Sembreak 2013 Highlights

I'm a terrible blogger... I can't manage my own time even if I'm not doing anything. I'm sorry guys but I won't be making any promises anymore. HAHAHAH Here are some of the things that I did over the break and I'm quite proud of myself. I did a lot of stuff that I thought I'd never do...and it was worth it! 

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So, since you all know that I am a couch potato my sembreak will not be complete unless I finish a series or two. For this year's sembreak, I only finished 1 series and I chose to go back to the basics. I watched F.R.I.E.N.D.S.! Finally!! HAHAHA 

Basically, it's all about a group of friends who live in the same apartment/building/neighborhood together. They see each other almost day to day and they have been through a lot together. This show really captures what friendship is really all about. 

I waited for a long time to watch this and I finally did and guess what? Just like every FRIENDS fan, "I got off the plane" made me cry... a lot of times. (I watched it over and over.) After finishing the ten seasons, I felt sad that I had to watch it again. 

Finishing it felt like I lost my own friends.. HAHAHA! For those who haven't watched this, please do. It'll really make you feel warm and fuzzy all over. Not to mention crazy... you'll be laughing by yourself once you start to watch!

I don't wanna spoil anything so I'm just gonna stop here.

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After a whole week of staying at home watching FRIENDS, I had a reason to go out. I made sure that during the sembreak, I need to hangout with one of my fave people in the word. Who else other than Keabelles herself! HAHAHA 

We weren't really planning on spending too much, so we just went to the my favorite thrift shop in Katipunan. After that we went out to get dinner at Derf's! :-)

After that we went back to my dorm to take these pictures. HAHAHAH

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Before the first semester ended, I planned on ordering a customized sticker for my laptop and so I did. I paid as soon as possible and sent the design to the owner and she said that it'll be shipped in a week. I was too excited for it that I think I jinxed its shipping date. It arrived only last Monday and it wasn't what I wanted. The design looked sucky but I had no choice, I had to do something to it so that my money wouldn't be wasted and this is how it turned out:

"amor deliria nervosa" is from the Delirium trilogy, try reading it friends!!!!

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I go to church every Sunday but I've never had the chance to get to know that people the same age as me and I thought I'd never had the chance but fortunately...no. I was invited to perform in a play for our church's anniversary. I was hesitant at first because I was uncomfortable being with people I don't really know but this time, I just had to do it for myself and for God. O:-) hihi

I usually just stay at home all day watching series in my room cause that's what I like to do. I thought it was going to be hard but I got used to the fact that I had to dress up and actually look presentable in front of people. I had to practice for days and I'm very proud that I managed to get through it. Sacrificing a lot of my time and effort really paid off!

Well of course, to be able to get through with it, I had to have reasons to go to every single rehearsal so I found myself a little eye candy. HAHAHA (Sorry, Lord) He's been in our church since I can remember but I never really noticed him til the rehearsals. He's super nice and TALL (darn it, my type of guy) but here's the thing - HE'S IN A RELATIONSHIP. Here's another one... THEY'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS...

Okay, it was just a happy crush anyway....so hehe

I loved the experience and I got to meet new people! I'm pretty sure I want to do it again!

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A week before the start of classes, I had a job in school wherein I enlist people in their classes and I get paid! First, I just applied for the job so that I wouldn't have to worry about completing my service hours during the second sem but it turned out better than I expected.

It was difficult at first not knowing anyone (since most of them knew each other already) but I made friends with a few and they were really nice! As the days passed, I felt as if I wasn't working anymore. It felt like being with your friends and you're all doing something together which made it a whole lot better!

I love being part of this community and I'd like to work with them all again! Plus the experience was definitely worth it!

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 October 31st, I went to Vikings with my family to celebrate his 15th birthday. My brothers eat a lottttt so it was a perfect way to celebrate his special day! 

Yes, he's 4 years younger than me and YES I AM SMALLER THAN HIM. I'M SORRY  BUT I AM PROUD OF MY HEIGHT!

So there's my semestral break. I think I spent it well, I just wish that every sembreak was like this one. How about you guys? What did you do during your breaks? I would love to hear all about it!

wuv wuv,

Kaye

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Hi friends!! HAHAHA I'm gonna show you a sneak peek of what I'll be doing this sem break! Hopefully, I can start posting a lot more often starting next week. :-)

Here it is!! I'll be "sort of" studying how to fashion design. I've downloaded tons of books for this (taking a legit course is a wee bit expensive).

Okay, why am I doing this you ask? That's because I've always wanted to design my own dresses ever since and so here I am. 

Sometimes I "design" (HAHAHA feeling) some of my dresses and since my tita and lola are both good at making clothes, they make them come to life. Here's one. 

Well it's not purely MY design, I based it on some of the dresses that I see from a few of my favorite boutiques. After that, I showed my drawing to my tita, she asked me to choose which fabric to use and then she took care of the rest. It's so fun!!

So there, I'm gonna try to show you one or two my "designs", if that's what frustrated amateur designers (like me) call them HAHAHA :-) 

Talk to you guys soon!

Kaye xx

Freedom

It's finally our my sembreak, I'm so happy! After months of studying and isolating myself from the world I'm finally free! I know it's temporary, but three weeks of freedom is good enough for me. I'm a little bit worried about my grades this sem even though, but I studied hard! as in! I barely saw and barely went out with my friends and I'm not used to it. Oh well, I did my best to get good grades, I guess it's all up to Him now. :-)

So, I started my freedom with food (of course). The U.P. Town Center near in Katipunan just opened last week and I've always wanted to visit the place 'cause my friends told me that it's filled with new and interesting restos (pagkain na naman HAHAHA). I went there earlier with Ate Jamie, my roomie, 'cause we wanted to try the food from Casa Verde.

Casa Verde is located on the second floor of the town center, they serve American Cuisine and their servings are huge! American-sized talaga! For around 250 bucks each we got this huge platter of chicken and fish (it's quite cheap for the taste plus the size). While we were eating it started to rain and that's when we saw the faulty parts of the town center. The rain was pouring so hard that the place was almost flooded. We couldn't go home yet 'cause we couldn't find a cab (because of the rain, hay) so we just decided to go get some dessert.

I already knew that there was a Vanilla Cupcake Bakery in the town center so I suggested that we should just eat dessert there until the rain stops. I've always been a sucker for colorful and unique cupcakes that I just had to buy and satisfy my cravings! I also bought cupcakes for my parents there as a gift for their 20th anniversary tomorrow. <3

So for those of you who haven't tried Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, you should! Their cupcakes are delicious and beautiful at the same time. Once you see their store, you'll surely want to go inside! It's like going inside Willy Wonka's factory (only girlier)! :-)

Just extra information: Their cupcakes are sold at around 85 to 140 bucks each! Go ahead and try! You won't regret it. :-)

Here are some of the pictures!

Their store is pretty! It will surely catch your attention even if you're just passing by the place.

Plus, they have these nice chairs that'll make you feel like you're sitting on a princess throne!! HAHAHA

There we go! How about you guys? How did you start or how do you plan to celebrate you first day freedoms?!

Kaye xxx