"Why are you so indignant in traveling by yourself to a different country?"

That was my mom when I told her I prefer traveling alone rather than tagging someone along on this trip. The thought of her only daughter roaming a foreign country ALONE scares the bejeezus out of her, according to her. (Awww...)

Long story short, I won. Imagine being able to check off your bucket list! And mine includes traveling to a different country... alone.

Come May 17, I was anxiously (nervously) waiting in line for my turn at immigration. Gosh, Philippine immigration and the horrifying stories (right)? True enough, my nervousness got me sent to the office for an interview because I was stupid enough to say it's my first time to travel (Went to HK in college).

Unfortunately, the immigration officer I was assigned to was mataray. Unfortunately for her, deadma lang ako. Since I brought all the necessary documents and answered direct-to-the-point, I passed through (phew!) and couldn't wait to get on my flight!

First off...

Gahhhddd!!! It has been FOREVER; a year and 5 months forever, to be honest.

I don't know how and where to start but all I know is that my mind is rambling for words to reflect on my blog post today.

A lot's been going on for the span of months that this blog hasn't touched the internet stratosphere.

• Transferred to another company.
• Assigned to several accounts (by recommendation, just so you know :p haha)
• Finally had an anniversary with the new company
• Never, not once, attended a company party
• Made it quite alive in one piece.

Though the list is minuscule, on a day-to-day basis - it's crazy! But who hasn't? I mean, work gets to you sometimes and you just want to take a week off and run away from the city and come back still wanting to extend that much-needed vacation.

Right? Right?

But, anyway! Let's get down to business as to the reason why I'm back. Sorta.

Located at Elizabeth Mall (Cebu), Rice Burger is known for and gives you the delight of eating Korean food sandwiched between seaweed-mixed rice shaped in a medium size circle or basically a bun. Their menu ranges from Pork Spicy, Beef Teriyaki (my fave), Beef Spicy, Bulgogi and more! They're still in the middle of adding more, so, we'll definitely watch out for those.

If you're not a fan of seaweed, then you're probably missing out on a lot because of how the rice and the seaweed blend so well together that it creates a delicious salty taste without overdoing it.

It was a boring Thursday afternoon for me that even a caramel frappuccino can't fix it. So, I decided to scour the internet for good movies to watch.

Enter Big Eyes - a 2014 biographical film which stars Amy Adams and Christopher Waltz who play as famous painter Margaret Keane and art plagiarist Walter Keane, respectively. The movie is directed by Tim Burton, a Keane collector.



The story circles around the life of Margaret Keane who was being manipulated by Walter Keane to produce her paintings while he takes credit for her artwork, hiding her in a room so that no one else will discover that she is the hands and brush behind the phenomenal paintings of the signature over-sized doe-like eyes of her subjects.

Both painters, they met at a local park in San Francisco while displaying their works. Flirtations and discussions of art were exchanged and after a few dates, it led to marriage which made Margaret start signing her paintings  'Keane'. This opened a window of opportunity for Walter to sell the idea of her paintings as his own.

Image from Tumblr

Like most females out there, I love to go shopping. In my opinion, nothing beats walking around the mall, looking at window displays, trying on pieces of clothing and finding out where the latest sale is. Sometimes, we end up buying stuff we don't actually need. Aren't we all guilty of that? But, we have to admit that it is kind of therapeutic; at least, for women who love and live to shop.

While a big number of consumer goods can instantly be touched and seen, another hefty amount are also available on the internet through online shops or e-biz (electronic business) websites. As people have been more used to and evolved with the digital age, online shops also became a holy grail in the name of shopping (I made that one up. LOL).

Unfortunately, not everybody has yet mastered the art of "online shopping". People end up getting scammed and their credit card/identities stolen - all because of the lack of information. Hopefully, with this post, I can somehow keep you out of harm's way based on my experience as an avid online shopper -  because, trust me, online shopping can get quite addictive.

I love taking photos - who else doesn't? Be it a selfie or your pet cat doing something silly, we want to capture those moments quickly at just the touch of the camera button on our smartphones. Unfortunately, not all smartphones are the same when it comes to the quality of the picture. Even if it's the latest iPhone or Android phone, like it or not, we have to admit that it doesn't always create the same image that we pictured from our own eyes.

Frustrating, isn't it? Furthermore, how about downloading the "best" photo editing app and you end up getting shiz and it's not what you're aiming for? Oh, however will we have the courage to upload it on Instagram? #firstworldproblems (JK)

Enter VSCO - probably the greatest photo editing app ever, in my opinion. Inspired by the name of the company, Visual Supply Co, the app delivers more than the usual photo editor. VSCO comes with a set of pre-installed filters (that you can't find in other editors) to get you started. You can either choose those filters to suit your needs OR manually edit your photo to add a more distinct look to it. What's more is you can also buy new filters or get it for free.

This afternoon was very inspirational that I ended up making a simple DIY out of washi tapes. I've been obsessed with washi tapes for a few months already that I used them to make a back case for my phone and keyboard covers for my laptop. To continue that craze, I will teach you on how to make a bookmark out of washi tapes. They are sooo easy to make and I'm pretty sure you won't have a hard time in doing it.


Materials:
Washi Tapes (purchased from Fab Manila)
Scissors
Good book

Don't you just love movies? I think everybody does. I haven't met or known anyone who dislikes watching them. Some movies tell you stories you can and can't find in books or anywhere else. It's an imagination put into motion pictures that when paired with a brilliant mind who can make it something more than magical, it's just... I can't even.

As many of my Facebook friends are, I'm not sleeping either. The weather tonight is just wracking up my nerves. My sleep deprivation due to the heavy rain only happened when Sendong hit Mindanao. To my "luck", it was raining just as hard tonight.

There are a lot of things going on in my mind right now and I've been worrying for my grandmother, my dad and my boyfriend ever since it started to pour like crazy a few hours ago. Plus, my dog (who was whimpering a lot of times) and her weeks-old pups were outside. Too bad we can't just let them in. So, yes, I am scared out of my wits, wondering how they're all doing.

Because I needed some sort of diversion from all that, I slowly worked on my laptop's keyboard. My washi tapes from Fab Manila Bags (They sell A LOT of cute stuff, some of which are handmade, I think. Be sure to check their products out) arrived a few hours ago and when the heavy rain started to haunt me (a little), I grabbed my X-Acto knife and began to make my keyboard look cute.


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First off, I will apologize if ever my sentence construction seems out of hand. It has been years since I last resorted to writing stuff online and I guess it's safe to say that the iron (meaning, my brain) has rusted and is in need of oil drops.

Moving on, like what I said in a previous post, my boyfriend and I love to eat. Every time we're together, I can instantly predict that eating is going to happen. That's why whenever boyfriend tells me it's okay not to bring any money with me, I see to it that I have a few hundreds with me before heading out.

This happened one time wherein I wasn't entirely ready for it. He decided that we should "take a walk". So, without hesitation, I went along with his plan wearing my PJs and a passable pair of Spice Girl-ish slippers.

To my luck, we ended up at Chemesa Cafe; a semi-fancy restaurant where you may or may not order a 3-course meal. Thank God I wore a decent sleeveless top or else I'd look like I'm going to check in to sleep at a restaurant!

Apparently, I'm having a hard time editing or sorting my website out with how I wanted it to look like. Can you imagine wanting to attain something and just as you thought you're almost there, you're a thousand miles away from it in reality. Ugh!

Oh, please, bear with me. I promise I'll work on it as fast as I can.

Everyone who knows us know that hubby and I live for two things in this relationship: movies and food. In a different yet totally related note, a friend of ours once said that we eat really yummy food based on our photos. I kid you not, whenever we eat out, it just turns out we only get the best tasting food - at least in our own palates.

To begin with, my mind was battling whether I post something about the devastating and the biggest typhoon as of this time or just let other people publish or post stories about it. What made me contemplate about this issue is that I don't want to post situations like these on my blog because not only does it remind me of the said calamity but I do not want to remember it. Yes, I have a hard time in dealing with stuff like that especially death and now that they brought the death rate of an estimate of 10,000 Filipinos, it's what made it a tad harder.

However, since a lot of our kababayans need every bit of help from those who were lucky enough to not experience such devastation, the only help I can extend are my prayers. I think that Filipinos are stereotyped as happy-go-lucky, can weather any storm and still be able to find an inkling of happiness in the worst of the worst. That's the kind of stereotype that I can agree upon and glad to be a part of.

God listens to each of our prayers. Now, I don't know how He does that but like what they say, nothing is impossible with God - and I believe that. Whenever there are situations wherein we prayed but the thing we prayed for did not happen, rest assured that God has other plans that are better.

Disclaimer: This post is in no intention to brag or shove in your face that I can afford this and that. All the items were bought from my own money and to be honest, they're all not that expensive. Thanks!!!

Last Sunday, my boyfriend and I decided to head to our local mall to watch Thor: The Dark World and munch on some Potato Corner fries (our personal movie snack fave). It was a rainy day and since we were both already in the city, we might as well take shelter there.

Pretty sure you've read and heard of iconic Filipino folk singer Freddie Aguilar's new girlfriend because it's literally everywhere. I bet your grandma even knows it.


Apparently, his Lifetime Achievement Award isn't the only one creating a lot of noise. Many people, including the Press, at the Star Awards for Music were eager to know who Freddy Aguilar brought as a date. On that day, he confirmed his relationship with a 16-year-old whom he prefers not to give out the name just yet.

Okay.. I give up! The man is 60-years-old and he's "adopting" this naive little girl to be his girlfriend. She's not even legal to date yet! I mean, who does that? I don't have a problem with May-December relationships because I thought they'd only limit to an age gap of 20. But 44 years? That's like dating your youngest daughter.

While being interviewed, he certainly made a good point by saying:

"The dictionary is not defining love as looking for someone of the same age, religion, lifestyle and race."

But when I realized it was an old man saying that to make his prepubescent girlfriend feel butterflies in her stomach, I cringed the whole time while reading the entire article about it.