1st for 09 : just right

saw this from a friend’s blog… the lyrics can’t get any better…

Tasting you and rain i walk down to the train ,Try not to look down
This day could someday be an anniversary, Everything is light and sound
Facing forwards going slowly wait for you to show me
Where this train wants to go, Living by the hour i stopped for every flower
Everything is soft and slow, Now all these tastes improve
Through the view that comes with you, Like they handed me my life
For the first time it felt right, Thank you for making me see there’s a life in me
It was dying to get out,

Holding you we make two spoons beneath an april moon
Everything is soft and sweet, This cigarette it could seduce a nation with its smoke
Crawling down my tired throat, Scratches part of me that’s purring
Softly stirring, I’m captain of industry smoking famously
Feet up on the windowsill, Looking at all these trees i feel affinity with
Everything so soft and still-budding at my fingertips
Touching you i start to bloom, Alive with trains and passing ships

Soft and sweet upon your lips now, I go “oh wow”
Thank you for taking me from my monastary
I was dying to get out, With tears of gratitude
I like my latitude, A cross town train to you
Now all these tastes improve, Through the view that comes with you
Like they handed me my life, For the first time it felt worth it
Like i deserved it

-Sweet Avenue, Damien Rice

Happy Holidays???

napilitan
kabila
sakripisyo
oras
bilangan
away
masasakit
na
salita
ayoko
na

Lo and behold

                                                         Whoever says the word “impossible” haven’t heard of this man

              44. This number will now go down in American, even worldwide history. It will now mark the number when the titan bows down to what’s been perceived as minority. For the first time, citizens of the US of A could not deny, there would be changes, or better put things would not be the same. I am by no means American, I am also working for an industry this man has threatened to remove from the country, but then again, he’s got a point. I am not saying I am all for it (I won’t be of course), but he’s gotta do what a leader’s got to do, and that’s something we rarely see. 

T.L.

Just when I thought I know what those two letters stand for…

Teaching & Learning
Trying & Letting
Torture & Lecture
Triumphs & Losses
Tears & Laughter
Tricks & Life lessons
Truth & Lies
Termed yet Long winding
Team Leader

just when I thought I know…

Project Runway Philippines

       IMHO, PRP is by far, the best among reality tv shows adapted locally. It was able to stick to the original concept and at the same time infuse our own culture.       The people selected to represent the show did justice to their roles. Jojie Lauren as a “mentor and tormentor”  fits the role more than anyone else would. You couldn’t wish for a more credible and helpful teacher. Rajo Laurel and Apples Aberin-Sahdwani were excatly what the contestants needed. They know what and when to praise, and who and how to push people to their limits, at least this is as far as fashion is concerned. And oh, Theresa Herrera is a dream. With her poise and bearing, articulation, she’s one of those Filipinas who makes me proud to be one.

      The show also stayed true to its word when it said it’s a nationwide search as the contestants selected came from literally different parts of the country, not to mention from different age groups (her her!). There was only one qualifying factor, Talent. The participants all have that and more. Each episode showcased each contestant’s range, strengths and areas they could still improve. The challenges, albeit similar to past challenges of the Project Runway US were incorporated with our own scene that made each episode better than the last.
     I am just surprised that though the Department of Agriculture has made a showing of indigenous materials to be used for fabrics in one of the episodes, there hasn’t been much support from the government. Was it just my imagination or were’nt we trying to boost our economy by building up on the nation’s tourism. Fashion design might not be one of those tourist spots but it will remain a tourist attarction. And cuirrently, it’s tourist attraction yet to be explored much in the country. Let’s hope we don’t let go of another Monique Lhuillier who made her name outside the country. Here’s to hoping after this first season, people in specific posts would forward much more needed support to push this industry, and make it internationally acclaimed. We already have the talent, they just need to provide the means. Who knows, it is not impossioble to be another Paris or London.
    I am not exaggerating when I say the first season is a success. I just hope this sets a standard to succeeding ones instead of being the opposite. I am off to watch the replay of the first of the two-part Finale. And yeah, if anyone is wondering, I’m rooting for Veejay, he may not be the most popular choice, but I have my reasons. One of those ishe’s got that ability to make his client feel beautiful when wearing his design. And really, from a designer, what else could you ask for?