Showing posts with label tradition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tradition. Show all posts

13.2.07

lazy sunday

sunday. we have this routine every Sunday that we have to follow. mass, chinese food, windowshop, meat marketing, and the leftovers such as chores, picture-taking, getting-ready-for-school-tomorrow and some others.

this sunday was weird. but some were plain ordinary. so we went to mass. additional details, i was wearing something that would not be labeled "wash then wear." after the mass, we and the other we-family talked about a friend's debutant day party. (and, drastically, i discovered that i wasn't invited.) then, we ate chinese food (my order wouldn't be referred to as chinese food because it was chicken and rice and coke).

then we went to National bookstore because my sister bought scrapbooking stuff and i froze when i saw a "Fashion Designing" book with a certificate at the back. It was a fashion home-school! Sadly, i still need to find a way on how to scrape 750 pesos for a paperback book.

I bought my conscience. "The Wish List" by Barbara Ann Kipfer for only 30 pesos. that was the least mom could do to unsavor the "Fashion Designing book" moment.


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Then, both my mom and dad had facial spa. I know, it's weird. they're parents! and the least we can do is wait. my sister was busy playing games and taking pictures of herself (which by the way, she modeled the picture above) and i was reading my book.

After that, we ended up listening to papa's sorrowful story about his skin being pulled away from his face. Then we went to Monterey meat shop and bought meat (and i warned mom about pork because of the tapeworm! yay me!). me and my sister chose our pint ice cream and chips then off we go.

At lunch we ate. Then, papa watched the concert of Bad Religion. i was busy with my book. my sister was busy with her Valentine's card. my mom was busy with her new back issue magazine.

At around 5.30, me and my sister drained my cellphone battery by taking pictures and recording songs. Here are the finishing products:


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she and her card
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My eyebags are scum.

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And then, around 7.00, i slept without dinner. yes, i am a bulldozer.


Fin.
P.S. Just to counteract my dad's box-dancing (because he is a great singer), does anybody know how to upload recorded songs?

1.2.07

gimme your stuff and the others follow

Gimme Your Stuff

I found this blog, gimme your stuff. It's a great idea to arrange a "cultural swap" with someone from another country. It's a full-blown advantage. Firstly, you'll meet other people from other country with the same interests as you have. Secondly, you'll receive some treasured stuffs from their side of the world and lastly, as you send parcels to them, you excite them. fill them with joy!

I am the pulchritudinous maleena or karen. i have the blood of both Japanese and Filipino. I love fashion. I sort of love to match peculiar things up. I took art and piano class too. and photography and music are my passions.

As this is a swap, and not a beauty contest, i guess i need to list my wants and what i can send now. so here they are fellow swapees.

As i live 2 persons-in-one, i will send either Filipino stuffs or Japanese. So here's what i'm about to send:


- tradional snacks like dried mangoes, mangorines, sushi leaves, noodles, cantons, etc.

- local candies, chocolates, biscuits and chips


- mix cd of Filipino music (i am currently in the Philippines)


- fashion magazines/craft magazines


- Filipino children's books


- kawaii things (Hello Kitty, Monokoro Boo, etc.)


- socks


- guitar-related stuffs (Filipinos are rockstars, people.)


- weird necklaces


- colored thread or ribbons


- handmade gift wrappers, papers, notebooks


- scrapbooking stuffs


- stationery and stickers


- keychains


- coins


- stones and erasers


- vintage clothes


- books


- nailpolishes


- stuffed toys


- cute wallets


- local cosmetics


- markers, colors, invisible pens, pencils, pens


- local kitchen ingredients such as coffee creamers, coffee, salt, sugar, bread spread, mayonnaise, etc.


- hair clips/scrunchies, accessories


I am under no limitations. Whatever requests would be accepted from Chinese (we have a Chinese mall here) to Japanese to yummy Filipino delicacies. (that rhymes.)

Visit this for another good swap.


In my part, i would love to receive:


- fashion magazines, photography magazines, art magazines or craft magazines


- drawings or artworks


- mix cd from your side of the world


- local foods like candies, chocolates, biscuits and chips


- books


- children's books


- American indie films


- vinyl records or laser disks


- anything with penguins on it


- t-shirts


- knitting magazines


- eyeglasses or retro glasses


- vintage fabrics


- weird eyeglasses


- handmade stuffs


- scrapbooking stuffs


- keychains


- small things like kawaii stuffs


- unpredictable things


- polkadot stuffs


- knee-high socks


- dvds

- a taser


- anything tradional or unique from your country

if you are keen on swapping with me, e-mail me at webishell[at]yahoo[dot]com or post a comment or add me at Yahoo! messenger: webishell[at]yahoo[dot]com, so we can be more specific with our interests.


Happiness comes from every boxes. (i made that one up!)
Greetings! from Japan and Philippines.