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Some Plants I Haven't Killed Yet

 (In Loving Memory of My Lola, the real plant lady) One of the few things I've been loving lately is taking care of plants. I thought plants are for the old souls but-- oh wait-- I am an old soul. But then, I was never a "plant-lady". I have always believed that my green thumb is imaginary. E.g. Cactus died on me back then, and a bamboo plant I bought all the way from Vigan almost stop producing leaves weeks after putting it in my office. So I thought that maybe gardening and planting aren't my thing. But... I just had a change of heart (more of a change of place) when we transferred to a new house and my room has a small beautiful veranda in front. The terrace looked suitable for growing some plants so I decided to put up a little garden. I kind of feel the place looked empty without greens and reds, and also some pinks. So I shrugged off my brown thumb and answered nature's call (Planting and gardening, that is.) Good thing my lola was a pl...

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Pieces of My Month: February

Cupid's month has flown leaving   TrAcEs of LoVe heart to heart...   side  by  side... blessed by the Most High. As I look at the light of love, I SEE companionship... ... beauty and friendship child-like happiness (memories of INNOCENCE)     To love is to get FAT together because lovers that dine together -- stay together. Never forget the dessert. Don't underestimate  the power of sweetness. always L OO K at each other's  EYES no matter how G OO GLY R-E-A-D EACH other's soul d3coD3 tH3 unSp0k3n w0rDs and always always always always always say I LOVE YOU.

Revlon Stormy Pink

This is gonna be short and sweet just to make up for a long blogging hiatus. I don’t have much luck when it comes to pink lipstick. It’s either wrong shade or wrong formula. Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Stormy Pink is no exemption. A friend gave this to me and the color was love at first sight. It was purple-ish, Barbie-like pink tone. But then, after getting a bit tanner because of summer, it ain't BFF with my morena skin tone. Wearing this makes me feel like Nikki Minaj (Boom boorooom boom base!!!). But I think, this is perfect for girls who have pale skin or fairer skin . The formula is just so off. It’s sticky, but not pigmented, and it keeps on sliding on my lips as if I am using a cheap brand lipstick. (To tell you honestly, I am not considering Revlon as a drugstore brand because  it is a bit pricey here in the Philippines.) It has a matte formula so for all you glossy-haters out there, this one's for you. As for me, matte lipsticks are too dr...

Revlon Color Lustrous Lip Gloss in Gold Frost

Ever since I started working, I have been wearing lipsticks all the time and neglecting the joys a lipgloss can do. I don't know if it's the age or maybe I have worn a lot of gloss when I was on my teens that I feel lipstick is  for my twenties. But, when I saw Revlon Color Lustrous lipgloss, I cant help but fall in love once again with lip glosses.  Why do I love this gloss? Let me count the ways.. 1. The shade is a beautiful golden nude that has a bit of shimmer, not glitters, that creates a lovely shine to the lips.  2. It glides on smoothly and is not sticky to wear. 3. Opacity is just right, not too opaque, not too sheer.  I got this on sale so the price is way lower than usual, I got this for only P200 (such a steal right?)\The sales assistant told me that Revlon booths placed in the middle of the malls have more sale items compared to counters located inside the department stores. So, if you are looki...

My Birthday Shenanigans : ABS-CBN Tour and ASAP Live

August is my birthday month so instead of doing my usual "Pieces of My Month" series, I decided to make it more special by doing series of posts called "My Birthday Shenanigans." I know that this has been an overdue post as we are already running through "BER" months, but as I have said before, it is better to post late than never. Anyways, one of the major things I did during my birthday was to take a tour around ABS-CBN studio.  ABS-CBN is the largest broadcasting network in the Philippines as far as I know. So, if you are living in the Philippines, there is no way you do not know what ABS-CBN  is. It has produced tons of television shows, entertainers, artists, broadcasters, movies, etc. My brother and my sister-in-law (who was also celebrating her birthday that day) were kind enough to invite me to join them in seeing the "behind the scenes" of TV production.  OUTFIT OF THE DAY: White Blouse Aztec Skirt Black Shoes Messeng...

COVER: For All You've Done, At the Cross

Just want to share our performance last year for a band fest... FIRST SONG: FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE SECOND SONG: AT THE CROSS Enjoy!!!

AT LEAST I CAN STILL SEE: Living Life through Amblyopia

All my life, people thought I am just banlag (squint) or someone who has a scar on her right eye. What some people do not know exactly is that I am almost blind. After thousands of eye tests to different ophthalmologists and optometrists, mine is a rare condition called Amblyopia (also known as lazy eye) coupled with color-blindness. Let us first start with my right eye. If you will look closely into my cornea, it has this white scar that originated by birth. If I will only use my right eye and let my left eye be closed, I will see everything in blur. Because of an inborn scar, there is a small white cast blocking my right eye, I cannot see the details of an image. I only see a vision, a blur, a shape. For example, if there is a calendar in front of me, looking only through my right eye, I would only see a white rectangle with dots and some lines. Imagine watching TV with white sheer cloth in front of your eyes-- that's the perspective of my right eye. God must have pi...

PIECES OF MY MONTH : JANUARY

Goodness. Is it February already? 2016? WOW! Time. flies. so. freaking. fast. The last time I checked, I was just dreaming of 2016. I remember wanting 2015 to end so bad and it feels like 2016 was sooooo far away. Now that 2016 is here right in front of me, I want to make few changes in this blog. Frequent blog posts. Better content. Improved layout. My own Domain. Last year, I never get to sustain this "Pieces of my Month" series. I know. I know. Too much pressure, man. Too much pressure. So, I thought of reviving it again, and the timing is just perfect because January has just ended. Anyhoo, there will be less photos today because I happen to erase ALL of my photos in the camera. Shit happens. Yes they do. So, I thought of just listing random things I did on the month of January. My Month Currently. 1.  FAVE MOVIE: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL - This has the most beautiful cinematography I've seen in a movie. It has this "instagramish" feel to i...