Eat....Bulaga!

Because it's their anniversary today, I thought of sharing a pinch of my not-so-long-ago-College life (haha!): I became an On-the-Job-Trainee of the EB writers for 2 months.

I salute, not only the hosts, but all the creative minds and hardworking people behind the camera of the longest-running (and unbeatable) noontime show in Philippine television. 

(These are 3-year-old-photos)

With the EB Writers

Happy 33rd Anniversary Dabarkads!
BTW, let's also congratulate them for their first international franchise 
(Eat Bulaga Indonesia). This is something Pinoys should be proud of. 
Many more anniversaries and franchises to come!

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Sc-arf! Sc-arf!

This will be a weekend without my Ken. (If I will literally take KEN out of wee-KEN-d, that will only be WEED and weed means: Something useless, detrimental, or worthless, especially an animal unfit for breeding, or A plant considered undesirable, unattractive, or troublesome, especially one growing where it is not wanted. Hmmm. Ok! Enough of the nonsense!haha)  He's in Baguio since last night for a business trip/lakwatcha and I'm left here in Manila feeling so inggit!

We're still in the rainy season here in Pinas and I can imagine how much colder it is now in the City of Pines and for many fashionistaaaas out there, this is a perfect time for flaunting their boots, scarves, robes, jackets and all their great-for-cold-weather accessories. As a feeling-nasa-Baguio-din-girl like me, I wanna share MY VERY OWN scarf styles.

I want to reiterate the emphasis on "MY VERY OWN". LOL! Obviously, I'm not an expert. But this video I got from Youtube might be more helpful.

   

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What Are You Thankful For?

(I got this via my work email)

I AM THANKFUL

For the wife who says, "It's hot dogs tonight",

because she is home with me and not out with someone else.

For the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato,

because he is home with me and not out at the bars.

For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes,

because it means she is at home, not on the streets.

For the taxes I pay,

because it means I am employed.

For the mess to clean after a party,

because it means I have been surrounded by friends.

For the clothes that fit a little too snug,

because it means I have enough to eat.

For my shadow that watches me work,

because it means I am out in the sunshine.

For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning,

and gutters that need fixing,

because it means I have a home.

For all the complaining I hear about the government,

because it means we have freedom of speech.

For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot,

because it means I am capable of walking and I have been blessed with transportation.

For the lady behind me in church who sings off key,

because it means I can hear.

For the pile of laundry and ironing,

because it means I have clothes to wear.

For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day,

because it means I have been capable of working.

And for the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours,

because it means I am alive.

My POV: Life isn't perfect. But the way you see things makes all the difference.

Have a happy week ahead!

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Fart-y Girl

While most people are heading to the bars and other gimikans, I am here...at nakadukduk nanaman sa laptop. Well, I'm not a party girl. A "Fart-y" Girl may seem much applicable. (hahaha!) I never was a party girl and I think I never will. I'd rather spend my Friday nights doing a Movie or Music Marathon.

Thank God It's Fuuuuuuurayday!!

From hours of work, from the flooded streets of Makati and from all the kulogs and kidlats outside, I'm finally home with my forever pampakalma song. Thanks again Pareng Jason Derulo!

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Quirky Cakes

A few days ago, we had an appointment with one of our Wedding Charms (that's how we like our suppliers to be called). For our cuuuutey cake-to-be, we have Miss Angelyn Tan. Some of you may say, "Cake lang yan! Di naman 'yan napapansin!" but for us, we want every single detail of our Big Day to be of equal significance. The cake design that we chose is just simple but it perfectly matched our theme which our family and friends will love. (hopefully!)

When we entered her house (Yes, their showroom is in her house), I became so overwhelmed and excited that I wasn't able to take pictures...but just imagine a small space (in a big house with swimming pool) filled with colorful cakes in different sizes and unique shapes, ooooozing with quirkiness, sweetness and yummy-ness. OA much? Nah! To see it for yourself, here are some photos I grabbed from their website.

 

Visit  www.angelyncakes.com  for more photos and details.

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Soon-to-be-Home Sweet Home

Last weekend was a veeeeeery productive one for me and Ken. Nothing, even my Cookie Monster voice (I was paos from Friday until yesterday. Welcome back, my precious voice! I missed you so much!!!!), has stopped me from sticking to our weekend agenda: from wedding preparation to home design planning and back to wedding preparation. I'll be sharing our Big Day updates here next time. For now, I wanna share the developments that we spotted when we visited our soon-to-be-home.

Now, here are a few of my favorite home design inspirations from www.home-designing.com which might help you as well, whether you're just renovating your space or you're about to build your future home sweet home. Let's dream together in 1..2..3..Go! :)

Via Huelsta

Via Columbini  

Via Rio Laksana

Via iceci3

Via Elmar Cucine

Via Scavolini

If you're still finding it hard to visualize your dream home design, you might need professional help. Yes, I know! You're worried about your budget. Nowadays, even a simple interior design consultation may hurt your piggy bank. But worry no more. Just check this out! (Trust me. I'm a professional kuripot.)

Visit their website for more details. Click here.

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Willie's Angel

I just want to share the amazing talent of this sweet and bubbly lady named VERON CRUZ. Her Daddy is my Mommy's lil bro so that made her....my cousin. She was one of the contestants in Kantanong (Total Performers Category), a segment of TV5's Wil Time Big Time last night. I'm just so proud of her and I'm suuuper duuuper happy for her 'cos she fulfilled one of every performer's ultimate dreams--to show their God-given talents on TV. Willie Revillame, after seeing her ala-Beyonce performance, even said, "Yan ang total performer talaga!" and I'm pretty sure those who watched it agreed to that (including me, of course).

To watch the video, click here, select 0629wil8 (9th video) and fast forward it to 10:00. For the continuation, just select 0629wil9 (10th video).

Here are some of her covers from her Youtube account (veronnie158).

You made our clan prouder and you proved yet again, lahi tayo ng mga total performers! hehehe! So proud of you! :)


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Sick Chick

Ha ha hachoooo! Sniffle! Sniffle! hachoooo! haaaay! :(

I've been sneezing and sniffling all day for almost 2 days.

And just an FYI, I'm one of those people who have a super sensitive sense of smell. I know it's a bit weird but I smell food before I eat them..I smell clothes before I wear them..I smell rooms before I enter them and so on.. But right now, I CAN'T SMELL ANYTHING!!! Is this some kind of a consequence for overusing my nose? hahaha! 

But the worst part is.....I'm sick on a weekend!!!! Loooser! Olats! Boooooo!

Then I realized, instead of complaining and just babying myself, I have to do something about it. And so I thought of doing a research on some effective ways to avoid being a sickly this flu season. I got a list from femalenetwork.com. This might help us become flu-free especially now that our weather is so unpredictable. Click this link to view the full article.

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Boodle Fight

Here goes the one big hapPIG family again!

For our last week's Pig Out Saturday, we did it the Filipino way. Food on banana leaves and eating with bare hands..that's simply Pinoy! But I confess, I was soooo madaya. hahaha! You'll know why in a bit.

(Apologies for the not so clear photos)

Boodle fight is not only a military style of dining but also a fun way of eating together especially if you're beach-ing. But you don't have to join the PMA or book your flights to your favorite beaches to enjoy this kind of food trip. All you need to have is your home-cooked meals, banana leaves, your clean hands (Always remember to sing Happy Birthday twice when washing your hands, okay?) and your growling tummy. But if you're feeling tamad to cook and prepare it yourself, don't worry! Many restaurants are now offering this kind of dining and one of those is Blackbeard's Seafood Island. 

  

Here's my brotha who was so game to copycat the bloke in the menu.

And here's the piggy me. 'Twas a Boodle Feast but I used spoon and fork. hahaha!

If you're asking if we enjoyed the food...just look at the photo below.

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Friends For Keeps

For almost half a year, I wasn't able to see Lelel, my dear friend and bridesmaid-to-be. And because SHE MISSED US SO MUCH (hahaha! Okay, I'll admit it now...Owen and I missed her more!), finally, we had our long overdue Saturdate.

Aside from the good times we had, I wanna share my random thoughts about friends. I can say that one of the greatest challenges of friendship is distance. Despite of conflicting schedules and busy lives, you must maintain the connection from both sides. Communication, whether it's via phone, email, social networking sites or what have you, means A LOT. Don't get me wrong. I'm not pertaining to your thousands of friends on Facebook or your millions of followers on Twitter. Quality wins over Quantity in most aspects of my life. This is probably among the top on the list of clichés but I'll still say it 'cos it continues to be true: REAL FRIENDS ARE HARD TO FIND. They are those who, whether they are excited, disappointed, mad, happy, sad, in-love, brokenhearted and all the emotions (and situations) you may think of, will remain your friends. No matter how long you haven't seen each other, real friends are the ones who'll keep your friendship for no reasons, no conditions and no expectations. So, if we'll talk about real friends, I don't have much...but I have enough and I got the best ones.

             

Lunch @ TGIFriday's

Desserts @ Parvati

"Thanks girls! I'm looking forward to more of this (and hopefully, with the complete cast). I had fun...as always. Till our next lafang, kulitan and hagikgikan session!"     

   

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What Makes You Beautiful

I am beautiful. You are beautiful. We are all beautiful. 

We may not have Angelina Jolie's lips...or Heidi Klum's long legs...or the charming face of Katie Holmes. And for the guys, you may not look like Tom Cruise or Channing Tatum. But who cares? Nobody's perfect, anyway. So regardless of the imperfections that we have, WE MUST LOVE OURSELVES. I can imagine how God renders overtime work just to make each and everyone of us beautiful in our own unique ways.

And when you've finally learned to love and completely embrace yourself, don't overdo it. It is better to be loved for what's on the inside than what's on the outside. Physical prettiness may eventually fade away but your kindness and humbleness are your secret weapons to be forever loved by the people around you.  

Tonight, I'm gonna leave you with Boyce Avenue's cover of What Makes You Beautiful. Ooooooops! To all One Direction fans out there, don't hate me 'cos I love the original one, too. I just love this version more. Enjoy! 

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Goddess Juno

Time flies so fast! It's June already and we're halfway through 2012. Aside from Father's Day, Independence Day and my lil bro's birthday (plus the start of rainy season here in the Philippines), the first thing that comes to my mind when June arrives is a "June Bride". I know that many of us are aware that a LOT of couples choose to marry in the month of June. Have you ever wondered why? 

Here's a quick trivia:

The month of June was named after "Juno", the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the Gods so some consider it as good luck to tie the knot in this month. (Source: The ever reliable Wikipedia)

Because it's Goddess Juno's Month once again (and our wedding is fast approaching), I'll post anything about our wedding inspirations from time to time starting today. For now, I'm gonna share some of the Wedding Gowns that I fell in love with.

I loooooove Jenny Packham. 

These Wedding Gowns are just my inspirations so my "the one" will remain a super secret until our Big Day. Actually, it's a secret I'm keeping from myself, too. (hahaha!) I really haven't decided on what my gown would look like. So many pretty gowns....Just one wedding day! If I could get married more than once (of course to the same man), I would, just to wear all of these. But this is just once in a lifetime so I won't settle for a gown that's not really ME. It doesn't have to be branded or too expensive. It just has to be simple yet classy.    

To view more designs, please click here.

 

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Followers

Hey Guys!
I recently added a "Follow Gadget" here in my blog. 
Thanks to my dear friend, Lelel, for suggesting this feature. 
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I promise I won't annoy you. :)

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Small Space? No worries. Live Big!

Condominiums are becoming popular these days and since my fiancé and I want to stay here in Manila after our wedding, we actually took that into consideration. And after thorough discussions and deliberations, we've decided to give it a go! Yey! We're gonna have our own home sweet home. It's just a small unit, though. But it's the right size for starting couples like us. After all, small homes have big advantages, too: 1) Easy access to different areas of the house, 2) Less Cleaning Time = More Chillax and Bonding Time, and 3) A great excuse for family and friends who are fond of overnight stays and sleepovers (hahaha!) Just kidding! Of course, you'll all be welcome to our humble abode.    

Ever since we came up with that decision, I never spend a day without googling for some space saving techniques and ideas on how to prettify our soon-to-be-home. Recently, I stumbled upon this video on Youtube and I can't help myself but share this simple and cuuuutey animation of how to have an illusion of a bigger room. So, for all you folks who want to make your room look bigger than its actual size, go ahead and click the Play button. 

We'll be moving in our own space immediately after our wedding and that's in a few months. (I'm so excited....and I just can't hide it!) We can't wait to start our life together. It doesn't matter what type of house you have. You just have to make it a home where love and happiness have come to live. 

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It's More Fun In Pinas

"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. 

Catch the trade winds in your sails. 

EXPLORE. DREAM. DISCOVER.” -Mark Twain 

I love to travel. I consider it as a reward to myself for working so hard and as an inspiration to work harder. It is important for me to have a break and detach myself from my daily routine once in a while so I do it through Travelling, an impeccable form of de-stressing and relaxation.

BORACAY ISLAND

TAGAYTAY

BAGUIO

Nothing beats our own land. Mountains. Falls. White Sand Beaches....and many more. It's, indeed, more fun in the Philippines.

VILLA ESCUDERO

LAIYA, BATANGAS

TARLAC (ISDAAN)
Behind us is what they call "Tacsiyapo Wall" | You can smash cups, plates or even a television against the wall to release your anger (Tacsiyapo means "Shame On You!")

Ken and I really love to travel but all our trips were either with our family or friends. Those trips made me realize that nothing bonds people (and makes the bond stronger) better than travelling. It creates memories that last for a lifetime. But one of the million things that Ken and I look forward to when we get married is.....We can finally travel without any chaperon!(hahaha) Super Yehey!!!!

PUERTO GALERA

VIGAN

LAOAG

PAGUDPUD

I've never been to even half of Pinas yet but that's definitely included in my dream list. I also admit that after seeing Macau and Hong Kong, I've been dreaming of going to other parts of the world, too. Discovering different cultures is one of the learning and fun experiences one could ever experience. But isn't it a great feeling if you've explored and discovered everything your own country has to offer before travelling all around the globe? Think about it.

“A wise traveler never despises his own country.” - Carlo Goldoni

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