Lotus F1 Manila Speed Show

 

a.) Mall of Asia Grounds

b, c, d.) Lotus F1 Team

e.) Kim and Joshua playing with the simulators

f.) Spent time with this adorable bad ass cutie, Joshua

g.) Kim and Hershel at the VIP Tent

h.) the MOA Atrium exhibit/simulators

i.) Supermodels/bloggers Terence Lloyd, Mark McMahon and Charlie Sutcliffe interviewing one of the racers

j.) Marlon Stockinger and his super agent, Allan Acosta

k.) Meet & Greet

l.) Marlon Stockinger, Pinoy F1 racer

m.) Kim with super agent, Allan Acosta of Cal Carrie's International Models Philippines

n.) Me with Kimmy

Lotus F1 Manila Speed Show

May 4-6, 2013

Quirino Grandstand, MOA Atrium, MOA Concert Grounds

xo,

Titus,

 my new baby.
half beagle, half shitzu

4 months old

thank you nj and eunice!

>> Titus
>> Titus and Liempo
>> me and Titus

xo,

The Long Overdue I'm Still Alive Post

How's it been, guys?

I know. I know. You don't have to say it. And I won't make any excuses this time. But I just want to let you all know that I am still alive... and well!

Lot's of things I'm planning for this year and the next, and I can't wait to share all of them to you. But of course, I'm keeping it quiet for a while. But please pray for me. Please pray for God's leading in my life right now. As well as, prayers for my family too! I will be keeping you all in mine.

Hope all is well! 

xo,

Mafia

Sick Month

xo

Lazy Ass Friday Afternoon

So this happened after all my Friday plans got cancelled. 

No not really.  

Here's what really happened.

A riot with my brother and my dog. 

Hope you spent your time better than mine. Haha! 

xo

Sunday's Best

Sunday felt like the summer I wasn't able to experience. 

xo,

PRAY FOR THE PHILIPPINES

I'm sure you're all aware of the situation we have right now in the Philippines. For the last 2 weeks or so, we've been experiencing a lot of rain, but this past 2 days have been the worst. Just when you thought things couldn't get scarier from 2 years ago with Ondoy, it did. These torrential rains we've been experiencing for the last 2 days could shame Ondoy back to its mother. 

When you check the media, it's as if there is an endless flow of bad and sad news happening. But as resilient as we are like bamboos, our hopes never faltered. It's very amazing and inspiring how we were all able to unite and be resourceful to whatever we have at the moment, and think about our lesser fortunate countrymen in their time of need. To all the volunteers, rescuers, news reporters, government officials, etc... MABUHAY kayo! 

As much I want to go out there and help out, I can't for reasons that are out of my hands, so I just try my best with what I can do online (i.e retweeting, contacting, monitoring). But I'll definitely help out once I can.

Let's focus first in helping the others instead of wasting time pointing fingers as to whom to blame for all these. We could do that afterwards -or NOT, and just find solutions to prevent for another crisis like this to happen in out country.

My prayers goes out to every Filipino.

FOR:

GOOGLE'S CRISIS CONTROL PAGE

 HOTLINES

    RELIEF CENTERS

 DONATIONS

   VOLUNTEERS

STAY SAFE EVERYONE!!!

xo,

Oh Youth, look what you made me do!

August started yesterday here in Manila, and we welcomed it with a storm -not with a bang as I had hoped. But it's better than what the past month had given me.

July was a melancholy. I think that's the best adjective to describe the hibernation I did. It rained most of the days. Stormed even at some occasions. But it was there, the gloominess that hung above me. And probably to everyone affected by the weather as well. 

Those days, I always had that strong desire to run in the rain and scream at the top of my lungs. Most of the things I surrounded myself with were for comforting myself -probably except for the book, Perks of Being a Wallflower which I reread twice in the space of 3 days. Now, that I think about it, reading it at that time was redundant -no matter how good it is. And to add more novelty, I started writing again during my free time complete with mugs of caffeine and a whole lot of junk food, of every thought and imagination that came into mind.

 I'm sure there was a lot of things I did that would make the Gilmore Girls adopt me. Just as I'm also pretty sure that my body was taken over by someone else, and I stood watching at the sidelines. But I'm glad I was able to do an emotional tumble without actually breaking down like a nutcase.

I think it was Aristotle who said: In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous. There's definitely something about what went on those particular days that reformatted me like a computer, and humbled my ever growing free-spirit. Capturing it before it flies unprepared to the skies.

Now, I understand more of myself better. I find myself with this inner silent excitement for the coming months. And as much as I don't like psyching myself with things that are more unpredictable than women, I find myself doing such that. I realized that it's that kind of rush I find myself welcoming. 

xo,

Two Things

I've got two new things to share to you guys tonight. They may not be exactly that big of a deal but nonetheless, I want to share it! 

So...

Firstly, I decided to change my "visual diary" into a photo blog. I found this cool site called, Jux. Have you guys heard about it? Well, it gave me a lot more options on how I can present random photographs that I've taken -in hi-res and all of that. It's so easy to use. Plus, browsing through the other blogs can be pretty inspiring!

And lastly, after thinking for a good couple of days, I've finally put up a music blog. But I didn't want it to be just another music blog. I wanted to add something different -something more personal. So I decided to post songs that I want you to listen. If you don't get it then that song is not meant for you. 

I'm not sure if you're getting my idea, but whatevs! haha!

Well, if you have the time, please do check them out:

An Avenue | Musika Avenue

or

You can visit them thru this blog of mine. Just click on MUSIKAVENUE and SNAPSHOTS from the links bar above. 

Enjoy!

xo

12:54 AM

Let me start of by telling you that this is the fifth revision I made for this post.

I can't seem to gather my thoughts and tell you everything that has happened from the last time I've shared. I can't seem to find the words. At least for now. 

So let me just leave you with a song that has been my constant companion for most of the nights now. And the lines with which my mind -more or less- is pondering. 

Though I'm not really sure you would understand why, a great part of me hopes that somehow you would.

Am I caught in the background, a part of the scene?

Misery in the come down, when I come down from here.

Are we tangled in each other, or placed in between?

Like a stone, or a stones throw away from falling

Am I just scant in the landscape,

Or a range close to you?

I think I fell into a strange play with wandering limbs

And eager hands

xo

Rippling Sunset

Hustling

Things have been pretty hectic since I came back to work over the summer. There was a lot to handle and a lot to take in. So many changes and so many responsibilities were added that there was no time for dilly-dallying. My life consisted of early mornings and late nights -even up to the next break of dawn. 

I'm writing this in between working on a Saturday in my house -which I prefer, to be honest- and being the daughter that my family hasn't seen in a while. So this would be a quick post just to let everyone know that I am still alive. 

Quick updates:

1. No more pink and peach hair for me. Changed it to purple. Haha! Remind me to take a good photo of it!

2. The dark circles underneath my eyes look like it got magnified thrice. 

3. I had to relearn to love pants or else I would freeze to death.

4. I haven't gone out for at least a hundred years. (Yes, I am exaggerating!)

There's only about less than 2 weeks before Philippine Fashion Week Holiday 2012, and I am more than excited for all of these we're doing to come together. There's a lot of things to look forward to that all of these hardships and sacrifices make it worth while. 

Let me give a quick shout out to Team Hazard! You know who you are!

Check out the schedule above and pick the ones you're going to watch -or better yet, watch everything! Haha! Don't forget to visit our website to know how to get e-invites for the show/s, and follow us on twitter for more information! 

Hopefully, I'll be able to post something up before fashion week starts. 

And oh btw, thank you Status Magazine for the awesome canvas bag! 

xo,

Chronicles 2012

No matter what it is, no matter who it is for, and no matter where it is, a published work is still a published work. And I got super giddy when my church's newsletter/magazine finally had it's first ever online issue -with 2 of my works getting published in it. 

I was asked to document our Church's medical mission in Botolan. This would have to be my first published photos. kilig

I haven't written anything in a while so having my poem make it in the issue was a blessing. 

Check out the whole issue here!

Open publication - Free publishing - More literary

No more about our church!

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xo,