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SURF & SHARE YOUR #AYOSNASUMMER WISH, WIN SUMMER SIREN FESTIVAL PASSES FOR YOUR BARKADA

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A total of 35 Summer Siren passes and 10 limited edition Ayos Loudbasstard speaker docks will be given away to lucky Ka-Ayos who will share their #AyosNaSummer wish on AyosDito.ph. Join to get the chance to meet great people at the Summer Siren Festival happening on April 4-6 at Crystal Beach, Zambales! It’s very easy to join and win the ultimate beach adventure for your barkada. Tara na!

To join:
1. Search #AyosNaSummer on AyosDito.ph then click the Win Summer Siren Tickets ad.
2. Reply to the ad with your #AyosNaSummer wish. The more replies you leave, the more chances of winning exclusive Summer Siren tickets for you and your friends.

The prizes:
Total of 15 tickets and 3 room accommodations to be won! (5 Super Ayos winners will win 3 tickets and 1 room accommodation each)
Total of 20 tickets up for grabs! (5 Ayos Barkada winners of 4 tickets each)
Exclusive consolation prizes for music lovers up for grabs. (10 winners of Loudbasstard speaker docks)

Winners will be selected at random. The more #AyosNaSummer wish you send, the higher your chances of winning. Each ticket is valid for entry to the Summer Siren event at Crystal Beach, Zambales this coming April 4 to 6, 2014. For more info, go to http://blog.ayosdito.ph

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Eat's A Date: Kamayan sa Palaisdaan sa Bay @ Laguna

Along the long road of Bay, Laguna, there is a floating restaurant named Kamayan sa Palaisdaan sa Bay. It was my first time to eat on that place. It was a relaxing place on the province. You can hear the flowing water. You can see the live school of fish near the balsa or in the pond. There was also a wedding held on the function hall. People were enjoying their stay on this restaurant. We were one of those people.

The Balsa and Function hall where people can rent it for occasions such as weddings, birthdays, baptismal or any celebrations.

Entrance of the restaurant

At the back of the restaurant, there is an old house.

Tilapia!!! they don't know they will be eaten later.

The food has arrived at the table.

Sinigang na Baboy (Pig Stew?)

Pinakbet with shirmp

Ensalada

Part of the ensalada plus patis labo. yemmmm!

Favorite --- > Sizzling sisig! When I was young, I don't even know sisig exist until college I think. Ginawang pulutan? whehehe

They are offering traditional Filipino food. We ordered sinigang na baboy, enseladang talong, tilapia, sizzling sisig and pinakbet with shimp. The food is delicious and affordable with a place like that, it is worth it. Together with my cousin, we kept on throwing rice on the pond so fishes will show up. After eating we walk along the place to see the whole restaurant. It was huge and they have different statue of kids, cartoon character and random people. It was nice and lovely. They have also a playground for kids.

The verdict : 4 out of 5 stars

with my momma, Tita Nining (it was her birthday back then) and me

For more details:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KamayanSaPalaisdanSaBay

Address: Brgy. Dila, Bay Laguna

Telephone: (049) 568-02 55
Cellphone: 09108858888

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In hair, products

Review: Zenutrients Gugo Strengthening Shampoo

Are you having problems with thinning hair or falling hair? Well, I am encountering the same problems for a couple of years already. I had tried different products but they failed me. Based on my experience, too much chemicals on my hair made it worst. I will blame my almost yearly salon visit to have my hair strengthen or rebonded since highschool. For two years already, I prevented myself from going to the salon to treat my hair for a rebond. That is really a huge sacrifice for my beauty. Hahaha jk I mean sacrifice for my hair, to avoid too much chemicals. Since from last year, I discovered an organic shampoo called Zenutrients Gugo Strengthening Shampoo. I saw it on kiosk stall on SM Sucat, so I tried it and until now I am still using it. Then, I saw the main branch of Zenutrients near my office. Yey for me!

Now, for the verdict:

For the better results of a product, it should be used continuously. As of now, I am using it for months. It lessens my hair fall and my hair is starting to grow. I have baby hair now on my head not anywhere else.hihihi It is not harsh in my hair because it is totally organic. I am a witness on the procedures of their products, if you visited their main branch in Kapitolyo, Pasig, they have a clear glass window. People can check out the process of their products. Moreover, the smell is nice. Inside the bottle of the shampoo you can see a real gugo. A 250ml bottle cost P225.00. It is a little expensive compare to the normal shampoos but I can say it is effective and worth it. They also sell conditioner version of Gugo Strengthening.

For more details:

Main Branch: 57 East Capitol Drive Barrio Kapitolyo, Pasig City 1603
Website: http://www.zenutrients.com.ph/
Email Address: info@zenutrients.com.ph / zen.essentials@gmail.com
Tel No.: 234-5565
Mobile Nos.: 0932-8064417 / 0925-8800687 /0915-2160664

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In fashion, wishlist

Dressale Wish List: Black and White Party

For today, I have my wish list from Dressale.com. What If I am going to a party? What kind of party? Hmmm.. maybe a black and white themed party. So here are my choices! Of course I picked both dresses in black and white so we will have some choices but the accessories are versatile that we can use it on the two stunning cocktail dress.

Astonishing black chiffon sheath cocktail dress with delicate beading

First, we will have the black beaded cocktail dress. It is simple yet elegant. Sometimes we don’t need to wear too much decoration in our body. The perfect hairstyle in this dress will be an up do.

Fantastic Illusion Neckline Cocktail Dress with Delicate Appliques

Second, will be the lacey white cocktail dress. It symbolizes purity and godliness. I love how this dress will show your sexiness.

Sophisticated Wedding Earring Featuring Teardrop Crystal

This teardrop crystal earrings can be wore with both of the dress. It is sophisticated and perfect for occasions.

Stylish Pleated Evening Magnetic Closure Clutch with Rhinestones

The gold clutch with rhinestones is nice for an evening party. It won't be out of style.

Tempting Woolen Upper Sandals with Backside Metallic Embellishment

With the perfect pair of shoes, you will never go wrong with a pair of high heels with a metallic gold embellishment. It is great with the gold clutch with rhinestones.

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In #OOTD, fashion

Look # 18: Let it Go

Happy Tuesday everyone! Lucky students, it is holiday for them. Moreover, after few months of not posting #OOTD, here it is. Well, I am slowly getting back to the blogosphere after the hiatus for a couple of months. The last quarter of 2013 was crazy!!! I have definitely one busy girl juggling my work, extra work and online shop plus extracurricular activities. Multitasking to the extreme! I don’t know how I survived everything. God is really good I can say. He provided me with strength and the will to carry on. I won’t promise anything but I want to be a serious blogger as in karir for 2014.

To achieve something, sometimes we need to “Let it Go” just like the song from Frozen. Let us, let go of our insecurities, inhibitions, negativity and too much controlling of our life. We need to enjoy every single day we open our eyes and see the world full of excitement and love from God above. Inspiring words from an #OOTD post. Hahahaha Saan ka pa?! (baka isipin nyo anong connect ng mga pinagsasabi ko. May masabi lang ang peg. Hehehe)

Going back to the outfit, I got both of my studded denim jacket and floral dress from Forever 21. I super love their clothes. I bought them during the buy 1 take 1 sale from forever 21. Gosh! I went gaga over that event. I don't even know how to start when I saw the clothes.

Studded Denim Jacket from Forever 21 | Floral dress from Forever 21 | Shoes from All Things Fit |Watch from Aldo

Will be posting more of #OOTDs soon and reviews and a lot more from me! Wait for it! :)

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In movie, philippines

Starting Over Again (film 2014)

image grabbed from google.com

Last Valentine’s Day, we watched the movie “Starting Over Again” starring Piolo Pascual as Marco and Toni Gonzaga as Ginny. It was a different kind of love story. It was hilarious and at the same time it was a heart full of emotions. I think most of the people can relate to the story, especially to the people who have an old flame and called it “the-one-who-got-away”.

The movie started when Ginny received an email from a site called LetterLater, it was sent by Marco 4 years ago. So the message was old news from an old flame. It made Ginny a little bit hopeful that Marco still loves her. Then, they received an offer to remodel an old house to become a restaurant. When they saw the client, it was Marco. So the story begins…

The verdict

The storyline was not your typical love story and I like it. Writers here in our country are becoming adventurous and being true to reality. The movie is very relatable, it is close to reality. Please revive the local movie industry. I think enough of copying storyline from other countries, Filipinos want unique and an expected one. I am delightful that our country is producing nice quality movies. I hope we continue doing this. Let us support our own movie industry.

Going back to the movie, I will praise Piolo and Toni for doing such a good job portraying the characters very well. I cried at the scene when Marco (Piolo Pascual) went out of his car, running to Ginny’s house crying and begging not to go to the airport. Damn! Super kawawa.. I pity him. Anyways, It’s been a while since Piolo got a blockbuster movie; I think this is other big step for him to the spotlight. I have nothing to say bad about this movie. It is directed very well by Olivia Lamasan. I want to congratulate them for the success and for earning 150million in four days! Wow!

4.5 stars out of 5 stars!

Watch the trailer here:

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In DIY, gift

Gift Ideas: MixTape - Love Songs

from google, then edited it.

Hello, friends! Valentine's Day is so near! Do you have any gift ideas for your special someone? Well, I have one. Why don't you make your own mixtape for your special someone? You know sometimes it is hard to express your feeling towards someone but with the help of songs or music we can express it very well. Right? Because it is twentieth century tapes are not usually used by everyone. So decided to compile it and burn it on a dvd. Hell yeah! Look at the list of my songs. Cheesyballs galore! It is a mixed of old and new songs.

My video palang kasama. I made a video din pala. Now ko lang naremember! :)) Share ko sa inyo un video soon!

I gave this last year during our 2nd year anniversary to my hunny my loves so sweet. Hahahaha I don’t have money to buy things kasi. Char! So burn burn na lang ng songs! Whahaha What I mean is, to be unique and to be more special so decided to make an effort to think of the songs and compile it. To make it extra special, I made a collage of our photos together forever ang peg. Then, print print lang pag my ink. hehehe

Front cover

Back cover

So what do you think? Easy? Kering keri? Ipush mo na yan. Gow gow gow! By the way, I will embed some songs from my list. I hope you feel the love. mwah! Happy Valentine's Day in Advance!

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In movie, review

On The Job (2013 film)

*randomly grabbed from google*

Are you looking for an action movie to watch? Well, I recommend watching On The Job. This is a movie I never expected for a Filipino action movie. Why? because this is not about saving a girl or a daughter from mafias then they live happily ever after. You know Filipino cliché action movies, very predictable. When it comes to this kind of genre, Filipinos are used to Fernando Poe Jr.’s boxing ability or whoever actor with a machine gun. However, this is different. It has substance and it is really happening in our society. It has a twist that I never expected.

This movie is about crimes happening in our country. They said it is based on a true story. Well, if it is. We have a fucked up society. Rich people are the one controlling the country not the government. It shows the corrupt and the unlawful ways of our government too. It is an eye opener for Filipinos. I congratulate Erik Matti for the success of the movie. It received many recognitions and awards from international film festivals like Cannes Film Festival and a lot more. Hands down to Joel Torre for receiving the Best Actor award for portraying Mario “Tatang” Maghari, he was the professional killer from the juvenile. Moreover, they reported it will have an US adaptation of the movie. I hope they won’t change a lot on the story lines. Joel Torre should be “Tatang” again on the remake. I think no one can be better than him portraying his role. Right? Hehehe

I will rate this as 5 stars out of 5.

Watch the trailer here:

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In movie, philippines

Bride for Rent (2014 film)

grabbed from random site from google.

Bride for Rent is a movie about marriage. It is another blockbuster hit from Kim Chiu and Xian Lim. Congratulations to them for portraying the role with justice. I may not be a fan of Kim Chiu but she really made me laugh by playing the role of Rockylita a.k.a Rocky. She is playing a wanna be artist who landed the role of being the Bride of Rocco, played by Xian Lim. On the other hand, Rocco is a tall, handsome but a little brat and bossy guy in the movie. He party party and end up having a huge loan for about 10million, when betting all of the money to the game of poker. To pay up all the loans, he will receive his trust funds from his Lala, played by Pilita Corales, but he needs to be married first. This is why they thought of the idea of hiring an actress to portray as the wife of Rocco and it is Rocky. Yey! Then, the story begins. Watch it!

It is a feel good movie. Instead of movies about mistresses or infidelity, they should show more movies like this one such as true love and marriage. In the real world, only few people believe in love but if people in the movie industry will show that love still exist I think the world will be a better place. Anyways, back to the movie. It is funny with drama on the side. Go Xian Lim for crying and emoting! You are my new celebrity crush next to John Lloyd Cruz. I love your chiseled face! Hihihi Overall, the movie doesn’t have a dull moment. I will rate it 4.5 out of 5 stars! Good Job!

Watch the full trailer of Bride for Rent: