2019 has been a tough year. It was indeed a roller coaster ride. During the first quarter of the year, my husband and I took chances in braving the unknown being back home here in the Philippines after more than a decade of living in Abu Dhabi. Some might have called it unplanned and impulsive, but for us, it is a leap of faith. And for that, we don’t owe anyone an explanation. 

I personally struggled with the changes that we’ve encountered along the way — lifestyle, finances, relationships. And while slowly coping with all these transitions, I also have to deal with health condition of my parents consecutively.

2019 was like life lessons compressed in a year and gave you no choice but to just swallow it all. That year greatly took toll on me, my faith, my marriage, and family. Nevertheless, 2019 is a year to be grateful for.

Funny how the past year made me realize how weak and strong I could be. Not realizing that it was just a training ground of what was about to come for the year 2020.

2020 – The year the world stood still. So, here we are in the middle of a global pandemic caused by virus called COVID-19. The entire world appears to have stopped. Holidays and celebrations has been cancelled. World economies have come crashing down; whole industries have been shuttered. Transportation stopped; Education system has been challenged; Scarcity of food, medicines, hospital beds, respirators, testing kits and even medical attendants. And yet some people hoards these since they can afford it. Face mask and shields becomes a necessity. We are locked down of our homes to at least be safe from this virus. And yes, the whole world is affected because over a million of people are dying. 

Top Pharmaceutical companies and scientists are still in the raise to find cure. And even after months of this ordeal, we are all still in a cliffhanger.

I’ve seen how this year literally stopped. Surreal how in a blink of an eye everything turns upside down. Yet everyone tries to survive. At the end if the day, we find ways to somehow see something positive out of this chaos. 

Pollution has declined, bodies of water becomes clearer, the air seems cleaner, people seemed to prioritize their health, and the best part was people sharing a piece of goodness to everyone. Thus, our situation also unmasked people’s true identity. Some took advantage of the situation and grab every opportunity to benefit from the lowness of others. 

I’m grateful of 2019 for the chance to make me somehow stronger to face this year. I am thankful for the business opportunities we got, for the job that my husband was blessed with, for our health, and our finances. I am grateful for knowing who are genuine friends and family who took time and effort in simply being there for me during my weakest.

2019 taught me to be strong, not by pushing my limits but to pause for a while and reflect. 2020 finely tested everything that I’ve claimed to learn from 2019. 

This year, I’ve learned that there will be times that things don’t always turned out the way we planned. My patience has also been stretched and very much tested this year. I’ve also learned that only few people will stay by your side when they realize that they will not or no longer benefit from you. I’ve learned that you cannot please anyone so just be true to yourself. I’ve realized not to just accept ‘sorry’ but a changed attitude. And I also realized to cut off connections to people that sucks life out me. 

Teachings and learnings of good and bad has been tough for the past 2 consecutive years now. Some survives and some may not get lucky. Perhaps moving forward beyond the pandemic, is the only way that will help us all return from edge of the abyss. 

Survival of the fittest indeed! God bless everyone. 

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I was one of the lucky recipients of free VoxBox from Influenster Middle East last October. I was ecstatic when I received an email that they will be sending me the box. And my excitement just overflows when I received it and saw what were inside. All full size Max Factor products!

Well, as my excitement goes, I did a full makeup test. Knowing the excellent quality of Max Factor Products, I didn't had a doubt that it will be perfect on my skin. I was just curious to try, especially the Color Correcting sticks.

Here's my quick verdict on each products I received.

It is funny how people commonly assumed that beauty bloggers are people who do full makeup every single day. Well, we don't...  This is just the very basic of how people think about us. I will be listing below few points that usually pops into people's mind when they heard that you are a beauty blogger. 😉

Why aren't you wearing makeup?
Typical question when people who knew that you are a beauty blogger and saw you with your bare face. As much as I want to sarcastically answer them, I would rather smile and answer - " This is my 'woke up like this' look!" lol 😆

Common guys! I'm a beauty blogger, I love makeup, I like wearing them, I enjoy learning new things about makeup, but to glam up with full makeup  everyday is not just me. As a makeup lover, I also learned to value the health of my skin. So as much as possible, I only wear minimal makeup whenever I go to office, go out on a casual meetings or do errands.




You look different in person.
News flash! As much as I don't wear filters in real life, I also usually post photos of me wearing makeup on my social medias. Where makeup does it magic plus, let's face it, a few tweaks of filters as well.

You look slimmer in picture... Which I believe equates with, I look fat in person. Yes I do look slimmer in photos because I know my good angle. I take several photos, choose the best angle and post it. That's what we, beauty bloggers, do.






You did your makeup very well! Can you do my makeup too?
Yes I can, but please don't expect that I can do to your face exactly what I can do to mine. You see, I've been working with my face for a long time now and I know exactly how to work with it. Each face has a feature that differs from one another. And just so you know, I am a beauty blogger, not a makeup artist. Although there plenty of makeup artist who works as a blogger as well. But it is not always the case.


In a Nutshell:
I'm a beauty blogger - - - Not a makeup artist, not a beauty guru, and not a typical celebrity who needed to be in full makeup everyday. I wear full makeup occasionally and very minimal on an ordinary days. Mostly, I put confidence with however I look or whatever I wear and I don't really mind what other people say. Well, as long as it is a kind of constructive suggestions.

Love me, hate me or question me - - - then good luck! 😄😃😂

It is my last day of work before I could enjoy the weekend. My mood was a little excited yet stressed because of my whole week's activities. Despite worrying about so many things, I chose to start my day positively. This morning, my husband dropped me in a small grocery store nearby my office to buy breakfast. I greeted the store attendant with a short sentence, "good morning, brother" and that simple greeting made his face lit up and smiled back at me.

The store attendant made a way to reciprocate the good vibes by giving me some biscuits for free after I paid for what I took from his store.  I told him that it is very kind of him to do that, he then replied, "These are for you because you're a good person." - - - Then it just melts my heart 💗

Seeing him from afar before I came in to his store, he looked tired and gloomy, so I decided to just do something which I hoped to encounter if I'm in the same situation. I was not so difficult to do and I hope that it really made his day as much as he made my day.

Just before I was about to leave his store, another customer came in and the store attendant greeted him with such a delight and the customer smiled and greeted him back. A simple good gesture that hopefully become a chain of good vibes to many.

*In a nutshell: A genuine smile and a pleasant greeting is something that is not so hard to do but could mean the world to it's receiver. As what the quote says, "A smile to a stranger could be the only sunshine he see might see in a day." What I did was just a very simple, for some maybe a normal gesture, but I guess you'll never know who really needed that pleasant smile and kind words in a particular moment. Let us not limit spreading a spirit of hope, it won't cost us a penny.

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