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<br />the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-4367449537698362262010-02-19T21:07:00.003+07:002010-02-19T21:22:23.965+07:00Paper transportWhen the origami series began we couldnt avoid the inevitable: the paper plane. Yep, and we did it and in silver too. And we just gotta throw a couple of ships in there too. And we couldnt resist photoshop-ing it. And look how compulsive paper folding can be!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/S36bSku_cNI/AAAAAAAAAao/nPK-5brVKyw/s1600-h/Transportation+Series.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439956143310860498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/S36bSku_cNI/AAAAAAAAAao/nPK-5brVKyw/s400/Transportation+Series.jpg" /></a>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-66125736758058292322010-02-12T11:20:00.003+07:002010-02-19T21:18:26.403+07:00Have a blissful Lunar New Year!<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/S3TXfhvCghI/AAAAAAAAAaI/tiFQJfiQDuo/s1600-h/Tiger+Year.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 380px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 380px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437207586774614546" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/S3TXfhvCghI/AAAAAAAAAaI/tiFQJfiQDuo/s400/Tiger+Year.jpg" /></a> Roar, Year of the Tiger begins 14th February!</div><div align="center">Forecasts expect a year of calamities, changes and chances in the 12 months ahead.</div><div align="center">To have it coincide with Valentine's day</div><div align="center">Perhaps its a reminder for us to also</div><div align="center"><em>Cherish.</em><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;">*we'll be spending time off the porch from 14th - 17th february. happy lunar new year!</span></div>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-69732982916444333122010-02-10T11:09:00.002+07:002010-02-10T11:14:15.888+07:00From Points to Lines to Form<div align="justify"><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;">*refer to post below for images*</span></div><span style="color:#ffffff;">Take a strip of paper and fold it into a busload of ideas! A cost-efficient and effective time-killer that led us to this series by turning a singular strip into 3-dimensional forms then topping it off with a gleamy Swarovski crystal that's sweeter than ice-cream! What a mouthful, then again, better to think twice when throwing those papers away eh?</span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> </div>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-84788906085832111012010-02-10T11:03:00.001+07:002010-02-10T11:03:03.606+07:00<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.11NXC/bHQ9MTI2NTc3NDU2NTg5MCZwdD*xMjY1Nzc*NTgwMjgxJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmb2Y9MA==.gif" /><div style="width:600px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w402.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w402.photobucket.com/albums/pp101/thecomfortofyourseat/Lines/661a1646.pbw" height="180" width="600"><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a><a href="http://s402.photobucket.com/albums/pp101/thecomfortofyourseat/Lines/?action=view¤t=661a1646.pbw" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" style="float:left;border-width: 0;" ></a></div>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-5957909645965242202010-01-30T19:48:00.002+07:002010-01-30T20:08:15.857+07:00Multi-taskers!<img style="WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; VISIBILITY: hidden" border="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI2NDg1NTY3NzE4NyZwdD*xMjY*ODU1NzA2NTMxJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz*zMDdjYzMzNjBlNDI*/ZjBhODFkYWQzODc*ZTE5MmY3MSZvZj*w.gif" width="0" height="0" /> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 480px"><div align="center"><embed height="360" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" src="http://w402.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w402.photobucket.com/albums/pp101/thecomfortofyourseat/Tribal Bracelets/f309376f.pbw" wmode="transparent"></embed></div><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" /></a><a href="http://s402.photobucket.com/albums/pp101/thecomfortofyourseat/Tribal%20Bracelets/?action=view&current=f309376f.pbw" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn_viewallimages.gif" /></a></div><br /><p>Those tiny handcrafted silver beads from the hills deserve more attention then they're getting, so we decided to string them up in leather, making them more ubiquitous in the form of bracelet-necklace-belt. Yep, you can wear them three-ways! </p>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-16661545256234388832010-01-16T21:33:00.003+07:002010-01-17T00:31:51.550+07:00Folded Friends from Centimeter Design!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/S1HOewsBFmI/AAAAAAAAAZA/A9guXln2Q08/s1600-h/Origami_brooches_pendants.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427346053819078242" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/S1HOewsBFmI/AAAAAAAAAZA/A9guXln2Q08/s400/Origami_brooches_pendants.jpg" /></a><br /><p align="justify">Most of us first came into contact with origami while we were... okay then it's not so long ago. It is highly liberating as the hands form paper into planes, jumping frogs, hats, flowers, cash cheques and just about anything. (okay we made one of that up.) And it is just as intimate as it is liberating, you get to make whatever you desire (there's a book of <em>erotic origami</em>, whatever that means and not that we know what's between the covers <em>tsk tsk</em>~) </p><p align="justify">One aspect of our art is to conserve the sweeter parts of our what our little brains can recall, and with this instance, the paper is superseded by sterling silver. This is just the start of our conservation project, do keep a lookout for more to come in this series as we attempt to resolve our little fetish with paper/silver!</p>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-54561562096374918642009-12-31T22:51:00.003+07:002009-12-31T23:24:46.290+07:00happy new year!<div align="justify">We're ushering in 2010 infront of the computer screen, wanting to show you a new collection in silver. Made by tribesmen and women from the hills of northern thailand, (they're the ones with lots of rings around their elongated necks that most of us get to see only on national geographic) and we thought it special to share a tiny bit of their extensive culture with you.</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Best wishes, and see you next year.</div><img style="WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; VISIBILITY: hidden" border="0" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI2MjI3NDYzODI5MCZwdD*xMjYyMjc*NjU4MzIwJnA9Mzg2MzYxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTEmbz**OTlkZWM1OWE5ZWY*NTFlYmVmYzg*ZWIwYzY4ODk4NiZvZj*w.gif" width="0" height="0" /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 360px"><div align="center"><embed height="360" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="360" src="http://w402.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w402.photobucket.com/albums/pp101/thecomfortofyourseat/Karen Hill Tribe Silver Collection/d203e981.pbw" wmode="transparent"></embed></div><a href="http://photobucket.com/slideshows" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://pic.photobucket.com/slideshows/btn.gif" /></a></div>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-35814783299670155412009-12-18T23:21:00.004+07:002009-12-19T00:07:46.456+07:00hey that's Rudolph!<p align="justify"><em>santa claus is coming to town</em>, or is he? and when? we cant say for sure (though he might be more concerned with Copenhagen right now) but local malls have been readily assuring us he's on the way, somewhere. </p><p align="justify">while waiting, we've been soaked up in the seasonal spirit and put some pieces together. 7 days more till we find out where our jolly old Santa is (more specifically, what our presents would be!) </p><p align="justify"><em>jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle bells rock!...</em></p><p align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416615752628590226" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SyuvVBw2VpI/AAAAAAAAAYk/yvWRQlEicS0/s400/Xmas_Pandora_Combo.jpg" /></p>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-83694445581994363402009-11-29T21:49:00.003+07:002009-11-29T22:42:39.672+07:00Anniversary<p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It was quiet but we utterly enjoyed our thanksgiving dinner, and especially so as we blow the candle out for <span style="color:#cc33cc;">the porch's</span> first birthday too. We offer our silent thanks to you who have been with us the entire year. </span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A sneak preview from Centimeter Design, and we hope to serve you better each time. Thanks, once again.</span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SxKSDiXg0dI/AAAAAAAAAXk/so3RGjbmQ8g/s1600/Origami_2in1+For+Blog.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 291px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409546691888075218" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SxKSDiXg0dI/AAAAAAAAAXk/so3RGjbmQ8g/s400/Origami_2in1+For+Blog.jpg" /></a></p>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-39701654560766388602009-11-18T21:13:00.003+07:002009-11-18T21:20:02.374+07:00More postcards!<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SwQBTbVybpI/AAAAAAAAAXU/cHkvG-lMDE8/s1600/police_scamming.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405446886019722898" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SwQBTbVybpI/AAAAAAAAAXU/cHkvG-lMDE8/s320/police_scamming.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SwQBTNV1_EI/AAAAAAAAAXM/qvwZNgIBChI/s1600/missing+bin.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405446882261859394" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SwQBTNV1_EI/AAAAAAAAAXM/qvwZNgIBChI/s320/missing+bin.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SwQBS99Y4dI/AAAAAAAAAXE/471qF8-1RLM/s1600/Elephant+Beware!.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405446878132756946" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SwQBS99Y4dI/AAAAAAAAAXE/471qF8-1RLM/s320/Elephant+Beware!.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SwQBSrVD_sI/AAAAAAAAAW8/OT_CoD-_cDo/s1600/bkk+do+not+litter.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405446873131777730" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SwQBSrVD_sI/AAAAAAAAAW8/OT_CoD-_cDo/s320/bkk+do+not+litter.jpg" /></a></div><div align="justify"><br /></div>The latest offerings from our treasure chest of politically-incorrectness. Don't we just love this city? ^^the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-39813822363753092042009-11-13T21:41:00.007+07:002009-11-15T22:35:47.655+07:00Christmas charms!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sv14aL2xU_I/AAAAAAAAAW0/BMFihX4zcSo/s1600-h/Christmas_Charms.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 146px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403607519168910322" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sv14aL2xU_I/AAAAAAAAAW0/BMFihX4zcSo/s400/Christmas_Charms.jpg" /></a>on this last friday the thirteenth of 2009, the porch is beginning to hear the rustles of Christmas! we want to kickstart the festive mood with charms that might, well, charm a smile out of you. ^^ (we especially love the reindeers!) we can't wait to smell christmas dinner already!the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-86381324402716641412009-11-03T22:17:00.007+07:002009-11-15T22:39:57.650+07:00what's your sign?<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Svg-z2n54jI/AAAAAAAAAWc/XQsrWLCxxTs/s1600-h/Chinese+Zodiac+1-6.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402136813588046386" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Svg-z2n54jI/AAAAAAAAAWc/XQsrWLCxxTs/s320/Chinese+Zodiac+1-6.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Svg-0VY40PI/AAAAAAAAAWk/Gx0ZfklvSYw/s1600-h/Chinese+Zodiac+7-12.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402136821846561010" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Svg-0VY40PI/AAAAAAAAAWk/Gx0ZfklvSYw/s320/Chinese+Zodiac+7-12.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><div align="justify">Doodling is the one thing we're absolutely fond of, and it so happened that we're capable of transforming doodles into wearables too. Notwithstanding our addiction to Animal Planet, it was decided to create a chinese Zodiac series (of animals, what else!) that will be ubiquitous but still maintain a personal touch. </div><br /><div align="justify">Too often we chuckle at our own creations, but this will probably tickle you too. Meh...^^</div></div>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-23298951258097036212009-11-01T22:24:00.005+07:002009-11-15T22:41:04.844+07:00A time to remember31st October is a day that children remember as fun. 31st October is also the start of a 3-day festival to remember loved ones who have passed on. Whereever they are, they will always be a part of us.<br /><br />Happy trick-or-treating~the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-58847730820195391302009-10-27T08:43:00.007+07:002009-10-29T08:19:41.918+07:00Beware of Fraud(s).<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SuZTsaAOcEI/AAAAAAAAAVs/RE2AgFyOwJ0/s1600-h/centimeter925.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 344px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397093225809735746" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SuZTsaAOcEI/AAAAAAAAAVs/RE2AgFyOwJ0/s400/centimeter925.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#cccccc;"> </span><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">It has come to our attention that some of our inhouse design were being haggled elsewhere other than <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc66cc;">the porch</span>. Much as we'd love more exposure, but we will have to concede that right now we are retailing them as LIMITED collection pieces only.<br /><br /><em>Please take note of the logo (above) that is laser-engraved onto all products under</em> Centimeter Design<em>. </em>It is our assurance to you of the quality and care that we provide.<br />It is also a mark of the hours and effort we had poured into researching, designing and producing. Any lookalike found anywhere else is a design <span style="color:#ffffff;">stolen from us</span>.<br /><br />We're deeply grateful to those of you who have been part of our little clique of Centimeter Design collectors, and we'll continue to design with heart and pride!</span>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-84119991805215002582009-10-26T23:23:00.006+07:002009-10-26T23:52:31.777+07:00Our little way of sharing the occasion with you.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SuXNYFZffmI/AAAAAAAAAVk/655rziQ61Nw/s1600-h/DSC04005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396945542123060834" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SuXNYFZffmI/AAAAAAAAAVk/655rziQ61Nw/s320/DSC04005.JPG" /></a><br /><p>Everyone has their particular way of celebrating festivities, some bake, some decorate, but we do it the only way we know how; through jewellery. </p><p>So here we go, some specially designed sterling beads for our first Halloween on the porch. A little something from us.</p>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-80624470363068902932009-10-20T20:29:00.003+07:002009-10-20T21:02:46.888+07:0011 more days!<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/St27Ul4gZsI/AAAAAAAAAVc/Dc7rZjbS-Do/s1600-h/No.+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394673891100616386" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/St27Ul4gZsI/AAAAAAAAAVc/Dc7rZjbS-Do/s320/No.+2.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/St27UJs15VI/AAAAAAAAAVU/1UvH-aUggP0/s1600-h/No.+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394673883535500626" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/St27UJs15VI/AAAAAAAAAVU/1UvH-aUggP0/s320/No.+1.jpg" /></a><br /></div>yes, yes we're counting down to Halloween! it is traditionally believed that looking scary should aid in warding off malignant spirits, and that is the best excuse to put on costumes/clothes that we wouldnt dare to wear given any other day, <br />in the meantime, the perky little brains on the porch decided to give it a little modern tweak and thus, Halloween-themed Charms!the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-40640731324082010112009-10-17T20:50:00.004+07:002009-11-15T22:35:03.415+07:00the porch went on an outing~<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/StnMZBD8vyI/AAAAAAAAAU0/HzYi-7VKMxg/s1600-h/DSC03989.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393566758906674978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/StnMZBD8vyI/AAAAAAAAAU0/HzYi-7VKMxg/s320/DSC03989.JPG" /></a>the porch was at the International Women's Club luncheon last thursday. imagine 400+ women in the same room... it did take a little while to get acclimatized to the decibel-level, but nevertheless, we were absolutely thrilled to be there!<br />In fact we lunged at the chance to release our new seasonal products there! More on that next time, so stick around. ^^the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-63570280934022522702009-10-09T19:59:00.003+07:002009-10-09T20:21:57.710+07:00black gold rush!<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Ss8z6laqRQI/AAAAAAAAAUk/B-JmO-8C1uY/s1600-h/mc_combined.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390584360555136258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Ss8z6laqRQI/AAAAAAAAAUk/B-JmO-8C1uY/s320/mc_combined.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;color:#666666;">*Disclaimer: Background images from Bangkok Post</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Like a fascinated child, we wondered aloud how something black could gleam so wondrously of gold. These are the marcasite stones that made their way here from faraway Switzerland and now sitting pretty in different cuts and alignment. Bracelets, earrings and rings....hmm, match them</span> to complete a gleaming set of your own!</span>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-31714508861447483612009-09-21T10:55:00.005+07:002009-09-21T11:06:22.380+07:00Notice: Away from 21-25 September<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Srb6wOdKVAI/AAAAAAAAAUM/rrdSyzJ4Quw/s1600-h/IMG_0001+(2).jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383766110989079554" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Srb6wOdKVAI/AAAAAAAAAUM/rrdSyzJ4Quw/s400/IMG_0001+(2).jpg" /></a><span style="color:#666666;"> *coming soon from centimeter design</span></div><p><span style="color:#cc33cc;">We will be running away from the porch from 21-25 September. Catcha all soon on the 26th of September '09!</span><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Srb6n-1I3HI/AAAAAAAAAUE/g9fSNJrubWU/s1600-h/IMG_0001+(2).jpg"></a></div>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-67576013293893055752009-09-03T20:40:00.009+07:002009-11-15T22:47:36.171+07:00I was here too!<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp_HzkFOwUI/AAAAAAAAATs/7GuAW1SJiXE/s1600-h/tuk_tuk.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377236168776532290" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp_HzkFOwUI/AAAAAAAAATs/7GuAW1SJiXE/s200/tuk_tuk.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp_HzaYM2sI/AAAAAAAAATk/Sbhwijy299E/s1600-h/trafficjam_in_bkk.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 133px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377236166171744962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp_HzaYM2sI/AAAAAAAAATk/Sbhwijy299E/s200/trafficjam_in_bkk.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp_Hy-Xo_DI/AAAAAAAAATc/VYK9SCr3X2c/s1600-h/parachute_beach.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377236158653201458" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp_Hy-Xo_DI/AAAAAAAAATc/VYK9SCr3X2c/s200/parachute_beach.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp_Hyc6L35I/AAAAAAAAATU/WzLt5Ql3-Wc/s1600-h/bkk_skytrain.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377236149671288722" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp_Hyc6L35I/AAAAAAAAATU/WzLt5Ql3-Wc/s200/bkk_skytrain.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp_HyF_-gJI/AAAAAAAAATM/ItHq4qGyyds/s1600-h/bkk_mrt.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377236143521562770" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp_HyF_-gJI/AAAAAAAAATM/ItHq4qGyyds/s200/bkk_mrt.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="justify">For some peculiar reason, we are able to switch our brains into speed camera mode, thus developing a particularly nasty habit of capturing even nastier details of our environment, followed by an extremely "meaningful discussion" of how things could've been worse. </div><div align="justify">When we are done with that sort of policing, we're getting pretty adept at catching the idiosyncrasies of the city of Bangkok and beyond, and we will like to share them with everyone from everywhere else through this new set of postcards.</div><div align="justify">It's not all so particularly bad after all! </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Sawatdii!</div>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-88087565810643509312009-09-01T21:46:00.005+07:002009-09-03T20:39:59.106+07:00would you like to upsize?<div align="justify">Accessories are meant to bring out your best traits and if you are big on personality, ply on the volume! </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">(skipping the technicalities) we have some special pieces of silver [in the form of earrings and bangles] that are hollowed out, so that additional volume of style doesn't necessarily translate into sagging earlobes!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp00FgTn0XI/AAAAAAAAAS8/wjSqRdFkEz4/s1600-h/Rose-Forming.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 132px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376510799326466418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp00FgTn0XI/AAAAAAAAAS8/wjSqRdFkEz4/s200/Rose-Forming.jpg" /></a> </div><div align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 88px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376510796600785586" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp00FWJxOrI/AAAAAAAAAS0/QWKIL3czgqM/s200/Earrings-Forming_2.jpg" /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp00E3p1gEI/AAAAAAAAASs/rTe8sY3WMFk/s1600-h/Earrings-Forming_1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 88px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376510788413784130" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp00E3p1gEI/AAAAAAAAASs/rTe8sY3WMFk/s200/Earrings-Forming_1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp00EZh7AcI/AAAAAAAAASk/FmV55eqb82U/s1600-h/Bangle.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376510780327526850" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Sp00EZh7AcI/AAAAAAAAASk/FmV55eqb82U/s200/Bangle.jpg" /></a></p>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-55685493972149967932009-08-22T21:34:00.018+07:002009-11-04T23:46:30.083+07:001+1+1+1+1+<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SvGvJOZo0RI/AAAAAAAAAWM/QcQbcQGy5Uk/s1600-h/5.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SpAFn8XafiI/AAAAAAAAASc/ijFsArge4AM/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 195px; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372800539230371362" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SpAFn8XafiI/AAAAAAAAASc/ijFsArge4AM/s320/4.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SpAFnlBywQI/AAAAAAAAASU/tke9ucsaRJA/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 190px; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372800532965671170" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SpAFnlBywQI/AAAAAAAAASU/tke9ucsaRJA/s320/3.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SpAFnNoClBI/AAAAAAAAASM/q-7bUrC_ZR0/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 194px; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372800526683640850" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SpAFnNoClBI/AAAAAAAAASM/q-7bUrC_ZR0/s320/2.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SpAFmlcSBdI/AAAAAAAAASE/IAZu8N3N63Q/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 191px; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372800515896903122" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SpAFmlcSBdI/AAAAAAAAASE/IAZu8N3N63Q/s320/1.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SvGvRt7hefI/AAAAAAAAAWU/eRazMW8vpVI/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 192px; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400290147115825650" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SvGvRt7hefI/AAAAAAAAAWU/eRazMW8vpVI/s200/5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>Calculate the surface area of each ring.</strong> </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If you dont feel inclined to do so, congratulations! You are on the same page as us. Much as we hated the</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#666666;">"algebraic, aliquot, analytic, arithmetical, bilinear, binary, calculable, centesimal, commensurable, computable, concentric, conjugate, decadic, decimal, denary, differential, divisible, duodecimal, exponential, factorial, figurate, fingerfull, fluxional, fractional, geodesic, hundredth, icosian, </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#666666;">imaginary</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#666666;">, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#666666;">impossible</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">, incommensurable, incommensurate, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">integral</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;color:#666666;">irrational</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-size:130%;">,</span> logarithmic, logometric, millesimal, more or less, more than one, </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">negative</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">, not alone, numerable, numeral, numerical, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">oblique</span><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;">, octifid,</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;"> plural, </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">positive</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">prime</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">, proportional, quadragesimal, quadratic, quadrille, quantitative, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">radical</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">rational</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">, </span><span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#666666;">real</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span> </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">reciprocal</span><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;">, sesquilateral, sexagenary, sexagesimal,</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;"> statistical, surd, tabular, tenth, three-dimensional, tithe, transfinite, truncated, twelfth, two-dimensional, upwards of, </span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">variable</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;">, vicenary, vigesimal <span style="font-size:78%;">(-snipped from dictionary.com-)"</span></span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">aspects of our tender years in school, we maintain a sense of awe/frustration/intrigue/annoyance towards Mathematics. This new series from <span style="color:#cc33cc;">Centimeter Design</span>, is a zany play on geometry: avid attention to shape and form, surface treatment and contrasts, in generating our signature of sophisticating absurdity. If anything, it has been a satisfying attempt at translating the imaginings of maths into a physical structure, albeit a really handy one.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">You dont even have to believe a word we tell you; just wear this chunk of charms and ask your pals to calculate its surface area.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"></div>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-17979667220157922832009-08-17T22:09:00.007+07:002009-08-18T01:00:27.079+07:00Autumn Almost<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SomaTR_fytI/AAAAAAAAARM/MWJO7DdL3Xo/s1600-h/Autumn+Season.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 307px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370993686653946578" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SomaTR_fytI/AAAAAAAAARM/MWJO7DdL3Xo/s400/Autumn+Season.jpg" /></a><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Autumn</span></em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, tucked between its more potent siblings, feisty Summer and formidable Winter, peeks out ever so benignly and shyly. You can almost hear him through the rustling leaves and feel his chilly touch, that it's almost lamentable. <em>Almost</em>, an expression reeking of regrets and veering towards the romantic, and indubitably its doppelganger.</span><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Take a breather and stroll through an idyllic series.</span>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1743816476235560440.post-64440484396871092622009-07-22T20:45:00.005+07:002009-07-22T21:29:28.479+07:00We simply cannot explain our fascination with turquoise.<div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">One fine day, we chanced upon some African turquoise; with that mesmerizing and beckoning hues of blue, we just cant help ourselves. That marvellous colour anwsers to red, green and blue, and for the heck of it, we threw in some pink to give it a cheer. </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Just the stones and silver combi makes one feel closer to the sea already. Ahh.... that cool breeze...</span> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Smcd_QfiFhI/AAAAAAAAAQc/BtVzvJu9OeQ/s1600-h/DSC03656.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361286854004053522" style="WIDTH: 171px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Smcd_QfiFhI/AAAAAAAAAQc/BtVzvJu9OeQ/s200/DSC03656.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Smcd_M680oI/AAAAAAAAAQU/YFLsu1zoyiE/s1600-h/DSC03651.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361286853045310082" style="WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Smcd_M680oI/AAAAAAAAAQU/YFLsu1zoyiE/s200/DSC03651.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SmcdrTqJhYI/AAAAAAAAAQM/KBXzljlpkjQ/s1600-h/DSC03649.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361286511256503682" style="WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SmcdrTqJhYI/AAAAAAAAAQM/KBXzljlpkjQ/s200/DSC03649.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Smcdq9Cm9VI/AAAAAAAAAQE/h7aa0ak6Ggc/s1600-h/DSC03648.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361286505185080658" style="WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Smcdq9Cm9VI/AAAAAAAAAQE/h7aa0ak6Ggc/s200/DSC03648.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SmcdqcbhNMI/AAAAAAAAAP8/srsHlvv0UIY/s1600-h/DSC03643.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361286496431191234" style="WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SmcdqcbhNMI/AAAAAAAAAP8/srsHlvv0UIY/s200/DSC03643.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Smcdpkuoz8I/AAAAAAAAAPs/_0KreRqr4Ro/s1600-h/DSC03639.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361286481478995906" style="WIDTH: 170px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 141px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/Smcdpkuoz8I/AAAAAAAAAPs/_0KreRqr4Ro/s200/DSC03639.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SmcdqEHMjGI/AAAAAAAAAP0/uMuh9HRJ4Dk/s1600-h/DSC03640.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361286489903500386" style="WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 141px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GISCPwQw2Bk/SmcdqEHMjGI/AAAAAAAAAP0/uMuh9HRJ4Dk/s200/DSC03640.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>the porchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739650482836388069noreply@blogger.com0