Tropical Storm "Ondoy" Strikes Manila

The typhoon "Ondoy" Struck Manila on September 26, 2009. A Storm that caused such terror and devastation in countless homes & families here in the Philippines. It was raining hard for 5 hours straight or even more that streets were soon flooded and not long after lots of areas were asking for rescue. No one expected that this storm could cause so much damage and loss, people were given a little preparation and that's why many were affected that caused them their lives. 80% of people were affected by this devastating storm, and we're not an exception to it. Even in the high places were flooded, sadly those in the lower part of the city was seen on top of their roofs waiting for the rescue team. The storm has caused the worst flooding & greatest amount of rainfall in the country in over four decades. And local news shown a lot of places that were experiencing landslides, mudslides & rockslide, some people were not immediately evacuated that many of them died and buried hundreds of homes in the northern part of Luzon.


It was raining hard continously and the time i woke up around 9am, it was already flooding our garage. We were all in a state of panic because the flood was getting higher each minute. We were so confused which we would save first, coz our house, our office, warehouse, and scrapbook store-they are all in the same place. Sadly, not all our stuff was safe and some were drown by the flood. Even our cars that was parked in a very high place was drown and was seen the next day floating. Our appliances and furnitures were all damaged by flood, even all our food were destroyed. What hit me most is my Lovebird. While we were getting our scrapbook stock upstairs, i became so busy, even our helpers as well as my parents that we didn't got the chance to checked our 20 pairs of lovebirds. By the time they went there, all of them were drown by flood. I was so devastated and cried. If only I was there, i could save them all. The most painful part, is my tamed and trained lovebird died. His name is Tweety. He was handfed and was trained by me that whenever i was near his cage he would jumped down and tried to call me so i could freed him. He would just sit on my shoulder or go to my Dad's or Brother's hair. He would never try to fly away. Whenever I'm in our dining table, i would always bring him along with me, he would try to eat my fruits and bathe in my glass of water. He loves to nibble my lips and cuddle...Just imagine the bond we have! so after learning what happened, i was just crying and felt so guilty.




A picture was taken by my mom on Sunday Morning, right after the big flood. The water had already subsided. Our house was a total disaster! Even the cage of our chiuhuahua that was left outside our house was found inside the living room. Unbelievable!






Our Scrapbook store was a total mess! Lots of designer paper were muddied & crinkled. Some of our products were starting to get rusty and other items were totally destroyed by flood. 30-35% of our scrapbook stuff will go directly to the trash.


who would have thought that the flood would reach that high. Do you see the clock that was hanging on our wall? The flood was higher than that! so basically our whole 1st floor was flooded. The flood on our garage was more than 10 feet high, it was terrible!

Online Car Search

A lot of people nowadays are very fond of cars. It's because of the convenience and you can just drive anytime and anywhere you wanted. But the thing here is, it's really kind of hard in choosing the right car for you. People may be looking and ended up getting dissapointed because of lack of knowledge about it. So you might as well research about it and visit: car leasing.

Buyyourcar.co.uk allows consumers to search and enquire on New Cars, Used Cars, Car Leasing, Contract Hire and Van Leasing and even compare offers across all of these purchase routes. It even supplies independant Car Reviews and links to competitive loans and insurance. Ensuring they have something to offer to anyone who is looking to buy a car, new or used, lease or cash. Unique indeed and well worth a closer look.

Excursion at Caylabne Beach Resort

We went to Caylabne Beach Resort and stayed there for 2 days during August 30-31 during one of the excursion for career groups held by our church. Me & my sister was one of the late parties coz nobody informed us about it till the last minute. Well anyway, it was sunday noon right after our church meeting we went to our Church van and had the 2 1/2 hour trip to reach our destination.

Caylabne Beach Resort is located at Tenate, Cavite. The suites is structured in the Spanish Antillean tradition. Their accomodation is good, the room is cozy and has good facilities, it really gave us a good experience and memorable stay during our 1 1/2 day vacation. The ambiance is amazing, it's the moment to relax and the time to get away from City life. I really love that place and is also well known as one of the "Hot Tourist Spot" in Cavite. The Main restaurant offers a great view of the beach and the mountains. The place is convenient and accessible for everybody by offering variety of activities to people in all ages.

The best part to this recreation is "Swimming"! Took a swim at the pool after an hour we arrived, and another one was at night 9:30-11:30pm. It was super fun because nobody was in the pool but us, the best part? NO SUN! hahaha But that didn't stop me there, because the next morning i also took a swim with my sister and cousins from 10-3pm. It was so hot and had to reaapply sunblock every hour to prevent nasty sunburns. We didn't got the chance to try the beach because it was scorching hot and No shade that could hide us from the sun(I also heard that swimming in the beach can easily makes your skin darker unlike swimming in the pools). It's such a shame! I really really like to try their Jet-ski's and their other water activities.

A 1 1/2 day was not enough, there's still a lot of place to explore and activities to try but time is so limited. I really hope that i could go there again someday to have my vacation, it may not be soon because of busy schedules and the long trip but in the future. A Cherry-on-top this summer Vacation.

Shu Uemura Skin Purifier Fresh

What's This:

HIGH PERFORMANCE BALANCING CLEANSING OIL FRESH
-for combination to oily skin conditionsa lightweight cleansing oil that leaves the skin clean, fresh and refined. ideal for normal to oily skin types and acne-prone skin.

Perosnal Review:

Got the chance to try it first on a sample. I have heard this product for quite some time but haven't really give much thought on purchasing one. First, i'm doing anything..EVERYTHING.. to have my face free from oil, and just imagine that this product is actually an oil to cleanse your face. Shu Uemura is a pioneer in terms of beauty products, and i believe that they wouldn't sell something that would dissapoint their customers especially this product is a bit pricey..so i became so intrigued and was thinking that there's a secret greatness to it that people from all over the world are looking for this Cleansing oil. So by the time i have this packette sample i tried it at once.

I had no clue on how will i be able to have my face be cleansed with it, i was a bit hesistant at first and the moment i poured a generous amount of oil in my palms..i've tried the "Fresh" type and was amazed on it's scent. So I gladly rub it all over my face and made sure that i have distributed it evenly. I tried putting a little water on my face and it forms a milky texture, i rinsed it off and was surprised that my face was actually smooth and oil-free. It also removes my make-ups and accumulated dirt that was there before i used this wonderful product. I love it! There's no trace of greasiness along my face after i dried it off, and it maintained it's softness till morning after i woke up. It didn't experienced breakout after using it, which i normally would especially if i use heavy moisturizer..for sure that my zits would sprout out the next day!

Directions:

1. use 1-2 pumps of cleansing oil on dry hands.

2. spread gently and thoroughly over dry face.

3. add a few drops of lukewarm water to face to emulsify(oil will turn milky white).

4. rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.

Pros:

-It melts off all my makeup, but it takes a bit more work to get my mascara off.

-It nicely emulsifies with water and rinses clean better than you would expect.

-A bottle will lasts you pretty long.

Cons:

-For people who isn't used of using oil as cleanser may find it a bit weird, because after you rinsed it all off you'll feel as though there's still a residue of oil remained in your face.

-Expensive

Overall Verdict:

This is one of the best cleanser I've ever used . Nothing removes make-up as well as this. It's the only product that really removes absolutely all traces of make-up. I tried to swipe my face afterwards with toner on a cotton ball, and there's no make-up/dirt residues on it. No other cleanser I tried has done that. It also leaves my face feeling fresh, moisturized and clean. When used correctly this is the best thing out there for taking off makeup.

Benefits:

Cherry Extract- Refines skin texture by smoothing skin surface and helps bring radiance.

Fresh Aroma- Fresh, clean aroma based on sakura (cherry blossom), grapefruit and lily.

Deapsea Water- Found in the deep sea below depths of 200 meters. naturally provides moisture to skin, and helps to enhance skin transparency and improve skin quality.

Ingredients:

paraffinum liquidum / mineral oil , isopropyl myristate , c12-15 alkyl benzoate , peg-20 glyceryl triisostearate , dicaprylyl carbonate , ethyl oleate , sea water , prunus cerasus / bitter cherry extract , tocopheryl acetate , polysorbate 85 , peg-6 diisostearate , glycerin , capryl glycol / caprylyl glycol , propylene glycol , menthoxypropanediol , linalool , parfum / fragrance

Size:450ML

Price: $62

Best Of Time

Just had a recent findings in were you could find a New or Used Rolex watch in an affordable price. Take a look at this: www.bestoftime.com. Best Of Time offers genuine Rolex watches at substantial discounts to the manufacturer's suggested retail price. Because they are an independent dealer of like-new and pre-owned Rolex watches, they are able to avoid manufacturer's pricing controls and forward greater discounts to their customers.

This site sells 100% authentic Rolex watches with models and serial numbers. It was an opportunity to stumble in this site were in case i planned to buy one of these watches I know exactly were i would find them in a discounted price. For people who intend on purchasing Pre-owned rolex watch then you come in the right place! Coz Best of time offers first-rate, excellent, or "like new" condition. In case, you're not satisfied with your purchase you could return it to them within 30 days and have your money refund.

New Style: Curly Hair

I was planning to have my hair rebonded 2 weeks ago, it's been more than a year since my last rebond so i decided to have one. I went to "Tony & Jacky" since they have this promo that I could have rebond using Loreal at 3,000 pesos only. While i was looking for some cool haircuts that I've been planning to have since, i stumbled into the page of Curl & Wavy Styles. I was a surprised on how cool their styles, it really fits for asian like me. So as the stylist was asking what style i prefer, i told him to have my hair curled instead.

At first, after i went out of the parlor i was a bit dissapointed of my new curls. First, I really really look like "LION KING". 2nd, my hair was shorten for 3+ inches, and 3rd, I really missed my long straight hair. But as soon as i learned how to style it myself...I really find it cute and a New Whole Look for me. I was happy that i decided to have a change on my hairstyle and will play with it for a while.:)

Back To The Future Trilogy(My All Time Fav Movie!)

Back to the Future 1

Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to the year 1955 by a De Lorean "time machine" invented by “Doc” the scientist. He met both of his parents as teenagers and unintentionally interfere with their parents first meeting, and because of that her mother falls for him instead! He seeks help from “Doc” in 1950’s to help him get back to the year 1985, and he must get his parents fall in love with each other before he changes time forever, and destroys his own existence.

Back to the Future 2

After getting back to the year 1985, Marty and Jennifer take the time-traveling DeLorean into the year 2015 to straighten out the future of the McFly family. But Old Biff Tannen steals the time machine and gives his younger self a book containing 50 years of sports statistics, which the young Biff uses to amass an enormous gambling fortune and transform idyllic Hill Valley into a living hell. To restore the present, Doc and Marty must return to the events of their previous adventure in 1955 and retrieve the book.

Back to the Future 3

With the Almanac burned by Marty McFly and the time line back on its original course, things are not all well. Dr. Emmett L. Brown and the time machine were somehow struck by lightning, and Marty was somehow received a letter from Doc that he is okay, and in the year 1885. Marty and the 1955 Doc fixed up the time machine after digging it up from a mine, then Marty discovers a grave stone with Doc's name on it, indicating that he will be killed by a man named Beuford Tannen (Biff's ancestor). Marty makes an effort to travel to 1885 to save Doc from his bleak future. Unfortunately they forgot to bring the plutonium with them, Marty and Doc have to figure out to get back to the year 1985. Unfortunately, this will not be easy with Doc madly in love with a school teacher Clara Clayton, and with Beuford Tannen causing constant trouble for Marty and Doc.

My all time favorite movie..:) I’ve watched this trilogy for more than 30 times already and still loving it.:) I just can’t get enough of this movie and I never get bore everytime I watched this. A combination of Action, Sci-Fi, Romance, and Comedy will surely entertain viewers in all ages.

Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliners Set on Sale!

I was so furious!!!! I didn't know that Urban decay was having a sale on the 4th week of July! I didn't got the chance to buy their 24/7 eyeliner for $13.99!!! you hear me?! Only $13.99 for the set of Velvet Rope/VIP!!!! It's more than 50% off!! and I blew the chance of buying loads of it. I'm planning to buy lots of so i'll have reserves in case i ran out of that product. The "Sale" was over and it sucks because it was such a Great Deal! Urban Decay don't sell them anymore coz it was a Holiday Item. I can only purchase them from Ebay were sellers would sell them in a high price coz people all over the world are looking for these.

Q&A Portion: Beauty & Makeup Question

Q: What's your favorite brand of makeup?

A: There are many to mention since I love different kinds of brand but currently my favorite are Urban Decay, Lorac, Benefit Cosmetics & MAC.

Q: What Brand are you planning to try next:

A: Lots! But will have try these first: Kat Von D, Bare Escentuals, Laura Geller, Helena Rubinstein & Stila.

Q: What's your Morning Regimen?

A: Wash my Face with "Faceshop Rice Water Cleansing Foam" and pat it dry with a towel. I always put sunblock on my face whether rain or shine, and it should be at least SPF 30.

Q: How About your Night Regimen?

A: Before anything else, i always removed my make-up with my makeup remover. Always do facial scrub once-twice a week. I apply toner then use shiseido night cream & clinique all about eyes rich cream for a serious moisture undereye treatment.

Q: What is you makeup style?

A: It really depends. When i go to church, i make it as simple as possible. I swipe a chocolate brown across my lids, and highlight my browbone. A little contour for my cheeks and use nude colors for my lips. But whenever I'm at the mall or somewhere else, there's an endless possibility of styles that i always do.

Ninetendo Wii!!!!

I guess this is my lucky month! Just last week my Bf bought me a new PSP 3000! and i have lots of games to finish that would last me a long time. But just yesterday my mom bought us a new Nintendo Wii!!! After an endless promises of going to Hk for vacation that was planned for since last year and was always postponed for some reasons, my mom decided to buy us a new Nintendo Wii to make up for not going to HK this September...AGAIN!! And secondary reason, i could workout at home by playing the Wii active and Wii Sports! My mom couldn't let me out to have my workout at gym, she thought that working out at home could save time and money, cause traveling could eat up almost an hour just to go to the Gym.

Well anyway, we went to Greenhills and bought one at the same store where my BF bought the PSP 3000. It was such a good deal! My mom paid 13,500 for the basic package, 8 in 1 Sports pack, an extra wii remote and nunchak, free silicone/jacket bundel set, and 5 free games. I was so excited that i bought 6 more games!!!! I really got excited when i reached home, i coudn't wait for my Wii to be setup so i could tried all the games i bought.:) i can't decide which game would i tried first and keep on having this dilemma!!!!waaaahhh!!!! It is such an amazing month for me to received these wonderful gifts from my love ones and best of all i got them for FREE!!!! hehe

Product Review: Faceshop Rice water Cleansing Foam

They say:

A moisturizing and brightening cleansing line with rice water and Moringa oil. Moringa oil known as 'purifying tree' in India has very strong detoxifying quality. People used to put grinded Moringa plant in the polluted river water to detoxify.

Description:

Contains rice water(10%) Fit Protein orchid extract Vitamin B5 complex. Its creamy and cushiony texture eases handling and moisturizing ingredients leave skin feeling hydrated after cleansing by minimizing moisture loss.


Personal Reviw:

I never get tired of using this facial foam, it's nice and lathers away impurities, make-up, and accumulation of daily and nightly facial oil. The scent is light and powdery..It has a creamy and smooth texture with moisturizing ingredients that leaves skin hydrated and soft. Just a small amount of it could cover up my whole face, so it would take a long time for me before I�ll buy another one again. Good for all skin types, I actually have a very sensitive skin and this product never fails me and instead it was better than I expected.

Product: 5/5
Packaging: 5/5
Quality:5/5
Overall:5/5
Would I buy again? Yes
Retail Price: Around 400+php

My New Toy!!!

Bf and i went to greenhills to look for a good package deal of PSP. While browsing various of stores the other day we managed to find one that has the best offer. So Bf bought one PSP 3000 for me yesterday as a gift!!! I'm so happy that i requested the store to install some games so i could play with it while going home. I was thinking of buying one for me since last year but was always postponed for some reason. Receiving this PSP (which has been in my wishlist for so long)from my Bf as a gift is certainly the most wonderful thing that happened this week.:) I couldn't believe he would be willing to spend much just to make me happy. I kept on sliding my fingers across the box and just staring at the picture shown in it as we ride all the way home. I chose the color "Organ Black" coz i really like the glossy texture of it. The features of it really catched my attention..I could play mp3, browse Pictures & videos, browse the net and add some cool applications to maximize the capability of it. Moreover, There are lots of cool games to choose from and it's wide screen provides better view on playing, surfing & watching videos. It's incredibly a great gift! Thanks bebe:D-Love it!