It's the middle of May and I forgot to mention that I FINALLY GRADUATED COLLEGE. Yes, no more four walls of green-colored uniforms and overbearing teachers. But hello to the real world. Yes, welcome to unemployment life (however, I'm still waiting on this job I have yet to hear from!). But enough about that. After graduation, there's this season called summer and we all know what first comes to mind with this season, BEACH. 

Here's to the first adventure of the year with the family at one of the most visited places in the Philippines. Revisiting this place of pure nature and history after 7 years with the best people to hang around with.

It's pretty much a challenge to find the perfect background to take outfit shots. I have a fair share of looking for the perfect place to take photos where no one is around and you've got the place to you and your photographer. Luckily, I finally found one place that I instantly fell for.

Hats off to welcome 2015 with my

7,107 islands of the Philippines and I'm in one of them. I promised a photo diary of my Sumilon adventures so here it is. Okay, so Sumilon island. Best be in your seeking-for-adventure mood cause the first thing we did was go trekking around the island. And thank goodness for the resort on the island for giving us some flag guides along our trail, 

Trekking around the island was a bit of a challenge. There were some pretty tough, steep, and sharp rocks to walk on. Luckily, I was smart enough to bring my Nike shoes to keep my feet wound-free. Trekking made me sweat...a lot a lot. But it was good exercise plus those breathtaking views of the island. 

The trekking site gave us a 360 view of the whole view of the sea and the island itself as well. We passed by the crystal blue marine sanctuary that the people of Oslob has preserved for the corals and the fishes, went into some cave and a lighthouse. Sadly, I have yet to find those lighthouse, cave pictures. Haha! I'm no ultimate tree-hugger but I do care about nature and seeing the island makes me even appreciate these creations even more. (excuse my sentiments!)

So that's the first part of my Sumilon adventures. More to come on this beautiful island!

Up next: the sandy beach!

Shannen

xx

Guess where I am?

So to celebrate my mom's birthday, she wanted to spend her time with the family in the

Having to spent most of my summer days canoodling with social media and endless Arrow episodes wasn't the ideal summer I would spent. So when my tita (aunt, in English) from Manila invited us over to celebrate her birthday, we couldn't say no. After all what better way to escape

Of salty waters, sea breeze and grilled bellies, there's no better way to start summer than a dip in Cebu's finest ocean waves and sandy beaches. Island hopping was the go-to getaway from the aftermath of what school had to give us.  For some of you who hasn't got a clue what this getaway is about, we get the chance to ride in some small boat (aka bangka/banca), go to islands or just dock in the middle of the ocean and jump our asses into the water.

See that first island picture above? That's Sulpa Island. We first docked there, though we didn't set foot on the island itself since most of the islands have entrance fees ranging from Php100-Php200. We just anchored a few feet away from the island and took a little dip in the shallow, sandy waters.

I would suggest you bring raw marinated meat and fish and let the boat people grill them for you, that way you're feeling the island/Caribbean vibe, I guess. We did that, and let me tell you, grilled foods are the best ways to eat when going to these kinds of things.

 Other islands I would want for you guys to visit here in Mactan, Cebu are:

 Top from WAGW, Sunnies from Sunnies by Charlie

 Photo credits to Licah, Jenqin and Pocholo. 

xoxo,

Shannen

Summer is finally finally here. No more uniform-hugging clothing, paper works and sleepless nights. Bikinis, beach, fitness and sleep are what I need for this Summer 2014. 

Though this outfit post doesn't even get close to the summer kind of outfit vibe, these photos are loooong overdue and I needed an airport ensemble like every other blogger out there. :)

I'm very much immune to the cold atmosphere of the airport which makes me want to get and cuddle in my oversize wool jacket. Thus, for my airport outfit I opted to cover everything in my body up. Haha! By the way, I went to Manila during last year's holidays; in case you guys were wondering where I was headed to. 

I went for a more neutral color palette for my wardrobe cause I thought it was too soon to don a neon green or bright graphic tee at 6 in the morning. Though I still added a little bit of flair to my wardrobe with my zebra printed shirt that my mother just got me, which I love. And I added my favorite bowler hat, and some glasses to maybe nerdify the outfit a little bit, hahaha.

Pants from Mango, Hat from WAGW