That Red Bag

I just had to buy it. It’s red. It’s the style I had been looking for. It’s on sale. And again, it’s RED. (I’m using my phone’s camera, so forgive the blurry photo.)

I had dinner last Saturday with my college friends, Ice and Maro… We ate at Chef D’ Angelo, they were serving buffet… Yes, buffet again… But this time I sort of controlled myself and only ate salad and fish.

After dinner we decided to roam around the mall and that’s when I stumbled upon the red bag at Memo. The bag that I was using before was also from Memo, they really got nice bags there, stylish and understated. It was love at first sight, I just had to take it even if the sales rep. told me that it was a girl’s bag… Told him that nowadays, everything is unisex. LOL. He might have been amused by my insistence that he gave me a free wallet after I purchased the bag. Great deal for me!

Bench Uncut: Rafael Rossel

 Need I say more?

I Just Had To…

I’m really in a very TIPID mode these past few days and it might go for some more days hehehe! Being a professor does have it’s perks but it also has some downside like for example, if it’s you first year of teaching you’re not gonna be paid during summer vacation. I thought it would be fun since I get to have so much free time…. but you know the price of too much free time in the adult world is too none of money!

But, with all the tipid and tiis of not buying anything that is luho or eating out, I just had to make one exception…

This.

I know it’s not that much but for someone who’s nagtitipid it’s a luho already!

I’ve been a Preview reader eversince I got interested in fashion. Preview delivers good stuff all the time and this issue is surely not to be missed.

It’s their 15th anniversay issue! Congratulations you guys!

More than being the anniversary issue, it’s also their thickest issue ever (look at Georgina werqing it!) and it also has a free issue of Preview Men. Finally!

It’s all worth it, i know!

Sex and The City 2: A Fantasy Sequel

I love Sex and the City. I’ve been a fan eversince I caught an episode way back in the 90′s on RPN-9. I love everything about it. The girls, the city, the witty lines, the fashion, the storyline… Everything!

I mourned when the series ended, just like any addiction I tried to find new shows to to fill the empty space SATC left. Desperate Housewives, Cashmere Mafia and the likes came but it never been able to fill the shoes the way SATC had but after sometime and a quite few, well not actually few, reruns and watching the entire series again in DVD, I was happy that Sex and the City ended the way it has. It was just perfect. The girls left the viewers with a hopeful ending. The modern princesses finally have their “happily ever after”.

Just like any other fans, I was ecstatic with the news of a SATC movie. I can never have enough of the girls! The first movie was a treat, it further the “Happily Ever After”, Carrie got married, Charlotte got pregnant, Miranda’s marriage survives a test and Samantha… well, is back to being single. It was already a perfect epilogue to the series, though I really don’t approve of Samantha getting single again.

Comes the second movie. I had fun and still is a fan after watching it though I think of the second movie as a fantasy sequel, it’s a dream, it nerver really happened. Hahaha! Come on! It’s not Sex and The City anymore!  It felt like an entire new universe!

First of all, I miss New York. It’s always been considered as the fifth main character. Abu Dhabi is crazy, fantasy crazy. I literally whispered to myself “Oh no, they won’t” when the Arab women reveal their designer dresses, that’s way too camp. As in. Come on!

The only scene that I can remember that’s really a SATC scene to it’s purest form is the bar scene with Miranda and Charlotte, that’s what they really would do if they’ve got problems they talk about it over brunch or over martinis not run around Abu Dhabi.

It was a brave attempt fo the team to actually get out of the fairytale mold, SATC 2 is the girls life after “Happily Ever After” and it’s a bit sad to see them not that “happy”.

But just like any other fan. I love it. Yes, it’s flawed in so many ways but it’s nice seeing old friends. Do i want more of SATC? Hell yeah!

Art is Kool!

I started reading The Carries Diaries. And again I felt the need to have a bookmark. Lagi na lang, everytime I start reading a book, saka ko naaalala na kailangan kong bumili.

Since, di naman ako masyadong lumalabas lately, I thought to make myself one na lang. Ano ba naman yung gumupit ng karton at lagyan ng design, diba?

Mahilig na rin akong gumawa ng kung anu-ano, I remember back in high school bongga lagi and cover ng mga notebooks ko kasi personalized yung design.

Ayan ang work table ko, medyo malinis na yan kasi patapos na nung kinuhanan ko ng pic.

I cut out words from a magazine, words or phrases that I can relate to or define me or what I’m going through at the moment or have gone through in the past. At yun ang ginamit ko design. mahilig ako sa collage. I find chaos beautiful kasi. In art lang ha!

Here’s the finished product. Wag nyong pagtawanan ha!  here’s one side.

and the other side…

I know, very high school! bakit ba? it’s still cute for me…. nakatipid pa ko!

The Carrie Diaries: Bradshaw Before Sex and The City

They say a lot can happen in a summer. Or not. it’s the first day of senior year, and as far as I can tell, I’m exactly the same as last year- Carrie Bradshaw, first line in the book.

This is an accidental purchase. I needed to burn time awhile ago inside a mall. I went to National Bookstore to check some books. Medyo nangangati yung kamay ko na bumili ng Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief kahit meron ng kopya si Mr. O…. While contemplating if I’m gonna buy Percy Jackson, this book bursts out into my sight!

I bought it immediately kahit pa doble siya ng presyo ng Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief. Buhay ito ni Carrie Bradshaw, di na dapat pinag-iisipan! I scanned the pages, ibang style ang ginamit ni Bushnell, parang she adapted na how Sex and the City  the series works, honestly, I never finished yung Sex and the City book, too New York for me. I think this one is a bit lighter since Carrie is still in High School here.

I love the cover, it’s so LV’s Stephen Sprouse and it looks like a purse. cuteness! If you look closely, may initials rin na CB. Shushality!

I’ll read na. Bye!

Fashion Guru?!?

I was aimlessly net surfing yesterday and found a blog written by a student of mine. He has this entry regarding my comment on his pants, which were really nice…

http://mylifeonearth.vox.com/library/post/my-jeans.html

Fashion guru? hahaha! Ok, I always make an effort to look good when I go to work since it requires me to stand in front of a class full of college students who notices everything that you do, say and wear, you’ll also never know what names they call you if they’re among themselves. It’s just nice to know that some do appreciate the way I dresses up.

The September Issue

Just finished watching this. Heaven sent for all fasyon people.

I love the ferocious Grace.

I love all the photoshoots, the themes are all fierce.

I love the cameraman and his tummy.

I love the clothes.

I love Wintour.

Devil Wears Prada goes reality! Winner!

The Girls Are Back!

I miss them so much!

My Top Preview Magazine Cover for 2009

July Cover: Maricel Soriano ( Winner ang fresh fez at ang Balmain-inspired jacket ng lola mo!)

October Cover: Judy Ann Santos ( Juday delivers FASHION! )

December Cover: Agot Isidro ( fortyish and still rockin’ it hot! Panalo ang Ingrid!)