A Place to Call My Own

Ms. Zahara and Lavinia took this test at Style Maker Visual Quiz from Stylish Home wherein you get to figure out what's the style that belongs to your dream home. I got all curious about it, so I decided to get my own details as well. The result says that I most resemble an "Old Money Extravagance" just like Winston Churchill, Anthony Hopkins and Greta Garbo. I don't have any idea about those last two people but basing on the sound of their name, I guess my style would probably be like that of those archaic era. The result is credible, actually. Here are the details on my fancied sanctuary:

"A classic home in an established neighborhood. A sleek tailored kitchen, but not too harsh. The subtle refinements of your sleeping nest reflect a desire for order. Tempo and technical accumen give a smooth flow to you. Thematic table accessories set the mood. A lithe and agreeable cab - no meal required. 1,000's of hours of handcrafted detail provide your decorative foundation. Stand tall in the saddle… it's a short ride home."

Just like Lav, I also desire to have my own huge library. I got the idea from the movie Beauty and the Beast. The Beast's library was so huge it dropped my jaw! As what Marcus Tullius Cicero said, "A home without books is a body without soul." Some other areas I want to build inside my future home are:

• A music room with various kinds of musical instruments.
• A walk-in closet for my future fashion collections.
• An entertainment room separate from the living room.
• An area for some chit chat moments with my family and friends.
• A photo shoot are for my shutterbug moments.
• A mini-coffee shop and WiFi area for my online activities.
• A "food trip" area for my gastronomic pleasure, aside from the kitchen.
• A prayer room for my solitary moments with God.

"Home is where you're surrounded by creatures that care about you." 

- Sandy of Spongebob

I must admit that I really have that vintage (I don't want to call it oldies) preference on things. I am more of the Neo-Gothic architecture. I've once taken a quiz like this on FB before which is also about my dream house, and the result was a Victorian House. See what I mean? I think I can bear living in the historical period. I just love everything with details, especially that of sophistication. That holds true even in my outfit. I remember my drawings of houses before, they were always highly-decorative. Those fairy tales I've been watching in my childhood years must've influenced me  big time.

Would you like to take the quiz to find out more about your dream home?

Bummed at Shimea's Pad

We have two New Media deadly projects to be submitted this week and the next. Sir Doyle assigned us to create a draft for our Davao Food Trip website, and a digital story based on the theme of our site. Thus the saying, so many things to do, so little time left. We couldn't think of any other time for a group meet-up, so we decided to finish the task ahead last Saturday. We still have a lot more things to face aside from New Media. We have our thesis which boggle our mind the most! Can somebody help us? We're so bummed!

We did our group project at Shimea's. From UP (which is located in Mintal), we headed straight to Lanang. A journey from southwest to north, how about that? It was like travelling from Digos to Davao City! I actually couldn't take setting forth that far cause my head aches easily, but I managed to do it. Thank God I didn't puke on our way. Oh wait, that long travel made me happy too because I finally found where exactly is Jose Rafael Fine Coffee. I've been wanting to go there, and now I can at last! My apologies for the digression. LOL!

What relieved my stress that day was Shimea's house. It was really stylish and inviting. I wish we have a house like her's. Shimea's a fashionista, and so is her beehive! The place was so tidy when we arrived, but our things made it look so messy. We are very sorry for that, my friend. I asked her permission if I could blog about it, and she said yes. Thanks a lot Sist! So to make you melt, here are some of the photos I took.

I love the comfy and voguish look and feel of her place. The interiors are like a combination of native and urban designs, because of the stems, shells, figurines and other breakables. What really caught my attention were the wine bottles. I really love anything that is fragile. They never fail to accentuate something. I've been thinking of doing the same in our house too. I hope it gets materialized soon.

I actually thought of beginning a blog series where I get to raid my friends' houses, I deemed it's a brilliant concept for my niche. But then, I realized I couldn't make it now cause I'm still to bugged by academic pressures. Maybe someday, I can begin with this idea. Wish me luck!

How about you, are you interested on a house-raid blog series too? C'mon let's do it! :-)

Christmas at Home

Meet Santa Clause and Mr. Snowman. I love these stuff toys we got from England. They're so cute. They made our house look so festive. I could really feel the Holidays! Without them, our living room would have been so dull just like the previous Christmas we had!



CHESS BATTLE: We made Santa and Snowman play chess! They're both up for the challenge. Nobody wants to quit. Santa's my bet! I have to be good to him cause I want more gifts! :-D



HUGS! How do you like them both? They're so fluffy, I'm gonna die! Do I look cute with these two famous Christmas figures? I bet you'd say, they're cuter than me! But, I'd agree with you. :-D



CHOCOLATES! Christmas won't be complete without satisfying our sweet tooth. These are Cadbury Roses chocolates from England. Who wouldn't want to devour these sweet creations? I honestly want them all, but I realized Christmas means SHARING. :-)



Let us stretch our bones. No room for lameness and sadness, because a few hours from now we will all CELEBRATE. Happy Holidays! :-D