Look: Not Too Shabby

Shabby Apple dress, f21 belt and earrings, Aldo shoes and bag

This post is loooong over due. I won this gorgeous Shabby Apple dress about a month ago from a contest hosted by the lovely ladies at AsianCajuns. I fell in love with the color and frilly drapes across the chest. It's so classy yet modern, and the material is so soft! It also reminded me that I do own something other than boots, so I busted out my peep toe pumps last worn on my birthday. Irwin says this dress looks like a Maria Clara dress because of the sleeves. I think this is better.

Look: Head Wrapped

Levi's jeans, AA top, VS bandeau, Mossimo shoes, F21 headband and backpack, random jewelry and hawaiian bracelets

The Pistahan Festival was today, so we went to celebrate all things Filipino. Enjoyed the food, the music, the performances, and best of all, seeing a swarm of Filipinos together in one place. Not that it's lacking here in the Bay, but its just nice to see a festival that celebrates Filipino culture... I'm so Pinay.

Pika

puppy love. no pictures of mochi. she can't stay still when pika's around.

Fun Fun Fuuuuun!!

Went to the Giants game last week for our company's annual "Day at the Ball Park". Awesome times, and apparently the newest boy band emerged. Followed by a trip to Vegas for my nieces' combo birthday party and to visit the bff. Board games and St. Germaine, didn't know how competitive my cousin was against her own bff's, but good times were definitely had and I wish it didn't end.

business and pleasure

had to go to LA for a quick work trip, stayed with the fam, enjoyed the fam, the food, the heat, and the dogs.

- took a picture of the toy soldiers my manager thought would look cool on the dashboard. amazing that it didn't melt in the hundred degree weather.

- my brother's dog Pika likes to sit behind your neck in the car, it was awkward at first, but she was so cute I tried my best not to move or bother her - she caught me mid-smile.

- my brother refuses to take a decent picture with me.

- Pika sitting on my brother's lap in the car. she falls asleep so fast.

- Venice beach at sunset.

Hawaii Photo Diary pt. III

what's a vacation without stuffing my face? A few favorites (most of these pics were taken with Irwin's iphone4) - squid pancake from some hole in the wall japanese spot, fresh poke and wasabi poke from Ono Seafood, iced matcha green tea latte with a green tea macaroon, Irwin's failed attempt at eating the Man vs Food pancake from Mac 24/7, seared furikake ahi tuna (best fish I've ever eaten in my life), a dutch baby from The Original Pancake House (will attempt to make this next week), chocolate souffle from Roy's (I think there was too much hype for this place, kinda disappointing), japanese style "cupcakes" from Satura (just found out there's one in Palo Alto. sorry Sprinkles, I'm gonna have to get to you later), waiting at Roy's freshly tanned, what I wish I was doing right now.. cuz my tan has pretty much disappeared. le sigh.

Hawaii Photo Diary pt. II

hiking through the rainforest (where it really rained - poured actually, go figure) to get to Manoa falls, realized they must have filmed LOST somewhere in here, my camera lens got all foggy from the weird rain/humid weather causing the images to look more surreal and fairy tale like, which I absolutely loved, worried that I was going to get Leptospirosis from the water, saw a few of these trees with the tarzan looking vines on them - I swear there were homeless people living in there, and a couple more views from the top of Diamond Head