in general, thrift-shopping for clothes is called ukay-ukay here. from the tagalog word "hukay" which means "to dig." however, the real hardcore ukay where you literally have to dig through piles of dusty used clothing is beyond me. multiply the badness of that by cebu's heat+humidity and the fact that i am pregnant, and hardcore ukay is an absolute no. i go to these airconditioned places that have the clothes on hangers, grouped as sleeveless tops, sleeved tops, skirts, pants, dresses, etc. and if it sounds like i am omitting too much info here, why, yes i am! i could write the style bible on ukay, but that's for another day.
i am what i would call an ukay connoisseur, having had tons of practice that would require a separate blog page, if not a separate blog altogether!
the need to get maternity clothes was obvious from the day it was confirmed i was pregnant, but i've held off buying as long as i could, mainly because i was too busy with the telecoms commercials which are now thankfully done. i am not intending to buy brand new maternity clothes unless i think i can wear then after the pregnancy, so the easy option, really, is to go ukay-ukay.
i have a few favorite places to go to (but you might have to pay me for me to reveal them!) and suffice it to say that i have got a few more things to wear that can accommodate my still growing belly. bought a couple of cotton dresses (with no waist) and a an office-y top by a brand called mothercare.
cost: if a dress is "new arrival" it can cost as much as Php180. if the place is doing a clearance sale to make room for new arrivals, i've been lucky to get good finds for Php50! or better. my cheapest find is a black linen ankle length dress (in great condition after all the dust washed off) that i got for Php10. strange but true.
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