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Wants Wednesday: Sleep

2012-09-06T07:19:00.002-07:00

They say that the best things in life are free. Well, one of these "best things" that I really want right now is sleep. For several nights now, I've been having a hard time getting a good, 8 hr straight, undisturbed night rest. I'd find myself waking in the middle of the night (well, usually 3am) to go to the little ladies room, and when I get back to bed, it would be hard to go back to sleep. It's really frustrating.

Oh well.. I think I'll just tire myself to exhaustion and just fall on my bed to get that much need rest. Or should I pay for it instead? Oh Mr. Sandman! Please help me!

Style Tuesdays: Crazy for Peplum

2012-09-04T04:58:00.001-07:00

Peplum Love by actsantos featuring hot short shorts

Style Tuesdays: BBQ Party

2012-09-04T04:24:00.001-07:00

BBQ Party by actsantos featuring loose pants

This is a nice, colorful, and laid-back look for a BBQ party, don't you think? :)

Foody Friday: Salsa!

2012-08-10T01:39:00.000-07:00

Guys! I found a salsa recipe with the least ingredients and very easy to make (c/o A Cup of Jo), but still looks hot and delicious! Going to try it this weekend. Would you try it, too? :)

Telemomubo Thursdays: Brave

2012-08-09T01:32:00.000-07:00

Warning: there might be some spoilers!

Brave is a story about a princess of old Scotland, Merida, who does not want to conform to traditions and values her freedom more than anything. Merida felt that enough was enough when she hears about her betrothal that would be competed upon by the first borns of each clan of the kingdom. And here, the conflict begins.

I was really excited to see this movie. First of all, it is a Pixar film, and we can always expect for the great cgi effects and heart-warming stories. I'm glad to say that Brave delivers in these aspects. Though the story is not an out-of-the-box type like Toy Story, The Incredibles, or Cars, it is still a solid plot. It is a princess story.

Many teenager girls (or who have been teenagers) would be able to relate to Merida. Though they are not princesses or bound by traditions, they do feel or have felt that they are/were "overly" controlled by their parents (especially their mothers).

What I am most excited about is that finally, we have a Scottish Disney Princess. This also means that the setting is in old Scotland, which is amazing! I've always been fascinated by Scotland, the people's passion, its culture, its magic, and of course, their accent. You can expect these represented in the film.

All in all, it is a solid film that everyone can enjoy. So if you haven't seen it yet, go and do! :)

Wants Wednesday

2012-08-08T03:33:00.001-07:00

For this Want Wednesday, I only desire one thing. I just want it to stop raining, and just let the sunshine come in. I'm tired of gray and wet days. I'm aching for bright light and colors. I know you feel the same way, too! :)

Style Tuesdays: On a Rainy day

2012-08-07T01:58:00.001-07:00

I know I skipped Monday, but I still have the same sentiments as I did last Whiny Monday: the bad weather, sickness. But I refuse to let this ruin my Style Tuesday. So in line with this dreadful weather, I created an ensemble that is comfortable, warm, and easy to move in, yet still very stylish.

Outfit for a Rainy day by actsantos featuring a wrap cardigan

Hope you like it! :)

Reflections Sundays: Romantic Relationships

2012-08-05T01:12:00.000-07:00

For a the past week or so, the main topic of gossip sites is the cheating scandal of Kristen Stewart, who was dating Robert Pattinson, with a married man with two kids, Rupert Sanders (also her producer on Snow White and the Huntsman). After a few days now, the gossips has not died down. And it got me thinking, why is this getting so much attention?? Of course some would say that these stars, Kristen and Robert, are one of the hottest couples, and there are millions upon millions of Twihards out there that are vying for their relationship to last. But this is understandable from them because they're fanatical --the fans of twilight. But why are those who are not fans also hooked up to this story? I think it's because many of the people can actually relate. They too have bee cheated on or have cheated, and they got hurt, badly. And they would break up with his/her girlfriend/boyfriend. However, there are cases that they give their partners a second chance, even a 3rd, 4th, or an nth time. I've never cheated in a relationship or got cheated on, but it got me thinking: should I forgive him if he cheats on me?

I have many friends who experienced this kind of hurt, and every time I consoled each one, my first reaction is anger, anger towards the cheater. First, because of my loyalty to my friend, but more importantly, it's because I detest cheating. I would go into a mature relationship with someone only because I have deep affection for him, trust him, and respect him, and he would feel the same for me, and that we are exclusive.

So I don't get why one would cheat. If you don't feel the same way for me anymore, I expect you to respect me enough to tell it to my face, be man enough to say it. Cheating for me is selfish, childish, and inconsiderate.

And what if he says he's sorry, that he loves me, and it was just a one time thing? I say bullshit. That "one time" cheating tells me you don't respect me, don't really love me, and that you see or feel something wrong in the relationship, and you can't deal with it face to face.

But of course, some say that they love that person so much that they can forgive him/her for doing it, as long as he/she doesn't do it again. I guess I haven't really loved someone that much that I would forgive him for cheating. So until then, my answer is, NO. I won't forgive him for cheating. What about you?

Random Saturdays: Disney Portraits

2012-08-04T01:51:00.003-07:00

I watched Brave 3D earlier today (which I would talk more about on my next Telemomubo Thursdays post), and I realized how thankful I am for Disney and Disney Pixar for making fantasy worlds that we can live in, even in just an hour or two. I just hope that they keep doing it. To help us all reminisce, here are some of my favorite Disney Dream Portraits taken by the world-renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz:

Also, here are the two latest portraits taken this year:

I know you can guess all the characters. They all remind me of my childhood. You can check the rest of the photos here.

Foody Friday: Instagram

2012-08-03T03:12:00.003-07:00

As the title suggests, Fridays would be dedicated to food. I love to eat! I love eating out and exploring new food places and new tastes. I'm not much of a cook though, but I am learning. So I'd definitely share with you recipes I tried or would try.

However, for this first foody friday, I'll show some pics from my instagram. I was on facebook earlier and decided to check my instagram folder, just so I can see how much of my life I shared so far. And what do you know! The bulk of the photos is food! Take a look:

Delicious cupcakes from Abi

So many food! And I wanted to lose 5 lbs this month?! I must be crazy! haha! Any tasty recipes you want me to try? Share it here!

Telemomubo Thursdays: Music Playlist

2012-08-02T01:50:00.001-07:00

What is Telemumobo? Well, it's my invented word that is an abbreviation of the combined names of my favorite distractions: TELEvision, MOvies, MUsic, and BOoks. I would talk about one of them per blog every thursdays. So this time every week, I would share with you my reviews of books I enjoyed, TV shows I love, and latest movies seen or movies re-watched. But for today, you can listen to the top songs on my iPod. Some are new, some semi-new. But the thing is, I just can't get enough of them. Here they are:

1. lemme see - usher ft. rick ross

2. one more night - maroon 5

3. everybody talks - neon trees

4. mama do the hump - rizzle kicks (warning: might make you dance like crazy)

5. work hard play hard - wiz khalifa

6. how we do - rita ora

7. whistle - flo rida

8. gold on the ceiling - the black keys

9. warrior - mark foster, a-track, kimbra (official song of Converse sneakers)

10. houdini - foster the people (LSS tendencies)

11. princess of china - coldplay and rihanna

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

How do you like them? Any favorites? Let me know! :)

It's August!

2012-08-01T02:30:00.000-07:00

Though I truly enjoyed my 1-month vacation, I can't actually wait to start working again --What do you know? I actually missed my work! Haha! Anyway, I decided to make a list of what I would want to accomplish this month or goals I want to achieve. Here goes:

1. Review as many papers as possible. Of course, this means more money for me. :)

2. Make a mini-celebration for my Mom's birthday. This is actually the first time that we, my brothers and I, decided to celebrate my mom's birthday after she passed away almost 6 years ago. I'm excited to cook.

3. Loose 5 lbs! This is quite hard for me because I'm not much for exercise, and I love eating. I know that planning a mini-celebration may not help me with this, but I'll make sure to watch how much I eat. Haha!

4. Update my closet. I already have some items in mind that you can see here, here, and here.

5. Go out with my friends more. They may feel that I'm too busy for them by now. Don't worry girls, I'll see you soon!

6. Blog everyday (fingers crossed) because I do have a theme for each day of the week. Create sets at Polyvore. And Pin things like crazy!

They sound achievable, right? Though I'm a bit skeptical with #3 haha! What do you look forward to this month?

Wants Wednesdays: Five things

2012-08-01T00:31:00.002-07:00

Here are the five things that I would add to my want/shopping list:

1. I want longer hair. Right now my hair is just below-the-shoulder length. But I need it to be longer to do these amazing topknots.

Topknots

2. I want the new iPhone 5. It's rumored to be released this September or October. I hope it lives up to its hype.

iPhone5

3. I want a Mulberry Rosie Satchel. I might just buy this for my birthday. :)

Rosie Satchel

4. I want this Forever 21 Studded Loafers. So edgy and funky. Definitely buying this pair on my next visit to makati. Wanna come with?

Studded loafers

5. I want to watch Brave. Gonna watch it this weekend. :)

Movie

So what about you? What's on the top 5 of your wantlist?

Style Tuesdays: Colored Pants

2012-07-31T06:39:00.001-07:00

Yigal Azrouel, Karen Walker, Prabal Gurung, 3.1 Philip Lim. Image from here

I'm lovin' colored pants right now. They truly brighten you up, don't they? They're also great for color blocking, which is so in right now! The above pants are way expensive, but do not let this stop us from following this trend. Luckily, I found a bunch of bright colored pants at Get Stuffed---very stylish but the prices won't put a whole on our pockets. Here's a quick look:

Get Stuffed

Hot right? I especially like the coral one. What's your choice? :)

Style Tuesdays: Polyvore

2012-07-30T03:01:00.001-07:00

Every Tuesdays I would share with you some of my Polyvore creations. Come share with me your ensembles as well. Follow me!

P1 by actsantos featuring yellow gold jewelry

River Island paisley jacket
$55 - riverisland.com

Lace jumpsuit
delias.com

Jimmy Choo wheel shoes
net-a-porter.com

Chanel quilted leather handbag
$3,105 - lindestore.com

Amrita Singh coral necklace
amritasingh.com

GUESS yellow gold jewelry
guess.com

Whiny Mondays

2012-07-29T18:06:00.000-07:00

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I know the title sounds childish. After all, whiny is actually defined as to complain in a "childish" fashion. But instead of surrendering myself to a widely-spread condition called Monday Sickness, I would opt to whine. I believed that we are entitled to whine once in a while as a way to vent out frustrations and to lose steam, which I think would make us feel rejuvenated and re-energized and be able to face the rest of the day or week. Just not do it in public, or the people might think your psychotic. As for me, I would reserve my whining in my first post every mondays just to shake away monday sickness. I'll start:

I'm hating the weather right now. This typhoon Gener. I usually welcome cloudy days and a bit of rain because it's the best weather to relax and read, but this!? I can't read because I keep on sneezing. darn asthma attack triggered by the always changing weather. I can't even type quickly right now because i have to pause to sneeze! and tears keep falling from my eyes uncontrolled (a tendency). darnit! achoo! achoo!

And what about my breakfast! In our village, we have boys in bicycles making rounds every morning selling fresh hot bread, like pandesal. But because of this weather.. they can't do their rounds in this weather, can they?

And now I'm coughing, too. Hay! Maybe I am getting ill, on a monday.

What do you want to complain about this dreadful monday morning? Leave your thoughts here.

Reflections Sundays: Books read

2012-07-28T23:40:00.001-07:00

This past month, I've been off work to rest and break away from reviewing papers. Though I've attended some events and meetings, took care of my business a bit, tried to exercise, and visited relatives, I made sure to make time for reading new books. I love books! So not surprisingly, I've spent most of my time reading. Also, having most days raining, there's nothing more relaxing than to curl up and get lost in the worlds created by good authors. I've read a string or romance stories from Jennifer Crusie (you can always count on her sense of humor and unique plots) and the always reliable Nora Roberts. But of course, there are some exceptional reads I truly and deeply enjoyed. Here are 4 of them:

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These books by Sylvain Reynard are delicious surprises. I don't usually read romance novels written by men, just because most of men's romance novels lack that certain sentimentality, sweetness, and sensuality that we, as women, look for in a romance novel (excepting Nicholas Sparks' work.). However, Reynard's works have all three, and then some. I especially liked the depth of his main characters here, and his continuous reference to Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (One of the best literature and love story in history!). I can't wait for the third book. :)

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And I thought I was tired of the paranormal stories, then here comes Deborah Harkness igniting my imagination once again and whirling me back to the world of the paranormal creatures. Of course, the focus here are witches, which initially tickled my curiosity --I've always been amazed by witches and witch craft. Though there are vampires here (different and interesting kind, I assure you), there are no werewolves (thankfully), which she compensated by introducing daemons. But what I enjoyed most about these books is that I learned so much, from history, neuroscience, and religion (particularly, the creation). Again, I can't wait for the third part of the story. :)

I absolutely fell in love with these books. They are definitely worth your time.. How 'bout you? What books have you read lately? Share them with me.. :)

Make a Statement

2012-07-28T06:22:00.001-07:00

Here is a new batch of accessories for you all. These are statement pieces that would definitely catch notice. I picked each with care taking into consideration the current trend of accenting outfits using accessories. Have fun picking out what you like and let me know! You can see them all here and their prices.

Welcome

2012-07-28T05:28:00.000-07:00

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Hi!

Welcome to my new blog. Here I would share my thoughts about anything under the sun! Whether it be life, books, music, fashion, food, events, nature, feelings, and of course accessories, accessories, accessories. I hope you enjoy it here as much as I would. :)