Confessions of a cheap addict...

Trip to the Pilgrim's Paradise

2012-10-09T16:57:00.002-07:00

This year's trip to Simala was a long overdue thanksgiving event for me, BF and the family. This was our 2nd visit to date. We decided to go on the 16th of September (dahil kakasahud lang) and just commute from our city. We live in Sibulan a small town 15 minutes away from Dumaguete. We're blessed to have the fastcraft located in our town so we can reach the lands of Cebu, it's far south lands to be exact. Rides usually take less than 20 minutes and would cost you approximately 62-64 pesos. After the short ride we had to ride a bus which would take us to Sibunga, a 100+ km from where the fast craft ends (Lilo-an).

Photo taken by BF at the Ceres Liner bus... cherish my smiles as this would go away 20 mins into the road trip.

During our trip, a series of unfortunate events happened. So let me just enumerate them.
1. The driver's assistant locally known as "kundoktor" charged us for a trip directly to Cebu which costed us an extra 50-60 pesos each. We didn't notice until we got to Simala. (insert epic face slap here)
Now, 50-60 might not be that huge for some but we were paying for a total of 5 people! That's 250-300 all in all.
2. A beloved umbrella was left in the bus because we forgot. (insert face slap again).
3. I was hurling the whole entire trip. (this isn't really my day)

But amid everything, we were all happy to be in a place of solitude, love and worship for our Mother Mary.

The beauty that is Simala, Sibunga

The place isn't what I remembered 2 years ago. Everything was huge and long. Stairs that seemed to float towards the high and mighty castle...

These are pilgrims who wish to kiss and see the Virgin Mary. The line was just too much for us...

We attended the Holy Mass which happens at 12:00noon and soon after lit our candles and prayed our own intentions.

Then, we had to leave. Before taking the bus ride home my sister was so eager to eat a late lunch and so we all did. I was there for moral support. lol. I didn't want to eat too much all though I was really hungry myself because I didn't want to hurl all the way home. (BTW, I did.)

Our view while waiting for our bus...

It was such a wonderful day for the family to spend some time together. Even if I wasn't in the best condition I still enjoyed it.

Owning a Nikon d90

2012-10-08T00:26:00.002-07:00

Just last month, Sept. 15, 2012 - 9 days after my birthday... I was handed my first DSLR. When I say handed it means I'm going to pay for it. teehee...

It has been some time that I had become fascinated with photos and taking them. I admit, I am a frustrated painter and illustrator... frustrated because I am neither.

This is one of my first official photos taken last Sept. 16 at Simala, Sibunga, Cebu City. I will have another post in a few days about our Simala experience. This will be my first post to my photography journey. What do you think of my photo?

You can also check some details in my Tumblr account at Life of a Frustrated Artist

The giveaway you shouldn't miss...

2012-05-04T21:39:00.000-07:00


The giveaway you shouldn't miss!

My favorite blogger in the whole entire world is giving away some awesome goodies for us, makeup junkies. This is in collaboration with a soon-to-open online shop on facebook, The Makeup Suite.

Check out Atty. Donnarence of MyLucidIntervals' blog post on how to get a chance to win these goodies or a GC from The Makeup Suite.

http://www.mylucidintervals.com/2012/05/makeup-suite-fab-opening-giveway.html

Good luck, sweeties!!

Guys join #phchurpchurp now! Get rewarded for your social networks! It's really cool!

2012-05-04T10:48:00.001-07:00

Guys join #phchurpchurp now! Get rewarded for your social networks! It's really cool!

This is something worth checking out especially during the Summer break. Hope your going to enjoy Churpchurp the way I am.

Invasion. Annihilation. Retaliation. Courage = Survival. #TheDarkestHour012512

2012-02-01T04:52:00.000-08:00

Invasion. Annihilation. Retaliation. Courage = Survival. #TheDarkestHour012512

Let's celebrate the Year of the Dragon! Get your #LuckyCoupons and enjoy discounts at McDonald's!

2012-01-12T13:13:00.000-08:00

Let's celebrate the Year of the Dragon! Get your #LuckyCoupons and enjoy discounts at McDonald's!

To those who are getting married, attend #BridalFair2012 and you might win raffle prizes!

2012-01-12T13:09:00.000-08:00

To those who are getting married, attend #BridalFair2012 and you might win raffle prizes!

make up give away!

2011-07-25T21:44:00.000-07:00

okay...so I recently unearthed my passion for make up. I used to "paint" my face way back in college but got to busy to do more afterwards. I was never the guru or whatever, I normally just use blush on and lip gloss and I am all set. Nowadays, I am into watching, researching and reading blogs and vlogs from gurus - especially pinay gurus. I came across this blog http://www.mykissenmakeup.com/2011/06/my-first-blog-giveaway.html and she has a lot of cool stuff to review and some tutorials, tips and so on. :)

She has this cool give away by the way, which you guys might want to try :) Just for the heck of it, nothing to lose, a lot to claim if you do get to win!

To all the gurus out there, keep up the good work! I learned so much from you guys... and I wish to learn more!

say it the clay style :)

2010-10-06T04:25:00.000-07:00

please visit my facebook page if you like any of these :)

more photos on that page...please click on this link

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Maslog-Philippines/Itty-bitty-clayeation/155078707849001

Hong Kong and Philippines - MOURNING

2010-08-25T21:07:00.000-07:00

With the event that happened last Monday, August 23, 2010. The Filipino community is in mourning together with Hong Kong for the lives that were taken during the hostage drama. The Filipinos are in deep sorrow that a pinoy has caused the lives of many Chinese Nationals because of depression and irrational decisions. We pray for the souls of the tragic victims as well as the families that were left behind. We are deeply sorry for what had happened and we offer all our prayers for the whole nation. We hope that in time, you will get to forgive the Philippines and give us a second chance.

tongue twister

2010-08-12T09:36:00.001-07:00

Hi guys,

I recently encountered this website about tongue twisters and it was cool :)

I really enjoyed it. Hope you get to have the time to check it out.

Click on this: Tongue Twisters

Enjoy :)

earn money online

2010-07-20T03:13:00.001-07:00

try this...

how tiring can it be

2010-06-16T03:42:00.000-07:00

How tiring can "doing nothing" be? Anybody has any online or offline jobs available to keep my mind busy? It's been a very long time since I had a job, basically I can't do jobs that needs contract because I don't think I have all the time I could give (since I'll be leaving abroad - hopefully). So anyone with suggestions would be very appreciated.

never thought crochet would look this cute

2009-12-13T20:51:00.000-08:00

I was used to making bags, totes and table cloth using crochet that I never thought I could make one as a bracelet. I was browsing through futuregirl.com's blog when I came across here tutorial about crochet beaded bracelet. I was inspired on making one, apparently my thread can't promise me the same results as intended so I ended making my own modifications - and a lot more.

The one above, I made for a friend. I used her beads that was a scrunchies in the past, she wanted it bigger in width so as mentioned - a lot of modifications was done.

This one (below) I made for myself, I made it as my watch strap, isn't it cute?! I really loved it but it was hard to make! dang! my fingers were sore after I made it. It was all worth it though, I received a lot of awe, admiration and a few constant - can you make me one? - comments.

As of the moment, I'm in the process of making my bag and I have a few projects in line. I'll post the pictures of the proposed projects in my next blog. Till then :)

Starting Out!

2009-12-03T23:27:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I wanted to write or start a blog, apparently I never had the time to do any writing and I think I'm out of practice as well. So this is my first attempt - hoping all goes well! As of the moment, I'm all tied up in crocheting, I am currently making a bag (large enough to hold all my things). I was inspired by another blogger futuregirl.com who does a lot of crochet and I mean a lot of wonderful things. I just love reading her blog :) I hope she gets the time to read some of mine soon. I'm still finding my way around my blog and I'll post some updates and pictures of the things I made out of crochet. See you soon :)