Mama's Dillema

My Mama's been asking me to get her the best wrinkle remover there is in the market. She's turning 57 this year and she's not happy with the wrinkles that has been showing up here and there. There were a lot of products on TV ads that she's been recommending for me to buy for her. Most of it are really expensive. Oh well, the price of beauty, as they say...

Client Boost

Writing for the something that would boost the image of the new acne treatments my client would be releasing soon is both best and worst way to start my Sunday. Best, because I'll be having another round of practice when it comes to doing research and creating an outline. Worst, because I had to give up my Dawson's Creek marathon for a while to finish everything. I need at least a day to gather and write everything. Having this extra job is at most part great since it’s becoming a huge help with the household finances, but then I had to give up half of my weekend to finish everything on time.

Aside from this assignment, I still have three more to research on an write about. Busy me, ‘eh? The assignments are extremes; it’s about a diet pill or about a cotton candy chain. I am starting to feel like I am writing or more like rambling things here more than I should. I’d better stop now and get on with writing the assignment :D

First Aid Case

A Robern Medicine cabinet; that is what's missing at my folk's room! Been trying to figure out what it was that a common master’s bedroom would have if someone from the family is undergoing medical treatments. The room has one bathroom, and the bathroom has one medicine cabinet. But with my mother’s condition, it’s not really feasible for her to go back-and-forth from their bed to the bathroom; she’ll get tired easily. I’m thinking of placing the cabinet beside their bed, just the right distance where my mom could reach for her medicines even while lying down. Or maybe just above their bed, with the right distance where she can just sit up and reach the cabinet.

Zits Ztarting To Zhow

Eeeeeek! Three days without a decent sleep, and voila! My face looks like that rough road we've passed by on our last road trip. I have never been on a road trip lately. If I do, I wouldn't be writing the sudden development of mild acne on my face as days progress. Most of the people around me said the big chunk of this acne invasion has got to be the stress, and of course, the lack of good sleep. Looking for acne treatments that work might be a bit of a challenge. That's Plan A. Plan B would be to get more time to sleep and relax a bit to avoid stress...and everything would follow. :D

Do It Fast

Before phentramine is taken out of the keyword queue, I need to write about it fast. Why do I have the time zones mixed up. I hate it. I should've written something about this last night. But with the turn out of assignments these past few days, which is I am thankful, I sometimes miss some of the deadlines. I do these assignments on top of my work in the office, so bear with me. But at least I am keeping up with it and was able to submit everything on time.

Meet and Greet

Was at the Glorietta earlier today for Dashboard Confessional’s Fan Meet and Greet event. It was a very long day for me since I literally went out of my way just to get a pass to meet the band. I made sure I finished all my tasks, including the research on life insurance quotes to be able to spend a ample amount of time for the said event. After all the hassles and long lines, I was able to take one decent shot of the band! Yey! Check it out! :D

Back To School

I miss shopping for school supplies. I remember this time of the year is time to raid the bookstores and buy new notebooks, freshly-inked pens, bulks of plastic covers for the new books sent by the school and other related things to equip me for the coming school year. Though school systems have been revolutionized for the past years (like the invention of online degrees), nothing beats the basic education where you sit in a classroom, exchanging thoughts and ideas with a classmate.

White Flag

I am very sleepy at the moment, but I just need to write this down...

So I bought my ticket to Dashboard Confessional earlier today. After a month of saving up and convincing myself that I sometimes need the break I deserve, I went to Ticketworld’s Greenbelt 1 outlet and purchased a Gold ticket. After all the fuzz of making a crappy video presentation and joining TriNoma’s contest to win a pair of Silver tickets; after a week’s worth of analyzing things (I’d share other details with you soon as to why I am analyzing things too much lately) – one thing won – I am a fan, and as a fan I have to be at the concert no matter what.

I was talking to Chigo over YM earlier today about these contests; particularly TriNoma’s and the ones from the producers of the concert. I shared how frustrating it was with these contest because a huge percentage of the criteria they’re considering is how popular the person is. Like the producers of the concert, one chance you can have is if a  lot of people sort of post your name on their page as an entry. Of course, the drill is the more recommendations from friends, the more chances of winning. The organizers really did not made these contest as easy as securing a homeowners insurance. I thought about what Chigo said that these contests are just me trying to please other people for me to watch the concert; making me realize that it’s becoming more about me winning than me being a fan. He said, as REAL fans, we should have lesser expectations. As a fan, we are there to support the music and the beliefs of the artists. We, or I for that matter, do not need the approval of other people to show support. I support Dashboard Confessional because I believe in the honesty of their music. I love how Chris Carrabba’s lyrics and melodies give me butterflies every time I hear their songs. I love how Dashboard Confessional’s music makes me feel special. And if these producers and concert moguls won’t see and understand that and have a little drop of kindness to a fan like me to have that chance, well I’d be disappointed, but that doesn’t make me a lesser fan.

I felt really competitive a couple of days back. You would say who am I to judge, but of course being a consistent fan of the band, you’d be curious about these fellow fans. Crazy, yes, but I checked a couple of the profiles who claims that they are fan of the band because of this and that. Most of them are just lip service; they became fans because the band will be having a concert here. But of course, who am I to judge right? Having the band’s complete original CD discography even though Dashboard Confessional do not release their albums here doesn’t count.

Yes, this entry is bitterness all over. Forgive me for writing it all out, I just needed an outlet to let these thoughts out of my system. Knowing that some random person would have a chance to meet them is frustrating.

But the frustration and bitterness ends here.

I sent my entries to these contests. I still have hopes of course.

I have my ticket, and that’s the most important thing. I will be seeing Chris Carrabba and the rest of the band perform my favorite songs live. That I will be a part of Dashboard Confessional’s first ever Manila concert.

Blue

Blueberry cheesecake. The best dessert ever invented. I cannot really explain this fascination of mine with you. You are pretty simple; cheesecake with blueberries on top. No almonds, no marshmallows, no chocolate syrup; no major reason to worry about diet pills side effects. I guess that's it -- your simplicity is your appeal. No complicated flavors; just straight-up blueberry and cheesecake.

Three Weeks

Dear Wednesday,

What is up with you? Did you forget to drink your vitamins or something? You are the star of my week; my favorite day since a lot of great things happen to me on your day. But lately, all is but becoming a failure. That’s three weeks straight my pal. Three weeks of suckiness. Maybe I should tell you that I miss you for you to come back, perhaps?

Summer Dresses

An average of 33 degrees every day since April; that’s how summer is here. And everyday, it’s becoming worse. The temperature reached a whooping 36 degrees the other day. With this kind of heat and humidity, it’s really sucks to wear jeans to work. The jean cloth is heavy and it adds up the discomfort the heat gives. T-Shirts are, in my opinion, a great alternative either. I am not really fond of wearing tees to work since some of the sizes doesn’t fit me right. The solution: wear dresses. Now, that's another one of my problem. I don't have that much skirts and loose blouses as alternatives to the usual tight-fitting skinny pair of jeans and tight shirts. When you come in to my room and look at my closet, you’ll see one or three dresses and that’s it. Work had been kind of busy and I have had no time to shop around and look for them. There are a number of great websites that offers pretty dresses that are also perfect to wear for work. Their casual, comfortable and are fashionable. Womens Dresses are hard to find, especially the ones that are acceptable to certain events like formal meetings and gatherings. I normally just combine the things in my closet, and of course, I end up wearing a pair of slacks and some lousy blouse. Good thing, I found this website that offers these Womens Apparel that are suitable for both work and recreation. The clothes are really nice and, by the looks of it, comfortable too. Checked their prices and it’s not that bad to people who has limited clothing budget like I do. I personally love their wide collection of skirts and long dresses. I wonder if they allow international shipping. Might order one or two…  

Pinkish

A lot beauty creams and solutions have been surfacing in the market in the last decade. This only proves that people are starting to get more vain as years passed. Who would want to be in the situation like these people on these eczema photos? Vanity is the best market companies ever had. It’s easy because everyone wants to look their best. 

The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most

Dashboard Confessional’s concert is just days away. I’ve joined two contests online; one is for free tickets, the other is for a Meet and Greet passes. I know I have been repeating this over and over on my blogs, but I have been a fan of the band for the longest time and I do hope I can meet them, gave each one of them a hug, and have one of my CDs signed. I have forgotten that I needed to write something about alli reviews because I was too busy sending e-mail to friends for support. Both contests involves having your friends vote for you to be able to win. I am not Ms. Popular, and most of my friends at Facebook, I only know them by name. So if these contests will be based on that and not who is the true fan, then I’d probably loose.

Dash Kits

My pal John is asking me for a place where he can get the best dash kit online. It’s funny because out of all the people online in the conference chat we’re in, I was the one he asks. The only one who doesn’t have any idea about cars and car accessories. He started ranting first how his dash kit got busted ever since he let his brother use his car, then continued with how it was a turn-off for the women he dates since the broken part makes his car look messy. He went on and on with this for a couple of minutes, so I suggested carid.com and told him to see if he will like the deals offered by the online store. He thanked me for all the help, and then said he needs to sign out now for an errand, I said no problem. He typed ‘Thanks, Ben for all the help.

I was like 0_o.

Foodie

I love food.

I only had this liking for food, as in I got interested with exploring different kinds of cuisines, just recently. All my life I had been eating either home-cooked meals or the ones from fast food chains. Food sources was very limited. But when I started working in the city, it opened doors to a lot of different avenues for different kinds of restaurants and eatery. Now maybe you’ll ask what’s the difference between the two. The city might be well known for its fancy restaurants, but there are very interesting eateries around that are affordable yet very fulfilling. These are the small food centrals owned by Italians, folks from Thailand and Vietnam to name a few. One of my favorites for a sumptuous Quick meals are the ones offered at Soms near The Powerplant mall. A Thailand-based menu that is all authentic. Tom Yam and their yogurt drink are my favorites. Plus the ambiance of the place is really laid back. No fancy cutleries and intimidating table arrangements; just it’s inviting aroma and flavor. I cannot remember when was the last time I went there. With Italian food, I’d go for Bellini’s in Cubao X. It’s a quaint, little place that’s really warm and inviting to anyone that will visit. Mr. Bellini, the Italian owner of the restaurant is hands-on with everything; from the food preparation and entertaining the guest with her jolly personality. I love the authentic Italian pasta and pizza they serve. They also have a wide selection of wines and beverages from around Europe. The ambiance of the place is really chill, perfect for someone who would to spend a quiet time after a long day from work. Another one would be Pho Hoa and their yummy rice noodle soup and vegetable crepes.

Did I just say I love food?

I Want To Be Hit Girl

Kick Ass is one kick-ass flick! And one of the reason it became a huge is, IMHO, is because of Hit Girl, played by Chloe Grace Moretz.

Had to stop my research on Mesothelioma to watch the movie. The unusual tag line of the film was "With no power comes great responsibility." About Hit Girl, the character was a ten-year-old girl who knows how to handle scary knives and deadly fire arms. I thought Moretz did a great job handling the role as a girly-girl with a fighting machine alter-ego.