Latch (acoustic) by Sam Smith

The first time i heard this song on the radio, i was automatically hooked. Sam Smith's voice is just incredible. I searched for it on the internet and found the one by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith. It was a club music version which i also liked. Obviously, i like this version better. :)

Check out SamSmithWorld for more of his music.

Yep! You read that right. QUARTER LIFE PARTY - cause my high school bestie plans to live to a hundred. LOL. Jopee's party last Saturday, August 17, became more of a reunion rather than a birthday party. Both her college and HS (that would be us) friends were there. It was a good mix of people, food and booze - what every party should have.

Jopee's UP friends

High School + Pat :)

I have finally found a whitening lotion that doesn't dry up my skin! Not that i'm obsessed with having light skin... I am however very much obsessed with having an even skin tone. And let's face it, there's no product out there that will make the lighter parts of your skin darker so you can match the darker shades on your skin... right?

I've tried SkinWhite - it works. And when i say it works i mean in just a few days you will see the difference. But it really dries up the skin to the point that i get rashes after a week of application. A friend once advised me to use Ponds whitening cream as a body lotion. Again, it was very drying. One of the reasons i don't use Ponds products aside from the fact that my skin doesn't agree with it at all. I break out every time i attempt to make my skin used to it. 

Myra E's VITAWHITE hand & body lotion does the trick for me. Granted it doesn't have an immediate effect but it works. In fact, it took about two months for me to see any difference. I don't mind the wait as long as it gets the job done without giving me dry flaky skin.

I couldn't have stumbled upon this video at a more opportune time. Recently, i've been commuting to and from work and most of the time i ride the bus. At one time there weren't many buses at the terminal and i ended up riding one that didn't have any available seats. A man, a total stranger, stood up and gave me his seat. There i was thinking, "Wow... may ganitong tao pa pala." I say this because its rare for people to be nice to a total stranger let alone take action when there need be. It takes less than a minute of your time to do a random act of kindness and be a blessing to someone - letting someone go ahead of you in line, giving up your seat, returning an item someone had dropped.... the possibilities are endless. Check out this video to know exactly what i'm talking about.

KINDNESS BOOMERANG by Life Vest Inside

Hopeful that the video did its job, here are the many ways you can be a blessing to others.

July has been a busy month for me. Can you tell? I had absolutely no post that entire month. It was as if i went on a hiatus and checked out completely. Believe me that was not the case. I was very much alive via Twitter, Foursquare and Instagram. There's not a day that pass by that i neglect to journal my daily adventures. Feeling exciting ang life. LOL.

Here's a recap of said daily adventures. Haha!

July was a lot of work and i mean that in the literal sense. Prep work for events, emails (lots and lots of emails), meetings (lots and lots of meetings), paper work... i think you get the idea. In short i have been a busy bee. I still am. But somehow by now, i have finally found my rhythm amidst the noise.

The first project i handled for an organization i'm working with was the launch of Michael Cacnio's piece, Man for Others, last July 20 at the Ignatian Festival. It was a whole day event but i was busiest the day before. A 3:00 meeting in Mandaluyong that started.. i don't know 6:00? Ended up adjusting the rest of my appointments. Including booth set up for this. Ended up staying at a nearby hotel just so i can make it the following day to man the booth. I stayed in The Oracle Hotel & Residences which was right in front of Ateneo De Manila University. I thank my lucky stars there was a promo that time! Otherwise i would've paid full price for just a few hours of sleep in a room that didn't even have windows! Well at least the basics were covered - the bed was comfortable and hot water was available in the shower.