The Graduate

This will be my last blog entry for the month of March. Who knew the first quarter of the year is taking it's final bow for its curtain call. How did time fly so fast? Can someone please help me understand and put a freeze order on time. I can hardly believe that my cousin already completed her four year bachelors degree in College. I know it may sound cliché about the growing up years BUT it really seemed surreal. I remember when we were younger, we used to run around our then dilapidated house playing pick-up sticks or balay-balay/bahay-bahayan.We pretended to be adults when in fact we were still kids that wet our own bed. It's really ironic cause when you're young, you can't wait to be an adult. Now that you're approaching adulthood, you just wish you can stay as a  kid forever. The vicious cycle of lalala life. For a change, this post is not about me. I dedicate this  entry to my gorgeous cousin who deserves everything. I'm really proud of you Jack. This is just the first of the many great things to come. I quote my college teachers Facebook status, you may now customize your default settings. :)  

Words cannot express how I love the people I'm with but pictures do. Thank you for reading. :)

meet the parents

Jacky with her mom

evil sisters and me

HMUA by Cielo Diamante

last day to wear her STC uniform

show me a garden that's bursting into life

Last Friday was crazy! We were running around town looking for the best place for Jacky's graduation dinner and we finally stepped into Rica's. I only used to read about this cafe in the magazines since they always recommend dining here when you're in Cebu. It's such a shame that magazines across the Philippines have been here and us who live in Cebu have never tasted their food nor sit in their couch while conversing with friends. The place is really charming and ideal for a romantic date with your boy or just have dinner with your girlfriends. They're not really pricey considering it's located near the posh village of Maria Luisa. Most of the items in the menu's a set list but drinks not included. To say that the food is great is not enough. In fact, I would want to go back to the place and dine. Too bad we weren't able to book them because of time constraints. Of course, we can't just leave without having a taste with one of their dish. Pizza FTW! :) 

I am Strong and Beautiful.

You would probably think the title is a little arrogant. But no, everyone should tell themselves every single day. Because we all are beautiful scarred people. And no, I’m not hooked to Christina Aguillera lately. The worst thing a guy can ever tell you in pointblank range repeatedly is that you are fat. Growing up, I've always struggled with my weight. I always had unending issues with my body and how I look. I do not know any single girl in the entire world who never had weight issues or never worried about how she looks. But do I really have to look perfect all the time. Every day is a discovery of who I am and who I am not. I deserve all the wonderful things this world can offer me. I shall not be distracted with what others have to say and will never let other people  rule over me. I will continue to live my life with warmth and joy. This is me, I am strong and beautiful. 

Skirt and Top both by Space, Shoes by Charles & Keith, Bag by Parisian, Blazer is thrifted

Cofifi

When was the last time you did something for the first time? This is the same question that I'd repeatedly ask my best bud Lester, who's also responsible for the blog photos in this post and the previous one. I really used to be shy every time I ask my friends to take outfit shots of me but after a while, I kinda got used to it. I get shy when people look at me cause in my mind they might be thinking that I'm someone crazy or something. But damn it, I need to blog! Kudos to Lester for keeping up with me and in return, I brought him to Cofifi. A very ideal place for students and book lovers alike. I discovered the place when it was featured in the local paper. The miss adventure in me likes to 'discover' coffee shops and restaurants that I've never been to. A break from the sell-out and commercialized establishments in a mall. Cofifi's a haven for people like me and my friends. There are no annoying-technology-crazed-crowd with their MAC YOU's who chit-chat and blabber like they own the entire coffee shop. In here, you can enjoy sipping your hot white chocolate mocha while flipping through the pages of a book without being disturbed. To complete the experience, all items are never above 100php and of course the FREE WIFI. Not your usual minimum wage coffee fix. 

The greatest of all was the purchase of a pre-owned Gabriel Garcia Marquez book. The owner of the shop sold her books at a very discounted price. I bought No one Writes to the Colonel for only 130php. Sweet! 

Photo bombs away and Thank you for reading! :) 

It could have been better if this customer wasn't sitting in this spot. XD

had Starbucks even before the Cofifi experience and yes, photos with the cup should be taken.
(WAGW top, Terranova shorts, Parisian wedges and bag)

Skirting the Issue

(Madeeni Finds Skirt, Vintage Liz Claiborne bag, Bench top, Penshoppe shoes)

Look who's back with a vengeance! I'd like to thank everyone who took time and dropped by my virtual home to check on how I was doing while I was virtually dead. I greatly appreciate it. There would be a lot of catching up to do and blogs to read and revisit. It's like a rebirth and baptism of all sorts.I've never been excited to go back in the blogging world. Well, sort of. :) 

I've been such a coward lately. I did not confront nor address this one thing that shook my world. Running away from your problems will only make things worse. You might as well face them headstrong. Losing someone is unbearable but ignoring a person at the lowest point of their life is the worst thing a person can ever do. I know, I've been a really mean friend. I couldn't really comfort someone if I myself is also fighting my own demons. Like what I had previously said, you can't give what you don't have. To my own unsuspecting demon, I fare you well. I'm sending green smoke signals up in the sky.