My introduction to chinaware began when my mother gave me a small, old, chinked bowl that with Japanese art in it. She said that it came from the Japanese occupation era. I was intrigued, and learned - as so many historians already do - that these simple ceramic things actually hold interesting stories all their own.
While I did not delve deeper into artifacts, bowls of distinguishing colors and shapes have fascinated me. Especially when I developed the taste for Japanese food; the presentation itself makes the entire thing enticing! But hold the sea urchin please.
Actually I have been buying these Japanese bowls and plates and this small cup they use to drink wine with, until I realized (thanks to my wife) that I haven't really been using them much, and so these were categorized as non-essential items. I brought some to the office instead for lunch.
At any rate, I was just passing by Landmark last week when I saw this nice blue bowl. And then I saw a couple of plates. And before I knew it, I was already at the counter paying for these nice finds. I really don't like to dilly-dally and spend hours deciding on what to buy. When I like it, I buy it. Which must be why I'm in such a financial fit right now. :-)
I showed the photo of the things I bought to my wife (Who is in Baguio now), and she exclaimed I could have bought more so we have reserves for gifts this coming Yuletide season! hmmm...
And why would she let me buy more? [Refer to the photo above] Because the rectangular plate in front costs 15 pesos (great for serving peanuts, or sushi if you're into that), the blue bowl at the right costs 15 pesos (I like rice toppings!), the plate at the left costs 18 pesos (is that a plate? not sure), and the white one at the back costs 20 pesos. There's a good 4.75 to 6.75 off each item. I only paid 68 pesos for this quartet! What a find!
So if you'd like to jazz up your dinnerware, head on to Landmark today. I think the sale isstill on for the month of September.
geez... how nice naman... samahan mo ko next week.... i'll buy me those bowls... but from the looks of it, its not chinaware, its more of a stoneware or clay pottery... kaya siguro mura... anyway magganda naman my only worry is that when you started to use them the colors starts to fade... before you knew it mukha mukha nang artifact yung binili mo... i similar diningwares at home i got is as a gift from my weeding... wala pang one year mukha na syang luma...
ReplyDeletepareho pala tayo ng spending habit. sayang, if i am still working there, araw-araw cguro tayong nagkikita, sa landmark lagi ang way ko pauwi ng bahay.
ReplyDeleteAng mura! I like the bowl with the stripes. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteei! i just bought some of these. actually i bought pa nga 6 (sort of) sets just yesterday. ang cute noh! although now i do't know kung san ko sya gagamitin. i guess i have to invite friends over to have a meal or something at my place para magamit.
ReplyDeletehappiness to me sometimes is when i find a good buy at a bargain price! it feels really good!
ReplyDeletenarinig ko ata before o napanood ko na if your planning to go on diet your plate should be blue??? tama ba yun??
ReplyDeleteG, made in China yung mga nabili ko eh. So ... chinaware sya bwehehehe
ReplyDeleteTanggers, malamang madalas tayong tumatagay :-)
Hi Toni! It's nice to have decorative plates para kahit simple lang food, mukhang masarap na rin.
Hi Amie! Invited ba ako? :-)
Hello Owen! Yup, sarap mamili!
Airwind, totoo ba yan? So dapat gamitin ko yung blue na bowl. Hmmm...
favorite kong mag-shop sa landmark... promise
ReplyDeleteOoh. Thanks for the tip. Viva Landmark. Another great place for stuff like this is Ideal Home on Escolta and in Harrison Plaza.
ReplyDeleteimage model ka ng landmark?
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