HashtagThriftshop

So yesterday I went out with Bfs. (Bfs means boyfriends lol. Joke. They are my highschool forever girlfriends. And thats how, apparently, we call our 'barkada') It was a planned thing. It was Essen who invited us to go thriftshop! And me, being a fan of bargains talaga, said yes with no doubt! I've always been fond of worthy cheap finds!!! It's a fulfilling passion. Oops? Hahaha. So when we arrived at Quiapo, we didn't know exactly where the Ukay-Ukay was so we asked the people there pa. As we were walking along the streets, I experienced something new. A bad kind of something-new. There were 2 kids running around us when suddenly, yung kamay nung bata nasa legs ko na. As in wtf?! Bata-bata pa eh. Eh sobrang matatakutin pa naman ako sa mga ganun. Tipong ichurang manyak pa nga lang eh nilalayuan ko na. Yun pa kaya. Pero siguro may fault din ako for wearing shorts that day. Blame it on Mr. Sunny. I wasn't supposed to wear shorts talaga coz I know where I'm going, but I just can't tolerate the raging heat! (all of us wore shorts actually, but not bastusin shorts naman if you know what I mean). And my other friend, Berbs, niyakap naman. Grabe talaga. Tsk. but we just let it passed. Mga bata kasi eh. But take this advice, if you're going to a place where you know, some people might be disrespectful, wear something that wouldn't be very enticing in their eyes. (Did I use the right verb?! Parang may better pa, stimulating/arousing?? Lol). Kahit mainit. Tiis-para-sa-seguridad look. Lol. =)) Anyway as we looked around, we finally found where the street of Ukay-ukays were. It is so surprising to see that there were clothes priced for as low as 10pesos!! DUDE?! 10pesos na damit?! San ka pa makakakita nun diba? And that's what I love most about thriftshops, super bargains and super frugal mode on dito!! Cheap finds pero sulit. It's just a matter of patience. You have to tick every hanger for every rack of clothes to find something good and worth-buying for. There are some that look good which are priced at 100plus. Please don't buy that. Not worth it. Balikan mo na lang pag di na sya New Arrival. Yun nga lang kung andun pa. Pero if you really like it, and you have the money, gora. Which sometimes, I admittedly do. Pag may pera lang ha! Hehehe. :)) I have found a lot of good finds there. Shorts and tops. I actually found a maong highwaisted shorts that is what I'm actually looking for, but unluckily it didn't look so pretty on me. I didn't pull it off because of my bloated belly! :( (Srsly I really need to go on a diet but my dear deadly course won't allow me!!!! Dayuuum. I just can't stop eating while studying. I need energy to keep reading. Dko talaga kaya magdiet pag nagaaral. WHAT TO DO NOW!!!) The shorts went to my friend, Hiromi. Bitter pa rin ako. Joke. I envy Hiromi for having such a nice figure!!! Payat na niya. Anyway, in the middle of our fun search, we found super cool costume-y clothes. And one of my friends, Pao, actually tried the Sailor-ish dress. I told her to buy that and wear it on our next Halloween Party. Hahahha! Sobrang funny nung ichura nung dress na yun! Essen tried the African inspired tassled top. Sayang wala akong picture!! Pero sobrang funny when Essen tried it on hahaha! She even asked us if she would buy it because she's willing to do so!! Hahahha. Reena tried the no-easy-access dress. Hahaha super long AWalkToRemember-ish floral dress. If you know what I mean. Pero nice yun ah. It just needs little alterations. Sobrang fun lang magfit. Hahaha. My friends have been successful finding and buying something at low cost, but me, at the end of the day, surprisingly, as a Ukay-ukay freak myself, wasn't able to buy something :( I actually found a nice blue polo top. Pero malaki :( I wasn't able to grab something because it's either not of my size, doesn't look good on me or already picked by my friends (agawan kami. First Hold First Pick ang drama lol) Oh fate :( Not my day! But I have bought myself new accessories (not from Ukay Ukay). Turban, cute bracelets and a watch for a reasonable price din naman:) And that made me happy na rin in a way. I've also spent few bucks for food. Hahaha diet pala ha?! Demmet -____- can someone just stop me from buying and eating food. Lol. I am actually eating the yema right now. And I almost finished the whole box of hopia today :)) Oopsie -____- Sobrang takaw ko forever :((( Enough of my blabs about my fatty issues. Lol. Anyway, so you guys should try out these thriftshops too! Swear, sobrang sulit!! You'll find things that resemble the ones you see in Tumblr. And if you love vintage, just as I love them, Ukay ukay is the place to be!!! You'll surely get what you want :) Try Anonas Ukay-Ukay also which is too big by the way, those in Katip and those in Bayan and Concepcion (if you're near Marikina). Actually there are a lot of 'branches' around Manila you just have to pay attention to them. So the next time you pass by a thriftshop go get yourself a cheap treat! Discover something fun and new out of those cheap finds. I'm pretty sure you gotta love it and maaadik ka!!! Babalik-balikan mo sila. Lol =))

Hahahha Essen posing ala John Travolta! I think that leather jacket costs 50 lang :)

Me with Berbs with our newly bought Turbans! Sorry for the ugly knot. We didn't know how to put it appropriately. Lol