I miss my friends....

Why are my friends so scattered? LA, Vegas, Manila, Middle East etc... I tried calling my friends from Manila earlier but they were either studying or sleeping. Why can't God put you all in one place? Perhaps, why do I have to be secluded here in Hawaii? Get me outta here...I have no reasons of staying here. My friends here just come and go. Maybe there is this place waiting for me.

Kristine, Iynah, Philip, Shoti, Rose, Nobel, Kathy, Cathy, Butchoy, Cai, Gaffy, Odette, Andrey, Paulette, Charm(mare!).

I wish you guys were here. I maybe busy but I have the ability of squeezing my time to those I care about. I miss the hardcore parties, the brawl and the fun that comes with it. hehe. "hindi ako lasing?!" hahaha. nobel, thanks for catching my puke! haha. iynah, promise i won't squeal secrets when drunk. loud music anyone? setting up our tent in the seashore, lying in the sand while intoxicated and stargazing are worth remembering. And who would forget that canoing in the beach rose? i wont forget the sleepovers and our early trip to our/your beach house/cottage every morning; but our beach house got burned...tsk tsk poor thing. Hey Shoti, don't you dare to play that porn again! hahaha. play it when you're alone, not with a whole group of us in the room. disgusting! Gaffy, I miss our too fast too furious days. Speed up man! hahaha.

Group hug?!

Get me out of this quagmire!

School has been very stressful. After 2 years of being at ease, now I am reminded of being in Law School again.

My God, it's like living in reclusion. I have to forgo a typical 23 yo guy will do on weekends. Can't wait on my East Coast vacation come May 11! I can now smell the crisp air outside my room in Waldorf Astoria. =-)

Don't Commit the Fallacy of Mispronouncing Them!

I compiled my favorite designer brands and searched for their right pronunciation. So when you come across with these names in London, New York City, Milan and Paris, at least you know how to say them properly. And so the list goes...

Pronunciation Key
-the J rejers to j-July.
-the g refers to the g-Grover.
the c refers to the c-Center.

A
Alessandro Dell'Acqua (Del-LAK-wa)
Anna Sui (Swee)
Anne Demeulemeester (Ann Deh-MUH-le-mees-ter)
Anteprima (On-tay-pre-ma)
Agnes B. (Ahn-NYAS-buh)
Azzedine Alaia (Aza-deen A-Lye-a)

B
Balenciaga (Bah-Len-see-aga)
Bally (Bah-li)
Balmain (Bahl-Mah)
Baume & Mercier (Bom-ee-Mer-See-yay)
Behnaz Sarafpour (Beh-naz Sarah-furr)
Braun Buffel (Brohn Byu-furl)
Bruno Magli (Broo-no Mal-yi)
Bottega Veneta (Bo-te-ga Ve-NE-tah)
Boucheron (Boo-KE-ron)
Burberry (Burr-behr-ri)
Bulgari (Bull-ge-ri (NB. The "v" in Bvlgari is just the u form of the Roman Alphabet)
Byblos( Beeb-los)

C
Cacharel(Ka-sha-rhel)
Cartier (Kar-ti-yay)
Cerruti (Cher-ru-tee)
Cesare Paciotti (Che-sa-ray Pa-chi-Yo-ti)
Chanel (Sha-nel)
Chantal Thomas (Shan-tal To-Mah)
Charles Jourdan (Sharls Zhor-Duhn)
Charriol (Sha-ri-yol)
Chloé (KLOH-eh)
Chopard (Sho-par)
Christian Loboutin (KRIS-tiahng Loo-boo-Tehng)
Christian Lacroix (Christian LAH-Kwah)
Claude Montana (Kload Mohn-TA-na)
Comme des Garcons (Kom deh GAHR-sohng)
Coccinelle (KoH-chee-nel-li)
Costume National (KOHS-tyum Nah-sho-nal)
Courreges (Koo-Rezh)
Cynthia Rowley (Cynthia Rao-li)

D
Dolce and Gabbana (Dol-cheh and Ge-ba-na)
Donna Karan (Donna Kah-ren)
Dries Van Noten (Drees Vahn Noh-tehn)

E
Elie Saab (Eh-li Zahb)
Emmanuel Ungaro (Ee-Man-nooel OON-Gah-ro)
Emporio Armani (Em-POHR-yo AR-mah-ni)
Ermenigildo Zegna (Ehr-Man-ni-jil-do Zey-nya)
Etro (Eht-tro)
Etienne Aigner (Eight-yen Ahg-neigh)

F-G
Faconnable (Fah-so-nahb)
Georg Jensen (Yorg Yen-sen)
Gianfranco Ferré (Zhan-franck-o Feh-reh)
Gianni Versace (Jee-Yan-nee Versa-chee)
Gucci (Goo-chi)
Guy Laroche (Gee Lah-Rosh)

H-J
Heidi Slimane (Eh-di Sli-Mahn)
Helmut Lang (Hel-moot Lung)
Hermes (Air-h-mezz)
Herve Leger (Er-Vey Le-ZHAY)
Hussein Chalayan (HOO-sayn Cha-Layan)
Issey Miyake (EES-say Mi-ya-kay)
Jacques Fath (Zhack Faht)
Jaeger-Le Coultre (Yay-ger Leh Koot)
Jean Charles de Castelbajac (Zhan-Sharls de Ka-sel-ba-zhak)
Jean Louis Scherrer (Zhan-LOO-ee Sh-Rehr)
Jean Paul Gaultier (Zhon Paul Gol-tee-yay)

K-L
Lanvin (Lahn-VAWN)
Les Copain (Leh KHO-pang)
Loewe (Lo-eh-veh)
Longchamp (Long-shum)
Longines (Lohn-jeens)
Louis Feraud (Loo-ee Fay-yoh)
Louis Vuitton (Loo-ee Vui-TOHNG)

M
Mainbocher (men-bo-shay)
Marithe et Francois Girbaud (Mah-ri-tay eh Frans-suah- Jeer Bow)
Martine Sitbon (Mahr-tin Si-bohn)
Miu Miu (Myu Myu)
Moschino (Mos-ki-no)

NO
Narciso Rodriquez (Nar-See-so Rod-Ri-gehz)
Nicholas Ghesquire (Ni-ko-la Gehs-kyerr)
Olivier Theyskens (Oh-Li-vi-yay Thigh-skens)

P
Piaget (Pya-jay)
Piazza Sempione (Pi-yat-za Sempi-yo-Ni)
Pierre Balmain (Pyerr Bahl-mahn)
Pierre Cardin (Pyerr Kar-dohn)
Plein Sud (Plan Sood)
Proenza Shouler (Pro-ehn-za Shoo-ler)

R
Ralph Lauren (Ralph Lo-ren)
Rochas (Rho-shas)
Romeo Gigli (Romeo Jee-li)

SZ
Salvatorre Ferragamo (Sal-va-toh-reh Feh-ra-gah-mo)
Sonia Rykiel (Reek-ki-yel)
Thierry Mugler (Teh-ree Mooh-gleh)
Tomas Maier (Toh-mas Mah-yer)
Veronique Branquinho (Ve-ro-Neek Brang-ki-no)
Xuly Bet (Zuh-li Bet)
YSL Rive Gauche (YSL Reev Gosh)
Yves Saint Laurent (Eev Sahn Lor-UHN)