Wearing spiked baseball cap and cat-eye sunglasses from Romwe | thrifted pullover | white wrap skirt from Zara | zipper necklace and spiked cuff from Vintage Attic Batangas | black ankle-strap sandals from Belle Shoes

Hope you ladies, gents and all my loves in between had an awesome Valentines day. I know I had a great one spending lunch with my significant other and dinner with my mom and sister. I didn't really do Valentines in the past (being a super cynic and all), but this year, it kinda felt good not just having one but three dates in one night.:)

Just wanted to share this quick outfit post before I turn in for the night. After much mulling, I recently acquired this Romwe spiked cap for myself. And while it seems like its a bit too popular among the blogging circles, I thought this would be perfect for my horrendously bad hair days (which would be everyday haha). Caveat emptor though: prepare for a thorough head workout as this thing weighs a ton!

I wore this outfit during the first day of Bloggers United 4... snapped up a few shots in front of the incredibly picturesque Picasso Boutique Residences before heading to the WTC. More on that later.

Anyway, a special shoutout to the online shop Vintage Attic Batangas for sending me some awesome stuff through the mail! Make sure to check them for A-grade and authentic vintage designer bags and accessories :)

Thank you to Kookie and GCashAmex for this wonderful contrast moto jacket, which I've been nearly married to for weeks now. Cebu weather has been kinder and perfectly gloomy for some leather-wearing lately. Hope it keeps up.

Wearing a Topshop oversized knit jumper, Romwe mesh and pleather leggings, studded clutch from Oasap, and Emi flats from Blanc by Gold Dot

Word vomit for work is what I've been doing since I got back from Manila. I sometimes just wanna step off and walk off from all the rat racing we do as employees and be comfortably adrift in some lone island somewhere, but I think of all the shoes I'll be foregoing and actual bills and responsibilities that need to be taken care of, so with that I sit right back on my seat. I hate how my blogging sometimes has to wait for that to be cleared off my plate, but that's life. Hope you guys could just bear with me.

While waiting for my flight back to Cebu, young PR virtuoso and friend Niche Dumlao invited me to check out B-Side Makati for Chalk Magazine's Young Manila photoshoot where they gather the hottest and most talked about performers in film, music, art and fashion. I got to meet and chat up with the Chalk ed board, and it was a fantastic. Sadly my camera battery died on me while I was there and I couldn't share any BTS shots. :( I did, however, stumble on the adorable David Guison who just happened to be at the B-Side area to renew his license. After a short exchange on our shared Multiply feature as well as blogging, we took some outfit shots and called it a day. Dedicating this post to my friends who are HUGE fans of David (you know who you guys are, haha).

A special shoutout as well to the stylish and handsome Hezron Peralta who I met there as well.:)

thrifted green sleeveless shirt, leather and mesh leggings from Romwe, sunglasses from Accessorize Philippines, Bena wedges from Gold Dot, accessories from Forever 21

Up first is a bit of great news-- after delaying the process for so long, I have now gone ahead and bought myself my own domain. Yaay. Say hello to www.chicinthetropics.com, finally! It's quite a small step which could lead (hopefully) to more promising things this year. Well at least people can spot me easier now online. That's a start, right? Thank you to my dear friend Rabsin for getting the ball rolling on this.:)

We had no power the whole of yesterday much to my chagrin, so I decided to take my work, my camera and my sister with me to IT park so we can take pictures while killing time. I think I'll be doing a much more streamlined and minimalist approach to my personal style this year. I've had days in the past where I've been excessively punk and over-the-top, but now that i'm older I'm thinking of different ways to express my kind of attitude on a simpler slate. I find myself in the crossroads of reassessing and rehashing my style again, so let's see how that turns out on a day-to-day basis.

I wore the fun and slightly risque leggings from Romwe again-- told you I'd be living in these if I could. Haha. Much love as well to Bloggers United and Accessorize Philippines for these sunnies we got during the event. :)

Thanks for your kind comments and support xx

drape top from Chemistry, mesh and pleather panel leggings from Romwe, Soule Phenomenon wedges bought from BU2

Happy Holidays from CITT!

I hope you guys had a grand old time with Christmas this year. However you're spending your Christmas, may it be grand or really quiet, hope you're feeling blessed, fulfilled, and thankful for it all. Don't forget to remember in your prayers those who are going through turmoil and suffering these days-- and that they may find hope and feel loved despite of the things they may be going through.

Just sharing the fun event/outfit shots from the SPARK 2011 Christmas Party of Wipro Philippines-Cebu. My good friend Ray, who spearheads the company's training department, invited me and Vanessa as guest judges to choose the evening's best dressed employee. I totally miss the feeling of going to company christmas parties now that I'm working on my own, so it was definitely a treat to be invited to SPARK. Thank you Wipro Philippines for having us there! I had a grand time.:)

Mucho thanks as well to Romwe for my legwear! I'll be wearing this fun and slightly shmexy piece a lot for sure.

I'm off work until after New Year, yay! I'll be bloghopping starting tomorrow. Much love everyone xx