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Urban Cafe Bogo City

noreply@blogger.com (Samcavalida) — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 17:21:00 +0800

If you'd go around Bogo, you know there are few good food chains and restaurants lurking in the City. Bogo has its hidden gems as well. And there's this one place may be familiar or none by the others. The place is not too big and it is located back of Gaisano Mall between a Barbeque stall and a thrift store.

One thing I like about this place is -- they offer good selection of delectable food and snack.

A cozy and chill place to have some good talk and catching up.You can also bring your dates in this cafe since the place doesn't get too crowded. But take note they only have 4 tables to offer.

Also, they offer wide variety of Hot and Cold drinks from Frappes and Brewed Coffees to Teas and Smoothies. They also have cookies an cupcakes.

And here are some of my favorites among others in the menu.

URBAN BURGER AND FRIES

You can also order FRIES alone.

Apps used Pic Collage and Unfold.

Photo taken using Oppo F5.

As you can see above photo (MENU PHOTO) they cost a lil bit higher but food are delicious, worth the pay.

How about you? Have you visited the place as well? What are your favorites?

With love, Sam.

Korea Blog Part 1: FUNTASTIC KOREA

noreply@blogger.com (Samcavalida) — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:50:00 +0800

This post took me a couple of weeks before I decided finally put it up on blog. In relevant to my previous post (which you can read it here ). I'll be sharing with you where we have booked some of our tour in Korea. So on our Day 3 Itinerary we visited PETITE FRANCE + NAMI ISLAND + GARDEN OF THE MORNING CALM.

You can opt to have it DIY - ride buses and trains but if you are staying at Seoul then you might want to consider booking a tour for hassle-free travel.

You can book your trip at FUNKO and you can choose a lot of tour packages.They have plenty of packages to choose from and with a slash off of their regular prices. You can book before your desired trip date. They have an ENGLISH SPEAKING GUIDE and a very comfy BUS. Pick up points were also very convenient.

Being under the limelight for a couple of years now, NAMI ISLAND has and always been on a dominant trend to visit when in Korea. So w e had to REALLY include this in our tour.

From the Port to Nami Island took only 5-10 minutes boat ride. FUNKO also provided us the roundtrip boat tickets and an entrance fee. No long wait and lines. So hassle FREE!

You need to stay on the island for aa plenty of hours before you finish touring the place. So since we went during Winter, our feet were pretty frozen at that time we always run and find a bonfire nearby to keep ourselves warm. So honestly, we were not able to fully enjoy the Nami trip since the cold limit us to reach where we want to go. From a tropical country I am, I can say WINTER is never easy. I learned that you should bring PROPER GARMENTS for you to fully enjoy the place and beat the cold.

If you are a KDRAMA fanatic, you know what place is this. And pretty sure you want to include this in you bucketlist as well. The place is not too big, of course from the name itself - PETITE. But as I've said cold will limit your capability of walking, even my sister had knee pains due to extreme cold. But the great catch was we got to experience SNOWFALL. Which we obviously do not have in a tropical country, lol. But YES, even we did not get to spend all the time touring the place, moments like having to experience SNOW is one to keep.

We actually went first the PETITE FRANCE before NAMI ISLAND. It was Decemeber 24, a day before Christmas where ice crystals decided to fall. Just the perfect time to experience WHITE CHRISTMAS.

With Christmas feels, we opted to visit this place on a Lighting Festival. But if you happen to visit around other seasons - SPRING would be the best choice and have it in the morning where sun shines so brightly because this garden is a paradise of beautifully bloom flowers. TRIVIA: this was one of the shooting place of LOVE IN THE MOONLIGHT.

Since we only have one hour to stroll the place, so please bear with my photos, lol.

The place was literally GLOWING!

With my photo-bomber brother, lol.

Garden of the Morning Calm was our last stop. We head back to Seoul around 8 o'clock in the evening I guess, and the road was packed with cars since it was almost Christmas Eve. Good thing we arrived at our Hotel just in time to prepare for Christmas.

P.S. All entrance fees were already included in our package. All we have to do is ENJOY!

Hope you like the photos.

With love, Sam.

9 Travel Tips for 1st timer in South Korea

noreply@blogger.com (Samcavalida) — Thu, 3 May 2018 14:05:00 +0800

South Korea is one of the sought to visit places in Asia. South Korea have 4 seasons - Summer, Spring, Autumn, and Winter.We visited last Winter 2017. So my travel tips may apply other seasons and other travels but some are for snowy and cold months.

1. Have your money exchange before your travel. Never have your money exchange at airports because currency exchange there are low. But if that cannot be avoided exchange with just a lil amount.

(That is TIP #2. Sorry for the error, I was too lazy to re-edit. Peace!)

2. Please RENT A WIFI ahead of time. I had planned to rent a flytpack back then but wasn't able to pushed through since I wasn't able to book in advance. And since me and my sister had read an article that buying a sim card with unlimited mobile data for 5 days + can be reloaded are way cheaper than renting a pocket wifi. But we had a hard time finding one, so I ended up using my data plan roaming services. And i'm grateful though, since it was really convenient than wandering around the chilly weather looking for a sim card. It was a bit expensive (my globe data roaming services) compared to renting a pocket wifi. So please don't be like me, lol. Rent in advance for your travel convenience.

3. Always check weather temperature months and weeks before the travel. Before heading to a place you've never been of, research ahead their weather temperature. I did research months prior to our visit. I go to accuweather.com for temp checking every now and then. So you will know which pieces you will bring for your travel.

4. In relation to TIP #3, please BRING clothes appropriate for the weather condition. Since ours was winter so I had to bring heattechs top and bottom, additional layers such as leggings, thick stockings, warm socks, inner tops and sweaters. To add, never ever forget to bring warm scarves, beanie hats, ear muffs, and gloves to keep you warm so you can enjoy strolling around. For coats - look for a wool trench coats, for jackets choose the thermal ones since winter in Korea is surprisingly freezing cold. We ended up buying some garments over there since it was sooooo cold, what we brought wasn't enough to suffice the coldness.

5. Plan you itinerary but never plan to the extent. I'm suppose to attached our sample itinerary, but i think I've lost my copy. So to proceed, on our DAY 3, we had our trip to NAMI ISLAND + PETITE FRANCE (above photo) + GARDEN OF THE MORNING CALM package from www.funtastickorea.com. You can book 1 day in advance. Our Everland tickets was also booked through Funtastickorea but now called Indiway. Of course, I will be blogging a separate entry for the places we've visited.

6. Buy T-Money card for transportation. If you really want to experience Korea, I recommend you ride buses and trains. You can buy a T-MONEY Card for transpo in 7/11 stores or C2U or any convenience stores which are plenty of them around Korea. Or you can even buy it at subway stations. Reloading can also be done in convenience stores or at subways.

7. Download waze. Or get your google maps ready. Since we didn't avail a travel package, it was all DIY. So we didn't have a tour guide with us (except for our DAY 3 tour), so internet is really important to help you with going through around the city. We are just so lucky, my brother is sooo good with directions so we didn't had hard time.

8. BRING POWERBANK ALL THE TIME. I don't know why but apple phone battery dies in extreme cold. Even if it's fully charged because same goes with my dad's and brother's phone. Fortunately, we brought powerbanks with us. Since my Mom and sister's phone are android so they didn't have to worry a thing. But if you're a heavy user, just bring with you your powerbanks so you won't miss anything nice to take photo of. If you have camera then much better.

9. Enjoy and have a wonderful time. Since South Korea have so much to offer, from food, culture, and a beautiful sceneries - every corner is just so amazingly pretty and plenty of places you can visit to. Five or Seven days of stay wasn't enough to see all those beautiful spots. Hoping next time to visit SPRING TIME because Korea is always my dream place to be.

Note: Tips are based on our own experience. All photos are taken by me featuring my lovely family using Fuji x-a2 in a 35mm lens.

Hope you all enjoy reading my post. Leave love, leave a comment. Thank You!

Canyoneering Adventure

noreply@blogger.com (Samcavalida) — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 22:49:00 +0800

Better be late than never as what they say. This exciting adventure took place last 2017.

Mi Familia with ze boyfriend went on an adventure trip to Badian to try out CANYONEERING. I was skeptical to do it at first since my Mom and sister were afraid of heights and I do too, a little. But my heart kept on telling me to do it since I really wanted to tick off one in my Must-To-Do List.

From South Road Properties (San Remo Oasis) Cebu to Badian Cebu took us around 2-3 hours travel. We started our trip after we had our breakfast, that was around 9 o'clock.

The moment we entered the Municipality of Badian, the first Canyoneering Service Provider we saw was the HIGHLANDS ADVENTURE. Since we weren't able to book in advance, so we opted to choose the first one we see once we arrived in Badian.

Good thing they still have tour guides to accompany us on our adventure and it cost around 1500 php per person with the following inclusions:
* Safety Helmet

* 2 Guides
* Lifevest
* 1 GoPro ( this is convenient if you don't have water sports camera)
* Meal each person once you arrive at KAWASAN FALLS.

Right after you pay, they will let you sign a waiver. Then a motorcycle will pick you up to bring you to the mountains where your starting point will be. From there, we have to trek for about 10-15 minutes uphill until we arrive at the river stream.

Once you get there, be stunned to see the beauty of nature. Just a tip though, please listen to your tour guides because they know the direction and track on which one's were safe and not. You will get all the emotions when you get to start your Canyoneering Adventure, from nerve-breaking cliff jumping to sliding off together with the water current -- you'll get to experience all of those thrill which will make your heart beat 100x, yet eventually it was a fulfilling thing to do and that is to CONQUER YOUR FEAR.

We reach KAWASAN FALLS 3 hours later, and we even didn't feel exhausted but rather grateful that we don't just enjoy but survive the thrill. The excitement you'll feel is incomparable. So when you visit Cebu, or searching for an adventure -- then this one must be in your bucketlist.

P.S. Photos were taken using SJCAM S6 Legend.

6 THINGS TO DO IN BAGUIO CITY

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Sat, 7 Apr 2018 22:26:00 +0800

These are just among the things we did in Baguio. We visited the place without researching where to go and luckily we had Kuya Joseph our regular “driver-slash-tourist guide” every time we go to Manila or neighboring places in Manila. He recommended all these things when we went to Baguio. The main reason we went there because of the cold weather they have, and we wanted to experience it as Mommy’s birthday wish.

Cebu to Manila takes an hour flight + Manila to Baguio by a car = 4- 5 hours travel. So we opted to travel from Cebu at early dawn so we will arrive at our destination in morning and can still enjoy the rest of the day, without wasting it by just sleeping at the hotel.

When we arrive in Baguio here are the things we did. T’was a 3D2N stay only.

Here you can take photo with you horseback riding and wearing the Igorot costume while taking advantage of the pretty mountain views.

This place is huge and you can find good spot for taking photos. There’s a mini forest and a beautiful garden bloom with pretty flowers. Stroll around and you can also find souvenir stalls inside this area.

Aside from the place being tourist-y, we went here because of the movie Forevermore. When we went to Baguio it was almost Panagbenga – it’s a flower festival in Baguio, so the park is packed with people and of course stalls selling various of items from shoes to bags, and foods! There are lot of activities you can do in here so you can choose depending on your preference.

Their products are delicious and tasty. This store is one of the topmost choices among tourist cos aside from relatively cheap prices they offer a wide variety of goodies / pasalubong treats you can bring home from jams to peanut butters to a lot more. So this one is must visit store when you go to BAGUIO.

(Note: Wasn't able to take photo of their products, tho. But showing you the place -- see above photo.)

This one takes an hour travel from our hotel which is the HOTEL ELIZABETH, but it does worth the visit. This one is located at La Trinidad Benguet. When you got there, there are food stalls and souvenir stalls lining up. Most of the food stalls sells freshly picked strawberry and homemade delicious strawberry jams and ice creams. Nice thing is you can also do the picking/harvesting of the strawberry. You just have to pay per kilo. A cute basket is provided for you to fill up with strawberries. Most of the tourist opted to have the strawberries picked by themselves as we did. It may cost a lil bit higher than the ones in stalls but experience is totally worth it.

As I said, Botanical Garden is huge but this place is gigantic. We weren’t able to stroll around this area since its pretty big. Our goal was to visit Tree Top Adventure. Please see photo to see fees. If you want to try something adventure and exciting that will pump your heart double time, then this place is a must-visit! Please note: not for weak hearts.

P.S. We also visited The Manor at Camp John Hay, the Mansion and we also went to the mountain with sea of cloud view (I forgot the name of the place though, sorry).

My Avalanche Experience

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Sun, 1 Apr 2018 16:09:00 +0800

It was around 8pm when me and my boyfriend decided to stroll around fuente to find something to eat for a dessert. We had our dinner at pungko2, so we deiced to go for something sweet this time. Since avalanche is just a walk away so we finally went there. The place is pack of people. Good thing there's one table left and that must be a sign that it's for us. Lol. I wanted to order the smoke brownies but its sold out. So instead we ordered their signature chocolate ice cream.

It was my first time there so i had no idea how the ice cream tasted. I just thought it's just a plain random ice cream. But no, it's different they made it their selves. They mix it with their stand mixers and put some nitrogen or idk what to call that and then poooff they scoop it out in the mixer bowl and ta-daaa a delicious ice cream.

The ice cream tastes really delicious. Super. If im going to rate it 5 as the highest and 1 as the lowest. Ill definitely give them 5 stars. Im an ice cream -slash- cupcake- chocolate or more like a sweet person that's why i really appreciate every bite a of sweet delicious thing.

P.S. This is a repost blog from my previous blog that was terminated 2 years ago.

MOVING OUT

noreply@blogger.com (Samcavalida) — Sat, 7 Nov 2015 16:20:00 +0800

Hello there! As you can see, my last post was 2 years ago. A lot of things happened for the past years. I got a work, yay for that! And a lot of things changed and so is my blog. Sad to say, i'm moving out in blogspot. But hey, i'm still here. I wont be deleting my post here in blogspot since this was my foundation and where my great and even sad memories where written. Blogspot platform has been a very friendly-user, so easy to use, navigate and customize. I had this blog revamped for quite a times and I did it myself! Yay again! haha. #soproudofmyself lol. But then after a long hiatus, i have finally decided to move to a new home. And I'm very much happy to introduce to you the all-new blog that I have. Visit my new blog at www.samcavalida.com. Thank you!

Ms. Founders 2013

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:47:00 +0800

Hello there my lovely readers!

I was invited last night to be part of the big event.

So thought of blogging it would be perfect.

They invited me as a blogger and have never been that happy. heee.

Anyways, I feel so productive as a blogger so in return will be sharing it to ya'll.

The Jovencio N. Masong National High School holds its annual Founders Day celebration every 12th of September, in honor of celebrating the schools' lot donors birthday.

My UNCLE, my TATAY.

The school had their parade in the morning and will be posting it soonest.

Last night, they had their yearly search for Ms. Founders which was the highlight of the event.

Here are some of the photos taken last night.

My sister-slash-my blog model in her production number.

(Note: She was the Ms. Founders 2012)

Ms. Chery Lepiten garner 2 minor awards: the Ms. Congeniality & Best in Casual Wear.

She is also the Ms. Founders 2nd runner-up.

Pinned by Ma'am Mapait and Hon. Santiago Sevilla.

Another award was pinned by Guidance Counselor Berna Cavalida and her Special Science Class Adviser, Mr. Bregente.

Ms. Nelgay Aballe received 2 minor awards as well: Best in Evening Gown & Ms. Photogenic.

She is also the Ms. Founders 2013 4th Runner-up.

Ms. Shani Ruz Balazuela the Ms. Founders Day 2013 1st Runner-up.

And the lucky girl who get to wear the crown is Ms. Marvie Lepon.

OF COURSE, to complete the night Ms. Founders 2012 had to turn-over her crown to her next successor.

Ms. Sharee Althea Mae Cavalida, Ms. Founders 2012 - SM GTW Webisode Model - My blog model - My sister.

Accessories from FOREVER21

Gown: Christie Dignos Gown Rental

Make-up artist: "Mariposa"

P.S Other photos were posted on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/samcavalidacom

P.P.S Sorry wasnt able to took individual photos of the candidates. :(

THANK YOU!

Free Mobile Phone

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:26:00 +0800

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Ebooks For All

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 22:21:00 +0800

Hello bookworms!

As I said on my previous post that I have a tons of backlog post.

And so glad that I am able to post some tonight.

So, here's another blog post for ya'll.

I have been a fan of books. Yes I am a bibliophile. haha!

And lately, I found out the best ebook shop on Instagram.

Yes! She sell not just novels but also magazines, reference and/or academic books.

Here are some reference books / magazines she sells.

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS eBOOK SHOP :

The owner/seller is super accommodating and very trustworthy. She also sell some of the latest magazines.

Of course, you can also make a request of the books that are not posted on her gallery. But i'm pretty sure you'll fall in love with her mini book shelf on IG.

Some of my purchased books from @EBOOKSDELIGHT:

Though others prefer to buy the actual book. But I love how super convenient and inexpensive ebooks are.

The EBOOKSDELIGHT'S price ranges from 5 php to 30 php.

The 30php were the academic books.

If you have missed an issue of your favorite magazine, just try to inquire at @ebooksdelight, she may find the books you were looking for.

How about you what's your favorite ebook shop?

DISCLAIMER: I wasn't paid to post this.

I Hear Your Voice

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:34:00 +0800

Hi guys! I'm back and I can't wait to share you the latest Korean Drama I've watched.

I was hesitant to watch it at first, cos the story summary didn't really convince me.

But I gave it a shot cos LEE JUNG SOK is on it. And LEE BO YOUNG.

So here's the Main Cast:

(Photo grabbed from google)

Click Read More to view the whole post.

MOVIE SUMMARY:

The drama is about a lawyer who is appointed by the state to represent a defendant who has "not even a 1% chance of being declared innocent."

Jang Hye Sung (Lee Bo Young) is a bold, sassy, thick-faced, comical female lawyer. She is a prickly edge, sharp tongue who doesn’t have a bit of concept or manners and finds it hard to be enthusiastic about what she does. Cha Kwan Woo (Yoon Sang Hyun) is a serious, passionate and macho former police officer who becomes a government lawyer. Meanwhile, Park Soo Ha (Lee Jong Suk) is a 19 years old boy who has the superpower to hear people’s thoughts. Together they will team up to solve the cases no one else wants, cases that only have a one percent chance of being found innocent.

It has a total of 18 episodes. And a fantasy - comedy movie.

MY REVIEW:

I really really really recommend this to everyone! Its a jaw dropping korean drama. You'll be amazed how they handle cases. It has an interesting story plot! It has the best story that makes you laugh, hate and even cry. I cried the whole episode 16. Watch it so you will know why. BONUS POINTS: The two leads have a great chemistry. All in all, SUPER AWESOME - GREAT - BEST KOREAN MOVIE of 2013, so far. Since THE HEIRS with Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye's K-Drama will start this October '13. So lets just see. But as of the moment, THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE OF 2013!

You can watch it on DRAMALOAD.COM. Enjoy! And share your movie feedback below!

Your comments are very much appreciated!

NOTICE

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 22:07:00 +0800

Hi guys! I'm back but with a notice. Actually my blog is almost due and was thinking to renew it. But of course, with all new blog design. So pls bear with me for a while. This is just a temporary design and will change as soon as possible. I have a lot of backlog post so pls wait till im back. Thank you so much for the patience and I am very much sorry for the inconvenience. My blog layouts seems to be a clutter and will surely clean it up after I finish reading the blog design book. I was thinking of hiring a blog designer but it costs too much. So if ever you knew someone who sponsors or giving away blog designs for free. Pls let me know. Email me at samantha_Cavalida@yahoo.com. Your kindness and help will very much appreciated and may God bless you kind heart. Thank you! :D

Pink & Green

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Mon, 1 Jul 2013 23:06:00 +0800

Hey there fellas!

Im back!

As usual been MIA for a couple of months.

Sorry for that.

Anyway, ill be blogging about photography.

Some sort of a simple tutorial ON HOW TO MAKE YOUR SUBJECT standout.

Note: Lucky enough to have these gorgeous and beautiful girls to be my model. Yay!

Of course, ya'll have meet Sharee right? She's been my regular subject since I have this blog.

And now, lemme all introduce to you my blog's new model. Yay!

Models: Allison Vanica Oporto

Sharee Althea Mae Cavalida

You can follow them on IG and twitter.

For Allison, www.twitter.com/allisonvanic042

IG: @allisonvanica042

For Sharee, www.twitter.com/altheacavalida

IG: @altheacavalida

Here's a shoot we made for all of you:

****NOTE: This is kinda a long blog post. So hope you'll enjoy the photos.****

So you want to achieve this shoot? All you need to do is higher your shutter speed (minimum of 1/250) and your aperture should not be lower 5.0. That is of course applicable in a daylight setting. But always remember to change setting and try out each numbers when shooting to achieve great subject shoot.

Another thing, you can also use flash in a daylight setting just balance between the shutter and the aperture. I use an ISO 800 for all of these photos. No editing done, no retouch. Just the watermark, the collage and the label.

If you love the photos above as much as I love them plus the behind the scenes you can all Hype it here.

Thank You for visiting my blog.

I would love to hear all from you.

Just comment down below.

Toodles!

Love,

22 Music Video Cover

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Thu, 2 May 2013 21:09:00 +0800

Hello there my lovely readers! I'm back again. And of course with an all new post!

I've been thinking of this a lot of times, and finally had decided to make a music video!

HAHAHA. Okay, laugh all you want but i'm serious. Yet happy. hee :)

So, instead of having my regular "photography" outfit post.

This one's something different.

A music video and also an outfit post. Haha

Confusing,ehh?

Yeah I know.

So first, lemme all tell you in advance that this video is in HD. But i don't know what happened to YouTube it lowered the quality.Ill just change the setting if ever i'd figured out how to put back the video on its good quality.

So here's a video for all. Haha.

You can all watch it on youtube as well.

So sorry, the video can't be viewed on mobile devices due to song copyright.

But you can all view it on pc/laptop.

DISCLAIMER: The song ("22") is owned by Big Machine Records,LLC and performed by Taylor Swift.

And we are not paid to do this.

Maxi dress by Cocobana

Floral dress by Redhead

Sheer tops by YRYS

Denim shorts by black sheep

Red-Orange Lippies by Yves Rocher and Mary Kay (We just mix the two colors).

Scenes taken at Nailon Beach Resort.

Videography and video edited by yours truly.

ENJOY WATCHING.

And thank you for dropping by!

P.S Pls bear with my noob editing skills. hahaha

Love lots,

Sharee: SM GTW BTS

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:50:00 +0800

Hello there! Im back as promised to blog the details on SM GTW Video Shoot. To be honest, that was my first time to witness a shoot. So I was more excited than my sister. haha! These were the two girls my sister worked with last April 23,2013.

L-R: Sirene (Redhead Brand Ambassador; Won the model search 2012), Sofia (Model; You can all watch her on Juan Dela Cruz- the Engkantada), Sharee (The 1st timer. haha)

Okay, so you can now relate how my sister felt that day. She was really nervous. But she felt so lucky to have been chosen to represent or to be part of the SM GTW Fashion that Fits Episode.

So here are the behind the scene photos:

I wont post a lot of photos to make it more exciting when the video comes out Mid-May or early June.

And here's the video. By the way this video was scene 2 or 3 take 1 NOT scene 1. This is just a very short video peek.

Sharee had this scene for 3 takes! :) Not so bad for a first timer eh? haha.

The video shoot took place at around 8am to around 4 or 5 o'clock in the afternoon. That includes all the preparation and tweaking of the script.

VENUE: SM Southmall Las Pinas.

OUTFITS: from blazer to the top and bottom, the pink floral dress were from REDHEAD.

Footwear's from PARISIAN :)

Oh yeah, Sharee also got a clothes from REDHEAD.

Will fashion blog about it pretty soon with Sharee as still my model. haha!

More blessings Sha! And Congratulations on your 1st modelling exposure!

Thoughts? Leave a comment below. Or email me at samanthacavalida@gmail.com.

or you can always tweet me @samcavalida :)

Bye!

LOVELOTS,

March Break 2013

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:16:00 +0800

Model: Sharee Althea Mae Cavalida

Photographer: Yours Truly :)

This post consist of 20+ photos. So this post would be more photos and less words again.

Lace Dress: Forever21

Shoes: Mags

Necklace: YRYS

So that's it! Its under fashion and camerawork category :)

You can use my photos wither permission or just leave the credits to mine.

Thank You!

Comments are very much welcome! :)

Summer is LOVE

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:59:00 +0800

So here's another summer outfit post for ya. :)

Hope you will all like it.

Sweet in the heat of the sun.

Looking fresh and candid.

Lovely and Playful.

Model: Sharee Cavalida

Blazing Orange for Summer 2k13

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:44:00 +0800

More orange from head to toe?

WHY NOT?

Let's see.

Model: Sharee Cavalida

WHAT DO YOU THINK?:))

SUMMER 2013

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:30:00 +0800

Everyone's ready for the S U M M E R 2013.

So then is my blog!

So ill be posting 3 different summer outfits.

This will be under outfit and camerawork category.

Typically, summer fashion photography taken at the beaches or resorts.

But this is something different. Blending in the heat of the sun plus the nature plus summer outfit = HELLO SUMMER!

Model: Sharee Althea Mae Cavalida

Photographer: Yours Truly

Editor: ShaSam :)

THOUGHTS are very much welcome! :))

Love,

FREE LOGO by Designmantic

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:25:00 +0800

Hello there lovelies!

Hello to S U M M E R 2013!

Hello to the hit of the sun! Did you feel it already?

Anyway, I come up with a plan these past few days to have my own logo.

It took me a lot of deliberation to get it free or have it made with price.

And so then I tried to search through google and found a free site where you can make amazing logo!

Yes that's right! ABSOLUTELY FREE! :)

Visit www.designmantic.com to view their wide range of cool-amazing-logo! :)

It says free, so I tried making one. Cos other sites says its free wherein later you finished making a logo made you purchased the product for $$. But with DESIGNMANTIC its absolutely free.

Signing up on the site is as well as FREE. Hassle-free, so quick and easy!

Also, the logo maker itself is super user-friendly. PLUS you'll fall in love with their lovely superb logos.

All you need to do is fill up the company name, e.g LOQUACIOUS MIND, and the slogan, e.g www.samcavalida.com. Then you'll just choose category. And a lil more edit if you want, then download. Then your logo is ready to use! It comes with PNG, JPG format. So no worries!

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February Blog Challenge: Dream House

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:13:00 +0800

Hello there my lovely readers! First post up for the February Blog Challenge. I know fo sho everyone of us has its own dreams, especially when it comes to houses. Big houses with pools, great interior design and an awesome family living in it of course. Just imagine you're giving an opportunity to post your dream house, why not? Post yours too! Send it to me and i would love to read it! REALLY. *insert excited face. Just like my Dad always told me, to DREAM IS EASY BUT MAKING THEM IN REALITY IS A CHALLENGE. So, whose up for a challenge? WELL, every single individual reading might up for this. Since you're interested in reading this, just so you realize. hehe! :) So, lets get this challenge on. By the way, I don't took literally the saying. You know what I mean. Its nice to read when you have to concentrate on what just I said. haha!

So this is somewhat same with my dream house. Breathtaking scenery, with a great landscape, a pool and a gazebo. Can you spot where the gazebo is? Well, its not in the photo you know. And here it is. haha

Yay! It does look great! :) Imagine you have this at your backyard, near pool, or whatevs you like it to be. But having this is totally relaxing. Imagine at night, sit here and have a star-gazing. Awwe, pretty incredible right?

Next up, the living room.

Just loving the warm feeling it gives. Just get rid of the fireplace since Philippines don't have winter. Yes right, a living should be cozy cos this is where bring your visitors first. That should remind them that they are welcome at home. And yeah get rid of the TV.

KITCHEN:

So, the kitchen is not necessarily look like exactly this but somehow the marble counter tops are to dream for. Or wooden counter-tops would be great as well. But wooden kitchen cabinets are super loved! :)

A kitchen island should be longer than this of course. Just a medium one. I think this one is small. haha. And of course, crop the "candle chandelier" out.

This one's better, for me.

DINING AREA:

Yes, the dining area should have the view on the pool. 8-table seats are pretty fine. And again, just imagine changing the "candle chandelier" above. But I want the center lights to be "warm", you know not the white lights. But white light on corners of the dining area.

ENTERTAINMENT AREA:

With FLAT SCREEN TV on the mid-front. Plus speakers. Looks like comfy right? It should be like this. Love love love!

MINI-LIBRARY:

Since Im a book geek. I would love to have this as part of the house. Super awesome!

STAIRS:

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. Lol. TO the second floor, i mean.

SECOND FLOOR TERRACE:

If you're wealthy adding this on SECOND FLOOR is pretty fascinating, and incredibly awesome! :)

MASTER'S BEDROOM + THE BATHROOM

Just change the color too girly for me. haha. But pretty cool for the eyes, eh?

Who wouldn't want something like this?

Additionals are (1) Guest room, Max of 5 room including the Guest and Master's. Plus 4 Bathrooms including on the 1st floor, Master's, Guest and for the 2nd floor. Plus a mini living area on the 2nd floor OR THE MINI-LIB. Then a shoe area on every room + a mini dressing. Except for the Master's it shouldn't be mini. hehe.

So, hope you enjoy reading and viewing the photos. Photos were grabbed from google, always the source of anything. haha! Sorry for the long post. Just hope you enjoyed every bit of it. Love, SAM.

Hello February: So Sorry

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Tue, 5 Feb 2013 16:04:00 +0800

(Photos grabbed from Google Image)

So, as you noticed my last post was way back January 1st week. Or shall I say a month ago. So sorry for being MIA.

As you all know, being busy is always an excuse being abused. Harhar! But oh well, to be honest with ya all, I just can't figured out interesting topic to blog out last month. My sister was pretty busy with school stuff, so I can't post some doll-up moments. And it's impossible for me to take picture with myself dress-up for blog since I'm still noob on photography as you know. And for other categories, same as I can't really figured out nice to blog out. Hoping my apology was accepted. hehe. But this month will take me an occupied to-do list every single day. So ill guess ill be blogging more often. Just help me pray I could go through this and won't miss one! Yet actually, this was supposed to be started on February 1st, but just found out this last night. And I might give it a shot! :)

Well, I present to you the FEBRUARY BLOG CHALLENGE. Yay! Now, i may have something to do with my blog. haha! So Since I missed like 4 days already, ill be choosing from day 1 to 4 what to blog today and will start the actual count tomorrow! And guess what? I'm choosin to blog about my dream house. Yes! And will be posting it immediately I finish up this post. haha! So that's it. FEBRUARY BLOG CHALLENGE, sounds really a challenge for me since I'm a bad blogger for not being regular on it. So enough with the Blah-blah-blah. Let's get this started, and oh yeah WISH ME LUCK that I could finish this up! :)

Toodles!

Meeting Enrique Gil '12

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Thu, 3 Jan 2013 21:40:00 +0800

Hey guys! Its 2-K-13! Yay! It aint the end of the world! So, I was thinking of my New Years Resolution. And thought of blogging regularly should be part of it. BUT canceled it. Lol. Cos I can't really promise to be on blog regularly since ill be busy with work and everything. But of course ill try to post from time to time. Oh yeah, WHAT'S YOU NEWS RESOLUTION?

This post is long overdue. As part of the BEST 2012 MEMORIES, i decided to post it.

So to be honest, MY 2012 was really amazing. All my dreams came true. Starting off by talking to phone with Enrique Gil (ive posted it already), then by winning a piece of Axis watch, goodies from great brands and products. To MEETING ENRIQUE, a day before 2013! Yes! Super dream come true.

I was appointed as the admin in Cebu Chapter of an ENRIQUE FANS CLUB named ENRIQUELICIOUS.

By that, I and the members of the club went to the Mactan Airport to Welcome Enrique back in Cebu.

Quen's arrival around 11 in the morning.

When I saw him, i was stars-trucked! Really! He's so handsome, flawless, 10x GWAPO than on TV.

We got to hug and kiss him. And I got to give him cupcakes and a note.

Written notes are way sweeter than others daw. hehe :)

Basta, words can't describe how happy I am! :)) YES AM, cos it'll be forever! :)

I can't thank enough The president of the Enriquelicious for giving me this super great opportunity.

Love love love all the way!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

20113 pls be good to me! :) hehe

P.S Thanks Laarni for giving me this position! :))

Week 2: Camerawork Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 19:15:00 +0800

Since, Christmas is like 2 days away so I try this awesome Christmas light challenge. At first its really hard but practice really makes it better? haha. Not perfect thou. Im using the LENS KIT. W/ 18-55mm :)) Canon 600D, just so you know. :)

So here are the cool snapshots:

So that's it!! Don't be afraid to play w/ your cam. Play with the setting, and you'll get great shots/effects!

Thoughts? Comments are highly appreciated.

P.S Im using the highest aperture w/ the 18-55mm lens :))

MERRY CHRISTMAS! :)

Merry Blog Giveaway Winner

noreply@blogger.com (samcavalida) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:02:00 +0800

Hello! Sorry for the mini-hiatus on my blog. And so sorry for the very delayed announcement of my blog giveaway winner. Busy month it is! So, I wanna congratulate my Merry Blog Giveaway Winner - JENNY EDISAN.

PLEASE EMAIL ME AT samantha_cavalida@yahoo.com on how to claim your prize.

Once again, Merry Christmas! And thank you for joining. And thank you to all who participated!

More giveaways soon! :)