May 2013
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Event Blog: Design Days --> My Eye Candy
Last March I had a privilege to be invited to the opening night of Design Days Dubai (see link here). This really kicked my inspiration+ creative bone to a high.
With all the furniture (and art pieces) exhibited it feels like I am in what one part of my heaven map.
Compared to last year’s exhibition, this year focused on a more contemporary approach, which is not a bad thing (I just missed...
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Design Blog: Eileen Gray's Bibendum Chair
As a designer, I’ve been seeing a lot of designer furniture in the web and up close (I have even tried and sourced some of them for projects).
What I love about designer furniture is the story behind every piece. And also the story behind their designer/s. I am dreaming (still in present tense) to be one of those great designers and have my own collection which people will see the value of...
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Event Blog: Turning it Orange! Banyan Tree Cafe...
One of my “neophyte days” events that I did was a grand wedding by an Indian couple in Phuket. It was a very festive event, with 5 days of parties and celebrations and parties…and more parties, surely the guests really had fun (we had fun also).
One of the night party that was tasked to me was to create a cozy, warm (not that all out rave party) venue. A place where guests can...
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Topman Savers Alert: 50% off!!!
One of my favorite clothing brand just announced their “Savers 50% off” sale. This will run until the 4th of May in all their stores in the UAE.
I am excited to visit their store in Dubai Mall tonight! hooothooot
Images courtesy of Topman Middle East FB page.
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April 2013
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Fashion Blog: H&M Summer "Ready to Go" Inspiration
I am getting excited that I will be spending my summer in the US and will walk around the streets of New York and LA. To prepare for my up coming escape, I thought of getting my summer travel inspirations outfits as early as now.
What I am actually looking at are casual and comfortable-ready for anything outfits. I was browsing H&M’s FB photos and saw these simple yet trendy ensembles....
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The Icing on the Top of Paris - The Eiffel Tower
A trip to Paris without visiting the Eiffel Tower is like not visiting Paris at all. With all the museums that I visited and macarons that I ate, the Eiffel Tower I must say was the highlight of my trip. The Eiffel Tower is symbol of this magnificent city and one of the most recognizable man made structures in the world.
Just a few minutes walk from my house, the view of the tower became the...
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My Dream Travel Companion ^^
I’ve been dreaming and hoping that I will have one of these to accompany me with in one of my travels very very soon.
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Splash Fashion League: A Splash of Fashion.
I posted a poster before about Splash’s fashion show with a running title “Splash Fashion League (see this link). It was indeed a very fashionable event full of a very edgy and sporty spring/ summer collection.
Me and my photographer friend Zheena were invited to gazed this event and have a look at their new collections.
The good thing about Splash is that their stuff are not...
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A not so Techie Blog - Blackberry 10
I just received an SMS from Etisalat (my mobile/network provider) that I can now pre-order the latest BlackBerry Q10. It is amazing how BlackBerry is catching up with the other smartphone competitors, which geared up during the release of the Z10.
Being a “not so techie” guy, I want a phone that will just to the job. I dont need 1000000000000000 apps on my phone, at least I can manage...
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Juggling The Dubai Marina Street Festival
Looking for some interesting and dynamically infused crowd for a friend’s photography project, our feet was drawn towards the Promenade at the Marina Mall last 21st of March. We saw an advert of the street festival and we thought of checking it out.
It was the 3rd installment of the said event, and I missed the first 2, so I tagged along with my friend when she invited me to come.
I think,...
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Dubai Global Village
Before Dubai’s Global Village came to a close, we thought of celebrating a friend’s birthday and try “what they say” as the best and authentic tom yum soup in town. Our street food adventure became a bargain spree adventure, and also a chance of doing an outfit blog.
Because it was just an impromptu invitation, I just grabbed what I can from my closet. Global village is...
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Desert Farmer
If you told me months back that I will be having brunch in the middle of the desert with a very tropical environment, I will tell you right away “ARE YOU KIDDING?”.
But as we all know, everything is possible in Dubai.We drove around (somewhere along) Emirates Road and found this amazing “brunch haven”.
The Farm makes you feel as if you are dining in one of the posh...
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The Kid Inside
I’ve been teaching kids for quite some time now, so i thought to do some fashion blogging for what I wore during our latest class.
As winter was leaving us already and summer is still on its way—please go slow, I thought of wearing a layered outfit (and still show my kiddie side).
While struggling from my lost luggage when i was in Paris, I bought an anniversary Disney Paris...
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H&M Making Fashion Sustainable and Sustainability...
H&M has become green —- and I am not talking about a color of a blazer (although they have one that I really like—see photo below).
H&M launched its brand new collection called “H&M Conscious”. I have been seeing their poster for quite some time now in the mall and even along the street near our office. At first, I fell in love with the olive-green like blazer, but then I got...
March 2013
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My Paris Fashion Emergency
As what I have mentioned in my previous travel blog (click here), my luggage was declared missing during my arrival in Paris. After waiting for 3 days, I decided that it was about time for me to move on and buy new clothes to wear ( I still have a lot of days left for my “back packing trip” and I don’t want to spend them wearing the same khaki shorts and souvenir shirts).
I...
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My Little Charlie Fashion
Thinking of a gift for my cutie godson’s first birthday, I rushed myself to Baby Shop. I decided to make a little fashionista out of this bundle of joy, by getting him an outfit that will fit the upcoming seasonal transition (from winter to spring/summer).
It was so exciting mix matching clothes from the 1yr old rack and I found the perfect ensemble. I chose a multi-colored Disney zip on...
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ART Dubai 2013
After Design Days, I now received a VIP Ticket for Art Dubai! I love it! I always wanted to visit this event, sadly I was only able to visit last 2010, and i really loved all the artwork that was displayed.
This year, as the Art Community continues to grow in this region, I am very excited to see what are the amazing art pieces that will be exhibited.
To know more about this event, you can...
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Then There was WAGYU
At one point in our “lazy afternoon” days, with 2 of my friends, we thought of looking for the best burger in the country—-this brought us to Abu Dhabi!
A friend of ours told us about this “wagyu burger” that apparently creating a bit of a buzz not only in Abu Dhabi but also in Dubai. So we drove (about) a little less than 2 hours to reach Monte Carlo Beach Club in...
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Design Days 2013
Got my invitation for Design Days! YEY! I can’t wait! Last year I was able to come and got really inspired with most of the featured exhibits, this year, we got an invite for the preview—-SWEET
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The Best Way To Go Around Paris!
You already landed in Paris, found your hotel, unpacked your luggage and ready to hit the road ——> so where to begin? There are several ways to roaming around the City of Love. Here are (just) a few of the one’s I tried.
The Bus Tour (Les Cars Rouges). This is a must (try) for every first timer! It will give you a clearer picture of where to spend most of your time. At the...
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I Left My Heart In Paris (BackPacking Blog)
“You can’t escape the past in Paris, and yet what’s so wonderful about it is that the past and present intermingle so intangibly that it doesn’t seem to burden”. -Allen Ginsberg
Paris is indeed one of “the” traveler’s dream destinations. I’ve been waiting for this day ever since I saw a clip of the Eiffel Tower lit proudly in one of the city’s New Year’s Celebrations (I think I was in...
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A Breeze of Glamour and Luxury
Designing an event is somewhat a very daunting task, but by the end of it all, it is very rewarding. To see the success of the event is like seeing you baby’s first walk+graduation and wedding in one package (well, I don’t have a baby yet, so I am just assuming).
Last month, we were privileged to work with Cartier Middle East in designing their Polo event. It was interesting because first and...
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The Filipino Expat Magazine - Proud Kababayan
Last month, a local (expat) magazine here in Dubai interviewed me. They said that they want to feature me their “
” column. I was chosen because of my Surat Journal business and they thought that it will be (at least) an inspiration to our kababayans here in Dubai who are aspiring to start a small business.
I finally got a copy yesterday and thought of sharing it here.
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Topman Weekend Inspiration
I love this! BLUE is really my color! With denim (faded or not) as one of the trend this season, this palette will make you look hip and trendy this weekend.
photo from Topman Middle East FB page.
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February 2013
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Beige + Blue = H&M night
With a lack of a good camera, I am still hesitant to post a “what am i wearing / lookbook-ish” blog of myself, well aside from still not being used to posing to the camera flaunting the clothes I am wearing —- someday..someday..I will be.
I wore this in an event for the “singles” (yes I am still single—but declaring that this will not be my status forever) and...
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Kick Starting Europe -- Late Backpacking post
I know it has been months already, but I think I deserve a pass to blog about my back packing trip in Europe. I will be sharing the highlights of my trip in a series of blogs (so check on the travel link along the side menus—in the near future)
Traveling Europe will always be part of every gum-shoe’s bucket list. It started as a faith goal for me in 2012 and that goal happened (yey).
First...
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A wedding and a lot of butterflies...
I love helping friends with their DIYs. DIYs always give that special touch to every event and for an event as intimate as a wedding, for me DIYs are a must (specially for us Filipinos). This can be stressful for some, but for others, this can be very rewarding and a great time to bond.
When my friend asked my help to do a décor for their wedding stage (stressing already that they don’t have a...
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Blue ribbon -- winter please don't go yet
I wore this one a few Saturdays ago during our church service. Winter is slowly bidding farewell, and this means, jackets are out and cardigans are in. I also have this scarf perfect for this seasonal transition, I got this one from Phuket and it is perfect (and not expensive)! What I did, I tied it like a ribbon —I was a bit hesitant, but in my opinion, it worked.
Here’s the full...
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