Cagayan Escapades

The most exciting trip ever for 2013, 12 hours bus ride going to Tuguegarao, stop over in Tuguegarao and another 3 hours travel by land going to Sta. Ana Cagayan.

At first I thought it was a joke when Kath (my friend) told me that Sta. Ana Cagyan is lying at the end part of the Philippines, when we checked the map, YES IT IS! and that makes me excited to go there. The longest travel that I've experienced so far was my trip in Sagada with a total of 13 hours (cutting trip). But this one amazed me. Though we choose the night trip schedule, I didn't feel it that much. I was awake for the last 2 stop over I took a glimpse outside and of course to take a zip of a hot chocolate and coffee. I'm hearing different dialects and it makes me think, Finally! "We're near na!" Until a friend of mine told me..."5 hrs pa!" so I was like... OooooK?!

Without checking the time (I just really don't care about the time anymore), Finally we arrived Tuguegarao, If you think the long wait is over, Sorry, but we need to drive 3 hours more going to Sta. Ana.

It was already 4:00pm (i think) when we arrived Sta. Anna. Dinner was served and it was Sunday. Beside my friend's house is a chapel so they invited me to go with them and hear a mass. It was Mother's day as well, so kids from the church prepare something for their moms. My first night in Sta. Ana is already overwhelming and good vibes.

It was election day the next day. Since my friend comes from a family of politicians, they are not ("actually we") allowed to go out. I just joined them going to their Barangay and vote then went home again. We just had a little chit-chat at their bahay kubo then eat and eat and eat and eat the whole day.

Wednesday, when one of her Ate got a visitor from GMATV, so we got a chance to go out and explore. We went to 3 different Islands and it was breathtaking. We went to Crocodile Island, Paraui and Caraguas.
We supposed to be going to Angib Island, but unfortunately Survivor Britain is having a shoot there and they rented the whole Island, so no one is allowed to go there.

Even though we still enjoyed the trip. We went on some snorkeling at the Corals Sanctuary. I enjoyed it more because there's no sea urchin unlike the other beaches' that I've been with before. The view was so beautiful and everyone was so amazed. We've been dazzled by the wind and I'm drooling and oozing with the view that I'm looking at. The view is too good to be true, but it is the way it is.

I'm still here in Cagayan and we have a schedule tomorrow for a new trip, another trip to a different places here in Sta. Ana. Not just that I heard that they've got a Casino here, so I wanna experience how their Casino goes, plus I will be exploring their different and famous restaurants here.

So watch out for the next post that I will be making, more pictures to come and more experience to share...

SAFE HAVEN

This is kinda late and I still want to share it!

Last Valentines Day I had a date with Mike and my Sissy Jheiy. We watched Safe Haven. All through out Mike thought it is just an ordinary chick flick movie and he is mad because I bought those tickets and brought him to that movie date. Yes, he is not a chick flick fan, he doesn't even know who is Nicholas Sparks, for Pete's sake.

Well surprisingly and believe it or not he liked it, he even fell in love with the movie. It is not an extra ordinary chick flick movie but it has full of sense.

I don't wanna detailed the things about the story as I don't wanna spoil others who haven't seen it. BUt for me it's a five star because it has a heart and it will take your breath away. It's a story of a young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her. It's kinda a melodramatic but for us this movie has a true meaning of true love.

In the mood for LOVE? (some random thoughts)

OK, I know it's too late for Valentines Day and I don't care. It's just a random thoughts that runs in my mind and I've shared it with others before (not in my blog) and I wanna share it to the world.

Lately, I've been like a love/relationship guru (it makes me feel like I am). I  don't have a perfect relationship right now, or let me say my relationship with someone doesn't have any labels. I don't wanna label it in the first place. YES! call me insane, call me whatever and I just want to be careful right now. I just want to take care of him.

Let's not talk about mine, as if I am not ready yet to share it to the world. LOL. But let's have this some random thoughts. When can you say when you are falling in love? For me? I actually don't have signs, not just that I don't believe in signs but I just can't see any signs. It's like one day I will be surprise and it's like Oh my god, I'm in love.

Are you guys like this, I mean, if you like someone, do you keep on telling and sharing stories about this person, like you keep mentioning his/her name in every topic that you will be having with your friends. Like, everytime that you will be having a conversation with a friend there is no minute that you'll gonna mention his/her name. That's number one they say.

In every time that you will be going somewhere, let's say you will be buying something, all you think is that "I wanna buy this for him?, just for nothing I just want to?" Aren't you just kind enough and generous that you wanna buy something for that person. 

If you see something or small things it reminds it of him, and suddenly you will tell your self that, yeah this was the same color of pen that he/she is using the last time or "Awwww he was wearing the same shirt the last time we ate dinner together." Aren't you just have a good memory for you to remember everything.

If you are in one place and it is your first time to be there, is there sometimes that you will think and there is a thought in your head that says, "I'm gonna bring him/her here one day, I know he/she'll gonna love it."

In short, in every moves you make, in every breath you take, in every random thoughts that you will havein your mind, you will always include him/her.

Now , tell me, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?? Pull the trigger now as I am guilty about this. People telling me that I am in love and I keep on denying it, well I don't care if he reads this blog, well at least he knows, but I have an answer for this. He just make me feel happy everytime that we talk, every time that we shares stuffs, opinion and thoughts, it makes me feel happy. I can't say that I am complete or he makes me complete because I am not totally complete yet.

One thing is for sure! Every time that he is around my world starts to brighten up, I'm sad every time I see him sad, I'm sad every time that I will hear that he is heart broken. I don't like seeing him feeling sad, I don't like seeing him that he is having a bad mood. It hurts every time that I will see him hurting inside. As if I wanna be a super hero or look for a fairy god mother and wish to take all his blues away, but I'm not a super human and I don't have a fairy god mother to do all of that, the only way that I can take it away is to be his guide all through out. To be his adviser and tell him all the good thoughts that I have in my mind to make his bad day turned into a good day and I mean it. I'm not saying it just for the sake of saying it because I want him to be happy or what, I'm saying it because I know what is right and what thoughts I have in mind.

(Disregard that I mentioned that "Let's not talk about mine, as if I am not ready yet to share it to the world." I just notice and realize that it's all about my feelings, I'm sorry.)

Well, I'm happy right now and he is also happy(as far as I know). We're both OK and I don't wanna ruin the relationship that we have. But if you will asked me, I want him to be with me forever, I wanna take care of him, I wanna talked to him til the break of dawn. I'm gonna wipe his tears away and laugh all through out with him. I can say that we are like best of friends and I'm contented with that kind of thing. I couldn't asked for more, I think so or as of now.

The only wish that I have is, I wish that the friendship that we have will last forever.

Too much for drama, Yes kick me now!

It's been a long time...

It's been a long time since my last blog, and someone gave me an idea and reminds me that, Oh! Yes, I've got a blog pala!

What to update, what to share, what to blog??

I told you before that this is more of a travel blog and i changed my mind and make it as my personal blog and everything yadda yadda yadda, I know I have mentioned it before and I want to refresh my mind and say it once more... Since I only have few followers let's go and multiply!

Hope I can update it more since, I can have more creations on my phone. Well I will stop here as my introduction for a new beginning. ( pampadami ng entries lol)

Let's Have Some Random Thoughts

I actually don't know where to start but I've got a lot of words and thoughts running in my mind right now.  So let's just make a crap out of it.

Last night I went to my girlfriend's (that's how we call each other, just a heads up I'm not a lesbo) office to picked her up so I can have a sleep over at her place. But before that I received a text message coming from a long lost friend if, asking if I could drop by at TIDES,Shaw. I asked my girlfriend and she says yes so we went there. To my dismay, I didn't like the crowd, they are somehow a little bit drunk and I hate the fact that my friend lie to me, He told me that they are just three there having fun, but to my surprise they have a 3 long tables and I don't even know any of them. The worst thing is that my enemy way back then is there too, you know how I feel that moment, that was so awkward, well I calm my self and still show them that everything is OK. My "enemy" approached me and well I answered back with a smile (I know how plastic she is) and just answers all her question just to respect my friends and his colleagues.

I whispered some details about her to my girlfriend so at least she'd got an idea. I actually don't care about her what I cared for is seeing my friend how drunk he is. He is really F*** up to be exact. He even asked my friend if she do drugs, where I feel so ashamed about it and I jokingly answered my friend, "Dude are you fu*** up again, aren't you?" He just laugh at me and don't mind him any more. They are all so crazy, I want to stay more to make sure that my friend is OK, But my girlfriend is already not happy. So we both decided to leave and say goodbye to him. Well since that he is super drunk he just smiled at me and that pissed me off.

On our way home, my friend is so annoyed with what she sees and she even asked me, "Ano banaman klaseng kaibigan yang mga yan? Bakit ka nakikipag kaibigan sa kanila?" I was caught in that situation and didn't expect that she will asked me that. I'm blanked I don't know what to answer. I just answered her, well "pagpasensyahan mo na mejo lasing na eh, and besides I didn't expect that he's drunk that much."
On that scenario a lot of thoughts tumbled inside my head. I reminisce our days before in college and keep thinking if it is the first time that he acted like that, well upon thinking that is not the first time that I saw him drunk, I've seen it a lot of times a million of times and it don't bothered me at all. For me he is like that and I can't do anything about it. To be honest if he's not drunk, he's not like that. He is so different when he is not drunk. Along the way my friend is keep on aksing me a lot of question that I can't answer. Questions like, "bakit kaibigan mo yung mga ganung tao?" "Bakit ka nakikipag kainigan s aganon kasi ako wala akong kaibigang ganon?" I'm actually pissed and embarassed.

Now, I'm just thinking is there really a problem making friends with them. I think the thing is, it is always up to me. I've got a lot of friends and they are all has it's own differences, I've got a lot of goody-good shoes friend and I've got a lot who is not. I think if I will categorize all of them and write them on a grid they are a lot. But for me, it is not about who they are, everyone has it own individualities and personalities that we need to respect sometimes, we can tell or give them advices and if they listen, GOOD if they don't do you think your friendship will need to end up by that. I chooses my friend and I don't make friends easily if I know that certain person has something that I feel I wont like in the end, I will give him/her a chance to show me who she/he really is. I don't judge people on the first meeting, I always give them chance. I feel sorry for my girlfriend, but I know in the long run she will understand it.

I'm a very open minded person and I love giving chance to other people. I'm always misjudged by the other people because the way I talked, I dressed or what so ever, but in the long run once they've got a chance to be with me all of their bad thoughts and idea about me are all gone it will end up by hearing them saying "Mabait ka pala eh, Hindi ka pa la ganon, ganyan" and I just smiled back and at the end of the day the people who misjudged me most of the time are the people who become my real friends in the long run and from that they will learn that judging people is not a good habit. You should always give other people chances to show who they really are.

Mary Grace meets Mary Kay

I'm not vain when it comes to my face. I don't dwell too much at the beauty section of every department stores. A soap and water is enough to cleanse my face and I sometimes sleep with my keep most esp when I'm tired. Yeah I know blah blah blah it is bad and it is not healthy.

As growing up and getting older I realize that I need to learn how to take care of my face or else I will end up an old lady with no glow at all.

I've tried a lot of beauty products from the cheap one to the most expensive one, (I don't wanna name, names) but still I'm not satisfied. I'm not looking for a magazine-face like but if they could make me like that then why not. Til I met Mary Kay, I'm not sure if everyone knows of  this beauty product but I'm sure you guys know how expensive it is.

The first time I see the brochure I wanna throw it away and say HELL NO! But a friend of mine (almost my second mom) really convince me about this product and she tells me tat she is really using it, well she is really pretty, for a mom of three kids well every women wants to be like her. So, I just close my eyes pointing on which product what I want to use. LOL!

(picture on left: Mrs. Amie Golfo Gayatao - Mary Kay Beauty Consultant)



My first Mary Kay Product...

Mary Kay Time wise Trial Set

It's kinda expensive, well not kinda but it is really expensive, but what I heard from someone don't think twice if it is all about beauty. So why not, Let's give it a try! After receiving my trial kit I used it right away and WOW, I really love the results, my skin glows and healthy. My workmates can see the difference, not to exaggerate but I posted a picture of mine on my Facebook and ehem "umani ng tagumpay" LOL! Now I'm still using it and I'm loving it. The cleanser really cleanse my skin and moisturize it, I'm not dreaming of having a so white skin but a fair skin will be even better. My face is so soft as silk, not to exaggerate again but true it's like magic. 

As a satisfied customer of course you want more and you will not stop on your first, so I ordered my second product.
(picture on right; Me after 1wk using the Mary Kay Time Wise Trial Set)








 Mary Kay Luminous Foundation 

Well everyone knows that foundation is just another type of base make up, but you guys are all wrong that's what I thought before, but after my second mommy (Mommy Aimee) educate me about foundation, I just learned that foundations are also to protect the layer of your skin. To protect your skin from the dusty and smoky surroundings also it will served as a sun protector and protect you from blemishes. Wonderful, Isn't?
If you are a fan of BB creams from Korea, well this is more than a BB cream and I'm sure you will love the effect. "Foundation mismo ang hahabol sa kulay mo", so there is no problem with finding the perfect shade for your skin. The effect? Well it will really last all day long, the effect is from day to night you don't need to retouch it all over and over again.

Being a fan of Mary Kay is hard and pain in my wallet and pocket but all I can say is that it is all worth it. It don't ends with foundation til I don't get satisfied and get my third product.

Mary Kay Mineral Powder/Foundation

I know, I know I already have my cream foundation but of course women needs powder, Do you know the feeling that you are so conscious about your face because you thought it is oily? Well I feel the same way too. So I get my third purchased. If you're looking for a photo ready effect well this one is good for you. Not messy and you don't need to worry if you will break your face powder from dropping it because it is already powdered. All you need is a brush and it's done! You will look fresh from day til night.

The journey never stop from their. Of course I don't want that my face is only beautiful of course it will be nice if not only your face is soft it would be nice if you've also got a nice fairly looking skin. Soft and smooth skin who doesn't like that? Of course every one loves it. I have a normal soft skin since birth but It's not perfect. I have this very unusual thing in my body that I don't know if how many women does have it. My pimples don't grow in my face but on my knees sometimes on my back and if I popped it it will end up like a chicken skin and live dark spots, strange? I know right? So I asked Mommy Aimee if she could recommend me something that will remove that dark spots on my knees and those chicken skins. She gave me this...

Mary Kay Loofah and Bamboo Body Wash and Scrub / Lotion

 

Just an ordinary body wash but the effect is different it will soften your skin and believe it or not my dark spots on my knees are gone and of course the chicken skinned are all gone as well. I asked Mommy Aimee to touch it and she is so happy with the result. Every time that someone touches my arms or my skin everyone tells me a good compliment.

 Meeting Mary Kay's other products never stops, from my face to my body and now even their lipstick. I know it is somehow expensive but it is all worth it. It costs too much money but again it is WORTH IT! I will never stop my self from buying it...and of course SHARING IT!

I waited for so long...

Finally, after waiting for so man years. I'm saying hello again to advertising world as a ehem Production Manager. I feel so lucky to be part of the family. I can't say that it's official cause I'm still waiting for their call for my schedule, but I wanna celebrate it now! hahahaha...

Everything has a reason after saying goodbye to the world of teaching, now another door opened for a new opportunity. I'm ready now for a new challenge, new battle, pressure and stress but I know it will be fun! Advertising and events are all about fun. Meeting new and different people everyday, normal business hours, camping overnight at work because of deadlines. ADVERT are you ready for ME?

Do you know the feeling when you were still a kid and it is your first time to received a bike as a gift from your dad? That's what I feel right now, I'm so excited and yet so afraid to step in to the new world. Well I know God is always there to help me so I'm still confident I'm gonna make it.

I can't wait for it to be official, so expect my next post will be all full of excitement.

XOXO