You can take the Filipino out of the Philippines, but you can’t take the activist out of these Filipinos in New York…

They were being really loud, and were quite successful in drawing the attention of passersby, but my friend and I thought it was such a pity that we get the attention of the locals and tourists from all over the world for the wrong reasons…

More than the yummy Shin Tai-Shang treats, we discovered these treasures tucked in the corner of the store!

Spotted, a hot & cold drinks bottle…

…a desk top clock…

…cellphone charms and stamps…

Plus more!

The sun is especially hot this summer, and there’s no better way to deal with the heat but with summer shorts! How about red, white & blue checkered cotton shorts from Hello Kitty?

I love it that Hello Kitty is wearing a bikini here! Hahaha!

Available at Target for $12.99! I actually found more cute HK clothes in the store so I will be featuring Hello Kitty Summer fashion in the next couple of days!

Another cute sticker set! This time found in Target’s stationery section!

If I bought all the Hello Kitty sticker sets I’ve seen and posted in my blog, I would have a pretty great collection by now don’t you think?

Hmmm, which makes me think, is sticker collecting still “in” as it was in my younger days? I think kids these days are more tech savvy and would rather go on the internet or to the malls for fun. Would they find it quaint to be collecting stationery and stickers (remember the Panini sticker collections? Hahaha!)?

Unfortunately, not made of precious metals or stones but hey! You get one set to wear each day of the week! See, there’s one for a Happy Day, Joyful Day, Shopping Day, Lucky Day, Fun Day, Party Day and Date Day!

One of my favorite shops to visit is Anthropologie. I can spend hours and hours just looking at their merchandise. I mean, if their shop window can be as alluring as this one at the Anthropologie Flagship at Rockefeller Center…

You would want to just go in and check it out right? Good thing you can judge the store by its window display. Because you wouldn’t be disappointed when you step into this store!

Now if only their prices are like that of Target’s, heehee!

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I wish you all a Blessed Christmas full of fun and laughter, celebrated with family and friends and a Bright, Happy and Prosperous New Year ahead!

Have a Happy Holidays!!!

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It’s -7 degrees out today and I have no plans of leaving the house! It’s just so darn freezing out there!

But hey, it’s nice to look out the window and see these…

Hmmm, maybe I’ll just venture outside to step on the cushy snow…

Wait, how about a snowball fight first?

Heeheehee!

For those who want to study fashion and don’t want to pay the Parsons price, New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is your best bet!

Because they are a public institution (State University of New York’s college of art, design, business and technology), the tuition is comparably lower to that of private colleges. However, in terms of the quality of education, FIT is world class! Students from around the world converge in this school to study fashion and the arts.

However, if you love fashion but are not that serious about it enough to study it, check out The Museum at FIT. It has one of the world’s largest and most important collections of clothing, textiles, and accessories. According to Wikipedia, “The Costume Department includes 50,000 garments and accessories dating from the 18th century to the present. The Textile Department includes 30,000 textiles dating from the 5th century to the present as well as 250,000 textile swatches and 1,300 sample books from all over the world. The museum has three galleries and maintains an active schedule of exhibitions relevant to fashion and related industries.”

Best of all, exhibitions are free to the public!

FIT’s urban campus is located in Manhattan, on 27th Street from Seventh Avenue to Eighth Avenue. Very near the Fashion District!

A little bit of trivia: Nina Garcia and Carolina Herrera are FIT alums!