I am no orange person. Yes, I love the citrus fruit but I seldom wear orange outfits.
Since my complexion is on the darker side, wearing bright colors automatically metamorphose me into a baluga of the first kind. Fortunately, my familiarity with Picasa3 and other digital mediums allow me to tweak photographs. At least in pictures, I can be semi-mestiza. Otherwise that dream of mine will remain a dream forever.
The other day, my friend tagged me in her blog and because you don’t say no to goddesses, I took time to find “orange” objects in my house. Then I realized, what’s not to like in orange anyway? They say that colors represent varied psychological and emotional connotations. Orange for instance, helps a person become assertive. If you’re out to nail a debate, try donning an orange costume. Now that gives me a better idea. The next time hubby and I have a disagreement, I’d be in my orange ensemble (and I mean, from head to foot). Overkill, babe! Promise, I’ll be a walking and talking carrot just for that moment.
So I conducted a little inspection and surprisingly found these:
There’s the orange curtain in my room that we bought on impulse. Hubby and I were off to purchase something at the home appliance section but got hooked at the home decor instead and were hypnotized by the array of curtains. We picked this one thinking it will do magic when hung on the windows. Now all of them are tucked neatly in our closet, save for this pair. Too bad, we forgot our walls are painted in raw sienna!
This one’s a present from my daughter’s Ninang, an orange (and yellow) mini-document holder. Isn’t it cute? This is where we keep copies of Faith and Elmo’s souvenir Christening invitation. They remind me of Pete Lacaba’s Edad Media. When men, both the male and female specie, hit midlife — there’s no escaping BMS (bulging midsections syndrome).
I got an orange nail polish. For the first time, I’m growing my nails longer. Not that I have gone uber maarte, it’s just that my nails suddenly started lifting themselves from the nail bed. They look awful. Without manicure, you can actually see the exposed whitish area where the nails have separated. Perhaps they’ve become too sensitive to detergent bars and powders. This orange nail coat is great as far as dealing with nail imperfection is concerned. It also helped that my hands are lighter in color compared to my arms, so orange nails are fine. Methinks.
Lo! An orange office wall magnet. Its a must especially if you have an obsessive-compulsive guy for a husband. His room looks like a gallery museum of receipts and papers.
The orange phone. My Nokia 7610 is an old model but I like it more than any other cellular phones in the house. I think this is one of Nokia’s best phones as it contains full smartphone features, a bluetooth wireless connectivity, and an excellent display and camera. Amazing how the range of pre-installed and downloadable applications can be immense, and the design is compact and lightweight.
Here’s an orange headband I bought it for my daughter in 2008. I definitely am not brand-conscious. As long as it looks pretty, simple, and functional – expect me to get one. Faith loves kikay stuff. In fact, her drawer contains headbands of varying designs and colors. But this orange headband is seldom used. Perhaps its a bit too un-kikay for her taste? I use it often though. What I love most about having a daughter is that we can actually swap things.
As my friend earlier told, I’m also quite not sure how this tag works, but I hope you can show us violet or purple stuff in your home – Warp Zone, Things I Remember/Things I Forget, and Super Nanay. Read more…
February 8th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Yay! Thanks so much for doing the tag, dear Joybeth!! I love that mini document holder, too! It’s the best one, I think.
February 8th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Welcome Marj.
At last I was able to post this entry. I’ve been watching movies lately, hindi ako makapagblog. Huy nakita ko yung contest sa isang blogroll mo. Gusto ko sanang magjoin kaso tungkol sa “sexy summer vacation”. 
di nga ako makapagsuot kahit one piece man lang. Yay. Ikaw, sama ka. Bongga ang package. hehe
February 8th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
love the bears (are these bears or ogres ?) love the nails.. (now am officially a stalker) hahahaha
February 9th, 2010 at 12:15 am
wow, glad to have a stalker like Jinx hehehe. thanks. they look like Thor actually. more like a cross between Thor and an ogre?
February 9th, 2010 at 12:50 am
buti nalang binasa ko to agad,alam ko anu gusto ni Faith,hehe
February 9th, 2010 at 3:46 am
@Reich: Happy Valentines sis. alam mo naman si Faith mana sa kapitbahay yan. di naman ako ganun. hehe
February 9th, 2010 at 4:30 am
Happy Hearts Day ate:-)
Xa na,di nagmana sayo si Faith,hehe. Alala ko tuloy nung graduation ball namen,tinext pa kita para ayusan ako,hehe,ala man ako kaalam alam sa paglagay ng kolorete sa mukha dati,haha..daig pa ako ni Faith. Mejo natuto nalang ngayon..hehe
February 9th, 2010 at 5:39 am
Joy, may award ka ulit! Yahu!
February 9th, 2010 at 5:45 am
Oh, btw, yung blog giveaway, ayaw kong sumali kasi walang nagreregister na sexy summer getaway na memorable for me. And the thought of asking for my friends to comment on my entry? Nyay! Pero kapag ikaw ang sasali, magcocomment ako ng marami!
February 9th, 2010 at 11:09 am
@ Reich: bakit di ko natanggap text mo noon? uy may talent naman ako kahit papano sa pag-a-apply ng make up. sa iba mo yata nasend.
@ Marj: waaaahhh, may assignment akong bago. hahaha
February 10th, 2010 at 2:18 am
this entry made me remember that joke i once heard…
“i think they named oranges before they named carrots.
‘what are these?’
‘they have orange for color, so we will call them oranges.’
‘what are these?’
‘oh shit.’
‘long pointies?’”
February 10th, 2010 at 4:31 am
tinext kita nun,nagreply ka pa eh,hehe,tapos saktong tinawagan ako nila Zj kaya dun nalang ako sa apt.nila nag-ayos,hehe
February 10th, 2010 at 11:59 am
@ Timangkey: If there’s one thing I’m thankful about being Pinoy, it is our ability to see humor in almost everything. Muchos gracias for visiting Jasmine in my Mind. I’ll be following your blog as well from now on. Hehehe. Is it okay if I include you in my blogroll?:D
@ Reich: Kung si ZJ ang makakalaban ko sa pagmi-make-up, naku suko ako doon. ipinanganak ata yun na may tangang lipstick at blush on sa magkabilang kamay! hehehe…
February 10th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
@ Marj: di talaga pwede, huhu. alam mo bang nasira yung bathroom weighing scale namin. nung maayos at magtimbang ako, aba’y sampung kilo naman na ang nadagdag sa weight ko. hay. kaka-depress hahaha
February 10th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Oh, what fun! Just the thing I need to make my enforced vacation more interesting. Will post my pics. soon!
February 11th, 2010 at 12:19 am
Yey, will look forward to your post Mareng Marge. May lagnat ka daw? Pagaling ka ha. Ingat lagi.
February 12th, 2010 at 6:46 am
at work–kumakain ng ponkan now (diet kuno) kaya ko naisipang i-open to,hehehe,tinatamad pako mangolekta…
happy weekend ate,mwah.
hapi valentines din! hello k elmo,faith and kuyajhun:-)
February 12th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
baka naman kalansay ka na nyan sa sobra mong diet? happy V day din daw sayo. kumain ka daw ng tsokolate, cake, ice cream…wag puro ponkan! hahaha