2 Years of Itlogie-ness

     January 26, 2012, Pachig (a.k.a. Itlogie) and I celebrated our 2nd 'anniversary'. Being who we are and what we usually do on dates, we decided to celebrate it not with a fancy dinner but out and about on an (sort of) educational trip! 

     Since it opened, we've always wanted to go to Manila Ocean Park but haven't found the right time and occasion for it. So, come our anniversary, we went there to go see the pishes!

     Earlier that day, I had to accompany my younger sister and her friend to a college in Taft, Manila. They were going to submit their application forms and the such. So while waiting for them, I waited at the ever famous branch of McDonald's there in Taft and ate with Daddy. 

My Cheeseburger (plain) meal!

   

     I had to wait for Pachig at Mall of Asia (MoA) because, as I've mentioned before, he has a tendency to be late. Anyway, as I was walking around what is considered to be the largest mall in Asia, I saw my most favorite word displayed on the window: SALE! So, I went ahead and bought myself some things from the London Boutique Accessorize. 

     We took a cab and went straight to Manila Ocean Park when Pachig arrived. It was a gloomy day but the humid was unbearable that I felt like I was sweating the entire day! Good thing I was wearing comfy clothes and not the dressy type... otherwise I could've fainted and ruined our date. 

     So basically, we did what all people do there... have fun! We saw all the pishes we could think of and someone (ahem!) had a crazy idea that he wants to be a Seal trainer like the ones we watched for the show. Goodluck with that is all I can say. Here are the photos! 

     ......to be continued.....

Birthday Presents!

Happy 21st birthday to me! Hahaha.
I just want to post this to say THANK YOU to all who've greeted me and will still be greeting me throughout February 20. :)
To my family and friends, thank you for the love and presents! I'm surprisingly receiving a number of gifts for this birthday... <3
I love you all!!!

This Week

     Evidently, I cannot think of a creative title for this post. I have a reason though: I'm hungry. Normal people, when hungry, cannot think properly. Therefore, I conclude that I am somewhat normal. Even in just that sense.
     My school had the blessing/launching of our new Media Center. They required us to wear 'corp attire' which, if you ask me, don't suit me at all since i look like a little girl trying to play dress up as a professional. The night before the launch, I was literally turning my walk-in closet inside-out in order to find some pieces that, if not official corp attire, resemble something of the like. Thankfully, my eldest sister majored in International Business and she has lots of corp attires. So, I borrowed one of her simple black blazer, wore a plain black spaghetti strap and paired it with orange floral skirt to add a bit of color and fun to my boring peg. Business. Pfft.

Posing at the Electronic Newsroom as if I were
the one in charge. 

Due to hectic schedule, I ended up eating
my McDo pancakes by the floor.

     After I got home, my sisters and I went to The Fort and went shopping. As usual, my youngest sister and I spend almost all our money from buying food. I know. We can be such pigs. But hey, cupcakes from Cupcakes by Sonja are irresistible! So you can't blame me for buying 3 for just myself.

'Cookie Monster' cupcake!

     Oh. I almost forgot the absolute highlight of my day: I bought a book. Want to know why I consider it THE highlight of my day? See, we went to Fullybooked and I was so happy that the book i was looking for was there! I grabbed a copy and went around the 5-leveled bookstore holding it to my chest because I was thinking hard and trying to feel something as to whether I was going to buy it. It was kinda pricey and I didn't want to spend my week's savings on just a single book. But I was afraid that I won't be able to find another one if I didn't buy it then and there. So. I bought it.
     My sisters and I went back to the main mall and decided to go to National Bookstore to see if the book my sister was looking for is available there. Sigh. It was there alright... So was the book I just purchased. For half the price!!! How unfair is that? Like, seriously. But it was reasonable. I bought the hardbound one and I saw the paperback one too late.

This book is so sweet and I can totally relate to it.

See what I mean?

     Anyway, I've been searching for the perfect high-waist denim shorts that compliments my body shape. Unfortunately, it's harder than I thought! I couldn't find such shorts...until I entered Topshop.

Black spaghetti strap and blue lace blouse from Forever21.
Denim shorts from Topshop.
Black lace flats from Janylyn.

My view from the car on our way home. Pretty sunset!

     Today, I was surprised when someone gave me 3 necklaces. My birthday's on February and not even then do I receive such gifts. But then that person said that it was a late Christmas present. Aren't they lovely? I adore owls! Thank heavens I made that obvious... because then, that person wouldn't have had any idea as to what to give me.

Pretty necklaces!

     That's pretty much what my entire week was. I hope you had an awesome week! Tomorrow, we'll be celebrating the Chinese New Year! ♥ Welcome Year of the Dragon!!!

Craving No More

For almost 3 days now, I have been cranky due to my futile craving for Kimbap (a Korean food). Why futile, you might ask? Because my school only serves this kind of food when there are events. Plus I don't know where I can buy some outside our school and I can't make some as well even though I know the ingredients and stuff.
Today, our prof for our 1st class didn't show up again. So we had free cut and were left to wait for our next class which was at 12:30pm. But since it was just 9am when we left our first class, there was plenty of time to be frustrated about my cravings.
Thankfully though, I have friends who were with me and joined in on my cravings. We drove around in search for the Korean restaurants that our other friends recommended to us. And alas, we found it!
We went to a Korean convenience store first and bought Korean icecreams which were yummy! Then crossed the street onto a Korean restaurant which I have no idea as to what the name is. All I cared about was that they served Kimbap and that I can finally eat some.
On the way back to school, my tummy was so full and finally, my Korean food craving is solved.
Great day!

Kimbap

L-R: Steve, Me, Rigill and Hairul

Enjoying my lunch!

"I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good,"

You know the quote. If not, you haven't lived yet. Kidding!

Anyway, I've been lazy (and busy, but I have never allowed myself to be affected by that) these past few days. Thankfully, my migraine is gone now. After suffering from it for an entire week, I am now afraid of feeling even the slightest signs of headaches. Thus, my lack of posts for I fear that prolonging my stay in front of the laptop will trigger another migraine. Which I do not ever want to happen ever again.

Last Sunday, as I was sitting on my chair during Sunday School (I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), I was fiddling with a few strands of my hair and surprised myself by doing this...

I fishtail-braided my hair! 

These heels always kill my feet even when I'm just sitting there.

Also, that evening, Pachig and I went to see a movie. Although I'm not really allowed to go out on a Sunday much more watch s movie, I'm sorry. It's just with his having a job and all, it's hard to get to see him nowadays. Which is kinda sad. So every chance that he's available, we go out. We watched the 2nd movie of Sherlock Holmes. It was nice! I like Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. Plus, I like movies with story lines like that.

While waiting for the cinema to accommodate us. 

Today, Tuesday, I finished reading the book I borrowed from one of my best friends. It's soon to be a major motion picture that'll release this year. I am so looking forward to it. I hope that they hurry up with the production and release even a short teaser trailer which, as of the moment, they fail to do.

Emma Watson as Sam and Logan Lerman as Charlie for the movie.

Honestly, I didn't expect the story to be like what it really is. I thought it was some kind of a love story or a wallflower turning into a popular kid and all. The story certainly took me by surprise and gave me no ideas as to how it'll end. It's a good book. I'd recommend that you read it. However, I can't seem to imagine how Logan Lerman will portray Charlie (the main character of the story) and Emma Watson as Sam (Charlie's love interest, obviously)... the story's too, i dunno, mature? Nah. Maybe it's just me because usual Filipino teenagers don't go through such drama. Culture differences again, I suppose. 

Alright, enough of that. I don't want to spoil the book and the movie by sharing too much. It's late as well, so I have to go. I hope you've been having a great week! I kind of did... even though I have been entirely lazy all week. I just wanted to sleep and sleep and sleep. 

A.