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But before anything else, can I just say that going to bed by 12 is so hard? I've shuffled priorities this year and health has won the top spot. Along with that is a new conviction to be in bed by midnight. But I get home at 1030 every night and that only leaves an hour and a half to unwind. There's still so many blogs to check, sites to lurk in, games to play!! But I'm putting my foot down and turning all my electronic babies off, laptop, iPad and iPhone. Oh but before complete blackout, I'm on instagram! @darylchang. I'm only two days old hence the 4 photos. But I promise you, it's going to be a visual ride baby! Goodnight!!

With Aussie Senior MAC makeup artist Nicole. Hair clash!! Blonde versus bubble gum pink!

MAD HATTERS BALL

AC and I love dressing up. That much is obvious. More so when the party is themed! So many possibilities!! And because it was Tim throwing the party, the ordinary becomes extraordinary!

A mad hatters ball!

Tim and his many hats.

How creative is this hat!! Double specs on Dong.

Birthday kase ni George. And Nix looking extra cute with his boater and round frames.

Elvis has not left the building.

B is for Bianca.

Francis.

Karen, Toph, Raymond.


Tina.

Pauline wearing Enrico Carado.

Anna.

Mich in my favorite hat of the night.

Frencheska.

Sidney.

Liz.

Belle wearing her mums Miss Universe crown with Adrian.

I'm seeing double!! It's Cloie Concepcion (KC's half-sister) and KC.


Daryl Maat.

Mark.

Tessa.

Victor and Divine.

Lovi.

DCAC.

DC:
Rose and thorns headpiece: Ken Samudio
Suit: Julius Tarog
Lace dress: Supre
Skirt: Julius Tarog
AC:
Police Hat: Ken Samudio
Plane head ornament on hat: Herbert Custodio
Top: Jan Garcia
Pants: Protacio

KITTY PURRY

This was how I spent Chinese New Year's Eve... In a Katy Perry concert. But that's not the start of the story, I'm getting way ahead. I had work that day (Sunday) with a call time of 5am in Binondo. CHINATOWN. Where the New Year revelry will be at it's peak. Good thing that my shoot was just near Jones bridge and not right smack in the middle of the festivities. But still, inner city, and a 5am call time. Ngur. And to top it all off, my tummy was all in a rumble. I was feeling sick and dehydrated. But in styling work as every stylist knows, there are no absent days. The show must go on.

So I went out still dark, (there wasn't any sun yet) with just medicine as my only hope and savior, only to find that the location had no decent toilet. KMN. I had to suck it in and not think of the nagging wiggles in the stomach. I must have popped 4 imodiums that day. TMI. But then I was that scared to go to the loo. I was drinking sips out of my water bottle and not super chugs like my usual 2000mls a day. And my only meal was a pair of forlorn pandesals. I felt really thin though.

But the location was amazing. It was an old rundown building that had a super high ceiling. Having that vast height allows more light in giving spectacular photos.

Footwear dream. YSL's, Louboutins, McQueens, Charlotte Olympia's...

The space felt like a New York atelier.


Rundown buildings always have the best texture. This corner can already work as a lookbook backdrop. I had to try.

Achieved! So yes, my shoot ended at 7pm. The concert was "suppose" to start at 8. Photo finish because we wrapped at 730. By this time I literally had the shakes from exhaustion. And I had to drive all the way to MOA. I really, seriously need a driver. I wanted nothing more than collapsing in my bed, but sayang ang tickets!! and not after buying it at the very last minute when the tickets were supposedly all sold out.

Got there without any incident but the mall traffic and parking was excruciating. Luckily we found a spot at the far end, around the SMX area. Di na choosy!! we just walked to the concert grounds. In hindsight, it was better that we parked all the way there, we escaped the post gridlock after the show.

It was a fun actually, found Katy to be very perky, bubbly and naughty. Hello, kisses on stage with that young actor? Aaaah, to be a popstar. I wasn't too sure about her wardrobe though. Eek. Anyhoo, we had a good vantage, Row V, which is 22th from the stage. I couldn't unscrew my lens to change to zoom (much to my dismay), hence the quality of the photos. But, I survived that day. With California Girls as LSS.

THE RESISTANCE

I've been waiting for the events to kick off the year but there's been a lull. But it's been trickling, as you can see in my posts. I want more though! Liz's birthday party is set on the 5th of February, so that should be something to look forward to... expect more and merrier photos.

Last week I went to the press event of the new Globe Tattoo (promising a faster and more powerful internet connectivity), coining the new movement as the "resistance" against the usual pre-conceived notions of what a broadband should be. Of course new endorser Georgina was there leading the style army with her military inspired mini waistcoat.

Support! Dong, Borgy and Georgina's cousin.

Mich is in town!! And so much skinnier!

I love this spring trend!! Scarf prints!

And Divine channeling some girly glamour.

GOOD MORNING!

What happens when you mix Bikini-bottom's hottest star with one of the geniuses of Fashion? Sponge Bob Karl!! Hehe. Too cute. Illustration by Dutch artist Mike Frederiqo at mikefrederiqo.com.

PILIPINO ACCENT TUTORIAL

Poto-op with Mikey Bustos. To speaking using F's and not Ps. And B's instead of V's. He is hilarious.

If you havent seen his video, its a must see! watch it HERE.

THE DOC IS IN.

Yup, they're back. In the country I mean. (The brand never really lost its cool factor tbh) The go-to footwear of three musical decades: punk, grunge, and the itunes generation toes into town with their iconic air-cushioned soles--reinvented into the newest must have Brit styles.

Tasseled loafers.

Checker-board derby's.

Welcome back!

With a pop-up store located at The Fort Strip in Bonifacio Global City.

Brogues/Oxfords.

And a weaved creeper that's of course reserved for store owner Borgy. Ah, the perks of owning a shoe store.

Bumped into friends, Mela and Mich! Congratulations B!

SUNDAY

I had work today. But having friends at the end of the day over good food makes it all worth it. We tried Romulo's Cafe in Jupiter. Ultra comfort food in a relaxed setting. And, I forgot to take photos. I haven't blogged in so long that I've forgotten to catalog my life. Now I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing. But mistake noted. Now my camera won't leave my bag again. Anyway, beside that point, interjected in between the menu was a brief history of Carlos P. Romulo's life. And at the end was a list of his achievements. It ran pretty long, journalist, author, diplomat, Pulitzer prize winner, National Artist in Literature, co-founder of the Philippine Boy Scouts, dubbed as Mr. United Nations and more. I was pretty awed and inspired. Even googled him in Wikipedia. I'm not even going to pretend that I knew about him till I sat down to eat some sinigang liempo, but am I wrong to think that there is not one poiltician now that has his heart in it for the country? And I get home and watch "impeachment" by Che Che Lazaro. And it's just so depressing. Is there still someone who runs for office for the pure purpose of wanting to make a difference? Or am I being naive? Who will save us?

Till i research more on this, I'm going back to safer ground, switching back to fashion now.

TOUCH THE SKYE.

I'm never out. My free time is spent on dinner with friends and movies. Ang tanda ko lang ba? okay, don't answer that. But once in a while i do get the itch to dance. And drink. But most clubs are too crowded for me to enjoy so I gravitate towards more quiet places to get my alchohol fix. Pauline invited me to Skye last year on her wedding anniversary and I fell in love with the place. As the name suggests, it's a rooftop bar. Huge too, at the top floor at W at The Fort, its a good alternative to the usual smoky, raucous crowd. Plus it has this astroturf frame that goes around the place, giving it a lawn + country club + rooftop feel. haylaveet.

Ginormous fan. They say that the word Ginourmous needs to be rested. But what to replace it with? Dinosauric? Megalithic? Those sound too off. Well, i could just say that this ceiling fan was really, really big.

And then from no bars to being at Skye successively. That is, when there's a table to spare. I heard weekends are crazily packed! I've only been on week days.
Happy Anniversary mother!

We celebrated Epoy's birthday here also with the O Gang! Next big one will be LIz's Birthday party. Can't wait!!