I Dream of a Blue Summer

Just wanted to share this youtube video, which I unearthed while randomly finding interesting things. This is a video of a male figure skater from Japan named Takahashi Daisuke, and I will admit his SP here is nothing short of gorgeous. He's chosen music piece is from HIPHOP's (?) version of Swan Lake. Awesome music...

Heya peeps, just a heads up. I'm moving my personal blog to wordpress. Now I won't be abandoning livejournal since I do have friends here. It's just..well livejournal has never been "easy" to deal with.

Plus I wanted to revive my teen memories and finish what I've always began...creating a workable website that hosts my fanfictions and other crap. Plus it has more versatility. Sure their "privacy" and lack of a social network kinda sucks, but I can live with that. :))

But no worries, I'm trying to find some apps that would let me post to multiple blogs. :D And I think I found one. :3

In the mean time do take a visit my blog, I've posted a new post on my latest bento box collection. It's still pretty bare right now, so please bear with me ;)

For the sake of both vanity and sheer necessity, I've finally given in and took a visit to a dermatologist to address the following woes that's been afflicting my skin for the past few years...

(1) Rashes or pimples that are prevalent in my upper arms. It makes wearing sleeveless difficult and embarrassing, and frankly acne, a lot of acne mind you, anywhere in the body can be a concern. I've had them as long as I can remember but I've been noting that the skin was getting inflamed and the pimples were frankly spreading as far as my elbow. This includes rashes that appeared on my feet that causes my skin to start peeling, some sort of skin asthma apparently. Both are genetic apparently and was told that no amount of alcohol or cleaning would have prevented it from happening. Treatment including medication are roughly around Php 4k.

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February again and my birthday has just passed me by. I've just turned 27, a good number as any, last February 12 and decided to actually go shopping for myself with my beloved's help.

My first purchase was practical enough. I was looking for a new pore minimizer. My previous pore minimizer did an average job and I was willing to invest on something good. So I dropped by Rustans to have a look-see and found Estèe Lauder. Now I wanted to try Clarins but their staff wasn't exactly helpful. They were not rude, just passive and given my lack of knowledge in all things cosmetic (learned late in life) I went to the Estèe Lauder kiosk and was assisted by very helpful ladies who had no qualms actually putting stuff on my skin to let me see for myself the results, while explaining what it does, how to use it, when to use it.

Impressed at actually seeing visible results, I rang up Estèe Lauder's Idealist which cost me around Php 2,000 (double Clarin's price).



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Wow, the new year is fast approaching and I'm three months behind posting. Besides the Glorietta blast, hostage taking at Manila Pen, nothing much in terms of interesting has happened.

Lol.

I lied. A ton of stuff happened to me, but I'm too lazy to write anything. It's not like a have a bunch of people who eagerly wait with bated breath what's happening with my life, but I write it anyway...sort of like an online reminder that I do have a life outside work.

(1) Oct. 15, 2007 - My mom's first death anniversary. We spent the morning visiting her grave as we talked about mom and made sure that the caretakers are making sure her gravesite is clean. I can't believe it's already been a year since Mom left us. Although the pain of losing her has lessened, I still miss her terribly. I love you, mom, where ever you are.

(2) November Something or Other - I don't remember the exact dates but I've spent a lot of good dates with my boyfriend this month. Mostly because we don't often go on exclusive dates with each other often. Our Saturdays are usually spent with lunch together, and playing table-top games with the Mafia people (aka our gaming group).

This month was also the month I got into WoW...aka World of Warcraft. Yes I'm back to MMO gaming, bitches, and playing the Horde Blood Elves.

(3) December Days Before Christmas - Baking Horror. Baking chocochip cookies and cinnamon shortbread cookies for gifts. (@_@) But the good things are the dates Jay and I've been too, and the buffet madness.. *sighs dreamily* Circles~! And the restaurant discoveries (Fish & Co.)

Side note: Go eat at Fish & Co. It's a fish and chips type place so make sure to order the recommended stuff. And the calamari. My god, the calamari is heaven sent.

I also got my car. My very own car. :D I enrolled previously in A1 Driving school, and now I do practice driving on weekends and holidays. Awesome transportation for me~! Now I'm no longer Makati bound \(^o^)/

(4) December 25, 2007 - Merry Christmas! We attended the last Midnight Mass in Shangri La hotel (w/ free coffee and biscuits and cookies) and had the Noche Buena buffet.

That's all for now, I'll see if I can try to update again by the New Year. :)

Now before I begin I will begin listing my litany of excuses for not updating:

(1) My dad was recently diagnosed and treated of Stage 0 cancer they detected on the polyp on his large intestine. He has undergone elective but major surgery and is now doing well. The results of his biopsy are clean: no trace of cancer anywhere. There is no need of chemotherapy and radiation. :)

(2) I was learning how to cook new dishes...chicken in gata, sarciadong isda, sinigang na baboy, oriental chicken and other things.

(3) I discovered Sango (the best burgers evar) and the Japanese co-op beside it that sells Japanese grocery items at Php 68 bucks. Now I don't have to torture my pocket in visiting Sakura. All of which are available at Mile Long Creekside right beside the Pharaoh club.

(4) Watched a hell lot of anime. There's only so much I could do when I was waiting my dad recover in the hospital. (^^);;

(5) My half-sis just arrived from the US on a 'surprise' visit. It was'nt much of a surprise when everyone pretty much told me when she was arriving. My dad and my aunts are lousy in keeping secrets much to my sis' dismay. We had fun, we ate out and we shopped a lot.

Which leads to my latest post.

Since my sister Pam was only here for only a few days, she was forced to a great deal of lunch and shopping invitations. One of those invitations involved me and two aunts who lived in the far south, in a place called Sucat, Parañaque.

Once there we were treated to series of interesting small shops along BF Homes. The first one of which was a shoe store called Step-Rite. From there I was treated to two pairs of sandals that cost me less than Php 500 bucks each pair. In fact one pair cost me Php 190 and the other cost me around Php 490, not even reaching Php 1,000 bucks.

The sandals were of good quality and very sexy--absolutely perfect for the days I feel like being sexy and girly. The store surprisingly enough carried big sizes. Most small shoe stores won't bother with anything bigger than a size 7, catering to the tinier, malnourished forms of most Pinays. See my new shoe darlings here and here.

Step-Rite can be found along Aguirre St., BF Homes, Parañaque City (tel #: 842-9303)

The second store we visited in Sucat, was not a shoe store, but a rather gorgeous and fantastic bead shop where I was treated to a matching set of indian inspired beaded bracelet and necklace worth Php 1,500 total (much thanks to my tita for buying them for me). I'll post pics and details next time. :D

My second shoe discovery was found closer to home, particularly Glorietta's Shoe Salon--the name of the shoe store alone raises much protest on my poor wallet, as compared to previous store, a pair of shoes bought at the Shoe Salon would equivalent to five to seven pairs of shoes at Step-Rite.

However there are some things that my wallet would just have to swallow and take it like a man.

God, that just sounded wrong.

Anyway, I'm here to talk about my latest foot purchase from Sanuk. The story began when I limped around Glorietta in the latest torture equipment developed by the inquisitors of the Spanish Inquisition. My boyfriend taking pity on me and my blistered feet, suggested a visit to the Shoe Salon. I've been combing for hardy shoes with the comfort of flip-flops for several weeks to no avail, especially when the rainy season started and my current tatami tsinelas, were getting too dangerous to wear on the slick sidewalks. I was so desperate I almost succumbed to buying those horrid Brazilian tsinelas that are so the rage right now.

I don't care who made it or what it is, it's still friggin' tsinelas, and i'm not paying Php 1000 bucks for something I can get for a quarter of that amount without much noticeable difference.

Then I discovered Sanuk...actually it was my boyfriend who pointed them out. I tried out a pair, and my god, my feet were praising the heavens above. It was like wearing moccasins, only better. I tend to have sweaty feet particularly when it gets humid, but my feet were kept surprisingly dry and presko (fresh). The sole was comfortable enough and it endured my shopping trips and my walks with much comfort. Not even my branded pink ballet flat style sneakers were as comfortable.

Here's a picture of my latest Sanuk "sandals/shoes" here.

The only downside is that it's rather expensive, hitting me for about Php 2,300 more or less, but I was so happy with it that I dragged my dad the next day to buy him a pair as a belated birthday gift. :) He's very happy with his pair and happily wears it during the weekend. He's got sweaty feet like I do and at his age, he's been looking for something comfortable and yet wearable without feeling too under dressed--and like me he has no intention of wearing tsinelas even if they're made in Brazil or something. Sanuk satisfies both his needs and uses it almost exclusively when he's not in the office.

Just a warning that men's shoes tend to be a tad more expensive than the womens, my dad's pair hit me for almost Php 2,900 plus.

For more info and see some of their new stuff, visit Sanuk's website here.

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What Makes Me Kikay?

People who have known me, would never consider me 'kikay'. I hang out mostly with the men (including my boyfriend) in my gaming group, my work which is at home (and in the past in a gaming company with very lax office attire), give me little to no opportunity to get 'girly.' However, my opinions of being 'kikay' to the rest of the population is vastly different.

Kikay is a term mostly to describe the "girly" personal grooming habits of a female, at its worst, it's also used to describe a shallow female obsessed with physical beauty or appearance or someone so very vain.

But for me, being kikay is more than just buying every single facial scrub and moisturizer in the market, beyond than the latest lipstick and eyeshadow combination. It is more than just being L'Oreal/insert-your-favorite-cosmetic-brand-here fan girl. Being 'Kikay' is a lifestyle.

Kikay-ness isn't just about applying the right moisturizer or sunblock or even how many minutes or hours is spent fussing infront of the mirror. It's also about eating right, exercising and over-all good health. No amount of cosmetic, both topical and surgical would do anything if the body is weak, sick and unhealthy. What you put on your skin, even something a simple as that luscious butter lotion from The Body Shop, can only enhance what is there. No amount of expensive paint job is going to hide a busted car.

Part of a Kikay girl's lifestyle includes not just good health but also a good dose of self-esteem. You are beautiful and unique, and never forget that. Too often, society has forced on us on what beautiful should be: fair skin, a size 8 figure, long flawless super straight hair and double D breasts, most of which isn't possible without the use of expensive and dangerous surgery or good Photoshop skills. It doesn't matter if you're less than five feet high, morena, your nose is pango and you wear a size 18 dress (no matter how much you exercise or diet); love yourself, and confidence--not to mention sexiness--will surely follow.

Love yourself. There is no better beauty regimen than accepting and loving who you are, inside and outside, all your faults and your attributes. It opens your heart and mind to the beauty of those around you.

Courage is another important aspect of a being Kikay. Don't be afraid to dare, to try new things. Don't be afraid of what others will think of you. If you believe that your 'style' doesn't conform with the masses--don't be afraid to showcase it, just flip them the bird and be on your way. Express yourself, be creative. Being Kikay means not being afraid to experiment, to learn that trying something is much better than not doing anything at all.

This is what it means for me to be Kikay: a healthy body, heart and soul.

I have pets now, as you can tell from my previous posts. I'm delayed in proudly showing the pictures of my beloved tiny princesses. Not that it matters to all you intellectual snobs out there. Here's a tip for the folks trolling for something "deep" and "metaphysical" in the blogosphere... Go. Kill. Yourself. Now. Seriously.

Now that I got that out of the way I will now proceed to gush and fawn over my pets like any self respecting cat lady would do. Only perhaps I'm not a cat lady and I got mini kangaroo rats instead of cats. Not that I have anything against cats, they're wonderful creatures and I adore them, they're just harder to smuggle into the building.

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I got tagged by Moons, now usually I don't for for this sort of thing but you know..why the hell not. It's been a while since my last livejournal entry so I might as well post *something* to at least say I'm still alive.

“Each player of this game starts with 6 weird things about himself orherself. People who get tagged need to write a blog entry of their ownas well as state the rule clearly. In the end, you need to tag 6 peopleas well and list their names. Don’t forget to let them know they’vebeen tagged!”

WEIRDNESS NUMBER 1: I do not enjoy the company of women very much. I tend to be selective of my female friends than I do with my male friends. There's something about hanging about women that grates on my nerves. Women of today tend to be plastic, manipulative, backstabbing little insects. Absolutely lacking in grace, dignity and honesty. Men despite their sometimes more primitive behavior are more forthright and honest. I have no need to impress on the latest fashions and showbiz talk, they don't care if the shirt I've been wearing was "totally last season." I can be me without fear.

I can only be with women who are like minded and are down to earth.

WEIRDNESS NUMBER 2: When I order Big Breakfast w/ rice from McDonalds, I have to perfectly cut both the patty and scrambled eggs in five to six pieces so I can pair both patty and egg when I eat.

WEIRDNESS NUMBER 3: I have not watched TV in ages..and have no desire to. All I ever need to watch are usually downloadable or available in DVD. The last full commercial I've watched was around two years ago.

WEIRDNESS NUMBER 4: I 'mew' in response to a lot of things. I have the 'frustrated mew', an 'angry mew', 'pleading mew', 'asking mew' and a 'telling mew'.

WEIRDNESS NUMBER 5: I sympathize with animals more than people. I can watch a person get injured and feel less bad about it than seeing say, a limping cat. The sight alone is enough to break my heart and make me feel bad for the rest of the day out of guilt.

WEIRDNESS NUMBER 6: I devolop a second personality when given a hand puppet. Seriously. I just bought one last Saturday a pink and white bunny hand puppet. I've been making the hand puppet hump other people's shoulders, face and head. I ordered my usual in Starbucks with a hand puppet. I introduce my bunny in the same cutesy voice then tell them they're losers...with a hand puppet.

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That's all for my weirdness. Seriously though, I'll just tag my pointyman2000 considering that most of my friends detest blogs. I'm not much of a blogger myself. (^^);;

I think someone from above loves me. As in really, REALLY love me.

Finances wise things are looking better. Our estimate of paying Php 800,000 in Estate Tax has been dwindled to a mere Php 64,000 much to our bank account's relief. I give thanks to my accountant aunt who spent hours with us pouring over documents to try and find ways to reduce the Real Estate tax significantly. Love you auntie, you rawk~!

Because of this, paying for the debt is now easier. Initial estimate of expenses to pay for both the debt and the tax was roughly almost Php 1.8M (this is an initial estimate my mom gave me when she was alive...my dad refuses to share money burdens with me so I'm not exactly sure how big our debt is...but I'm fairly certain that it's not bigger than this--we sold enough properties to pay for a huge bulk of the expenses...I hope it was enough), and with the reduction of the tax we can now pay for at least half the debt we owe now.

Big whew on our part. *Jumps for joy*

The way things stand we can clean up ourselves after the year is over..or at least reduce it again in half before the year ends.

Go Me~! \^o^/



I finally got to play Granado Espada.

Dear mother of god! The graphics is eyebleedingly BEAUTIFUL!!

It's the usual grindfest, but just this once I can forgive them for it and grind. Seeing the costumes, the graphics, everything was so gorgeous. I'm usually admiring the sceneary whilst pounding magic and blade into my enemie's guts. It's also fun to have in control a group instead of one character. Much much fun. :D

Contrary to popular belief, not all my characters are female. The men are so bishi that I only have one female character right now. And all she does is look pretty :D pretty pretty fairy princess~!

Yes I know. I've found inspiration for future Victorian costumes to make, but for now I still need to go design stuff and grind some more. :D

Oh my god.

My eyes are bleeding.

300.

Go watch.

You must! O_O

When I first heard of the movie, I wasn't impressed. I'm not a movie person. So I didn't have high expectations when I saw 300. Until I watched. Nothing in that movie was wasted. There's no stupid dialogue, the characters were awesome, I have seen the strongest female leads I've ever watched and the lines and dialogue was awesome.



In other news, more dramah in SL. Go to my SL BLog to read more about it. I'll probably post a part two if there's any continuation.

My PC died two weeks ago due to a fizzled out video card. It sent me into spasms of panic since I can not access my current employment (SL) and inquire about the update of the cheque I requested weeks ago, which turns out that my previous cheque that I requested to be terminated since I haven't received it for more than a month was stolen, deposited and encashed in a Wachovia Bank somewhere not in the Philippines. (note: Wachovia Bank isn't even a full bank here. It's just a bloody office and probably a call center).

Bastard, once I find who you are I will find you and feed your corpse to Mimiru.

I found out when I convinced my dad to let me borrow his laptop and access my email, and lo and behold, the dilemma.

It doesn't help that I had an upcoming event (which I did today) so I spent the week languishing and gritting my teeth knowing that I could not (a) work on new clothes (b) work on the event (c) handle the problem with my cheque.

But thankfully thanks to the Bear, I now have a new PC, brand spanking new but of course leaving me a good month's wages less. ;_;

Which is bad considering that I'm saving up to help pay for the Estate tax on the properties left by my mother and then there's that teensy weensy debt to pay for the six month stay in Singapore for my mom's treatments.

Thing is..the debt can be paid gradually..years if we have to, the Estate tax is a little more urgent. Like this year, around May I think. :/

Gah. Money, money..so many problems about it. More of it's lack than it's excess.

Anyway I'll be pushing myself a little harder to help me through this year. Wish me luck~!

Never in all my twenty six years did I ever consider myself slim, or svelte, or even petite. No, I can be described as either stout, big boned, and the most flattering would be curvy. The biggest advantage I have at stick people is that I've got hips and breasts that have never touched an A cup. Yes, I'm proud of my bazooms, thank you very much.

Now the biggest problem for any curvy girl living in this country is that looking and buying for clothes can be a challenging.

Challenging to downright impossible unless you're the daughter of the Sultan of Brunei and can afford to shop in Marks and Spencer for all your size needs. You can't find huge size brands at any store that doesn't price them at 3k or higher, and if you did find something the pants length are too long and had to be altered, subjecting your expensive pants at the mercy of the seamstress who might just flush your 3k down the toilet.

The only seemingly alternative was to shop on those plus size stores/brands with horrendous fashion sense and designed for a body that resembles a whale than a human female, ugly and unflattering.

So I've done my fair share of shopping and I've found a neat store that's very friendly to the more generous female form. Dorothy Perkins is a must place to shop for a good pair of jeans and glam rock shirts. I bought a pair of jeans and saw that they had sizes that are even too big for me! They come in three lengths: short, regular and long so I didn't have to worry about alterations anymore. The jeans price range from 1K~2.5K Php which isn't so bad considering the quality of the material involved.

Their glam rock shirts are also generously sized and are usually less than 1k. It's also a good place for the 'little people' (child people/stick people) to go to since they also have a selection for the petite.

The downsize is it's a UK store so there are some fashion styles that aren't well...let's just say there was this stoplight orange blouse with a black jumper style mini skirt that made me stare in horror, but over all, Dorothy Perkins is the place to go if you're looking for bigger sizes without the necessarily matching price tag.

I just wished they sold more stuff that I've seen featured in their website. Well you can't have everything. :D

It's been a while since my last post. I've been a busy little cat last month, so it only makes sense why I'm not here as often as I'd like. Honestly I'm not much of a diary or blog person. There's only so many things you can write about: at the computer, working on SL, yadda, yadda, yadda. I figured the first few half a dozen entries on the same boring subject was enough even for me.

Still as empty as this blog is, the blog was really intended for friends to share and there are a few things I'd like to keep separate. Mainly my SL life and my personal life. Not because I'm being hounded or stalked mind you. Not at all, it's just that, I want a blog dedicated to my SL stuff to make updating things a lot easier. Plus LJ can be so slow at times.

So enter The Velvet Room. The Velvet Room is my latest SL blog from Wordpress. Updates, whining and bitching about SL can be found there. Speaking of bitching, I'm way due for a post on that one.

SL Customer Service

Nothing irritates me than a customer to demand that I correct a mistake she obviously made. I had a customer several weeks ago who went complaining to me about a gown she didn't get. She wanted to buy a black gown but got a white one instead. I was wondering what happened to that since the gown in question has been in the shelves for the past four months with no problems. I checked my vendors and sales records to find out said customer paid the white gown vendor, that's why she got the white gown and not a black gown.

I explained this to her and told her politely since it's a copy/no transfer item it is not subject to refunds or exchanges. In fact, the store signs regarding that policy was posted on the same wall as the gown she bought. Either she was color blind, illiterate or retarded.

She was retarded.

Said customer began to bitch and moan about her problem and then sent her posse (a grand total of two people) to harass me. They threatened that if I don't refund or exchange her item they will tell all their friends to not buy from my shop. Boohoo. Like I need more retarded people who can't spell in my store.

I've had a lot of claims before, double purchases, my JEVN vendor borked out, pieces that got screwed up, missing pieces and I've given my share of refunds, exchanges and replacements provided said claim was VALID.

Unfortunately hers was not. In the end I had to send a lengthy abuse report to Linden Lab about the harassment. With subsequent screen shots of the entire conversation, then muted and banned them from my store.

Molar Extraction

Been warned by my dentist since last year to have them removed so I had them scheduled to be removed last week. It was NOT a pleasant experience. And it was made even more unpleasant by the fact I can not eat anything solid. I had to subside to soups and congee for the next few days, and ice packs to my face, and fevers and mouth sores.

But it's been a week, the stitches are gone and I can eat, semi-normally. Which is good since I'll be celebrating my birthday next week and I want to be well enough to be able to eat.

I also have the two pieces of teeth that was extracted on my shelf at home as part of a souvenir. Maybe in the summer I'll turn them into some kind of gruesome necklace.

Hehehe.

Mimiru

I just bought a pet. She's a mini Kangaroo Rat that I bought on sale from Bioresearch. She's tiny and adorable and her name is Mimiru.

I bought her last Saturday and I've been meaning to get myself a pet since my mom died. I even have the shelf cleaned and put up some plastic matting on it but never got around to buying it until now. I initially wanted a Roborovski hamster but the mini Kangaroo rat won me over. Mostly due to the fact it does not stink or bite as often as hamsters do.

I initially called her Mini-Roo, short for Mini Kangaroo. Then it evolved to Miniroo, Mimi Roo and finally Mimiru.

I'll eventually post some pics of Mimiru once I find my digital camera.

I remember reading this article in some girly magazine a few months back in a salon. It took me by surprise since it wasn't (a) air-headed (b) stupid (c) shallow, although the pretense of every other article in most girly magazine is such this one was an exception.

It was one of those articles about "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" when I saw this snippet. It was about how women and men deal with anger/problems.

Women, when observed, when dealing with anger/stress/problems/etc tend to rant, or talk with their girlfriend about the problem analyzing each angle every which way without really doing anything to solve it.

Women talk and rant because they have the need to validate their anger, and at the same time seek emotional rapport. Talking out anger and problems, helps calms us down. Hearing our girlfriends say and agree that yes he is a lying asshole or that your ISP provider should be shot in the head and their building razed then offers to get you ice cream to feel better does in fact make us feel better. We feel better because we don't feel alone in our rage and our problems.

Yes, we women are emotional, deal with it. If you guys can't, then I suggest having to forgo women the rest of your life. Going yaoi might be a good alternative.

Men on the other hand when dealt with a problem, take steps to find solution, do it. Snap. Crackle. Pop. Now what happens when guy (read note: boyfriend, husband, father, brother, best friend) has to pacify the angry female (read note: girlfriend, wife, mother, sister, best friend)?

Just a friendly advice: women, do not like having "solutions" thrown at their faces when in the midst of a bitch rage. Which is unfortunate because this a very classic scenario that baffles even the most well meaning Guy.

Girl throws a fit, complains badly of a bad day, her terror boss, how her favorite Gucci bag's leather strap broke and the snooty Starbucks barrista gave the wrong type of milk for her latte and gave her LBM. Well-meaning Guy will then comfort Girl, telling her it's alright and offers her a book on "How to Manage the Boss," offer to take Gucci bag to Mr. Quickie, and advices to call up the manager of Starbucks and complain the next time it happens again. Girl gets even angry, over analyzes the solution, shoots it down while Guy offers alternative solution, wash, rinse, repeat and until Girl snaps and hurls Guy off the window, or if Guy is unfortunately living under the same roof as Girl, is going to end up in the couch for a week if she's in a good mood.

Guys, sound familiar?

As well-meaning as you think the Guy is doing, it doesn't appear well-meaning to the Girl who has to receive advice. What she hears is going to be most likely the Guy sounding patronizing and making her feel horrible that she has to be angry at something so easily fixed or remedied.

What a Guy says: "Hon, that's not a big deal, I'll take your Gucci bag to Mr. Quickie and get it fixed. And next time the barrista isn't getting your order right, call the manager to complain."

What the Girl hears: "You're such an overreacting ninny. All you had to do was just get your bag fixed and bitch at the manager when the barrista gets your order wrong. So stop being angry! Sheesh. Talk about emotional."

The following are possible scenarios might happen after depending on the severity:

1) Guy gets screamed and gets hit by something breakable.

2) Guy sleeps in couch or in his old bedroom back at his folk's place.

3) Girl gets a new Guy (but not after she goes to a raging bitch fest with her girlfriends who will then agree that Girl did the right thing and give her ice cream or go shopping. After a week or so, one of them will introduce Guy #2)

4) All of the Above

So please, Guys, before you open your mouth to gleefully dispense that advice... THINK. In reality no one really likes getting advice, especially when one is experiencing "strong" emotions. You're best bet is to coddle, try not to say anything or make empty promises (like wishing to be there when you obviously aren't, or doing something you obviously aren't going to be doing). Advices given during the bitch rage is like begging to be shot at. If this advice was taken, during that time and it FAILS, which is most likely, Guy will never hear the end of it. And if he's unlucky it'll be the last thing he'll hear from her.

Ever.

Maybe add some posturing, swearing to beat the guy who has annoyed the Girl and suddenly surprise them with ice cream and maybe a good chick flik. You can guarantee that you'd get a Girl who will adore you and if your lucky, you can get chika-bow-wow adventure of your own.

One advice? Coddle the Girl, get her calmed down and when she is calm, then give the advice. By then rationality is back, and in calmer and more receiving mode and Guy is seen as sweet and sensitive.

Isn't that better?

Just wishing everyone that I haven't greeted a wonderful and happy Merry Christmas! :)

I hope you guys are having fun this Christmas with your family. Take this opportunity to show your love to your loved ones. The gifts, the tree and the food can wait. :) Take the time to count your blessings this year and know that you are truly blessed and fortunate.

Loves and kisses to all!

Fashion side, there's a new gown up and named after one of my more loyal customers. This possibly might be one of the last few gowns for the next few months or so, at least until February. I'll be experimenting on a few oriental pieces and other what-nots. I won't be abandoning Victorian so there's no worry there.

Phara in London



I should really, really work on my photography. But somehow the idea of redoing 90 or so images does not appeal to me, but I know it's something I might have to do soon...

Anyway...the outfit consists of the following: blouse, skirt, glitch-pants and prim skirt.

It also comes in three colors: Bourbon, Ice and Rose.

Mod/Transfer versions are only available in Caledon, Diloba, SLExchange and SLBotique.

Hair: Fancy by Rita Groshomme
Skin: Pure - Light Tan by Kru Flan
Shoes: Eva Pumps by Jackal Ennui
Jewelry: Black Pearl Cameo by Alienbear Gupte

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Now Rant Time...

I've been sick for the last friggin' two weeks that it's not even funny anymore. I'll probably visiting the ER in a few hours since they're the only doctors available for the next few days until New Year. Gwah! Totally ruined my plans for a slumber party with Shai. But she did drop by and we hanged around for a bit. It was nice to have friends at home who don't carry a lot of testosterone for a change. There are some things I miss with hanging out with a girl.

I've also asked Shai to help me out on the branding so hopefully I'll get to see a new branding for Silver Rose Designs. This also means a change in layout of the vendors. *groans at the thought of fixing 90++ images*

Speaking of SL, things are fairly stable. I've moved my residence again this time to Caledon Mayfair. I've bought a few cherry blossom trees from Heart Garden, beautiful but very primmy which is unfortunate since I can't litter my park and garden with trees. But hopefully even with the given limitation, I can achieve that casual sakura garden that I've always wanted.

I'm also fixing up the old Caledon lot, creating the furniture for the cafe and everything. :D I might sell some food and drinks as practice in manipulating prims. The Clinic in the Caledon square is up so consumable medicine is already for sale there. Once I get the boyfriend doing poses and animation for the clinic and other things...but he's perpetually busy so it take him a WHILE to try and get some work done.

Anyway this is all for now, I hope to get some more updates in the next few days or hours XD

*hoping to enjoy this Saturday at least*

Just a quickie update before I go to bed...

I've just finished Ravissant...my second 'Christmassy' Victorian gown. The outfit comes with: blouse, skirt, glitch pants, prim skirt and prim sleeves.

Ravissant



Ravissant comes in three colors: Scarlet, Sapphire & Beryl.

*mod/copy versions are available in all my in-world stores
*mod/trans versions are only available in Caledon VictoriaCity, Diloba, SLBotique & SL Exchange.

Skin: Light Tan - Pure by Kru Flan
Eyes: Babydoll Eyes Grrrey by Eeron Kilian
Hair: Fancy Hair by Rita Grossham
Shoes: Eva Pumps by Jackal Ennui
Jewelry: Cameo by AlienBear Gupte

On a side note, my main store in Caledon VictoriaCity (143, 81, 23) is officially open. I'll be slowly tearing down the old store in Caledon. So don't expect any updates in that particular store anymore. :3

Gwah, sleep time.

I swear, some people can't seem to take 'no' for an answer.

I was contacted initially regarding the prim skirts for my lolita outfit. They were made to look frilly but the alpha glitch ruins the effect. I've tried making them non-alpha previously but they never seemed to work or give me the effect I wanted. So I stuck with the alpha until I could find a design that did not need an alpha.

This was explained previously, which was yesterday. And I thought it was the end of it, until I got mail alerts of SL messages from the same person, which were emotes and nothing more. So they were more or less ignored and I had to get back to work to fix up the new shop.

Then I got another IM this morning from same person, again.
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A. Customer: hey
Yuriko Muromachi: yes?
A. Customer: so is there any way at all to convince you to upload a texture that dosen't have alpha? =p
Yuriko Muromachi: my textures depend on the design whether or not it will have an alpha
A. Customer: the lollita ones are just a small alpha at the bottom for a frilly look, not really necessary
Yuriko Muromachi: as for the existing designs, no I won't be altering them in anyway. I might in the future make non-alpha based prim skirts, but like I mentioned previously, that will depend highly on the design
A. Customer: why not, it's not like it's dificult =/
Yuriko Muromachi: pardon me, but why are you so insistent? :/ I've already mentioned my reasons why
A. Customer: wow, you're kinda harsh, it was just a simple request that'd of cost you like 10L, 0.0
A. Customer: I still don't see what the problem is, but okie
Yuriko Muromachi: First: you were asking regarding my alpha textures, not on any request regarding an outfit. And I have given you my reasons, repeatedly. :(
Yuriko Muromachi: you made no mention of any request, if you did I would have mentioned that I'm currently not taking any requests right now
A. Customer: doesn't sound very valid though =P
A. Customer: and I've mentioned the lollita dresses like 5 times =p
A. Customer: it's not really a 'request' persay, it's like a alteration that would take 30 seconds
A. Customer: you just flatten the image and reupload it x.x
Yuriko Muromachi: how about "no, I'm not taking any alteration requests right now"
A. Customer: well, sooooorry
A. Customer: sorry miss, stuck up, gosh
Yuriko Muromachi: look, you have been a constant, aggravation, I kept telling you I won't be doing alteration and I gave you my reasons. >:(
A. Customer: which are? cause you don't want to?
A. Customer: you're not making changes to existing things?
A. Customer: or you just think you're better than me and don't like wasting time =/
Yuriko Muromachi: Because it's supposed to BE on alpha, the glitch is not something I can fix
A. Customer: it's not 'suppose' to
A. Customer: you just want it to be
A. Customer: you can have a solid at the bottom, it would hardly look that diferent
A. Customer: and it wouldn't glitch, so it'd look better
A. Customer: I'm not some random noob, I've made skirts before
Yuriko Muromachi: don't you think I haven't tried that out already? :/ I don't like how it came out so I stuck to alpha
A. Customer: it's like a milimeter of alpha, lol
A. Customer: but, in any case, I apologize and won't bother you anymore
Yuriko Muromachi: thank you

*presses Mute and goes back to work rushing on a store and wondering why I have to deal with this shit just as I woke up*
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Some people REALLY have the nerve. "Stuck up?" Excuse me, I ask her politely why she's being insistent (makulet) even when I told her no through gritted teeth trying to be civil (I will be the first to admit I am an introvert, I can be civil and polite but friendly is limited to people I like...like friends). Hell, I don't even have to explain why, or even justify what I did. A no is a no. Period.

Had she asked me to customize an outfit, which she never mentioned directly and I was not going to assume anything, she would have gotten the standard: "I'm sorry I'm not accepting any custom requests or alterations at this time," but I doubt that would have stopped her from being a pest.

Maybe she's going with: "Maybe if I can pester designer enough times she'll cave and do what I want!"

And before anyone thinks that I'm making this up, I took a screenie of the conversation because I'm anal that way. Blame it on my two year stint as a GM handling in-game enforcement.

Pfft. With an annoying attitude like that it's no wonder her profile says "Lonely."

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On the plus side, the store is almost done I'll probably do the bridge sometime later when I make one more gown. I'll be transferring my main store to Caledon Victoria City very soon. I'll maintain my lot #1 in Historical Caledon, for well..historical purposes. It'll be converted into a hospice and a small tailoring shop at the back. :3

I'll be needing volunteers and builders for this one but thanks to Neo the script god, I already have the consumable script sent for hubby's medicines. Medicines will be roughly priced at 10L. I'm hoping to find more volunteers for it though. It's a roleplay hospital--no, there won't be any of sexual roleplay or guro shit, so don't ask don't expect. I'll be honest to say that I don't just accept people who play doctor, call me prude, but somehow a simple background profile check that shows that they do sexual hospital roleplay is a big no-no to me.

This is Caledon and I'd rather have someone not shock my neighbors when they go into naughty nurse mode.

There are tentative plans to make a HUD for health and diseases, but that's under Neo's jurisdiction and not mine so it's all up in the air. Can's script worth squat anyways. :D

That's all for now, hopefully I'll be able to post another update fairly soon. :3

New Victorian gown up and I named it "Candy Candy". Yeah for those who remember some of the anime of the eighties, yes, I sort of based the name from a Japanese anime show. Another reason why I also named it was because that when I made the pink and red gown with chocolate ribbons, I was also instantly reminded of one of my favorite Meiji chocolate. I never knew the name but it was those tiny chocolate thingies in boxes. It was strawberry flavored chocolate and it was absolutely yummy~!

Candy Candy



This outfit comes with the following: Blouse, Skirt, Glitch pants, Prim Skirt

Candy Candy comes in three colors: Strawberry Choco, Refreshing Mint and Blueberry Kiss.

Skin: Light Tan - Pur by Kru Flan
Eyes: Babydoll Eyes Grrrey by Eeron Kilian
Hair: Model by ETD
Shoes: Eva Pumps by Jackal Ennui

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Just a fair warning, I'm mildly cranky tonight. Yeah, it's my first day of that cursed thing we females have to go through every month. And woe on to you who decides to pester said beast.