Little Manhattan

" Love is about grand gestures. Love is about airplanes pulling banners over stadiums, proposals on jumbo-trons, giant words in skywriting. Love is about going that extra mile even if it hurts, letting it all hang out there. Love is about finding courage inside of you that you didn't even know was there "


I seriously need a new digicam for the year 2011.

1.1.11 start the year right

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

1.1.11

Wow! Another year has ended and in comes a new one. Since its the first day of a new beginning, I might as well get started on listing down my resolutions or I rather call them "goals" for this year.


My New Years Goals
1. LOSE WEIGHT . Seriously. I remember I always have that on my list but this time I will seriously go on a diet and try to loose the unwanted baby fats.


2. BE HAPPY.THINK POSITIVELY . Fuck the drama,fuck the people who like putting me down. I'm gonna start this year HAPPY and put myself first now before others. I mean I know you can't avoid it but I plan to live this year HAPPY.


3.NO MORE COMPULSIVE BUYING.SAVING UP. Seriously. Again. This year I plan to save up more and avoid the malls, the ukays, the online shops, everything. I will only splurge on the things that are really needed. 


4.LEAVE. I will do everything and anything that I can to leave Philippines. Its not that I dislike the place, but I know and I have the advantage already of leaving so I will take that opportunity and make a new life for myself somewhere other than this place where people stay frozen in a certain point in their life.


5. BE ME . DO ME . BE HAPPY. Again I will do everything and anything to be happy this year. Be Me. Do Me. Fuck whoever can't accept that. For those who like putting me down, I know there are some and I will just do anything in my power to get you more pissed off because I could care less about you. =)I will do what pleases me and not follow rules. I will make this my year. 


Leave behind the past (which includes all those bad vibes) and start new. 


SoOo .. Now is the first day of a brand new year and I am sitting at home watching TV. HA HA. What a way to start off the year. Hopefully the Tagaytay road trip will pull through later on tonight. IT'S TIME TO PARTY. 


Again, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!. I wish everyone a more happier, healthier, and prosperous year.<3

2011 RESOLUTi0NS .. G0ALS?

It's that time again when in a few more hours its the year 2011 and everyone makes New Years Resolutions or Goals that they want to achieve for the New Year.


I clearly remember last year when I actually took out a pen and paper and listed everything that I wanted to achieve for the year 2010. Most of them I happened to achieve like graduating college in March and getting hired for jobs, but the rest, I don't know if I regret or what, nothing happened which disappoints me till now. Well I can't really do anything about it anymore because the  year is ending and incomes a new one. A new year that I need to set goals for. And since I'm turning a year older (in how many more days), I think I need to set goals that will help me in the future. But before I list my goals here's my thank you note to 2010 and the people that either help make me or break me this time of year.

Ever Dearest 2010 ,

First and foremost, you've thought me alot of things and by far this is the most "whoah'd " year of my life. It was like a turning point in my life and I seriously went through alot. I'm getting older and like most people I've experienced life changing problems that I rarely share with people (only those who I'm like super close like glue close to) that make me either a more better person or a more bitchier one. One of the highlights of my 2010 that I thank you for is that I was able to graduate college in March. I admit I have never wanted to go to college after high school because I wanted to join the air force right away, but I think I owe THIS much to my dad and proceeded with college. And luckily I was able to share with him my special day. I thought all was well after that but I guess not, the problems that I've faced after that were heartbreaking and took a toll on my life because it made me feel that those were the only days I had to make decisions to make my future "better". Yes, I think now they were the path that I was supposed to take but problems came up and I chose to watch over my sister. I regret, I admit. But after that day, I knew I can do it on my own. So thank you 2010, for helping me become a more stronger person that I was in the year 2009. I became a little louder than I was in 2009 though. =) . 

Thank you 2010 also for helping me prepare for adulthood. After college, I was able to "work" ( some people know what I mean by this ) and experience the "real world" with "real people". I've learned that not everything is handed to you on a silver platter. Like I was raised, everything was handed to me, I was pampered, but I was able to get rid of that. I would complain ( I mean who the hell doesn't ha ha) but I would still push through because my motivation would be my dad. If I had screwed up with my decision for my future, I am more determined now to do anything and make the money on my own to help out my dad. Believe it or not, I can stand on my own.2010 helped me do that. Not a lot of people see it but simply because they don't know me. " They know my name, not my story". I also learned that people aren't always what they seem. That was the time I knew I needed not to be nice because alot of people don't deserve it. People aren't always rainbows and butterflies to be cool with. So I've disposed most and learned to keep the real ones close. 2010 also made me learn to take criticism positively. Ha ha I admit I get mad and cuss like there's no tomorrow at the person but then I realize I should just accept it and continue. There will always be people who will put you down and there is nothing you can do about it. Okay whoa, seems like I wrote a Novel, so I need to stop somewhere here. Anyways I just wanted to thank the year 2010 for helping me discover ME. I've learned to accept me and my ways and if people can't accept me for that , well screw them. I've basically just became a more better person.

Soo .. tomorrow I can write my new year's resolution before midnight strikes or.. on January 1 because this shit is just too long and I know most people hate reading long posts (because I happen to be one of them! Ha ha!). Til tomorrow! =) 

Oh yeah .. the bridge of my nose is starting to become a bruise because the gates lever earlier hit me right smack on the left side of my nose (the bone part). Can't see it clearly here but it's coming out, and I managed to get a little battle scar from it.

I'm not sure if you all can see it starting to come out  but its there and my little battle scar just below. =)

PALTY & PRETTIA hair dye

I love trying out new things, especially Japanese and Korean goods because they come up with the most weirdest but nicest results when it comes to make up and now, I've recently discovered Palty and Prettia hair dye. 

I'm the type of person who likes changing her hair color every once and awhile because I feel like it's a type of way to express yourself. So therefore, I've tried many different dyes to find the right one that I will stick to forever. Recently I've used Wella Decore Hair Dye in Copper Intense which on the cover shows more of a reddish color than brown so I was pretty much excited and I was in hopes of having that same hair color pictured on the box on my head. But, I forgot to look at the swatches on the side of the box , I looked at it after purchasing the item. So anyways, I really did not know what color my hair was before i dyed it because it was like a mix of all these other colors and the bleach and other stuff. So after I got it dyed this is the color that came out :

Ok so, when the light hits its that color but when I checked in the mirror after I took the picture it was a dark reddish brown color but when i took the picture I really don't know what color that is. Haha.

So anyways, like I said now I've discovered Palty & Prettia hair dye.

So the palty one is in color Honey Peanut and the Prettia is in Glossy Brown. I've heard good things about the outcomes of these hair dyes but I will have to wait since I've just recently dyed my hair. I'm excited though about trying the Prettia one since it's application is like shampooing your hair. ( click here to see Prettia Hair Commercial ). 

Maybe I'll try it out before my birthday (which is real soon yay)or when I want to go a darker shade. =). Don't worry though I'll share the results and reviews once I've tried it =), Hopefully this will work on me.

 

DECEMBER

December to me is also known as "The Metro Manila Film fest" month where after people receive their "gifts" from people they automatically head towards SM Cinemas and line up to watch the entries for the year. 


It seems like the Metro Manila Film Fest has become a tradition or something that when December 25 or the month of December hits people automatically start thinking about what type of movies will be shown and which lucky actors/actresses were chosen for the films.


I admit, I'm one of those people who literally line up on Christmas Day with the loved one or friends or family to watch a movie that I've seen previews of on TV. I ain't gonna lie haha. 

I'm not even gonna lie about the movie I always line up for which is .. ENTENG KABISOTE . Yup. I actually line up for that movie. Other people might think it's corny but I love Bossing and I love that he's funny corny. So this year, he teamed up with Bong Revilla so it now became --> 

It was alright? Gwen Zamora and Sam Pinto were hot, no homo. But it mostly lost the Enteng Kabisote touch and it went more of the Agimat feel, which on my part, did not really like because I have never watched the Agimat or whatever it is called. I liked the Jullian Ward ( aka Trudis Liit) was in it =) . But overall , in a little kid's point of view, it was good, again in a little kid's point of view because you got the fantasy thing going on with the effects that make a kid smile or open their mouth in awe (OKAY i admit again there were parts were I opened my mouth in awe).


Another movie I was debating to see was either Dalaw of Kris Aquino or Shake Rattle & Roll 12. Ever since I was little I really liked those Shake Rattle & Roll movies especially with Manilyn in them. But then my feet dragged me in the direction of Dalaw.

I had my eyes closed while I covered my ears most of the time. I don't know but I can say I do get scared easily haha. Even though I did this, I was able to watch the movie. the start of the movie you will already holding on to your seats or either covering your eyes. It isn't that scary but more of it shocks the shit out of you when your getting into the movie , its like BOO .. wah , nagulat ako.. something like that. The story is good though, no surprise there because I feel like every horror movie she stars in is good. So I would recommend for people to watch it and judge this for themselves. 

I still plan on watching Shake Rattle & Roll 12 and also Ang Tanging Ina but that will have to wait till next time because I can't spend all my money just watching movies haha. But December is the only time I get to watch movies at the cinemas. =)

On a different note, what made my day today was the discovering Dunkin Donuts' BIG DUNKS O_O

Swear, they will make anyone's day with these big donuts priced at P20.00 each. Still the same taste but bigger =)

FiRST HiT

FiRST POST
yay

My blog has now been blogged on. It's been forever since I've actually sat down and just wrote.. about anything. I remembered back in grade 6 I would have all these journals that I would write in every night about the things that happened to me on that day. I had up to how many journals and to my surprise, I still have them =). When I was younger I wanted to be a writer or just have those published and make a story of my life, but then I realized it would be to embarrassing to post my child hood days but it would be worth the laugh. 


As a blogger ( named Sai Sayson) told me, this is her way to de-stress, and I totally feel her on that one , I find her as my mentor in a way since I asked her to help me with this HAHAH. <3 YOU no homo.


anyways..


BELATED MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE


I hope everyone's Christmas was a good one. Mine was so-so. I actually miss the feeling when your a kid and you wake up extra early and run down the stairs to see what gifts you get underneath the Christmas tree or (if any of you did this because I sure as hell ain't gonna lie that I didn't do this ) leave Christmas Cookies by the tree (even if you did not have a chimney ) for Santa Clause. I realized as I got older, I yearned for this feeling again. Now that I'm .. well not gonna say how old, but anyways , now that I'm older, I feel that magic is slowly disappearing but it never fails to put a smile on my face when I see little kids enjoy.


What I got use to here in the Philippines, is your inaanaks come to your house asking for their gifts. But, I was shocked and still am about it, that not only do kids get gifts but the people bringing them as well should get gifts. HAHA. That is all I have to say but what the hey, its Christmas, let's just not take advantage and bring the whole barangay to the house shall we.


After Christmas, i enjoyed my barkada's Christmas Party/Reunion on the 26th. We haven't seen each other in a long ass time and it was such a great feeling to have a majority of people there again enjoying and pigging out. This year ( we are totally moving on up with the food) we had so much food , since our very first Christmas Party in Imus Cavite where we only had hot dogs on banana leafs with rice =). I felt the spirit of Christmas ( yes a day after Christmas) where the people you love get together and enjoy.

I'm looking forward again to meeting up with them and having "laughs of a lifetime". 


That was a good year ender party for me, because in just a few days I will welcome the year 2011 with open arms and pray that this is MY YEAR.