leopard scarf, saves roq

Today's weather was trying to be cute! seriously...it needed so much attention that it started from a misty morning to an afternoon drizzle and a late afternoon sunshine. Aaaahh...this scarf of mine helped me out through it all...it was my shade for protection against the mist and drizzles. I think while taking these photos, I was as confused as the weather...can you tell by my facial expression? total cuckoo from it all.

Floaty

Haiku by moi ;)

laying on my floaty

rock me with your wash of waves

sing me ocean songs

Party in the SF BAY

Miley SMILEY...was stuck in my head and her song was playing over and over!!!

here's my version: LOL!

I hopped off the plane in SFO with my bling and bangin' bangs

Welcome to the land of fame, excess, whoa am I gonna fit in?

Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time

Look to my right, and I see Golden Gate sign

This is all so crazy, everybody seems so hyphy

My tummy is turnin', and I'm feeling kinda homesick

Too much pressure and I'm nervous

That's when the taxi man turned on the radio

And the Gaga song was on

And the Gaga song was on

And the Gaga song was on

So I put my hands up they're playin' my song

And the butterflies fly away

I'm noddin my head like "Yeah!"

Movin' my hips like "Yeah!"

Got my hands up, they're playin' my song

And now I'm gonna be okay

Yeah! It's a party in the S.F BAY

Yeah! It's a party in the S.F BAY

extra hot

warm, hot, humid, cold, freezing or snowing...i'll take a bowl of soup any day!

am such a fan of sipping extra hot (literally/ and spicy) soup...sure there were times i've actually burned my lip, but such pity incident can't stop me.

Local Marketplace

Ferry Building is the place to be on a beautiful weekend in San Francisco. The historic building is filled with varieties of shops and all sorts of foods & cafes. The Farmer's Market is awesome...a mile stretch of fruit stands and fresh vegetable are spread out in front of the ferry. Me and the gang enjoyed a cup of cappucino and cafe latte from Blue Bottle...i would rate this coffee shop 5 stars, so freaking good and that's with no exaggeration. Also enjoyed Miette bakery for some good Old fashion cupcake...it such a divine treat.

Fleet week was happening...and so Navy peeps was in town and Blue Angels

were flying like rockets! But so cute when they were doing air shows and

a heart shape formed from the sky. Too bad, i have no photos of it, so pretty though. Little bro is in the Navy...so GO NAVY!

Labels

Labels of the real Maria and the surreal...

I wish all these surreal labels are for real...

blaaaahhh! what am I saying...?

good night!

"shopping for labels, shopping for love"

(Fergie)

Only if shopping for talents/occupation

is possible and easy as buying a dress

what a surreal life would that be...

leather so soft

i felt like an anime girl here, but these boots were very comfortable.

sun bites cloud

pearly whites aye!

Last week's prediction of supposedly "Indian Summer" in SF is going to be triple digits, which I was excited for because sunny days seems to brighten many Frisco peeps! It was a LIE! It was all about fog and gloomy mornings all week. Aaarrgghh...about a 15 minute drive from Frisco is where the sun is...how unfair!

Despite the gloominess of our unpredictable weather here, I find this Threadless shirt to somehow fit on how I feel about the clouds that's blocking the sun. Anyway...

Happy Thursday...weekend is here again!

Roqchample

Project: Roqchample (roq, charmagne, apple)

These were taken about five months ago to help a friend build up her portfolio. Although, I selected some of the random shots that I thought were fun and OHh so serious faces. We definitely enjoyed the whole preparation for this day, full of laughter and yess...we were clowning on each other on how we pose, not professionals but amateurs only! Since it was spring time, I suggested florals and fun colorful eye makeup. Another suggestion was crimping our hair, this was the longest part of getting ready. One good thing about having huge hair, I guess is that it's easy to manage and a quick fix to such styling. I was inspired by the April issue of ViVi Magazine from Japan and so bits of helpful tips for styling made our wardrobe springggyy.

Hair & Styling: me

Make-up: Charmagne

Photography: Apple

EMMY'S

Best Dressed: Heidi Klum

Her custom dress from MARCHESA was beautifully made to show her mommy figure. I find her very elegant with this dress and ohh the lace is such a nice touch as well as the color it's very sliming. Klum who is due to pop out in October still strut the runway fabulously!

As far as others, no one really stood out to me but Heidi, perhaps Olivia Wilde's dress was almost a winner, but the zipper in the back killed it!

(seriously...MARCHESA could've sewn and placed that zipper on the side)

Hula Hoop

Hula Hoop: Toy hoop that is twirled around the body (merriam-webster)

I really felt like I was a kid again and playing at my childhood park "South Park" brought all the good memories. Seeing the monkey bars that I used to hang and swing to, made me think of all the blisters I used to get on the palm of my hands.

A food festival was held on a beautiful sunny saturday at South Park and it was called the "A Taste of South Beach & Mission Bay"site

it's their second annual and glad I was able to go and taste the local restaurants in the SoMa district. One of my favorite was Farmerbrown's "Little Skillet" it's definitely a winner, the chicken is crispy on the outside and tender juicy on the inside. Also the taco's from Tres Agaves was spicy and fresh, a few resto that was around were Momo's, District, Bacar, Hennesy's, 21st Amendment, Brickhouse cafe, Paragon and Oneil's. Here we were able to taste these fine restos for a great deal without costing an arm & a leg.

overdue

A long overdue get together has finally taken place last night, me & the gals have been planning for months and most of the time we have to reschedule.

So a tuesday night it is!!! We headed out to this fairly new resto in the city, which opened about 9 months ago and it seems to be doing pretty well. The ambiance and decor of this little gem is very unique, as if it feels like I'm not in my home city. They also offer outdoor sitting, perfectly suitable for large groups. The place is not that huge, dining area sits 38 people, it's absolutely great for parties with friends on special occasions. They also gave us ladies complimentary sherry as our dessert wine... Gitane is a must visit if you stumble upon our beautiful city SF.

Champignon Pizza, Bacon Bon Bon & Ananas Roti

Bar Area: Saumon Tartare & Gitane Cobbler cocktail (super good)

We ended the night with good food in our stomach and some good conversation.

-their restroom is hidden behind their fancy walls (hard to find) so you should ask! It's also a must visit to see (very cute) but it is co-ed...not sure why?!

Greek Theater

Another field trip with the bf and this time to see the legend for the third time and he never fails to give an outstanding performance. We love him and for some reason most of his songs brings back the good ole' memories of our relationship and through this day. One of our fave is "So High, Stay With You & Ordinary People." The concert was taken place at the Greek Theater in Berkeley and so bringing in a seat cushion & a blanket is a must for it is outdoors. The good thing about this venue is that you can enjoy the weather and good music at the same time. The lawn area is where we sat last time, but this time we sat inside the pit area, you can never go wrong where to sit because the scenery is beautiful.

San Diego Hat, Forever 21 tank & shorts, Nine West trott boots, Vintage Gucci bag

We had a quick bite near the venue and this philly cheesesteak lasted through out the night. It was definitely a beautiful sunday and the crowd was amazing too. By the way he had special guest: India Arie & Estelle that tops of this coolio concert! lol!

Main Street

Took a stroll on Main Street yesterday located in the heart of downtown Tiburon. It's funny how the weather is so different here compared to downtown SF that was foggy and chilly. The sun was out and maybe a ten degree difference after crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. 

Their downtown area reminded me of a small village, somewhat similar to Beauty and Beast.."little town it's a quiet village, everyday like the one before...little town full of little people waking up to say..bonjour, bonjour, bonjour" ahhh...ok enough of that, but you get the picture..right? 

We had lunch at Sam's Anchor sat out in the deck and had an amazing view of the yachts that were owned my millionaires, rubbed shoulders with them kind of...lol! great food & drinks...perfect for brunch!

              

  

   

               

                   Mossimo Plaid shirt, Forever 21 tights, Nine West Trott boots, LV speedy, Rayban Wayfarer

OUTSIDE Lands

Forever21 tank & shorts, Vans slip-on, Marc by Marc Jacob purse, Rayban aviator

Over the weekend a music & arts festival was held in the beautiful Golden Gate Park. To top of this colorful event the weather participated and gave SF weather a sun shiny day. I've been hooked on Twitter since more & more of my friends have joined and I guess I could say being nosy to millions of celebrity tweets! Thought it would be clever to take a pic with this wooden bird made of cardboards and throw up a T sign for twitter not thizz! lol!

by the way Twitter is from the BAY...hahha whattuupp!

[you would probably know what thizz means if your from the bay area.]

Along with this festival was of course joined by many well known bands around the world. But me & the gang of course rocked out to the tune of Jason Mraz & Black Eyed Peas. AMAZING performances indeed!!! It's my first time seeing BEP and yess they're absolutely great live and they made the crowd jump around "party everyday...party everyday" wooohooo!!!

Photo-booth FUN sponsored by Toyota!

Me as a Pie

So after having 2 1/2 month vacation from school, I was thinking of how my daily routine would be...now that school begins tomorrow, creating a pie chart that I copied from one of my daily blog reads here...made me wanna create my own!

here's a happy face for summer!

school starts tomorrow!

so here's a chart during vacation:

alot of free time that's for sure!

a rough idea for my upcoming semester:

it's a lot less of everything... am still aiming not to lower the % of blogging...I'll try...will see how it goes!