Sunday, July 03, 2005

I'm ba-ack!

...in the bay area. After two weeks of freelancing as a graphic artist, shopping with my tita, eating ice cream from coldstone and NY cheesecake from Porto's, and going hotel hopping in vegas, I'm back in Pacifica, back to the cold cold weather, the mountains, to resuming my "serious" life in the states. It was fun while it lasted, i had my much needed break even though i haven't really been doing anything stressful. I was able to meet with friends in the area, watch movies, go shopping, go to a theme park (finally!), visit my relatives, and basically just relax and have fun.

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i went to a trade expo today, and there were a lot of stalls selling jewelry similar to what you see in greenhills, from the dangling earrings with swarovski crystals, to the shell bracelets and pearl earrings. it was pretty interesting, i bought a lot of things coz the prices were less expensive compared to the accessories you see in nordstrom, but still, shopping today made me want to create my own accessories because based on retail prices, the jewelry business seems to be very profitable.

checky, you have a future as a jewelry designer/producer here.

afterwards we ate in this chinese resto (yummy), so i came home with an almost empty wallet and a very satisfied tummy. but now that i actually have money to spend, i'm starting to become very picky with the things i buy. i figure i'll just wait til i earn a looot of money, and only then will i go crazy.

it's funny how much entertainment a hula-hoop and a 7-yr-old kid can provide. i'm in the living room and i can hear my tita's, laughing and shrieking over my cousin, hula-hooping away. it's a good thing she (patrice) is enjoying all the attention. i remember when i was a kid my parents would always always ask me to perform in front of relatives and friends. "O, kumanta ka nga..." "O, ipakita mo yung cheering mo..." with a matching push or subtle kurot. I hated it because i hated being put on the spot in front of so many people, looking at me with this expectant look on their faces. I usually didn't do it because i was afraid that i'd just mess it up. it's only now that i realize that even if i did mess up, it really didn't matter much, as long as you appeared charming and game and confident, because then, you'll still look cute and adorable and your relatives won't help but coo and applaud your attitude.

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it's nice being back home. back to the boring routine of waking up, checking mail, setting interviews, grocery shopping, eating, sleeping, bumming around, exercising (sometimes ;p). as much as some people want change and crave for something other than the same old thing, (like me), i don't think anyone will ever not want stability, security, knowing where you are and where you're headed. not that i know what i want to really do just yet, but one thing's for sure, i know where i want to be and that's right here.

yuck. sounds like a line from some cheesy movie. but anyway.

happy 4th of july!

some pix. please refrain fom stating the obvious. i know. and yes, i will exercise.


In Knott's Berry Farm, and in Rodeo Drive

By this random wall in Melrose, and in front of the Victoria's Secret thing in vegas

San Francisco Cable Car! and by Lake Mead/Lake Las Vegas i dunno.

shopping woohoo!


more pix here

eL's thoughts @ 11:52 PM
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