so much for goodbye..

(sorry i clicked something other than publish earlier! :)

packing & shopping has been taking most of my time lately... but when it comes to the office - only have 2 weeks left! - im FREE as a bird! \(^.^)/ and its weird cos the office suddenly felt like a cybercafe today... so much for my 'be gone for a while' last post! im so BORED and im blogging again.

i haven't stopped shopping since the start of SALE season and its NOT healthy! i'm always like this everytime i need to go home... and since there's no h&m there, i am - admittedly - acting like a crazy rat! or an ant? or maybe its the 10% animal instinct i have? telling me that i NEED to prepare for the RAINY SEASON or whatever those natural instincts are! so yesterday, i promised myself no more shopping!

(fedora: ben sherman. tank: topshop. cardigan: yarou (from xiamen). skirt: h&m. shoes: h&m. necklace: h&m. sunnies: h&m.

but right now, i feel like my brain's trying to outsmart me. no more clothes, but...

aren't they pretty? :) i love makeup as much as ilove clothes! :)

these are for my niece! :) she's not 2 yet, and i want to give her some cute toys (aside from the jewelry i bought for her recently) BUT i really want the leafy thing for myself! :)

i guess im back with my friends for today! and just dissappear when i really don't have time for you & me! :) xoxo

oh and MODEJUNKIE and AMIE and WINNIE nominated me the PREMIO AWARD.. but i think most of you have been tagged already, so i give this to all the wonderful readers, and frequent visitors of my blog... ilove you all! and thanks for always leaving a word! :)

THE BOOK TAG: (from lovely Marta)

1. pick up the nearest book.
2. open to Page 123.
3. find the 5th sentence.
4. post the next 3 sentences.
5. tag 5 people and acknowledge who tagged you.

the only english book i have here with me (no, really) is Paulo Coelho's Like the Flowing River. ilove Paulo Coelho simply cos he's inspiring, and all his books are quite relatable and easy to read. BUT if i were home in my library, i'd probably pick Nina Garcia's Little Black Book of Style, just because im superficial, and we sometimes DO love/need superficial things right?! ~hehe.

"There, God says to Moses: "Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward." And only afterwards does he tell Moses to lift up his rod, and then the Red Sea parts. It is only courage on the path itself that makes the path appear." - Like Flowing River, Paulo Coelho.

ps. i think im going to blog more duing OFFICE HOURS.

so freaking hot here! and another TAG!

and its only the beginning of SUMMER (Shanghai)... im really sweating!! 

i also skipped work today.. booo! i know, i'm not a good example, but im gonna explain later WHY.

the gorgeous Marta tagged me...
1. Link back to the person that tagged you.
2. Post these rules on your blog.
3. Share six unimportant things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your entry.

Unimportant things about me:

1. my ethnic background is filipino, chinese, and spanish... but people say i look like thai when im tanned, korean when i have curly hair, malaysian when its straight, and chinese when i speak mandarin. i think the only spanish i have in my system is the maniana habit (procrastination) and siesta... and im mostly filipino.
2. i went to a chinese school for 12 yrs (kindergarten - high school) and NEVER learned chinese! the reason i can speak mandarin now is because i went to China (2005) and took mandarin language for 2 terms, after college. i thought its not enough so i decided to work anywhere in China (im now in Shanghai) to practice more.. now i think my level is somewhere 50%.
3. i lived in our 2nd home (and away from my parents) since 12, and don't have a curfew! (since they trust me so much and/or i can always bribe our helpers! ~hihi)
4. I don't like sports with balls and makes me sweat! hence, water sports is my fave! :):)
5. i easily get bored with something / someone / somewhere... but i get too excited when i 'just' had them
   
6. i know how to SAVE... but also how to SPEND big time! tsk.tsk

I am tagging:

1. Secretista 
2. Lloyda
3. Wendy
4. Sarah
5. Winnie
6. (Dori and Pegs) and everyone who hasn't been tagged by this TAG yet!

maxi skirt: (milk & co.) from manila. belt: from zara top. gladiators: h&m. medallion necklace: online (manila).

TAG and panda's !

so we just finished having our weekly meeting and its 30mins before lunch... but im a procrastinator. i feel like leaving all my humongous pile of work / projects on my table (and blog first), then (hopefully) finish everything this week! *cross fingers*

(this is totally unrelated, but i think these PANDA bags are cute! :) they're from HK... and i love the coin purse and chained clutch the most! :)

the lovely belle chantelle tagged me, and i promised to do them this week (ugh.. am i not giving myself more 'work'? but blogging doesnt feel like 'work' eh noh?) :):)

anyway, here's the TAG:

5 things found in my purse

1. keys
2. ipod (vid)
   
3. cellphone
4. oil blotting paper (eew, but really)
5. wallet. need to bring money always!
   

5 things in my wallet

1. cash / coins
2. credit cards
3. atm cards
4. vip cards
   
5. metro / cab / bus / etc. card (its all-for-one)
   

5 things in my room (my real home, not in Shanghai)

1. my bed and its bedside tables
   
2. huge comfy couch / sofa bed
   
3. closet / bag hangers / accessory hangers / dresser / uncategorized-stuff compartments /etc.
   
4. tv & dvd section (with piles of dvds / books / mags /etc.)
5. work section (where i put my laptop) and do my homework (before)
   

5 things I've always wanted to do (we can dream right? :)

1. go to all the beach places (maldives, rio, thailand, australia, bali, new zealand, etc. and of course, my lovely philippines :)
   
2. have my own beach house and a yacht
3. build an empire (ie. ivanka trump)
   
4. travel for both business and leisure
5. raise a Christian family
   

5 things I'm currently into

1. fashion (blogging)
2. taking photos
3. yoga
4. filling my life with music
   
5. dreaming aiming for something big
   

5 impressions of my tagger

1. she and her mom are gorgeous!
2. has a modelesque model figure
3. own sense of style and inspiration
4. (i think) she's really nice to read what i post ~hehe.
5. and super nice to tag me! :)
   

I don't know if the ff people have already done this, but i tag: ida, dapper kid, qin, amie, sharon... and my old friends from my old blog (dori, tanya) :)

seven songs!!

the wonderful ida tagged me!

The rules: “List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. Then tag 7 other people to see what they’re listening to.”

i'm mostly into rnb/club musics (ilove partying!)... it may not be too original, but these songs keeps me going! dance. dance. dance. feel. the. beat.

~my devil music companions (^.^)

MY CURRENT FAVE MUSICS (Spring/Summer 08):

(the link leads to their respective official/non-official videos)

Forever - Chris Brown. "its like i waited my whole life, for this one night.. its gonna be me and you on the dance floor.. and we're gonna dance forever.. forever..." who doesn't love chris brown? (ok, if u do, pls keep it to yourself ~haha) i think all his songs are great! :) ooooh.. marry me? (if hubby enrique iglesias approves! lol)

Disturbia - Rihanna. the badass chick did it again! it may sound like typical rihanna, but i've always loved her songs!

Pocket Full of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield. aaah.. always an inspiration! natasha bedingfield always brighten up my day! the best feel-good-song ever! :)

Love in this Club remix - Usher ft. Beyonce, Lil' Wayne. as if the original wasn't great enough? :) the lyrics drives me crazy too.. lol!

Scream - Timabaland ft. Nicole Scherzinger & Keri Hilson. another favorite, timbaland.. now with nicole! yah.. it makes me wanna scream!

I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff / Bob Marley. favorite classic and feel-good summer-artist :) i heart bob marley!!

Im Yours - Jason Mraz. always the romantic.. jason mraz. need i say more? :)

Now its time to TAG: winnie, sarah, qin, secretista, amie, dori, modejunkie, siljefashion, and YOU who hasn't been tagged yet! :) pls leave a message and let me know if u answered this :)

since im feeling 'clubby' from posting these songs, i posted my actual clubby (outfit) moment! :)

dress: topshop. lace bandeu. exotic goth neckpieces. j12. bailey's. love&friends!