
So then I was inspired to look up more of my treasures that are just lying around the house. They're not worth much, but they mean a whole lot to me. (Ches sees me taking pictures of all these objects again and says, so when you're bored you turn into a still life photographer? And I reply, and when you're bored you meddle into other people's perfectly innocent activities? Hahaha.)
Here are a few of my favorite things:
Hello Kitty postcards from Macau. We got them at the Macau Tower, I think. When we went there, there was a bridal car parked in front, a black limo decorated with white flowers and Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel dolls. Coolest Bridal Car Ever.

Nail files from Babette. The Kitty one is my first Kitty from San Francisco. The other one sums up my life mantra: Chocolates and shoes take away the blues. It's too perfect, isn't it? Babette knows me so well. She gave this to me at the height of my SM dramas last year. Who needs a complicated, life-changing philosophy when you can have one as simple as that? Haha. (Thanks, Babette! I love you =)

Disney denim bag from my cousin who lives near Disney World in Florida. This was my favorite bag in law school. I'd put all my readings and baon in the thing, and if my baon spilled into the readings, then all the better so I had an excuse not to read them. Haha. I love this bag as it is, but it would've been even better if Eeyore was in there, too, right? Haha.

Ring with precious stones from my Lolo. I'm not really sure how it got to me. Mom probably got it as part of her share in the inheritance, and gave it to me in turn bcoz she knows how much I love my Lolo. He passed away when I was in first year college. I still miss him and my Lola to this day.

Doll from Tibet. Ok, I have not been to Tibet, but she does look every bit Seven Years in Tibet, doesn't she? She stands on her own, too. She's a little independent lady. Haha. I got her from Wangfujing in Beijing, I think. If not Hong Kong or Shenzhen.

Jointed bears from Randy and Lola Thelma. Aren't they so adorable? And so country, too. I'm not supposed to have any stuffed toys bcoz I'm asthmatic, but I just love them.

Precious Moments Christmas snow globe from my Lola. Again, I don't know how I happened to own this, but it's one of my most treasured possessions bcoz it was owned by my beloved Lola. Randy wanted to put it in our bookshelf as part of the decor, but when I explained to him how valuable it was for me, he put it in the overhead cabinet instead where it's a lot safer.

Trinkets from my travels. The pink clutch is a find from my first trip in Bangkok. I got it either in Lumpini or in one of the 60 million malls. (In my second trip - with Ches and baby Yoshi this time - I got several teak wood vases and bowls and stuff from Chatuchak, and I didn't have the heart to give them away even if they're not country, so Randy put them up in the Ates' room instead.) There's a compact mirror from Vietnam and another from Shenzhen, a slipper keychain from Sentosa in Singapore, a foldable shopping bag either from Bhukit Bintang or KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, and an exquisite embroidered purse from Siem Reap (which is too beautiful I just had to get it for Ate, too).

Manong Guard and Lady Guard. Manong Guard is a Buckingham Palace guard, Chuchi's pasalubong to Yoshi from her Europe trip, which he promptly christened Manong Guard. Haha. (She also gave me a rosary from the Vatican and a drawing of one of the Sistine Chapel artworks.) Lady Guard is the Statue of Liberty, a collectors' item from Randy. It was also the boys who gave her that name, so she can be the love team of Manong Guard. Haha. (I have the coolest friends, I know. Thanks, Chuchi and Randy! I love you =)

Andrew Brownsword bears. The frame contains my pix with Amor, one of my best friends in college, in the attic of their jaw-dropping Tagaytay country home. The figurine was sent to me by Kaye all the way from California. I love Andrew Brownsword bears. A huge chunk of my allowance in college went to buying the stationeries and other paper products with the bears which I have to this day.

My voodoo dolls. The beautiful Disney Princesses from Ate are all there, plus my two porcelain Ashton Drake dolls from Randy, and Miss Tibet herself. All things of beauty and joys forever.

Crystal bootie in a basket with cross-stitched roses. A baby shower gift from Randy when I was pregnant with Yoshi. He has such fine tastes in everything I feel absolutely low-class next to him. Haha.

My Melody mints in a can, from one of my Hong Kong junkets.

Hello Kitty undies from Ate. I keep them together with the VS undies she also gave me, and save them until I absolutely have to use them already when I'm having The Worst Days of My Life. Yes, I'm the kind of person who is instantly cheered up by fabulous undies. Haha.

Harry Potter 5. Special bcoz it was a birthday gift from Jon and Malen, two of my best friends from way, way back, and still super close to this day. I can just totally rely on them, and they look after me. (Thanks, you guys. I love you =)

Mr. Pug. Another gift from Chuchi to Yoshi (or is it for Boots who's her godson?) Doesn't he look perfectly fierce? He's actually a coin bank. Haha. If my soul had a face, it would probably look all gnarled and terrifying like this. If I had a soul to begin with. Haha.

Purse from my Lola, which contains coins from her US trip. It goes into the bigger purse with all the dainty embroidery, which I clutched thruout my wedding. Needless to say, these top my favorites list.

(So all of you people who think all I care about are my shoes and clothes and the soon-to-arrive Cath Kidston bags - you are so wrong about me. Haha.)