Cristy in the City: get inspired

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Autumn redux

Aside from Spotify, I love YouTube's extensive seasonal music playlist. It's September and what comes mind are pumpkin pie lattes, hot chocolate and everything warm and cozy. Would you like to get into that autumn frame of mind? Check out these beautiful playlists for pure relaxation. Click on the image to access. Happy September!

Don’t forget to Breathe

Life is busy and can get crazy somtimes. Thank goodness there are magazines that remind us to take a break to focus on our health and well-being. Breathe Magazine Journal is one of the magazines I picked up from Waitrose while I was in the UK. It is full of inspiring mindfulness articles and reading it with your favorite cup of tea is relaxing. You can find the online version of the Breathe Magazine here. Enjoy and happy weekend.

Cat in the City

Cat near Regional Museum, Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City

"The city of cats and the city of men exists one inside the other, but they are not the same city."

-Italo Calvino

The year of slow living

I love January- this time of the year when the temperature drops to the mid-twenties and cozy cardigans can be worn again. In the evenings, a cup of warm cocoa makes for the perfect nightcap. The cooler weather makes me want to to cuddle with my cats, listen to the slow, dreamy music of Lullatone or handwrite an overdue letter in a kawaii stationery set bought from Daiso. This time of the year also puts me in subtle, reflective mode as I plan for aimless pursuits or purposeful wanderings.

I'm not into thematic experiences but after the horrible year that was 2020, I plan to live my life with more depth and feeling. Enough of the Ground Day existence. The theme for this year is slow living. Inspired by the slow food movement ignited by Carlos Petrini in 1986, I intend to do things as slowly and lovingly as I can like a cook simmering a delicious pot of stew on a woodfired stove. What will this all give me? Maybe a sense of peace or appreciation for the unhurried life where you get to notice beautiful movements, nuances or maybe discover new shades of color.

I will see how this little slow life experiment will go. In the meantime, Happy February!

Reimagined: Iloilo at night

As if Iloilo City is not dreamy already, we reimagine it as a magical place called Wakanda of the Philippines where the past fuses with the present. A land of kind and noble people with a charming heritage.

We add a bit of celestial fantasy to Iloilo River's majestic backdrop made possible by Photoshop Camera's AI powered lenses. Take a virtual stroll through these beautifully surreal landscapes with a loved one (or in my case my favorite imaginary k-drama actor).