What to Wear to Where?

Let me share with you the clothes that I wore during my stay in the most picturesque place of all time - Prague, Czech Republic.

Being warm enough was quite a challenge since my basic clothes came from a tropical country, but with little imagination here and there, you can create different looks that's worth (picture) taking - for!

On my way to Office 1 - Fine Checkered  Dress. Schubar Booties. Pashmina Shawl.

On my way to Office 2 – Striped Celine Cowl Neck Blouse. Schubar Booties. Pants from Human.

On my way to Office 3 – White Printed Dress from Department Store. Trench Coat. Schubar Booties.

On my way to Office 4 – While checking how long is my hair now... Pardon if I included this one :)

On my way to Office 5 – Turtle Neck Sweatshirt. Charles & Keith Bag. Schubar Booties. Pashmina Shawl

On my way to Office 6 – One of a kind dress. A real steal. Booties. Golden Yellow Shawl.

On my way to Office 7 – Olive Green Pants. UGG. Gray Shawl. Black Sweatshirt from The Landmark.

On my way to Office 8 – Sweatshirt Gray. Thermal Jacket. Schubar Booties. Pants from HerBench.

Strolling Around Look 9 - Booties. Stockings Black. Cosmopolitan Dress from The Ramp. Red Shawl.

Strolling Around Look 10 - Booties. Slacks Black. Mini-polka dots Peasant Blouse. Coat from Prague.

On my way to Office 11 – Black Slacks. UGG Booties.
Stripped Navy Inspired Knitted Blouse.

Strolling Around Look 12 – UGG Booties. Beige Coat from Prague.
Gray Sweater from The Landmark.

After Office Look 13 – UGG Booties. White Watch from Tomato.
Black Sweatshirt.

Strolling Around Look 14 – UGG Booties. Black Trench Coat.
Lacoste Mini-Bag in Hot Pink. -CMK

Schiphol Airport, Yotel and Netherlands

Flashback September 20-something : After that fun-filled airplane ride, my body was not sure whether it's sleeping time or what. My mind has lots of things to think about. My baggage, what lies ahead, I need to catch the next plane ride and... i can hear a quite familiar sound. My stomach grumbling. Where else to go but to old trusty McDo.

♕ You need to exchange your currency to EURO for you to buy food at Schiphol. 
♕ There's a cafe that offers hot chocolate that was so yummy. Along with that was a hi-speed wi-fi connection. 

♕ Quite weird though, since after 30 minutes, you need to rent a computer or buy some credit to use the wi-fi.

♕ Since I have to wait for more than 12 hours, I decided to check in at Yotel. It's a hotel inside Schiphol Airport, Netherlands. ♕ The facade was so cool and place was all-purple. Cute. They call each room a cabin but inside it's more like a real mini-hotel.

♕ My Euro cash was not enough, so I swiped my credit card. Tip : You might want to call the bank few days before you go abroad so that when you charge against your card, there are less chances of being declined. (Special thanks to Zen for this marvelous, life-saving idea!) Going back, in times like these, wake-up time is sacred, being aware of that, the receptionist gave me this funky clock and set my alarm accordingly.

♕ I love the bed. It mimics my bed back home. Either that or I'm just plain tired. Lol. :D My sleep was far from a deep one but twas good enough to refresh my aching muscles and stretch my back.

♕ I commend the interior designer of this cabin. Left you have a mini-cr, right you have the bed, the black thing you can see above is a foldable chair. Across the door (where the chair was hanging) lies a cute barney-purple table.

♕ Indeed a nice experience. Thank God I got up 30 minutes earlier and I didn't miss my flight. Only not-so-good thing that happened was that the receptionist didn't give me my receipt. She promised me that she'll email the receipt to me. Not true. Till now, no trace of any Yotel Receipt :( Good thing I used my credit card or else, good luck to my reimbursement. ;)

This quote made me smile as I realized that when peeps travel they appreciate only the bare essentials. -CMK

“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things – air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky – all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it.” – Cesare Pavese

Flying Blue with KLM Airline

They always say that it's not about the destination but the joy the comes along with the journey. And what else can be 'truer' than flying with KLM. Allow me to share with you this cool experience that I had. This was the first time that I traveled alone but the comfort and coziness of the plane made the 10+ hours of travel drool-worthy.

Being prone to bloopers here's my share. I was struggling on how to put the weird-looking headset on my ear. I tried left then right. Inside then out. But after 10 minutes of peripheral-viewing on how my seatmate put hers, I managed na ipasak ang earphones na yan! :) After regaining my poise, here are the keep-busy things I've done on the first few flight hours: Music - Heard the noise of Beyonce, Rhianna, Michael Jackson, Adele Movies - Devil Wears Prada, Dilemma, The Other Woman (Natalie Portman) Series - CSI, Sex and the City Navigator - Time Traveled, ETA, Time Zones, Maps, Etc.

While being swallowed up with my new toy, a pretty lady approached our aisle and distributed the goodies. Yum! Little did I recall that my braces need to be in place for months. After the "click" that came from my brackets. I said goodbye to these nuts. And gulped my juice.

After watching a part of CSI, she came again and asked me if I want Fish or Beef. Told her Chicken and next thing I know was that she's giving me a noodle and fish plus an enticing dessert packed lunch. The bread was not teeth-friendly so I munched the noodles and that was good! Yet the fish was the best. Twas soft and yummy. This meal was enough to keep you full really. About the veggie and cake on the top corner, they're not my type. Veggies were quite raw. Cake was too sweet for me. Overall this is a superb lunch than I expected.

Hehe. You guessed! Less than an hour passed and she's strolling another goodies and when I saw that it was ice cream my eyes sparkled with excitement! I was torn between Mango and Chocolate but chose the former. The water was quite different in appearance but tasted the same in substance (Dapat may touch of Auditing Theory? ;) ).

Count 2 movies then she's here again with another food. The menu was chicken curry and java rice. With vegetable side dish plus salad with medium rare beef. My fave part of the meal was the fruit mini plate (pineapple, melon, papaya and watermelon). Being stuffed with carbs and sweets the past hours, I could welcome a refreshing fiber this time. I ended up eating the fruit and bread, my tummy has no space for the other loot unfortunately. I am not sure if this entry should be an airline review or food review. Haha. Maybe both? :D But overall, my travel from Manila to Amsterdam was quite a retreat from my everyday life. -CMK

You Live. You Learn.

I believe that everything happens for a reason. 

People change so that you can learn to let go 

Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right. 

You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself. 

and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. 

-Marilyn Monroe

Why 80's Rock?

credits: Abdul Ashrath Khan (Facebook)

9 Fast Facts about Prague

1. Most cars here are manual (not automatic). 
2. Prague follows the 24-hour clock convention (example - 13:00 means 1:00 pm).
3. Close friends generally greet each other by kissing cheek to cheek (right then left).
4. Drinking water are more expensive than beers.
5. You can buy an all-day pass to their public transportation (At the price of 110.00 cz koruna, you can ride their metro, bus, trams within 24 hours).
6. Czechs love to read (it's quite common to see locals reading books, gazettes, etc.)
7. After eating @ Mc Donalds (fastfoods, cafeterias), you need to put left overs on your tray and place them @ a designated area.
8. "Ano" means Yes. "Ne" means No. "Yo" means Yeah.
9. This one's cool. I just recently knew about this so pardon me. Czechoslovakia is no longer existing. In 1993, it has been mutually divided to 2 republics. Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. -Now that's food for thought! ;) -CMK