@Vanelei

Buhay probinsya. Ang sarap talaga sa pakiramdam yung nakauwi na ulit sa probinsya after 2 years. Dati kasi talaga lagi kaming umuuwi tuwing summer o christmas vacation para na din mabisita sila lolo at lola kaso ayun nga covid happened. Bale ngayon na lang ulit nakabyahe kasi medyo okay naman na yung cases and may mga booster na din kami kaya hindi na gaanong nangangamba lumabas ng bahay hahahaha. So ayun, sobrang sinusulit na yung pagpunta sa may tabing dagat kasi wala namang ganito pag nakabalik na ulit kami sa syudad hehe 😅.

Nakapag check out na ulit sa wakas! Super good mood ako kasi sa tatlong parcel na aabangan ko ngayon from shopee eh wala na naman akong ginastos ni isa hahahaha. Galing kasi talaga yan sa reward na matagal ko ng nakuha sa paypal noon (basta yung pa free nila na $5 sa piling accounts). Tapos ayun, twice kasi ako naka receive kaya naman sakto agad sa minimum transfer after maconvert into peso. Excited na tuloy ako na mareceive yung parcels knowing na wala akong ginastos 🤩

First time camping! Actually super late post talaga toh kasi sobrang sinulit yung bakasyon. Dalawang taon na din kasi yung nakalipas simula nung huli kaming naka uwi sa probinsya kaya eto ngayon lang naisipan magpost hahahaha So ayon, nag suggest agad yung kapatid ni papa na mag family outing daw kami. Simpleng camping lang sa may tabing dagat since madami naman daw silang tent na pwede naming tulugan. Ayun sobrang saya lalo na nung nagpa mini games kami ng pinoy henyo. First round pa lang panalo na agad yung pamilya namin hahahaha. Sana nga lang eh maulit uli kasi nag enjoy talaga kaming lahat nung gabing yon 🥰

Birthday present. So my boyfriend knew that I've been wanting to buy a wireless earbuds for so long but I always postpone it because first, I cannot choose which brand to buy from and I also have to think about my budget because it is on the pricey side. That is the reason why his gift is so special to me and I even created a case for it as soon as I got the package (perks of being a crafter hahahaha). As materialistic as it may sound, we actually debated on whether to buy this or not since I knew that the brand itself is expensive but he still insisted since according to him, I only celebrate my birthday once a year and it is the day his "special someone" was born. 😩🤍

Birthday present. As some of you already know, I recently celebrated my birthday and because of that, my boyfriend decided to give me a gift. He knew that I've been wanting to buy a wireless earbuds for so long but I always postpone it because first, I cannot choose which brand to buy from and I also have to think about my budget because it is on the pricey side. That is the reason why his gift is so special to me and I even created a case for it as soon as I got the package (perks of being a crafter hahahaha). As materialistic as it may sound, we actually debated on whether to buy this or not since I knew that the brand itself is expensive but he still insisted since according to him, I only celebrate my birthday once a year and it is the day his "special someone" was born. 😩🤍

Birthday celebration 🥰 After few years of laging nasasakto na lockdown tuwing birthday ko eh nakapag celebrate na din sa labas ngayong taon. Buffet galore ang peg for this year and sobrang busog kaming lahat after. Sulit na sulit kasi nakarami ako ng sushi at tempura which usually eh mahal ang per serving sa ibang stores. Sobrang saya din kasi madami kaming na-invite na close family relatives na nakapunta at parang naging mini reunion na din 💯

My parcel arrived earlier than expected! I've been eyeing these products since forever and I finally checked it out during the 4.4 sale on shopee . It is actually an advance gift to myself as I will be celebrating my birthday soon. And when I said "soon", I meant tomorrow! To be honest, I was really hesitant whether if I should really purchase or not since I am mostly at home due to the pandemic. But then, I thought that it is only once in a while and the product is on sale so why not just go with it hahahahaha. So yeah, I purchased the two top shades that I wanted to try on my cart and voila! So inlove with the colorssss. And the best thing? I can use it on my lips, cheeks, and even on my eyelids! Probably the best on-the-go make up that I could use tomorrow or any occasion in general. 💯

Ako lang ba yung trip kumain kahit hindi naman gutom tuwing walang ginagawa? Pansin ko lang kasi na sa tuwing wala akong ginagawa eh nagkaka urge ako maghanap ng nginunguya kasi wala lang hahahaha. Kagaya ngayon, madaling araw na pero bigla akong napapunta ng kusina para maghanap ng pagkain. Buti na nga lang at may natira pa sa donut na nabili kahapon. Sinamahan ko na din ng gatas para all in na hahahaha. Anyway, bibilisan ko lang ang kain para makapag pahinga muna bago tuluyan matulog 😅

Approved! So may napansin kasi ako na bagong menu nila sa Greenwich kahapon. Sa sobrang curious ko eh yung cajun shrimp menu nila yung inorder ko na merong pizza and spaghetti version. First look eh appetizing na talaga siya tapos nung natikman ko na eh bigla na lang ako napa happy dance hahahaha. Sobrang creamy kasi nung sauce nung pasta tas di tinipid. Para din siyang carbonara pero dinagdagan ng shrimp kaya mas lalong naging masarap. Di ko lang napansin if may difference ba yung sauce nila for carbonara and sa pasta na toh pero highly recommend talaga! Babye na din sa walang katapusan na hawaiian pizza kasi ang sarap din nung cajun shrimp pizza nila. Added to new fave list 😌

"Nagsasayang ka lang ng oras" Salitang napaka sakit marinig lalo na pag sa magulang mismo nanggaling. Tipong naka discover ako ng bagong hobby (crochet) na kaya kong gawin at nakakapag pasaya sa akin tapos biglang ganon yung maririnig ko. Imbes din tuloy na mamotivate ako mag start ng business tungkol dun eh mas lalo akong napang hihinaan ng loob. Kung sarili ko ngang magulang eh hindi suportado sa ginagawa ko eh pano na lang ako mag-eexpect na may bibili ng mga gawa ko kung sakali...

It's a success! The flowers stayed fresh even when I had it delivered the day before my mother's birthday. As you can see, I attached the money by myself that's why I am extra proud of our gift to her 😌. The most nerve wracking part is hiding it from my mother tho hahahaha. I kept on following and checking her reaction everytime she is near to my hiding place just to observe if she already had an intuition or idea about the surprise. Good thing she wasn't able to notice anything so it is a huge success, yeyyy For those who may ask, I just followed a few tutorials online and voila!

Placed an order last night Tuloy na tuloy na ang oplan surprise for my mother's 50th birthday. In collaboration pa 'to sa mga kapatid ni mama kasi balak gawin na money bouquet para naman daw matupad na yung matagal nang sina-sana all ni mama hahahahaha. Bale napag usapan namin na sila na yung bahala sa pera na ilalagay tapos kargo ko na yung pag order at pagbayad dun sa arrangement. Tho ayun nga pagdating nung flowers eh need ko pa muna itago kasi day before the event ko ipapa-deliver tapos ilalagay ko pa yung pera. Para din safe talaga at di makapansin eh kunwari saken yun and pina deliver ng jowa ko hahahaha. Nakapag bigay na kasi siya dati kaya for sure hindi magtataka si mama kung sakale man na makita niya (pero wag naman sana). 😅

Preparations Since my mother's birthday is just around the corner, our family decided to count it as a house blessing party too because our house got renovated recently. Only few guests are invited so that we won't violate any regulations and to ensure safety against the pandemic. So far the balloons that I ordered from shopee arrived few days ago and we already picked up some ingredients earlier for the food when we were out. With that, I hope that everything will go well on the set date. Can't wait to surprise my mother too with the thing that I am secretly preparing for her! 🥰

Wala na, nacheck-out na HAHAHAHA After so many considerations at debate with self eh chineck-out ko na yung matagal na nakatengga sa cart ko. Grabe talaga yung part na kaya kong mag ipon at hindi bumili ng kahit na ano ng matagal pero once na desidido talaga gumastos eh isang bagsakan naman 🤣 Pero ayun okay lang kasi alam ko naman na mapapasaya ako nung nabili ko at pwede ko din mashare yung saya na yon sa iba. For crochet stuff kasi yung binili ko and balak ko din talaga gumawa ng pang gift so win-win pa din yung purchase lalo na at naka free shipping ako kanina hahahaha

Simple feast Walang event or kung ano man. Natripan lang talaga namin magluto ng medyo madami ngayon hahahaha. Triny lang din kasi talaga namin gumawa ng calamares since isa din yon sa cravings ko. Kapag bumili kasi sa mga restaurant eh napaka mahal sa napaka liit na serving kaya kami na lang ang nagluto. At least may naitabi pa konti para meron ulit sa susunod. Syempre nagluto na din kami ng buttered shrimp para seafood night daw kunwari 😅. Busog lusog na naman tuloy ako hahahaha

Freebies! Apparently, the credit card that was used to pay for the appliances we bought recently has a freebie included. They said it was a promo wherein if we reach the minimum purchase of $500, we will be given a free pocket wifi. We purchased two appliances on different days and both exceeded the minimum purchase that's why we have two pocket wifi now hahahaha. It's a good thing because I could use it as my back up connection in case our wifi doesn't work well or whenever I am outside doing errands.

Nakulayan na ang drawing! Sa wakas natuloy na din yung matagal na naming pinaplano na magkita ulit 😭🤍. Although kulang pa talaga kami ng dalawa (due to acceptable reasons) eh sobrang nag-enjoy pa din kami. Sobrang tawanan and kwentuhan yung naging ganap namin kanina to the point na inabot na pala kami ng gabi hahahaha. Buti na nga lang at hindi traffic kaya nakauwi naman kami agad. Siguro na-miss lang talaga namin yung isa't isa lalo na at more than 2 years na kaming puro plano lang. Madami kasing 'di pinapayagan samin dati na lumabas dahil kasagsagan pa ng mataas na cases ng covid. Anyway, eto din pala yung first time ko na kumain sa Pepper Lunch and ang verdict is masarap siya. Hindi na need nung additional seasonings kasi malasa na agad and nakakabusog pa hahahaha. Dagdag na naman tuloy sa favorite food chains list.

Spent 5 hours for a 54 seconds video output. Gosh, sobrang hirap nung naka assign na task samen this week for our badminton subject. 'Di ko inexpect na aabutin talaga ako ng limang oras na paulit ulit nagpapatama ng bola sa pader. Grabe naman kasi yung tatlong routines na nga ang ipapagawa eh 20x each pa dapat tapos walang tigilan. Kapag hindi kasi nagawa ng straight eh back from the start ulit kaya sobrang natagalan 😭 Although 'di naman talaga 'to kasama sa computation ng final grades namin eh syempre dapat pa din gawin. Ang lakas pa man din ng pagka grade conscious ko kaya dapat talaga bigay todo sa kahit na anong subject. Anyway, magpapahinga muna ako noisemates! Sobrang napagod kasi kakapulot ng bola hahahaha. 😅

Mukhang pantay pero hindi. 🥲 Hayss eto lang talaga struggle sa crochet. Tipong nakaka ilang rows na tapos dun marerealize na mali count ng stitches o di kaya eh mali sizing. Start from scratch na naman tuloy hahahaha. Anyway understandable naman yun kasi beginner pa din ako and di rin araw araw nakaka crochet due to busy sched sa acads. Tuwing free time lang talaga ako nakakagawa para naman di mapabayaan requirements. Hopefully by summer break eh mas mahasa ko pa yung skills ko dito and eventually makapag start man lang ng small business 💯

Walang kamatayan na macaroni salad 😅 Dahil andito na ulit si papa galing abroad eh matic magpapagawa na ulit ng paborito niya. Iba daw kasi luto nila doon sa barko kaya yung gawa pa din namin ni mama hinahanap niya. Ayun, parang naging tradisyon na lang din tuloy samin yon simula bata ako hanggang ngayon 😅. Yan lang nasama sa picture kasi pineprep na yung ibang rekado hahahaha.

Running out of ideas. Balak ko sana gumawa ng crocheted top kaso di ako makaisip ng design huhu. Super konti lang kasi nung on hand yarns ko kaya limited designs lang pwede ko magawa. Hindi naman ako makabili pa ng mas madami kasi gusto ko pa sana ipunin para pandagdag sa gift ko sa upcoming birthday ni mama. Sobrang torn tuloy ako if gagawin ko bang granny square or mesh type. 😥

Spending Valentine's with my man. Cons of being in a ldr relationship is that we cannot go on dates together (physically). However, that doesn't mean that there is no other alternative. Sa ngayon nakukuntento na lang muna kami sa mga pwedeng gawin online like playing games or watching movies. Yun lang naman kasi talaga yung accessible para saming dalawa ngayon since hindi pa talaga possible na makapag meet kami in person dahil sa border issues nila. Buti nga daw available sa kanila yung foodpanda app para nati-treat pa din niya ako. Yun daw kasi yung nakakapagpasaya sa kanya kapag alam niyang nabubusog ako sa pagkain na pinapadala niya hahahaha.

Alam na kung ano ang kasunod ng house renovation! So ayun na nga, sumama ako sa pag bili ng bagong aircon at tv para sa bahay kanina. Pinamana na kasi sa kwarto ko yung lumang aircon na gamit namin dati hahahaha. Buti na lang talaga at madami kami sponsor na mag aambag din daw sa pagbayad. Karamihan kasi sa mga kapatid nila mama at papa ay nasa ibang bansa kaya ayun. Natutuwa daw kasi sila na nakapagparenovate kami from scratch kaya gusto din daw nila magdagdag para sa pang interior. Narealize ko tuloy kung gano kami ka-blessed. Iba pa din talaga kapag nagtutulungan sa pamilya. Walang inggitan, bagkus ay nagbibigayan pa kung sino ang mas nakakaluwag.

Suhol Isang tatay na naman po ang pinayagan uminom HAHAHAHA. Nag-uwi kasi si papa kanina nung matagal ko nang gusto subukan sa tokyo tokyo. Ayun, pagka bungad sa pintuan eh sinabihan ko na agad si mama na wag magagalit kasi may suhol (pagkain) naman 😅 Kung sa bagay naman kasi mas gusto talaga namin na dito na lang sila nag iinuman kesa yung lalabas pa sila sa kung saan. Kami din kasi yung agrabyado na naghihintay at nag aalala kung nasaan at kelan uuwi si papa kapag dumadayo ng inuman. Laking pasalamat na nga lang din namin kasi mababait yung mga naging kaibigan at nakakainuman ni papa dito sa lugar namin. More on kwentuhan kasi sila kesa sa mismong inom kaya moderate lang lagi.

Almost done! Been reviewing for at least an hour now. So far I am doing great in memorizing and familiarizing the terms. Maybe the on-the-spot recitation policy of our professor helped a lot since we were forced to study before lectures hahahaha. I have this tendency kasi na syaka lang gagalaw kapag may quiz or exam na 😅. But hey, at least I get good grades pa din! In case some of you are wondering. The book that I am studying is "The Law on Sales Agency and Credit Transactions" for our Special Commercial Laws subject this semester. It kinda looks scary but I honestly think that everyone should at least know some of the important laws. For example, the laws pertaining to when you buy an estate (bahay at lupa) or pretty much everything that has to do with money. Mahirap na kasi yung mautakan ng mga manloloko kaya dapat may alam pa din talaga tayo. Ipaglaban kung ano ang nararapat at naaayon sa batas. 🙋‍♀️

Tired since yesterday. So many things have happened while I was away from noise. All I can do is visit from time to time to catch up with you guys. I don't know why but no matter how busy I am, I would still spare a few mins just scrolling and reading the contents here hahahah. For now, I will just post a quick update about what is happening as of this moment. Apparently, I just finished submitting a task for my classwork even though the submission is still on Friday. It is for our P.E. class that's why I am here typing because I am still tired to move on to my next task hahahaha. Don't worry tho because I would still do the said task hahahaha. I would just chill here for a while as I rest myself for a few minutes.

Done reorganizing some stuff! At dahil nabuksan na yung ibang mga box eh kanya kanyang kuha na naman ng mga gamit para maiayos na agad. Inu-unti unti lang kasi muna namin yung pag aayos dito sa bahay para naman hindi ganon nakakapagod masyado. Bale yung iba eh stay muna sa bodega since hindi pa naman kailangan. So ayun, habang naghahalungkat ako eh nakita ko yung diploma ko nung elementary ako kaya naman naisipan ko na lang muna i-display sa kwarto ko hahahahah. Hindi ko pa din kasi nakukuha yung diploma ko nung jhs kasi may kalayuan din yung school dito sa bahay. Ayaw ko naman mag risk lumabas kasi syempre kahit bakunado na eh kailangan pa din mag ingat dahil sa pandemya. Hindi na napicturan kasi super nabusy talaga kanina hahaha. Buti na nga lang may naka isip samen na magluto kaya diretso kain na din kami agad after magpahinga ng ilang minuto. 😅

Waiting for morning classes. Ewan ko ba pero mas gusto ko talaga yung maaga nag aaccess sa meeting links namin. Pinaka ayaw ko kasi talaga yung nale-late ako kahit online class pa yan hahahha. Naalala ko tuloy nung f2f pa eh ayaw ko din talaga yung malate ng kahit ilang minuto lang. Grabe pa yung kaba ko nun kasi baka nasa room na pala yung prof. Tipong lakad takbo pa ako galing sa lrt para lang maka abot on time. Minsan kasi nade-delay yung dating nung tren o di kaya eh sobrang tagal umalis sa isang station kaya ayun, di talaga maiwasan minsan. Minsan naman sa sobrang aga ko eh ako na daw ang nagbubukas ng gate sabi nung mga kuya guard ng school hahahaha. Kaya pag ganon na sobrang aga ko naman eh dumadaan pa muna ako sa mcdo para bumili ng kape o kaya naman eh yung taho sa gilid lang mismo ng gate. Para naman habang nag hihintay din ng iba sa classroom eh may naiinom ako plus nood ng kung ano sa phone hahahha.

Watching his stream. Thankful that I can finally watch my boyfriend's stream without any hassle. As some of you already know we already switched from our unreliable internet provider (pldt) to another (skyfiber) recently. So far the experience is good in terms of connectivity and their customer service responds quickly. I think the only downside would be their technical issues and maintenance tho. However, I'm impressed that they have this text feature that I could contact to know if we are affected by any service interruption. At least that way we would be informed and not be frustrated too much if the internet gets lost.

Made this from scratch! 🧶 It's actually the third bag that I made since I also did another design for my mother and grandma hahahaha. I'm planning to make more handmade items for my close family members and friends (at least one each). So far I also made a stuff toy for my boyfriend and some coasters for my friends. My auntie got the wallet that I am supposed to have for myself that's why I'm keeping this one for real hahahaha. I am still having a hard time deciding what to give my father and grandpa tho. Scarf is the only thing that I can think of but it is not ideal for our weather so I'm stuck 😅