May has been nothing but wonderful, come to think of it. I’m learning to handle things the way a big girl should, steadfast and composed. I’m still bitchy and impatient, and still excessively pessimistic, but that’s just who I am, I’m finding my way around it. There’s always room for improvement.
I’ve come to appreciate the value of self-pampering. I’ve learned to make it a point to reward myself, otherwise I’d only end up feeling more and more shitty and deprived. I also try to include as many fun activities as possible in my schedule. Nursing can get really stressful, it saps out all energy and creativity, so it’s a good idea to have an effective means of release.
Yesterday’s weather was one of those very rare occurrences in Philippine climate. It was oddly chilly. Yaaaayyy! Bed/sweater weather is my favorite kind of weather. It calls for lounging in bed wearing yesterday’s clothes, delaying a shower (doing anything productive for that matter), and sleeping in. What a pleasant Saturday. I’d hope the weather was like this all year round. This is my tribute to my faaaaavorite weather.
And this a song about it. Gosh this is such a badass song.
So last Tuesday, after another long day of duty, I dragged my tired ass out of bed and met up with Wens to attend Globe Tattoo’s launch of the new iPad. It was a very fancy schmancy event at the Philippine Stock Exchange Plaza, and we were best in underdessed LOL everyone looked damn put together! Wens and I had fun people-watching, eating out of every entree tray that came our way, and pretending to be all cool even if we were in our pambahay clothes LOL. Most of the night was spent eating, and gossiping about familiar faces at the event TEEHEE. Here are some photos from my feature for When in Manila.
Pretty lights
The iPad chamber, with dancing iPad guards
There were a bunch of awesome songs on the playlist that night. I heard my fave Kickstarts by Example!
Tim Yap-ception. He’s very nice and sociable.
Technically, the new iPad still looks the same. The real magic lies in the inside! It produces crazy crisp photos and videos and has surround sound and an ambient light sensor omg I wonder how that works. Does it pick a song depending on the room’s lighting? Sleazy songs for dimly-lit rooms? Haha! For more decent and detailed information on the new iPad and Globe Tattoo combo, you can read my feature for When in Manila here.
Aaaaaandddd andddd aaaaandddd…
Georgina Wilson, Y U NO UGLY? Girl looked damn gorgeous at every angle. In real life, she looks like your quintessential Regina George, essential mean girl, the type that makes your hairs stand on end. We tried (and failed) to have a picture with her, thus banishing us into losery for the rest of the night T_T
Cecile van Straten was there! I love her blog http://chuvaness.com/ I’ve been reading it since I was in college. I love her writing style, very uncomplex and insightful.
The rest of the Globe Tattoo brand ambassadors with @fiercedong wtf only know him by his Twitter name. Okay I researched and his name is Domingo Ronquillo.
So does anyone want two tickets to Snow White and the Huntsmen? Why am I holding a give-away. Why am I giving stuff away when I’m greedy about free stuff myself. Sighh so many questions.
Anyways here’s the reason why I happen to be giving away free movie tickets for the screening of Snow White and the Huntsmen this Friday (June 1, 2012.) Nuffnang was giving away free movie tickets to those who would write a particular blog post, and since I’m so damn competitive I joined the competition! Fortunately I was one of 100 to win free movie tickets, but unfortunately, my awesome friends planned a night out on the same day (Friday, June 1, 2012.)
I guess you really can’t have it all T_T
So this is why I’m giving away the tickets, cause I don’t want these free babies to go to waste. If you wanna get a pair of tickets to Nuffnang’s exclusive screening of Snow White and the Huntsmen, email me at alessibrugada@yahoo.com. I’ll be giving the tickets to the first email I get. Please don’t be shy to email me LOL I desperately want to give these tickets away so I won’t feel like I’ve wasted them.
I’m compulsively trying to justify everything I do tonight, considering that the night won’t last that long and before I know it I’ll be waking up to another (tiring) day, thus activities for tonight must fall into the productive/enjoyable category. This is one such activity.
I present to you my reading list! Stopping by Fully Booked this weekend has done me some good; it has reaffirmed my love for reading. Spent a good half hour or so reading the first 10 pages of Murakami’s Dance Dance Dance, and I found myself turning the pages quicker, forming a mini-book report on the pages I’ve read, and overall delightfully immersing myself in a significant thought. I continued to browse some more titles and began reading the first pages of those that caught my eye, and took pictures of those I plan on reading just to remind me. A whole bunch of Nabokov, Rushdie, Palahniuk, and some random select Japanese novels (see told you I love Japan.)
So on a scorching hot Saturday, Hannah and I went to the Rockwell Tent to drown in food samplers for the Yummy Eats Food Fair 2012.
I was greeted by this snobbish registration person that looked at me as if I wasn’t legit enough to be a food blogger/media person T_T she started to ease up on me a bit and gave me a fake smile when I showed her my email confirming my invite. *yay*
Let me just say that the place was crazy packed! It’s like ALL of the Philippine’s foodies gathered under one roof to eat their way into oblivion, one sampler at a time. Damn crowded but good thing the booths didn’t run out of samplers :D
There were a bunch of food stalls put up, featuring all kinds of awesomely delish treats waiting to be discovered. I’d like to think this is how indie applies to food. There around a bajillion types of cupcakes in all types of frostings, an assortment of cookies in varied textures, and some savory morsels like roasted calf, lechon with truffle rice, crunchy pork belly, carabao cheese, AWESOME FISH AND CHIPS, and gourmet dips that had fancy ingredients like artichoke.
But since it were the sweets and pastries that were most photogenic, they’re the only food items I have piccies of *u*
Sampled the red velvet cupcake that had a more mousse-like than creamy frosting, and the chocolate cupcake that was just decadent and didn’t really help my sore throat LOL
OMG new Mochiko flavors! Oreo and milk and another one which tasted like caramel and green tea(?) So good.
J. Co donuts! I finally have a slight idea of how these donuts taste. Pretty good.
Pint’s Red Velvet ice cream! OMG it’s so far my most fave ice cream flavor of all time. All that red velvet cupcake-y goodness can now melt in your mouth. And apple streusel, which was okay, but quite forgettable when put next to the red velvet LOL *red velvet biased*
Cupcakes with golden oreo toppings! Sosyal! :D i hardly remember how this tasted, I’m actually not even sure if I got to taste it wtf
I didn’t eat this cause it wasn’t for free LOL, but I looooove shortbread cookies, and this was a really pretty one. Too pretty to eat in fact! So camhoe with it instead LOL
I just realized that this oddly reminds me of toothpaste. Pesto toothpaste. I bet it tastes soooo yummyyyy how original and innovative oh my what is this i cant even
Yep that day there was a grand Insta-spam on my feed. Sorry followers -.-
Will post Hannah’s photos in another entry, cause I can’t open the .zip file right now ajdflkkkjldffds
Coral lips have started to grow on me. In the past I wished to have nothing to do with Etude’s Miss Tangerine collection which was released A YEAR AGO. I was all like yuck looks so tacky! Little did I know I’d be jumping on the orange bandwagon like the rest of the world.
I never thought I’d see the day…
Looks like I’ve found a new weird lip color to replace my neon pink one. Definitely adds much needed lip pop to tanned/brown complexions! It just looks so fresh and pretty omg I think coral is the new red, especially since it looks much better with a bare face.
I’ve made this nifty little collage of coral lips as a means of letting some creative juices out, so please don’t make fun of it *u*
If you’re looking for tips on the right shade of coral lippy to buy, http://makeupbox.tumblr.com/ has some nice tips on which shades complement which skin tones, cause I know a shit ton of nothing about make up and I can’t help you with the selection part LOL
I love Japan for many reasons. This is one of them.
Photos by instagram users: checo_o and it_abdkdbd
Obento boxes! This morning I went on an obento liking spree on Instagram.
Photos by instagram users: keiyamazaki and nobrin
I therefore conclude that the typical Japanese breakfast consists of soft-boiled egg, cherry tomatoes, veggies, and bread.
Photos from instagram users: zizimoko and osonoooo
Photos from instagram users: keiyamazaki and mitumituko
No wonder Japanese live forever, have awesome flawless skin, and are so slim, they eat so healthily!
photos from instagram users: mitumituko, emi_815 and h_kimuchi
Damn cute!
photos from instagram users: emi_815, banchagashi, chicktack_koguma, and osonoo
The distinct Japanese traits of perfectionism, keen attention to detail, and a high regard for aesthetics are very evident in their meals. Best in presentation!
Then I found these, best obento boxes EVER
Photos by instagram user: ehandou
*drools* If you’re into Japanese foodporn as much as I am, then follow these instagram feeds! You can follow mine as well *LOL shameless plug* @alessilikesit
Okayyyy… Distracting myself from the stresses of real-life with some chic ways to wear maxi skirts/rags
all photos from tumblr :)
Maxi skirts may have been around for a while now, but most of the time I see them styled in the most commonplace and baduy ways. It’s the same old thing over and over, with excess-accessorizing to top it all off. These however are some very refreshing takes on the trend, making the maxi skirt look not so much of a trend at all come to think of it!
With my short stature, I might end up looking like a human mop/human rag in these, but I’m willing to take that chance.
Yaaaay so my Stock Market feature was FINALLY published! A week in the making WTF haha. You can read my quite lengthy and more detailed feature for When in Manila here if you’re interested. Photos by the ever-awesome Hannah.
We had their Tempting Twosomes selection, which was a pair of savory sandwiches with sides of either their harvest salad or soups. Nom nom nom the sandwiches were yummy! Rich, healthy, and flavorful, in hearty servings fit for two!
I didn’t say anything about the tomato and cheese soup because it tasted like spagetti sauce and cheese, my friend actually said “kulang na lang pasta” LOL, I imagine it would’ve been better if it was still warm though!
We were also served this super yummy carbonara, which I must admit is unlike any I’ve ever had. It’s served with raw organic egg in the middle that’s mixed into the pasta. I think this adds the rich and creamy texture that wasn’t overpowering at all.
And super awesome salmon that wasn’t malansa and didn’t taste mercurial AT ALL wooo! The mashed potatoes were awesome too. I love carbs.
I just realized we didn’t use the lemon with garnish LOL.
And OMG we had three desserts.
This awesome disassembled crepe
This awesome sans rival
and this awesome banana explosion (banana fritters?) that has a striking resemblance to kwek kwek LOLOLOL
I wanna thank The Stock Market for having us over and having us sample all this yummy food! It was a lunch of pure awesomeness, glad I got to share it with my friends <3
First of all, I’m a natural morena/nigger/tan-skinned person. And for the most part of my life my friends have made all kinds of (friendly) jokes about it. It didn’t seem to bother me *confidence* All the fair glowing white skin hoopla didn’t appeal much to me, I tried instead to love my own skin. I’ve learned to find the beauty in my brown complexion, and to bring out the best in it (bronzer, tanning oil, nude lipstick, etc.)
But I gotta admit I’ve always secretly been jelly of fair-skinned girls, just because their skin color makes them look 100 times better! And let’s be honest, most of the prince charming’s in this world are attracted to fair skin. It’s like a prerequisite to beauty and a boyfriend! Back in high school, fair-skinned girls got all the attention. Fair-skinned girls had more friends, had more exposure, more suitors, were more popular, and generally had a better life than niggas like me T_T
Fair skin is undeniably gorgeous. But there are different kinds of fair skin, and not all of them are attractive. This may range from the totally unattractive and unhealthy-looking pale white (the type that makes you look sickly like all the life has been drained from you), to the pasty white complexion that looks so cake-y and fake that your fingers would sink deep into the layers of make-up if you press on the skin. In my opinion, the best type of fair skin is one with a naturally healthy pink blush-y glow. This kind of white is almost impossible to fake, as it often appears to radiate from deep within the skin.
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