Featured Artist-Colbie Caillat

I haven’t had this for a while, so here you go.

Colbie Caillat

Genre: Pop, Alternative Rock

Who is she? Colbie Caillat is a pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist from Malibu, California. She started way back 2007 with her first album Coco. Since I stepped on high school, I lay-lowed on heavy drums and electric guitars that teens this day admires. Though I still love “Boys Like Girls”, “Panic! At The Disco”, “Fall Out Boys” and the like, I now prefer soothing, mellow voices that doesn’t disturb you while working and are rather healthy for the ears. Colbie falls in this category and she is just the right music that I need.

Why is she our Featured Artist? With a beautiful face, mellow voice, and humble character, Caillat is an artist you cannot hate. She is as original as the music she writes. If Marie Digby is the wind, Colbie Caillat is the sea – free-flowing, smooth and peaceful. Her music reminds you of Malibu, beaches, and the sun. Well written and romantic, her songs are something that inspires her listeners and puts them in peaceful thinking.

Songs to listen:

• Magic
• The Little Things
• Fallin’ For You
• Breathe (with Taylor Swift)

Photos to share:

Doesn't she look like a bit of Jennifer Anniston in this photo?

One word: Gorgeous.

THAT is Colbie Caillat.

 

DIY Paper Scrap Recycling

I keep bits of anything I find cute – beads from broken bracelets, clothing tags, cute pieces of paper, buttons, flowers, etc. I store them inside a big rectangular chocolate box and in glass cased square chocolate box. Maybe I got this interest from my Dad who keeps anything he finds useful in his toolbox. Like father, like daughter I guess?

Since I started browsing for other non-booking blogs and found lots of DIYs sources and bloggers with great and jealous-worthy studios, I realized, this is also my thing. Only that before, I had less materials, no idea on what to make, and no inspiration. Since I think I have everything I need, I plan to make Snow Globes and a new project: Paper Scrap Recycling.

With the piles of paper I’ve been keeping, finally, I could free my cabinet and put these scraps into use. Find out more on Design*Sponge.

 

Sunday Salon

This week was the best so far, blogging aside.

The whole week, we practiced for our Roleplay (The Story of Nativity), our song number, and our dance number (Can’t Take My Eyes Off You). Everything was pure fun. No one got mad because everyone had patience and that is something I never found on my old school. Christmas presented us all a very important gift, friendship. Through the laughter and joys on our practices, the time we spent together, we got to know each other better and in result, became closer than ever. It’s fulfilling to know that everyone finds me nice and that those people who give a bad first impression are actually nice and humorous people, just the sort I like.

That day was an experience too. My first drink ever. I don’t feel bad.. actually, I feel good that at least, I am not naive. My friend got drunk on that day and he kind of.. rolled on the walkside. So I better learn how to control myself or I’ll end up like him and get beaten up by my Dad and my Laptop confiscated.

Because of the busyness and hectic schedule, I didn’t get to blog as much as I wanted but nevertheless, I am happy that another week, a very free week, will start where I could start reviewing the promised books (HP 6 & Message In A Bottle).

As my last post was trying to convey, all this happiness will surely follow something opposite. The planned visit to my grandmother’s place for her birthday was put off due to tight budget and low rates of dollars. Also, maybe my trip to the bookstore would be postponed for next week again. But then, every problem has a solution. Grandma will come here instead for a Doctor’s appointment and by the time every financial problem is sorted out, I could scratch a few books on my list. All I need to do now is wait and be patient.

It’s not only my blogging that I have to catch up but my studies too. I have to finish as many Modules as I can before school starts. I’m quite scared of my senior year you know. That means preparation for College. Oh my God. Just the name of it puts my brain out of the proper alignment. College would also mean, new school, new friends, new teachers, harder lessons, and new challenger. Quite good for most of you people, you’ve passed college already. Now I have to go through it.

Putting those other things aside, I’d like to show a few photos last December 18, 2009.

The Story of Nativity. We made the costumes, you know.

The ladies at the back with partners in front for the dance number.

Peter (korean), my partner and me in red! My smile is kinda awkward cause I'm stifling my laugh. I just horned him.

Happy Sunday!

 

DIY Snow Globes

Do you love snow globes?

I really really love them. Really. I love the snow or the glitters when it falls. I love staring at it for ages. I love the idea. I love it’s simplicity and elegance. I just love Snow Globes. But then, I don’t see them often in stores. Only when christmas is approaching and I’m not so fond of Santa on Snow Globes. I want something else. But how do I get them? Or rather, how do I make them?

I found this from Well Worn. Head over there you Snow Globe lovers to make your own! Perfect for a holiday gift to loved ones!

(Photos are not mine)

 

Disappointment Always Follows Joy

Little disappointments like seeing the tag of your favorite Chicken Nuggets for 45 php (almost a dollar) then you notice it’s per grams when you thought it’s per kilo. Or big ones like your birthday present (which you’ve been asking for 3 years) getting delayed on the Bureau of Customs because the item was undeclared.. They always follow the opposite. As the physics law states, “In every action, there is always an opposite but equal reaction.”.

With the powerful help of prayers, Father God, and a few helpful people, finally, I already have a laptop. As promised by Mom, by the time I get to my sophomore year, she will buy us a laptop each, and there you go! It might not be the latest laptop but it’s HP, with 4 GB hard drive, built-in webcam and microphone and it’s faster than our graying computer. Bottom line is it’s better and for me the best.

Who could be the happiest this Christmas but me? I even cried when I saw Dad carrying that big FedEx bag with chocolates and everything else. Want one?

Excuse me for bragging (if bragging this may be called) but I am just really happy. In relation to this, I am blogging more often than  before since I got my own Laptop now and I don’t have to share my PC time with siblings. The following week, I’d be starting reviewing for the my 2 latest reads, Message In A Bottle by Nicholas Sparks and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K Rowling. For sure, by next week,  I’ll be buying 2 more books since I believe books will be on sale on that week. With all the preparations I need to do for this week’s school activity, the piece I’m gonna write for my emcee-ing, all the dancing and singing practices I have to do, I don’t have time to think that deeply yet so my posts will be memes and a few musings.

May you guys have a happy week!

 

Mark The Spot

What items have you ever used as a bookmark? What is the most unusual item you’ve ever used or seen used?

I don’t buy bookmarks. I find those bookmarks with quotes too.. emotional for my liking. Some are too fancy and expensive. I avoid folding the tips of the pages of my books. I try to preserve the newness and neatness of my book.

Instead I get bookmarks from tag clothings.

That’s one of the reasons why I like shopping. I get bookmarks. BNY jeans has bunny tags, remember? And they make good bookmarks. Sometimes, when I find my wallet dull, I buy a new one. In turn I get the cards inserted for the photo frame, do you get me? Once I got a mickey mouse.

That’s what you call resourcefulness, I guess. Is that what you call weird too? Am I also nuts?

 

Etsy Find Fridays

Just recently, I asked permission from Meg of write meg! to use her banner and join her every Friday on Etsy Find Fridays!

These meme is simple. All you have to do is share any great finds from Etsy, our favorite online shop (and a very naughty devil)!

As much as I’d want to stay away from the ever tempting Etsy, I still can’t help browsing over great finds on times that I can’t do anything and I feel like  doing some “window-shopping”.

Our tag for this Friday would be Vintage-Gothic. Who doesn’t one want?

I therefore present to you my list:

Brown-Black Lace Rose Embroidered Headband from babinka1981

Vintage 50s Black Sequined Velvet Skirt from starletvintage

Steampunk Vintage Brass Button on Gold Filigree by edmdesigns

Locket Necklace by (the great) BeadsByEvelyn

 

Booking Through Thursday [12.04.09] (LATE)

What’s your favorite part of Booking Through Thursday?

Why do you participate (or not)?

BTT offers so many things to participants.

First and the most special, is that BTT brings bloggers closer through commenting on each others answers. In this way also, new blogs with interesting contents are discovered and that also means an addition on our Google Readers.

Second, answering questions pertaining to books are interesting to me, as a Bibliophile and a blogger. What could be more interesting and fun? Sometimes, I find long and well explained answers on tricky questions. Some, short or often times very short or straight to the point. Challenging questions too are fun of course, questions that requires hard thinking and well-thought answers.

Third and the last, it’s an excuse to post something on Thursdays which you have nothing to post.

This is a late BTT since I had no time yesterday, nevertheless, I’m posting it and late-commenting on other answers today as well.

Happy BTT!

 

Missed Opportunity

I missed the opportunity.

God presented it to me but I was too blind to see and I was too scared to speak. Had I been courageous and prepared, I would’ve started our first short conversation ever. The introduction would have made. My December 01 would have been the fulfilling.

Nevertheless, another chance would appear. Don’t you think?

Photo Credits to: Flickr

 

Musing Mondays

MUSING MONDAYS

How does your reading (or your blogging) fare in the holiday months? Do you read more or less? Do you have to actively make time to read?

To me, the holidays haven’t started yet till December and by that time, as my Sunday Salon post states, I’ll be buying everything (hopefully) on my list. So I guess my reading would be busy, so would my reviewing and blogging. Aside from these, I need to study and continue answering as many modules as I can. We would be traveling too. Decorating of the house. Cooking and preparing for the usual Christmas celebration. Shopping and gift giving. Christmas party on school and hang outs with friends.

Beyond these, I have nothing else to do and most of the above mentioned would happen on certain days and not on a daily basis so I believe I won’t be really that busy as the most of you will.

Bottom line is: I haven’t actually started! And I really feel that I could handle things.

So what about you?