Incubating Our New "Baby"

My sister and I decided to try our hands in business t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r. I'm so excited I already bought a domain and created a Facebook and Twitter page for it.

The baby is named Muse Theories. Actually, I was to use that last year as a title for a creative sovereignty blog but that project was put on hold. Then earlier this week while we were brainstorming names for the business, out of the five we came up with, sister thought 'Muse Theories' sounds good (Oh, there's a story behind the name. Maybe I'll write it in a separate post). And so it was registered...

We're planning for it to be an online clothing store of hand-painted muscle tee because we both love muscle tees. We'll see how big that love grows.

The Great Blogging Hiatus

...has happened again because commitment is a hard thing for me.

There was a recently opened Korean noodle bar near our university and some friends and I decided to try it out.

We went for one of their best sellers where the only food I can identify is the kimchi.

I had crab sticks for toppings and the noodle soup tops my spicy meter. I'm a fan of spicy food and I can tolerate better than some people but this one got my head numb and my lips swelling red. You need to have something to drink in handy because trust me, it exceeds 'spicy' a little.

Oh, and this comes in handy when you can't stand the noodle's soup anymore. I had mine soaking in toyo and calamansi. It tastes so good and takes away some of the spiciness.

All in all, we went home with a happy tummy. Have I mentioned they have ice cream that you'll surely want to have some after eating all of the above?

I'm looking forward to trying something else from their menu :)

Busy Bee

The best excuse I can come up with for not posting here is I'm busy... at least for the last week. Well, aside from that, my life is just a combo of school-home-school-home routine.

I started my faux-internship last February 13 and so far it's going good. The commute from home is almost two hours including the train ride which can be a little exhausting. Plus an additional half-a-kilometer walk to the office. I'm not complaining though because I like the work that is assigned on me: designing the company's web site. I can say "I love my job." And it got me to thinking about starting a web shop online *wink, wink.*

School has gone rad. We have lots of projects to do and it's almost March. Which means just a month before vacation. Exactly how are we going to squeeze in everything within a month? Clueless here.

My Manhattan

Like most, New York is one of my dream cities. To be exact, it's Manhattan that's got me. Add those skyscrapers, car honks, malls, and Central Park. Then the people who are always walking with a purpose. Briskly walking like whatever work's awaiting them is very important, no time shall be wasted. And of course, fashion. It seems like no one's ever overdressed as long as you can carry it.

That place was like some years away from me. I know I'll be there someday but when? It was never clear. Until the need to find an internship hit me, I found my temporary Manhattan.

Makati is like what NYC could be. The buildings and the  busy people. The subways and the Ayala Triangle. The malls and clothes. It has the blueprint of the Big Apple. And for the first time in my life in a new city, I feel like I belong.

" The city was no longer a fantasy, it was real. And I knew now I wasn't searching for someone or somebody here. I was searching for me. Who I was. Who I wanted to be. Finding my voice wasn't going to be easy. But for the first time, in a long time, I thought it might be fun." 

~ Carrie Bradshaw 

Hello

I used to tell myself I'll  begin really living my life at twenty. Well, I'm finally on that age.

So, no more stalling, procrastinating or whatever. It's time to make something out of myself and take things seriously. I'm a big girl now :)