Holiday Season

I'm sorry I haven't been posting consistently but it has been getting a little hectic in school on account of it's almost Christmas break in 2 weeks but I promise to start updating again as soon as school let's out! I also changed my phone. I inherited my sister's iPhone since she has a new one so I have an instagram now! Feel free to follow my account: http://instagram.com/asctrinidad

Dusit Thani Manila's Christmas Tree Contest Year III

I would just like to take a little of your time to ask for a favor. Dusit hotel is holding a contest right now for the best christmas tree design and there are these group of kids who really deserve the like. Please visit this page:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=419251911481070&set=a.419251158147812.97544.105379426201655&type=1&theater

and like the photo. It would really mean a lot to me. Thank you in advance! ☺

Brotherhood Part 2

As promised, I would follow up on the pictures of me and my friends during our bro day last November 30th. So here you go ☺

At my friend's condo ☺

Lunch time!

Bonifacio High Street!

With love, from my bros and I! ♥

It just goes to show that with a camera and a few amazing people, we can make the greatest memories. I love them all ♥

Brotherhood Part 1

It's the last day of November and I think it was pretty well spent! Today is Andres Bonifacio day and I thank him for the additional day to my weekend. It's funny how I was in Bonifacio Global City today.. Hahahaha! The title for this post is Brotherhood because I spent my day with my group of friends who call each other "Bro" so I only saw it appropriate. I don't have the pictures with my friends yet so i'll probably have those to follow. ☺

But I will tell you about my purchases! I've been saving for my next trip to The Fort because it is home to the biggest branch of Fully Booked (my favorite bookstore). I call it 'home' ♥ And I had Dolly magazine reserved ages ago because I think only one copy is shipped to the Philippines from Australia. I got it today and it was so expensive (huhu bye money) but it was well worth it! While I was scouting for other things to purchase, I discovered a book entitled Take Me There. The summary at the back looked interesting to I got it. Also, I found this really cute passport holder that could be a wallet so I got that as well. 

Dolly Magazine November 2012, Take Me There by Carolee Dean and the Passport holder/Wallet

Outside and inside of the "Wallet"

Overall, I spent all of my money but I loved that I got to spend the last day of November with such wonderful friends. It made up for all those sucky days during this month. I can't wait for December which is in about 3 hours!
Stay tuned for the pictures to follow!

Along For The Ride review

"Imagine wasting 2 years of your life, like I did"

I've been getting busy with the books I've been reading since sem break. Right after finishing Will Grayson, Will Grayson I headed straight for a Sarah Dessen book. 

Along For The Ride is such a beautiful story centered on Auden, an uptight eighteen year old set for her college experience at the prestigious Defriese. She is an over-achiever and simply does not settle for mediocre. But the summer before her freshman year, she decides to stay with her dad and his new wife, Heidi together with their newborn daughter. Auden's parents have been separated for a long time with a few unresolved issues and it has taken it's toll on Auden's sleeping habits. An insomniac, she constantly fears the night ahead of her; Afraid she won't find anything to fill the darkness. 

As soon as Auden arrives in Colby, she realizes that she has missed out on so much. As she meets Maggie, Leah and Esther it dawns on her that she's been living her life for the sole pleasure of pleasing her mother with her exceptional intelligence. Coming into Colby, Auden was hesitant to reach out to anybody but the longer she stayed, the more she relaxed. That's when she met Eli. A seemingly mysterious boy who doesn't give more than one word answers. Auden is perplexed until one day, she hears his story. 

I loved this story because I could very well relate to Auden. There are more things in life than just good grades. We all need to live a little and this book will teach you just that. ☺ The story is a little slow at first but stick with it. It gets so much better and you won't regret a thing!

What A Nuisance

The title for this post seems wrong so I'll probably get around to changing it when I find one that's more suitable. November is coming to a close and I couldn't be happier to see December finally roll by. ☺ I can't really say that November was magical or anything. I didn't even think it was fun.. AT ALL (haha).

Nonetheless! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas (*insert tune here*) and I had my mom buy me some Peeps because they're finally in season again. Yum!

Peeps marshmallows!

I'm still scouting for a good brand of markers because I'm pretty sure mine are going to run out pretty soon. My prized possession of coloring materials!

Markers☺

 I think I stated in another post of mine that I revived my Lego toys. Good news! Ferrari and Shell (the gasoline station) have tied up for these limited edition toys that you can purchase for a receipt of 1500 pesos. Super cute! I really wanted them to add to my car collection. Yes I collect cars (I think I'm secretly a boy hahah kidding). 3 more designs to go!

3 of the 6 cars. ☺

Will Grayson, Will Grayson review

I've forgotten what it's like to completely immerse myself into a good book and I did just that last Sunday when I finished Will Grayson, Will Grayson from cover to cover in less than a day. I know I haven't been reading much and when I noticed that my schedule for the weekend was pretty clear, I pulled the book out from my bookshelf and started reading. ☺

Photo taken from http://davidanaxagoras.com/2011/01/17/will-grayson-will-grayson/

I was a little hesitant when I flipped through the first few pages of this book because I really didn't know what to feel towards it. This was my first book by John Green and second by David Levithan (both are extraordinary authors). The use of language is understandable for anyone atleast 12 (an estimate) but there are times when the characters curse but not so often that it's insulting.

The story touches on most of the issues teenagers face nowadays including depression, homosexuality, insecurity, love/infatuation and much more. The plot is centered on the alternating lives of 2 boys named Will Grayson whose experiences are completely different from each other. If you've heard that this is a gay (guy to guy) book, it is. But not hardcore like any sexual scenes or something. I mean, sure there is kissing at one point or another but rest assured, nothing is scandalizing. 

Dialogue from the book

My personal favorite from all the characters is Tiny Cooper because he was the one I could mostly relate to. Being under appreciated and all. He voices most of his feelings but not in an annoying way like most characters do just to get attention. While reading, I really felt like Tiny was genuine with what he felt and was not pretentious at all.

This book was honest, hilarious and heart-warming in so many ways and I loved it from start to finish. Although there is part in the story that might get you confused, it is very understandable. There was never a dull moment. ☺

Sinister review

"Once you see him, nothing can save you"

Being the horror movie junkie that I'm, I was craving to see this movie when I had read reviews that it would keep you up at night. Little did I know that I would be so disappointed.

Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) is a crime novelist looking to find fame again after his book "Kentucky blood." To do so, he decides to move his family into the actual scene of the crime where is he is investigating the murder of a family with only a sole survivor. As the moving takes place, Ellison comes across a box of super 8 film in the attic and is eaten by his curiosity. He sits down one night at his office and is very bewildered to find that one of the films is about the very family he is writing his book about. 

As the night goes on, Ellison views more of the film and discovers that there are more murders that follow a pattern. The whole family is killed except for one member, a child. He is bothered by series of questions like who is filming this? Or who is the mastermind and where are the missing children? As he goes through more film, he sees a demonic creature of some kind watching the murders take place. It just so happens that this creature is Bagul, who would kill entire families so that he could take their children into his realm and consume their souls.

But after a series of night terrors from his son and a few frightening occurrences at night, Ellison decides that he needs to leave the house and forget about everything that happened. As he tries to start over in a new household, he discovers again, the box of super 8 film in his attic which he previously tried destroying prior to the move. His friend the deputy gives him a call about how the murders are connected: Every family had previously lived in the house where the last murder took place, and each new murder occurred shortly after the family moved into their new residence; by moving, Ellison has placed himself and his family in line to be the next victims. 

I'm not going to spoil the ending of this movie but I'm pretty sure you can figure it out based from the summary I just gave you. This is a pretty slow paced movie and it doesn't change settings more than twice. The majority of the scenes were in the house itself. Bagul's appearance isn't even frightening in my opinion. A demonic creature in a black jacket with long shaggy hair and white face paint who doesn't even have a mouth? I don't think so. A few scenes will probably make you cringe but this won't keep you up at night. I liked the concept of the story and I think it could have been developed more but the ending lacked creativity and it's like the director didn't even know who the real demon was. 

111612 Horoscope

"Your actions may have more impact today than you realize, since you aren't even sure anyone is paying attention to you. Nevertheless, you could mislead someone with your words if your logic isn't supported by what you feel in your heart now. Still, you know you must speak your truth, for this is what matters most."

Breaking Dawn Part 2 review

"Immortality suits you"

Watching this movie took me way back to 4 years ago when I was reading the Twilight saga. I remember being so addicted to this book that I did not do my homework or get enough sleep just so I could have my fill. Sitting in the cinema made me relieve all those pages I read full of passion between 2 people.

I was actually very surprised when I saw Bella (Kristen Stewart). She was very beautiful. I was kind of doubting whether she could pull of the vampire thing but nonetheless, she did her role justice. Edward (Robert Pattinson) was equally as gorgeous. *swoon*

Of course, since Breaking Dawn is quite lengthy, they cannot include all scenes into the movie. However, I was still a little disappointed that a great number of parts from the book were not included and even if it runs for a good 1 hour and 56 minutes, I still felt like it fell short of a few more minutes. I would have enjoyed a little more Edward, Bella and Renesmee time. Also, some of the graphics were obviously computer generated to the point where it nearly looked fake.  

Even so, I appreciated how the movie was well adapted from the book. The cast was also very well chosen. Most of them were even how I pictured them in my head. The last scene was very intense and fans who have read this book will especially enjoy the fight scene. I recommend that you watch this movie even if you are not a fan of the Twilight series. I thoroughly enjoyed it. ☺

Day in & Day out

So good news. I finally got my PC to work so I can once again upload pictures! ☺

This post is mostly going to be about what went down during my sem break. And I'm not gonna say much because nothing exciting really happened. (Haha)

I know I was supposed to review a lot of books during the break especially because I had a lot of time on my hands but I never even really got around to reading anything.. I mean, I wanted to but I was always out with someone so my books were left untouched. I did however, purchase two more books so I now have 5 books on my to-read list.

Zombies Vs. Unicorns by various authors and That Summer by Sarah Dessen

 I was also on the phone everyday. This would be late at night so again, no time to read my books.

Ugly phones, I know ☻

I also went berserk over Taylor magazines again. This is nothing new but it has been awhile since I had a Taylor haul so this probably something to blog about. 

Also, My Red deluxe package finally arrived. And yet, I have not listened to the album. What a loser. (Hahaha). I loved the products that came with the album by the way! My personal favorite is the note ♥

Red bonus package retailing for $49.99

I feel like I'm growing up too fast. (Doesn't everyone?) So one night, I pulled out my box of lego and there ya have it. A lego house ☺

Till next time! ☺

IMAGINARIUM

I have many recollections of this night but not a lot of pictures to back them up. I for one hate bringing a lot of stuff to events especially when I know I'll be leaving them somewhere anyway so I decided on not bringing a camera for safety purposes.

The ticket (it says IMAGINARIUM) taken inside my bag

Last November 10, St. Scholastica's College, Manila held a high school dance open for everyone 12 years old and above. (Yes there is an age requirement haha)

This is an annual event and this one happened to be my last since I'm a senior already so I didn't think twice about coming. The night started off on a high note and the pulsing music and eclectic music kept my energy up the whole night. I spent the majority of my night with my best friend but I kept moving around from my different group of friends just to make sure that I could spend a piece of  that beautiful night with everyone. No regrets! This has got to be my best High School Dance yet!

Me and my friends! We're incomplete though. :(

Webcam

So I was super bored last night and I decided to play around with my webcam. I know this is really weird but it is what it is. (HAHAHA)

I've also been meaning to post something about my sem break but my PC is broken and I have no where else to upload my pictures so I'll probably be able to get right on that in about a week or so. Sorry about the delay!

RED KEDS

I'm literally shaking from excitement right now. I just won a pair of Champion Keds!! There is this contest you enter in facebook. Just give your name and email for a chance to win a pair of Keds.
Click Here for the link to the facebook page☺

*email I received from Keds!! 

I chose a red pair and I'm so excited right now. I don't even know if this post is coherent but I just wanted to share my win with you. What a great day! ♥

Comments

I thought that comments were not allowed for people who didn't have google accounts and realized that they were about 10 seconds ago (LOL) after I checked out the settings. I enabled comments for anonymous users so even if you do not have a google account, it's alright to comment. ☺

Photo Editing

I was looking through some old photos and I tried my hand at editing again. Nothing better than to kill the boredom, right?

Old picture from a photoshoot taken 2 summers ago

I've also created a new email for anyone who wants to send me any questions, suggestions, requests or anything under the sun. And also because I'm to embarrassed to give that email account I made 7 years ago (LOL) Please refer to the blog description on the right for my email account. ☺

The Apparition review

Can I just say that this movie sucked? Because it did.

Since it is Halloween season, I have been constantly searching for great horror movies. I'm a big fan of the genre and I seriously love a great scare. However, this movie was just insulting. I mean fine, my heart jumped a few times because of a few scenes that were fast paced but this movie was just that. Surprising at one scene and then boring after that. It failed to meet my standards of a good movie. The kind that would keep me awake at night. 

May 21, 1973: Six people are conducting The Charles Experiment; a para-pyschological experiment. They look at a drawing of a deceased man, Charles Reamer, and with all of them concentrating at the same time, they hope to be able to summon his spirit into the room.

Years later, four college students, Patrick (Tom Felton), Lydia (Julianna Guill), Greg (Luke Pasqualino), and Ben (Sebastian Stan) attempt to recreate the Charles Experiment on a larger scale by using modern technology to amplify their concentration over 400 times the original. Not only is the experiment a success but also a hazard. As things start to go wrong, Ben tries to run way from the mistake he made. As Ben and his girlfriend Kelly (Ashley Greene) move into a new house, they witness bizarre occurrences and think that their house is haunted. Ben has tried to keep the secret of the experiment from Kelly until one day, she finds his trunk of gadgets. This unleashes the truth and a series of events that will be too much of a spoiler. This movie doesn't even involve a lot of chasing, killing, change of setting or what not. 

I still don't recommend that you watch this movie. It is seriously a waste of time. 

**A few parts from the summary were taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apparition ☺

My Best Friend's Wedding review

I know I said I'd blog more as soon as my sem break starts but I've been out practically everyday for the past week so I haven't had a lot of time to post my pending reviews. I'm sorry!

"If you love someone, you say it right then and there, out loud. Otherwise the moment just passes you by."

HBO has been replaying My Best Friend's Wedding for a few days now and I caught this move in a waiting area once but I never had the chance to finish it so I was excited when I found out that HBO would be running it. Yes, I'm a sucker for old movies and I think that Julia Roberts is gorgeous. ☺

When Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) receives the news that her life long best friend Michael O'Neil (Dermot Mulroney) is getting married to Kimberly Wallace (Cameron Diaz), she flips. Julianne has always been in love with Michael but she never had the guts to tell him because she is not one to be sentimental. With her 28th birthday coming up in 3 weeks, she is depending on the promise that she and Michael had sworn on. That if they were still both single by the time that they reached the age of 28, they would marry each other. However, when she is asked to be the maid of honor at Michael and Kimberly's wedding, she teams up with her gay friend George Downes (Rupert Everett) to device a plan on how to win Michael back. The ending of this movie is utterly heart breaking and it just brought me to tears. A movie about love, loss and friendship that will put you through so many emotions.

Julianne tries her hand at sabotage after she learns that Kimberly cannot carry a tune

A must watch!