Beach Please~! #Summer2015

We've been planning this vacation since January and we thought it would never pursue because some of my friends are busy with work. But then, we managed to fix our schedules just so this vacation would happen— after three years, we finally had an out of town trip together.

I can't remember exactly what our first option was ... I think it's somewhere in Bicol? Nah! I really can't remember. Anyway, we finalized that we're going to go in Hundred Islands in Alaminos, Pangsinan. All of us haven't gone to visit the said place— it was all our first time. I'm not a beach-y type of person, but I really enjoyed our island hopping in Hundred Islands. The view and the scenery are amazing. It is truly incredible how God made this world we live in. And, how lucky can you get to see such beautiful creation.

And yep! I'm indeed lucky! Good thing, I had money to spend for that vacation! LOL. But yes, I'm truly thankful for this experience. It's a whole lot of fun because I have got to spend my summer with my friends.

We didn't much have time to visit all the islands around because we have to check out at our hotel at 12 noon. But those few islands we got to stay for a few minutes was enough to believe that Hundred Islands is one of the beautiful beaches we have here in the Philippines. In fact, I like it better than Boracay. LOL. Well, that's just my opinion. We don't have the same preference of course.

It's not often that we got to do things like this, even so, I'm looking forward to more trips in the future!

Here's a few pictures I'd like to share with you~ (most of the pics taken from my trip to the home of the Hundred Islands are posted on my Facebook account and there are too many!)

taken from Cuenco Cave Island.

the beautiful scenery~ isn't it amazing? from the deck view of Governor's Island.

also from the deck view of Governor's Island.

Hello, April 2015!

Hello, April! Please be good to me! I really hope and wish na matapos ko na ang story ni Yuan and Cassie. Ang dami ko kasing gustong isulat, eh! Oo, ambisyosa ako. Pero so far, hanggang ambisyon pa lang. Sana more than 1 manuscript ang masulat ko for this year. At sana may ma-approve din akong novel this year. Waaah! Sana talaga matapos ko na 'to. Ang tagal-tagal na, eh. As of now, this holy week vacation, tina-try ko talaga magsulat kahit most of the time ay natatamad talaga ako. Ewan ko ba rito sa sinusulat ko. Nahihirapan na ako mag-isip. Magkaibigan kasi ang mga bida. LOL. Hindi pa naman ako naniniwala sa tunay na buhay na nagkakatuluyan ang magkaibgan. Like, EWWW. Haha! Awkward kaya in real life! Ang friend ay friend lang. chos! Pero wag ka, first novel ko sa PHR,  mag-bffs din ang mga bida. Haha! Ewan hirap talaga pag friends-turn-lovers ang tema for me. Anyway, sana matapos ko na ito. Haaaay!

Anyway, sana masaya kayong lahat this holy week. At matutunan din natin magreflect sa ating mga buhay.

That's all! Magsusulat muna ako.

Hello, March 2015!

I know, I know. Late na 'tong first blog entry ko for March. 3rd week na ngayon. Anyway, medyo natatamad lang ako mag-update at wala rin akong maisip na topic. Hehe. Well, I've been busy with real life. At sa sobrang pagka-busy ay hindi ko na matapos-tapos ang writing-in-progress ko. March na, pero nakaka-Chapter 5 pa lang ako sa story ni Yuan. Haist. Parang malayo-layo pa ang lalakbayin ng story na `yun. I'm actually thinking of doing it with 2 books = 256 pages in PHR standard. Not sure kung uubra. Siyempre dapat maganda yung laman at hindi puro fillers lang, `di ba? At gusto ko ng bagong laptop kasi lagi kong kaagaw si mudrabelles. Facebook kasi siya nang Facebook. Nawawala tuloy ang drive ko magsulat sa umaga pag weekends kapag nakikita ko siyang gamit ang laptop. Haha! Ayoko kasi nang may ka-share. I think, kailangan ko na talagang bumili ng laptop. Baka sakaling sipagin akong magsulat. LOL. Excuses. Excuses. Wala, natatamad talaga ako kapag nakikita ko na si mudra na gamit ang laptop umagang-umaga pa lang.

Kaso nagdadalawang-isip naman ako gumastos para bumili ng laptop. Naiisip ko naman kasi, sayang ang pera. Oo. Kasi di ba ipon din `yon? Nag-iipon ako papuntang Japan. #Chos. So, hindi ko rin alam ang gagawin ko. Naguguluhan ako. >.<

Ano bang magandang gawin? Ang dami kong gustong bilhin, waley namang pera! LOL. Eh, kasi iyong may utang sa akin, hindi pa nagbabayad. XD

By the way, I've watch two concerts in a row last week, Ed Sheeran's and Incubus'. It was a blast! I also had a staycation together with my friend. That's the #LifeofAfangirl. Ubusan ng pera. We bought the ticket last year, so keri lang. Hindi naman ako nagsisisi na napagastos ako kay Ed at sa Incubus. The moment and the experience are PRICELESS! :)

Till next chika!

Christmas Get Together with Friends!

This is super late post!

at Tamagoya Noodle House and Cookie Mug at Lilac St.

2 weeks ago I had a Christmas party celebration with my friends from college (and a friend's friend) :D. Yearly we do this event to be together for catch ups and everything over dinner and coffee.

Hihi. The place was nice and the food at Tamagoya was good. It's authentic Japanese cuisine with a very affordable price. You might as well try it. It's in Brgy. Mayamot in Antipolo near Lilac St. in Marikina City.

20 Facts about me

~ as tagged by Heidi Starr (a writer fellow writer)

Usong-uso, eh. Edi maki-join. Lol.

1) I’m two years away on my 30s. I feel so old now. Wtf.

2) “Duh?”, “WTF”, “Wow!” Are my favorite words and I often used them on Twitter.

3) I’m a HARDCORE FANGIRL. If only fangirling is a profession, I’m probably a billionaire by now. I’m really good at it. *winks”.

4) My first Anime boyfriend was “Dennis” of Ghost Fighter and I dated Trunks of Dragon Ball and Kaede Rukawa of Slam Dunk. Lol. But my greatest love is Kenshin Himura of Rurouni Kenshin.

5) A cup of milk tea makes me happy.

6) I have an obsession with 1800s England. If it’s possible, I want to time travel back in the Victorian Era.

7) Chocolates are my weakness. Kitkat, Meiji Macadamia and Cadburry are my faves.

8) NBSB. And never courted. Lol. Pathetic? Not really. I just don’t want guys spending time and effort on me when they don’t stand a chance. Lol.

9) I’m a fan of Incubus and Brandon Boyd since 2001, so that’s 13 years already. I’m mentally dating MatsuJun for 9 years and I’ve been a fan of Arashi for 5 years. Whenever MatsuJun breaks my heart (coz of this dating rumors shit), I run to Kim Jaejoong’s pants, err, arms. Been a fan of TVXQ (5) and Jaejoong since 2011.

10) I am sometimes a drama queen, a biatch, and annoying. Love me or hate me.

11) Ranting is my forte (on twitter).

12) I am a very loyal friend, mafia-style.

13) I’ve always wanted to sing in a band.

14) I love everything about Japan!

15) Being a beauty queen, supermodel and VS Angel are my frustrations in life. Lol. #ambisyosa lang

16) It was actually Miss Martha Cecilia that inspired me to be a romance writer. I love her books.

17) I love reading books in different genre, but my favorite amongst all genre is romance. And that’s basically the reason I am into writing romance.

18) I am fascinated with serial killers and mafia/gangster/yakuza stories. This is crazy but I am fascinated with Ted Bundy’s story.

19) I’ve received blood transfusions twice, when I was 15 & 18 due to excessive menstrual bleeding.

20) On a lazy weekend, I usually spend my time writing or reading, but most of the time I watch a movie or I fangirl so hard over Arashi.

*cross posted from my facebook account*

Happy 28th birthday, Red!

(c) red's instagram

Had fun with my college besties over the weekend. We celebrated Red's birthday at megamall and also got to attend/visit the Phil. ToyCon in megatrade hall. It was fun. Well, particularly because of the costumes worn by the actors of Rurouni Kenshin live action movie being displayed in the toy convention. Got excited coz I'm a huge fan of Himura Kenshin and the actor who played the role is one of my Japanese crushes. May katas niya yung costume. LOL

Anyway, this blog entry is for my dear friend whom I have been friends with for more than 10 years.

Red,

I wish that you'll always be blessed with good health, wealth, provisions and guidance. And that all your dreams and endeavors in life will come true. :) Happy birthday! I hope that even after 20 years, we could still be friends~ we're all in this together! for better or for worse! I love you so much and thank you for being such an amazing friend and supporter! ♥ ♥

Nakakasama ng loob

Wala akong asawa, wala akong pamilyang sinusuportahan, pero hindi ibig sabihin niyon na hindi ko kailangan ng pera. Siyempre, may mga bagay na gusto akong bilhin. Hindi porke wala akong anak o asawa, eh, hindi ko na pagkakagastusan ang sarili ko. Diba? Ang nakakainis lang kasi, actually, hindi ko na nga gustong sabihin iyon dito kasi masyadong personal ang bagay na iyon, kaya lang, inis na inis talaga ako. May officemate akong may utang sa`ken. And take note, last year pa `yung utang sa`ken. At nadagdagan pa iyon no'ng mag-leave ako sa opisina dahil naoperahan ako, kaso ang siste, iyong officemate ko, hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin nagbabayad ng utang sa ken. Okay. Meron siyang naibigay sa `ken, pero kung iko-compute ko lahat ng pagkakautang niya ay hindi sapat iyong mga naibayad niya sa akin. Ang nakakainis kasi, hindi na nga ako nagbibigay ng interes, eh, ang tagal pa magbayad. Hindi porke, hindi ako mahilig bumili ng mga gamit o kung anuman ay hindi ko na kailangan ng pera. Siyempre naman, nagiipon din naman ako para sa sarili ko. At kahit gusto kong bumili ng isang bagay na gusto kong magkaroon ay hindi ko magawa dahil nasa kanya pa yung ipambibili ko sana. Ang saklap, diba?

Mabait naman siya sa mabait talaga, pero `yung promise niya sa akin na babayaran niya lahat ng utang niya sa akin kapag dumating na yung asawa n`ya from abroad (he's a seaman, btw), hanggang ngayon, ngangabelles pa rin ako. Pati nanay ko, hinihingan ako ng pera, na kahit gusto kong magbigay ng mas malaki pa sana, eh, hindi ko magawa kasi wala rin naman akong maibibigay. Kakaasar lang talaga. Naiintindihan ko naman `yung mga hinaing niya sa buhay, pero sana naman ma-gets niya na kailangan ko rin `yung pera ko. PERA ko `yun, eh. 

Tapos ang higit pang nakakainis,  `yung may loan siya tapos gamit yung pangalan ko. Dine-duct `yung bayad sa loan sa suweldo kasi sa akin nga nakapangalan `yon. Okay lang naman na gamitin ang pangalan ko, pero sana pagdating ng pay day ay on-time din `yung pagbibigay niya sa`ken nung katumbas ng halagang dine-duct sa suweldo ko. Ang nangyayari kasi, hindi na on-time, edi, nagsa-suffer naman `yung savings ko, kasi pag nauubusan na ako ng budget (for everyday expenses), hinuhugot ko yung pera sa savings ko. Kawawa naman ang savings ko. Nakakainis lang talaga. Nakakasama ng loob. 

Iyon ngang dating utang niya sa akin, ay na-offset na dahil lagi niya akong binebentahan ng mga bag, relo saka perfumes. Ang fault ko lang, hindi ako makatanggi sa mga inaalok niya. Gusto niya yatang tularan ko siya sa klase ng lifestyle na mayroon siya. Hindi naman ako ganoon, dahil hindi naman ako sobrang maluhong tao. Hindi rin naman "daw" siya maluho. Pero `wag ka, branded ang mga damit at mga sapatos. Pati anak niya. Kasehodang marami siyang utang pati na sa credit card no'ng isang officemate namin. Nando'n na ako sa nakakabayad siya ng mga utang niya sa credit card ni officemate, pero hanggang ngayon marami pa rin utang. Ewan ko ba, may nag-a-abroad naman siyang asawa na MALAKI talaga ang kita, pero ewan ko ba. Ayoko ko na nga sabihin dito ang nalalaman ko kahit alam kong hindi naman siya mapapadpad dito sa blog site ko. Lol.

Ang hirap pa, kahit gusto ko malungkot sa lahat ng kaisipang iyon, parang wala akong karapatan kasi nagi-guilty naman ako na singilin siya. Pero sana diba, ma-feel niya na hindi naman ako mayaman. Feeling niya wala akong problema sa buhay, eh. Porke wala akong asawa o anak na gaya niya. 

Para namang  hindi ko kailangang palitan `yung luma kong cellphone na wala na sa uso. Haay....

There I said it.

Happy Birthday, Jackie!

*late post as usual*

Happy 28th birthday, Jackie! (April 26, 2014)

Well, what can I say? I've already made my greetings and wishes for you via text messaging, and it's still the same! Lol. Happy happy birthday! May all your dreams come true.  I love you to the moon and back. I wish we could stay friends forever. :)

@ Meisum tea house and seafood restaurant in Binondo

*and last Saturday, I just realized that I'm soooo effin' F-A-T!!! As in like FAT. I'm so huge and I can't believe that I got so fat like this. Huhu. Need to lose weight now. And take this thing seriously. I wish I had a phobia in food. lol.

Happy Birthday, Donna!

*late birthday post. this was supposed to be last week (April 5, 2014), I just got lazy to do a birthday blog for my friend.*

Anyhoo,

Happy, happy birthday to my very good friend, Donna! ♥

She's 28 already, omigosh! Time really does fly so fast! I love you, loves! God bless you always! And I hope all your dreams will come true! :)

#BirthdayGirl

and of course, the obligatory group selfie...

#FriendsForever

Sa Wakas!

Woohoo! Finally, after 48 years, natapos ko na rin ang story ni Micky!!! I thought hindi ko na siya matatapos ever kasi talagang nauurat na ako sa kanila ni Marla. Lol. Eh, paano naman kasi, I've been writing Micky's story since late October 2013 and then last Monday ng madaling araw ko lang siya natapos sulatin. O, di ba, ang tagal-tagal na. Ito na rin ang pinakamatagal na nobelang naisulat ko sa tagal ko nang pagta-trying hard na magsulat. Usually, a novel takes me two months to write it. Ewan ko ba bakit ako inabot ng ganito katagal. Katamaran? Maybe. At gaya nga ng madalas kong sabihin, hindi ko alam kung ano ang gagawin ko sa mga bida pagdating ng Chapter 5 onwards! At kadalasan din, sumusobra ako sa required word count. Ito ngang kay Micky ay hindi ko na alam kung paano ko pa babawasan at napakahaba pa rin niya. Sana umubrang pang 144 pages. If ever lang naman na ma-approve. Di pa rin naman ako confident na papasa siya. Well, hopefully.

Anyhoo, as a writer ng story ni Micky, natutuwa naman ako sa sinulat ko. Siyempre ako ang writer, eh. Lol. Masaya talaga ako na natapos ko na siya. Kasi ibig sabihin no'n, I can go back to being a reader once again. Whenever I write a novel, I refrain myself from reading books. Nakasanayan ko na. Sobrang tagal kong sinulat yung story ni Micky, so, `ayun, ang tagal ko ring di nakapagbasa ng mga libro. Bukas na bukas, I promise to go back into reading again. Ang dami ko pa namang books na pinagbibili na hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa rin nababasa. Pero sana, hindi naman ako maadik sa pagbabasa kasi gusto ko naman makapagsulat ulit. Eh, diba plano ko nga maka-atleast more than one novel this year? Hehe. Sana magawa ko at hindi tamarin ang aking writer self. I plan to write pa naman, Curtis Feleciano's story. This time, totoo na at hindi na ako magpapaliguy-ligoy pa. May naisip naman na akong plot para sa kanya. Hmm. Sana okay din at mapagtagumpayan ko. Huwag lang talaga akong tatamarin kasi patay tayo diyan.  Baka one novel per year na naman ang kalalabasan ni Yaney Matsumoto. Lol. Huwag naman sana, di ba? Though, hindi ko naman gustong karirin ang writing, siyempre, iba pa rin `yung feeling na marami kang nakikita na published novel na gawa mo.

I just really hope na ma-approve ang story ni Micky! Ang hirap kayang sulatin no'n. Hindi naman complicated ang plot niya, basta nahirapan lang talaga ako. Haha!

New Hair!

After wearing long hair/super long hair for almost 3 years, I decided to get myself a haircut. I never plan my hair to have it shorter than above my bra line, but the stylist told me that my hair needed to be cut shorter than what I preferred. My hair is super dry already. At first I was kinda hesitant because I can't imagine myself having shorter hair. I was used to feeling my hair on my waist and covering my arms. But then, deep inside I wanted to have a new look. Lol. And besides, longer hair is kind of hard to maintain.  

And I think, I look younger with my new hair. Lol, yeah?

Cute Headbands

I'm in love with cute things! And I love collecting headbands.

1) Minnie Mouse headband - found this at Farmer's mall. Hinanap ko talaga ito, kasi, Jaejoong had worn Minnie mouse headband in his drama "Protect the boss". I find this so cute. :3 Wala lang, para match talaga kame ni JJ. Hehe!

2) Flower crown - bought this from Girl's Shoppe for only Php 140. I like this one coz it really looks girly and Miranda Kerr had worn something like this in one of her photo shoots. Parang fairy o diwata lang ang peg nitong flower crown. Hihi.

3) Cat ears headband - I've always been wanting to have this one. Saw Tiffany of SNSD wearing this and this looks so cute on her. Eh, feeling ko, cute din ako pag magsusuot ng ganito. Lol. Got this at Star City for only Php 30. Sa tagal- tagal nang paghahanap ko ng headband na ganito sa Pasay ko lang pala matatagpuan. Lol. Mas pretty sana if it's like the one Taylor Swift had worn in her "22" MV, iyong may swarovski pa. I read from somewhere that Forever 21 sell the Taylor Swift kind-of-cat-ears-headband. Hopefully, they also sell it here in the Pinas.

4) Crown headband - As you all know, my secret wish is to be a beauty queen! Since sa panaginip ko lang mangyayari iyon, bumili na lang ako ng crown headband sa Broadway Gems. it's cute naman `di ba? ^_^

So, there yah go. Ayan lang naman ang collection ko ng cute headbands. Hindi pa kasama iyong iba kasi may kalumaan na iyong iba.  ~ :)

Satur-date @ Star City

Yesterday was my first time at Star City. Not really a fan of amusement parks, but nonetheless, it was so much fun. Well, I guess being with my friends will always be fun. :) We didn't get to ride all the rides, but I really enjoyed. I got to ride one extreme ride and that is the "Surf Dance".

Waiting in the queue of the Blizzard ride.

Us being silly.

Being more silly.

Me, Donna and Jackie.

We just love being silly and goofy.
Inside the Ferris wheel. I forgot how they call it.

And then, we are only four. LOL

credit: all photos are from my friend, Red. :)

Happy 2014!!!

Happy New Year everyone! This is some kind of a late post, because, hello? It's January 3rd already. Anyway, gusto ko lang magkaroon ng first post ang 2014 ko kaya I decided to write something on here.

Akalain mo `yun, naka-94 entries ako for 2013? Iyan na ang pinakamarami kong post ever. Nawa'y mas dumami pa ngayong taon. Feeling blogger ako, eh.

Last year, wala naman akong masyadong masasabi na bonggang kaganapan sa buhay ko, except sa naoperahan ako, `yun lang. Haha! Meron pa palang milestone sa buhay ko, modesty aside, pakiramdam ko talaga, maganda `yung pagkakasulat ko (well, for me lang naman) sa story ni Jaeden at Louise (Once And For Always) and well, I could say that it's my favorite amongst all other stories I've written so far. Kaya heto ako ngayon, hindi ko alam if I'm doing the right thing for Micky's story. Haay. It's always, like this, no? Ewan ko rin, eh XD. Alam mo `yung feeling na kailangang mas maganda ang story niya kasi may ibang tao na umaasa na maganda rin siya? I hate disappointing others kasi. Huhu. Kaya tuloy ngayon naaaning ako. LOL.

Pero iba na lang pagusapan natin. This 2014, I promise to be a little bit stricter on dieting. I wanna achieve that Victoria's Secret Angel body. That banging body. Haha. Parang imposible pa rin, kasi I'm not sure if I'm allowed to exercise/work out na. I have to consult my doctor first about this.Medyo excited naman ako to work out. Sabay gano'n? Bawal na ang tatamad-tamad this 2014. Haha. Saka, I hate seeing myself in the mirror, looking bloated and fat. So fugly. LOL. Nakakasawa na maging mataba! Sana talaga sipagin na rin ako sa pagda-diet. I promise din this year to be more masipag in writing. Yes. I want to take this seriously. Hiyang-hiya naman ako na 1 novel per year lang si Yaney Matsumoto. O, di ba? Ako na ang tamad kasi. Dapat madagdagan ang 1 novel per year na `yan. Pero higit sa lahat, sana matapos ko na story ni Micky para ma-submit ko na before 3rd week of January. Ang tagal ko na kayang sinusulat `yon. Since late October pa `ata. Also, I will try my very best to refrain from using too much of the internet. Lalo na ang Facebook. `Yang Facebook na `yan ang panira sa writing career ko, eh. Basta sana magawa ko talaga `yan.

So far, iyan pa lang naman ang naiisip ko. Ayy, sana pala this year maka-travel ako out of the country. Sayang naman ang passport kong malapit nang ma-expire nang hindi ko pa nagagamit. Hirap pa namang mag-renew.

Wala na akong ibang maisip na talakayin dito, pero bukod sa lahat nang nabanggit ko sa itaas, pinakagusto ko sa lahat, maging kamukha ni Miranda Kerr! LOL.