Thursday, November 18, 2010

hello santa

people are putting up their wishlists, i'll put up mine too just because...
-i found something i like
-i wanna join the bandwagon
-maybe somewhere someday...

*in no particular order:
1. The 10 Best Of Everything, 2nd Edition


2. Journeys of A Lifetime

3. Great Migrations Book and DVD Set
4. SNOW globes especially from the ones I got to visit already for a start (because I want to start a collection of snow globes). Ex. NASA KSC, Magic Kingdom, Sea World San Antonio, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Singapore, HK, KL, Bangkok, Phuket, etc



5. stitch or aliens (toy story) stuffed toy :)

6. matroyshka dolls - I don't have any yet but I sure want to have one and then hopefully start a collection as well.

7. LUMIX

8. new lens: UWA 10-22mm, 24-70mm f/2.8L

9. rash guard

10. travel to Batanes, Dakak, Japan... etc.
11. travel buddy... you get the idea..

Friday, November 12, 2010

Gold!

here's an online shout-out to my mom who'll be celebrating her golden year tomorrow. This is more for everyone else's benefit as she's technophobic. No need for much words as they should be there in the card I'll give her tom.

Monday, November 01, 2010

gotta love shoes

Warning: Definitely a very low-EQ-moment-kind-of-post.

so today, i finally ended up buying not one but two pairs at payless (Greenhills Branch).

of course, wedges!

The second pair was totally unplanned because it was not the style I've been wanting to get...
can't find in the website anymore must be an old stock
I think it does look nice but if you know me this is really a departure from my usual. My siblings and I agree that it looks nice (not to mention cheap) and sexy but we are just not sure what I would wear it with. My sister was probably thinking more along the lines of something she can borrow as this would definitely be more of her style. But after learning from experience that if you find something that you like, don't go home to think about it when you know you'll eventually want to get it or else you might regret it.
I've been to a payless outlet (the one in Megamall) probably two or three times before this but in all cases, I ended up not snagging anything. I guess you could say I'm a bit of a skeptic. I mean during my short stay in the US, I didn't find myself drawn to this shop in any of the outlet stores. Yes, I would find myself entering it all in the name of soaking in that outlet store shopping experience but more often than not I didn't find myself that interested. I guess it was not until I had two other officemates buying from this store that finally encouraged(self-inflicted influence I guess) me to get one from here. I was thinking of sticking with Charles and Keith and the likes (or waiting for other brands to go on sale like Stella Luna or Zara or Melissa or Sueno de Espadrilles maybe).  Anyhow, until now I can't take the image off my mind though and how good one particular pair looked on my feet when I tried it on Megamall. I wish there's still a stock somewhere because I really want to get myself a pair of pumps:


I believe I have pretty wide feet but when I tried these on I thought it had some sort of slimming effect. Seriously, I really can't take my mind off of them. This led me to browse the online website of payless and left me drooling for one or two more:

love the detail!
 This one I'd say if it were to be available here in the Philippines would probably go around 2500-3000. Maybe not that cheap as with the others but if you think of it as a substitute for the VW Lady Dragon or probably a Stella Luna heel, then this is definitely a steal. So after the black rosette above, I'd definitely want to get myself one of these! (how I wish, money was not an issue but then again if it was not I'd probably not want this as a substitute but as an additional pair, you think?)
pink!
 Pink is not exactly my favorite but again the combination makes this a little less boring and common.
red rosette
I think I also want to get myself a pair of red heels (pumps if you may) and this red rosette I think will look as nice as the black one.

Amidst all these, at the back of my head I am still pondering on that wedge from VNC with the quite stripes detail and the low-heeled pumps from Grendha (not to mention black flats from I don't know where yet). The VNC I came close to buying but part of me was still being stingy and practical I was able to restrain myself knowing how (dirt) cheap pairs can go in Malaysia.

I think I need more closet space if and when I get the money. Either that or I should stop with the drooling and tell myself I'm good for this year. :D