When Every Town was Painted Red

I know it's late (as usual) but I just want to share the culturally enriching sights I enjoyed last Chinese New Year when we spent it for the very first time in Binondo. All photos via Instagram.

While the Dragons rest

Luck Dragon @ work inside the Lucky Chinatown Mall

Money Tree

The Art of Paper Cutting

Chinese Calligraphy

Chinese Checkers

Lighted Cherry Blossoms at night

Illuminated Chinese Lanterns at night

Sometimes, it really just take a simple photo to tell a story and take a glimpse into history. It is fun to be part of a festive and rich culture that paints the whole country red every year with dancing dragons, loud drums, and a whole lot of tikoy. So, even how late this post came in, I'm glad to have shared it with you. It's really better late than never, don't you agree?

xoxo,

The Clueless Mrs.

Dots and Balloons

Here's a more cheery post after yesterday's, which I just want to forget about... now... *haha*

Obviously, this is another one of my blog backlogs, and it's no brainer that it's about New Year. I think the title gives it away, agree?

Anyway, the recent New Year was actually the first New Year celebration I wasn't really able to prepare for, outfit-wise, because I had soooo much to do for the Axe Apollo Space Academy campaign that I recently launched, so I just scrambled in my closet and grabbed all the polkadots I can find. 

I'm really begging the universe to bless me with a lot of luck this 2013 that I almost went for an all polkadot outfit even though how baduy (out of fashion) the whole mix and match may come out but due to my hubby's *eeeeeek* reaction, I just opted for a simpler number that I can carry. To give my outfit a little more kick of circles, I tied my hair into a perfect bun (c/o Pink Box donut).

The balloons made the whole outfit shoot more fun, don't you think? It was just our luck that we have a lot of balloons floating (okay, not really floating) inside the house coming from our tito's (uncle) 60th birthday party we helped organize so we had something to play with last New Year. 

Oh, and my lil sis played with me too...

I really love playing model with my sis. It's actually one of our favorite bonding moments- taking a LOT of pictures of each other and together. You have no idea how many crazy shoots we did together already.

Here's to fab sisters, luck, dots and balloons for a fun 2013. 

On Aiza: 

Top: Bazaar find (P185)

Skirt: Surplus Shop (P299)

Shoes: CMG (P1,299)

On Mars:

Tank Top: Forever 21 ($3)

Skirt: The Landmark (P169)

Shoes: Payless Shoesource (Sale @ 70% off P200)

xoxo,

The Clueless Mrs.

First Holiday

Last 2012 was the first time we got to celebrate the Holidays as a married couple. Since both our families have our own traditions and our own ways on how we celebrate Christmas and New Year, we had to arrive at a perfect compromise on which side we'll go to for each holiday event. 

It wasn't much of a long discussion actually, gift-giving on Christmas is a big event at my house ever since I was a kid and I know it's the Garcia boys' tradition to greet the New Year with a BANG, well, it's more of my dad-in-law and JM's actually... 

So, we came to an agreement where we'll have an early dinner at the Garcia's on 24th December and then spend the rest of the Christmas eve with the Sollers and then have an early dinner at the Soller's on 31st December and then greet the New Year with the Garcias. 

Early Christmas Dinner at the Garcia's & gift giving

Christmas Celebration at the Soller's

What did I tell you about gift-giving at home?!
hooooray for gifts.

Early New Year's Dinner at the Soller's

Soller sisters with Daddy while our mom prepares dinner

Rodriguez Cousins playing with balloons

Clueless Mister joins in the fun

Greeting the 2013 at the Garcia's

Father and Son playing with fire.

January 1, day time, right after New Year's lunch reunion.

And, of course, we won't let our first holiday pass without a photo opp at the comfort of our own bare home with our very first and cutesy Christmas tree.

What I love about this set up and being married, in general, is we get to celebrate Christmas and New Year, not just once but two times all in one day! Isn't that awesome?!?

xoxo,

The Clueless Mrs.