Bento, Bento, & More Bento

Top Tier: Ritz crackers, grapes, croissants w/ Nutella
Bottom Tier: Rice & ramen

Top Tier: Apples & grapes
Bottom Tier: Broccoli, omelette, & sausage

Grateful For Everything

Today, this post is going to be how grateful I am for everything. So, *alert*, cheesy post coming your way~

My life isn't perfect. But there are many reasons for me to be grateful & feel blessed.

I Love Asian Food

Ddukbokki

Ddukbokki Chips

Night Out

Yesterday my bf & I had the chance to go to the House of Blues because our lovely friend was able to give us free tickets to a show there! The showtime on the tickets though was 6:30pm.. But we were unable to make it there until like 7:30 :p I thought they wouldn't let us in because it was wayyy past the time that was on our tickets. But nope! They let us in! Which I thought was really cool & I was overly excited about that for some reason. Haha.

50 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Me

Summer Read - The Fault In Our Stars

The other day my boyfriend & I went to Barnes & Noble to just look at books. I was just browsing around & by the time we were done with the store, he ended up buying this particular book for both of us to read. He originally wanted us to read it before we watched the movie but unfortunately we watched the movie already because we were just so tempted to.. Haha.

I'm not really a big reader but my boyfriend is. He's always trying to get me to read but I much rather reading stuff online via computer or phone lol. It's bad, I know.. So that's why my boyfriend was trying to convince me to read this book. :p

I gotta admit, its really good. If I hadn't watched the movie yet, I would have been balling my eyes out when reading this book. Though all I ever did while reading this book made me teary-eyed.

Now I at least know what the whole fuss is about with this book. It's so sweet & heart-felt. Reading this book had me feel even more grateful for everything that I have than ever before.

Updated Review On Instax Mini 8 & Polaroid Album

Hey everyone! So since I've had my polaroid camera for about 7 months now, I figured I would share my thoughts/feelings about it with you :)

I would first like to say that I definitely still love this camera from when I first had it 7 months ago 'til now. But I figured I also should share the cons of it as well (nothing is perfect).

So to start off:

I just now realized to not cover the 2 holes that are to the right of the flash because it turns out they are exposure lens! Silly me accidentaly took a picture with me covering those babies up (I forgot how I even did that..) & I have been waiting for the picture to show up but it never came! I was staring at a black, blank, sad polaroid hoping my friends & I would show up on it.. But it never did...

 So this should be a lesson for you all, folks! :D Don't cover up those holes! :p

I bought a Macbook.. Whaaat?!

Eek! It's so beautiful! At least in my eyes.. Haha.

So as of Wednesday, July 2nd.. I arrived home with my Macbook Pro with Retina Display!! ^____^

Saving for it was definitely a big challenge for me.

I decided this post will be about how I saved money to buy my laptop with 6 tips that you might find helpful if you are trying to save up for something big!

1. (Obviously) Calculate what you need (But not so obvious..) INCLUDING tax! When I was looking to purchase my macbook, the tax added with my macbook was well under $100! So definitely watch out for that if you plan to purchase something really expensive.

Boring Work

What I'm currently staring at for the past hour.. The computer >.<

Right now I'm at work & it's so.. boring.. :( I'm a student aide (like an office assistant) at my college & since it's summer, not much calls are coming in for me to answer & not enough students are coming by the office for me to help them. All of my coworkers are all adults & by now, all but one left a couple hours ago while I still have to stay for a couple more hours. It's soo tiring not being able to do anything & so I'm just sittin' here writing this blog post. :)

What have I done to pass the time (you may have wondered)?

Beautiful Weather

The other day my family & I went to the forest preserve for.. really no reason at all. It was a lovely weather where the sun was beaming its rays & the wind gently blowing the leaves. It was such a gorgeous weather. My mom brought a blanket for the family to sit & enjoy the view & my little brother (who is almost turning 7) brought his little ball with him for us to play. We didn't really bring out any food but my dad eventually brought some little snacks for us to snack on during our time at the park.

I saw many people biking, rollerskating, walking.. It all made me smile. It made me stop & think of how grateful I am to live where a forest preserve is nearby & to have the weather not be mean with its harsh heat or chilly weather.

Right now the weather is terrible with rain & gloomy skies. I hope the weather gets better.. because it's much prettier when the sky is bright & blue.

♥

One of the Best Local Filipino Food Around!

Don't let the picture fool you.. There was actually more on that plate that I only managed to finish like a quarter of it! I was soo full but it was definitely satisfying and worth it in the end that I had to bring it home with me. Haha :)

If you couldn't tell (if you're a filipino like me) I got Tocilog! Which orginates from the word Tocino + Iglog which in translation = Pork + Egg! Both is served with garlic fried rice. Ahh it was soo filling.

I wonder why my family & I like to occasionally go to filipino restuarants if we're filipino ourselves & we can basically cook it on our own.. Whatever the reason is, it still tastes good ^_^

Hope I made you hungry! :p Until my next post. Byeee~!

<3

Peacefully going home...

Here's a pic of the beautiful campus of my college. I now work here for my summer time job. It's great being able to work at a place that I'm already most comfortable with. Especially that I work like an office assistant here, I get to wear fancy clothing ;D 

Maybe a new fashion video on business casual outfits will be up soon ;) . 

It's pleasant to see this view when I get done with work. It's not every day that the weather is as beautiful as it is today. I could feel the wind gently blowing and the serenity of the place because barely anyone is out on a Tuesday afternoon at 7pm. :p

That's all for the today ladies/gents! Until next time. :)

<3

5 Year Anniversary Gifts

Hello everyone! So I'm back with another post & I decided to write about what I did for my 5 year anniversary with my boyfriend!

I'll start off with what I used to make these delicious cookie treats:

1. Wilton's Candy Cookie Molder
2. Wilton's Candy Melts
3. Scissors
4. Ziplock bags

C O M P E T I T V E Badminton !

I miss badminton so much! I'm having a throwback because I was having a conversation with my dearest friend who's a senior in high school that also participated in badminton. She was telling me that open gym practice now changed from 6am to 5am & I was totally envious! Classes at our high school typically begin at around 7:30am & to have practice for 2 hours in the morning is amazing! (Not to mention it helps me keep in shape every morning)

My Experience As A College Freshman (1st Semester)

At first I was really skeptical about going to a community college. But I'm grateful that I am attending a college that acts as close to a university. The campus is actually really pretty and their library is awesome! When I went to the quiet section of the high school's library, there were so much noise that it shouldn't even be considered a quiet section. But I'm soo glad that my college offers that. It's so peaceful, especially with big windows that gives me the scenery when the sun sets or when it snows. It's beautiful.

My lovely boyfriend who dropped me off
to college (his didn't start yet)

Homemade Vegan Cupcakes

So the other day I decided to make some chocolate cupcakes - vegan style~! Here's how it turned out in the end! :)

The end result was AWEESSOMMEE. Haha. It was moist and deliciously chocolaty. Everything was made from scratch except the frosting, which was purchased from my local grocery store.

Bento

So the other day, I made a bento-style breakfast for my adorable 6 year old brother. I thought the presentation of it turned out to be pretty decent!

New Camera

So my parents got me a Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 (Polaroid) for Christmas & I gotta say, I love it!

First few photos from my cute camera!

I started off with 20 sheets of film & now I'm down to only 8. :( Film can be really expensive! Especially for this baby! That's why I try to choose carefully of what I want my pictures to turn out. So far it's been great. Now I'm just waiting for my Instax Mini album to arrive that I ordered from Amazon.

It's really fun writing on these. Haha.

I also noticed on Instagram that Ariana Grande just recently posted a picture of the many shots she took with the same, new polaroid camera she has! Now I feel like everyone wants one, & I really can't wait for my friends to get a hold of one. These are just too cute.

First Post

I just spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to sort out my customization of this blog & it turns out there hasn't even been a huge difference.. Well then.

Anywhoo.

This is probably like.. My 4th? Blog account? I've had Xanga, Myspace and Piczo as my blogging/profile spot over the years & I gotta say.. I haven't said anything interesting about my life. Ha. Ha. 'Cause I'm just not that interesting.

I might as well give this a try. Hopefully my customization skills come back after some time.. :) 'Till then.. I have no idea what to put on here. Har har har.