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My December adventures starts today! ✈

So, hi! My last update was almost two months ago, but nothing pretty much changed since that time-- i. Busier than ever because of work (thus the obvious reason of not having blog entries lately.) ii. Weekends equals rest day, quality time with the family, catching up with friends and other important work-related meetings that can't be done on a weekday. iii. My blog's theme is still going through a massive under construction phase, which is devastating since I don't know how to deal with html codes anymore. Nay for that! But I'm trying to work on it. iv. Last November 19th, I celebrated my 22nd birthday. So thank you very much to those who remembered and greeted! Much appreciated. 

Going back to... My December adventures starts today! ✈

Yesterday was my last working day of this year, I couldn't be more excited to spend the rest of the month with my family and friends. The best-est kind of holiday in the year-- Christmas! I still have tons of Christmas gift buying to do so I am that much excited for the upcoming Christmas bazaars here and outside the city! 

Work ended earlier yesterday (thank You, Lord!), and since I think that I deserve a treat for doing a job well done throughout this week, I gave myself a treat to one of the daintiest cafes here in our city, also known as the #happyplace, which is just near the hospital that I went.

Strange, though I am a self-proclaimed extrovert, I have no problems with being awkwardly alone at times in public places. I knew from that time when I watched a movie ALONE (that was way, way back my teenage years), I am comfortable with being alone sometimes. 

Going back again-- I absolutely enjoyed their Funnel Cake Bites with Pink Lemonade as I was doing a few paper works so I won't be cramming all my pending reports this weekend. 

I also ordered their Oreo float cake in a jar which I'll be indulging as I go through the most detrimental night of my life-- accomplishing all reports and product inventories, packing up for an upcoming trip and cleaning up my room since it looks like a tornado just landed over here.

Desserts really relieves stress. Enough said.

Thank you for reading! Hope you're having a great weekend so far. ㋡ 

"When stressed and in doubt, cupcake it out!" -- 18th of October

Hi! Hi! Hi! For a little life update, here are some of the things I would like to share with you for now: 1. Yes, I'm officially employed! Blessed beyond words, all thanks to Him for answering my prayer. --A legal 'drug pusher' at your service! Haha! 2. Whesley and I are (obviously) still together, and we're already planning of getting married soon. (Don't take the latter one seriously.) 3. A new addition to the family! (And no, it's not a baby bump.) 4. I've gone through a series of circumstances which made me emotionally and spiritually stronger, being able to dodge any hurtful things that anyone would throw at me. I feel like I'm a different person now, in a good way, and being matured enough when handling both the positive and the negative side of things was the first step. 

More of that in a different entry!

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When you're unemployed, stress is definitely a part of your everyday life. But when you start working, the stress somehow doubles! After jumping into a different career path, my daily life regimen absolutely changed. Well, except for the weekend part since I only work Mondays to Fridays so yay for that!

Eat + Sleep all day + Spend quality time with the other half and friends = Weekend, is the most perfect equation of all! (Well at least for me.) Whesley and I decided to pay a visit to this newly opened cake house here in our city. I absolutely love the ambiance since the place is entirely filled with PINK, dainty things. Need I say more?

And just like any other cake houses, they serve milk teas, smoothies, cupcakes and a whole lot of other yummy desserts. For today, Rock Salt & Cheese Hazelnut smoothie for me, and Choco Overload for my partner, plus their Choco Brownie cake-in-a-jar, creamy lechen flan and chocolate cream cheese cupcake. Whesley and I should probably get our blood glucose levels checked!

Half of me misses my old, happy(?) habit of waking up late in the morning, do household chores, eat (A LOT), sit in front of the computer and be nowhere else than spend my whole time here on Tumblr talking to you and reading all your entries! (and eat again, of course!)

But that's a different story now.... 

Anyway, 'Life Lately Updates', 'August Adventures' and more soon! (By soon I mean after I finish doing ALL my work-related reports due this month. I can totally keep up this time! But a little prayer from you will also do.)

Good to be on the dashboard again! Have a great weekend, everyone!

A little celebration for our 39th month yesterday at My Crib! I mentioned in my previous entry that there will be a part two of our ‘My Crib’ experience, and since yesterday was rainful this place was the perfect one to go to— located near downtown and I can just walk from my house.

Something went wrong with our family computer and I am not comfortable blogging on mobile so I will just leave this one short, but I will edit this once our computer’s fixed. Hopefully soon though.

Thank you for the greetings! — And thank you for the love and support you showed me ( naks, feeling artista haha) Take care, everyone! See you when I see you.

May 30th; I❤MILKTEA

Whesley and I spent our gloomy Friday at this funky rainbow-vibe, dainty tea shop which recently opened weeks ago. Though it was drizzling, we still wanted to grab some ice cold milk tea. This place is just one short ride away from my house-- it is yet another cozy place to hangout with your friends while enjoying their different refreshing milk tea flavors along with other yogurt and fruit teas, the delightful interiors and a whole lot more. (I'm not paid to do this. Though I wish I was! Even just a free milk tea, pretty please. Ha ha! Kiddin')

And we sort of had our mini 'celebration' for Whesley's resignation from the school he taught. 

Choco Dinosaur for him (not in the photos), and Salted Caramel for me! Whesley was a bit disappointed with their Choco Dinosaur, it just tasted like Milo according to him. Well as for me, I absolutely loved their salted caramel milk tea!  It's just a matter of wrong choices, and that is something inevitable in life. Agree? (I don't know why I inserted that. Lol.)

If you noticed Whesley's name on my milk tea, that is because they take orders as a group, meaning your milk teas will have the same name. The place is jam packed ever since it opened so maybe it is their solution to save effort of calling out all the customers' names-- well, that's just my theory! Ha ha! Another thing that I love about this place-- every milk tea comes with a free topping or add-on! I forgot to bring my camera along so I hope these photos are good for now. I will surely come back again.

It seems like the recent trend in our city, so Whesley and I are up for some wandering at tea shops adventure! We will try another tea place next time, might be ThirsTea or Tea Leaf Bistro! That's a whole lot of teas. Hello hyperglycemia.

☾On a far different note! ☽ Thank you to everyone for the good comments/feedback about my recent entry, the You Know Where To Find Me one. I know it has a lot of grammatical errors. (Sorry grammar Nazis, but you're free to judge).  I'm sorry I didn't get to fill in everyone's name. But I'm currently working on my part two so I hope you will stay in tune for that. Be right back while I squeeze all my creative juices.

Thank you for your time! Happy weekend, everyone!

You Know Where To Find Me.

I've been in this [anne]deniably mainstream place where teas, coffee beans, and different mixes of [vien]ded yogurt drinks are being served. A place where the [aura] has always been the same-- it [mae] not always sound [seline] but it is [sam]where [sue]rrounded with easygoing vibes, and a place where everyone is [merlie] there doing and minding their own businesses, co[nette]ting to each other. 

I've been wandering around the street that I grew up. [Kath]ching every moment, hoping for a certain person to pass by like it was a [phem]nomenon that happens once in a blue moon. [Abby]lievably, it is. I've never had dirty ice cream for the longest time. It felt like the first time (again) in forever, [laica] little kid who has only seen Frozen for the first time. It was one of those oh-[emgee] moments where bliss is found on these little things. [Aina]w know the true essence of life's simple [joyce]. 

I've made my own bubble where I hid for quite a while. [Del]finitely my very own safe haven where only [bea]utiful caffeinated i[marg]inations and [kaye]re-free periods exists; a place where everything was Mocha Latte flavored. But it didn't last that long because I was [gila]ble (gullible) enough, [eloi]wing myself to give in with the persuading powers of the people from the outside. Their [elisse]cited [dem]ands were greater than my personal [zelle]fishness, my egocen[tris]m. And somehow I know that I needed that exit from the world that I've built, though it has [elaine]vated me above the ground. (Don't worry, it has nothing to do with drugs! Haha!)

I've stance upon the airport grounds doing the waiting game [cza]ccessfully, and unintentionally eavesdropped every conversation my ears could reach. I already knew that it will take me awhile to wait since I went ninety minutes [arli]er the expected arrival of my other half, so before heading to my destination, I dropped by this place again to order myself a Coffee Jelly Grande to keep me company. There I was, a [loi]ner, or perhaps a ma[nicky]n stucked on a corner with strangers around her, hearing meaningful and senseless conversations both at the same time. When I heard someone mentioned about missed opportunities-- in an instance, it [dawn]ed on me, the [sha]ttered outcomes of [yesh]terday's wrong decisions. I admit I've wasted enough [xeph]ing stones and remained fixated. But just like what they say, when one door closes, a lot of windows will open. Recalling what happened [yesterly] (previously), I [hannah]stly believe that everything happens for a reason. And [tha]nkfully, soon enough, I am about to pass by one of the windows He has opened, bringing my [faith] with me, and [ericka]ndle the hope that I lost.

If you happen to look for me, you know where to find me! :)

HAPPINESS & PEOPLE series 004: Words to ponder!

(This series is long overdue. Sorry!) I asked these wonderful people what quote/saying that makes them happy, inspired, motivated and the like whenever they come across it, or their favorite phrase from a book, or the words that they live by. 

Here's what they've shared! These sayings might be your favorite too. Enjoy reading!

Elois of 21shadesofmaria -- I always bring these words with me whenever I feel happy or the opposite because I know what I am feeling is a cause of my action. Haha. Okay, ‘nuff said. My favorite quote about happiness: “Happiness is not ready made; it comes from your own actions.”

Arli of findinglions -- “Sometimes I only find God as I’m writing and other times I only find Him in the lives of others, and sometimes it’s in the middle of the night when I’m so so so tired and then suddenly He blazes out of my entire life and the world and I can hardly breathe for the beauty in the pain and His faithfulness, His Love, the light through the cracks and it’s coming in and going out and I am dazzled.” - Sarah Bessey Dazzled. It’s like when you’re in a dark room and then suddenly, you open the curtains and out comes the golden afternoon sun. Your eyes hurt at first and you can’t see clearly, but after a while, you see the view. Mountains. Smiling people. Animals playing. Seas. Love.  You never knew life could be so hopeful and vibrant. That’s how knowing God is for me. And that brings me joy and the motivation to endure in both the good and bad times. 

Mica of astrenuouskid -- It brings me hope pagnababasa ko to eh, “Keep your head up, keep your heart strong.”

Roze of itsrozee -- I always loved the quote: "True skill comes without effort." It just describes more that what it looks like. And everyone can get a different meaning of the quote.

Sue of suediaries -- I actually just made it myself since this really makes me happy and confident about what’s going in my life. “Happiness is knowing that God is in control of everything that’s going on in my life and just being at peace and confident in knowing that His will is always, ALWAYS better than what I want for myself.”

Kevin of kevinsexon -- “Live like there’s no tomorrow.”

Lily of cherriesandsouls -- “Do not let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”

Raffi of raffistheman -- The happy quote that keeps me going is from the novelette “The Little Prince” which is “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to eye”

Paolo of paoloalegre -- I’m always happy and I don’t have much problems in life. I don’t have a quote or something, though. But I do believe that in order to be happy, one must simply do anything he wants. Some people may be against it but if doesn't hurt anyone then it’s fine. Just like what is written on my blog description, “Just do what you do best.”

All photos grabbed from WeHeartIt Text edited in Pixlr.com/express and STUDIO app Click on the photos for a better view. Thank you for reading!

HAPPINESS & PEOPLE series 003: Never found a love like this!

"Love is knowing you are the bud from which his happiness blossoms." -- Unknown

Kathlyne & Voltaire, kathlyneandvoltaire -- "...I don't really know what was our happiest moment because he's with me EVERYDAY, so there are lots!" 

Thata & Luis, teenprincessa -- "...the most memorable one was when we celebrated our first anniversary... Before we went home he gave me a silver bracelet filled with love!" 

Iana & Clark, calisianadiaries -- "One of our happiest moments was when we were together for nine hours straight. We played basketball the whole morning and we humiliated ourselves in front of each other, because we were bimbos when it comes to basketball. Overall, we we're so happy that day."

Sha & Cire, iamshalalalovee -- "... I entered in a relationship on a very young age, and stuff - it was an achievement that made us really happy. We proved that LOVE will always win! It will win against low expectations, fears and doubts. We surely made our parents proud and we’re now closer to our dreams!"

Gila & Gary, datemptationsofgilaten -- "...I know every moment with him is the happiest. But I've come to realize one thing and it took me to one answer. The happiest moment ever with him was our 3rd Anniversary Celebration."

Loi & Meric, allmylouvin -- "... he surprised me by showing up outside the school waiting for me and a little later he bought the his new pair of Vans shoes... and I got my new phone at the same time... Everything was going great!" Yesterly & Ryan, calendar-pages -- "...every moment is special and happy. Huhuhu am I being cliche here? Plus, we’re just teenagers so we haven’t tried something extraordinary. All I know is that every time we are together, we’re happy. He’s my inspiration, not my distraction. He knows when it’s time for us to study, when it’s time for us to date. He’s concern with our studies and our future. Also, he’s a family man and very God-fearing. Maybe that’s the reason why I loved and love this guy. I hope we can make it till the end. I love this guy to the bits! One of my greatest blessings."

All photos belong to their rightful owners.

“The important part is that you had someone to stick by you all that time. Even when everything sucked.”  ― Jennifer E. Smith, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

Current read! 

HAPPINESS & PEOPLE series 002: Books equal to happiness! part I

"If happiness is a book, then what book would it be and why?" Anna of gomezanna -- "For me, it’s Harry Potter because it brings back the kid in me whenever I read it, which reminds me of the innocence and simplicity that went away from me for quite some time, and the anticipation of reading a real novel for the first time that made me fall in love with the very idea of reading. It makes me believe that magic doesn't have to be all about spells and potions, because sometimes, magic is in the smallest but biggest of things such as love and friendship."

Antonette of infiniitte -- "I can’t choose between TFIOS and A Walk to Remember but fine, I’ll got to my first love, I’ll choose A Walk to Remember. It’s just because I love the setting, the story line, everything. I love how the author used the POV of a late adult man (which is Landon) reminiscing how his life changed after meeting the girl he loved (Jamie). You know, it’s a pure and true love. This kind of book makes me believe that to love and be loved in return is indeed a miracle. This is what I’m thinking now."

Elaine of latelyindecember -- “If happiness is a book”-While beauty is in the eye of the beholder, “Happiness is in the sentiment of a reader.” Elaine of magictheory -- "If it’s a book, then happiness is when “everything is illuminated”, figuratively and literally speaking. I like the book and the title defines happiness for me. it made me feel what celebrating of life means, like it’s a new found miracle. a hidden secret. it’s by Jonathan Safran Foer." JM of shiwangwang -- "Happiness for me is seeing someone you love after years of separation. If happiness is a book that would be The Notebook. In that book Allie and Noah are separated when they we’re young and destiny finds a way for them to see each other. I have almost the same experience with that. I cannot really explain the level of happiness I felt when I saw that special one in my life after two years of not communicating and seeing each other. My whole slows down and all the heartaches and fears I had were gone the moment I saw him. It’s a kind of happiness that comes from the heart." Joyce of bitsofjoyce -- "Honestly, I haven’t read or found a book that best explains what real happiness is for me. But if I were to write my own “Happiness Book,” it would be a combination of the book The Happiness Project, the movies such as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and Amelie. A mixture of wandering, going beyond my limits, helping random strangers and loved ones or doing good deeds, and seeing radiant in the mundane. For me those are the things that makes me the happiest! :)"

Kath of kathrynreads -- "If happiness is a book, it would be The Selection series. I love how the book/s made me giggle and smile secretly because my friends might thought that I’m in love. Oh and yes I’m in love with the book/s. I feel so good after reading it and I dying to read the third one!!! ♡♡♡"

Phem of 1993diaries -- "If happiness is a book, it would be any book I've read that touched me in one way or another. It may be a book that made me smile, made me laugh or even a book that made me cry. There’s no book in particular cos when you read a good book, you feel good. Especially when you finish that book. You feel happy that somehow you got lost in a different world. You've met different people. You knew different personalities. So yes, happiness would be any book, any book at all." Tintin of theadventuresof-tintin -- "It would be a book about me, about my life, about my existence. Maybe because I’m so happy that I’m alive, and that’s one reason to be happy and be grateful to God. Because without life, we won’t able to experience happiness in the first place."

Yesha of sheiscrazyesha -- "To be honest, it took me some time to choose what book it is since I've already read different kinds of genres. And it is really hard to choose one book out of million books around the world.  The books I mostly like are the “page-turners” one. So I will choose the recent book I finished which is The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth. Why? Because it did satisfied my pleasure. The series made me cry, happy, gave me goose bumps, made my heart pound so fast and took my breath away — in short, gave me mixed emotions. I rarely find happiness on the books I read, and the Divergent Series was beyond my expectations. I can compare it with happiness because I got what I want from the book. Once you get satisfied on the book you read, you will feel so giddy and never forget about it."

"Puppies are nature's remedy for feeling unloved... plus numerous other ailments of life." --Richard Allen Palm

I no longer have to be home alone anymore because of him, I  also got through a couple of sad nights of feeling down when he's sleeping beside me; those are just a few of the many things why having Mochi around is a sheer bliss, not just to me but also to other members of the fambam including Whesley. 

Mochi is the source of my happiness lately. Though sometimes he likes to wander around the restricted areas in our home and I always end up running around chasing him, it was all worth the sweat. And I have to admit that the chases and mazes was really fun!  One thing that I also love about him is that he really sits/stands still when I'm taking a photo of him. And he usually joins in my afternoon selfie sessions doing the cute, puppy wide-eyes look that seems to be his signature smile. 

He's turning two months on the 12th and my grandma agreed that we'll also celebrate Mochi's second month on her birthday.

Baby Mochi, please don't grow bigger anymore. Please. ❤️

HAPPINESS & PEOPLE series 001: Happiness from within!

For my first H&P series, I asked these beautiful/handsome people (with amazing personalities!) one thing that they love about their whole being, be it in the physical, intellectual or anything in between. And here's what they've shared! 

Feel free to share one thing you love about yourself too! 

Aura of 320pixelsofauradelle -- "I am the kind of person who loves unconditionally, whether for a family, special someone or for friends. I will give my whole heart to you when I already proved that you are worthy of my love and trust. I will believe whatever you say to me, I will embrace your flaws, I will treat you as a part of my life, and I will do anything I can just for you and I will always be by your side no matter what happens. Along with this, I get hurt easily and get affected with simple mistakes you do to me."

Ayah of askinnylover -- "One thing I love about myself is my baking skills. I don’t know how to express my love and care for my family and friends, so my way of showing is through baking them cake or pastries! :)"

Czarina of tangledinletters -- "One thing I love about myself… hmm.. I love how conscientious I get. I suppose it’s the Jiminy cricket in me that urges me to do good. To do things in the right time. To choose to do the right. What can I say, I just like being a good girl :)" Darlyn of bookwormvintage -- "I actually love my eyes. I used to hate them when I was in high school, because I thought they looked too big. Now, I think they’re still big but in a good way."

Jac of jaccarlos -- "I have two answers in mind: 1) I’m like a chameleon - I’m able to adapt quickly with new people or surroundings so that I’m comfortable and easy to be around. Being a chameleon has its perks. You’ll be able to experience many things, go to many places and meet a lot of new people easily, which I think is cool. 2) My ability to filter out all the negatives, making me optimistic. I’m like genetically wired to see the positives in life. If I wasn't optimistic, I probably wouldn't be the better person I am and have the awesome life I’m living now." Jeff of jeffffajardo -- "One thing I like about myself? Maybe my friendly attitude. I don’t know but I like being in good terms with people, I wanna be friends with strangers and take a peek at their own world. I feel like it’s really fun to meet different individuals and learn to get along with them, despite our different characteristics as a person."

Maria of mydearestmaria -- "One thing that I like about myself is that.. I've learned to accept myself, in a way that I can stand on my own, that I don’t live as a part of the stereotype-lifestyle, because I know I am uniquely and wonderfully made by the Creator, and I live not to please other people, but please Him."

Mikee of smilinglittlemadeline -- "There are times when I asked myself what could be the one thing that I love about myself. Truly, when love of oneself is being talked about, people might think of body features or such that could boost or elevate their self-esteem. Truthfully speaking, I used to answer that. But as I grow older and got to know more of myself, I believe that the one thing I love about myself is being able to see and find the light at the end of the darkest cave.  Being an optimistic person has a lot of perks. I got to think and see the positivity in life. When in times of struggles or facing obstacles, I always look for the best in any situation plus expecting good things to happen any time soon. I emphasize the good things that showered upon me, grateful for all the blessings, move on when something bad happens, and radiate the positivity in life.  I knew then how much of being an optimist could bring me to many opportunities, such that meeting new friends, joining organizations, leading to a better self, going out from my comfort zone, and most especially being a happy or jolly person. Always start from within and followed by radiating to others!"

Sian of theadventurethatislife --  "One thing I love about myself… my confidence! I’m very lucky to have the ability to comfortably speak to new people, it comes in very handy. Also, I’m pleased to be able to do things like presentations, my radio show, interviews and similar stuff without getting nervous! I would hate to be someone who misses out on opportunities because they weren't brave enough to go for it."

All photos belong to their respective owners. Name text edited in Pixlr-Express Polaroids and text edited in Picmonkey

HAPPINESS & PEOPLE BLOG SERIES.

"Happiness is more meaningful when shared with others." --Christopher McCandless

Introducing my new blog project for the month of March! Happiness & People is all about happiness and people. Hope you won't jump into confusion yet. This is like an outlet for you to know more about certain people from different parts of the country, and even the world (that's one thing amazing about Tumblr!) about themselves and what sort of happiness means to them. Sharing bliss in one way or another. 

I've already sent out different sets of questions to random people. Looking forward to their responses! You'll understand more what this blog project is all about when I'll be posting a series of H&P in the coming days. I will still create new series for you to participate and to know more about the other bloggers. 

I am really happy reading the answers of those who already sent theirs, I hope you will too!

On a different note ✈ ✈ ✈ Thank you very much to the lovely ladies who tagged me in the Liebster Award, and also to those who sent me TAs about sharing five random facts about myself and for recognizing me as one of your favorite followers. Much appreciated! Will get back to all of you after I finished juggling some important/non-important things.

February 25th;

“Happiness is a warm puppy.”  ― Charles M. Schulz

Roxy (our pet pug who died two months ago) will always have a spot in our hearts; a permanent one just like a tattoo. With her being gone, it felt like there was something missing esp for my grandma. It was an obvious sign that my grandma wanted another one of which she can also take care just like what she did when Roxy was still alive. I remember her saying that she misses holding Roxy in her arms while singing Paul Anka's Puppy Love when she puts Roxy to sleep.

So much for that-- Whesley and I were on a dog hunt since last month but couldn't find the perfect one due to my grandma's specifications of what dog she likes and of course, the allotted money for payment. Some of his students sells pups of which are a bit pricey. I even considered discontinuing this dog search until I received a text message from Whesley last Monday. His co-teacher was selling a white crossbreed of Shih Tzu and Poodle puppy. And the rest was history!

Because I have one of the sweetest boyfriends who doesn't just love me but  who also loves my family, this pup is an advance birthday gift from Whesley to my grandma, but of course it will also be our baby. Teehee. 

Ma'am Bei (Whesley's co-teacher) agreed to meet us at The Butterfly Garden since they just live a few blocks away. When I finally saw the pup, my eyes glowed with so much awe, he's such a cutie and looks like a stuffed animal! 

When I brought him home, everyone in the house were overjoyed upon seeing this cutie- we all loved him instantly! What's not to love about puppies/dogs anyway, right? And another cute thing was, when Whesley was about to go home, my grandma said that the pup should say goodbye to his daddy, and give his daddy Whesley a good night kiss. Hashtag, cuteness overload!

It was indeed of of the happiest days of my February. 

Can you guess his name? ;)

Thank you for reading! ✈