More stuff! :))

I've been blessed with a wonderful auntie who really loves to give stuff. :)) Here's some additional stuff she gave me. As an additional to the make-up collection post I shared with y'all. You might want to track that yourself. LOL. Pretty lazy to link the post here. Might do so at the end of the post though. Might not.

Yup! I received it inside a baby towel. And noticed the spelling? I don't mind as of the moment. LOL. If you're gonna give something to me, most likely, I won't mind the wrong spelling. But if you're gonna get something from me and you misspelled my name, BLOOD WILL SHED.

But being the awesome auntie that she is, she spelled my name right this time. First gift is an earphone since I asked her if she happen to have a spare. She said no and that she'll just buy me a new one.

New iPhone case! Awesome, right? My auntie said that she also bought one for herself so basically, we have the same iPhone case. Although her iPhone is 4S and in white. Oh well, the same thing, the same thing.

Also, these awesome earphone plugs! Thanks, really. I guess I'm gonna be using the Minnie head first.

Stuff! :)

Not so long ago, a friend of mine told me that she ordered some Liverpool stuff online and that she's basically just waiting for it to be delivered. Guess what? It came! Thanks, Kim! I think I'm just so blessed to have a friend who loves the football club as well :) And if you're wondering if it's the same Kim as this Kim, then YES. YAY!

Here's some pics for you!

Excuse the Sponge Bob bed sheet. 

Awesome!

I've been loving Liverpool since I don't even remember so I really loved this. Thanks again! :)

Push it!

First things first, my iPhone is BACK! Back to life. Back to everything. Back to my abusive hands. LOL. If you're from the Philippines or China, you may have noticed that the news is all about the rubbish island war or reef whatever that these two countries are fighting for. *sigh*

There are ships guarding the site and all that. And then the government complains about lack of money for this and that and all that and yet they spend money for fuels and all kind of crap and some for themselves of course.

I'm actually pissed that this stuff is happening. And I am taking no side. Although I admit that the Philippines might need it more than China because they're obviously richer and stuff like that.

 DISTANCE IS NOT THE BASIS OF EVERYTHING. Can I just say that the United States of America is like thousands miles away but THEY OWN THE PHILIPPINES. Just kidding. Getting back to the  point though, get it?

When I saw this, it made me realize that there might be a reason why I can't hate China as of the moment. Why? Because the guy who made the 4.11.08 solution is from CHINA! Yay to that!

I actually made this blog post to kind of help people who are having troubles with their iPhone PUSH NOTIFICATIONS. When I upgraded my iPhone 4's baseband to 4.11.08 accidentally via iTunes, my phone became useless and all that (even as an iPod) so I had to have it Jailbroken to a technician and then I stopped getting push notifications. CRAZY MAD! I searched the World Wide Web and nothing actually helped. As a man of science, of course I tried most of it that actually made sense to me. But nothing solved my problem. And so I believed what I read that says "you have to have an active phone to get a notification".

Recently, the unlock solution came out and I thought that I'll start to get  push notifications but guess what? YUP! Nothing happened. Text messages and phone calls aside of course. Because that stuff work just fine. And then I thought of resetting my network and resetting the phone and when I did, nothing changed.

So to guide you properly, here's a list of what I found on the internet, did, and failed.

1. Turning on/off the alert,banner,badges,sound,view in lock screen and other options.

2. Syncing the iPhone to iTunes.

3. Checking the phone's status via iPusher (free app on the app store)

4. Rebooting the phone.

5. All other crazy stuff.

Now, yesterday night, I thought of something. I deleted an app and re-installed it. And then I started getting push notification from that app. And then I deleted another and re-installed it. And I did that to all the app I think I needed a push notification for (Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Fring, Voxer, Line, Viber. etc.) and all the magic happened. AWESOME! If you tried to do that before but it didn't work, download it directly to your phone via wi-fi and do not sync it to iTunes. Because I'm thinking that if you sync it to iTunes and all that, it might sync the malfunctioning push notification as well. Makes sense? TRY IT! :)

UST museum is love.

As a student of the University of Santo Tomas and as a student of the Faculty of Pharmacy, I am very lucky that the UST Museum is literally on my building. I used to go to Museum when I want a quiet place or a quiet time to look at things and just to free my mind and all that stuff. I also used to go with friends who plays the BABY GRAND PIANO for support during break hours. The other day, my cousin and I went there because I wanted to show her where I go and just to show her cool stuff inside the museum.

My cousin is so worried about taking pictures and stuff. I actually know it's not prohibited but her worries kind of over empowered my confidence. Nevertheless, we still took quite a lot of pictures to share.

I won't reveal so much of the museum but I'll tease you...a little bit.

We were so amazed and amused by this little paper artsy craftsy whateversy.

And all other awesome stuff!

Hold-uppers and why should they die?

I really hate HOLD-UPPERS. But who doesn't? I consider myself lucky not to encounter it more than ONCE. Ok, first things first. I usually am A VICTIM OF PICKPOCKETS. Like, 4 times my lifetime (4 cellphones). However, I still remember a particular incident as CLEAR as it can be.

What happened was my mom, grandma, sisters and I were done watching a movie and we queued to ride a taxi/cab. Then, we became frustrated and all that so we just decided to take the alternative way to reach home. JEEPNEY! So we then waited for a jeepney that can possibly contain us 5.

We stayed at the front of the BARANGAY office (smallest government unit).  Then this unknown person from hell just came out of nowhere with a gun and attacked us 5. He pointed the gun to my sisters and told them not to make any crazy movements. I was still calm and kind of thought what's best to do at that moment. I'm not actually the type of person that will panic over things like that. So then the demon pointed the gun to my mom and my mom actually thought that the gunman was kidding and just some crazy dude. My mom doesn't really look approachable in general. I think the gunman got intimidated and moved to ME. He tried to grab my shoulder bag while the gun he was holding was pointed to my forehead. I tried to look him straight to the eye (damn red eyes) and all that. I even managed to turn my back and actually faced the front door of the BARANGAY office but WTF? The office was BLOODY EMPTY that time and like seriously, no one was there to help US.  And I wondered where they were because it was BLOODY OFFICE HOURS! (around 2 pm). My grandma was kind of hysterical and I was more worried that the demon would shoot her and all that so I decided to let go of the bag. And yeah so he got my shoulder bag right? It contained  my iPhone so that's the saddest part. But we got it blocked so technically iPod now. He got my ATM but that was also blocked now and I got a new card so technically totally useless for him.  He got my school ID which was probably the most annoying part of the event. The ID was actually defective that time and that I had to get a new ID so the bag contained both the old ID and the receipt for a new one. One thing you have to know about ID renewal in UST is that it literally is very complicated. It's kind of a 3-4 step process. And you have to let important/busy people sign it and all that. And yeah. And then, my wallet. Lucky for me though that most my money was already spent that time because I had to pay for my immunization vaccines.

Anyways, for some reason, behind my BUSHY HAIR, he saw my earrings and asked me to remove it. I probably was very afraid and actually removed it and just before I was able to hand it to him, somebody shouted "HOLD-UPPER!" Without thinking twice, I run my arse off the place. Although I admit that I was kind of afraid. Yeah so.. that happened. Their runaway vehicle was a motorcycle and yeah. Just saying.

Well, the reason being of me being reminded of the unfortunate event was when the jeepney on the side of the jeepney I was riding on awhile ago (April 23 2012) was having it's own little event. Only that it's a SNATCHER. Not only it's a snatcher. It's a FVCKING KID. Literally KID. I reckon that the KID is probably 8 or 9 or 10. And the KID tried to snatch a necklace of a girl and they were all running there and all that. The sad thing about a KID snatcher is that they can't go to JAIL. So the woman sitting next to me said that the PARENTS SHOULD GO TO JAIL INSTEAD. I agree! 100%. Add 1% to that and it's 101%.

I mean, I know life is pretty hard here in the Philippines. Harder for some. But who the hell are they to get stuff from people who probably worked harder than them to get to the position they are now? I mean, it's unfair. Hold-uppers should just die and be at peace if they claim that living is hard. Hold-uppers often say (when caught) that their son/daughter/wife/mother/father is sick and they have to pay for hospital bills/medicines and other rubbish reasons. See? Is it the fault of your victim that this thing is happening to your relative? YOUR relative is sick. YOU are 100% responsible to it. You may have saved their body but YOUR SOUL IS HOPELESS.

It's not fun walking around the METRO with a fear that things like this will happen all over again. SICK. So be careful.

Goodbye for now.

My mom is really the most awesome mom in the WORLD. I know your mom is great too, but she's not my mom. So mine is better. Don't worry, it's applicable for every awesome mom that there is.

Well. It breaks my heart, really. But my mom, together with my sisters are going to Japan tomorrow morning for a month long vacation. I should be really immune by now because it has been like, 2 years that I weren't able to go with them on a summer time because of school stuff. BUT I JUST CAN'T BE USED TO THAT. The thought that there wouldn't be breakfast made by mom when I wake up, is horrible, to start with. The rest follows. I love my mom so much!

Awhile ago before I went up, mom called me and said goodbye. I have been crying since then. One month isn't a big deal. But I don't know. I just hate the feeling being away with her. She's crying too so maybe that didn't help. :(

Cute little things.

So this are some stuff that I got from Hidemi over the past few years. She likes UBE ICE CREAM for some reason so I kind of always bring that to her when I visit Japan. Since she's so girly (and so am I), she usually gives kawaii stuff.

I don't know why, but she loves giving me perfumes. Am I smelly or what?

Exhibit A:

   

Exhibit B:

I haven't used any of these yet. I don't know why actually. For some reason, when it comes to perfumes/colognes, I usually finish the whole bottle first before using another one. And I have quite a few Victoria Secret's Body Mists to finish. I probably should change that attitude of mine.

Also, some cute stuff which Japanese girls usually hang on their bags/phones/anything. I happen not to like hanging stuff on my stuff so I keep this mostly as a souvenir/display.

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

The last time Hidemi and I saw each other, she was still in school and so you know, high school girls in Japan aren't allowed to have piercings and she's really really envy that I have my ears done and yeah she then gave me these earrings.

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

As much as I love the designs and all that, I haven't wore these for a long time either. I don't know but my ears are b*tchy sensitive.

Christina's chest.

As a fan of Christina Aguilera, I saw a drastic transformation. Is it a good thing? I say, yes. I think her new look fits her perfectly. Like, it just proves that skinny does not look good on everyone. Looking back though, since there's no one to compare her too, I thought that she was on her best. But you know, things change.

I also saw Christina Aguilera's interview on Ellen Degeneres show like probably weeks before The Voice started. And the first thing Ellen told Christina was something like 'you're breast feeding?' I'm not sure if that's the exact words but something close to that.

Seeing her right now, mainly on The Voice, makes me really proud that she was able to come this far. And she's hotter than ever! When I think of The Voice, only three things crosses my mind. Adam Levine, Christina's boobies, and The Voice itself. Or sometimes only Christina Aguilera's boobies alone. It depends.

Don't get me wrong though, she looked very beautiful when she was skinny. It's just that she looks more beautiful now. Or at least for me. You can have your own opinion about her but I don't care. Just kidding.

So yeah, as a conclusion, I think that her looks/figure now is so far her best, and I'm not saying that she can't look any better!

Here's a picture for a comparison:

Hungry Tiger Restaurant, Japan. Review.

For like, the past few years that we visited and dined in this place, nothing actually changed that much and so instead of making this "A LOOK BACK" segment, I decided to make it a review.

That is me standing in front of Hungry Tiger restaurant in Yokohama like, 3 years ago? I'm not sure! I do recommend this restaurant for tourists and locals as well. I've been to different branches but that particular branch is kind of deserted. Well, not really. But you have to go pass a baseball stadium and then a very steep whatever road before you can actually reach that place. The price is quite reasonable for they serve excellent food and service I may say. Trip Advisor said that the price ranges from 1000-3000 yen but I say 1000-5000 yen or more. Overall, the place is good but it can really get noisy sometimes but I don’t really care. Hahaha. Have a steak-y visit everyone.

TIP: Do not go in this place the usual dinner/lunch time (Never ever) if you want to have a seat. They are pretty crowded on “rush hours”.

But there's always a waiting area/smoking area in which you can wait after signing your name to the waiting list. Well, there's not much to see though. It's next to a parking area and the view is mainly the highway, some trees, and some houses. And yup! The picture above (the one above this words, literally)  is kind of older than the rest. 

Dior Gourmette 002 Street Charm. Review.

So don't think that I splurge too much because I only got this from my auntie. Like, for quite a while now. How can someone make a full review of something they only got for a short time? FAUX! I do that though. LOL.

That's  how it looks like. I actually like the look of it. Only that it really is heavy. I had this for a while now and I like that it doesn't show anything like, rust or anything like that because it would be very unsanitary for the gloss that's inside. So good job.

Excuse my hairy arm. :D

As you can see on the swatch above, the darker shade on the container is really very pigmented and very easy to build. The lighter shade however, is kind of hard to build so as you can see in the container, it's kind of used more than the darker shade.

The consistency is very creamy. It's actually kind of sticky so make sure that you moisturize your lips or else you'll probably be pissed and stuff. The darker shade can probably stand on its own but the lighter shade could probably go together with an undertone. Oh, a lipstick. What am I saying?

I like how it perfectly fits. It's very chiq. And classy. But heavy. I think it's a limited edition but yeah I don't actually know. LOL. It's actually a nice idea that they made such kind of product because after you consumed the glosses, at least you can still rock the charm and probably refill it with another stuff. It's pretty safe, I'm sure. Like, you can actually hear the "click" when you lock it. And it's pretty easy to open.

Dior - Gourmette

002 Street - Charm - Lip Gloss

Made in France

1.8 g

Instagram Filters!

If you're using an iPhone 4 or 4s, you probably noticed that the iPhone front camera sucks. So it's probably because of the camera or maybe Instagram really sucks. I don't know. If you're planning to download Instagram just to join the bandwagon, I have a surprise for you. I had a cam-whoring experiment with my cousin and here's what we got out of it.

LET'S START!

Ok, for you to be familiar of the lighting effect and all, we'll start with the original effect first. Which is also called NORMAL in INSTAGRAM. Also! You may have noticed that we're kind of reddish here. It's because we're drunk okay? LOL really though.

This one is called AMARO. I searched for the meaning of it and it means  bitter in Italian. 

RISE. I don't know why exactly.

I really wish you can see a slight difference on the filters used. If not, I can't really blame you. Maybe you have to always use the back camera of the iPhone to achieve the best result. But that sucks! I mean, it doesn't even have a proper button. And PEOPLE WHO HAD THEIR IPHONE JAILBROKEN, I'M NOT REFERRING TO YOU. 

Let's proceed!

For some unknown reason, this one is called HUDSON. What HUDSON are we talking about? I have no idea. 

This one is called X-pro II. Which is weird because there's no such things as X-pro I. I don't speak  photography though, so sorry. Any idea?

This is called SIERRA.

Probably the first dramatic difference that a normal eye would notice. Well, just because it's kind of vibrant and stuff.  This one is called LO-FI. Which I searched, and sort of related to music. Seriously? You call that creative? Nah, just kidding.

This one is called EARLY BIRD. I kind of like it.

SUTRO. But my cousin decided to soften it too. That's why it's like that. But nevertheless., it's the filter that we're talking about here.

I also like this TOASTER effect. See the difference of the center part from the rest? Awesome right? But imagine if there weren't a heart there. Awkward it is.

This one is BRANNAN. What's that you ask? It's a thermometer manufacturer. :|

INKWELL. LOL

WALDEN.

I swear! I'm not discouraging you to use INSTAGRAM at all. I'm also not scaring you thru pictures. We're good.

NASHVILLE. 

1977. No idea. Probably the founder was born in 1977. Or maybe...yeah. No idea.

KELVIN. For some reason, I don't know.

There you have it folks! The whole of Instagram. AS IN THE WHOLE OF IT. Now, I understand that you can follow and stalk people around. So, that's probably another factor why people like it so much. Which I totally understand. Uh-huh. Yeah. Right. Alright.