Via: @carlosceldran

(sorry for the slight mumbo-jumbo. had trouble posting this Poll in my previous entry...)

~ 'Yuuwaku'
~ 'Migwawari'
~ 'Meisai'
~ 'Hyakki Yakou'
~ 'Mezameru Maeni'

Poll #1503836
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 352

Which image would you like to see as the next Time Limited Print Sale?

It is time for the 3rd Time Limited Print Sale!!!
(the first was back in 07' for 'Mizuame'.)
(and the second one in 08' for 'Two Sisters'.)

This is a type of sale where the print will be available for exactly one hour,
and ANYONE who clicks the button during that time will be guaranteed a print.
(the edition size will be much larger than usual of course.)

The sale will most likely happen in mid-January.

i cant seem to post the POLL on to this entry.
so please see the newest entry to vote in the poll.

unfortunately if you do not have a Live Journal account, it doesn't let you click,
but feel free to leave a comment and will count those in.
Thankyou so much!!!

~ 'Yuuwaku'
~ 'Migwawari'
~ 'Meisai'
~ 'Hyakki Yakou'
~ 'Mezameru Maeni'

Cranium Balloon Lagoon was one of the things Ben asked for Christmas.


Got it on Amazon, shipped it through Johnny Air. Opened on Christmas eve.
Problem is, one of the parts was broken.



I wrote Amazon a short email saying we're in the Philippines and can't send the item back for refund or exchange.
(I actually paid a lot to have it Johnny Aired over here.)
I sent them the photo.
Less than one hour later I receive this reply:

Hello,
I'm sorry to hear about the condition in which your Cranium Balloon Lagoon arrived.
We make every attempt to package items securely to protect them during shipping, but sometimes damage does occur.
We always appreciate customer input on how we can improve our store, and I've forwarded your message to our shipping department.
I've checked your order and see it was placed with Wonder Toys, a third-party seller on our website. Because Wonder Toys's inventory is constantly changing, we can't replace items sold by them that are Fulfilled by Amazon.
It would be expensive to return the item in this case, so there's no need to return the item.
I've requested a refund for $44.59, the cost of the item and shipping costs. This refund will go through within the next 2-3 days and will appear as a credit on your next credit card billing statement. etc.

I responded by saying thank you for the refund, and got an email just now that the refund is already being processed. Now that's customer service.

"The rule of the regift goes something like this: If you think you won't use it, but you know someone who absolutely will, then it's OK to regift. If you thought the present was a lame gift and questioned the sanity of the person who gave it to you, why pass that on to some one else who will, in turn, question your sanity?"

Source

Remember mine and Jeroen's matching Puma Pop-Arts from Harajuku?


Jeroen has a new version called 917 Lo Africa.


Only Php 2870, you can find them in Puma stores at Glorietta 4 and Bonifacio High Street.


Jeroen loves them.
Pumas are my favorite sneakers. I prefer them now to Louis Vuitton sneakers—so five years ago.
Got these in Harajuku



And these in Hong Kong


The good news is, Puma styles are getting hipper in Manila. Look what I spotted...
Slip ons are great for days you really don't want to deal with shoestrings.



Love this cartoony style


Gave this to my sister


Nice colors!


Look for them in Puma stores at Bonifacio High Street • Festival Supermall Alabang • Glorietta 4 • Greenbelt 5• Trinoma • Ayala Center Cebu • Gaisano Mall of Davao • Limketkai Mall Cagayan de Oro • Robinsons Place Bacolod

Yay! I finally got my first payment from Google Adsense, which I set up sometime in November.
It's so easy! I just printed out the payment form from my account



took it to Western Union outside Shangri-La Plaza with my work ID, and got this!
I have to say the transaction at Western Union at Shang was painless. I'm impressed.
(Aircon needs work though, hehe.)



It was $126++ total. So I opted to take $100 and the rest in pesos.
Yay to my dollar fund!!

But not my wallet.
All photos: http://tokyofashion.com

It ain't over yet but I need this T-shirt

This year was totally different from my 2009 New Years Meme! It's interesting to see how different life is... at age 25 ;9

( New Years MEME )

Actual 2010 New Years Resolutions
1. Plan my wedding and get married!
2. Try my best to keep my scholarship, and do well in school :) *prays*
3. Finish Final Fantasy 13!! Usually I never finish games once school starts T_T;;
4. Play Wii Fit at least 200 days in the year... Can I do it?
5. Take more photos than I did this year!! That may be hard to beat with all the events and photo shoots this year :)
6. Keep in touch with my family as often as I can.
7. Update MP.Net (hurrrr) Maybe just work on ACP when I can :)
8. Do the peace sign less... easy considering how many times I did it this year!
9. Save up to buy a house after the wedding is over :)
10. Stay happy ^^v (stolen from my 2005 NY Resolutions)

Inspired by milchstrasse's post.

Christmas, Judy and Mary

:DDD

Honestly I don't really feel festive at all, but here's an attempt at it anyway.

Last wish for 2009: Longchamp suit pliage.
Please let me know if you spot it!
xoxo

Merry Christmas, Jude!

How're you guys? Me? Spent all day playing lmao Because KH1 gave me motion sickness early on(gods...this series makes me physically ill it's only my adoration for it that drives me to keep playing the games XD) decided to continue my Eternal Sonata file. After eating some hefty dinner continued playing. Currently TF2-ing lol (rooted for Demoman but alas!)

Oh hey lookit the time, greeting a Merry Christmas to you all!

On Tuesday, the boys' basketball coach decided to throw a swimming party at the village park.
It was cold and drizzling, I was against it. But the boys were already wearing swimwear under their clothes. I told yaya not to let them swim if it was cold. But they did.
The following day Ben complained of a headache and 'phantom' pains. I did not believe him until that night when Yaya called my Duo and said Ben had a 39 fever.
On the way home I made a quick stop at Watson's to buy Dolan, the miracle worker, and the latest Yes! magazine with Team Jinkee on the cover.



The next few hours Jeroen and I spent cleaning up vomit, changing sheets, sponge bathing Ben, trying to give him medicine, etc. I did not sleep until 7 AM.
Ben was OK at that time reading downstairs. At 10:30 AM Jeroen carried him upstairs. He was chilled to the bone. Fever was back.
Back to spongebath, vomiting, the works, and praying to God.
Fever went down again. We decided to take a nap in case we could make it to my dad's for Christmas eve.
When I woke up, Ben's fever was burning at 40.2.



Jeroen and I carried him to the bathroom and undressed him. Spongebath, meds, the works.
It is now 11:36 PM. The boys are all sleeping. I'm always the last to sleep at home.
We've opened most of our presents, now I still have the task of wrapping 'Santa's presents' and putting them under the tree.

P.S. So happy I was able to have lechon tonight. Didn't know I would be home for Christmas.
I didn't eat the whole day, so this was such a blessing.
Thank you Genevieve for accommodating.



Even the chef approved. Jeroen detected garlic. His main focus of lechon is the flavor of the meat, mine's the skin. And both were perfected.



Hope you're having a great noche buena.
Me, I love the crackling parts.



Thank you everyone for all the presents you sent, including my iTunes!
Thank you Lord for our blessings.

Yup, it's the Yuletide Season once again and in a few minutes... we will be celebrating the (theoretically) 2009th birthday of Jesus Christ.

To my friends who celebrate this event... HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
To those who don't... HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Special thanks to the Gap for sponsoring our 6 millionth promo.
Stuck at home, I unearthed these footages from my October trip to Japan, to cover Gap's SS10 collection.
It was held at Omotesando Hills, one of the few malls in that area.
The mall was designed by Tadao Ando—not too excited about the commercialization of Omotesando but at least they got a good great designer.
The Gap event was staged in the white space of one of the lower basements in the mall.


Inside, Patrick Robinson's designs for Spring/Summer 2010 featuring his version of the 'hip gardener.'
Watch the stylists putting finishing touches on the models. Don't you wish our models looked like that?
The stylists are awesome. Who knew Gap could look like this. And who knew Japanese press dress down for events?
My kind of town.


All footage were shot on a Flip video.
Mickey, I owe you one!



More here.
Gap stores are at SM Mall of Asia, Shangri-La Plaza mall, TriNoMa, Robinsons Place Midtown, Glorietta 4, Bonifacio High Street, Alabang Town Center, and SM Megamall.

My favorite artist



Merry Christmas, Ryan & Garovs!



Thank you for my pressie!

XION AND ROXAS SAYS MERRY CHRISTMAS TOO 8)