Earlier today... and I mean earlier... still groggy from lack of sleep, I drove to National Bookstore at Mall of Asia to pick up my reserved copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. My hands were tingling with anticipation as I received the book from the nice lady by the cashier. This is it. The end is here.

An hour later I was already at the fourth chapter. I read a little while having coffee at the nearby Starbucks.

When I got back from a meeting with our jeweler, I read till the seventh chapter.

I have to stop coz I'm meeting Tini and some of our friends. I would've wanted to ditch all of them and lock myself up in my room till I finish all of the 759 pages but I wanna savor the pain of reading it slowly. It's the last book anyway...

Feeling BLECH!

For the past two weeks or so I have been a very, very busy bee. Suddenly my brain is on overdrive finishing this "project" I'm part of here at work. Even now as I blog, I actually have a gazillion things to do. But as you've noticed, I'm no where near those gazillion things because I've finally worn my brains out. As they say... we just use 10% of our brains. I think I've reached my quota. The sleepless nights and the rushing around to do this thingie has really worn me out!

I have a cough that wouldn't start and my body is aching in places no one can find... I'm seriously thinking of skipping work tomorrow to get a check up. Eversince I got my HMO card I've been getting check ups like crazy. Hey, gotta use them while you can right?!

Maybe I need some TLC and retail therapy to get me going again...

My New Footsies

I thank Mr. and Mrs. Javier for making this possible. And also to Sarah Reyes for inspiring me to buy this. Hahaha! This is one of my best buys... A Melissa+Campana for P900!!! Can you beat that?! Well, it's already less 30%. For sure I'll be in the Great Singapore Sale next year!

Sputtering SPATRES!!!!

Ugh! And I thought I'd be safe from the ever famous VMOKRAPISPARTRES from grad school! But noooohhh!!! Here I am slaving at home after I already slaved all day in the office trying to make a business plan for our group. Wew!

It feels like MRR all over again. Except this time I get paid. And this time it's sort of a matter of life and death for our department. We still need to present this to our boss so he can dissect it and murder it to death until it's good enough to revive for the office.

My mind is blank. What's the diff between strategy and recommendation???? I think my mind is turning into mush already.

I've bonded with my laptop again. And I feel it's gonna crash soon. I hope the universe isn't listening.

"I want my laptop safe"
"I want my laptop safe"
"I want my laptop safe... unless you give me a new one... MAC? Acer Ferrari?"

Conchita: Are you wearing your Schu today?

Schu is having an online contest that will run for one month, from July 1-31. To join, all you have to do is send as many photos of yourself, wearing your favorite Schu and in a few words, share why you chose that particular pair to match your outfit!

At the end of the month, all the photos will be gathered in one album and they will post a poll so you can invite your friends to vote for the best in style. Professional stylists and fashion writers will also be invited to cast their votes on the final 10. If they like your style, then you get a new pair of Schus! Exciting prizes await those who win in the special categories too!

Come on girls! Show off your own pair of Schu! Email your photos to ruby.gan@shopmanila.biz

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Taking my cue from Jill and Tin-tin, I am showing my love and support to Ruby and Schu. So, here I am, showing off my ala Mary Poppins shoes.

"I love this pair because it's so versatile! I can wear this for work with my suits and look all coporate. But when I feel like unleashing my funky side, I can wear this with a cute skirt and colored pantyhose. We did a little styling for this photoshoot, especially the last shot with my red plaid skirt (from the now defunked Havoc Store), plain black top and shoes worn with frilly socks. Don't you also feel like tap dancing in this pair?! When I saw this in Galleria I knew it was the Schu for me!"

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My brother, Jong, set up his little studio at home complete with lights and backdrop. One more reason we did do this photoshoot! So people and the universe... feel free to get in touch with him for photoshoots. And when he's famous I can proudly say I'm one of his models!

Annie Lennox sang me this song!

You Are 75% Vain

You're a little vain, but you also work hard for your good looks. Just remember, everyone knows you are a total hottie. You don't have to remind them.

How Vain Are You?

Ooops! I bet some of you aren't surprised... sigh!

Sky High - inspired gown

Eversince I saw this movie I've always wanted the emerald green dress Layla (Danielle Panabaker) wore for the dance. The dress is actually a halter with the extra long gold straps crissed crossed at the back all they way to the front. It's a simple yet elegant dress. I'm thinking of having one made for a friend's wedding. Although I don't know if emerald green is good for my skin tone... and my fiance is also a true blue Atenean... green is a definite no-no.

Maybe I could pair this with strappy sandals... hmm...