So Kes asked her bridesmaids to choose dress designs that they like so that she can show it to her designer tomorrow. As a result, Gelle and I were busy poring over dresses on the web and sharing links to each other every once so often. “I’m just on page 16 of 234 pages, and […]
Archives for January 2010
Someone is Obsessed with Eyeshadow
For my birthday last year, my friends Maya, Cate, Tatsie and Rodel gifted me with what I first thought was a wallet but which opened out to be a set of makeup brushes. According to my makeup artist friend Rome, Suesh is a good brand for brushes, and the ones she brought with her when […]
Cheat Day: Chicharon + Dinuguan + Awfully Chocolate Cake
Every week, we allot one day for cheating on our diet. It’s usually on a weekend but this week, we moved our cheat day to Tuesday because we were too excited to eat the Lapid’s chicharon and Goldilock’s dinuguan that I got as pasalubong from my friends. Chi bought an Awfully Chocolate choco fudge cake and […]
How to Get Over Someone
It’s not easy to get over someone you love. But if loving him is only hurting you, it’s best to move on. So how do you go about doing that? (1) Wallow. Talk to close friends, let it all out, cry your heart out and let it out of your system. It’s okay to be […]
Spotted: a Squirrel
While at the park yesterday morning, April and I spotted a squirrel scurrying up the branches of a tree. a squirrel or is that my chipmunk? It’s just interesting to see animals you don’t normally chance upon in the urban jungle. I don’t remember ever seeing a squirrel in the Philippines, yet it has the […]
Ex Payment Analysts in Singapore
Some of my closest friends from P&G AP group, namely Rome, Caloy and April, came over for a break last week. I realized that coincidentally, we had all been payment analysts before – hence the title of this blog. It was an exhausting but very enjoyable four days indeed, especially since I hadn’t seen them […]
Ikea Love
Whenever I’m in Ikea, I get this sudden urge to settle down, get married, and have kids to have my own home to decorate with their pretty stuff. Last Saturday, I brought my guests there and I ended up buying just a couple of items, but they are very good buys. First up, the long-awaited […]
Gelle’s Globe – Happy Birthday Switi!
It’s Gelle’s birthday, and my surp for this year is her very own newsletter. It’s named that way because years ago, when Gelle attempted to make a blog, she was just going to name it Gelle’s Blog till I suggested she use Gelle’s Globe instead. Here is the entire thing in PDF or you can click […]
Stuck – Happy Birthday Zenie!
The first thing Zenie ever said that got stuck in my memory is when she introduced herself to us, her blockmates, during our first week in College with these words: “I came from Basilan, the land of the rebels.” Five years later when Zenie and I started working in KPMG, I joked to our officemates […]
Skype – the OFW’s Bestfriend
My brother finally bought a webcam and installed Skype on the laptop back home, so I got to talk to the ‘rents together before Dad flies back to Africa. “Ga, we can see you!” “Dad, did you see Angelina Jolie in Africa?” “Who’s she?” “Meet Carlo and Martin. They’re named after characters in Lovers in […]