in photos....

6:30pm friday night...

j and i went to sandgate to watch a WW2 tribute band. they were good but not as good as 'the andrew sisters' cover band that followed. if only i could sing i would love to join a vocal group like this one....

check out this little clip i was able to capture of the trio before i was told to move out of the way...

i apologise for the poor quality of my video.

5:00am saturday morning...

we headed down to cleveland to watch the dawn service. this year over 2000 people came and it was just magical.

3:00pm saturday...

met up with family and friends for a quick catch up and afternoon tea at the park.

my gift to the kids (bubble makers) was a great success.

yet another vest, shoes and more shoes....
i hope next weekend will be just as eventfull.

its been a long time... nothing much to say, life is a little dull...
but hey, at least i have new boots...

catch up...

i haven't posted in a while so i will try and keep this as short as possible....

what have i been up to:

went to the movies last week.... saw confessions of a shopaholic and loved it!

i laughed and cried and was probably the oldest person there. my favourite character was

suze played by krysten ritter...

bought a vest from ice

and wore it to my partners birthday dinner. we went to 'the german club' and ate ourselves silly.

sunday we had a family dinner celebrating 4 birthdays.... 4!!!! how ridiculous is that.

to this event i finally got to wear my dress from supre. still cant believe it was only $15

bought a singlet from general pants co. by wrangler

and today i wore it out to lunch with my mum.

last
but not least
the cute kate moss look alike 'ali' has given me a blog award...


thanks ali!!!!

The rules :
<-- 1. Put the logo on your blog or post.2. Nominate 'at least' 10 blogs which you think are fabulous.3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

i pass this on to: bella, diana, kerby, michelle, lisanne, heart of pearl and andrea...

the village markets

what i did today:

1. emma warned me that the village markets were small, but still curiosity got the better of me. so my partner and i drove down to the gold coast to check out the hand full of stalls that were there. they were great stalls that sold beautiful vintage clothes and shoes, but sadly money is an issue this month with birthdays just around the corner. i did however grab this bow necklace by lovehearts designs. on the plus side, the markets gave me great ideas and i cant wait to finally have my sewing machine off layby so i can get started on all these projects i have been wanting to do.

now, may i say that the gold coast is a strange place. never have i seen so many beautiful, athletic, half naked people in the one area. looking around i saw many smiling faces without a care in the world and to be honest it made me feel a little apprehensive... where were all the jaded people in black? i wondered.

2. after leaving the markets earlier than expected i decided to hit the shops and grabbed a few bargains.

the shorts were bought for a trip to the beach. unfortunately, my friend had a change of heart and we are now meeting on dry land for a coffee instead. kind of disappointed because i was really looking forward to visiting where i grew up. i guess i should forgive her, she is after all very pregnant :P.

3. wore my dotti vest, mens bonds singlet worn as a dress, tiffany necklace, diva rings and esprit bag

until next time xoxox

3 weeks... all for nothing.

what i did today:

1. i woke up this morning to a nice surprise… one of my pot plants has grown a beautiful little flower… proof that not everything i touch dies…

2. wore my tempt skirt and shirt from philippines

3. my main aim today was to purchase a bag that i have been saving and lusting over for nearly 3 weeks. it was a black leather bag by ‘david lawrence’ and it was perfect… but offcourse in true ‘e’ style, i was unlucky and was too late; the bag i have been dreaming of was sold out…

so i had to settle for this bag by ‘esprit’. it was $30 cheaper, cute but unlike the bag by david lawrence it wasn’t leather. *sigh* i guess the cows have won this round…

on the plus side it won’t be long until i get to pick up my brown bag from dj’s

4. speaking of lay-bys, it was also time to pick up one of the many that i have around town. now, i don’t know exactly why i decided to buy this top, or what attracted me to it at the time. but i don’t think i like it anymore…. it’s almost too grandmaish…

5. while visiting a music store and looking out for any bargain movies i stumbled upon this shirt that was on sale, $5 bargain! it instantly reminded me of high school. by the way ‘s.h’ you know who you are…. Please give me back my incubus and grinspoon cd’s, i have been away from them for far too long.

till next time xoxox

50 years and counting

what i did today:

1. wore my valley girl dress.


2. went to my partners grandparents 50th anniversary. (try saying that over and over twice as fast).
anyway, we attended a mass held in their honour at the very church they were married in 50 years ago. they were such an inspiration to all of us and i hope that my partner and i will stay together for as long as they have.

3. nearly 30… i thought it was about time to look after myself. so today i had my very first facial at ‘ella baché’.
i absolutely loved the experience and would definitely recommend it to anyone.

i have noted a couple of things to remember for next time i go there…
a) don’t wear a hair tie; its hard to relax with this throbbing pain at the back of your head. i didn't know if i was aloud to move so i laid there in pain for half of the time i was there.

b) remove makeup thoroughly… yeah i thought i did, but then she had to take off my mascara with her fingers and it felt like she was pulling my eye lashes out,...

and

c) wear something you can easily slip on and off.

the best thing about the whole experience was the ambiance, the lovely staff and the massage that made me so relaxed i found it hard to stay awake.

to top it all off they gave me a goody bag. in it were samples of the moisturisers they used during my facial, a free bottle of water, hand cream and a 20% off discount card for my next visit.
i don’t know if the actual facial was any good, mainly because i have never had one before. but my skin does feel a lot smoother and there is a definite decrease in black heads. (gross i know) i also think that it would take more than just one visit to make a dramatic difference, so i guess only time will tell.

4. after my facial, i had enough time to do a little shopping and picked up 3 singlets from supre…(i know, i know, i said i would stop going there but they were only $10 each so i couldn't resist). i also picked up a black belt and this horrible size 16 top. so why did i buy it i hear you ask…for the material, it reminds me of something my grandmother had. i plan to cut off the sleeves and wear it as a dress.

Q: what do you think keeps a relationship going for 50 years?

until next time xoxoxo…

currently listening to: oh yeah- by ash

head in the clouds

what i did today:

1. today was austalia day. people celebrate this momentous occasion by hanging out at the beach, drinking lots of beer and having a barbie with family and friends. for my partner and i we usually take a long drive to the country so that we can listen to a radio station called triple j. at this time each year they list the top 100 songs as voted by the australian public.

this tradition was made around three years ago when my partner and i had a small argument over who would win the list that year; i said 'mcr' he said silverchair. we settled the argument by placing a bet, who ever picks the band closest to number one gets a free dinner on feb. 14th to celebrate our valentines/anniversary.

this year, we decided not to celebrate our valentines/anniversary due to our big trip to melbourne, however the habit of listening to the list was hard to shake off so we took our annual drive through the country to reach a town called toowoomba.

as per usual the weather was not on our side, as soon as we stepped out of the house it started raining. the only good thing was for some reason the clouds were particularly low today, or was it because we were so high? anyway, it was great because even though we had our 'picnic' in the car we were literally surrounded by clouds. we had a chance to step out of the car for a minute to enjoy... well the fog... and it felt oddly nice being surrounded by crisp air.

so who won the bet this year?.... number one for the year was kings of leon. my money was on the ting tings his was on MGMT. now i must say i am glad that we didn't place an official bet because MGMT won 2nd and 5th place, ting tings came 9th.

2. wore my envious top and shorts, thrifted scarf and dotti bangles.


3. ever since the cronulla riots australians have been extra patriotic. this got me thinking about what it means to be australian. to be honest i don't know. all i know is becoming an australian citizen saved my life. if my mother hadn't migrated, we wold be struggling to survive in the philippines along with every other person there.

i am just so lucky and grateful to be here...

happy australia day! xoxoxo