Happy 27th Birthday Nicole

Hello, it's been a while.

You have been very selfless for quite some time now. You have been putting yourself at the back page of your book of priorities. How's life? Still figuring out the whole adulting wreck?

You are dying to prove to everyone that you are more than what they think of you. You are dying to be free from all the responsibilities that had been put on your shoulder. If only they had taught you how to deal with adulting life in school, you probably knew how to live your life.

But then, experiences are our best mentor or teacher. You learned a lot from all the experiences, all the failures, and joys. Truly you will learn more from things that happen in your real life than you will from hearing or studying things that happen to other people. No books, no advices, and no tips can ever prepare you from the future.

Above all the things that has happened in your life for the past few years. Your biggest achievement is how you raised your daughter alone. Not in the most typical kind of way, and might probably in the most brow raising kind of way but you did it! You did it.

You always try to be hard on yourself, you always question your parenting skills, you always compare yourself from others, but girl, you raised a wonderful, smart, sweet, beautiful, and courageous girl.

She is so independent and fearless and you deserve the best pat in the back for raising her alone. For nurturing her and for instilling in her mind that God is always listening. You may not give her all the bests in life but for her, you are enough. You are the best. 

27 years. Still feels like you're 21 but you're in your late twenties. You have come a long way. Achievements and life is not a race. You are still figuring out how to make a good life, and it's fine!

REVIEW: FRESH SKINLAB JEJU ALOE ICE GEL LOTION (FILIPINA ACNE PRONE SKIN)

Fresh Skinlab Jeju Aloe Ice Gel for Php. 199.00 at Watsons store nationwide.

Hey loves! First post for 2019! Did you missed me? :)

Our skin has so many important functions, loves. It regulates body temperature, allows us to sense touch, and it shields us from microbes and harmful elements. As the largest organ of the human body, it is mind-blowing that so many of us tend to dismiss skincare as a vanity need rather than view it as a necessity for human health. Take me as an example. I had been spending so much money on make-ups lately that I took little time to even buy new products for my skincare routine.

For today's blog, I'm gonna review this aloe gel that has been making some noise in the market. It is literally always out-of-stock at Watsons or at SM Department in my area.

A Year Again...

Hello! It took me another year to update this blog again. My busyness has taken a toll on me and I admit I had been lacking of any ideas to post here.

So let me start this off from what happened in a year of my MIA. I had been procrastinating for so long!

I started writing again. I went back to Wattpad and started revising my stories, changing the covers, editing the plot. I enjoy being in control and in contact with my hobby again. My ideas just overflow everytime I start writing and I just couldn’t stop. Maybe my calling is really about writing.

Although it wasn’t easy to went back at it again since a lot has changed. I was gone for four years in the writing world and a lot had happened. A lot of Authors who are much much better and a lotbof changes with the website itself.

But I’m trying to keep on track and be it. A lot of opportunities had opened the moment I started writing again. There was this app/website who messaged me and wanted to publish my works at their app and they’ll pay for me.

I want to finish the series sooner and hopefully publish it hardbound someday. My stories speaks about my life. I relate every snippets of my life to my stories. The woman protagonist is my alter ego. I am happy that people are reading my stories and their positive feedbacks mean a lot to me.


With being a mom, so Zavi started to go to school last June. It was a surreal moment for me. My little tot will soon be a kindergarten student. Time flies so fast. She’s growing everyday becoming a little miss that’s witty and smart. Well, it wasn’t all rainbows and butterflies, it’s always a compromise when you are a mom. It’s a hard and tough job but everyday I’m learning to it.

(As I am writing this, my daughter is currently pooping.)

So this is basically my life now, it’s boring, not the life I dreamed and wanted but yeah... this is reality.


I love being a mom but it’s a role that requires you to be tougher and stronger for your kids. I sometimes thought about the lost opportunities and goals but I know everything is well planed by the Almighty Creator.

What else is new?

An opportunity of going back to US is knocking on my door but for now. I am not yet ready to go back.. Scared of going back there and then repeating my mistakes again. Afraid that I’ll leave Zavi here and then who’s going to take care of her? Single parent really sucks to be honest in times like this.

I’m not rushing to find a husband or anything since I am young and my focus is the betterment of my daughter’s future but if someday, (if you are reading this) come in to my life.. I only wish for you to accept Zavi wholeheartedly and own her as your daughter. Life for us two was tough already considering she grew up not knowing her father but I hope you’ll be man enough to accept the people in my life.

I admit. For the last four years of being a single mom, there are some who was willing to be a part of my life and I almost did commit with someone but thinking about my situation and having my daugher is hard. You see, entering a relationship is a big deal in my life. I don’t want to enter a relationship that will just end in a heartbreak. I want something that will last for a lifetime.

MY DAILY SKIN CARE ROUTINE (GT COSMETICS, KOJIE SAN & BENZAC) OILY T-ZONE AND ACNE PROBLEMS

 Hello there! This is going  to be my first ever skin care post.  I am a bit hesitant to post this but here I am anyway.  I have been suffering from acne since I was 16. I remember it started when my classmates and I shared using this cheek and lip tint that we bought on  Avon. It was simple zits there and here, to my pimples becoming residents in my forehead. Heck, when I was 16 I didn't mind getting those breakouts. People keeps on telling me its normal and it will go away. And... they are all wrong.

FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE
MOM WAS STILL ALIVE

5 THINGS I STRUGGLE WITH AS A MOM

There is no book, advice or class out there to prepare you for the adventures you are about to endure as a parent. No one is ever ready to take on the role of a parent. Something will always come up, and things will happen that need to be done before you are, in fact, "ready." When you are not ready, you will most likely cry and feel hopeless. It’ll feel like you didn’t live life to its fullest and you aren’t ready.

Millennials popular culture today includes things that after you have gotten all the desires of weekend partying, monthly getaways, great sex, awesome work promotions and binge-shopping, sometimes life throws us a curve ball. And, the last thing you know, you're knocked up, alone and lost.

I have learned that talking about my struggles & embracing the fact that I’m not perfect, has helped me in so many ways. So, here  I am sharing to you the struggles I experienced as a mom.

PANCIT BAM-I GUISADO ILONGGO RECIPE

BAM-I RECIPE

Bam-I is a type of noodle dish that originated from Cebu. It has the same ingredients with other noodle/pancit dishes with meat and vegetables like Canton, Bihon, and Sotanghon Guisado, but the combination of flour sticks and vermicelli (sotanghon) noodles makes this noodle dish unique. Most of the pancit noddle dish recipes and the preparation are all the same. The ingredients and the recipe can be adjusted in our own preference to satisfy our tastebuds.

Every Filipino in the universe knows how to make one, with many ingredients or basic ingredients, we, Filipino can make anything out of your kitchen. What  I like about the  noodle dishes here in the Philippines is that it's a dish for everyone in any occasion or just a typical meal or snack. I love it when the noodle dish has lots of ingredients. It's a complete meal and it is one of Zavi's favorite dish.

So this recipe is not that special, it's a typical Bam-I recipe but with a soft touch of Ilonggo Version. Ilonggos are known for their secret special ingredient that gives color in every food they have and that is Annatto Seed. It gives color and life to every food we cook. Every household here in Iloilo has an Annatto Tree.

HERE'S THE RECIPE

PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES MAX

COOKING TIME: 30 MINUTES MAX

4-6 SERVINGS

INGREDIENTS:

• 250 Grams Pancit Canton Noodles
• 250 Grams Vermicelli (Sotanghon) Noodles
• 3 tbsp. cooking oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 3-5 tbsp annatto juice/water (optional for color)
• 1/2 cup shrimp juice (derived by pounding the shrimp head)
• 1/8 kilo pork small slices
• 10 pcs. medium sized shrimp (shelled and heads removed)
• 2 medium sized carrots, jullienned
• 1 large cabbage, chopped
• 2-3 cups of water
• 1 chicken cube
• 4 tbsp. soy sauce
• salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Place sotanghon noodles in a bowl of water to soften. Cut, Set aside.
2. Heat cooking pot and pour cooking oil.
3. Sauté garlic and onion then add the sliced pork and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Add Soy Sauce, Shrimp Juice, Water, Chicken Cube, let boil. Simmer for 5 to 8 minutes.
5. Add Shrimp, Carrots, Cabbage, Salt and Pepper to taste. Cook for 3-5 minutes.
6. Place softened sotanghon noodles and simmer for 3 minutes.
7. Add canton noodles simmer for 2-3 minutes (or until cooked)
8. Finally add the annatto juice and mix. Cover until everything is cooked.
9. Serve hot with calamansi, bread/rice and a glass of coke.
10. ENJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY!!!

FRIDAY, 13TH OF OCTOBER 2017

HELLO!

Here's to our new blog, new way to be productive, new shares about my day-to-day life as a woman, as a mom and as a pursuer of dreams.

I admit I totally abandoned this blog for some reasons unacceptable. Working, Balancing Mommy Duties, Personal Agendas are so hard to manage. I also feel guilty and hurt thinking of abandoning this, abandoning one of the few things I enjoy doing most.

But here it is, A brand new, edited lifestyle blog where I can share tiny bits of my life.

I am not going to promise but I will do my best to update this blog as much as I can.
I somehow miss writing and miss the things I used to do before Zavi happened.

So as a recap:

Nothing much had happened in my life lately. I devoted my life at taking care of Zavi since I quit my job at Starbucks last May 2017. I admit, it was the hardest decision I ever made since that was my first real job. Spending a year of my life with the company, giving up my social life, travelling 4 hours everyday for work and spending 10 hours a day was really tiring, and I can't see myself growing with the said company.. Maybe because my passion stopped burning and the people around me are fake and I am not happy anymore.

It's best to find a job that you really love than finding a job out of convenience. I can compare Relationship to Work.. You won't stay because you need it, you stay because you love it, and in my case, I do love being a barista but I just grew tired of it. As much as I need it financially, I am not growing with it.

Maybe that's one of the reasons why people who once fell in love deeply, couples who had been married for 10 years or more grew apart, because even if how much you love that thing, someday it will come to a point that you'll leave it.

And it's sad but life must go on...