Creative Cravings

ALDO Silver City Centre

ALDO X Summer Sale: Romzone, Cogoli, and Trausen

Romzone and Cogoli

Trausen

Romzone

Cogoli

*Summer Sale: All originally costs $12 each down to $2.98 each.

Original Price: $40.68 I Final Price: $10.11

*Canon EOS Rebel T4i

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

— Place d’Orleans Shopping Centre, Donald St., Rideau Shopping Centre

*Canon EOS Rebel T4i and iPhone 5s.

'Cause darling I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream.  #WednesdayAddams

BOO!!!

— Abby Hill Farms, Place d'Orleans, Donald St.

*All photos were shot by CANON EOS Rebel T4i and iPhone 5s.

From Australia to France: Aussie Smoothing Serum & Mevida Cleansing Wipes

From Australia: Aussie Smoothing Serum

From France: Mevida Cleansing Wipes

*Canon EOS Rebel T4i

— My 25th Birthday Gift from Mom. <3

*Canon EOS Rebel T4i

Fall is the time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale!

— Riverain Park, Emerald Buffet, Green Fresh Supermarket, Metro Supermarket

*All photos were shot by CANON EOS Rebel T4i and iPhone 5s.

"And then there is that day when all around, all around you hear the dropping of the apples, one by one, from the trees. At first it is one here and one there, and then it is three and then it is four and then nine and twenty, until the apples plummet like rain, fall like horse hoofs in the soft, darkening grass, and you are the last apple on the tree." — Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

— Mountain Apple Orchards, Andrew Haydon Park

*All photos were taken by Canon EOS Rebel T4i, Nikon D5100, and iPhone 5s.

Claire’s X Hello Kitty + Friends Collection 40th Anniversary: Celebrating Friendship Shopping Bag

Claire’s X Hello Kitty + Friends Collection 40th Anniversary: Celebrating Friendship Shopping Receipt

WHAT’S IN MY BAG?

CLAIRE’S EXCLUSIVE LICENSE HELLO KITTY + FRIENDS BY SANRIO FESTIVAL COLLECTION

Claires’ X Hello Kitty + Friends Collection 40th Anniversary: Celebrating Friendship

Hello Kitty Festival Collection: Daisy Denim

All Hello Kitty Festival Collection shown are 50%-70% Off!

HELLO KITTY FESTIVAL COLLECTION: DAISY DENIM

The Hello Kitty Festival Collection: Daisy Denim below shows original price.

Hello Kitty Daisy Denim Belt Bag ($20.50)

Keep your hands free while on the go with this Hello Kitty belt bag. The denim belt bag features a picture of Hello Kitty with her name spelled out in floral print letters. Zip closure. Adjustable belt with plastic buckle closure (as described in Claire’s Official Website).

Hello Kitty Daisy Jean Pocket Coin Purse ($10.75)

Just like the pocket on your favorite pair of jeans, this coin purse is a great place to store stuff. The denim coin purse features a picture of Hello Kitty with her trademark pink bow and a ring of daisies around her head. Zip to closure (as seen in Claire’s Official Website).

Hello Kitty Festival Denim Baseball Cap ($22)

Hit the festivals in style. Hello Kitty’s name is spelled out in floral print letters on this denim baseball cap. Adjustable fit (as described in Claire’s Official Website).

Hello Kitty Daisy Hardcase Wallet ($19.50)

Hello Kitty is ready for a festival on this hardcase wallet. The wallet features a pretty daisy print (as shown in Claire’s Official Website).

Hello Kitty Daisy Button Pack ($4.75)

The pack showcases five mini buttons/badges featuring Hello Kitty, floral, peace sign, and bird prints. You can pin these buttons on your favorite denim jacket or anywhere you feel like putting them to give off a festive vibe.

CLAIRE’S HELLO KITTY BY SANRIO FESTIVAL COLLECTION EXCLUSIVE TAG

TOTE-TALLY AWESOME FREE TOTE EXCLUSIVELY AT CLAIRE’S

BONUS: MORE KITTIES! MORE FRIENDS! 

Kittens Necklace Strap ($3.59)

This purple strap may not be a part of the Hello Kitty + Friends Collection but the cute kitten prints necklace strap, also 70% off is so irresistible not to add in your circle of friends! <3

I grabbed all this SALE which originally costs $91.63 for a total of $19.52 after tax with a free exclusively awesome Claire’s Hello Kitty and Besties tote! :D

Did you also happen to celebrate Claire’s and Hello Kitty + Besties Friendship? If so, you might wanna check this out: Hello Kitty Photo Fun App.

CHEERS TO 40 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP! <3

*All photos were taken via Canon EOS Rebel T4i except for the screenshots of Claire’s Official Website pages.

From electronics/gadgets to office/school supplies, beauty, fashion and style needs, and other of your favorite stuff, inexpensive but pretty buckets can organize your perky trinkets! <3

Buckets from left to right: Green, Yellow, and Silver Flowers (Target, $1), Pink and White Polka Dots (Target, $1), Purple Bow (Dollarama, $1.25), Fuschia Bow (Dollarama, $1.25), Black Lace (Target, $1), White Lace (Target, $1).

Bucket up! Got’ta have it! ;)

*All photos taken by Canon EOS Rebel T4i.

CREATIVE CATHARSIS: PAGES OF POETRY

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To the best partner who keeps fighting for our love in this epic battle.

CREATIVE CATHARSIS: PAGES OF POETRY

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A coffee stain resembling the sun or the moon... or the sun and the moon as one.

CREATIVE CATHARSIS: PAGES OF POETRY

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She was 3 when she left for Canada, away from her mom in the Philippines. Her 4th and 5th birthdays have passed without her... and everytime she blows her candles, her wish is 'to be with her mom soon.' On her dad's birthday last September, asked what was her wish for him, she requested the same... 'to be with her mom'. 

Before we left, her mom also reminded me to look after her, especially when she eats small candies. She is too fond of eating them whenever she spots one, she might not be able to eat properly. In addition, her mom also had a traumatic experience related with eating tiny food pieces when she was young.

This poem is for her... my lovely niece who never gets tired of waiting... and hoping:

How do you explain something to a blind man?

I remember my first year college professor asked the class to make an essay on ‘How will you explain a color to a blind man since birth?’; got a non-passing mark of 4 in a traumatic red pen with a kinda frank and harsh comment, ‘I think you didn’t understand the exercise.’; and so yeah, well I guess after frustrating over it, I just have to accept that I might not have understood it… in the eyes and judgment of a woman who never experienced blindness at all.

Fastforward to today, I was set in a practical exercise, or what we call real life.

An old man approached and asked me directions, not how to explain a color to him… He asked me for directions. And not just go straight, turn left, walk down the hallway kind of directions. It’s how will he take the bus going downtown, a far distance from where we were standing that time. When I started talking and giving him directions, I didn’t even realize it until he was turning around cluelessly, leading his stick in the directions I gave him.

I tried to call the security because I was at work that time but nobody answered and nobody else were there to help him except me. So I didn’t have to exhaust all options. Without second thoughts, I offered to take him where he needs to go even if it means I have to work OT (knowing I’m that woman who always tries her best not to stay late at work)… until we safely reached his destination.

So how will you give directions to a blind man?

You don’t have to fully explain them in words. You just have to offer a helping hand, literally and figuratively, and share your sense of sight even for a moment because you are very blessed to have it.

How will you explain something to a blind man?

Now, I know the answer, more than a perfect essay can portray, more than any words can explain…

How do you explain something to a blind man?

You just have to use your heart.

I have understood the exercise fully… in the eyes of a blind man. Because he didn’t give me a non-passing mark. He gave me a mark no one can surpass.

*Image of St. Laurent Bus Station taken via iPhone 5s.

25th

#09/14/14

— Robbie’s Italian Restaurant

*All shots were taken via Canon EOS Rebel T4i, Nikon D5100, and iPhone 5s. Social Media birthday greetings were screenshot.