...and black shoes..

Black is a basic color so most women (and even men) have black bags and black shoes. Well, I am one of the very few who do not have, if not the only one who doesn't have a black bag and a black shoes. Ok, I do have a black shoes which I bought in September 2009, I had an interview so I had to wear the typical corporate attire, of course, with a matching black shoes. That's the first and the last time I wore that "interview" shoes. Last year, when I had my spring cleaning of clothes, bags and shoes, I gave away my one and only black bag because the bag itself is heavy and I think it already served me well(meaning I am just opening an opportunity to buy a new one:)). Well, it's been months and I have not bought a black bag and it's been more than a year since I last bought and wore a black shoes. So I guess, it's about time to get these basics.

This week, I dropped by the mall twice, last Tuesday and yesterday, for this purpose. In both attempts, I failed to buy a black bag and shoes and ended up buying these bags and a wallet, yes, all brown, no black. Now, I will have to make a confession, I am not really into black when it comes to bags and shoes(that's why I can live without it)...and I am into brown(and its shades) when it comes to bags (and shoes and belts, etc. hehehe). I am also into bags with long strap, both bags have long straps.
I bought all these in Parfois (Megamall), this store opened in December 2010, the first branch opened in Glorietta in June 2010. This week, when I first discovered this store, I fell in love with it right away. I like the accessories, the bags, the wallets, etc. They also have shoes but didn't like any of the styles (yet).:)

By the way, Parfois is a Portugal brand, it means "sometimes." I hope I will be able to resist and only buy bags "sometimes." ;p

Dear Ryah,

Your reality is only limited by your vision. What you hold in your hand is only limited by what you see in your mind. Your inner world will always manifest in your outer world.

Manifest,
God

P.S. Here’s a fact: Your imagination is a blueprint of what will happen in your world, Ryah.

Last 29 January, mi amiga Lianne had our first Starbucks' stop in Corinthian Hills. We initially planned to go to Intramuros but had to detour. In my post about this first stop, I mentioned that it was a pleasant detour. Now, I will write the reason for the detour and why I call it pleasant.

Mi amiga Lianne and I would like to "document" our Starbucks adventure so having a camera is a must. I've been contemplating into buying a digicam, my third digicam, the first two malfunctioned only after a year of usage. I lived without a digicam for more than a year and only used my lomocam Chelsea.  

I started looking for a digicam third week of January, I wanted to buy Lumix LX5 but found it too expensive so I looked for another brand, Ricoh. I learned about Ricoh from Daphne Osena-Paez, it is a Japanese brand. I found what "fits" my budget and Ricoh CX2 passed the quality of photo that I was looking for. The night before we had our first stop, I went to the mall to buy Ricoh CX2 but I was told that the display unit is the only one they have! I didn't buy it because I didn't want the display unit, it was an old stock! So the next day, I thought of going to Megamall first to buy a camera before proceeding to Intramuros but since Megamall is far from Intramuros, we had to detour, we eventually decided to visit the Starbucks-featured branch nearest to Megamall which is the Corinthinan Hills.

Well, I decided not to buy a camera that day, thank God, mi amiga Lianne was able to borrow her sister's digicam so I didn't have to rush that day. We used that camera and enjoyed our very first stop.

Just today, two weeks after the first stop, I have finally bought a digicam. It's not Lumix LX5, not Ricoh CX2 but Lumix LX3. I always believe in perfect timing, in blessings-in-disguise, in God's intervention. I believe that even in small decisions such as this, God sends forth circumstances, people to lead us to the right decision/path. That I guess is more than pleasant. :)
I am very happy with Lumix LX3, I have always wanted this but didn't buy it before because it was too expensive for me, but after more than a year of waiting, the price has gone down. ;) Aside from the capacity to produce good quality photos, I like Lumix LX3 because the lens of this Lumix model is Leica.
Leica is my ultimate dream camera but that's another story.;) To read more about Leica, click here. 

I received an email today entitled "God's Timing is Perfect." I received it thrice from three of my friends. One of them knows my situation and the other two are clueless. ;)