thinking aloud...

that's all folks.

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:56:42 GMT

in the process of moving out and onto my new home.

you know i love you LJ, but sometimes, there are things that one looks for in a relationship. it's not your fault that you could not provide what i need. it's not you, it's me. no, it's you. wait, it's.. me? no you.

geez, i hate break-ups.

freezing memories

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:40:38 GMT

this is pkf's fault. after she blogged about wanting a camera, my urge suddenly got restored.

just found out about this blog, uncrate.com. look what i found.

gaa!

nikon coolpix p7000

canon powershot g12

fujifilm finepix x100

0__o

that's me, stunned. i swear im such a sucker for anything retro.

but then:

leica m9 titanium

boiiiing!

aaack!

LOOK. AT. THAT.

i didn't even bother to check the price on this one. might be too painful.

but really, look at that gorgeous thing!

that's all.

oh well, back to work.

photos: uncrate.com

patent ahem boat shoes.

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:32:06 GMT

saw these at rockwell the other day

Sebago Men's Docksides Patent Boat Shoe

*drool*

im really not a big fan of boat shoes, i gravitate more towards the pointy ones, but this one's different. i tried it on and my feet actually looks punggok in them, but i dont know.

-maybe because it's a classic?
-maybe because it's spotlighted with CLEAR rubber slip-resistant soles?
-maybe because of the SILVER rawhide laces?
-maybe because the genuine moccasin construction wraps the foot in a single piece of PATENT leather?
-maybe becuse it's hand sewn?
-maybe because its casual AND dressy at the same time?

im such a sucker for details. and that it's classic with a twist is driving me crazy.

aaaargh! GET OUT OF MY HEAD ALREADY!

some other styles that i saw online:

sebago again. that it has purple accents doesn't really help. but i like the patent midnight gray ones better.

i ~~WANT~~ need these ferragamos. for weekends (for weekends?? [high pitched]). i like that they look like driving shoes but don't look all squishy underneath. i hate it the feeling of driving shoes' soles. so squishy, its kadiri. i'd change the laces though, because they're brown. again, kadiri. i'd probably buy the silver ones from the sebago store, which are quite pricey, by the way.

but that patent midnight gray ones are really haunting me. like seriously.

i could imagine them with slim white jeans or dark jeans.

eeps!

photo: vstyleblog.com, individualsole.com, 4bp

bling

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:44:53 GMT

the thought of this box didn't really have an effect on me

until i saw this guy wearing this on his wrist everywhere

and i mean EVERYWHERE

from the stage,

to airports,

traveling from korea to japan

and back.

and so after including it in my wishlist and forgetting about it for a long time, i just got up after work and got it.

this whole tiffany & co color scheme's making me puke. it's TOO MUCH.

but look at what's inside..

some sterling bling added to my collection once again

although i know it ain't gonna stay shining shimmering splendid forever, i really don't care (well, thank goodness i found the time to take these photos). my body's pH level isn't the best for silver, actually, but i like the personality of this particular piece.

and i feel like a pop star now that im wearing it, so there!

im just happy i got to check off another item out of my wishlist. the feeling is great!

one last look..

bye-bye shiny finish. it was nice knowing you!:)

little bursts of surprises

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:50:52 GMT

haven't been posting in so long because i can't describe enough how busy the past months have been. im just thankful that each day has always been progressive. thank God indeed:)

today was different though. my day didn't start out right as i arrived late for our general weekly sales meeting, which i NEVER come late for. even my director was surprised, she said it wasn't like me.

anyway, i was on the phone with a client who was requesting for something very stressful from me. i was on the verge of throwing my phone in frustration when suddenly, a pink lunchbox appears in front of my nose. it was my director's, and she was motioning for me to get one of the muffins inside.

'it's a calamansi muffin', she said with a smile.

calling pkf!:)

i love the little bursts of surprises i've been getting recently:)

it was refreshing! surprising and weird, but it was! that kind of made my morning:)

another thing that i'm so thankful for is my recently purchased ipod touch. ive been doing everything in it recently! facebooking, downloading and playing games, checking and sending short emails, surfing the web, watching videos, etc. im so happy that this new generation comes with earphones that's equipped with a MICROPHONE! i record rehearsals and quick notes too! but i guess the best part about it is that i no longer have to open my laptop at home. it takes so long for edu to boot and shut down, so i now do everything in lucky (as in lucky mansanas, the son of edu mansanas:] hihi.)

AAAAND i got lucky for much much cheaper than the orig price! i originally didn't want to get a new ipod because sayang naman si rico (my ipod nano 3rd gen's name is rico mambo. hihi.) but then i'm super ma-video more than ma-music (k-pop, remember?) so i guess this will suit me better. it's a long story how i got this, but what's important is that the funds magically appeared for it. i have the universe to thank for that:)

too many things to be thankful for, im so, so blessed. *sigh*, i just needed this break to document it.

now back to the million other things that i have to do...

photo: dessertcomesfirst.com, gizmodo.com

being grateful

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:35:41 GMT

im in the quaint mary grace shop in serendra working on a report, with sansrival and the yummiest hot chocolate ive tasted in a long time accompanying me. 'se' from the cinema paradiso soundtrack in the background. the neighboring table is filled with theater bigwigs gossiping over coffee on the latest dibs on showbiz and theater personalities. histrionic people blabbing their tonsils out in the tiniest, homiest place on earth. im at home. i couldn't be happier.

actually i could, because this plate of sansrival tastes like crap. i swear goldilocks serves better ones. but im not complaining. i have a lot to be thankful for:)

i haven't blogged or posted anything very long in a while because as my last post explained, i'm back to being busier than i've ever been. and i've sort of refrained from going on-line all the time so that i could get stuff done. i also refrained from always going online at home so that i could sleep earlier. sleep's such a luxury for me now, especially with the curing of the recording (adding to) taking a lot of my sleep time.

*mmm.. that last sip i just had was absolutely divine:)*

a short update of what had happened since my last post:

-i checked one item off my wish list. i couldnt wait for another person to give it to me so i bought it myself. heehee. i have another item ive been putting off getting for the last couple of months that i wanna get again. maybe in the next few months.
-my team was the top group for the month of May (yay!)
- my agent was top Property Executive for the month (yay!)
- I was able to recommend him (and successfully had it approved!) to be promoted to Senior Property Executive! (yee-haw!)
- I was top Sales Manager for the month (yay!)

but it wasn't easy. i toiled for days to be able to achieve these. something i should have done ~~years~~ months ago. and i dont intend to slack off anytime soon. my time with ACS has been greatly affected, but im grateful that now, every opportunity i get to sing becomes even more special :)

my new director invited me to the Coffee Bean across our office this afternoon to kind of get to know me more and discuss some things that have transpired the last month that i was in her team. she basically was glad about my openness in dealing with the transition (which i rarely have problems with really, even in the past). i was commended for the whole package i brought in with myself and my team, but her only concern was how, erm, 'composed' i am all the time. ~~she doesnt know what she was talking...about!! lol!~~ i may have to be a little more enthusiastic about work, she said. i was suppressing my laughter at this point. haha! i assured her that i was very enthusiastic about what i do and though it seems that i am 'composed' all the time (i wanted to LOL at this point, i swear!), i told her i just knew how to behave in different situations. AND that im just really shy at first, that's why i seem reserved. but anyhow, our chitchat jumped from one topic to another and i was really happy that we had a lot of things in common. she has done international marketing as well so we really had similar experiences that people who haven't traveled for business would not understand. and when i mentioned that i was trained by my old boss PD, she was surprised because PD actually called hear over a year ago to have her come for an interview with him. she went, but declined his offer for manager because she was eyeing a sales director position. then our conversation led to ideals and management strategies. i think she liked my style enough that she wanted me to give a 20-minute talk on our regular Monday sales meeting on any sales topic of my choice. wow, it's been so long since i last gave a presentation to a big group, and now i have two days to come up with something, complete with powerpoint presentation! and the added pressure is that i'm the newbie in the group, and i don't believe she's let other managers present to the group before. yiiiish! i'll start to pull things together maybe starting tomorrow. i still have so much to do tonight.

AAAAAND i got the mother of all surprises!!! (drumroll please...) my old boss PD called me at 9pm tonight!! he called to personally ask if i could come to his big 50th bday celeb AND if i wouldn't mind hosting the event with 2 other people from different generations of his management (meaning early and late 90's batch). of course i said yes:) he also wanted me to do a repeat of one of the performances i coached for one of our awardings before, but now he wants ME to be singing. i would be honored, i said. and then came the hinting of him wanting to get me back on his team. i just laughed:) apparently, word has spread about how im doing in my present company and he's been very happy to hear about it. i dont know how the eff it reached him, but i'm flattered and not complaining:)

i love that man, i swear. he could be an a**hole for sure, but i guess we need that sometimes to challenge us. i've traveled with him for business and i've learned a lot from him. i'm one of the lucky few who's had the opportunity to know him on a more personal level, i even got to know his wife better, which i think would be impossible for other bosses. i was so surprised and very much glad that i saw his name flashing on my cellphone screen. i remember when i was still doing Offshore Sales that when i'd see him calling, id be terrified. haha! now, it was different. that old familiar feeling is still there but it was definitely exciting for me to answer his call.

im so glad that my past and present work network are slowly intertwining. that the things i did and the people i've worked with in the past are still relevant to where i am and what i do today is just perfect.

i just ordered a second cup of that magnificent mary grace hot chocolate. the film of bittersweet chocolate that forms on the surface between my sips is just killing me right now. life is good. thank You Lord.

update

Thu, 20 May 2010 15:10:26 GMT

hi lj. it's been a while.

aside from being immersed in tumblr, work has been really crazy.

crazy good, actually.

i've been re-assigned to a different division, one that used to be competition. one i've developed a sort of loathing for for the past year i've been with this company. they're competition, i cant help it:) now, i don't know exactly how i'm gonna say it but i'm actually...

...enjoying.

there, i said it.

i'm happy about the energy, i'm happy about the noise, the laughter, the pressure, the work, even the results that i'm getting. everyone around me's so driven, i can't help but be infected. and that's good. i haven't had this feeling in a while. just like the old times.

*insert sigh here*

AND im glad that i don't have to change my perspective on things because really, they have the same ideals. some, just called differently, but everything is basically the same.

another thing i love about it is that everyone's so positive. you could feel it. i LOVE it.

'be gratefaaaaaahl!'

oh yes i am! and for tons of things!

im re-learning to manage my thoughts and feelings again. i'm in the process of weeding out the wrong and the negative and isolating and focusing on the positive. it's been a struggle so far but yes, i've gotten results. boy was i surprised. serious work really pays off.

im excited for what's in store for me. no wait, ecstatic! i feel that it's coming. everyone around me does.

so now, i'm just throwing out to the universe all positive vibes. it's gonna happen. UNIVERSE, i know it's coming. ive been ready for so long, bring it on!

:)

fly

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:05:14 GMT

was able to squeeze in harang yesterday:

fortunately enough, it was very near my office and the time was convenient for me.

it was a funeral mass for the late Roberto 'Bobby' Lim, former Executive Vice President of PAL. I was impressed at how many people attended despite it being a work day but moreover, i was extremely touched (and forced to really contemplate on a lot of things) by the eulogy that his granddaughter delivered.

she talked about him being an infuriating lolo, him being one that challenged his grandchildren since they were young. he'd always ask them what their plans were and they never knew if he would talk about their plans for the day, for the summer or for the rest of their lives. whenever they'd tell him about what they'd plan to do, he'd go: of course you won't do that! here, let me plan for you. (lol!) he's cute that way (i miss my lolo!). his apo's would hate having those conversations with him and they've learned to deal with it by 1. just saying yes 2. bringing a friend over and throwing them to the lion (lol) or 3. avoiding their lolo altogether. he'd always make them feel like they didnt do anything right with their lives, really, but she also mentioned that whenever anyone was absent at dinnertime, lolo bobby would always mention how he was so proud of him or her. people were tearing up at this point of the eulogy.

what struck me the most was how he'd always remind them to have a plan B, C, D.. up to Z so that if you don't get your plan A and get your plan B instead, then you could always say that that was what you really wanted! witty lolo, i lovvet!:)

and it got me thinking what my plans B, C, D (...) are.

ive been faced with a really trying time at work right now and the easiest way out is just to quit and run away. but it also made me realize that throughout my professional career, i was never the one who'd quit because it was the trend, or because times were difficult. i intend to do the same this time. im really just saying it's becoming so hard at this point. this reminds me of my most favorite scene in the movie a league of their own:

when dottie (geena davis) quit the team just before world series to go drive back to oregon to get married, jimmy (tom hanks) confronted her:

jimmy: sneakin' out like this, quitting, you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
baseball is what gets inside you. it's what lights you up. you can't deny that.

dottie: it just got too hard!

jimmy: it's supposed to be hard! if it wasn't hard everyone would do it. the HARD is what makes it great'

i've been living off those very words for years now.

watch:

going back to lolo bobby, his granddaughter ended the eulogy with again, very striking words. her lolo always said that as a pilot, what do you do when your aircraft reaches the edge?

'you fly.'

manzoni

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:12:06 GMT

manzoni + vespa

the color of this vespa's perfect with his outfit

i totally like what he's wearing, it gives off a very cool, but nonchalant vibe
(although i'm just imagining the splatter marks the wet road would cause his pants).

if i could ride a vespa here without the helmet, id give it a go.

photo: thesartorialist

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:42:54 GMT

omG, please spare us all!

I am really, really scared

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awesomeness

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:41:06 GMT

one of the greatest lessons ive ever learned (well, heard) was: 'the greatest revenge is massive success'. this came from a divorced hawaiian-filipina lady that i met in vegas.

might come in a wee bit too negative, since there is 'revenge' in that.

i guess this is more like it:

there's this very empowering tone in it, donchatink?:)

facebook

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:52:34 GMT

is it just me or is facebook getting old?

i remember it eating up so much of my time before. now, i get bored.

i know to each his own, but some status messages are just too irritating. there was this one time that this person kept posting about his swollen and bleeding toe. i was eating.

if it weren't a tool for me to keep in touch with friends from far-away, i'd say i'm kinda tired of it.

just me, i guess.

photo: educationusa

comfort

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:42:18 GMT

just when i needed some reassurance in my life, He has again spoken to me in a language which i perfectly understood-- music.

heard this at mass this evening. and to think i HATED this song when it kept playing in WYD manila.

it's always comforting to be reminded that whatever plight you are in at the moment, Someone bigger and better than your predicament is in control.

video: youtube

sneaky

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:41:12 GMT

houston, we have a problem:

supra tk society- gold and silver

w.o.w.

---------------------

it all started with this photo:

and i really liked onew and jonghyun's shoes. so i found these:

reebok ex-o-fit hi sg strap

they were the closest i could find to those that shinee was wearing.

but my search led me to these:

yummeh!

supra 4th of july exclusives

supra ns 2008 fall/winter collection

moonboots-looking. iLike!

but then it somehow led me to this:

aww, mehn!

diet butcher slim skin hi-cut sneakers

that's real pony hair!

these look like snowboots but i really like em!

and to think for a while i thought high-cut sneakers looked silly ~~and suggest cachichas waiting to happen in manila heat~~.

well in metallic/patent/ponyhair, they don't.

my problem now is hey, really, where am i supposed to use this if i buy them?

photos: google

starting em young

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:25:50 GMT

KILL ME WITH CUTENESS RIGHT NOW!

photo: anothermango

pea coat

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:49:11 GMT

i just saw a pea coat in a mall, IN THE PHILIPPINES this afternoon.

been always on the lookout for one but they've either been terribly expensive or unavailable. the last one i saw was a black one at zara in trinoma, and i almost paid a handsome amount for something that was ill-fitting. the better side of me was able to knock some sense into my head and so i remained a good boy, put it back on the rack and walked away. i still think about it to this day. (sob)

the one i saw earlier was a gray one and had a manageable price point. manageabe, meaning something i don't really usually spend on clothes but would be willing to shell out for a coat that i see myself using years and years from now. still, the ~~cheap~~ sensible side of me is shouting 'where the hell will you be using that??'. the ~~extravagant~~ ~~impulsive~~ ~~stylish~~ other part of me instantly answers back 'in europe, in the US, and everywhere else i travel to ~~if i could still afford it after all this unnecessary shopping~~'

i again knocked some sense into my head and remained a good boy. i hung it back on the rack and walked away.

yep, i'm obviously still thinking about it.

and google didn't help.

i got too excited, i didn't even manage to save the links for where i got these photos from.

the next ones, i've had on file for a long time. they came from the sartorialist.

i want my own pea coat.

like right now.

photos: the sartorialist, google, lookbook.nu

shluurp!

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:49:26 GMT

one more day.

photo: babble.com

polo club

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:14:08 GMT

was at the polo club the other day

only a handful attended the horse show.

nothing spectacular to begin with. but that's just me.

it's been a while since i last rode a horse. id like to go riding again.

but i don't want one.

unless it comes with it's own caretaker.

or that pretty equestrienne in the photo.

the september issue

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:39:09 GMT

i really liked the devil wears prada and the september issue (which i just saw last night) because there's a lot to learn from the work setting of anna wintour. I was enthralled by the fact that i could relate to a lot of characters despite coming from a different work setting. i remember having a boss that was so much like miranda priestly's character and how i persevered like andy to keep up with the demand that was thrown my way. saw prada in cerritos, ca and i was with my boss then. i had to keep insisting that he watch it (indirectly of course, but im not very good with subtlety so go figure), to the point that i was almost pointing out examples of how the movie was so like us. he didn't tell us that he saw it already. i just found out one day (we were already in virginia!) and i swear he was almost ashamed to admit that he could relate to meryl streep's character. after that, we sort of just dropped the topic altogether. awkward.

anyhow, some random thoughts after watching september:

- grace coddington: for her ideas and for fearlessly standing up for them-- idol!

- "don't be too nice, not even to me, because you'll lose. you have to beat your way through". grace said this to one of the newbies. i guess this holds true for everything in life.

- grace instantly detested the face that anna wanted to photoshop the belly of the cameraman. "Not everything can be perfect in the world". i like that. perfection in imperfection.

- 'everybody isn't perfect in this world... it's enough that the models are perfect"... (nods in agreement. lol!)

- when asked what her strength is, anna wintour quickly replies: 'decisiveness'. i want that for myself. it'd save me lots of time. this is one aspect i like about her. she knows what she wants.

ice, ice, baby..

- 'i love a little blur, when there's movement in things. i think these days everybody wants everything pin sharp. i think it's a shame.'-- that was a loaded statement. i have a million interpretations for that, though she was just talking about the final images taken from the photoshoot.

- when grace walks out onto the gardens of versailles, she sighs: 'it's beautiful'. sometimes, i wish i had more appreciation for what's around me. my world the past couple of years have been fast-paced and too money-centered that i tend to miss out on the precious details.

- 'i think i got left behind somewhere cause i'm still a romantic. you have to go charge on ahead, you can't stay behind'. aaarghh. so can relate!

-RJ Cutler, the man behind the documentary said "anna is all about ‘next,' and grace is most interested in a historical perspective on art and fashion. every time they got together, sparks flew.". the best of both worlds!!

- she said in an interview: 'seriously, though, a lot of people say anna’s the business one and I’m the creative one. it’s not true. she’s the creative one. so many of the shoots i do start with her ideas. she was the creative director before i was, after all. i also believe that everyone needs an editor. what she does is edit and make my work stronger.'-- THERE'S my job! oh, i miss my past bosses!

that's all.

photos: mediabistro, moot point, jean-o-type, molimoda

karl lagerfeld for h&m

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:08:09 GMT

'but it's cheap!'

'what a depressing word. it's all about taste.

if you are cheap...

well... nothing helps'

AHA!

i've always, ALWAYS believed that:)

photo: molimoda
video: youtube

random thoughts- 032210

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:07:17 GMT

random thoughts I have in my head right now:

- i wanna have a flat tummy (abs are just extra) and a defined chest

- oh, and defined shoulders too, if it isn’t too much to ask

- ‘if she cheated for you, she will cheat with you’—so true.

- i wanna learn some bad-ass dance routine to add to my exercise repertoire. the more it makes you sweat, the better.

- it’s hard to learn from the videos i watch. too fast. lol!

- i wanna be able to do back-flips and headstands (or walk with my hands) in this lifetime.

- i wanna be able to ride a chopper in this lifetime.

- it would be waaay cooler if i could control it.

- and why not skydive while im up there. that would be the greatest, most liberating feeling, i bet. the thought of possibly dying from any glitches and still deciding to jump off the plane/chopper would be one of the hardest decisions i would probably make.

- we waste so much time talking and story-telling during rehearsals. and i don’t mean after. i mean during.

-i should vocalize more. them high notes are getting harder and harder to sustain. my throat's gettin rusty. lol!

- my evolution in terms of spending my money is bizarre. i used to really scrimp on spending for food before. i would eat McDonald’s whenever i could. i’d rather spend on other things. now i bet most of my money’s spent on food. i don’t even want to compute, the thought of what my spending would look like scares me.

- saw a video of someone pulling a maggot out of a lady’s scalp. ick!

- i really wanna learn Korean. Or Japanese. Or French. Or Chinese. and i mean i wanna be fluent. i just don’t know when ill find the time.

- i really wanna learn to finally play the piano, guitar or the violin. i believe im 'intimidated'.

- i really want to, but i don’t have the patience to grow out my hair. maybe if i live in a different (colder) country. or maybe if I worked in a different field.

- its funny how you see someone as the ugliest and most uninteresting person in her group one time and now, she’s the sexiest, most mysterious person to you.

- heard mass with my mom this evening. i miss hearing mass with my family.

-we shared a hungarian sausage sandwich after. mine had the works, her share was plain. she likes plain everything for food. dad takes out all the good stuff from cup noodles for her. one onion-leaf morsel at a time. that's love.

- i ordered the blueberry sundae earlier. i know my mom wouldn’t like it. i know she’d only want to have the sundae if it were chocolate.

- which leads me to: OMG, it’s my mom’s fault that i love chocolate to a fault! tsk tsk!

- fed the birds with dad this afternoon. it started as a task, but hey, it was time spent with him.

- i really like it when dad comes over to my room at night to catch up. and how he ignores the fact that im really tired and sleepy. unless i doze off on him or tell him im really really sleepy. lots of memories are created that way.

- we’re all older in the family. i wish we had more time to spend together.

- i wish we could travel again as a family. Its been 12 years since our last family vacation.

- my sister’s leaving for europe in a couple of weeks and im so jealous. i wanna go back.

- actually, I just really wanna leave the country so I could take a break from work. or at least finally go to bora.

- i don't like that our tour next year will be an asian tour. there, i said it. it's gonna be tiring and boring i bet. especially if it's gonna be happening on weekends. i prefer europe for many reasons, but i wouldn't mind if we do US again.

-that was me being a brat.

-but if korea and japan were part of the itinerary again, then shuuuuuure!:)

- but im promising myself that i'd go to the south of france to be there for the duhamel wedding. just thinking of how much it would cost me is already driving me crazy. think of all the shopping! lol!

- i don’t wanna have to think of money anymore.

- but no, I have to compute for millions and millions every day.

- im thisclose to getting a vespa. but where will i use it? crap!

- i wanna go on a roadtrip with friends. ive never really done that a lot. especially with my high school boys.

- i think was afraid to go out when i was in high school. i wanted to be the goody-two-shoes kind.

- ive always been afraid to deviate from the norm. i guess that's why i dress the way i dress, until recently.

- i have loads of movies in my itunes that i wanna watch but have no time to.

- i wanna watch the coffee prince series again. seriously.

- gong yoo's out of the military service program! go make another series with yoon eun hye!:)

- i better sleep now. it's 3:13am and i have to be at work in a few hours.

-once again, im sucked back into reality.

que sera sera

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:58:32 GMT

heart wrenching.

makes you count your blessings one frikin' morsel at a time.

...

we're all so lucky.

.

SO lucky.

breather

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:58:02 GMT

had the best time being away from the metro and getting work off my head. i don't usually join sleepovers (im REALLY lazy to pack for one, especially since ~~ive too much to pack for my rituals~~ ~~and~~ i tend to overpack.)

had intimate dinner at eun's place to celebrate her birthday (happy birthday atorni skinny!) and catch-up. since her place wasn't exactly close to any of ours, we slept over. dindin was especially nice because euns served ribs (my fave!) and her cake was anything but chocolate which is great (ill probably explain it in another post). it was also great because i found someone who tells her story with as much details as when i share mine. amazing. i realized why people reacted like they did all these years (lol) and so i shall ~~attempt to~~ tell my story differently from now on (lol! peace!)

i swear i felt like being on tour again! cool! i did not miss my bed that night, i was just glad to be sleeping in a room full of people i was comfortable being with. though we ended up in front of our respective laptops, it was a good feeling that we were doing it together. and a funny thing: 2 of my friends toted along the same overnight kit i was bringing! that alone was awesome!;)

it was one of those things that i had to experience again to keep me sane. to remind me that i had a life outside the office. work's been really stressful the past days, there are times when i just want to stay in bed and boycott my responsibilities. but i can't do that because now more than usual, work has a greater meaning. it dawned on me that it's not all about me anymore. in a way that's good. but on the other hand, it gets scarier. part of growing up, i guess. although i choose to be peter pan, i have to slap myself hard and realize that the reality is, i have to grow up. a little more, every single day.

brr, afraid.

anyhow, this break helped. bring on the coming workweek!

envious

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:16:06 GMT

a vespa AND an hermes HAC in one photo.

someday.

photo: luxuryobsessed

none of my business

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:01:00 GMT

sometimes, the best thing you could ever do is just keep your mouth shut.

''what you don't know can't hurt you'' they say.

you know how you're positive about something you just assumed is happening and it hurts already? and you do anything and everything to get to the bottom of it?

WELL...

it actually hurts more when it's actually said to your face. like pouring alcohol and merthiolate on an open wound.

ouch.

whoever said that it's wrong to stick your nose into other people's business is a genius. wonder why i never followed his/her advice.