“The perfect life, the perfect lie, I realised after Christmas, is one which prevents you from doing that which you would ideally have done (painted, say, or written unpublishable poetry) but which, in fact, you have no wish to do. People need to feel that they have been thwarted by circumstances from pursuing the life which, had they led it, they would not have wanted; whereas the life they really want is precisely a compound of all those thwarting circumstances.”-- Geoff Dyer

Live sometimes always.

This is my new job!

Since I moved back to Australia, it was all a downward spiral from there. From being an events management student, which meant part-time event management gigs; also juggling a cool job as a radio DJ and a photographer... I went crashing to a dirty kitchen hand job, on a busy party night schedules. Which meant, no more party for little LEML or being on the look to make sure the party's going great. I was in a miserable and dirty kitchen, trying to earn few hundred bucks to pay my tiny city flat. It was a total contrast of what my life was a few weeks before I moved back.

 

THE BOLD MOVE

Moving out from parents, after a week of arriving back in Australia

Stolen identity

Well, last night was fun. I thought Blackwood Railway Station was the best spot to leave my car for an overnight parking, but I was wrong.

I was just approaching my car when I noticed that the rear plate was missing, then I went in the front and saw it missing too. Really? Nothing else was stolen! They even didn't muck up anything. No scratches, no attempts to steal anything.

They solely wanted my identity, so they can do petty crimes with it. Now, I'll be driving this plate-less car, and get pulled over by cops every now and then until I get my replacement. Just my luck, but I'm lucky they didn't try to steal my shoes inside.

My feet starts to itch again

Stop looking for love, let love find you.

Self portrait, taken with a Canon EOS 500D, manual Nikor lens, 50mm 1.2

Oh, live!

OLIVER TWIST::
Top THRIFT Skinnys JAYJAYS Shoes THRIFT
 

So my natural hipster comes in. I just can't afford to afford expensive, or brand new clothing (unless they're on sale). You can always find something unique, and wearable. You just have to try to be the average size.

I have another Facebook account

WHAT THE

One of the hardest decisions in life nowadays could be (1) abstaining from social media; (2) deleting it for good. Well, I honestly think I don't have to suffer from any of those. Let's look at the reasons why we want to stay out of it.

1. Waste of time. I think everyone can empathise with this general fact, it is in fact! How many of our precious seconds had gone by over stalking someone's timeline or looking at their photos? Or maybe chatting with someone over the internet rather than face-to-face.

2. Privacy reason. You have the choice to adjust your privacy settings, but if you're friends with every people you meet at a random party you gatecrashed, I think they'll just enjoy reading your status updates about how smashed you got from crashing another party last weekend.

3. Relatives. One of the greatest things I hate on Facebook. Family rumours start here, they make up a well-fantasized version of a story that was literally only about eating oysters. I think it was best not to add them in the first place. 

4. Kills Real-life Social Interaction. It's ironic how it's meant to ignite it, but it does the other way most of the time. You see someone online, and not talk to them... and you start thinking they hate you. You get awkward when you see them in person. With Facebook, you aren't comfortable hanging out with new friends, so you just talk to them over it, and it doesn't really help because you think you're one lifeless social climber. Your self-esteem jumps off a cliff and the next thing you know, you have only have 992 friends on Facebook, but no one to hang out with in real life.

5. Turn on Full-Stalker Mode. It's not a one-sided cassette. You can stalk as they can stalk you. Link your Twitter or Instagram to your Facebook, or update your status every 5 minutes. Put up photos from last weekend, and you'll be amazed how much people thinks you have an interesting at the same time pointless existence.

My first status updated on my new account:

Hi everyone, you've noticed I made another account. This is because, in a month, things will be permanently changing for me. It is hard for me to turn back to my old account for it has memories of the past, including my over 300 albums and photo tags that I might never get to see again. The fact that I have a big fascination with photographs. Well, I want to look forward from this point on and I like to see things differently and genuinely. I think it's time to leave baggages behind so it's easier to walk along in life! :)

Now, let's look at the reasons why I decided to sign up for a new account:

1. Almost everyone and everything is on Facebook. It's Club Penguin, only you know everyone who's playing.

1. It is easier to communicate! The fact that almost everyone checks it, on an everyday basis. You can always organise a real catch-up through it.

2. Real-time interaction. It's not like the telegram service or it goes through the postal office.

3. Photo sharing. Ermerrgheeeeerd, I leervv sheereeng merr pheerteeers. I just do.

4. Free. Because if I had to pay for it, I'd probably stick to the good ol' telephone, or maybe go a bit techier, texting.


To wrap it all up: Facebook is good, if you get rid of people you don't really know. 

Extra Terrestrials

I believe in aliens— ancient astronauts. I am listening to Mika's song Any Other World while I put this up. I like the words in it as it dances with the beautiful melody it has. I like the fact that eighties is similar with the acronymy of Extra Terrestrials. I love this planet, and I think we should explore and contribute like our antediluvian ancestors did, if they ever existed. "Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in."

 

Filipino Parties

 

Generic Black Beanie |  Boxy Sunnies, 50c | Long-sleeved Camisa from Guitar, 5aud | 

Talisman, gift | City Shorts from South Korea, gift

 My sister, trying to pose as well

 It was my Auntie Mellie's birthday, and it's my first time for months to be in a crowd of Filipinos, I wasn't used to it anymore! But yeah, Filipino parties? Eating and singing, I was entirely full that day, up until the day after-- I'm not making this up! 

 

Everyone now takes photos, thanks affordable digital technology! (Except tita Glenda)

Egyptian Daylight

Today was warm and dry in Adelaide. I dislike it. So, I wore the shirt that turned out to be a little project, it was an old shirt that was given to me because the previous owner didn't want it any more. The pants were from Target, bought by my sister so I practically didn't spend for it. It was from 39aud on sale to 12. 

The photos weren't retouched or anything, what you see is fresh from my camera, I like how it turned out! Thanks Natsko for taking these shots for me!

 Old revamp'd Tutankhamun Shirt from a friend | Pants from Target, 12aud | 
Box Sunnies, 50c |  Leather Cuff (old pants tag) | Wooden Bracelet, 50c | Leather Clutch Bag from Bench PH, ~10aud

Hype this look on Lookbook!

LEML + looks

Saluton! Mia nomo estas Lemuel.

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Generic Black Beanie, 50c | Coral choker from Tribu, 30php | Tee, Penshoppe 400php | Shorts, 50php | Slip-ons, 1.2aud

Dolce & Gabbana from Thrift, 5php | Shorts, 50php | Cross Pendant from Folded 'n Hung, 250php

Black blazer from Maldita Man, 1,000php | Vintage Prints Shirt, 159php | Old black skinny pants from my sister

 

 Pin-stripped Blue blazer from Thrift, 50php | Camisa from Guitar, 199php | Skinny pants from Thrift, 40php (gift from sister) | Blue canvas slip-ons from Advan, 399php

Weight loss in 10 days, I am due to take another photo of my starvation progress.

Aloha

Back in the state, but now he crawls in town. Watch this zombie as he lives, breathes and eats Adelaide and the rest of South Australia.

With Skinny Love crankin' while I am typing this, I decided to speak my thoughts here. It's rather better from where I used to, Tumblr. It is a good place, but I think it's turning more of a social site than a blogspace. So, I want to blog again like when I was younger. I welcome myself, Aloha.

This blog is not focused unto anything really. It's a personal blog, so anything that goes in my life, might go here as well. I should also say that I saw this page of this weird guy on Facebook!


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