Some stuff are just unexplainable...

"To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams."
 -Giorgio de Chirico 
Or, it doesn't have any logic behind it. It's just that. Plain and Simple yet complex. I want to apologize for the lack of updates in my blog. It has been a whirl wind for me. One of the factors is school. My first term is almost done in about 2 weeks. (I don't have any final exams but Oral recitations and Poetry Recital) I'm still hyped with everything that is around me. Opportunities that are opening for me that I have to seized, my aunt suggests that I should try all of them, as much as possible and as long as I can still keep up with it, because they only come once. (I'll share what are those once they're out there or published :P) Anyhoo, I'm still inspired about what my Literature professor shared at her class yesterday and it's all about surrealism. 


My definition of surrealism is something that is real and also unreal or distorted but rather shows how a train of thought process itself. It's like being random but in the end it still makes sense, or so I thought. It's just amazing that even if we don't think systematically or just write/draw whatever comes into our mind , our minds still give us interesting things. 

My professor even 'stopped' me from explaining what's the meaning behind a surrealist art or prose/poem because she told me that there are things that doesn't need any reasons nor explanations. It just happens.

So from that , I've learned that we can also apply the idea of surrealism. Being spontaneous and free of thinking. It helps to let our creative juices flow without being conscious or being logical about it. It makes us dive into a new whole lot experiences that we never imagined that we can do it , enjoy it or love it. It's like taking a risk on something even if we do know 90% doesn't makes sense anymore. It'll all come to three things, be open minded, take the plunge and taste it:)

xoxo

M.M

Behind the Scenes :P

Hey guys, I'm so sorry for the lack of updates. School has been very cruel to me, when it comes to my schedule. School comes first before fashion: Anyhoo, last Friday night, I was invited to be part of a makeover shoot. You maybe wondering why I agreed and it's kind of ironic because I'm starting to build what my personal style is, finding where I'm comfortable of and I'm also building my styling folio. But I wonder how will other stylist will work their magic on me , since I'm starting to like wearing stuff that are not so feminine. (Been using some stuff of mydad :P). Well on the first quarter of the year, ive sent this local mag that I want something new. :) So without further ado, here's the behind the scenes photos of the shoot.

 (Photos by Rachel Octobre)

Here's a photo with the other girls.:) I kind of miss them already :)

Here's partly what they've done to me. Honestly, my look was different from the other girls. When the stylist asked me what I want and who is my style Icon. I told her it's Madonna but I told her not give me a whole Madonna vibe, I still want to add some of my personality, so we agree with the leggings :P

So that's me ,goofing around. I'm the one with the most energy in the room.

Some of the girls on their make up chairs .

That's me and Rachel :)

That was truly an experience. I made a lot of jumpshots in my photos because I told the photog that I want to jump  but I need to compromise because of my dear partner :P I'm so exciting to see the outcome next month :)

My Eco-experience

One of the things I've learned during my tree planting activity at Bulacan was you can never control life itself. Why ? Let me tell it to you in a bit:P


Well, my co-volunteers and the coordinators of the organization I'm in at school ( Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Effort and Cosca, Center of Social Concern Action) planned to plan trees at Bulacan. Well, it's not my first time to participate in a tree planting activity but It was my first time to go to that area, so thought it's going to be like the other mountains that we went to. The type that has cemented ground or a handle to hold while trekking.But it was not that way. :P

So that guy I'm with me is my 'buddy' for the day. His name is Jason Pelayo :)). We were holding the plants that we'll be planting. So guys take note, we were still clean at that photo :))

Here were some of the plants that must be planted by the group,us, at the top of the mountain.

 At that picture, we never thought of the route having a river so we had no choice but to walk and let our shoes be wet>.<

You can never control life, even if they say you're the director of your own life.(Does it make sense?) I mean life in general. Our goal was to plant the trees at the top of the mountain and at the same time to be back safe and unscathed, if not clean. So when we started to trek , we didn't expect that the height or the slop of the mountain was steep and add that shoes we were wearing were wet already and the path of the mountain was really muddy. So many tumbled and slipped. Even I slipped for like 4 times, and almost fell of the cliff because it was slippery and somehow unmanageable. Thank you, buddy for saving me:).

 Anyhoo, I just want to point out that even if your plan is already planned out, your career path and goals and wishes. You can never really tell of what may come in the future. Of what the obstacles that are about to come. Ive learned that (aside from preserving and conserving our Mother Earth) you must be ready with all things, even if you have to face the dirtiest deeds of all.You must be ready to get down and fight for the stuff you want, even if it'll hurt you alot or make you sacrifice of other things. Your mind must be alert and make away on how to face the obstacles. Anyhoo, fun part of my eco-experience was when the rain poured. It was really fun because it's just is. It's like being a kid again but it's not just work but it's like we were now playing. It made the temperature cool enough to make us feel unstressed, stressed because of the slips and tumblings:))lol.

So that's us :P Look at the ground, our shoes were all stained by the mud:P

Rachelle :P --Andrew thanks for correcting me:)

Then Ms Tina Umali, one of the coordinators of COSCA. I love her to death, i mean like a daughter's love to her parents :P. She's one of the kindest people I know of and a model for us, girls, to be strong and empowered.:P

That's one of the path that was steep:)

The view from the top but we were still not there at the location.

That's all guys :P
(photos by Andrew Pamorada)
ciao
xoxo
M.M


P.S i had a model experience yesterday, but i'mma blog them by the end of the day :P

DailyUpgradeWeekTwoDayTWO- Admitting who you are.

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.  ~Homer

Never be bullied into silence.  Never allow yourself to be made a victim.  Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.  ~Harvey Fierstein

So , In order for me to be who I want to be, I have to own it and be it. Be the person that I want to be in the FUTURE. I have to claim so I know what should I do in order to be there. So here it goes...

I AM FASHION DESIGNER.

I AM A SHOE DESIGNER.

I AM THE VOICE OF THE WOMEN.

I AM AN AMBASSADOR FOR PEACE.

I AM AN ARTIST.

NOVELIST.

With that, I know where I want to be. I know who I want to be. I know what to live for , to strive for and go for. The dream will come true.

xoxo

M.M

Violet and Denim

So my school day started with a free cut from my first class, how annoying was that. I mean you have to wake up very very early then when you got there the professor didnt come :| I just hate that kind of stuff. Then I have to go to the COB Vice dean office for some stuff related to my grades (I'm not the perfect student , that's why I'm shifting. I hate programming and it's not my area of interest.) Thank God, the Vice Dean of COB was very nice to me. Unlike what happened to Ashley, she was interviewed by one of the Dept. Heads and I think she was traumatized but I told her to keep things positive.

Then Ashley and I had lunch at pasta place(thanks for correcting me ;P). I love their cream cheesy pork chop:P I'm so crazy for cheese, I know it's bad for my health but I only live once and we must eat until we can enjoy food.:P Then Ashley ate spaghetti with the Beef Pepperoni Pizza. Yum yum :D

Next stop my Theology class, I can honestly say that his lesson was very clear today :D haha or maybe i was really bored and made me listen hard to him:) and His powerpoints was clean and understandable. His previous ppts were full of pictures and neon font color, talk about having your eyes ached so much because of the lesson:))

Lastly, my Literature class, my professor made us buy any food and with that I had a feeling that she's going to ask us for a poem about the food. So I bought a bacon and egg sandwhich:)) It was really awkward to eat the sandwhich inside the classroom because in the first place students are not allowed to eat inside the classroom. So I ate it fast and made a freestyle poem about it:)) I find it corny because Ive used silly stuff to describe. I'll post it if she'll return our papers.

Anyhoo that's all for the day

xoxo

M.M

DailyUpGradeWeekTWODayOne

If you listen too much to what people say about you, you will never be who you really are. --@ihateqoutes

Let passion take you the place where you want to be and you'll  be happy 

-Maureen Manuel

This is kind of late post, this was supposed to start yesterday but I need to catch up :D so for the task its ---->>>>>>>

Daily Upgrade Assignment #2 -

» 1. Recognize what your God-given talents/passions are.

So I've listed them yesterday and Ash thought that instead of scanning it, I should pose with it :D.

So what are the things that I think God gave me:)

1. My love and passion for Fashion.

- I know when I was a kid that I had 'it' within me, I was just not embracing it before because I was afraid of what people may say about me, like too shallow or materialistic, which I'm not. Fashion brought back the life in me when I was down and Fashion gave me a lot of learnings. It made me open on a lot of things, political, socio-civic and relationships. It gave me direction and Ive fought for it to some people,especially my parents that think fashion is a career for students that are lazy, which is not and Ive proved them that through my passion for fashion (I know it's a cliche phrase but I can describe it in any other way.) It made me feel happy especially when I make some people beautiful or confident about themselves. 

2. Serving and Having a Heart for Others.

Not all people know that I'm a Lasallian Volunteer. Voluntarism for me is a way of giving back your blessings ,that was given by God, and share them to the others that needs it. Voluntarism has molded me into a good person. It taught me how to socialize with different kinds of people from leaders, politicians to our brothers and sisters that are in need of help. I think that God give me this mission because He knows what i really feel about all this things. Growing up as an only child makes you want to have someone and care for them and I guess that made me want to participate in such activities.

3. Being Friendly

Ok, so I really love meeting new acquaintances and be with friends with them. I have this thing in me that I dont get shy to say hi or talk to a stranger (though my parents taught me not to talk to strangers but it's kind of fun anyway.) So when you see me around, say hi and I'll talk and greet you and make 'kulit' with you. That's how friendly I am.:)

I think that's it for now :D ,I might post the others on the other day :D

Gosh, this daily upgrade is fun and makes you go back to your roots and keep you reminded of the things you want to do in life like, goals and wishes and paths and decisions :)

Winning a Shoe

(photos. FashionLikeHeroin.blogspot.com viaHelenPearson)

What's with the shoes that I keep on lustin,coveting,desire or even cry myself out loud to mycousins when I'm sad. (well the last part is just an exaggeration :P)

For me, it's not just a pair of shoes. It's an iconography. It tells a person who they are, by their choice of shoes and how they wear them. Everytime , I get up and dress up for school, I always think of my shoes and the clothes that goes with them. Shoes make a look outstanding or a flop. Just sayin that I love shoes and I want to have a collection of it. Wearable or not :P

Winning a pair of shoes is like winning a lottery for me. It's like a treasure that everyone will see and admire at it, it's not just kept. If I win, I'll bring the shoes everywhere, to the store, school, malls . etc. Because if you have good ol' pair of shoes it has to be out there and savor every moment of it because the shoe designer designs to convey an idea and a statement.

So i'm keeping my finger crossed and I really want to win of these shoes , this is how i'm dedicated to shoes :P