one of the last hurrahs.

turning of the year, party rock, tootootootootootooroo!

so, my charger broke, that's the second one, so i'm gonna have to purchase a new one so i can work on my computer and upload photos from my camera.. (yea, i finally bought one!) i only have 30 mins. of battery life, and i need to conserve, so until then, i'll be posting photos from before Manila. (better late than never!) please bear with me!!! i want to share photos just as bad!

above is a photo of my brother, my dad, and i at the NYE's party with family. yea, i threw on a sparkly dress from my mom's closet! compared to last year's holiday shindigs, my outfits for this past christmas and new year's have been appropriately festive.

cheers!

journey series: on the road.

and we're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of oz.

strange words, but completely applies.
and i just suddenly thought of lawrence fishburne saying to keanu reeves: "do you take the red pill? or the blue pill?", fave!

connecting the dots in my head (even though it'll be completely off to most, if not, --all!)

follow the white rabbit down the rabbit hole, much like alice, and much like dorothy down to.. well, Oz.

how proper.

i'd say there was no better day to leave. nothing could've prepared me for this journey, not a year, not two, or any amount of time would do. but to leave the first of the new year, was a very bittersweet goodbye.

at LAX, don't judge, it was a long day full of packing, tears, and bittersweet goodbyes!

signing out 'til my next post :)
good morning from Manila!

journey series: things i'll miss, pt.1

continuing on with my journey series posts... let's change the mood a bit. i've had a tough couple months, felt a little stressed, battled through some storms, so forgive me if i've been sounding a little too serious. now, on a lighter note... i'll continue on posting things all about, well, my journey.
the months are closing in, and it's the last stretch, can't say everything's perfect, but i can't just stop now.

anyway, the other day i read my new student packet info, and i totally forgot about food or snacks that i could take to oz with me... posted below, however, are food that i CANNOT :( take with me.
i'm gonna miss in-n-out for sure, street tacos (and their amazing salsas!), and thai food (from a particular resto in hollywood!)

gonna trade these three in for nandos and peri-peri sauches, sushi rolls (that are served as unsliced actual hand rolls) and their soy sauce in cute "fishie" containers, and mushroom meat pies!

In-N-Out Burgers

Street Tacos

Thai Town Los Angeles, and my fave place in Thai Town... Thai Patio! :)

beachy keen.

there's a little get-together going on at sycamore cove in a couple weeks. this place is beautiful. i'm excited to go back, hopefully take some gorgeous shots, and just enjoy the sand, breeze and sun. :)

4 days left until....

tuesday, march 1st // staples center // los angeles // ...

Rain's a comin'!

here's some brooke while you wait.

since we're relocating, all my stuff is pretty much boxed up and has actually been transported to the place we're moving to (i honestly have NO clue where it is, i'll see it by friday i think). so i can't paint even if i started doing so several days ago. i miss it so much already!

anyway, the holidays are coming, and that doesn't really equal downtime... so we'll see how blogging comes along. ooh, and omg, still working on that layout! whaaaa! did a little secret project last night, i'll post it next week. it was pretty fun dabbling into a bit of photoshop and etc after so long!

toodles.

fraser fever.

BROOKE. .......... speechless.

& all of us. we've got FRASAAA-FEVAAA!

call me crazy.

but i am suffering from the worst kind of "lag" ever. i feel so torn between melbourne, manila and los angeles. terrible mixed emotions, los angeles in all its familiarity and not.

i can't say it feels good to be home, although it sorta does.

here's to the new wave of adventure, a better me fighting forward with a God that's always and forever the same.

cheers to tomorrow's adventures and uncertainties.
i'd like to say to myself...

welcome back to los angeles.