Monday, February 14, 2011

Back for Love. Back to Blog.



I haven’t updated my blog in forever. The culprit - a little friendly criticism. A good friend gave an honest assessment of my blog and it opened up a deep cavern of doubt on the direction the blog was taking. So I took time to try and answer questions like, “why do I blog?”,  “what do I want to achieve with this? “, and “what’s my theme?”.  To be honest, I’m not sure. But I realized that I’m content trying to figuring it out. I just love sharing what I find interesting about Filipino culture. This year, I resume blogging on Valentine’s. Because I'm corny and symbolic like that. And I'd like to believe that when you love something, you step up to the plate even if you’re uncertain, because you have faith that you’re leading up to something great.

(That being said, I somehow made it to finalist at the Philippine Blog Awards. Check out the snazzy banner on the right. Despite my blog lacking a recurrent theme, I think that some people enjoyed it. Thanks so much guys. Your encouraging comments mean a lot.)

I’m leaving you all with some photos that I was supposed to post last year. One of my favorite pieces of jewelery is this tambourine necklace which I bought at a shop in Megamall. It’s gold-plated silver and was all the rage for pious women during the Spanish times. I whipped up a matching outfit for it- something to carry it out from antiquity.











Tambourine necklace. A blue reworked vintage dress. Melissa Vivienne Westwood pumps. A woven beret I got from Kultura. Thank you to the uber talented Kaity Chua for the photos.

Happy Valentines everyone!


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11 comments:

  1. Kaity ChuaFebruary 14, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Welcome back, Knoxy! The blogosphere missed you!

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  2. lovineFebruary 15, 2011 at 2:09 AM

    "To be honest, I’m not sure. But I realized that I’m content trying to figuring it out." - thats how I feel about my life sometimes. Don't stop blogging! :)

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  3. NikkiFebruary 15, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    I just stumbled upon your blog while googling for pinoy fiesta photos. This entry just struck me, cause I feel like I also do things that I don't know where they're heading me to (I'm an artist by profession but I can't seem to find my own identity in my style). But you're right, the 'journey' figuring it out is fun. So yeah, keep blogging! You post interesting and informative stuff here. Good luck! :)

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Sandra looking hot!

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  5. UnknownFebruary 15, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    I really missed reading your posts! Welcome back!

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  6. MusaFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    Thanks everyone. I was so surprised to see 5 comments. That's the most I've ever gotten. I'm really psyched to blog now. Hahaha!

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  7. MusaFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    To Lovine and Nikki, art and life. So very much intertwined. Honestly, I used to be a very honest critic. But then I realized from experience how fragile an ego can be. Now, I'm more encouraging with myself and with my artist friends.

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  8. odezzzFebruary 18, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    welcome back to blogging! where else can you find a chic take on anything pinoy? tuloy mo lang. it'll only get better. love the styling and pictures!

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  9. chris y.February 19, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    you owe me a drink (or 10, depends on my mood)

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  10. MusaFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Odezzz, thanks for the love. YM tayo minsan. I miss you.

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  11. MusaFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Chris, lezgo man. I'm game.

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