Singaporena Birthday 2011 August 13, 2011

Singapore-la!!! Took a solo trip on my birthday week and realized that traveling alone is a totally different and wonderful experience. You have all the time in the world to explore, eat, drink, sightsee, listen and just take in everything. The downside is there’s no one to really take my picture. Although, it was a [...]

DEFTONES! June 25, 2011

Feb 12, 2011 I was 14 years old when I first heard the riffs of My Own Summer on NU 107 back in 1999. The first song I learned on my own on the gee-tarz was Bored. This was a band that made up my high-school rock and roll lifestyle. EPIC is an understatement. More [...]

Southern Trippin’ April 19, 2011

It’s been forever since my last blog. Busy, lazy, slacker…the reasons are endless.  The good news is Copycarla is picking up. Bad news? No more vacations and spur-of-the-moment trips. Oh well, we gotta grow up sometime right but that doesn’t mean we have to grow old. My new philosophy is if you have the time, [...]

Discover Cebu: Ad Campaign December 14, 2010

Currently working on an advertising campaign for my hometown with art director Ken Onozawa and photographer Jen Rimaz. Get a first glimpse right here… (032) Cebu is the Philippines’ oldest city with a rich historic past. Cebuanos are extremely proud of their cultural and historical heritage, a legacy which has endured through the centuries from [...]

It’s Christmastime in the City! November 19, 2010

Starbucks rings in the holiday with my ultimate-favorite drink. Peppermint Mocha is back in town!!!!! Creamy  mint-chocolate goodness. Heaven in a cup…gulp gulp gulp And in my very own commuter cup! A delightful bonus from all the Peppermint Mocha Madness is the Starbucks 2011 Planner. Happy Holidays everybody

Quarter Life Ink July 6, 2010

Saturday was an interesting day indeed – celebrated my 25th birthday by getting inked. A first and hopefully NOT of many. Thanks to Carlo Gabiana of Crol’s Tattoo. This guy’s definitely one of the country’s best having done work on a lot of artists, musicians and a whole bunch of your average everyday tattoo-philes. The [...]

Inspired by themikel’s Restroom Series 1 May 18, 2010

A friend of mine, probably with nothing better to do, once wrote in his blog about the intriguing attributes of public restrooms. His blog post on indiospection.tumblr.com dubbed the “Restroom Series” is definitely food for thought. Public restrooms are something we take for granted. Little do shop owners know, it’s one of the major aspects [...]

COFIFI…the place to be April 4, 2010

This plug doesn’t mean I’m ending my relationship with Starbucks’ Coffee Frappe or The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf’s Hot Double Chocolate but Cofifi is definitely right up there with the best of them. The interiors are just beautiful, my friend Bernie’s design masterpiece. The custom-made lightings and creative mishmash of comfortable chairs and decor [...]