you know what goes well with rainy days other than delicious bittersweet hot coffee? a kick-ass playlist of songs to induce musings!

A Sorta Fairytale - Tori Amos

Wednesday - Tori Amos

Gold Dust - Tori Amos

For Blue Skies - Strays Don't Sleep

The Blues - Switchfoot

Where I Stood - Missy Higgins

Ashes and Wine - A Fine Frenzy

Remembering Sunday - All Time Low

The Reason Why - Rachael Yamagata

Breathe Again - Sara Bareilles

23 - Jimmy Eat World

Half Life - Duncan Sheik

Light Years Away - MoZella

Lose You - Pete Yorn

New American Classic - Taking Back Sunday

Run - Snow Patrol

Twenty Years - Augustana

We Might Fall - Ryan Star

Yet - Switchfoot

enjoy. :)

Wishful Wednesdays

we're always thinking it only happens in the books or in the glossy backdrop of a movie screen, or to someone who's a friend of a friend of our friends. we're always trying to compromise circumstance by justifying that there's going to be 'still some time left'. there's no need to rush--there's the next twenty-four hours right there, swiveling around the corner. or that there's about 2 short years to wait til' you stand up, pack your bags and really start living without the world dictating that it's better to be practical than to be idealistic. that it's the people who have a 3-months-worth-of-work of a handbag who are happier and content than those who are just simply happy, period. we're always thinking that bridges won't suddenly collapse under our feet, that the car will take us to the destination unscathed, or that we will keep waking up to a brand new day.. but it rarely is the case. we fail to realize how much of a fragile thing our lives really are.

and it's not just because i'm Wishful this Wednesday. it's probably one of the things people don't quite ask for but really need. it's something we all need.

time.

YES! found a moleskine-like notebook that i can doodle on! it's also a LOT cheaper than the moleskine. bry, lets see who can fill up the pages first!:D

matt said i have too many dreams. which, he said is a good thing, rather than having none at all. i am seriously considering his suggestion about a travel blog. i feel it from the bottom of my heart that it's one of the things i'm definitely sure i want to do. i want to travel. i want to write and i want to draw and i want to make sense of the wonders of life in words, or in pictures.

Wishful Wednesdays

it's Wednesday[again??] people! that means another installment of Wishful Wednesdays! *insert bubbly intro music here*

1. Red Velvet Cake! or just cake for that matter. They say Mary Grace's Velvet Cake is ♥. hmmm. i oughta buy some soon.

2. This riiing. The cut, the color, the vintage-y feel. I've always loved sea colored stones. they remind me so much of the beach.
3. This vintage sewing machine. i don't mind this taking up space in my room. more so if it comes with the innate talent of making clothes.

Have a happy Wednesday everyone!

goodbyes seem to always leave a bitter taste in the mouth. it's like all the million things people should've said before the parting get jumbled up and rolled around on the tongue in an undesirable manner. and most of the words don't come out right, or they don't come out at all.:(

Hello, Thoughtful Thursdays.

there's something about the color of the skies. something about the damp sting of the cold summer air. it's the way the road looks after it's been drenched with the rain. or the faint glow of the lamp posts against the grey of the buildings and the cars revving by. it makes me remember things buried in between the pages of tattered notebooks and paper napkins. there used to be piles of those leaves strewn carelessly in my room. the sketches, phrases, sentences. words used to come so easily when it rains.

Wishful Wednesdays

bonjour entranger! this is the first series of [hopefully] many Wishful Wednesdays where i share random stuff i'd love to have at the moment, or i have been wanting to have for a long looong time. so for this particular rainy-gray-cloud-Wednesday, i've been wishing to have..

some piping hot, bittersweet, creamy coffee! preferably the Hazelnut coffee of Bag of Beans, especially on days like these. i honestly believe coffee was invented for the rainy season. they just compliment each other like sunny days and lemonade, or a good playlist and road trips. you get the idea.

and it wouldn't hurt to have coffee in a place like this.

give me some paper and pen and i'm already good to go.:)

there's nothing like a complete Sunday rest with the whole family to rejuvenate the mind and soul.♥ i also miss my violin-in-the-morning-go-to-antique-stores-and-discover-cool-stuff-in-the-afternoon Saturdays. plus i miss spare time on weekdays that i spend with friends. in short, i'm missing a lot of stuff right now. buuuut, i know my hectic days will be over as soon as this project is done. yay!

so i was raving about the apps of my LG phone at one time. and here's a late discovery of 2 other camera apps for your Andoid phone:

Camera360 App. this has some effects that are non-existent with the Vignette Demo camera app. I like the warm tones of their effects because its easy on the eyes and it gives off this sunny-happy feeling.

roidizer App. honestly, there are other camera apps with better effects than this app. but this one can put labels (with some choices for fonts) on your shots! and the polaroid fan that i am can't help but allot some few megabytes of memory for this baby. so there.:)

you can check out other apps here. have happy Monday everyone!

and despite the stress of work, i can still say that i can smile and be giddy on simple things like opening up my lunch bag and finding out my father asked the kasambahay to include 1 Starbucks brownie and pandesal with my lunch, and my mother urging me to bring the Lord Stow's cookie brittle(or whatever you call it) even though it's her favorite. i ♥ them both!!!!:)