Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
chronicles of a bride - the fitting
I just had my first fitting today. And boy, I was speechless. From the lace accents up to the skirt detail, Veluz, my couturier really amazed me. My mom was there to accompany me and even she was impressed as Veluz slowly transformed the design sketches into a beautiful masterpiece. Step by step, she adjusted the muslin so it would perfectly fit my form. I actually felt like I was in an operating room being dissected, hahaha. Pins where everywhere - shoulder, hips, buttocks, back, front, etc as Veluz together with her two assistants tediously nipped the waistline, hipline and all the lines you can think of.
Anyway, after a few more minutes, we saw the output. My verdict - perfect! I love it. I love it. I looove it. I was speechless. For a minute, I couldn't say a thing, napa-smile na lang ako. I was really in shock and awe. Ganun pala feeling. Anyway, I didn't take pictures of it as I want to keep it as a surprise for Manu. I know he already has an idea what the final design looks like but I am sure those didn't register well when I shared some details.
I will be having my second fitting before August ends. Keep you posted.
Monday, August 4, 2008
our first DIY
I initially wanted an STD with a picture of ours but because of lack of time to do pictorials, we settled for something classy and formal. Good thing Manu got the skills and he was able to do it in just a whim. :)
Disclaimer: The images below look far different from the way they appear on my laptop. Must be the photo uploading problem of google.
So, how do we get this into production? Well, we got several choices. One is to have it printed in one of them expensive printing companies where we can just shell out an amount of 100 bucks per piece. However, doing so simply defeats the concept of DIY so, scratch that.
Second option is to to look for a paper company where we can buy the materials and then just use home printers. This sounds good but the problem is I am not even sure if our personal printer still exists. We just had our house renovation and mom got too carried away that she gave out some stuff to her staff including those that are actively being used.;)) I will also have to check if fiance has one in their house which we can use for STD printing. Otherwise, we'll have to scratch this one out too.
Third is actually a variation of the second one and an answer if no personal printers are available. We'll just have to scout for both paper company and printing press that can do the wonders for our STD. Now, if we can only find these too soon...:D
Anyway, there's the plan. As to how we are going to execute it is definitely another story. Wish us good luck! :)
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
cleaning out my closet
Anyway, while I was sorting my stuff as to which goes to the trash and not, I saw an old HS studio pic of my barkada. Simply looking at it brought a lot of good memories, both naughty and nice hehe. Glad to know our barkada is still intact. I know I wouldn't have survived my adult life without them.
Another good find from my "treasures" is my first DLSU student handbook. It didnt contain much, just some day-to-day homeworks and lists of to do's. However, there is one very special page that caught my eye. There in that page sits my very short journal about a crush. A crush whom I didn't get to see that Thursday, March 18, 1999. There I wrote that I am missing my crush shortly after spending time with him the day before. I narrated how nice the crush was in helping me finished a task while taking a mental note that I should not be feeling extra special as he also does this to other people. You can tell from the journal that I was anxious to know if crush has also feelings for me. I even wrote that in case he doesn't like me back, it is not my loss! Talk about sourgraping hehe. Anyway, I ended the journal with these lines.
"I still think we make a good couple (feeling ako hahaha)...
Too bad, that entry didnt have any follow-through. The tedious task of cleaning the closet would have been more exciting if there was another a la telenovela entry in that black student handbook.
As for the crush, well, he has been in a relationship for quite a long time now, a serious one I think. In fact, he's already engaged. He will marry his love of his life finally after long years of love-filled relationship. Thanks to my strong fighting spirit (esp during college) and of course, my faith to God, the crush whom I missed every Thursdays of that 3rd term SY 98-99, the same guy who bumped his car in Taft because he hadn't any sleep the night before but still decided to drive me to Carriedo, will be the groom at the altar when I walk down that aisle this December.