KUNG HEI FAT CHOI AT MANILA BULLETIN

In celebration of Manila Bulletin's 111th anniversary, the newspaper company invited us to share a night of meet and greet at their penthouse in Intramuros, Manila. It was a way to thank their advertising partners for supporting the paper.

Most of our team came to the celebration. It was graced by His Excellency, President Noynoy Aquino. Among other famous characters are Manay Gina de Venecia and ex-President Fidel V. Ramos.

Check out Denise's pumps from Parisian Shoes!

Manila Bullettin's celebration has always been a night of Filipiniana cocktail and most of its guests are diplomats, businessmen and political figures. So, as people coming from advertising like us, the night is quite boring. But we enjoyed the food as it was catered by Manila Hotel, one of the businesses of Mr. Emilio Yap aside from Manila Bulletin.

Incidentally, tonight is also New Year's Eve for the celebration of the new Lunar Calendar. There's also a lot of Filipino-Chinese personalities coming in and out of the penthouse.

After a heartful cocktails, we went out with a big big loot bag from Manila Bulletin. I wonder what it is?

Red lace tank top - Bargain find
Black knitted vest - of 10 years ago! :)
Black skirt - Thrifted from Quiapo

This is my fashion. This is my statement.

Love,


BellaDonna

GOOD THINGS WILL COME ON LOVE MONTH

Two weeks to go and I'll finally be able to buy a new pair of shoes. I've been working on them since the year started. Meantime, I am having fun with my ever reliable gladiator shoes. If the styling is right, I hope to wear them until the end of the week.

Olive green dress (gifted) - Forever 21 (Thanks, Ces!)
Apple green blazer - Thrifted from Simone's Closet
Gladiator sandals - gifted from my sis (Thanks, sis!)
H & M earrings - gifted (Thanks, Kim!)
Ring - Quiapo

Yes, the work is just tough since the year started but I'm getting rewards appropriately. Today is another day of going out on field and I just can't stop myself from cursing inconsiderate commuters when I get on a public transport. Not only motorists have gone wild but also the commuters!

I have also made a career move today, finally! The good fortunes keep on coming and I just let them keep on flowing. Last Sunday, on my way to Manila, I caught Mel & Joey airing on the bus TV for its Chinese New Year episode. Readings said that this year will be a good one for my sign, the Year of the Sheep. Seems like it's living up to its reading because I'm getting as much luck as I can't imagine everyday!

And oh, it's already the "Love Month." What are you people have in mind to do for "that day?" Anyways, I think it would be just an ordinary day for me. As you know these days are one of the most saleable days of the year, so I guess, I'll be out working! Haha.

LBD - from 10 years ago, so I don't remember! :)
Black and white animal printed poncho-blazer - Thrifted from Quiapo

Going back to my gladiator shoes, I'm showing you an outfit picture yesterday. I failed to make a post (again) as I came home so tired and late. I was out for series of client meetings and I decided to get the above outfit on. As I've said earlier, I hope to fit in my shoes with the outfits that I have for the week. Let's just hope for the best. Anyway, the best things just keep on coming.

This is my fashion. This is my statement.

Love,

BellaDonna

OVERWHELMINGLY LUCKY AND HAPPY... AND POURING!

Last week, I wrote about an opportunity coming at me and how overwhelmed I was. That didn't stop from there.

This week, another opportunity came to me and it is equally great as the first one. I have spent a few days deciding which one to accept with much consideration. I even came up with a list of advantages, disadvantages, long term and short term goals and I felt like I'm doing this kind of analyzation for real for the first time in my career! Much much more, it seemed that the skies has showered all the love that all the seeds that I have sown are finally bearing their fruits! My oh my! Truly overwhelming. If only I could have everything - all at the same time! But you know, that would be glutony! Haha.

80's top - my sisters' (Thanks sis!)
Black leggings - Quiapo
Pink jelly shoes - Rusty Lopez

I'm just so thankful that so much opportunities are laid upon me and really, within my reach! For the first time, I am truly happy with the job I am doing and the career I am building. Not everybody can have those great opportunities - with "IES" - and I hope something like this would also come to those people who are close to me.

This is my fashion. This is my statement.

Love,

BellaDonna

HOW DO I BRAVE MY PLUMPING FIGURE?

That has been my question all mornings of twenty-ten and I guess even on the first two weeks of twenty-eleven. Sounds a bit cruel but it was actually a sort of self-motivation. I know I've been gaining weight and it shows that I've been popping slowly like a balloon. But I never really take notice. I actually didn't care at all. If they said that "the best things in life are free" then, I say, "the next best thing should be good food." I've always been a food lover and I enjoy eating. Not necessarily a pig-out who devours every food on the table but man, it's just so comforting. So, every morning before I go to work and put on an outfit, I ask myself in front of the mirror: my, oh my! How do I brave this plumping figure? And I always have the same answer to myself: "It doesn't matter for as long as you are comfortable in your own skin, you still feel good about yourself and don't look like dumb, you're gonna be fine! I guess I put it through the whole time. And I would totally agree on Honey Andrade's post about loving yourself. I think it is the key to being sexy and lovable in the first place.

Mocha vest - Tomato
Pink tank top - bargain find
Black leggings - Quiapo
Pink Jelly shoes - Rusty Lopez

And although I bought a pair of rubber shoes last year, I haven't been working out just yet. I have started taking a very small amount of food during dinner for two weeks now and perhaps in the next two weeks, I will start off with morning jogs. I'm not hurrying myself. Just trying to put some pacing. Until I get used to it. Meantime, I'll enjoy this full figure as long as it's here. I'd like to think plumping gracefully is tantamount to being sexy.

This is my fashion. This is my statement.

Love,

BellaDonna

I'M STILL A CANCER

The cancer sign
Image from http://www.zodiac-signs.org/images/cancer-2.jpg

I'm supposed to entitle my post as "I STILL FEEL CHRISTMAS-SIE" because I feel it on the color of my outfit post today. But then, on my facebook wall I saw a friend's status update about this frenzy panic caused by this astrologer, Parke Kunkle declaring the 13th zodiac (or constellation) called Ophiuchus. Ophi--- what? May 13th month din pala ang zodiac??? I can't even figure out how to pronounce that. Upon browsing upon other SMNs (social media networks) I realized how freaked the reactions were. Googling it, lead me to about several pages. I bet, there's going to be a wiki for this guy in a few days.

Anyway, I was born a Cancer and I think will die as one. I mean, I'm not a fan of zodiac and astrology (well, I used to be when I was a crying baby!) but I believe each and everyone should have their own star to serve as a guide and to follow. Not literally like the north star or the zodiac but something that you believe in as you are, right?

Well, so much for the messed up zodiac signs. Here's an outfit post: I still feel Christmas-sie because of the color of my blouse and my shoes. Aren't they colors of Christmas? Hehehehe. Or maybe, I'm like a Christmas tree.

Blouse from SM Department Store, Leggings from Quiapo


Ring from Quiapo, Bracelet-gifted


Puka Earrings - gifted

By the way, thanks for bearing with my series posts. I really didn't want to dress up after the holidays so I figured just to collate all my outfit posts and put them in one series. Looks like, I have to ditch a few of my outfits because I've been gaining weight! Argh!

And as Victoria Beckham always say on her tweets: "Have a great weekend, fashion bunnies!"

This is my fashion. This is my statement.

Love,

BellaDonna