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Glamourbox: March 2013

Published by Justine

You may or may not know this about me but I quite like (read: love) to shop online. Back when I was in Jakarta I usually go to ASOS for bags, shoes and other accessories, and I join these forums and communities where everything is done in these three steps: choose, click, pay. I usually get the little things, from cosmetics to imported nail polish, to K-pop albums and whatnot. I even ordered this Japanese magazine from HMV Japan. Never thought it would reach me, but it did.

I thought I’d be robbed off this convenience here in Cebu but it turns out, the convenience to shop online in the Philippines is just as easy. I don’t usually post heresorry for the lazinessbut I’ve bought stuff from Lazada (a phone and earphones to name a few), and so many other online stores.

Not until few months ago where I was introduced to sample subscriptions by a friend. Basically you pay a small price (sometimes you don’t pay at all) to try sample a few things. Being the girl I that I am, this is something I’m super open to. It’s crazy. I’d get into it in a heartbeat. Bargain and convenience are my best words when it comes to shopping.

I’ve had quite a few samples delivered to me via sampleroom.ph and I’ve been happy with the results so far. I only have to pay less than $2 for shipping since I don’t live in the capital but it’s all been good.

I’ve been wanting to try Glamourbox out since late last year. The problem is, every time I try to sign up I never make it on time to register for the latest box coz it’s always sold out. Last month I finally got the slot to get the March 2013 and I was super excited.

The box arrived today. Sorry for the photos! Took them with a 50mm lens at 12 midnight in less than 3 minutes.

Hey there, March

Published by Justine

March is as bittersweet as it gets. Here I am nursing a leukocytosis, my WBC count is high thus I have what it is called a bacterial infection, in layman’s term.

My second batch of ASOS goods never arrived since my purchase last December, so I got a refund. As much as I love having money again.. I really wanted those things. Nevertheless, I still love ASOS for its amazing sale goods and really great customer service. It’s a shame the Philippine Post Office sucks monkey balls.

I will be traveling to Korea end of month. I am so excited! Getting to see the city I’ve been wanting to go to for a few years now, catching up with old friends, hopefully meeting new ones and meeting one of my best friends whom I haven’t seen in a while. Should be good!

I’ve been struggling a bit when it comes to keeping my finances in tact. This uphill road to financial independence is starting to take a toll on me. 2012 went by too fast with hardly any savings so I’m really trying my best this year. Don’t give up!

Need to lay off on the carbs. Losing weight isn’t really a priority as much as keeping a healthy lifestyle is, but even the latter I’ve been losing track of these last couple of weeks. Too many temptations and too much good food (read: bad food) around me!

Good news is, I haven’t had alcohol in quite a while. The last time was around mid-January and since then I’ve been a good girl when it comes to drinking (or no drinking). All that will change come summer parties and events. I need to balance it all out.

Work is good to me. It’s one thing I can count on fucking me over, but still getting back on top fine. I like that I have that reassurance for now. My mind and my anxiety might be in shambles.. but work is my refuge.

You know what else is my refuge (and always has been for a while now)? Fangirling. I was sad I couldn’t go to the 2PM concert in Manila last week (see item on finance above), but if I went I wouldn’t be able to really spend on what I want by the end of the month. I hope I have the chance to see them again for the 3rd time.

That’s pretty much what I have for now. This blog will always be a dear to me, so I really do feel guilty if I don’t check in once in a while to write/post something.

Shaky Start

Published by Justine

It’s that time of the year again when I feel the most anxious. I don’t know why. Hoping for things to get better within me but then suddenly I realize I’m back in that ugly hole again.

Here’s for better days.

Mobile Phone History

Published by Justine

Saw a post in one of the blogs I subscribe to where he listed all the phones he’s ever owned so I felt like doing mine. If I am not mistaken these are the phones that I previously owned. I forgot which years though, but I do remember which times in my life I owned them.

Nokia 6110 (6th grade)
Nokia 3210 (7th grade)
Nokia 8250 (8th grade)
Sony Ericsson T610 (9th-10th grade)
Nokia 6020 (college in Cebu)
Motorola Razr V3 (uni in Jakarta)
BlackBerry Curve 8310 (2008-2009)
BlackBerry Curve 8900 (late 2009-early 2011)
BlackBerry Bold 9780 (2011-2012)
Samsung GT-E1195
Samsung GT-E1080F
iPhone 4S (2012-present)
Alcatel OT-255D

I feel liked I missed a few. I kinda have this thing for buying cheap phones that end up just lying around the house.. those are the ones indicated in Italics. Heh.

Hacked

Published by Justine

My blog got hacked a few weeks ago. A lot of changes were made, and I still haven’t really restored it back fully as how it was before the hacking took place. Everything’s still in the process of putting back the pieces together.

It’s another year, another struggle to become a good blogger. As much as I don’t want to call it a struggle because I’ve always loved doing it and I’ve always looked forward to having an outlet online to pour out my thoughts, it still is. The problem is the moment I decide to delete my domains (I have about 4 or 5) I would just itch to blog. So it’s better if I had this.

I won’t try to be such a good blogger anymore, any pressure on myself doesn’t always result positively. It’s not like I have avid readers who hang on to my every word, this domain purchase for a blog was really intended for more personal thoughts and less self-pimping out. I’ll continue to make writing a “therapy” as many say it is, because it really helps.