Ramblings of a Perpetually Tanned Filipina

One of my favorite fashion/beauty bloggers, April made me want to run out of our house at 10pm and go to CVS to check out their 75% off deal. She got a lot of make-up for less than $50! You can find her haul here:  http://aprilathena7.blogspot.com/2011/01/cvs-75-drugstore-cosmetic-sale.html . I love make-up, but I don't go for the expensive stuff. I still can't convince myself to splurge on make-up, especially that I don't really wear tons of it everyday. Since I was jealous about April's haul, I went ahead and dropped by the nearest CVS after work last Sunday, January 9th. I only got a few items 'coz the store near my place didn't really have a lot of stuff on sale. I think the 75% deal depends on which store you go to. On my first visit, I saved a total of $19.62! Then, I had to visit another store near my workplace 'coz I figured they have a wider range of choices there and I was happy that I wasn't disappointed with what I have found on the sale ...

Let me tell you a story on how I got my driver's license ( cue How I Met Your Mother theme song) On a cozy Thursday morning, I woke up to the sound of a voicemail left on my phone. It was the voice of the corporate recruiter who hired me 2 days ago on a job I really wanted so bad. It wasn't good news. Our room was so quiet, that my husband also heard what the recruiter said - we need your driver's license. We were both in a state of panic. The first words from Tim's mouth was "Oh my God" and I was in a state of shock. I'm glad that I was off for 2 days, so I wasn't able to hand over my notice of resignation from my other company when the new company called me up. I was this close to being jobless, and I'm very thankful that I didn't have to go to work for the past 2 days and put myself in a very bad situation. Tim and I jumped out of bed and we had to come up with a solution asap. I'm glad that my husband is clever and intelligent e...

I haven't updated my blog for ages and I have realized that it's already 2011 y'all! 2010 was a very interesting year for me. It wasn't perfect, but it taught me a lot of things in life. Since I moved here in January, I have learned the value of hardwork, humility, perseverance, confidence, and optimism. From the comfortable life I had in the Philippines, I had to step one notch down and learn the value of time so I won't be late for the bus everytime I go to work, the value of humility as I work as a cashier and not a trainer, and persevere regardless of what obstacles I face every single day. It wasn't easy, but prayers moved those mountains I thought I will never conquer. Everything was different as I celebrate Christmas and New Years here in the US. We didn't have tons of people come over to our house and share a family feast. I didn't see almost a truckload of gifts under the tree, and I didn't see lechon on our dining table. It was a very sim...