After the tragedy brought about by Yolanda, the idea of celebrating much more spending thousands for firecrackers is improbable. But come New Year's Eve, the kids and the people in my community, my neighborhood in Cantubo here in Ormoc City, have started making the age-old traditional noise maker/home-made cannon or bazooka called LANTAKA, made from all the canned goods we've been receiving as...

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No, this is not a post about depression or stress brought about by the holidays, but this is to celebrate the color BLUE this season. Now, we know green and red are everywhere this time of the year, but for me there's always room for blues and violets. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s);...

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She always wanted to celebrate her wedding on the beach. She loved the ocean, the sand and the air. The beach was the perfect place. Being born and raised in San Francisco, she was familiar to how famous is The Golden Gate Bridge in the San Francisco Wedding Photography, as it is used as a background so many times by couples for their...

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After browsing through my blog entries over the years, I feel really accomplished right now. From a lost little girl to a rebellious twenteen, a social butterfly turned solitary then to bouts of anger and depression and manic moments, all of these dramas and adventures make this blog my most treasured memoir. I highly encourage everyone to start a blog or write a...

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Back in October, way before the supertyphoon Haiyan (Yolanda) ruined my Christmas plans, I was in the market for an iPhone 5S. I actually applied for a new Globe postpaid subscription (though recently changed my mind about getting one from SMART instead). However, this Christmas wish will probably be put on hold until we get to recover from the mess that Haiyan (Yolanda)...

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By now you can tell that I love challenges.  It's one way of proving that anything can be accomplished if you got the determination. Back then I was the type of girl who would not finish what she's started and always made a mess out of things because of "unfinished businesses". Now that I'm quite mature, I think I have a firm grasp...

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It's happening right now, ladies! And you better hurry before the sale ends... I've waited a year for this! Although I wasn't able to resist and bought a couple of Sigma brushes last summer. I use my SIGMA BEAUTY brushes every single day. I've experienced no shedding though I've washed them numerous times. My favorite being any of their Kabuki brushes for foundation...

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When a Kikay Kit is not enough for that overflowing beauty loot, it's time to get a Kikay Tower! But why buy it when you can build it? So that's exactly what I did with my BDJ BOXES that I've accumulated throughout the months. I was able to subscribe 5 x already this year so I got 5 boxes at my disposal. My...

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Normal 0 false false false RU X-NONE X-NONE Nowadays the photography is everywhere where the bored glare could fall. To imagine our world without photos is now unbearably difficult, if not even impossible. The photography has twisted the universal awareness, changing the views of the world for millions of people. The first time it happened, when the mankind has received the possibility to...

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