It has been already been three weeks since I have returned from Boracay. I did hold back a little on the booze because I don't want to reach blackout-drunk levels and get crazy hangovers the next day, but I did indulge on food.

Before leaving for Boracay, I was doing exercise routines to help me keep in shape, albeit not extensive but at least I was getting results. This was my tummy on my first day there.

Lazy boy seats in Eastwood Ultra Cinema. [Photo: source]

First, let me tell you 15 cinema facts about myself. Yes, fif-frickin-teen. I couldn't, for the life of me, narrow them down. Too many pet peeves.

1. I ask for seats that are within the eye level. Unless of course the cinema is sold out and I have to painstakingly take a seat at the first three front rows or at the side.
2. I like to play the unofficial trailer title guessing game. Sometimes, I get competitive with the other moviegoers and I try to guess the title before they do. Jerk move, I know. 
3. I do not talk during parts of the movie where my voice could overlap movie dialogue, therefore reducing chances of inaudibility.
4. I appreciate a good movie musical score. I especially love when it can move me to tears. (e.g., Kick-Ass)
5. I don't hog the shared armrest.
6. I love action movies. I'm more likely to watch them than drama movies in the big screen. 
7. I always have a bucket of buttered popcorn with me, preferably Tater's. If this is your favorite flavor, you're in luck!
8. I love going to cinemas that have a nice movie-going crowd. (i.e., people who know when to laugh, applaud, or give a standing ovation, AND people who know when to be dead silent)
9. Although I have my must-watch-on-the-big-screen movies, every now and then I like to mix it up with corny and/or feelgood movies IF there's money to spare. 
10. I don't make unnecessary and unrelated comments unless I see a character that's also in another show  I watch. I try to do it quietly unless it's a surprising cameo appearance.
11. I turn my head and glare at noisy, inconsiderate people until they feel uncomfortable.
12. I keep my phone in silent, ALWAYS. 
13. I appreciate a sensible debate should there be open-ended endings, but only AFTER the movie finishes.
14. I wait until the ending credits finish because I believe the movie must be watched in its entirety. Also, just so I would not miss any bonus scenes at the very end.
15. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I believe in KKB. 

Obviously, for a movie buddy, I'd also like the same. I'm not expecting to find anyone with exactly the same likes and dislikes so I'm just putting this list out there for reference.

Before, I have always maintained that I shouldn't over saturate my Instagram profile with my face. But when 2013 came, I even have to make an effort to post random things just so I can break my vanity rampage. It is hard. (That's what she said!)

One day, I'll probably bring my camera for higher resolution in my photos. Nevertheless, this micro vanity breaks (©JV Maralit) have been a great stress reliever for me. Let me put it this way: Some take yosi breaks, I do this.


There are two types of people who take their photos from elevator reflections: great dressers with no personal photographers a la Camille Co, or really vain people. Seeing that I would take my photo regardless of how haphazardly I dressed, of course I belong in the latter!

One time, my iPhone camera lagged too long and the elevator already reached my floor. I did the most sensible thing, and that is to make a round trip back to the ground floor. Yes, someone I know saw me. Kebs!

Then, there are times when I feel like "Hey, I just woke up. I'll drop my side bangs and put on lipstick. Only lipstick." Very Titanic Rose moment. I used to wear only nude lipsticks because I was scared that colored ones are too loud and something I cannot pull off. 2013 is going to change that.


Since the office stairwell is my favorite place in the office to cry and/or make personal phone calls, one day it hit me. Why do I not take photos using the floor to ceiling windows that reflects my image!


Then it leveled up. I started feeling comfortable with my fire exit. Yes, I have already marked it as my territory and sweet escape.

The legs on those photos greatly depict my frustration for long legs, a few more inches and I would have made my childhood dream happen--joining Binibing Pilipinas. Huhu. All I can do now is to pose them in a way that would make them look longer and leaner. They are muscly in real life.

I originally just wanted to take a photo of my skirt. I just bought it last week from Arf, you see. Yesterday when I was in a hurry, still with dripping wet hair, I had to pick the fastest outfit I can from my pile of clothes. This led me to the most effortless combination that I always sport in such situations--The T-shirt + Girly Skirt Pair.

It's not even an ensemble, just a couple of clothing pieces worn together. For this certain pairing, I had to use a (ex)boyfriend shirt that was on the top of the pile.

Aaaand by now, you must probably be thinking, "Wow, what a narcissist! Who could ever make a post this long only to talk about herself and her vanity." For this, my only response would be...

Or any other niche blogging theme.

Early this year, I attended a company-sponsored hobby class with Mr. Anton Diaz, the mind behind Our Awesome Planet, Mercato, Mezza Norte...you get it. The class was kinda about how you'll become a better at blogging and the secrets into making it big online. One tip was to find a niche and build up on it.

1. I can take photos of what I buy but it's hard for me to follow through with a review, unless of course I strongly feel something about this product. It's either I truly love it on me or I hate it and it was too horrendous that I just had to share my thoughts so you'd stay away from it too. 


2. I talk too much. Sometimes to the point where my segues become a new topic on their own, totally different from what I was originally talking about. Lest you are a friend in real life, I don't see how my lengthy babble would endear any stranger.


3. I am interested in too many things and I can't be limited to just posting about a certain topic. 


4. I am lazy often. If only you could see how many draft posts I have right now. I have everything in my head: a carefully thought out topic, a mediocre title and photos that I snapped. But really, where do you get the time? Hopefully now that my love life's bleak, I can squeeze an hour or two. 


5. I don't have the money to finance possible blog themes. Truth be told, writing a fashion blog, a travel blog, a food blog, a beauty blog, and so on, requires that you have something to write about and preferably, something that you experienced first hand. Scratch that. Not just preferably, but mandatory. Imagine posting a review about the food served in Spiral when you haven't even eaten there.
   
   But then again, nothing stops you from making an all-DIY beauty blog or a homecooked meals blog or an ukay-ukay fashion blog. All good ideas if you have time. (If you have one, I'd love to read them! ^^)


6. I easily get bored.


7. I am self-absorbed and I won't apologize for it. Notice that everything in this enumeration starts with an "I"? Yeah, me too. And as much as I want to share the actual consumer experience, a post usually becomes a journal entry of how I eventually managed to buy this or do this. 

The one blogging tip that I'm trying to follow religiously now is to post frequently. Last month, I set myself a goal of two posts per month and I achieved it. This month, I'm just aiming for a higher post count than November.

*This is me looking into your soul

I'm doing this blogging thing since it has quite proven to be a good distraction from the urges of giving up to this quarter-life crisis I'm in. And since what usually gets me into misunderstandings is when I get overly expressive about my thoughts that the words I say comes out unfiltered, I thought I'd just divert them into something that I could also benefit from. Sometimes, I don't even mean it but my mouth just HAD to say it. So hopefully by writing, I'll get to limit myself from tactlessly spurting out words without enough consideration.

Also, it is actually fun to do.

I have already come to a conclusion that this will forever be a personal blog, one which contains multi-topics that have my candid views into everything I encounter, being that I'm a probinsyana and all that naivety. (Yes, I'm still doing that persona haha) Although, I really must sort out my labels for those who are selective in what they read.

To the people who message me or leave comments saying they were able to endure all the blabbing I do, thank you for the appreciation.

*On an unrelated note, here's a random self-portrait to keep the vanity alive. Also TL;DR posts make me sleepy as well.

In my opinion, a white pair of bikinis are the hardest to wear, swimwear-wise. (Not that I actually swim haha) I don't know if it's the simplicity that you don't have anywhere to hide the imperfections, or really just the fact that white cloth turns translucent when wet, something I learned from Cougar Town.