Island Girl

                 Outfit:  Island Life Bomber Jacket from Sammydress 

Do you know those unplanned moments? Those are the best ones! ❤

So I went on a trip and with my love and the idea just came up for about 30 minutes after we ate in a restaurant. We really miss the waters and sand just like that!  It was one of the best beach trips ever!

I’m so happy to be residing near the bay area and beautiful beaches are just 30 minutes or an hour away! Happy to be living the Island life!

My packing for this trip just took me 10 minutes! lol Of course, I had to bring swimmies with me and a jacket for those cool nights and I brought my fave one from SammyDress! Isn’t it just perfect?

I know you’ll rarely see people wearing bomber jackets on the beach but definitely this one is an exemption! 🙂

Here are more photos from our amazing beach getaway:

 I can’t wait for more adventures and even quick packing may sometimes be stressful, it’s quite enjoyable for me. It’s a little bit of a challenge in picking outfits that you’ll bring with your trip and that’s how I like it. A spontaneous one! 🙂

 

Caravan Dreams

KnitsPhilippines cardigan, Fashionbuddy101 Culottes, Zaful shoes

SoulRock Jewelry 

Now where’s my vintage Volkswagen camper van? 🙂

My outfit seems to scream boho vibes but here I am strolling around the city! I really miss the beach so much or just chillin around having a picnic in a nearby mountain. The inner  vagabond in me is whispering. Especially that nowadays, I sometime shave some mild anxiety or am I just really longing for nature?  I think I need to breathe some fresh air.

And so here I am, still in the city so I just had to imagine  I am in the midst of a getaway, wearing a boho inspired outfit. It still fits anyway since I’m leaving close to the oceans.

You know, one of my dreams is to have a house on the beach, even just a little one so when I wake up I can hear the waves🌊, birds and breathe the salty air. Waking up with a natural beach hair sounds nice too!

For the mean time, I hope my outfit will do! 🙂

Sunday Morning

I remember how I hated Sundays. It was a gloomy day for me way back. Thinking Monday will be tomorrow (in both a negative and a positive way) so you just can’t wait til Sunday ends and there’s nothing else to do just sitting on the couch looking at your mom watching her favorite talk shows and trying to convince yourself to go to bed early but you’re not sleepy yet so you ended up staring blankly at the ceiling. Although this was me and my thoughts when I was still in high school and college.

However, as I grew, I really learned how to appreciate Sundays now. It’s not boring but it’s full of a positive yet a chill kind of productivity. It’s a time for God, family, for relaxation, to reflect, a time for morning coffees or afternoon walks (plus shoot great ootds!). Now how I wish my Sunday was more than 24 hours. It seems to me the sun is always brighter when it’s Sunday. It also clears the rust of the whole week!  🙂

That’s why… Last weekend, I got an opportunity to have a stroll, shoot an outfit and even the sun was a bit intense that day, I really enjoyed it!

WIW: Giant Vintage Sunnies, Thrifted blouse (a good find!), Shiq bags , Payless shoes 

Sundays are also meant to appreciate nature and aesthetics!

. “Sunday. A day to refuel your soul and be grateful for your blessings. Take a deep breath and relax. Enjoy your family, your friends, and a cup of coffee.”

Clavicles & Collarbones are the new Cleavage

During our 10th Anniv (Yay!) with my partner, we decided to skip the usual dinner dates and went over to bask on the beach in the afternoon and because this day was special, I also had a chance to wear my kept off-shoulder bikini which I saved and promised not to wear it unless it was really a precious vacay or getaway.

I really loved how this bikini fits me.I got it from Thrifty Weekend. They really have an amazing collection of bikinis. I swear! 🙂  These two-piece swimmies are not too revealing and creates the illusion of bigger bust (good for being not so blessed like me). I say goodbye to showing off cleavages as I proudly show my collarbones and clavicles which are one of my favorite part of body to flaunt when I’m choosing my clothes. Scream more CONFIDENCE! 🙂

     Sun is too high.  Got to wear my favorite Mix n Match Sunnies.

Hey! Who says you need more lift or bigger boobs when too look sexy on bikinis? You can be if you just know what’s right to highlight! Show off and expose those C’s! 🙂

When in Sagada

 

I wish I had posted this earlier but I was too busy so better be late than never. Let me share with you my #cherrishedtravel in Sagada! ❤

and no….. I didn’t see carrot man. Unfortunately. Even he was in the same date harvesting carrots in Sagada. Haha. :p

 

                            Of coarse, even the weather is cold, there’s still sunlight so I needed to take my favorite sunnies from Mixnmatch with me.

Had to make a few stopovers. The zigzagged road is just hella crazy. Imagine 4 hours of a snake like drive. Yes 4 hours straight. Don’t even ask what happened to the rest of my friends while on the road. I am happy to be able to not experience car sickness those times. My excitement to arrive at our destination must have  altered me not to be in such a hassle situation or just lucky me. 🙂

Luckily are stopovers in Ilocos Sur were also fun. Just because, they’re all Instagram worthy. Haa haa. Just look at this hanging bridge and humongous rocks.

When we finally arrived in Sagada, we stayed at Misty Lodge which was really cozy and I loved how it smelled like coffee when we came. They have this cafe on the ground floor while our room is in the attic.

Oh yeah and they have books too, a lot of them. 🙂

All that wanderlust in me were set free.

Sagadventure time!

Sorry. Pun intended. 🙂

I apologize for having this low resolution photo but I had to post it because it was one of the most challenging thing I did all my life. As they say on the local shirts sold in Sagada, “I am a survivor”. Now I know what it meant.  It was between life and death experience. We went on the connection cave and it was more than we expected and had imagined. What we went through was really one of the books! We spent 5 hours inside without knowing it was really dangerous, yes it was, which I liked. I felt tough, felt empowered. We had to do some rappelling, rock climbing (without protective gears), spelunking. Imagine all the positions your body can do. We’ve done it all. Good thing our tour guide, Kuya Biag was just more than Superman. Without him, we would not be able to come out of the cave alive. Haa haa. It felt like I had the chance to live again, coming out from that cave… Which felt amazing.

PS: If you’re planning to go caving without much of a challenge, there is another option where in it would only take less than hours and it is much safer but if you’re the adventurous type, you’re good to go with the same option we had. 🙂

and the adventure continues… After that we just trekked for 4 hours. (back and forth) The drizzle and cold did not bother us anyway. haha. Plus the fact that it was muddy and slippery. Another life threatening activity that we conquered. We wanted to witness the beauty of Bomod-Ok falls. We were also able to see rice terraces. Even though it was kind of risky, it was really worth it and I just really sang to myself, what a wonderful world. ♪ ♫

See? Common, sing with me now….And  I think to myself, what a wonderful world. ♪ ♫

Imagine waking up to this. 🙂

Sagada coffee was the best!

 Day 3, we went to Kiltepan to be able to see the sunrise but it was bad timing because of the weather.  Although, I enjoyed it much because it was  one of the coldest I’ve ever been, it was 10 degrees that time! Brrrr.

Then off we go to Echo valley to shout our hearts out and be able to see the not so famous Hanging coffins. I love seeing different kinds of traditions and culture. They have believed that there is a life after death and that the spirits would travel around. Spirits could be free if it their coffins were hanged not buried.

More photos:

The Episcopal Church of St. Mary The Virgin

Strawberrieeeeesss!

This is called Etag. A countryside smoked bacon version of Sagada locals.

Misty Lodge’s cafe

Went to buy some souvenirs.

Yogurts there are one of the best! You guys should try it at the Yogurt house. It was always crowded so I suggest during peak season you must come there early before it opens at 8am.

Definitely, I enjoyed my time in Sagada. I wish I could’ve stayed longer. Life was pretty simple there for most people and at the same time it’s really refreshing. All green and fresher air. Even though travel time  was really long (It took us about more than 12 hours to go there) and I couldn’t feel my butt or legs anymore, it was really worth it. If you need sometime to unwind or you are trying to discover things about yourself. Go ahead and explore Sagada. Experience the cold weather, different culture and nature without having to fly out of the country.

Liw-Liwa

“My dream is to have a house on the beach, even just a little shack somewhere so I can wake up, have coffee, look at dolphins, be quiet and breathe the air.” – Christine Applegate

Giant Vintage Sunnies, Veraclothing Jumpsuit

Tommy Hilfiger Swimmies

One thing I love about my hometown is it is rich in beautiful islands and beaches. Since Boracay is already overrated, I suggest that people might be missing a lot of things here in Subic/Zambales. We do have islands that are captivating , white sands, clear crystal waters which are  not too crowded.

Now, I got my eye here in Liw-Liwa. It’s actually a surf spot but it’s not yet commercialized which I love most about it. Unfortunately, I still don’t know how to surf because of my fear of drowning even though I took swimming lessons back in grade school. Maybe I could only use my swimming skills in cases of emergency. I still do hope that I’ll be brave enough to try. On the other hand, I do know how to do skimboarding which I could just ride and slide on to the shore but in this time that I went, skimboarding was not a good idea because the waves were too strong and inconsistent during that moment. (So sad I could only ride on a flat shoreline. Poor me.)

Overall, Liw-Liwa was one of the great beaches I will definitely recommend and it’s really something to look out for.  I love how I can hear the waves crashing, the cool breeze, the feeling of sand on my feet and to witness the beautiful sunset which reminds me that life is really good.