some food, some film
beer and ink batter calamari @ cova tapas y sangria
ring: Deja vu vintage (SG), shark jaw necklace: narra (PH), cuff: anemone (JP)
huevos cabreados @ cova
some styling work for Candy
finally, some portraits that i shot on film for the Philippine Star last week: 
thanks to my boyfriend (who wrote the article) for the hook up!
portabello mushroom burger w/ sweet potato fries @ charlie’s
summer tan
a case of the greens
quite obsessed with this ring from amado gudek (sg) btw
want want: vintage cacharel shades
brunch: salmon, green tea, blueberry yogurt
osaka/nagoya/takayama in one week 🙂
beach trip, fashion week, music, food
carnitas tacos @ army navy
korean fried chicken + lychee lassi @ discovery shores
charlie’s grind and grill @ ronac
capriciosa pizza @ aria (boracay)
so I turned 24 !
necklace from culte femme and ring from Israel (one year ago!)
celebrated with some killer dry aged steaks @ Mamou in Serendra
cinnamon saba (banana)
red parsley rice
me and my bro going H.A.M. on the steak
AAA = Attack the Block, American Horror Story, Always Sunny
i know people hate American Horror Story but i’m a sucker for anything horror related and i think it’s so brills seeing it play out in a serial format.
plus: Dylan McDermott is still hot. i used to randomly watch The Practice in high school (let that sink in a bit) and Bobby dude is still packing! Still making terrible woman choices, but still packing. plus plus: i really dig Tate’s outfits. i wanna dress like a Kurt Cobain creeper too 😦
i’m sure i’ve made my stance known on how October is just about the best month of the entire year (Halloween! Birthday! Manila Restaurant Week!) and so far this one has been kicking some serious ass. i even magically have Celebrity Ghost Stories on every night before i go to bed on the bio channel, it’s so unreal.
oh yeah, luke treadway is so funny and so hot in Attack the Block. i can’t even…
(unrelated Jason Schwartzman channeling Marty McFly for good measure)
i didn’t realize until i started putting these photos together that i’ve been eating like some kind of benevolent gastro king lately.
cranberry vodka + truffle popcorn @ opus
mushroom consomme with crispy confit chicken wing & porcini flan
quail and bacon ravioli w/ mushrooms, leeks, truffle foam
party down
pea and truffle espresso soup w/ fleuron @ lolo dad’s
raspberry basil sherbet – check out the mist from the dry ice inside the pot!
to top off this wonderful birthday week, i just had a package delivered from Urban Outfitters today that I remember canceling and getting refunded for– over 2 years ago!
BDG sheer top, Guam by Crumley necklace
so essentially i got this for free.
um, thanks 2009 Sam. thanks universe. thanks October!!!
life lately has involved planning shoots, watching cartoons, and listening to a lot of Beirut.
new vintage (oxymoron)
tapa
macarons from paris
galette w/ homemade sausage and egg from salcedo market
p.s. don’t forget to check out my 31 Days of Accessories !
manila hotel is actually really charming. had a nice cup of warm milk at the lobby.
‘filipino french toast’ at ucc cafe: a tasty balance of custard-dipped pandesal topped with salty-sweet longganisa
tonkatsu at tsukiji
was very graciously gifted with a beautiful pair of simple white shoes at tretorn’s opening last week.
i’ve always wanted the perfect pair of canvas shoes. the kind i’d imagine sofia coppola would wear. unconsciously i think i even tried to model this after the shot of converse sneakers in marie antoinette:
well, vaguely.
rock lobster linguine
have become re-obsessed (not an actual word) with ‘dress me like a clown’ by margot & the nuclear so and so’s.
last.fm says i’ve listened to it, oh, ONLY ABOUT 90 TIMES, but somehow i’d forgotten all about it until now.
finally ombre’d my hair this morning
… and other things!
like the most amazing dinner last night at el cirkulo
spinach salad w/ chicharon
gambas
crispy pata
paella w/ chanterelle mushrooms, rosemary, thyme and pancetta
white chocolate bread pudding
some kind of chocolate wonderfulness
um?
oh yeah, follow me on tumblr!
i’m new.
spent the weekend at tagaytay
rice w/ kimchi
weekend accessories
whole wheat croissant w/ honey
there are only 2 things i want out of this year: to get a tattoo and to travel.
i’m sorry i’ve been so MIA, i’ve just been going through a really rough time.
but not everything has been terrible, far from it even, and i’d be a complete ingrate to have it come off that way. i’ve been working for the past two months now as the Associate Fashion Editor at a magazine here in the philippines and it’s been such a wonderful experience : ) it’s really such a huge milestone for me because i used to space out hardcore in high school trying to imagine what it would be like to hypothetically work for a magazine, and here i am actually getting paid to do it! it’s unreal. i don’t generally like to speak at length about my personal life but there are very few things that i’ve really put my heart into and been proud of and this is one of them at the moment.
okay okay, less talking, more pictures.
fish & chips
cat scapula necklace by os accessories
mini burgers at topshop opening
best purchase ever from space encounters
PFW
blue cheese puffs
catfish salad
astrud shoes at sapato manila
things can be swell if you let them be.
sometimes anyway.
definitely the most beautiful, scenic stop on our trip.
sakura (cherry blossom) flavored ice cream
for Y550 you can take a 15 min. hike up to the top of Mt. Arashiyama where there’s a little monkey outpost : )
you can sit inside, buy some monkey treats (grapes, peanuts or apple slices), and feed the little buggers by hand.
am i the only one fascinated by this?
the monkeys were actually really chill and docile, which was a huge relief to me. going up the hike i was kind of concerned by warning signs that kept re-iterating certain ground rules like: 1) don’t feed them outside food, 2) don’t look at them in the eye or stare at them, 3) don’t touch them, etc.
money. shot.
had a healthy lunch at a restaurant in town the specialized in making soy-based dishes (www.kyo-ine.com)
soy milk broth
beancurd sheets over rice with vegetables. very delicately flavored.
yuzu tree + bamboo forest
textures
definitely worth a night or two’s stay in the future.
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