May 26, 2024 - Decade Four

Today marks the first hour of my 4 decades of existence in this so called planet Earth.

I have come to acknowledge that, just like Jon Snow, I still "Know Nothing". 

There's still so much to learn, places to go, emotions to contemplate and control, people to meet and build rapport (and be disappointed by their existence and wished you have not met them anyway and end up being a misanthrope). Kidding. 🤣

Those realizations are enough reasons to always remember to remain humble, be appreciative and be grateful for everything, for this gift of life, for the good, and the bad and the ugly that comes with it. For there's always pros and cons, negative-positive, ups and downs, yin and yang.

This day might also be the best day to apologize to the people i called old at 40 when i was a lot younger. 'Cause now i finally get it when they said, they effin' do not know what the f*** they were doing back then either. Sorry... The meme was true all along! Hahaha!

I have also finally accepted that i could no longer go back to sizes XS and S. It's now M if i wanna feel confidently fanciable but regret it later anyway because you don't know how greatly i endured tucking my bloated pot in just to look like it was the same as when i was 18. So L would probably be my most comfortable fit now, where i could move freely and won't struggle tucking in and holding my breath for a long period of time. 😅

In addition to body changes 😅, this day might also be the best time to regret not listening to our elderly when they said, take good care of your health. Junk the junks! Get enough sleep and exercise daily. Because, deym! I still consider myself young ha but my back feels like it's seventy-ish na! Age diseases also starting to get evident! It's all true! And yes, "Noooooo!" will also be my reaction! 🤣

Lastly, but will never be the last grasp in all of these 40-ish drama, is that never feeling bad ever again for myself for making a lot of mistakes. In fact, making mistakes is the key to learning anything in this world. I have finally embraced the essence of never regreting any of the decisions i made because it will only lead to another decision-making anyway! Then to another mistake, then to another, and then to another mistake to learn from. It's an endless loop! Why waste a stew?

You will prolly still see me making mistakes and might get famous by making a lot of it. Suure..i will get hurt and get scars along the way. Every battle won't be that easy. But, oh no! You will never see me succumb. These scars are my medium to the peak!

May 23, 2024 - B&BW

Okay, kwento: Simple lang ang kaligayahan ko. Wala po akong chopper ha. Food chopper meron yung tig-50 pesos sa Shopee.

Anyway, simple lang ang kaligayahan ko. Bukod sa food, mahilig ako sa fragrance mists.

During elementary days ko may binubusitsit na akong pabango. Ang pinakasikat noon, Angel's Breath! Naaalala ko nung una ako magkaroon ng Angel's Breath nung 8 years old ako! Turning grade 3 ako nun! School year starts every month of June kasi noon! Oo naaalala ko pa, di tulad ni Mayora! Hahaha!

Ganito itsura nung packaging niya noon.

Tandang tanda ko pa, kasi niregalo siya sa akin ng pinsan ko nung 8th birthday ko! Kung sakali mang maamoy ko ulit ang Angel's Breath, for sure babalik lahat sa akin ang memories ko nung childhood days ko.

Thank you nga pala Koko, kung mabasa mo man ito. Ikaw yung nagregalo sa akin nun noon. But i doubt you remember dahil 3 years old ka palang yata nun. So si mama mo naman talaga yung nagregalo sa akin. Sinulat lang ng "From Koko". Hahaha!

Highschool comes, ang sikat na mga pabango noon ay yung mga pabango sa Bench at Penshoppe. Na-try ko lahat yan pero may pinaka-favorite ako sa Bench. Yung aerosol spray na color green! And i can't believe na until now meron pa rin siya! Sinearch ko nga!

May tatlong different scent ito pero itong green ang pinaka-favorite ko. So kapag naamoy ko ulit ito, maaalala ko yung crush ko nung high school! Hehehehe! Landi!

Okay, college comes. During my Accountancy days ha. So ito na yung mga panahong ang uso is Victoria's Secret at Bath & Body Works. 

Pero ang pinakapaborito kong scent is yung sa Bath & Body Works na Warm Vanilla Sugar. Eversince na-introduced sa akin itong scent na ito, ito na yung pinaka-pinaka fave ko. Naalala ko pa nun, yung una kong natry ito, sa pinsan ko pa noon yun. Imported na bigay sakanya ng friend niyang nasa tateh! Shimmer mist siya so may glitters siya tapos sobrang bango at sobrang tagal mawala yung amoy! Naligo ka na't lahat lahat andun pa rin yung amoy! Kaya ever since, warm vanilla sugar na ang binibili kong scent ng bath & body works.

My second favorite is this one Juniper Breeze.

Bihira ko mahanap itong scent na ito. Madalas di siya available. Kaya kung may pagkakataon, i buy! Nakaka-happy lang for me ang scent na ito. Fruity and refreshing! Kaya naging one of my favorites ko 'to kasi andami ko ding nostalgic memories sa U.L. nung accountacy days ko. Mostly, yung umuulan, tapos nasa school. Basta! Haha! Itong scent na ito ang madalas na gamit ko noon. Bigay lang din siya noon ng mga balikbayan titas. Alam niyo naman, ganyan lagi ang madalas na pasalubong nila.

Pero don't get me wrong ha. Gusto ko lahat ng scents ng VS at B&BW! Lalo na lagi ito ang madalas na gift ng mga kamaganak at friends. Sobrang na-aapreciate ko lahat yang mga gifts nila kaya lahat yan ginagamit ko. And hindi basta basta kasi authentic yung mga binibigay nila. Thank you. Thank you. Lapit na birthday ko. Beke nemen. Hahahaha!

Nakaka-sad lang kasi andami nang imitation, non-original/authentic, in short FAKE na VS at B&BW ngayon! Andami na nagbebenta sa mga online shops na ganyan! Kaya madalas ayoko na bumili. Nasasayang ang pera! Parang tubig na lang na mabilis mawala ang amoy! Minsan ang hirap nang kilatisin kung fake or original ba. Kainis andaming scammer!