Despite the heavy rains today I went to MOA or Mall of Asia for lunch. I saw Zara finally opened. I've been waiting for them since the mall opened last year! Although Zara Kids is not available there yet. The new season looks promising. I tried on some items, mostly from TRF. This is good news coz my office is just five minutes away but it definitely doesn't bode well for my wallet!

Oh, Manila Fashion Observer featured denim updates in her blog. Hot new jeans styles that you might also want to consider. About a week ago I did get one of the pairs she mentioned, the K Jeans from Topshop. I was actually choosing between that and the skinnies but I had enough skinnies already I decided to get K Jeans instead. I did ask some advice from MFO on what to match it with and I think I have one or two tops she suggested in my closet. I have yet to pick up my pants from the atelier coz it was a bit long. Maybe next weekend I can finally wear it!

It's pouring outside as I write this blog. Some offices sent home their employees already but we're such martyrs we're still here... grrr! My office has a nice view of the bay. I can't see it anymore, almost zero visibility. Grrr!

News Buzz... or something like it...

Sigh! Awful, awful past two months. Really swamped with work but at least my boss thought I did a good job on my project. Getting a "good" rating from him is difficult enough so it made me happy already. Flipside to all the stress is I lost weight! Hah! Combo of sleepless nights and emotional stress does that to me. Hopefully as my wedding draws near I won't regain all the weight I lost.

Anyhoo, I finally had time to read some fashion blogs. I'm happy Manila Fashion Observer has settled down somehow in her new home and started blogging again. Incidentally, she's also nominated for Best Shopping Blog in this year's Blogger's Choice Awards. Congrats! For those avid MFO readers, let's help her win! You can vote here.

So, I visited some of my fave sites... Shoewawa and Purseblog... and saw the new Louis Vuiton campaign with Scarlett Johansson as the new image model. The '07 Fall-Winter collection is quite awesome and now I'm wishing I had enough extra cash to get one or two of those yummy bags. But I have to say I'm not liking SarJo. Not really a big fan of her. I think her face lacks emotion and when I watch her on the big screen I don't feel anything. That's why I saw another LV ad I like better... check out picture below of Mikhail Gorbachev looking all pensive in his limo with a classic LV beside him. Read more of Gobachev's LV ad here.

From high fashion we go to street chic. Went to the ADMU-DLSU game a few weeks ago and a couple of rows below us were Doug Kramer and Cheska Garcia. Her outfit caught my eye... she was wearing a black tank top and a white high-waist shorts (which I know was from Topshop) and ballet flats. Really simple but chic. A few days later I did try similar pair of shorts from Topshop (it was a gray one) and surprisingly it looks nice on me! I'm kinda wary with the high-waist style coz I thought it made me look pudgy. But apparently high-waist shorts cut high enough even elongates my legs. Hmmm... Now I sent pics of shorts I saw at Wetseal to my Dad who is in the US right now for a wedding just in case he finds one.




Oh well, enough blogging for today. Back to regular programming.

Nokia warns of faulty phone batteries

HELSINKI, Finland - Nokia Corp. warned Tuesday that up to 46 million batteries used in some of its cell phones could be faulty and pose a risk of overheating.

The advisory applies to batteries manufactured by Matsushita from December 2005 to November 2006, the world's largest mobile phone maker said. Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan is one of several suppliers that have together made some 300 million BL-5C batteries.

The lithium-ion battery is one of 14 different types of battery used in Nokia phones.

Nokia said 100 incidents of overheating of the Matsushita-made BL-5C batteries have been reported worldwide, but added that "no serious injuries or property damage have been reported."

"Consumers with a BL-5C battery subject to this advisory should note that all of the approximately 100 incidents have occurred while charging the battery," the Finnish company said. "According to Nokia's knowledge this issue does not affect any other use of the mobile device."

Nokia did not recall the batteries, but said concerned customers could request a replacement for any BL-5C battery affected by the advisory.

Last year, Sony Corp. recalled more than 10 million laptops after it discovered that lithium-ion batteries used in them could overheat and catch fire. The recalls included notebooks made by other major computer makers, including Dell Inc., Lenovo Inc., Apple Inc. and Acer Inc.

Nokia sells products in 130 countries and employs 110,000 people worldwide. In the second quarter, it sold 100 million mobile devices, claiming a 38 percent share of the global market.

(post taken from Yahoo more details can be found here)

p.s. I converted back to Sony Ericsson

Sigh!

For the past four days I've been bonding with my mom's laptop. My laptop finally died on me and I needed something to work on for the business plan I had to submit today. For the past two days I've been hiding away in one of the conference rooms in the office just so I could finish what I was doing without any interruptions. Stayed at the office til 9pm to finish the printing at and I just emailed the soft copy to my colleague a few minutes ago. I really feel sorry for myself already... I got home at 10 pm and had Lucky Me Pancit Canton for dinner.

Finally I'm done! I'm so happy! I plan to treat myself to a decent lunch tomorrow at MOA. Something cheap and cheerful coz sweldo is still a few days away...

Colors of the rainbow... almost

I know my sense of style is funky and outrageous because I just love being different. But these shoes at People Are People made me wonder... how far would I go?

Peep toe with silver heels

Yellow d'Orsay-ish and teal open-toe both with kitten heels

Green and Yellow medium height wedge platforms,

also available in black

Green roundish toe wedge platform, also available in red

Peep toe flats in cobalt blue, tomato red

and black with buckle design

(pictures taken at People Are Power, Rockwell)

Unleash the Phunk!

Now these are my kind of stuff!

Christian Louboutin Mix Boxe Painted Wedges

Black and white graffiti print with a 100mm heel wedge

Alexander McQueen Skull Jacquard bag

Gray and white jacquard drawstring bag with black patent leather trim.

Check out the skull detail....

I've never been one to follow convention...

(pics from www.net-a-porter.com)

Sour Graping... the yummiest kind

Sore losers! Maybe Ateneo did make a mistake but they immediately corrected it. La Salle had to wait to finish the whole season and get the trophy before they admitted their fraud. I bet if it was some other team or if they won the game they would keep their mouth shut!

Sore losers!