Conversations on Style, Writing, Travel, Photography and everything else that makes Life amazingly beautiful. Online journal of Sasha Manuel.
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust I only have a week left in my trip and had little expectation of anything else that would make it more special than it already is. However, my sister had one [...]
For the past year or so, I’ve been searching for something that will help bring back a bit of what blogging used to mean for me. I had missed the community that genuinely wishes to engage in conversations that aim to share and connect. I missed participating in blog carnivals wherein I revel in thematic [...]
UPDATE: This blog is now defunct. For more on indie fashion, feel free to visit Style Manila. ————— November is an anniversary month for me. I’ll be celebrating Tops 2 Bottoms‘ 3rd year on the 17th and yesterday marks the official date of my taking on the b5media blog, Indie Style File. “Welcoming the new [...]
This year, two of my b5media blogs were nominated in the GLAM Network Awards — one is my fashion blog, Tops 2 Bottoms, and the other one is my Asian beauty blog, Beauty Bento Box. I’m absolutely ecstatic! Weee! Tops 2 Bottoms falls under the Fashion Publishers list and Beauty Bento Box, the Beauty Publishers [...]
Just a few tidbits I want to you guys to know. I’m currently raffling off a pair of Vintage Earrings over at Vanity Fever. If you’re a fashionista, I recommend a look. Entering the contest is quite easy. Also, if you’re here looking for a way to sign up for the upcoming SM Hypermarket-hosted blog [...]
I reckon I ought to start from the beginning, huh? Well, it was Saturday, 14 July 2007. Twas the longest day ever. 8 am Weirdest of days. I’m used to sleeping in and waking up in the afternoon or, sometimes, I’m only awake at night (seemingly keeping vampire hours). But, lo and behold, I’m awake [...]
The day has finally arrived! Say hello to Style Manila! For readers, who have been around long enough, I’m sure you’ve already chanced upon this fashion blog of mine. Well, now, it’s officially launched. Style Manila is the latest addition to the blog roster of The Bayanihan Blog Network. It’s “a Philippine fashion blog focused [...]
Nothing beats having coffee with a delish piece of soft, chewy cookie, complete with chocolate chips and nuts. Mmmm. Hence, when I stepped into Mrs. Fields Cookie Café Launch in Manila Pavilion on United Nations Avenue last night, a couple of hours late and with an already full stomach, I didn’t hesitate in grabbing a [...]
Bohol, Philippines We took the Manila-Cebu plane then boarded the SuperCat from the Cebu Port to the Port of Tagbilaran in Bohol. Then we head towards the town known for its beaches, Panglao. It’s where Bohol Beach Club and Dimaluan Beach are located. I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to experience what [...]
When I was a kid, the word “hobby” seemed foreign to me. Considering that I’ve answered so many slumbooks that asked me to name any and I’d noticed how my mind would go on auto-pilot, writing down generic answers that I know I do but never truly felt passionate about. It was when I grew [...]
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