cheers to the holidays

Here are the rest of the photos during my trip! :)

chilling at Skye

at Eastwood on Christmas eve

the girls

Christmas day!

the road to celebridom begins with a look

My Christmas vacation was super busy and jam-packed. Every day a different party. I gained a pound in just 5 days! The horror! 

During the second day we hung out with relatives from my father's side. I don't know if I already mentioned it but my Uncle is an actor on the TV series "My Binondo Girl" who plays Kim Chiu's father. Who would have thought he would become a star?? And more importantly, who knew so many people were gaga over him!? Haha. It's so weird because people recognize him more now, and they (us too!) get special treatment! :)

Sheer polo-F21 | Shorts-Topshop

happy birthday kong kong!!

Our grandpa celebrated his 85th birthday last December 21! :) 

so cute

the grandkids (incomplete)

Every year we go to Manila to celebrate my grandpa's birthday, and the whole family always meets up for dinner. I love it whenever family from my mother's side meet up because we always have a lot of fun! And it also means the beginning of days of excessive eating! Gahhh.

Dress-Pull and Bear

Pat and Kris, my "kulit" cousins haha ;)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas guys and Happy Holidays!! :)

dots a party

Wearing polka dots reminds me of New Year's and all the superstitious beliefs about dots. Haha. We watched New Year's Eve today and I absolutely love the stories and how they were merged together. I wonder what they will make next. Halloween? Haha :))

Top - F21 | Jeans - Topshop | Shoes - Renegade Folk

Necklace and ring - F21

high school never ends :)

We had our high school christmas party last night and coincidentally, it was also one of our friend's birthday. Yehey, double celebration! ;)

Traffic had been so crazy that day and I really needed a good time so I was glad we had our party that night. 

Polo - Forever21 | Shorts - H&M | Shoes - Posh Pocket

Necklace and Ring - Forever21 

Bag - H&M

Food was potluck and I'm glad we had a lot of variety this year. Every year I always plan the party (because no one else wants to take responsibility for it :p) but last year since I was in Beijing, I left the party planning in their hands. And boy, from what I heard, the party last year was a disaster. Hahaha. Let's just say everyone got to eat chicken... cooked differently. 

Love the food selection this year!!

We played charades and a game that they just invented, but it was a really fun night! I love my friends. I love the holidays! :)

Happy weekend everyone :)

What I'm reading right now

Priceless by Nicole Richie

I bought this last week and I just started reading it the other day. I only had 2 hours to kill but I managed to read more than half already! 

Here's a little excerpt:

"Tall, blond, and willowy, this twenty-two-year-old seems to have everything going for her—she’s rich and gorgeous, a talented singer, and has just returned to her Park Avenue penthouse after a year studying in Paris. But since her mother’s tragic death years ago, her father, an extremely successful financier, has been her only family—and if she’s being honest, her only true friend.

All that changes when Jacob Williams is arrested on charges of fraud, and the SEC freezes the family’s bank accounts. With her father in jail and her partying pals suddenly scarce, Charlotte escapes Manhattan and heads to the one place she doesn’t think anyone will come looking: New Orleans.

Determined to rebuild her life, Charlotte moves in with her beloved former nanny and finds a job in a local restaurant. Between trying to make ends meet and hiding from her past, she meets Kat, a fellow fashionista who introduces her to the best of the Big Easy’s bohemian style. With Kat by her side, Charlotte begins to haunt nightclubs, securing singing gigs that soon begin to heat up—as does her friendship with a local boy, Jackson.

But Charlotte’s being followed by an angry stalker who wants nothing more than to destroy her for her father’s crimes. And with Mardi Gras just around the corner, the masquerade has only just begun . . .

From the stylish avenues of Manhattan and dark clubs of the French Quarter to the bright lights of Los Angeles, the multitalented Nicole Richie’s scintillating tale shows that the very life you run from is the one that won’t let you hide."

one year ago today

A year ago today, my grandfather passed away suddenly (I should say) of throat cancer. So now we are "celebrating" his one year death anniversary. 

We had lunch at the Radisson Blu hotel - 50% off on buffet every Tuesday! I know I haven't been blogging lately but I promise to get back on the blogging horse soon! :)