downtime.” when i starting wearing heels, people got concerned because they thought i shouldn’t do so. i figured, when will i learn? so i started wearing smaller heels gradually switching to 5-inch ones. before i knew it, i could even drive in them!

this was taken last monday on the way to buy new tires for my car. the right tire tore up as i was turning from an intersection on sunday night. the experience with changing a tire is not what i expected. i thought i could easily do so because of the muscles i’ve built with all the hard drills our coach used to give us. boy was i wrong! good thing harry was there to help me..and my dad dropped by in a few minutes too.

ooh, the boys in my life!

love them to death!

white top – thrifted

brown shorts – roxy

brown gladiators – prima donna

monogram bag – thrifted

braided belt – thrifted

glass – thrifted

sunday dress

i remember sundays in our province (sindangan). we’d spend our holy week at my lola’s place together with all my cousins and mom’s siblings. our lola would inspect all our church outfits making sure it’s appropriate and would send us back to our rooms if it’s not. so before we leave for sindangan, my sisters and i would prepare one outfit per day — as we do go to church from wednesday to sunday. during those times, my cousins and i were epitomes of “sunday dresses.”

i miss our lola. we all miss her cooking. i miss the holy weeks that all of us spend there.

striped blue dress – thrifted

brown sandals – prima donna

brown bag – thrifted

braided belt – thrifted

blue and wood bangles – manalili

green bangle – props

long chained key necklace – props

baked scallops

met up with old co-workers today. first had breakfast at tara’s (buffet breakfast) where i indulged on dinuguan on top of my rice and spent time with the langgiks. then had lunch at kuya j’s stk for adoy’s birthday where i indulged on baked scallops! just felt good to spend time with people i don’t have to watch my step (or my mouth) with. just people i can be myself with. i know, i know i should learn to be comfortable with my new co-workers but with the drama that recently happened, i don’t know if i’m ready. after a few scallops, grilled pork and a little bit of cake and lots of laughs we finally went home at 1PM (which is already late considering we all came from the graveyard shift). felt so guilty after having eaten so much that i couldn’t bring myself to relax and sleep. i figured i should be cleaning my room since my puppy has been pooping everywhere..haha! the cleaning felt like doing yoga as we didn’t have a mop! phew! i don’t know how our manang can manage cleaning tile floor without a mop.

anyway, i’m reading audrey niffeneger’s second book “her fearful symmetry”…and so far i’m loving it. she’s becoming one of my favorite authors. i really love the way she describes things through her writing. it’s like being warped into another world. i also love gregory mcquire and his wicked years, haruki murakami and alice sebold. how about you? who are your favorite contemporary authors?

green floral top with lace detail – thrifted

skinny jeans – chillypapa

tan slip-on heels – follie (my mom’s)

canvas and tan bag – plains and prints

braided multi-colored belt – props

work watch – swatch

gold beaded bangles – a gift from my aunt

blue and gold polka bangle – mongkok ladies market

tan headband – sm dept store

long chained watch – elegant tang dynasty, hk

glasses – thrifted

something comfortable

took the night off from work to prepare for my dizziness test at the balance, equilibrium and dizziness center. i thought the quality sleep (at night and not during the day) would make me feel better but i still felt dizzy when i woke up — like constantly being on a boat. i have my slow motion moments too. the test was quite expensive but i guess it’s worth it just as long as i’d finally know what’s wrong with me and they can give me treatment. i don’t like being to incapacitated especially since i used to be very athletic and can go on the whole day playing football. during the test, they made me follow several patterns of a laser-like red light and had me stare at a specific position while trying to avoid too much blinking. the hardest part was being sprayed on with cold then hot water on both my ears while i have to answer simple math questions — like 2+2 or 10 x 5, etc. it all the more confirms that i suck at division…and multiples of 6, 7 and 8…haha! it was quite embarrassing i tell you.

harry and i had pizza at jones brothers pizza co. right after and wolfed down about 5 slices. then went to ayala to window shop for my christmas wishlist. my sisters and i have a christmas tradition of telling each other our wishlists and buying those as gifts at a certain budget of course. now that we’re all working, the budget is slightly bigger. i know, i know it’s pathetic that we already know what we’re getting but the thought of opening lots of gifts on christmas still thrills us.

yellow printed tee – whitegold

long white tank – divisoria

black tights – bought from my mom’s friend

yellow slippers – roxy

grey bag – mongkok ladies market

dog tag necklace – custom-made

long chained watch – elegant tang dynasty

glasses – thrifted