Tonight, We are Young

Last night wasn't uneventful like I usually put it. The fourteenth of January was incredibly epic even if we waited for Ruther and Paul in Taft for three hours, give and take a couple of minutes.

We headed straight to The Fort to meet up with the rest of the gang and had a very light dinner at Mercato Centrale. Honestly, I was pretty hungry but didn't really notice anymore after eating one serving of those incredibly delicious cheesy potatoes and half of Ruther's red velvet cake.

After eating, we finally got reunited with Dave, Eunice, Cai and her boyfriend, Travis. We played our favorite songs in Cai's car, cranked up the volume and danced on the sidewalk. #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines

Karla, Ruther and I imitating Crystal Castles.

Eunice, Karla, me, Ruther and Paul. This photo is very Skins (Season 1-4 only LOL)

Cute people are cute. (Cai, Karla, Dave and Ruther)

With Eunice and Karla.

Travis, Cai, Karla, Dave, Eunice, Ruther and Paul.

Mother and son.

Black shoes for us four. (Karla, me, Ruther and Paul)

By the end of the night that all the dancing made me burn some fat and not jogging wasn't really a very bad idea (yes, we were supposed to jog around The Fort).

I wish for more nights like this. Let's make a repeat.

PS.
Kudos to Paul who I, Eunice, Cai and Travis just met on this night. It was as if we all knew each other for ages!

Resolutions

I had to blog about this one way or another. And since it's 2012, I decided to list down twelve things that I want to accomplish this year.

1. No hair cuts for 2012. Yes, this is it.. I'm actually going to give growing my hair out a chance. Just in case. I mean, I've had short hair for as long as I can remember and change would be good for my so-called image or lack thereof.
2. Spend less, save more. During the past year, I've been an impulsive buyer - so out of my nature! I used to be thrifty and I think about each and every one of my purchases. But then something clicked and I just started to go on a shopping rampage!
3. Lose weight. This one is probably included in every girl's resolution. I'm posting this blog post a little late but my friends say that I have been getting thinner. But I haven't weighed in ages! Now, I must buy a weighing scale to keep track of them pounds.
4. Keep healthy. Lessen cigarettes (and other vices), eat food with more nutrients and minimal to no preservatives, yoga and jogging at least twice a week. I really hope I can keep this one. Even if my thesis, family and friends are taking up all my time (I'm not complaining), I hope I manage to find some free time. I only need a couple of hours for it anyway.
5. Halt procrastinating. Could be the hardest thing on my list since I work better under pressure but it just has to be done.
6. Stop letting my fears get in the way of my dreams. Being safe doesn't take a lot but being happy is a different story. 2011 flew by so quick that I only realized now that my fears have gotten in the way of achieving what I truly deserve. So for this year, I'm all about taking risks. It doesn't matter if I get hurt because it's a part of the whole idea and the learning process is what's important. So this year I'm living fearlessly; fix my issues, my problems.. myself. Move on from events that have truly affected me in the past year and start living in the moment. And guess what? I'm doing just that.
7. Make things happen. Plans are only plans if you don't take action - I have so much of this in my head but I have to admit that I'm not really doing anything to make any of these happen.
8. Time management 101. I really suck at this that's why I tend to do things at the last minute. Just like what my mom says, there's a time for everything.
9. Be nicer to my mom. My mom's a nagger and is overly dramatic - I blame it on the hormones. I've been really stingy towards her because of what happened before (her and my dad splitting up) plus all the teenage drama in my life (not like I'm still a teenager but whatever, I'm expecting you to know what I mean.) and she deserves some credit. So this year I will be sweeter, nicer and all things positive towards the woman who bore me in her womb for nine months and went through labor for hours.
10. Travel more. If you've read my previous post, it's no secret that I've been dying to leave the country but how can I leave something I barely even know? Makes sense, right? Therefore, I decided that this year will be filled with out-of-town travels. This year I missed Sinulog Festival in Cebu so me and my friends promised each other that we'll surely make it in 2013. Also, we've already made plans for several trips for the summer which makes me quite excited.
11. Surround myself with the right people. In the process of reinventing myself, I have made different sets of friends, most of them weren't exactly for keeps but I was blessed enough to have met people who stuck around despite my moodiness, and I want to meet more people like that.
12. Get to know myself. I know that somewhere down the battlefield, I lost my identity. I went through so much shit last year that I didn't even notice how much different I am now from how I was before. Don't get me wrong, I like the new me better than the old me (high school days) but I suddenly don't know exactly what I want. This 2012 will have more me time.

Firsts and Lasts

It's been quite some time now since I actually blogged about something.. with sense. During the past weeks, I did nothing but rack my brain for some decent topic to talk about or discuss and whatnot on this poorly updated online journal. What have I come up with so far? Oh dozens. Dozens of blog entries created in my mind that I cannot put into words. Now here I am, typing randomly.. aimlessly. Since it's already 2012 (can you believe that? What the hell happened to 2011?!), I just thought it would be appropriate to write something about the past year.

December 21, 2011. The day I was kidnapped by Karla Ynzon and Rutherford Perez. I just finished work (as an events photographer for the Quezon City Government) when Karla sent me a message via BBM asking where I am. So naturally, I told her that I was in QC. Apparently, she was there, too. So a little background story here, Karla and I were already together the day before (we went to Shang then ended up in Rockwell) but I had to go home a bit early because I had a photog stint the next day with my dad in QC. And then when I was done with work, she surprised me (and not to mention, my dad) by saying that she'll pick us up and drop us off at home. I really wanted to decline because papa and I were so tired (we worked the whole day), all we wanted to do at that very moment was to go home, shower and take a nap for a while. But she was so persistent and I couldn't say no to her so I said yes. Wanna take a guess where we ended up? Well we ended in Maginhawa Street. Apparently, we were going to hang out first before she brings me home. Dad didn't want to join (obviously) so he left the moment we got there (Sorry, papa!). From that point, I knew I didn't have a choice anymore so I just went along with it. Ruther (our other friend who was with us) had to leave early because he had this dinner thing with his block mates so he left. And like always, Karla and I decided that we were going to The Fort. Okay, we didn't have to decide. We both knew that we always, always end up there. It almost never fails. But before going there, I begged her to pass by Tiendesitas so I can buy a shirt because I was still wearing the same shirt I wore to work and it was already freaking stinky! Good thing she said yes. One shirt became two. I couldn't resist! They were so cheap. Anyway, I got this aztec-print cropped top that I wore for the rest of the night (the other shirt I got was a sheer leopard-print button-down).

So anyway, after successfully buying two shirts, we then headed to The Fort where Cai (our super cute friend) and Eunice (our other kaladkarin friend, hehe) followed. Cai, Karla and I had a mug of beer at Roadhouse. This is what the mug looked like.




Oh, that's Cai in the background. Those liter draft beers were just too much. I had to share mine with Eunice and two other people.

And before you get ahead of yourself, we saw Ruther in The Fort too, with his blockmates this time. So we told them to join us. The other people who drank from my beer are from their group. Cai and Karla finished theirs. Damn.

Once we were done with those monster-sized mugs, we left and headed over to Cable Car. I saw some of my friends who were there with me the last time and I wasn't surprised at all. Anyway, we played an intense game of foosball. Actually, I played four games. Won most of it. I feel so proud of myself.


Karla and I.
With Rutherford. Excuse my face.

Rutherford, Karla and I (plus Ruther's friend). Don't judge us please.

That's it for the 21st of December. We had other escapades, of course. We just didn't have pictures.

As for the Last Friday Night of 2011, I was kidnapped again by Karla and Ruther when I was supposed to do my thesis. They tricked me into saying yes by telling me that Mercato was open. It wasn't.










Would you like to know where we ended up in?

This is SLEX. Hmm.

Okay we ended up in Nuvali. Just at the foot of Tagaytay. Only to buy some overpriced frappuccinos from Starbucks. Well done. We went to Cable Car after to have a bottle of beer. Not bad.

I'm pleased that this is what I did on the last Friday of 2011, knowing that Saturday was for my Family. All in all, I must say that the holidays have been great. Thank you so much to the people I spent it with. So happy that I got to spend time with you guys!

Tell me about your Last Friday of 2011!

PS.
I was going to include some New Year stuff here too but I got too lazy. Mehehe. I'll save that for the next entry.

Somewhere Only We Know

You've been amazing.

To say that I'm going to miss you is an understatement.Thank you for being a rockin' grandma for almost twenty-one years.Christmas wouldn't be the same without you, but you're in a better place now.
I love you, nanay.I'll see you when I see you.

Revenge of The Sith.. and Minnie Mouse

Last Friday, I went out and had dinner with one of my closest friends, Ched. It was rather spontaneous. It was around 6.30 in the evening when she called to ask me where I am. Obviously, I told her that I was home and that I haven't even had a bath yet. My major plan for that day was to do nothing, and let me tell you, she ruined it. I couldn't say no to a free dinner so yes, I gave in and told her that we can meet up in Greenbelt.

As a girl, I would normally take an hour and thirty minutes to get ready. But I was surprised that by 7:18PM, I was already out of the house. Usually, my impromptu outfits suck, this one was a completely different story. When I hopped on the shower, I kept in mind that I have to wear my new booties. That was it! This is what I came up with.



Minus the Minnie Mouse ears, of course. Let's remember that it isn't Halloween anymore.

That lovely shirt over there is actually for sale in my online shop (Vintage Asylum, that has yet to launch a collection) but a button was missing, so I just decided that I'll have it for myself. That would have to be the highlight of my outfit (in my opinion). A lot of people tend to notice the bag - it's from my grandma in Germany. So, the boots. You know me, I can just live in my sneakers but these shoes make me want to buy more of it's kind! It's my first time to own a pair of wedges. Crazy, right? They'll be serving as my school shoes during days that wouldn't involve too much walking.




I kept my accessories down to a minimum seeing that the shirt itself is already a scene-stealer. The gold ring with the ruby heart is my mom's engagement ring, she also owns the Swiss Army watch and the ivory bracelets that I wear with everything, while the Darth Vader ring is from a bazaar in school and I love it!

So I met up with her in Greenbelt and we had dinner at My Thai. We were going to eat in Recipes but there were so many people. We even thought of eating at Krazy Garlik and Chili's but to no avail. My Thai was pretty empty. That doesn't mean they don't serve good food. You should totally try them out!

Her cousin who is also my other good friend dropped by and we had quite the chit chat. It was a fun night. :)

PS.
I really prefer having dinner with friends and coffee afterwards, rather than being guest listed in some club. Just saying.


PPS.
I have this look posted on Lookbook. How lame could I get? Haha!