Opinions: The Ugly Truth

 

Filipinos (probably some) love freebies. I won’t deny that I don’t too as I appreciate receiving freebies from events or promos as well. Difference is, I don’t whine or say bad things about the event organizer if I didn’t receive anything. Besides, being invited is already a huge thing for me.

While browsing through Facebook’s timeline, I came across a quite annoyingly status post from someone who generalized ASIANS and BLOGGERS. If I think about it, I can’t really blame that person for generalizing the blogosphere community. In a previous event I attended to, I was able to observe this kind of attitude in some ‘bloggers’ which is the reason why bloggers are perceived to be ‘freebie hoarders’ or ‘event crashers’. ‘Pinapa- kain ako ng blog ko’ hearing those words are the very reason why the title ‘Blogger’ has a negative impression to it.

Still friends

 

It’s the start of the week again and time to roll up our sleeves! Hopefully this will be a good start of the week for all of us!

Amidst all my drama about my breakup with my ex BF, we still manage to be good friends. We’re both working on our differences and perhaps maybe in the future, we would be back together although there are no assurances. Well, let’s just see how things will go. We both have our own lives now to pursue and careers to build, I’m just happy that we still communicate every now and then. After all, we did start as really good friends back in college. And I still believe that every relationship should have that foundation.

Quiet Time

 

Quiet time…

Most nights when I have a hard time sleeping I turn to my 3 year old journal. You can pretty much say that my journal is my life, since I record every good and bad moments in my life.

Slipping down–Moving up

 

Still…

There is something about a still candle light, where some may say it is dark or mourning, for me it is a sign of hope~

Photo credit: Kate Navasero

The Kitty say’s Meow, I’m back!

 

After almost 2 months of no blog posts, I just dropped by to say I’m alive!

Hello dear readers, I hope everyone is doing fine. I wasn’t really out of reach since, I still read blogs of the people I follow in my blog roll. I just haven’t had the time and slightly lost interest on posting about reviews on Skin care and whatsoever. It’s almost been two months too that I haven’t posted any pictures in my Facebook as well. So, I guess I’m “back” again.

Weekends: Attending Summer KOMIKON

 

Last Saturday, was another annual summer Komikon event held at Robinson’s Pioneer. Although, there were no new launches from ZsaZsa Zaturnnah or TRESE there wasn’t something for me to look forward to. Except for one tiny thing, my man was able to release his comic teaser entitled “Chronicles of Ascalon”.

As soon as we finished photo copying all 50 copies, we drove straight to Bayanihan Center.

Celebrating my BF’s 29th

 

Here’s what happened in my man’s “2 day” birthday celebration.

I paid him a surprise visit last Friday in his office, and good thing my plan worked.

Guided by Angels

 

Hello everyone! It’s another manic Monday and I did not have enough rest last weekend. I had fun in my BF’s 29th celebration last Saturday. The party finished past 2 am and I was relieved to arrive home and jump on my bed, for a good night’s sleep.

The next morning at around 9 am, our house helper woke me up frantically and told me to wake up. My mom met an accident, a couple of streets away from our house. It was a bad accident that could turn really ugly and it was only my mom inside the car. She got hit by a speeding Vios car, with a driver named Prescian Tejada

Midweek Journal Ramblings~

 

Happy midweek everyone! Last week was quite a buzz as people have been posting status updates about the movie AVENGERS. I was happy to have watched the movie (finally) with my boyfriend and the rest of the gang last Sunday at Glorietta.

Before the day ended, I was touched when Martin gave me a box of Chocolate Rhum Balls from Captain’s Mix and Magic. The gesture was unexpected as he rarely surprises me with chocolates.

A Day With A Dear Friend and Weekend Pets

 

Last week, I went to Stacy’s house to hang out and luckily despite it’s my first time to travel to her house alone, I didn’t get lost.

Anyway, I slightly envy her collection. She has all the consoles and hand held games (PS3, Xbox, Wii, Nintendo DS XL, 3DS, PSP, and Vita). Every gamers dream is to have them right?

Something Pink and Something BIG!

 

Up until now I am still speechless of how blessed and how lucky I am. Unfortunately, I can’t divulge further information about it but here’s why I am blessed and very much happy.

Words have failed me this time but… Thank you with all my heart! The gesture is so big and unexpected that I feel I have to repay you. But thank you :)

At first I thought this was the only surprise that day. Please see photo below.

Sundays with my Family: An Advanced Birthday Celebration

 

Sundays are always spent with the Family. My mom told us that we will also be celebrating an advance birthday celebration for my sister.

We first attended worship at Bread in Greenbelt 1 and had our lunch at Pancake House.

Saturdays with my Man: Shopping

 

The Kitty went shopping last Saturday and here are the things that I bought.

Coping, Grieving

 

      Dear Roguey,

    I didn’t know it would be the end of our journey together. I wish I had spent more time with you that night, or let you out in the cage. I was excited to see you when we got home yesterday around past 4PM, only to hear that you unexpectedly passed away. We have 2 hunches of what may have happened, but it won’t bring you back anymore.

    So I hope you are now in a better place, but forgive me if I mourn. I love you Rougey, I’m sure you know that. I will never forget you and no one can replace you. You are full of life and always wants to mess up my bed. Even if I had fed you, you are still hungry.

   I miss you so. I don’t know how long I will be grieving, for it’s my first time to feel like this. Maybe in time….

                               A POEM FOR THE GRIEVING...

                              Do not stand at my grave and weep.
                              I am not there, I do not sleep.
                              I am a thousand winds that blow,
                              I am the diamond glints on snow.
                              I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
                              I am the gentle autumn's rain.
                             When you awaken in the morning's hush,
                              I am the swift uplifting rush
                            of quiet birds in circled flight.
                             I am the stars that shine at night.
                             Do not stand at my grave and cry,
                             I am not there, I did not die...

                                            -Anonymous

    source: Ten Tips on Coping with Pet Loss

What boredom can do and something bought

 

     What can boredom do? Well, yesterday I was just supposed to clean up my sheets because my very VERY good cat Rogue peed on my bed yet again. Since I was cleaning, I might as well (finally) fix my shelf and put my things, making my room (well almost) a cat haven. The huge shelf used to be a bookshelf but now the other half is piled up with my sisters old things. I cleaned the other half and here’s what it looks like now.

A Double Whammy Celebration

 

      In my other blog, I shared where my mom celebrated her Birthday. It was a first time for my sister Amanda and I to bring our significant other in mom’s party. And also the first time our men met (we’ve been wanting / planning to have a double date day, but it was pretty hard meeting our schedules so it was perfect timing too.

Gym Session on Weekends

 

     Weekends, I’m pretty sure you all know already why this is my favorite day of the week. Anyway, last Saturday was my first time to go to a real gym. As you know, I’ve only been doing dancing and stationary biking at home, so yesterday was pretty interesting for the both of us. It’s much more fun exercising with your significant other, supporting each other instead of cheating your partner for a sexier man or woman. tsk.

       As usual, food will always be a part of us but this time on a budget. You can check out what we had here. Since it was my first time going to the gym, I’m sure I looked pretty stupid going through the machines. My favorite is the abdominal equipment and the leg press but the leg press was a bit of a killer.

Pink Presents from my birthday

 

      My friends know me well, that I love anything PINK and cats! And those are what I received in my birthday from 2 special women in my life, Stacy and Lady E.

      I first opened E’s gift which consisted of Ferrero Chocolates, cats stickers, a cat planner, hello kitty pen, a pink pouch and a card. The pink pouch was from her mom.

Girl Bonding + My first sauna experience

 

    Before this week ends, I am eager to post my girl bonding with my dearest friend Stacy. She accompanied me to Quezon City last Tuesday and after my meeting she insisted that I stay over at her house to hang out, it’s been a while since we last saw each other.

     It was my first time to visit her lovely home and it was really unique, it reminds me of Tagaytay, the stairs was something (I didn’t take a picture of it since, I didn’t want to invade her privacy). We had lunch first cooked by her mom (which I will be posting in my other blog). Anyway, it was pretty neat that she has her very own sauna and jacuzzi at home, I asked permission if I can take pictures and she obliged. It was also my first time to try it and after experiencing it, I felt so relaxed and stress free. My skin also felt so good and my face didn’t oil up that much that day. WOW! (hehe)

Some announcement

 

   Hello everyone! It’s been a while, I’ve been so busy lately but I can’t wait to post my new adventure that happened last week. But before that, I’ve decided to make a new blog, dedicated for my travel and food adventure. You can add me or check out my blog namely, Adventures Of A Lady Explorer at Wordpress. Don’t worry, I will still be keeping this blog for other random babbles I share.

    I’ve been thinking if I should also post my travel and food blog here in Inside A Cat’s Mind, but then having a dedicated travel and food blog would be useless if I post it here as well. I hope that my loyal readers would follow my other blog.

 

  Till then!

 

 

  Meow..Meow..