Beyond Hype

We’re already in the midyear of 2015 and the Monsoon Season is starting (Thank God!) but the heat index here, in the Philippines is still apparently high and we can still feel the heat of summer. So cheers for more sunbathing and skinny dipping days!

Since I can still feel the heat of summer, I want to showcase you, what I bought last December 2013 from River Island, a Polo Floral Shirt. River Island Shirts (since shirts are the only one I have, yet. haha!) are unique with their designs, so unique that I want to get all of the items in the shop (haha!), it also has great fit, and of course a very reasonable price. It’s a worth to buy, even just one of their items. You can visit River Island stores in selected SM Branches.

For those who will ask why I just wore what I bought on 2013, is it because for 2 years, I’ve been gaining fat and making my garments unwearable, like the one I’m wearing. So after almost 2 months and counting of working out, I’m proud to say that I’m losing weight, from 65kg to 59kg, and I can wear my was-undersized shirt for 2 years, it’s like a new me (haha!). Kidding aside, it’s a great feeling that I lost weight because I’ve been stressed on myself gaining weight.

Wearing Floral Shirt from River Island, Capri Pants from UniQlo, Black Belt from Forever21, and Black Shoes from Vans.

Been off for 6 weeks since the annual Philippine Labor Day because school works, you know (Yeaaah, it sucks right? School day while you having a great summer).

May 1, the annual labor day of the Philippines, is the most awaited day of people who pay their rents, families to support or whatever reason just to make/earn money because they can take a break and have fun even just for a day. Apparently, not just the working guys/girls are excited for this day but students, like me, as well because of the same reasons as working people have (yes, students work).

Most of you know what’s the trend when you can already smell the labor day. Well of course it’s #LaBoracay, but for people (I’m with them) who can’t (yet) afford the plane ticket and all are just making there own #La*insert place here* or whatever Labor Day pakulo that can happen.

Batangas’ beaches are the most convenient and closest to my place. Burot Beach from Calatagan, Batangas is where my friends want to be. It has white sand, well not white as Boracay has, but we can work on it as long we're enjoying the place with the ones who we love and not to mention, it has a great view of the sun setting.

Talking about style wise, I wore my ‘Say Hello to Summer’ shirt from Coco Republic, my denim polo and blue trunks from UniQlo, and my fedora hat from SM Accesories.

Blonde is one of my hair dye goals. My times having a blonde hair made me realize that I looked like a fashionably impaired person. 

As you all know, I always tend to make my outfit all-black as possible but since the day I dyed my hair, I wore less black and more colored clothes.

Style wise, about my previous post - To match my blonde hair, I wore my pineapple printed shirt, which is the same color as my hair (haha!), and my creme khaki shorts from UniQlo, and a classic brown belt from my dad's closet.

Detailed shot - Wearing Pineapple Printed Shirt (UniQlo,Top) and Creme Khaki Shorts (UniQlo,Shorts)

This is kind of late but this was my first and last out-of-town vacation with the whole family. A nature’s beauty from Lake Caliraya in Cavinti, Laguna. It was a long ride from my home town to this kind of beauty but everything was worth it. We set up tents to enjoy the scenery. Later, night time, we made bonfire to keep us warm and we played cards, and board games just to get through the night. Sadly, we only stayed here for just a day. I hope I can visit this lake again and spend my whole week, even if I’m alone.

Did you ever think of going to an event wearing basic garments? This is what I thought when I covered Mr. and Ms. Cardinals 2015 last January 30, 2015 (prefer to previous post) Putting together this kind of outfit was no stranger for me, so I know how to pull it off, but for others, maybe it is and I make their head turn or look me from head-to-toe. By that means, at least, I know that I make an impression to people on what really my style is.

Focusing on the outfit, I was wearing 3 H&M garments. I'm really a fan of their clothing line, even before they opened their first store at SM Mega Fashion Hall, last October 2014. Every time I was asked by my relatives on what I want for a package, H&M will never be forgotten. Besides on the style that I really like on them, it's the fabric, even if you want it to be your sleeping outfit, why not? Haha! I will never get bore on what H&M will bring!

Wearing: Long Black Jacket (H&M), Black Shirt (H&M), Black Shorts (H&M), All Black Shoes (Vans)

Mapua Institute of Technology celebrated its 90th Founding Anniversary last Jan. 26 - 30. The Institute have grown so much, and keeps on growing, over the 9 decades. From 1925 up to now, Mapua keeps its core values and excellence in producing world-class engineers and architects.

In the celebration of the Institute's Founding Anniversary, Mr. and Ms. Cardinals is one of the main and most awaited event of the week. From my stay in the Institute up to now, this year's Mr. and Ms. Cardinal 2015 is the biggest and grandest pageant, yet. This year's pageant consist of 45 contestants; 23 handsome men and 22 gorgeous ladies who is battling for one title and for the crown.

Photo-covering this pageant is too much work. I kneel for like almost an hour and I almost forgot that I have feet and legs because I could barely stand up that night and now I'm suffering from several body aches but all became worth it as I saw a good output from my work.

In this post, I'll be featuring the contestants in their Casual Wear, Formal Wear, and Swim Wear which the part where all boys and girls were excited as the contestants ramp their sizzling hot body.

Casual Wear :

Formal Wear:

Swim Wear :

Mr. and Ms. Cardinal 2014 in their last walk :

On the latter part, Mr. Calvin Hernandez and Ms. Katrina Redshaw won the title as Mr. and Ms. Cardinals 2015. Congratulation to the winners, to all the contestants and most importantly to the organizers for pulling off such event!

For the other photos. Link is here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.509217942549354.1073741837.161809090623576&type=1

Another year has passed and it's been a great year for me. As I turn my new chapter in my life, as a 19 year old fine young man (yes, I'm fine. HAHA) , I know that many responsibility will come, but I also know that I am endowed with great strength (malakas) to handle those. My wishes for my birthday are great health, of course, better grades than last year, and more opportunity to come as I pursue blogging.

My outfit for my birthday is, as you expect, an almost all-black because my closet at home is bombarded with all-black garments. My colored clothes were apparently at my boarding house and I forgot to bring, even one, back home. I put together this kind of outfit, because, first, I recently watched American Horror Story: Coven and I am inspired to be a witch, LOL. As Fiona Goode (Jessica Lange) said, wear something black, so I wore black. Lastly, we're still experiencing a cold breeze, so I decided to wear a pullover.

I am wearing Fedora Black Hat (Forever 21, Accessories), hype. Black Pullover (Hype Clothing, Top), Black Carrot Pants (Uni Qlo, Pants), Black w/ Polka Dot Socks (Iconic Socks, Accessories), White Shoes w/ Gum sole (Lacoste Footwear, Shoes).

Hey!! It's already 2015!! What's your New Year's Resolutions? Is it the resolution way back when you were young or is it a "new" resolution for 2015? Nonetheless, make 2015 your best year yet!

New Year's Eve is so lame in means that I didn't wore what I planned to wear because I forgot to bring my shoes. So I just wore my basic pambahay but this is not about what I wore on the eve of New Year's but what I wanted to wore on that day. Haha.

I got the chance to wear what I planned to on my Mom's 41st Birthday. This outfit is kinda "new" to my blog posts because I wore a combination of black and white! And I'm quite rocking my white shoes. It's my first time to wear white shoes, it looks powerful, most likely in these kind of looks.

Anyways, I'm wishing a better 2015 for all of you! My wish for this year is to be active in blogging, have a better body, be a better self.

Wearing Basic Black Cap (Accessories, Bench/), Black Plant White Shirt (Top, H&M), Black Long Jacket (Top, H&M), Black Shorts (Bottom, H&M), White Shoes w/ gum-sole (Shoes, Lacoste Footwear)

You know it's a long tiring ride in going to Bataan, but it would be nothing if you're a travel enthusiast. We travelled from 4am to 2pm, from Sta. Rosa Laguna to Morong Bataan. There we're some minor inconveniences that made our trip took to long.

Phi-Phi Resort was our chosen destination to have our holiday vacation. The resort is so big that the other side of the road is also their resort. How is that?! Haha.

My beach-holiday-vacation outfit is just plain black shirt from Bench/, a woven trunks from Uni Qlo, and a pair of sun-glasses from Sunnies by Charlie (that's a women sunglasses borrowed from my aunt). The reason why I'm wearing a shirt on a beach because I don't have the guts to flaunt my unflattering body. I'm so fat!! Hoping that this coming new year, 2015, I'll be slim and fit as I was on 2012. Haha. Just wait for it guys!!

It's just sad that we just stayed here for just a day and never have the chance to swim 'till I get drowned. But I had a great time with my family, that's what it counts.

This post was queued after the 25th of 2014. See how lame I blog when I was in 2014? Haha. But let me post this, please?

It's greatest time of the year, it's the most awaited day annually, where people give gifts, joy to their loved ones but for the Pedro and Maria Morales's sons and daughters it's like no other Christmas to them because this time they got reunited and met each of their own families.

On the Christmas Day, I wore my not-so-Christmas outfit, I just wore a burgundy pants and burgundy socks to give a little Christmas hint on my outfit. There's nothing much here on my outfit but I just want you to see what I wore on the greatest time of year.

Wearing Bench/ Classic Black Cap, H&M 03 Black Shirt, Forever21 Burgundy Pants, Iconic Burgundy Socks, Vans Black Sole Shoes.

You must say that I am always in black and never post an outfit that is never black. I must say that black never goes boring (prefer to my first ever post. Haha!) and besides I need to comply with the theme, Night of Enchantment, in CHECHM Night 2014 (again, prefer to my previous post). I decided to put-together this outfit because I want to be simple yet fashionable witch. Haha. Just kidding. But I look don't I? Witch in shorts!

For this event, I am wearing Black Hat by Forever 21 PH Saint-print Jacket by Paris and Love c/o Johanne Dalogdog, Black Plain Sweat Shirt by Uni Qlo Ph, Black Chino Shorts by Uni Qlo PH, and Black Sneakers by Sketchers Canada.

School CHE-CHM-BE-MSE held its annual Night on November 21, 2014. A Night is annual gathering of the students, faculty, and alumni of the school to have fun and relax from the work, school stuffs, and etc. It is also a pageant for the chosen students who have the beauty and wit inside and can become the Mr. and Ms. CheChm Night.

The pageant is the main highlight of this annual event. This year, they have 20 candidates; 9 handsome men and 11 gorgeous ladies. The photos that will be seen below are just casual and theme wear because I ran out of battery before the formal wear begins. Isn't it sad? :( Hahaha! Nevertheless, you'll see how enchanting they were!

PICHE-JCMIT held it's annual ChE Week from 20th to 26th of October. They had their traditional event like PaCHEckLaban, CHEkahan, Singing Bee, and many more. But the main focus of this annual event is the General Assembly, where future Chemical Engineers of Mapua Institute of Technology gathers and socialize with each other.

I was excited in this event because I'll meet new friends and having fun, but what I am most excited about is how will I pull trough this event, I mean going there fashionably, because I always make sure that in every event I'll attend I am at my best. So, as I was searching my closet for the best outfit that I can put-together, I am afraid to say that I ended up for an all-black, again. Haha! Well, all-black never gets boring. ‪#‎TeamAllBlack‬! Haha! And I was in crisis, because my colored clothes were worn during class days. Yeah. The dilemma of having no-uniform policy on at school. Hahaha!

Before I end this post, I just want to thank you, Nicole Layug, my best-friend for being one of my best companion. I had great time this event with you. Okay, I am already getting mushy. Yuck. Haha!!

Wearing Coat (Top, Main Street), Tribal Print (Top, Topman), Jagger Pants (Pants, UniQlo), Black and White shoes (Shoes, Mundo)

Ber-months should be the start of cold breeze season but instead of experiencing this such bed-hugging and comfortable weather, we're in deep dilemma on how to survive this Summer-ish season. It's been a week since the bipolarity of the weather in Manila; 30-31°C in the morning and but in the afternoon, it's raining cats and dogs!!

In order to cope with this kind of weather, I decided to put together a sweatshirt, polo-shirt inside, and a short. A plain sweatshirt, and polo-shirt to have a simple yet classy look for the day, also to keep you warm in the cold-breeze of the rainy afternoon, and a pair of shorts to still feel the wind in a incredibly hot morning.

PS. Always stay safe guys!

Every time I'm having trouble mix-and-matching or having time deficiency in what to wear for the day to come, all-black is my final resort. Black may sound basic but it's the most flexible and chic color that you can pair with different patterns and textures. Adding some little colors to the look hides the monotony and dullness, and gives interesting to the look.

Anyway, 1-week term-break has officially ended and 2nd term of A.Y. 2014-2015 begins! It's time to be productive and focus again. There's no time to waste. Another thing, I'm officially back to blogging! So there's more to catch! Have a great week!