Every Christmas, I anticipate the day I'd first hear Last Christmas play for the first time. I love to joke that it is the sign that the yuletide season is here.
I forget which day I heard it this year, but I do know that I've heard it so many times already and each time, I never fail to point up--as in the air and say out loud (assuming I am not by myself) Christmas song, christmas song! with a giant smile.
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It is unbelievable how much this song, at this time really perks me up :D
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I've had a conversation about favorite Christmas songs and I realised that I was the only one who picked pop songs!
I love All I want for Christmas is You by Mariah and My Only Wish by Britney (no kidding!).
I try to think of songs that really make me feel the festive season, but apart from church songs, there isn't really one that stands out.
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Santa can you hear me?
Monday, December 19, 2011
savior
As I was thinking of my favorite things this year, I was if-y about one shoe. I mean, it was not a favorite because I didn't really wear it much, but I thought it deserves a special mention. It is interesting how this would not be the first pair you think of when deciding what to wear. Then when you step into your shoes--the one you picked, sometimes you realise that it doesn't work. So you go through other pairs that you have until you find something that would--or you change clothes.
Thrice this year, this pair saved me. So while this is not an everyday pair, I think it was well worth getting. Thank you to my best friend who argued that it will come handy when I said I didn't need new shoes.
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I actually got this last year, when my best friend was still based in Manila.
For the heck of it, I'd wear this the next time I meet up with her.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
heartache and lace
You won't believe just how much heartache a certain skirt had caused me.
First off, I had been eyeing it for a long time. Well, what seemed to be a long time. Okay, three months. Max four. I was sure it would eventually go on sale as most items from the online store. NEVER HAPPENED. It is still selling at full price! What triggered the purchase was that it went out of stock (as in someone put it in the shopping basket effectively reserving the item for a few hours) while I was looking. And as any person fearing a loss, I bought it the next time I saw it available (perhaps the person who put it in the basket had better self control and decided to give way).
Second, it was delivered late! I was almost sure that it got lost in the mail and the store would need to resend another piece!
Third, it wasn't what I expected. I hoped for better lining material.
Fourth and perhaps worse of all, was hideous when I tried it on! I have no delusions that it would look better on me than the model with legs up to her armpits, but really, it was depressingly ugly :(
It is is not just the length, that was just one of the issues. It was fitting around the hips, but loose around the bum and thigh areas and tapered at an awkward angle midway through the calves.
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I set it aside for a couple of weeks. I really didn't want to deal with the disappointment.
I needed time.
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Last night, despite my body (from yoga, not the skirt) and head (from too much reading, not the skirt) aches, with Empire State OST on the background I fitted, pinned, stitched--basically, prepped the skirt for an aesthetic operation.
It was a simple adjustment, especially if you take into consideration how much work I put adjusting jumpsuits! I am quite pleased with the finished product too! It suddenly looks like how an envisioned it to look--on me.
I didn't even need to adjust the length.
Well, maybe not quite with the lining. But such is life, we need to accept things that we cannot change :)
First off, I had been eyeing it for a long time. Well, what seemed to be a long time. Okay, three months. Max four. I was sure it would eventually go on sale as most items from the online store. NEVER HAPPENED. It is still selling at full price! What triggered the purchase was that it went out of stock (as in someone put it in the shopping basket effectively reserving the item for a few hours) while I was looking. And as any person fearing a loss, I bought it the next time I saw it available (perhaps the person who put it in the basket had better self control and decided to give way).
Second, it was delivered late! I was almost sure that it got lost in the mail and the store would need to resend another piece!
Third, it wasn't what I expected. I hoped for better lining material.
Fourth and perhaps worse of all, was hideous when I tried it on! I have no delusions that it would look better on me than the model with legs up to her armpits, but really, it was depressingly ugly :(
It is is not just the length, that was just one of the issues. It was fitting around the hips, but loose around the bum and thigh areas and tapered at an awkward angle midway through the calves.
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I set it aside for a couple of weeks. I really didn't want to deal with the disappointment.
I needed time.
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Last night, despite my body (from yoga, not the skirt) and head (from too much reading, not the skirt) aches, with Empire State OST on the background I fitted, pinned, stitched--basically, prepped the skirt for an aesthetic operation.
It was a simple adjustment, especially if you take into consideration how much work I put adjusting jumpsuits! I am quite pleased with the finished product too! It suddenly looks like how an envisioned it to look--on me. I didn't even need to adjust the length.
Well, maybe not quite with the lining. But such is life, we need to accept things that we cannot change :)
Monday, December 12, 2011
SWAP (right now) Thank You Very Much
A package came for me yesterday. A present, actually :)
I am not allowed to open it till the 16th (but I am sure I will love it!), I could however, take out the gift box from the delivery box and well, read the card.
Even in a foreign language, I was able to make out what it says. But I could never make out who Alexandre is!
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Rhea, in case you were wondering, I do know who sent it to me :-p
I am not allowed to open it till the 16th (but I am sure I will love it!), I could however, take out the gift box from the delivery box and well, read the card.
Even in a foreign language, I was able to make out what it says. But I could never make out who Alexandre is!----
Rhea, in case you were wondering, I do know who sent it to me :-p
(kiko) matching
Colour blocking my way to match Dunkin' Donuts had been my thing for a while now. Well, not only Dunkin' Donuts but also sapin sapin, tulip beds and koi fish paintings....
Sunday was no exception. The minute I got into the public bus, I realised that I matched the upholstery (with my bag following the pattern on the seat, only embossed rather than printed!) and the poles.
Sunday was no exception. The minute I got into the public bus, I realised that I matched the upholstery (with my bag following the pattern on the seat, only embossed rather than printed!) and the poles.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
favorite guy
I was starstruck. I walked into the mall and saw my favorite Gingy :)
Seeing Gingy made my day--weekend!
I practically spent the rest of Saturday gushing over him and occasionally saying "Not the buttons".
I thought our picture is perfect as a Christmas card. Sooooo, here is my advanced...
Seeing Gingy made my day--weekend!
I practically spent the rest of Saturday gushing over him and occasionally saying "Not the buttons".
I thought our picture is perfect as a Christmas card. Sooooo, here is my advanced...
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
with love from Tracy & Gingy :)
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