Pao & Pup

Before my December layouts turn into an array of Christmas stuff, I would like to post one layout for one of my close buddies in my former office - Pao. Incidentally, Pao is also a December birthday celebrant, and he is also one of the ninongs (i.e. godfather) of my son, Zion. Pao is a level-headed friend whom I consider as a good source of information when it comes to music, film, and photography. He was one of the guys I consulted when I was contemplating which DSLR model to buy. Together with another good friend, Ron, they are the guys whom I talk to / email when I need some male-point-of-view opinions. But I must admit, that tough-looking as he is, this guy hates cockroaches the way I do (especially the flying ones). Once he had this wall post in Facebook that mentioned something about that yucky insect. It really made me laugh, and I can't help but to comment - "Wala talagang lalakeng macho sa lumilipad na ipis" (i.e. No man is macho enough when confronted by a flying cockroach).

For today's layout, I was going through Facebook earlier when I chanced upon Pao's profile picture which I found cute and funny. :-)

Journalling: Happiness is a warm puppy - Charles Schulz

Credits for this layout: Back to Basics Mega Kit available at Elemental Scraps ; Fontmoochers font available at Dafont.com

Cat-titude

I really find it amusing everytime my officemate/friend Glenda tells me that her uber-domesticated cat Chuchay had done "something" again. With "something", I mean an action or behavior that is not normal for a cat to do. As Glenda relates it, Chuchay sometimes behaves less like a cat, but more of a human being, perhaps minus the gift of speech (I would be scared-to-death if one day Glenda tells me that Chuchay is talking). There are times wherein Chuchay would throw tantrums if Glenda accidentally ignores him, or if Glenda is too busy to play with him. Talk about a cat with an attitude! But in the end, the master-pet tandem of Glenda and Chuchay will always be in good terms - Glenda hugs Chuchay, and Chuchay lovingly purrs back to his ever-loving master.

Journalling: I am Chuchay. Got a problem with that?!?. // I don't have an Attitude problem, I just have a Personality you can't handle!"

Credits for this layout: Little Star Kit by Andrea; WordART from WordArtWorld. Garfield font (for the "Iam Chuchay..." writeup) from Dafont.com.

Blessed Sleep

My friend/officemate Glenda showed me a picture of her pet Chuchay while the latter was sleeping. Having heard a lot of funny stories about Chuchay I was really laughing my heart out when I saw the cat's pose while it was sleeping. I was also laughing because it reminded me of how my friend Glenda slept (and posed) during our summer getaway last April. :-D. So in this layout, I paid tribute to the "sleeping" Master and Pet. The sleeping picture of Glenda was taken by another friend (Shy) during our summer getaway last April. Meanwhile Chuchay's picture was sent to me by Glenda herself. I am having second thoughts telling Glenda about this layout. She might never talk to me again. Teee heee!! Then again, perhaps I'll tell her about it... a month after I've posted the layout.. Hihihihi!! :-D

Journalling: Sleep Oh Blessed Sleep poem by Susan Aldren Lugton.

Credits for this layout: Black Night Kit by Muriel1326 available Ikeagoddess; Sleep Oh Blessed Poem from Poemhunter; Swenson font from Dafont.Com

Al's Best Friends

Now this is just a simple layout. I just found the pictures so funny, I had to create a layout for it - even without my cousin's Al knowledge and consent (hehehe..). Anyway, featured in this layout is my cousin AL closely hugging their 3 puppies. On the 2nd picture, the other puppies are shown. My cousin's family have a lot of pet dogs in their home. I even got the chance to play with one of these puppies. But I can now say, behind my cousin's tough exterior lies that soft side which has a special affection for his pet puppies.. :-)

Journalling: Embrace happiness.

Credits for this layout: New Dream Kit by Carla Holf Designs; Shower of Flowers Kit by Bonscrapatit Designs; Why Don't We Kit by sweetdigiscraps.blogspot.com; Monkey Business Kit by Mandy Mystiques Designs; WordArt by Crazy Circus WordArts by MissK POUYOU Designs.

Meet Kulet

Happy New Year! It is said that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder - what may be beautiful to you may not necessarily be pleasing to my eyes, and vice versa. I think beauty is a subjective thing. And I think God is so wise that He created each being (be it man, plant, or beast) special such that each one is blessed with its own unique form and beauty, that no one should be considered inferior just because of physical appearance.

For my first layout this 2009, I chose to feature another one of Glenda's (my officemate and friend) "babies" at home - Kulet. Kulet is the second pet cat of Glenda. I'm not really sure if Kulet has a specific breed (like Chuchay - see my previous layout) or if he's a "pusakal" (pusang kalye). But one thing's for sure, Kulet has that specific tantalizing stare that goes deep. Kulet may not be as playful, cute, and cuddly as Chuchay, but from this cat's stare, I think there is something more to him than meets the eye.

Credits for this layout: Java Joe Kit from raspberryroaddesigns.net, Harvest Spice Collection from shabbyprincess.com; BA Autumn Gold Kit from scrapartist.com; CherryMoka Kit from digiscrapbooking.ch.

Meet Chuchay

It's almost the end of 2008 and I must say that 2008 has been a good year for me in terms of digiscrapping. In fact my "dream" to digiscrap have materialized this 2008. I have created layouts for family and friends, and I have told a thing or two about each of the layouts I've created. As a yearender layout (this MIGHT be my last layout FOR THIS YEAR knowing how busy my family will be in the upcoming days), I have created a "different" layout - different in the sense that it doesn't feature a person or a human for that matter. It features my officemate/friend Glenda's beloved cat - Chuchay.

Chuchay is actually a male cat (blame my friend Glenda for naming him with a girl's name). If I got the details correctly, he's a Siamese cat, who's very, very, very domesticated. He knows how to pee and poop in the right places, knows how to ask for food, and knows how to battle it out with his veterinarian and even his master, my friend Glenda. He's basically Garfield personified (minus the talking and minus the love for lasagna).

Credits for this layout: Pet Collection and Tropically Hot Collection from scrapbookflair.com.