Etude House Play House Princess Academy + Pink Artiste 2013

Hey guys! This post has been put off long enough! Today I'll be blogging about my fantasmical experience at Etude House Philippines' Play House Princess Academy 2013 held at SM North EDSA The Block last July 28!

Needless to say, this was undeniably the pink-est event I've ever been to, and I'll be honest -- I'm not usually the biggest fan of pink, but Etude really knows how to pull it off and the air of princess-y (and prince-y) cuteness was saturated all throughout the event!

The Play House Princess Academy is, I think, Etude's way of saying thank you to all its valued customers out there with two days of fun activities, makeup workshops and cute pink sweets. The event played host to a number of different attendees - little kids, teens, girls who will stay forever young ;) (*coughmecough*).

Etude House Philippines' President, Andrea Amado wasn't lying when she said that Etude aims to make every customer feel like royalty. So I tried my best to live up to the occasion and dressing in my best cutesy outfit.

Okay, so it's not exactly that cutesy. My makeup was pretty neutral with nude-pink accents on the eyes and lips and my hair was more of an intricate cheat than anything. And while I tried to look as cute and pink as possible to suit the occasion, my outfit turned into more of a pin-up crossover with a milkmaid than a princess haha. But really, I'm not one of those cutesy types of girls - I'd rather stay true to my style but also bring some of my own princess-y cuteness to the table :P

While engaging yourself with the various activities, you also have the opportunity of brushing up on your makeup and fashion know-how with all the workshops Etude House organized just for you!

Activities like Kiss the Prince were definitely a huge hit and there were free makeovers galore to make you feel like a true Etude House Princess. Not to mention you get a cute princess-y souvenir photo afterwards.

*Ninja Shot of my good friend, Amz from Punky Bunny http://amz88.blogspot.com/. Please don't kill me haha*

Unfortunately, I wasn't exactly in the position to enjoy all the activities of the event, having been asked to be on standby backstage. As a result, I didn't even get a chance to meet all the awesome blogger people I had hoped to see during the event itself D: *sadface*. I eventually just gave my ticket to my good friend and partner in girly-crime, Joanna haha. Full support all the way :P

While Joanna was out enjoying the activities, I was backstage, being utterly starstruck at the number of celebrities there. I'm not a huge follower of local media so I barely knew anybody, but good thing Kyala, one of my fellow Pink Artiste Finalists, and her sister were there to clue me in.

Backstage with the Pink Artiste 2013 Finalists, Shebby Liquete and Kyala Cristine Oplado

I was surprised as to how down to earth all the celebrities were, and while I didn't exactly have the guts to muster up the courage to actually talk to them, let alone ask for a picture with them, at least I can say I got to see them face to face haha.

The event kicked off with a few words from Etude House President Andrea Amado and the bulk of the event was hosted by the lovely Carla Humphries. There were guest workshops by Ryuji Shiomitsu and the lovely Bianca Valerio, not to mention appearances by Coleen Garcia, Brett Jackson, Miles Ocampo, Paul Salas, Niel Coleta, Ella Cruz, and Dominic Roque! Whew! I'm surprised I remember all of their names LOL. Not to mention, last year's Pink Artiste, Orange Tuazon was there as well!

Despite the star-studded ensemble of guests, we were all surprised to hear that the "main event" was actually our makeup showdown.

I am hardly an expert at applying makeup on other people. I can only reall vouch for makeup on myself. That being said, I tried my best to do justice to the products provided by Etude. We were all rather caught off guard actually. We were hanging on the basis of having 5 minutes to pick up and organize the products we were to use, but because of time constraints, that entire segment was cut and we had to just go straight on ahead to the actual application :P

Despite that, we all managed to finish a Glam Princess look within 15 minutes - albeit my model looked like a hot mess haha. I definitely don't do makeup well under pressure x_x

Not your best angle Andie -- blame the photographer haha.

A special thanks to the lovely Andie Reyes, one of my underclassmen in college, for allowing me to ravage her face with my lackluster professional makeup skills haha. Just goes to show you how she could probably pull of any look :P Seriously, you could probably paint her face brown and she'd still look high fashion.

In the end, Shebby bagged first, I got second and Kyala walked away with third! But by the end of it all, we all felt like winners. We also felt like ants, by the way, considering how tall Bianca and Carla are. We look like hobbits in comparison haha! But like I told Kyala - we're not short. We're FUN-sized. haha

Shebby's absolutely glowing, isn't she? Congrats and do us proud!

Despite not getting first, this truly had been a wonderful learning experience for me and has motivated me to try and pursue makeup to greater heights :) That way I can be the first Molecular Biologist / Makeup Artist / Fashion Model / Blogger to grace the covers of renowned magazines haha.

Also, I got to walk away with these awesome prizes. Tada~! Three mystery bags of Etude House products worth 20,000PHP!

There's still a lot more in store for me, and for my readers *wink wink*. I really would not have been able to come this far without you and your support, so I have a few things planned ahead!

Stay tuned for Part II of this series of Etude House posts, my Etude House Play House Princess Academy Haul! Stay tuned~!

Ada, signing out.

Photos courtesy of Brandon Sy.
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Liebster Award and Giveaway Alert!

Whoo! I'm been so busy lately haha. I've actually been trying to schedule a number of posts and some of them I've started, but haven't actually finished. Blame it on school and the massive amount of post-December-break exams I have lol.

But because I thought my blog would feel empty without anything to post this Friday, I thought I'd take some chill time out and answer a tag in response to an award from the lovely Patty Grace Kelly. I've actually done this award once before, but it is nevertheless flattering to have been tagged again, so what the heck, why not?

The logo's changed from the last time I did this tag, but I'm sure the concept still remains:

The Liebster Blog Award is given to upcoming bloggers who have less than 200 followers.

The Meaning; Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

The mechanics are pretty much the same:

1. Tell 11 things about yourself
2. Answer those 11 questions which you get asked of from the blogger who nominated you.
3. Post 11 questions you want to know from the bloggers you want to nominate for the Liebster Blog Award.
4. Nominate 11 bloggers whose followers are less than 200.
5. Get in contact with those 11 bloggers to let them know that you have nominated them.


So to avoid redundancy, you can refer to my last post for the 11 things about myself. But because the last liebster award had a totally different set of questions, I thought I'd answer this one with questions from Patty herself :)


1. What is your ultimate aim you want to achieve in your life? 
I have high hopes that I can develop a drug or even elucidate a drug target that will help mankind in some way -- be it a contribution to the cure for cancer or possibly vaccines for already existing diseases -- just something that I know will help out the world in some way. It's the least that I can do with my background in the field of Molecular Biology. But also more than that I want to have a family and be a good mother. And on a more shallow note, probably live in Japan for a while lol.

2. Do you have special plans for this year 2013? 
2013, 2013, 2013. The only special plans I have this year is for the long slew of movies ahead. Have you seen the list?

3. Why do you write your blog? 
I do it mostly because I have hobbies that don't necessarily coincide with my field as well as the interests of my family and friends, so I have to have some outlet to vent out my a) fangirl feelings, b) passion for fashion and beauty, c) acquired musical tastes, d) nerdy fanspasms on movies.

4. Would you love to live in another city/country?
LOL. I accidentally answered this on the first question, but yeah. I'd love to live in Tokyo, Japan. My dream university for my MS and PhD is also there (2nd is Australia and then 3rd England).

5. What was your most beautiful moment when being an infant? 
Lol, I honestly don't know. I remember being carried around a lot. And given chocolate milk instead of just plain milk. My infant days were shallow and happy, I'm guessing.

6. Dress or Jeans? 
Dress. I find it easier to shop for dresses than for jeans. Because of my short stature, I can rarely find Jeans that fit me perfectly.

7. Love or Career? 
Career. Actually, we were asked to rank God, Academics/Career, Friends, Family and Lovelife in one of our interviews. Right now my ranking stands as so:

 God, Family, Friends, Academics/Career, Lovelife.

Lol I am such a loveless person.

8. What is your routine to get rid off the (daily) stress? 

I actually play Poupee Girl to pass the time, as well as draw, watch music videos and sleep lol. BTW, if you have a poupee, feel free to add me. And if you don't sign up here!

9. What is your favorite candy?
I love sour candies - sour tape, Nerds, sour jellybeans, Sour Patch Kids. Anything sour :)

10. Do you remember your first EP?
I'm not entirely sure what EP stands for but if by EP you mean extended play album, my first was by Aaron Carter ahahaha. FOR SHAME.

11. What is the last book you read?
This is awkward haha. I actually finished reading a required novel for one of my classes -- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. It's a dystopian alternate history novel wherein the entire U.S. government is overthrown in favor of a Theocratic Regime which belittles the worth of women and segregates them into utalitarian classes. It has very many feminist themes, but it also serves as a cautionary tale to people who envision a utopia but implement means which compromise the freedom and liberty of a class. LOL Literary Critique Mod ON.

So Now I'm supposed to post 11 questions, but because I'm lazy, I'll just lift them from my last post.

My 11 questions for the ones who do this tag:
1) What were your resolutions this year?
2) Have you stuck with them 'til now? (I hope so, since it hasn't even been 2 weeks yet)
3) What type of music do you listen to?
4) What are you most looking forward to right now?
5) What parts of the world have you traveled to/would like to travel to?
6) Name one person who has been a big inspiration to you as of lately. You may expound.
7) Where do you see yourself in 5 years, assuming the world does not end in 2012.
8) Are you a hipster? If you are, how hipster are you?
9) If you were a Pokemon, what Pokemon would you be and why?
10) Name one thing you would like to do/complete before you die.
11) If you had a million dollars (USD) what would you do with it? Feel free to have fun with this questions, don't be bound by morality or the world's problems. This is all about YOU.

I honestly have no idea who to nominate at the moment, so I'll update this post when I have more time to canvas for nominees. I know so few people with less than 200 followers, so I'll really have to search this time. Don't worry, I'm the type of person who lets you know on your blog if you've been nominated so you'll know. Alternatively, you can just take this award and notify me on the comments below so I can link you on this blogpost for more traffic on your blog if you please :)

EDIT: So I scoured through recent comments on my blog from people with blogs (less than 200 followers or a little bit over) I think deserve a little love. I still don't have 11, but hey, I tried LOL.

Jing-Jing

Keyti

Wanny

JunJun

Vanessa

Leuphold

Zy

Your Name Here

Your Name Here

Your Name Here

Your Name Here

Check these guys out! Thanks again Patty! :)

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So now that that's over with, I thought I'd share yet another Giveaway Alert! This time from Emi from http://emi-doll.blogspot.com.

She's giving away One (1) 100$ Gift Card to http://www.speciallens.com/ and Five (5) 40$ Gift Cards to http://www.speciallens.com/

To learn about the giveaway,
CLICK HERE AND JOIN NOW! 
In other news, I was supposed to go to the Advance Screening of Les Miserables in my country last Wednesday but it was cancelled because of technical difficulties and instead postponed to Monday. So expect another commentary and review on that soon!

Ada, signing out!

Lazy Day: Random Facts Tag

It's been a rather lazy day for me today, having been my first day of class and the day swamped with course orientations and adapting to school once more after a brief semblance of freedom. I can't say I'm totally in the mood for a hardcore post,  so I decided to go through some of the tags I've been tagged in and do some for fun. I remember doing this award/tag before, but I've been tagged by the wonderful

Amanda from http://riceysupreme.blogspot.com

so I thought, why the hell not?


The Rules:
- You must post the rules
- Post eleven fun facts about yourself in the blog post
- Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post,
- Tag eleven new people and link them on your post
- Let them know you've tagged them.
-  Create eleven new questions to ask the people you tagged.

11 Random Facts

Fact #1
I am currently obsessed with facial masks. I don't remember how I lived without them before. Every two or three days, or whenever my skin feels particularly dreary, I just pop one of this pups open and enjoy the hydrating benefits of sitting with a thin piece of cloth saturated with serum on your face. It's a lot better than it sounds. Right now, my current favorite is Etude House's I Need You Lemon Mask Sheet.

Fact #2
I am currently trying to revamp my wardrobe and style, and generally try to put more effort in when dressing myself. I feel like I have all these cute clothes but end up just wearing the same things over and over again out of habit.

Fact #3
I like keeping pens from the hotel rooms I stay in. It's sort of like a mini hobby or collection.

Fact #4
I have tiny feet. Which makes shopping for shoes both a delight and a bane. Shoes ALWAYS tend to look cuter on my small feet, but finding the right fit is a hassle.

Fact #5
I am entranced by anything Hello Kitty. So much so that I have to force myself to look away after seeing merchandise with that adorable Sanrio face.

Fact #6
I find that stretching every night before bed helps me redistribute my fat (is that even possible?) better than actually exercising. It's just an observation I've made. If I stretch my obliques, the fat there seems to lessen haha.

Fact #7
I take a bath with my ipod playing music. I use this to time how long I've been in the shower/bath and it makes bathtime much more enjoyable

Fact #8
I'm not afraid of cockroaches - mostly just the germs they carry. I can pick one up barehanded or with a tissue and quickly dispose of it, but immediately after, I get the jitters and have to quickly sanitize myself with a douse of alcohol and a figurative flame.

Fact #9
I am in love with sour things in general. I love sour candy, sinigang, sour juice etc.

Fact #10
I find entertainment on writing on others' arms and skin. My favorite things to write/draw are anchors, the word "knoller" and smiley faces

Fact #11
I am a rollercoaster junkie. The first things I always line up to ride in amusement parks are the scary rollercoasters or rides. Fast, high and thrilling rides are less scary to me than slow, high elevation rides (wherein I get dizzy). Crazy, huh?

Amanda's questions for me:


1. If you could have ANY animal as a pet, what would it be?
I'd like a hedgehog or a slow loris. But they're both exotic pets and are better off in their natural habitats/ in the hands of someone who knows how to take care of them / a trained professional.

2. What is your dream job?
I've always joked about this with my high school friends, but really they didn't know I was actually serious haha. If I had things my way, I'd be the manager of a boy group in Korea or Japan. Srsly. You guys have no idea how many scenarios I've played in my head - thwarting scandals, organizing performances, feeding unruly boys and getting them to their schedules on time. It just seems like such a fun job.

3. If you could trade lives with anyone for a week, who would it be?
My dog. She just lazes around, eats and sleeps all the time. It seems like such a pampered life haha.

4. What characteristics do you look for in a girl/boyfriend?
Someone who lets me go at my own pace, because I've heard I am a very foolhardy person who knows what she wants and does what she wants to get it lol.

5. If you won $10,000, what is the first thing you would do?
I'd probably blow it on a trip to Japan and a few concerts here and there. This is an honest answer. Most people would say they'd invest it or give it to charity or use it for their family, but let's get real. This is 10,000 dollars out of thin air. There are no repercussions and honestly, who wouldn't want to blow the money on something they've dreamed of for ages?

6. Do you remember the name of your first crush/love?
Shamefully, it was Aaron Carter ahahaha. I was 4. Don't judge me.

7. What is one product that you cannot live without?
Beauty Product: BB Cream
Food Product: Potato Chips
Electronic Gadget: My laptop

8. If you were stuck on a deserted island, who would you want to be stuck with?
Honestly? Nobody AHAHAHA. I'm secretly an introvert.

9. If you could have any super power, what would you choose?
I'd like the power to make anything I affirm/say come true. Imagine, all I have to say is: "All the products in this store belong to me." and they WILL belong to me. Or I'll say "I know how to speak Lebanese now" and BAM! instant lingustic knowledge.

10. What was your favorite TV show as a kid?
I honestly loved watching weekday anime on Animax. Yes, I was exposed to the adult themes of Ayashi no Ceres and Fushigi Yuugi quite early in life haha.

11. What is your number 1 thing you want this holiday season?

Some fashionable headphones. Because I broke all my skullcandies and ear pollutions ahaha.

I'm supposed to formulate another 11 questions but in all honesty, I'm LAZY so I'll just copy paste my questions from last time:

1) What were your resolutions this year?
2) Have you stuck with them 'til now?
3) What type of music do you listen to?
4) What are you most looking forward to right now?
5) What parts of the world have you traveled to/would like to travel to?
6) Name one person who has been a big inspiration to you as of lately. You may expound.
7) Where do you see yourself in 5 years, assuming the world does not end in 2012.
8) Are you a hipster? If you are, how hipster are you?
9) If you were a Pokemon, what Pokemon would you be and why?
10) Name one thing you would like to do/complete before you die.
11) If you had a million dollars (USD) what would you do with it? Feel free to have fun with this questions, don't be bound by morality or the world's problems. This is all about YOU.

And since I am lazy, I shall tag ANYONE who wants to do this. Have fun, and good night lovelies!

Ada, signing out.

Two New Awards!

Now will you look at that? I've received two new awards from two of my favorite bloggers and readers :)

Thanks a lot, Wanny and Bob for nominating me for both awards. I feel sincerely honored :) 

Guys, go check them out! :D

The rules for these awards are relatively simple.


1. Post the award image on your blog. (The two first ones. Ignore the rageface ahaha) 
2.Thank the person who nominated you.
3. Award 10 other bloggers.


IT'S THAT SIMPLE! (but lemme say a few words before I tag people ahaha)

So I've only been blogging actively and regularly for a month now (though this blog has been in existence since 2008), and already I've met some really nice bloggers, made some rather interesting friends and have a whole lot of diverse readers. You guys have no idea how humbling it is to be starting from scratch and to receive appreciation, even in the simple forms of these tag awards :)

There are people out there who don't think much about tags like these, but when you come to think of it, when you're blogging in an isolated space, especially on interests that might not be entirely popular with the majority of bloggers that seem to be flocking the net, it's tags and awards like these that allow for simple networking of independent bloggers out there. In that sense, it's almost like we're building our own community, aren't we? LOL. I might be thinking too much into this, but I guess all I'm trying to say is I'm happy I came up in your thoughts when you guys thought of nominating blogs ahaha :P

And before I knew it, I'm here with 10,000 page views ahaha. I plan on doing something special for my readers soon so watch out for that ;)

And now I shall nominate 10 more and cross my fingers that the people I've nominated haven't already received these awards ahaha.

As these are essentially two separate image blogs, I'm gonna go with Wanny and Bob and encourage the people to choose which award blog image they'd like to post, or hey, you could always choose both :P

So here! (I'm lacking one, so if you want your link up here, just drop me a beat in the comments and I'll tag you!)

Chelle

Keikei

Caro

aMz

Dawnelia

Yuku

Noire

Shen

Tae
This could be you!

Spread the love guys! :)

Ada, signing out :D

Liebster Blog Award

Third one this month. Sorry if you guys are getting tired of these posts :P Don't think of it as an award, as it is more of a tagmeme than anything. Think of it as a way to get to know me better, as well as a way to discover and network blogs together, eh?

This time, I've been nominated by the lovely 

Kumi/Kumicake from  Silly Little Thoughts.

The Liebster Blog Award is given to upcoming bloggers who have less than 200 followers.

The Meaning; Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

The rules:
1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves
2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you plus create 11 questions for the people you've tagged to answer
3. Choose eleven people and link them in your post
4. Go to their page and tell them
5. Remember no tag backs!

This is a lot more taxing than the other awards, and I'm pretty sure I won't be able to tag 11 people, so go ahead and TAG YOURSELVES if you want to do this award AND LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW so I can add your LINK to the list :)

And here we go.

Eleven facts about Ada:
1. I have not had a major haircut (only trims) in five years. Thus, my hair almost reaches my tailbone :3
2. I enjoy long games of Monopoly Deal
3. I have watched over 200 Anime, 120 Jdramas and 50 Kdramas collectively.
4. I draw as a hobby.
5. I have a habit of slapping the back of my head when stressed.
6. I once did a backflip off a restaurant chair when I was seven, landing face first on the ground. I got up, glanced around and sat back in my seat and acted like nothing happened.
7. I am an impulsive buyer.
8. I am the shortest in my family at 5 feet and 3/4 of an inch.
9. Sometimes my right eye will tear up for no reason.
10. I am unable to sleep in class - no matter how boring the lesson and no matter how much I want to.
11. I can do impersonations of Stitch, Pikachu, and Jigglypuff.

11 Questions from Kumi:
1. Why did you start a blog.
This is quite similar to the question from the last tag I did so I shall copy-paste and save myself the time haha.

I've kept a written journal ever since I was in first grade and I've been blogging since 2004 and it mostly started from my time on Neopets admittedly. Someone from there recommended I make aSheezyart and for a time, the journal on that art site was the one I updated regularly. And then in my third year of high school in 2008, as a computer science project, we were assigned to layout, code and maintain a blog for the entire year, and thus this blog was created. I've mostly kept my entries from that time of my life and you'll notice my interests, tendencies and what I blog about have changed vastly since then.

I decided to restart this blog over the summer of my third year in college (this year) because I was inspired by the escapades of a few Singaporean bloggers:  Xiaxue, Qiu Qiu ans Sophie Wilocq. I really enjoy writing and blogging and I'm not going to lie, I LOVE ATTENTION. So yeah. Here I am haha.

2. What are you most proud of (about yourself)?
This is a hard question. I think it's a given that I'm pretty secure with my skills minus the social insecurities that accompany being a perfectionist, but I think what I can be most proud of is the fact that I'm a multi-faceted person. I think even just my introduction and the variety of my posts pays testimony to that fact. In principle, I happen to have a lot of hobbies, a lot of which are useful in life in one way or another, and while I can't say I'm exceptional at just one thing, I can say I'm pretty decent in a lot of things.

Art, beautry, fashion, writing, music, science, languages, and fangirling are just a few of my many interests. You can see why I'm proud that I'm able to maintain them all.


3. What are you not so proud of (about yourself)?
I think I have the tendency to be oblivious and slow about a lot of things - be it whether I'm being taken advantage of or if I've hurt somebody's feelings. I'm just slow when it comes to those types of things and thus my sometimes social awkwardness. I think one of the first things I tell people when they meet me and start to get close to me is for them to be honest and straightforward with me. I'm not someone who can read between the lines easily, and when I do try to read between the lines, I end up over analyzing and psyching myself out. Social anxiety sort of sucks.

4. What is the latest product you bought (groceries don't count).
I think the most recent product (I'm assuming Kumi's implying a beauty product) was Daiso's Charcoal Face Peel Mask. I'll be doing a review of that soon, so stay tuned :)

5. Was it necessary to buy it?
Not really. I was honestly just curious, and it didn't cost much, Just 85PHP actually (a little less than 2USD), so I didn't really mind spending the money to appease my curiosity and at the same time have something to review and possibly - give away? Le gasp~ I have said something I shouldn't have.

6. Do you have a poupee?
No, unfortunately, I don't. I do have a TinerMe and Meez though. Come find me haha.

7. What is your obsession?
Right now, at this very moment, it would have to be Hey! Say! Jump, a Japanese boyband. I'm still hungover from my HK Trip and their concert and I've been on a Japanese Magazine binge ever since, trying to get even a glimpse of them once more haha. I'm especially looking forward to Chinen Yuuri's upcoming drama, Sprout :) Am I the only one?

8. What is your favorite book/ tv show/ game/ anime?
Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
TV Show: Scrubs
Game : Pokemon (all the games) / Harvest Moon (all the games) / Civilization (all the games)
Anime: Cooking Master Boy (don't judge me!)

9. How do you want to name your kid/pet?
Let's go with kid first. I actually promised my best friend in high school that I'd name my first born son after him, so for a boy it'd have to be Benjamin. There was a time in my life that I'd wanted to name my boy Lucas Benjamin Sterling Okamoto. I think I'm past that now, especially considering that's a mouthful and I don't want my son to have difficulty writing his name on test papers.

For a girl I'd want to name her something starting with a letter 'A' or a letter 'K'. Something unique and identifiable - I've played with the name Adaleigh and Aliniese a lot, so I wouldn't mind my daughter being called that. Sometimes I'd joke that if I had triplet girls I'd name them all Victoria and one would be Vicki, the other Tori, and the last Ria. haha

As for pets, I've had so many. I think I mentioned awhile back that my house used to be like a zoo. But one of my dogs really stands out. He was a pure white mixed-breed with long golden-retriever like hair and features, pale grey eyes and a bright pink nose. We named him Rudolph. RIP.

10. Do you like apples?
The fruit? Yes. The computer? Meh. On a side note, my penname on Fanfiction.net is AnotherDarnApple. Haha.

11. If I gave you one wish, what would you wish for?
I actually have a wish that I recite 10 times before I go to bed, but somehow, telling you guys might take the magic out of it, so I'll go with something generic - WORLD PEACE <3.


My 11 questions for the ones who do this tag:
1) What were your resolutions this year?
2) Have you stuck with them 'til now?
3) What type of music do you listen to?
4) What are you most looking forward to right now?
5) What parts of the world have you traveled to/would like to travel to?
6) Name one person who has been a big inspiration to you as of lately. You may expound.
7) Where do you see yourself in 5 years, assuming the world does not end in 2012.
8) Are you a hipster? If you are, how hipster are you?
9) If you were a Pokemon, what Pokemon would you be and why?
10) Name one thing you would like to do/complete before you die.
11) If you had a million dollars (USD) what would you do with it? Feel free to have fun with this questions, don't be bound by morality or the world's problems. This is all about YOU.

Like I said earlier, TAG YOURSELVES if you want to do this award AND LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW so I can add your LINK to the list :)


But here are a few people I would like to see answer my questions:
Chelle
Wanny
aiMee
KeiKei

Don't forget to leave a comment below if you did the tag so I can link to you blog!

Beautiful Blogger Award

And now for another award post. Two in one week! I feel honored :3

I was nominated for this award by:

Chelle from Chelle's Room

and

Wanberry/Wanny from Wannyblog

Rules:


1. Thank the person which nominated you and link to her blog.
Thanks guys! I feel really honored. I've been out of the blogosphere for so long so it's glad to know that my new readers as well as the people I follow have come to value some, if not all, my posts :)

You guys should check these beautiful girls out!

Chelle [x]
Wanny [x]

2. Tell us how the idea of making a blog poped-up and what makes you continue it.
I've kept a written journal ever since I was in first grade and I've been blogging since 2004 and it mostly started from my time on Neopets admittedly. Someone from there recommended I make a Sheezyart and for a time, the journal on that art site was the one I updated regularly. And then in my third year of high school in 2008, as a computer science project, we were assigned to layout, code and maintain a blog for the entire year, and thus this blog was created. I've mostly kept my entries from that time of my life and you'll notice my interests, tendencies and what I blog about have changed vastly since then.


I decided to restart this blog over the summer of my third year in college (this year) because I was inspired by the escapades of a few Singaporean bloggers:  Xiaxue, Qiu Qiu ans Sophie Wilocq. I really enjoy writing and blogging and I'm not going to lie, I LOVE ATTENTION. So yeah. Here I am haha.

3. Describe a usual day of your life:
During summers, I wake up late, watch Kdramas or Jdramas, listen to Kpop/Jpop, draw, write and blog. This was how I had been doing things in my blog once I had it revamped. But because classes have started for us poor souls in the Philippines, my day usually starts with me waking up at 6:00, getting ready for class and labwork which happens by 8:30 and then returning home 4:00-7:00 in the afternoon/evening depending on how fast our molecular biology experiments go. (I'm doing a post about life as a Molecular Biology major soon so you'll probably get it by then)

4. The best collaboration with a blogger:
I haven't done an official collab just yet, but I really want to do one with Chelle, Wanny and another Filipina Blogger, aiMee.

I'm sure I can do a fandom Collab with Chelle and probably a makeup/hair/beauty collab with Wanny and aiMee :P

What do you say? Will you guys make my dreams come true? Haha.

5. Worst collaboration with a blogger
Haven't done one yet. Hopefully I'll never have to experience this haha.

6. Explain what having this blog means to you:
This blog is like history to me. When I don't have much to do I always find myself backtracking to my entries in 2008 and reveling at how different I am now as a person. This is also where I vent out, voice out issues and opinions as well as ramble on about the things I'm interested in without being judge directly by my peers. Luckily all my readers so far have been kind. This blog would be nothing without you guys as well, so THANKS! :)

7. Nominate other 5 bloggers
This is my favorite part haha. I nominate:
http://amz88.blogspot.com/
http://www.mirai-l.com/
http://rosee-petals.blogspot.com
http://candycloudsinthesky.blogspot.com/
http://thisismeandyouwillsee.blogspot.com/

Everybody go check them out! :)

That's it for now!

Ada, signing out xoxo

One Lovely Blog Award

Thanks for nominating Bob / TheFiveMegaPixelBlog / http://monkeydrama-rawiam.blogspot.com/
It's actually my first award so I'm not entirely sure how to go about these things so I'm just going to wing it.

First, the rules:
-Post the award image on your blogpost/sidebar/page


-Link the person who has awarded you 


-Post 7 random things about you


-Nominate other 15 relatively new blogs.

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7 Random things about me:

1) I'm a Molecular Biology and Biotechnology student! I want to cure cancer some day, but the research I'm preoccupied in right now is bacterial oil degradation. It's awesome.

2) I can't sit on the floor cross-legged. My joints sort of suck that way.

3) I haven't cut my hair (except for trimming split ends) for 3 years. It now reaches my tail bone

4) I used to figure skate competitively until I realized figure skating in a tropical country didn't really make much sense.

5) I actually really like airplane food. I actually think it tastes fine and find the portions are just right for me (people always give me flack about the amount of food I eat and say it's too little, but with airplane food, I can always reason out that I have no choice).

6) There was a time in my life when I owned seven dogs, four guinea pigs, two cats, three fighter fish and a turtle. My house was a zoo for a few years.

7) My eyes are my favorite part of my face. They're reasonably large and change almost everyday - some days I find myself with tapered eyelids, sometimes parallel, and days when I've slept too much I think I have two folds on my right eye instead of one. (it's not as creepy as it sounds). And even though I'm an adult, my optometrist says my eye spacing is that of a child's, which makes people think I'm younger than I actually am. Being forever young FTW.

I tag and nominate the following blogs (I'll add more along the way) or .

1) Dawnelia's Blog
2) Charming Berryz
3) Akai no Kuchibiru
4) Love and Hot Chocolate
5) Caro's Blog
6) Fangirl Notes
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If you guys would like to suggest your blogs for nomination, go ahead and lead a comment or a message on my cbox :) I don't mind. I'll check you out and even follow you back :P

Again, once again. Thanks for the nomination. Be sure to check out the blogs I've nominated!