Livin high and takin it easy

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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Last Sunday, the family gathered to celebrate my only nephew and godson’s 5th birthday. Since my sisters’ kids and mine are all spaced two years apart, we will also be celebrating my niece’s 3rd birthday in three months’ time. Everyone in the family was there except for my brother and his wife who flew to Connecticut last week. My brother is starting his second masters degree in Yale University on a scholarship this fall.

I love this photo of the kids with the grandparents,

for it is actually a repeat of the photo from last year.
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I missed Top Junk’s performance in Ten02 Bar last year during Roma’s birthday party so this was the first time I got to see them perform… and boy did I love them! They got themselves one more fan (so much so that we are going to see them perform this coming Saturday, Sept 3 at 70s Bistro. Flush and the Toilets are also playing so that’s one more reason to go!)

I have uploaded the videos of the Top Junk performances from Amrei’s 30th birthday celebration at Route 196 last Saturday videos on the youtube account that I had to make just so I can have a place to upload videos to and share them. I’m new to this video-taking/video-making (like I’m new to “fashion photography” or the semblance of it), so it took me a while to make the videos brighter on iMovie. I re-uploaded the videos. They are now brighter but they are less sharp (which makes me a wee bit sad). It took me at least 3 hours each to upload the videos. I already took down the previously uploaded original videos.
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Coming soon. Sorry for the delay. Have been uber busy. Check back sometime soonish.

The only hair salon for kids nearest to us and that I know of is the one in Sta. Lucia mall, and so that is where I took little Trellia for her very first haircut ever. The haircut costs P240.

Just like any other eager mom, I brought my camera with me and took documentation: photos, videos and such.

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Coming soon. Sorry for the delay. Check back some time soonish.

I first got introduced to Diwa online, on YM chat actually, by my friend Edwin Guillermo. I forget how long ago that was and most importantly, why. Last night for the very first time, I met Diwa and got to listen to his music.

Angku, Edwin, Diwa, Coy and Abet

I am actually embarrassed to say that I have never actually listened to his music though I am sure I’ve been hearing it a lot without my realizing it. After this performance last night at Amrei’s birthday party…

… I can now say, I am a fan. I love your music Diwa. Cheers to more music!!

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Diwa is a composer, arranger and musician. He is currently promoting his new solo act, which focuses on the hegalong instrument combined with electronica and chill out music. Visit his site www.diwadeleon.com

Get his music from https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/DiwadeLeon

Check out his fan page on Facebook.

You may also check out Diwa at Mag:Net Katipunan this coming Thursday, August 26 7pm to 9pm, for his Chill Out Hour. Click here to view the event page.

Chill Out Hour with Diwa de Leon @ MAG:NET

We’ve been looking forward to this event for quite some time as we knew it was gonna be one great night of celebration of life, friends and music. We had a blast with friends we get to see often and friends we don’t. Nothing like good old friends and wonderful music! (Watch out for videos of performances from Diwa de Leon, Top Junk, The Discoball and of course, Flush and the Toilets, to be posted as soon as they get uploaded on Youtube)

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Our very talented friend, The U.P. Repertory Company alumna and two-time chairperson, the person behind VitalStrats Creative Solutions and the lead vocals of Flush and the Toilets, celebrate her birthday today with music and friends at Route 196!

We have to admit that we’ve been looking forward to this for more than a month!



While recent Broadway hit musicals are aimed at bringing classic narratives to a similar young hip audience: Rent, which updated a famous tale about Paris bohemians of the 1830s and Spring Awakening based on a controversial German play in 1891, BANAAG AT SIKAT Isang Rock Musical, which is based on Lope K. Santos’ literary opus Banaag at Sikat as filtered through a book and lyrics by National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera, universalizes its socialist theme by juxtaposing central, turn-of-the century Philippines (1911) with music that’s very much today, Indie Rock.
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