In a couple of weeks, I'll be 26. I think that the first 25 years of my life has pretty much been about learning. Learning how to walk, run, read and of course, love. I met a lot of people, some I still talk to, but most of them I no longer keep in touch with. As I move to a completely different phase of my life, I often wonder how I'm going to tell the people that I'm about to meet about the old me and how I became that way. Should I be proud of how I've lived my life so far? Or should I just forget about the past and start fresh?

Truthfully, I am looking forward to 2009 and how I'm going to live my life with my partner beside me. Finally, we're going to be together. :)

It's been a while since I've last visited the blogs and forums about makeup. About 2 weeks ago, I got jealous of one of my co-workers' palettes from Coastal Scents and eventually gave in, buying 2 palettes. This got me started on reading on makeup, again. Anyways, I just love MAC's holiday collection and how everything is red!

MAC palettes

Due to my lack of MAC brushes, I decided to go ahead and purchase the basic brush set from the Adoring Carmine collection, mainly because of the good reviews on the 219 and 239 brushes, which are both part of the set. I'm so excited!!! I was wondering why there is a price difference though for the same set between Nordstrom and MAC's website. It is priced at $49.50 at MAC, while it's only at $35 at Nordstrom's site.

Basic Brush Set of 5: 129 SE, 219 SE, 239 SE, 266 SE and the 316 SE

My brother's going to send this along with some of his padala from the states. Can't wait until December so I can start using my shiny, red brushes!

As bad as it sounds, I don't give as much attention to local bands as I do to foreign ones. Not so much because some are baduy, but probably because songs from mainstream bands are played again and again on the radio. Those can give you an ear sore after listening to the song for a few hundred times.

I started appreciating local bands because of a particular co-worker who happens to be really good in playing the drums. I was able to watch one of his gigs and found a deeper appreciation for those who are in the music business. It really made me wonder if I would have become a good piano player, should I have continued all the piano lessons that my mom and dad would pay for when I was younger.

What I'm getting at really is how much I like the song 'Migraine' by Moonstar88, especially the music video. I like it so much that we're considering doing a 'music video' style AVP to be played on our wedding. That would mean, though, that we would have to do away with the photo slideshow that we were planning to have for our AVP. That's a whole different story though.

Only 4 more days before the first episode of the second season of Gossip Girl will be aired. Here's a sneak peek from season premiere. Chace Crawford! I have missed you so!

I can't believe that I'm getting married in 4 months. I will finally have to learn to be responsible. Hehe. Anyways, I got a copy of Instyle Weddings yesterday and I found a gown that I really like. Now if only I can lose a couple of inches off my arms... I go to the gym regularly but I realized today that starvation is the only way to go. I will start my starvation diet tomorrow and hopefully be able to see results. *crossing fingers*

So my boyfriend and I have started looking at furniture this week and I didn't really expect it to be this exhausting. Don't get me wrong, I'm really looking forward to planning everything, but there are just so many choices and so many things to consider. One thing I'm sure of though, is this bed we saw at Mo's Design at Bonifacio High Street. I could be sleeping on this bed one day.


I'm feeling very happy right about now. :)

I was trying to look for a cheap, yet effective makeup primer on Girltalk. I read about Monistat and became very curious about this so-called primer. Turns out, it wasn't meant to be used as a primer. It's actually a chafing gel, which a lot of erm, overweight people use to prevent their legs or pits from chafing and getting irritated.



I wonder who it was who had the idea to use a chafing gel as primer? Did that person just say to herself, "I wonder if this thing that I put in between my thighs would help my makeup stay on a lot longer?" Just a thought to ponder on, I guess.

I'm getting my Monistat loot next month from my brother. :)

I've been seeing the book The Kite Runner on amazon.com a lot and had wanted to buy the book. I realized that I don't really have time to read a book (I have about 5 books that I haven't finished reading) and decided to watch the film instead.

The Kite Runner is about Amir, a boy living in Kabul, and Hassan, who is the son of Amir's family's servant and is often referred to as a Hazarra. Amir grows up in Kabul but together with his father, they are forced to leave Afghanistan because of the Soviet Union's invasion and find themselves in the US a few years later. Prior to the father and son leaving Kabul, Amir witnesses his best friend Hassan being raped by a bully. Hassan is raped because he wouldn't give them the kite that he had gotten for Amir.

I cried while watching this mainly out of disbelief that a bully in Afghanistan would do this to another boy. Although I live in a country that is very far from perfect, I doubt that this would happen here, which is why I am glad that I live in the Philippines in a way.

I recommend this film to anyone who would like to take glimpse into Afghanistan and their culture way before the Taliban rule. It's mostly in Dari though, so you would need to do a lot of reading.

P.S. I think Soraya (Amir's wife) looks a lot like Alma Moreno.

I downloaded 'Lars and the Real Girl' because its high ratings on Amazon. It's about Lars, portrayed by Ryan Gosling , who happens to be an extremely shy. He lives in his brother's garage and likes to do everything by himself. Anyways, he comes to his brother's house one day and introduces 'Bianca', who happens to be a life-sized doll.


His brother and sister-in-law freak out but decide to go along with it after talking to a doctor, who says that Lars has a delusion, which will only disappear when he no longer needs it. Soon, the whole town hears about 'Bianca' and everybody is eager to meet her and make her feel at home.

Overall, I really liked the film because it felt very real. I don't personally know anyone who may have a mental illness but I feel that I would do the same thing that Lars' town did for him for someone that I love.

If you want to see a drama, that shows how people do a lot of things for someone they love, watch Lars and the Real Girl. I personally recommend it.

I remember back when I was in high school and IRC was the "in" thing. Most people were using dial-up internet then and would constantly get disconnected for a number of reasons such as using someone else's account, having caller ID or a modem acting up. Anyways, where I'm getting at is that we say, "weebee!" when a person comes back into the chatroom after having been disconnected.

In some way, I feel that I got disconnected for a while and was not able to write anything. I don't know if it's because of work, or just sheer katamaran but the important thing is, I'm back! So, I guess, "weebee!" to me. Hopefully, I don't get lazy again to update this blog (or any of my other blogs for that matter) since I now have a laptop! Yippee!