Burning the "Baby"

It's been a while since I've posted anything on here and I feel kind of bad. So here I am, at 4am starting this blog post and I'm pretty sure it'll take some time for me to get this posted on the page; therefore, I am going to make this a good one.

For a while now, I've been gaining weight and absolutely not caring about it. And honestly, I didn't even really feel that bad about my body. Every now and then I'd resolve to work out regularly, eat better... y'know, the usual healthy living resolutions.

A few months ago, me and some friends were out for a weekend and I started joking about my weight, so they did, too. We called it "my baby". It was fine, I didn't really mind until, I don't know, I guess it went a little too far for me. I was hurt when my friend said, "That's the universe's way of telling you that you need to lose weight." He said that after the leg of the couch fell through the floor right when I sat down (we later discovered it fell through the hole in the floor that had been there for a while), and I know he said it totally without the intention of being mean. Right at that moment, my self-confidence was shattered. I came home feeling bad about myself and that comment stuck with me for a while.

I resolved to lose weight. So for almost 3 months now, I've been working my ass off to lose all that weight. Initially, I wanted to get THIN. By the start of the second month, I realized that I didn't just want to get thin, I wanted to get FIT. I wanted to be able to surf well, hike better, run (not even faster, just be able to run would be an accomplishment).

Now, as I said, Sept.9, 2013, day 2 of my 12th week and I've lost 15lbs. I'm happy with that. You know why? Because I've been eating EVERYTHING. I haven't changed my diet... at least not really. I still eat loads of chips, fried food, whatever. But at the same time, I've lessened my soda consumption, increased my water intake, make a more conscious effort to substitute fruits when I get cravings.

My stomach's gotten flatter and I have finally lost "my baby", my butt looks better (if I do say so myself), my legs are all muscle-y, my arms still need a bit of work, but I'm proud of my body. Especially knowing all the hard work I put into it. I stopped working out for other people, and I've started to work out because seeing the changes in my body makes me happy.

I just wanted to share my story and hopefully, inspire people to start working towards the body they want. I know I started working out because someone made me feel bad, but I think the best motivation to get fit is to make yourself happy.

I also wanted to share some things that worked for me and kept me motivated during the first few weeks of struggling to get my ass in gear.

1. Find a celebrity fitspiration that has the SAME BODY TYPE AND SIMILAR PROPORTIONS AS YOU.

Why? Because wanting a VS model body when you've got the body type of a bootylicious diva will just lead to disappointment. You want a realistic and IDEAL body for you. If your body type is similar to Christina Hendricks' and that's the body you want, go for it! (I wish this were possible for me, but I was not blessed with enough curves.)

2. Use that celebrity and make your own motivational posters and MEASUREMENT tracking chart.

This is so that you know what your working towards. I researched Jennifer Lawrence's measurements and used that as my goal. But goal measurements change, and you can adjust accordingly as you progress in your "program". Aside from the chest, waist and hips, include the body parts you want to see changes in on your chart, I included calves because I wanted them to get smaller. I used Blake Lively for others, too. You don't have to stick to one celebrity. And yes, "You fat shit" did motivate me for the first few weeks into my workout regimen.

3. Make a WORKOUT LOG that will last AT LEAST 2MONTHS, log your workouts regularly and put it somewhere you CANNOT ignore at any time of the day.

We're working towards a long term lifestyle change here, so we want our chart to reflect that. Also, by regularly logging your workouts, skip days will make you feel a bit bad every time you see them. Mine is tacked on my cabinet mirror so it definitely cannot be ignored.

4. Do cardio workouts you ENJOY.

Dance, swim, run, jump rope. Do what makes you happy. Forcing yourself to swim when you hate water will turn you off exercising. If you like K-Pop, go watch their music videos and try to memorize their choreography, replaying the video 'til you get it. Run with your dog for 30mins, or skip rope with your kids. Just make sure to get your cardio in.

5. POST YOUR WORKOUT LOG UPDATES ON FACEBOOK.

Or Instagram (Follow me @liao0421), or Twitter (Follow me @stephlleupagus). No, not so you can be a poser about your workouts, it's so that there are people to support you through the process. Also, so you kind of HAVE to work out because you don't want people seeing so many skip days on your charts.

6. REST and don't binge.

I know if you look at my chart above, the first few weeks I had absolutely no rest, but looking back, that's probably why I was so exhausted ALL THE TIME. Give your body a chance to recuperate. At least once a week... twice is better. Wednesday and Sunday, maybe? Also don't use your rest days to binge! Eat what you want everyday, but remember: All in moderation.

7. Research about workouts.

Especially if you're targeting specific areas. There are so many sites that provide target workouts or the best workout for a specific result. Do your homework!

8. Monthly challenges!

These are such a big thing on Pinterest. Workout challenges!

They're a great way to keep you motivated and if you absolutely cannot work in your regular workouts every now and then, these are good.

9. Train for something.

Like a 10k marathon, or a swimsuit competition. These will keep you training hard until those competitions are done, then you just have to train for something else.

10. CONSISTENCY

Me and my sister were talking and she told me, there was a trainer who said that people always came up to her/him and asked what the best way to lose weight was. The trainer answered: "CONSISTENCY". I see the reality of that now. If I didn't dedicate the time I did to workout regularly, I don't think I'd be seeing the results I am today. Keep at it, even if you don't see improvement. It will come, just keep at it. Some people lose the weight right when they start, some gradually, some tighten up all of a sudden right when they're about to give up. SO KEEP AT IT!

11. Do this for YOURSELF.

I was gonna stop at 10 but then realized, this is probably on of the biggest things with this "program". This is going to be a LIFESTYLE CHANGE. This is your life, so do this for yourself. It's so that you'll live a healthier, happier lifestyle.

That's it, I think. Again, this is just what worked FOR ME. I'm not saying it'll work for everyone. Also, I am not licensed in any way, I am not a fitness instructor or anything. I'm simply someone who has found working out to be therapeutic, in a way.

Keep me updated if this helps in any way?

Confused

Lately, I have absolutely no idea about what I'm supposed to do. I want to cry because I'm so confused. I know it's time to finalize a decision and I know what I'm supposed to do but it is that one thing that I absolutely do not want to do. I don't know if I should be making the sacrifice that will benefit me or benefit you. I'm crying all the time because I already know what I should do but I am fighting against the need to do so.

This post isn't even making any sense. I doubt anyone will know what it's about.

Ok, I Lied

I wasn't able to make up for my absence through a vlog post by Wednesday. I'm sorry. I just get really busy. And we had a quiz that made me want to cry. MANASCI. Eff. Anyway.
Last night Laura, StephB, Aldric and I went out to watch Gangster Squad. Laura and I were pretty much wearing the same outfit. Thank God I brought a sweater with me so we were able to go around without looking like we planned it. Anyway, Gangster Squad.

It was really good. Although, I feel kinda bad that Emma Stone didn't play as big a role in the movie as I would've liked... She was super hot though. So was Ryan Gosling. Dear Lord, RYAN GOSLING.
Not a spoiler: There's this scene in the movie where he's leaning against a pillar and he winks. And I swear, I would give anything to be the one he was winking at. Ugh.
SO moving on, earlier today Iris came over to take photos of me for her class project. Haha. So new profile pictures are on the way in a week, maybe. And right now, we're here. I'm watching her play XBox while I'm blogging. I'm such fun company *dripping with sarcasm*.
That's pretty much it for now.

New Heights

I didn't post last Wednesday. I didn't post over the weekend either. Why not, you ask? Here are the answers:
Wednesday, for the simple reason that there was nothing to write about. Weekend because I went on a hike. YAY HIKES!
We went to Daguldol, Batangas. 4hr hike, achieved in 3hrs40mins. At night. By moonlight. Who's awesome now, betch. We were the PM batch of DLSU OC to climb since the first batch started at around 3 or 4pm, I think? We started at 9:30pm?
I didn't realize how much I missed hiking until this hike. Normally, I'm not so hot for hiking trips and I usually suck at it. But for the first time, since EVER, I didn't mind the hike. The fact that our adventure started with us walking along the beach should have given me a clue as to how happy this hike would make me. And I actually felt kinda fulfilled during the hike instead of just after it.

(c) Ysa Omengan

Coming down was a bit harder. Extremely painful toes were the result of that one. It took way longer than it should have for me to get back to the base of the mountain.
But rewards are given to the deserving. We got to hang around at the beach before heading home. It was a bit rocky on the shore but near the end of the beach, there was a pier. 

(c) Ysa Omengan

We were able to jump off the pier! Which was extremely scary for me since I hate drops, especially since the pier was about... what? 15ft from the surface of the water? I might be exaggerating but that's what it felt like to me, but I did it twice. The first time with a little hesitation and the second time took like... 15mins of urging, but I did it anyway.
Yay me!

(c) Ysa Omngan
That pier in the distance. Yup.

So yeah, I'll have a vlog post up on Wednesday about the hike, and other stuff if I have more to talk about, and STILL have a post up by the weekend to make up for my week's absence.

Right now though, I have to go to bed. So g'night.

Series Binging

I've been obsessed with tons of tv series lately... Ok, Not lately. For a LONG while. It's one of the ways I bond with my dad. We watch so new episodes late at night, or do a marathon on weekends. Or a lot of times, I marathon a few all on my own. I'll stay up until the wee hours of the morning to finish it.
My most recent binges have been on the following (classified by genre in case you were looking for something in particular):

Comedy:

The New Normal*

Modern Family

2 Broke Girls*

The Mindy Project

Whitney

Cop/Lawyer:

Blue Bloods*

Suits*

Law and Order SVU

Criminal Minds

Elementary

Perception*

Castle*

Sci-Fi/Fantasy:

Doctor Who*

Lost Girl*

Alphas

Life on Mars

Once Upon a Time*

The Vampire Diaries*

I Don't Know How to Classify These:

Revolution*

Hart of Dixie*

Touch

Arrow*

Person of Interest

*Highly recommended

This list is severely lacking. I can't remember some of them but there are just SO MANY on my list. I swear. I am in love with most of the leading men. Right now I am in love with Lost Girl's Kris Holden-Ried (Why? Because this is all I have watched for the past 10hrs.)

Kris Holden-Ried, everybody! Can I just like. Seriously. LOOK AT HIM. HOW IS THIS EVEN. DAMN IT. JUST. UGHHHH.

Talking Shit

First post I'm making from my iTouch so I can't change the font. But it has to work because this can't wait.
This is obviously going to be a I'm-pissed-off-and-the-world-needs-to-know post. If you're having a good day, just ignore me. This isn't going to contain any names for you to search for on social networking sites anyway so just continue with your happy life.
You've been warned.
There are people who make comments that are worth listening to and there are people who should never make comments. On anything. Ever.
Someone just told me I 'talk shit' because of an answer I gave to his inquiry which, if I specify any further will make abundantly clear who this person is. Oh, also because he overheard me talking about why I keep shaving my hair off (I was explaining my alopecia to someone else who asked).
First of all, if you do not believe the answers I give to your inquiries, especially regarding my personal belongings, why the hell did you ask in the first place?
I am now making an announcement: do not ask me personal questions if, when I give you a serious answer, you will not believe me anyway. It is stupid on your part, frustrating on mine. There is no point in our exerting effort to form words with our tongues, mouths, voice box, and whatever other body parts are required in speaking if you have already decided that your assumption is right. I do not need you to share your questions with me because I obviously already know the answers to these 'personal' inquiries seeing as they are about me.
Second of all, and honestly this is the important part, how much of a douchebag are you to say, out loud and to my face, that I am making up the fact that my hair falls out due to stress. Alopecia is a real thing and, though I am confident in whatever hairstyle I have to maintain, your immediate dismissal of the emotional whirlwind and vulnerability this medical condition has put me through is hurtful and insensitive.
Finally, do not claim people 'talk shit' just because the answers you get do not coincide with what you wanted to hear. It's ignorant and narrow-minded.

The Book List

On second thought, I'm not posting the complete list of books I've read over Christmas break because I've got a feeling you guys will judge me. So I'll post the not so harshly judge-able ones. And review them in a sentence.

The Sherlockian: I really wanted to like it, but it wasn't worth the effort it took me to finish it.

One For The Money: The ball was round but it rolled along real slow.

Rumour Has It: Cute story and British accents (I can hear them in my head, sue me), 'nuff said.

To Kill a Mockingbird: I now understand why it's a classic.

Yup, I think no one will be able to judge me too harshly for those. You guys got any good book reccomendations? Comment comment comment!

Not the Book Review I Promised

I saw this: 

Original site here.

And just thought that, if you didn't already know, the company that owns Dove also owns Axe, which advertises the women that men want to attract like this:

Which is really sad since this basically makes them liars. Such a waste since the message they send with Dove is brilliant.

I have no problem calling the girls they use in the Axe ads pretty or sexy or beautiful, because they are. I just wish they would be more open to diverse kinds of beauty or sexiness.

Yeah. That's pretty much it for the night.

White Rabbit

"I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date!" - White Rabbit

I told you guys this was going to be hard for me, first "scheduled" post and I'm already starting it an hour and 49minutes late. But I'll try to get better as time goes on. No promises other than that I'll try.
So I've been watching a ton of movies and reading tons of books to pass time before school starts, which is in a few hours (and my body clock's still messed up. Damn.) I'll list a few of them down and give a sentence-contained review for each of them.

Movies:

Sisterakas: Storyline was so-so, punchlines were awesome.

Sosy Problems: Pretty, exaggeratedly conyo girls who lacked comedic timing and scriptwriters with no real dedication to their story.

Life of Pi: The entire experience of being in line for a rollercoaster until the moment you finally get to ride it. (I'm assuming, since I hate rollercoasters.)

Rise of the Guardians: I am in lust with Jack Frost and in love with the Sandman.

Django Unchained: Bloody but significant.

My Neighbor Totoro: Nostalgia incarnate. (Might just be for me, though.)

Pitch Perfect: Acca-tastic, yes I said it, and just do you know all of them can sing.

There are so many more, but I'm too lazy to post the others. Sorry...

Damn it. My dad's telling me to go to bed or I won't wake up for class tomorrow.

I will post the books tomorrow. I hope. I will try.

I'm Back

Ok. I've been gone for 6months and every now and then I'm like, 'I should write in my blog. People are gonna think I did have cancer and died.' but then I'm too lazy or too busy or just so uninspired that I don't even bother. So I've let you go and think that I've been dead. I'm such a selfish bitch.
But now, I'm back. And hopefully I'll be updating twice a week. I have come to realize that daily updates is just not possible for me. I don't have the discipline to keep it up.
So to update you with my life since I stopped blogging last year, we'll do a really quick post, no pictures. My hair grew back over summer break, and it was pretty good until the end of first term and it started falling out again. Did a couple of hikes and a lot of surf trips. Friend left, then came back within a month when she was supposed to be gone for a year. Then... Big fights and Christmas break and now it's a new year. Uneventful to say the least.
So yeah, that's pretty much it for now. I'll be updating every Wednesday and a weekend. I hope. I will do my best.

Words of Encouragement

There aren't that many spoken in this house.
I'm just so disappointed in the lack of support and optimism and faith my parents have in me and my sister. It's not that they're not supportive at all, it's that a lot of the time, I don't think they're supportive enough. I know that we might not exactly deserve their encouragement as of late, what with us not being start students, at times not even average, but could you not be so pessimistic?

Seriously. I know you're being honest about our abilities based on our past performance, but could you just not? At least once in a while? Can't you abide by the rule 'if you've got nothing good to say, don't say anything at all' or react negatively? You taught us that, could you live by it?

I'm making my parents sound totally unsupportive. They're not. They're really just, as I said, honest about our abilities based on our past performance.
It's not like they go, 'you can't do it', it's more like they make a comment or a facial expression that we just KNOW is meant to discourage us from getting our hopes too high. Probably so they don't drop and crumble if we fail. Which is a good thing. I guess.

I just wish they were the parents who are just like, 'YOU CAN DO IT!' even if they have no idea what their kids are trying to achieve. Even if it's just once in a while. Or even just once.

I don't think they've ever lied to us even to just let us delusion ourselves into thinking that we could do absolutely anything we wanted.

Anyway, I'm rambling. And I just wanted to dedicate this to my sister. Who has a bright future ahead of her. Know that I believe in you. I do. A lot of other people do too. We're just not wired the way some people wish we were. And they are looking out for your future, in the way you know how, which is just not always in the way you'd like.

101Years, 4 Days and Counting

Last Friday, we celebrated the closing of DLSU's centennial celebration. There were performances in the new Henry Sy Sr. Building, a bazaar in the Yuchengco lobby and of course, the day ended with fireworks. It's time like these that you can really see the love La Sallians have for their school. As cheesy as it seems, I really do believe that school become homes. La Sallians have formed families with their schoolmates and professors. It's kind of amazing that La Salle schools have been able to provide such an environment for 101 years, and I bet, will continue to do so for many more years to come.


First steps into Henry Sy Sr. Building with Star.

Extremely long drumming and cheering sequence before the fireworks.

The fireworks. Finally. What everyone was waiting for. And it was definitely worth the wait. So for those of you who missed it, here it is.

Show of La Salle pride ended the night aside from the L-A-S-A-L-L-I-A-N! song which got stuck in everyone head.

Can't wait for the next celebration that'll be like this.
ANIMO!

It's Medley Time

I haven't posted in a looong while and I have so many videos lined up. They're kinda late in the events of my life but still kinda fun to watch. For me, at least.
So yeah, my sister wanted to do a medley of Eyes Open by Taylor Swift and The Broken Ones by Dia Frampton. So we messed around with it a bit and this was the result.
Her birthday's coming up in a bit so send your love! Comment on the video or on this blog post!
So... what else... hmmmm. I think that's pretty much it. I have to set up a schedule for my blogging since school just started up again. it's most likely going to be blog posts every Wednesday and Saturday/Sunday. So expect a new post in the next few days.
So, here's the video and I hope you guys like it!

Oh, my friend, Sean, wanted to hear me sing so that's partly why I decided to post this. If you wish you didn't have to hear my voice, blame him.

Insomnia, Illegal Car Rides and Monster Pet Shops

Fun car ride with Laura after welcoming the CCS and SOE froshies with some of my orgmates to DLSU during the first round of welcoming for the LPEP week. Don't feel like writing much today so I hope you have as much fun watching the video as I did recording it.

Watch the Videos Even If You've Got Something Better to Do

I promised I'd post videos from my Boracay trip within the week and here they are... FINALLY! Sorry they took so long, I kinda lost the memory card since I brought two on the trip. The one the videos were on were still at the bottom of the bag I brought on the trip.

This first one is basically me and Sarah talking on the boat about anything we can think of. Most of the people we were on the trip with are in this video. You probably shouldn't watch this if you get seasick easily or just dislike crappy video-taking.

Here's the view of the Boracay shoreline from our boatride. Didn't edit anything because one: I'm too lazy, and two: I don't have the programs to edit it properly so might as well not edit at all.

Finally, here's Yana talking about some pretty racy stuff!!! Kidding. She's just talking about hotdogs. The kid-appropriate kind for those of you who's got their minds in the gutter. Yana's one of the little kids we were with on our trip. I love kids, don't you? So yeah, mashed together two videos. Again, no real editing for the reasons stated above.

So yeah. Let me bid you adieu for the time being. I'll probably post another blog or video tomorrow just to make up for my absence.

Pew Pew take2

 I haven't posted in a while. Partly due to the heat, mostly due to laziness. So again, I'll be updating in a series this week, starting with the Boracay trip I went on with my friends last April 12, 2012.
My friends being Ateneans and an Iska were on break, meaning Jen and I, being La Sallians, had to cut a day or two of class. Supposedly the trip was to bond with one of our friends who's leaving for Singapore later this year, but at the last minute, her parents made her back out... no REAL surprise there.
So anyway, night before we left, we stayed at Phoebe's house. Just because it would be more convenient... and more fun.
Phoebe and Sarah tried teaching me how to play bridge. Which I can beat them at after a few tries. BOOM BABY! We barely slept and Pheebs didn't sleep at all. So yeah, rushrushrush to the airport... Not really, we were pretty chill coz we were super early.
I'll speed through the next part coz I can feel you getting bored.
So we check-in our "luggage", have breakfast at the airport. Chill a bit more, board the tiny plane and fall asleep before take-off. Land at Caticlan airport and wait for the carousel to spit out our bags.
Funny thing though, there was a box of Dove bar soap riding the carousel like nobody's business.
Moving on, we had a short ride to the boat, rode it across to Boracay island itself then shuttle ride to the hotel. Estacio Uno, same place we stayed last time.
We got there at around 9am so we had to chill a bit at the cabana.

Chillin at the cabana with Jen, Phoebe and Patrick. (c)Gai Pardilla

By 10am we were showed to our room, so we picked our beds and took naps til lunch.

Our room. (c) Jenina See

After our nap and lunch, we went out to ride the Zorb. It's this huge plastic bubble that they can either strap you into to or let you slosh around with a bucket or two worth of water, then they let you roll down a hill... try it if you haven't. It's fun.

ZORB! (c) Gai Pardilla

Wet and wild. (c) Phoebe Chua

Sarah strapped in for the dry Zorb ride! (c) Phoebe Chua

We bummed around the rest of the day, had dinner and bonded over drinks. First night was 3 pitchers of Toilet Duck. Which was fun. Bonded with Patrick and Mark. Soldiers fell one by one... survivors: I can't even remember but I think it was me, Gai and Phoebe? Jen broke out in a killer rash, so did Patrick.

Next day we bummed around again but it started to rain. Hard. Which would have been fine. Except we were going to go on a yacht ride with everyone. But we decided to persevere and it turned out fine. It stopped raining by the time we got on the boat and we were able to relax and enjoy the view. Which was awesome, just so you know. I'll post the video of the view sometime this week. Honest.

Row row row your boat! (c) Sarah Liao

Jen, Phoebe and Gai.

Everyone we were with on our trip.

Jen's attempt at being a "photographer". (c) Jenina See

Group pic of me and my girls! (c) Mark Ley

View of the shoreline in party mode.

So yeah, we had massages then went out to eat. Went back to the hotel after and started drinking. Again. Absolut and Jose Cuervo this time. Not really the Cuervo but the Absolut was gone.

Absolut with Sprite and cherries.

We drank til 4am, I think. Again one by one the soldiers fell except for 3 survivors: Gai, Mark and me. We were a bit hungry so we headed to Jonah's for some shake. Yum.

Survivors enjoying shakes from Jonah's.

Went back to the resort and chilled awhile. The two other people in the picture mixed Cuervo into my shake. Dastardly devils. Didn't really matter though, coz I'm strong. Kidding. Anyway. Yeah. We stayed up til around 5:30am. Then that was it, trip over. Back to Manila. Sad story. But super fun weekend.

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K. Gotta get back to studying for finals now.
Vlog and blogpost when it's all over.
Honest.

Backtracking at Bratpack: The JanSport Story

I remember my first JanSport backpack...

I got it sometime when I was in 7th grade, my dad had bought it for me. I loved it. It was this abstract designed thing with faces in different shades of blue. I used it everyday after that, my mom would get mad because it almost never got washed. Some pretty good memories with that bag. After a few years though, my mom gave it to one of my cousins. I was pretty bummed out when I found out so said she'd just get me a new one.

Later, me and my mom headed over to Robinsons Galleria. Just to chill a bit. To my delight, there was a store selling JanSport backpacks. The store was Bratpack.

I dragged my mom into the store and did the smug face, complete with the wiggling eyebrows. She just sighed and let me take my pick of which one I wanted.

There were so many choices, it's impossible to not find a JanSport backpack to fit your personality and style. I took forever to pick and I pulled so many bags of the rack, at some point I was afraid the guard would kick me out of the store! But the clerks were nice and assisted me the whole time, they even commented on which bag colors and designs were more popular and which styles would better suit my needs.

So many s-backpack-ular (corny! haha) backpacks to choose from!

Eventually, I settled on the JanSport with different colored patches on it. I use it quite a bit, at school to carry all my books and things, to pack my stuff for sleepovers and even for my overnight trips when I go hiking!

Even my friend brought a JanSport backpack!

I love the fact that all the JanSport bags have a LIFETIME guarantee and that they're all so affordable! Not to mention durable. My backpack has been on so many hiking trips with me, it's hard for me to believe that there isn't even a single tear or loose thread on it yet.
I've been to different branches of Bratpack, and although the one in Robinsons Galleria isn't the biggest, I've got to say that I can't seem to bring myself to buy anything from the other branches. It's probably because of some kind of gratitude I have to the Galleria branch staff for making my crucial hours of backpack choosing fun. And honestly, they haven't let me down yet.

Me, at the Bratpack Robinsons Galleria branch with the JanSport Centennial backpacks!

Recently, I went back to Bratpack Galleria to take pictures and again, I took forever taking the pictures, but as usual the staff was patient and helpful. They even let us move the lights so we could adjust the lighting. (Me and my sister still need to work on our lighting skills though. Obviously.) I wish all the employees of all stores were like this.

Anyway, as I was roaming around the store, checking out the new JanSport bags, I came across these goodies:

Different bags for all your different needs!

There were so many new additions to the JanSport family! I was itching to get my hands on all of them.

First, we've got the Inner Beast Duffle bag. Isn't it just a-roar-able? It's great for the gym or overnight trips with friends! I know that if I had this, I'd be a total gym rat just to show off this bag!

Then, we've got the mini Superbreak and the Wheeled Superbreak. I think these two go together for smart travelers. We've got the super chic rainbow reptile print on the stroller for those trips abroad and the mini backpack to store your passports, wallets and other necessities. Traveling is exciting, but how much better would the experience be with the perfect traveling partners? Your JanSport duo! It's huge and lightweight so you can pack more outfits for the trip or pasalubongs for your loved ones! In fact, I think you can do both. Booyah!

Finally, we've got a classic from the Superbreak line, my favorite. The all-purpose backpack and really, how could you go wrong with that? I love the Alien Green color, but no matter what color or design you get, it's just the right size for everyday use. In fact instead of getting paper or plastic bags for your purchases, you could put your items right into your backpack! More convenient for shoppers (not to mention eco-friendly), especially if you love eating on-the-go since you won't have to juggle your food and the shopping bags.

I feel like, no matter what JanSport bag you're sporting, you're a winner. Why? JanSport isn't just about the bag, it's about the memories you make with it.

Sunrise Buckets!

God knows I love hanging out with friends, whether it be my HS friends, blockmates, orgmates or whatever. So last last Friday, March 30, me and a few of my JEMA buddies decided to go out for dinner and chill. Maybe even watch The Hunger Games if there was some time. But there wasn't so we chilled at the resto for a few hours and moved on to Happy Lemon at around 11:30pm. The wings at Sunrise Buckets in Madison Square were awesome. As in YUMMEH IN MAH TUMMEH. Kinda pricey though, worth it if you just chow down there once in a while.

Had a lot of fun taking pictures on Ken's phone, again, and comparing the number of chicken bones on our plate.

In case you were curious, Jen won by a landslide.

Eventually, I got bored at the restaurant and I came up with the idea that we should have a lookalike picture thing. And I had brought my beanie and glasses so...

TA-DAAAH! Aren't we such cutie pies?
Right side, top to bottom: Loel, Jen, Star, Nica and Ed.
Left side, top to bottom: Kelvin, Ken, Me, Mondy and Albert.

Me, Nica and Jen rode Kelvin's car to Happy Lemon. Friggin awesome pimped out ride. I don't have a picture right now, I'll post one next time.

So yeah. That's all. Another post before the weekend. Promise.

The Turnover (Long Overdue)

It's been awhile since I've posted anything so I'm gonna make up for it this week posting about what's been happening in my ever-so-interesting (I wish) life.


Last March 20, 2012 - Tuesday, was DLSU Outdoor Club's turnover dinner! For those of you who don't know what a turnover is, it's an event where those in charge pass their responsibilities onto juniors who they think deserve the honor. So yeah, we had our turnover and it was fun, old officers and current officers, our faculty adviser, and of course the incoming officers were present.
None of the junior officer actually knew what their positions on the org would actually be so we could be "surprised" at the turnover.
The old officers gave speeches and wished us luck on the responsibilities and challenges we will be taking on.
As you all have probably figured out, I am dedicated to all the orgs I take an active part in and DLSU OC is one of them. I don't know if this'll make me sound cocky, but I was pretty sure that I'd become an officer... Ok, it does sound cocky, but that's not how I mean for it to sound.
Anyway, so yeah, I am now VP for Membership Development. And I just want to take this time to say thank you to the officers who gave me this position and felt that I was deserving. I will do my best. I promise. So yeah. 
Here's the list of DLSU Outdoor Club's officers for AY 2012-2013:

Jason Sim, New President beside Lance Dy, Old President
(c)Victor Chan

Tob Castaneda, Old EVP beside Vlad Alcasid, New EVP
(c)Victor Chan

Mem Dev Team: Gerard Buenalor, Old AVP beside Aimee Chua, Old VP beside Me, New VP beside  Justine Ragos and Ryuta Murakami, New AVPs beside Bea del Rosario
(c) Victor Chan

Activities Team: Iris Ang, New AVP beside Ram Manipol, Old VP beside Victor Chan, New VP
(c)Victor Chan 

Finance Team: Crisha Bolisay, Old AVP beside Cz Santos, New VP beside Jason Sim, old VP
(c)Victor Chan

Logistics Team: Jerome Alcasid, Old VP beside Abi Dolon, New VP beside Benj Tuason, New AVP
(c)Victor Chan

Publicity Team: Mico Lorenzo, Old AVP beside Apa Azores, Old AVP beside Eileen Robles, Old and New VP beside Steph Bernardo, New AVP
(c)Victor Chan

Documentation Team: Vlad Alcasid, Old VP beside Laura Cua, New VP
(c)Victor Chan

Socio-Civic Team: Abby Manawat, Old VP beside Larry Sze, Old AVP beside Jodelle Cuanan, New VP
(c)Victor Chan

I think this is still missing a few AVPs and I'll update you when I know for sure. But for the moment, there you go.
Thank you so much old officers for all the guidance you have given us and for all the memories you have been a part of. I hope all of you will still be part of many memories to come and I hope that so many of you reading this will be making new memories with me and the rest of DLSU OC!

The entire crew. I made the Lion, by the way, in 1.5hrs!