August 2014: HAUL

Stressed?  Yes, but most importantly it's my birthday month so I allowed myself to spend on some things (not all, I have to be practical).  First stop is Forever21.  I almost got a leather jacket and another boots (which is the one that I've been eyeing in F21 US site) but I have to think thrice and weigh every pros and cons and cons won (I don't know how to rock leather in a warm humid weather).

So I pick some tops, just simple and basic ones that can be dress down or up.  I just love how the white shirt camouflages itself as formal with those texture (I remember that my mom has one of these just sitting in her closet only better when I was a kid and now I wish I kept and restore it.
I am always attracted to shirts with stripes...they just look nautical and refreshing and put together so I can't pass on the navy blue stripes shirt.  And when I got home I just realized that the two tops that I got from F21 are way pricier than my pants and was kinda a happy that I got another top (the flowery one) for just 250 pesos (that's less than $5) from a tiangge (hooray for tiannges!).

Still from Forever21, I got two black pants (although in the photo it's like dark blue) because they are on a reduced price and they almost perfectly fit me well (I can't find the perfect pants for my body type...I have weird body structure if you are wondering why).  They also already come with slim belts and I can roll the hem up (for a chic look) or down and they still look good.  They set great on my hips (not too high nor low), they have nice fabric and they are comfortable to wear!

I also bought a pair of Chucks because I miss them (I have 4 pairs before, I think) although I will only wear them on Friday's and maybe Sunday's too.  And another cheap shoes that I can use when walking going to work.

Other stuff that I bought are the plastic storage for my skincare products and makeup and them some other stuff recommended by my sister.  The A Bonne Spa Milk Salt is a cult favorite.  The Black Beauty Hot Oil with Vitamin E is my sister's happiness.  And the The Body Shop's hand cream are so light I got three (gave one to my sister) when I redeemed all my points and voucher from being ever so loyal with The Body Shop Philippines, I only paid 30 pesos, that's happiness for me!

Well, in just a day or two it's already September~"BER" months ,I can already smell christmas (why so fast!!!!).

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April 2014: And It Goes On and On and On

Here and there I've been hauling different kinds of things that may not even work.  They accumulated and my mini department store bore 3 mini branches and then one day I just look into them and their topsy turviness just makes me nuts.  So aside from the clothes and book section, I also started looking into my "beauty" stash and decided to get rid or give products/things that I haven't used for quite sometime or just stuff that is not working for me anymore.  I already started last month with my March 2014: Let It Go post which resulted into the disappearance of 1 branch and I'm continuing it until my mini department store is half full and there's 1 mini branch left.  I will also be sharing my empties, as usual :)

It seems like lotions with whitening ingredients makes my skin go berserk and that is just sad because I remember liking the Nivea UV Whitening Serum before as it's light and moisturizing enough with just the right SPF, so sad that I have to let this go but thankfully my niece like it so I'm giving it to her.

Definitely going to the trash are the Betadine Feminine Wash  because, yes it does really clean the part down there when I have period but it's so drying actually all the feminine wash that I tried do not work well for me so I'll just stop the hunt then I got a whitening soap, the C.Y. Gabriel Pink variant to lighten the scars on my legs as it helped me when I was younger but it does more damage now than helping so I'll just have to throw it.

Last two items to throw are the Etude House Sweet Recipe Baby Choux Base because I think it's already expired I mean a year has already passed since I started using it, anyway I still have 1 make-up base that works like this in my stash and then I also have to throw the Essence Mosaic Compact Powder.  I really can't finish a make-up, please forgive me.

This month I hit pan a lot of products.
It took me what like 5 months??? before I could finish the Watsons Conditioner and I still have another bottle which I will use as a base to my diy hair mask and as a shaving cream.  The familiar 15 ml Laneige Water Bank Essence (a deluxe sample size) that lasts for 3 weeks is also part of this family of empties and the new favorite cleanser, Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser which I can use all over my body (even my hair sometimes, crazy I know).  Still have some of the Lacvert Pure Deep Cleansing Oil but I'll just include it in this empties round since I think I can only use the remaining twice?  Anyway I have and been using this cleansing oil for more than 6 months I think and I like it!

You already know how I love Nature Republic's Aloe Gel, so there it is lying empty beside The Body Shop's Vitamin E Body Butter (which is the last body butter I have from the many body butters that I hoarded from TBS) with the well loved Apple Blossom Shower Gel and Body Lotion both of which have a very lovely and refreshing apple smell!

Oh by the way, new to my sidebar is an amazon widget where I list some of my favorites!

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

March 2014: Let It Go

In other countries, spring is welcomed with spring cleaning but since there's no spring here in my country (only rainy days and summer days), our family usually do the "spring cleaning" few days before or after New Year and I think I throw/donate/giveaway around 4 big bags of clothes, shoes and other stuff and yet it seems that I still have more so I decided to get rid of some more stuff this month.

goodbye my lovers

Old school, I know but I just like to read with an actual book...it's more fun for me.  Plus I also take extra good care of my books, I don't want any dog ear and I'm trying my best for them not to have crease on their "backbones".  I dreamed (and still dreaming) to have my own place with a cozy library but reality check, I don't even have my own room now and I'm running out of storage space so these seven books that I haven't read for a year must go.  Luckily my niece adopted them :)

empties

Of course I have to throw containers that are already empty even if the snail and the glass bottle and jar looks cute.  Lucky for me, I blogged all my empties this month:  Missha Super Aqua Deep Hydro Cream, The Saem Snail Lavender Sleeping Pack, Egyptian Magic Cream, Moringa O2 Malunggay Therapy Oil and Etude House Moistfull Collagen Emulsion.

I really don't use them anymore

To have more space I just have to throw these products.  Such a waste but I just don't use them anymore.  You can check my post about the Asian Secrets Lulur Body Scrub, Olay Regenerist Cleanser and Lorys Deep Moisturizing Hair Cream here.

I'm not a sun screen/sun cream and a lip gloss person so I just can't consume even the The FaceShop mini lipgloss and the SkinFood Carrot Sun Cream sample and I'm pretty sure they are now expired.

tools

And lastly, I have to throw these tools.  The pink one with an almost heart shape head is a hair curler that gives a nice almost-beach-waves.  My hair is always layered so I have a hard time using these curlers and then after like a week of buying them I cut my hair short and my hair is short forever and ever :P
Same goes with the bun maker.  And the other pink in the photo is the Epilette which is as harsh as shaving the legs period.

When was the last time you clean your closet?

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

February 2014: I suck at Social Media

My IG suckiness:  A short conversation
by Arya of The Certified Latebloomer

Me:  Thanks, sarap the chocolates
Friend Seller:  Thanks din.  Sa uulitin.  Please post some pics on IG and tag me
Me: o_O IG????

I suck at social media that months ago I didn't even know what IG means.  Mind you I have twitter, facebook, instagram, pinterest and other sorts but I just don't know how to manage them all (I also don't know how to fully utilize their functions).  I admire those who can make their social whatevers alive and very interesting.

Month end once again and the start of March feels so gloomy that I always end up sleeping and listening to music instead of blogging or doing some productive activities but I noticed that even if the sun shine so vastly, the weather is not so hot considering March is the start of Philippine summer.  I hope this kind of weather stays throughout summer and I hope friends in other countries enjoy their spring time.

And here goes my usual things except for wishlist part because I'm not wishing for any material things right...oh wait I want ube (yam) jam right now!

empties

Done with the Secret Key Argan Angel Moisture Steam Cream which is just simply moisturizing and the smell makes me hungry and don't forget about the lovely tin packaging.  You can check my post about it here.

I'm scraping every bit of the Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Serum that I already remove the pump and inserting my pinkie in the bottle just to get the left-over serum.  I love how it instantly gives radiance because of its gold-like particles and how it leaves a velvety finish to my skin.  Read my thoughts about it here.

It's my first time to use a Laneige product and I'm impress with the Water Bank Essence as it's light yet very moisturizing.  Also the 15ml took me 3 weeks to finish it so I think that's value for money.  I still have 3 samples in my stash aka mini department store so I'm good for 1 quarter of the year.

Pantene Intensive Cream Nature Care and St.  Ives Smoothing Apricot Exfoliating Body Wash are just simple thing that you can find in the grocery that works.  Will share my thoughts on them in my next post.

favorite:  Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream

I'm so happy the KB sent me the Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream because it totally helped (and still helping by the way) in the faster recovery of the wounds, scratches and scars on my legs.  It's moisturizing and I noticed that I seldom scratch my legs now.  I also use this on my face whenever I feel lazy to go over my long skincare regimen.

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It started with Ho Hey, then there's Stubborn Love and before I knew it I'm playing their Studio Album (via youtube) all throughout the day while having my afternoon tea, browsing the net and even when I'm reading.  I don't like any distraction when I'm reading a book but the sound of The Lumineers is just so calming even if most of their lyrics are not so happy.

My top favorites from The Lumineers are Dead Sea, Stubborn Love, Flowers in Your Hair and of course, Ho Hey.

Have fun under the sun.  Enjoy Spring/Summer!

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

January 2014: Starting?

Some people say that they will start the year right.  What if the first days of the year didn't go as planned?  Don't tell me your going to wait for another year to make things right?  I know I'm exaggerating but instead of postponing, why not make THIS day right?  Better right? or this is just my simple excuse for not starting the year right?

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Hello!  January 2014 gone by really fast, I almost missed it.  Just got productive at the middle of the month by finishing some backlogs, joining communities in Google+ although I'm still that active (hello to the members of Filipino Bloggers Worldwide) cleaning, baking, a little job hunting (failed by the way) and slowly sipping a cup of tea which is very enjoyable because of the cool weather.  Does cool weather equates to having an unexplainable nice sunset sky because look what I captured with my phone's camera:

looks like a painting

the clouds and the light from the sinking sun are a great combo

This week I watched the The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and I really enjoyed it and don't know why it has a low rating.  It's a..."It's never too late", "Go for it", "Just do it", "Let it go", "Life is an adventure, "You can do it", "Nothing can stop you" kind of movie.  And did I mentioned that the soundtracks are superb?  I just love Space Oddity by David Bowie and below is what was used in the movie.

I've been jumping from one topic to another, so I'll just continue with my usual monthly thing which I've been pondering if I continue to do so.  I have some projects in mind that I hope will materialize in the next quarter like binibining dalaga which talks about different kinds of basic make-up in a beginners perspective meaning my perspective (totally new to make-up) and I'm also thinking of just doing a one time big time haul post since doing it everytime I buy some random things annoys us (it annoys me now and I know it annoys you too or I'm just assuming).  I also want to improve the context of my review by adding the links where I bought it and stuff like that plus the description on my tabs which I should have done from the very beginning (my mind is in a constant mess so my tabs and topics keep on changing).  Anyway, going back  here are my empties for this month which is not much (and I actually thinking if I should just remove this portion).

january empties

I used the Mizon Snail Recovery Gel Cream mostly in my hands now as it helps in making it plump (my hands are wrinkled) then everytime I wash my hands after doing my business in the bathroom (which is like on an hourly basis because I drink lots of water and tea) I just use the Eva Vitamin Hand because it's the cheapest hand lotion that I can find in Watsons that is quick absorbent.  The Moringa Oil helps a lot these days in keeping the dry patches in my skin less itchy and because it's so tiny I already bought another one.  And finally, I managed to empty the Watsons Repairing Treatment Shampoo in Honey after many months, you can find my post about it here.

Time for my wishlist which I'm now very excited about because my wish last December came true this January and I'm really hoping that my wishes materialize every month.

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Okay I want a laptop but not specifically the one above (I just find the photo cool).  A simple, fast and easy to use laptop (with high quality sound effect) is all I really need/want and cheap too basta within my budget.  I also want a camera and I'm already okay with Fuji X10 or if my budget permits them maybe the X20 or the X100 will also be great (man, I really need to find a high paying job).

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One of my favorites this month has been a surprised to me since I always pick a food as a favorite, this time around a wristlet is included in the league.

xoxo wristlet

celestial sleepytime herbal tea and oishi oaties milk

I love how creamy the Oishi's Oaties Milk and I am also enjoying it's introductory price.  The Celestial Sleepytime Herbal Tea keeps me warm and helps me have a deep sleep at night.  When I mix the two together, they make a really nice almost like chai tea only less sweet.

Going back to the wristlet,  I like that it's big enough to accommodate my phone, a pack of tissue, keys and some money but light enough that it's not annoying to carry it around.  It's convenient to have it when I'm wearing something without any pockets and suddenly my niece would drag me to the mall and I don't want to change, I just grab the wristlet and dumped  my stuff and I'm good to go (with bed head ahahaha).

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The first photo from this post is just so cool- the lyrics is from Franz Ferdinand's Right Action and they are my "Band of the Month".

I first heard the band when I was in college with Take Me Out which for me is like a combination of different music generations: from my parents rock and roll, to my brothers' semi-hard rock, to my sister's alternative rock and today's pop.  Well it's just my opinion.

Now they are back with Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action which is their fourth studio album and Bullet is currently on top of Jam 88.3's Weekly Top Ten (I like the Right Action more though).

To know more about the band you can just click this wikipedia link or check their site at www.franzferdinand.com.

Made it this far?  Well, thank you...I appreciate it!

November 2013: Clueless?

It's already been four hours since I started to type something about my tea time and me being an introvert but all I have is a single sentence then blank...maybe I'm just enjoying listening to Metric's Blindness and The Killers' Just Another Girl which kind of depresses me because the video is like a goodbye forever from them.

Clueless! Yes, I'm a clueless man right now as I still don't know what to do or how to act or whatever...it'll be Christmas in just a couple of days and then goodbye 2013 and it seems like I haven't done anything significant.

Speaking of Christmas, here are four items that are on my wishlist:

O.S.T. Original Pure Vitamin C20 Serum (source)/ Forever 21 Secret Rebel Combat Boots (source)/ Tokyo Love Soap (source)/ Diana Mini (source)

Been hearing a lot of good reviews about the O.S.T. Vitamin C Serum which is known as the brown bottle in Korea and I'm liking that it can brighten and help lightens pigmentation of the skin and yes my obsession I guess for brighter skin is coming back and would also like to get my hands on Tokyo Love Soap to make my skin looking flawless because I just have tons of scars all over my body because of my allergy and this soap is as they say just do the job though I'm hesitant to shell out more than 500 bucks for just a bar of soap.

I'm also dying to have a pair of boots although I don't know how to rock it plus the price of the one in the picture in the Philippines is almost twice than what is on forever21.com price.

I still haven't haven't decided whether to get a diana or la sardina but I guess it doesn't matter right now because I just spent 75% of my "toy" budget to Forever21 last friday.  I guess I'll stick with my Superheadz for the meantime, but if anyone out there wanted to sell their old lomo cam for a very affordable price then let me know ;)

my favorite treats

For this month of November I'm just loving the comfort that Griffins Mint Treat Mint Flavoured Biscuits is giving me.  This one is a biscuit top with mint filling then the two are covered in chocolate, simply yummy.  I buy this biscuit in SM for P99 and I will try the other biscuits from Griffins soon.

I generally like macadamia nuts covered in chocolate and I'm just so happy that my sister and brother in law gave me Hawaiin King Milk Chocolate covered Macadamia Nuts as a pasalubong.  I also like the one from Guam, forgot the name of the brand but it doesn't matter as long as it's macadamia in chocolate then I'm a happy kid :D (kinikilig mga ngipin ko)

And my hit pans.

white musk, collagen and lotion

There's actually a few products left on the containers but they are good for around 3 times so I'll just include them on my November empties.  You can find my The Body Shop White Musk post here and here for the Etude House Moistfull Collagen Cream which is by the way a dupe for Clinique's Moisture Surge (well that's what they say).

And lastly music.  I'm listening to many "old" songs lately not that they are old to hear but they are from the 80's or 90's yet they are like awesome (I don't know how to describe them best) but I have to give this month to Yolanda Moon.  Yup, Yolanda and I have to admit that I feel guilty of remembering the band because of the typhoon (bless and help the victims) and I'm very surprised when the band favorited my tweet about it  (sorry guys).

I first heard Yolanda Moon on Jam88.3 last year and their laid-back, soothing sound just catches me.  They are known for SmallTalk but the song that really attracted me to them is 73.

Check out their cool video:

Happy Holidays!

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

October 2013: The Rise of the Blog

During All Saints or All Souls Day (sometimes both), by the time that the night bites the rays of the sun our family light candles all over our yard and home (around 15 to 20 candles), our neighbors too (and probably our whole barangay although not as much as the candles that we light but most put the candles in their gates) do the same thing and the street in the province that I live in just look pretty with all the candles around.  Most of the time too we make this foggy/smokey effect (with the dried leaves and newly cut grass that my siblings collected and sometimes incense) and turn off the major lights in our house and from the outside our home (with the smokey and candles) look so magical but of course to others it's looks spooky.  *Sigh* a snippet of my childhood that I miss because I was in the office, working during November 1!!!

Hello everyone, I hope you had a blast with maybe all the halloween parties that you attended (hmmmp, I didn't attend one) and in just a couple of weeks it's Christmas/Holiday Season na (which means vacation time too and I badly need one). Now this October I'm just so amazed that I'm regularly (on a weekly basis) posting, just when I thought that by the end of the year this blog will totally shut down but nope it rises.

I know during month-end's I usually post what food that I like and other whatnots but I do not have any so I'll move on with my empties and soon to be empties.

my sister's really amazed at how I empty a lot of products

I'm just so happy that I made a blog post for all of these stuff which been rare of me lately but hell yeah I'm catching up with all the products that I have.  Except for the eye cream, I'm loving these products especially the Zenutrients Anti-Cellulite Oil because of it's soothing properties.  The products are (click product for links to my posts):

1 Etude House Nutrifull Shea Butter Sleeping Pack
2 Mizon Ultra Repair Wonder Eye Cream
3 The Body Shop Macadamia Body Butter Duo
4 Mizon Ultra Repair Wonder Cream
5 Zenutrients Anti-Cellulite Oil
6 The Body Shop Cranberry Joy Body Polish

Also in just maybe 3 to 5 uses or so, I'll also be emptying these products and will, I don't want to stock the containers in my already cluttered closet.  Anyway, I'm pretty sure that I'll be done dealing with these products before the week ends.

1 Hair Treats Hair Spa
2 Purebeauty Exfoliating Gel (review soon)
3 Za Total Hydration Dewy Moisturizer
4 TonyMoly Panda's Dream Good-Bye Dark Eye Corrector (i'm using it as a hand and foot cream now)
5 A generic sponge from Landmark

I also just keep on playing the songs that are on my phone which is weird for me because every now and then I keep on searching for songs that suits my mood/taste.  Anyway two songs of the The Killers (I know I keep on mentioning the band since last month) caught my attention when I saw their respective live versions.

The first one is A Dustland Fairytale.  I'm okay with this song when I first heard it and all I said was "nice...decent and clean"  I only appreciated it's meaning and connect with it when I'm pondering what to do with my life.  Totally fell in love with it when I watched the Abbey Road live version, my eyes just turned watery and feeling just keep on surging for so many reasons.  The song is actually very personal to Mr. Brandon Flowers because it's about his parents and about Nevada but the song is just so versatile that I guess anyone who'll hear it will have it's own interpretation and connection (I read some of the comments and I'm somehow right about this).  I wanted to share the video here but it's not allowed anymore, so just click on the links.

Strong and Magical!

"God gives us hope But we still fear what we don't know The mind is poison"

The next one is Sam's Town.  Now I hate this song when I first heard it..Still not into it the second time because it sounds too theatrics which I think is unnecessary but again as I go deep into the lyrics I started to get the song and has been in my fave playlist the fifth time I heard it.  I like to hear the live version and saw their Albert Hall concert on youtube and man it's as i f I'm transported and time-spaced in the hall and I started to sing as if I'm with the crowd and The Killers.

"Why do you waste my time?  Is the answer to the question on your mind  And I'm sick of all my judges  So scared of what they'll find But I know that I can make it..."

So have you ever seen the lights?

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

July 2013: It's Definitely Raining (food)

There's a lot of things going on a ride in LRT (train).  There's this chika moments, free make-up tutorial, different sitting sleeping positions and out this world reactions (like the other day the lady is shouting to stop the train in horror because her companion is on the other carriage, good thing someone told her to just text her companion).  But a funny and a disturbing thing happen to me last week.  The woman sitting beside me got up and there's two ladies in front of her that would like to sit (I think they are best of friends because they don't want to be separated).  Since there's only a space for one, I thought one of the two standing girls will sit.  To my horror, the other girl also sits and three fourths of her butt is on my legs.  Thinking that she will realize that she can't fit in, she would just stand and let me sit in peace.  Unfortunately, she comfortably sits on my legs.  I got up and tried to look at her but she never bothered to say sorry.  She even don't feel sorry at all.  *Sigh*  I realized that my legs are so fluffy that people think it's a sofa.

my half eaten omurice with an overcooked egg :P

Moving on, this month after finishing my 5 weeks of yoga (attending yoga classes 4 times a week), I pig-out resulting to a gain of 5 pounds (I loose 15 lbs because of the yoga less 5 lbs from pigging out so there's still 10 loose, not bad).  The first week, I invited my collage friends for a late lunch at Yabu.  Week after that, pizza and pasta party in the office.  Week after that Saizaki eat all you can with family.  Then the rest of July was dedicated to junk food all you want.  I also made/cook four new recipes this month that is why it's raining food with me (aside from the actual rain outside, so nice to eat).

http://yogaplus.ph/
http://www.yogainmanila.org/home.php

You might be wondering why I'm so concern with my weight.  Well' I'm type 1 obese and even though most of the people say that I just look chubby or I just have big bones, I can feel the heaviness of my body plus the scary facts that the doctor told me from the last annual examination in our office (heart attack, diabetes and other stuff).  So I enrolled again to yoga classes, this time in two different yoga studio.  One is Yoga Plus in the Fort and the other one is in Quezon City in Yoga in Manila.  I'm also thinking to start the routines from Cassie of Blogilates from Youtube and hope that by the end of August, I'll be losing another 15 lbs and again hoping that by the end of the year I'll be again in my normal weight.  Of course I have to cut my regular intake of junk foods and sweets.

helloooo pandaaaa

Well I can't resist eating these panda cookies.  Hello Panda is/are always present in our grocery cart for my weekly consumption plus I'm also starting to explore different kinds and brands of green tea (I'm done with Twinings!).

yummy, I mean lovely camera app name

My photos look a little vintage-y/over saturated because I'm using Pudding Camera and editing it with Pixlr.  I don't know why I'm in love with these lomofied pics (I wanted to collect lomo camera, ugghhh I wish developing shops in my area are accessible and affordable...how I wish I have a big budget for photography so I can buy a Diana Camera, La Sardiana Camera, Vivitar, polaroids and a film scanner and of course lots and lots of films).  For now I'll settle with Pudding Camera and Lomo Camera to pala.

July Empties

nail polishes that I have to throw

Used them once or twice and that's it, I don't know why I can't love nail polishes, to me they are hard to maintain so congrats to those who love these babies.  An of course my empties, up to now I'm still make habol posts (I'm so lazy).

I love masks!!!

Used a lot this month and thought I only have a few left so I digged my masks collection and poof, I still have a lot of masks though I still have a lot in mind too that I would like to try (My Beauty Diary, TonyMoly U Change???, etc. hehehehe).

photo from here

That's Rico Blanco and I'm loving his Lipat Bahay song (you can check the youtube video here and the lyrics was really fantastic, 90's kids can relate to it plus it's so Pinoy:  the things that you can find in a regular filipino house and the feeling of attachment) that makes me search on his other songs and fall in love with Yugto and Your Universe.  Then saw Up Dharma Down's Oo in the suggestions and remebered my collage days when OPM was so so high and mightly awesome!

photo from www.kshownow.net

I love Running Man 154 episode!  And I also love the music that they used.  Fire by Kasabian, Extreme Ways by Moby, The Great Escape by Boys like Girls and Dakota by Stereophonics.

Oh, I also change my template this month!

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

June 2013: Partial Sayonara

What's up :D?  I've been slacking off lately not just in this blog but also in my life (don't know what's up with me), I just let the days pass by without any concrete plans which kind of alarms me since most people my age are either getting married or are already very stable with their life.

What can I do, I'm still stuck in watching animes and reading mangas.  Oh I remembered to transfer the songs from my old to new phone and oh lalala, how nostalgic:  From Linkin Park, Yiruma, Jason Marz, Coldplay, Goo Goo Dolls, Augustana and other bands and artist from the 90's and early 2000.  I combined them with todays great bands like The Neighboorhood, The Temper Trap, Bloc Party and Foster the People (music being played from Jam88.3 and a whole lot more music but I always forget the names of the bands).

photo from http://foglicious.tumblr.com/post/19809941979/throw-back

I'm always in euphoria whenever I listen to music which makes me a weird person to the other people here in the Philippines, I already embraced this aspect (what I can't accept though is being called as a weirdo and kupal (see meaning here) just because I'm not into "someone's" girlfriend and also to what he did just to be in "that" relationship (ahem, I don't his reading my blog anyway...if he is then another cold war will happen I guess) though I'm not doing anything to harm their relationship and I'm already keeping my distance from them, anyway where not friends anymore...let me rephrase that..we are not friends anyway to begin with).  Sorry, I just really hated that person for saying "mind your own business" but can't help himself minding others' business (like mine, hello don't mind what I think and my opinion)!  As the saying goes, what others think of you is none of your business.  Breath in, breath out.  Relax....

photo from https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=628032887220594&set=a.187801687910385.45930.187270374630183&type=1&relevant_count=1

Yup, I'm into yoga this month and I think my friend and I will continue with this ....ummm exercise/relaxation/bending/painfull yet fun thing... I actually can't explain yoga.  I mean the first week for me is hell I feel so weak and kept saying myself while doing myself "annong pinasok ko" (what I got myself into) but I SURVIVED!!!  Although I still can't do many poses (i.e. headstand, shoulder stand, bow etc.) and can't help myself giving a silent laugh in class when I stumble upon the instructors correcting my pose or doing the sheep hand seal I learned from watching Naruto, yoga has been helping me to slowly get fit and happy (and hope this will continue) in life (there are many negative aspects in life but it's up to us to collect more positivity to combat those negatives)

photo from http://narutobase.net/Naruto-Hand-Seals.html

yeah, just 4

So much empties last month but so little this month and it reminded me that I haven't posted around 10 reviews (yikes!).  Actually I've been planning for months on how to revamp The Certified Latebloomer before it turns 1 ( I even set aside some products for a mini giveaway to celebrate).  But unfortunately this June (my blog's anniversary) I decided to close it (that's why I'm not posting much).  Partial sayonara though because I figured that from time to time I will still be posting (I still have a round 40 products in my closet) and maybe in the future open it again. Let's see but to those who supported, followed, commented and visited The Certified Latebloomer, a big big BIG THANK YOU!!!

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!
P.S.  Anyone know where to buy very affordable gardening etchos near Tayuman or SM San Lazaro?

May 2013: It's May and It's raining on me

The month of May has been very bad to me especially this week.  First my phone suddenly acquired it's own life, shutting down and starting at it's own leisure making it useless (less 2 months in my hands with no scratch and I handled it very carefully).  So I brought it to where I bought it and 2 weeks after the seller said their technician still haven't seen my phone!!!  I really hate you DB Gadgets!  Next is Meralco; the customer service sucks and up to know they still haven't answered my question (I just received an out of the office message and that's it nothing happens even if I followed up).  GMarket customer service also made my blood boil this month and lastly the mighty Philippines Customs and damay na rin nating and EMS/Philpost.  My friend and I tasted the magic and horror of customs (to the sirs and ma'ams of this institution who does the hokus pokus and the usad pagong system, well it sucks to be you!) kudos though to the three notable employees who really do what they should do.

I have other fits this May but everyone has their own problem, right so I'll just move on with my empties.

additional 5

16 items in total (pic of the 5 will be loaded maybe tomorrow  loaded), whoa and yehey!  Really happy to finish all of these because most of them are about to expire.  Reviews are all on hold, geez I must find time to post.

Stamp carving is my hobby for the month but I must admit, I'm getting tired of it already (I must finish my projects!!!).

almonds!!!!

Macadamia is my most favorite nut and second or maybe third (???) is almond so I can't resist the Pepero even if it's expensive and the dark on white chocolate by Goya.

Of course MUSIC.  I'm enjoying the company of Maroon 5 (especially Love Somebody), Jayeslee (Safe and Sound cover always amazes me) and Cristina Perri (so she's the artist behind Arms).  Oh and I'm brushing up on my book reading.  10 more to go!

That's it pancit.  Another month ended and in just a few days this blog will turn 1 so June, please be very good to me.

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!

Random Wish and Favorites

Last February, I shared about the food, music, wish and things that I like and wanted to continue doing so in the following months.  This month (March actually) it's still all about food, music and wishes come true!  Plus some summer sunset photos.

Let's start with food.  I love spicy noodles and for a quick fix, I sometimes buy ready to cook like what is in the picture below with different characters all over that I ca't understand (and glad that I'm not allergic to it).  One thing that I put in my spicy noodles to make it creamy is CHEESE!!!  Weird for some but it's just so addicting, I can't stop putting more cheese in the soup.  Also got a chocolate with almond inside from Lotte, ~yummy~.

spicy + sweet + cute

I also got myself a big bowl with a cute/naughty cat design.  I thought of Naruto eating ramen when I saw this  bowl in a Japan store.  Took the picture with my new phone.

not the latest but at least I have an android phone

Yes, finally I have an android phone (my friends would not tease me anymore) not the latest and hippest but with the price and simple design and good camera, I'm contented with it and I mentally slash this on my 2013 wish list.

photo from http://puritti.uninsomnia.org/?p=317

Another simple wish do come true, is having a Laneige product.  I chose the Power Essential Skin Refiner because I thought it would refine my skin but looking now into different kinds of reviews (which where confusing at first), I came into a conclusion that it just a toner.  I still have a lot of toners but it's okay at least I have a lot of spare.  It's still on transit though, to be specific it's in customs:  Customs please just deliver it to my friend's house.  It's for personal use and please stop corruption.  I'm begging you!

photo from http://www.pinkspage.com

Music sets my mood/emotions.  I sometimes cry just by listening to a good music (don't judge me).

photo from http://www.rollingstone.com

This month, I've been in love with music from Fun., Pink and Bloc Party.  I also like Sextapes by Deftones and Explosives by Bond.  I'm also a regular listener of Jam88.3 which is a local station playing different kinds of alternative music (they are also in UStream) and I thank them for introducing me to different kinds of bands like Black Keys, Alt J, Bloc Party and many many more.

photo from http://blocparty.ru/files/bloc-party-main-big.jpg

Oh I almost forgot about the sunset photos.  Same spot from my previous photos but the sky is extremely orange and there's a natural bookah on the second photo.

orange + plus clouds

look how big the sun is

Summer is definitely in the Philippine air.

Thanks for reading. Till then. Bye!