board exam and all that jazz

Hello World! :D

 This blog has been painfully silent for too long! I have been very busy the past weeks due to driving classes and review classes for plumbing board. Catch-up,Yes? 

I know I'm getting a little old for driving classes, I stopped when I was in Junior high cause I bumped a shrub and payed for it when I sneaked to have classes with our driver at the reclamation area when I turned at a very high gear crossing the island into the opposite road and scared a truck driver. I have begged, argued and cried like a pussy for my parents to make me drive way back college, haha but my parents never allowed me to drive, but just recently they did (without me asking for it!) and I am ECSTATIC! :D I love my instructor too, Sir Bogie from best driving school. He's soooo nice even if i KILLED his cones :)))

my new car---NOT! hahahahah

This is the car I dream of having. :D Its a Nissan March micra 3. 

Isn't it pretty?:) I love how it reminds me of the BMW beetle and yet it's not expensive compared to other cars. It's cute and quirky and small. A lot like me! :D Originally I wanted a vintage mini- cooper. I don't think I'm getting any soon though! I'm okay with just using the ones we have now. This however is in my wish list. Hello, Santa. I hope your factory manufactures cars too coz  I'd be very willing to sew, with my own bare hands, a sock as huge as this thing!  :)) I have found a new love for sedans and small cars, they're easy to maneuver and when your engine dies in the middle of the road? It's very subtle! HAHAHAHA. guilty.

Sir Ravina's writing.

Board exam quizzes. I brought a cam just to capture this thing since we cant take them home.

Our review room. this was during our last session.

Pepay!!! (dandan)

Gail, Siao and Daren

Review class on the other hand... was a whole lot of sacrifice. It took away my weekends, giving me ZERO weekends for two months or so. Do you know how painful that is???? XD I'd often get late or absent, I felt like a really bad student. I hope I didn't annoy our teacher. If review classes recorded grades, I would've been sent to the guidance office on the first month I swear! I reaaally reaaallly need some discipline! Anyway, the exams are done. I took a leave from work 1 week before the exams to do some serious catching up with the lessons, It was a little late, but I scraped what was left at the bottom of the pan. We have to get a passing rate in all subjects, our average has to at least be above 70 and they're only taking in half of the entire board-taker population.We were the youngest in the bunch. We had review mates that ranged from engineering graduates, engineers, architects, contractors.

I hope I did fine.

I hope 1000000x that I did fine.

Please oh please oh please pick me !!! T_T

On a much brighter note. I am hanging on to one thing. God's word. In the charismatic community me and my family belong to, Elim, we have this practice they call "bible cutting" it's when we pray and ask for God's word open our personal bibles on a random page discerningly and see what God says. You'd be awed how it just strikes the chord perfectly. :)) Anyway, these were my messages, let me share them to you:

Isaiah 49:23 (two nights before board)

"Then you will know that I am the Lord, those who hope in Me will not be disappointed"

Esther 8:15-16 (the night before board, when I was having tantrums already! haha)

"Mordecai left the King's presence wearing royal garments of blue and white,a lrage crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration. For the jews it was a time of happiness, joy, gladness and honor"

Seriously, what would you feel if you got these words of encouragement when you were at your most scared state? Is this what they mean by "walk by faith and not by sight" ? :)) Coz my sight tells me I suck. :)) I never though board exams would hit me that hard, I actually had a lot of sobbing and talking with Buddy on the phone, space-staring, and teeth-jittering. my bestie Gail felt the same too we just kept in touch with each other on the phone. Unlike any astute student, we still scanned our notes down to the final day. :)) But hey, that's how we cope. It wasn't easy, especially PLUMBING DESIGN AND INSTALLATIONS, the questions were out of this world. My other batch mates who took the board exam Pepay (Dandan) , Marlon, Gerald, Gail and I went straight to Sto Nino after every exam day. Gerald's family were devotees even if they aren't really from here so we went with him. Trust me it was consoling! :) Our battle ended with a late lunch of Grilled pork chop, halo-halo, sprinkled with worthwhile stories of our two-month adventure. :D

So, we await the results and my fingers are crossed :) AAAAAAAAAAAHH I die! XD 

Azul Fashion Show by Trappings Accessories

5:00 AM-wake up


8:00-10:00 AM- making report for the afternoon


10:00 AM-feeling small meeting with the admins for Cebu Business Park- IT Park  "changes"-- free snacks, so its all good. :))


2:00 PM-Friday Forum at work, reporting with Sir Jonas and the apprentices.


3:00 PM-Archt. Loyola from my almamater (USC CAFA) called me to have me send my thesis to PIA (Phil Institute of Architects) and see if it qualifies for this contest. DUE BEFORE 12MN. Urgent. Rush. EMERGENCY!  Thought cloud:  Have to re-layout and color floor plans and sections tonight.


4:00 PM- Touring around CBP with Herald and Francis, my fellow apprentices looking for things that needed quick wins. DUSTY HUMID DRIZZLING.


5:15 PM- Ninz picked me up so we could get home to get ready for "Azul Fashion Show"


6:00- Downloaded application form of the contest. Bathe. Get ready. 


8:30- Left for Formo.

Seriously. Can anyone say HECTIC????Anyhoo. After 8:30, everything else seemed perfect. My sissy and I went to Formo at BTC to attend AZUL. A denim-inspired fashion show by Trappings Accessories, a launching of Trappings' most recent collection. Our eyes feasted on the beautifully hand- crafted cuffs, bibbs, necklaces, earings from Trappings. It's truly inspiring to see something beautifully hand-made, there's that intricacy only made possible by human touch..Company was awesome too. I was also very hyped to meet new friends that night. Check out the photos below.:)

Sorry about the make-up. We suck at make-up. and time pressure didnt help either :))

Thanks to my supportive lil bro for taking this photo
just before we left for the door. :P

New friends the very nice Ate Cathy Cabahug and Joe, Ate Rishi's boyf dj who's sooo cool!
 

Trivia: three on this table won best-dressed! ;) and Can I just say? I was so happy to see
Junjun (Luis Quibranza) that night. The most familiar thing next to Ninz :))

Thanks so much to Ms. Mimi Sampang for inviting us. :P

Ms. Christine Fernandez rehearsing with Ms Karen Barte and Ms Ninz Sy goofing around. :))

Christine in action and bursting with energy. We cant even believe she was nervous 0.o

Love this blurry shot. reminds me of a prom.

We didnt come as photographers, gimme a break!

Designer's Call

necklaces

cuffs

necklaces win best pieces if you ask me. one of my favorites.

earings

necklaces

THE favorite! goodness! very intricate bib. 

There's Ms. May, owner of Trappings :)

Can you tell its my happy  place? hahaha.

finally met bloggers Eden of Chic in the tropics and Yves of Yvestyle. yay!:D

I feel mature next to the ladies :)) most of these girls literally
"manned" the show!

Posing for Philippine Street Fashion. I'm not sure
what this is for but I'm so honored to meet this guy.

Partially stolen. Either I'm clumsy or I just got shy.

XX (*wink*)

It was a great night for me and Ninz. Incase you were wondering about the contest, I got home way past 12 so I didn't get to submit, nor re layout my work and blah blah blah. I grieved my self to sleep(there were more hindrances to my entry) but I woke up happy anyway :D

That's it. TGIF. Haha. and Cheers to Trappings!:)

The bee's got me bubbly

Jollibee, Bumble bee, tutubi. I have a new bee love. Ladies and gentlemen,

Bubble bee Tea House.

I've been seeing this place in my friends' pages and finally last June, I got to visit it myself.

It was during the Elim Singles Gathering, the second I've attended so far. It was a fun cozy night of fellowship, food and friends. The ambiance was soothing, the milk teas were fun to drink ( how inappropriate), the pasta aldente, the company was superb, the place was.. exciting! 

About the place. Oh the place. 

What I like about it most is its zen interior. I always swore to myself that one day, I'd make my room a tropical zen haven. Yes, a spa but with real bed! haha. and I mean aromatic incense, chimes, neutral colors splashed with citrus here and there, warm lights, stones, pebbles, candles, abacca and polystyrene balls. Wood. Woven accents. Eastern accessories. aaaand the kat is daydreaming again! Where does my drafting table even fit in this equation :))  It just has a way of tickling my senses and invigorating my soul. much like delicious flavored body scrubs and body butters. Yum!

So Bubblebee..

In the ground floor, The first thing I saw were the pretty lanterns. If you were in my youth design team you'd know I'm a huge fan of japanese lanterns. They look pretty as they are, and again they make your knees weak when they light up. 

Photos by Tyne. Thanks tyne! (I begged her to take shots of the lanterns
over and over and over again until I was satisfied =)) )

 Inside, it's much like a yogurt or cupcake place. Lights were cool white with homey warm pin lights at the counter, sprinkled with pastel accents (accents in the form of jars, milk tea powder, lanterns, straw, gel, glass, seat cushions, circle patterns) and blue cove lighting. 

photos by yours truly. Tyne's cam.

When I went up the mysterious narrow stairs...

...I was surprised to see a whole new different look. There were lounges, huge throw pillows and very citrus walls in lime, fuschia, and tangerine. Carpets, wood laminates, and glass walls with cascading water all over the place! What got me was that it (the ground and second floor) may have looked entirely different, but there wasn't a sense of "clashing" at all.  The experience was still there, continuous and full of pleasant surprises. Here are a few photos from that night. :) 

The Elim Singles. I guess Ive a new family :))

No fail. haha.

Pioneers :P

The lucky ones who got to enjoy the couch

luckier ones

patterns here and prints there!

Singles. reaaaaally.

Try the milk teas. try it, I tell ya!

Photos from Jay Angelo and Mic Monto. :)

 I didnt get to bring a camera that night so I just grabbed from friends. None of them took interior shots so, I hope you enjoyed watching people! hahahaha. kidding.
 I hope I get to show you more of the zen interiors I was talking about next time. But for now..

 Buzzzzzz! See you at Bubble Bee!




(Okay stupid bee, pay me now!)
hahaha :P