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July Calligraphy Crafternoon

July 22, 2012 – 9:51 pm

Two Saturdays ago, I tagged Mae along and went to a “Calligraphy Crafternoon” at Pino Bar & Restaurant, hosted by Alessa of Life After Breakfast. Unarmed with calligraphy tools and clueless what to expect, Mae & I braved the gathering of calligraphy enthusiasts, hoping to learn a thing or two and to meet crafters here in Manila.

Photo dump!

What I love about Pino Bar & Restaurant: This huge mural, which reminded me of my high school days when my friends and I would vandalize the top of our desks with pentel pens. Also, Pino’s Longganisa-Topped Nachos and their signature iced tea which tasted to me like it has mango puree in it.

The highlight of MY day: Being pressured to *finally* buy calligraphy nibs and ink. (Pressure does me wonders sometimes.) Scribe Writing Essentials had a booth set up in the venue. I’ve been to their shop in Eastwood before but was intimidated by the prices of the calligraphy tools. Something about this particular Saturday afternoon though made me feel that I was ready to invest; I’m glad Scribe was there to entertain my impulsiveness.

What we did: Instead of a formal workshop, Alessa printed out calligraphy patterns and guides to learn, so we busied ourselves the whole afternoon doing them.

What I love about the Crafternoon: How the attendees didn’t really know each other, but everyone was simply drawn together by her love for the art. Here are some of the happy crafters:

Challenge accepted: At the end of the day, we all bravely posted our amateur work on the wall. I feel so small, having one of mine posted next to Fozzy‘s!

It was fun. It’s been a while since I attended one of these social gatherings, and was glad to get out of the usual, at least for a day.

Meanwhile, I’m having a blast with my calligraphy set. ;)

 

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Week 22: When I’m with you, I feel old

July 18, 2012 – 5:49 pm

So I spent one Tuesday afternoon with my girlfriends, and I’ve had these photographs waiting in my drafts for days, short for words as always. But I was positive that one of my girlfriends would blog about it soon, so I thought I’d wait so I can just link it up. I was right.

Thanks, Mae, for doing the honors.

Now all I have to do is to post more photos. :D

And can I just say, in my best Carrie Bradshaw impersonation, “I died and went to cake heaven?”

My friends did this pregnant woman a favor by choosing to hang out at Conti’s that afternoon. They all ordered a slice of cake each, while I had a slice of cake PLUS a plateful of yummy beef lasagna. Pregnancy has its perks. ;)

To end, I’d like to steal her words, because I couldn’t say it any better. Sometimes, life surprises you and gives you family who are like friends, and friends who are like family. Not everyone gets to be blessed with both, but I’m just so thankful that I am.

With these girls, growing old doesn’t feel too scary after all.

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Mae’s Ikea-fied room; An afternoon with my girls

June 22, 2012 – 1:11 pm

Saturdays are for family, and friends, and love. And even though I decided to discontinue my 52 Saturdays Project (I shall not bore you with excuses and explanations), I’m still making the most out of my Saturdays, and taking photographs as much as I can. Last Saturday was spent with my girlfriends while the husband was away for our church’s Men’s Encounter. Ivy and I went to Mae‘s, and spent the afternoon hanging out at her newly renovated room.

And look at what a cozy little haven it is! If only her bed was bigger, I would camp out there for days! :)

Edit: Mae just finished blogging about the details of her room. CLICK HERE!

You bet I took more photographs than these, but I’d let her post it up on her blog herself.

Mae’s room reminds me of my blue room, back in its glory days. I remember locking myself up in my room for days, and investing so much time and money to prettify my little nook. No regrets, even though I only stayed there for less than a year, until I had to move out again.

Mae painted her walls all white which makes her room look bigger than it really is (there goes a tip for small spaces!), and used red accent pieces all over the place. Some of my favorite details in there are her vintage camera collection, her snow globes and souvenirs from her travels, and the Ikea items she collected while she was still in Singapore. Can I just say, I’m crazy about that wall print! Ahh, when will we ever have Ikea in the Philippines?!

Our private viewing of Mae’s room aside, spending time with my best girl friends is the highlight of my day, maybe even week. I’ve known them since we were in diapers, and I’m so blessed to have them around all these years, no matter what phase in life we’re in, and wherever in the world we are.

LOL. They touched my baby bump like it’s the fertility statue or something. I have such weird friends.

But that’s okay. That only means I can be my weird self around them. :)

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Year 29, bring it on!

June 6, 2012 – 11:25 pm

These photos have been up for a week now, just waiting for words to come with them. The truth is, I’ve ran out of ways to say what a riot this past year has been, so I’ve put this on hold for a while. Birthdays are the best times to count blessings and to look back at how far you’ve come. I’ve blogged about mine each and every year, and this year has so far been the biggest leap for me.

On the contrary.. after so many years of throwing parties/get-togethers on my birthday (and being surprised with one), my 29th birthday has got to be the simplest celebration I ever had—by choice. I didn’t think I needed a big celebration anyway; after all, this year has been full of BIG celebrations already, starting with our wedding. And then I’ve got myself the biggest gifts: Being married to the sweetest husband ever, these two babies growing inside of me, and having my two best friends both in one continent again.

And of course there’s my family, who’s always there to celebrate with me and support me in all of my joys and triumphs, including loving my husband and whole-heartedly accepting him as part of this new life that I have. I’m not sure how I’ll cope with all these changes without the support group that they are.

So that’s exactly what I did on my 29th birthday—spent the day with my greatest gifts.

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Good times at the Kitchen, and some thoughts of a frustrated food blogger

March 27, 2012 – 11:26 pm

(..and by “Kitchen” I meant that restaurant in Greenbelt 3, not really that area in the house where you cook food.)

These photographs have been in my drafts far too long, waiting for some text to come along with them, perhaps a review of the place and the food. But I realize now that the food review is not going to come anytime soon I might as well just post the photographs.

Here’s a bunch I took from a lunch date at Kitchen in Greenbelt 3, months ago, when Mae was visiting Pinas from Singapore. (I still can’t believe she’s re-locating to Manila again very soon!)

I love taking photos, but describing food is just.. beyond me. My friends and I, at one point, even joked about how we’re never going to be food bloggers. We tried.

When I was single, living on my own taught me how to cook for myself, and now, being married has forced me to level-up my cooking. So I’ve been learning to cook some dishes alright, but I don’t know what they’re called. Inasmuch as I want to share my culinary escapades here, I don’t know how to write about food. I tried. (And lol, NO, I’m not linking it up haha.)

Conversations at home would go like,

Husband: What are we having for dinner hun?
Riz: Hmm.. it’s something chicken.
Husband: Fried chicken?
Riz: No, it’s not fried. It has potatoes, carrots, ham and creamy sauce.
Husband: Ohh. Sounds good!

Few days later I’d find out that what I cooked is called Chicken Ala King pala. Or some hybrid of it.

I really should just take photographs.

Anyway, don’t you just love using the word “photographs” instead of “pictures”? It’s soo Audrey Hepburn. :)

Visit the Kitchen at Greenbelt 3, their Sundried Tomato Pesto is very.. authentic!

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