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FAME: Part 2!

Monday, April 20th, 2009

I find it strange to feel Christmas in the middle of SUMMER! My goodness, it’s so hot outside now! However, I did have a really great surreal moment to be surrounded by all things holiday at FAME! This is the second part of my FAME series where we had to choose the best product design in the Holiday Decor category.

I loved this part of the show because it makes me feel like a child again. I mean, Christmas is really for children, so I went back to the time when I was 6 or 7 as we were choosing the winner. There were quite a number of fantastic ideas, and I am so glad that they allowed me to take photos so that I can remember them come Christmas time!

I loved the booth and products of TOPA of Manila inc.! They had a fantastic theme and they ran a way with it! The collection of these paper mache' based items were SOOOOO cute! This is their SNOWMAN series.

I loved the booth and products of TOPA of Manila Inc! They had a fantastic theme and they ran away with it! The collection of these paper-mâché based items were SOOOOO cute! This is their SNOWMAN series.

I adored TOPAS' Santas! They reminded me of peppermint candies! I love that SANTA came in all shapes and sizes. Thin, fat, tall, short Santas were all over. You can email TOPA at topaworks@mail.com

I adored these bunny rabbits! I really loved the old fashion appeal of these stuffed toys. I wanted to buy them for my nieces! They are made by BenJoy Inc. You can contact them through their email add: benjoy@mozcom.com

These items were also so strange! They reminded me of creatures from my old fairy tale books! They had these scary but cool attitude about them.

These items were also so strange! They reminded me of creatures from my old fairy tale books! They had this scary but cool attitude about them.

These lambs were also made from paper. The wool on them are actually coiled newspaper! How cool is that?

These lambs were also made from paper. The wool on them is actually coiled newspaper! How cool is that?

I was really impressed with this company! These fairies are from the Accent pieces. I found the fairy series really wonderful!

These wreaths won the KATHA 2009 award for Best Product design in the Holiday Decor category. They are made from recycled paper and paint. Congratulations to ACCENT Pieces! You can get in touch with them through accentpieces@i-manila.com.ph

I loved this reindeer suite! They are made from found drift wood pieces. I liked the natural ease of the design and its ecological appeal.

I loved this reindeer suite! They are made from driftwood pieces. I liked the natural ease of the design and its ecological appeal.

HUGS!
RAJO!

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Christmas Day!

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

For the last 35 years, we have always spent Christmas day at the house of my Lola! I look forward to this tradition annually as it really makes me feel what Christmas is all about. My Lola loves to cook, even to this day, at the fabulous age of 90! She still hovers around her kitchen, trying new things that she learned from her cooking class.

This portrait of my Lola Betty was done by Fernando Amorsolo. I love this painting so very much! She is just the most elegant woman I know.

This year is very special as she turned 90! Her birthday falls on the 26th and we had a grand celebration for her. I really enjoyed the food she and my Tita Ditas prepared. It was a lunch filled with nostalgia, from the Paella, in which the recipe has been handed down from generations, to the Lentejas (lentil soup), to the white fish with caper sauce, it really was nothing short of wonderful!

At 90, my lola is stunning!

Nix with my Lola Betty.

My Lola's Paella! This got consumed in 5 minutes flat.

White fish with caper sauce and Chicken Galantina!

The festive table setting!

Tita Ditas prepared some food for the gods and it was so good that my Lola Lydia went nuts trying to eat them all! LOL!

Lola with me and Nix for a quick portrait!

I assume all of us did their own share of feeding this season! LOL! No worries! It’s Christmas and we can now begin to think of ways on how to lose all those extra pounds! Any suggestions? Mine will be simple! Not to eat so much and get thee to the Bikram Yoga studio! See you soon!

HUGS!

RAJO!

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Full Christmas Decoration Mode!

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Five days ago I decided to start decorating our apartment for Christmas! I started with the tree and since then, I relish going home more as the smell of fresh pine just makes me happy! Nix and I decided to use the long weekend to get some ideas on how we would decorate the house. We first started out in Evangelista Street in Makati. For those not in the know, this area in our local version of the Clingancourt Market in Paris! LOL! ( Please manage everyone’s expectations!) It’s a series of streets in Makati that sells old
stuff. I just love going here as you never know what you’re going to find. This trip was quite a success, as we found these amazing candlesticks for just 350 pesos each! (reminder to self that I should do an entry on all our finds).

Found this sculpture interesting in Evangelista. It's so baduy that it's actually cool! I also found these chairs that we could refinish but the last thing we need are more chairs in our tiny apartment.

We stayed for less that an hour and then headed to Rustan’s as Nix wanted to get COCO! COCO is our new love! He is actually a ceramic monkey! When I saw him it was love at first sight! We had to have
him! He was the cornerstone of our Christmas theme, which we christened “A very Quirky Christmas!”

NIx with our COCO!

COCO as the star in our tableau!

We then headed off to Shoemart as this for me is the best place to find the best deals in town. Nix and I went mad in the Christmas decor department! We were so happy when the cashier ran up our bill as it was just a little over 5,000 pesos! That was it! We were able to get most of our decor in for that! Is that not amazing or what? I love SHOEMART!

Our apartment in Christmas mode.

Our apartment is not done yet but its still a work in progress. In the meantime, I am in search for ribbons and more notions to spruce up our tree! When it’s done I will have a Cocktail Christmas party!!!

A close-up of the table and our tree

Our tree almost done. Figuring out if we like these

HUGS!
RAJO!
PS. My fave blogger in the whole world CHUVANESS. mentioned my blog in her entry today and I was so honored and happy that I had a huge smile the whole day!!! That huge considering that I have been down
with a flu bug thats making me not my usual sparkly self. LOL!

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Feeling CHRISTMAS!

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

I wanted to feel the spirit of Christmas and what better way to do this than the smell of a real live pine Christmas tree in your house! I wanted to surprise Nix with this as he really as in REALLY loves Christmas! I never had a real Christmas tree before and I thought why not this year!

I asked around how I can get one and I heard that S&R had some. Now I do not own a membership to this store as were only two in the house and we do not buy in bulk. Good thing my friend Malu is a member and called in a reservation. Yes! People you have to reserve your live Christmas tree!

When I got to S&R I was very impressed! It felt like COSTCO! Actually most of the items that we had bought in Costco were right there! It makes you think why on earth did you even bother to send a balikbayan box home when all you needed to do was go to S&R! JEESH!

Christmas decor extravaganza!

Apart from the mountains of PX goods( Bet you have not heard of that in a while LOL!) they had loads of Christmas gear, more than enough to start making you hum Christmas carols! I held back and just bought my tree, but the place really made me want to be a member!