Back to Work

Yipee! Okay, I know this isn't like winning a photo contest or anything, but a photo I submitted to BBC has been chosen to be part of their photoblog.  Check out the link here. 

I took this photo over a year ago, when me and my friends were taking a class on photography.  I wasn't able to use the photo then, but now I'm glad I didn't delete it.

It's just another manic Monday, but I hope everyone will have a great week ahead! -Jane

Sunny Mornings, Rainy Evenings

My weather channel lately has been very predictable, though it's sunny in the morning, we can always expect downpours in the evening.  I recall days when I was still studying and rainy nights were so often, that I feel so drained and fall asleep as soon as I hit my bed without even looking at homework.  Now I'm experiencing it again, except this time I'm not coming home from school. 
What's bad is traffic can be a real horror when it rains here.  There's always a problem with the drainage system (which has never been fixed properly, nor will ever be in the near future), that scares the hell out of me when we're driving. Sometimes I feel like the water can almost get into the car, and that bugs me because I don't know anything about fixing cars and that might leave me stranded in the middle of nowhere.  Anyway, because of this, an hour or so of my time ends up being eaten much while in traffic every night.   My apologies for not being able to blog lately.. I've also been doing someone's website during my free time, and I'm really glad that person liked it.
On an entirely different note, I saw an article in the paper yesterday about Bekimon, the youtube star, and I can't stop laughing. If you're Filipino and love bonggang humor, you should watch this -  Bekimon's video

Have a great weekend!

Sabado Night

Just a quick post of what I wore last Saturday night:

In fairness I really like the effect of this photo, though the way the light touches the face is very..."Are You Afraid of the Dark"-ish. 

Happy Monday morning to everyone!

Waka Waka Dream

A few weeks ago I had a dream conversation with some friends. We were wondering why dreams can be so weird, some dreams are understandable, while some completely make no sense.  Some seem lifelike, while others just really boggle your mind. Sometimes I've had dreams that have no words, like a silent movie that has no meaning. Isn't it crazy how our subconscious can tell us things through our dreams?
Do you dream in black and white or in color?

Channeling 90's Vibe

Jane tries to channel a bit of the 90s:

Born just a year before the 90's, I was too young to experience the shoulder pad era.  Not that this shirt has shoulder pads, but it looks like it belongs in the same category.  I was sorting through mom's things (which I love to do) while she's away on vacation and found some stuff that I could still actually wear, with the help of some accesories.  

Elle and Sedaris

I had no idea one could find a great book at a bargain in National Bookstore. Among the piles of over-commercialized self help books and teenage vampire novels, I found this Elle Style of the 1980's book, at 75% off. It was lost underneath the pile, practically almost on the floor, that I wouldn't have seen it if I were in a hurry. When I saw it, I almost gasped. I felt like it was waiting for me.

The 80's has contibuted so much to what we know is fashion today.  It was a decade of individualism and extremes, and this book filled with photos covered much of who were in the frontline of fashion design then, such as Azzedine Alaia, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix, and of course, Karl Lagerfeld.    

Aside from this Elle book, I also got a copy of David Sedaris' Holidays on Ice.  Amazing book. His humor got me literally rolling on the floor laughing. I finished the book in just one sitting.  I found out about him when he came here to do a book signing.  Check out his works if you've got time.

I'm off to work for now, til later, tata!

The Owl

Meet my newfound friend, the owl.

Lately I've been feeling a lot like an owl myself.  I'm having trouble sleeping, and I'm not sure if it's because of stress or the lack of it...and no, I haven't been drinking caffeine either.  Sometimes I wake up early in the morning, way before my alarm, then I have trouble getting back to sleep. Does that happen to you? And does it bother you?

On a different note, I just saw in the news that one of my favorite comedians, Neil Patrick Harris, or Barney in How I Met your Mother,  is having twins with his partner David Burtka.  Isn't that amazing?