Crystal Ball

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I found out yesterday that I won the Candy Magazine Blog Awards 2007, in the Best Over All Blog category. So that was really pleasant.. =) A lot of thanks are in order: the judges Mimi Tiu, Macy Alcaraz, Bianca Gonzalez, Patty Laurel and Ala Paredes, Dutchmill and Candy Magazine. A shower of thanks also to those who voted for and visiting my blog. Thanks bunch.

In other news, I just got back in touch with a classmate I had way back in 5th grade. Haha. It’s crazy he remembers me!

Ooohh..

I’ve been busy with so many projects- that’s why the almost month-long drought in my journal. I’ve been making soap sculptures, pasta sculptures, watercolour paintings. I’ve been visiting the Palace of Justice, going to filmshowings, designing clothes, making clothes (at least trying) and etc. I’ve been making themes, websites, talking to possible clients.

Had dinner at Alavars of Cebu last night of crabs, kare-kare, scallops, mussels, baby back ribs, squid and the lovely lovely Alavar rice. I’d have been happy with just the rice. My website (crichi.com) gets visitors who searched in Google these keywordfs: Alavar sauce, Alavars Cebu, Alavars rice recipe, Alavar sauce recipe, Alavar recipes. Haha.. Well I did make a post about Alavars before when it first opened. But there aren’t any recipes there.. just yummy pictures.

All this time I’ve been feeling like my life has been put “on hold” while I’m here. I cannot wait to get it back on track which will happen only as soon as I start seriously studying Fashion Design. But this has not been all a waste. I’ve got to know my relatives here who, before, I was lucky to see once in two years. They’re wonderful people who have shown me around, made me feel like this here is my home too and shared their life with me. I got to be with and play with my nephew (which wouldn’t otherwise have the possibility of happening since my cousin’s family lives in Singapore and almost never goes to Manila) who’s really smart and adorable and everything nice a little boy could possibly be.

I’m almost late for class. Lol. So I’m wrapping this up now..

Oh, and if you guys are members of the Multiply Customised Theme Group- There’s this voting thing going on which I learned of just a few minutes ago. There, you vote for 1 of the 6 themes they’ve picked. “The theme with the most votes will be added to the ‘Choose a Theme‘ page and would be offered as an “official” theme, easily available to everyone on Multiply.”

This is the link to the page where you can vote: Click Me!

P.S.
Two of the six themes that make up the choices are mine! =D
I don’t want to be unfair but…. hint hint hint!
lol.