Meet my Future Vera Wang

Writing for Mama Kat's Workshop

Prompt Number 2 : 

Based on their personalities, what do you think your children will be when they grow up?

When my daughter, Bea, turned 1, one of my friends gave her a small magnetic drawing slate. Of course, that time, she was too young to use it. But after a few months, she was able to figure out how to use the slate's pen and the shaped magnetic stamps. The first shape she learned to draw was a circle. She'd fill the slate with big circles and small circles. I can still remember her chanting "big circle ..... small circle" until she fills the slate up. Then she'd ask me to erase everything and she'll start over again.

The slate was overused 'coz she preferred that over her other toys. We ended up buying her a bigger and better slate. She then learned how to add eyes, nose and lips to her "big" and "small" circles. 

At the same time, she was exposed to Barbie fairy tales. She loves watching these Barbie videos over and over ... and over ...  As she watches, she keeps an eye on the princesses' dresses. Her drawings evolved and the 'big' and 'small' circles then had frilly dresses.

And now at age 4, she had made dozens of dresses with different designs. Each design is so detailed ... from the sleeves to the skirt's curves and frills.  


I want to capture  every masterpiece she creates but before I get to click the camera, she suddenly erases it and starts with a new one. I bought her a drawing notebook but she prefers making her designs on her  slate. So I figured I'll just let her practice on her slate until she's ready to conquer the world with her designs. 

Here's my future Vera Wang at work: 

Why Vera Wang? Well, if I have to dream ... I have to dream big, right? 

How about your little darling ... who's he/she going be?

After 20+ years ... I'm spilling it all out ...

 This article is in response to Mama Kat' s Writer's Workshop 

I'm going for 

Prompt# 4 You stole WHAT!?! Spill it!

My sister, Ayyen, is 13 years older than me. I think she disliked me because she could have been the youngest had I not been born. So I ... uuummmm ...  kinda .... sort of ....  disliked her, too.  When I was growing I was always  envious of her stuff. Well,  I was in elementary and she was in college, so she had more access to "cool" stuff and  she also had this special ability of turning felt papers into really artistic letters and shapes. I wanted everything she has (I think ... ).   

She had this Garfield stationery that I really liked. As far as I can remember it looked like this:

And it's bigger than usual stationeries that time. I believe I asked it from her but she said, "NO!" So I stole it. At first,  I was so nervous I'd get caught, but when no one asked nor scolded me, I felt like the ultimate high-skilled thief. I showed it off at school and I ended up selling it to a classmate (hehehe). Now, I realized she might have known it all along but didn't question me. (Why???)

But now after 20+ years ... 

I'm confessing ....

(to my sister ....  if you're reading this, 
which I hope you would 'coz I'm posting its link on  your FB wall!!!)

I'm sorry I stole your Garfield stationery.

I'm sorry I stole some of your crisp 5, 10 and 20 peso bills.
(oopppss, was that yours or Ate Wilma's?????)

I'm sorry I might have stolen other stuff from you but I can't really remember.

I'm sorry I might have done other bad things ... worse than just stealing your stuff.

I'm sorry I'm 20+ years too late ...

ask a psychic

If I had an opportunity to get any question answered by a really credible psychic, I would ask :

 Is 12/21/2012 really the end of the world?

After the movie 2012 and the recent tragedies happening, many are afraid of 12212012 .  Many are starting to believe that it's doomsday. It's based on some Mayan calendar or some numerology thingy. But for me 12212012 is a very special day . It will be my daughter's 6th birthday.  I don't want to sound selfish but why ... among all the dates possible and available ... why would they think the world would end on 12212012.  

Four years ago, on December 21, I was blessed with a tiny princess. My life was changed that day so for four years now, I had made 1221 extra special for that princess. I can't imagine how devastated my princess would be if during her birthday party, the ground is shaking and breaking and asteroids are approaching .

I hope the psychic answers "no" to my question.  Maybe there's a wonderful life waiting for us beyond this world but this world is so beautiful to be destroyed. I want my daughter to enjoy the beauty of life here on Earth way beyond just 6 years. 

This is the princess showing that she just turned 4.
In 2012, I want her to be able to show everyone that she turned 6!

This is in response to Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop

A Simple Taste of Happiness

I saw this coke happiness truck video a few days ago. It's a coke truck that gives out bottles of coke, flowers and some other stuff when you push the big red button. The concept was simple, the stuff they gave away were not that grand, but it made the people who got something and the people around happy. It made a huge impact on viewers like me. Viewing it made me really happy!

Maybe this was created for advertising and marketing purposes, but this was more than just selling coke. It shows that sharing happiness is easy. It shows that the simplest things can make us happy.
            
              the extra sweet smile of the woman who got a rose .....
              the twinkle in the boy's eyes when he saw the robot .....
              the laughter of the man who got about 6 bottles .....
              the way the woman pulled and hugged the teddy bear ....

These simple reactions made me click the play button over and over.

 If everyone shares a tiny bit of happiness, our world would be extra wonderful. During this time of wars, tragedies and calamities, a simple taste of happiness is all need.

HODORI

Mabini Street, Baguio City

Korean and Japanese Cuisine

THE FOOD

I love Korean food. I'm no Korean food expert but here in Baguio, I think Hodori is the most Filipino tongue friendly Korean restaurant. They also serve Japanese dishes and they're quite good, too. They serve 4 side-dishes and they're refillable.

Here are my favorites:
Porkchops - I don't know why they call it porkchops. They're not really porkchops.They're pork belly (bacon) with yummy spicy stuff. It's about 220Php. It already comes with a cup of glutenous rice. One serving is good for 2-3 people.


Tansuyuk - It's the Korean version of sweet and sour pork. They put chunks of apples in it. They really have a big "small" serving which costs around 300Php. This is good for 3-4 people. They also have a large "large" size which is good for 4-6 people. This is around 550Php.


Bulgogi - Korean beef barbecue. The beef is really soft and bursting with flavors. A dish for 2-3 people is also about 220Php and it also comes with glutenous rice.


Samgyeopsal  - Well, what's a Korean restaurant without this slices of fatty pork belly!? The cooking part adds fun to the dining experience. They also serve garlic, green peppers, sesame oil and other sauces and spices that you can all put together with the cooked bacon strips ... wrap them with a lettuce leaf and swallow the whole chunk up. 


Chicken Tepanyaki - This is my favorite among their Japanese dishes. They put lots of mushrooms in it which really gives the dish its scrumptious flavor. It costs 180Php per serving which is good for 2-3 people.


Crunchy Tuna Maki - It's really crunchy and yummy. I think it's the best among all their rolls. 8 pieces costs 100Php + (sorry, I forgot the exact amount) 


THE SERVICE
The waiters and waitresses here are really friendly. When we eat here and they're not quite busy, they refill our side dishes every 5 minutes!!!! But even if they're very busy, they serve every customer courteously and graciously. I really like their service here.


THE RESTO ITSELF
It's located in a street that's connected to Session Road, so it's very accessible. It's not that big but each table is spacious enough. The seats are so comfy.


THE PROOF

 Here's my OC King enjoying the rice!!He's already satisfied with just rice and side dishes. :)

Look at the last two pictures. That's my empty plate!!!!

a preview of their menu

a table full of scrumptious dishes

Yes again and again .....

10 years ... yup ... 10 years ... since I said yes ...

My actual words were "Yes ... to all of your questions." Now, I'm thinking ... what did he really ask? I can't really remember what his questions were ... and if he really did ask me questions .... heheheh ...

Nonetheless, we're still here ... after 10 long years ... it is still us ... and will forever stay as us.

Our story is not a fairy tale.  No glamor, fancy lights, twinkling stars, sparks flying  ... just US.

It's far from perfect. It's imperfect but it's real.

I've cried pails of tears. I cried when it's bad. But most of my tears we're cried when it's good. I'm not really a wailing bitch but it's the US ... the zaniness of being US ...  always makes me cry ...

We talk. Well, I'm the talker. But we talk ... we always do. I think that's why it lasted this long ....

It's comfortable ... everything is ... I don't really need to elaborate, do I? Ooopps ...

I'm blessed. Ours isn't always good but this is the best there is.

I'm so thankful 'coz I'm here because I want to .... I'm here because I love to ...

It was one hell of a ride but I'm so glad it's with him.

Looking forward to 10, 20, 30, 40 .... uhm 50? more years of craziness ...

True love stories never have a happy ending because they never end!

The BLUE and BROWN project

This was my first project. This is my baby. I'm very happy with the result. It was very successful. I did not attend the main event. Oh, but I did have a glimpse of the post party ....

I started the blue and brown project last November 2010. It was under the strict supervision of my lovely friend whom I'll hide under the pseudonym Myleen (hehe). It started out as a simple blue project, I suggested the brown for the drama effect. It also started out as a secret project, which I still wonder why until now. Thanks to YM, FB and SKYPE, my boss, who at that time resides in an island somewhere in Australia, was able to boss me around (wink* wink*). After countless sleepless nights, hundreds of links shared, error messages popping out of my photoshop program, jpeg files sent and resent and sent back, a dinner-less night with my adorable assistant Amy, a sticky scissor and my sticky fingers, the biggest part of the project was done ...

For the rest of the project, I was more of a consultant ....  Strangely, my boss actually listened to me ...
Thank you for trusting me. I'm sorry I wasn't there throughout the whole project (especially the main event, heheheh). But I know it was a successful project because of the smiles I saw during our "post project dinner".

If this project turns out to be the foundation of my future bread and butter, I will forever be indebted ....

so ... who's next?