Hello from the picturesque Tuscan Region that’s why I’m calling this entry Postcards from Tuscany. This is my favorite part of my Big Blog Exchange trip! Above: The typography was done by Ella Lama. When I was in Naples, I sent Ella a bunch of photos with negative space in it. I’m just happy […]
This is the downside of letting your heart decide on things that involve logistics & logic. It gets pretty…hmm…tippy. Now I know why I earned that nickname IRL. 😛 Tippy apparently means unstable. That is, not to be confused with Tipsy which I earned from some other life event. Anyway, This is how Ponggo &
It’s the end of the year and I know a lot of you must be working on a new set of resolutions, some plans on what you will do for 2015 and how to make them happen. I already told myself that I’ll try not to blog about anything else until I finish all my
Hello Guys! Prepare your eyes, crafty hands, tummies and phone cameras! We’re excited to announce that the next workshop venue is Scarsdale! Scarsdale Artisanal Delights is named from a town in one of the Northern suburbs of New York city. From the same team that brought you Go Nuts Donuts, Scarsdale is a relaxing & quirky
One day, Ponggo was looking for a pen he could borrow. That day, I was working on the workshop poster and I had bowls and bowls of pens & brushes in front of me. He tried going through the pile without asking me first. Then, he picked up what looked like a pen with a
Thank you so much everyone for the overwhelming response to all the workshops, we’ll be holding another session on January 10, Saturday. The Fully Booked BGC Watercolor and Lettering workshop will be from 2-5:30pm. This will be in cooperation with the School of Fun Things (SOFT). *I smile every time I read the name. It’s
Why You Should Travel Alone Before I left for the Big Blog X trip (to Italy) and what we now fondly call the Big Blog Xtension (the Paris, Iceland + Amsterdam leg), I met up with most of my friends as if I was going to be away for a couple of years. Hahaha. One
Note: This blog post was written last November 7 while I was on a train en route to Florence. Thank god for trains! Here in Manila, when I have to go on roadtrips, I need to stay awake as Ponggo’s navigator / driver but for a change, you will find me sitting down, staring into
When they initially announced the typhoon name, I initially thought that “Ruby” was the international name while “Hagupit” was the local name. We now have a big typhoon with an international name in Filipino which literally translates to the “lashing of a whip”. If you’ve been living here in the Philippines all your life, then
You know you’ve truly fallen in love with a country when you still dream about it almost every single night a week after your trip. I swear, this is weird but when I wake up every morning, my last vivid memory is that of myself at a random place in Iceland looking for a shoot
The first thing I do when I wake up is check my phone. (But yes, I know I need to change that habit soon to meditating or practicing how to be grateful or something.) Anyway, I was scrolling my feed and stumbled upon the #VSFashionShow hashtag thanks to the fact that I’m stalking a couple
If you’re a Filipino, then you probably know that when your friends (and most especially your relatives see you), they love stating the obvious: “Oh my gosh, you’ve gained weight!” “You’re so thin. Have you been eating?” My favorite though is, “Oh my gosh, you’re here.” to which I’m so so so tempted to reply,
So I was having a conversation with my dad the other day. I noticed that our lines were familiar. It’s practically an old discussion repeating itself. I told him, “Why are you so kind? You always forget what they’ve done to you!?” I told him to forgive but never forget. Well, of course, I sounded
Hello! I’m back! It feels good to be home. Well, technically, I’m not yet in Manila but in cyberspace, I am finallyyyy hoooooome! Anyway, the Big Blog Exchange asked us only to blog thrice but containing all the awesome places in Italy in 3 posts is a bit impossible for me. To start with, I
We’re counting down the days to the actual exchange that will be happening soon! Marcela will be arriving from Germany on the 31st and will be meeting up with Ponggo and fellow Big Blog X finalists Chichi, Aia & Hazel. Since it will be Halloween, I’ve whipped up a version of Trick or Treat for
Hello Everyone! Tipsy here. I’m leaving you guys with Ponggo today. He’s the game expert! In fact, I think he spends more hours in a day gaming than talking to me. *Oopsies!* Here are some signs that you are a gamer. How many times have you wanted to get a game but did not have
So I pretty much have a week to go and I’m off to Italy thanks to you & the Big Blog X! So far, my life has changed in fun & funny ways. First, I’ve been meeting up with high school friends, old and newfound kindred souls on Instagram. I’m actually amused that I will be back in
Whoa! I haven’t been able to blog for a while! The past few weeks have been crazy but the past few days have been very exciting thanks to Type Kita. More about that soon! Meanwhile, here’s the last workshop for the year: it’s a basic watercolor & brush lettering workshop. We have the following schedules:
