This morning, I was woken up to a series of beeps and a couple of missed calls on my cellphone. It was a bit perplexing to read messages like: "Go out NOW! look at the sun!" and "OMG! the sun!" and another "YOU HAVE TO SEE IT! look at the SUN!!" And I admit, I hate reading text messages in All Caps format. I can almost imagine the sender yelling right at my face. Grrr. What a nice way to greet my day. But a call from my dear cousin, Joan, prompted me to get my lazy butt out of bed and head outside to see what the commotion was all about.

Lo and behold! a SUNDOG! My very first time to witness such spectacle and I was wowed a million times over! My sister and I wasted no time and took pictures of the marvel that was Parhelion.

Encyclopedias say that once a Parhelion occurs, it means rain is coming but I don't see a teensy bitsy sign that it is indeed coming. I am still baking in this little corner even with the windows wide open and the fan in maximum setting. This hot spell is slowly drying my brains out making it hard to stay coherent. Gaah!

On to the outfit: A couple of days ago, my mom asked me (no, more like begged) to wear again the "real deal" as I am always wearing fashion accessories these days and she's not so used to me wearing them so often. So yesterday, I wore some of the pieces that I knew would make her day to a client meeting. And boy, was she ecstatic to see me wear this cameo necklace which her aunt passed on to her a couple of years ago (God bless her soul). It's her favorite so she literally spent pretty much the rest of our afternoon (after the meeting, of course) talking about it. And I find it cute and heart warming how she treasures family heirlooms. She loves cameo pieces and her collection is just awesome! I love you Mom!


Apartment floral dress. Black pumps -People r People. random black cardigan. braided black belt -gift from a cousin. cameo necklace, Tommy Hilfiger watch, earrings -from mom and dad. Forever21 duo ring. Forever21 black bag -F21 @ Power Retail.

I said to myself that only after I receive my orders from GoJane this month will I allow myself to buy ANYTHING,
be it from the mall or the WWW, necessary or slightly unnecessary. hihi.

Penny-wise, I have kept myself within the confines of our house for the past couple of weeks to save me from going loco over summer mall sales and bazaars. And boy, did my strategy work! NO purchases whatsoever of nonessential stuff for almost a month now - read a planner entry scribbled just last Saturday. I was pleased ;)

So this morning, when my dad told me to accompany my sister to school and help her process some papers needed for graduation, I obliged happily knowing that my help would be greatly appreciated.

Fast forward to lunch time; feet were almost dying, brains getting fried by the scorching heat of the midday sun and I, Toni, was totally famished. My sister and I then decided to make quick stop at the mall to grab a bite at our fave fastfood chain and while there, we visited a few shops... Needless to say, my wallet broke her silence more than thrice. Hmpf. There goes my days of practicing self-control.

So while I waited beneath the Eucalyptus tree for my dad to finish his afternoon patient rounds, I contemplated my buys thoroughly and thought; I hardly need any of these :s