Aspire to Inspire

Grabbed dessert at Pages Deli with the girls. Goodness, how I adore themed shops, cafes, and restaurants ♥ Aside from the yummy looking menu, there’s just something about this place that’s so romantic and pretty. Great for get-togethers, sweet dates, or bonding time with your favorite book or journal! Book quotes from the classics are even printed on their menu, walls, mirrors, windows, and drinking glasses. Plus a print out of a quote for every meal! They have vintage stuff scattered around the place too for your dose of inspiration - a pretty sight don’t you think? :P

You could visit them anytime of the day for coffee or wine. They specialize in gourmet sandwiches but they also serve pasta, soups, salads, and cakes. You could even purchase imported cheese and sausages! Their menu is definitely a must-try checklist :) Since my friends and I had heavy dinner, we just munched on Belgian Chocolate and Magnolia Cakes.

It’s cute and funny how we always end up wearing matching clothes or colors no matter where we are without even talking about it HAHA :) It was nice seeing you lovely girls! I love this photo of us HAHA. High five to all our memories! You guys always give me a good laugh. See you again soon xxx

Pages Deli could be found at The Streetscape, Shangri-la Plaza Mall, Metro Manila, PH | Open from 10am - 12mn on weekends and 11am - 11pm on weekdays | Contact number (02) 447-4718 :)

I had a date with my best friend Sev @pinwheelstars a couple of days ago, goodness, how I missed that little girl. We were on “support friends” mode so we decided to have lunch at a friend’s resto and visit another friend’s shop: ELAN Bijoux & Accessories ✿

It’s one of the cutest shops I’ve ever been to! Yes, I have a fascination for well decorated shops and restaurants hahaha especially when I find myself wishing the space would be part of my room or something.

ELAN aside from meaning enthusiastic vigor or distinctive style is actually a portmanteau word coined from the family names of the owners’ parents. Hello @reeseypeasy :) I could just imagine how cute your dresser is! :P

Check out that pink furry headband stand, it’s the cutest thing, more so if it were red O_O Favorite color bias HAHA! Oh and I just love seeing accessories in frames, if only I have enough wall space in my cave and if I didn’t suck at DIY’s I would have done loads of stuff like these :)) #girlyside HAHAHA  

Boxes that look like books and a sewing machine clock I found on the floor!

Peaches, pearls, roses, and ribbons! Pastel rings and funky caps! ✿

Vintage Brass Rings: Audrey Hepburn, Mona Lisa, & the confused Beatle :)) ✿

ELAN is located at the Lower Ground Floor of the newly opened North East Square (Connecticut Street, Greenhills, San Juan) and it shares its space with Quintesence Gallerie. Contact Details: elanlifestyle@gmail.com | elanlifestyle.multiply.com ✿

Photo-up: Meet the young version of Reese (photo behind glass) heehee ♥
Check out her kickass blog here. Off topic: Wheee see that awesome looking red mango poster? Sev designed it! Check out her other designs here. Bye! :)

Something that got me and my sister busy during the weekend:
Supersale Bazaar | Rockwell Tent | July 15-17, 2011 
Prizes every hour! Here’s one of them haha NYX Nirvana Nude Lipstick :)
Shots below - some of the neat stores in the bazaar. 

KleanColor: My sister and I got some Crack and Matte Polishes! It really looks so cute, hang in there for future pictures :P We were on school spirit mode: I got a blue shade and she got green (Ateneo-La salle? HAHA I swear it’s the funniest thing to have a sister in a rival school) | Add them on Facebook or contact Joyce Chua at kleancolorphil@yahoo.com ✿

Summersault: Really cute and low priced pieces here! We got a peach romper with a lace collar and a chiffon peter pan collared dress :) | Visit them at summersaultonline.multiply.com or contact +639228232871 ✿

Androgyny: For really cute bags! I didn’t snag anything here, but my sister did :) On another note, I love their store sign! I think I want one that spells my name haha | Visit them at shopandrogyny.mutliply.com ✿

Hyphen Luxe: For Korean and Japanese Clothes! My sister and I got matching coats HAHA the owners were really nice and gave us huge discounts which is +++ :) | Visit them at hyphenluxe.multiply.com (on-hand stuff!) or contact +639195795248 ✿

Mia Casa: The store we spent a little more time on than the rest :) For amusing and reasonably priced accessories! I loved how everything was neatly arranged. They even placed a tree similar to their logo for necklaces! | Visit them at miacasa8.multiply.com or contact +639178415689 ✿

Since we were stuck in traffic from a business meeting in Laguna that day, we arrived the tent a bit late and had only less than an hour after that to shop inside the mall. We spent whatever time left at Shu to grab some daily stuff and ate dinner at one of our favorite restaurants - Banana Leaf! ✿

Quick off topic: Snippets of what I wore CLICK haha, check out my sister’s here. Thank you IACH ACCESSORIES for sending me the necklace! Seriously, you girls should check out their online shop and add them if you love online shopping or something. Image and details below - I made a GIF image of my favorite pieces from their collection :)

IACH ACCESSORIES
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