My family and I have been preparing for a trip this upcoming weekend. We go through the usual preparations - confirming our flight, booking the hotel, researching for those must-see places and of course the fun part, preparing the outfits! We've been pulling out and collecting our long-neglected thick jackets and sweaters for weeks now. As I look into my pile of travel clothes,  I knew that there's one thing missing... a pair of boots! I've always wanted to own some sort of legit boots cause the ones I have are for porma purposes only. I went window shopping for boots but the ones that I found are expensive and not practical to purchase. I was close to giving up when my sister suggested we try to check the department store. Lo and behold, I found some nice-looking, reasonably-priced boots... in the kids section.

Surprise surprise! The boots actually fit me! Because of the reasonably-priced boots, Mom even allowed me to buy another pair of flats! Talk about a lucky shopping day! And if ever you're curious about my shoe size, I wear a size 5. I used to hate the fact that I really have small feet. It's a constant reminder that I'm petite and short. But after that day, I realized that having small feet isn't so bad after all.

Flats and boots from the SM Department Store

XX, 

Jess

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Happy Independence Day!

We celebrate this holiday year after year. But do we give any meaning to it?

For office workers, it may be a celebration for being paid without going to work. For businessmen, it may come out as an annoyance -- having the obligation to pay the employees even if they didn't do any work (scenario above). And for a teenager like me, well, I honestly didn't bother thinking about it until now.
That's just reality -- year after year -- Most of us, if not all, just don't care.

We may not realize this but Independence day means celebrating the fact that the Filipino people were courageous enough to risk their lives, abandon their families, forget their dreams and all for the sake of giving this land, independence.

And here we are showing the world that 'we just don't care'. There's nothing we can do, right? It's all in the past, anyway. Wrong! We can always do something. Why not offer up a prayer of gratitude?
It's the least that you and I can do to show that we deserve our independence. 

| Vest (worn as top): Bazaar | Blazer: Bangkok | Earrings: Accessorize | Shorts: St. Francis Square | Wedges: Bangkok |

How did you guys spend your Independence Day?

XX, 

Jess