Flicker mind alert.

I just have a LOT of things in my mind right now. Like, A LOT, LOT. Things that I want to do over the weekends, blogs that I want to post, lists that I want to write, stuff that I wanna buy, projects that I want to start on, and the list goes on. It kinda drives me crazy because as the obsessive-compulsive girl that I am, I have this intense urge to accomplish all these things in any possible way that I can. Plus I'm not so good in deciding things so now, my mind is in a complete struggle. Haha!

Just to give you a hint, these are some of the things that's on my list at the moment:

★Start a 365 project - juggling between 365 photo project OR 365 happy - then where to put it: on a notepad OR online

★Make a list of pizza stores OR bakeries OR coffee shops I want to try here in Korea and make a blog about them.

★Buy a camera - a Lomo Edelweiss OR a Polaroid Instax Mini

Talk about indecision huh? *sigh* But one way or another, I still have to make a decision. Anyways, the good part is, even though I'm always wavering on such things, I still end up pretty fine. It really just takes time. ;)

So that's how the way it goes for me today. Wish me luck! xx

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"Thinking positively means hanging on to hope and looking for new possibilities at the time when life's gotten too hard. It means striving against its challenges, however extreme. It means hanging on to what is good in yourself if everything else gets swept away and valuing your compassion, your warmth, your capacity to find beauty. There is always the sky, there is always a dewdrop on a weed."

Just something to ponder on tonight. Sweet dreams! xo

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Dog Cafe + Samgyeopsal

My original plan for today was to check HomePlus for the approximate prices of the things I need to buy for the dorm so I would know how much money to exchange. But, plans sometimes gets changed so instead of going there, I went out with other Pinoy students for a trip to Hongdae. :) Hongdae is like an entertainment center where most people go clubbing (the term they use here). Lots of restaurants are also here. Too bad I left Tyler back so I don't have photos. :( I always knew leaving cameras on times like this was never a good idea. Anyways, I just borrowed Kuya Kerwin's to take some shots.

So here are the photos from Bau House Dog Cafe. The dogs sooo adorable, not to mention they too playful! Some of them looked new to me, like I haven't seen that breed in Pinas. However, there are also some who's breed I've seen here but looked very differently; because they're too fat! ;)

This is a Borzoi - which was a new to my ears, hehe But she walks with grace that's why for me, she resembles like that of a gazelle. :)

This one's a Siberian Husky with a long hair. She's super fat which makes her 1000x cute, hihi ;) Looked like a bear to me at first though. :D

Then after, we had dinner at some Korean Restaurant where they serve Samgyeopsal. I wasn't hungry at all so I just watched them eat. Hahaha :D

My new buddies - Lia and Kuya Kerwin :)

Over-all, today was very tiring but fun as well. At least I get to mingle with new people instead of going out alone. Hehe Good night! xx

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Hello, Seoul

Living in a totally different place from home is very challenging most especially when you're not very good at speaking their native language. Even though I kind of know how to read Hangeul, I never really had that commitment to master it so I still can't converse well. More so, I can't understand yet signs so I just really rely on my instincts, hahaha. Anyways, today, Kuya Kerwin and I were having our "walking breakfast" and memorizing how to get to Yeokgok Station by walking when we decided to buy a T money so that we can try the subway and bus already. Yeey! We first dropped by at Tours les Jours to buy food before we started walking towards the station.

Cream cheese walnut bread and iced coffee for 4800W

As I've said, it was not easy conversing with people so we had a hard time buying and reloading it ourselves. Good thing we met one of the Filipino student also from our school who was also about to ride the subway. She helped us how to get one and load it as well. When she asked us where we heading, we blurted out, "Sa Seoul po." then she lead us the way and a second after, we're already waiting for the train that's heading for Seoul.

Seoul is a very big city. And for us foreigners, being lost is just a part of the adventure. Though we're headed to Myeong-dong (its a shopping district where you can find the popular brands worldwide), we still get to see the other beautiful streets of the city. So its still a win-win situation for us. :) Anyways, here are some of the shots I took while we're on the hunt for Myeong-dong shopping heaven, hihi :))

Cheong gye cheon - its in the middle of the city. Amazing, right? :)

After more than 2 hours of endless walking, we finally reached the Myeong-dong area where almost all fashion stores and famous food chains can be found. For a moment, I felt like I was in complete ecstasy :") I can't hardly choose what store to go into! Haha! Gaaaah!!! But of course, I chose to linger on the 3-floored Forever 21. Yes, you heard right. Forever 21 in Myeong-dong has 3 floors. I too was shocked, and beyond happy needless to say. I felt like I found a finding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. :)

Anyways, I decided not to buy despite my great urge to since I haven't really settled down yet and I still have to prioritize my expenses because school hasn't really started yet. Plus I don't have my mom around anymore to just ask extra money whenever I need it, you know. ;P

So yeah, that's it for my journey today. I surely will come back to this place when I have enough Won to spend on hihi :D

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Major major weekend.

After my Japanese friends' visit are over, I thought that I can have a good rest and go back to my bum life for a while before I head to Korea. But it turned out that my flight for Korea was already booked last Monday, so I had a rush preparation. As in really really rush. I tried to pack wisely but everytime I tried, I fail. Hahaha. I mean, how can a girl squeeze in all her things in a baggage that would not exceed 20kg? (The airlines allows 20kg free baggage only. Ugh.). I had to pick the things I need to bring very wisely, but I guess I can never really bring everything right? That week was a struggle for me really. Haha Specially during the weekend. So whatever, I still exceeded 3kg even though I almost left everything back. Haha!

While this Korea thing is going on, the release of the NLE results were simultaneously happening as well. So I really am torn between 2 major things at the moment. I was donating blood for my brother's school thing when the results were released. I was still recovering when a friend of mine told me that the Top 10 were already announced, then my bestfriend called me as well, and she told me that we didn't get 100% so my anxiety was really heightened, I was even thinking that I might not get in. So I immediately ran back home to check. Unfortunately, the site's so slow because everyone's already accessing it. Good thing my friend texted me and told me that we made it! I called her right that moment to confirm and voila, I passed! I never thought I'd cry over that news because I thought that's a bit an overreaction but my tears just fell HAHAHA

So yeah, I passed the NLE and now I'm here in Korea to study again. How major is that right? If you're gonna ask me what I'm up to now at the moment, well, I'm just contemplating on everything that had happened this pas weekend plus adjusting to the things here in Korea. So far, I'm doing good and I haven't really encountered something really Korean.

My temporary bed :)

Maybe when the school starts. ;)
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Omiyages from Japan

Last week, my Japanese friends, namely Yurika and Saki whom I met during our exposure trip in Sendai last year went to visit the Philippines. Yurika and I became really close since she was my homestay there and we thought it would be nice for her to have her homestay at my house as well so I invited her here. :) Saki, on the other hand was also with us in Japan, she was also close to me and she got her holiday from her part-time job so she also decided to come with Yurika.

They arrived last Monday, at 330pm and stayed until yesterday so its actually the reason why I haven't blogged the whole week. I toured them around along with my best friend Zhantelle and some participants of the exposure trip last year. I will probably blog their stay on the posts on the following days, so you watch out for it. :)

I was talking to Saki, before they went here and she said she had bought me Japanese Hello Panda as Omiyage. "Omiyage" is a Japanese term for gift. Its like a pasalubong. She remembered it was my favorite! :) Anyhow, when Saki brought out her bag of omiyages I was so shocked of how many omiyages she bought us. Yurika's omiyages are even separate from what Saki brought so our table was full of Japanese stuffs!

Yurika's Omiyage - Traditional food in Sendai. They call it Mamaron

MAC Foundation from Saki! :)

this cute top and shorts is from Saki as well. ;)

HK presents from my sweet sister, Yurika. ♥

Japanese chips, Meiji chocolates and Nori!

My favorite "saku-saku" Panda!! (their Japanese version of Hello Panda :>)

Everything matcha!

Finding inspirations

For the past few days I've been at home, I've been travelling through various blogs wherein I was unconscious that majority of those where food blogs. I found myself browsing the same blogs over and over to see new recipes, and even taking down notes of them. Then I realized that I think I've discovered two things that I might wanna embark on in the future - baking and food photography. Yey!

I've always loved baking ever since I was a child. I'm pretty sure my mom influenced me because it's her hobby and I used to watch her then when she bakes for us. Plus recently, it became my hobby as well since most of my days now as I've mentioned earlier were spent at home. Aside from that, baking gives me that satisfying and calming feeling whenever I feel anxious about something. It gives me peace of mind, in the simplest sense. :)

As for food photography, well, photography alone is already a passion of mine so I guess I just like the idea of capturing the food wherein people can actually be gastronomically satisfied just by seeing a photo of it. :)

With this, I would like to share these wonderful blogs (along with the photo of my favorite recipe of them) that inspires me right now and see for yourself how satiated you'd be just by viewing their photos. You can also have a copy of their recipes by the way. I've tried some of them and they're a winner. :)


1.Love and Olive Oil - Pizza Bianca with Goat Cheese and Greens


2.Craving Chronicles - Low Fat Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins


3.Smitten Kitchen - Cottage Cheese Pancakes


4.Vision of Sugar Plum - Peanut butter and Banana loaf


5. Joy the Baker - Triple Berry Pancakes


As you can see, most of the recipes are for breakfast baking. Its because I love breakfasts, and for me its the most important meal of the day so yeah. Maybe I'll post a blog about my favorite breakfasts or something in the coming days anyway.

So you stuffed now? Just as I thought. :)
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