royal stories unfold in my very eyes

i've always been drawn to royal stories. the massive impact of royalty in the political system from the great and tyrant kings and queens are pretty interesting part of world history. my interest is not because of fairy tale books but yeah have read all them when i was young, I was more apt with animal and alphabet books rather than prince and princesses. thanks to my mom who inundated me such kind of fable & colorful books when i was growing up. my interest with royal stories sparked when i was in high school from Henry VIII, the Battle in the Waterloo, Victorian era and so forth. the lifestyle does not impressed me, i find it mundane and lavish as a commoner like me but i was intrigued with what force that molded their tyrant character, i was c! urious with the cause of their fall and maybe wants to pry on what is behind that flawless and genteel manners. so one day when i was about seven years old my mom was watching a wedding on tv. i noticed that the crowed was massive, the trail was preposterously long and church was a sheer grandiose. it was the wedding of the late Lady Diane who once was a princess when he married Prince Charles who was aka into horsey Camilla, well that's how tmz would tease the lady :) and i do agree btw. this is the royal love story that unfolds before my very eyes. a grand royal wedding fit for a princess. i saw a lonely face in spite having a title that many women clamor, i saw a princess in tons of outreach programs and i saw how it ended. i commend her for ending that sad marriage but it was a very sad loss that her life ended in a freak accident at a tender age of 36 and the time while she was on the process of moving on. she no longer was a princess when she died so the kingdom of wa [...]

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a feast to my eyes

it was a stressful and tiring past weeks for my husband despite the luxury of working from home. working incessantly with his project from morning 'til almost midnight. he thought of taking a short trip outside Los Angeles county and we decided to explore California that i so love. there are tons of reasons why i fell in love with this state and after the recent drive, i fell hard even more. the only reason to flinch i could think of about Cali is the infamous Andrea's fault. i could definitely point finger with fierce eyes that the andrea thingy ruined it all. but that is an intrinsic nature that no soul can defy. life ends in various ways and there is no escape where ever you live so that fault never moved me :) we started taking off around 10 am, freeway 405 was quite gracious to us which you won't find most of the time. i should very well know from having a four long years of "passing" relationship with it when i was working in the valley, indisputably ain't good!. while on the road we decided to have lunch at woodranch restaurant in Camarillo city. after the satisfying chow we headed off to the city of Goleta, where the hotel was. i let my hubby take a good nap since he deserved every second of it. he's a bit feverish too so he needs all that. he would've slept through and through but he wants me to see the sunset. so we immediately run off and drove after to where the sunset was most visible. i was giving up already that we wont be able to make it but hubby it quite vehement that we will and he really wanted me to see it and so at last we captured that last minutes of it at the state beach next to UCSB... it was divine!. we stayed for awhile just chit chatting and walking around then we head to Holdren's for dinner with cocktails and my syrah red.

we woke up in a rainy sunday morning, it was a bummer because we are heading to a vineyard in Los Olivos, a town next to Goleta in the valley of Santa Ynez. we were still upbeat when we started taking off. who wouldn't be? the scenery itself is enough for me to say that it was a worthwhile trip. seeing the ocean in the left and hills on the right side of the road are a feast in my eyes. low and behold the rain stopped! few minutes before we arrive in Firestone Vineyard! the day was saved for us, selfishly. we tasted variety of reds before we had the tour in the winery. after attending several wine tastings in the past, our palates favor for syrah/shiraz and cabernet sauvignon only. the vineyward was beautiful! i could just imagine if it's in season which falls around april to first week of august. we drove back home with a quick stop in Solvang and... a happy heart. it was a good weekend spent with nature and my love one.

green as a Shamrock

Don't blame it to St. Patrick for your booze, the pubs and brews are the Irish thing not at all significant with the Saint himself. St. Patrick is no Irish, he's actually a Briton who was captured by Irish raiders who treated him as slave long before he was proclaimed as Saint. Cruelty was severe thus determined to escape from that malevolent plight... so he did. Patrick eventually acquired Christianity and had a calling to go back to Ireland to promulgate the belief which successfully he did. Ireland as being a Catholic country is largely contributed by Patrick himself. With the strong force of conversion, he is known to have driven out the "snakes' out of Ireland which is figuratively referring to the pagans or such. In case you're wondering why! green is very much or shall I say the sole color of St. Patrick's, it's merely because of the Shamrock, the three-leaf clover that he used while preaching as the symbolism of the Holy Trinity. It got stuck with Irish and somehow became the simile of St. Patrick himself. I honestly have to say what a good color choice! since green is the top of my fave colors. As for the leprechauns, I don't have a single idea why would tag this with the celebration, maybe because it is prevalent in Ireland? maybe or not. so another excuse for a cold Guinness? ain't need a St. Patrick's Day for that since in Ireland, Guinness day is everyday! Pubs are like mushroom hubs categorically can be considered as Irish's way of life, part of the definition of their culture. this could be a piece of heaven for many... that I know? just for the heck of it , let's wear green!... Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Celebrating 7th Birthday

Every parent would always want the best for their child. Although the best does not necessarily mean the most expensive rather the best of your means and sometimes ability of the parents to have the art of personalization can be defined as the best you can give. Celebrating the important dates of our children is the best way to create the memories that are most valuable when they are all grown up. Providing kids with a so called "happy childhood" is in the hands of doting and responsible parents. Good memories are contributing factor on how a person perceive life and most often than not it's the force to recreate history that once experienced. Everyone are excited for the celebration of 1st birthday, who isn't?... it's not! just a celebration of birth but a celebration of gratitude for a marvelous gift of life. Balloons, cake, food, favors, pictures, family and friends complete the gathering of the important day. The wonderful thing about kid's celebration is that everybody have the aura of happiness! like almost a must that everyone must wear that happy face that need not be imposed but just comes out. So the 1st birthday has been celebrated but does this have to be done every birthday?... there's no specific answer but definitely depending on the parents themselves, they could or opt not to. For the reasons not to have a grand or big celebrations will be tons. Primary reason is monetary, could also be practicality, availability, unexpected circumstances and so on. Making the birthday to be memorable need not be grand all the time somehow celebrating it with merely family over a lunch or dinner is as good as the company of many. Why would make the 7th year be special as the 1st? well, typica [...]

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they got the Man in Gold

Sandra Bullock is the lady of the night! she bagged the most distinctive category in the award winning body as Best Actress. The movie Blind Side brought out the best in her which unfortunately I wasn't able to watch yet but is now on top of my list. This year's Oscar night was pretty smooth, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin really liven up the air and they were able to deliver good jokes. Their opening really gave me and hubby good laughs... boisterous laugh with my case, as a matter of fact hehehe. There is one dress that really transform my admiration into really wanting it and that was the ones that Rachel McAdams wore by Elie Saab's haute couture. Soft flowing, elegant, nice color mix and simply regal dress in my eyes. Rachel justified it well. 2010 Oscar's winners are well-deserving ones. To serve as my record, i'd like to sum it up... Best Supporting Actor- Christoph Waltz, Best Animated Film- Up, Best Original Song-Ryan Bingham from the movie The Crazy Heart, Best Original Screen Play-Mark Boal of the The Hurt Locker, Best Animated Short Film-Logorama by Nicolas Schmerkin, Best Documentary Short Subject-Music by Prudence, Best Live Action Short Film-The New Tenants, Best Make-up- Star Trek, Best Supporting Actress-Mo'nique who really caught my attention when I heard that she's into open marriage that she [...]
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