OMG. this office is awesome. looking out into nature and staying in a climate controlled environment. epic win. houses should also be this sensitive to natural landscapes. we tend to forget there’s more to our world than us.
Author Archives: paderewski
boxed in
would love to live in a house like this. but considering the climate in the philippines, this would be hell. tweaking the design would help, maximize habagat and amihan, sun directions and storm protection, the works. the structure is post postmodern na haha but i like. maybe less brown wood and a bit more polished cement. and less glass. mainit man gud.
ubber cute
From apartment therapy: In case you ever need to find that perfect gift for someone who loves dogs and/or cats, consider getting them one of these vintage-style record albums designed and created by artist Stephen Fowler…
my new bed. yihee
aside from the trip home, my birthday gift for myself was this custom-made bedframe (my design). this is a result of years of contemplation, visualization and prayers. i was undecided whether i were to do a daybed sofa kind of bed or one with a tufted leather headboard. eventually factors of size and bed position dictated i get this. also, originally i asked the carpenter to stain the wood black. he wasnt able to do it so i said ill do it nalang. but the antique finish, light stain grew on me, and surprisingly went well with my grey walls.
was able to enjoy sleeping on the new bed for three days before i flew back to manila. see you again in december! tita an, dili na pwede himuon bodeyga akong kwarto ha! bawal !
lunch at velez st.
on our last day in cdo, carlo and i went out and bought our pasalubongs early then headed to del pilar cor velez for lunch at mommy lolet and daddy ongcs’s house. earlier i was taking photos of divisoria and continued all the way to mommy’s house. at first intended to take photos for prosperity and send it to the paderos in the US as a reminder of things in 238 velez. and i guess it became a sort of pictorial with mommy lolet and daddy ongcs, capturing their mid day routine. like i said, sort of.
here’s the complete album. enjoy
birthday 2009
my birthday this year fell on a sunday. wala lang. pulled out my curtains from the room and set up the buffet in the garden. we cleaned up the house for the guests, mainly family and a handful of friends –i could count them with one hand. decided not to bring in too many old classmates, i miss out on the gossip from the titas hehehe im kidding. carlo, ivo-may and my mom cooked while mamane, tabex and tacox brought over desserts and the salad. tita-an sponsored the coke products (coke sakto, coke zero and minute maid). ako endorser –check out my shirt. anyhu im thrilled to be celebrating yet again at home. no cake this time though hehe di na uso
this little piggy went to party
when in rome
photo of me with michaelangelo’s bust on the roof of st.peter’s in the vatican city. close kami
in mendanaw
been a while since my last post. although im not at a loss of significant events, i just dont have the time to blog any of my significant moments in life. sometimes, you just let life take its course and not over-analyze things by making comments on a blog. or romanticize things by masking mundane things into pseudo-profound reflections.
anyhu yes im in mindanao. ive been taking the journey to my hometown every june (and december) to catch up with family, particularly with my parents. that’s why when im home i normally just stay in all day, tinkering and mousing around, making small talk with my mom and dad over lunch or something. sometimes we go to the beach and yes, sundays are for church and then breakfast at my grandparents’ house.
in the last two years, carlo has been accompanying me to cdo. it’ll be my birthday on sunday and im pretty damn old. when i was in college, id make a small advanced celebration during the summer before i head for classes in manila. now im no longer tied to that schedule and am able to enjoy my birthday at home.
the most important thing to remember is not how you grow old, but how you grow up. age is insignificant. a toast to life, love and mysteries. Godbless!
i cant sleep
i probably had too much painkillers, now i cant sleep. it’s already 5am and ive been twisting and turning since midnight. first i was uncomfortable because my rashes sting and is painful. then i felt famished. i started munching on cupcakes and drank lots of water. i just pee’d a lot more. then i started reading archie comics and hoped to fall asleep but then my back started to sting again. eventually i went down and whipped up some oatmeal with milo and ate a bunch of grapes. by now it’s 5am and im really wide awake, with no hope of turning in a wink. i hope i just tire myself out soon and just fall asleep. in the meantime im staying off the painkillers for a bit, see if i can find peace and solitude. help.
update: so i eventually conked out around 8am i think. turned out the painkiller’s side effect was headache, nausea and downright weakening of the spirit. and all the meds is making my stomach acidic ergo i had to keep eating all the time! i bailed out and thank God i did. now i only take OTC painkillers once at night to help me sleep comfortably. still a far way off before i can actually go to the mall and watch wolverine on iMax but it’ll come. 🙂 cheers!
may asim ka pa ba?
worked as “stylist” on datu puti’s mukhasim festival. had a fun time dressing up carmi martin, eula valdez and ina raymundo. had to meet them separately for fittings; carmi at a shoot, eula at ccp before a zsazsa zaturnnah show, and ina at her home. erik matti directs with lyle sacris as DOP. my lone wardrobe assist was chantel. cheers!
benjamin padero 