hello benj

I'm not even gonna say sorry or whatever to make up for lost time. I'm just honestly so fucking annoyed about how lazy I've been and how many excuses I've made just to delay publishing a blog post or even trying to re-design this shit and pass it on to Wix to get a fucking domain already. I'm swearing so much. God. Ahh. Anyway, I just want to let you know that this is not a comeback (as if I have anything to come back to). I'm guessing not a lot will read my blog still since I've been fucking MIA for about a year. I've lost the handful of readers I had and it's all because I've been overthinking EVERYTHING. Next week, I'll post. I promise you that, whoever is reading this. I will post whatever I freaking want and promise you still that it'll be cute content so you'd want to read it and also, it's so that I won't feel sorry for my self for being such a lazy piece of *cute ass* shit. Sorry for swearing too much. Not...

Hello, from my work desk!  I missed Blogger's blank page so much and I'm getting all kinds of good, giddy vibes while typing this. Anyhoo, here's a Life Lately post for you to binge-read on if you want to. It will probably be long (long actually is an understatement) but I hope you have fun reading it! So, a bunch of different things had happened in my life for the past few months. Some moments are happy. Sadly, a good chunk of the moments are sad and, dare I say, tragic. I won't go into much details but don't worry, you'll know what you need to know. Work is still work If you've been following me on Instagram (shameless plug @hellobennj) , you'll know that I've been dabbling with freelance work lately and I'm extremely grateful for it. It gives me an escape from my nine-to-six job which is... mundane but very challenging. I am slowly but surely growing and learning a lot from the tasks I am assigned to. It's challenging me ...

This has got to be one of my favorite photo sets of all time. I've been itching to shoot here since college days (talking about college as if it was ages ago when it actually is just months ago hahaha) . I think every Cebuano would know where this spot is located but if you don't, it actually is just beside Infinity Bar. I've always been a fan of film-inspired photos and this set was such a thrill to edit. I had the best time layering scratches after scratches and looking for ways to incorporate my own style to these photos. Thanks to Hanna Banana for induging my 90s neon, grunge need. Love you to bits. Pullovers : Uniqlo Denim Skirt: Thrifted White Sneaks : Stans Smiths Specs: Sunnies Face : tnx parents hahaha Some of the shots actually reminded me of Brandon Woelfel but more street-style. Ever since a friend of mine told me about him (Brandon), I was instantly hooked. It's not his style though, that made me love his photos. Actually, it...

        I can't believe it's been a year since I re-launched this blog. I never thought that I would have readers that would genuinely care about the content of the site but I do now (yay!) and for that, I am thankful. HB has grown from personal to lifestyle to fashion to coffee to "whatever-I-think-about-writing-about" blog. I never planned it this way but I can't say I'm unhappy about it. It has become a window to my thoughts and a way for me to connect with people through the content that I publish. Even though sometimes, I'm late, you guys visit me here anyway. :) To celebrate the festivities, I asked help from my workmates (down below!) to help me take photographs for this post. (As always, thank you guys!)          As some of you might know, this is not my first blog. I was once a fashion blogger a few years back. I was just trying out blogging at that time in hopes of finding ways to amuse myself. I also wanted to share with...

I know it's a bit late but I have here the second post f or   Bintana Coffeehouse ! I do apologize for not posting it earlier this week. I came home late due to the rain and the traffic. Cebu is slowly turning into Manila and I'm terrified. Anyhoo, enough talk about the weather and  the traffic. I'm finally sharing with you a little something about my social life! (Yes, I do have a social life. I'm not as hermit as you think hahahahha).  Scroll down for more photos!                     Say hello to Faith! She's a web developer and a cutie *tee-hee*. I love that she's game for just about anything including helping me with the site  ❤︎ .  She helped me get rid of the sidebar of  Hello Benj and I couldn't be more thankful! She saves me from the humiliation of dancing in public by joining me dance and laughing at ourselves. If you want, you can follow her Instagram. She has a "rule of three" kin...

Starting this blog post with an apology. I haven't posted anything since April and for that, I apologize. I actually have been doing a lot of research as to what my brand is because I legit want to blog more seriously this year. And I am taking this seriously! Which is why it took me so long to produce another post for you guys. I don't want my posts to be just another "backlog" so for the past few weeks that I have been MIA, I have been contacting and have been collaborating with people and store owners to create content for the blog. So, watch out for more consistent and diverse content soon! But enough about that for now. Let me show you how my first visit at Coffee Prince was! Scroll down for more :) Coffee Prince is the perfect Instagramable cafe for artsy-farts like me. The place is filled with murals and paintings made with different art styles. There was even a table that is painted with a Yayoi Kusama inspired piece. I didn't have enough time to...