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Footballers:Ballerinas

2010-03-20T17:55:00.004+08:00

From Arshavin's Q&A on his official site:

From egor2000
Hi Andrey! I play football with friends every week. Could you please recommend to me how to protect the toes, nails in particular, as I always walk around with broken, "black" nails? How do professionals solve this problem, or you don’t have it?
Arshavin: This problem exists. It’s a professional footballers’ problem. It seems to be invisible, but many players suffer from ache in the toes after the games. I think that it depends on the foot structure. I don’t have this problem but some footballers bandage their toes with a plaster.

Just like ballerinas!!! Haha, this just caught my attention because ballerinas have the same problem. I don't really have this problem though, they say my feet are pretty considering that I'm a ballerina. I don't get those black nails, I don't get blisters or wounds on my toes. Though when I was just starting to dance on pointe shoes, I used to bandage my toes too with plaster or micropore tape to avoid those. Then I discovered the wonders of petroleum jelly, I put a bit of it to protect my toes from friction against each other and the very hard toe shoe box. I'm lucky I didn't get those icky things and I can wear my open toed heels/sandals/flipflops whenever I want to :P

I find it awesome and cool to see a lot of similarities between ballers and ballerinas :) the leaps, jumps, graceful running, flexibility, turns, fluidity and movement, sometimes even the kicks on the pitch actually remind me of dancing ballet. To me, it's like we speak the same language through movement :) also, ballerinas have the same athleticism as most athletes. Sure, the workout load and strength may be more intense for the serious athletes, but the way the body is worked out, and the way muscles are used and all that - it's the same. Especially with ballet, most of the work and movement is from the thighs, legs and feet. So yeah, if you saw my legs and thighs, I hate them so much because my muscles are huge. My feet even, they are muscley and the nerves are showy. The good thing about them is that they are powerful enough to knock out people, lol. Sometimes I like to think that I could be a good football player, I just need to work on my aim lol :P

As a popular saying for us ballerinas goes: We are athletes from the waist down, and performers from the waist up.

Man, I miss dancing so much :(

I'm alive!

2010-03-08T22:08:00.001+08:00

I know, this blog has been dead for some time now. I fail so bad.

Oooh btw, diet update: I lost 5 lbs in 3 weeks. Not bad, yeah?

Anyhoo, I have made a tumblr account and I am getting quite addicted to it. I think I may be posting there more often. If you want to follow my tumblelog, go here. :D

DIET!

2010-02-17T08:55:00.003+08:00

Ever since I started law school, I stopped going to ballet training and stopped going to the gym because of the lack of time and conflicts in schedule. Because of this, my dancer's body is gone and I am now full of flabs and fat (ok, maybe that was exaggerating). I used to think it's ok, I'm not that fat anyway, and I am not obese. But right now, it's not funny anymore. It takes me a longer time to get ready in the mornings because a lot of my clothes don't fit me anymore. I am a US size 6/UK/Euro 34 for tops and dresses, and a US 8/UK/Euro 36 for bottoms. But I do not fit in some of my clothes anymore!!! And the constant reminders of how fat I've become coming from my parents and my brother isn't really helping. This makes me very sad and frustrated. So now, I am so determined to get back into my dancer's body.

The main problem in my lifestyle is the lack of sleep, or the erratic bedtimes. I always have to adjust my sleeping hours depending on my law school workload. Getting full 8 hours is out of the question because I have to study/revise every night. But now I am trying to work on regular sleeping patterns. I usually get home early on Mondays and Tuesdays, so I get a bit more free time than the rest of the days. Going to bed at around 9-10 pm and waking up at around 3-4am works for me, I get at least 5/6 hours of sleep. On Wednesdays-Fridays I get home a bit later, also when there are footie games (yes, I must watch, they are non-negotiable lol) so I have to adjust the sleeping hours and maybe get fewer hours of sleep, but my main target is to get at least 5 hours. I can function well with that amount of sleep anyway. When I wake up, I drink water, sometimes skim milk, have a bit of breakfast (usually a toastie or two pieces of pan de sal), and a cup of coffee. I study for a bit, then at around 7/8am, I do 30 mins of Hiphop Abs (amazing workout program!!!) and 30 mins of yoga. When I get home from law school, I do another 30 mins of yoga to relax. On the weekends, maybe I shall go jogging in the afternoons after school, or maybe find a dance workout class or boxing class where I can enroll in. Or maybe just workout at home. I should buy a Pilates DVD.

As for the diet, I need to work out on something that will help me survive during the day. I need to have carbs because I am constantly walking and studying throughout the day, so a no carb diet will not work. So I am thinking of eating a fair enough amount of carbs in the morning, like a sandwich, then for lunch, I can skip the carbs. Or maybe half a cup of rice or pasta at the most if I am lacking sleep, just for an energy boost. I need to limit my dessert/sweets intake though, and I am working on that, because I really love desserts. I don't usually eat snacks, but maybe I should take small snacks before dinner so I won't go entirely hungry. Then for dinner, I should just eat a piece or fruit, or a piece of whatever is for dinner, like a piece of beef/meat/chicken and veggies. Or maybe a salad. My mama (my nan) is the one preparing our meals at home, and she also watches what I eat. Also, just as my bitch/diet mentor Elena says, the key to the diet is WATER!!! I have a water bottle that I bring with me to school, and I constantly refill it so I won't forget to drink lots of water. 8-12 glasses of water is the target!

Also, J and I usually eat out and try out new restos when we go out on dates. We should cut down on that. Or if we do eat out, we should order less fatty stuff, and order more healthy stuff. Maybe we can have a cheat day, like on the weekend maybe.

That's what I have so far. I have yet to see if this shall work. I hope it does! I need to get my body beach-ready anyway for April. I must make this work! I am really determined, and I know my mentor Elena will help me on this anyway. My friend Olivia from law school is also on a diet and she keeps on encouraging me. She even watches what I eat and guilt trips me when I want to eat unhealthy food (yes, she loves me that much lol). So yeah, with the help of my friends and my determination, I know and believe I can make this work! :)

I fail.

2010-02-01T19:44:00.003+08:00

I haven't been keeping up with my Project 365. I have taken pics, but the past two weeks have just been a busy blur and I haven't taken a pic for each day I missed, I don't think :( I shall post whatever I have soon, when I've sorted the pics out, and when my reading assignments go back to their normal load. I really want to finish this project, so I'll just do what I can to make it work.

I hate exam week. I need a massage after all that. Every muscle in my back hurts so bad, and I have a pulled muscle on my neck. Must book appointment soon. I need to do it soon before another shitload of reading assignments and cases washes me over...

Other than the hell that is law school, and the fail that is Valencia over the weekend, life is pretty much normal, I get my free time (or what little left of it lol), I'm getting time to go out again woohoo! And I guess life has been more than good to me these days. :D

So to make up for this pointless post, have a pic:

Hai there Negredo. And hai there Carlos.
yes I am ignoring the fact that Negredo is the enemy
and no I'm not denying that I'm in love with the Marchenator

Project 365: 19/365

2010-01-19T20:49:00.000+08:00

Crappy pic, but mai chewy peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies! Well, what's left of them, haha. Made a batch today, they turned out to be so yummy. There's some cookie dough left, might bake some more soon.

Project 365: 18/365

2010-01-18T19:50:00.000+08:00

Pearly sheeeells... *sighs* I miss the beach.

Project 365: 17/365

2010-01-17T15:56:00.001+08:00

My brother waiting for the footie game at uni to start. I like this pic!

Project 365: 16/365

2010-01-17T15:51:00.001+08:00

Taken at the party last night. Yes that's my ring but it's not an engagement ring lol!

Project 365: 15/365

2010-01-17T15:49:00.001+08:00

My bday cake from dinner! Caramel pudding cake with caramel ice cream and caramel sauce. So om nom.

Project 365: 14/365

2010-01-17T15:45:00.003+08:00

Sorry but I cheated on my 14th pic, I really didn't have time to take any piccies. This was taken on the 15th. Free cosmos! <3

Shoe Crazy

2010-01-17T03:39:00.008+08:00

You know how twins usually do the same things (and I'm just trying to justify my being a copycat for this post lol), so I'm doing a shoe post as well. I have a serious problem with shoes as twin said, but I refuse to admit that it is that worse! I haven't taken pics of my shoe collection and I don't even know how many I own already. And I keep on wanting more, it's insane. So yeah, here's the top 15 pairs I want right now. Some pairs are from past collections and I've been wanting for ages. Mind you, I cannot afford some of them and I'm not going to include the prices anymore cos if I see them I'll just get depressed lol. It's obvious which ones are for wishful thinking only anyway. But hey, I can dream, right? :P

1 - Melissa+Vivienne Westwood, Lady Dragon, yellow&black
2 - Steve Madden, Tristano
3 - Aldo, Stemper

4 - Pedro, Criss-cross Lace-up Heels
5 - Aldo, Eledge
6 - Nine West, Cawley
7 - Carlos by Carlos Santana, Romantica
8 - Christian Louboutin, Studio 120 peep toe pumps
9 - Christian Louboutin, Straratata 140 suede sandals
10 - Jimmy Choo, Loop patent leather sandals
11 - Melisssa+Vivienne Westwood, three straps elevated
12 - Jimmy Choo, Cole
13 - Jimmy Choo, Needle

14 - Miu Miu, Rivet ankle boots
15 - Nine West, Genarosa

And these two are on twin's list but I like them too:
Steve Madden, Twistedd Blush
Steve Madden, Loyyall (twin wants these in blue, I want them in black)

Project 365: 13/365

2010-01-13T20:13:00.003+08:00

Kinda crappy pic for today. Bored, stuck in traffic on my way home. Anyhoo, see those bracelets? They're all given to me by some of the most special people in my life. Each one has been given by a different person (except for the black one and the rainbow one, those were given by the same person). There should be more bracelets but the more I keep adding on to them, the heavier it gets, obviously. I interchange some bracelets so I can wear the others too sometimes. And yeah, this was taken in my car, Taylor.

Project 365: 12/365

2010-01-13T18:25:00.002+08:00

We have this huge glass bottle at home (and I mean huge, it's like, up to my thigh) which we fill with 1-peso coins. We've been filling it for years, and it's only half full as of now!

Project 365: 11/365

2010-01-12T12:49:00.002+08:00

Baby buddhas!

United State of Pop

2010-01-12T09:50:00.003+08:00

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Ok, where have I been hiding and why did I only discover this today? I am a loser. Mashups by DJ Earworm of the Top 25 hit songs of the year according to Billboard, from 2007, 2008 and 2009 (in that order in the playlist). I like the 2009 one best. This is awesome.

Project 365: 10/365

2010-01-10T19:30:00.001+08:00

Scotch and her rainbow leash! I am seriously in love with my pups, can't stop taking pics of them. <3

Project 365: 9/365

2010-01-09T23:33:00.002+08:00

My din dins. Loooove sushi. Loooove Japanese food.

Happy birthday, Silva! <3

2010-01-08T16:37:00.009+08:00

Happy happy happy 24th birthday to the only footballer who is able to transform me into a mess of a squealy fangirl and lose all my coherence, the only footballer who can turn me into a puddle of mush and goo with everything he does, the man I am hopelessly and pathetically in love with, mi amor, David Josué Jiménez Silva! ♥ ♥ ♥

To celebrate this day, here are 24 pics of awesomeness (aka 24 of my favouritest pics of him).

ILY bb! ♥ ♥ ♥

Project 365: 8/365

2010-01-08T16:15:00.002+08:00

Stuck at home, skipped lectures cos I was feeling sick and icky. Meet Brandy! <3

Project 365: 7/365

2010-01-07T22:34:00.000+08:00

I really need to remember to take pics while I'm out. I'm running out of inspiration and things to shoot at home lol. Flower is from our garden.

Project 365: 6/365

2010-01-06T23:39:00.001+08:00

Pretty heart necklace. I want this but it's one of my presents for Elena.

Project 365: 5/365

2010-01-05T19:50:00.000+08:00

Accidentally pressed the button, wasn't really going to take this pic but it came out rather pretty. Taken while stuck in traffic inside Ateneo de Manila University.

Project 365: 4/365

2010-01-04T21:13:00.002+08:00

Back to school :S still on holiday mode!

Project 365: 3/365

2010-01-03T17:35:00.001+08:00

Scotch and her new collar :)

Project 365: 2/365

2010-01-02T23:41:00.000+08:00

2nd Jan at Italianni's Eastwood with my cousins Pam and Patricia. <3

Project 365: 1/365

2010-01-01T00:30:00.000+08:00

Decided to do this. Posting a pic for every day of the year. 1st Jan 2010, at home. Happy New Year! :)

Happy VCF Christmas!

2009-12-20T07:10:00.006+08:00

I'm bored. So I'm answering this VCF Christmas thingy from vcf_fangirls.

Merry Christmas in advance from bb Silva! <3>

What would you give David Villa for Xmas?
A new designer wardrobe. Not Dsquared.

Where would you spend Xmas with David Silva?
Where else? ;D Under the mistletoe, beside the tree, in front of a fireplace... Anywhere, as long as it's with him. LOL. Seriously, I'd like him to spend Christmas Eve with me and my family. Then we'd spend Christmas Day with his family.

Which player would you kiss under the mistletoe?
Silva, of course. And Albi will be home for Christmas. And Alexis, and Jordi, and Isco, and Mata, and ~~Carlos~~

Alexis has a New Year's Eve party, but so does Marchena. Which one do you go to?
THIS IS A VERY HARD QUESTION!!! *huffs* Seriously boys, why do you have to have two parties?! Just make it a joint party FFS. Yeah, that's it, I'll just make them throw one huge party. Problem solved.

Who would you most like to see dressed as Santa?
I'd go for Silva. He'll be my Santa baby. Hee. :P

What should be Emery's New Year's resolution?
Find a jacket/coat that fits him well so he won't take ages trying them on during games. And more entertaining hand gestures/airplane directing please. Lol.

You can't think of anything to give Albelda so you give him a gift certificate, but to which shop?
To my twin's shop. Located in her bedroom. :P

Which Xmas movie would you watch with Ever?
I dunno, prolly Home Alone.

Vicente asks you to spend Xmas with him but you have to do it out in the forest, hunting deer. Do you take him up on the offer?
No no no, I don't like people killing animals :( I'd spend Christmas with Chente, but not hunting. Like twin said, it's a moral dilemma! I like Chente but I hate people who hunt. So... :[

You're a bit tipsy at the office Xmas party when Pablo comes up and suggests you go home. Do you do as he says or do you throw yourself at him, knowing everyone will joke about you until the next Xmas party?
If Silva was there, there's no way I'd throw myself at Pablo. Silva will take care of me. *nods*

Alexis had way too much to drink at his NYE party. Do you hold his hair back as he hurls into the toilet, or do you leave him to it?
Of course I'll hold it back! My poor baby. Mustn't get his hair ruined.

Which product from the VCF catalogue do you want for Xmas the most, jersey, backpack, sheets?
Jerseys and sheets! Asindown calendar!!! And the Sesame Street stuffed dolls and VCF bear and pillows! And jackets! And everything lol.

Mata asks to kiss you on the stroke of midnight on NYE. But your boyfriend is there too. Who do you kiss?
I'd kiss the bf first. Then I'd sneak in a kiss with Mata while the bf isn't looking. Haha :P

Your fav player is spending Xmas with you and your family. Does it go well or is it really awkward?
Aww, bb Silva spending time with my family. Too cute. And too adorable. My family will love him. And he'll get along with my brother so well.

Moya buys you a frying pan for Xmas. Do you thank him?
No. I'd just tell him to bring it back to the store so he can use the money to pay for goalkeeping lessons that he desperately needs to take.

Cesar is already asleep before the midnight mass. Do you take the opportunity to draw Santa's beard on him or let him sleep?
Aww, poor Cesar. But I'd draw the beard, he won't get mad anyway and think it'll be hilarious.

What is the ideal Xmas gift for Miguel?
All I can think of is a dozen of really loud alarm clocks.

What would be the best thing for VCF in 2010?
Finish in the top 4, qualify for CL, win Europa League, win Copa del Rey, keep all the important players.

Alexis asks you to make sure Silva gets his Xmas gift. Do you do it, or pretend it's from you, knowing that it's bound to be something awesome?
I won't have to pretend, because I'm the Christmas gift. LOL! :P

Who would you make a whole damn Xmas dinner for?
Silva, of course. And Albi, and Lexie. And well, the whole team, actually. I'd love to have them all for Christmas.

Real Mierda can take the piss.

2009-12-13T22:12:00.005+08:00

I am still so pissed and so bitter about last night, we really didn't deserve to lose. I needed to waffle. So if you do not want to read through this, or if you are some Madridista who easily gets offended, I've warned you. Do not click on this post.

ALERT! ALERT!

Note: I haven't rewatched the game, and only watched the highlights to refresh my mind a bit, so these are the thoughts I have on top of my head. I may have not noticed some things, or saw some things wrongly, if I'm not too busy I shall rewatch the game and maybe edit this.

THE DEFENCE. You fail. I just mentioned a few days ago that Navarro was one of the more reliable ones. But this time, he failed so bad (as well as last week, but that was mostly the ref's fault). That header, he should've made it, it was so easy. I cannot believe how he missed it Ugh. Bruno, idek why he's Unai's first choice. He's been making ridiculous decisions and has already cost us two games. I'd rather have Miguel in there. But then I think Unai is punishing/giving Miguel a lesson on discipline, with his attitude and always being late for training. Dealbert made decent clearances but wasn't his usual self. However, he and Matheiu did a decent job imo. Matheiu contributed to the attacking as usual, adding an added threat along with the forwards. Most importantly, he was the one responsible for setting up Quino's goal. (Sidenote: poor guy picked up a knock during the game and now we will miss him for the Europa League game against Genoa and possibly the final La Liga game too for the year against Depor).

Cesar wasn't his usual amazing self, but you can't solely blame the guy. A keeper can only do his job well if the defence helps him out. The defence, however, was absent. In Higuain's first goal, Cesar couldn't do much about it as he was guarding the opposite corner where Pepe was threatening to score. The defence was scrambling, they left Higuain unmarked and left him to head the ball in the right corner. In his second goal, it was a defensive fail foremost, but I think Cesar should've made a better effort in saving the ball. But Gonzo - I have to hand it to the guy, he was on fire during the match. As for Garay's goal, it was a lucky shot for him. He wasn't even looking, his back and head was turned against the goal and he just nodded the ball towards the far corner of the net. Too bad Cesar couldn't have stretched some more to save it.

Pablo and Mata weren't bursting out to create scoring chances. Pablo had a few chances but failed to make the net. His set pieces and crosses were not up to his usual best. Mata played a bit better than Pablo, finding more chances to score but he couldn't find the net too. His shots were poor. Marchena and Albelda weren't so much effective as the previous matches. However, it was too chaotic in the midfield, too many tackling and shoving and pushing and hurting. I am not biased when I say that those RM twats were giving the Valencianistas a beating of their lives with their hard tackles and fouls. I'm looking at you, Sergio Ramos and Lass. The fucking ref, like all other refs, want their beloved Madrid to win so much, so as usual, we got screwed. How many terrible tackles did he let pass by? And how many fouls did he let go off without giving cards? I think Lass deserved a second yellow and should've been thrown out of the game. Sergio's tackle on Marchena was really bad and I am disgusted at him. Ugh, I am utterly disgusted at them.

Ever was really amazing. He kept on fighting for the ball and trying so hard to keep it in their possession even if those big RM meanies kept on bullying him. He kept on bursting through the RM players and provided the creativity they needed. He was most impressive when he darted through two RM defenders, dragged back the ball with his heel and tried to shoot. It would've been more amazing if the ball went in, but it was still amazing nonetheless. He's been very impressive and is one of the most consistent players in the squad, always giving his best in every game and proving why he deserves to be in the first team.

Dahveed was also there to provide his usual goalscoring skills, he made a beautiful header. A really beautiful one. However I thought that he was playing a quite off game. He would've scored more goals if he was playing his usual. Anyway, even if he was playing an off game, he scored, so it's good. And everyone has an off game every once in a while.

Also, I thought Unai would've started Joaquin. I was quite surprised when I learned he wasn't starting. He really should have. When he put him on, he made an instant impact, and scored us a goal which saved our asses off for a few minutes. If he started together with Pablo, the attack would've been quicker and would've posed a more dangerous threat. Quino has been great in the past few matches, he deserves more chances to start.

Oh well, what's happened has happened, and we could only learn from our mistakes. I refuse to say that the better team won, because they are not better than Valencia. Luckier, maybe, but not better. Valencia didn't deserve to lose and they put up a good fight. I am still so proud of my boys and I have nothing else but so much pride and love for them.

Also, I would just like to react to a stupid brainless 'fan' who made this comment which I happened to read through while scrolling through The Offside Valencia blog:
"why didn’t we played with moya against real madrid??? all of us know well that cesar is madridista, he give the match to real madrid. valencia must sack cesar now, i hate this motherfucker for now on. FUCK YOU CESAR"

Um, can somebody hand me a gun so I can shoot this idiot? Seriously, MOYA?! You wanted Moya in goal for the RM match? Did you want use to lose by 5, no wait, even more, goals? The idiocy! Cesar belongs to Valencia now. He loves Valencia. How many times has he saved our asses when the defence f's up?! He's amazing. He's so amazing that he has the ability to make us want his babies. Sack Cesar? Oh God, if that happens, I might as well jump off a cliff... Dude, you need to get your head checked or something. It's the defence we have a problem with, not him. Cesar can only do so much. And pretty much most of the time, it's him who saves us when the games are not going right. We were just really unlucky this time. You fuck off.

On a last note, because I cannot not mention him here. Albi. Oh God. The moment you walked out on the pitch, I was in pieces. At kickoff, and for the whole 90 minutes and some, you were the enemy. But after the game, when I saw your face... *sighs* You need to come home. Valencia is your home. You don't belong in Madrid. You are a true Valencianista and you best not let Madrid stain you. We will still welcome you with open arms. We still love you, and we always will. Come home, bb. Come home. We'll be waiting.

My babies!

2009-12-10T19:30:00.005+08:00

I've just realised I haven't made a post about my beloved doggies. I admit I have a favourite dog, but I love them all the same. All of them are mixed breeds. Meet Butter, Mocha and Maddie!

This is Butter, she is the oldest among them. She is around 5 years old, I think. She recently gave birth to two little pups, Scotch and Raisin. I have no idea what mix of breeds she has lol. She is the quietest among them. She's my mom's favourite because she's really well behaved and not hyperactive unlike the other two.

This one is Mocha. She is 3 years old, and she is the biggest and tallest of them all. We all got surprised that she grew this big and tall, when she was younger she was so itty bitty and her body structure was small. Maybe it was the vitamins that she took when she was a baby are what gave her a growth spurt. She's very playful and energetic, sometimes she scares me when she jumps on me because she's so big, haha.

And this is my baby, Maddie! She is half Shih Tzu and half Jack Russel. She is very much like me, even my mom says so haha. She is very playful and active, but get on her wrong side and she'll bitch and snob you like whoa. She's also very spoiled which is my fault haha. And just saying, I'm not spoiled. Unlike her. She knows how to manipulate people. She'll be so charming and sweet but once she gets what she wants, she'll ignore you. This dog has got some attitude and she's the most intelligent.

Maddie is my favourite of them all because she is the dog that is really mine. Butter is really the family dog, and Mocha is really my Mama's (my grandmother) dog. They're all very sweet, which is what I really love about them, because I love giving them hugs and cuddles and brushing their hair and whatnot. :)

Shopcrazy

2009-12-10T09:17:00.008+08:00

This post is long overdue, and I told twin I'd do a similar post like hers, so yeah, here it is. Like her, I went shopping crazy the past few months. Well, I regularly go crazy shopping, but this year it's just really gone out of control. I don't even remember everything that I've bought. Anyway, here are a few of the items I picked up. Forgive the crappy quality btw as the piccys were taken using my phone and I can't be bothered to haul out the DLSR.

I love this pretty dress. It's vintage and it's the only piece made. I don't have to worry if there's anybody out there having the same dress. And it's such a great buy - P500, or around $11/£7.

I love the yellow shade of this one, it's not too bright on the eyes. Really cheap too, P450 - around $10/£6.

I love this dress. It has such a nice fit. It also looks really classy when worn. I cannot wait to wear this in law school. Same price as the dress above, bought it in the same shop.

Ok. This is where most of my money went. Don't ask me how long (or short) it took me to buy these things because I don't even remember. Let's just say that if I were to compute the average, I buy like two pairs of shoes per week. And some shoes are not even included in this pic. Shoes are my obssession, it's becoming even worse as each day passes. Anyway, moving along...

I am also an accessories person, so I bought some new funky bangles and bracelets and whatnot. Oh and a pretty Indian-ish necklace too. It's really pretty, but you can't see it here because the pic quality is crappy.

I'm not as obssessed with bags as compared with shoes. But I do love me some pretty handbags too. I've been wanting the purple one from Dorothy Perkins, but I found these two while on holiday in South Korea and I'm glad I didn't buy the one from DP because I like these two better.

And this one is my favourite! My mother decided to make Christmas come to me early, so she got me this Marc Jacobs handbag as an advanced Christmas present. I loooove it. It would look so good with my camel studded booties.

And then there's more stuff like tops and several skirts and trousers for law school, and some leggings (oh and I bought a couple of pairs of jeggings too lol) and I don't even remember anymore. So yeah, I'm pretty low on cash right now, and it's Christmastime and I haven't even finished shopping for gifts. It's so hard to restrain myself from buying stuff from myself. *sighs* But I do resolve not to shop for myself until Christmas is over. Let's see how long I'll last...

This is so cute I just had to post it.

2009-12-09T00:55:00.002+08:00

Saw this from Ruthie's tumblr. Just a little peek at Filipino cuisine. This pic is too adorable. Now I want lechon and chicharon. Om nom nom.

VCF Fashion: Jackets

2009-12-05T12:55:00.027+08:00

Valencia is no doubt the hottest team in La Liga. True fact. And bias aside. Really. But even if they are the hottest team, and even if all of the boys have such pretty faces, they are one of the teams who commit the most fashion fails. Of course they're bound to belong to the list of fashion fails, Alexis is on the team. And don't even get me started on Dahveed's obssession with Dsquared!

Anyway, this post is all about the hotness and the fashion, and well, the fails. Today's post will focus on.... Jackets!

Oh and just a sidenote, my criteria for judging is purely based on my own style and preference. Some people may disagree, but this is purely my own opinions. :)

Unai invites you in!

Mr Unai Emery: I do crush on him and fangirl sometimes when he's not making those stupid tactics and decisions. And when he's wearing glasses. Anyway, he looks really classy here and I approve of the jumper. The jeans are okay too as well as the choice of shoes. He does look too pale though. Can pass off as one of Carlisle Cullen's friends.

Miggy: I like the jacket. I don't like the polo and the trainers. Jeans are ok. He looks good generally.

Ok, I'm going to start with Pablo. He decided to play it safe with a white polo and faded jeans, and a black jacket. Very simple and clean, I like it. And he doesn't look funny here, and he's even giving a little smile! I like very much.

Dealbert. The jacket probably looks ok but I'm not a fan of it. Someone else would've probably rocked that kind of jacket better. And that shirt, I swear I've seen it before. He seems to be fond of stripes. Dealbert is running on top of my 'ballers-who-repeat-their-clothes-every-so-often' list. Um boys, with all the money you're earning, could you at least buy several shirts just so you won't get photographed in the same shirts?

Miku. My eyeeees! Did you go off stealing that jacket from Alexis' closet? Bb, you're hot and all, but that jacket really has to go. Like, immediately. I'd shred it into pieces, I don't even care how much that ridiculous jacket costs. The shirt and jeans combo are ok, but the red jacket is far too distracting. FAIL FAIL FAIL.

And here we have Ziggy looking sharp. His jacket gives off an Indiana Jones-ish vibe. Well at least for me, lol. White shirt+faded jeans = another classic. I approve.

Michel. Guh, he looks hot. Although I do not see the need to wear two jackets (or is it a vest underneath?). Are you that cold, bb? And the jeans, I do not like. The fit is too loose at the knees and I'm not a fan of the fold up ends. I like his shoes though, stylish. Metallic and shiny but not distracting and loud.

Cesar! Also another one who's usually guilty of fashion fails. But this time he looks decent. Not really much to say on his outfit, except that he's wearing two jackets too. Must be really cold I guess?

Maduro looks classy too. His style is kind of like Unai's. The shade of the jeans go well with the whole outfit too. I like.

Chente, umm, what is that jacket?! It looks like an old man's trenchcoat. Or a detective's coat. You should be forbidden to wear jackets like those! Show off your hot body FFS. And because his whole outfit is being covered up by the coat, I'll just turn my attention to his face. Which looks pretty as usual.

Mata looks really good. I love how his shoes coordinate with his scarf, and his jeans fit him just right, and are not clashing with the blue. And I really like his jacket.

Alexis, on the other hand.... Oh God. I don't even know where to start. The hair, I miss his shorter hair. I love how it's still so soft and blonde but I just really miss the old hair. The patent jacket... The jeans are too tight - skinny jeans on a guy? The sparkly shiny sneakers are ok if the jacket wasn't too shiny. UGH UTTER FAIL FAIL FAIL! Why do you insist on wearing shiny things, bb? You are not the Ramos! Do not turn into him! I am hating Elisabeth. She is to blame.

Dahveed. I bet one of those things that he's wearing is Dsquared. Maybe all of them are Dsquared. Lol. He's looking quite good here. The jacket kinda looks big on him but it's ok. The shirt's ok too, finally something not loud and obnoxious! The jeans are ok too. I'm starting to see a trend here, if he's not wearing those icky Dsquared tees, he's wearing checkered/plaid polos.

My bb! I may be a little biased here lol. He looks amazing. And him smiling at the kids, guuuuh. I'm so in love with this man. Anyway, I like his jacket. I love all his Adidas jackets. However, given that it's a team dinner, I think he should've worn something dressier. And the jogging pants, ugh, what were you thinking love? I'm just going to think that you needed to put something on your knee, or that if you had worn jeans or trousers you'd be putting too much pressure on your knee. You're forgiven just this once.

These two are imo the best dressed among the lot. Moya is looking really good. He looks good in anything though, dress him in a sack and he'd still look good. LOL. He's dressed simply. I like the shade of his jeans. His jumper's ok too, plain and simple and doesn't clash with the rest of the outfit. I don't like the pockets on the jacket much but like I said, he looks good.

Fernandes! Love his jacket, love his shirt. The jeans, I do not like as they are too faded and light, but very few people can rock this shade, and he made a damn fine job of rocking them. I just love how he put together this outfit and it really suits him. A+.

So the best dressed award goes to Fernandes, with Moya, Mata and Unai as runners up. The worst dressed award goes to... Um, Alexis? Or no, this time I'll give it to Miku, and Alexis shall be the runner up, because Miku usually dresses nicely and Alexis usually dresses badly.

I am disappointed that there aren't any pics of Marchenator, Quino and Vampy. Those three clean up so nicely! Boo fanboys, you fail.

Photos from fanboys.es aka Superdeporte. <3

Ga-thunk.

2009-12-03T09:18:00.007+08:00

I rarely do this, but it's also so rare that I fall in love at first sight, so this man deserves his own post. The picture says it all. I have no words. *drools uncontrollably*

Mmhmm, and he totally distracted me from studying/revising. He has some power, that hot piece of manmeat. And speaking of manmeat... a little more candy after the jump.

I'm sold. I have a feeling he will be a regular. Maybe it's time I have my own Serie A boy. I'm in looooove.

Thanks to Liz for the vid!

My poor baby.

2009-11-30T21:12:00.008+08:00

~~I should be bothered by his pain but his face is just orgasmic~~

So everybody and their cat already knows that my bb Silva is out for a month due to a grade 2 sprain on his LCL and a strain on his ACL. Meaning he will miss the rest of the games for 2009, including RM (which, for me, is a good thing because that's one less heartbreak, I don't want to see Albi against him). When I saw him go down during the game, oh god, I couldn't even... I just prayed he was ok, and seeing as he went back on the pitch after he got checked over by the physios and stuff, I thought it wasn't so serious. But then my fear was confirmed when moments later, Unai subbed him and Quino went on. Again, I hoped it was only for precaution and nothing really serious, but after the game I went crazy worrying and panicking when I read from Superdeporte that he left the Mestalla in crutches. So yeah, bottom line is, he's injured, and he'll be out for a month. He'll be missing the games against Lille, Bilbao, RM, Genoa and Depor for December. Hopefully he'll be fit by January.

I am seriously sad and frustrated. Poor guy just wants to play, but all he gets are bad tackles and the ref screwing him up, and now he's injured himself. *sighs* And he should've scored too if not for that unfortunate incident.

What does this mean for Valencia? They'll miss their left winger, his creativity, passes, playmaking and all. I know we have enough cover - Ever or Joaquin can play in his position, or even Jordi Alba, or Unai with his unconventional tactics can even surprise us all with something. And there's still Pablo and Mata. But still, and bias aside, the game changes without Silva. When Quino went on for him, it kind of went... down. His passes and vision are vital to the team. But then, we can manage without him I guess. I hope.

But not if Dahveed manages to screw up again. Mr. Temperamental Bitchface should really learn how to manage his temper. How many unnecessary yellows has he got already? Kicking someone's crotch, knocking the ball out of the keeper's hand and having a go at him, etc... I understand your frustration, Mr. Veeyah, but seriously, you have to learn to control your antics. Another yellow and you'll be suspended. Valencia cannot afford to lose Silva AND you at the same time. And while I'm at it, I am still annoyed at your selfishness. I know that being a striker, you can't help being selfish as you want to score goals for the team, and you want to win the Pichichi and all that... But can't you at least afford to let your other teammates score? They are very capable of scoring goals too, you know. Silva already headed the ball in. It was clearly going in. No defenders in that area, the keeper was in the other corner of the goal, it was all clear. But no, you still decided to flick the ball with your toe, which rendered the goal unallowed because you were offside. If that goal was counted, we should've won, but no, it cost us the game, together with Bruno's utter stupidity in giving away that PK (which I am more annoyed at). I have nothing against Dahveed, in fact, he is one of my favourite players. He's the best striker in the world and he totally deserves to be in the Ballon d'Or shortlist (which the twin has done a very good entry on btw, click here) these antics of his have got to stop before it causes us even more damage.

And since this post is turning into a full blown rant... The boys' finishing was way off. There were so many chances created. Quino and Mata should've scored. Quino's attempt from such an amazing play would've been such an amazing goal but it hit the stupid post. And Mata, idk why he can't make those balls go in. I'm sure there were several chances where he should've easily made the ball go in. Also, here we go with the Unai decisions. I really do not get this man. Most of the time, he starts out fine, his lineups work well, his plays work well. And then suddenly, he makes these substitutions. Like before - Maduro for Ever. And then most recently, in last Saturday's game, Alexis went on for Pablo. I mean, I get it, put another defender on to try to protect the lead. But that doesn't work well every time. Seriously, Unai, you took out Pablo on the event that we're only up by 1? And then the disaster happens, Bruno fucks up, concedes the PK, and Mallorca equalises. Without Silva AND Pablo, then there's really no one creating and holding the plays. No entiendo. *shakes her head* You put Ziggy on, but then he fucks up too. It was a dive, from what I've seen. But it could've been not, I may be wrong. What I'm saying is, if he hadn't subbed Pablo, there could've been someone creating a play and we could've created a better chance at scoring another goal. Bleaugh, whatever, the game clearly didn't go our way. And I give up trying to understand Unai.

We should've gotten the full three points and went ahead of Sevilla, as well as pulled the gap between RM and us closer, but thankfully Sevilla fucked up and only got a point. So considerably, it's not too bad.

Valencia's next game is tomorrow vs Lille for the Europa League. Please, Lord, help the boys do well. I am forever grateful for all the help you have been giving them. Thank you.

Realisations

2009-11-23T08:18:00.010+08:00

Ok, I am so lame and totally made of fail, I forgot I even had a blog. Well, not really. Just been really busy with, what else, law school. Yes, I did have my break, but it was only for two weeks and that was mostly spent on my holiday in South Korea. Which I am supposed to blog about, but I haven't found the time yet. *kicks law school*

So what have I been up to? Well, there was the holiday during my break. And when I got home, I learned that I survived my first semester of law school. I'm not proud of my grades because they are in no way up to my usual standards, but considering that it's my first semester and I'm still adjusting to the work load and all, I'll take it. It doesn't mean I take pride in it though. And it's not like I studied and revised. I've been a lazy student and I am so not proud of it. I vow to do better in my second semester though, which started 1st week of November. The load's quite lighter now as compared to the first semester, and I'm glad.

As for football... click on the 'read more' link below if you want to read my realisations. Everyone knows I have a weird love for Man U and Liverpool. I've been loyal to Man U for the past years, but I've always had this love for Liverpool I can't explain. This season, I'm starting to realise that I'm not so much in love with Man U as I was before, and it may be stupid, but I think it's got to do with Cris' leaving. I still love the team, but it's just not the same. It's like the spark that keeps the team going died down. They're still a great team and I know that Cris isn't the only player that matters, but I just can't bring myself to love them like before. And I'm such a bad fan because I can barely remember when was the last time I watched a whole game they played. I think it was against Liverpool. And they lost.

And so we come to Liverpool. I don't even know where to start. It hurts so bad to see them like this. Me being a Man U fan, this is conflicting, right? But I told you, I'm weird like that. I'm beginning to love Liverpool more these days. I've always had this soft spot for them ever since because of their football. But what makes me love them more is the Kop and the fans. The Kop is like the Ateneo (my uni) faithful supporters, they never leave their team, win or lose. And the feeling of family with the Liverpool girls is just amazing. I've never felt that with Man U, it was like... I was supporting them on my own. But with Liverpool, it feels like a family. And it was especially touching when empireofthekop from Twitter was tweeting and helping out during the Ketsana/Ondoy period. They said I'll never walk alone. And it's so true. Despite the current fails Liverpool may be having right now, I've been falling more in love with them. I guess I'm beginning to be a full fledged Liverpool convert...

And as for the team I love most. I am so proud of Valencia. *hugs them tight* They are so amazing. Of course there's still the inevitable Moya fail, and the defence fail, but they make it through. I love them. I love them with my heart and soul and even more if it was possible. I cannot even explain into words how happy I am and how much I love them.

Oh and yeah, I still haven't accepted the whole Albi thing. I know, it's been months, and I thought I already did, but no. And the day he'll face Valencia will be the death of me. Donut want.

Generally, guess life's pretty good to me, except for some fails and issues here and there. But hey, whoever said life's easy, right? So yeah, I shall borrow my twin's kindergartener (slash my other cheerleader) to remind me that everything will be ok.

Teehee, such a cutie :D

hipdip!!!

2009-10-22T05:42:00.003+08:00

unffffff.

The Wrath of Ketsana/Ondoy

2009-09-30T00:18:00.008+08:00

Last weekend, Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy for us Filipinos) hit the country and destroyed not only properties, but also lives of so many people. It has hit global news, so I guess pretty much all of you from the other countries have seen or heard about it. I would just like to share these pics to those who have no idea how disastrous it has become.

pics grabbed from various sources, sent by email

There you have it. Thousands of lives harmed. Families separated. Homes lost. Some of my friends were badly affected. I've been crying and my heart's bleeding for all those who are suffering. I am so lucky and blessed to have survived this calamity unscathed. My family is safe. My home is intact. This was such an eye opener for me, and it made me realise so much, made me appreciate my life and family more. I'm just really thankful that God has spared us, we are truly blessed.

So today I went to my uni to help with the relief operations. I first dropped off the donations I've gathered, then I signed up for a shift. I got assigned to the clothing repacking section where we had to place different items of clothing in plastic bags then tie them up together. Here are some random pics I took.

It was such a great experience. Nevermind that my allergies and asthma kicked in because of the dust and smell of the old clothes. Nevermind that I went home with a bad cold and slight fever. It was all worth it, knowing that I was able to help my fellow countrymen in need, even in my little way.

So friends from the Philippines who do not have classes, please do make use of the time to volunteer and help our fellow Filipinos. Our classes have been suspended until Saturday for us to go out, reach out and help out. Please do so.

Friends from all over the world, if you are interested to help, we would very much appreciate it. Please ask your local Red Cross centers on how to help. You may also donate through the Red Cross website which is here *click* or through PayPal, which is here *click*.

Let us all pray for each other and help each other in this time of need. Thank you for all those who are thinking of us and praying for us, you are greatly loved. ♥

FFT Week 5 - La Liga

2009-09-30T00:12:00.004+08:00

FFT Week 6 - EPL/Serie A

2009-09-29T23:50:00.003+08:00

Fantasy Football League 09/10: La Liga

2009-09-27T14:16:00.004+08:00

Weeks 1-4 of La Liga.

I'm really proud of my La Liga FFT! :D

Fantasy Football League 09/10: EPL

2009-09-27T14:10:00.006+08:00

Weeks 1-5 of my EPL FFT. I suck at this. :S

Fantasy Football League 09/10: Serie A

2009-09-27T13:11:00.008+08:00

Ok, I told myself I'd be doing these posts but I completely forgot all about it until today when I saw the twin's and Kylah's posts about their FFT's. Anyhoo, I'll do a collective post of all FFTs per week starting next week.

This is from Weeks 1-5 of Serie A.

I initially didn't want to do a Serie A one since I have no idea about the league, I only watch Roma and know only a few players. But I decided I wanted to try my luck out on this, haha. Thanks to TB for the tips. :D

Also, given my very limited knowledge about the league, I'm proud I'm not last and doing quite well.

Oh hot damn.

2009-09-23T01:17:00.004+08:00

Yeah... Unffff.

Original Video - More videos at TinyPic

And more Unffff.

Yay. ILY twin.

100 Things About Me

2009-09-15T21:12:00.006+08:00

Right, Malin, the twin and Elena did theirs, and I decided to do one of my own.

1. I have been dancing all my life. My mother told me I did arabesques in my crib when I learned to stand on my own and danced to just about anything.

2. ...I love dancing in general, did all kinds of dances, including cheerdance, tap, folk, jazz, etc., but ballet is my first love.

3. ...I took my first ballet class when I was four and half years old, and got accelerated even before I finished the primary level, and danced in the culminating recital with the girls in the higher level.

4. ...Streetdance/hiphop is my second love. I was part of my high school dance troupe but quit after a year because I couldn't fit it into my busy schedule anymore :(

5. I have a hidden talent for shooting in basketball.

6. ...If I weren't a ballerina, I'd probably a basketball player.

7. ...Except that my mom refused to enroll me in basketball workshops/clinics, or any other physical contact-inducing sport for that matter. She was too afraid I'd get hurt and my grace and poise would get affected.

8. I have ridiculously huge thigh and calf muscles. And arms as well. No thanks to the countless hours of training and dancing.

9. I look incredibly young for my age.

10. ...in fact, I look too young, I still get asked for an ID. Even immigration officers in different airports ask me if I'm really my age. It's on my passport, FFS!

11. When I was younger, I would get my mother's baby pictures and tell people that it was me in the picture and not my mom.

12. ...because I look almost exactly like my mom. People say we're carbon copies, haha.

13. I used to hate wearing heels because they hurt my feet so much - they are too sensitive.

14. ...now I love them so much. Addicted to them even if they still cause me pain.

15. ...I am addicted to shoes in general. Nowadays, I always, always buy shoes first before clothes or bags.

16. I am brand-conscious. I don't want to be, and I'm trying not to be. But I can't help it sometimes... Ok, most of the time.

17. I have developed an obsession for bats and the colour orange because of Valencia.

18. I want to colour my hair but I'm kind of scared to do it.

19. ...plus, my mom would go ballistic if I pushed through with it.

20. ...Although, I love how black my hair is.

21. I love dogs, and I wish I could keep even just one inside the house and let it sleep beside me.

22. ...I can't though, because I'm asthmatic.

23. I also have a million other allergies and never know when they'll kick in.

24. My nose is really sensitive - I am very prone to getting colds and nosebleeds.

25. I wear two rings everyday, one on each ring finger. I never take them off except when I'm going to shower.

26. I cannot wear fake or fancy earrings, my ears itch and go red and swollen in a matter of seconds when I do.

27. ...it also sometimes happens when I wear fake bracelets or necklaces. It depends, especially if it's a really bad kind of metal.

28. I have a closet full of stuffed animals/toys which I have collected since I was a baby.

29. ...one of which is a giant black and orange panda given to me by my late grandfather when I was born.

30. ...my mom insists I give some of them away to charity, but I am too emotionally attached to most of them.

31. ...there are more stuffed animals around my pillows on my bed.

32. Penguins are my favouritest animal in the world.

33. ...I want to keep one in a huge freezer and take care of it.

34. ...I have 4 stuffed penguins who stay with me when I sleep.

35. ...their names are Pumpkin, Pinga, Chilly Willy, and Happy Feet (who got separated from her twin who is now living in London).

36. ...they have different nationalities, lol. Pumpkin is Filipino, Pinga is Singaporean, Chilly Willy is American and Happy Feet is Taiwanese.

37. I don't watch tv that much. I can last days without switching the tv on.

38. I am an expert crammer.

39. ...I crammed my way into uni. I crammed for everything - lectures, assignments, recitations, exams, etc.

40. ...I crammed for all of my final exams, only studying hours before the exams.

41. ...I crammed all of my final papers - within 2-5 hours before the deadline.

42. ...and I still managed to be on the dean's list for consecutive semesters.

43. I finished my bachelor's degree in Social Sciences in March 2009.

44. I also finished a minor in Cultural Heritage, as well as a minor in Chinese Studies.

45. I am terribly afraid of frogs, cockroaches and rats.

46. I have a cuckoo clock in my bedroom, which my mother got me when she went to Germany.

47. I hate the colour green. Partly because it's the school colour of my uni's rival school.

48. My favourite season is autumn. Sadly we don't have autumn here in the Philippines.

49. I used to be able to sleep during flights, it didn't matter if it was only for 50 minutes or 18 hours.

50. ...I can't anymore. I have a hard time falling asleep during flights now.

51. I've adopted Singapore as my second city. It sort of feels like home every time I go back and walk on the streets.

52. I broke my top right front tooth when I was a kid. My brother and I were playing tag, I was running after him and I slipped. I landed face first and instead of using my hands to stop myself from skidding forward, I opened my mouth and used my teeth. Very smart, no? :p

53. I have been given the Filipino World Class Achiever award for dance for two years in a row.

54. I joined my first international dance competition when I was 12, and won first place.

55. I own more than 30 pairs of Havaianas flip flops.

56. I constantly travel locally and abroad.

57. ...I used to travel so much around the country, I don't even remember that I've been to this place or that.

58. ...One of my worst travel experiences was when we got bumped off our flight to Macau. The airline provided us with hotel accomodations, meals and airport transfers, but we had to fly to Hongkong first then take a ferry to Macau. Flight got delayed for several hours. Halfway to Hongkong, plane had some mechanical problem, turned back to Manila. Stayed in the airport for a couple more hours. When we got to Hongkong, boarded our ferry, ferry broke, had to transfer to another ferry. Originally, our flight was at 8am, we'd be in Macau at around 11am at the most. After all that shizz, we finally landed on Macau soil... at 7pm.

59. ...the worst flying experience I had was when I had to take 3 planes just to get to Canberra, Australia. One plane from Manila to Brisbane, another from Brisbane to Sydney, and lastly, Sydney to Canberra. I hate transfers/connecting flights, I prefer flying direct or having just one stop over.

60. ...I had a huge crush on the boy I sat next to during the flight to Canberra though. He was hot.

61. ...But Jay was hotter. I met him in school (I was an exchange student in Australia). He was the best high school summer fling I had, lol.

62. My favourite toys when I was a child are my Polly Pocket houses and this cash register that my grandfather bought for me.

63. I am the eldest child, and the first grandchild of my maternal grandmother and grandfather.

64. ...sometimes I hate being the eldest, because it comes with huge responsibilities.

65. ...but I love it most of the time, because I get first dibs on most things.

66. The first ever thing I asked from Santa was a makeup set.

67. I love reading.

68. ...when I was a kid, I always had to have the latest Sweet Valley Kids, The Babysitters Club and Nancy Drew Notebooks novels.

68. ...I love mysteries and detective/suspense novels.

70. ...my favourite author is James Patterson.

71. I have been, and will always be a Disney baby.

72. ...I love Disney movies, especially the princess classics.

73. ...my favourites are Cinderella, The Little Mermaid and Enchanted.

74. ...my friends lovingly call me Cinderella because of my curfew.

74. ...but I think that I can relate to Ariel the most.

75. I love everything about the beach, especially lying on the sand and soaking up the sun.

76. I have really bad eyesight. I am nearsighted, and my opthalmologist told me it was inborn.

77. I took guitar lessons but completely forgot how to play it. It's like my brain and my hands forgot that I ever took those lessons.

78. I hate household chores. I'd never be a good housewife.

79. ...I'd never even agree to being a housewife. I wouldn't let my future husband force me into being one, haha.

80. Huge birds seem to have a fondness for me. I got chased by an emu in a wildlife park in Australia and by an ostrich in Zoobic, Subic (here in the Philippines).

81. I have been sponsoring a little girl's education for 4 years now and I hope to continue to do so until she finishes uni.

82. ...Her name is Jen, and she lives in a really far off island from where I am. I dream of the day when I finally meet her.

83. My family is such a close-knit one. My brother and I are very close to each other and to our parents.

84. ...I always put my brother first before me.

85. ...I disagree with my parents on a lot of things and can be rebellious, but I still find myself following what they say/want in the end.

86. I once got called up to participate in a local game show on TV. They needed dancers for contestants, and they called up my ballet school to get some of us to join.

87. ...I came out as the winner. I even had a talent fee for joining.

88. I received my first wages when I was 10 years old. I got casted in Sharon Cuneta's (a very popular local singer/movie star) music video as a fairy ballerina.

89. ...I gave my first wages to my parents. But my mom returned it to me, told me to save it.

90. ...I still give my wages (whenever I have jobs) to my parents, but they always return it.

91. I am Roman Catholic, and even if I'm not as traditionally religious as my mom, I like to think I am religious in my own way and my faith is very strong.

92. I wish I had a sister too.

93. I can distinguish most songs (songs that I know, that is) by listening to the first few notes, or first few musical lines at the most, of the melody.

94. I think I would be better off being European (Spanish please, haha) because I'm living on European timezones anyway.

95. I didn't use to be so addicted to the internet until I met online some of the best friends I could ever have.

96. I can be adventurous in dining when I want to be. I have tried eating fried frog legs, they taste like chicken.

97. ...the most exotic thing I've tried eating are tamilok. It's a local delicacy in Palawan which is a worm-like mollusk found on rotting mangrove trees. It taste like oysters.

98. ...the exotic food that I love the most are grilled chicken intestines called isaw. It's like pork barbecue, but tastes even better.

99. Most of my cousins and even older relatives call me 'Ate' or 'Ate Cla'. 'Ate' means big sister in Filipino and Cla is my nickname. When I was a little kid and had several younger cousins, I used to tell people I'm everyone's ate, and the nickname stuck.

100. My ultimate goal in life is to have an amazing job, have a blessed married and family life, be able to provide my children with what everything they need and if possible, more, and travel the world with my family.

I KO'd Florentino Perez!

2009-09-13T20:57:00.004+08:00

My dream finally came true!!! Well, sort of. I found this amazing iPhone/iTouch app called Face Fighter. It lets you create your own foe. So I downloaded Perez' photo and used it in the app, and the app let me resize and crop the pic and fit it into the face frame. And ta-dah! My enemy, Florentino Perez!

So here, I decided to screencap one of my many 'battles'. Hahahaha :)

ready to battle

ow I got hit! :S

KNOCKOUT!!!

WOOHOO I LOVE THIS AMAZING APP. :)

Zombie Workload

2009-09-13T20:26:00.004+08:00

I've been meaning to do one of these posts but I've been really lazy to do so. I was inspired by Malin's workload post, so it got me cracking.

Ok, here goes.

So this crate full of cases are only for one class, which is Constitution 1. In this class, we use three thick books about the Philippine Constitution (two of which are not with me at the moment, they are with my friend), plus the shitload of cases you see in the photo above. There is another pile that is waiting to be read, which I forgot to include in the crate because they are on my table. Aside from the books and the cases, my prof also assigns some long, supplemental readings if he feels like it. Funnily enough, despite the deathly workload, this is my favourite subject so far.

This next crate contains the other cases and readings for my other classes: Persons and Family Law, Philosophy of Law, Criminal Law 1, Legal Profession, Legal Research and Statutory Construction. Aside from these readings, there are also books for the classes mentioned above.

Here are my books. As I've said, the two books for Constitution 1 are with my friend. Two other books were borrowed by my friend too - my books for Legal Research and Statutory Construction. Two other books are not in the photo too. They were in my bag, and I forgot to bring them out when I took pics. I was lazy to retake, so yeah. The total number of books is... *drumroll please* 11. Woohoo.

There you go, the two already full crates. I need to get another crate, there are more (and I mean a loooot more) cases and readings coming my way. Still a month to go before my final exams, and then it's finally semestral break! Wooooo! I can do this!

I am so happy and proud that I cried.

2009-09-06T07:36:00.003+08:00

Two goals. Great passes and assists. Man of the match.

You finally got your goals, bb. You worked hard for it, and now you've been doubly rewarded.

I am seriously in love with this amazing man. And will be in love with him forever and ever. My heart is bursting with pride and happiness. I have no other words.

Pure Clarice.

2009-08-06T23:07:00.003+08:00

Because I am procrastinating. THIS IS FUUUN. :D

Slogan-ize yourself.
Go to: http://thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan.cgi
Put your name in, and generate slogan after each question.

1. What do you say to yourself every morning?
You've got questions. We've got Clarice.

2. What do you want other people to say about you?
Keep that Clarice complexion.

3. Someone asked you out, your answer is...
If you want to get ahead, get a Clarice.

4. How would you answer a booty call?
You can't top a Clarice. (LMAO!)

5. How would you introduce yourself to someone you really like?
See the face you love light up with a Clarice.

6. To someone you dislike?
I bet he drinks Clarice.

7. You're in a conversation and you suddenly feel the need to pee, how would you excuse yourself?
Pure Clarice.

8. Your parents ask you why you got home late, you say...
Do you, uh, Clarice?

9. You're failing a subject, you say...
Naughty, but, Clarice.

10. The love of your life asks you to marry him/her, what do you say?
Let's face the music and Clarice.

11. Your bf/gf is breaking up with you, you tell him/her...
Refreshes the Clarice other beers cannot reach.

12. Someone told you you're an asshole, you tell them...
Two hours of Clarice in just two calories.

13. What are the best words to describe you?
Hands that do dishes can be as soft as your Clarice. (whut?)

14. If you're going to have a movie about your life, the title is...
Taste the Clarice. (LMAO AGAIN)

15. Your last words before you die..
I'd like to buy the world a Clarice. (Eee I like this one lol)

16. Your message to a special someone..
Any time, any place. Clarice.

17. Title of this post will be...
Pure Clarice. (hey it repeated :s)

don'tlistentome

2009-08-03T07:52:00.001+08:00

It didn't occur to me that of all the things I hate the most, it's abandonment and disconnection.

But that's life. It's tough, we all gotta deal with it.

:)

WAG post no. 2

2009-07-29T04:31:00.002+08:00

photo from Kickette

And she does it again. She's worthy of another blog post. I think I'm having a thing for Cheryl Cole's style. I want her dress. I waaaant. And her hair, I love her hair.

let's play dress up

2009-07-24T00:40:00.002+08:00

Pretending to be a doll.

In my dreams.

This was my outfit today, I was in the mood to pose for the camera lol. Moving on...

WAG post.

2009-07-06T07:21:00.002+08:00

I don't really care about WAGs and I don't like Cheryl Cole. But I just had to give her a mention on here because I love everything about her outfit in this picture:

Photo from Kickette

I love purple, and I love the shade of the top. And purple goes really well with orange. At least for me. I love her skirt. And the shoes. Oh the shoeeees.

This outfit of hers really captures my kind of style. This is more or less what I would wear on a typical day in law school - a button down top, a skirt, and heels. Of course my clothes and shoes would be a hell lot cheaper than hers, (like yeah I can afford Louboutins) but yeah, it's the style I'm talking about lol. I really love the girly-girlishness and the splashes of color in her outfit. Love it. :D

zapatos

2009-06-26T20:00:00.004+08:00

I hate that I've been neglecting my blog. It's not like I have much to blog about anyway. Well there are stuff to blog about, I just choose not to. And besides I don't have time. But yeah, again, in an effort to keep this up, I give you my latest additions to my ever growing shoe collection.

oh hello five inches I won't be short anymore wahey

Who said that corporate dressing can't be fashionable? I want more shoooooeeeees. And the clothes, I need more clothes. It's sad that I don't get to wear anything I want to school anymore, but I'm getting the hang of fashionable corporate dressing. Must shop more.

Just to keep it alive and kicking yo.

2009-06-16T23:20:00.003+08:00

I am very very busy with law school and couldn't be bothered to keep this blog up and running :( But I want to keep it up, so I am going to post another survey thing that I saw from ontd, and Nandia did it on her blog too.

Here goes!

1) Your name : Anna Clarice is the real name. Aianna is really Ai An Na, my Chinese name.

2) Age : too young to be serious about life. Lol. 21. But I'm told I look like 15/16.

3) Where are you from ? the tropical islands of the Philippines

4) Date of birth: 15 de enero de 1988

5) Your hobbies: dancing, reading, watching football and other sports, wasting time online

6) What do you do in your life? I'm currently a first year law student trying to cope and tell myself that I can make it til the end. Lol. I'm also a ballerina who can dance just about any other type of dance aside from ballet, and currently trying to balance my dancing career with my law studies.

7) Favorite club(s): Valencia CF, MUFC, LFC. Spain NT.

8) What got you into football? I don't even know... I got acquainted watching the World Cup then it just evolved into a wonderful relationship with the EPL and La Liga.

9) Your favorite current football players: Valencia CF. Hehe. Seriously, in terms of skillz: David Silva, David Villa, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo. Though I'm saying goodbye to Cris now. *sob*

10) Your favorite past football players: David Beckham, Kaka, Ronaldinho, Fat Ronaldo. Yes, I was a Brazil NT fan before.

11) Most memorable game? Because I sadly missed the Euros... I guess it's going to be the CL final 2007/08. Or the 2nd round of the UEFA Cup 2008/09, Dynamo Kyiv-Valencia. And the Valencia-Real Madrid game, Silva's last game for the season. Ok, there's a lot.. Haha.

12) What do you think about the Real Madrid situation? Because I love Elena, I will not comment on this.

13) Is there a thing you would like to change about your club? If so what? Valencia - I want the stupid financial debts to go away. And for the current squad to stay.

14) favorite ice cream flavor: Oooh, a lot. Strawberry, Mango, Haagen Dazs' Dulce de Leche, Ben&Jerry's Half Baked, Green Tea, Chocolate, Vanilla

15) Chocolate or Vanilla? It depends.

16) Coke or pepsi? Coke

17) Ketchup or mustard? Both! But I'm picky when it comes to ketchup, it HAS to be Heinz.

18) Iker or Pepe Reina? Iker

19) Sernando or Sergago? Silva-Alexis.

20) Kickette or dirty tackle? Kickette

21) Premier league or la liga? La Liga

22) Jose or Pep ? Pep

23) Which player would you like to spend a night with? David Josue Jiménez Silva

24) Which three players would you like to be stuck on a desert island with? Silva, Alexis, Albiol

25) Which player do you like that you really shouldn't? Xavi

26) Which footballer would you describe yourself as like/relate to/something like that? Silva. We're seriously MFEO.

27) First live concert? I don't remember! I think it was... Incubus? From so long ago. Haha

28) A band you will always love: Hanson lol. Maroon 5!

29) If you could be one musical artist who would you be? Gwen Stefani (Oooh, same as Elena)

30) Favourite and least favourite subjects at school: I loved English and Literature. I hated Math.

31) Favoruite clothes shop: Zara and Topshop

32) Current favourite outfit: Er, idk. I don't have a fave outfit.

33) Flats or heels? Heels, but I don't wear them a lot haha. I do now, now that I'm in law school and the dress code's corporate attire. But I still love my flipflops and sandals.

34) Late nights or early mornings? Late nights of course

35) Small social gathering with a few close friends or a wild party with tons of people? Irl I prefer being with my closest friends. But I would do the wild party with my Kickette girls (and our boys of course) in a heartbeat!

36) Facebook or twitter? Twitter ftw yo! <3

bienvenido a facultad de derecho

2009-06-06T21:35:00.003+08:00

I start law school on Monday already, 8th June. I'm so scared :S

And to welcome me, this is what I have to read:

That's like 500+ cases to study, memorize and analyze. And this is only for the week-long Introduction to Law course. *sigh* I was asking for a life. I wasn't asking to be killed. :(

As my fb status says... I have only a little less than two days before I plunge into the deathbed that is law school. I'm really going to miss my lazy, happy-go-lucky-without-a-care-in-the-world life...

Adios, mi verano

2009-06-06T20:14:00.003+08:00

So my summer has officially ended. To be honest, I didn't feel like it was summer at all. Except for the first two weeks, I guess. Why? Because my summer was occupied mainly by:

an extra English course at uni (because law school required me to do so)
my summer job as a ballet teacher
trainings and rehearsals
my last major show/recital with my dance group

But then I still managed to get myself a vacation. There was the...

month and a few weeks off uni
beach trip back in March
holiday in Taiwan

There were a few heartbreaking events though...

Valencia. Need I say more?
Man U losing the CL
personal, real life heartbreaks (which were quite a lot...)
transfer rumors/speculations (Which are still to continue for the next couple of months... Oh David :( don't leave me!)
failed trip to London (boo parents and swine flu outbreak)
wonky sleeping hours (because of football)
not getting enough sleep (again, because of the football)

*Notice that most of the heartbreaks are footy-related. I need to get a life*

But then there were the highlights of my summer...

getting accepted into Ateneo Law School - the top law school in my country
being in the top 100 that got accepted
having Josue - my iTouch <3
football - the rollercoaster that is Valencia, Manchester United winning the Prem, and Liverpool finishing just a little behind them (basically, the good thing about this is that I got to stay up to watch without having to worry about uni *kicks timezones*)
David Archuleta/David Cook concert
holiday (especially the shopping!) in Taiwan
crazy, crazy nights out with friends I love
being online for long periods of time - yes, this is a highlight, because if not for this, I wouldn't have gotten the chance to bond with the best online friends evarrr. <3 The batshit crazy convos especially the metaphors are love. Oh and Kickette FC ftw!!! :)
finding love again - ok that was cheesy. Ugh. :P
my last major show which turned out to be so amazing :)

Right, I guess that's it. I guess it was still a good summer after all. But there were better summers than this. I have one last summer left, and that is next year's, because the next years after that, I will be going on internships at law firms. *shudders* Gah, I don't want to think about it yet, I'm still too young for all of this! Lol. :P

With that, I kiss summer goodbye! I still want another vacation though. Can't wait for October.

Just another pointless thing

2009-06-06T00:33:00.002+08:00

I used to love doing these MASH games when I was younger. Especially when I was bored in school, ahaha! So I just had to try this out when I saw it. Anyway, this is scaring me. Whatever happened to my one and only David?



		I will marry Alexis.
		After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in Valencia in our fabulous House.
		We will have 5 kid(s) together.
		Our family will zoom around in a Blue Porsche Cayenne.
		I will spend my days as a Football Player, and live happily ever after.

Something irrelevant

2009-06-04T04:18:00.004+08:00

Just because I want to blog even if there's nothing really interesting to blog about.

Got this from twiny.

Right first click this wikipedia link that will send you to a random article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The name of the article will be the name of your band.
Next step, click this quotations link:
http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last 4-5 word of the last quote on the page will be the title of the album!
As for the album cover click:
http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days The 3rd picture will be the cover of the album! Then Photoshop together.

Ok, here it is:

One more

2009-05-28T21:51:00.003+08:00

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

So this song was supposed to be included in the Valencia playlist, but the site I used didn't have this track. This is one of my fave songs ever, sang by a Filipino band called Parokya ni Edgar. It's called One and Only You. Here are the lyrics:

It took one look
And forever laid out in front of me
One smile and I died
Only to be revived by you

There I was
Thought I had everything figured out
Goes to show just how much I know
'bout the way life plays out

I take one step away
But I find myself coming back to you
My one and only, one and only you

Now I know
That I know not a thing at all
Except the fact that I am yours
And that you are mine

They told me that this wouldn't be easy
And no
I'm not one to complain

I take one step away
But I find myself coming back to you
My one and only, one and only you

The lines in bold pretty much explain my relationship with Valencia. I fell in love, but my heart gets smashed by the hurt and the heartbreaks. There are so many times I want to quit them, ignore them, hate them. But I can't, and I keep on coming back to them. Valencia isn't really my first team, but my love for them is just so immense and incomparable to my other teams.

The lines in italics explain how I fell in love with Silva. Haha! Well, it's true. I fell in love with him watching him in a Spain game. I was mesmerized with his skillz, his speed, his passing, everything. He was amazing, I was glued on to him. And then I looked at him, and ooh he's so cute. And hot. And.. Unffff. And then.. Yeah. Wow, I can't even explain how I fell in love with him coherently! The first time I ever saw him, I was hooked. Oh oh and the smile. Guh, the smile. It kills me every time, and revives me as well. It took one look and forever laid out in front of me, one smile, then I died, only to be revived by you... This song is really perfect for him, haha. He's my first La Liga crush. He started my Valencia love. Even if he isn't my first love, he'll always be my one and only true love. ILHSFM.

Ok, stopping now. Fangirling over.

Valencia Playlist

2009-05-26T01:11:00.002+08:00

This basically sums up all the emotions I've felt in the roller coaster ride that is Valencia.

I'm not done yet, the other songs I wanted weren't available, boo. So yeah, if I'm not lazy I'll do another one. Most of the songs here describe how much I love them, obviously, haha. :D

Whirlwind

2009-05-25T01:11:00.005+08:00

So right now I still haven't come to terms with accepting reality and fate. Last night I was so numb, so cold, I didn't have the energy to express what I really felt. And then this morning, it began to sink in. I've been in a huge sulk all day and I snap at the littlest things. I'm too heartbroken. I want to stop caring, I want to quit them, I want to hate them. But I can't. I love Valencia too much.

This morning, Ali was telling me that I at least had one team who isn't fail. True that, I'm happy with United. But it's not the same, and it will never console me. I want my Valencia to be okay, to be whole. I want the team I fell in love with. Argh. But seeing them fail in the most important matches really makes me want to hate them. They can fight and even win against big clubs - hello Barca and RM. But when the games are so important, what happens? They don't even try. But still, I love them so much.

So not being in the CL next year means goodbye to a lot of players. I'm slowly accepting the fact that they will leave. I don't want to see any of them in RM or in Barca. I just wish they'd go to a club where they can play their full potential and not waste their great talent away. They deserve so much better. There's still this part of me that continues to hope that they will stay, but...

And tonight, this little comment I found from vcf_fangirls just made me burst into tears again.

"I just have to say 1 more thing.
No matter what happens.
No matter who transfers.
No CL, thats fine.
No matter how poor we're going to be.
No matter what we're wearing next season.
No matter how many ref's hate us.
No matter how much fans will doubt us.
No matter anything.
I will always love...
Valencia Club de Fútbol.
I don't care.
Amunt."

Yeah. Despite all the hurt and the heartbreak, I love you, Valencia. I really do.

EDIT// This article made me cry all over again. The songs are so perfect and so right. *sigh*

Photo Mosaic Thingie

2009-05-21T16:45:00.008+08:00

1. clarice & lubitel, 2. Meant To Be Dinner: Cheese Board, 3. Not available, 4. Not available, 5. Pieces of Europe, 6. Dance...Dance...Dance..., 7. don't worry be happy new year8. Not available9. Not available

Because I was tagged by Ruthie. :)

Rules:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search (http://www.flickr.com/).
b. Using ONLY the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Mosaic Maker. Change rows to 3 and columns to 3 (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php).
d. Save the image and post it!
e. If you’re tagged, reblog and pass it on.

The Questions:
(my answers are in bold and italics)

1. What is your first name? Clarice (well it's Anna, but I use Clarice, so..)
2. What is your favorite food? Cheese
3. What is your favorite color? Blue
4. Favorite drink? Bailey's
5. Dream vacation? backpacking across Europe
6. Favorite hobby? Dancing
7. What you want to be when you grow up? Happy
8. What do you love most in life? Breathing
9. One word to describe you? Diverse

I'm not really tagging anyone, but I require the twin and Elena to do this. Haha :)

I love him to the ends of the earth.

2009-05-16T00:49:00.002+08:00

Original Video- More videos at TinyPic

Ok, brb, must remember how to breathe. Guh. ILHSFM.

Flashback

2009-05-15T11:00:00.004+08:00

So I was going over my old photobucket account the other day, and I was squeeing and jumping with joy when I found these:

Boo, I dunno why they ended up so small. :( These piccies were taken at Canberra, the college, Lanyon Homestead, Bondi Beach, Sydney when I was on my study trip there.

Miss them lovelies! At Bondi Beach.

WOMBAT!!! :D Awwwww I love them.

KOALA!!! I love them too!

It was in that same wildlife park that I got chased by an emu. Hahaha! I cannot find the other piccies, I have the prints but I can't find them on my online albums. Boo. I'm too lazy to scan them.

But I... Uh, I have this. *blushies*

Aww, the memories. I love love love that place and the people. I vow that someday I'll be back in crazy beautiful Australia. Yes. *nods*

2009-05-13T11:10:00.009+08:00

Just a little something pointless to distract myself from the craziness of life.

1. What color is your toothbrush?
White and pink

2. Name one person who made you smile today:
My granny

3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning:
Still trying to sleep

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago?
Trying to listen to the boring lecture but answering fb quizzes lol

5. What is your favorite candy bar?
KitKat! :D and Twix.

6.Have you ever been to a strip club?
No! Haha

7. What is the last thing you said aloud?
"Naninigaw daw talaga yun eh." - er, translation: He really shouts at people. (referring to a law school professor)

8. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Haagen Dazs' Dulce de Leche and Strawberry. Strawberry and Mango from FIC. And green tea ice cream<3

9. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Ahahahaha. Absolut Kurant. At 10am.

10. Do you like your wallet?
Yes.

11. What was the last thing you ate?
Toblerone Dark

12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
My mom got me a skirt from Zara which I didn't like so she took it back lol.

13. The last sporting event you watched?
Hmm... I think it was the Barça-Villareal match.

14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?
Butter

15. Who is the last person you sent a text message too?
I think it was... Jano?

16. Ever go camping?
Yes

17. Do you take vitamins daily?
No

18. Do you go to church every Sunday?
Yes

19. Do you have a tan?
Yes but it's slowly fading away now :(

20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?
Yes!

21. Do you drink your soda with a straw?
Yes. But I rarely drink soda, so...

22. What did your last text message say?
I think I said... 'I was asleep already when I got your text.'

23. What are you doing tomorrow?
Go to uni, what else?

24. WHERE IS 24?! ?
IDK?

25. Look to your left, what do you see?
My classmates.

26. What color is your watch?
The one I'm wearing right now, it's white.

27. What do you think of when you hear the word Australia?
OMG I love Australia. Koalas Kangaroos Canberra Sydney the house the Prado McKillop Catholic College Jay Roxy and Billabong overload Wombats Dingos and argh too many memories! <3

28. What is your birthstone?
Garnet

29. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
Usually just drive thru.

30. What is your favorite number?
1, 7, 15, 21.

31. Who's the last person you talked to on the phone?
My mom I think.

32. Any plans today?
Work, ugh. And pull another allnighter to finish my papers.

33. How many states have you lived in?
Um, three or four?

34. Biggest annoyance right now?
Someone I refuse to name for obvious reasons lol.

35. Last song listened to?
The Special Two - Missy Higgins

36. Can you say the alphabet backwards?
Yes but with struggling effort!

37. Do you have a maid service clean your house?
Yes, we got a new one. I miss my maid :(

38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
Well... Havaianas aren't shoes, but I wear them most of the time. Do not ask how many pairs I have. And my sandal collection.

39. Are you jealous of anyone?
No.

38. Is anyone jealous of you?
Yes but they really shouldn't be.

41. Do you love anyone?
Yes.

42. Do any of your friends have children?
Yes

43. What do you usually do during the day?
Get annoyed, waste time online, and find things to distract myself instead of being productive.

44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?
Yes but well, not really. Yeah maybe strongly strongly disike. Same person I mentioned in greatest annoyance question.

45. Do you use the word 'hello' daily?
Yes. Also its different forms - hi, hola, etc.

46. What color is your car?
It says Matte Beige on my car registration.

47. Do you like cats?
I love my feral kitty <3

48. Are you thinking about someone right now?
Yes.

49. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
No.

50. How did you get your worst scar?
My left ankle got caught in between the kitchen door when I slammed it shut. It cut right through my skin deeply, it bled a whole lot. It freaked me out so much I almost fainted haha.

I would, again and again, forever.

2009-05-10T16:31:00.008+08:00

Valencia 3-0 Real Madrid

The boys were so amazing last night. Even the defence. I have no other words.

I am so proud of them all, but most especially, of my bb Silva. Everyone knows how much I love this man. I cannot even explain how much. He was so amazing last night. I'm just so proud of him, not only for last night, but for every game that he plays, for how hard he trains, and just for being himself. He just makes me so happy. And seeing how he played last night, with all his passes, crosses, attempts and his goal, it just makes my heart burst with pride and joy. :)

He's going to be out for the next game because he received his 5th amarilla. :( Also, he picked up an injury. I saw him during the first half, something in his right thigh was bothering him, he kept wincing and touching it and all. I thought it was a pulled hamstring. By the second half, he couldn't take it anymore and got subbed. :( They say it's a groin strain. (I had nothing to do with it, I promise! :P) They also say that this might prevent him from playing the last remaining games because of this. Please, no :( Please be ok, bb. We need you. I need you!

It's about time I gave him a little picspam of his pics from last night's game on my blog. ILYSFM, Jiménez.

And, er, cute blondie deserves one too.

And what did I say about his feral kitty growl? :P

That's my hero. *melts into a puddle of incoherent mess*

Adios, dying for a while. :P

Argh

2009-05-09T21:09:00.004+08:00

It's been a long time since I had a proper rant, and I usually keep these things to myself but this time it just ticked me off so bad.

It really really really REALLY pisses me off to see/hear/read about 'fans' claiming or pretending to be PROPER fans. They think they know a lot about the club, about the players, how they play, etc. etc. But no, they don't! They even have the nerve to call the boys THEIR boys... Right. They don't even know who's who in the effing team, FFS. They don't even know the match scheds! Is that a proper fan? Is that even a fan at all?!

I know I haven't been supporting Valencia for so long but dammit, I know so much about them, more than these 'fans' know. I don't just fangirl over the boys, I fangirl over their skillz and their abilities and I do not fangirl over individual players. I do have my favorites of course, but I support and fangirl over the whole effing team. No matter how much they break my heart at times, I still stick by them and love them with all my heart. I support the team not only because they're pretty (they are, too much, but that's just an added bonus lol), but because they're Valencia and they're bloody amazing.

Also, it doesn't piss me off so much if it was someone I didn't know. I'd just ignore them. But this particular one I do know, and it makes my blood boil so much!

Arrrrghhhh I'm going to rip my hair out if I hear one more thing from these people.

Ok, rant over.

Hopeful

2009-05-08T11:57:00.005+08:00

I was supposed to blog about some other things, but right now all I can think about is this particular thing that I really, really, really want. I don't think I've ever wanted something like this in so long (ok there are a lot of others but this one is the most likely one to be granted as of late). And I won't be able to sleep - haha, as if I sleep - unless I know the outcome of this decision.

God, please please please grant me this. I've been a real good girl, and I think pretty much everyone can attest to that. Dear Lord, please, I am praying.

So everyone, may I just ask a little favor? Please please please cross your fingers and toes and everything for me? Pretty please with a cherry and whipped cream on top? :)

Pic of the Day - Babyface

2009-05-02T01:21:00.002+08:00

That's me with three of my friends there (Maan, Vianca and Ruthie). This was taken one day when we all ditched uni to go watch a movie, waste money on these photo stickers and I don't really remember what else, basically we all just got away and had fun.

Anyway, I showed this photo to Nandia before. I asked her to guess how old we were when this pic was taken. She said that the rest of the girls looked 17, 18ish, while I looked... 11.

Seriousy? Do I really look like an 11-year-old? Do you agree?

She got that right, btw. We were all 17 that time. Well, she got the ages right except for me, haha.

Lakbayin ang Pilipinas - Hundred Islands

2009-04-30T13:53:00.008+08:00

Aside from the Pic of the Day posts, I've decided to make Lakbayin ang Pilipinas posts too. Lakbayin ang Pilipinas means Travel the Philippines. This way, I get to share my favorite places in my country and share a bit of my culture too. :)

The first place I picked is Hundred Islands in Alaminos, Pangasinan. It is located 250km away from Manila, our capital city. There are exactly 123 islands of different shapes and sizes here, hence the name. Not all islands are converted into resorts, so the beauty of it all is preserved. Only three islands were developed for tourists - Children's Island, Governor's Island and Quezon Island. We stayed at Children's Island. Just to give you an idea, here are some of the islands:
I went here with my friends on an environmental trip several years back. It was a great adventure, we really roughed it out and faced nature. We stayed in a bahay kubo, or nipa hut - a cottage made out of bamboo and nipa and anahaw leaves. The bahay kubo is a primitive type of house. I didn't get to take a photo of where we stayed, but this is an example:
Not all the islands have primitive accommodations, lol. There are resorts in the others. But we were on an adventure trip so it was perfect there. So anyway, there were no beds, we had to sleep on bamboo cots. There was no electricity there too which made it really exciting and it really pushed us out of our comfort zones. Especially me. There is a bathroom of course, but it was a good 5 minute walk away from our hut. It was perched on a hill. And also, there was no running water in the shower room. Only in the toilet. So we had to get our water from the poso at the bottom of the hill. We had to carry our pails up to the hill so we can bathe. The poso is a manual pump. Again, an example:
We were surrounded by lush greenery, the sea, and the wonderful salty breezes. It was really fun being around nature. Also, we had to cook our meals using manual fire. Like literally starting fire from two stones rubbed together. We had lots of grilled meat and seafood for our meals, yumyum.

First, some pictures:

this was on our boat ride going there
I took this in one of the islands that we hopped on to
this one too, those are two of my friends
and this is me, photo taken by my friend Ruthie :) (Hi Inay!) as you can see, the sand was really powdery, which I loved
I took this because it was cool. Procreating insects. I'm not sure what they are though, and they were really small so it was hard to take a close up picture using a digital camera.

Anyway, the main reason we went there was to do a coastal cleanup. It was just a bonus for us to do some kayaking and boating to explore the islands, and participate in an Amazing Race kind of game. We did all sorts of tasks, hopping from one island to the next. My team won! :) Also, my favorite part of the trip was when we found this really high cliff (approximately 25-30 feet, more or less) on one of the beaches that led to a secret cave-like corner that looked out to the deep water (around 10 feet or more). I wish I'd taken a photo of it, but no one would hold my camera because we were all jumping. So yeah, it was really cool! I was quite scared at first because I'd never jumped off anything that high before. But it felt so effing amazing when I lifted my feet off the cliff and plunged into the water. I wouldn't forget that moment.

We only stayed for 3 days. I still felt that 3 days isn't enough. There are still many places to explore, and many things to do, and I wish there was more time to enjoy the greenery, the sea and the sun and the sand. Guess it's pretty obvious by now that I love the beach and the sun, huh? The whole trip was just so much fun and there were so many memories. The entire place was so beautiful. I really wish I took more pictures, if only I wasn't too keen on spending all the time in the water :p I'd love to go back there with the same set of friends someday. :)

Pic of the Day - Mr Clown.

2009-04-29T20:04:00.003+08:00

I thought I'd post a random pic everyday, just because. Let's see how long I can keep this up. :)

So as you all know by now, I've been trying to practice photography. This is one of my first ever attempts at capturing artistic (if its considered as such) shots. This clown is found in our garden, he has two other clowns sat on the bench with him but I just chose to shoot him. I never really liked clowns. I just thought that this was cool.

Are you ready?

2009-04-29T01:11:00.003+08:00

Oh my lord. Short shorts on the loose.
(brought to you by the lovelies from vcf_fangirls)

Ohaaaaiiii Albiol. I see your bum. Higher please? And to Mr Stripper on the left, why don't you just strip everything? Yes?

Come on, spread the loooove. Good job Chente, now get the other boys to strip too. Especially the following: David Josué Jiménez Silva and Alexis Ruano Delgado. Oh, and David Villa Sánchez. Ktnxbai.

Now seriously, is this what you call a joke of a football club?

Taiwan - Day 5!

2009-04-28T15:18:00.008+08:00

Our last day! We had time to spare in the morning as our flight was still in the afternoon, so we went to the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Plaza. Chiang Kai Shek is a former president of Taiwan. It was beautiful. And the weather was beautiful too. I loved it there. Again, excuse some of the camerawhoring. :)

The National Concert Hall

The National Theatre. Weeee

The Gate of Great Centrality andUprightness. Again weeeee

I really like this shot
erm, I chased pigeons haha
his turn :p

The building where the Chiang Kai Shek monument is
the monument
view from the topmy brother took this, in the MRT

Before we went back to the hotel, we passed by a bakery. Taiwan is known for its yummy pastries, cakes and breads, so we sampled them too. I bought a yummy danish, and a slice of black forest cake. We also bought tea eggs again.

the danish, I almost forgot to take a pic haha

tea eggs

It was time for us to go to the airport. We passed by the Grand Hotel, Taipei. It's supposed to be a tourist spot, it's the grandest (hence the name) hotel in the city. It is also known as The Dragon palace. It was built to accomodate foreign ambassadors who were visiting Taipei. Apparently there are secret passages all throughout the hotel made for Chiang Kai Shek. Boo that we didn't have time to check it out anymore :( Besides, it was too far from where we were staying.

We ate lunch at the Tea House, in the airport. Wonton noodles, siopao and milk tea for me. Then it was time for our flight home.

Taiwan - Day 4!

2009-04-28T13:47:00.013+08:00

Day 4.

It was cold again, 14-15 degrees with slight rain. Again, I didn't have warm clothes with me, lol.

Mom and I roamed the streets in search of good breakfast food, we were tired of the hotel buffet and McDonald's. We decided to be adventurous and tried every single food item we saw on the carts along the streets. We sampled different kinds of buns, dumplings and sandwiches. My particular favorite was this roast pork and omelette sandwich, with milk tea of course! Too bad I forgot to take pics of all the food.

We then went to the Taipei Zoo. I was so excited about the Pandas but I was very unlucky, turns out that the Panda exhibits were closed on every first Monday of the month. :( The zoo didn't disappoint though, there were still lots of interesting animals to see, and the landscape and trails were just beautiful. We spent a good 5 hours there just walking in nature and seeing everything.
Also, we ate yummy food again! We had siopao (pork buns), tea eggs (eggs cooked in a secret tea recipe - super yummy) and beef noodles.

Piccys! I practiced my skillz with the camera again. I hope I'm improving. I only chose some. Ok there are a lot, but there are way too much more. And I, uh, camerawhored a bit, haha.

cute squirrel

the grizzly black bear was lazy :(
hello there Mr. Owl

one of my attempts using the macro lens (whatcha think?)
and another one
just because I love butterflies and wanted a pic with it on my palm

just because I love my hair in this pic haha
another attempt
and another one
this black butterfly was just too beautiful
sleeping koala!

because I was desperate to see the pandas I had to make do of the giant stuffed one
my brother and I goofing off
lemur! I like to move it move it (it was really hard to take pics of them, they kept on moving)
hippo conference
hello camels
white rhino bum
king penguins! *squeee* (I had to choose only one or else I'll end up posting them all)
more of them, african penguins this time (stupid glass panes)
I had to console myself with the red panda who was too shy
again excuse the camerawhoring, I like my outfit
I loved the lamp posts, too cute

It was almost dinner time when we finished our trip to the zoo so we decided to eat at this yummy Chinese fine dining resto at Shinkong Mitsukoshi to celebrate my dad's birthday. :)

meet my family :)
some of the food

And then we went to the Shilin Night Market again for more shopping. There were more street food there and I tried these yummy candied strawberries on a stick. They were fresh strawberries dipped in strawberry syrup candy. My mom, dad and brother found it too sweet, but I didn't. I loved it. We also bought more cuttlefish. I guess its obvious by now that we love to eat, no? :)

walking around the night market

the candied strawberries <3

Back in the hotel, I couldn't help myself and ate some custard again. And also fresh strawberries. And vodka! Wooo! And then I remember Valencia killing me with joy. I was watching the highlights of the game, with Silva and Mata killing me with their teaming up on that goal. Also Albiol's goal and celebration. Guh. Sweet.

Pimp my tweet.

2009-04-26T07:55:00.005+08:00

So last Friday Ali went on pimping out our tweets, and this is my pimping out:

And then I reacted because she didn't include Alexis, but she did include him in the twin's! And the twin reacted too because she didn't get Chente. So Ali did another one...

I loled so much at #theentirevalenciasquad and #sleepdeprived.

And then dear Elena (Nandia) had her own version for me:

I loled so much at 'pretending not to have an Alexis obsession'.

So to them, I'm adorable, innocent (YES I AM!), an angel, sweet and considering. *blushes* Aww thanks girls, I feel loved. :p

My Kickette girls are amazing and I love them so. :)

/EDIT/ Ok, since Nandia wanted me to admit, yes I will admit it, I am finally not pretending anymore. Ktnxbai. :D

Taiwan - Day 3!

2009-04-24T14:49:00.009+08:00

It was so cold that day, at 14-15°C. Clearly I did not bring warmer clothes. (And I partly blame Nandia love for saying that I should go with all the minis and shorts, haha).

This time, we went to Guanghua, another part of Taipei. We tried to look for a church so we could hear mass, but we couldn't find a Catholic one. So we just walked around. There was this pretty neat street market with all these Taiwanese products, so we checked it out. We didn't buy anything though. And then there was this electronics and gadgets district. We went to check out more stuff but still no luck with finding my camera. :( My mom got a really good bargain for a Philips digital photo frame though, it's amazing.

the market in Guanghua

random pic of the faraway Taipei 101

It rained that day! It didn't exactly pour down, it was more of a hard drizzle with really strong winds. And I did not like it one bit because I was freezing already. I like the cold, I really do and I love being out in the wind but not when I am wearing clothing made of thin materials, haha! And the rain and wind just added to the cold.

Anyway, we went to the Taipei City Hall district afterwards. We rode the MRT again (well we always do because the places we go to are pretty far from each other) and I was in the mood for camerawhoring so I got my brother to take some pics. These two are the ones I really liked:

And this one while waiting for our bus going to Taipei 101:
We went to see the Taipei 101, which is the tallest building in the world. It's pretty, but for me, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building in New York is far prettier than it. And again, more camerawhoring, haha :)

that is my brother :)
I really liked the walls.

the wind was blowing really hard, my hair kept flying, haha

The mall was amaze though. It reminded me of Siam Paragon in Bangkok. We ate a very late lunch there. Everyone wanted something different so we ate at the food court. I ordered Singapore chicken rice! Haha, I know I should have sampled some other Taiwanese dishes but I was craving so much for it. We also ordered some noodles and soup and some beef dish. Everything was so yummy. And then more of milk tea, yay. I ordered it with what they call magic jelly but in reality it's a kind of coffee flavored jelly.

yummy food!

We didn't go to the observatory anymore because the tickets were a bit pricey and we won't be seeing the sights that well anyway cos it was raining and was fogging up a bit. We went around some more, bought souvenirs and local delicacies, and went to another mall. Shopped for a bit. And just before we were about to leave, I found Coldstone again! Squeeee. I ordered Our Strawberry Blonde which was strawberry ice cream with graham cracker pie crust, caramel sauce, fresh strawberries and whipped topping smooshed together.

And yes, I did have another pic taken. I wanted to have a pic taken at every Coldstone store I went to just because. Ahahaha. I really cannot hold back when it comes to ice cream. And chocolates. Oh well.

Anyway, the tower at night:

We then went back to the hotel and I figured I'd relax with a long bath in the whirlpool jacuzzi which was amazing. I got to watch the United game after, and I was pleased with the result, we won thanks to new kiddo Kiko Macheda. Valencia was also playing that night but they were to play at 3am Taiwan time. I really wanted to watch it but I was dead tired and if I stayed up, I wouldn't be able to last touring around the next day. When I woke up the next morning, I found out that they won, yay :)

Taiwan - Day 2!

2009-04-23T16:26:00.000+08:00

This post is delayed, sorry. But here's day 2 of my trip!

Early morning. We traveled to Yanmingshan National Park by MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) and bus, in the hopes of seeing Cherry Blossoms. Epic fail. My mom thought that they were still in bloom, and I didn't bother checking they were before we left. When we got there, we had to hike 1km going up the top of the mountain to go to our first stop, the Visitor's Center. We had no idea we had to hike to get there, and I was wearing this:

Hiking in a skirt and flip flops. Not cool.

We finally reached the top, only to find out that in order to get around the park, we had to ride another bus and it would be a 2 hour trip. The Cherry Blossoms are gone, we were a week late! And our last hope was the Flower Clock – but they told us that the flowers aren’t in bloom too. That sucked. I wanted to go to the Calla Lily fields and pick some flowers, also the Volcanic reserve and hot springs, but that would mean taking the 2 hour trip and it would take us the whole day. So we decided to skip it. We walked around the area, took pictures then hiked down the mountain. I only picked some to post cos there are too many.

We went back to Shilin station where we ate lunch. We were all so hungry from the hike and everyone was irritable because we couldn’t decide where to eat. I was so picky because the food stalls along the roads looked really messy and I didn’t like what the food looked like. There weren’t any food stalls/restos like the ones we ate at the day before. I voted for Pizza Hut even though I didn’t really wanted to eat there, but it was the only one familiar to us, but we found out that the shop is only for takeout and delivery. Great. More walking and walking and everyone was really irritated at me, lol. I finally decided on this Italian café even if everyone wanted Chinese/Taiwanese cuisine. Good thing they had some Chinese/Taiwanese dishes. I ordered grilled pork and rice. The food was good except for the soup which was really bland.

After lunch, we rode the MRT again and got off at Zhongshan Fuxing station. That was where the huge electronics shop was, forgot what it was called. I failed in my search of a cheap camera! They were even more pricey than here in the Philippines. Boo. We went to Shinkong Mitsukoshi afterwards, a really posh department store. We ate dinner there, a Kopibun for me – it’s a coffee flavored bun with melted butter inside. Heaven. We also sampled this Taiwanese stone cooking cuisine. We ordered some beef dish which was soooo good!

On our way back to the MRT station, I saw a Coldstone shop again! Woooo! This time I ordered Mud Pie Mojo – coffee ice cream with fudge, peanut butter and Oreo cookies smooshed in it. Again, heaven. I’m such a happy girl.

Went to a different night market this time – Huixa Tourist Night Market. This was where all kinds of street and exotic foods were to be found. We didn’t really sample the stuff because we were too full from dinner. And there was stinky tofu smell all over the place! Ugh, we all hated that smell. From its name, it is stinky tofu. According to wiki it’s fermented tofu, marinated in some mixture of milk, veggies and meat, or with dried shrimp, some greens, bamboo shoots, and Chinese herbs. UGH. No way we we’re trying that.

Anyway, we sampled some dried and grilled squid and cuttlefish this time. I did better with my broken Mandarin this time, yay! She asked if we wanted hot sauce with the squid and cuttlefish and we said yes. Big mistake! We did want it spicy, but we had no idea how deadly hot it was. When she let us taste the squid, we immediately told her to hold back on the sauce for the cuttlefish. My mom who has the least tolerance with spicy food gave up with only one bite of the squid. She didn’t even finish a strip. I laughed at her, teasing her how weak she was, but I soon ate my words and gave up after eating around 7 strips of the squid. I just ate the cuttlefish instead. Everyone was so thirsty afterwards, we finished up two cartons of black bubble tea and two bottles of water, and we still wanted more, so we bought bubble milk tea with boba. Yumyum.

We walked around some more, and we saw more exotic food. Snakes and other reptiles! There was this whole row of restaurants on one street and they had snake shows staged. Taking pictures weren’t allowed but I managed to sneak in some shots.

ignore the unknown couple and see the snake instead :p

After much walking, everyone was so tired and we went back to the hotel. My brother and I stopped at the grocery just across and bought some dessert, beer and vodka. We were both too tired to drink when we got back to our room, he slept right away and I just ate dessert before sleeping. Yummy custard! But there weren’t any teaspoons in the room. I was too tired and lazy to ask for one from room service so I just managed to eat it with a stirrer. Lol!

And that ends Day 2.

Loving it!

2009-04-20T00:04:00.007+08:00

On a shopping trip last weekend, I found these little darlings:

Harajuku Lovers perfume by Gwen Stefani! Eeeee! I immediately fell in love with these beauties. I think mentioned here on my blog already how much I loved Gwen and her Harajuku Lovers line. And of course, having seen these babies on the shelves, I had to get one of them. There were five of them: Love, Lil' Angel, G, Music, Baby. I liked all scents except Music. As usual I took a long time deciding on one. I narrowed it down to Love and Lil' Angel. I loved both scents Love was floral, and Lil' Angel was fruity-floral. I kind of liked the Love doll better, but of course, I just had to get Lil' Angel.

screencapped from hlfragrance.com

I absolutely love it. It's so me :p And I got a bonus too! I sweettalked the sales attendant to give me the free watch even if I only bought one bottle (I had to buy two bottles if I wanted to get the watch). Sweet. :)

I push myself too hard.

2009-04-19T23:18:00.003+08:00

I fail at finishing all the entries about my trip. I promise I'll finish it, maybe by the end of the week. I hope. Everything's just so topsy turvy in my world lately, I can't even be online that much anymore! Boo. I just need to blog about the recent things that have been happening.

Uni.
So, I went back to uni already last Wednesday. It was horrible. I had to pay a fine for late enrollment, because I was supposed to pay Tuesday but forgot the check at home. Then I realized that I didn't have any cash with me, so I told the cashier that I'd go back. I went to the ATM machines and when I pulled out my wallet I realized that I didn't have my ATM card with me too. I was panicking, I was already 30 mins late for class and I still haven't paid my tuition fees. I was running around the campus and it was so hot, I was so tired already! So I texted my brother to ask if he had extra cash with him, and he did, thank God. But I had to run to the other side of the campus where his class was to get him. More running, and then finally got the cash, ran back to the cashier to pay. I ran to class after, 45 mins late, only to find out that I was in the wrong room! Turned out that whoever did my schedule printed out the wrong room assignment. So it took me another 15 mins to find my room, and when I did, I was an hour late already. I had no clue what the prof was talking about and shizz. Yeah, that was a great first day back.

The next few days at uni were okay, but I bombed the first quiz we had. Lol. I always do that at the start of the semester. I never know how to study for a quiz/exam (if I even study hahaha) until I know what type of tests the prof gives out.

Ballet.
So, after two months of not training, I went back to ballet. And man it was so hard to get back. I've never really stopped dancing for that long, not even during the times when I was out injured, because during those times I still trained. Yeah I know, I don't listen to my physio and I'll be paying for it in the future. *shrugs* I love dancing, no one can stop me.

And because of the long time of not training, I ended up so frustrated at myself because I couldn't do the usual stuff I do. My muscle resistance and endurance are both way off, I couldn't last through the exercises. And I couldn't do my turns! Turns are actually my forte. Whenever I dance, especially when I do all those turning steps and spins (pirouettes, fouettes, chainees, etc.) and other challenging steps, there is this certain feeling that I get. I can't explain it, but it's such a beautiful feeling.

Given that, I guess you could imagine and understand the frustration I've been feeling. I badly wanted to get back in shape and when I want something, I do everything to get/achieve it. Which is bad for me, really. And with dancing, just like any other sport, pushing yourself too hard would damage the muscles. And that's what I got for pushing myself too hard. I kept working so hard on the exercises, doing them over and over again just so I can improve fast. Again, I didn't listen, and now I've got recurrent leg cramps, several muscle strains all over, my bad (left) ankle is sore again, and my right ankle is hurting too. Yay me.

Work.
Yes, I'm working this summer again. I cracked, even if I said I didn't want to work any more, and despite the fact that I didn't get paid last summer. I just can't keep myself away from my beloved ballet students. But I took a part-time shift this time, only working on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 1-6pm with a 30min break. Its tiring, but better than the 8 hour shift I used to have. And also I get to rest because sometimes my task is to only operate the music and take the attendance. Lol.

Life in general.
Too much stuff going wrong. Idek if I'm going to be paid at work. Oh please let them pay me, I hope they don't do a Valencia on me. Also, I'm kind of in a small life crisis right now. I've planned everything out but now I feel kind of lost, its as if I don't really want all this anymore. And ugh, just... So much more going wrong.

So there, that's basically what's happening to my life lately. Not really interesting. Haha. I really need to get out of this rock that I've been living in and see my friends. I've been putting them off lately, must really see them.

你好台湾 (Ni hao, Taiwan!)

2009-04-12T01:30:00.012+08:00

I have been meaning to post stories about my trip, but life just kept getting in the way! Boo. I can't sleep right now, so I decided to update. :)

Taiwan Day 1!

I went there with my family - my mom, dad and brother. It was only an hour and 50mins flight from the Philippines to there. I loved the flight, not only because it was a fast, seamless and short one, but also because of the teeny tiny fact that the pilot's last name was Silva. Yes, Silva. I absolutely freaked out and my mind went haywire for obvious reasons. And as Gina said, that was some serious fate working there...

Anyway, as we landed and got our luggage, we boarded the Airport Bus and went to our hotel. We stayed at Delight Hotel in Taipei. It was really nice! It was so homey, my room was so spacious, the bathroom was big and the best parts - it had a spa shower and whirlpool jacuzzi in it! Here are pics:

The bed and sofa

The whirlpool jacuzzi and a lounge chair

The shower with the jet stream water spa thingies

The rest of the bathroom

We rested for a while then headed out to have lunch. We walked around for so long because we were trying to find a good resto. Turns out that Taiwanese cuisine is best eaten on the streets. We finally decided on one that had many customers, and had delicious looking roasted stuff. I chose to have roast duck and roast pork. I failed at my Mandarin - I couldn't remember all the vocab words for food, and I only managed to remember kaoya (roast duck). Good thing the girl taking our orders understood my broken Mandarin and little English. Anyway, the dish came with three different veggie sides, and spicy anchovies, and a tofu side. They were all yummy. The soup that came with it was so good too.

My food!

So after we had lunch, we strolled around for a bit and found this cool drink shop. I really love those, I always, always order milk tea. This time, I ordered it with custard.

That is me enjoying my drink :)

We went around the district some more, and then decided to go to Ximending, which is the popular hangout and district for the youth. All the stylish shops are there, and all the young ones hang out there. There were so many people as it was the weekend already. It reminds me of Times Square in New York. :)

We found some awesome street food too! I picked this one, and chose the spicy, peppery, garlicky grilled squid. It was goooood.

And then an interesting thing happened! While the man was grilling my squid, a siren suddenly blared, and all the carts on the street turned off their lights, motors, stoves, etc, and ran away. Literally ran away. They hid their carts and they were nowhere to be found. Turned out that it was illegal for them to sell there, and the one who blared the siren was a cop on a motorbike doing his rounds. Once he left, the carts came back, the man finished grilling my squid, gave it immediately, accepted our payment even if it was still short by a couple of dollars and hurriedly shooed us away. *shrugs* We went away quickly too, we didn't want to get caught by the police lol.

More walking around, then resting for a bit in the square. I took the time to practice my photography skills. I wanted to catch bright lights from the vehicles and turn them into different bright colored lines with a clear object at the back. I think I took a hundred shots trying to get the effect that I wanted, lol! I was in between successful and not. Er, I dunno. You be the judge. Here are the best pics, imo:

Before we headed out to Shilin Night Market, I found *drumroll please* COLDSTONE ICE CREAM! :) I've discovered this wonderful ice cream shop back in New York, and I have been craving for it for so long! I was so happy to find it there. I ordered the Cookie Doughnt You Want Some sundae, which is French Vanilla ice cream with hot fudge, caramel syrup, chocolate chips and cookie dough smooshed in it. YUMMMMMY. It was pure heaven.

We went to Shilin Night Market after that.

A scene in the night market

I only took one picture cos there were so many people and I had to store the camera away for safety. I shopped for some tights, leggings and shoes. :) We headed back to our hotel after that loooong and eventful, and fun day.

Taiwan Day 2 will be posted soon. :) And I would like to leave this pic in honor of the hubby who played well while I was away. :)

First things first

2009-04-08T19:11:00.003+08:00

I am back from my holiday! :) I will blog about my trip in the following days or so, I am still busy atm trying to accomplish the stuff on my to do list that I ignored before leaving. :p

Anyway, this is late as most people already know about this, but still! :D

I just screencapped the important parts of the webpage lol :) I haven't properly celebrated yet! I wonder if I should throw a party. I haven't thrown my grad party yet anyway. Yeah, maybe I'll do that. I'll see.

The only thing that sucks is that I still have to take additional units for English. I don't know why all law schools require 18 units! My uni (Ateneo de Manila University) only requires every student to take 12 units. We have to catch up on additional units for law school. Booo. Boooooo. I start with uni again on April 15th. There goes my summer vacation.

Anyway, this was what I really wanted, and this is such an accomplishment and dream come true for me! Woohoooo! :)

Oh, life.

2009-04-01T12:48:00.002+08:00

Sometimes I wish real life didn't exist and be stuck in my dreams forever. Sadly, that will never happen.

So, Josue decided to play with my feelings and he suddenly played this song. Great, pile on the guilt please.

***

Somebody's Me -Enrique Iglesias

You
Do you remember me like I remember you
Do you spend your life going back in your mind to the time

Coz I
I walk the streets alone I hear people my own
and everyone can see that I real fair and I'm going for her
thinking about you was somebody else

Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can't breathe without you it's lonely
Somebody holds I won't think you will see
That somebody's me
That somebody's me

How
How did we go wrong
It was so good and now it's gone
Then I pray at night
that our passing will cross
what we had is a lost
Coz you're always you're here in my lost

Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can't breathe without you it's lonely
Somebody holds at someday you will see
That somebody's me oh yeah

You'll always be in my life
Even if I'm not in your life
It's in my memory

Now when you remember me
And before you set me free
Oh listen please

Somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Somebody dreams about you every single night
Somebody can't breathe without you it's lonely
Somebody holds that someday you will see
That somebody's me

Hello.

2009-03-30T09:22:00.005+08:00

I'm lame. I've been totally ignoring this blog for so many days now. Well its only because of two reasons:

1. I am tired of having to blog about constant depressing and annoying stuff happening, it will just turn my blog into a dumpsite of incoherent and nonsense rants.

2. I have been trying to make use of my time. Translation: I am trying to get a life. Haha. I've spent the past month doing nothing - just sleeping, waking up late, staying up late, messing up my body clock, putting off a lot of things that need to be done just because I'm too lazy. So yeah, starting this April, its time for me to get things done and fix my life. Lol.

I am leaving for Taiwan in a few days, so that means very limited internet time. I will blog about random snippets from my trip while I'm there if I have the time. There's internet in our hotel room so yay! But I'll be out the whole day and will need lots of sleep for energy to go around the country, so I'll only be online for a short while before I sleep, I guess. I will miss the crazy chats and Twitter! :(

But I am very excited for my trip! As always! I love traveling around, whether locally or abroad. I'm going with my family, so yaaaay I have my mom to pay for my shopping. Yes I am spoiled. I do not pay for my shopping expenses. If I have to, it is very minimal. So yay, more savings for me! Haha. :p And I'm also very excited to take photos! I love taking photos, especially of beautiful places and sights. Can't wait! :)

ABOUT TIME!

2009-03-23T02:05:00.006+08:00

ILYSFM MATA! I am sooooooooo happy! I can't believe it! Wooowooowoooooo! :) *does crazy happy dance*

Ok, it sucked that I spent the whole 2 hours trying to find a stream and ending up with none. It sucked that we weren't able to watch this miracle of a game. And it sucks that Alexis got sent off and is suspended :( But what the hell, WE WON and that's what's important!!! Wooooo! :)

Ha. Excuse me, you said that Valencia is going straight to the ground? What again? Is this what you call falling to the ground? Winning without some of the key players, and with only 10 men on the pitch? HA! Valencia wins at life. Woooooo!

Weewooweewooweewoooooo :) I'm so happy :)

Anyway, I managed to follow the match through the VCF site's live scores. I love whoever is doing the commentary. And I love how Google Translate effs up the translations. My favorite lines:

1. ¡Penalti de Albiol fuera de tiempo!¡A sufrir hasta el final!¡Mare de dèu!¡A falta de segundos para el final que lanzará Óscar Serrano que no es el primer pateador del rival!¡VAMOS CÉSAR!

Translation: Penalty Albiol out of time! To suffer until the end! Mare de deu! If the final seconds to launch Óscar Serrano is not the first Kicking Opponent! CÉSAR VAMOS!

2. ¡FALLA UN PENALTI EL REAL RÁCING!¡EL DISPARO DE ÓSCAR SERRANO LO ESTRELLÓ EN EL LARGUERO!¡EN EL TIEMPO DE DESCUENTO!¡VAMOS A GANAR CON SUFRIMIENTO PERO GANAREMOS! ¡VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSS!

Translation: FALLA a penalty ROYAL RACING! OF THE SHOOTING STARS IN THE SERRANO ÓSCAR the crossbar! IN TIME OFF! WE WILL WIN WITH SUFFERING BUT win! VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSS!

3. ¡Final!Ganó el Valencia después del susto del penalti, errado por Óscar Serrano! AAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

Translation: Finished! Valencia won the penalty after the shock, by Óscar Serrano wrong! AAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

An even better translation: Eff off putos, WE WIN THIS ONE! AAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!

I hope Rojadirecta puts up the torrent of this one ASAP. I really want to see this one.

Oh Valencia, I love you. I love you with all my life. ♥

EDIT// Oh my I cannot believe this. Apparently there was a stream. O_O I found it way too late. *facepalm* Oh well...

EDIT again// I just saw a vid of the highlights of the match. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Alexis did not deserve that second amarillo at all. He tripped, on the legs of whoever that was, FFS! That wasn't worthy at all!!! Or was it because of a handball? I'm not sure if he did touch the ball, I can't see properly. But if it was a handball it wasn't intentional! Poor Alexis. I can't believe he's missing the next match because of that. He wasn't doing anything. It wasn't even a tackle. :( (Please get rid of the headband, but oh well you still look hot)

And correct me if I'm wrong again, but didn't Racing concede a penalty on Vicente? Because I think that was a freaking penalty. Boo ref. Booooo. Boooo.

Anyway, that was a beautiful goal by Mata. I am so proud of him and of Pablo, who made the assist.

And what is this about Albelda and Albiol having an argument when Albiol conceded the penalty? But Cesar is so cute, hugging them both! Teehee :)

Now I really really want to see the whole match! :(

Remind me how much I hate them.

2009-03-21T17:55:00.003+08:00

Ugh, I came across this picture just minutes ago. I cropped the whole thing out and focused on that. Look at the muscles popping out. I do not like them ktnx. Boo.

There's nothing that I wouldn't do.

2009-03-21T14:35:00.004+08:00

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

The song speaks for itself. I really really really love this song. It's so... Guh. I love it.

Pft, I blame the sappy convos. :p

Makeover

2009-03-21T14:29:00.002+08:00

I decided to change my layout, I was getting tired of the all green flower garden. It's too... Green. And I don't even like green! Haha. So yeah, this layout's really cute and I love it. :D I love the little chickie :D

I. want.

2009-03-20T11:01:00.002+08:00

I want it. I love it. Guh. I am currently obsessing over stuff from Harajuku Lovers and its nowhere near cheap. And this is a watch. Guh. Watches. Guuuh. I don't even know how many I have already, and I don't even wear them all. I just can't explain how much I love watches. They're just... Guuuuuuh.

Please don't stop the music.

2009-03-20T08:44:00.004+08:00

In a pathetic attempt to cheer myself up, I will blog about random things.

Since I lost my iPod video, Frangipani, a month ago, I have been thinking about which iPod to get to replace it. I was thinking of getting the iPhone, but I decided I didn't want it really, I wanted a normal phone and a separate iPod for all the music and such. The iPhone only has 16gb worthb of storage space and that is too little for both my phone and music files.

So I was choosing between the iPod classic (80gb), which had way more storage space but same old features, or the iTouch (16gb), which had less storage space, but way more fun features. And the price, well, of course the iTouch costs more than the classic one. I didn't really want to splurge out a lot of money for this because I'm also going to replace my old camera. But then my dad is such a savior, and as a reward for me being in the Dean's List, he got me the 32gb iTouch.

I will take an actual pic of the new baby if I'm not lazy. Anyway, his name is... Josue. Yes, I've decided to stick with it. I think. I've been having issues with choosing the name because I like Ruano too. It sounds so pretty. But I'm faithful like that, so Josue it is...

~~I can change it any time anyway.~~

I also got these!

I really wanted these, but they're too big for me. My brother got them anyway. I love the colors. Valencia! :D
Yay. :D

Goodbye, world.

2009-03-20T02:22:00.003+08:00

I just annoyed myself by going over here earlier today. But I thought, heck, its just goal.com, so meh. But apparently, ITS EVERYWHERE. And my world just crumbled.

I don't know. I just don't know anymore. I've had enough of this, please stop :(

I don't want Juve. Stay in Valencia. Don't go anywhere. :(

Ranty-rant.

2009-03-18T23:24:00.004+08:00

I hate it when people just barge in on convos and pretend that they know a lot of things when they actually don't. I hate it when people pretend to know everything about something. I hate people telling others what to feel or do when they have no idea what the other person is going through.

Ok, that was a subdued rant already. Bah, nevermind.

The real thing that I want to say here is:

I hate glory hunting bangwagon fangirls.

End of rant.

EDIT// Yes, that's really supposed to be bangwagon. That is not a typo.

THE KISS.

2009-03-16T23:44:00.002+08:00

This is just too good. I still can't get enough of it. Replaying and replaying and replaying.

Gina, Ily for this.

I just really love him.

2009-03-14T19:48:00.003+08:00

Just like Dahveed, Silva trashes the rumors! WEEEE! It's on here and most importantly HERE.

I know these rumors will return again sooner or later but what the hey, this is more than enough to make me believe that he won't go. I'm just so happy right now. :D

I am so proud of you, bb. I know you wouldn't break my heart. Don't ever break my heart. Please.

Now go show the world what you're made of. Make me proud tonight. :)

And did I mention that I love this boy so much? Well, I do. I really really love him so much.

OMG.

2009-03-14T19:33:00.003+08:00

So, my morning took me by surprise because I woke up to my first baller dream ever.

Four words.

Alexis. Me. Sofa. Unfunfunffffffing.

Wtf. Should I even bother with the deets? No. Enough said.

I can't believe it. Of all people. Of all places. Of all scenes.

And its all because of this:

Screencap by Gina.

I was just complaining last night about why I don't get those baller dreams. Now, this. I wasn't expecting this at all! I wish it was at least Silva who was in it! I'm not complaining, but come on. It's disturbing me now! It's supposed to be Silva, not him!!! Lol.

And there's more...

2009-03-13T13:32:00.004+08:00

NO. No no no no no no no no no...

It's only on goal.com, its not as hyped up as Veeyah's and I haven't seen it anywhere, but its been going on for so long already, and considering the state of the club right now, there's more of a possibility that it will happen...

But no. Please, not to Italy. Not elsewhere.

Ok, objectively speaking, Veeyah is the one who shouldn't be sold. The team needs him, no scrap that, the team is dead without him. And if there's anyone who could be sold other than him, then he should stay. But I'm talking about Silva here... I'm not saying that he should stay over Villa. I'm saying that both of them shouldn't be sold, period.

Honestly, transfer news about Silva is breaking my heart more, because aside from the fact that he is my first love, he started my love for Valencia. It doesn't mean that it's only him I care about. Yes, he is the reason why I started following and supporting them, but everything and everyone just grew on me after that. When I started supporting the club, they were already starting to fall into troubles. And given that, I didn't care and still supported them. But no matter how fail they are right now and how much worse they could be, I'm still sticking around. Even if Silva leaves, I'm staying. Because I love them too much as a whole team and not just him. And having the club is what matters most.

If ever Silva does leave, I will still follow him. But only him, only David Josue Jimenez Silva, and not the club he will be playing for. Unless its United or Pool, lol. But no, please, just no. He is staying at Valencia. I am offering prayers for him and Veeyah. Please, just let them stay :(

Its not my fault that I'm so affected by this. I love him, that's why. I cannot imagine him playing elsewhere, I cannot imagine him wearing other colors. Its only black white and Valencia orange. I still haven't come to terms with accepting this, its way too hard. So please, no... Enough of tearing up my heart.

STFU will you?

2009-03-12T20:00:00.003+08:00

This made me cry. Stop it. No no no no no. INSANE.

But this made me laugh:

Rafa wedgie ftw. Thanks Twiny!

Back to crying now. I'm so sick and tired of all of this. Stop it already.

Writing Prompt 1

2009-03-12T12:03:00.005+08:00

I remembered my best friend telling me about this site that generated writing prompts for one to get started on writing. It is on this site. Well I decided to give it a shot, and this is what I chose:
"How long until you realized you had no talent or patience for this? Tell the story (true or fiction) of trying to learn a new talent or hobby that you only pursued briefly."

Ok, when I was a kid, I pretty much wanted to try all sorts of things. Of course, there was ballet. I started dancing when I was 4 1/2 years old and haven't stopped since. And my love for ballet branched out to exploring different kinds and forms of dances too. So yeah, dancing is the only talent or hobby that stuck to me all these years.

But since I did want to try other hobbies, I enrolled in a lot of classes. I had piano lessons roughly the same time when I started dancing ballet. But when I turned 6 or 7, we moved into a different city, and it was too much of a bother for me to go to my music school, as well as my ballet school. I decided not to look for another music school and instead found a ballet school. I never went back to my piano lessons ever since.

When I was around 8 or 9, I wanted to learn how to sing. So I enrolled in voice lessons, haha! But I had no patience for it too, I quickly became bored of having to stand up and sing scales and whatnot for a couple of hours a day. So after my summer session, I stopped attending lessons.

In high school, I wanted to learn how to play the guitar. So again, I enrolled in a music school. But again, I didn't last, I just finished the lessons for the entire session and never went back. And I completely forgot everything I learned there. Now my poor guitar is tucked away in my room and I haven't touched it in years.

I think it doesn't help too that dancing takes up so much of my time. All the rehearsals, classes, shows, recitals and such. *shrugs*

I think that's pretty much about it. Bottom line is, I've been trying to pursue a lot of other hobbies but its only dancing that I stuck to. :)

Man United pwns Inter

2009-03-12T06:03:00.003+08:00

I am too sleepy for words, therefore, I will sum it up in videos.

Vida's goal:

Cris' goal:

And yummy shirtless Cris that made my night, erm, morning:

Thanks to Fourth from the United thread at Kickette.

Pool won, United won! I'm so happy, but I feel bad for Iker, Raul and Zlatan :(

Who's watching you?

2009-03-11T14:19:00.001+08:00

I've seen this movie twice now. The first time I watched it was with the bf. We didn't really plan on watching it but we just spontaneously went to the theatres and decided there. Both of us didn't read the graphic novel, fyi. So we both found the movie so long and dragging (it went on for over 3 hours). It didn't help too that I was so sleepy that time. It took a long time for me to digest everything and had the bf explain some parts to me. I wasn't satisfied though, and I just had to watch it again.

So I dragged my brother (and our mom came along too) to watch it again. The second time I watched, it was just AMAZING. I was literally on the edges of my seat, and I understood it completely. It was just... AMAZING! The story, the characters, the plot, the way everything fell into place. I'm still in awe right now.

I love the way the fight scenes were choreographed. They were brilliant! The one with The Comedian being attacked, oooh that was so amazing. I loved the irony of it all, Unforgettable playing in the background while The Comedian was being beat up to death. And the one where Laurie and Dan broke into jail. So effing amazing! Fight scenes are really violent and gruesome and brutal, but whoever did the choreography on this movie is pure brilliance. I've never seen so much grace and fluidity in the choreography.

My brother was asking me who my favorite character was. I couldn't give him an answer. They're so different, so complex, so conflicted, but so intelligent and amazing. I love them!

I'm looking for the GN now, but I couldn't find it in the bookstores cos they sold out. Pft, cos of the movie hype, I suppose. Oh well. I've downloaded the GN from a torrent and I'm currently reading it, but I still want the real thing. I hate having to read from my laptop.

Wasting time

2009-03-11T13:36:00.000+08:00

I'm bored. And I have nothing to do anymore, now that I don't have classes. So, survey thingie again. Haha :)

1. Do you like blue cheese?
Sometimes. It depends - I don't like eating it alone, but as a topping, its okay.

2. Have you ever been drunk?
No :) I don't get drunk.

3. Do you own a gun?
No, but I think a gun would be handy at times...

4. What flavor of Kool Aid was your favorite?
Strawberry!

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Yes, especially when I know I'll be getting shots. I HATE shots. I scream like a baby when I get them, its not funny.

6. What do you think of hotdogs?
I love hotdogs. Really.

7. Favorite Christmas movie?
Erm, Home Alone? Haha, I dunno.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
OJ

9. Can you do push ups?
Yup!

10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
My rings, I never take them off except when I'm going to shower or swim. And my watches.

11. Favorite hobby?
Dancing, reading books andwasting time away online

12. Do you have A.D.D.?
Ahaha, no.

13. What's your favorite shoe?
As of the mo, my purple high-heeled mary janes! Looove them.

14. Middle name?
Sotto. When people hear it, I often get asked if I'm half Japanese.

15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment?
1) Should I eat chocolate even if my throat hurts like hell?
2) Saturday is going to kill me.
3) I should get back to my reading list.

16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
1) Water
2) OJ, or whatever juice is available at home
3) Iced Tea

17. Current worry?
VALENCIA. Ktnxbai.

18. Current hate right now?
I don't hate on people, but there's someone who is annoying the hell out of me these days. Cut the teenage drama, yo.

19. Krispy Kreme, Dunkin', or Timmy Ho's.
Krispy Kreme is too sweet for my liking, but I like the Traditional Cake one and sometimes, the Glaze. Dunkin is okay, I loved it since I was a kid. I haven't tasted Timmy Ho's. There's this donut shop in Singapore that I totally love - J. Co's! They're the best evarrr. And locally, Cello's donuts.

20. How did you bring in the New Year?
The family tradition - New Year's Mass, some fireworks at home, then dinner.

21. Where would you like to go?
This is quite a long list. To Europe, firstly. I would also like to go back to Australia ~~to go scope out surfer dudes~~, Hawaii and NY. And a lot more.. but if I should pick only one, SPAIN. Specifically, Valencia.

22. Name three people who will complete this?
I dunno.

23. Do you own slippers?
Of course

24. What color shirt are you wearing right now?
Blue

25. Do you like sleeping on Satin sheets?
S'okay. I like the cotton ones better, more comfy.

26. Can you whistle?
Nooo :(

27. Favorite color/s
Blue, pink, white, purple.

28. Would you be a pirate?
No

29. What songs do you sing in the shower?
Haha whatever comes to mind.

30. Favorite Girl's Name?
Umm, my name? Clarice? Haha. I think I like the names Breanna, Isabella and Yvaine.

31. Favorite boy's name?
Gabriel, Luis and Enrique. I think Liam is cute too.

32. What's in your pocket right now?
Nothing

33. Last thing that made you laugh?
Some tv show

34. Best bed sheets as a child?
What?

35. Worst injury you've ever had as a child?
I broke off one of my front teeth when I was playing with my brother. The end of the tooth got chipped off, and my dentist had to put something artificial to make it whole again.

36. Do you love where you live?
Yeah, I love my home. But I hate the effing time zones (cos I can't watch my footy haha). I think want to move to Spain, teehee ;)

37. Revenge of the Nerds or Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
What is this.

38. Who is your loudest friend?
Ruthie!

39. How many dogs do you have?
Three. Maddie, Butter and Mocha. :D

40. Does someone have a crush on you?
I have no idea.

41. What is your favorite book?
I've always loved Harry Potter. I love anything written by James Patterson too. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult and Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold are also my faves.

42. What is your favorite candy?
Smint Lemon

43. Favorite Sports Team
Ooooh. Ok, in order of preference: Football - Valencia CF, Manchester United, Liverpool FC. NBA - San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns. UAAP basketball (uni/college league here at home) - Ateneo Blue Eagles, of course.

44. What song do you want played at your funeral?
I cannot think of anything right now. I'm lazy to think, hehe :D

Ready, Steady Love.

Footballers:Ballerinas

I'm alive!

DIET!

I fail.

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Shoe Crazy

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United State of Pop

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Happy birthday, Silva! <3

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Happy VCF Christmas!

Real Mierda can take the piss.

My babies!

Shopcrazy

This is so cute I just had to post it.

VCF Fashion: Jackets

Ga-thunk.

My poor baby.

Realisations

hipdip!!!

The Wrath of Ketsana/Ondoy

FFT Week 5 - La Liga

FFT Week 6 - EPL/Serie A

Fantasy Football League 09/10: La Liga

Fantasy Football League 09/10: EPL

Fantasy Football League 09/10: Serie A

Oh hot damn.

100 Things About Me

I KO'd Florentino Perez!

Zombie Workload

I am so happy and proud that I cried.

Pure Clarice.

don'tlistentome

WAG post no. 2

let's play dress up

WAG post.

zapatos

Just to keep it alive and kicking yo.

bienvenido a facultad de derecho

Adios, mi verano

Just another pointless thing

Something irrelevant

One more

Valencia Playlist

Whirlwind

Photo Mosaic Thingie

I love him to the ends of the earth.

Flashback

I would, again and again, forever.

Argh

Hopeful

Pic of the Day - Babyface

Lakbayin ang Pilipinas - Hundred Islands

Pic of the Day - Mr Clown.

Are you ready?

Taiwan - Day 5!

Taiwan - Day 4!

Pimp my tweet.

Taiwan - Day 3!

Taiwan - Day 2!

Loving it!

I push myself too hard.

你好 台湾 (Ni hao, Taiwan!)

你好台湾 (Ni hao, Taiwan!)