Happy Shoe Camper!

Had to attend an event at Glorietta yesterday morning, per boss' orders. On my way up from the parking level, I passed by CMG and found out that they are on sale.


They've been having sales recently, but only a handful of good quality shoes were on sale. Except for this one in Glorietta, where they had about 4 racks full of shoes on sale! Of course, I couldn't resist checking the store out after "work," so I passed by the store on my way down to the escalator.

Left the store with this :o I had a packed and semi-stressful week, so I thought I deserve a little prize ;) And I've been eyeing this pair for quite some time now. Clogs are back, courtesy of Chanel Spring/Summer 2010 collection.  But I haven't seen much of this style in the stores... Let's wait and see if it will be a hit here.

Original price: P1,499

Sale price: P999

FTW!

Missing My Gua-ma

Two years have passed since my gua-ma (mom of my mom) passed away. There are so many "what if" questions in my head... if only she did this and she did that... she might have made it to my wedding day. But there's no point dwelling in the past. Like what one of my good friends told me: "At least now you have another angel beside you." I cried when I heard those lines, but it felt good. And I do feel that she's just around.


I was raised by my grandma. My mom had to work back in the '80s, like most moms did. So, grandma and I were really close. People up until now would always tell me how I was her favorite. When I learned how to drive, my mom and I would pick up my grandma every Saturday and we would mostly hang out in the mall, or at a restaurant. I guess, you could say, that I don't feel as sad as I should, because I know I've spent a lot of my free time with her.

So there, two years have passed, and yesterday was her death anniversary.  Hubby and I took the morning off and spent it at Narra Temple near Recto (Chinatown) with relatives and grandma's closest friends. Most of my Sundays were spent there with my parents and grandma, joining the chants. This time, we were there to pray for her.

Blessed candies, coins, and flowers were thrown across the room by the monks.

Here we are packing goodies for the attendees. This was after the two-hour prayer session:

Then, my parents treated everyone to a sumptuous lunch at President restaurant in Chinatown:

I went straight to the office after lunch—swamped with work :o I only got to take out my "loot" when I got home:

Didn't want to throw away the cut roses, so I placed them in a water-filled cookie jar.

Just wanted to share this light bulb idea. 

Makes for a great table centerpiece, right? :)

How about you? What would you have done with these cut flowers?

Father and Son Shoes

Spent a good amount of time looking at these shoes, and taking photos of them over the weekend :)

We had the Tip Toey Joey's for quite some time now, but hubby just got his barefoot shoes last week. I totally forgot about little J's pair until I saw hubby's :o Good thing I remembered! Whew!

I got all giddy when I found out we have almost-matching shoes for hubby and JJ. How cute, right? :)

Here are two shots of them in their new shoes, taken last Sunday at Power Plant Mall:

I wanted to take a shot of them both standing, but JJ was not cooperating. This is my best shot, with his tummy out in the open hihi...

Our verdict? Hubby's very picky when it comes to shoes. He loves his crocs; he wears them whenever and wherever. So I was quite happy that these barefoot sneakers are added to his list of regular shoes—they're very soft and comfy. As for JJ? We love that the back of the shoe is garterized, making it harder for the babies to take them off.

* For more information on Tip Toey Joey, you can click here.

* barefoot store is located at the 2nd Level South Entertainment Mall at the SM Mall of Asia.

Hair Rewards

I miss my long straight locks. I had them chopped off when I was seven months pregnant—got so bored and it was the only thing I could do with my hair at that time. A year has passed since then, and my hair is still short! Well, it's now resting on my shoulders. It's still THAT short since I've had my hair cut thrice within that year.  

The first one was for a feature that went haywire, so I had to go to my favorite stylist Louis Kee to have it fixed (that was the second time). The third was for a salon feature and they insisted on trimming my hair. I didn't want to, but I finally gave in. I had to, since I was doing a story on their salon services. So, there, after the third cut (which was last February), I made a promise to myself that I won't have it cut anymore :( But the last cut wasn't so good either, my hair was flipping out. It wasn't as tamed as it used to be when I had long hair. Maybe it's the cut, maybe it's because I'm growing it long again, maybe, maybe, maybe...

So, dear readers, don't think we, editors/writers, got it made just because we get salon freebies. We're your guinea pigs. We road test each product and service and give you the full report so you won't have to go through the same bad experience like we did; or you'll get the same fabulous experience like we did ;)

But, anyways, I won't give in to another haircut. I will patiently wait for my next session with Louis Kee :D Something to be excited about hehe... And while I'm waiting, I got myself to a L'Oreal Hair Spa treatment at Alcutraz Salon (Metrowalk) last Sunday.

Sigh! How I wish my hair was like this everyday... I know it will... in due time ;) Have a great week ahead, everyone!

New Moon

Did anyone see the moon last night? I couldn't see it from our area :( But there were a lot of bright stars :D

From what I've gathered in Twitter, it's a "crescent-shaped moon with the North Star (or is it Venus? can someone confirm please?) on top of it." Nights like these reminds me of the times when I was still single and "young." My mom, my youngest brother and I would stationed ourselves at the our patio and lie down on a mat to watch shooting stars/meteor showers. It would have been nice if I could have done that tonight with hubby :D

How about you? Were you able to see it? :)

Heels Make The Woman

I love heels!  That is, until I got pregnant.  All my high heels were left untouched at that time, and even after I gave birth to little J.  I only renewed my love for these "boosters" when I discovered House of High Heels.  You could say that they re-introduced me to the wonderful world of high heels ;)

Here I am, at the Hermes launch, wearing purple platforms.  

I was surprised to find out how comfy they are, and how flattering they are, too!

*photo courtesy of Style Bible*

In photo: wearing Ronaldo Arnaldo dress, and Chanel clutch

Here's a close-up shot of these babies:

If you love heels as much as I do—who doesn't?—click on this link. It will bring you to their facebook page, where they have two albums with shoes that are on sale, at 50% off! So, hurry! ;)

Baby Mats

Little J has been very active for the past few months; crawling everywhere!  To protect him from getting bruises and scratches, and germs or dirt on him, we got him these mats:

Alphabet mats that hubby got from 168 mall.  He installed them on his own, but we had to dismantle it (a bit) and air them out because they had quite a strong rubber scent to them which we think might be harmful for little J.  The stores sell a pack of these for about P500-600.  From what I remember, hubby bought it for about P300.  Yes, that big a price diff right?  And about the strong rubber scent, I think those that are being sold in the stores have that, too!

Winnie-the-Pooh roll-on mat, which my Auntie Ana (my dad's sister) gave me... way before little J was born.  She got it in Tutuban Mall for about P1,200.  Isn't it cute?  We use this downstairs when we want little J to hang out with us while we watch TV.  I recently went to 168 mall and saw a store selling this in a Hello Kitty print.  Still the same price at P1,200.

My Auntie Ana is such a nice lady.  She loves buying gifts for everyone.  Thanks, Auntie Ana, for the mat ;)

Oh, for those who have hubbies who are into basketball, I think you'd be interested in what little J is wearing.  I got this from the SM Department Store for about P130—sorry, I'm not exactly sure with the price.  But they're on sale now at 20% off ;)