the sound of accordions

the soundtrack of midnight in Paris is currently on loop in my iPod. Love. It.

01. “Si tu vois ma mère” – Sidney Bechet
02. “Je suis seul ce soir” – Swing 41
03. “Recado” – Original Paris Swing
04. “Bistro Fada” – Stephane Wrembel
05. “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)” – Conal Fowkes
06. “You’ve Got That Thing” – Conal Fowkes
07. “La conga blicoti” – Joséphine Baker
08. “You Do Something to Me” – Conal Fowkes
09. “I Love Penny Sue” – Daniel May
10. “Charleston” – Enoch Light & The Charleston City All Stars
11. “Ain’t She Sweet” – Enoch Light & The Charleston City All Stars
12. “Parlez-moi d’amour” – Dana Boulé
13. “Barcarolle from “The Tales of Hoffman” – Conal Fowkes & Yrving & Lisa Yeras
14. “Can-Can from Orpheus In the Underworld” – The Czech National Symphony Orchestra
15. “Ballad du Paris” – Francois Parisi
16. “Le parc de plaisir” – Francois Parisi

hongky

On a whim, my crazy friends and I booked a 4 day trip to Hong Kong last Aug 3-6. :) 

Went with the weirdest herd ever, but I had the best time.

Our host, Mia's, itinerary for us

I think Hong Kong is so New York when you're in central or causeway bay...yet so european in the outskirts of the city. 

a very useful sign especially coming from a country where we drive on the right side of the road.

photo by Charlie Gomez

we were there in time for the half naked boys parading around the city for the opening of the new Abercrombie & Fitch store. lucky!! haha

photo by Charlie Gomez

my favorite skyscraper in the world. :) The Bank of China Tower by IM Pei.

lamma island

photo by Charlie Gomez

photo by Charlie Gomez

a nice getaway from the city...by going to another city. hahaha something other than surfing ;)

photo by Charlie Gomez

the best host ever! Thanks Mia! and thanks to the Sebastian Family for accommodating us! :)

photos from my Lumix TS1, instagram feed (@nikkidelapaz) and pictureshow filter

after the storm

Dear sunshine, please stay?

lianne la havas

absolutely loving this girl!

Is your love big enough?

Found myself in a secondI found my self in a second-hand guitarNever thought it would happenBut IFound myself in a second-hand guitar

So I've just got to knowI truly have to knowSo you've got to let me know

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come?

Got so hot in the cityThat IForgot everything that I was looking forMade my way to the dance floorAnd IDanced til I wasn't drunk anymore

So I've just got to knowI truly have to knowBoy, you've got to let me know

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come?Baby, let me knowIs your love big enough, the path is doneBaby let me know

UndergroundUndergroundWith the friends I've foundFriends I've found

I screamI screamOn Second AvenueI screamOn Second Avenue

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come?Baby let me knowIs your love big enoughThe path is doneWon't you let me know

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come? (underground, underground with the friends I've found, friends I've found)Is your love big enough, big enough? (underground, underground with the friends I've found, friends I've found)

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come?Won't you let me knowIs your love big enoughThe path is done?

Is your love big enoughFor what's to come?(underground, underground with the friends I've found, friends I've found)Is your love big enough(underground, underground with the friends I've found)For what's to come?!

aztec prints & brick walls

our favorite wall in our 2nd home - La Union! Sunny days at the beach call for short shorts and crop tops

F21 crop top, Billabong shorts