Friday, July 30, 2010

Swiss National Day



Attended the Swiss National Day at the Mandarin Oriental.
My husband was the guest chef.
He used to be their Exec Chef
Was teasing them, you guys miss him so much
you make all sorts of events to have him back!

Good time
Being with the Swiss
I was telling the deputy head
how with only 7.5 M Swiss population
they can have such a huge impact and contribution to the world
I have not met a Swiss who's not precise and intellectual
Their country is the true model for
What intelligence, honesty and hardwork can achieve

Happy Swiss Day!

Waiting game

waiting for the contractor


And still waiting


Aside from all the things I'm involved in
Here I am
waiting for our contractor
I feel it's a good group
I assigned myself as the project manager
Who better to oversee things than the one who's gonna live there?


Love our architect
He's heaven-sent
I like our contractor
but how much will depend on the days to come (wink, wink)

I think our foreman's cool
He has a ponytail
Told our architect
Hey, he seems cool
Our architect goes, "artist"
Perfect, I said, that's the kind of foreman we need!

I'm middle-aged but my enthusiasm for life just keeps growing everyday
My interest in people has not waned a bit
The lessons I'm learning about life just keeps adding up
And I think that's one of the things that keep me going
I always thought, one just gives the excuse of being too busy
For things they don't really want to do
If you're passionate about something
You'll always find time to do it.

Life's good, live it well!

Happy birthday, Mom!


Today's my Mom's 71st bday
Not bad for 71
Since I have a lot on my plate
I had to celebrate her birthday with a breakfast date
We had a simple get together over omelettes
Nice, simple, quiet time
Though I'm 40 and my Mom's 71
I still call her up everyday
Our conversations are not always jovial
But she's still one of the biggest influences in my life
She's my biggest fan
It's embarrassing how proud she is of me
And I, in turn, still do things wanting her to be that
Before we parted ways today
I kissed her happy birthday
She looked at me like she was so proud of what she has accomplished
I wish someday
I could give that same look to my children.
Happy birthday, Mom!
God bless you always and more birthdays to come!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Manilart



Just sharing photos from Manilart.
Sorry about no blogs lately.
Attending 3 events today.
Promise to write this weekend or hopefully will still have the energy tonight.
Happy Friday!

Stylebible-Work Wear Diaries


Thank you to the Stylebible team for this lovely feature.
Enjoy....

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Down time




top: Kamiseta



Yesterday was not such a busy day so decided to spend it alone shopping. Most stores are on sale and I mean major drop in prices!


Got some loot. For the record, I haven't shopped clothes in a while.




My architect won't appreciate this, haha.


When we were in the first stages of design, I kept telling our architect how I really need space for all my clothes.


He told me, okay, will give you this much.

For the record, our architect knows me as lector in Church as he's also one

So, when we see each other , I'm always in my cloak

Kept telling him, that won't be enough

He says, purge!

I say, I purge everyday, and that's true, I always organize my clothes and give away those I haven't worn




Last week, he sent me a text

Let's do this scientifically, he said

So he asked for the number of clothes, bags, shoes, etc I have

He texted a day after and said

Your clothes had a deluvian effect on the design

I go, uh-oh, my hubby won't like this!


Thing is, I do wear them since I attend a lot of events

I have no clutter in my closet as everything hanging there gets air time




Back home, had lunch with my son, still on summer break

Then proceeded to my meeting

Am joining another organization

And the challenge makes me palpitate

I love it when that happens

Am nervous and excited at the same time

I just hope I can do a good job


When kids were asleep, had my home massage

One of the things I enjoy about living in Manila

All these services one enjoys



Aside from my usual wife and mom duties

and that meeting I had

it was basically time to be with myself today

I always make sure that I don't also neglect this companion of mine


Sometimes, for anyone to be able to give more to others
One needs to be able to spend time with oneself


Though I love and enjoy being with people

Nothing beats being with someone who knows you inside and out

And being alone, gives you time to know yourself too

Listening to oneself

Enjoying one's company

Knowing whatever happens

You've got yourself to depend on


Happy weekend!





Monday, July 26, 2010

You've got mail!

top: Maldita, pants : ZARA
My day was very productive.
All my things to do were done.
Had a photo shoot that will come out in a couple of days
Will post it once it's out
Got a gift and a card from a good friend/client
Very touching
Heartwarming
Makes you want to always be the best version of yourself
If I may share what was on the card
"With you
I feel as if God is spoiling me a little"
I don't know any other saying that could top that!
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
It's very humbling.
I've met people who think that saying something good about someone
would make the other person arrogant and big-headed
On the other hand, I feel good words make one feel more humble and humane
Whenever people say good things about me
All the more I have the desire to not disappoint
All the more I feel how human I am
And all the more I feel His presence and goodness in my life
Everyday of my life
I try to achieve that others would see a part of Him in me
And that I would see Him in others
Am not always successful
as people sometimes misunderstand
But the intention is always good
When I know I've touched someone
even in the most diminutive way
My day is made
And I go on believing that
My humanity is being served
Thank you again for the wonderful gift but most of all for the kind words
It's something I would always treasure and go back to again and again
Likewise, I feel the same.
Enjoy your week!