friendship is a promise | myjewelrybox.com

(m.i.a. in this photo: candace, karen, maiz, bufal and riza)

as i continue to look back on my teen years, i cannot help but feel grateful for the friends i have gained
along the way. i am even more grateful for the friends i've met when i was 12 years old and have till' now. our group does not only embody friendship but also of a promise and sisterhood. we've watched each other as we went through the fun of graduating grade school, to the confusing and interesting high school years, to the new experience of college, to the anxiety and excitement to starting our careers and even to witnessing how each of us have slowly found the love of our lives.

i may have the tendency to pile on stand out accessories with layers of bangles on my left arm and a row of rings on my fingers but a classic piece of jewelry always still catches my attention. with quite a line of jewelry from myjewelrybox.com, i wish that i can buy promise rings online for all of my best friends. promise rings are traditionally given by a guy to a girl before an engagement but tradition definitely cannot dictate the promise of sisterhood that we have for each other.

teenage excitement

although this has caused a little argument with harry (which has been resolved so don't worry), i miss my teen years --- the 'kilig' and excitement that came with it. i am not specifically talking about my love life as there are other important aspects of life other than that. i am talking about the general feeling of being a teen. being filled with hopes and aspirations. being all set to conquer the world. having this determination to be the best that we can be. reality takes a huge bite out of these things and certain dreams have to be set aside. i was never in denial that growing up is easy but i also never thought that there are times that it would be really hard, like having to accept that people i love would eventually have to live separate lives from me. it's inevitable and i should have had this wisdom now that i'm 26 but it's still hard. 

in my usual way of dealing with things, i am looking at the bright side after wallowing in the confusion. immediate plans for the last 2 months of 2010 are: canvass and window shop for a bigger bed for my room and a new shelf for all of my books (and the books that i have yet to buy), search for interior design inspirations for the room that will now be all for myself, plan a family getaway and finally, learn how to control the waterworks when we do have to be at the airport come december.

ps. thanks to everyone for all your thoughts, wisdom and opinions on my last post. fashion is indeed a tricky business and if we're not careful, it can draw us into a world of materialism and vanity instead of art and self-expression.

cotton printed dress - chatuchak, bangkok

green tunic used as cover-up - mom's closet

brown peep-toe platforms - CMG

necklaces: charms - carbon find | fairy - props

bangles: wooden green and blue - props | brass ones - carbon finds

rings: brass skull, burnt orange stone - carbon finds | oval blue stone and green stone - props

zebra-striped fedora hat - sm dept store