9/8/14 Outfit of the Day: Do I Look Like a B*tch?

I find it really hard to look good in this heat. California is being swept away by a heat wave and as a sweater-weather fan, I barely have the clothes for it. Good thing I scored this department store Pulp Fiction shirt during my trip in the Philippines.

It was actually a men's shirt but I cut the sleeves off and voila! Instant muscle tee! I always find myself in the men's section wishing that the designs available to them can be found in the women's too but nope. But! If you don't mind grabbing a pair of scissors and customizing some shirts, there's a ton of really soft men's graphic tees at Target that only cost $12 or so that you can do fun things with.

I like crop tops too but I don't like them with low-waisted shorts. That's why I didn't really mess with the length of the shirt anymore. That way, I can tuck them in high-waisted shorts or leave them be when I'm wearing regular or low-waisted shorts.

The shirt-shorts combo is pretty desaturated so to liven it up a bit, I wore the Wet N' Wild Bordeaux Balm Stain again and partnered it with my red Keds Rookie Loop-de-Loop sneakers. I could have debuted my red Doc Martens with this outfit too but the heat was too intense. I don't think my feet would have appreciated getting shoved into some patent lamper leather in 100-degree heat.

And for more attitude, I wore my metal-accented cateye sunglasses. I was really hesitant to get cateye sunglasses since they tend to be round. (Tip: If you have a round face and you want to reduce the fullness, go for angular frames! The straightness of the shape should offset the curves.) But I gave no effs and went for it.

A friend told me that these sunnies have so much attitude that it makes me look cattish (Well, they are...CATeye sunnies.) than I already do and that I should wear it when I don't want people to approach me at all. But really though.

I hope not.

9/7/14 Outfit of the Day: Casual Sun-date

I left for the Philippines on July 10th and stayed there for five weeks. That trip was the epitome of "spontaneity". I only had a few clothes in my luggage and the rest were gifts for my family. On my second day of stay, my grandma took me to the market.

Markets in the Philippines consist of two parts: the wet and the dry. The wet market is where the fresh goods are including fish and meat. The dry market is where you'll find everything else: phone cases, trash cans, socks, pirated DVDs--you name it! 

Since I didn't bring any house clothes, my grandma led the way to the dry market after doing some groceries so we could pick up some cheap shirts that I can wear at home during my stay. 

And then I found this dress. For PHP 385 ($8.95).

Please excuse the hard lighting. #californiaweather

The dress became everyone's darling. My friends said that it's really flattering. I have to say that it's one of the most well-fitting dresses I own, almost as if it was made specifically to my measurements; the armholes aren't too loose, the shoulders aren't too wide, the elastic for the hip isn't too tight nor too loose. I have dresses which elastics are one way or the other. When it's too tight, it causes the dress to ride up, causing weird shapes that I'm not very happy about. When it's too loose, it doesn't serve any purpose. I love the length too. The struggle is real when it comes to skirt length since I'm pretty short. I want my dresses short enough to show off my legs and make myself look taller but not too short that I'll have to worry about what might be showing underneath.

Sometimes I wish I could be like those girls who could comfortably pull off wearing all these cute accessories and jewelry but no. I'm fine with cuffs and necklaces but when something's hanging loose on my body and I can feel it move and hear it jingle around, I just cannot. Hahaha. So to accessorize, I topped it off with some Cat Eye Clubmaster sunnies I recently got.

Tried really hard to look sweet in every photo. I'm really bad at that though.

9/7/14: Sunday Sandwich Lunch Date

My boyfriend Q and I met early in the afternoon to have a late lunch. Since I was wearing a dress, he probably figured I wanted to go somewhere decent. After the usual 

, we ended up going to Float for some sandwiches. 

We weren't really hungry but I just needed to go outside. One thing that's really worth knowing about me is that I cannot stay at home for an entire day. Otherwise, I feel really deprived and upset. At first, walking to the grocery store solves the problem but ever since I got a car, going places became so easy that driving for two minutes to get to the store does not cut it anymore. I feel really spoiled and bratty for feeling this way but it's also a good thing. It keeps me from locking myself up in my room.

Anyways, I'm not really into sandwiches but I like Float. They let you customize your own float and if you don't want one, you could satisfy yourself with a bottle from their vintage soda pop selection .

We've tried the Turkey Cheese Melt and Rosemary's Pastrami before and we enjoyed it. The Chipotle Bacon Club that we shared on this day did not disappoint either. It was tasty without being too crazy and it wasn't overloaded with so many different things that gets annoying once it all starts to fall out of the sandwich.

The weather wasn't perfect and in fact, it was a little bit too hot. Good thing, it wasn't so bad once you're under shade so we still decided to sit outside. The heat still made us sleepy though. It was time to go home.