Polly Pocket!

spoiler alert!! for kids 16 and below, do not read this, or it will ruin your Christmas! hahaha

I so remember the Christmas I started doubting Santa's existence. I was in Toy Kingdom and I really wanted this Polly Pocket pencil case with an apartment inside, and the little Polly figurine.

My parents wouldn't buy me one, and they wouldn't give me a reason why. They just kept giving me other toys "how about this? how about this?" but I didn't want anything else. I wanted the pencil case. I left the store, crying, because I did not get what I wanted for Christmas.

Come Christmas morning, Santa left a gift for me by the tree. True enough, it was the Polly Pocket Pencil Case that I cried for in Toy Kingdom. at first, I said "omg Santa was there?! he heard me?" then I put two and two together, and figured it all out.


The point is, I want this for Christmas. and because this isn't available anywhere anymore, I am begging for a Santa to send it to my doorstep anytime this year. It's on ebay, but i don't know how I can purchase it. (not ebay philippines ha)

here's the link and it' a Vintage Polly Pocket Bluebird Apartment Pencil Box Case Compact

22!

intermission muna!!! because tomorrow is a special special day, i would like to thank everyone who made my 21st year rockin' awesome!!! as in nakakaloka!!! i'm so overwhelmed! thank you so much!!!! tomorrow, it's a new year for me. and i'm so sure it's going to rock even more. looking forward to a well lived and happy 22nd year with ya'll!!!!!!!!! mwah!

HAPPY NEW TIMEE YEAR!!!!

And because it's almost Christmas, might as well put in my wishlist!!!! 

David Archuleta Glad Christmas Tidings
This is common knowledge. Self-explanatory. okay?

Zia Quizon's "Simple Girl"
I rarely have a liking for opm artists because they all sound the same to me. (except for mymp, freestyle and kyla maybe) But i have never been sooooo amazed till I heard Zia Quizon sing. I first saw her music video on myx and said "Who's this? She sounds like an international artist!" So proud of Zia! Making a name of her own in the industry! I don't want to steal from her, so i'm going to wait for someone to BUY me an ORIGINAL copy of her album!! :) (if you're wondering, yes she has 6 songs lang for that album hehehehe)

Concert Tickets

Sponsor me!

most importantly,
Tickets to Theater Performances
Wicked in Singapore! huhuuhhuuhuhuuhuhuh

or to whatever play!!

Muji
I've been craving for muji (oo hindi siya pagkain, but i've been wanting to gooo) since last week!!!

 been eyeing this set of colored pencils

but i absolutely adooooore these double sided tape colored pens!

Itunes Gift Card
echos lang yung $200. hahah!

or as simple and thoughtful as
SWEETS!

Cupcakes by Sonja if you want to be specific!! haha!

but my red velvets have been taken care of courtesy of Paolo Banaga! Thank you friend!!! your cupcakes are delishhhhh!!! if you guys want to order, i can give you his number!!

that's all. how you can make a simple girl very happy. bwahahaha!

Kota Kinabalu DAY 1!

So why on earth did we go to Kota Kinabalu?! 2 words. SEAT SALE. haha and remember last year how i wanted to go away to this unfamiliar place no one knew where, a place with a weird name, and KK was on top of my list. I asked my parents if I could go there ALONE for my birthday and they said no. WELL WELL WELL TOWEL!!! We, Dolly and I, finally went to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia! yiheeyyyy!!

                                        

We arrived at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport around 6 in the evening. The flight was only around an hour and a half, felt even shorter--- or maybe we were just excited. :) We had our money exchanged----

We got to our hotel, which i booked online, and it turned out really nice! The hotel was nice! Location wise, it was at the center of the city, and it was right in front of the night market! Super friendly staff and the lobby, the rooms, hallways were pretty clean. It was a very comfy accommodation for us!

Watched some Malaysian soap before going out for dinner. So I did some research since we were on backpacking mode, and found restaurants and places to go and eat. On our first night, we headed to the Waterfront--no not the popular chain of hotels, literally, water-front. It was like Bora, only, overlooking THE FREAKING SOUTH CHINA SEA! hahaha! There were restaurants along the Waterfront, including Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, which unfortunately was closed. So we ended up eating at the biggest restaurant, Port View restaurant, kowloon vibe. haha. 

 We were in luck-- there was a cultural show that night (or i think they do this every night haha) and there was a vacant table. We ordered crab and corn soup, knorr style HAHA and DEER! We ate deer!!!!

We got billed for the wet towels and the chinese tea we didn't ask for. When we asked for water, the manager said "why? you don like chinese tea?" haha yes, we appreciate your chinese tea but we prefer water. hhahah anyway. It was our most expensive meal throughout our trip. :)

We went around the rest of the Waterfront, there were more restaurants and foreigners. I was craving for cake. There was Starbucks but we didn't check it out. We came all the way to Malaysia just to drink the same coffee? waley. So we went around Warisan Square which was just behind Waterfront, it was a mall with foreign brands like Roxy, Body Shop, etc. and then we saw this:

Yes, we came all the way to Malaysia to try their Flavor of the Month: Milo Supreme Mcflurry!! hahaha

IT WAS DELISHHHH!!!! :) Why didn't we have that here?!!!! haha

After dessert, we went back to the hotel, checked out the night market, met Filipinos selling us shades and we asked for a huge discount. Like from 35 Ringgit, Dolly got his sunnies for just 20 Ringgit. haha! We got to bed early because we kindof knew that buses to Kinabalu Park left super early. So we slept early. 

WARNING: RANTING AND TANTRUM-ing LIKE A CHILD

1. WHY/HOW HAS IT COME TO THIS?!!!!!
I have stayed strong for a year! But was strong for the wrong reasons! I thought being strong was forgetting it and hiding it in a dark dark place. I suppressed it all, avoided the thought and any feeling that might trigger anything and now look at me!!!! Something finally pushed the button at nagkakalat ako! I'm stalking pages, tracking down names and numbers, reading old messages and looking at old pictures, and turning more fragile by the minute. what is this!!!!!!


2. NO!!! I'M STRONG!!!
I am facing this shi*!!!! I don't care what happens, I'm facing this! I don't care what anyone says about it, I'm going to have to face this and not avoid it anymore! That's what being strong is about!!! It's about time I do this, and it's about time TO GET IT OVER AND DONE WITH!! okay?! I'm just tired. I will not overthink this!


3.REPRINT!
I don't deserve it really. So.


4. CONFEERM IT!
If there is, then back off. If there's none, then attack!!!! HAHAHA


5. IT'S SO HOT!!!
I wish I brought a really big shirt and shorts. or I wish there was a pool in the yard and i'll just jump in even with my clothes still on.


6. BACK TO REALITY
the last 3 days of the semester will be a big big push. as in isang ire nalang talaga timee. you survived the worst last year, i think you can survive anything now talaga. HAHAGOGOGO! tapos pag sembreak, hibernate na ng todohan.


7. I DON'T LIKE NEGA TALAGA
okay i was a bit, (ok ikaw na mag judge, ikaw na ang perfect) nega in this bit, but i warned you that it was all ranting and stuff. pero you know that feeling when you're throwing out your cool and amazing ideas and thoughts, and someone says something that'll burst your bubbles, or say something disappointing and nega, and doesn't make bawi it with a solution that he/she can suggest? it really ticks me off. it really does. i super don't like that feeling, lalo na ngayon, SOBRANG INIT PA NAMAN.


8. 5 SECONDS AGO I FACED IT
shucks. thisisit. hahahaha!


9. OMG I'M GOING BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!
I'm finally going back to school! getting my life back on track!!!!!! i can do this!!!!! ito na talaga! i will be studying in Ateneo again, getting my masters degree in Developmental Psychology... the chair gave me subjects I could take this semester, and i'm taking group therapy and advanced developmental psychology! wooh! and then i checked out the course outline for my program, I WANT TO TAKE ALL! so i'll probably shift to the non-thesis track so i can maximize my time and get more and more subjects! i have never been so psyched about school! i sidenoted (whattaword) in facebook "now watch this enthusiasm slowly fade away".... I HOPE IT WON'T! IM SO EXCITED!


10. WORK + SCHOOL + THEATER + SELF
PRIORITIES! WORK: I will do my best being a teacher! i have a dream for these kids and i will do everything in my power to help them grow and make them looove learning! that's why i'm studying!
SCHOOL: and those mediocre grades in highschool and even college? watch me do better. I have dreams. I want this. I will do everything I can to do the things I want.(word vomiting na, stream of thoughts)
THEATER: theater? i will no longer be afraid to try. i will be more confident! i will learn more. get into more workshops and get myself better at things. i will never be perfect, but i will never never never stop trying. SELF: I deserve to be treated well and loved by me, on top of everyone else. I should love myself for myself (self-esteem issues) and embrace my imperfections!!!!! hindi talaga ako magiging perfect!!!! pero ako ito eh! at perfect na ako, kasama yung imperfections ko!!!!! hahahaha!! i will treat my body better: live a healthy life and avoid poisons! (hindi literal yung lason part)


GO FIGHT ROAR!!!!!!!!
TEAM ME!

KOTA KINABALU!

have lots of blog catching up to do! haha! I'm in Kota Kinabalu right now and so far i'm enjoying how we're spending our vacation!!! we watched a malaysian movie today and we were so ready to experience not understanding anything at all, but we were in luck! the movie we watched, LOVE YOU YOU, had subtitles! AND IT WAS SUPER NICE! Check it out!!!

will blog more soon!