Default Song: "No Good Deed" by Idina Menzel

Do you have a song that you listen to to feel like everything is alright with the (your) world? Mine's "No Good Deed" by Idina Menzel from the Broadway Musical Wicked.

Whenever I listen to it, it just centers me. I don't know why. I think it's the chant at the beginning; it's the thing that made me notice this song. And the emotion: oh God, the loss, the grief, the anger. And coupled with Idina's voice. Perfection.

What's your default feel-good/motivational/bad-ass music?

On Outfit Colors and Personality

I love wearing black. I posted my all-black college outfit before and I still wear variations of it even now. It's my uniform.

I don't feel comfortable when I'm not wearing black, or at least dark colors. I don't feel myself. If necessary, I can stomach lighter colors, but only if I absolutely have nothing to wear anymore.

I also don't like prints that much, especially florals. If I have to go for prints, I'd go with stripes, preferably in black and white or navy and white. I haven't tried wearing other prints like checks or houndstooth. And god-forbid you try to make me wear pastels. I hate pastels. For dresses, I can be persuaded to go with pastels, but for "normal" everyday clothes, NO.

I don't know why this is. Does it reflect personality? Maybe. All I know is if I want to feel 100% for the day, I have to don a black or at least a dark shirt. Oh, and it's much easier to look put-together with this color palette, and it's better for your budget since you won't need to coordinate that much in terms of accessories and footwear (check out my footwear below :P ).

What about you, what's your preferred outfit palette?

Quote-ivation: I Must Not Lose

Today started on a high note and was very productive, but towards the end, it became a struggle. So I have a new #quoteivation:

Weekly Wrap-up: September 15-21, 2014

This week has been...tiresome. It wasn't as hectic as the others; the tasks were just few, but they were huge chunks of time-spenders that kept me up at night and made me have only a couple of hours of sleep.

Quote-ivation: On Typhoons, Consideration, and Growing Up

Yesterday, the Philippines was hit yet again by a typhoon which caused wide-spread flooding in Metro Manila and most North provinces. I was honestly surprised that a typhoon with a path so far up North could affect MM that way. The rains were being compared to Ondoy, the one that sank a lot of parts of the Metro and caused havoc that shocked everyone with its unexpected quality.

On Lipsticks

I love wearing lipstick. I have to wear one; otherwise, I'd look sick and gray. My lips just aren't naturally colored.

My favorite everyday color is Revlon's Coral Berry. It's a great brightening color that flatters me very well and I make sure to always bring it in my makeup bag.

Quoteivation: Quotes for Motivation

Every week, or whenever I’m going through a tough time (which is pretty much every week when we consider school work “tough”), I have a mantra to keep me motivated to finish tasks.
If you’ve been following my Instagram, you’ve already seen some of them.

August 2014 BMM Log

Helloooo! I’m back! Last month was the first month of the school year so it was pretty hectic trying to get used to routine (more on that maybe in another post).

Also, A lot of my upcoming BMM Logs would have school readings so be warned :)

Anyhoo, last August was more on the movies side, especially animes (side note, Kawaii Manila 2 was yesterday but I didn’t get to go because #busy -_-” Oh well, there’s always next year, right?). Let’s get on with the log.

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Books

  

image sources: Haikyuu, The Sheik, The Hand…

Haikyuu Manga. The manga is still on-going but the anime’s about to finish soon. I think I’ll have a post coming up on why this anime is worth watching. Long story short, I love it, especially the manga’s training camp arc (after the Aoba Josai arc). Definitely watch it for inspiration not just in volleyball but in life and determination.

Had flashcards ready, but nothing beats good ol’ legal pad. Apparently, I study better on a pink one with red ink. #weird Whatever works for you, go with it. || #studytips #college #collegetips #ss

My Five-product School Face

Okay, I won’t actually show you my face but I will show you the products.

1. Belo Sun Expert SPF 40 for the Face. SPF is important, a lot of people will tell you that. Since I tend to have pigmentation from healed blemishes, wearing SPF keeps them from darkening. This one from Belo is hypoallergenic and non-greasy.