January 5, 2012 at 8:52 pm | Filed under hair, photos
2009 was the year of my Project 365. 2010 was the year of my trying to get back into blogging. 2011 was the year of my hair.
My hair adventures will most likely continue until the day I die my youth dies (or when all my hair falls off) because there’s still a whole bunch of colors out there I haven’t tried. As soon as I get a little extra money (the first quarter of this year is going to be AMAZING but oh, how it burns my pockets), I’m putting in an order for some blue, green, and purple Special Effects dye. I can’t wait!
I’ve been meaning to recap all the hairstyles I had for 2011. I actually did it back in September, on my Tumblr, but I’d rather have a somewhat more comprehensive account of it here. If you regularly keep up with me on the internet (thank you, by the way :3), you’ve probably already seen these photos. Let us begin!
I started the year looking like this:
I absolutely loved this color on me and how it looked like my hair shone (the result of a DIY patchy bleach job).
The Year of The Hair: A 2011 Recap of Sorts
January 3, 2012 at 7:07 am | Filed under lists, the helga manual
Happy New Year, everyone! I know I’m late but that’s because the last few days leading up to the new year were a bit crazy (obviously, a ton of alcohol was involved). I hope everyone had a blast ringing in 2012! I know I did and Tara said it perfectly when she said we ended the night by dying.
As with blog tradition (I missed 2008, though), I am writing down my resolutions/goals/game plan for the upcoming year.
Learn how to manage my time properly, focus, and be more motivated, productive and organized. Most of the time, I feel like I have so much going on when it’s really just Facebook apps keeping me busy. I’m kidding (sort of). I need to trim the fat; this means less Castleville (my Facebook game of the moment), less TV show marathons, and less oversleeping (or sleeping, basically). I purchased a planner recently (and actually started using it last night) and downloaded the Evernote app to help me out.
Read More: 2012 Goals and Projects
December 29, 2011 at 7:02 pm | Filed under memes and such
Normally, I avoid things like this. Nothing else makes me feel as inadequate and inferior as looking back at the year that was and feeling like I just spent 98% of my time nursing hangovers or eating junk food in my couch while fist-pumping to Jersey Shore. I kid you not, I really do fist-pump to Jersey Shore (and other things, like finding a can of Ma Ling in the kitchen) while around the house.
These year-end surveys are generally not good for my well-being. That, and no one really cares about these things (exceptions: my boyfriend and probably me, when I’m 40). But then, maybe it could be a good thing for me to start doing these things so I can be motivated to do better the next year, ya know?
1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?
Shave the side of my head. The Azta stylist botched it up, though, so I might do it properly in 2012. We’ll see.
Read More: Generic 2011 Survey
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!).
Read More: Malaysia Day 1: Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards
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.
Read More: Watching This MMFF: My House Husband
Hi, I'm Helga Weber and welcome to my personal site. I'm 25 and in the process of learning how to make adventurous life choices. I dislike old people but I love grandma clothes. My goal in life is to build a ball pit right next to my bed. Currently searching for the perfect house coat. My lover is the greatest. 