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Word has reached me that I completely punked out after breaking up with my ex sometime last year. I guess I got so used to him keeping me from having my own friends and forbidding me to live my own life that my world completely shattered when I finally dumped his possessive ass. But since I didn’t really have any friends when I walked away from my two year prison sentence relationship, I turned to the cool kids and tried my damned hardest to fit into the scene. Hence the piercings, the dyed bangs, the weird haircut, && the band.

Didant you know? The way I am now is me coping with an empty, sorry life without my ex.

Just can’t function no more

I thought I’d celebrate Blog Action Day by giving the world a little more than an environmental message. This entry is a guide on how to achieve the uber-hip scenester look should you ever find yourself in my situation. If you can’t snort coke && party with the cool kids, you can at least look like you do because you’re s0o0o0 heartbroken.

Get busy living or get busy dying

Recycling is a hardcore thing that everyone, scenester-wannabes or not, can do to help save the environment. Reusing old things prevents wasting useful materials, cuts down on the consumption of our dwindling raw materials, && reduces energy usage. I personally do my share of recycling by shopping at thrift stores, or as we call it in the Philippines, ukay-ukay. Not only do I get to save these awesome finds && give them a better home in my overstuffed closet. I get to assert the fact that I am indie && non-conformist by refusing to buy clothes where normal people get their stuff.

Don’t you know who I think I am?

You’d be amazed at all the chic, glamorous finds you can grab from your neighborhood ukay-ukay. Ukay-ukay stores are usually located on nondescript streets and dingy old buildings. They may look dusty && dirty on the outside, but believe me they are treasure troves of hoodies, leather boots, calf-high sneakers, baggy tops, skinny jeans, && black dresses. My favorite haunts are the ones in Cubao && across the street from Robinson’s Galleria Ortigas. But unless you’re a good friend, I’m not about to reveal their exact location because I don’t want everybody to start shopping there && become as cool as me. Sry gais.

The key to putting together a genuine scenester outfit is to dress like you don’t give a shit about what people will think of your fashion sense (or lack thereof). Throw together pieces with loud patterns && behave like anyone who isn’t wearing mismatched clothing is a disgrace to the fashion gods (see above). Wear tops at least two sizes too big for you so that it looks like you’re wearing a sack. It will also help if you cover your mane with hair wax so you achieve the look of a teenage junkie who hasn’t seen a shower in days. Trust me, resembling a hobo will give you that “I’m cooler than you k?” vibe. Only those who are born with style have enough confidence to go against the grain && look like a calculated mess.

A beautiful girl can make you dizzy

See what I did there? Animal-print clothes are so 80’s && this country doesn’t have the right climate for boots - but that’s precisely why I chose to put that outfit together. I’m making a statement here by refusing to wear what everyone else is wearing. Believe it or not, that whole outfit cost me less than a thousand bucks!

Boots - I can’t remember how much I got them for because I’ve owned this pair since high school. I’m guessing it only cost me around 400, 500 pesos.
Shorts - 100 pesos
Black tank top - 50 pesos
Leopard-print hoodie - 100 pesos
Shades - 50 pesos
Looking totally rad && unlike everybody else - priceless

Shopping at ukay-ukay stores is the only way you can reduce waste generation while simultaneously working on your hxc (hardcore) image. Nothing screams arty rebel like odd pieces of worn-out clothing strategically put together to create a look that’s part-grunge, part-luxxe, part-heroin chic. Make sure you ask your friends to take tons of pictures of yourself thrashing around at a party with a bottle of beer on one hand a lit cigarette on the other. So when your ex finally sees you looking oh so hot && oh so scene on the intarwebz, his messiah complex will kick in && he’ll try to find a way to save you before you spiral out of control. Then you can have the pleasure of walking away from him a second time!

thx 4 tha mmrs