Happy 2013! (TT #97)

Hello guys!!

Long time no post, I know. First of all, I’d like to wish you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas as well. Mine was.. interesting.., not in a good way though. We’ll get to that part in a bit.

Let’s see what I have in my basket for this very first TT of the year!

A different style from Blink 182!

VE continued pursuing their change in sound as well, from alternative rock to power pop!

Uh oh, 1D’s new video! It looks silly at first, but later on I started to understand that that’s the theme itself lol.

New indie emerging band that I just came across. Reminds me of Matt and Kim :) I even think this band has a higher degree of originality! Love it!

What do you think of the playlist?

So, let’s have a quick recap of my Christmas and New Year.

I had been sick since a week before Christmas and when I thought I was getting better, the otherwise occurred.

My parents came to visit me and my brother in Singapore. I had a lot of plans in my mind and at the end I just stayed in the hotel for the whole time. I started vomiting, though I made it to Christmas Eve mass.

My face was bloated, I guess due to medicine’s complications. I basically took too much medications and every time I took them I just threw everything up. After getting back from church, my parents took me to the hospital. I was hospitalized.

And that’s where I spent my Christmas Eve at.

In the morning I pretty much begged the doctor to let me go home, since I had a flight waiting for me in the afternoon.

Didn’t take any pics at the hospital except this quick shot of my bro holding my present at my ward hehe.

I was thinking, “great, nothing goes right for this Christmas, every plan is ruined”, but as soon as I reached home and saw our little Christmas tree, I felt there’s still a tiny bit of Christmas spirit in my heart. My parents and I exchanged our gifts before the clock passed 12 midnight.

In the morning of  New Year’s Eve, my best friends came over for a late Christmas gift exchange. I will do a haul for my Christmas presents on the next post :)

I spent the New Years with a couple of my aunts at home. But I got sleepy after dinner, so I took a nap and woke up at 11:55 PM. Haha! The noise of fireworks was my alarm and I made it for the countdown. On the New Year’s day I only had lunch with the fam, together with my other aunts and grandmom.

So that was my out-of-plan-yet-memorable year-end holiday.

How was yours?

This holiday I’ve learned that the more I want something to be perfect, the easier it will get to be ruined. I thought too much about getting the right presents and doing the “fun” stuff that made me ill at the end. Nonetheless, although my holiday was far from perfect, at least I learned something from it.

I’m still in my hometown since I needed to go back and forth to the hospital for a check-up. I wasted my flight last Sunday and I realized that I have wasted A LOT of my dad’s money as well :(

I don’t make any resolutions for this year. I did  accomplish some of the last year’s, but I’ve failed many of them too. So if I were to make a resolution, I guess it would be to take care of my health better than before. Without health, everything will be useless. I don’t want to pressurize myself as well and definitely don’t want to make myself disappointed. So I guess I’m just gonna let everything flow by itself. Who knows that I might accomplish something unplanned, right?

Have a wonderful year, everyone!

xo, Jo

Cause I still turn to you (#TT81)

This song is Biebs’ dedication for Mother’s Day. I guess I like this cover better ;)

“Seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, 'Woman, this is your son.' Then to the disciple he said, 'This is your mother.' And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.” (John 19:26-27)

Since I’m miles away from my mom, I linked this video to her as a present :’) I love Disney! The song is A Mother's Love by Jim Brickman & Mark Masri

Thank you for watching over me
all of the sleepless nights you lay awake
Thank you for knowing when to hold me close and when to let me go
Thank you for every stepping stone
and for the path that always leads me home
I thank you for the time you took
to see the heart inside of me

You gave me the roots to start this life
And then you gave me wings to fly
And I learned to dream
Because you believed in me
There’s no power like it on this earth
No treasure equal to its worth
The gift of a mothers love

Thank you for every sunlit day
that fill the corners of my memory
Thank you for every selfless unsung deed
I know you did for me
Thank you for giving me the choice
to search my soul till i could find my voice
And I thank you for teaching me
to be strong enough to bend

Hope all of you had a great time with your mom!

Have a lovely week!

xo, Jo

Christmas 2011 Recap + NY Resolutions!

Hello, peeps! How was your Christmas??

Mine consisted of eating, shopping, going to church and museums :) here is a list of few shots from the Christmas weekend.

My family :)

This chocolate cake was delish! Love the goldish color :p

Stuffed christmas tree that sings Jingle Bells and HOHOHO!

Don’t we look cute? Haha

Awkward bro’s embrace lol.

My presents!

Actually I didn’t tell my mom that I wanted a makeup palette. But instead of UB’s Naked, I got this makeup compact from Lancome! Just as good I think :)

So here comes the interesting part.. my new year resolutions for 2012!

• Take the Spanish DELE exam so I can put it under my resume
• Graduate college with at least second-upper degree
• Get a working permit and a job
• Make more electone covers for Youtube
• Read more books (omg this again!)
• Control my spending and save money
• Be more grateful of what I have (ahhem this sounds familiar)
• Be more punctual!!!
• Not to be overly sensitive (in general)
• Be more patient (again, familiar)
• Watch and listen more to Spanish/Latin entertainment
• No more damaging my hair! Permitted for cutting and treatment only! lol
• Tighten the relationship with my family
• Have a trip with my bffs!!!
• Join the charismatic group in church and get to know God better :)

Well, so far these are the things I can think of. I may or may not have more in the future :p

I still don’t have a fixed plan of how I’m gonna spend the New Years Eve. Hmmm.. what are your plans??

xo, Jo

I’ll cover you sleeping child (#TT64)

Mom: “When will Michael actually know how to rock? Coz he always learns to rock.”

If all the people around the world
they had a mind like yours
we'd have no fighting and no wars
there would be lasting peace on Earth

Happy birthday, Mom!!

God bless this woman :)

I love you forever, Mommy! <3

xo, Jo

P.S tomorrow is my bf’s birthday too! :p

My wings on the wheel (TT#35)

Does anyone remember this movie???

I used to watch it ALL THE TIME and this part was definitely my favorite!

I remembered imitating Thumbelina when she touches the water in this scene. You know how I did it? I used the office chair, laid my body on it, pushed my body by kicking against the floor and let myself “FLY” and touched the shiny floor as if it was a river LOL. Pure brilliant imagination. Miss it.

And the funniest part was when my elder brother actually followed me! HAHAHA! He didn’t do the river-touching part though. Luckily.

So this is why the tiles in the family room are in a poor condition. My parents were once mad at me and my brother but I think they have accepted the bitter fact and let the tiles unchanged for years. I call them vintage :)

Any childhood movies you want to share?? I know a lot! :D

xo, Jo

Dear 2011 (TT #28)

On the 31st of December 2010...

It's 2011! Can you believe it?
Time flies super fast and before we know it a year has gone by.

I chose this song for the first Tuneful Tuesday in this brand new year because it's got good encouraging lyrics as a motivation to start off everything. Enjoy :)

2010 had been an interesting year for me. I met new people, made new friends, gained new experiences, and challenged myself to new problems. Despite the new stuff I have encountered, I also experienced stuff that is related to the past. I found my ex-crush on facebook, met up with my bestfriend in 3rd grade that I had lost contact for 10 years, got reconnected with my North Korean soulmate, and reunited with some of my highschool friends. I can say that it was a good year, though there were few moments that I don't want to happen for the second time, like losing a family member and realizing that a person that you used to love has become a complete different person.

My resolutions for this year:

- to manage my time better.
- trying to be more patient and not to think so much about matters that are not worth the time.
- to love myself more and be more grateful of what I already have.
- to try my best to understand people with different personalities and attitudes that conflict with mine.
- to play more the electone.
- to read more books.
- to gain more new experiences and accomplish things that make me feel good.
- to respect my parents more and be closer to family and God.

In short, I want to be a better person for others and myself :)
How about you??

On the first day of 2011, I visited my aunt's house. It was really a quiet neighborhood and since my brother and I were being obnoxious, some neighbors peeked outside from their fences LOL.

This cat was a total poser! Camerawhore :p

I hope all of you have a wonderful year ahead!

xo, Jo

Christmas recap 2010 and Happy New Year 2011!

How was your Christmas?? I hope it was good because mine was great!

I had an early Christmas celebration with my college buddies a week before Christmas. It was pretty fun :)

We exchanged presents and I got this cute table lamp which is also a piggy bank. It’s really what I need for my room! Haha.

Afterwards we played 3D puzzle and Monopoly for hours!

I went back to my hometown few days before Christmas and celebrated Christmas at home after twice having Christmas in hotels without a Christmas tree.

Nothing can beat Christmas dinner at home :)

I got a few stares at church when I wore this outfit on Christmas Eve. What’s wrong with red tights? It was Christmas!

Opening up presents on Christmas morning! I know my house is kind of a mess :p My presents!! A Body Shop set from brother, a rosary bracelet from mom and CDs from dad. Super stoked when I saw the CDs coz I had been waiting for pretty long :DAfter opening our lovely presents we headed for lunch and bowling!

At night we had a big family gathering where relatives from my dad’s side came over to my house. It was fun, but at the same time I couldn’t stop thinking that it was our first Christmas without my grandpa.

The next day, there was another big family gathering, but this time was my mom’s family! Yeah I have HUGE family haha.

My family is really using this holiday as a chance to spend a quality time together because we don’t meet that often, especially my brother and I. So the next day, we drove away to a highland and stayed over for a night.

It was colder than I thought! I had to put on my tights at night because it was so windy!

We played pool and went shopping at this factory outlet that sells branded stuff with very good deals! We shopped a lot, especially me heehee.

Good times! But I don’t think my New Year will be as good.It’s because I just got my wisdom tooth taken out yesterday. The operation went smoothly but now half of my face is swollen and it’s killing me! It looks like I got punched on my face real hard. My bro keeps laughing at me –.-

So I can’t really go out anywhere with this meatball face and I only can eat soft food like porridge. Aghhhh!! So yeah, no parties, just staying at home. The BBQ dinner that I was planning even has to be cancelled :/

I’m sure most of you are gonna party real hard tonight. So have fun and be safe! ;)

Happy New Year!!

xo, Jo

This blog is not dead yet, I promise!!

Hello people, or hello blog (if I’m talking alone), I know I’ve been such a bad bad blogger lately and I apologize for that!

I have my reasons though.

First, last month I was super busy because of exams.

Second, after the exams I straightaway went to KL, Malaysia to visit my highschool friends and family (since my parents also went there to visit my brother).

Third, I’m currently making an arrangement of Diego’s song Siempre Tu on the electone since he requested for it! I’m gonna post it on YouTube as well as here once it’s done :)

So people, bear with me! Let’s see what I’ve done for the past few weeks.

My Spanish teacher, Alejandra’s birthday that fell on the 30th of November. The students brought 2 cakes to the class on the day and the next week we went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner. It was a blast!

I got her a cute baby photo frame since she’s 4months pregnant and I’m so happy and excited for her!

    Highschool buddies!! Miss them all already!

My family! :)

  College party!

I actually have tons of pictures but then this post would be way too long.

Till the next post! It wouldn’t be too long really!

Have a great weekend! :D

xo, Jo