end of the affair

All good things must come to an end.

Has it really been 5 years already? It's sad because I have grown so attached to this series and among all the series I have watched or am currently watching, I have the most unconditional love for this one. With Gossip Girl, I have unconditional love towards Blair and only Blair and I admit that there were times back in the 3rd season when I entertained thoughts of stopping watching it. But I stuck through it and I am sticking with it  mainly because of her. How I Met Your Mother's consistently funny so there's no need to force myself to watch it. With Glee, I stopped watching it altogether- too trying hard to be socially relevant, imho. But with Chuck... this is real love, y'all! All characters are lovable (well, maybe except for the villains). No characters you'd want to get hit by a bus or fall off a cliff such as Vanessa Abrams or Jenny Humphrey.

Omigosh, I remember signing up an online petition for Chuck's 3rd season... and at that time, even if the third season would be their last, I am fine with it just as long as they give me an ending. Imagine my joy when I found out that they were picked up for a 4th season, then a 5th. I was elated. Wow, it has been three years since signing that online petition.

I have yet to thank that guy who sold me the Chuck DVD set. At the time, I have NEVER heard of Chuck nor Zachary Levi nor anyone in the cast and I had NO intention of buying but since he was superduper makulit and practically shoving it in my face, I gave in. And now I have him to thank for this serendipitous find.

It hasn't been all roses, my relationship with Chuck. There were episodes that I thought were corny or boring. There were times when I thought that it was getting redundant and how I wondered why no one seems to be a plain civilian around them. Either someone's from Fulcrum, The Ring or one of Volkoff's minions. But I guess such is inevitable. In order to appreciate something in its truest sense, we must go through with them though the good and the worst. Word. But whatever, I'm glad I stuck with it all these years. Who cares if five years in Burbank could turn a man into butter? I like butter. Butter is nice :)

I am soooo in love with Sarah + Chuck. We all kinda knew where the relationship is headed to but still it was one helluva I-feel-it-in-my-fingers-I-feel-it-in-my-toes 42-minute ride every week. I was crying while watching because I knew they won't be back for Season 6. I was actually crying during those flashback scenes.

Chuck's a big influence in my life because I made him my peg for the perfect boyfriend. Diba??? Fine, he's not  a hunk-a-babe with six-pack abs, but he has a kick-ass amazing sense of humor and he's smart and he's kind. Ayun lang, he works at a Buy More, LOL. But whatever. I'd still take him ANYfrickinTIME.

Chuck and Sarah. Elie and Awesome. Casey. Morgan. Jeffster. General Beckman. EVERYONE. Oh yes, I am this attached to this series. I love it THIS MUCH. Even if they gave me a sort of an open-ended ending (which I really hate because I they're called endings for a reason), I love it truly, madly, deeply. Unconditional love, y'all! I really thought they could make Sarah's memories, her memories with Chuck, come back. Okay, fine.. move on na nga. They'll make new memories na lang together. Everyone's moved on. And so should I.

So long. Farewell. 

You will be missed.

PS. Next time we have a dog (which is sometime soon because bitch is preggers), I am naming the pups, Chuck Bartowski and Sarah Walker. 

gossip girl catch-up post

I am absolutely for Dan+Blair not because of anything else but that Blair can still be her old self around Dan. Sure, she loves Chuck but the two of them is just way too complicated that they just end up hurting each other. And Louis, he's not the man that Blair used to like and please, that annoying accent has got to go away. Pero in fairness, Louis isn't as annoying as Jenny and Vanessa.

I think that it's just so sweet of Dan to be there for Blair even if it is not doing anything in his favor and for this reason alone I really really REALLY want them to end up together. And Dan being in love with Blair is killing Serena and her ego; ergo, I am so for it.

Alright, Blair obviously loves Chuck that she's willing to do what should be done even if it means the end of her happiness. I just love that scene when she was praying to God, that He has already taken her baby so please save Chuck in exchange for any chances of being with him and the door suddenly opens and the nurse said that Chuck is asking for her. But after making that pact with God, she feels that it is unfair to live like that and asks the priest if God would understand if she breaks off her engagement and go back to Chuck and then she looks out the window and sees...

Chuck, almost got hit by a cab. God's [or the universe's] way of telling her they can never be.

So anyway, Dan and Blair have been spending so much time together that Louis is suspecting that they are having an affair. So to dispel the rumors and not let Blair's secret out when Dan was pushed to the wall and pressed for answers, Serena saves him by saying Dan is going out with her again. But oh I bet she really wants Dan back. Yes, let's torture Serena and her ego ☺

Serena's all contemplative about that midnight kiss with Dan

but Dan couldn't care less...
BOO-YA!

I feel sorry for those who stopped watching GG after that horrendous third season because they didn't stay long enough to this awesomeness that is the fifth season. I LOVE EEEET! Unconditional love, y'all!

Sobrang pa-martyr si Dan. Oh well, I guess the next best thing to being Blair's boyfriend/better half/etc. is being her confidant. But writing Louis' vow for Blair? That one I don't get but yeah, I guess he really loves Blair. Again, I really feel Blair must have been saint in her past life to deserve all these good karma [read: three good-looking boys who love her]. And yes Serena, you should really be jealous at ang loka puma-paraan pa...

RT 2012 peli: romantic island

I haven't seen a Korean movie for a long time. Kung dati naguumapaw ang aming video library ng Korean movies and series, ngayon mostly US series and movies na naman. Well, that is due to the reason that there aren't that many good dramas and movies nowadays. I miss the old-school movies and dramas and the actors. I MISS WON BIN! Nasaan na nga ba siya?

Anyway, AB recommended that I watch Romantic Island. The movie was shot in the Philippines- in Manila and Boracay. Downloaded it immediately because I can't wait to watch it. Excited much? Well, it's not everyday [nor every year, not even every 5 years] that a foreign film picks the Philippines as their location.

Six people. All have different reason for coming to the Philippines. Jae-hyuk, a rich businessman, because of his father's death; Soo-Jin went to the Philippines to run away from her family (and their financial problems); Jung-hwan, I didn't really get why he went in the first place LOL; Ga-young, a popular popstar in Korean who's suffering from a burnout; and, a middle-aged couple on a leisure trip.

My thoughts...
♥ It was a nice movie albeit with a predictable ending. DUH! It wasn't titled Romantic Island for nothing. But out of three stories, my favorite was the middle-aged couple's. The husband brought her wife to the Philippines, supposedly, to treat his wife to a little R&R. But what the wife didn't know was the husband has brain tumor and during this vacation he planned on taking his life. Having the operation isn't 100% foolproof so he opted to just die because his family will get a huge sum of money if he did. He attempted a number of times, including jumping off a boat with the purpose of drowning himself but the water was only knee-deep and electrocuting himself by dropping a working hair dryer in a water-filled bath tub but the cable was too short.

♥ They showcased the usual touristy places such as Intramuros and Boracay...

which I think really has the best sunsets I've seen.

But what I liked is that even the dingy places in Manila they have somehow made artistic and charming.

I liked the scenery, which I bet is different if you can smell the scent of Manila at the same time. Wow Philippines!

♥ What's with ocho-ocho? Naloka ako I swear! Is that the best we can offer? Oh well, maybe it appealed to their taste, hehe.

♥  There was this one time when he was waving his money openly in the alleys of Manila and someone swiped it off his hands. I guess that will happen in whatever country you're in if you do that. At dapat pala may caveat sa mga turista: nangangain ng tanga ang Maynila. But aside from that, wala naman na. And the money changer who swindled them was Korean... in fairness, hindi Pinoy.

♥ Pero naman why the face of the extras? Napaisip tuloy ako kung madami ngang maganda sa Pilipinas. I swear, the look of poverty! Parang puro mukhang kawawa naman yung mga Pilipino sa pelikulang yun.

sila koya deadma nang tumalon ng bangka ang koreano. parang usual na sa kanila haha

feeling ko hair color lang naman sablay sa kanya

Baka naman nagtitipid na rin at ayaw na mag-hire ng presentable-looking extras. Fine.

It was a good watch. Kinilig talaga ako everytime I hear the word Philippines and Manila.

This is what happens when I work in front of the computer...

I post a lot and I mean, A LOT.

Third post for the day.

Beautiful song.


The first time I heard this I fell in love with it instantly. Almost three years and I am still in love with it. Is it because I can relate to it? Haha. Well, before I did relate to it but now no more. Wala na akong crush kaya boring na. Kaya okay lang kung pangit ako haha.


These two songs are on repeat for two days now.

note to self

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But how little? Because I think that is subjective.

RT2012 book 4: catching jordan

When unrequited love is the most 

expensive thing on the menu,

sometimes you settle for the daily special.

I've never finished reading a pdf file book this fast, meaning Catching Jordan was a good read. I am tremendously enjoying these books in the YA category, maybe because they are giving me my dose of kilig. Kunwari cheesy pa, nae-enjoy din naman ;)

The book is about Jordan Woods, the only female member of the Hundred Oaks High football team. Coming from a family who lives and breathes football, she grew up loving the sport and not only as a spectator. She dreams of getting into the University of Alabama to play college football, but it seems that her father does not support her in this endeavor. She enjoys the company of her teammates who not only respect her as their captain but also love and protect her as her friends. Sam Henry is her best friend among all of them.

Jordan and Sam knew each other since they were seven and 10 years after, they still have those sleepovers at Jordan's house only they have to sleep head-to-toe position, as per Jordan's mom's condition. Jordan hated cheerleaders and anything girly for that matter (but most especially cheerleaders because she thinks they're stupid) so this made some assume she's harboring same-sex tendencies. All of that changed when Ty Green shows up in Hundred Oaks. With the looks and body of a demi-god (that's what I imagined him to be), Jordan never felt her knees turn to rubber.

But as soon as she scores the boyfriend of her dreams (or so she thought), she finds out that her bestfriend Henry is in love with her. She, then, realizes that she too is in love with Henry but couldn't just ditch Ty. So here begins her love (Henry vs. Ty) and life (Alabama vs. other options) dilemma.

My thoughts...

1. What I hate about these love stories is that the protagonist is single for so long and when a prospect comes along, he is NEVER alone. Someone to whom the protagonist's equally attracted to enters the scene. So our protagonist ends up all confused on who to choose. I mean, why can't they come not at the same time? Pwede bang darating na lang si A kung wala na si B? 
2. Again, only high school kids but they're so promiscuous I am absolutely shocked. And not only that... Sige na, I get it that they'd do the deed but only after they're sure they "love" each other and after like, say, 3 months? But after a few days? Preposterous. Sabagay, in the day and age of one-night-stands I guess this is common. Gahd, I am such a prude. 

Argh! Is it pathetic that I am getting my dose of kilig reading YA books or from teenybopper movies? But I really take pride in the fact that I have never fallen in love bwahahaha! Crushes don't count because they're just that, crushes. Whatever.

Anyway, Chasing Jordan kept my eyes glued on that itty bitty LCD screen of my mobile phone for hours. I kept feeling my stomach is in knots on the kilig parts or as I put it, the I-feel-it-in-my-fingers-I-feel-it-in-my-toes feeling. Ah basta kinikilig ako. I think I am addicted to YA books now and not that that's bad but I should really be reading that marketing book. Hehe. 

how cool is this?

This is a first. I am posting from my phone via my brother-in-law's wi-fi. Cool, huh? So I don't really how to work this, I'm just typing stuff and this is going to one looong paragraph cos this is in html mode and i'm too lazy to type the tags. Plus, i really hate this touch-screen shit. It takes me a bazillion light years to type a short message. Bah. But i still find technology internet itself is aazing! I can't see anything na. BV.amazing. Well yes wala pa ring flying cars tulad nung sa Jetsons pero I can still access the internet via my mobile phone. Hell, just the inter

**Can I just comment on this post? Haha, schizo. So ganito pala kinalabasan ng first posting ko using a mobile phone. Chaka! Useless. Haha **

whoa nelly!

Maybe time really goes by quicker when you're older. Seems just like yesterday when 2012 started and now we're just a few days away from February. It was the start of the Lunar New Year aka Chinese New Year yesterday so as usual, we were bombarded with forecasts for the year ahead. Being a dog, I'm supposed to not have a good year but meh, I think I will not believe Chinese horoscopes or any horoscope for that matter. I am lucky whatever the stars or feng shui say. Anyway, so far, I've been having an okay start and I am hoping that it'll continue to be this way, if not better.

A lot of reunions with families and friends which I enjoyed tremendously. This reminds me why I like what I am doing. I have my time to myself which means I can go malling, watch movies, have coffee with friends when most people are in their offices. Well, in fairness naman to me, sometimes I start work as soon as I get out of bed (7-ish, the time I wake up every morning whether or not I have something to because I don't want to get used to lazing around and wasting time) and work until everyone's sleeping soundly in their beds. So there, I am thankful for that. Going back... so the luxury of time I have gave me the opportunity to catch-up with my friends and take my relatives and take them mall-hopping. Haha!

GOODIES!!!

All were gifts and pasalubong except the last one which was a rubber stamp of my initial. I am vain that way, hehe.

I think the official start of the year for me is actually February. January kasi, most especially this year because there were a lot of balikbayans, medyo humahangover  pa from the holidays. Starting February, I am officially starting Rex Manning duties and also try to live a healthier lifestyle and ACTUALLY lose that 30 lbs I should've lost 5 years ago. I will jumpstart this with the GM Diet so wish me luck ;)

I actually like it that time flies fast but sometimes, it's just unsettling most especially when you're trying to accomplish things before a deadline. Like my 30 Before 30 List, for example. I haven't actually had time (or diligence) to complete the list, moreso accomplish it. Looks like it'll be a 35 Before 35 list. I just want one for my personal goals and I don't want to stress myself trying to beat the deadline (kasi seven months na lang!) should I go on with the original plan. But whatever, someone told me that I shouldn't be too hard on myself and I think she's right.

My life is status quo in a fast-paced world. I must start doing something about my personal goals already (and believe it or not, the list doesn't include a lovelife... ) or else it'd be harder to catch up. Wish me luck, loves!

RT2012 book 3: diary of a wimpy kid: rodrick rules

Just finished my third book today. Woohoo!!! Fine, fine... another easy read but still...

Anyway, I thought of reading this book first before the others because I had to return it to my nephew (yes, I borrowed it from my 11-year old nephew) soon. Aside from the reason that I enjoyed watching the movie, I was also interested in reading the book because it had illustrations in it. Yes, I am that juvenile :P

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It was a fun read and I really enjoyed looking at the illustrations. Rodrick was really a pain in the ass but I didn't find likable as well. It was funny, though ☺

recreation therapy 2012: book 1 & 2

We're on a roll these days, eh? Well, sige na easy reads lang naman ang mga natapos ko pero kahit na books pa rin ;P So that's 2 books down and 22 more to go before I meet my target quantity of books to be read.

Book#1: Smart vs Pretty by Valerie Frankel

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Thrifted the book from Booksale. I was instantly attracted to the cover which is actually a big factor for me when choosing books because I am shallow like dut. Plus, the author has a very pretty name *ahem* Haha. So anyway, in a nutshell... the book was a nice read and I did enjoy it but what the book really was about was like not at all what I expected. They should've gave it another title because I thought it was misleading. I was expecting some sibling rivalry of sorts storyline, not a crime & investigation one. But I guess it was titled as such because the sisters were able to overcome everything using the smart sister's intelligence and the pretty sister's charm & looks.

Book#2: The Best of Chico & Delamar's The Morning Rush Top 10

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Super funny, although I think nothing beats listening to them live with Chico's perfect timing of delivering the punchline with matching sound effects, etc. I really miss listening to them every morning but I get too lazy to turn on the radio and it's so much easier to switch the TV on (hello, remote control!). I enjoyed reading this so much that I couldn't put it down but during my commute going home yesterday, I got to this part-- 10,000 B.C. - Taon ipinanganak si Madam Auring-- and I couldn't stop laughing and I'm afraid people in the LRT might think I am crazy so I stopped reading and decided to continue it when I got home.

a happy bunny once again

So far, so good.
Except for one nail spa drama that I was able to address naman right away. I'm glad I made that call right away and even if they say not to say anything when you're at the height of feeling an emotion (ie. anger, happiness), I think it was the right time to talk to her. Sa palagay ko napaintindi ko naman sa kanya at sa palagay ko naman naramdaman niya ang galit ko for the first time in six years, cos for the first time in six years, ngayon lang siya hindi nakasingit habang nagsasalita ako. Good. Now she knows the wrath of moi. I hope that's it. No more drama in my life, puhleeze.

Moving on to good things...

I have long been planning an homage to Bruno Mars's The Lazy Song and not do anything one whole day. Ever since I started being a one-man production (sabi ni Bro. Bo, money machine daw), I haven't had any lazy day. And ever since November, I haven't had any rest- yung talagang rest na wala kang ibang iniisip. But I don't know if I can do that anytime soon because I have two (new) pending orders [Yehey!!!] and I have to deal with renewal of business permits and licenses which reminds me I have to look for my permits because I frakkin' lost them. Plus, my mom's will be going with daddy to the province meaning I will be the house manager. Frakkit. And I really hate being asked what to cook for dinner, etc. Sucks to be a grown-up, ya?

This week was busy being "hosts" to the balikbayans. My daddy's siblings are all here in the Philippines because they had their ancestral house renovated and last December 31 was its blessing. It was [more] fun [in the Philippines]. Supermega kain galore lang which is detrimental to my yet-to-be-started diet or better put, weight loss plan. Although it's also tiring going around the metro and in addition to that, trying to speak to my spokening dollar cousin in English, it was also nice catching up with my aunts and uncles who I see only once in 3 to 5 years.

I have yet to make a post about the things I am grateful for in 2011 and also a wishlist for 2012.
Had a great day today. Just keep 'em coming, Lord. Thank You.
Toodles xoxo

P.S. Got pdf file of Chasing Jordan. Super grateful ♥ Thank You!

d-addicts: heartstrings

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We're only on our first week of 2012 yet I have one Korean drama down ;) Well, I started watching this series naman kasi December pa so may daya but still... And with the slew of good Korean dramas, I think I'll be on a roll this year.

Heartstrings really pulled on my kilig strings. As in giddiness galore. The story is about how Lee Shin slowly falls for Lee Gyu-won. Another title for the drama is You've Fallen For Me, which I think is actually more apt. The story starts with Lee Shin, a music major in Cultural Arts University (or something to that effect) crosses path with Lee Gyu-won, a Traditional Music student in the same school. Their first encounter wasn't actually pleasant. Lee Shin was cold and acting indifferent which earned him the nickname "Narcissistic Prince" from Gyu-won. Initially, Gyu-won hated Shin's guts (or pretended to) but after their bet I think that was when the pieces started to fall together.

Gyu-won challenged Lee Shin to Traditional Music vs. Modern Music contest. The Wildflowers vs. The Stupid. The loser would be the other's slave for a month. It was obvious who would win the challenge since traditional music is always acquired taste, plus Lee Shin holds some sort of a celebrity status in the university, crush ng bayan baga. So Gyu-won becomes Shin's slave for a month, including getting his coffee every morning. And in my opinion, it all started with this~

looks family, right? Laida Magtalas and Sir Miggy, isdatchu?

So the moral of the story is writing notes on coffee cups might get you a boyfriend. Haha. Gaaahd, I'm such a sucker for plots like this. I don't care if they're predictable, I just want my dose of kilig. I actually missed it where in the drama Gyu-won confessed to Shin her like for him but he made it clear to her that he doesn't like her in that way.

chancing ;)

But whatever. I think it was during the audition for the female lead part when he finally saw her in that way...

Ang guapo. Rawr.

sana facebook status ka na lang para pwede kitang i-LIKE. yikee...

Basta. Me likes this drama (and Lee Shin) very much even if it sort of kinda turned High School Musical-ish in the end. Corny lang kasi hindi nila na-hit ang two birds with one stone. Sobrang kakakilig :D hihi... brrr... Haha! I'm so kilig over those scenes when Gyu-won was totally oblivious to Lee Shin's burgeoning feelings towards her. Notice also how in the beginning, Lee Shin and Gyu-won were wearing contrasting colors of shirts then towards the end they're wearing similar colors. Na-gets ko yun, hihi :D

Lee Shin's personality suddenly changed for the better and it's so cute how he breaks into a smile or a smirk when he sees Gyu-won. Although personally I think he's much much cuter when he's somber, hehe. [Hay anyway, biglang sumama loob ko kaya I will cut this short. Nakakainis talaga mga tao.]

Love it ♥

2011 in retrospect

The past year was okay in general. I was able to breeze through it sans major major problems. But if 2011 were a person, I'd say there were lots of room for improvement, not my best so to speak.

THE HIGHLIGHTS
♥ Meeting the last cousin (we haven't met yet at the time) last January. Cousin M and friends came here in Philippines to meet the cousins and I reckon to also get to know part of his heritage. Although we didn't get to connect with them that much due to time constraints and fear of terrorist activities (there was a bus bombing in Makati around that time) so they opted to stay in their hotel. But it was fun getting to meet them albeit the nosebleed English, haha!
♥ successfully avoided Coke and Starbucks Mocha Frap for 40 days. My sacrifice for the Lenten season which I should've carried on doing even after the 40 days.
♥ The Script concert with Ycel. Subsidized by Ycel. Loved and enjoyed every bit of the concert. My only regret was not preparing myself before going which was due to deliveries that had to be done.
♥ A 400-peso Bacolod trip for my cousin's wedding. My only travel for the year.
♥ Free movies c/o AD and her handy dandy movie passes. Whenever I had to make deliveries, I just go to AD's office where I wait for her to get off work then she drives me to where I need to make the delivery. So I watch movies to kill time. Hitting two birds with one stone, eh? ;)
♥ New series! Awkward, 2 Broke Girls, Hart of Dixie and New Girl. But my favorite has got to be Awkward. Me loves that series to bits. As in I could watch and re-watch it for 20 times and not get tired of it. I love it that much. I dunno if the Philippine masses has caught up in the bandwagon (and I hope not) but I got on it because it's a high school kilig chuva and I'm a sucker for anything that can be my source of vicarious kilig.
♥ This is going to be mababaw but Dan finally admitting he likes Blair in Gossip Girl. For most, Blair +Dan was unthinkable four seasons ago judging by how they used to hate each other  but ever since that conversation they had by the window during season 1, I've been wanting this to happen. And it did. I'm so happy.

♥ 82/100 movies. You Again * Flipped * Get Him to the Greek * Grown Ups * Love and Other Drugs * Tangled * Eat Pray Love * The Social Network * My Valentine Girls * Due Date * Mean Girls 2 * First Love (Sing Lek Lek) * While You Were Sleeping * Life As We Know It * How Do You Know? * Never Let Me Go * Catch Me... I'm In Love * The Out-of-Towners * The Chaperone * Morning Glory * Little Fockers * Wall Street 2 * The Roommate * Little Manhattan * Thor * From Prada to Nada * Just Go With It * Rio * X-Men: First Class * Beastly * Insidious * Gulliver's Travels * The Rite * Green Lantern * Waiting For Forever * Something Borrowed * Departures * Unknown * Source Code * Daydream Nation * King's Speech * Monte Carlo * The Last Song * The Adjustment Bureau * Harry Potter 2: Chamber of Secrets *  Transformers: Dark of the Moon * Super 8 * Hangover 2 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2 * Bridesmaids * Take Me Home Tonight * See You in September * Bad Teacher * Captain America * Iron Giant * Ang Babae sa Septic Tank * Prom * Chasing Liberty * The Other Woman * The Switch * One Day * Bring It On (re-watch) * Larry Crowne * Kung Fu Panda 2 * The Change-Up * Sherlock Holmes * The Invention of Lying * Horrible Bosses * A Little Bit of Heaven * Real Steel * No Other Woman * Anger Management * What's Your Number? * I Don't Know How She Does It * Sixteen Candles * Drive * Abduction * Crazy Stupid Love * The Adventures of Tin Tin * The Help * Trespass Not bad, eh? Well, wish ko sana 100 pero at least I'm 20 movies closer to my goal than last year, hehe.
♥ 13 books. Every year I'm getting closer and closer to my 24 books target per year ☺
♥ My December bazaar in the village I oh-so-love. Feeling ko kasi I belong. Charot. Haha. I just love it there because they love my products (Hi fans!). There were a few glitches but that could be charged to experience. Mahal nga lang but at least I know better now. December has been crazy but it's the kind of crazy I'd love to experience all the time.

THE DOWNSIDE
♣ The nail spa didn't go too good last year. Plus, there was another addition to the roster of nail spas in the village. Ang smart, diba? Really felt financial constraints last 2011 and it was depressing. Malungkot maging mahirap. Hehe. Huhu.
♣ Still didn't lose weight and it seems that I seem to lose my willpower to resist temptation. Kung makamidnight snack, akala mo pang 16-year old pa rin ang metabolish eh. Boo.
♣ The many disasters that struck the country and abroad. Although we weren't direct victims of the natural disasters that happened last 2011, it's still sad that that many lives were lost. I guess that's a reminder of how uncertain each day. Maybe we have to start living as if each day were our last... We'll never know.
♣ Friends going abroad to work.
♣ No personal development pa din. That's because I am not doing anything to further my development.

So generally, 2011 wasn't too bad. BUT I REALLY WISH AND AM KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED THAT 2012 WILL BE A WHOLE LOT BETTER (MOST ESPECIALLY, FINANCIALLY HOHOHO!) Anyway, so without further ado...

MY RESOLUTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2012
○ Our NY resolution staple since 2005- LOSE WEIGHT.
○ Maximize my gym membership. So mukhang may tool na tayo for Resolution #1: Lose weight. AC enrolled me in a gym para magpapayat na daw kami. Good luck. Although I really plan getting on my healthy weight and I need to do it just in time for my NY trip. Hanep sa pagenvision, ano? Law of attraction lang daw yan ;)
○ This should have been first-- LEARN TO DRIVE. Super nahirapan ako this bazaar season because I had to commute most of the time. Everyone's busy so transportation wasn't readily available. Supermega thank you sa LRT because it made my commutes much easier, not to mention a whole lot cheaper! But yes, I need to learn how to drive so I wouldn't need to rely on other people to drive me around.
○ Apply for a US visa. Got my passport renewed last year so this year's for visa application.
○ Stop picking on my zits.
○ Plan nail spa's calendar of activity for the whole 2012 in advance. Be more aggressive with marketing. Basically, to make the nail spa a lucrative business.
○ Be more open to new things.
○ Travel to another country, either alone or with friends
○ No more midnight snacks. Pati na rin late night snacks.

I'm sure there are still more. I really want to make 2012 the best year of my life ever, as the mother of all resolutions hehe.

To cap off this post, here are some of the highlights of my December 2011 since I was too busy to update this blog~

First up~ after the hullabaloo of my December bazaar but still amidst the ordering frenzy, took a short break and took my gehls to watch ABS CBN's Christmas Special c/o J.

who iz?

oh, it's the enchong... abs kung abs
ngunit subalit datapwat...
dot dot dot. alam na natin yun. apir

TOP 3 EYE CANDIES ;)

Xian Lim. Nevermind Kim Chiu

Sam Concepcion. Still jailbait. Boo. 

And Paulo Avelino. Omigaaahd.
How can someone be that guapo???

And  yes, Sarah G's a guilty pleasure~

I love her. Love the expression on her face ;)

There was one day when AD helped me deliver an order. After collection, it's lunchtime! Nakadilihensya na kami eh haha. Originally, we were supposed to try this Thai restaurant in Kapitolyo but since they were still closed, we tried Cab Café instead

This is what we had~

beef tapa for AD

and grilled liempo for moi 

strawberry shortcake for dessert

The tapa was okay but I didn't enjoy my liempo that much. I just like my liempo salted and not too much of those toyo marinade. But I guess okay na rin. The bigger disappointment was the strawberry cake. Maybe because it looked so good I was expecting too much from it. Compared it to Vizco's strawberry shortcake which was just delightfully exquisite.

Of course, December won't be the same without get-togethers with friends and families. Well, most especially this year because our dad's side of the family had their ancestral house renovated and they all came home for the blessing

favorite destination- ayala triangle

Bochog. Kain to the max. Not that I am complaining.

And I got this for free

wee~
though i still prefer 2-yr old E63. how i miss you, qwerty keys...