20121229
My 2012 in less than 20 words
The year people predicted to be the end of the world, surprisingly, was my best year yet.
20121227
What would you do if you had no fear?
Darling, this world we live in is too infinite but our time too short for you to be scared to live. Do the things your heart is screaming for you to do without any thought or hesitation. You've got one shot in life, wake up everyday with goals you'd like to achieve within a day, a week, a month or a year. Some days would require you to be spontaneous and act at will.
Be adventurous. Don't be afraid to try new things. Travel the world and widen your horizons.
One way for you to grab life by the balls is by creating your own bucket list!
For your reference, here's a couple of entries from my own bucket list:
1. SKYDIVING
Free falling at approximately 200km/h, looking down on earth, wind hitting on your face forcing your cheeks to stretch up while you just shout helplessly in total exhilaration.
2. Backpack around Europe
Backpacking is the solution if you wanna visit multiple cities across Europe on a short period of time (and on a short budget)
Road map to my journey across Europe: 1) Paris, France 2) Madrid, Spain 3) Barcelona, Spain 4) Rome, Italy 5) Florence, Italy 6) Monaco 7) Amsterdam 8) Prague 8) London
3. Watch the Moulin Rouge cabaret show in Paris
4. Fly a plane!...or atleast sit beside the pilot in the cockpit.
5. Get a feather tattoo -- To remind me of how fragile we all are, and that life must be taken lightly.
6. Say my peace to all the people who have hurt me and who I've hurt
7. Live a bohemian life by the beach in semi-seclusion with a partner
Be adventurous. Don't be afraid to try new things. Travel the world and widen your horizons.
One way for you to grab life by the balls is by creating your own bucket list!
For your reference, here's a couple of entries from my own bucket list:
1. SKYDIVING
Free falling at approximately 200km/h, looking down on earth, wind hitting on your face forcing your cheeks to stretch up while you just shout helplessly in total exhilaration.
2. Backpack around Europe
Road map to my journey across Europe: 1) Paris, France 2) Madrid, Spain 3) Barcelona, Spain 4) Rome, Italy 5) Florence, Italy 6) Monaco 7) Amsterdam 8) Prague 8) London
3. Watch the Moulin Rouge cabaret show in Paris
4. Fly a plane!...or atleast sit beside the pilot in the cockpit.
5. Get a feather tattoo -- To remind me of how fragile we all are, and that life must be taken lightly.
6. Say my peace to all the people who have hurt me and who I've hurt
7. Live a bohemian life by the beach in semi-seclusion with a partner
Growing up in the middle of all the loud chaos and fast paced lifestyle of the city, its always a dream to be able to get away from it all and find your own paradise in a far away island.
8. In continuation with number 7 --- To have a small intimate beach wedding with only close family and friends around
20120826
What I've learned about Love....so far
Love -- the ultimate end-goal of every human being on the face of this planet. The virtue representing all human kindness, compassion and affection, unselfish and loyal to another.
There are different distinct types of Love a person may feel for others. It may be the emotional closeness of Storge, love for family, considered the most natural love of all; The freely chosen love between friends called Philia, the strong bond existing between people who share common interest or activity; Eros, the emotional and sexual connection for another, sense of being "in-love"; and lastly Agape, the unconditional love that brings forth caring regardless of the circumstance, the greatest love of all.
From the 20 years of my breathing living life, I safely can say I've learned a bunch of stuff about relationships and how it works. I'm not saying I'm some kind of expert on this, nor am I a psychologist, but this is solely coming from my point-of-view and from my experiences. I've only ever gone through one real long relationship, which unfortunately did not end well, but nevertheless it thought me most of what I needed to know.
1. Never settle
Going into a relationship just for the heck of it is never a good idea. If you dont feel that spark and instant connection with that person, then never mind!
Know exactly what you want in a partner, what traits and characteristics are you looking for. Do you want them funny, sweet, determined, protective etc. And equally as important is knowing your pet peeves. What certain characteristics and behavior do you find annoying. This can be in a form of personal hygiene, manners, family issues etc. Annoyance on little things build up, and before you know it, you and your connection with your partner gets affected, and the possibility of losing your love for one another will increase. Its perfectly fine to acknowledge that you have certain needs to address when it comes to having a partner. It means you respect yourself enough to know what you deserve. And as soon as you come across that man or woman, you'll be thankful you've waited this long to be with that person.
2. Acceptance of family and friends
This rule is self-explanatory. Family and friends know BEST. So if they don't think your current guy or girl is right for you, then LEAVE. The longer you stay in the relationship, the trickier it gets to juggle family, friends and your relationship. If you're into the whole "its you and me against the world, baby" then you're setting yourself up for major heartbreak. It never works out in the long run. Blood is thicker than anything else and its best you follow your family.
3. Love yourself
Before going into a relationship, you must best know how to love yourself first. How do you expect to truly love another person if you cant even learn how to love yourself. Acknowledge your strengths and accept your weaknesses. Know what you want in life and do everything you can to fulfill them. If your partner sees that you have your own life going on and you dont need to be on his/her hand and foot the whole day, he or she will give you much respect for that.
Loving yourself also means that you wont let your partner change who you are. Develop a "love me or leave me" kind of attitude. Lay your cards on the table before anything else, and make sure that he loves you for who you truly are.
4. Timing
Timing is, in fact, everything. I cannot stress enough how this factor can significantly effect the depth and direction of a relationship. If you start a relationship during a time when all you want to do is party and have a good time while your partner is looking to settle down and have a quiet life, then more or less it wont look to bright for the both of you. Or another scenario is when you've already matured a bit and know how to handle relationships and the challenges that come with it, its safe to say that the next real relationship that comes your way will be better than the last.
I've had to learn all of these the hard way, by experiencing the pain before learning the lesson. But then again, the best way to learn truly is by experiencing every little bit of it. Sharing this post will hopefully help someone else in his or her search for love. How about you, wanna share a thing or two about it?
There are different distinct types of Love a person may feel for others. It may be the emotional closeness of Storge, love for family, considered the most natural love of all; The freely chosen love between friends called Philia, the strong bond existing between people who share common interest or activity; Eros, the emotional and sexual connection for another, sense of being "in-love"; and lastly Agape, the unconditional love that brings forth caring regardless of the circumstance, the greatest love of all.
From the 20 years of my breathing living life, I safely can say I've learned a bunch of stuff about relationships and how it works. I'm not saying I'm some kind of expert on this, nor am I a psychologist, but this is solely coming from my point-of-view and from my experiences. I've only ever gone through one real long relationship, which unfortunately did not end well, but nevertheless it thought me most of what I needed to know.
1. Never settle
Going into a relationship just for the heck of it is never a good idea. If you dont feel that spark and instant connection with that person, then never mind!
Know exactly what you want in a partner, what traits and characteristics are you looking for. Do you want them funny, sweet, determined, protective etc. And equally as important is knowing your pet peeves. What certain characteristics and behavior do you find annoying. This can be in a form of personal hygiene, manners, family issues etc. Annoyance on little things build up, and before you know it, you and your connection with your partner gets affected, and the possibility of losing your love for one another will increase. Its perfectly fine to acknowledge that you have certain needs to address when it comes to having a partner. It means you respect yourself enough to know what you deserve. And as soon as you come across that man or woman, you'll be thankful you've waited this long to be with that person.
2. Acceptance of family and friends
This rule is self-explanatory. Family and friends know BEST. So if they don't think your current guy or girl is right for you, then LEAVE. The longer you stay in the relationship, the trickier it gets to juggle family, friends and your relationship. If you're into the whole "its you and me against the world, baby" then you're setting yourself up for major heartbreak. It never works out in the long run. Blood is thicker than anything else and its best you follow your family.
3. Love yourself
Before going into a relationship, you must best know how to love yourself first. How do you expect to truly love another person if you cant even learn how to love yourself. Acknowledge your strengths and accept your weaknesses. Know what you want in life and do everything you can to fulfill them. If your partner sees that you have your own life going on and you dont need to be on his/her hand and foot the whole day, he or she will give you much respect for that.
Loving yourself also means that you wont let your partner change who you are. Develop a "love me or leave me" kind of attitude. Lay your cards on the table before anything else, and make sure that he loves you for who you truly are.
4. Timing
Timing is, in fact, everything. I cannot stress enough how this factor can significantly effect the depth and direction of a relationship. If you start a relationship during a time when all you want to do is party and have a good time while your partner is looking to settle down and have a quiet life, then more or less it wont look to bright for the both of you. Or another scenario is when you've already matured a bit and know how to handle relationships and the challenges that come with it, its safe to say that the next real relationship that comes your way will be better than the last.
I've had to learn all of these the hard way, by experiencing the pain before learning the lesson. But then again, the best way to learn truly is by experiencing every little bit of it. Sharing this post will hopefully help someone else in his or her search for love. How about you, wanna share a thing or two about it?
20120508
Munchies: Ice Cream, Gelato & Sorbet
- Ice cream has a base of cream, milk, sugar and egg yolk, giving it a smooth, light-textured and creamy finish.
- Gelato starts out with a similar ice cream custard base, but it's churned slower and frozen at a slightly warmer temperature. The slow churning incorporates less air, so the gelato is more dense. The higher freezing temperature means that the gelato stays silkier and softer.
- Sorbet on the other hand is dairy-free and is made out of fruit juice or flavored water. They have a soft snowy texture and is typically the most refreshing out of the three.
My personal favorite gelato hot spot can be found right in Burgos Circle, The Fort.
Bardolci offers an assortment of cool and creative flavors just like Chocolate Hazelnut Ferrero, French Vanilla, Honey Praline, Mango Mumbai, Raspberry Black Tea Sorbet etc! For a full view of their menu you can visit http://www.bardolci.com/ where they also serve savories and short orders of bruschettas, scones and beignets.
While just recently at one of our video shoots for work, I got a chance to meet Xandra Rocha, the creator of Pinkerton Ice Cream.
After a hard days work at the shoot, she kindly gave the crew a mini taste test of her available Pinkerton flavors on hand! Guava Basil Sorbet (Very refreshing! Just appropriate after a big meal to take away any lingering after taste) and Banana Nutella Ice Cream (Just to DIE for).
She served them in these cute miniature shot glass-like mugs! It just completed the whole presentation!
She currently supplies her Ice Cream to a couple of restaurants around the metro, and she handles orders as well. To know more about Pinkerton Ice Cream and their complete ice cream list, you can visit their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pinkerton-Ice-Cream/212148148824895
After a hard days work at the shoot, she kindly gave the crew a mini taste test of her available Pinkerton flavors on hand! Guava Basil Sorbet (Very refreshing! Just appropriate after a big meal to take away any lingering after taste) and Banana Nutella Ice Cream (Just to DIE for).
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| Banana Nutella Ice Cream |
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| Guava Basil Sorbet and Mango Basil Sorbet |
She currently supplies her Ice Cream to a couple of restaurants around the metro, and she handles orders as well. To know more about Pinkerton Ice Cream and their complete ice cream list, you can visit their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pinkerton-Ice-Cream/212148148824895
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