One Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway!

Should’ve done this a month ago, but, alas, my hectic schedule hinder me to do so, yet you should agree that it is way better to be late than never, ey?

So without further ado, I give you

Join me as I celebrate my one year blog anniversary through a giveaway! :)

The prizes includes:

Belle de Jour Chronicles Forget-Me-Not Notebook

Belle de Jour Favourites Forget-Me-Not Notebook

Skin Food Emulsion Sachet

Skin Food Serum Sachet

Skin Food Cream Sachet

Skin Food toner Sachet

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Sachet

Clean Skin Shampoo

Clean Skin Body Milk

Sue Devitt Whipped Foundation

Anew Genics Sachet

Pantene NatureCare Shampoo

Pantene NatureCare Conditioner

Garnier Light Complete Whitening Cream Sachet

Garnier Light Moisturizing Cream Sachet

Etude House Sweet Look Body Wash

iWhite Whitening Pack

Yves Roche So Elixir Parfume

Mary Kay TimeWise 3-in-1 Cleanser

Mary Kay TimeWise Age Fighting Moisturiser

Etude House O2 White Intensive Serum

Etude House O2 Tone Up Toner

Etude House O2 Tone Up Emulsion

Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner

Kerastase Nutritive Sublimateur Jour

Maybelline Lip Liner #25 Toast

Nichido Lip Gloss in Electra

Nichido Matted Eyeshadows & Blush Palette

False Eyelashes

Mr. Bean Head Keychain

Knitted Cellphone Case

NYX Eyeshadow Palette in Catwalk

Will probably add more goodies while the giveaway is ongoing and I’ll try to update the prizes, if not, well, it would be an extra surprise! Yay!

Get the chance to take these babies home!

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Like I said I’m having a frantic schedule lately... What? I’m just juggling my newborn, work and household chores! D: And, did I mention that we are moving out? Yes you read that right! We’re currently on the process of packing our things because we’ll be moving back from Baguio to Makati for good. That's the reason why I'm MIA and super thankful for my android! :D

We already cut our internet connection hence I’m typing and editing this post in a net cafe. :3 I have way too much things on my hand right now, I’m actually starting to panic! Thing is, I originally planned to end this giveaway at the end of the month but it’s impossible for me to check my blog and emails lately, what more on checking the entries, right? I don’t wanna make haste on choosing the winner because I have to personally check if she/he is legitimate by following the mandatory rules just to be fair for those who did it right. Consequently, I decided to just end this giveaway on 6th of January that’s a Sunday and announce the winner on January 7. Winner has 3 days to claim the prizes to be shipped on January 11 and that’s a Friday. J I hope everything is clear enough. If you have more questions about the giveaway, just email me at gerilent @ gmail dot com.

BDJ Fair 2012: Limitless! Be a Power Bella!

I've been loving this planner so much, and if you backtrack my posts, you'll learn that I've blogged about it more than once... :) Click the links below to read some of my posts about it here:

Belle de Jour powerplanner 2011

BDJ forget me not notebooks

BDJ fair 2012: take flight

Belle De Jour powerplanner 2012

Take Flight Launch of Belle De Jour 2012 Event

BDJ Rendevouz: Breaking Free!

Aside from the fact that I'm so happy abusing my planner as you can see below

I love to use it to scribble and draw...

Ok, enough said,  thing is, I wanna invite you to the launch of Belle de Jour Power Planner 2013 and give you a chance to win one BDJ powerplanner 2013

Click here to know more!

Join now and be a Bella!

To Fly...

I dreamt once about entering Paradise,

and before I enter the golden gates,

I have to choose whether to have fins and be able to swim the entire ocean

or to have wings to fly the vast sky...

I love the sea and it's seashore, but I just can't deny my longing to fly.

To fly high above the mountains, to fly and follow the rainbow...

Gotten the chance to ride an aeroplane, I asked the stewardess to put me in a seat beside the window...

I took several photos, of clouds, of the aeroplane's wings...

I even observe how the little panels of the aeroplane's wings are manipulated...

To go higher, steady, round about and land.

If I could fly, I would land on all isles and islets...

Visit all the countries, high and low.

What will you choose? A fin to swim or wings to fly?

SHEN'S ADDICTION 4TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY CONTEST GIVEAWAY

Oh yeah! Shen's celebrating her 4th year anniversary with a bang!

Join her by clicking here.

BC Blogger Meme: Quotes to Live By

I have a lot of quotes and aside from my favorite:

 ♥ immortality: Plant a tree, write a book, have a son.

Here are some of my latest quotes that I love...

Always count your blessings not your mischief.

Better to bite your tongue than say a poisonous word.

Pray. Pray. and Pray.

All through out one's journey, its thyself that will act and will be affected.

What's your favorite quote? Share 'em!

P.S. Curious about BC Bloggers? Click the BC Blogger tab!

SIGMA BEAUTY: Transform Your Brushes

How to take care of your beloved brushes?

details of Sigma Dry'n Shape

Make your brushes dry faster and make their lives longer!

Plus, receive a complimentary gift when you spend $30 or more!

Click the Sigma Signage to SHOP NOW!

Remembering The 9/11 Attack...

This was the most cruel terrorism attack 'till this day. And there was this time that I got obsessed about it that I research everything that happen on that day, of different views, and of different opinions.

Like from the calls of the flight attendants to their loved ones. How they were so calm while telling that their plane is hijacked and that they love them so much. How one plane crashed to the building and people thought it was an accident. How another plane crashed to the next building and people realize it was not an accident but an intended plot of murder. How people working from the trapped top floors where calling for help for the 911 rescue. How the telephone operators tried their best to keep the callers company, make them calm, that help is on the way. 

How one caller talked to the operator until the building collapse. I remember him, yes, it was Kevin Cosgrove. And I still think about him. How he said that his wife just rang her to come home because she saw in the news that the other building was on fire because a plane crashed in it. How the brave rescuers jog the stairways just to help the trapped people in the buildings. How it is so hot that people decided to just jump off the building...

This guy is an engineer, working on the upper floor. It is not really sure whether he fell or jumped...

Although the picture depicts that he fell, a video was taken and he is not free falling, he is relentlessly jerking his arms and legs, an indication he did not want to die. But then again, there are those who jumped.

How people are so horrified that all they did was scream and cry for help. How the buildings collapsed one after the other. How, after the buildings collapse people still tried to help one another while looking as white or grey as the pulverized buildings showered on everyone. I cried while watching the films and heard the cries and I thought and wished that it's just a movie, for it, was like a movie after all. It's so surreal to be true.

It gave me nightmares, and up until now I am horrified. How can we get justice for the deaths of those innocent lives? What I do now is just focus on the heroic actions of the rescuers, policemen, firemen and strangers. It was remarkable to help strangers at your own cost. New York now has a scar. And it will remain forever.

*photos not mine

Oli’s Uncommon Cents by Deborah Allen

I received an email a month back from mum-writes notifying me that I won her giveaway! :) Just so you know, the contest is to give names for five different coins; dime, nickel, quarter, penny and a dollar.

My coins if ever shall have the names:

1 - baboosh

2 - yunnie

3 - vee

4 - moon

5 - artemis

The author herself and mum-writes chose the three winners and obviously, Im one of them! Yay! Several weeks later, I finally received my prize!

Oli's Uncommon Cents by Deborah Allen :D

Since it is sent by the author herself,

my book has her autograph on!

Started reading the book

the minute I opened the package! :)

I could read this up on one sitting but since I'm babysitting, I decided to take it slow, digest every pages in and so I ended up finishing the book after three days.

The book as you can see is thin enough, just enough for youngsters to enjoy. The way the story was told is very simple and clear. I learned and been reminded a lot of lifetime lessons and morals like love, trust and respect.. This is a refreshing book for me since there is no wicked witches doing evil things in a horrid place. And by this I realize that it is more children-friendly than any dark themed books because, you'll learn from them too but sometimes they learn the wrong things, like vengeance and angry and violence.

Deborah Allen is a children book author. Buy, Oli's Uncommon Cents, directly from the author. $8.00 plus $2.50 shipping and handling and know more about her by visiting her blog: www.readandwrite4kids.blogspot.com

TheSaladBox!

US have Birchbox and MyGlam, everyone is hyped about it and although it is not locally available, I love to watch and read their reviews about the items they got every month. I'm wishing to have these kinds of subscriptions and my wish came true...

Introducing...

For Php500 you'll be receiving a box with four to five samples of different beauty products that you could rant or rave!

Just got back from their site and reserved a slot! I'm uber excited about this! :D

Is it a nay or a yay?

For Neil by Neil Slorance

I know it's been awhile but it's better to be late than never...

and I wanna share this tribute:

I've learned him from the books and in school, that he is the first man to land the moon. And he is actually the one behind my one of the things I wanna do: write my name in the sands of the moon.

Click more of Neil Slorance by clicking here.

Drinks Are On Me!

Yay!  Before I Turn 25 is celebrating her one year anniversary! Thus, the drinks on her!

If your a

Starbucks 

and

 Happy Lemon Lovers

 then this giveaway is for you!

Join her by clicking here.

Superfoods and Your Health! :)

Saw these posts on a social networking site and I just felt that I had to share them up!

I'll definitely add lemon water on my diet since it's in! Avocado is one of my favorite fruit and we drink coconut every now and then. I just have to give way and work something out for the ginger cause I'm not fond of chewing it though my dad loves to make it as a candy although soups are good with ginger on it. :)

Do you have any other superfood you wanna share?

and what are your ginger recipe? Please share them up! :P

Food Trip: Sbarro Date

If you know me then you'll know how I love pizza! :P My first time here is when my couzin Ate Zhai and I had a girly girl date! :P

me and ate zhai

We chat over

spinach mushroom pizza, extra cheese

and

ziti pasta with garlic bread :P

Afterward we meet up with my mom and dad and guess where we landed?

yes, as you could see in the background...

we ended up having our dinner at Shakeys!

my cute nephew Aljei wearing the mojo's basket! lol

More
pizza  Sbarro posts soon!

What's your favorite Sbarro special?

Giveaway | CnSfashion Jewelry x MakeUpLove

Hi everyone! Wanna have these:

Join this international giveaway to bag these lovelies home by clicking here.