Rootote 2011 Collection

This season, Rootote launches its newest collection of bags entited Young Blood. The new collection is all about bold, eccentric prints and colors that make you stand out.

Embodying this new collection are models/bloggers/designers Seph Cham and Shai Lagarde of LoveChic. The lookbook showcases the different bags against a retro chic backdrop that highlights their quirky, whimsical designs. The whole vibe is a mish mash of exaggerated elements captured by blogger Tricia Gosingtian.

To get updates and know more about the new collection, check out http://roototephilippines.com or like Rootote on Facebook – http://facebook.com/RoototePhilippines. Rootote is available in Bratpack Greenbelt 5, Planet Sports Powerplant, Trinoma, Glorietta and Greenhills, ROX Bonifacio High Street, The Ramp Shangri-La and Catalogue, Gaisano Mall of Davao.

How We Wear It: Rocking Horse Shoes

Karl, the blogger behind the famous blog, inkarlcerating and I share a great deal of obsession with shoes. I consider him my shoe best friend. We often send text messages in the middle of the night just to talk about shoes we found online. It's funny how we often like the same style of shoes and funny enough we often end up ordering the same pair! I suppose it's because we share the love for platforms and wedges. 

Karl & I thought of this really cute idea of coming up with this shoe collaboration since like I said we own a number of the same shoes. First up is this amazing rocking horse kilted loafers we ordered from Asian Vogue. Don't you just love how androgynous this pair is? It's so Japanese street style too!!!

photo by: inkarlcerating

How Karl styled his:

Karl styled his shoes with his usual androgynous layered style. I love how put together he is with all his layers + drapes. 

 neckpiece - Crossings / shirt - Emporio Armani / skirt - nudeclothing / shoes - Asian Vogue / leggings - H&M

vest - undercover / tank top - thrifted / skirt - sportmax / pants - Giordano / shoes - Asian Vogue

How I styled mine: 

I'm in my usual black outfit. I really like black-on-black styling. Who says black have to be boring? :]

hat - H&M / tee - Giordano Ladies / shorts - SM department store / shoes - Asian Vogue

dress - Giordano Ladies / shoes - Asian Vogue

Do hop on to Karl's blog entry for his side of this collaboration and for my 2 other outfit photo with the rocking horse shoes! :]

Nomama Artisanal Ramen

A couple of days ago my husband & I brought the little boy to this new ramen place in Quezon City called Nomama Artisanal Ramen for late lunch. The husband & I are great fans of ramen. We are always in search of great ramen places around the Metro. If you follow me on twitter you know how great my appetite and cravings are now that I'm pregnant. So I was very happy to try this new place out since I was craving for something Japanese that day. 

The interiors of Nomama is nice & simple. It's somewhat what our new apartment going to look like... (Yes! We are finally moving into our own place maybe by the end of this year or early next.) with it's concrete walls & floors. 

Eli was particularly fond of their bar stools! :)

I wanted to order something from the raw compositions part of their menu but of course I'm not allowed to! Boo! The beef tataki with chips looks interesting. 

For our starter we tried the Beef Curry Rib Gyoza. You know what they say that a ramen bar is not a ramen bar without gyoza! We gave Eli a gyoza and he liked it very much. He enjoyed chewing the beef & little tiny potatoes inside. 

Next we had Soft Shell Crab Salad. I love soft shell crab. The crab was very flavourful. I totally enjoyed this dish but the husband thought it was oily. Hehehe. He's a much healthy eater than I. :p

I ordered the Japanese Steak and Fries (Kitayama Flank Steak) as my main dish. I also ordered a bowl of Japanese white rice. I know that's very Pinoy of me. I like eating my steak with rice. Hehehe. I must say I was quite surprise how juicy the steak was. I also love the French beans! 

My husband ordered Curry Short Ribs with Roasted Kobacha for everyone. The beef was tender & flavourful. The veggies were a nice touches. The green beans added some freshness to the dish. 

We ordered the Nomama Ramen to share. The flavour of the soup was subtle comparing to the other ramen places we've tried. We loved the Japanese egg! It's the only place (as far as I could remember) that serves this kind of soft boiled egg. 

Teppanyaki Vegetables was just normal. Nothing spectacular. We ordered this for my husband's daily vegetable intake. 

and at last for dessert we ordered the Kit Kat Bar. It tastes like chocnut. We polished this in like a few seconds! Hahahaha.

We will definitely go back to try out the other stuff in their menu. The servers were friendly & attentive.  We got to Nomama quite late and even though they're closing for the afternoon they didn't make us feel unwelcome or rushed.

Nomama Artisanal Ramen is located at G/F FSS Bldg 2, Scout Tuason cor Scout Castor Streets, Quezon City.
Tel# 0917-5228272 / 5422558

bye bye heels

Looks like I have to say goodbye to my heels a bit earlier than I expected. The doctor told me that I need to rest and lie low for a month or so. That means no long walks... no shopping trips. I can't even carry Eli! :(

Oh well... it is all for the best for the new baby though. So I think I can manage. :)

black dress: Mental

bag bag: Giordano

black peeptoe lace-ups: Asian Vogue

shibuya crossing

I really love my new SHIBUYA brogues! The gum soles of these amazing shoes add the boing boing bounce to your step like Anthology FLORENCE. I have great love for Anthology shoes. They are easily the comfiest shoes you'll ever own! 

black jacket: Giordano LAdies

grey tank: Giordano

floral skirt: H&M

black tote: Giordano

black & white brogues: Anthology "SHIBUYA"

Eli's 1st Birthday Party

Last August 20, we celebrated Eli's 1st birthday at Wack-Wack Country Club. The theme was a huge circus party. Super thankful to the wonderful suppliers who made the party a huge success! Everybody enjoyed the booths, games & food.

Entrance decor

cake from Kitchen Krafts. The amazing rotating cake!

Balloons!!! Great decor from Kidstar Kastles

the stage backdrop

Eli as strong man (outfit #1) from Bumblebee & Company

Eli as the little drummer boy (outfit #2) from Bumblebee & Company

sunrise buckets (yummy buffalo wings)

game booths from Fun Ranch

curly potatoes (fried spiral potatoes)

i-stickers (personalized name stickers)

& 3D me (cute personalized plush keychains)

buy-the-bucket & holy kettle corn

Craft Camp (colour your own mask)

mask from Craft Camp

snow cone, cotton candy & waffle dogs

prizes you buy from Eli's Toy Shop using Eli Money

- to be continued -

Pic Spam: RabbitHole & MangoRed

I'm not sure if I was able to share my pre-nup photos here in my blog. So I'm sharing them now. The shoot took us 3 days, shot at 2 locations (at home & around Subic). It was really such a fun shoot. :)

Art Direction, Styling and Production Design by RABBIT HOLE Creatives
Photographed by MangoRed 
Hair and Make-up by Jake Galvez, Buern Rodriguez and Peabo Orilla