Casa del Shai

Giving much love and thanks this holiday to everyone. Casa del Shai celebrates it with a 50 Linden Holiday Sale starts tonight. Teleport to Casa del Shai to find your perfect holiday outfits @$50L! Enjoy!

Summer is perfect for  just lazing around in the sun. Enjoy these slouchy pair of shorts in three colourways: Black & White, Army & Khaki, Basil & Rust (not shown). Each come with sculpted prim legs. Complimenting the new sweater tanks in a one shoulder silhouette.

Now available at Casa del Shai.

Happy Weekend!

Its a cruel, cruel summer. Everyone’s out  planning beach vacays, trying to get you on the season’s hottest party list .. Yes you, with your sparkling water and spf sunscreens, you gotta be ready to take on the heat.

Casa del Shai introduces this season’s first bikini offering, tie dye batik bikinis to show off your lovely St. Tropez tan. Each come with sculpted delicate strings to hold it all in, one in the back and two on each hip. The colors reflect the faded bohemian glory in pink, mariposa, black, sun, sea and foam.

Only available at Casa del Shai.

Brought to you by the talented Miss Lainy Voom. Hope you had a great Halloween!

“After the deluge of the terrible storms, there will always be a rainbow, a grander scheme to rebuild new lives.”

The Typhoon Ondoy as you may have seen over the news, destroyed thousands of homes in the very city we live in. That day, I got a phonecall from my sister to ring up emergency numbers to call in Marikina.  A friend of hers reported the big Marikina river had swollen and fiercely pushing out to the banks at 10am. Our country has no consolidated 911 emergency response teams, needless to say, there was nothing on the web to call except for the mayor’s office.

As the day unfolded,  I recieved text messages from friends, people stranded on top of their roofs, asking to report it online.  There were countless stories of being stranded for 18 hours up on rooftops as the floodwaters rushed in their homes in as little as 3 hours. People, cars and trees swimming  precariously in floodwaters by the streets. It was mayhem as the rains continued nonstop for 6-or so hours.

The internet being the only form of communications for some areas (phonelines, mobile was cut off) was a huge aid. Facebook, plurk, twitter updates had helped Filipinos tremendously for calling out volunteers, troops to send out, rubber boats to deploy, updates on victims stranded, missing persons listings.  In about 24 hours, private citizens and teams were dispatched to help out those in need. Its such an remarkable feat of unity amidst catastrophe.

Luckily spared from the rains and flooding, albeit the flickering electricity and internet connections, we decided to produce an in-world fundraiser to help out the Philippine Red Cross efforts. Casa del Shai and Straylight Botanical will be contributing 50% of our earnings this two weeks to the cause. Last night the Typhoon Ondoy music event was a huge success. Thanks to my partner and RL husband, Kriss Lehmann, our friends Miabella Foxley and Bethany Heart, we will be donating a total of  over $L500,00 to Red Cross this week.  Your efforts make you all our internet heroes. We salute you. Thank you all for extending a hand.

If you had missed out on any of our fundraising activities, please take the time to post your personal donations to Red Cross Philippines via bank transfers or Paypal.

A post of good tidings for today is a perfect day. Casa del Shai garnered distinction at the 2007 SL Fashion Bloggers’ Choice Awards. Winning the best in the following categories:

1. Best Overall Fashion House.

2. Best Casual Clothing

3. Best Ethnic Clothing

4. Best Menswear

5. Best Texturing

6. Most Congenial (I forgot this! big thanks to Antie <3!)

A little thanksgiving note for all of you who supported Casa del Shai from its humble beginnings in Deimos. The Casa’s commitment is to create love into each new piece so people can enjoy who they truly are in Second Life. From the bottom of my heart, my wonky wacom pen, my mouse, my able tiny hands – Thank you.

Also, this Saturday, Dec 8, 2007, Casa del Shai ‘s early works along with other content providers will be showcased at the Evolutions Museum at the Arcana Sim 212, 101,22. Hope you can stop by and appreciate where we first started.

Got interviewed on my first ever podcast over teh interwebs with Daphne and Tamara! Yay! Thank God for Skype. Click on the link below. Tune in and get to know the real person behind Shai Delacroix. Stories of the Adulterer suit, whats up with the 70s influence and lots of nervous giggling. I promise much laughter in there. Enjoy the semi-debauchery, peoples!

(Yes, Shai is a girl. Or at least she thinks she is.)

Sunburnt, slightly sober and sand overdosed, i trudged back towards the beach last night with half my companions in alcoholic stupor. Thanks to a crazy scuba instructor, my roommate downed the 15 shooter experience at Cocomangas and got totally ripped for Valentines. What’s with men and putting on a machismo act of “I can do that in 1 min, boys!” So this morning, he’s paying for his sins in bed with a huge bottle of agua. Yay for the Singles Awareness Day!

Anyhoo, I’m starting to feel stuck in this island. Weirdly, the SL clothesmaking withdrawal symptoms is starting to creep up behind my burnt neck. God knows I still have 4 more days to endure the hangovers but I gotta take my guest student diver around and show him the sights. You guys should check out Boracay if youre planning a trip to my country. Its our slice of heaven on earth..be prepared to get lost in the sheer beauty of white sands, blue water and “spring break” mentality.

Also, the real reason for this unexpected trip is that I’m attending a beach wedding this saturday and I am doing the first speech (I introduced the bride and groom – yeah yeah I am a matchmaker). But I havent really worked on my speech yet. I hope I wont slurr….*hic* I will probably go mushy and sweet. What the hell. Wish me luck pixels. Im trying to make up for the RL time I’ve lost. lolz. Hope you guys had a wonderful Valentines Day. Missing you guys so much. ♥ Shaisterrrrr

Heya from sunny sandy beaches of Boracay. Thanks to modern technology, we have some semblance of internet access. But unfortunately, I cannot go inworld yet. I truly truly am missing my SL. And I’ve been having weird withdrawal syndromes, so drowning it with alcohol seems to work. lolz. Anyway, I miss you guys all. Leave an IM or for other pressing matters, IM Aemila Case. I shall be back on the 18th to sort out my mailbox. Lotsa coconut oil love and seawater stringy hair, Shai ♥

Hi guys! Ill be away from Feb 5 till the 19th for an unexpected beach vacation. So IM Aemilia Case if you need anything. Thanks and much luv to you all. Happy Valentines!