#Photography: Sunset

Just a quick post say thank you to my regular and new readers... I really appreciate all of you. Please do leave me a message on my comment box, so I can drop by and say hello to your blog and social account as well. 

Today is actually a lazy day for me. I was supposed to schedule some blog post and share my weekend activities and outfit but I cant seem to create a post out of it. 

Anyways, while cleaning some files on my PC I saw my sunset photographs. This sunset shot is taken a few weeks ago. One of the things I am thankful here at our home is that, this view that we see at our window. Yes... we have a beautiful cityscape or should I landscape view! 

Me and my Nikon dslr are still on a getting to know each other level for quite a long, long time now. hahaha Shame on me! But I am kicking my butt  every now and then to really maximize this camera and share some great photos here on my blog. 

If your an expert on dslr camera, I would appreciate tips and tricks on how to learn and take good shots for outfits, food and whatever photo subjects. ;) 

Question to end this post... Are you ready for the new weekday grind?

Bohemian Wedding Invitation

Hello everyone! 

Today I'll be sharing not my fashion but my crafty side. It's a skill of mine that come and go. lol 

I created this wedding invitations for a bohemian theme wedding of a friend. I finish the layout of the wedding invitation easily. However, it took me awhile to finish making the design of the outer part. The initial design, had some problems with the materials, I had to order it online. Due time constraint and some other reasons, I had to change materials. You see, one of the tricky part in making a themed wedding invitation is that the layout, materials and design should have a valuable connection to the themed. 

In the end, the final design came up while hunting for a possible materials... 

What I love the most among the materials is the flowers, its actually made of sawed-wood and preserved pine seed (not sure though).

What do you think of this wedding invitation?

August Wishlist

Bohemian Skirt-13.88| Tassel Bag-$ 6.06| Leather Jacket-$ 12.47 | 

Boots-$ 7.14 | Sandals-$ 3.79 | Off-shoulder Top-$ 5.07

Hello Monday!

Fresh start of the week... I had a productive start so far. Im so glad I was able to woke up early nad had chance for a short walking exercise while accomplishing some errands. 

Actually, today is my first day at my new virtual job. One of the reason I woke up early besides kiddo's first day of examination. 

I just dont know why I am so excited and energize for this new job. I am hoping though that I'll go full time the soonest. ^_^ 

The first day went great. I enjoyed the task at hand. My lady bosses are full of energy and all smiles always. 

On the other hand, Dresslink offered me to browse on their website. I found lots of affordable fashion faves and so I created my own wishlist, hence, what you see in the photo above. I am looking forward to own and wear the following wishlist items. I have been wanting them quite some time now and Im so glad to found it at Dresslink at a very affordable price. I shall purchase this soon!

How was the start of the week for you?
Have you tried purchasing at Dresslink.com too? Would love to hear some feedback.

Goodbye Stargate Dream Vacation Resort!

How was your weekend everyone?

Stargate Dream Vacation Resort is one of our go to place for swimming. Although we have several bad experiences here, we still found ourself heading to this place for a swim. 

What I dont Like:

Expensive pool fee.

Food serve longer.

Costumer service is 4/10.

Swimwear rules is not strictly applied. We've witnessed a few times others swim in tshirt and pants.

Can get crowded on weekends.

What I like:

Very nice ambiance.

Great view of Cagayan de Oro river in the pool area.

Enjoy the beauty of nature.

Instagram-friendly place.

Minutes away from the city.

Buffets on weekends with live bands.

Options to grill your own food.

They serve delicious mango float... :P

Lately though we dont go for a swim at this resort anymore because the last time we went for a swim they restricted the swimming pool. Its no loner available for individual walk-ins, only for a minimum group of 10 unless we will pay Php 2, 500.00 (which is the total fee of 10 people). Thus, this post title... me bidding goodbye to one of my go-to swimming place.  

Here's a photo of our last swim at Stargate Dream Vacation Resort...

 

#OnlineShopping: Get Discount Coupons at VoucherCodes.com.sg

As technology advances, it made our life easier and convenient in so many ways. And as a consumer and fashionista we are not exempted by the convenience that technology offers. Nowadays, we have more options to shop and how to be a wise shopper. Through internet, we can read reviews before buying a high price item and verify legit distributors and even the scam ones. And with online stores you get an excuse to just be in your pajamas and shop any time and any where in the world. 

Shopping online made our lives easier. This convenience help us save our energy, time, transportation and other unnecessary expenses offered to us when shopping at the malls. 

However, with the comfort that online shopping gives us it doesn't exempt us to be tempted to shop more and more as well, because of the wide and cheaper selections of the best place for online grocery shopping, gadgets, clothes and accessories. It's great to know that there are websites that provides free voucher codes, discount codes and discount coupons for leading online stores.

I just recently discovered VoucherCodes.com.sg which offer a variety of discounts from its partner merchants. From travel and holidays, to fashion apparels, to food and beverages... There are discount vouchers or coupons you can grab and use. 

I am already eyeing on the vouchers for fashion clothing and jewelry from Zalora! :D

And for travel lovers you should check out Travel & Holidays section where you can find Hotel booking discounts like Expedia, Asia Rooms, Agoda discount coupons and many more.

Isnt this an exciting thing to discover? When you visit VoucherCodes.com.sg I bet you will be overwhelmed and exited as well because there's so much to discover and use from the wide variety of legit online stores and companies they partnered. 

What discount coupons and vouchers do you usually hunt and use? 

What I Wore | Button-Down Shirt & Skirt Pants

Midweek Madness!

It's amazing how fast time flies by and you don't even realize it. Just last Sunday I was not ready to welcome Monday but its funny how Wednesday came unnoticed, until my friend asked for a midweek chill. 

 My closest friends and I has online jobs and so we take weekend and midweek seriously to disconnect to technology and stress.  That's Wednesday and Saturday out and about anywhere in the city. However, most of it spent at malls. :D

It's the time where we channel our inner fashionista and coffee/tea addicts. It's  our time to vent out problems and frustration, laugh with/without any reasons, encourage and discourage decisions... hehehe that's what we are! 

We usually just shop, stroll, eat and chat. A lot of things really happened and most of them are unplanned. 

 On today's post, I am sharing an outfit on one of our midweek chill few weeks back. While looking forward of our midweek chill later... Printed button-down shirt and white skirt pants. Forgot to take a photo of the back view for the shorts... really its shorts. The gladiator shoes is new... I impulsively bought it on that day and wore it immediately... and the days after. hahaha I am not obviously loving it, arent I?

This day only two of us bond. And me and my best buddy accidentally wore matching outfits in black and white theme. We didn't even plan it. ^_^
What's your usual bonding with your friends?
Do you do midweek chill/break too?

Black Gladiator Sandals from Payless Shoesource.

#WrapUp: July 2015

July has been a very busy yet productive month for me. In between the laziness I am glad I was able to be productive at the same time. I actually thought this will not be possible but looking back, it was indeed possible... 

So to wrap it all up.. I'll share things I havent get the chance to share in my previous blog post. As well as, some explanations, observation and or whatever random thoughts I have this month.

• Monthly Wrap-up Post. First off... this is my first wrap-up post. This is the first time I am doing this kind of blog post. Will see if I can keep up on creating monthly wrap up post like this. So why create post like this? Well, I just felt the need to have a venue I can share some random thoughts I have this month that I want to share to my readers.
• #PowerCrisis. One of the reason Im slacking on some blog post and work is that this power crisis that our city is experiencing. We have a daily power interruption schedule, such a hassle!
• Graveyard Shift. In relation to #PowerCrisis. I am back to sleeping in the morning and wake up late. I have started working on waking up in the morning and sleep before 12 midnight. Im yet to adjust and cope up again because of the power interruption. I hate that the whole schedule that Ive been trying to make into a routine had to be destroyed because I need to adjust with the power interruption schedule. 
• The Versatile Blogger Award. I just want to thank Journal of Style for the nomination, it is truly an honor. And I apologize for not publishing my nominations. Honestly, I am still yet to gather bloggers to nominate. So if you want to be nominated feel free to post in the comment section. :)
• Disqus No More. Frustratingly, Disqus has some problems with their system update. So I switch back to the built in comment section of my blog. Which I find convenient and neat in the end. I apologize for some comments that are not displayed because the sync option of Disqus wont work. :(
• Comment and Blog Hopping. This month also I started  a comeback on actively visiting fashion/lifestyle blogs and commenting. It feels good to be back... I must say its one reasons why Im actively blogging as well. I hope to get to know more bloggers here in my blog. Thank you for visiting and posting comments on my blog everyone! :* 
• Collaborations. I just want to take this opportunity as well to thank the companies and businesses who partnered with me. So far this month, I think, has the most partnership offers that arrived in my email. I had a great time online shopping. Cant wait for the items to arrived! ^_^
• Follow for Follow. And of course, I'll be glad to exchange follow, feel free to drop your links in the comment section. Here's my links:
  Facebook | Instagram | Bloglovin

#OOTD For July:

Since I haven't created a post on some of my outfits of the day. I will take reference on my instagram post... ;)

A photo posted by Venus Smileygal (@venussmileygal) on Jul 14, 2015 at 12:08am PDT

A photo posted by Venus Smileygal (@venussmileygal) on Jul 18, 2015 at 5:42am PDT

A photo posted by Venus Smileygal (@venussmileygal) on Jul 29, 2015 at 4:15am PDT