Pass the Crayons // An Oh-So-Colorful Birthday Dinner

Posted by Arlu on Dec 14, 2012 in Featured, Food, Thought Bubbles | 0 comments

Call it an evening of “first impressions,” quite literally, as we celebrated my mom’s birthday last Sunday — This was our first time to try out Impressions, the swanky French restaurant by celebrity chef Cyrille Soenen, located at Maxims Hotel in Resorts World Manila.

Cheekbones and Silhouettes // An Afternoon at the BenCab Museum (Part 1)

Posted by Arlu on Aug 7, 2012 in Art, Culture, Featured, Thought Bubbles, Travel | 1 comment

We were ecstatic to finally be visiting the BenCab museum in Baguio, as we have heard so many good things about it. In fact, it would always come up in conversations with friends as one of the “must visits” in the City of Pines, and was right up there with Camp John Hay, Cafe By the Ruins, and of course, the Good Shepherd Convent, home of the best ube (purple yam) jam in the country.  

A Tribute to My Second Dad

Posted by Arlu on Nov 29, 2011 in Culture, Featured, Thought Bubbles | 5 comments

All the things pictured below belong to one man, Anthony’s dad Jim Cospito.  I have known him for as long as I’ve known Anthony — over ten years now — and I wanted to pay tribute to him by giving you a sense of who he was through these objects, and introduce you to a fascinating man whom I have been very blessed to have met and spent many happy times with.

The Art of Leaving a Party

Posted by Arlu on Oct 26, 2011 in Culture, Featured, Thought Bubbles | 4 comments

As we left the party at the National Museum, I was still in “shooting” mode and ended up with these pictures, which I thought of sharing with you today.  A series of candid contemplations, these were taken during the ten minutes it took us to walk to our cars, which were parked behind the building.

Wandering the Mythical World of Jun Jun Ablaza

Posted by Arlu on Oct 25, 2011 in Culture, Fashion, Featured, Thought Bubbles | 7 comments

Anthony and I are always thrilled to receive an invitation from our good friend, top events designer Jun Jun Ablaza, who launched his exhibition, AblazAblaze 2011, at the National Museum last night.

The show featured his own unique and exotic wearable art pieces, masterfully crafted using materials from his personal collection of jewels and curios culled from many travels abroad.  As you will see from these photos that follow, Jun Jun is an incredibly talented and visionary artist, making him truly deserving of the title, Shaman of Design.