09.28.07
More pics
I am more used to idling around and having free skedule than I thought. Sometimes I don’t believe I am actually working. Every night I have an illusion that I could stay up and wake up late the next morning, but then I think again, and realiaze, oh, tomorrow I have to get up at six bloody thirty.
I am basically feeling very uneasy with my skedule. All of a sudden there’s no more freedom. Not that I am sooooooo busy with work, sooooooo overloaded with missions. And at school, not that there was no pending projects, no sweating tasks. But somehow it’s different.
09.27.07
Slowly everyday more pics.
happy diploma.
Yawning. Long boring day today.Got myself quite some gifts–3 pairs of earrings, 1 bracelet and 1 night gown. Seriously doubting everyday i work to lose money instead of earning…
09.26.07
Some pics
Tonight’s late. As I said, tomorrow is another working day, gotta sleep early to be a better slave tomorrow.
2 pics from my graduation brochure.1 pic from the catwalk show. More pics will be coming up for whoever is interested….
The show’s over
Today is my graduation day. Apart from all the ceremonies, there was also the most expected fashion show. It’s the first show in my life, in which I am not just one of the audience. I have invited Gordo, my best friend Mira, 2 of my other friends, and Kim, my boss, who by the way invited 4 or 5 of his friends too.
My collection was the first to show. Models are expensive but very much worth the price. They danced in my dresses and the way they walked, made it look like they are very happy and comfortable with my works. The music was perfect. The entire mood is spicy and sexy. It was better than I had envisioned it would be, and sitting there, I was very excited, although I’ve seen my dresses a thousand times before. The show gave them life. I have shcoolmates telling me they love my collection during and after the show. I think it’s partly because the collection was the first and it left a strong impact to the audience, and also because the combo of arrangements. Thanks to Herina and Mark!
I actually love the whole show.I think it’s perfect. I also love Marge and Nikki’s collection very much! They are just beautiful and touching.
But like many other shows, it ended soon. I took pictures and people left.
After that Gordo, Mira and I went to La Seine to celebrate. We had a bottole of rosy wine and finally I did not need to care about my tight body-hugging dress anymore–even had a big serve of chocolate mousse for dissert.
mm, what I’m gonna miss? That’s a lot. Tomorrow is another working day. Everything goes back to normal.
I’m gonna miss Mark , who’s full of dirty jokes all the time and extremely good at what he’s doing, the most fun gay guy I’ve ever met. I’m gonna miss Herina, who’s very skillful, caring and fair. She would piont to her own rear and ask you to kiss her ass when you ask a stupid question, or she will say”talk to my hand”like Arnold did, but she’s definitely caring. I’m gonna miss some of the faces in school like the Spanish lecturer Ignacio, who would again and again teach how to sew on the same thing, the brasilian lecturer Dally who would give a sweet smile whever he sees you, the pricipal Joe, who asks you questions about how well you are doing…
Lot of them.
Right now I am thinking how lucky I am. Seems like I’ve always being surrounded with nice and fun people, always meeting the right people. I think even my new boss is a very nice guy. haha.
Lucky me.
09.25.07
Mid-Autumn
Second day at work–Mid-autumn festival.
“Red envelope”from my boss Kim in the morning. everybody got a mooncake.
Off early in the afternoon too. Big traffic jam. Guy sitting besides me stinks all over. (+dozed off with the mouth open, man~~~!)
Gordo bought new fish tank. Clean and pretty and bigger. Also white roses & bell flowers for me. Nice.
According to tradition, we will go out to see fireworks and get ourselves lost in the lantern party. Them we will have a foot-massage.
Tomorrow is my big day,haha.
09.23.07
Last sunday
The last sunday before I officially start to work.
I haven’t been working in 2 years and I kind of get used to my lazy skedule, or flexible skedule.
Now that I have to work and have responsibilities I am honestly feeling a bit…reluctant.
The fixed skedule(from 8:30am to 6pm) and the rush hour traffic are both very unappealing to me.
It’s true that once you are spoiled it’s miserable to get “unspoiled”.But there is an end to every era. My school life ends and I’ll be a bum without work.
What did we do this sunday? We planned to have brunch at IL MATEUS but I talked to this insurance guy till over 12. Then Gordo got sleepy–>brunch cancelled. Then take-out for lunch, then I got super bored in home. We went out searching for a dress to wear for my graduation. Result is, I either had seen the fabric somewhere or do not think much of the design–I am unable to spend money on clothes now. Gordo said I am absolutely no fun.–but, how can I spend over a thousand on a black dress knowing how much the cost is around? Even if the design is good?mm… I don’t think I will pay more than 200 for a dress too often…
So basically we came home empty-handed. I said “basically”because we did buy a box of belgium chocolate in the end. It tastes great!
Right now Gordo is watching a French movie without subtitle. I don’t know how he gets by but I don’t understand a bit. Also don’t understand why so many people think French is a such a beautiful language–does not sound so to me. And French movie… to be honest, is not my cup of tea either.
Fall dress
One of the dresses I designed and had it done outside in my size so I could wear.
A simple dress for early fall.
Long day today.
went to fabric market with Gordo and Edison because Edison wanted to bring fabric back to Brasil. After that I met up with May and we went to buy organza for the window display.
We bought 6 colors of organza, for 2 floors.
Although it looks amateurish, we spent the whole afternoon making the window.
When we finished Kim came. He bought us dinner and after that drinks in a salsa bar in Westin hotel. There is a columbian band playing in the bar. The guitarist looks cute from afar. 
Gordo picked me up and I never got to finish the second doze of black label which May poured for me.
There was this middle-aged white woman sitting at the bar counter and Kim pionted to her and said to us:”you see, when a woman gets to 50, she will just have to sit there and nobody would talk to her.”
Sad facts of life…
but it also gave us a good laugh right now, cause we are still young.
09.21.07
to plan or not to
Probably, today is my last day in school.
Next Wednesday, 26th, is my graduation ceremony. It’s gonna be a big thing. The way La Salles does its advertisement–it’s gonna be a fantastic show too, I believe.
So my 2 years in La Salles end well.
Next, there will be at least 1 year, when I’d be slaving in (or at least working real hard in my current company). Vacation is miminum, so is salary. Travelling is out of the question, but hope I can learn. It looks so planned.
In my past experience, things only happened to me when there was no plan whatsoever. Without planning, i fell in love for the first time; finding my first job; meeting Gordo and getting married ect. etc. Thats why I always believe in that saying:”No te esforzas tanto, que las cosas mejores de la vida siempre le occurren quando menos las expectas.”
Sometimes I wish all the good things in the world would just happen to me when I am fooling around..chilling…but, I guess while you get older, you inevitably would start planning…
I hope everything is worth it in the end…