An Old Family Portrait

Please excuse the somewhat outdated music references - I drew this comic way back in 2008. It still holds true, although my parents have a few more gray hairs and my little brothers are now taller than I am.

Want you to take me like a thief in the night

wearing TopShop dress, KT Kate Torralba fishnet stockings, Zara booties, gifter vintage jacket & vintage Chanel

Leave it up to my brothers to plan the most elaborate NYE celebration I have had in years. First time I partied in heels too.. in 6 years! We booked a table at Funky Buddha, a 6 liter bottle of Belvedere, several bottles of Champagne, a shisha & cigars. The Marbella nightlife is so different from what I am used to but being with my 3 brothers, 2 sisters and their friends was a joy. I witnessed a verbal altrication between two groups of spanish girls in the bathrooms, two of them wearing tutus which added even more comic effect. A random unattractive man in his maybe mid 30's thought my derrière was a self service buffet and went in for a little grab while I was clamoring to push my way back towards our table.. If there had been more space, and I had not been wearing ankle-breakers, I might have smacked him upside the head but in my alcoholic haze, everything just seemed like too much of an effort. After a minor dramatic scene before we made our way home, we were greeted by my mother with offers of breakfast and soup.. she's pretty much the coolest Mom around. The night didnt end before a round table discussion while the sun was rising.. about the poor guy who thought he could harrass my little sister in front of all her older siblings, about how some guys cant wait to get a bathroom and why we need a hobbit protector in our midst. All in all a very happy new start to a hopefully happy new year!

How did you start your new year? ♥

So we burst into colors, colors and carousels

wearing vintage dress, bag & shoes, forever 21 opaque tights, scarf & hat, thrifted pin-stripe blazer

Im way behind on posts.. these are from last week when I went ice skating with my family. I laughed so much until I was dizzy.. My little brother has zero balance, and my little sister and I were trying desperately to keep him on his feet, which was futile. He was clinging onto the sides and insisted on trying anyway until he was able to stand on his own - for like 3 seconds. You have to give him props for trying!

Today is 1/1/11.. what a date! Last night's party was insanity. Wait for the photos in the next post.. to make the story short, we had a 6 and a 3 liter bottle of Belvedere & a few bottles of champagne. My hangover should have been pretty harsh considering how much of the champagne I practically inhaled.. but we came home to my Mom making us breakfast while the sun was rising & ended up discussing the night's events in details and giggling at the most random stories before I headed to bed almost completely sober but exhausted - hence; zero hangover. Yessss.

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I am neither breather nor speaker, I am neither walker nor sleeper

wearing thrifted cut-offs, random belt, Forever21 ribbed tights, gray tank & scarf, Zara blazer

Its kinda fun to have a little sister who is so close to my size. We have been clothes swapping since I arrived.. makes my fashion a little more exciting, having a new wardrobe to raid. We went to Puerto Banus to meet my brother and then proceeded to the department store where Mom and I did what we do so well these days.. shop for groceries. On the way, she played paparazzi, much to my delight and to my sisters annoyance.. haha. She ended up buying me a cute coat and lots and lots of Jamon Serrano.. dieting has just not been on the agenda. Im psyched for the sale season and making a little list of who to buy for.. its gonna get pretty hard core once everything gets slashed. Im gonna bust out the flats and dive into the madness headfirst. Looks like the camera is gonna have to wait.. I have some serious clothes shopping to do.

A few nights ago, I went out to meet some of my schoolmates who I have not seen in 10 (!) years. I dont know how it is possible, but the entire night I just felt like I was back at 16, because not much has changed. Everyone is still as chill as I remember them.. and picking up where we left off was one of the most gratifying and surreal experiences ever. We ended up at a club in a slight vodka haze, where I got my dance on.. all in all, a pretty perfect week back home, exceeding expectations by a mile. Yay, Marbella.

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Todos los dias son dias de fiesta

1. Shopping with Mom ♥
2. Red Velvet cupcakes for my family.
3. Goofing off with my sister's fur hat & my Santa shirt.
4. Sitting around the fire in the evening is the best way to survive the cold.
5. One of our cats, Gizmo. He has a permanent glare which makes him even more adorable.
6. Christmas cookies baked by my baby brother.
7. My little sister Sabrina and I wearing all Mom's vintage, except for my maxi skirt, which is RenegadeLovers.

Christmas back at home has turned out to be all I could have asked for. So far, its been loud conversations at the dining table, massive trips to the supermarket (feeding 6 kids is no cheap feat), inter-sister clothes swappings, mouthfuls of Jamon Serrano, watching my baby brother Bully rip it on the wii with the Michael Jackson game, yogurt overdoses, reunions with high school friends after 10 (!) years and realizing the difference between the Manila & Marbella clubscene. In two days time my sister Liv arrives from the UK with her family.. adding to the beautiful chaos we already have at home. And If I was informed correctly, there is a table and quite a bit of booze waiting for us on New Years Eve.. guess its good I started stretching my drinking muscle last night. Now all I have to worry about is what to wear.. and how to survive my predictable (and traditional) January 1st hangover.

Happy Holidaze!!!

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You can feel her from the palm that you’re holding on your arm

vintage jacket, TopShop pocket skirt, Forever21 tee & tights, SM dept store scarf, Converse chuck taylor's & my little sister's vintage bag

Sorry for the extreme absence.. I couldn't post much in the last week or so because I was getting ready to surprise my Mom with my homecoming.. to Spain! So yes I am currently in Marbella after a long journey which thankfully didnt leave me stranded in Amsterdam due to the snow, like some of my friends. Inter-continental flights are best when you have a sweet flight attendant with a cart full of booze, and are sitting between 3 scandinavian men who have similar theories. After an 8 hour layover in freezing Barcelona where I witnessed a huge fight between a russian couple, bought a simple sandwich for 5 euros and a gang of cute spanish boys with fur hats tried cheesy pickup lines on me, I knew I was no longer in the Philippines..

We took a video of my Mom's reaction after I jumped into her bed at 10am, still smelling like airport Im sure.. Classic! Im loving every second I get to spend with my siblings.. and cooking with my Mom. Tomorrow, cupcakes and ice skating are on the agenda. Life is good.. and these holidays will to be amazing.. my sister Liv is heading down here with her entire family on the 28th and my brother has already reserved a table for us at a club for new years eve. This one's gonna be one for the books ♥

PS: Cant wait for Rebajas (sale) season.. ;)

PPS: What did you all think of the Lanvin ♥ H&M collection?