Torta Og Uban Pa

      Christmas celebration is almost over and New Year is about to come. Before the year 2015 ends, I discovered this delicious cake bars from the Province of Catmon Cebu. Thanks for the Christmas gift from the Rural Bank of Catmon that made us officemates discovered this delicious delicacy. And because of  that box, I bought another box for my Achi's birthday.
     A box is composed of 15 assorted cake bars like carrot cake, chocolate cake with mallows, marble brownie etc.  It is sold for Php180 per box which is sooo affordable.
      Surprisingly, our Pastor told me that he had been in the shop and not only the cake bars are good but also the torta, coffee and other Filipino delicacies.
      Im looking forward to visit the shop and try other products. Happy New Year!

my break up playlists

      We all experienced hearts broken. Whether it is a small fight or a huge break up, we Pinoys would love to listen to the songs which tell the story of our hearts.
       I just want to share my five paulit-ulit break up playlists everytime I feel my heart is being crumpled.

1.) Someones Always Saying Goodbye by ALONA

            Feeling in love is temporary because everyone is leaving. In this song, I came to wonder how love play our feelings. They come, they go. They don't realize how difficult to move on. Everytime I listen to this song, I feel that I was created to become an island where special people do come and go.

 Favorite line: 

" Why do people fall in love and they end up crying...Why does gladness becomes sadness, things that I don't get. Someones always saying goodbye I believe it hurts when we cry.  Dont we know parting's never so easy."

Listen to the song:

2.) Heaven Know by RICK PRICE

               I remember my first love in this song. First heart beat, first heart ache. I am deeply amazed how each word of the song describes my feelings for this guy. Everytime I listen to the song, I dont only remember my first. I also feel every word of this song for my present and I cant help but hope and cry. I feel that Rick Price sang this for my guys, nyakz!

Favorite line: 

"He's always on my mind, From the time I wake up 'till I close my eyes, He's everywhere I go, He's all I know. Though he's so far away, It just keeps getting stronger everyday.. All the time I act so brave Im shakin inside, Why does it hurt me so?"

Listen to the song:

3.) Waiting For Your Love by STEVIE B

                  Waiting is never been easy. Waiting causes much pain than being rejected straight. You don't know if he's coming or not. You cant move on because there's no sign even a drop of a hint. The struggle in waiting is indescribable just like in the line "How can I explain, the sorrow and my pain?"...

Favorite Line:

"But now you're gone, gone away. All I do is pray for you each and everyday. I'm waiting for your love. I'm wondering where you are. Are with another girl? Are you showing her your world?"

Listen to the song:

4.) Bakit Nga ba Mahal Kita? by ROSELLE NAVA

               Oh! Love can't really give you answers. Love has full of "whys". In this song, it says how love can do everything. You may be hurt. You may act like a fool but you cant help but love, love and love the person. You are willing to do everything, as in every thing because of your love. In the midst of heartbreak, you hear no complains or confrontations but tears.

Favorite Line: 

"Bakit nga ba mahal Kita? Kahit di pinapansin ang damdamin ko.  Di mo man ako mahal heto pa rin ako nagmamahal ng tapat sayo..."

Listen to the song:

5.) I Miss You by BOYS2MEN

What do you do after you realize that the thing you used to have is already gone? How do you react if you cannot do the things you usually do? I guess just like this song, you keep on reminiscing, hallucinating, and praying that those things will be back again.

Favorite Line: 

"Thought I heard your voice yesterday, Then I turned around to say

That I love you then I realized, That it was just my mind playing tricks on me.

And it seems colder lately at night, And I try to sleep with the lights on

Every time the phone rings I pray to God it's you, And I just can't believe that we're through

I miss you...."

Listen to the song:

What it is like to have a first boyfriend

       

       Hands sweat coldly. Heart pounds loudly. Eyes are sparkling. Feelings are undescribable when we are with person we call our boyfriend.

        It seems like yesterday when we kept on wishing to have one. It feels so envious when everyone has their own dates everytime we go out alone. Thay have the one who hold their hands, arms around each others' shoulders, and laugh with ; while here we are, showing to be happy all by ourselves. Yes, we are happy singles but of course we cannot deny to ourselves how we are happier if we have someone that is ours.

        We have heard enough stories from our friends how their love stories start, run down, survive and the worst, surrendered. We have watched movies and read pocketbooks and novels how love is not easy. And when we are finally get there, its a love story far beyond we heard, watched and read.

        Its scary to enter a relationship for the first time. Scary for the fact that we dont know to be a girlfriend. From being NBSB, we begun to ask ourselves; "Can I fulfill this new role correctly?", "How can I make him happier in this relationship?". Entering a relationship is a risk. If we dont go for it, we will never experience the ups and downs of love. For love can be confusing, complicated and heart breaking but love can also be sweet, wonderful and magical. I believe, we deserve to take the risk and experience all these.

         The world starts to revolve differently. We dont go alone anymore when we hang out.Someone is now interested how was our day. We have now another reason why we wake up everyday.

       Every moment together is always cherished and remembered. From the moment we said our sweetest yes, the first holding hands, the first hug and the feeling of awkard because he felt the fast beating of our heart, the first kiss and those moments we avoid it because we were too nervous to do it, the first date and etc. His text messages, comments and chats are read several times and find it hard to delete. His gifts and surprises are well-kept. Every word said are stamped in mind and heart. Pictures together are checked befor going to sleep. And we can't avoid getting excited how we would celebrate our first month with him, first Christmas, first Valentine's Day and anniversaries. We cant avoid comparing our love story from our friends' because we want it to be as sweet as theirs.

          We find ourselves smiling for no reasons. Who would not? He is the first thing that comes in our mind when we wake up and the last at night. And it feels like we see him wherever we go. Everyone starts telling us that our eyes are full of hearts. We start to pray that this kind of heart burning moments will last.

          But love is not always rainbows and butterflies. There are times that we are afraid that simple reactions and action may start an argument or worst, end. We tell ourselves not to get angry or jealous. But no matter what reasons we tell ourselves not to be, we can't avoid it beacuse we are afraid to lose him. We blame ourselves by the things we missed to do and the things we did. We blame ourselves because of being inexperienced. But that must not be because there is no perfect in relationship. We make mistakes. He make mistakes. Sooner or later we realized the one we fall in love with, is far from our ideal. But this is the challenge for every woman and man inlove. Its not easy to accept one's weakness. But if we truly love one person, we dont only accept his/her weakness but we must love it too. For love is not always when we are in our best but also at worst. These mistakes must not break the both. It must be the instrument that will help the relationship stronger.

           We find oursleves hurt by simple arguments. This is the time we cry a lot. But I guess this is normal in a relationship because if we dont get hurt, we dont love.

            But after all the rocky roads we experienced in a ralationship, in the end, they are our partner. Not only our boyfriend but also bestfriend and a part of the family someday. No matter what down moments we had with him, as the song says, "I'd rather have bad times with you, than good times with someone else.I'd rather be beside you in a storm, than safe and warm by myself".

         The first may not be easy but lets not forget that we have ourselves to take care, too. If don't take care and love ourselve, how can we love other person? 

         Our first may not be our last but the important is we learn how to love and be loved. :)

Manila Ocean Park Experience

Last week, I was lucky enough to visit Manila Ocean Park. Though me and my friends didnt have any idea how to get to the place, from Greenbelt, we took a taxi and paid less than 200php to arrive there safely.

Before planning to go there, I have been dying to visit the said place. I was curious how fun and enjoying inside. Then I said to myself that once I step into the place I would try every attractions, encounters and amenities. But since going there was unexpected and we only had a limited time, we tried the least-priced package yet five encounters and attractions to enjoy.

we are lucky enough to avail Dec-Feb promo

To begin the excitement, we first entered Oceanarium but before entering, the staff of Manila Ocean Park will take everyone who enter a picture which will be claimed after a few minutes.

Going inside the oceanarium

As we went into the dim room, we found these aquariums...

....until we entered the most popular part

After Oceanarium, we then headed to the cute exhibit of jellies. 

life cycle of jellyfish

As we end our exploration in the world of jellies, we then experienced the Sharks and Rays Dry Encounter. We had a chance to touch those unknown fishes. But sorry for us, we were no allowed to take a picture for this part :(.

Next thing we did was to witnessed Sea Lion Show. My friends were excited to see it and. Me, since I experienced watching seal show in Safari World, Thailand I was not that excited like them. Though it was enjoying to watch, my amazement of the show was not the same as in Safari World. 

 For our finale, this was the most exciting part. We were curious what evening Symphony show will be like. We were curious how the four elements; fire, water, air and light would entertain us. So as the  the show started until the least part, our mouth was consistent of"woooww"s!!! How light, water, fire and air was synchronized by the music was soooo mesmerizing.

few pictures of the Symphony show experience

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