cutest cafe latte ever

Imagine how delighted I was when this was served to me! I don't normally take photos of food, but this one... this one, I just couldn't resist :)

orange you glad....

So this is project number three. Not much diffrence from the first one that I made... except for two things.

1. It is an actual wrap skirt--with a waist band that ties at the back
2. It is reversible

It is a boring gray, first and foremost.

But when you look closer, it is orange underneath. Some orange peeps through--if you like, along the curve.

I'm a bit disappointed with the curve on this though... this is lesson learnt for me, SPENDING TIME ON SEWING PAYS!

I will keep that in mind when I do my next projects. I don't want great cloth to go to waste!

Now, the fun part!

O R A N G E

In your face too.

I figured, the only way I could possibly wear this color was if It was not too close to to my face (as I have glare issues) and if it is dramatically toned down by a boring gray--something more... me.

pink(y) poppy(ng)

I made this last week but only managed to wear it today because there were too many tailors' chalk markings so I had to have it washed.

I thought it was too pink, it is odd that wearing it with burgundy--which is, well on that color palette too made it seem less candle-bubble-gum-ish.

I had been exchanging a lot of cloth emails with my Mom the past few days, I think that she is as excited as I am with these projects.


Wearing this skirt today gave me the boost I needed, being woken up by a call from the person I'm with, asking if I had made it to my lunch appointment with a good friend--at noon!

Obviously, I had to call to advise my friend and ask her if we could move lunch by 30-40 minutes.

I was ready in 20 minutes! Of course that left me breathless and by the time I got to the resto, I needed to sit still for a while.

The good news was that I made it within 40 minutes--and that my friend was very understanding.

Even then, I feel real bad about this :(

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I thought I should end with something positive.

Lunch was really good, and with excellent company too :)

mello yello

It had been a very long time since I sew anything from scratch. When my mom came over to visit bringing a small trolley filled with jersey fabric, I knew the universe was telling me that it was time to pick up the hobby again.

I could not count the times I had the idea to sew something, but because I hardly go to the fabric store, I end up just forgetting about it.

Luckily, the inspiration to come up with something yellow--and in jersey, came almost as soon as I saw my stash.

Today, the insipration materialised :)

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I woke up knowing that today was THE day. No surprises when I ended up wearing it this afternoon! I was just too excited.

I initially intendended to do a royal blue and yellow colour blocking. And I was almost ready to go when I thought "Snow White!". I was not about to go out wearing that--not this close to Halloween, at least.

So I opted to go as a hard boiled egg yolk. When overcooked. Gray and yellow.

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On our way home, the person I'm with said "Wow. Your skirt is quite bright in the dark". Yes. It might as well be, the light that led us home.

have

As I walked to my workplace, pondering about the changes in my life--and self this year, a lady walks into my line of vision.

And upon "coming back to earth", I found myself staring at the tattoo on her nape.

It read: FAITH

something is not the same

Lately I had been feeling restless about work.
 
Don’t get me wrong, I love my job.  And maybe that is the problem.  Because of this, I am sometimes reluctant about change.  
 
I had an offer come up last month, and once upon a time, I would have jumped at the change.  This time however, after much thought, I turned it down.  Something did not feel right.  I know one thing, I should trust my gut.  And I did.
 
Weeks down the road more changes came, changes that I was not jumping up and down about.  But such is life.  I recognise that.  And while it got be down, bouncing back after a day or two just came naturally.  
 
There had been more and more breaking news.
 
And today’s was… well, the big one.
 
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Now that I had a chance to mull over it on my hour long journey to work, I think this.
 
I had been ignoring something that my heart, mind, gut had been screaming about for weeks.  Months—even before the series of incidents sort of shook me.
 
And maybe it is because of the fondness that I have for what I do now.  I don’t know if I could say love.  Really.  Loving something means never really feeling the need to distance yourself or move away.  So maybe it is fondness.  
 
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I was interviewed for the company newsletter just last week and I was quoted saying that what I do comes naturally to me and maybe that is why I love my job.  Or the other way around.  
 
Maybe it was also the reason why I stay.
 
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Something is coming up next week.  Actually, someone is coming next week.  We’ll see how things go.

tomato thing

I have a love-hate relationship with the tomato.

I love it as pasta sauce, that is my preference.

It is wonderful sun dried!

I even like tomato flavouring, think ketchup (catsup) fries ;)

It becomes tricky when it's fresh.

I can eat a giant bowl of fresh ones when chopped and flavoured with salt or fish sauce.

It is great with mashed salted egg. Or any dried fish.

And what about cheese? These are great with a HUGE variety of cheese. I especially like it with soft ones. Mozzarella. Goat's cheese. Ahhhh.

Let us not forget ensalada or salsa.

I don't mind TONS of it in corned beef omelets too!

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What I don't understand is why I can't seem to eat (as in abhor) when served quartered with a salad or as a thick slice in a sandwich.

Tomato chopped, yes. Tomato quartered or sliced, no.

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Which reminds me of other thing. Things that I don't mind--or even welcome in small doses, but seem sickening when shoved to your face.

Like Groupon emails.

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Raisins in savoury food... that is a discussion for another day.