happy!

Hobby project 001: DONE!

I made bookmarks for my friends and gave it to them yesterday. I had fun making them and they were thrilled to receive it as presents! (it's just because, for no occasion.)^^ I named each after their names and color "coordinated" them with their personalities!

Here they are:


CHERYL

CHERYL

IRISH

IRISH

FLORDELIZA

FLORDELIZA

back in the day

If I were to describe myself in any way that I cannot do anything about and does not plan to do something about for the rest of my life and will die on being it, is that I'm a true blooded Filipino with NO mix of any other heritage but Filipino .... OK, OK, I'm part Filipino, part caffeine! Which gives me more than a billion other siblings for the caffeine part!

Anyway, my dear half blooded brothers and sisters for the caffeine part ... I've recently joined a facebook group called "Old Philippines" and as you know, I'm not easy to please by just any group or apps, that I have by far meticulously approved only 500 or so ... what??? Don't give me that look! 500 is good.

I found this one very amusing. I'm an old soul, what can I say? I like looking at old photos, imagining what it was like then and if the sky was really brown faded??? ^^ kidding! I just like looking back ... it wont hurt. It makes me feel good being what I am, being who I am and proud to be it... After all, who we are is rooted from the past regardless of how much we change and how far we've gone to divert our interests ... color our hair, bleach our skin, rid of the accent ... who we are is who we are. We cannot undo the part of how we came into this world.

Here's a glimpse of the past ... starting off with of course some OLD FASHION. ^^ These dresses are still worn today for programs and special events but is given a modern twist. The last time I was able to wear one was when I was on the 6th grade! While my sister, because she's a teacher gets to wear one of these for several times in a year!

woman in our national dress

Manila 1899

Filipino Women preparing for a Siesta

Upper class Tagalog girls

Two beautiful Tagalog Sisters

The "butterfly sleeves" as what the elders say is kept straight and stiff when outside the home, for in those times if you wrinkle it, it means that you have been "hugging" someone ... which was a big NO, NO. If you were caught holding hands, it already means marriage!

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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)

i shopped.

carved designs on dark wood bangles, Php 50 each (about $ 1.64)


Great for Office Shoes with 2" heels in Black @ Php 250 (about $ 5)

Great for Shopping etc. flat Shoes in choco brown denim and bronze accent @ Php 250 (about $ 5)

....Because your money can go along, long way around here. Especially for clothes, shoes and accessories. If you know where to find the best places to shop, spot good quality and haggle, haggle, haggle ... you'll find many great things!!! I found these things at St. Francis Square in Mandaluyong! Great buys all the time!

you light up our lives

Just a few minutes ago, we've finally fixed the curtain rod that goes on the window that has drilled holes that were too wide apart, thus making the rod short. How? Oh we gave it an extension made from bamboo sticks. Hardly visible when the curtain was up and is covering the joint. Brilliant! I so love it up there! I wanted it so bad to get fixed that whatever we could use to solve the problem, we tried it all!

Anyway, what's up with the lamp? We are getting that one from Regalong Pambahay, we chose a different color though, we're going for Light Brown, almost Khaki. To compliment our dark, mustard curtain. Now all we have to do is start boxing up some things that we will later rearrange, once all the "major" stuff are in place, (e.g. cabinets and containers) whew! The thrills of a newly married life.

Time out!

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This is my first try on diverting my interest from the science of Architecture with all its restricted dimensions and true to life scale into a more spontaneous form of art... Taadaa! Fashion. oooh! What do I know about it? Well, I dress up everyday, I don't go around naked (wrinkling my forehead)... OR not even trying to mix and match the stuff that I got in my closet everytime I go out. So I guess that makes me a person who knows what fashion is ... wait... I sound like any other girl. NORMAL. Not like a high fashion somebody who could talk clothes and accessories like it's a limb or something that's been born with them. I'm just me and the clothes that any woman or girl could wear. Mere suggestions of what and where to find them... and! just because I enjoy picking out the clothes and colors to pull an outfit together is enough for me. I'm not really changing my world, I'm just opening new doors.

I'm dropping skyscrapers to do make-up

Afterall, there are more people who can do buildings than making themselves look good... I mean look good with make-up! I've now reached a point in my life where I have developed wants, passions and hobbies. I think I could do it all, right? If I wanted to? ... That, I may be over with pursuing a career on something that I thought I love but now is just a job ... I now have it ... The climb is steady and its already here ... It's just up to my boss if he really wants to make me into something, because right now, I have been working so hard for 4 years, did the "bubbly-yeah-I-can-do-anything-you-practically-throw-at-me-stuff" that I'm now left exhausted and yes! I still wanted that promotion you gave away to someone who you think is better than me! ... really? Of course I'd disagree, but ...whatever, you know. I'm just easing up a bit more and once this global financial crisis is over, I'd be out the door the minute it happens! Husband in tow.

... but what I want to write about actually is having some goals after your goals.

I have listed 5 things that I want to continue doing and 5 things that I want to learn about.

Here's the 5 "I want to continue doing" list:

1. Do painting, sketching and crafts more.

2. Do go back into dancing and running.

3. Do continue my Italian language lessons!

4. Do go back into business. (used to run a food business and school supplies, NOW I want clothing and shoes)

5. Do go out more ... travel, swimming, picnic ... long walks and driving.

And here's my "I want to learn about" list:

1. Doing make-up professionally. I want to be a make-up artist.
I don't know anything yet about make-up but soon I will!!!

2. How to cook. I mean, really COOK!

3. Photography and Graphic Design.

4. YOGA!

5. Becoming a vegetarian!

Some are long term goals, but most are things I could do right away! I already feel better just by listing things down. Maybe because, it makes me realize that I have options or things for me beyond work and being a wife. It is never too late to be something or someone! You could be 60 and become an actress! ... I could still learn the guitar or become an astronaut! ... ok ... probably not an astronaut ... but who knows, I could be that too, so I wrote it down!!!

Anyway, have goals after goals and after goals. That is what life is all about. You only stop dreaming when you're on to sleep forever!!! So good luck and weave those dreams of yours, NOW!

Don't stalk me, I'm not celebrity.

Great! I had been out for a while but now I'm back with a vengeance!harhar....well, I was caught up with work and nothing excites me other than that! (oh really?) naahh! It's just getting worse everyday that my numbers wont sum up properly! well, whatever!

Anyway, ever had or have a person in your life that creeps you out? ... but it's a creepy person that you can't just ignore or push away like you can avoid someone you see and talk to everyday because you have to be nice and give all that cheesy comments like "oh! how cute!" "how nice you got a new ...blah...blah" ... because you're just waiting for the right moment when you can actually just move on with your lives as "unique" individuals! Yeah, she creeps me out like having the same stuff that I have, hairstyle and what's major is she's sort-of patterning after my lifestyle ... uhmm... am just being neurotic here? or it's really happening?! Anyway, the bag! was the bottomline! If she hadn't bought the same brand, same style and same color and showed it to me! and I was like ... "oh! what a nice bag, I have the same one right here, see?!" and then I turned on my heel muttering "you bitch!" under my breath! (god! so sorry I had to) I would've forgiven her for everything that she thinks is all hers if it wasn't for the stupid bag!

Well, I'm not at all changing even if we have things in "common" though I'm struggling to keep my patience and tell myself that it's actually a flattery to be imitated, I'm sort of wondering what should I do whenever I have something and she always turns up with a story of the same thing and like even better! always! always! ... and did I just said always?!

Like I don't have any right to be better than her and her ideas and things which I never have to compare against her because I'm trying sooo hard to stay clear of her ... uhmm... ideas? style? choices? well, those!

hmnn... BUT! ya know what? hehe I'm not mad .. I just sound like it! ... I'm just baffled ... that now I try to relate so many things about her and me, ooh! we could be friends actually! haha for liking things together ... I'm just wondering if she ever really like the things that she bought or just to show me or ... well, we went shopping together one time and ... she bought everything I said was nice though there was a time in between our shopping that I tried to see if my wonderings are all real (or I was just making it all up in my head!) I gave her stupid choices and the poor thing just clutched everything I chose heading for the register ... but then I stopped her ... "you really don't need those huge pink plastic earrings ... cuz uhmm .... they are not in season!" she bought none of the stupid choices I made, don't worry...it was just a test. Like some Jedi master I am. The point is, whenever I go back to that ... moment? event? whatever, I just feel for her, like I'm not supposed to be mean at her, she could have some issues with herself which I should understand 'cuz the TEST somehow proved it. But then again, what will I do if she turns up everytime with things and stuff that I have, or even making decisions in her life that is necessary for me, but not for her! ... ever wonder what "patterned" lifestyle I mean? or "decisions in life" I mean? ... well, let's say I had a "birthday" party which I celebrated with hugeness! Like it was an event of the year for my friends, and her ... her birthday was like 6 mos. ago, what she did was to come up with a post birthday party, hugest and grandest than mine if possible! ...and she'll be wearing the same color of the gown I wore ... that is so sad to realize. But still I'm helping her out with planning and I give her tips (not stupid tips, dont worry!)hehe ... it's going to be expensive I bet, more expensive than mine! hmmphh ... if only she realize that she could do her birthday at least next year, so it wont be obvious!!!

oh well, things happen for a reason, maybe I've got a purpose with her... maybe I'm her ... what? I don't know what to do with her so I let her be.

HELP.