Eenie Meenie Miney Moe

This always always happens. Whenever I get a new toy, I end up spending hours upon hours on the internet looking for accessories. For days now, I've been wanting to get the original case for my iPad. Tried looking in eBay and in Greenhills and was shocked at the prices. As much as P6K?! That's totally ridiculous, when I can get it from the Apple website for $39 plus shipping. It probably won't cost me more than P2.5K in total.

This is what the original case looks like. Would you pay P6K for this? I doubt. I wouldn't. The lowest price I could find was at iStudio, something like P4k. Still expensive.

Next on my list is a camera connector kit. I need it because I upload a lot of pictures. It costs $29 but the cheapest I could find locally is at P3k. Ridiculous.

I've made up my mind. I'm ordering these online, never mind the long wait.

As for the wireless keyboard which is priced at $69...

I think I can do without this ... for now. I've gotten used to typing on the screen. The keypad size is ideal, not much hassle using it. I'll probably get the keyboard eventually but I'm in no rush.

NeW ArRiVaLs @ BeAuTy CoRnEr!

Please allow me to (again) shamelessly plug my accessory business =) Here are a few of our new arrivals. Everything is worth less than 1K each. You can message me to inquire about the prices or reserve anything you might be interested in.

Allen necklace in brown zebra stripes


Allen necklace in black zebra stripes


Saab necklace (black and gold combination)


Jean necklace (all gold)

Brianna necklace (brown turquoise and gold combination)

All of these come in directly from a supplier who's HK-based. We keep them in very limited quantities (at most 2-3 pcs per design or style) so you can be sure you won't see them everywhere. All transactions are done online as we do not have a store. To see more, you can visit our main album.

Hope to hear from you!

The Beauty Corner

It all started with a simple proposal. My friend SS who is HK-based and is a homemaker was looking for a way to earn some extra money. She was living right smack in the middle of Asia's premier shopping destination and wanted to take advantage of the fact. Daily conversations in YM soon became focused on this soon-to-be venture and I humbly accepted the task of being her local "distributor" aka salesperson he he! We started out by offering what looked like Marc Jacobs Stam Bags, without the MJ brand of course. They looked sooooo much like the real thing that we were able to sell them in no time.

I don't remember exactly how the idea developed after that but today SS and I are the proud "owners" of a small online business whom SS named The Beauty Corner.

SS acts as the purchaser and I take care of selling and delivering everything from here. We share in the maintenance of the website. The opportunity couldn't have come at a better time. I spend 90% of my time at home so I needed something to keep me busy.

Modesty aside, the accessories that we carry are really worth all the trouble of importing from HK to Manila. Our customers love the fact that the pieces are one-of-a-kind, not the usual trinkets you find in the Greenhills tiangge or (gahd!) 168 Mall. In fact, I once saw one of our necklaces being sold by another accessory seller (more high-flying compared to our humble negosyo) at a vintage bazaar recently for three times our selling price!

SS never ceases to amaze me with her finds. I'm always looking forward to seeing our new batches and have had to almost handcuff myself so I won't dig into the stuff before anyone else gets a chance to lay eyes on them.

Months after we sold our first batch, we're still here. Not millions of pesos richer but definitely happy that we're alive and surviving in the crowded sea of online sellers. Most of all, I really enjoy and treasure this new-found friendship.

Hope to see you in The Beauty Corner soon!