PH-EXPERIENCE: AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR BEING STUCK IN TRAFFIC

Staying in the Philippines, especially Manila also requires a lot of patience. If you're not, it's about

time to get rid of your impatience (if you're planning to go there). There are actually a lot of beautiful

places to visit, BUT it's kind of a challenge to move along because traffic there is theee wooorst!

Within 24 years I experienced being stuck in traffic way too often and too long! But this year it felt 

like the situation just got worse. I was there with my family during the holidays. As we were staying 

there for 2,5 weeks only, we had quite a tight schedule. So instead of being stuck for like an hour, 

like we were used to, I was lucky enough to catch up on all the sleep that I skipped. Waking up after

three hours in the car, we still weren't moving. I was wondering how people manage to be at work on

time. My parents told me, either they are leaving their house like at 4AM in the morning, or they'll 

take a tricycle – one of my fave rides there. That thing manages to loop through all the lined up cars.

Since I was a little kid, I loved riding these things and I even drove these motorized cycles – which I 

wouldn't do anymore because I turned to a chicken-hearted person. Filipinos know, that they would 

only waste their time by taking the car during rush hours, so these tricycles are common means of

public transportation there. Even if I am able to walk from our house to some places, I sometimes 

feel like having a ride by tricycle, just because I love these bumpy rides. So try it and put that on 

your checklist: ride a freakin' tricycle!

photos: Marc Cortez

PHILOMENA ZANETTI FASHION WEEK BERLIN

 

We interviewed Julia Leifert, who is the genius behind the label Philomena Zanetti for sisterMAG 

and ever since I fell in love with her pieces – especially THIS coat. It's about high quality and 100% 

sustainability. If you want to read more about this label check out the interview here.

I was very curious about her new collection. If you scroll down, you'll find some photos of my faves

of this show. 

Since I already had a thing for the coat that I mentioned at the beginning of this post, it's not a big

surprise that the coat of this collection also got me. 

I'd probably combine the following outfit with a pair of heels, but would totally wear this pretty much

just as it was shown at her show. 

And here's a dress I probably can't wear without enhancing all my jelly rolls. But if I could rock it, 

I'd most definitely do ;P !

Congrats again, Julia! It was a great show. Looking forward to see more of your work!

Thank you for having us.

chapterB

With a lot of catching-up to do, I start with these BTS photos of one of the shootings I was part of

at sisterMAG. For those who don't know: After staying in Berlin for 7 months, I decided to move
back to Vienna for now. I enjoyed working at sisterMAG and this was an experience I don't wanna
miss ever. I learned a lot about this line of business and also about myself. For real now, it was
absolutely amazing. I got to know a lot of creative people – especially my lovely co-workers – found
the creative side that I didn't even knew existed, and challenged myself in many different ways. I was
living the dream, that I was longing for under all circumstances about a year ago. At this point you'll
probably ask yourself: Why the fuck is she back then? Some of you may know that I had the hardest
time being away from my family too. I told myself that it would just take some time to get used to it.
And I was right. I actually got used to it. This doesn't mean that I was happy. After spending an
almost five-week vacay with my family, I caught myself crying, without any reason, when I was
only thinking about going back. Yeah, I know right? This sounds soooo dramatic. So I told myself
to have my emotional five minutes and be all gangster again. I Persuading myself that I was just
exaggerating, I packed my things, hold my tears back and flew back to Berlin – the City where my
dream job was waiting for me.

After being back a week, I was happy to see everyone again. Like, the girls were the sweetest and I
was really happy to be back. But still, I felt like something just wasn't right. So I decided to do
something, that even surprised me at the end of the day. I just told myself to go trust my gut feeling.
I am that kind of person that always has at least kind of a plan and sticks to it. And trust me: The
 decision to leave after a week wasn't part of the plan for sure.

I felt good and relived but was annoyed at the same time. I was angry for not taking the challenge.
Cause who's to blame if I find out after a few months, that this wasn't the right decision? Me and only
me. And blaming myself makes it to top 5 of my shitlist. A few days went by, and this anger just
turned into excitement of going back to Vienna. Now that I'm back, I can say, that I made the right
decision for myself. I stopped thinking about what life would look like if I'd decided to stay. I just
know that I will never ever find out. But I find myself writing this last sentence with a smile on my
face.

It's not only about not having those special people around you. I think I had high expectations when
I moved to Berlin. About the city itself. Some of my friends already told me, that this is not the right
city for me. I wanted to prove that it will be. Berlin and I .. we had our difficulties from the very
beginning. I was trying to convince myself that I really wanna stay there. Start a new life there. But
it's like fate really told me periodically to keep my hands off.


As this blog was created to find some space to write down words about my personal life, lifestyle
and thoughts, I am writing these words. For me. And for the people that made my stay in Berlin a
wonderful experience. Thank you, and on to the next chapter.

photos by Cristopher Santos for sisterMAG BTS

#FBCTHEZONE FASHIONWEEK BERLIN 2016

Fashion Blogger Café is always a event that I can't skip during FW in Berlin. Luckily my co-workers 

and I made it during their lunch break and went to Fashion Blogger Café The Zone. I love how 

welcoming the StyleRanking Crew is. They make sure that you feel at home whenever you enter the

venue. Here are some impressions of our short but fun visit at #FBCTHEZONE. 

Arriving at eWohnen, where FBC took place this time, the ladies from StyleRanking gave us a warm

welcome. The really lovely Gesche offered us to show us around. 

SuperFood drinks

straight to the bar to get some drinks

LASCANA corner

Made To Love jewelry

Thanks Luisa for the photos!