Crazy Quiapo Haul

Today, I got to hang out with my mom and sister. Actually, I wasn't included in their trip to Quiapo as they will just get the contact lenses and glasses that my sister have ordered them. So, I just begged them to let me tagged along in their trip. Off we go to Quiapo with me tagging along with a mission to buy a long champ bag inspired that only cost 150 pesos ^_^ Teehee.

Actually the rate of long champ bag inspired bag ranges from 350-450 pesos in tiangges and department stores. Since the thrifty girl in me is super dominant these days the price range in the mall is so pricey for me. Before the opportunity to tagged along with my mom and sis, my real plan was to go back to quiapo alone and this was because I saw a 150 pesos long champ inspired bag in Quiapo during our binondo walk with my bestfriend which I know was priced 450 pesos in the mall near our home. I wasn't able to buy the bag back then because I have already gone out of budget and we are already going home. So I just let that first chance pass me by since I know that I can still go back. After several weeks, this opportunity knocks and I could no longer let this chance pass to go back to Quiapo and to bond with my mom and sis!

So off we go to Quiapo, umbrella in hand to protect us from the hot summer sun. We took the LRT 1 train station to evade the traffic jam along Talayan st./Araneta Avenue. When we got there the first stop would be to get the glasses and contact lenses before the hunt for the bag! The sun was so hot and I am prone to dehydration so after walking along the street we head to the nearest KFC food chain to drink some water. After hydrating ourselves we go back to the search of the bag. The first bag I saw was not enough and I was having second thoughts so I didn't get it even if it just costs 100 pesos! While looking for the bag we stop at Michaela store where they were showcasing their wonderful umbrellas which the design was from small cute ones to automatic ones. The uniqueness of these umbrellas was revealed when it is wet as the water to create this cute heart shape M. Me and my sister was ecstatic to see this! Not only that the price was so affordable as the manual cute umbrella that displays heart shaped M just cost only 175 pesos and the automatic cool umbrella that also displays heart shaped M was only 275 pesos. My sister get the small manual one while I got the automatic ones as I have bad reputation in handling manual umbrellas. This was our first buys then off we go to hunt again for the bag and we have encountered a store full of hello kitty which have stopped us for a month as my sister was a collector and have been searching for something that she has not owned yet. The shop contains both expensive and affordable stuff. It caters from bags to keyboards to glasses to toys as long as their is hello kitty in it they have it! It was a real hello kitty land in Quiapo! What my sister got in this store was the cellphone pouch as her new android phone has big hard case protector. After she bought it, we again search for the bag and then my mom got to buy something for our uncle which will protect his face while welding. It seems that the bag searching is already getting harder as I could not find the bag that I really really like so my mom ask me where did I saw the bag that I was talking about so I told her that I saw it from the store near the LRT 1 exit stairs. Since it was already snack time, we decided to get our snack fix from the street vendor. We got 5 chicken balls each without sauce as we are evading sweet sauces. Then we go to the hotdog stall to get our gulamans and hotdog sandwiches. After filling our tummies with yummy goodies we now resume our bag search. After the long search we have already found the store which caters the bag that I want. After a long time of thinking and contemplating, i have already got the bag and only paid for 130 pesos which is actually a steal on my opinion. Here are the practical hauls that I got today:

Automatic Michaela Umbrella - opened (275 pesos@Quiapo branch)

Automatic Michaela Umbrella (275 pesos@Quiapo branch)

Folded Long champ inspired bag(175 pesos@Quiapo LRT shop)

Design of the long champ bag inspired that I bought (130 pesos only)

My new pink and black with smiling frog details home slippers (25 pesos)

With all the super affordable and cute stuff that I got yesterday, this girl is one happy camper! Happy Sunday everyone! ^_^

 

I am opening DOORS

courtesy of google search

I always loved writing. When I was in elementary I love to create short stories about adventure. I have created a number of poems about life and love. When I was in high school, I started to write love romances novel in my old notebooks everyday and it always gave me that satisfying sigh that I felt I have done something very worthwhile. Some notebooks I kept, some I have lost. But still the writer in me lives. I even got to the point that I dreamed of submitting my love romances novel and manuscripts to a publishing company but these does not materialize as I got to college and tried to forget all about it. I suppress the writer in me. I stop the dream. I stop believing that I can write. I close my doors... to opportunity. I turned away from my passion and I close my door to my paradise.

For the past years that I have neglected this passion, I have realize that the writer in me is shouting and begging to come out. The writer part of me have been all along crying out loud for it to be unleashed. I have denied myself of doing something I love because I thought that this is not where I would excel, this is not something that would complete me. But I was wrong. I am a writer and I should start believing again that what I do is great because this makes me complete. Writing makes me happy. I am always thinking why am I feeling so low, why am I feeling so incomplete. I thought because I was unloved and yes! its true because I didn't love myself enough to let the writer in me be released. I was insecure enough that my writing skills is not enough. So I let the writer in me to die in a slow death over the years but I guess, this time around I cannot deny the writer to be unleashed. This time I will love myself more by letting it roar and do what my heart always longs for... And that is to write. I am finally signing in to the blogging world not because I want to be famous or be known but because this is where my heart is. This is where I wanted to be. All along I thought I could tame the writer in me and shut the door forever but now I am allowing myself to be free.

courtesy of google search

I am now allowing myself to enter the unknown possibilities. Maybe someday I would also start to publish my own love romance story novel. Maybe someone would read my poems and sponsor to publish it. I am opening this blog to every soul who has passion that they have forgotten because they grew up, because they realized that they are not the best in the field.

I am telling you this now, in this world there would be better than you or smarter than you. But what matters most is what you want to do. What your heart is longing for. What your soul is searching for. Best of all do what makes you complete. Frustration comes from feelings of inadequacy and not doing something about it. So if you want something bad enough but restraining yourself because you are afraid then have the courage to do it anyway. Insecurity would not make you a better person but a lesser one. So grab that mic that you are staring at and start to sing even if you are out of tune. Sing your heart out if that would make you happy... if that will bring a smile into your face. Maybe after trying hard enough you will end up with a trained singing voice.

Just like what mother beki Divine M Lee said in her blog, she dreamed about it and tried hard enough to achieve it! Dreams do come true and all you have to do is try... hard enough. I like how she said it in plain simple words "Gurl pinaghirapan ko" (Girl, I tried my best). Really, maybe the difference between losers and winners are that losers quit without even trying but winners never quit. They tried their hardest to win, they tried hard enough to achieve it even if it seems impossible. My dream is to publish a pocket book. Even once in my life I want to see my name as the author of a pocket book, may it contain poems, posts or love romance story. I also want other people to read what write and inspire them to also do their best.

To all the dreamers out there who have shut down their dreams because they think they are not good enough and has been feeling low, frustrated and sad because everything you do seems senseless then go back to your dream that you have neglected and work on it. Even if you are in your 60s or 80s, if you have been bothered all through out your life and nothing have made you happy even if you are successful and have done your part then maybe your passion is calling out to be unleashed. Then I guess, its time to open your doors to your own paradise.

courtesy of google search

Work Style Peg

Every since I started working I was always on the look out on what to wear with style and comfort. I would always wish that I am like those stylists who have tons of wardrobe and high heels to choose from and their work required them to wear these things. However, I can only endure high heels for 2 days and after that I will go back to my good old snickers and slippers. My office is not that strict with the way we dress. They are actually a cool casual office where you can wear slippers or leggings as long as you look presentable but it still follows the no super short shorts! But tasteful miniskirts are fine.

I was already fine with my t-shirt, jeans and pink havaianas/sneakers/flats but still I feel sluggish and not fashion enough. I feel not that inspired to be up for the challenge of the day and felt totally incomplete. But things change when I see Ms. Jenni Epperson work clothes

from Ms. Jenni Epperson Blog

Ever since, I saw the this and read her blog my paradigm shifted felt that even in simple and casual clothing you can be chic and stunning. With the right pieces, you can be fashion enough and its all about how you carry yourself. Of course, the shoes did not go unnoticed as this piece really caught my eyes and start to drool over it. Why must you ask? because it is the best heels for me as it is high enough but also comfortable enough to walk on everyday even if you are being late you can still run into these babies. So my search began to get that perfect boat sandals!

In one crazy and blessed day, someone got a chance upon these babies in a 70% percent off rack!!! The colorful straps perfectly suites my personality and the style is the same as the one I am drooling over!

Since then my everyday work wear has been spiced up by these shoes and yep my feet are ache free!!!

Thanks for Ms. Jenni Epperson for the inspiration!

Now, I'm one happy worker! ^_^

The fight for fair and scar free skin!

I was not born blessed with a silky smooth skin. I was one of the few people who suffered sensitive for all my life. My mom used to tell me that when I was born I have rashes all over my baby body and my father who have mustache before would not dare kiss me as this will irritate the rashes and give me red skin. I remember when I was a kid that I would have scars in my legs and my arms. The mosquito bites are automatically turned into red bumps. All my life this is my battle. Growing up I was insecure and could not even wear shorts nor short skirts. Micro-mini is a no no for me as my legs are damaged enough.

But now thank God for his little mercy, I have met someone who actually have the same condition as I have with mine and shared her Skin care regimen with me.

These are her babies and now my babies too. Before taking a bath you have to use the Papaya Scrub. You have to apply this using circular motion to remove the dead skin cells then leave it for five minutes.

The next step would be to use this black soap

Once, you have felt that it is already absorb by the skin then you have to rinse the soap. After taking a bath, you can now put the 4 in 1 Bleaching Cream which will brighten the scars.

After the bleaching cream, you now have to put this Sunscreen Lotion for protection, this is used during the day.


While at night after the scrub, black soap and bleaching cream, you have to put this bleaching lotion for that effective whitening effect.

The secret here is you have to do the regimen, day and night religiously as this is for only 30 days. After 30 days, you will now have to stop the bleaching lotion and black soap and should start using whitening soaps and lotion instead. To date, I have been in my 12th day and so far, my arms have already lighten up a bit.


Will update again after 30 days of use and will give more reviews on the changes that I have seem and felt.

Til my next post! ^_^

 

Hello Kitty + Frames = WOW!!!!

Being a kid, I was never fascinated with Hello Kitty stuffs. It makes me cringe whenever I see one. I guess I was a "tomboy" back then. Now, fast-forward to the present me, it seems that I have been converted to a super girly girl which makes me fascinated with cute and pink! Now, my stuff are full of pink things, baby blue colored pens and cute little nothings! Also, with this transition, I have started to appreciate hello kitty stuff.

One of my recent Hello Kitty fixation is the Hello Kitty Frames! Aren't these babies so lovely?
I ordered it from iKulture Onalyn in facebook. The transaction and shipment was so fast! Kudos to Filfox as they are the carrier of the said parcel. The good thing about these frames are that it is possible to put graded lenses in them! I have a 2.50 and 2.75 eye grades and a nearsighted gal. So for me to have known that I could practically use this in replacement of my everyday glasses is such a plus plus plus points!!!!!

Also, my grandma loves it too!!!


Now, I cant wait to bring it to the optical shop to put graded lenses on it! Can't wait to use it!
Meow!

Me Time = Fun Time

Last Saturday, I badly needed to go to the mall to pay for my due bills so even if it was raining so hard I must go out. The agenda of this day out was actually to pay my bills then duplicate my house and gates keys, bring my peach bag to the bag repair shop and lastly is to have my long overdue pedicure. I was not really ecstatic to go out and have my day out all by myself. But that day, I did treat myself, I did took the time off to feel alone and be happy being with myself. I have been bothered that recently most of the time I am alone. I started abhorring the thought but now I have decided to enjoy myself which for the longest time I have been missing so bad. I thought the reason that I am being possessive is because I am so deeply in love but honestly I have started to feel sad and alone. I started to abandon myself and refuse to see the beautiful being in front of me who have been brave enough to fall in love again and brave enough to stand on her own which most of the time the reason she is all by herself. The person that I am now is the same person who have been abusing herself and not treating her to the best that she deserve. Last Saturday, this person is celebrating and pampering herself, she have started to let go of the loneliness and started to love herself more and promises to treat herself. Me time is indeed badly needed for every woman as she needs time to entertain herself and of course, treat herself to finer things in life as so not to lose herself.

So the afternoon began with me having the keys made then my bag was put to the bag repair shop for the over due repair.


Then while waiting for the repair of my bag to finish, its pedicure time in Reyes Hair cutters! ^_^

I was thinking of pineapple yellow to put as my nail colors. However, they don't have the color that I want so the confusion begins... Pink or Frosted Green? hmmm....


and the winning color is ....

This was supposed to be frosted green but it seemed to me a color yellow so Im happy still I slightly achieve what I want ^_^ After getting my repaired bag, my tummy started to get hungry so I grab some well deserve pizza and mojos!


An lastly, of course, thanks to my lovely blue boat sandals who helps me finish all the things that I need to do that day without feet sore and legs ache ^_^


Such a lovely and comfortable pair!