Seeing bright lights and warm nights

Summmmaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh is officially heeere! I swear my dad said that PAGASA announced it yesterday. Thing is, I HATE SUMMER. The thing about the heat and the SWEAT and the darker skin isn't  really that appealing to me. But the road trips, vacation, and super fun clothes aspect of summer is enough to change my mind. Bye bye, cold days! (I"m gonna miss you, ooh the fluffy sweaters)

Well, I guess it's always summer in the Philippines (tropical country duh) and we live t h i s close to the equator so yeah. But the end of last year came as a surprise because that shiz was cray cold. Pineapples were freezing like people were and it seems that the country has had enough of the cold temp and is currently heating up like an angry microwave.

Good Lord it is hot. Even when it rains it's hot. And don't even try to go out at 11-3 in the afternoon because you will get BAKED. (Nooo, not WEED baked, like uhm... cookies baked). Looking forward to the cold popsicles, AC on for infinity, short shorts, food, swimming and (ugh) darker skin. Well, it isn't summer SUMMER because school hasn't ended yet but jeez it's hot.

Enough of that and onto the outfit for this post :) Because it is super hot, I decided to wear this midriff top. I really like it because it says LAME on it because I'm lame and the midriff and I can be lame together. Plus the colors on it are really bright, perfect for summer. :)

I thought of pairing this top with a denim skater skirt (I'll do some looks wearing that soon), it looked okay but I thought that that was too expected so instead I paired it with this cool ombre crochet skirt. I think that it brings out the green in the top really well and it's just really comfy and light. (And Kendall Jenner has been wearing crochet shorts a lot and I kind of hate her for being with Harry Styles so I'm gonna wear something crochet even though I'm basically an obese unicorn compared to her. #fangirlprobs #Icried)

And finallyyyy for my shoes, I paired my outfit with my trusty white Converse to keep it comfy, casual and fun and well... me. Hahahaha. Converse + Lia = LOVE :D I personally think that this look would look better with hi-top converse but I still have to save up for those :D

And a cool pair of sunnies to give off some summer vibes

♡ Outfit Description ♡

Midriff top - @seashop

Crochet skirt - Herbench

White Chucks - Converse

Pink Sunnies - @chicpickph

Looks like the sun won't be silenced anytime soon and it seems like it's going to burn even brighter as summer dawns on us. :) #bittahsweet #ohhhmycolddays

I KNOW I'M FAT. SO STFU JUDGMENTAL MOFOS. 

Keep cool guys! Fizz out :D

Lia ♡

Solitude (poem post)

I feel small, a matter of fact

not a matter of weight,

not a matter girth

but rather of worth

Gold by the heap,

tipping the scales

Platinum beyond ponder

rearing the sails

Cluttered,

 mind unlike traffic

dreaming high, 

wishing divine

Digging the dirt, 

dashing the earth

filthy diamonds,

 decaying first

Quads of crossroads

confuse and surround

calls from darkness

the only sound

Oceans of desperation,

waves of temptation

eyes as wells

chimes and bells

Secure in my mess, 

undisturbed,

untouched, 

ready to burn

I'll travel to Solitude

a forgotten place

vowed to break

as torn lace

- Solitude, by Lia Pauline Paderon

Why is it that when I write poems, they always turns out to be depressing?

Oh well :D

Rockabilly

  Hey guys! Sorry I haven't been posting lately. You see, my iPhone got stolen so I had nothing to take pictures with (except my damn blurry iPod). So long story short, I basically gave up. *tears* However, I have my ways, (and "ways" meaning borrowing other people's phones) And heeere I am. :D 

         While I was gone (to cry, I hope my iPhone fed starving children and helped save the world) I came up with some outfit ideas. And this isn't my first one, but it was the one I wanted to shoot. And you know me, me and laid back outfits have a thing going on. And this one was the comfiest evahhhhh.

Serendipity

          

       Hi guys! Let me start by telling you that in no way was this blogpost planned. It was completely in-the-moment bundled up with unexpected meetings with friends and the occasional SLR camera. And doing what any other camera whore would do, I posed (erm, tried to pose) like it was my last day on earth. In other words, I decided that this was one photo op not to be missed. And yes, this means that this post is more than just an outfit post, think of it more of like a collaboration post :D

               Basically, this whole thing started off with me getting a haircut. (Although not entirely evident, I assure you that I did in fact get my hair cut, uhm, trimmed #longhairdontcaremofos) I went alone because everyone else was watching Catching Fire (which I saw the night before and oh yeah it wasgood and EXACTLY like the book) or busy was something and I getty pre-tty annoyed with my demonic split ends, so I was like "Oh, eff it". The whole experience at the salon was really awkward and eerily quiet, like everyone else at the salon was having a bad day. 

                 Anyway, after I got my hair trimmed, (I promise, I did), I suddenly got the irrevocable craving for something called Love Potion No. 9, aka, Liquid Oreos, aka milk tea from Bon Appetea. And ultimately, I found myself encapsulated in it's Post - it clad walls, sipping on oreos. (As depicted in the picture above) 

Oh and I also ran into MJ Lacuesta who accompanied my lonely ass for a fair margin of the afternoon :D Thanks girl :)

               And theeen, I kinda sorta ran into them :D

 And being the vain people that we are, uhm, this happened....

   

And this....

No Other Woman in 3,2,1.....

And of course, I couldn't miss out on some ootd shots :D

Rawr.

Oh the wonders of using an actual camera and not my phone.

        And I was also blessed with a high-def collab with my hipsta sista @fayeflancia. And as you can see, we swapped shoes. If I had the chance, I would have taken her Docs home with me, but alas, it was not mean to to be :D #thatrhymes

   My outfit for this shoot was the simple floral and denim look. Plains + prints won't let you down once you know which pieces go together. Paired with some simple accessories, it's a hassle free and comfy ensemble.

           I am in love with these leggings too because they are thick enough to not show panty lines and they are very unique when it comes to their color. I wish that I could tell you guys where I got them but all I know is that my mom got them for me a few years back and that's all I know. They are a mystery. *creepy noises*

♡ Outfit Description ♡

Chambray shirt - Oxygen

Floral Leggings - I don't even know

Rings - Forever 21

Doc Martens - c/o @fayeflancia

And credits also to Renz Madriaga, our awesome photographer :)

         You know, all I was planning to do on this day was to get a haircut, get some milk tea, live my "alone at a starbucks aka Bon" fantasy for a bit, then go straight home. I didn't expect that I would be surrounded by amazing friends just when I needed it the most. Someone up there is looking after me.

#oily

ser·en·dip·i·ty

 noun \ˌser-ən-ˈdi-pə-tē\

: the instance of receiving good things that come unexpected

Lia ♡

Fair Lady (poem post)

Hush now, lips together

silent vow, is forever

hand in mine

invisible twine

Head as straight,

as her hair

hands as rough,

as his wear

Glistening crown,

mine to break,

Soldier's soul,

yours to take

Azure sky,

mine to reach

Warmth from life,

yours to leach

Golden joy,

mine to leak

daises dead,

yours to seek

Road of dark,

hour of death,

bear with me

blind to see

She was burnt lace,

broken beauty,

He was blue fire

ignited to me

Withered looks

ignored the race

burned the books,

forgotten face

bed of flowers,

silence after

too late to cry

a torn chapter

Fair lady,

pulled from life

Your desperate cry
won't suffice

Fair Lady, Lia Pauline P Paderon.

& I go back to black

           All black today, as you can see from the convenient title  up there :) This, adding up with my laziness, has caused my  ootd's to become a little simpler and comfier. And with the bipolar weather that's been going on,I don't think that that's necessarily a bad thing.

      It seems that climate change is really taking a toll on the world, and where I'm from, the weather changes faster than you can say "Global Warming". It's November right? So it's supposed to be cold, right? But it's not. In  fact, it's scorching hot and rain showers come and go, never staying for a long time. And most of the time, when it rains in the morning, you can bet that you'll be living in a microwave by noon, so I've gotten used to just wearing shirts and shorts. I'm laid back like that. :D Plus, they are way more comfortable to be in than uber girly wear, like whuuuuut.

         Seeeee, laid back? Anyway, do you see it now? Do you see the perks of not wearing skirts and dresses all the time? Not that I'm bashing Taylor Swift and other girly girly GIRLY girls out there, but hey, I have got a solid point. I do, in fact, enjoy being able to act like a total dumbass without the fear of my underwear showing or being afraid to take big steps because I'm afraid someone is going to step on my toes because of the fact that I'm wearing open toed shoes. Nah, def not for me. Well, sometimes... but, meh.

OHHH THE FREEEEDOM.  Hahaha. Can I please wear vans to prom and watch everybody else trip and fall over ? *evil laugh*

        Thanks bro, Jett Romano for letting me borrow (or exchange, rather) the Obey cap, btw. :)

This was shot at around 4-ish and that's why there's like this warm angelic glow covering my face over there. And to be brutally honest, this head to toe black look was inspired by, the one, the only... HARRY STYYYLES! That dude wears black a lot. A lot. Me, being my badass #feelingbadassbutisreallyweakandscaredandlikesstuffedtoys self, chose to go against the Filipino mindset of only wearing all black to a funeral or to a night club and being like, "Yes I'm wearing black. No, no one died." Take that you super bulaan matatandang Pilipino na nagsasabing mababaliw ka pag natulog ng basa ang buhok! #anongkonek #galit :D

           And hooray for this post because it features my bestfriend (when it comes to shoes that is), my trusty black chucks. Even before I knew what the hell vans and doc martens were, these babies were always with me, supporting me every step of the way. #seewhatIdidthere. And as you can probably tell, they have served me well. They go with ANYTHING. In fact, I'd wear them with my school uniform if I could. Dear Chucks, even though you smell bad, I love you. If dirty converse is the best converse, the you're the bestestestest converse ever. 

Did I, Lia Pauline P. Paderon just write a letter to my smelly shoes?

Yes, yes I did.

♡ Outfit Description ♡

Cap - borrowed from @jettbenedictromano

Cat muscle shirt - Greenhills

Studded black shorts - Forever 21

G shock - SM Dept. Store

Red chucks - Converse 

See my arm screaming "I need to exercise"?

See me ignoring it completely and thinking "Meh, you'll just get fat again"

#amenbadun

#jk

:D

Joking aside, thanks for reading guys:)

Til next time.

Lia ♡

No Neon

Hello :)

          Can we take a moment to appreciate how emo my face is here? Sorry about the dark pictures. I took this when the sky was gloomy so, my bad. 

      Anyway, just as the ancient Chinese said, everything must have balance. And yes, that also includes one's seemingly irrelevant and disconnected choice of outfit. Balance is the key. I let the neon oxfords and neon blouse standout by pairing it with plain black high waisted shorts and a bowler hat to give the outfit a little boost. 

                        

 

Back to Basics

              I'm pretty sure that  absolutely everyone has a go-to outfit. You know, the stuff you just throw on if you're either hella tired or hella lazy  (mostly the latter) and can't even be bothered to dress up. Yeahhh, that outfit. For some people, it's a t shirt and jeans, for others it's a sweater and some leggings. For me, well... it's this. 

            In a nutshell, this is my usual uniform. It's my go-to outfit.When going out with friends, or going out alone or if I'm just gonna buy some deodorant at the mall. The muscle tee + shorts + vans combination is laid back, easy to move in, light, comfy and real swaggity. #whut Plus, it's hassle free. Anyone can cut the sleeves of a shirt or you can buy one already like this. On the downside, the muscle shirt + shorts + vans combo is REALLY mainstream though. I mean, REALLY. For my fellow sore thumbs out there, the way to make it stand out from the crowd is how you put the colors together.

This shirt.