What I Got For Christmas 2016

Merry Christmas Everybody!

Although this post kinda went up late, I still feel the holiday spirit. So, these presents are a mixture of what I got for myself and what my parents got me. I feel really thankful and blessed to be able to have all of these and more during Christmas day.

• Dark Blue Cardigan

So during Christmas eve (the 24th), me and my brother went to Greenhills Shopping Center which is pretty much an indoor market. I got this cardigan for PHP 150 (3.01 USD) since I always wear these things when I'm on the go and can't be bothered to mix and match my outfits or pretty much when I throw on leggings and a tank top. I only have a really thick black cardigan, a white blazer and a gray thin cardigan, so I'm really happy that I get to add this into my collection. 

• Pants

For the past few months, I've been so into these pants. They are the comfiest things ever and they are such a fashionable piece. I own 2 black ones that are about the same cut but none of them has this fabric. I also opted for a gray one for those days that I want to look a little bit more dressed up. Also, they're pretty cheap since they cost PHP 350 (7.03 USD) or 3 for PHP 1,000.

• Shorts

I rarely wear shorts nowadays but I honestly found this so cute that I really wanted to get it. This was PHP 350 (7.03 USD) and fits me quite nicely. So I'll be wearing this whenever I just go to hang out with friends or doing some quick errands that does not require me to dress nicely.

• Belt

I don't own a lot of belts, actually I think I only have 1 silver belt that I use whenever I wear my baggy shorts and that rarely looks good on what I wear. So, I got this belt to use whenever I feel like tucking in my shirt or just pretty much showing the top part of my pants which I often do nowadays. This was PHP 150 (3.01 USD) also from Greenhills.

• Starbucks Planner

I really didn't think that I would be able to get this one until the end of the year or probably early on the next year, but I got it exactly during Christmas day. Basically, you'll need to collect 18 stickers, 9 from their regular drinks and 9 from their holiday drinks. I started collecting since the first week of November, so it was kind of expected for me to get this sooner or later since I drink Starbucks as a necessity for studying. 

• L'Officiel Magazine

Well, I actually buy this magazine almost every month due to it's layout since it really has that modern feel into it. I use this magazine as a source for inspiration on what I want my blog post or pictures to look like, it kinda helps me with dressing myself too which I'm not all that good at since this is basically a fashion type magazine. I got this for PHP 250 (5.02 USD) at National Bookstore in Shangri-la during Christmas Eve since me and my brother were spending the night at a hotel room and I didn't really feel like watching TV. 

• Makeup Pouch

This was just a quick purchase on my side since we happen to pass by Daiso in the midst of last minute Christmas shopping. I found this on a small corner of the store for PHP 88. There was also another pouch that says "eyebrows on fleek". There were only 4 of these left, 2 of each design. I'll be using this as a makeup pouch to put inside my bag so that I won't have to dig through endless things for a powder or a lipstick.

• Pandora Princess Tiara Ring in Rose Gold

I actually got this ring in advance during the 20th of December because it was selling out so fast. Pandora's branch at SM Megamall didn't have these in stock anymore (even in silver) so I went to Pandora's branch at Shangri-la and they had this as the very last one in Rose gold. Luckily, it fit me just right so I got it. It was PHP 4,500 (90.39 USD) which I think is worth it since I love rings and I'll be using this very often. I really can't stop looking at it, I'm so obsessed and it was actually the only thing that I wanted for Christmas so I'm just so happy. 

So those are the things that I got for Christmas, I could say that I had an awesome time and I hope you did as well. Now, it's time to get ready for the new year!

Also, if you're interested, you can read about what I got for last year's Christmas right here, hint: it's the time I got my camera.






Disclosure: I am in no way sponsored by any brands / companies mentioned in this post. These were gifts and bought from my own money, all opinions / statements made are based off on my own experience.

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Monthly Goals | November 2016

Lately, I've seen so many bloggers doing a checklist of what they've planned and achieved for a month. Basically, it's a list of their goals for a month for their personal and blogging life which inspired me to create my own. I guess this is for me to track down my progress as well as motivation for me to actually work towards my goal.

• Publish a blog post at least 3x a week

I just recently came back to blogging again and I really missed writing. I used to have a goal around the same time last year to post almost everyday but I gotta admit that it was kind of draining. Now, I do want to stay active and just write so I'll try to at least publish a post 3x a week, probably more but we'll see. This is just for me to get back into the rhythm.

• Updating my old blog posts

This includes uploading better photos, some more thoughts on the subject and just really taking time to make it more high quality. I'm kind of embarrassed that some of my most viewed posts have quite the unappealing photos or way too few information. So, I'll try my very best to fix those up this month.

• Collaborate with someone

Be it a brand or another blogger. I haven't collaborated with brands for awhile and I am quite open about trying out new products or learning new information so we will see. I would like to collaborate with another blogger although I don't really know who yet or what's it going to be about, I just know that I would want to experience it soon because I would want to make new blogger friends and it looks kind of fun doesn't it?

• Finish reading a book

It has actually been more than 5 months since I last finished reading a book so maybe I should start one again soon. Reading has actually gave me a few inspirations of the blog posts that I posted before so maybe reading again will give me more ideas for future posts.

• Finish 1st Semester of online uni.

I'm doing online uni and I'm excited to finish my 1st semester of this year. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it within this month and catch up to everybody else. I love learning and all but let's be honest, studying isn't really that fun so I'm also excited to be done with it.

So, those are my goals for this month. Not really much but hey, baby steps is a good way to start. I will be updating you guys by the end of the month of the things I achieved and what I did not achieve and hopefully a new list of goals for December. 

What are your goals for November?

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Paranormal Experiences (with pictures) | 2016

I haven't posted much about Halloween this year which is quite new for me since it's one of my favorite events in a year. So, I decided to catch up. Today I wanted to tell you guys about my recent paranormal experiences. I know, if you've been reading my blog for awhile, you'd probably remember me talking about some of my other experiences last year. If you want to know about what happened or you just really like paranormal experience stories, then click here for the Part 1 and click here for the Part 2.

"Claw"

This happened back in July this year, around 7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Me and my brother went upstairs after dinner and I saw my brother went inside his room and closed the door behind him. I then went to my room and left the door open just so I could hear my brother if he went out of the room and needed something. So, I grabbed my iPad and started to load up a youtube video (couldn't remember what video that was but for sure it was some sort of vlog) and the volume was very low, like I'm the only one who could hear it. I laid on my bed with my back facing my door. After a few minutes, I felt someone climb in bed beside me, like I really felt like someone lay behind my back but when I looked back, no one was beside me, really nothing at all so maybe I was just being paranoid but, I could've sworn that I really felt something so I decided to get up from my bed and when I looked outside of my door, I could see the light switch outside my room by the stairs and I saw this:

This photo is unedited, I swear to all of you. It doesn't even give it justice because it's much more clearer in person than it is in the photo. Okay so for me, it kind of looks like some sort of claw. Trust me when I say that it was never there when we came up from having dinner and I would know because I'm the one who turned the light on and I would notice something like this. My brother never left his room because I would hear it if he did since he also has one of the loudest doors ever. I just took a picture of it to show it to my friend and my mom because I didn't think that it was some sort of ghost at first. I was actually worried that someone may got into the house (like an intruder or something) so I checked every single room, every closet, under the beds, storage room, back room everywhere but I saw no one. I also remembered that I never opened the doors to the house for the whole day that day. I wiped it off and it came off pretty easy and I just used a damp tissue.



"Siri"

This, I couldn't explain it myself but I was inside my room and was laying in my bed when I was on my phone. I remember being on twitter at that time just scrolling through my feed and reading almost every tweet I see because I was bored. This was in the middle of the day, around 2:57 p.m. It was dead silent. My brother was in his room and wasn't making a sound. And you know how apple introduced this "Hey siri" feature that you can access Siri even if you aren't holding your phone and you just need to say "Hey Siri". So yea, something weird happened:

Can I just ask why do I not see the "Hey Siri" command? I'm also 100% sure that I did not press anything to activate Siri because I was reading someone's tweet at that time and IF (I'm saying that it's really impossible!) I did, who the hell asked "who's there?!" It was so quiet that the only noise there, was air. And Siri, you aren't really making it better now aren't you? I was just so freaked out that I asked Siri about it (I was freaked out okay! lol)

It's just way too creepy that I just stopped and let my phone die and charged it. It didn't really happen again which I'm very thankful for because I am constantly on my phone.



"Out of body experience"

This is the thing I've been experiencing for quite awhile now. Like me managing to watch myself sleep as if I'm another person in my dream but still looks exactly the same as me. This time, I got to actually wander while my body was sleeping in my bed. For some reason, in this dream along with my other dreams similar to this, everything was just dark and if you know me, I never sleep with the lights off in my room (I'm really a scaredy cat).

So yea,  I was asleep in my bed and I suddenly woke up with someone breathing down my neck, I looked back and I saw that it was me. For whatever reason I started kicking her (or me) out of my bed and I grabbed her hair and she looked straight at me. She said (or I said, I know this is confusing) "Wake up. You're dreaming. Wake up. They're coming". The thoughts in my head were like "who are you and who tf is coming?" but having to hate people who don't follow instructions in horror movies, I realized that this was actually a dream and I tried following what she (or I) said by closing my eyes and willing myself to wake up.

I woke up in my bed again but the other me is gone and everything was just dark. I got out of bed and I looked down at myself and I could actually feel that I'm still asleep but I couldn't get myself to wake up yet. So, in "spirit form" or "dream form" or whatever you'd like to call it, I walked out of my room to check on my brother. Again, this is the first time that I can wander while my body is sleeping. He was sleeping so soundly but I saw a cockroach by his door. I know that he hates cockroaches so I grabbed a broom and tried to kill it. It ran away and I couldn't find it. Suddenly I had some spiders crawling up my legs so I went straight to the bathroom to wash them off. Then, the bathroom door closed and locked itself. I tried opening it but it wouldn't give in (you can only lock the door from the inside btw so idk what was happening). I tried making some noise by hitting the door with my hand but nothing's happening. Mind you, I was asleep and in some sort of way, I kind of hear something banging whilst I was sleeping (pretty weird and I can't explain it any clearer) but I couldn't wake up. So, I started to panic but the door started to open so I ran out and checked on my brother one more time and ran to my bedroom. It felt so far away, like really it takes about 3 seconds from my bathroom to my bedroom but in this dream it took like a minute but I made it. When I reached my door, I woke up. This time I really woke up and everything was bright and looked normal. It was 3:02 a.m., took me a minute or two to recover and make sure I'm not trapped in some sort of bizarre dream again.

Nothing happened after that, other than me not being able to go back to sleep because I was kind of shaken up. But yea, everything was normal.

So those are my paranormal experiences this year. Thankfully it wasn't as many as last time and hopefully, no more of them the next time because I am the most coward of a person ever. Like I literally could not stand to watch a whole horror movie (I still haven't seen shutter or conjuring because I know I won't be able to handle it!) so I don't know why these things keep happening to me. I guess making up for some lost experiences because I don't watch horror movies? Idk but I hope that you liked it and Happy Halloween everybody!

Until the next post,

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Halloween / Pumpkin socks from Topshop. More of my Haul from last year here.

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