I came across this ad from The Beauty Junkee and I thought why don't I try joining too. There's no harm in trying and since it would be for a friend I really love. So here it goes.
"If I were given a bag full of beautiful products from Sample Room, I'd definitely give it to my bestfriend-slash-ate! We have been
sisters for about seven years now and she was the best ate I've ever
had. She was like a mom to me, she has always been there with me through
all the ups and downs of my life. She supported my studies and my
dreams. Although there were times when we had misunderstandings we never
gave up on each other.
The reason why I want to give this beauty loot to her is because I
want to show her that now it's her time to take care of herself. I want
her to know that I am a big girl now and it's time I take care of her.
Lately she doesn't really take care of herself and there were times when
people misunderstand her sexual preference. I really feel bad that
because of me, she started to neglected herself. That's why if I win
this I'd really be happy to give this to her this Christmas. Because I
think the best gift I could ever give my bestest friend is confidence in
herself. :D"
I made a mistake and I thought I had to send this as an email. Hihi. I just hope my best friend won't read this. I wouldn't want her to expect or anything. We aren't really the expressive type. :P
Friday, December 6, 2013
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
It's the little details that matters; Marriage
“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.
Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?
I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.
She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.
But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.
She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband….
The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves.
So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you.
If you do, you just might save a marriage. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
*I saw this article from facebook, and I thought this should be read by everyone. It touched my heart and I hope it touches yours too. Source:nathanpersuasion
Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?
I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.
She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.
But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.
She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband….
The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves.
So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you.
If you do, you just might save a marriage. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
*I saw this article from facebook, and I thought this should be read by everyone. It touched my heart and I hope it touches yours too. Source:nathanpersuasion
Labels:
love,
marriage,
relationship
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Rapunzel
I have a long hair, and it’s only now that I have come to realize that my hair is REALLY long. But lately I have been having problems on hair fall. I am a bit worried that I my hair might get limp and lifeless. The length of my hair is just above my waist and I had my hair rebonded twice but the last rebond treatment I had was last December. After that I never had any treatment because the hairdresser told me to let my hair rest for about six months, and it was also my personal preference not to avail any hair treatments because of busy schedules.
I don’t know if my hair fall is due to hair products I use or due to recent stress I have been experiencing. I am using Head snd Shoulders: Anti-Hairfall and Sunsilk: Weather Defense as shampoo and Creamsilk(violet) and Sunsilk: Weather Defense(conditioner) as my conditioner. Other than that I don’t use other hair products for the fear of having dandruff. I have Google-d beauty blogs and forums to help me in my search for the right product for my hair but I guess it’s only me who’ll find out the best hair product for me. Recently I bought Palmolive: Silky Straight(shampoo and conditioner in one), I’m trying it later and I guess I’ll see if it suits me. I don’t usually stick to one product, I change every 3 weeks so my hair won’t get used to the product and still look like how it was when I first used the product, especially if it gave me really good results.
Labels:
hair fall,
hair products
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Which is which.
Recently I have read a discussion, which looked like a debate too, on beliefs. They were arguing whether to believe on the existence of God or not. Personally, I don't think religion is a good topic for everyone, all of us are created uniquely and I think beliefs are just like fingerprints. Even though we have the same religion I think our beliefs are still different from each other. One might believe that God is this that and one may believe God does not exist at all.
I hate discussing about religion and I think it is really stupid to argue about it. Even though people would say that they were just sharing ideas about it I think it's the other way. No two ideas can never be alike, everything will always be different. I almost grew up inside a church and until now I am serving God through music. Others might say that what I do is nothing compared to those who offer their lives in serving God, but still for me this thing I'm doing is enough for thanking the God I believe in to for giving me life. See? One may think that my opinion is foolish but for me it isn't. But because I know that everyone has different ideas I'll respect whoever thinks that way the same way I respect those who has different belief. RESPECT.
I apologize if there would be readers who would find this entry offensive, I never meant to, I just wanted to share my opinion. :)
I hate discussing about religion and I think it is really stupid to argue about it. Even though people would say that they were just sharing ideas about it I think it's the other way. No two ideas can never be alike, everything will always be different. I almost grew up inside a church and until now I am serving God through music. Others might say that what I do is nothing compared to those who offer their lives in serving God, but still for me this thing I'm doing is enough for thanking the God I believe in to for giving me life. See? One may think that my opinion is foolish but for me it isn't. But because I know that everyone has different ideas I'll respect whoever thinks that way the same way I respect those who has different belief. RESPECT.
I apologize if there would be readers who would find this entry offensive, I never meant to, I just wanted to share my opinion. :)
Labels:
discussion,
random thoughts,
religion,
respect
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Rain, rain go away.
It's raining, AGAIN. Tsk, good thing simple things keep my mood better, like watching kdramas and other foreign series, drinking hot choco and blogging. :) I don't know if I woke on the wrong side of the bed or if the rain just ruined my mood. I just feel kinda groggy and my mood is very down. Hoping for a better weather before going to our wedding gig later.
Here is a swatch of NYX's Green Papaya, I am sorry for my picture's very low quality, I used my phone's camera here. This picture didn't justify the real color, it actually looked more of a sheer neon green. Later before leaving I'll try to post a different picture nearer to its true color.
Just now, I realized I need to put a watermark whenever I am posting pictures, err but I still don't have any photoshop software here in my laptop and I also do not know how to use one. HAHA Its the weekend and I'll try to make time to learn how to use one, or maybe just start by learning how to put watermarks hihi.
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| NYX Girls Nail Polish in Green Papaya |
Just now, I realized I need to put a watermark whenever I am posting pictures, err but I still don't have any photoshop software here in my laptop and I also do not know how to use one. HAHA Its the weekend and I'll try to make time to learn how to use one, or maybe just start by learning how to put watermarks hihi.
Labels:
learning photoshop,
mornings,
notd
Friday, October 7, 2011
Thank God It's the WEEKEND!
It has been days since my last post. I have been very busy with a LOT of school works and with other miscellaneous activities. Today's friday and I'm spending my weekend with a lot of series to watch and some paperworks due next week. But after I came home from school guess what, I am watching Lie To Me AGAIN. Haha! I am still not over with this and didn't mind repeating this all over again.
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| Episode5: Their almost first kiss happened :P
Friday for me also meant choir practice and have I mentioned that I am also a church pianist? Oh yes, I am. I almost grew up inside a church with my parents active with their own activities also. Teaching a new song was really tiresome and right now I am relaxing while planning my make up for tomorrow. We're to sing on a wedding and I just felt like putting a different make up. Different meant different color of eyeshadow, because I am usually an eyeliner-mascara-lip and cheek tint girl. I was thinking of experimenting and trying something new this time. If it turns up well I might post it here hihihi. I'm really inexperienced when it comes to make up. I just learn by watching make up gurus online. :P
Another thing is my nails. I am being very experimental and trying unusual colors(for me) like greens, blues, yellows and oranges. I am usually wearing pinks and reds and now I am trying something different because I have found out that these colors suit me well too. Right now I am wearing NYX's Green Papaya which I got as a freebie from an online store I met at Facebook. I'll post tomorrow together with my FOTD(face of the day) the color of my nail polish.
Sooo, I gotta hit the sack and go to sleep I need to rest well to keep those eyebaggies from cultivating hihi. Good night!
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Love. Love. Love.
At my recent post I've mentioned I started watching KDrama Lie To Me. And guess what? I've already finished watching it. HAHA! I know, I know, I'm a BIT of an addict. :P I dunno there's just something about this dramas that make me want for more.
After watching Lie to Me I can't help being obsessed with it and I found myself downloading the OST(although I can only understand a bit of Hangul). I HIGHLY recommend this kdrama because in my opinion it has the right concoction to a great romantic comedy. Yoon Eun Hye and Kang Ji Hwon had a great chemistry that would leave a viewer like me wanting for a part 2(I really really hope they'll make a part 2 :D) Their kissing scenes were not the kind of 'blah' kiss, it was an 'awww' kiss. I even find myself blushing just by watching them.
Seeing the two of them kiss would make viewers think that something romantic is really going on between the two. I'm now officially a fan of them. Can't have enough words to describe what I've felt upon seeing them hug and kiss each other passionately. I am not a hopeless romantic who would wish for things like this to happen to me in real life(although I do dream sometimes haha!) but I am someone who was moved by the sincerity you could see in them, you'll never think that they were just acting out. It seemed so true. :))))
I guess that's what you call the power of Love. <3
After watching Lie to Me I can't help being obsessed with it and I found myself downloading the OST(although I can only understand a bit of Hangul). I HIGHLY recommend this kdrama because in my opinion it has the right concoction to a great romantic comedy. Yoon Eun Hye and Kang Ji Hwon had a great chemistry that would leave a viewer like me wanting for a part 2(I really really hope they'll make a part 2 :D) Their kissing scenes were not the kind of 'blah' kiss, it was an 'awww' kiss. I even find myself blushing just by watching them.
Seeing the two of them kiss would make viewers think that something romantic is really going on between the two. I'm now officially a fan of them. Can't have enough words to describe what I've felt upon seeing them hug and kiss each other passionately. I am not a hopeless romantic who would wish for things like this to happen to me in real life(although I do dream sometimes haha!) but I am someone who was moved by the sincerity you could see in them, you'll never think that they were just acting out. It seemed so true. :))))
I guess that's what you call the power of Love. <3
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