My First Exercise for CS 175

Everyone was asked to make an “artwork” of her destination for August. It’s been a while since I last used Photoshop, and this was what I was able to come up with. I’m not satisfied with the out of place text and the artist’s canvas that I got from a brush somewhere.
This piece could use [...]

C’est La Vie!

I’m done with my application requirements for the college paper! (Clasps hands together and breaks into cheer)
After a sleepless night of typing down:
1. My revised resume
2. A performance evaluation of Externals for the Guidon
3. A SWOT analysis for Externals
4. 15 Feature Story Ideas
5. A movie review
6. An essay on “The Persistence of Memory”
7. A 10-issue [...]

Katie Does Chores

There’s been a massive lack of updates because for the first time in a very long time, the household doesn’t have a helper.

Fancy I dust your sheets, Sir?
Most Filipinos are born with yayas around to help with household chores, do laundry, and take care of the kids. Growing up, I always had the comfort of [...]

Trouble Sleeping

It’s 7 in the morning and I have been awake the whole night listening to Kylie.
I know I probably complain too much, but my body clock has just really been irking me these past few days. I tend to stay wide awake at the ungodly hours (2-7), fall asleep, and wake up at 2 in [...]

Pardon my French

I just got off the phone after a two-hour Skype conversation with my favorite Frenchie, and felt like writing down my current difficulties in mastering le Francais.
I’ve been trying to study the language for a few weeks now with my friend’s wonderful book: “Learn French the fast and fun way”. Unfortunately, I have been failing [...]

The Greats go 3D so they can compete with Fall Out Boy

These days, it seems that it’s not enough to perform to massive crowds at sold out concerts at the world’s biggest cities. To ensure that they keep their legendary status, rock bands like U2 and The Rolling Stones are creating bigger promotions for themselves to compete with outrageous gimmicks like FOB’s failed quest of performing [...]

So hott in, so hott in hurr!

Average Manila temperature for this summer is an excruciating 34 degrees Celsius, but all I can think about shopping for are scarves, jackets, and boots. Sometimes I really abhor living in a tropical country. There’s only so much one can do with her wardrobe for practical reasons. Many choose to undergo the painful ordeal of [...]

JTA Hell Semester Part 1

One of my main reasons for choosing to go to Ateneo as opposed to University of the Philippines and other universities is the school’s strong student exchange program. Even before I filled out my application forms for the school, I already entertained visions of myself studying in some grand university abroad, soaking up the culture [...]

Summer Movie Roundup, Featuring: the Sixties (Come together)

♥ Factory Girl
Before Paris Hilton was plastered on every cover of every tabloid and before certain Filipina it-girls created massive gossip across hushed circles, there existed a socialite that captivated many interesting men with her heavy lined eyes. “Factory Girl” (2006) is a bio-pic of Edie Sedgwick’s tumultuous social life. The movie begins with a [...]

What Katie Did wants to be a fashion blog

What Katie Did is my personal laissez-faire journal which has yet to find its true identity. However, my little corner of cyberspace would have not been able to materialize if it were not for the throng of talented bloggers whose websites I have favored intensely.
I appreciate witty writers, and I enjoy reading entries that are [...]