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I’ve been really thinking about this a lot lately. What is the purpose of this all? Why do I blog? Why should I keep on blogging? If you ask me years ago, I would have totally answered this easily. I used to blog everything and frequently and I don’t mind it.

Now in this day and age of viral quizzes and selfies, people are already posting about their lives left and right. Some post too much information that people don’t really need to know, some post for validation and some post for the visual (you know “instagram-worthy” pictures) – this last one I admit it’s nice but at the end of the day, everything seems so overwhelming and very staged that I want to roll my eye and shut down.

With blogging, it’s all the same. Bloggers who blog for money, to maintain their branding and worst, etc. Don’t get me wrong, I still know a couple of personal bloggers. But we all know things have changed in the blogging world.

It really makes me think, do I want to broadcast my life out there? Why do I blog then? Maybe I don’t know the answer to this yet or maybe I know but I just don’t think deeper.

Really, the only reason I blogged right now is because when I cancelled my web hosting account (yes, I was really quitting blogging) , my host offered me a two-month free service so it kinda pushed me into blogging again since I don’t want to waste free stuff.

And speaking of blogging, I know I keep on saying that my life is boring. And true, there’s nothing much to share. (Hence, I was thinking of quitting.) I am also super socially awkward and nerdy. And to be totally honest, I’m having a hard time right now. I want to be sociable and all – meet with friends – and even explore what life has to offer – but a bigger part of me still wants to be in my comfort zone and stay home. Just curl up, and maybe watch a movie or a show or fangirl. Not to mention, let me be freaking honest. I am a PWD. So that puts a limit on what I can do. It’s really hard to break out from this but hey this is my life.

So, will I keep on blogging? I guess I will. I can’t stop after all. It’s a little shame but like everyone else, kinain na ako ng sistema.

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I hope for the next couple of days or weeks, I can write something blog-worthy. I’ll try my best to get up on my free time and get out of the house. I tell you, I am really lazy most days. :( I know, YOLO right?

For now, I am focusing on work as my workload as been really loading up. :o I’ve been sick for the past few days and I haven’t been able to work properly. To be honest, I’m on sick leave but I’m still stressed. :(

Anyway, I love my new blog theme. (YAY) I got inspired by something I saw on Creative Market and I thought last night, I just have to do it so I did it. I was supposed to be resting but you can’t let that kind of creative ideas waste away.

Speaking of creative ideas, I’ve been meaning to blog about my portfolio site which I have finally setup last year. I named it Roze.Design which is a really cool domain name for me. Please check it out and if you want me to work on your site or whatever, just feel free to chat me up.

I think gold is my new favorite color. I even fainted our ceiling gold. I’ve been using gold as my brand color these days. ♥♥♥

In another topic, I have so many things in my mind – so many things I want to get in life. Like finishing the house renovation mostly but I’m specifically obsessed in planning to get a secured credit card. A credit card is very convenient and I think it will solve most of my problems. Plus, it can be a bridge for me to become financially stable or at least make way for other things to be possible for me – like getting loans, etc. But I can’t get it the normal way sadly… as my work is considered ‘not official’ in society standards (#freelancerproblems lol) So here comes secured credit cards. For those of you who don’t know, a secured credit card is no different from a regular credit card but you have to give (well it’s still yours) a ‘collateral money’ to the bank so you can get a CC with 100% approval rate even without the proper requirements. This collateral money is mostly time deposit accounts and you can get your money back after a year, I think, if you wish so. . In short, you can get a credit card even without the requirements. As long as you have the money. You still need to pay for your credit bills monthly just like with the normal ones tho.

And that is what I am aiming for. I can’t apply right away as I still want to build up my savings. I can’t just throw my money to a time deposit account and not touch it for a year. I need more savings for this to be possible for me. If you’re interested in secured credit cards and you want to know more, here’s an infographic. This really helped me a lot.

Oh wow, this looks like a sponsored post but it’s not at all. :D This is just what I’ve been thinking for a while and I guess it doesn’t hurt to blog about it.

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I knew it was coming and I should have prepared myself but I didn’t. As a fan who invested so much to 2NE1 – and not just buying their releases and merchandises but going to their expensives concerts and joining fansites/fanclubs as a staff member who contributed as much as I can – it pains to hear that 2NE1 has disbanded. I’m actualy not just sad, I am bitter af.

I know 2NE1 are not BIGBANG who are more clearly the money maker in YG but I thought they care. I thought even with Bom’s “scandal”, they would still hold on to 2NE1. I thought they will still suprise us with a comeback after two years, even with Minzy leaving. After all, 2NE1 hiatus wasn’t a big deal for us blackjacks (fans). We were so used to waiting for them to release new music. They were always on hiatus ever since.

That’s why I am really heartbroken with their disbandment. 2NE1 was together for 7 years but adding all of their hiatus periods, they were only promoting for 3 years with only a few releases. In those 7 years, they could have released a lot more music, promoted a lot more but they weren’t given the chance. They deserved better than this. #2NE1deservedbetter

2NE1 OT4 (T.T)

I admit, I hated Minzy when she left. I hated CL when she started promoting in the US as a solo artist especially when she was singing 2NE1 songs all by herself (and Dara was even watching!) But I guess, it wasn’t their fault. Neither Bom’s nor Dara’s. They just did what they can with everythings’s that has happened.

Everything was YG’s fault. They clearly have thrown 2NE1 under the bus. BIGBANG had more really severe scandals than Bom’s. Daesung’s scandal even resulted in a death of a person and everyone was still okay with it. Not that I am dissing Daesung or what but let’s be freaking real.

What happened to 2NE1 was so unfair. So much wasted opportunity and potential. Minzy was never given a solo. Dara only had one song and it was a CF song even. Bom was never given the chance to get back up. I used to realy like YG Entertainment. I thought they were the best. They are fucking not.

2NE1 is the best girl group for me. They had been an inspiration and lifted me whenever I was feeling down.They were my escape from reality.  Thank you 2NE1. Thank you for the awesome music and for paving way for other girl groups.

It’s really sad to see them go like this. They got me into K-pop 7 years ago and with their break up, I am saying goodbye to K-pop. It has been fun  while it lasted. Annyeong.

I wrote this blog before Goodbye came out. I only got to post this I know but the song still gets me every time.

To all blackjacks that have reached this end of this post, how much does 2NE1 mean to you? Do you think you have moved on from their disbandment?

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I haven’t really said this in this blog but I did sometimes post about it on social media – I am a person with disability. It is something I am born with. I still function like any other human being as obviously I am still able to work. But there are things that are hard for me to do like using my right hand, balancing my body (mostly using my left side to stand or walk), commuting and other stuff.

There’s this one thing that’s really bugging me lately and it’s the new escalator etiquette rule implemented by SM supermalls here in the Philippines (and maybe nationwide already?). The one which says you have to walk in the left side and stand in the right side of the escalator. This means, I am no longer allowed to stand in the left side which is my functioning side. I know it’s a standard etiquette in other parts of the world but I had been really comfortable for the longest time that we don’t have rules like that here. Now that’s gone and the next best option for me is using the elevator which I am somewhat afraid of because I’m afraid of getting stuck and then dying a horrible death.

Now, a lot of the people who talked about this with me are happy with this new rule. Of course who wouldn’t? But can you do me a favor and just sympathize with me for a second? I know people want “change” now (especially with the hype with the current president – who I have loads of opinion of, but that’s a different story) but this is not the change I was expecting. It is just a huge bother to me. I know I am just part of the minority but just let me just take this out of my chest, this is my blog anyway.

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It’s like a big burden has been lifted and actually I’ve been thinking about doing it for months. Okay the truth is, I needed that job and I kind of loved that job and the day after it got official that I’m no longer with them, it actually kind of hurt and I regretted it for like a day or two (or a week). But now I think I’ve moved on already and really, it is for best. It is okay though as I am still as busy as ever and I actually have a new client right now. :) #freelancegoals

On with the topic that’s the post’s title. My dream house setup. The reason I have been working hard lately (also, I am really crazy about saving up money at this point of my life) – Me and bf/fiance/live-in-partner/common-law husband (labels! I hate labels) recently moved in to my Aunt’s old house and I got permission to renovate it. YAY. Since last year, I’ve been dreaming of  renovating our old place but unfortunately it was only rented and really small. Like a room. This year we finally moved and I’m excited af to achieve my dream house interior. But the cost is no joke! I have spent a huge amount already with just the kitchen and bathroom and they are still unfinished. Not to mention the rest of the house! I think this is gonna be a year long journey. I really hope I can achieve it.

I want to like share photos of how I want the interior to look but I’m too lazy right now to look for pics. Maybe later. Basically, I want everything to be white and or light colors with accent or pop up colors for the furniture or some objects. I also want to have some wall deco and maybe some really nice calligraphy or typography frames posted on the wall. I guess if you’re familiar with The Sims (or the latest The Sims 4). I basically want to have a Sims house. Haha. Of course, I also want to have a really nice home office for myself. Right now, EVERYTHING is a mess which I so hate.

Lately, I’ve been interested again with makeup. I’m interested with it before to the point that I bought some makeup for me but now, I kind of want to be an expert. Haha. Like learn all the techniques and buy all kinds of makeup and makeup tools. I’ve been subscribing to a lot of makeup youtubers and even bought new makeup (and my very first set of brushes – although cheap – and a beauty blender dupe) Maybe someday I can save up a lot of money for make up but not right now.

After makeup, I’m also really interested in skin care which to be honest I don’t think of much before. I started on a face care regimen of my own. I don’t know if it’s any good, let’s see for a week. :) And I hope I can keep this up for a while. :P

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I think most of the improvements are done, but I’ve probably missed some little things here and there (like padding and wrong :focus colors). When I envisioned this theme, I really want to go for the minimalist look with striking typography logo and striking accent color (hence that bold pink color). But I’m still a typography newbie so I felt something is still lacking so I added that pinkish flower background (credits to stocksnap.io) to some sections. I’ve never used a girly-ish theme before, most of my themes before looked generic af. ?

One of the perks of being a Web Designer / WordPress Developer  is being introduced to some of the best premium themes out there and for this blog, I am using Genesis Framework with my own  custom child theme. I used to think that for my own sites, I need to do everything from scratch but that’s really a lot work – design, front-end development, responsive fixes. With using a parent theme, I can focus on design and branding (and blogging!) which I really want to focus on rather than coding. And I really don’t have to worry about the responsiveness on mobiles and tablets. (Geez, meet the web design geek in me ?)

I actually did not stop at the front-end site of the blog, I also customized the back-end aka the WordPress dashboard. I used this custom admin theme called Fancy Admin UI and just edited the plugin files to suit my design. I probably need to take a mental note to back up the plugin when there’s an update tho. I used this plugin called Custom Login to customized the login page and iThemes Security to change the login url of WordPress. (Too bad I can’t used ‘/login’, I really wanted it. ?)

I am really happy with the improvements I did and I’m still planning to add some ? but maybe not anytime soon.  Before launching this blog, I was unsure if I want to use Tumblr instead of  WordPress because a) I am mostly a fandom blogger b) Tumblr tag feature means a wider reach for my blog posts and I can meet new friends. But at the end, I settled with WordPress. I’m a WordPress fangirl after all. And I’ve been really using WordPress since 2006. WordPress is my home. :)

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Two years ago, I was kind of determined to be like everyone else and settle for an office-based job. I admit that time, I was unsure about myself and where I stand. Things didn’t turned out well during that year but I am still grateful for the experience and it helped me in a lot of ways including believing in myself.

Now, it has been a year since I settled for home based jobs and it has been so great so far. I feel like I am in control of my life now. ☺️ I am somehow a control freak so that’s fine. I am proud of myself for reaching this milestone. This is the first time I reached a full one year on a job (I know it’s home-based, but still!) I hope I don’t jinx it but things are really going well with me on that area of my life. In other areas, things are a little shaky but I can manage. ?

I’ve been trying to study typography lately. I admit I am still learning the basics. I hope I can improve. ✌️ I’ve been thinking of what quote or saying should I try for my first posts at my blog. This just came to mind. It just rings true to me. It is never ever too late for anything.

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It has been like two years since I wrote a blog post, actually since I did any blog maintenance at all, at least to my own sites. I actually lost this domain name two years ago and someone else (as in a spammer) got this when I failed to renew it. I never knew I could get this back, and with just the same fee!

Anyway, I’ve been wanting to blog for the longest time, I just didn’t do it because I couldn’t settle on a blog name. :P And because I’m too busy with adult life. :/ Good thing I got this back because I really can’t think of a new blog name.

Lately, I’ve been kind of reminiscing my blogging days. I started blogging when I was 18 years old and no, I’m not divulging my age and I don’t want to share my old blogs , they make me cringe. But really, time flies so fast. I hope I will be able to keep this blog for good!

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