Calling all hand and foot spa addicts!

I had an errand-ful day. That's my newly coined word. If there's an eventful day, why not an errandful day? I guess for one, errandful does not look nice at all. Nonetheless, my day was filled with errands. And I'm proud to say that I did all of them well. Or at least most of them because the other one was out of the way and I decided to do it next Monday. Still, I think I did a pretty good job in everything else that I did today. :) Congratulations to me!

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There are times when images of Tien still pop in my head especially when I blog because let's admit this -- she has the most number of beautiful comments in my entire two years of being a blogger. When I read her comments, they reflect how she truly read and understood my posts.

Unlike during the first few days, when sadness would win over all my other emotions, the thought of Tien and the way she lived her life simply inspire me. She's probably one of the happiest people who lived her life and even in her death, she can still make people feel happy despite being initially sad, of course. Although she can never leave any comments now, I just feel her positive presence.

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Because it's [blog] tradition, I am writing before I leave for my second '08 summer vacay. My youngest sister, Ling, passed UP Medical school, whoopee! And because I like basking in other people's glory, I am going on a vacation with her. Actually, she's joining me and my good friend, Sassy, who planned this trip a few months back. (Sassy's the one responsible for those photos on the sidebar and that photo of me praising the sky up there). So yes, expect more photos when we return. :) Girls are out to have fun in the sun!

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To all hand and foot spa afficionados out there... here's a little something :)

NAILCRAFT 62 Hand and Foot Spa
2nd Level Torre Venezia, 170 Timog Avenue corner Scout Santiago, Quezon City
(02) 3320917 / (02) 4976644
Opens at 1pm. Closes at 10pm.

One of the things I did today was try the newly-opened NAILCRAFT 62, Hand and Foot Spa . As a lover of foot spas and toenail polish, this is my bi-monthly indulgence. Removing all biases and subjectivity because the owner is my friend, I tried it out for the first time and truly loved it. When I arrived, I didn't tell anyone that I knew the owner so I'd be treated like all other clients.

As I stepped in the reception area, I was already laughing with the receptionist and all the other staff. Yes, laughing and not just saying warm hellos and exchanging smiles. We had that precious bonding moment because of a door.

From the outside, I could already see through the door made out of glass surrounded by purple panels. Because smiling is my default setting, I was already smiling at the staff from the outside. I tried to open the door by myself -- pulling and pushing but it didn't budge so I finally thought there must be a special lock system where the receptionist pushes a button from her seat to unlock the door. I waited for that buzz sound. She was signaling something to me but I didn't quite get it until she was already approaching and opened the door for me. Apparently, it was a sliding one.

So there you go, I laughed at myself and instantly clicked with everyone there. They greeted me warmly and apologized for the door but I was really more amused than anything. I took a look at the menu, smiling but trying not to show how familiar it was to me because my friend and I actually spent some time writing it. I was happy to find out that the receptionist knew the names so well (Cleansing Charm, Herbal Incantation, and all those magical sounding names) and answered me candidly when I explained what treatment I wanted. I really like the fact that she knew all the services by heart but I still kept mum about everything.

After I was seated and after being treated nicely, being offered magazines and drinks, I casually asked if my friend was coming over. From there, I admitted that I helped out with the menu and I saw the place when it was still under construction. And they were as nice to me as they were at the start.

As for the service, I had Weng take care of my toes. When she showed me the nail polish collection, I thought to myself "I'm coming back to try this and then this and that." After choosing the right color for me and making my toe nails squarish just the way I like them, I am now declaring that Weng is my new toe angel, haha.

Nailcraft just opened a month ago and not many people know this place yet. I'm sharing this new find with YOU! Try it and I hope to bump into you girls there one day because I'm going back there again and again and again!

Here's an unaltered photo I took while waiting for my toenails to dry :)

I wish I took photos of all its well-thought of corners but I think it's best if you discover them by yourselves! ;)