A Tina Campos Creation treasure. You know how much I love her accessories, I got my orders today!

Don't you just love the flower?

A classic. And yet works just as cool with a more casual shirt.

A cheeky pose. I just wanted to show more of the shirt Im wearing. My father-in-law's shirt!!! Yep, it's real vintage. Ok, off to errands!

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Completely stoked about a wedding invite at the start of 2011.

In a chilly mountain.

Love it!

It's gonna be a Breakfast at Tiffany's kinda scene, or at it's best, I could do my Angelina Jolie red carpet impersonation? ahihihihi...

"So can I wear black, since invite says 'Formal'?, I ask the bride-to-be.

"No", was her quick reply. "Invite also says no black please."

Wooosshh goes the simple black dress out of the picture.

What to do? What to do?

Chilly night, she said. It would almost always mean a shawl or pashmina. Hmmm...

off I ran upstairs and ransacked thru piles of vintage clothings I didnt dare give away. Finally I find a very old cashmere sweater I had swiped from my mother a good 25 years ago! And she had it for some 30 years from that!!! An uncle sent it from the U.S. My mom takes care of her gave stuff.

The fabric is still fluffy and can still hold its own against chilly nights!

Perfect!!!

Since black is out of the question, I opted for ivory. It would be beautiful. A simple ivory gown. I have yet to finalize the design but I've decided it is going to be a simple cut.

The shoes. Now this part is tricky. The landscape of the reception area grass. Maneuvering around in some heels of formal shoes would equal discomfort and danger in my case. And since I'd be lugging around a big enough camera (I decided it would be the D90 for the blog photos) I can't afford to slip, roll or tumble!

Yes, it's gonna be the taupe booties!

And yes, sometimes I splurge. Like, really really rarely. Very rarely. When something just very beautiful and practical comes my way.

A cute black Jimmy Choo purse should seal the ensemble perfectly.

I do hope I'd get a decent shot of everything put together during the occasion...

I am happy. Ahihihi...

I love vintage. Especially when I've inherited it (in a way. hehe)

It's my mother's bag. Yes, she's a bag and shoe lady since. Although she is not much of a keeper. She loves giving her stuff away. I once remember when I was 7 years old she used to have this big big shelf full of those beautiful delicate perfume bottles shaped like human figurines. Yep, she gave them all away. hehehe

So with some of her stuff I made sure I asked for them...for safekeeping of sorts.

Her bag. It's a gift from my father...45 years ago!!!

I'm guessing it's one of those imported bags. Our folks were fond of those. As you can see it needs a bit of a retouch. I'm still on a hunt for someone to do that for me.

Needs cleaning up. But isn't it gorgeous?

Another bag is this unique black and white weave number!!! It's 43 years old. Still in very good condition. But I'm always afraid to use it, looks so delicate. It's of hard material. More like a purse. I will use this soon, if I could find the right cloths to showcase such a beauty of a bag!

The floral design is etched on the cover.

It could fit 2 cellphones, an ipod, wallet and small camera. Perfect for this season's parties!

And for those who might have noticed my old looking watch...well, yes it is old. Approximately 35 to 40 years old. My mother's own Omega silver watch. It still works flawlessly. Papa has since gifted mom with a more modern watch so I swiped this from her wrist. Once again, for safekeeping. Ehem...hahahahaha! I love the watch!!! I've googled it and this silver Geneve series could fetch up to U.S.$ 400.

(Yep, I had to adjust the time to the 10:10 position for this photo op.)

Inside my "whatever box" I found this. My vintage Raggedy Andy metal pendant. It is heavy. An uncle from the U.S. sent this to me when I was a very small girl. He loved sending me stuff. Too bad I have lost the long chain. But will try to find an old silver one for this. I love this necklace that's why I kept it all these years. Haven't even shown it to my girls. Someday this will be theirs. I need to retouch it though. Will have to rummage thru Joel's paints someday.

Yep I believe I wrote that date myself. Im guessing I used a broad tip pentel pen. What was I thinking? Using a broad tip pen on a curvy surface!!! The date looks like 4/6/74... 36 years ago.
I miss my uncle. He was always very good to my family.

Or I wonder...is this Raggedy Ann?

1971 when this commercial ad of Coca Cola came out. Since then the song has been my favorite. I still sing it all the time. I have taught it to my daughters. Light, simple and happy. And it 3 years old I had been hooked (although not to the softdrink, hehe). While everyone in my pre school class wanted to be a doctor or nurse... I wanted to be an actress. More like a director. I have always wanted to capture life, the simplicity and joy. I did finish 3 years of medical technology. But my heart was in advertising. Finally the Boss put me where I belong and finished Fine Arts majoring in Advertising. hehehe. Now an amateur photographer. Long long road for me. Then a friend posts this video on her FaceBook. Makes me realize I am here. And I am to travel further. Simple, happy, geniune.



I love watching their faces. Not too commercialized yet. Not too made up. Everything almost natural. Of course in every advertising, profit is, was and always will be the main goal. But these commercials make me forget that. This made an impact on me at 3 years old. MOre so ever now! Happiness... all depends on how I see life, the kind of life I have been guided to choose. Be with people. Capture their moments, good and bad in a click of my camera. Those simple, yet beautiful seconds of their days treasured forever in photographs. That is what I have chosen.
This is the reunion ad they made 20 years ago... with the original lead singer, Linda Neary, with her daughter. They have cast the original actors, most of them, although I am not so sure about the children. But just the same, the message is clear. In our day and age of new technology, we need to remember to keep things simple. Know the neighbors. Speak eye to eye. Take time to stop and talk with them. I, for one has succumbed to the magic of high tech digital camera and laptops, USBs, cellphoness and endless appointments. Surely one could not deny it makes life a little better. But there are ways to keep every day life a simple existence. I work for that goal. Modern, happy, worthy.

I smile.