Here's my outfit on Chinese New Year's Day to meet and welcome the water Dragon at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila, but I'm only giving you a glimpse of the lower half of my outfit. I was planning on pairing the pants with a red blouse with silver sequin details but I went for a simple top for fear that I might draw too much attention. I really want to glam myself up a little on special occasions such like this. But most often even hotel guests don't wear something "festive casual" or "celebratory attire".



I squealed when I caught sight of this lovely Gucci Bella GG Hobo bag when I was flipping through the pages of Neiman Marcus magazine. I love the GG fabric with cuir leather trim and the light gold hardware. I couldn't resist even more when I saw it online. This bag is already out of stock but you can buy the smaller version at a much lower price. If you're interested, you can check out Gucci official website.



I bought these two pairs of Lacoste shoes a long time ago and just wore it for the first time last weekend. The shoes are hard to work with because they run a bit large but I resolved with some shoe insoles to occupy that extra space. (Thanks to HB for introducing me to these little rescuers). However, these shoes gave me some blisters on my feet and soon I was limping. :( Anyway, on a positive note, I thought they were perfect for the occasion since red and bright colors signifies happiness and good luck.