Showing posts with label collections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label collections. Show all posts

Monday, August 3, 2009

somethin's cooking!


I've always known that I'm gonna be an entrepreneur, I got my first store when I was 7...but of course that didn't really flourish as I was busy with school besides, I ate much of what I was selling ... so yeah, that wasn't really a serious venture...

BUT now, come September I'm ready. I'll be ready with my own line of accessories. I'm now at the stage of sampling out materials for production and processing permits and licenses. I've never told anyone about it at work, that I'm cooking up something big and huge outside my practice ...I think they wouldn't mind anyway that I'm venturing into another field other than just tall buildings and numbers! That I'm being creative on my own without anyone telling me what I should do or what I may be doing wrong according to standards. As I'm pretty much secluded in doing what the company and my job says. Now, I want to be creative in a ... feminine way. You know, how we girls like crafts and pretty things, that I too am entitled to that! I started with the love for make-up and that I have written on my previous post that I'm ready to drop my skyscraper dreams to do make-up! That really freaked my husband out, like seriously? You wanna do make-up for a profession? He is supportive but he is worried too, like what if this is just one of those decisions I make because I'm bored. Well... up until now, I'm still wishing it, so maybe that's already beyond boredom! Maybe my dreams and priorities have already shifted from being a career driven young woman to a wife.

I'm placing my priorities at a level where my husband and our future family life could fit in. That one day, I may have to totally give up that very "structured" career life for a time-friendlier career, like running my own business and owning my time. I don't ever wanna be tied up with deadlines and tight schedules while my babies are waiting at home or in day-care! So while I'm young and babies haven't arrived yet, I'm slowly making moves 'til I can eventually cross over and do it full-time. No one can question a person who wants to be ready for family, or for someone to question a dream?! ... can they?

Because I'm dreaming BIG, like magazine feature BIG! Billboard and TV ads big. I'm getting ready with product photo shoots and print catalogues by September ... soooo .... that isn't too much work, is it? ... hmmnn... the what if's .... what if it becomes a time-consuming monster career??? Then I'll be here all over again, whining about priorities! jeez! ... ^^ Oh well.

'wish me luck.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

back in 1938


Manila pre-war.

There is a bridge on this video, called the Jones Bridge that has a sculpture that looked familiar to me. I'm not sure if the sculpture still exists, but as I saw it on this video I knew I've seen a similar sculpture somewhere. So, I searched through my photos and opened some that I took in New York a year ago and VIOLA!!!

Here's the photo I took outside the New York Library on May, 2008

and here's the part where I saw the "similar" sculpture ... Manila, 1938. That's pretty awesome isn't it?! ^^ Though there are variations, somehow it's odd to me that a naked man with hands on his face be a subject of a sculpture twice at different cities and different timelines. Anyway, let the video take you back in time. Enjoy!


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

MM: never before seen photos of her.



These candid photos were taken pre-stardom of Norma Jean Dougherty. You might wanna see more, click here. (LIFE Magazine)

Friday, May 29, 2009

Happy House: collections

Abaca Swirl Collection


Now you see why I love this shop. Everything looks fab and friendly ... to my budget! Incase you get a chance to drop by this store or go online ... (I wish they are available for shipping these items) you can browse on sooo many things and stuff that you'll instantly think you need and have to have! They even have their items color coordinated so you won't have a problem mixing and matching them into your home, incase you're not a decorating diva!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Happy House: Abaca Rope Swing Chair

Abaca Rope Swing Chair that I'm loving at Regalong Pambahay

Check this out! I sooo love Regalong Pambahay, a store with lots of good find in fairly good prices. I always stop by this shop just to see what's new if I wasn't buying a present for a friend or for our house, I drop by anyways. Actually I'm now planning to have more of their stuff posted as well as things and trinkets from other stores and supliers that I love and frequent.


This time, it's this Abaca Rope Swing Chair that I'm loving. Hoping to get one so soon! It's gonna look great in the room were planning to convert as Entertainment Room... It would look good also on the porch. oohh! gotta get! get! get!


Here's it:


Abaca Rope Round-Shape Swing Chair Center with Cushion; with 4 Pillows, Hook & Chain Stock No.:742-09

Dimension : 36 Dia. X 48 H (inches)


Price: P 17500.00


Color : Dark Finish