Friday, September 30, 2011

A Dream You Can Follow


Going through some recent changes and is in total need of some poppy songs. What more than these tunes to keep a smile on one's face and your hope's up in the cloud? :) 

To Julie Andrews, Vanessa Carlton, Jason Mraz, Natasha Bedingfield, Aly & AJ, Hilary Duff, Hoku, the make-er's of Juno the movie and Atomic Kitten, you guys save hearts! :) 

- 1 -


"WHITE HOUSES"
by: Vanessa Carlton

My first time, hard to explain
Rush of blood, oh, and a little bit of pain
On a cloudy day, it's more common than you think

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- 2 -


"POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE"
by: Natasha Bedingfield

I got pocket,
Got a pocket full of sunshine
I've got a love and I know that it's all mine
oh,oh,oh

Wish that you could,
but you ain't gonna own me
do anything you can to control me
oh,oh,oh

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- 3 -


"RAINBOW CONNECTION"
by: Jason Mraz

Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.
Who said that wishes would be heard and answered when wished on the morningstar?

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- 4 -


"MY FAVORITE THINGS"
by: Julie Andrews of "Sound of Music"

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- 5 -


"ORDINARY DAY"
by: Vanessa Carlton

He said take my hand,
Live while you can
Don't you see your dreams lie right in the palm of your hand

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- 6 -


"A THOUSAND MILES"
by: Vanessa Carlton

If I could fall
Into the sky
Do you think time
Would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could
Just see you
Tonight

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- 7 -


"WALKING ON SUNSHINE"
by: Aly and AJ

I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh)
I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh)
I'm walking on sunshine (whoa oh)
And don't it feel good (HEY!) Alright now
And don't it feel good (HEY!) Alright now
All right now yeah! (HEY!)

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- 8 -


"FLY"
by: Hilary Duff

All your worries, leave them somewhere else,
Find a dream you can follow,
Reach for something, when there's nothing left,
And the world's feeling hollow.

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- 9 -


"PERFECT DAY"
by; Hoku

Wake up
Don't tell me it's just a dream
'Cause when I've had enough
You'll hear me say,
Now don't you try to rain on my

Perfect day,
Nothing's standing in my way

On this perfect day,
Nothing can go wrong

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- 10 - 


"ALL I WANT IS YOU"
from: Soundtrack of Juno the movie

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- 11 -


"THE TIDE IS HIGH"
by: Atomic Kitten

The tide is high
But I'm holding on
I'm gonna be your number one

I'm not the kinda girl
Who gives up just like that *Oh no*

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Happy listening!

Toodles!


Cathy Malvar


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Tom Dixon, live in Makati

Just saw this invite in my mail today. Guess who's in town.


Thinking of when to drop by. Should I go to the talk, gallery or both? 

See you there!

Toodles!


Cathy Malvar

Monday, September 26, 2011

Coco-Lee


Time has definitely gone by quicker than we think. 

Say good-bye to Barbie's and hello to a life of a partnership legitimized through marriage.  

This time, a grade school classmate of mine is on the verge of walking down the isle. And because she will be getting married in the States, to have a Bachelorette Party right here in the South where we all grew up, was the best way to go. 


Remember Hannah Galang, a blockmate of mine who sporadically appears on my posts? Well, she was Cola's high school buddy. What a small world! 

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Basically, 

Cola was my classmate in Grade School
Hannah was Cola's classmate in High School
Hannah was my blockmate in College


Summary: It's like an A=B, B=C and A=C Diagram!

Funny!
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It has been awhile since I saw my classmates from grade school so that made the night so much fun!



Congratulations Cola! A toast to cute little Nicola's and little Scott's in the future! :) 

Toodles!

Cathy

Photo credit: Hannah Galang

Thursday, September 22, 2011

A Bamboo's Strength


Bamboo's are way stronger than they are often credited for.


Often thought to be a weak and poor material for building, bamboo's have lately been used in various types of architecture. From houses, churches, buildings to bridges, bamboo's are seen as both accents or part of the main structure. A tradition common in China and India, Europeans and Americans have lately been branching out their use of this indigenous stem.




Considered a renewable resource as an architectural material because the species commonly used for building take only six to seven years till harvest, the idea of using bamboo's more often will be much help today as the sources of wood are rapidly depleting.












Spread the knowledge of Bamboo Architecture. Save the trees. :)

Toodles!


Cathy



Photo credit: Dad's files


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Got chocolate? Go Villa del Conte


Ever heard of Villa del Conte?




A town in Padova, Italy, Villa del Conte houses one of the finest chocolate recipes that has been shared by three generations. Now in the Philippines with its flagship store at Shangri-La Mall in Ortigas, these fine sweets come in what you call as "Villa del Conte Cioccolato Sublime".

The 9-sqm. kiosk that currently contains 13-sku's is composed primarily of manually-weathered red bricks and wrought iron details, to attune to the old-world vibe we were aiming for. An application that took a year, its turn-out was worth the wait.




Several concepts were also made, as basis for future store's.


Typical Pop-up Kiosk

Typical 9sqm. kiosk

Typical 18sqm. kiosk 

Typical 9sqm. kiosk with canopy

Typical 18-20sqm. in-store 


Do visit the store when on your next visit to Shangri-La Mall! :)
(More on their treats in future posts.)

Villa del Conte
3rd floor, Shangri-La Plaza Mall,Edsa corner Shaw Boulevard,
Mandaluyong City, Philippines

http://villadelcontecioccolato.com/


Toodles!

Cathy Malvar




Photo credit: internet

Friday, September 9, 2011

Soar and Headers


When putting up your personal space (like a blog) or a masterpiece (possibly another blog or an artwork), every detail counts. From the spaces you make, the arrangement of the photos that you will post to the font size and colors to use, meshing all the parts may take some time but, can be totally worth it.

With the header of one's blog being the first that you see, creating a good, straight to the point and catchy yet simple one, is a priority. Being a graduate of Interior Design with no background in Photoshop (only Picassa, Paint and Microsoft Picture Manager) and Marketing (apart from the 3-units required of us in college), coming up with a header for myself took longer than I had expected (in short, forever).

Here are some of the headers that I originally came up with:





Here is the header that I am using now:


Very simple right?

Haha it is always nice to keep things really clean.

So anyway, I received a message on my phone today from Hanna saying that she sent me mail. When I got home tonight, I got surprised to see that Hanna sent me 3 personalized headers (made by her) for my blog! Wowwwww I was soooo surprised! Hanna was able to read my mind even if she's all the way in Quezon City! :)

Here are the designs she came up with. I'm so thankful for the designs she sent me. I'll jazz my page up to fit one of her designs on day. :)







Toodles!

Cathy



Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Love, TUMBLR



My original account in tumblr has been up and running for three years now and ever since, it has always been my no-fail way of having fun while at home. With colorful photos everywhere and interesting people you can meet, tumblr has and will always be, a great outlet to have in cyberspace. 

Here are some of the photos I found (and therefore saved), from tumblr:

Mid-century Modern Interiors are the best! :)


Mary-Kate and Ashley will always be my fav :)


Denim + Ruffles = A Masculine meets Feminine do'








Crazy but this photo greatly reminds me of myself.

Cute!

......! :) 

AMEN.



Yoda is LOVE







Do you have a tumblr account to? Add me up! :) :)

Toodles!

Cathy

Sabbatical

Currently pledged myself to a sabbatical away from certain things, work none the less but that aspect will have to  experience some delay....