Longboard Chronicles - i

Looking back at a gnarly adventure I had cruising around the streets of Dumaguete City.

Let's just say I had one shot too many that night hahaha.

Nothing like drunk-skating in the wee hours of the morning. 

Dagnabit, I'm such a lady.

*pictures were taken October of last year

when I was chubbier and had longer hair

There Ain't No Party Like A Crazy Girl's Tea Party

It all started with me being my dramatic old self

and daydreaming as usual...

When I was suddenly presented with 3 of my favorite things..

3 of My Favorite Things:

1.) A dusty  teacup and a saucer (each sold separately)

2.) A 1.5L bottle of Sprite with 1/4 of its contents left.

(of which the taste was rather flat.. That or it could have been rat poison.

I still drank it anyway..... What?? I was thirsty, dagnabit!)

3.) A .45 caliber water gun (very lethal)

I knew this was no ordinary daydream and that I should take extra caution.

 But gee darn whiz, my curiosity and dry thirsty throat got the better of me

and I poured what was left of the questionable liquid from the Sprite bottle

and drank from the dusty teacup. #Neighborhoodies

And then suddenly, I felt all kinds of funny.

 I found myself twirling and prancing about with

my new best friends, Mr. Teacup and Mr. Water gun.

We were in another dimension. We even went to the discoteca!!!

Fast Fact: I love to boogie :)

After all that trippie business, it was time for this girly to rest.

To let go of this very confusing daydream and get back to reality.

 But you see, the thing is....

 The daydream is her reality...

*pew! pew!*

 

Woah! Bet you didn't see that coming did ya'?

Total mindfuck right there!

I swear this could be a really good movie.

You're Seeing Double

People, people look alive! I'm back in town!!

I had one of the most amazing weekends ever and I

can't wait to share with you guys what happened during

my visit to the province that was most affected by last January's

terrible earthquake and landslide. It was such an eye-opener.

But more on that later.

 Right now I just wanna have some proper R&R

And by proper R&R, I mean playing dress up and stealing your mother's pearls!

Wanted to try on this men's denim shirt and see if I looked better being

girly or being all boyish. #Neighborhoodies

 This is my 90s action movie star pose.

I got a face that's just asking to be punched.

 I don't know. I'm confused. Do I look better as

a Manly-Girl or a Girly-Boy?

Life's greatest problems.. *sigh*

 

I always throw my hands in that Star Trek sign

whenever I'm confused. Don't judge me.

That's how I roll.

I Got A Pair Of Brand New Roller Skates

There once was a girl who begged her mother

to buy her roller skates at a secondhand shop

because she thought it would be cool and maybe

she could form an all-girl roller derby team like in

that Ellen Paige and Drew Barrymore movie, Whip It!

She loved the skates so much that as soon as she got

them, she gave them one big hug..

(I'm sorry. I'm tryin' to give a good heartfelt story about

skates here so a hug is obligatory.)

Clearly this girl's got way too much free time in her hands

that she pushed and  pulled as hard as she can all day long (possible exaggeration)

 until she got her chubby feet inside the darn skates. Look, she tries so hard that it looks like

she's about to sneeze or have an orgasm of some sort.

 So she finally got them on and took 'em for a spin....

You know... To paint the town red or something like that..

Wobbly roller-skating virgin legs + a flight of stairs...

Well, you get the picture. It wasn't pretty.

 She got a big booboo on her elbow afterwards.

Okay, I lie. I got that bloody scratch 3 hours before

while I was longboarding in a dark abandoned alley.

Made me feel pretty bad ass until I realized it's going

to leave an ugly scar on my elbow. :(

The girl decided that she needed more time to learn the

ways of the great roller-skating masters.

So she opted to be zen and do yoga instead.

This kind of reminds me of the Wicked Witch of The West from

The Wizard of Oz when she got squished like a bug by that house..

I'm hungry and making this post reminds me a of song......

I need to get a life... Or maybe do yoga for real...

The Halo Braid

So like I promised (a week ago. Tsk  tsk), I am going to post the video tutorial

where I learned to do the HALO BRAID. It looks very intricate but once

you see the video it's quite simple really. A braid over here and

a twist over there and 50 hairpins later.. Presto! You look like

a German maid who's out to milk her cows or pick wild flowers in the

Swiss Alps. Or you could pretend to be a Grecian goddess. Your choice.

Practice with Suzi from stylesuzi.com's Halo Hair Updo Tutorial

Pretty simple! :) #Neigborhoodies

 

Check out how these celebrities donned their halo braids.

 Mary Kate (or is that Ashley?) Olsen going for that I-wore-this-braid-last-night

-and-I-just-woke-up-and-had-to-rush-to-get-to-this-red-carpet-event look.

Point is I wanna look like this. The I Could Care Less Which Way My Hair Is Going look.

But let's face it, no one can work out disheveled better than the Olsen twins.

 Amanda Seyfried donning the halo braid and looking like a good Amish farmer's daughter.

But you ain't foolin' no one, Amanda! Especially not me!

I've seen the movie Chloe and we both know you're only good in...other aspects.

But I still love you. We have the same wide-eyed stare. I can totally relate.

Oh, Sienna Miller. You can do no wrong in my eyes. 

But maybe try putting a little more color on your lips. You look

like you've seen a ghost. Speaking of ghosts, how are you? Watcha doin' nowadays?

Any movies coming up? I miss you...
 

 

I like those things on their ears...

The Girl With Flowers In Her Hair

 Found this black tulle skirt during a recent trip to the thrift store.

I'm not even sure whether I'm ever gonna wear this thing anywhere besides

the creepy back lot of our house. But it was love at first sight and I knew I just

had to have it (that or it could've been the really really cheap price). 

Either ways I still think it was l'amour. Cheap l'amour. haha!

Wish I didn't look like such an awkward freak in most of the pictures?

Well honey, that makes two of us. I was resisting the urge to skip and twirl and do pirouettes.

The adult in me (scoff) was telling kid me (yeyy) to behave and pose like 

Frida Kahlo (without the unibrow). But the skirt. The skirt made me do it.

I look like a 12 year old kid who was pretty pissed off because

her ballet recital didn't go as planned and she wasn't chosen to play the swan queen.

D-d-d-divaaaaaaa!!!

You guys probably don't notice but I did my hair up in a halo braid. I'll post the youtube tutorial I learned from in ze next post. Til' then my lovely doves... Dance in your skirts 'coz it makes the world a happier place :) #Neighborhoodies

How To Be Lovely

Look at that happy, chubby face. Nom nom nom nom nom...... Anyhoo, I finally got to actually cleaning my room today after 3 years. While I was rummaging through my stuff and segregating what to keep and things to throw away, I had a lot of WTF moments. Who the heck keeps ping pong balls, grocery plastics, and a gazillion band aids??? Sadly, moi :(  I IS ASHAMED :'(

I am a Class A fvckin hoarder. But I promise to change my shameful hoarding ways and start cleaning my room every week now and throw stuff I don't really use (a painful process for me). I read somewhere that a clean space invites good and positive vibes to come into your life. Also helps to clear your head.

I'm off to finish cleaning up but I'm leaving you guys with one of my fail-proof happy songs from the movie Funny Face. I think every girl should hear this song. It's like a step-by-step guide on the secrets of HOW TO BE LOVELY.....

Be lovely with me?

Jump For My Love

Just felt like jumping up and down in a random covered walk for no apparent reason. I think people should do that more often. Gets the endorphins going. HAHA! Anyways, just wanted to show off the polka dot skirt I made two summers ago. I'm a proud mama! Sadly I forgot everything about pattern-making. I'm planning on taking one of those short sewing and pattern-making courses that FIDA is currently offering. Maybe during the summer when I'm not too busy :)

Let's be crafty and sew skirts together?

The New Girl

Well, looky here! Look who decided to make a blog and join the rest of you lovely bloggers.

So I know I'm kinda late with the whole start-your-own-blog thing, but what the heck.. Better late than never! ehe ehe ehe.. I don't really know what this whole blog is about yet. But I do know it's going to be capital F-U-N!!!!.. So to satisfy any reader (if ever there are any) who wants to know what I look like, here's a first glimpse of The New Girl..

See you on the flipside, mi chimichangas! xo