Mirror Mirror on the Wall...Who's the Fairest of Them All?

Candice and I accompanied my mom today to Marie France. Just out of curiosity, we got ourselves a free body assessment and free trial treatments. So what is the verdict? I’m within my ideal body weight (yehey!) BUT (yeah there’s always the big BUT) I’m 21% over my fat percentage and some “problem areas” would have to be addressed as well…which means I would need to undergo the fat metabolic program whatever that means. Grabe, after having a talk with the head consultant, I think I’ve never felt fatter in my whole life. I must say their marketing tactics are working well. Hehe

All the treatments were relaxing. I didn’t know these kinds of machines and procedures even existed at all. I enjoyed the cold body wrap. You get wrapped up like a mummy in this very cold solution which is supposed to lower your body’s normal temperature, so that the excess fat will be used up to maintain the body’s heat. According to the therapist, this can shave off around 2000 calories which is equivalent to 2 weeks worth of exercise. Could you imagine that?! No need to work your ass off at the gym anymore. You just lie in a bed for 25 minutes and voila! There’s also this other treatment that I liked. They attach these circular patches to the different parts of your body and you’ll feel waves of electric pulses/shock in varying intensities. This one is supposed to tone your body. Twenty minutes of doing this is equivalent to at least 200 sit-ups.

I had fun doing all of the treatments. It was an interesting experience. It just made me realize the extent that some people are willing to go through for the sake of vanity. Not only do you need lots (and lots) of time and effort, you also need a fat bank account. Hehe You wouldn’t believe how much the program that they designed for me costs. I don't think so! Hehe And even if you can afford it—time, effort, and money, I don’t think people can be satisfied long enough. Perfection can never be achieved…not in this world anyway.

By Meredith Grey

"I think you should. I think we should all just go there. You know tell the truth, spit it out, go with your gut, follow your instincts." 

I Heart Russia

1. City traffic is bad, even worse than Manila. There's no specific time for their rush hour. It seems like rush hour for them lasts for almost the entire day. With at least eight lanes on both sides, I don’t understand why it is still traffic.



2. The metro (a.k.a. subway) in Moscow is the complete opposite of what a typical subway station should look like. It looks so elegant, adorned with nice chandeliers and mosaic paintings. If it weren't for the old and rusty trains, you'd think you're somewhere else.



3. Russians are blessed with good genes. Almost everybody can pass for a model. Everyone’s tall, white, and handsome. Everyone’s good looking. Unfortunately I was not able to take home some souvenir pictures with me. :(

4. Their cathedrals do not have benches or pews. Russians celebrate Mass standing, for two long hours! You won't find a chair. But it's okay, mas astig naman cathedral nila kaysa sa atin.




5. Red means beautiful in Russian. Hence, Red Square equals Beautiful Square.



6. Kremlin means fortress in Russian. Hence, the Kremlin Wall equals the Fortress.

7. The Russian royalties are obsessed with anything gold. Now people in this day and age don’t have to feel as guilty anymore knowing that people during the olden days are even more extravagant and materialistic compared to us. I can just imagine how uncomfortable it is for the women to endure banquet dinners with their tight fitting corsets.




8. Saying NO in Russian is easy to remember. Just say NYEH or NYEH-NYEH! Reminds me of this Filipino phrase we use when we want to make fun of other people, Nyeh-Nyeh-Nyeh-Nyeh-Nyeh! Yes translates to DA! or DA-DAM! in Russian.

9. The matroyshka dolls are more popular than Barbie. I've practically grown up with Ken and Barbie. So I plead my allegiance to Barbie dolls.

10. St. Petersburg has only 60 days of sunshine throughout the year. It never fails to rain every single day. So I consider myself lucky for being able to catch a glimpse of their breathtaking sunrise.

My Crush List

I'm crushing on..

1. Samsung's Ultra Edition 9.9 (SGH-D830)

2. 8GB iPod Nano (Black or Pink)

3. Bvlgari's Diagono

4. Young Blood's Kabuki Soft Brushes (made out of goat's hair)

5. Daphne Osena's Antique Gold Charm Necklaces

GOOD Presents: NYChildren Photography Project

Brilliant project. Very nice. I wish it was made longer though. The idea was for photographer Danny Goldfield to photograph one child from every country on Earth all living in New York City.




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Fight Blue and White!

Ateneo lost. We lost. It was a game well fought until the end. I was lucky to find tickets last minute. Thanks to Jean’s persistence and convincing powers. Hehe It’s been awhile since I cheered my heart out and screamed like crazy. I didn’t care if I was surrounded by a sea of people wearing yellow shirts with their matching yellow balloons, I was just too damn proud of my alma mater (yeah even if we lost). The UST people are a friendly bunch. If it were an ADMU-DLSU game, I would probably think twice about sitting with the enemy. Just kidding.

It was a good game, down to the wire until the last second. At least sulit naman. I enjoyed the game even if I don’t know all of the players’ names anymore especially those on the other teams. I lost track after Fonacier-Villanueva-Gonzales-Bugia-Tenorio went to play for the professional league. Hehe Macky Escalona is my new idol now.














(i) Ateneo Warm-Up; (ii) Amidst the yellow, I still see Blue















(iii) All Blue; (iv) Go Ateneo! Animo Ateneo!