A year of saying 'yes' 2016 has come and gone in a bit of a whirlwind. It's certainly not been a fun one for the human race with a strenuous Read More
Not A-Typical | My Filipino Identity
I am a Filipino woman. Do I look it? Racial identity and appearance are so closely linked in conversations about diversity so I thought I'd Read More
The September Reboot | Unapologetic Blogging
Oh boy it's that time of year again. If I hadn't mentioned about a billion times before, I ruddy love Autumn. In particular I really love Read More
Shades Of Brown | Diversity Isn’t Just Black & White
At the 70th Annual Tony Awards a few weeks ago, the four (arguably) biggest acting wins of the night went to people of colour - Leslie Odom Jnr, Renee Read More
Poetry | Immigrant
I amImmigrantFresh off the planeA top my mother's lap in Major's EnglandRoots set down in North London estatesPromised better than the Read More
Shouting Back | Blogging About Diversity
I haven't said much on diversity since I posted about it back in February. I've wrestled with some blog post ideas, tried being active on social Read More
stop : start
blogger's block: the condition of being unable to think of what to blog about or how to proceed with blogging. There's a moment all bloggers dread Read More
365 Days of Independence | 1 year living away from home
Life Lessons in independence: It’s ok to be the ‘quiet one’ in the house. Boys aren’t as gross as you think - either that or the ones I’ve ended up Read More
2016 Goal | Focus
*image via Unsplash A new year and new goals (and a new blog name HEYOO!) I'm gonna slip into stereotypical 'new year mode' with a Read More
Am I still a fashion blogger?
When I first started Wishing For Chanel I had a pretty decent Lookbook account, which is - rather embarrassingly still active. It may not look it but Read More
Blogging 2.0 | The community in 2015
There’s a been a gear shift in blogging recently. It’s been quiet and unassuming but it’s also been a powerful one. Up to this point I’ve been Read More