November is a month to remember. ◕‿✿

face lift!!!

at the end of each day, sometimes when my heart gets broken or heavy for the reasons i can't explain, here are the things that give me instant face lift.. as in it never fails to bring back the good mood i will always have:

1. mani and pedi at salon - it gives me instant comfort because i love polishing my nails! i always love looking at my colored nails, it instantly brightens up my mood that's why a schedule to the salon is one of my must-haves. :)

or homemade mani-pedi session. :) i love that.. it's sooo relaxing!

2. facial/diamond peel - woww.. as in woww.. all the stresses you accumulated for the past months will suddenly vanish away! i recently had that and maaan, was it heavenly! grabe lang. 2 hours of massaging your face, wow.. gives you instant boost! the years of ignoring the importance of taking care of my skin has been paid off.. i feel like my skin loves me more! :)

3. shoes!!!!!!! - who doesn't love shoes?! i am one of the girls all over the world who are so obsessed with shoes.. you know how they say "beautiful shoes take you to beautiful places"? it stucked on me ever since that's why i always save just for my shoe splurges.. it's my only reward for all the puyat i have because of my work.. if it makes you feel good and better, why not di ba? no matter how badly bruised i am, shoe shopping never fails to put me in a good disposition once more. i sooo love it! ♥

4. arrival of my new lipsticks - this is what i'm looking forward to everytime, whenever i see new catalouges and then i saw all these beautiful shades of red and pink.. wow again.. :) i'm one of the girls who love red lippies. it gives me instant bright glow and no matter how gloomy i was, it gives me beautiful result that why if i feel ugly, i will just apply red lipstick and the trace of ugliness is quickly gone! naks! haha.. really, red lips produces miracle for my face. ♥

5. shopping for new nail polish and headbands - i love funky colors. i love funky designs. i don't wanna be traditional because it's booooring. :p i'm a big fan of Blaire that's why as much as possible i also wanna have those beautiful head pieces that she wears everytime kahit the cheapest version lang. haha! sa nail polish, i don't like boring colors, gusto ko yung mga papansin lang cuz it's cute tingnan. haha! waley lang! :p sobra lang akong naliligayahan whenever i shop for these things that i love. ♥

6. arrival of my favourite magazine: candy and yes - i always look forward to that at the end of each month. as i have always been sharing nga. :p

7. catching up my favourite tv shows.. :) it can easily make my mind wander from reality. :) and i just love laughing my a** off because of all those hilarious shows. :)) yes, you got it right, i loooove funny shows/movies because i will always love being happy and joyful.. :)


Let's all stay happy! ♥

...just a repost from one of my favourite bloggers, SAAB! :)

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Beauty All Around

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Saab

In grade school, Unpretty by TLC was our anthem

In high school, Christina Aguilera’s Beautiful empowered us

Sugababes’ Ugly came out when I entered college

I don’t know why but I cried when I saw Katy Perry’s Firework video

Forget your scars, acne and cellulite. Everyone needs a reminder that we all have something inside of us that Adobe Photoshop can’t manipulate hehe <3

pangarap.

ano ba ang mas matimbang? ang matagal mo nang pinapangarap at alam mo namang kaya mong abutin o ang mga tao at sirkumstansyang nagsasabing hindi mo kaya at kulang na ang panahon para makamit ito?

medyo pinanghihinaan na ako ng loob at kailangan ko lang uli ng isang paalala na kaya ko talaga. pero panahon na talaga ang kalaban ko. kaya ko pa ba? pero kailangan ko talagang kayanin kasi sa pamamagitan lang nito ako magiging buo at magiging masaya.. oo alam ko mahirap at dadaan talaga ako sa butas ng karayom pero pag alam mo naman sa sarili mo na ito talaga ang gusto mo, kakayanin mo lahat. marami lang talagang mga tao sa paligid ko ang hindi naniniwala dahil siguro nakikita nila na kahit ako hindi naniniwala sa kakayahan ko pero sana dumating talaga yung oras na mapatunayan ko sa kanila na kaya ko ang mga bagay na akala nila di ko kayang gawin.

kahit na wala pa ako sa stage 1 ng mga pangarap ko, alam ko dadating din ako dun. alam ko mas madali magsalita (o magsulat) kesa gumawa pero hinahanda ko na ang sarili ko sa lahat ng maaaring mangyari, masama man o mabuti. ang tagal-tagal kong inantay at pinangarap ito at ang tagal ko ring binuo ito sa puso ko. ang tagal ko na ring pinapalakas ang loob ko kasi alam ko sa sarili ko na madali lang itong masira kaya ngayon pa lang sobra-sobra ko nang iniipon lahat ng tibay at lakas ng loob para makayanan ko talaga hanggang sa dulo.

have you ever heard of the word FULFILLMENT? that's what i'm trying to achieve that's why i'm in this disposition of my life right now. 

kaya nga etong blog entry na 'to sakto sa lahat ng mga kaguluhan sa isip ko.. ang galing lang ni bianca kasi nahuli niya kung anuman yung mga naiisip ko kaya eto medyo nakaluwang sa dibdib ko.. haaaaay.. let's hold hands soon cuz i will badly need it someday! ♥

12 November 2007

being in our 20s, in the middle of the so-called “quarter life crisis”, my friends and i always find ourselves meeting up for dinner for what we would like to call “life talks”. from getting married and having kids, to working and moving abroad, to career moves, investment plans, our next big getaway, giving back to the community, to faith, hope, love.. yep, that’s a whole lot of “life talks” for me and my friends this year.

life talks part one: on purpose.

my friend rina made sure that i understood.. “remember, every single person in the world has a different thumbprint. there are no two people alike, at all, in the whole world! GoD has a reason for doing that! because each and every one of us has our unique purpose in the world.”

how amazing is that?? it sounds sooo simple, but if you think about it, totoo!!

i remember how our philosophy professor in college told us, “you are everyone you meet in your life”. i so believe in that. every single person we meet in our life is a part of us. whether they were someone we shared our life with, they influenced us in a good way, they hurt us and made us learn a valuable lesson, they were mean and so we vowed not to be mean like them, whether the person wore something we liked, smiled and warmed our heart, made us laugh, or cry, all that, is part of us. and so how can any two people possibly be identical?

imagine. all of us have a unique contribution to the world precisely because of the unique person that we are. we may have our insecurities and shortcomings, but given that, we still have our strengths and good works that we can use to contribute to our family, circle of friends, community, country.

we may not be as goodlooking, rich, educated, famous, influential as other people, but in our less goodlooking, less rich, less educated, less famous, and less influential self, we can touch people’s lives, make a difference in our own little way, and love others big time. that, no one, as in no one, can ever take away from us.

so if you ever feel down.. if you ever feel like you have no purpose in the world.. if you ever feel like asking “will anybody care if i’m gone?” just remember that we are all made uniquely, and whatever effect we've had on the people we love, on the people around us, and on the world, is our effect alone that no one else can replace. we are irreplaceable.

i still don’t know what exactly GoD’s purpose for me is, i’ve felt down, i’ve felt neglected.. after i had this life talk, i told myself that when the low moments hit me, i will remind myself to look at the pattern on my thumb, and take comfort in the fact that i am the only being in the world that has that mark, to make my mark.

lost in thought..

i just watched a korean film (a REALLY tearjerker one, actually) entitled "a millionaire's first love" and i can't help thinking how unfortunate for the main character that she can't be too happy in her life.. she can be happy but will cost her a lot.. her own life! it's pitiful how she can't savor the real emotion she is feeling right at the moment because it is too risky her heart might get burned. i watched it early in the morning and i can't help shedding so much tears, it's too heartbreaking. :( :( :( aww.. 

it made me realize how fortunate majority of the people really are for not suffering that kind of pain.. i, myself, can't imagine supressing my real emotions especially feeling my own happiness to the point that it will cause my heart to be bitter and empty.. i just can't take that.  that's why i am too grateful for the kind of heart God gave me. it's healthy and functions without dangerous restrictions.. but of course i'll just have to take care of every feelings i am going to welcome in there. :P 

anyway, i just think that if we will always hold back all our feelings because it's unsafe to feel too much of everything, we'll all go crazy. imagine yourself being afraid to do things you really wanna do because it might kill you.. isn't it just awesome to just laugh loudly or weep openly without the concern of burning your heart of too much happiness or sadness? that you'll just sit there and relish yourself of what's inside your heart and feeling every possible sentiments you have at the moment.. .

so from now on, i will start making myself savor all the moods and emotions i have at the moment before it became too late for me to feel for anything. tama? tamaaaaaah! :p

live, love, LAUGH, learn, and LOVE more! :)

PS: does someone like jae-kyung sill exists here in our world? and why are movies like that? it makes you believe soooo much in fairytales but end up hurting yourself because we tend to forget that in reality, guys like jae-kyung or jun-pyo are completely and insanely out of this real world... sentimental movies like this make us believe that girls like us can still have her own happily-ever-after without telling us that we only have one-in-a-million chance at getting that.. 

BUT.. we can still try, right?