Malaysia Day 1: Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards

December 27, 2011 at 3:24 am | Filed under events, photos, vacations

As everyone knows, I (with 30+ other bloggers from the Philippines) traveled to Malaysia last December 16 for the bi-annual Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards (aka the NAPBAS). I was a finalist for Most Original Blog Design and I sadly did not come home with a glass trophy and a new Olympus camera. That’s okay, though! I mean, the only thing worse than being a loser is being a sore loser and I honestly have nothing to pout about because the Nuffnang folks made sure we had one hell of a trip! Plus, being a finalist was/is already an honor, when you consider the selection process that went into it (hindi lang basta-basta!).

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Watching This MMFF: My House Husband

December 23, 2011 at 7:43 pm | Filed under photos, tv, movies, books, music etc

Eugene Domingo plays Aida in this rom-com about switched gender roles.

I am going to be honest here: I don’t care much about the annual Metro Manila Film Festival. There are a lot of things I look forward to, once December comes rolling in— the cold weather, the pretty Christmas lights, my mom’s crema de fruta, and Bath and Body Works’ Holiday Traditions line (currently obsessed with Vanilla Bean Noel). But when it comes to the ~2 week MMFF cinema monopoly that begins on Christmas day, I’m… disinterested.

EXCEPT NOT THIS YEAR. In 2006, my mom dragged me to see Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo and found myself pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it; the next year, we went to see Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo. While I am still not a big fan of mainstream local cinema (I will admit to liking the earlier Mano Po movies, though), I have become a fan of real-life couple Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo’s work. This year, I am looking forward to seeing My House Husband which also stars everyone’s favorite actress, Eugene Domingo.

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Special Effects Cherry Bomb

December 21, 2011 at 6:06 pm | Filed under diy, hair, photos

HELLO, WORLD! I’M YOUR WILD GIRL! I’M YOUR CH-CH-CH

I wasn’t planning on dyeing my hair a different color any time soon because I really love being a pearly blonde. However, I can only have the same hairstyle for so long before I start jonesing for a change. Yesterday, I took out a bottle of Special Effects Cherry Bomb that I’ve had sitting in my kitchen cabinet (next to a list of Occupational Health & Safety Technician Jobs) for nearly nine months and took the plunge.

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Blog of a Loser*

December 20, 2011 at 9:39 pm | Filed under photos

Hello hello! I am back from Malaysia where the 2011 Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards was held. We stayed at the Marriott in Putrajaya and I woke up this morning (after being dead asleep under my imaginary heated blanket lol for… 16 hours?) feeling just a bit sad to be home. I know things have been quiet around here lately and I doubt that’s going to change soon, what with all the work I have to do. The day before flying to KLIA (we left for Clark International at 530am last Friday), my Macbook Pro decided to take a huge crap on me by refusing to boot. I lost everything… which wasn’t much since I’ve only had Montana for 13 days then. I lost Photoshop, though, and Montana’s little blip made it impossible for me to get any work (I had a sizable list) done.

For those who may have missed my Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram updates: I did not win in my category (Most Original Blog Design). Congratulations to the folks over at Eat, Show, and Tell for bringing home the shiny trophy and a new Olympus camera (darn, I really wanted that)!

Congratulations, too, to the Philippine bloggers who won in FOUR categories! They are Bim Barbieto from Geek Out for Best Geek Blog, Jenni Epperson (aka Ginny Pearson lol) for Best Lifestyle Blog, Tippy and Pong Go from Googly Gooeys for Best Hidden Gem, and Nina Fuentes from Just Wandering for Best Travel Blog!

I don’t really mind coming home a loser* and missing my 10-year high school reunion (am I really that old?!) because I still got a free trip to Malaysia and had a fabulous time with the Philippine bloggers. I wouldn’t trade in the past weekend for anything else, except maybe my own pet otter. Anyway, I may not have won a glass trophy but I did come home with these two badass things:

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Review: Palladio Wet and Dry Foundation

December 12, 2011 at 11:48 pm | Filed under makeup

Once upon a time, I had normal skin. Not dry, not oily, not combination— just plain and lucky normal. I never needed to blot with oil control sheets; I actually felt like I was missing out on this seemingly normal girl thing that everytime my friends brought out their packets of Clean and Clear oil control film, I would still ask for one. Having nothing to blot out, I would put the blue sheet against my nose and squeeze out the oil. I found that incredibly satisfying.

Then my sebaceous glands decided to be extra-sipag and now I have too much oil. And believe it or not, I only started noticing it last year. I guess I wasn’t used to having oily skin so it went by unnoticed for a while. And while we’re talking about my being oblivious to matters of my face: I also never cared about my acidic skin until a few months ago when I ran into a friend’s dad and he asked if I had gone to the beach because I looked tan.

Since then, I’ve been extra conscious about the foundation I use. I immediately ditched the Fanny Serrano two-way cake I was using because I had it in the wrong shade and it did nothing for oil control. For a while, I swore by Human Nature’s foundation from their Love Minerals line but I’m currently on my third pan and I’ve noticed that it hasn’t been working as well as it used to (oil control-wise). Last September, I bought Sephora’s mattifying foundation but I noticed lately that it only really works on me on non-humid days. That’s not right.

Last week, I asked around for foundation suggestions. Ginnil tweeted me about Palladio Rice Powder (one of my former housemates used to use this and I never thought much of it), available at Beauty Bar for PHP325. I googled the brand and found a handful of good reviews for their Wet and Dry Foundation on Makeupalley. Beauty Bar carried it, too, and I wasted no time trying it out.

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