project 365 - day 10 - my mood today

project 365 - day 9 - pampabyowti ng balat

today is gala day with the mommy, with the brother, with the sis-in-law, and with the baby. it's time to say goodbye to the mommy next week so we bought some pasalubongs. isama na rin natin ang pagbili ng mga pansariling pangkolorete.

i labeled the pic for easier illustration. may ganyan?!

sa larangan ng makeup, i'm a loser. hahaha! i'm not sure why, but when i've had a few attempts of applying eye makeup, my brothers said i looked like an aswang. totally absurd. i follow the online tutorials as best as i can, i swear! but i still end up looking like an egyptian. lipstick? they make my lips makunat and i end up having dark and cracked lips.

so i end up applying only the following: face powder, cheek blusher, and lip balm (sometimes). at bago pa man ako makasakay ng bus, most likely e nabura ko na ng panyo ko because i always feel i have too much makeup on.

oh well. halos mag-iisang taon na ang luma kong mekup. old powder is maybelline - i think the shade is too light for my skin color. old blush is revlon - i think the shade is too pinkish for my skin color. but i use them anyway... sayang naman. hetonga't malapit nang maubos. goodie :)

the new powder is... ehem, pigeon baby powder hahaha. i know, i know... but i just love the cute powder case :) the new blush is some shade from body shop. wow ang specific :))) i tried them on when we got home. e ano bang masasabi ko? parang ok naman hahaha ewan ko lang sa paningin ng iba.

bonus treat: kodomo lotion powder. kakaintriga what this is so we bought it. when i tried it tonight, it felt so right. naks. lotion sya pero once it dried, it felt like you applied baby powder on your skin! love it! i love the powder scent too!

notice how i say pampabyowti ng balat (lang). all of these are superficial. it can only temporarily improve the appearance somehow. i wish there are internal beautifiers too! wouldn't it be nice? :)

project 365 - day 8 - baby babble

the little girl watches her baby babble video. her parents borrowed the dvd from the library yesterday. i could tell she loves it. she's very attentive but she doesn't make attempts to repeat the babbles that she hears. not yet. take your time, little girl. :) she also smiles shyly when she sees something she likes.

she's a big girl now. take your time, little girl. i love you! :)

project 365 - day 7 - sunshine

friday is lunch out day! we went to lau pa sat today and i got me this yummy corned beef meal at tapa king. i had an interesting learning today.

auntie: how you want egg ah? sunshine? well done?

me: huh? yes, auntie sunshine well done.

auntie: so how? sunshine? well done?

me: yes.

wow! kung masasandok lang siguro ako ni auntie ng sandok nya, sinandok na nya ako. fine. she pointed at sunny-side-up egg.

auntie: like this ah?

me: aaah! yes yes! sunshine!

so sunshine = sunny-side up!

so well-done = sunny-side up na ini-scramble ang yolk!

we learn new things everyday. sometimes you learn it the easy way, sometimes being hit by a sandok is the price. learning isn't cheap.

here it is, my corned beef meal with my sunshine egg :) love it!

project 365 - day 6 - blurry

last night, i had that dream again.

the one that has been recurring and haunting me for more than 5 years now.

in my dreams, i am tasked to read a reading from the Bible.

the usual setting is in the church during mass.

or sometimes during a gathering, like the scene last night.

there i am, all poised to read and excited to proclaim,

and feeling all honored to be chosen to tell the world of His words.

and all of a sudden, the pages become blurry.

and i force myself to read aloud just the same because i have to.

only i look like an idiot because i stutter and pause like i'm crazy.

at times, i'm guessing or inventing the words.

the pages suddenly appear to be blotted with ink, or torn, or it gets dark, or blurry, or my eyes are simply failing me.

and still i push myself to finish reading.

i always fail to relay the message.

and i wake up feeling sad, tired, frustrated, and questioning why such dreams.

why?

day 6. why do the words get blurry in my dreams? :-S

project 365 - day 5 - din tai fung

i had dinner with the dominic girls today: ate josh and jess. we were supposed to have a birthday dinner for jess last week but migraine attacked me. bad migraine.

i love these din tai fung pork chops. so tender! so tasty! it comes with fried rice that's oh so yummy too! we also ordered 2 shomai products but i can't recall the name. i just remember that they're very, very good :))

some things i found odd:

• they are now serving tea in styro cups
• if you request for spoon and fork, they can't understand you unless you say "fork and spoon"
• and when they give you the spoon and fork, they give you plastic ones

points 1 and 3 are upsetting - it's bad for the environment. point 2 is simply bizarre.

some remarkable conversations:

josh: alam mo kung anong problema ni x? she posted a sad FB status.

caths: (got her phone, searched for the status, found it, read it aloud) tonight you made me come... yun ba? (didn't complete reading the sentence, just wanted to get confirmation she's reading the right status)

josh and jess: ang bastos!

jess: aah! parang si shella, wala pa rin sya dito sa SG.

caths: aah! andito na ba sya?!?! (excited mode)

toinks.

at the end of the night, we opted to skip coffee as we had an intoxicating dose of hot tea during dinner :)) fun night

project 365 - day 4 - counting the days

this is the view from one of the bedrooms of what has been home for us for the past year. beyond the palm trees lies a busy highway - busy even at night but it's not that evident in the picture. i love the color of the street lights! i love the palm trees!

by end of april, our contract ends and we won't renew for the following reasons: 1. the place is far from our work, 2. the rent is expensive, 3. we heard the owner is selling the unit.

once again, we will go through the process of viewing and the more exhausting part is the moving itself. i've been here in SG for almost 4 years and i/we have stayed in 5 different units. NPA?! so tiring to move places. so far away, doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?

counting the days - roughly 60 days to go and this tranquil yet chaotic view will no longer be ours.