Q: Hello, Can you please help me. I want to have a vacation in Asia where I can buy lots of cheap but good products. Where in Asia? China or thailand? Please help me. Thanksss! Btw. I love ur sketches. =))

I have no idea if it’s cheaper in China because when we went to Beijing, I find most of the things there too expensive. I guess it depends where in China you’re heading since after all, Beijing is the capital city so urbanization tends to make prices go higher. Thailand is alright, so is Malaysia. And thank you! :)

Q: hey kisty. :) how do you edit your videos on playing it fast forward? and what program/tool d`you used on making the vid?

I edit videos using iMovie. When you click on the clip, there’s somes sort of dialog box will appear. You can edit the speed and audio there. 

escapismgoeson asked you: Ate Kisty, san mo nabili yung Keep Calm and Carry On book mo? :)

I bought it a long time ago…… Probably in Fullybooked. 

Q: how much do you spend on clothes?

One does not simply ask how much I spend on clothes. 

infintsky asked you: Hello! May I ask where you bought your Instax Mini 7s? I’m desperately looking for one! Thank you! :)

My boyfriend bought it from Fujifilm. I think it’s cheaper if you buy it directly from the store but if I’m not mistaken, the Mini 7S always out of stock. They’re currently selling the Mini 25 though.

biathegreat asked you: hi ate kisty! may i ask what course did you take in college :D

 I took up Information Technology. :)

lesmallunicorn asked you: How much do polaroid films cost? Those about 4x5 inches? :) Thank you!

I assume this is the Instax Wide… 400++ for 10 pcs.

Q: A lot of people are saying that you’re copying ————. which, as i can see, is kinda true. What are your thoughts on this one?

There’s no point of answering your question because you’ve already passed judgement. Thank you.

About this issue, thank you to that kind anonymous person who sent two Tumblr Ask messages. I’m so glad that not everyone here are narrow-minded. 

Q: Hey, Kisty! Just wanna ask on how you process your pictures? Can you do some tutorials? I really love the effects of your pictures. Keep it up!

Check the answer here: http://kistykreme.net/faqs
I’ll try to do some tutorials when I have the time but I really don’t know how to explain how I do it. :p

dayanarapolangcus asked you: hi! where I can find your 3 column theme:)

Visit http://kistykreme.net/themes and click Bubblecrush.

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Paper Dresses Matthew Brodie 

Paper Dresses 
Matthew Brodie 




Inslee Haynes: Fashion illustrations. 

Inslee Haynes: Fashion illustrations. 




Alice in Wonderland by Annie Leibovitz Vogue US December 2003

Alice in Wonderland by Annie Leibovitz 
Vogue US December 2003




Fashion Illustrations by Teri Chung

Fashion Illustrations by Teri Chung




4/52: Happy Anniversary, My Instax My Instax Mini 7S on the photo was an early Valentine’s gift from my boyfriend. He knew I wanted one so badly after realizing how heavy it is to carry an Instax Wide + DSLR. If I didn’t have this camera, then this project wouldn’t have happened. Speaking of boyfriend, he likes to use his name as a variable in his programs when we were still in college. I guess he find it easier to find his name than the usual variable A, B or C. As a pasalubong, I’ve decided to buy him wooden letters that he can display at home. I wasn’t planning to buy one for myself but the store was having a promo and I’m forced to get another one. Giving him a red heart might give some gay vibes to his office friends… :p In the end, I have another clutter to add in my table.  Do you like your name? If you were given a chance, would you like to change it? 

4/52: Happy Anniversary, My Instax

My Instax Mini 7S on the photo was an early Valentine’s gift from my boyfriend. He knew I wanted one so badly after realizing how heavy it is to carry an Instax Wide + DSLR. If I didn’t have this camera, then this project wouldn’t have happened.

Speaking of boyfriend, he likes to use his name as a variable in his programs when we were still in college. I guess he find it easier to find his name than the usual variable A, B or C. As a pasalubong, I’ve decided to buy him wooden letters that he can display at home. I wasn’t planning to buy one for myself but the store was having a promo and I’m forced to get another one. Giving him a red heart might give some gay vibes to his office friends… :p In the end, I have another clutter to add in my table. 

Do you like your name? If you were given a chance, would you like to change it? 




Valentine’s Day

Seven more days.

February 14 is the day where motels and flower shops are busy, true story. I don’t know how they celebrate it in other countries but that’s how I see it in the Philippines, particularly in Manila. I never liked Valentine’s Day and never will. The insane traffic and extreme mushiness of couples just makes me sick. This day, which is not even a proper holiday, is just too commercialized because couples are forced to buy “extravagant’ gifts for each other, go to fancy restaurants and cuddle all day. Okay, there’s nothing wrong with that but love is supposed to be celebrated each and every single day. No need for a “holiday” to do that.

I don’t mind spending the day at home, with my boy and a box of pizza, playing some cool video game on my 3D TV.




Two weekends ago, my friend and I decided to pay a visit to one of Singapore’s tourist hotspots, the Merlion Park.  If it’s your first time to visit Singapore, it’s a MUST that you check out the Merlion Park because it is were the country’s famous symbol/landmark is located, not to mention the Singapore Flyer and Marina Bay Sands is at walking distance (see last photo above). I don’t know about you but for me and my family, it’s important for us to visit that one place that the country is known for regardless if it’s just a simple statue. Why? Because you’re there already and you’ll never know when you’ll go back again, so might as well visit it and snap a photo. For example, the Great Wall of China in Beijing and The Symphony of Lights area or The Peak in Hong Kong.  Taking the North-South line to reach our destination, we were supposed to alight at Raffles Place but we accidentally alighted one stop early. Instead of going back to ride the next train, we’ve decided to just walk going there. More adventure time! :) By the time we got there, it was already the “magic hour” (twilight). The “magic hour” is an old college joke that my boyfriend created because he thinks I glow (I do not sparkle like Edward Cullen, there’s a difference!) during that time.   Me and the Merlion, an obligatory tourist photo. After a few snaps of the area, we rode the River Taxi because we didn’t want to walk towards Marina Bay Sands anymore (FYI, we are lazy people….). From there, we went to the Art Science Museum to see their Titanic Exhibit. I won’t post photos about the exhibit anymore since I only had a few but I think it was pretty rad. Upon entrance, we were also given a boarding pass with a name and a short description of a real passenger of the Titanic. From then on, we travelled to the rooms of the first to third class, to the promenade deck until the ship finally went down to the cold, icy waters. I honestly feel a bit sad knowing how some people died, like this whole family who were supposed to take a different cruise but got transferred to the RMS Titanic instead. :( Anyway, here’s a short clip of our little sightseeing:

Singapore Sightseeing by Kisty Mea

Two weekends ago, my friend and I decided to pay a visit to one of Singapore’s tourist hotspots, the Merlion Park. 

If it’s your first time to visit Singapore, it’s a MUST that you check out the Merlion Park because it is were the country’s famous symbol/landmark is located, not to mention the Singapore Flyer and Marina Bay Sands is at walking distance (see last photo above). I don’t know about you but for me and my family, it’s important for us to visit that one place that the country is known for regardless if it’s just a simple statue. Why? Because you’re there already and you’ll never know when you’ll go back again, so might as well visit it and snap a photo. For example, the Great Wall of China in Beijing and The Symphony of Lights area or The Peak in Hong Kong. 

Taking the North-South line to reach our destination, we were supposed to alight at Raffles Place but we accidentally alighted one stop early. Instead of going back to ride the next train, we’ve decided to just walk going there. More adventure time! :)

By the time we got there, it was already the “magic hour” (twilight). The “magic hour” is an old college joke that my boyfriend created because he thinks I glow (I do not sparkle like Edward Cullen, there’s a difference!) during that time.  

Kisty Mea

Me and the Merlion, an obligatory tourist photo.

After a few snaps of the area, we rode the River Taxi because we didn’t want to walk towards Marina Bay Sands anymore (FYI, we are lazy people….). From there, we went to the Art Science Museum to see their Titanic Exhibit. I won’t post photos about the exhibit anymore since I only had a few but I think it was pretty rad. Upon entrance, we were also given a boarding pass with a name and a short description of a real passenger of the Titanic. From then on, we travelled to the rooms of the first to third class, to the promenade deck until the ship finally went down to the cold, icy waters. I honestly feel a bit sad knowing how some people died, like this whole family who were supposed to take a different cruise but got transferred to the RMS Titanic instead. :(

Anyway, here’s a short clip of our little sightseeing:




Dear Anonymous,

I want to reply privately but obviously you weren’t logged in and because of that, I’m not going to answer your question/message fully as I don’t want people to misinterpret my answers. Hope that’s okay with you. I’m just going to quote some lines which I think needs an explanation.

“I hope you two won’t be too self-centered thinking that you are the one with the original idea”

Saying this makes me somehow self-centered but the truth is, I never claimed that title and never will. I’m smart enough to accept the fact that somebody else thought of it first before we did.

Like the circle sidebar, I only found out now but it seems that stateofkind.tumblr.com did it first. My inspiration of the circle sidebar come from endless browsing of other people’s blog coz’ most of them were using circle profile photos, lol. 

“Why not just all move on and enjoy what you’re doing no matter how similar it is to one another.”

I’ve been asking that question so many times now and I still don’t know why it’s so hard for people to simply move on and mind their own business. For the record, it’s not me who can’t seem to move on… 

Uhm, this issue will never, ever, ever die down. I’ve completely accepted that fact a long, long time ago, so I’ve made it my personal choice to just do what makes me happy, regardless of what these people will think. In the end, I’m not the one who gets pissed off. 




DREAMCATCHER GIVEAWAY As you can see, I’ve been doing a lot of giveaways lately. Well, it’s actually one way of giving thanks to everyone who made last year a really wonderful year and to celebrate the second birthday of my domain, KISTYKREME.NET (My blog as born in le 2008 as supergirl.tumblr.com). So, I’m throwing another giveaway and this time, it’s a customized 3-inch dreamcatcher (not on the photo, that’s mine).  Mechanics1. Reblog this entry once.2. Tweet the following once and separately: @Kisty is giving another #AwesomecakesGiveaway on her blog! Visit kistykreme.net for details! ♡  I nominate @Kisty for a Shorty Award in #Blogger because … http://shortyawards.com/Kisty?category=blogger  I nominate @Kisty for a Shorty Award in #Design because …http://shortyawards.com/Kisty?category=designExample:I nominate @Kisty for a Shorty Award in #blogger because she’s one awesomecakes of a fashion/photography blogger! http://shortyawards.com/Kisty?category=blogger ** The reason has to be related to the category, which is blogging or design. You cannot merge the vote into one tweet. :) Also, if you have voted for me already in the #Blogger category prior to the start of this giveaway, no need to tweet it again.  The contest is open worldwide and will end the same day the Instax giveaway will end, which is on February 18, 2012. The winner will be chosen via Random.org. :) P.S. The Keep Calm and Carry On book is not included. 

DREAMCATCHER GIVEAWAY

As you can see, I’ve been doing a lot of giveaways lately. Well, it’s actually one way of giving thanks to everyone who made last year a really wonderful year and to celebrate the second birthday of my domain, KISTYKREME.NET (My blog as born in le 2008 as supergirl.tumblr.com). So, I’m throwing another giveaway and this time, it’s a customized 3-inch dreamcatcher (not on the photo, that’s mine). 

Mechanics
1. Reblog this entry once.
2. Tweet the following once and separately:

  • @Kisty is giving another #AwesomecakesGiveaway on her blog! Visit kistykreme.net for details! ♡
     
  • I nominate @Kisty for a Shorty Award in #Blogger because …
    http://shortyawards.com/Kisty?category=blogger
     
  • I nominate @Kisty for a Shorty Award in #Design because …
    http://shortyawards.com/Kisty?category=design

    Example:
    I nominate @Kisty for a Shorty Award in #blogger because she’s one awesomecakes of a fashion/photography blogger! http://shortyawards.com/Kisty?category=blogger

** The reason has to be related to the category, which is blogging or design. You cannot merge the vote into one tweet. :) Also, if you have voted for me already in the #Blogger category prior to the start of this giveaway, no need to tweet it again. 

The contest is open worldwide and will end the same day the Instax giveaway will end, which is on February 18, 2012. The winner will be chosen via Random.org. :)

P.S. The Keep Calm and Carry On book is not included. 
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