UP Diliman Fun Shoot 08.30.09

In relation to my previous post (actually this is the pre-quel of it), we had a fun shoot in UP Diliman last August 30 with my cosplay friend Kat Escolar and her photog friend Marlene Hsu. It was Kat's idea because as she had blogged about it, her boyfriend was requesting for photos of her. And since Mars was here to visit, she scheduled a photoshoot and just invited me.

I'm no model (I'm not that pretty to be one. nyahaha). I just like pictures and dressing up , i guess. I'm a photo enthusiast also and as most people describe me, uber kikay and partly narcissistic. LOL. And since I'm into cosplay right now, maybe I just wanted to have fun and grab the oppurtunity to have good pictures while there's an oppurtunity for it.

It was a fun shoot. At first we were thinking of a theme and I thought I wanted to use those items I have bought from a thrift shop. Yup, ukay-ukay in short. And lately, I am in the knack of acquiring animal-printed pieces. LOL. (I love cats so it also applies to big ones such as lions, tigers, jaguars and leopards. Hehe.) I have a fur coat and a silk skirt, which I turned into a dress instead (Ingenuity.hehe). I'm creative and people have complimented my ability to pick out interesting and quite good stuff from the thrift shop which doesn't really look it came from there. I guess, it also helps that I have a weird sense about fashion and that most people wouldn't really have the guts to wear those kind of stuff (which is actually much better for me because then I wouldn't have too much competition around). I often ask people how much they think stuff that I wear cost and they're quite amaze when I tell them and where I got them. I normally roam around the Metro and go in ukayans I pass by just to see if there's anything that would entice me to buy. What I often look for in thrift shops are:

(1) jackets - I LOVE jackets! All my jackets and coats come from UK;

(2) skirts - I LOVE skirts! It's my staple wear. I don't wear jeans too much - only in special occassions.haha. (Shouldn't it be the other way around? LOL). I don't know. I'm just more comfortable in skirts - not that I also have the legs to boot - woot! That is why I really liked our uniform because it's skirt. I'd rather wear skirts than slacks for office; and

(3) boots - I LOVE boots! (did you just notice that I had the same reactions for all 3 items?LOL.) - I've always loved shoes and I don't really care if the Philippines is a tropical country. When there's an oppurtunity to wear boots I wear them. I normally use them during gimiks and other parties and often, people have complimented me for wearing one. Although, boots are now growing in popularity and more and more people are wearing them nowadays. hehe.

Anyways, I've deviated from the subject of this blog (nyahahaha) and most probably I would just have to write another entry about my fashion preferences. Haha. In the end, we just decided to bring anything and everything we can. LOL.

And voila! Here are some of the photos that Mars has already given us.

More photos can be found HERE or HERE.

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mood: I hate it when your thigh-high stockings just keeps on going down, down, down, down, down. argh!