Check out the shoebox

You've prolly heard about this project. So...on a good Friday, from 5 am to 2:30 pm (ayan ha, before 3pm yan), some people werqed it. Hindi nalang nalalagay ni fafa jay yung accordion type na salamin sa banyo, pero tapos na sya. yay!!

Check out our crib...er...cribette. :)

All the way from New York...Wedgehead made it.

we heart photoclips!

loved how this was framed, but yuck-- i looked disgusting here.

rawr!

kitchen-ette. adik sa photoclips.

and this is where we keep our magnetic trophies. :)

that circular thingy? thats jay and his photo clips ideas

uy, retro!

didja see our framed wedding photo? naka-landscape yan, 

at ngayon lang daw nakakita ng ganyang klase ang biyenan ko. :P

the blessing was supposedly scheduled for last Easter. Kaso na overbook yung pari 

na taga-Lourdes (nakakaloka, gusto ko i-habla ang Rufo's. hehe). Buti nalang at anjan si Father. (na super grateful kami, kasi by divine intervention, pauwi na sya ng Palawan that Thursday, so he travelled from Batangas to Manila (airport), en route Ortigas).

 He looks familiar noh? Pogi parin. We are really convinced now that he's our official priest ever. 

Tapos, naisipan naming mag swimming minsan.

At mag party kinagabihan. :)

things to do before I turn thirty

1. See the northern lights (from either: Reykjavik, Norway or Yukon)--> mega priority ever

photos (above) nicked from: http://www.trustedlog.com/category/space/

this one is from wiki commons with this attribution:

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Modified version of photo taken by Senior Airman Joshua Strang.

2. be able to swim for 100 meters non stop (regardless of how long it will take me and the stroke...hehe). 200 meters will be my target by the age of 35. (believe me--I am not even a good swimmer)

3. learn how to drive. learn how to dance Tango. and Salsa. (okay, thats pushing it)

4. Learn to converse in two more foreign languages. (Singlish is not counted, lor. That one, Im quite powderful oredi.)

5. Aherm--work my ass off for a PhD scholarship. and a Channel bag. Cos Im intellectually superficial like that. :)

pimp my shoebox project

ah. they call it nesting.
and might literally be as small as a nest, pero bakit ba.
it's ours, and the husband and i think that's all to it.
yun na yun. :)

actually, i thought it's just nice.
it's a studio apartment somewhere in the city.
a good place to start.
and although it is a small space,
we can't wait to spruce it up a bit.
(Note on the 'a bit' part. kaya naman pala maliit lang sya, it chose us and our budget.)

Anyway, there's this wish list we have (oh c'mon, you know what to do!):

1. Joefert wall clock (meron pa yata nito sa Pablo, sa Cubao X)


2. a rectangular mirror frame for our breakfast corner (will have it at sitting person's face level, horizontally) that's got this thick black frame, parang ganito (bigger one), but in black.

(from www.arenascollection.com)

or this

(from apartmenttherapy.com)

3. and a *eherm* escuse me jay*-- a soft, green grasss rug

(from besthousedesign.com)

*my husband thinks a green rug combined with some red furniture looks like a scene for christmas land. we already saw this cheap rug from ikea with the strangest, erm, quirkiest colour (kermit green), and he said no. now its all sold out! nyark.

4. square plates (divisoria/baclaran, here we come)

(mondo wares, from white-porcelain.co.uk)

will keep you updated. we also accept donations. hehe

Hello, Love

translated as:

Matagalnakitanggustokasomahalka. OA.

Hindi ko naman birthday, at wala akong desenteng sweldo ngayon.

I can snub you for all I care, and opt for your cheaper twin.

But it's you I want, demmet.

Must be that red dot.

Nako.

Pag hindi ako nakatiis, kami nalang ni chiquita (see? I even gave her a name)

oh bitterness.

im listing this (Leica dlux 4) down as my xmas wishlist number 1.

rationale: wala pa akong digital camera ever. :(

dlux 3? keri din. M8? pwedeng pwede!

pokpok ako eh. :)

drools. sigh.

Itchy Feet (and when it's not fungal infection)

Thanks to the swine flu-induced travel advisory. Now, I dont feel THAT bad whenever I daydream my way to another overseas adventure. I think one eight (okay, 2 eights. haha) of my day revolves around planning for another trip. I cracked the habit last year, when planning our wedding. Now feeling a few weeks short of a decent honeymoon (i mean, Boracay was decent and okay--but i want something *eherm* 'foreign'), Jay and I have been discussing plans come end of this year (due to financial constraints, limited annual leaves and the NBA season (asa ka pa), it's gotta be between end of third quarter and early fourth quarter). Eh, anak ng tokwa, talagang hindi nako mapakali eh noh.

Gusto ko sanang tumawad ng mas maagang shorter trip, pero sayang naman, we both agreed earlier na wala munang magba back tracking, so we can't go back to Tokyo (ang kyoot sana kung may cherry blossoms background ang birthday picture ko. o ng fuji-san, with the sake in hand. omaygad!) or Hong Kong (syet, ilang wig ng manika ang mapapakyaw ko? may side-part na wig kaya dun? ilang sugarmag outfits kaya ang kasya sa maleta ko, genuine man or japeks??) I know, and OA, pero totoo itong scenario na ito--nanginginig nginig pa.

Until now we havent decided on whether we should go to the land of stone cold ice cream--that one with a French lady statue as national symbol(and it's not even France), or go 'old school' via the empires of the past and their quaint commuter towns and cities. So while practicing restraint, I just make plans. Aimlessly. I know, pathetic. Gumagawa ako ng iterinary, research ever on how to navigate the entire euro railway (if in case it's europa) from london to prague. Tumitingin ako ng cheap domestic flights from San Fran to NYC, just to get an idea how much this trip will cost us. Inaalam ko na nga rin kung magkano ang tickets ng:

-isang NBA game (well, two games, kasi napilitan lang ako sa Lakers game, at maiinggit si Jay sa Knicks game ko. harhar)

- coldplay concert sa Wembley, Parc des Princes o Estudi Olimpic (dahil manunuod ako nito! hah!)

Ngayon, kung tuloy ang Inglatera-Pransya-Espanya-Italia tour, eto sana ang gusto kong makita sa first leg of our trip:

HOPES and EXPECTATIONS 101:

Ben Ben. Dahil maganda syang litratuhan sa gabi.(mapapansin nyong halos lahat ng gusto kong landmark ay magandang litratuhan sa gabi)

London Bridge (...is falling done, falling down...)

Sila, sa Wembley.

and something like this (at Piccadilly Circus), kasi wala pang ganito sa Ayala at sa Orchard (at this caliber, take note). haha.

On the brink..

I'm trying my best to *cram* for my somewhat thesis proposal for graduate school (im baack--well, not so soon, but getting there). So far I've made two (wadapak) of 'em half cooked bitches. Ah yes, I make thesis proposals (and business write ups) when I'm bored.

Here's something very related to thesis proposal # 1:



aside form the hilarity, it speaks uncanny truth on the issue of the day, aka the 10% of the country's domestic output, the 'pillar' of the domestic economy and the very reason why the Philippines is not in recession. NOT YET.

And oh--I still haven't decided on what to discipline I should get eternally damned for-- Political Science or Geography. (well i thought I've decided on pol sci already, pero ewan ko ba, parang walang masyadong puso eh. hehe) Ayun, nag iisip parin ako ever.

Kabado (ng konti)

I just started an entreprenuerial venture. Very small time (muna), but I'll probably venture out on a more comfortable scale mid this year. Wala lang--gusto kong magkaroon ng Blythe Manila. Parang Blythe Thailand ba. It should be a long way ahead, pero baket ba. :)

Here's a peek to what I'll be selling.

And here's another project (josme!)--pre selling soon. She's called Sunshine Holiday (and yes--that's a limited edition --and a bikini!)

do check out 'the store' for updates. (well, I just started, so nothing much yet. BUT STILL!)
im a bit excited. :) a bit laang.