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Mirror mirror

presenting, the first-ever piece of furniture that we bought for our new life together!

ta-daaah!


you like? i like. i was surprised that marlon liked it, though. he used to be mr. zen/clean lines, but i guess four and a half years in a relationship with me finally wore him down.

it was a tough choice between silver and gold, though.

to date, the inventory of new stuff bought especially for the new place includes (in the order of purchase):

  1. steel sunburst mirror (made in tondo, bought from a roadside stall in tagaytay)
  2. custom-made acacia daybed (in the works)
  3. 32-inch samsung lcd tv (guess who almost peed his pants buying this. really, what is with guys and big tvs????)
  4. lillberg two-seater couch from ikea, spray-painted white with black cushions (for the tv room)
  5. ludde sheepskin from ikea (for the tv room couch)
  6. ironing board from ikea

eek! ikea invasion. okay, testigo kayong lahat: i vow not to live in an ikea showcase!

Getting trippy at the Taj

i told myself i’d only blog if it was about condo-hunting in singapore. but when i came across these unbelievably trippy pictures of my parents, i couldn’t resist sharing them with all of you.

these totally groovy hand-tinted photos were taken by “taj photo studio” at the taj mahal in agra in 1977. note that the colors of their clothes are different in both pictures. quipped my art director officemates: “inaantok na siguro yung artist.”

and aren’t my mom’s wide-legged, high-waisted pants back in style?



truly kitschy classic. yeah baby!

A flurry of firsts

aaaah! ang daming nangyayari!

life is hurtling forward at an amazing speed these days, and i’m dying to blog about it all. i’ve been thoroughly tempted to take a leave from work just to blog. but then the only thing stopping me is that my internet connection at work is so much better. mwehehehe.

i just want to call in the following firsts, really quickly. in the past five days alone:

marlon and i have made a deposit on our very first house, purchased our first piece of furniture (that we still don’t physically have with us, yet), and bought our first piece of furniture that we actually carted home.

and i bought my very first painting, fulfilling a promise i made to myself to start collecting art this year. hurray!

i have no time to blog (or at least, in the detailed manner i love to blog in) and i’m totally exhausted right now. but it doesn’t mean i can’t love my life! love it love it love it!