UK

i've been busy... what with work and school, but really, mostly school... i've been so busy that i spent around an hour or so replying to people who have texted me over the week that i haven't replied to. and that's reallya feat (or rather a not-so-feat) for me... anyway... i'm glad that our geog term paper is already finished. it took up a humongous amount of my time, especially time for reading my eng11 stuff:( so i am now to immense myself in doses of literature.. :)


anyway... i was looking at this blog by a Parisienne... it was really a fashion blog chronicling(?) her outfits.. she was French, so ultimately, she had a great sense of style and every outfit just works.. but that's not really what I was amazed at. what I find really awesome is the pictures she takes of second-hand clothes store or thrift shops or in local terms, ukay-ukays. i was amazed that everything was organized. the clothes were arranged in a certain order, the shoes and bags were lined up perfectly and everything looked clean. sunglasses were placed on glass shelves and arranged neatly and by style.

ukay-ukay is gaining its name here in the Philippines. but i guess, whenever we talk about ukay-ukay, there is still a sense of apprehension. the only time we are proud of our ukay-ukay buys is when they don't look like ukay-ukay buys. and there is still this certain association with ukay-ukay being kadiri and all. which, i think, has basis. when you enter an ukay-ukay, there is this certain smell that's not reminiscent of cleanliness. it's dusty, clothes are hanged somewhat haphazardly. there are too many clothes on a rack, the shoes are dusty, the bags are in disarray, you get the picture. and it is always dark... it's just sad that somehow, in some weird metaphor, you can compare the state of the two countries i've mentioned with the way their thrift stores look.. :(

lalang.. :P