couple pillowcase for ye oldie couples
C'mon, it's okay to be cheesy in the bedroom. Which couple wouldn't want some of these super cute pillowcases?
All I Want is You Pillowcases (Dark Blue)
You Belong to my Heart Pillowcases (Dark Blue)
Happy Halloween !!
Happy Halloween everyone!! I know it's been a long time since we've posted anything but awesome fashion posts so here's our Halloween post. How has everyone been doing?
I can't say I've been busy but at the same time I can't say I haven't been doing anything at all. I've been keeping up with the MLB though. Congratulations to the Cardinals for winning the World Series. I was kind of rooting for the Rangers though. I'm not the biggest sports fan but I do enjoy some baseball, gymnastics, swimming and occasionally football. 
I meant to do some fun Halloween nails but I failed three times! I wanted to do this the fourth time but my white polish is pretty caked and I'm not getting a new one soon so now my nails are purplish silver and silvery blue.
Scratch that, I managed to do some cute basic Halloween nails. I'll post it up later but basically my thumbnail is Snoopy's head poking out of a pumpkin and the rest of my nails are half pumpkins. My white polish is still caked but I managed to get a blob out to shape Snoopy's head. I have no idea what is up with my sudden Snoopy obsession but it might actually have to do with the fact that I have a lovable beagle myself! 
I'm thinking about getting some nail art brushes and maybe some dotting tools since I don't have the proper tools and I'm getting a little frustrated at watching nail art tutorials where people keep using the brushes and I can't do the same designs because I don't have the tools! I'm loving this hobby so I might be investing a little more in it.
If you're just starting nail art, you might not wanna get the entire set of nail tools just yet. Maybe you read my earlier post where I posted about my new found love for nail art and I said something about it getting to be an expensive hobby if I invest in the tools? Yeah, well, I might have put it the wrong way. I think that getting the tools online and doing your nails yourself is cheaper than going to a salon.
My friends go to the salon for their mani and they come out with nails a shade of pink. Whuuuuud? I could get a bottle of pink polish for 5 bucks and just do my own nails. I find it unnecessary and a waste of time and money to get your mani done at a salon when you could do all sorts of easy and fun designs at home.
As usual, I digressed from the main topic: Halloween! What are you doing/did you do for Halloween? Who are you dressing up as this year? What fun did y'all have?
I know the next holiday I'm looking forward to is Christmas! Oh, and Black Friday shopping, duh!
DIY tribal print nail art
These are my nails! I've been doing nail art for quite some time. I started in April or so and I've consistently been trying different styles and designs. Nail art is so fun!! I haven't found anything I've liked this much in a while. I find that it's a relax thing for me. If I have nothing to do or I'm thinking too much, I find myself doing my nails.
Of course being a newbie at this, I've had some very disastrous results some of which involved immediate removal of the nail polish. Ugh, hate it when that happens. Also, I'm not a professional at this so I don't really have the tools for painting and I don't do Konad (at least not yet). I saw these set of brushes specifically for nail art and they cost a bomb so I will not be investing in them.
I find that I can easily use things like toothpicks and skewers and my sister's old paintbrushes to paint my nails. The results aren't as nice as the ones done with professional tools and Konad stamping but I think it makes my nail art more unique. Imperfections don't really count as messing up because sometimes you kind of get a different look which can be really pretty.
If you've been seeing nail art around and find that it's a really awesome thing, do it! You can do it with your own simple tools at home like what I'm doing with the skewers and old brushes. At first it's kind of frustrating because you might think that they look bad but you'll get the hang of it and you'll be loving it and wishing you had more nails to paint.
Maybe you're wondering:
Is it time-consuming? Do you spend a lot of money on this? Well, it really depends on what design you're doing and how many colors you want to use and whether you make a mistake and need to correct it. I spent an hour and a half on today's design which are uber cute sneakers suggested by C (my sister) who found a picture of sneaker themed nail art online. They kind of got messed up last night but I'm going to do a little damage-control later so that they're pretty again. It was well worth an hour and a half. As for the second question, I guess I buy more nail polish than I used to but I don't buy the tools so it's not an expensive hobby.
Are you ambidextrous? Can I do nail art on my right hand if I'm right-handed (vice versa)? We-ell, I'm not ambidextrous, sadly and I can't exactly paint my nails on my right hand (I'm right-handed) with designs because my left hand isn't very steady. I did try once but it wasn't nice. That's for me, though. You can try and paint nails on both of your hands and see how it goes. Who knows, you might be able to do it quite well!
What's Konad stamping? I know right! I was clueless about Konad when I first heard about it. For those who don't know what Konad is, it's nail stamping where you buy this stamping set which comes with nail polish, a stamp, design plates and a scraper to scrape the paint from the plates. Basically, what you do is paint over the image you want to stamp on your nails then scrape off the excess paint then roll your stamp over the image and stamp the image on your nail at the desired place. You can also use Konad on any sort of plastic surface. I've only done Konad stamping once and while it was pretty, I don't really fancy their designs.
What are some of the brands of nail polish that you're using now? I'll leave that for the next post
How did you start doing this nail art thingy? I was kind of inspired by my mom who suggested it first then later on I saw that my friend had watermelon nails and I kind of started thinking, Hey I wanna do this. So I did.
So there you have it! FUN FUN FUN in bottles of nail polish (I am not referring to the line by that Reb Black). I'm very into tribal inspired things nowadays so I've been trying to replicate some very genius tribal print nail art I see on the internet although sometimes I do wish that I had the proper tools to draw designs on my nails.
If you've been inspired by my post, good for you! Go have some fun. You can do it for yourself or for your friends or your kids or your family. Family fun time, I promise
shouldn’t have to give a reason why
Headline news of the day: My phone bill this month costs 77 bucks.
Since I haven't mentioned it before, I will tell you now that I barely use my phone. My phone is not my life, unlike many people who cannot bear to part with their phones even when they are in the shower.
The number of contacts on my contact list can be counted on my fingers and toes and maybe some of my sister's fingers. I am not even kidding. I have that few contacts and half of them I don't even contact. You must be thinking, that's really pathetic. I don't deny it but I'm not actually obsessed with adding numbers of people I don't really know.
I got my first phone when I was like 14 or 15 and only because I needed it to call my mom when I was at extra classes. At 14, I distinctly remember sharing a Nokia phone with my brother. Of course, he got more calls and texts than I ever did. I only had like 3 friends on the list and even then, I received a text like once a month?! I don't deny the initial excitement when you first get to use a phone and when you receive text messages, you feel SO important.
I realize that nowadays people can't live without their phones and I see kids as young as infants being allowed to use phones. Well, parents give their infants their phones to keep them busy but geez, has anyone ever heard of the word TOYS? Because kids nowadays are spoiled brats with all their flashy tech gadgets that I never even dreamed of using when I was their age. Which 10-yr-old kid doesn't have an iPad now? I think parents spoil their kids with all these gadgets. It's totally unnecessary. What ever happened to toys and books and running around a jungle gym??? Seriously.
Anyway, I can hardly be considered as someone who can't live without their phones. I know the importance of my phone but at the same time, there are times when I don't feel the need to carry my phone EVERYWHERE I go. If I'm having a lazy day, I ask my sister to bring her phone or just depend on my mom to have her phone.
Also, I have this thing about being too close to phones. The radiation can get pretty bad for me and sometimes I get headaches after being too close to my phone. Another added reason not to hang out with my phone too much.
So you see, my phone is NOT my best friend. I have trained my close friends to NOT call after 9PM or expect replies to text messages if they send texts after 9 or 10PM. I seriously don't entertain things like that after a certain hour. I sleep early and I can't be picking up your calls in the middle of the night. At one point, I was famous (maybe infamous) for not replying to text messages. That was in the early stages of owning my own phone. I often forgot to check for texts and my phone was ALWAYS on silent so essentially I never answered calls.
Over the years, I've improved on my text-reply timing. Sometimes you can expect a reply from me right away. (I prefer IM-ing more than I text and when I'm IM-ing, I like fast replies and will almost always reply to you immediately. I can't stand seeing the 'Person A is writing a reply...' on the chat box and a reply doesn't arrive until a full 5 minutes later.)
So anyway, I'm an efficient phone user now, hehe. I will answer calls and reply to texts. And only recently, I've discovered the magic of wifi. YESSS, you guessed it: you can only imagine how much wifi I've been using. And since my phone does NOT have an internet plan, I use 3g which charges me a certain fee every time I use it.
AND I adore using wifi to check my Tweets. Twitter, sadly, is my addiction. Every time I'm bored or have time to waste, I log onto Twitter through my phone. Every single time. So you can only imagine how many times that is. I'll give you a hint: it can range from about 3 to 10 times a day. You know when you're alone and you're feeling awkward and you don't want to look stupid and you try to find something to do to distract yourself from being awkwardly alone? Yes, I check my Twitter every time I'm alone in public or in a crowded area where I don't know anyone.
My frequent usage of wifi has led to the sharp increase of my phone bill. Being a less-than-moderate user of text messaging and calling, my phone bill usually does NOT even scrape past 10 bucks a month. But after using the wifi on my phone, I did realize that I was going to pay more than 10 bucks. I just didn't know how much.
Until I was asked not-too-happily by my dad, 'What have you been using this month? Your phone bill is 77 bucks!'
HAHA. Initially I thought he was going to say a hundred bucks or more. But 77? That is a record-breaking amount for me. This goes down in history. I didn't get why my dad was so pissed though. His own phone bill is more than 300 freaking bucks every month. And he won't even get me the internet plan (who the hell doesn't have an internet plan nowadays?) so is it even my fault for using the paid wifi?? AND he should be glad that I'm not like my friends whose phone bills can be as high as my dad's.
Oh, and he won't even get me an iPhone. I am NOT a fan of Apple products because they are HIGHLY overrated and overpriced but I wouldn't mind an iPhone at all. He won't even get me a new non-iPhone phone. My phone is crumbling to bits and is really effing slow but he REFUSES to get me a new phone. He won't even get my mom an iPhone even though HER phone is crumbling to bits as well. And my dad can get himself TWO frackin' iPhones and an iPhone for someone else but he can't get it for us? Whatevs, my mom and I are planning to get our own iPhones when the new one comes out this year.
I will end my post with my Paint-drawn graph of my phone bill and the usage:
wordless wednesday
P.S: I know this is supposed to be wordless but ignore the price tag dangling from C's cute turquoise Vans. She has yet to wear them out. And yes, this time I'm wearing her paint-splattered Converse high tops. I do NOT look good in high tops.
thoughtful tuesdays
I realize that we hardly post pictures of ourselves. So here is a picture of our feet. It's me, T, on the left, wearing my beloved five inch heels and that's C in her favorite paint-splattered Converse high tops. I consider myself more of a heel-lover but C is a sneaker-freak.
And yes, I added effects to the picture because I'm pretty addicted to playing with the effects on Picnik. I toyed with the exposure, the lomo effect and a few others. I realize that the picture looks pretty dark... will remember not to darken it next time.
My toenails were too fugly to show because the yellow nail paint got chipped. C and I did this impromptu shoe photo shoot so I didn't have time to fill in the chipped parts.
There are more pictures and hopefully I'll have time to edit and post them up. I feel like I'm busy, busy, busy but it's just the weight of procrastination hanging over my head. Heh.
when words meet heartbeats
This morning I was checking out the usual Twitter accounts I don't follow (like Jared Padalecki and a few friends) by manually typing twitter dot com slash blah blah blah when I decided to check out Owl City's Twitter account. I've been there more than once because Adam Young of Owl City tweets daily and I wasn't in a hurry to follow him on Twitter. He posted a link to his blog with the post title "10 Myths About Introverts". It immediately caught my eye. I started reading and responded the same way Adam Young did. According to him, he "felt like standing up and shouting "YESSSSSS!"" and felt like someone had "written an encyclopedia entry on a rare race of people" to which he belongs. Everything - and I mean every single word - is true!
Here's the list he put together from reading a blog about introverts:
Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk.
This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days.
Myth #2 – Introverts are shy.
Shyness has nothing to do with being an Introvert. Introverts are not necessarily afraid of people. What they need is a reason to interact. They don’t interact for the sake of interacting. If you want to talk to an Introvert, just start talking. Don’t worry about being polite.
Myth #3 – Introverts are rude.
Introverts often don’t see a reason for beating around the bush with social pleasantries. They want everyone to just be real and honest. Unfortunately, this is not acceptable in most settings, so Introverts can feel a lot of pressure to fit in, which they find exhausting.
Myth #4 – Introverts don’t like people.
On the contrary, Introverts intensely value the few friends they have. They can count their close friends on one hand. If you are lucky enough for an introvert to consider you a friend, you probably have a loyal ally for life. Once you have earned their respect as being a person of substance, you’re in.
Myth #5 – Introverts don’t like to go out in public.
Nonsense. Introverts just don’t like to go out in public FOR AS LONG. They also like to avoid the complications that are involved in public activities. They take in data and experiences very quickly, and as a result, don’t need to be there for long to “get it.” They’re ready to go home, recharge, and process it all. In fact, recharging is absolutely crucial for Introverts.
Myth #6 – Introverts always want to be alone.
Introverts are perfectly comfortable with their own thoughts. They think a lot. They daydream. They like to have problems to work on, puzzles to solve. But they can also get incredibly lonely if they don’t have anyone to share their discoveries with. They crave an authentic and sincere connection with ONE PERSON at a time.
Myth #7 – Introverts are weird.
Introverts are often individualists. They don’t follow the crowd. They’d prefer to be valued for their novel ways of living. They think for themselves and because of that, they often challenge the norm. They don’t make most decisions based on what is popular or trendy.
Myth #8 – Introverts are aloof nerds.
Introverts are people who primarily look inward, paying close attention to their thoughts and emotions. It’s not that they are incapable of paying attention to what is going on around them, it’s just that their inner world is much more stimulating and rewarding to them.
Myth #9 – Introverts don’t know how to relax and have fun.
Introverts typically relax at home or in nature, not in busy public places. Introverts are not thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies. If there is too much talking and noise going on, they shut down. Their brains are too sensitive to the neurotransmitter called Dopamine. Introverts and Extroverts have different dominant neuro-pathways. Just look it up.
Myth #10 – Introverts can fix themselves and become Extroverts.
A world without Introverts would be a world with few scientists, musicians, artists, poets, filmmakers, doctors, mathematicians, writers, and philosophers. That being said, there are still plenty of techniques an Extrovert can learn in order to interact with Introverts. (Yes, I reversed these two terms on purpose to show you how biased our society is.) Introverts cannot “fix themselves” and deserve respect for their natural temperament and contributions to the human race. In fact, one study (Silverman, 1986) showed that the percentage of Introverts increases with IQ.
Can you hear me going "Ohmygawd, yes! That's me!" in the background?
This probably explains why I like Owl City's music. Because I can relate to the songs. Adam Young may be an insomniac but his calming and catchy songs take me to indescribable dreamy places with scenic views I can only imagine.
Once an introvert, forever an introvert. Be thankful that you're different. Feel free to post a comment, introverts.
that can’t match up to the real thing
I confess, Parachute is my new favorite band. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them. Now that I've listened to their songs over and over again, I have come to a conclusion. They are of their own genre! They're not a version of Maroon 5 or anything. They've got a really indescribable style. It's not exactly pop, not exactly alternative, not exactly pop-rock but a mesh of good stuff.
And their originality is refreshing. I can also relate to their songs because they stick to real stuff, not nonsensical stuff about being rich and spending money in clubs and things like that. I especially love that some of their songs tell a story. Forever and Always is one of my favorite tracks off their newest album The Way It Was (released 17th May 2011). Okay, who am I kidding? I love all the songs on the new album. But I do favor Philadelphia slightly more...
I had no idea they were the band that sang She Is Love. In the beginning, I wasn't quite into that song but now I admit, I love it. Also, I've watched almost ALL their videos on Youtube. HAH, watching band videos for hours is my sign of love for them. I don't know how anyone can dislike their music!!
And it would be so unlike me to NOT talk about the band members in my giddy lovesick band post. Will is cute! LOL. At first I thought he looked like Jesse McCartney. He doesn't. Will is... cuter, definitely. I can't decide which member I like best but I've got this crush on Kit French. Who can deny the attraction of a tall blond saxophone player who reminds me of Jesse Spencer (yes, I do mean Dr. Chase on House)? All of them are hilarious. Alex looks like he's a serious guy but you should watch their videos. He's funny. 
Nate as the Table Scrappa (I made C watch it and now we're commonly referring to various people as Table Scrappas) was adorable, especially when he was wearing those nerdy glasses and plaid shirt. Johnny is cute and totally funny! And he's supposedly the ladies' man.
So that was half the point I wanted to make in this post: Parachute = amazing band with cute members.
The other half is... (I feel that this is an appropriate moment for a drumroll. Move over, royal family!) ... Parachute has inspired me to want to learn the guitar again. How freaking awesome is that?!! I blame it on the sweet guitar parts in their songs. After 2 years, I'm inspired again. The first band that inspired me to learn how to play the guitar was Simple Plan. Since then, my inspiration has spiraled downwards to nothing and I haven't touched the guitar in two years.
Maybe I'm not musically talented but I've always had this love for learning an instrument. Our guitar lessons were a struggle because the teacher was bad and we tried to learn it ourselves but somehow failed. And school and other things were always something that came between our practicing time. After we began to lack inspiration, we made excuses not to touch the guitar.
Now I'm inspired again. I'm ecstatic but I'm not sure if we'll be successful in learning it again. Wait for more tales of the guitar.
x
Hold my gun and watch the door
Pick the lock and cut the phone
Keep your head up, love,
Nobody here can stop us
Grab the bags when sirens call
We're out the window, through the yard
Keep it locked up tight
Nobody here can stop us
Baby, I've had this same dream
Where I wake up wondering
What it really means
If the world came running down
If it was you and me against the world
Baby, they've got us under but
We'll take whatever we want.
If it was you and me against the world,
You get the car, I'll get the cash,
We'll take the money and run.
They'll come running through the door
Shattered glass across the floor
Oh, they think they know but
We both know they don't.
Oh, we did our crime and got away,
We stole the gold and made the day
And we both smile knowing that they saying
Nobody here can stop us
Baby, I've had this same dream
Where I wake up wondering
What it really means
If the world came running down
If it was you and me against the world
Baby, they've got us under but
We'll take whatever we want.
If it was you and me against the world,
You get the car, I'll get the cash,
We'll take the money and run.
Oh, I keep waking up
In an empty bed
And I'm wondering why you're
All the things I should have said
And, oh, we could have had
If it was you and me against the world,
Baby, they've got us under but
We'll take whatever we want.
If it was you and me against the world,
You get the car, I'll get the cash,
We'll take the money and run.
If it was you and me against the world,
Baby, they've got our number but
We'll take whatever we want.
If it was you and me against the world,
You get the car, I'll get the cash,
We'll take the money and run.
You get the car, I'll get the cash,
We'll take the money and run.
It's you and me against the world.
when you look me in the eye, like you did
First off, this is not an advertisement. This is a post to tell everyone how awesome this shampoo is. Maybe you'll agree, maybe you'll disagree but you can't deny the fact that this shampoo smells super duper flipping nice! I can't get enough of how nice my hair smells after using this. I've used various brands of shampoo before but none of them have appealed to me more than this TRESemme
I LOVE this shampoo. And I really like how it's transparent and gel-like. It goes easy on the hair and I don't know about you but I like the foaminess of it. I really feel as if my hair is being given a thorough wash which is exactly how a good shampoo should feel. My hair is like super soft after I dry it - I've used shampoo which leaves the hair in awkward strands or knots. And the smell of the shampoo isn't overpowering which should be the way because some shampoos that people use leave a heavy and dizzy scent even after they've walked away. Not good. It smell just light enough that if someone leans across, they'll be able to smell this soft fragrance.
So there you go. My non-advertisement about the TRESemme Shampoo
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