When I was a little girl, I asked Mother, what will I be? Will I be good, the best baker, me? Here's what she said to me...

Baking has always been my frustration. Every lil chance, i.e. spare time, that I can grab, I make sure that I bake at least a pastry or two. After all, practice makes perfect. Maybe, they're far from the mouth watering cakes Red Ribbon Bakery has to offer but surely, my dog would have to agree that I'm getting better and better everyday. I just got to be or I wouldn't consider buying an extra large dog beds in exchange of her memory foam dog beds as she also gets bigger and bigger with all my baking, lol

"You'd certainly like that, My Royal Dogness, wouldn't you?"

"Arf! arf!"

Que Sera, Sera. What ever will be will be? A baker I wish to be, Que Sera Sera!

It's mandatory that every after end of the day, I note down all my daily expenses. This is to guide me through better budgeting and wise spending. Last month, I wasn't able to finalize my personal financial statements because I seem to have misplaced the receipt from the wholesale clothing shop where I bought wholesale clothing for relatives back in the Philippines last Christmas. Searched every nook and cranny of my tiny apartment, nada. Already looked inside my rocawear and evisu bags and purses.. searched all front, side and back pockets of my apple bottoms jumpsuit to each of my branded (lei) and non branded jeans.. I even ridiculously checked my new era caps, to see if I had unwittingly placed the receipt there! Unfortunately, zilch. Guess where I found it? The least place I could ever imagine - it's on her Royal Dogness fancy dog beds. Yup! My royal dog has it all along. Tsk, tsk, my age is starting to tell eh? hehehe

It was a wonderful day! Aside from the call Mother gave me using her cellular mobile Philippine phone sun, I got to claim the bountiful gourmet basket from the wholesale clothing shop downtown. Just as I surmised, it's similar to the gifts Philippines package I sent Mother a few weeks ago. Delightful! Instead of fruits though, this one contains candies and chocolates, sandwich cookies and truffles, a bottle of wine and some caramel popcorn. Yummy! My dog thought so too for she immediately left the comfort of her memory foam dog beds, quickly approached my side, brushed her face against my lei jeans covered thighs and once again did her ""Give me some please please or I'll die of hunger" look, lol Hmmm, it would surely take a while before I can convince her to go back to her dog beds and sleep the night away, lol

I was on my way to the wholesale clothing shop this evening when I received an SMS text from my cellular philippine phone. It was from my lunch buddy, Lisa. She asked if I bought something for my Kris Kringle already since the office party would be on the eve of 22nd. We decided on shopping together tomorrow since it's our off. Hmmmm, certainly Girls' Day Out eh? hehehe

Speaking of pizza, it felt like it didn't pass through my stomach tonight. In other words, it's sorta felt like empty still! How so? You see, my "adorable" dog, while lying luxuriously on her dog beds, had this "Give me some please please or I'll die of hunger" kind of look. So alright, I guess I'm a sucker to these types. And so, I gave.. and gave.. and gave. Before I could stop and listen to the grumbling of my stomach, she ate more than half of her share! Sheesh! Talk about whose the Master of whom eh?

The pizza house would surely be my first stop early tomorrow morning (or should I say, a few hours from now) before I report for work. Then later in the afternoon, I'll drop by the wholesale clothing shop to claim my "gift".

It's really too bad my version of "Leave some for me please please or I'll die of hunger too" kind of look didn't affect my dog at all for she's currently sleeping so contentedly at her designer dog beds! Tsk tsk! lol

Speaking of carolers, it's always fascinating to watch them sing and jingle their way from house to house night after night. From the range of melodic songs they play to their colorful, holiday-inspired outfits, they truly invite smiles and joyful aura to their listeners.


I remember the other day, a group of carolers dropped by my house and started singing "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas". Although they did not have any instruments with them, their acapella versions of the classics: "Jingle Bells", "The Christmas Song", "O Holy Night" certainly were delights to the ears. (In fact, my dog immediately got up from her foam dog beds, went closer to the door and listened intently to their music).


The singers' clothing were of christmas colors too! From their tops (saw a teen wearing a green akademiks jacket with funky red scarf having candy cane design) to their santa hats/caps (one had this bright yellow, new era cap) and maong/nylon pants (especially loved this lady neighbor's faded green lei jeans where a couple of philippine flowers patches were artistically sewn to produce a cutey feminine look), they sure look ready to do some jingling in the neighborhood, lol


Different shades of red, green and yellow that speak a lot of their current jovial mood. Add those to their impressive and powerful voices? Ah, it was indeed a sight to see and watch them perform. :)

Wow, I cannot believe it's been almost a week since I visited my blog! What excuse can I give except for endless holiday preparations and last minute gift shopping galore? My, my.. I had certainly forgotten the rush/adrenaline Yuletide season brings to everyone. Looking at my cellular Philippine phone organizer now, it's barely six days and two hours away til Christmas! No wonder carolers visit me (in my humble abode) and my dog (in her modest memory foam dog beds of a home) almost every night, lol

In two days, I can literally start working around the look of my living room. I have everything all planned out. From the clothes I would be wearing (red apple bottoms top, slightly faded green lei jeans, yellow new era cap, and white converse sneakers), to the wreaths, poinsettias and of course, that tiny sweet sweet mistletoe, lol I already purchased a pretty gift wrapper from which I got the theme of my design (as how the wholesale clothing shop downtown got theirs). Curtains with philippine flowers prints are on standby and ready to be sewn anytime. Same goes with Christmas figurines just awaiting for the bouquet of flowers philippines to be placed on top of the living room table. Needless to say, I'm all giddy about it. And surprisingly, so is my dog whose currently wiggling her tails on her dog beds as if saying: "Me too! Me too!" lol

Blame it to exhaustion, I made a terrible mistake tonight. You see, I did my laundry a few hours ago and I was afraid due to preoccupation, I wasn't able to separate the colored items of clothing from the white ones. That's why when it's time to put them on the dryer, I was shocked to see that one of my branded ultra-white dress got stained with this old bloody red socks! Waaaah! That dress was a fave! I checked further (while praying and calling every angel's name I knew, hoping that that's the only damage it incurred), and thank goodness, God is good. My new Apple Bottoms tops and Lei jeans (which I bought from the wholesale womens clothing shop downtown a few days ago) were all safe and sound. Lesson learned: When you buy a piece of clothing, always buy in twos so that if something happens to the other one, you still have a spare. lol Just kidding! At least now, I have a valid excuse to buy a new set. :P

It's been a while since I blogged about my adorable dog, isn't it? Here's another anecdote. The other day, I was watching TV while segregating the stuff I bought from the wholesale clothing shop (i.e. makaveli, rocawear, sean john and enyce gift shirts for my nephews and godsons) when my dog suddenly got up from her dog beds, approached the TV set and started to bark.

On screen, you'd see a variety of cute dog beds: round, fancy, luxury dog beds of different sizes and colors! If I'm not mistaken, it's the donut dog beds that got her attention for her bark was louder here. It's quite an extra large dog beds to fit her but I'm seriously considering. Since she loves hanging around the Christmas tree a lot and her memory dog beds is located inside my bedroom, two beds are better than one, wouldn't you agree? After all, it's the time of the year for gift-giving. Ho-ho-ho! This is your Santa Dog, Meeeeerry Christmas! Arf! Arf! :-D

On paper, I made a layout of how I would want my living room to look like. I also created a list of things to be bought so I can get around to passing nearby shops after office hours later. They say, if you want the task on hand to be exceptionally good when it's all done, try to initially internalize and feel as if you are really a part of the said project. Meaning, if you are working on Christmas decorations, everything you would be needing should be of Christmas theme too: like candy cane scissors or reindeer pens. Play some Christmas songs on the background. Dress up in Christmas colors! That is why, I plan to wear my red apple bottoms top, slightly faded green lei jeans, yellow new era cap, and white converse sneakers while "at work" and doing some rocking around the Christmas tree, lol A sure way to spice up decorating while home alone.

In line with these decorations I'm planning to work on in my living room, one thing I noticed from the wholesale clothing shop downtown is that, they have this color scheme. The style, the motif, and colors - they look so good all together! I had to pause for a few minutes then just to take into detail what made the whole design tick. And believe it or not, they seemed to have gotten their ideas from a holiday gift wrapping paper! Oh, the impact is spectacular! Who would have thought eh? The wonders of holiday wrappers.

I've been meaning to work on the interiors of my living room for weeks now. Not the grand kind though. You know, just simple holiday decorations like a couple of wreaths here and a mistletoe over there. Mostly things that are easy to setup and maintain and yet have this subtle, joyful impression of the Yuletide season. The curtains need some changing too. It would be best if they contain some floral designs, Philippine flowers prints maybe? Or anything that would blend well with the rest of the stuff I will be putting in. I could place a vase of flowers Philippines on top of the sala table too. Perhaps, add a couple of Christmas figurines next to it. More ornaments on the Christmas tree, poinsettias scattered all over the place. What else? Coz you never know, someone might surprisingly drop by one of these days. Hope it's Santa Claus though, lol

For my nieces and goddaughters, I had very few choices. As much as I would like to pick mudd, rocawear and lei jeans from the wholesale clothing selection, that wouldn't be advisable for I do not know their body measurements (such as waistlines and hiplines). I ended up buying a set of apple bottoms tops instead. In fairness, the tops are still nice to look at. It's just that it would have been better if they were all here with me so I could have brought them to the wholesale clothing shop and they got to choose what pants they really like. The jeans were so pretty that it was just a shame not to buy it! Ah, just too bad they weren't here. It could have been fun! When oh when will that time come?

For two hours now, I've been segregating the makaveli, rocawear, sean john and enyce shirts that I bought from this wholesale clothing shop downtown. You see, the reason why it's taking so long is because I couldn't figure out which shirt suits whose personality best. I'm kinda having a difficult time on the color and design combination. Like for example, horizontal stripes are more suited for nephews with lighter built. Lighter shades are more appropriate for kids with darker skin tone. You know, things like that. Ah, if only I am an authority when it comes to fashion.

What a busy, busy week! Finally I am done with all the shopping I needed to do. Congratulate me please, lol Except for a few gift wrappers intended for my sister's and a few friends' presents, I got it all covered up. Ah, 17 days before Christmas. Wow! Imagine that.. Speaking of which, I finalized my flower gift Philippines and the basket of fruits gifts Philippines to Mother. Awww, she would simply love them, of that I am certain! Can't wait to hear from her! She would surely give a call from her cellular mobile philippine phone sun just to express her delight and appreciation! And believe me. When she calls? It lasts for houurs.. lol Makes you wonder, who's excited now eh? hehehe

If I would start a business, I would probably consider doing it wholesale Women's clothing, to be more specific. Since my fave hobby involves shopping, what better business to venture on other than clothing business, right? Then, later on, wholesale kids clothing, maybe? Or wholesale street wear. Basically, those that would appeal to the new generation carrying brands like Makaveli, Akademiks or Sean John. Wait a minute! I don't think my last statement sounds pleasing even to my own ears (i.e. new generation)! Makes me feel like I'm from the old gen, lol

I was playing this downloaded polyphonic ringtone of my cellular Motorola Philippine phone when my dog got up from her dog beds and started barking. I wasn't sure at first why she's doing that so I turned my phone off, placed it back on top of my computer table and "pretended" to continue surfing. My dog, after seeing that she won't be getting noticed with all the wagging of tails, went back to her memory foam dog beds and "acted" as if she's sulking! So what I did was, I turned my cellular Philippine phone back on (at the corner of my eye, I saw her sit up straight), played the ringtone again and believe it or not, she went back to barking, as if singing along with the tune, lol. She sure likes the music eh? Indeed, it's going to be a great karaoke night with my adorable dog.

Monday night is my laundry night. And looking at the piles of clothes which I wore for the past days or so (i.e. apple bottoms tops, skirts and jacket; lei/sean john jeans and dereon jumpers), they sure look aplenty. I better start preparing for this week's date with my washing machine. I wouldn't wanna be late now, would I? ;)

It was a hectic day as always. There is something about Monday that gets on everybody's nerve, wouldn't you agree? I, for one, atop the paperworks I have to deal with everyday, received almost three dozen of calls in my eight-hour work! Imagine that! Ninety five percent of them are purely work-related, the remaining, which I received from my cellular Motorola Philippine phone, are personal calls. Ah, thank God the day is almost over.