It’s my first time to attend the MYOH (Make Your Own Havaianas) and it was so cool. Actually, I was the first person to arrived on the spot together with my sister. We’re already on the location at around 8am and the mall will open around 9am. I guess were just too much excited on the fact that i’ll be able to see how a Havaianas flip flop is going to be assembled on the spot. I missed the MYOH last 2008 and 2007 because I was busy for work but now it’s my lucky year because I’ve finally  made it!

This is the color and style of my Havaianas. It has a Philippine Map cultural pin. My preferential pin is the Tarsier but unfortunately it doesn’t suit on my straps color. The Lomo Cam also caught my eye but again it really doesn’t go along with my baby blue straps and pink soles. So I made up my mind and settled on the Philippine Map and I’m really impressed on how it look on my flipflop. I also add some swarovski stone embellishments on the sides of the straps.

I bought three (3) pairs of havaianas for my sister and for my sister’s bestfriend. They both chose a blue dominant  combination. One thing I don’t like is the style and color of their bag…It’s color black with a red slipper name tag. I think it’s “baduy” and maybe because i can’t appreciate red color. <sorry, peace & no offense>

Overall, it was a nice experience and I will definitely come back next year’s MYOH 2010.

This is Bruno, a typical Philippine house dog. Oftentimes Philippine dogs are called “Askal” from the word “Asong Kalye” which means “Dogs from the Streets”. These poor animals are often killed and made as “pulutan” or foods eaten while drinking beers or rhum by some bystanders (those who don’t have a regular jobs and are fond of drinking liquor beside the streets) or whom they called as “Istambays” . These heartless people doesn’t take any doubt of killing these dogs inorder to get something to eat and some of them were slaughtered only for the curiosity of tasting dog meat. But Bruno here is a good and hardworking dog. Just like any other dog, he is still considered as  “Man’s Best Friend” . Unlike imported bred dogs, Bruno here is low - maintenance and can eat leftover foods but not stale foods. Bruno also recognizes easily family members and can sniff out bad people. Just don’t offend this kind of dog because they surely bite if they don’t know you but so far it really depends on the owners training. Philippine dogs are mostly mix bred and it’s hard to point out whose the real bred. The message what I’m supposed to share here is to love animals no matter wha t they are and where they come from- Imported or Local bred they are still creatures made by God.

Stop Killing Askals! May the Philippine Legislators impose a more strict law on this. May this article open up the minds of those dogmeat-eating bastards.