Livin high and takin it easy

CYCLISTS, joggers, runners and pedestrians can use a dedicated pathway inside the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) complex starting September 12, 2010. The 3.5 km Green Lane that stretches from Roxas Boulevard to Macapagal Boulevard will be launched on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 6:00am at the CCP Liwasang Ullalim with a 7K Fun Bike-Run led by celebrity cyclists, free bike clinics and tune-ups, a bike exhibit and the installation of bicycle racks in selected areas of the CCP.  Selected routes within the CCP complex will also be closed to vehicular traffic on the following Saturdays and Sundays from 4am to 8am and 4pm to 7pm.

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Almost a month ago, I decided to finally get a one-year subscription to the Smart Parenting Magazine – because I wanted easy access to a magazine I thought might be of some help to me AND because Summit Media was having a promo of giving away a FREE copy of The Smart Mom’s Guide To The Toddler Years priced at P295 for every new subscription. Aside from the fact that I thought “free” was a good offer, it’s really very hard to get one’s hand on a copy of this book.

This afternoon, my free copy of the book arrived (sans the magazine. This month’s issue is not released yet?)
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Pinangga, owned by Fe Paduyao, employs home-based Filipina embroiderers to painstakingly produce a variety of cotton pieces, ranging from children’s and women’s dresses and skirts, to men’s polo shirts. With more than 150 different hand-embroidery designs and a 30-year, tried-and-tested fair trade practice beyond its time, Pinangga has definitely carved its own strong-but-silent niche in the market.

Pinangga is an Ilonggo word that stands for “my love” or “my favorite” and there is no doubt that the pieces from the Pinangga for Kikayism collaboration will surely be your closet favorites as well. Additionally, considering the good it does for the local fashion industry and for working mothers in impoverished communities, it’ll no doubt be good for your soul too.

Words by Kat Martin

Watch out for Pinangga in Kikayism’s line of products this September! Support local and support SMEs.

Kikayism is a celebration of today’s modern Filipina, and her desire to express herself through personal preference and style. Though she may be an admirer of art and fashion, she manages to maintain an utmost awareness of the role she plays in today’s society. She is keen on advocating nationalism, aware of the different capabilities Filipino citizens are able to harness by means of skill and talent; hence, Kikayism proudly supports locally made products!
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The last week spent shooting photos for Kikayism made me think about my old modeling photos. I was actually supposed to model too for Kikayism but we ran out of time. Since we were only relying on natural light, which, thank goodness, burst through that afternoon despite the cloudy skies that morning and the somewhat heavy rain right as we were arriving at Blue Ridge A where the shoot was held. More realistically, I could not model because we had no one else to shoot for me. If I was in front of the camera, who would press the shutter?

This was shot in 2004 by Ken Go. Orlan Lopez of Emphasis Salon of The Manila Peninsula did the hair and make-up.
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I’ve got a new ad on my site. The McDo campaign is over and the new one is so cute, I just love it! Hahaha.

Coca-cola ads always, always make me think of Christmas. Even when it’s not Christmas. Oh, it also makes me think of summer… and those TV commercials last elections were quite memorable.

Oh I’m just taking screenshots for documentation purposes. Though maybe I should have picked which particular image I made a screenshot of. Hah! I’m just so dorky like that.

Oh click on it, will you? Will you? Hah-hah!

Last Saturday, a group of people teamed up to hold the first Kikayism photoshoot showcasing our products: clothes, bags and accessories. Kikayism is a seller and reseller of clothes, accessories and bags. Kikayism also puts emphasis on products that are handcrafted or locally-made. Kikayism supports other entrepreneurs so consignments are accepted and collaborations are promoted.

My partner PJ Valenciano organized the event while our other partner, Nikki Valenzuela, manned our little booth at the Flea Market in the Grillery Cafe & Gallery at Guijo St., right beside Saguijo Cafe. We teamed up with Alex, a make-up artist who also let us use her house in Blue Ridge, and GlamBox, an airbrush cosmetics company.

The following photos are not strictly product shoots. Some of them are make-up shots to be included in the make-up artist’s portfolio. PJ called them “editorials”. Me, I think I need to read more on fashion and get subscriptions to fashion magazines. (Sige lang, gooo lang nang gooo!)

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My Mama was told that we should come at 4pm, but I had to take my nap and all that, so we left the house at 5pm and arrived at the exhibit some time before 6pm. There were still a lot of people. There was a registration booth where my Mama had to write her name down and this pretty lady behind the table gave me this Western shape pack of Silly Bandz.

I had a nice time running and walking around the exhibit.

There were a lot of people. Some girls were walking around with platters of food. One of them even offered me some chocolate cake squares but I was too busy with my silly bandz pack to get one. My Mama said no too because she was busy taking photos of me and running after me.

While walking around, there was this tall pretty lady with the beautiful smile who talked to me and showed me her silly bandz bracelet!

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This August 16-19, 2010, Everywhere We Shoot curates the Polaroid PoGo 2 exhibition at the SM Megamall Event Center Lobby.

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National Book Store is currently having a great sale. When Lia and I dropped by last Friday, I saw books that were on sale that I wanted to buy – but we had to go do all kinds of other things and we didn’t get to come back. When I went back yesterday, I didn’t find that one book I had set my eyes on. Dang, it was priced at P75 too! That is how I missed out on what seemed to be such a promising mommy-book for me… Mommy Wars: Stay-at-Home and Career Moms Face Off on Their Choices, Their Lives, Their Families.

I did find wonderfully colorful books for Lia – the Patchwork concept books for very young children. There are 8 titles in the series but I only managed to find five. The hardcover books are originally priced at P359 but I got them for P101.50 each.

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