Life So Far

Happy November, everyone!

October's been a pretty hectic month, and much of November is shaping up to be the same crazy month. While I was able to go home for the last long weekend of October - such a fine weekend that turned out to be, and Manila will always be the coziest spot in the world for me - I have many travel-y things to look forward to: a wintry trip to Seoul, Christmas back home, and the grandeur of Borobodur and Prambanan on my next birthday weekend (YAY for promo fares!). I'm so happy that though much of my travels plans for 2012 drastically changed in the last six months, it's brought on so many new adventures!

Today there was a bookstore expo sale, and in my effort to solidly and seriously invest in near-future travels, I bought five travel guide books. Now you know where I'm planning to go in the next year or so! :D

And just because the going there is as essential as the being there, here's a lovely quote from the Travel section of my new Quotations for Occasions book:

Cheers!

T.G.I.F.

"Concentrating" on thesis. Hihihi.

BABY SHIHTZU AND MOMMY SHIHTZU. Mommy is called Pilar
(she's the loveliest, nicest, sweetest one I've met!) and her baby is Perla. I think.
My first time seeing a baby purebreed shihtzu, and she was so TINY and cute and was so young that
she was still walking lopsidedly and trailing after mommy!

DADDY! He's Pepe. :)

My nephew! We don't see him often, which is why he's still so wary when we carry him.
Otherwise, he's a baby who loves to smile! And so guapo!

Three year old LJ. She's adorable and can make my nephew laugh! 

A recent purchase from Patrick Lovebird / Pink Pum Shop. :3 Fufufu.

The perfect thesis shirt from Bouteeque. Huhuhuhuhu. 

Just another awesome Friday. Right after my mom picked me up from the north, we stopped by at home to drop off my stuff before visiting my Lolo. I got to see the stuff I ordered (YEHEEEEEEY, awesome necklaces and the awesome chill casual Batman shirt), I saw my Lolo after so long (he lives in the US, and has come home for good), I attempted to play with my nephew, and I SAW THE CUTEST BABY SHIHTZU. Fufufufufu. I wanted to steal her and sneak her out of the house in my bag. I couldn't catch quite the good picture of her because she was so hyper and kept following her mommy. But, ah, well. I shall play with her more next time! :3

Post-birthday post: on shoes, cookies and bags

What I'm hoping is the final thesis submission for this semester is done and finished (whew!) and I have overcome the very spontaneous pre-deliberations with nothing close to flying colors. But I would like to say it went well, and I'm only hoping I do 100483288238138x better next semester! I'm recharged from a good twelve-hour sleep last night, and I can finally set aside a few minutes for blogging (the purpose of which is to plug awesome online stores) before I go on to study for two more exams tomorrow. *cheers*

My birthday has come and gone, quietly and happily. This year I had contemplated on asking for an iPod (my first generation nano had died earlier this year; if it turned on, its battery drained completely at one swirl around the circular navigation thing that the classic iPods had). That eventually went down the drain, because I didn't want my parents spending too much on me after getting me a better replacement cellphone earlier this year for the one I lost last December. 

So I asked for shoes. YAAAAAAAY. 

These cute flats came from Muji, which I plan to use for everyday activities. They're very comfortable, and I had the chance to try them in the rain yesterday; solid fit and durable against water, YAY! :D

These cute aquamarine ones, on the other hand, I ordered from Ziggy and Zooey on Facebook. They've got about ten or twelve colors for this style, and while I can't use them on a rainy day, they're an awesome fit for a ton of outfits. WOOOOOOOT. The sellers were also very nice and accommodating; I was eight pesos short of the total payment (memory fail!), but they didn't mind. :) So awesome.

My friend Carissa came by on Sunday to drop off the red velvet cupcakes ordered by my roommate (a note to the reader: she makes awesome cupcakes and brazo de mercedes, so should you want to order a certain baked item, feel free to contact me :D), and to my surprise, she brought me cookies for my birthday gift. YAAAAAY.

She kept them in this cute paper bag, with a birthday note that reminded me that I've been friends with her since the age of fourteen. FOURTEEN! We're almost near a decade of friendship, Caddy. :)

Finally, this bag here came from one of my favorite bag shops online, Izzo Shop. Last summer I finally bought a camera bag for Duccio, and for my birthday, Joseph bought this pretty laptop tote. It might come off as a bit too simple for others' tastes, but I suppose simplicity and reliability are the reasons why the Longchamp bags are so popular today - hence my soft spot for this bag from Izzo. Hee. :> 

There's a pretty print in the interiors of the bag, somewhat reminiscent of A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh illustrations, and I love that should the time come, I can fit in my laptop into this bag. Heeee. 

Happy happy. And now, off to work. 

Wardrobe Essentials

I saw this over at Stay Hungry Stay Foolish and thought it was absolutely perfect! Somehow, it's rather appropriate. Simple is always the best way to go. If I could lug around my travel bag all over the world, I'd have these with me.

From A Pair and A Spare, through Stay Hungry Stay Foolish

I have that perfect striped shirt and those black flats. I have the right pair of denim shorts and skinny jeans. I've fitted in one of those red leather jackets, and have had my share of longing for a tan trench coat. I've always wondered how boots would feel like, and yes, I've had my fantasies of wearing killer black heels when I start working. Hihi. I've yet to find the perfect white, lazy button-down shirt.