Apologies to my readers ( my good ‘ol friends ), and to my blog for being neglected over the past week for I have been busy with alot of things. I’ve been introduced to alot of things lately that I’ve been enjoying myself despite the bad weather that brings sickness to alot ( Grrr I hate the weather )

Well, here’s what kept me busy!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
My face was definitely buried in this book from Saturday evening to Monday evening. When Sarabeth arrived home with the much coveted book, I was able to start reading it after the TV series marathon that my sisters want to watch together, in full attendance (we are,a close knit family! Haha! ). Come Sunday, I was still reading it inside a Chinese accupuncture center while I watched over my mom’s procedure. Monday after work, and I’m still finishing it until I did. Gosh. I love this book! This has got to be the best book, and it was definitely action packed that just took me away ! Every penny was well spent for this book. I wonder how they’d turn this into a movie, it would really be quite challenging. A separate review will be made for this, I promise! I really do think that Harry Potter defines this generation. I can imagine myself being a grandma one day and telling my grandchildren about Harry Potter, with them getting bewildered, and excited to watch a “classic.” Haha! Read the rest of this entry »

Finally, I finally got my 7th, and last Harry Potter book, The Deathly Hallows, thanks to Sarabeth! They sold it at her school, for 1,450, and they gave away a hardbound book 6 ( The Half Blood Prince ) with it for free! Talk about getting a good deal! I didn’t have to go all the way to National Bookstore or Powerbooks to reserve. I think it was Scholastic that tied up with their school or something.

I know everyone who has their hands on the book already are struggling to keep awake last night just to finish all the 700 something pages of the book, as me and my bestbud M were trying to do so, but alas, we are growing old , and we do get tired! Read the rest of this entry »

Last Sunday was such a fun day as I watched Harry Potter 5 : Order of the Phoenix with all my sisters ( yes, all 5 of us! ). We enjoyed the day, as our parents dropped us off at the mall to watch the movie that we have been waiting for all week!

My sister Strawberry mused about his professor comparing which was better - to read the book before watching Harry Potter in the moviehouse, or watching the movie before reading the book.

On my end, I have just started reading Harry Potter last February, out of boredom from my post-graduate phase. I just picked it up from my sister Sarabeth’s book shelf, and started reading. With that, the addiction began and it took me just , I think, two weeks to finish everything. With that, it is clear that I have watched all four movies of Harry Potter before I read the book. In my opinion, for the past four movies, I have appreciated, and fully understood it onscreen, and it was a good thing that I have watched the movie, for when I started reading the books, the images that were retained in my mind ( the movie sequences perhaps ) helped me better grasp and imagine Harry Potter and his adventures. As for the discrepancies, at least, the inconsistencies or whatever was missing in the movie, were well-filled with my book reading.
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Why the weird title of the entry? Well, before I tell you my story of the day, I’d like to share the good news that my beauty blogging earned a feature in the Manila Bulletin’s Blog-o-Rama today! Whoopee!

To view the full article, read it here (I scanned it, and Sarabeth patched them all together! Haha!)

A web copy can be found here
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And another one, Teri of Beautiful Makeup Search emailed the Beauty Blog Network Yahoogroups to say that she saw my blog show up on Today’s Show on NBC Today! View the clip, and watch it here! Absolute yayness!

Well, going back to how the heck needles came in the story, today, tons of needles pierced my skin!
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My parents are currently rejoicing that I’m actually home on a Saturday night. This is just one of those fortunate moments that no one is going out on a Saturday night, and to celebrate that, we ordered some takeout for dinner. I’ve heard so much about Suzhou Dimsum, and to add, Patty has been raving about their Xiao Long Pao and Spicy Tito, so I dialled the number and started ordering stuff for the family.

When my folks came home , my sister and I started preparing for dinner, and to our surprise, the servings of the food we ordered were actually huge! We excitedly prepared the dinner table to eat dinner as soon as possible. Heck, I didn’t have time to take pictures of the food that we ate because of our excitement!

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This time , I can say that summer was a dream away. It’s over. Definitely over.

The chilly breeze that tickles my skin somehow drugs me to sleep. Yes, the rainy season has just said hello.

While talking to Dee on YM, as she is in Singapore already, I was asking how the weather was, as I was telling her that it was so chilly in here, and the rain just keeps on pouring. Then she tells me that it’s hot there.

Okay, should I be envious? Well, jussst a little bit! But hey, the cold season has its perks , too!

This time of the year is the sleepiest time of the year. As your skin touches the cold cement wall ( or floor, for that matter ), the chill just runs up your body, until it reaches home base - your brain, as the cold sings a soothing lullaby as your head gets dizzy, until you give in to temptation and get some shut-eye.

I know, because lately, I’ve been more attached to my pillow, I’ve been having problems waking up, and well, the I’ve been using the heater in my shower as opposed during the summer, that I never used my heater.

Yes , it’s the weather that you feel like snuggling with your special someone, or just sleep the entire day and drift to wonderful dreams, and stay at home. This time is also the time where the mind wanders the most, and reflections are just flying in the air, waiting to be captured, and be lingered on.

The best companion perhaps in this cold, cold weather is a cup of hot coffee or chocolate. A great friend to warm the senses, keep the eyes open, and keep the feet planted firmly on the ground.

God. I do not want to think too much.

Sometimes I think that I want to be an expert in everything, and do things on my own. Learn CSS and PHP ( which I eventually gave up with ), photography ( which I eventually made my younger sister Straw learn instead, ) and graphics ( which I eventually let Sarabeth do. ). As much as I want to do everything, I have learned that I should specialize in some thing, instead of attempting to want to do everything. Much, much practical.

Anyway, stumbling upon a Multiply site of Niko, I got to admire his talent for vector drawing. I would never have thought that Niko would have the passion, and patience to work in Adobe Illustrator, or Corel Draw for that matter, and be that creative, since he graduated with a degree of Industrial Engineering, and all I could relate to that course are the jargons, “ergonomics”, “operations research”, and “thermodynamics”, and of course, “mathmathmath.”

Here are some of his work :

I’m a little bit depressed right now. For a few days, I’ve been deciding whether or not to buy this unique, aqua-blue shade of nail polish that is China Glaze’s Limited Edition, called “For Audrey.”. The shade is inspired by the ever classy and quintessential fashionista Audrey Hepburn.

Just a few days after, two e-tailers of this nail polish shade already declared, “Sold Out.” Just when I was about to look for someone in the U.S. to receive my package.

I’m gonna be okay. In a few days. The question remains - will I be ever, ever get hold of this shade? Please, Santa, I’d be a good girl!

Sophie’s Note : I’ve posted this in my personal blog, since well, I was caught into one of my moodswings, with this included. One of my shopping moodswings. Call it shallow, but hey, a little bit of Audrey Hepburn in my outfit won’t hurt!

I admit that I’m not a dress person. I love jeans, I love mini-skirts, even gauchos, but I’ve never ever considered wearing a dress to a night out. In fairness, I’ve worn dresses for special occasions like weddings or such formal occasions, but on normal Saturday nights, I’ve always preferred the laid-back comforts of the God-sent creation called denim.

Lately, the trend has been all about dresses. I’ve seen Sasha sport really gorgeous dresses which gave her an ultra-feminine and sophisticated vibe, saw my best friend wear a dress, for the first time , which made me laugh and say wow, and just a month ago, my best buds have been talking about somethiing like, “Hey, let’s go out one time and all wear dresses! “. Of course, the dreamy me giddily shopped for a few pieces, and kept them for some future use. I could already imagine myself wearing those pretty dresses, and of course, complimenting them with pretty makeup too ! ( Did I need to say that? ) Read the rest of this entry »

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