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day to day http://day2day.multiply.com/  take everything one step at a time and take time to enjoy the view   <A href="http://www.etickr.com/" target=_blank> <IMG src="http://www.etickr.com/ticker.php?img=9,104,122,0,CD,MjAwNC8wOC8xNA=,aW8=" border=0> </A>  Sun, 6 May 2012 16:03:02 -0000 Sun, 6 May 2012 15:57:04 -0000 day to day http://multiply.com/mu/day2day/logo http://day2day.multiply.com/ 100 100 steady http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/354/steady i don't think i was meant to be steady. i feel like a river being forced to be a lake. i don't think i could ever want warmth over fire, but life is saying i should. http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/354/steady Sun, 6 May 2012 15:57:04 -0000 perler bead mario wall http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/353/perler_bead_mario_wall <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6673"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/zzLe-w8Y8Vv5wPikzMWycg/photos/1M/300x300/6673/IMG-1809.JPG?et=vTXjJ5sDV1sJUMyjcp9W8g&nmid=0"></a>behold! io's perler bead mario wall! Io watched something on youtube which led him to demand we get him some perler beads. I actually had to research what perler beads were. Turns out, they're plastic beads that fuse together when you iron them. <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6675"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/nXLMPMg8OwEfEuB4bNOhpA/photos/1M/300x300/6675/IMG-1817.JPG?et=uUGyR1%2BRcgEGk8GWWdfKiw&nmid=0"></a>Clockwise: Propeller Hat Mario, Spring Mario, Fire Mario, Cloud Mario, Shell Mario, Goomba, Yoshi, Regular Mario, Superstar Baby Mario, Regular Luigi, Racoon Mario We were lucky enough to find perler beads at Toys R Us. It was pretty cheap (on sale, even), but the beads were packaged with all the colors mixed together. It meant a whole lot of time sorting through the beads. (I am very OC and could not stand it!)Eventually, I found <a href="http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/600972/211376840-502919171/Wow-50-different-color-Perler-Beads-Fuse-Beads-hama-beads-create-just-about-anything-100-quality.html">someone</a> who sold beads online and shipped to the Philippines. :) <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6676"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/rN3rOc635oVuCHz2J4xg2w/photos/1M/300x300/6676/IMG-1713.JPG?et=cQHof2xvkJZJCo3NvT65Lg&nmid=0"></a>Clockwise: Wing-Cap Mario, Cape Mario, Bee Mario, Raccoon Mario, Statue Mario, Flying Koopa Troopa, Penguin Mario, Frog-Suit Mario, Hammer Bros. Mario with Shell, Glow-in-the-Dark Dry Bones, Boo Mario, Glow-in-the-Dark Boo Perler beads work great with game... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/353/perler_bead_mario_wall Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:34:31 -0000 i want... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/352/i_want... ...a lot of things. i don't even know how to begin. ...a car with a driver without even paying for it. add a condo next to my office to that. so long as we're dreaming, i want a suite at the hotel in our building. forever. for free. with free buffet breakfasts, lunches and dinners. and that cocktail buffet they have. ...something different. something new. i want you and me and him. her, too. ...to wreck everything. to protect everything. to raze it to the ground and have a phoenix rise from the ashes. to make everything definitely done. over. finito. ...tomorrow with you. and next week. forever. yesterday. never. ...you to see me, you to hear me. i want you to want me. i want you to stay the f*ck away from me. ...time to sleep. time to dream. i want time to reflect on my actions. i want to have no time at all to have my thoughts wander into nightmares. ...to change. to stay the same. to be different. to be better. to grow up. my age is getting to me. ...to know what i want. then, maybe i could... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/352/i_want... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:06:59 -0000 food;trip http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/351/foodtrip last saturday, jules and i watched the last full show of mirror mirror in greenbelt 3. it was a light movie and was surprisingly better than i expected. :) after the movie, jules and i hopped a cab and went to the midnight mercato in bgc. there were a lot of people there, considering that it was past midnight. :P we walked around to peek at all the stalls and ended up getting some mochi ice cream. ( i love me some mochi ice cream! :D ) we walked around while eating, catching up since i've been too swamped with work and the last time we saw each other was at michael's wedding. when the mochi ice cream was done, we went back and got some (regrettable) bit-size tacos, followed by gelato, then by some curry roti, and finally with some uniquely flavored ice cream. by the time we were walking away from the market with our ice cream, it was well past 2 am. We walked until we were almost at st. luke's, then we hopped a cab back to makati. we had planned to pass the time wandering the streets o... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/351/foodtrip Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:37:15 -0000 honesty http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/350/honesty to be perfectly honest, i'm afraid. i've never been the master of my impulses. i'm no good at delayed gratification. i do things on a whim. i fail to reflect on the consequences of my actions. still, i'm good. i've led a pretty charmed life. i'm fairly certain karma will strike at any moment now. silly, flighty thing that i am, i'm letting something i read in my horoscope bother me. something that points to the possibility of me repeating a stupid mistake. one mistake that, oddly enough, i'm not paying for. it's easy to think that i can just steer clear and make sure it won't happen again. but i know me. i tempt fate. i live for drama. part of me will be begging to run headlong into the same situation i flung myself into the last time. why, oh, why can't i just grow up? i'm afraid i'll do something stupid that i'll regret. and maybe next time, i won't get off scot-free. things won't go back to the status quo. things won't oddly be better than before. things will actually be worse! maybe, fo... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/350/honesty Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:18:47 -0000 cheese! http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/349/cheese <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6671"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/ejVtKf3zZPwTxZYIquOdog/photos/1M/300x300/6671/20120214-151829.jpg?et=C9DSxhYGYjkm%2BtMNTOt4AQ&nmid=0"></a> for valentine's day, maki and i decided to go all matchy matchy with our red high-cut chucks and matching red shirts. (i wore a black/gray/red plaid schoolgirl skirt with mine. :P) cheesy, i know! everyone needs a little cheese now and then. last saturday, we had already celebrated vday with a dinner buffet at basix (which i got at 50% from cashcash). after dinner, we made it our mission to get a matching pair of sneaks for us to wear to work on tuesday. it was surprisingly hard to get them in maki's size, but we finally tracked it down by sunday. :D on the day itself, we ate at this spanish resto in megamall for lunch. (oddly enough, we ate at a spanish resto for valentine's last year, too.) while walking to the restaurant, a security guard called us over and said we get free chocolates (goya - but, hey, they were free) because we were in red. :P <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6672"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/JFwluIXNcWye-+LVghjrCw/photos/1M/300x300/6672/20120214-223506.jpg?et=C7uedTmsqWokagvkjt1qVA&nmid=0"></a>while waiting for our order, maki stepped out to get some equipment for the office. when he came back, he gave me that single red rose and ... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/349/cheese Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:43:34 -0000 confession http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/348/confession after we spend countless days togetherand shared our feelings,we will never be truly aparti took you for granted, and now you are gonethat's the pain i've come to beareven if i had held onto your hand when you left me,and not let you go,i would have done it purely out of self-interesti'm such a horrible liarwhen i whispered that i was doing it all for youyou had already stopped believing itnow i run to you to make up for it,no matter how often i may fall or get lostwait for me, i'm coming to meet you,no matter what hardships may await me http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/348/confession Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:17:58 -0000 friends http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/347/friends i've been thinking a lot, as i'm won't to do, about my relationships and how i am in them. i'm a very selfish person. i ask a lot of things from the people around me. be it a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, a ride home or a free drink. i've never shied away from asking, all the while thinking i would do as much if asked. problem is, not many people do. so i wonder, how good of a friend am i? i prattle on endlessly, partly because i want to fill the silence, partly because i love to talk. i enjoy a free ride or booze or both, mainly because, well, who wouldn't love free stuff? and a little bit because it makes me feel loved. it makes me happy to think that there will be someone who cares enough to see me home safe and sound. but what have i ever done? i asked jules that. what he thought. he's my best friend and has been for around 12 years now. and, in the end, if you list it down, he's done so much more for me than i ever did for him. i try, as much as i can, to let him know how much... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/347/friends Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:38:27 -0000 fuzzy http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/346/fuzzy <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6670"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/7HIghU3z8jE0houybil99Q/photos/1M/300x300/6670/20120115-152556.jpg?et=y0DoT4dGjbYrgxQpqkcRvg&nmid=0"></a> darn it! i forgot to shave my legs AGAIN! http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/346/fuzzy Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:09:17 -0000 ang buhay nga naman http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/345/ang_buhay_nga_naman bakit kaya?kung kelan ka umaga na nakauwi galing sa inumantapos maaga ka pa gigising kasi kelangan maaga sa opisinamatinding eyebags at pamumutla sa kapos na tulogtapos dressed down ka kasi alam mo haggard ang araw motipong shirt, jeans, flatskasi magbubuhat ka lang naman ng gamittapos dahil madami ka ngang kelangan gawinalas-kwatro ka na mag-lu-lunchdi mo alam kung hangover ba yung sakit ng ulo moo gutom lang yanso bili ka na lang ng bread talkbago pumila ng bonggang bongga sa taxitapos nasa pila ka na ngaayaw ka pa nila isakaykasi t*ng*n*ng trapik sa makatiso ayun, sa wakas nakabalik ka natapos makakapag-dinner na kayopero syempre, maglalakad ka hanggang greenbeltkasi sarado ang ayala.tapos, sa lahat ng araw pangayon mo pa makikita yung taong tipong ang tagal mo na di nakitawhaw, mendi na lang sa ibang arawna medjo mas mukhang tao kanaka-damit ka ng maayoso baka naka-takong pa para mukhang matangkadtapos siguro kahit papaano naalala mo magsuklaybonus points kung may lakad ka at naka-... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/345/ang_buhay_nga_naman Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:06:53 -0000 getting used to this http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/344/getting_used_to_this just came back from a dinner out with college friends. this usually happens during the holidays when they come home from wherever country it is they're now working (or living) in. during dinner, i was selling our company to one of my friends so that he'll move to us. then, one of them commented: "sanay na sanay ka na sa trabaho mo, ah!" and the rest of them nodded in agreement. what is my job, anyway? anything and everything that's not production. and we've been to enough events and lunches with potential hires that i've gotten the whole "why you should work with us" spiel down pat. i'm not really sure if i'm used to it, or if i'm doing a good job at all. i feel guilty whenever i forget to send in my weekly report ( which i still managed to churn out when i got home ), and guiltier still when said report is short ( a good part of this week, i was sick. the rest of the week was spent on procurement and a lawyer's meeting ). am i getting used to this? i'm not so sure. it's not really hard ... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/344/getting_used_to_this Fri, 6 Jan 2012 17:59:10 -0000 run http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/343/run *i write more when i'm upset than when i'm content and when i look back, it makes me feel like i had nothing to be happy about. so now, i'll write even when i'm too happy to bother with blogging about it, even if the entries might be a bit late. reliving a happy memory would be enough incentive. one nighti ran away and left youi ran after somethingand i didn't think of youor how it felt to be standing therewatching me leave and that thingi was running towas beyond my graspwas a reflection of somethingi thought i knew so i walked backand there you wereright where i left you you didn't ask what happenedor why i ran awayyou only told me how worried you werewhen i didn't come back in time you always let me gobecause you know i need to be freeand you know when to look for mebecause i need to be missed and for the first timeyou made me feelhow disappointed you werehow lonely you felt and for the first timei realizedjust how much you loved meand how much i took that for granted you asked me never to ... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/343/run Thu, 5 Jan 2012 03:14:45 -0000 party like it's 2012 http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/342/party_like_its_2012 2011 passed by in a blur and i don't think i fulfilled any of my resolutions last year. i gained weight over the last year, i bought way too much stuff and i stopped writing because i didn't want to feel melancholy. i simply don't have the willpower to stick to resolutions. being the selfish person i am, i'm much too concerned with my here-and-now happiness to ever think too far into my long-term well-being. i'm trying to convince myself that that's part of my charm. 2011 was pretty eventful for me:<ul><li>we moved to a different city</li><li>io went to grade school and sleeps in his own separate room (but he sometimes insists in cramming in between maki and me on our cramped queen-size)</li><li>i cut my hair to the shortest it's been since io was born (around 7 years)</li><li>we went on a plane and out of the country, a first for all three of us (to singapore for my brother's wedding)</li><li>i got a job (holy smokes, wonders never cease!) and got promoted, both firsts</li><li>i got my first smart phone (a white sgs2, which i adore)</li><li>had my... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/342/party_like_its_2012 Mon, 2 Jan 2012 15:55:54 -0000 midnight ramblings http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/341/midnight_ramblings i've been gainfully employed for more than a month now and i guess i'm doing fine. it's great! i've got a great job in a promising company with great people. and what's the question i've heard most this past month? "how is it working with your husband?" well, you know. it's ok. my boss lets me leave early to wait for my kid at home and just pick up work from there. after all, it's his kid, too. i guess it is a strange situation, since most companies don't allow couples to work together. i just don't see it as making much of a difference, in the office (c'mon, the team is kind of used to me by now. we used to work in our house) or at home. if anything, i think it's bringing us closer together. so, i guess working with my husband is great. :P i do miss my alone time, though. one weekend, i shut myself up alone in our room and just listened and sang along to my mp3 player. i never thought i would miss just being by myself, but i guess i got so used to it over the years. i haven't finished t... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/341/midnight_ramblings Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:48:07 -0000 more than i can chew http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/340/more_than_i_can_chew <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6667"> <img border="0" class="alignright" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/VVIOhGVIXZJyUwUj+esMjg/photos/1M/300x300/6667/20111103-175618.jpg?et=OImfoE2DTXobMlDh697eFg&nmid=0"></a> our boss was here for two weeks. he's a great guy and we're lucky he's our boss in more ways than one. it's just that, since he was here, my job has officially changed. from having an "associate" position, i'm now more of "managing" lots of administrative stuff that no one else wants to do. i've been handling a lot of things, and, since this is my first job, i'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. still, i'm confident i can handle things and i won't be this busy once we settle in at the permanent office. :D http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/340/more_than_i_can_chew Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:07:55 -0000 work http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/339/work <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6666"><img border="0" class="alignleft" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/euatvtBFxVTfXsf+r-BHNw/photos/1M/300x300/6666/20111103-165435.jpg?et=azXUfVxsvD%2BOTmVzsJBq9w&nmid=0"></a> here's the view from my desk in my first-ever office. :D it's just a temporary office until we can find our permanent office, which will probably be in a city closer to home. i also got my first paycheck, which is all kinds of fun. :D for the moment, we're not that busy so it barely feels like work. more like goofing off in a different setting. :D we're still working things out, and i'm anxious and excited all at the same time. :D wish me luck! http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/339/work Fri, 4 Nov 2011 16:32:50 -0000 stripes http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/338/stripes i found some really cheap striped fabric (120 per yard of 56" cotton spandex!), i decided to try out sewing with stripes. stripes are notoriously hard to work with (or any very regular print, like polka dots). every skewed seam would glare at you. so, naturally, i veered away from stripes and stuck to my floral prints. but since the fabric was on the cheap, i decided to practice on it. :P DRESS 10: Vertical Stripes <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6663"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/6BOZfE3IO0QF7NtvtWa39g/photos/1M/300x300/6663/3-views-dress-10.jpg?et=URphFjgyHiWERoVxDHk%2BIg&nmid=0"></a> my first attempt at sewing stripes went pretty well. :D maki likes how bright/vibrant this dress is compared to all the other dresses i've sewn (which has quite a bit of black in it. :P). and i'm really pleased how well the white accents went with the striped fabric. :D this dress is also shorter than the "original" skirt length and it ended up using under 2 yards of the striped fabric (around 1/4 yard of the white which means this dress cost less than 320 including the thread and zipper). so that meant i had enough left over for another striped dress. :D DRESS 11: Horizontal ... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/338/stripes Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:10:07 -0000 straps and skirt lengths http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/337/straps_and_skirt_lengths the next set of dresses had me playing around with the straps and the lengths of my skirts. :D DRESS 6: Criss-Cross <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6659"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/RZnfU+bB+teNEv8H+n-Zmw/photos/1M/300x300/6659/3-views-dress-6.jpg?et=ctnkalQgg6L2j6EAK3wNOA&nmid=0"></a> i fell in love with this fabric the first time i saw it. it has small butterflies doodled in black lines and messily filled in with white, blue and yellow-green watercolor. unfortunately, i don't think it works too well as a dress. :P i was really excited about my criss-cross weaved straps. i had maki pin the straps on while i was fitting the top and he was proud that he "made" my fun straps. DRESS 7: Tea Length <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6660"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/ncT+eFqRGnY9S82Enk-qqw/photos/1M/300x300/6660/3-views-dress-7.jpg?et=k7A7geIUHAE7V6x8DHLqdw&nmid=0"></a> i got this fabric on sale and there was enough of it to let me try making a tea-length dress. i also devised the faux v-neck straps. :D this dress is fun, though it's a bit too formal - like i'm going to church or the prom. hehehe. :D anyway, making it made me confident enough to try doing a maxi dress. :D DRESS 8: Maxi <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6661"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/YmBpgusHwMTVL4kkK9N38w/photos/1M/300x300/6661/3-views-dress-8.jpg?et=oOGu7T3h8uMtqdsYzp4mwQ&nmid=0"></a> i love this dress! well, i have always loved floor-length swooshy dresses, so, of course i would love this dress. i had initially planned on using the bu... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/337/straps_and_skirt_lengths Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:28:31 -0000 (sort of) tutorial - circles http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/336/sort_of_tutorial_-_circles DRESS 5: Circles <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6649"><img border="0" class="alignmiddleb" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/Fwr07N2TgnZG33Ocjmz2vA/photos/1M/300x300/6649/3-views-dress-5.jpg?et=SkFbDbciK79k3A%2CbRLJF5A&nmid=0" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"></a>here's the fifth dress i made for my freedom project. it was maki's favorite dress (up until i finished the sixth dress, which is his new favorite) and i wore it when we celebrated our anniversary. :D i took step-by-step pics so i can make a "tutorial" of sorts. :P STEP ONE: Planning <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6650" style="font-weight: bold;"><img border="0" class="alignleft" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/i2amWwYLP8IsR2cleeJWVg/photos/1M/300x300/6650/IMG-1539.JPG?et=yRzQAC7ayFHRE5Aw1lcNYw&nmid=0"></a> every dress i've made started out with a plan. the first couple of dresses took more than a page and a list, but since i've been reusing the exact same skirt pattern and modifying the top slightly, i've got the whole process down on one page. the dress, if you can decode my blueprint, consists mainly of trapezoids. the skirt is made up of 13 pieces, the top of 5 (10 if you count the inner lining). the weirdest shape would be the left and right-side top pieces, but it's still pretty much geometric, so it's easy to tweak. :D STEP TWO: Lay-out the fabric <a href="http://day2day.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/6651" style="font-weight: bold;"><img border="0" class="alignleft" src="//multiply.com/mu/day2day/image/GEhIda3Ney1PEPNmKs1hSw/photos/1M/300x300/6651/IMG-1499.JPG?et=klXuhK6s8TU5Y02LEBWnUQ&nmid=0"></a> this is the part that i find most tedious. it doesn't help that i can't draw a straight line with a ruler (never have, never will). anyway, just d... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/336/sort_of_tutorial_-_circles Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:05:16 -0000 jog(walk) around UP http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/335/jogwalk_around_UP after planning for the longest time, jules and i finally met up to "jog" around UP. i was at jules's house near central by noon, then we walked from his house to UP. we then started walking around the acad oval while marvelling at how pretty UP actually is when you're not too bogged down by studying to notice. (though i never really hung out near the acad oval since EEE was way out in the back. :P) halfway around, we decided to raid krissy's office, but she was too busy to chat with us. jules did take a picture of krissy at her desk with the nameplate visible. for some reason, we found it funny that she's now the "honorable" krissy. :P (if you know her like we do, you'd giggle, too. :P) then we tried to jog, but i couldn't for very far (just around 1/4 of the oval). i guess running on the elliptical is not enough training. :( i think it simulates going up stairs more than running since i can climb up to our apartment in less than 3 minutes. at around 2:30, we stopped by FC to have some ... http://day2day.multiply.com/journal/item/335/jogwalk_around_UP Mon, 8 Aug 2011 08:36:20 -0000