CHASING LIGHT

The optimist says, "We live in the best of all worlds."
The pessimist says, "Yeah, I know."

Manila / February 3, 2008
Photos by Raul Ramon Lopez-Vito Bucoy II.

MISSING BENEDICT

Brunch on Sundays were always spent at LUMIERE with a plate of Eggs Benedict, Ricotta Pancakes and a sparkling glass of Mimosa. Since they opened a few years back, LUMIERE was notably one of the best restaurant in the metro - possibly even my favorite. A gem secretly tucked at the podium of LV Locsin Building along Makati Avenue, even their chic little paper menu placemats says it all

“Sunday Brunch is the soothing palliative to the morning after of the night before, to end-of-the-weekend blues, start of the work week angst, or simply, a dose of more cholesterol to dull the effects of a hangover.”

Lumiere has now been replaced by Chef Colin Mackays’ SALA. I’ve tried Museum(M) Café and Apartment 1B’s brunch but it really isn’t the same as LUMIERE's.

Does anyone know whatever happened to LUMIERE? Buddha wants to know.

(Photo of Lumiere by Miguel Nacianceno)

BLUE AND WHITE

The way I dress is pretty much geared towards the classics but I am pretty mindful of the way I present myself. Meticulous, even if they're shabby or bargained at the local thrift store, it should really be engineered.




I like seeing people make the unthinkable work in such an elegant way. It is about how you carry yourself, so if someone seems really at home with what they're wearing, then it's great.

Photo by The Sartorialist

NIMBUS DRESSING AND CHASING STORM CLOUDS

“I´m singin´ in the rain
Just singin´ in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
And I´m happy again.
I´m laughing at clouds
So dark, up above,
The sun´s in my heart
And I´m ready for love.”
Frank Sinatra

It’s monsoon season on my side of the world and I have been trying to figure out how to keep myself dry, really dry in spite of the fact that some parts of the metro are still submerged in 4 feet of water.



Take a look at Monocle “Shower Dressing” Fashion Spread shot beautifully making you want to dance in the rain with a smile on your face.