Young star Karlstyn Cruz represents in Humen Cup International Youth Design Competition. 

Her collection was nothing short of spectacular. And need I say elegant. Every detail articulately hand stitched. 

Congratulations karlstyn. I’m really proud of you. And to all my buddies in the fashion industry, this is your girl. 

Maskara. 

Collection of masks from countries I visit. Its been a year now and I’m quite pleased with the progress. The newest, coming from my recent vacation in Indonesia. If things go according to plan, 2 more will be added soon. Wish me luck. 

Batik 101. 

Le Factory and the women who run it. A country who’s skill is a hit and the labor -cheap.  

Detailed prints are stamped with hot wax as ink. 

And every color pipped by hand. Tedious work that would surely get f’ed up at the hands of someone less skilled. 

Like all things wonderful and old, really gained a deeper appreciation of it by knowing the process it underwent. 

With ketut the medicine man.

Yet another fortune telling entry. But this time, all the way from eat.pray.love, the man himself-Ketut. hahaha. You can read my Quipo,Philippines experience here. 

Just a thought, you might want to rethink about asking the local’s where ketut live’s. Hindu’s call all there 4th born child with the same name. 

Moving forward to the reading, he told-

• Again, I’ll be very successful. I’m liking the odds of this. hahaha. I told him my degree was marketing but he couldn’t understand what it is. So he told me just to stick with business. =)) “you should write, publicist, computer, beauty salon!”. WTF right. 
• Then he told me I was a man of authority. People listen to me. (hmmm. quite true on some occasions). Then it was spoiled when I realized the basis is the mole I have in my cheek. Errr. hahaha. Get it. Mole=Period=Authority!
• He also said I’d reach a 100 years old. Booyeah!!! So is my sister, and my mom, and all the other people who had there fortune’s told. =|
• Probably, the only credible thing he told me is “all the women who I would love will be very lucky; they will experience true happiness…” (hear that ladies!!! text me. haha). Although there is that slight possibility that I’m stretching what he said. In fact, I don’t think he said anything like that at all. But hey, I’m good for it. 

There you have it. To be honest, all I really wanted was a picture with him. And I did. The feeling isn’t mutual, he saw this and was very unpleased. hahaha. 

*i heard the gypsies in Europe give pretty good predictions. =D