kawabongga 2009

2009 is a very memorable year ender for me. So much has happened that I am still digesting everything. I am now starting a new phase in my life.

Looking forward to a meaningful 2010.

Still fuzzy wuzzy to write about my year of the Tiger goals.

tick tock tick tock

bedroom without the bed

view from the kitchen

bulilit living room

kitchen

kitchen 2 love love

Time flies literally, feels like I just woke up and now it's already almost 4pm boy oh boy oh boy....clock I hear yah.

2 more weeks aaand counting.

bulilit flat updates:

* kitchen and closets- check

*clean,clean,clean-semi check

*furniture pieces- delivery on wed- good feng sui

*appliances- Delivery on friday

* looks good.:)

The Road Less Travelled-

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference”

Robert Frost

There is something about this month that made me different.

Even with the workload and stress, I managed to stay calm. I treat each day differently, I try to mix "fun work" and "hard work" simultaneously. I then save the "best work" as a treat.

I look forward, I plan things. I enjoy my salon days and shopping days. I save for the things that I like and feast my eyes on things that I cannot buy.

I savor the meals I eat,the conversation i have,day by day.

I realized it's a matter of perception. The joy is still found in little things. My day is filled with a lot of these. :)

Ber months, the countdown begins. Christmas is just around the corner.

flowers

Meme, my good friend made a mock up of our centerpiece flower arrangement. SInce we are working on a budget,it is a smart idea to see it in actual. I will be making the square base using old scraps of wood from my past projects. My carpenter finished all 30 already, just waiting for them to be painted.

I enjoy the little details a lot. It makes me happy. :) The flower is called stargazer and it smells good too!

bulilit flat

facade,new extension

entrance

kitchen area

kit area,raw

kit area,constructing

facade,extension

Even since we started the wedding planning, Jong and I always talked about our ideal "home". This is one of our major concerns. It did not take us a long time to reach our decision but the process was very spicy. It added a bit more character and "umph" to our small abode. I call it our "bulilit" flat. Technically it is a 1 bedroom unit in the penthouse of Jong's family building.

It is "officially" our 1st investment. We used our own savings to revamp this place. It is not cheap, being a designer, I am not willing to settle for less. :) But it does not mean Italian kitchen and fixtures (this is only for clients..hehe), it means, trips to swapmeet and bangkal fleamarket, e-bay finds and a lot of house tours to aunts and friend's houses looking around if I can score on some mid century furniture pieces.

I am currently finishing my furniture specifications. Just found the right dining table. Kitchen and closet will be installed mid of Sept. It is very exciting. Tight budget even makes it more interesting.

At the end of the day, the simple girl that I always am, is so happy and thanking God for all the blessings he had given me.