Bric's Bellagio 21" Carry On Spinner

I have been crazy exhausted from work the past couple of months, and there would be weeks where wouldn't be able to take a day-off. add the fact that my family and I will be leaving for Korea the following week, there really isn't time, what with preparing for the things I need to bring to Seoul, and juggling deadlines and endorsements. What hurts further, I had already purchased USD$1,000.00 for my shopping money in Korea - it got stolen, along with my beautiful Etro wallet!


I still try to find joy in the small things, and over the Holy Week rest period, I enjoyed a little downtime with my newly purchased Bric's Bellagio 21" Spinner. This is the mini-version of the Bric's Bellagio luggage Kim bought me for Christmas.

Its in Tobacco Blue, and and it also evokes the same old-world charm the check-in luggage exudes of. The one I purchased is version 2.0.

I am so excited to stroll in Incheon International Airport with this bag!

The friendly people at Bric's SM Aura, who must know me so well by now, informed me of a sale ongoing, so I was only able to purchase this bag for PhP 24,000.00!

Do pay them a visit, there's a new line of Bric's luggage, the Capri hard case, which looks very pretty, too, without the hefty pricetag of the Bellagio line.

Bric's SM Aura
1st level, SM Aura Premier, McKinley Parkway,
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, 1634
02.8033998

Ronald Ventura (Big and Small) in Ayala Museum

Kim and I were Art in the Park first thing in the morning, but parking was quite difficult already. We had to park all the way in Paseo Centre and walk to Salcedo Park. By 12NN, the place was starting to fill up with people, and looking at paintings was starting to become laborious. 

So, it was time to hie off to Ayala Museum to finally see the new exhibit located at the ground floor. The paintings are from the collection of Dr. Joel Mendez, featuring Ronald Ventura. 

Ronald Ventura made headlines in the local art scene when a painting of his, Grayground, sold in auction at Sotheby's Hong Kong for US$1.1M. 

In this exhibit we get to see his grasp on the human form. His technical expertise, without a doubt, shows that he is one of the hottest artists in the Philippine contemporary art scene. 

Black Rainbow, 2004, Oil on Canvas, 201 x 201 cm

Dream Series, Undated, Oil and Graphite on Canvas, 213.5 x  152.3 cm

Morning Rust, 2001, Mixed Media, 196 x 100.2 cm

In Memorial, 2001, Mixed Media, 226 x 152.4 cm

Ronald Ventura, Big and Small

I'm so looking forward to this exhibit in Ayala Museum. Hope everyone can find time to visit.

One of Ronald Ventura's creations was sold in auction at Sotheby's Hong Kong for $1.1M, last 2011. Here's a chance to see some of his artworks from the collection of Dr. Joel Mendez.