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I haven't worn this military-style jacket in years and I'm surprised it still fits me (or maybe I'm just pushing it). But what the heck, I pulled it out of retirement anyway!  Military jackets have always figured strongly in menswear. They come in different variations and as such, are pretty versatile and easy to wear.

Clearly I'm holding on to the last two days of the Holidays. It's gonna be all over soon and I'll be back to work once again. Oh well. Anyhow, I just got back from a short vacation with Kwittiegirl. It was nice to be able to go someplace and enjoy a much cooler climate even if it was just for a few days. And of course it was the perfect excuse to wear a coat. It's a much welcome relief for someone who has to live with temperatures between the high 20s to 30s (Celsius) every single day.

After my slight pirate-inspired outfit last week, I went on full pirate regalia for a Christmas party last Thursday as Captain Hook . It was as if Peter Pan 's nemesis rose from the ranks or something. Who knew pirates also lived in a world of meritocracy? It was a movie-themed costume party and our first time with our colleagues from the mothership for a joint celebration. We had to dress up as a group and were given the freedom to pick our movies. We first toyed with the Filipino historical biopic Heneral Luna but less than a week into the event, we shifted to Hook , the Steven Spielberg-helmed reinterpretation of Peter Pan as a grownup. No surprise, I was assigned to be Captain Hook.

Military jackets were once the toast of designers a few seasons ago. But just because they're no longer in vogue doesn't mean we can't wear them anymore, right? At the end of the day it's still a jacket anyway. So today I found the perfect excuse to wear one. I think it's because I woke up feeling cold. It was raining and the slightly cooler temperatures outside were further intensified by the air conditioning in the bedroom, which, as expected would be the same in the office.

While a heat wave is wreaking havoc across America, it's been raining like crazy here since Monday. Getting out of bed can be really tough in this weather because the noticeable drop in temperature makes me wanna stay at home all day, in bed for the most part. On the bright side, though, I get to wear jackets that our tropical climate normally prevents me from wearing, like this one here. This military-style jacket is clearly not made for the weather that we have here in the Philippines but I still manage to put it on in on rare occasions. When it's raining non-stop like now, the office air conditioning feels like it's going haywire and alas, my wearing this jacket is justified!