Zoe’s Bratz World Tour 2008


We were lucky enough to have a free ticket for the Bratz World Tour 2008. How did we get this? Last month, we went to a toy convention in Makati, and Zoe got to see his Ninong there. (Thanks, Mike!) He gave Zoe money to buy some toys. Since another relative gave her money the other week, we just add them up to be able to buy one Bratz doll. Zoe’s been begging us to buy her one since she saw her cousin’s Bratz doll… and we found ourselves inside Toy Kingdom looking at those dolls. Personally, I don’t like them because of their pouty lips and the head is so unproportioned! But my daughter wants to have one (this is her first, by the way), so we bought her a Cloe doll from the Costume Party series. We got a free ticket for the Bratz World Tour when we paid for the doll.

So, that’s how we got Zoe’s ticket. Then, December 6 comes, and Zoe’s just too excited to get to SM Mall of Asia. Even if it’s time for her nap, she tried so hard to stay awake. When we get there, we’re given a number for the hair and make up part, so we have to wait for a while. She played with the available dolls in the play area to avoid boredom while waiting. When our number was called, she was so eager to have her hair and make up done that I didn’t have to convince her to sit there. She kept on looking at the mirror while the stylist works her magic on her. After the hair and make up part, we went to look for a costume for the pictorial. Most of the clothes are black, white, and dark pink. Just by looking at their colors and sizes, I can tell that they won’t look good at Zoe. Fortunately, a girl who just had her picture taken passed by, and then I saw the perfect outfit for Zoe! A golden dress for a goddess! After looking for a dress for quite a while, we finally saw the outfit that would really look good on her (in terms of size and color). So, Zoe tried it on and it looked so fantastic on her! The hair and make up is done, the perfect costume is found, now it’s time for the pictorial. As she walked on the stage, I could tell that she’s too sleepy to do this picture taking. I asked her to smile, but she did this when the photographer has taken her picture already. As a result, her printed photo shows a girl who’s not so happy with her looks. (It’s as if her mommy forced her to do it!) Luckily, I was able to take some photos using my camera right before she got very sleepy. I was also able to take one photo of her on stage, but it’s quite blurry (from excessive shaking, I guess). I edited two of her photos, and I came up with the photo above. (Thank you, mutsie, for your very nice banner brushes:-))

Zoe got to watch High School Musical 3!


Zoe watched the latest installment to High School Musical. We watched the first screening on its first day in cinemas! How excited is that?!

She might be sad and sleepy on this picture, but I can say that she enjoyed watching the movie. She got so “kilig” when it’s a scene of Troy and Gabriella. I’m not so sure if I should be alarmed by this or not. She’s 3 years old and she’s aware about the boy-girl attraction. Well, I can not tell her that it is bad, because it isn’t. Media really plays a powerful role in a child’s development. I guess the best thing that I can do is to guide her and explain things to her as she sees them on TV or in the ads. Parental Guidance is indeed recommended.

Water Lilies….what about them?

I’ve been playing with photoshop the other day, and this is the result I got. I did not have available pictures to edit at that time, so I just chose one that’s in my laptop… so lazy to turn on the router… 🙂

I really love these new brushes that I’ve got from Brusheezy. They’re so nice! It brings out the girl in me…haha! I was planning to use the same color combination that I’ve seen in the website, but then Zoe got in the way. She wanted to use various colors which explains the resulting design. Anyway, it’s not bad though, right?

Toy Crazy Zoe

The pictures above were taken two weeks ago when we watched Narnia. As usual, my husband went inside a toy store. While waiting, Zoe noticed the toys at the display window. Every time we go to this store, she’s always saying “Mommy, can you buy me those pink accessories for my Barbie dolls?” Then I will say, “May be next time, baby.”

Bon Voyage Lelyn!


Today is the day that our friend, Glen Lelyn Quan, is going to leave for Japan. She will work there and who knows when she’ll be going back to the Philippines?!

I will miss her, and I know that most of our friends will miss her, too. This girl is someone you can always count on. Behind her demure way of showing her feminism is a very strong personality that is influential to everybody she meets. I know that the Japanese people who’ll get to know her will notice that, too.

Go Lel! Make your mark in Japan, but do not forget to go back home every six months? or every year?

Just keep us posted:)

Astral Dreamy ZOE

I made this photo last month using the Astral Flora brushes from brusheezy.

I got so excited about this set of brushes that I did not think of a better way of using them.

I will practice on this one.

To achieve the coloration used in my photo, please follow these steps (made by luciferous-glow):

1: Make a layer with a black background.
2: Make a new layer that is blank.
3: On this blank layer use the brushes in white.
4: Make a new layer, set the blending mode to Overlay.
5: Using soft round brushes of different sizes and colors, paint into this layer and you will the color show up over the flora brushes on the layer beneath.

To make the colors brighter, duplicate or copy the layer with the bright colors, or set the blending mode to Hard Light.

My first certain decision for this year

I am scheduled for an interview at De La Salle Canlubang today. A girl from DLSC sent me a text message last Friday regarding my interview. I thought that I want to come, so I asked her to move it since I have an afternoon class today. But then, I decided not to go tomorrow (she moved it to Tuesday). I’ve sent her an email about my application withdrawal.

I am certain about this decision.