glamourai home

I like peeking into other people's homes. I don't know why but somehow I always find myself looking too intently at the apartment across our balcony or stop in my tracks and try to sneak a peek when I see an apartment door open on our floor. That's why I'm always thrilled to check out sneak peeks at Design*Sponge or house tours at Apartment Therapy.

This week, I caught a glimpse of the home of one of the bloggers I follow. Kelly Framel's home, also known in the interwebz as The Glamourai, was featured in Apartment Therapy. Needless to say, her apartment is just as glamorous and infinitely interesting as her.

Her home has a stark black and white motif with gold accents. I don't usually consider black, white and gold as colors that would be cozy but she has made it work.

 I love the black and white frames resting on the floor.

I want a wall of mirrors too.

I had workspace envy when I saw this.

See more here.

[Photos from Apartment Therapy]

layers

Sometimes I wish I live in a country with seasons, particularly one that has a winter season. I want to drown in layers upon layers of clothes.


[Photo from The Sartorialist]

happy 1011?

How was your 1.1.11? D and I stayed in all day, sprawled on our couch and watched movies. It was the perfect first day of the year.

Anyway, we bought coffee earlier today at our neighborhood 7-Eleven and saw this:

Well, whaddya know... 7-Eleven is a time space warp!

Krabi preview

A couple of weeks ago, D and I went down to Krabi to iron out details for our Ultimate Party. The weather wasn't exactly beach weather but the place was still uh-mazing.

Here are some pictures from the trip.

We've got 21 days to go til The Day and I still can't believe it's finally happening!

greetings from a delinquent blogger

Just dropping a line to wish you all a happy new year! D and I are busy being couch potatoes today. I think it's the best way to spend the first day of the year.

I welcome 2011 feeling so blessed to be where I am today and to have amazing people in my life. I wish all of you love and more blessings in 2011.

One of my new year's resolutions is... to MAKE time to update this blog because I really, really miss finding awesome stuff on the web and sharing it all with you. I hope you won't lose faith in me and still drop by once in a while.

Anyhoo, I leave you with a picture of two dorks and a bike. Enjoy 1.1.11!

omnomnomanila

I know, I know. I've neglected this blog far too long but work and travel has gotten in the way. So let me make it up to you by posting food shots from our recent trip to Manila.

 Gyu Chisu Maki from Omakase

American Dream from Omakase

Jurassic Maki from Omakase

Sisig from Gerry's Grill

Grilled Squid from Gerry's Grill

Grilled Seafood Platter from Josephine's Tagaytay

 Pork Binagoongan from Josephine's Tagaytay

This trip wasn't good for my diet. Not at all. But as expected, my belly was very happy. I'll post more pics soon. Hang in there!


P.S. Merry Christmas everyone! Hope yours was spent with your nearest and dearest. Mine was spent with friends that I consider as family. Enjoy the holidays!

good times

Long live the King! We have 3-day weekend to celebrate his 83rd birthday.

This long weekend, all D and I did was sleep. Well, that and host parties at home. Heh. Last Friday, we hosted our friend Shane's birthday party. We ordered tons of pizza and other friends brought tons of booze. With the amount of alcohol we consumed, you'd think, "Liquor ban? What liquor ban?" We played Taboo in the midst of drunkenness which led to one of the security guards to come up to our place to tell us to tone it down. Haha! Did that stop us? Well, not really. The party wrapped up at 4 am! Good times.

Saturday was spent recuperating. And after sleeping for the whole day, we headed out to my designer's boutique to have the first fitting of my dress. It's turning out good! I come back next week to have another fitting. I am excited to see the dress all done and of course, wear it on The Day. D purposely opted not to go in the boutique for the fitting. He's adamant that he doesn't want to see it until I walk down the aisle on the day of the wedding. I think that's sweet of him and I can't wait to see the look on his face when he sees me in my wedding dress.

The fitting was followed by a dinner party at a Filipino friend's house. As usual, the food was good and the company even better. I do feel a little guilty when I bring D to these gatherings. I get lost in conversing in my native tongue, leaving D left out. Ah well... that should force him to learn Tagalog. Ha!

The good times rolled that night til the wee hours of the morning. Again. So Sunday was spent recuperating. Again. Then later in the evening, a group of friends came over to finish what's left of the booze we had on Friday. Somehow, we ended up in a Filipino restaurant singing our hearts out in Karaoke and eating greasy but oh-so good Filipino food. Good times, good times.

It's a Monday and a holiday... SHWEET! I forced myself to get out of bed early because I don't want another day spent in bed. D and I plan to be productive today (READ: do stuff for the wedding). I'll keep my fingers crossed on that one.

But you know what's even sweeter than a Monday holiday? A one-day work week! Yeah, that's right. This week, D and I are only working on Tuesday (and I just have to go half day!!) because from Wednesday til Sunday, we'll be in Manila for my brother Nickoy's wedding! It's D's first time in the Philippines and he is beyond excited. I am looking forward to taking him to my favorite restaurants, introducing him to my relatives and friends, and showing him where I grew up. But more than anything, I am excited to see my brother promise ever after to his high school sweetheart. I assure you, there will be tears!

No pictures on this post but I will make it up to you when we get back! Sending good vibes to y'all!