Are you looking for sweet and romantic ideas to sweep her off her feet? Good news! I prepared a list for you to choose on how will you and your bae spend the Valentine's day with love in the air. 

Let us start!

1. Simple gestures never go wrong. The cliche "roses and chocolates", don't forget your handwritten love letter. Make him/her cry. Show them and tell them how much you care. Profess your love!

2. Of course! Another cliché, dinner dates. But make it fancy, don't take her on fast food chains. Why not try on hotels and restaurants? Make the reservations as early as now. However, if you have the skills on cooking, why not cook for him/her? That would be extra sweet. Prepare the dinner date somewhere romantic like the rooftops, gardens or at your home to have an intimate dinning experience.

3. Serenade your bae. If you have the golden voice, sing for her. But if you only got the confidence.. Hmmm.. Think again? Hahaha you can dedicate a song on the radio or hire someone to sing for her. Then, you're standing near the person singing with flowers on your hand and making pacute face while waiting for her to come close to you. Yiihheee!

4. Watch the Pyromusical at SM Mall of Asia Open Grounds, I know it has a ticket with free dinner on the sea side. I think you need to buy your tickets now. But if you have less budget, wait the fireworks on Roxas Boulevard or along seaside of Mall of Asia. Bring a blanket and snacks with her. Be there as early as you can, people might have the same idea on their minds.

5. Do you love to be serenaded by Boyce Avenue? I heard they will have a concert on Valentine's day at Smart Araneta Coliseum. If tickets are still available, buy now. Surprise him/her on your date. Don't tell her. By the way, play the video. Super nice cover from Boyce Avenue feat. Lia Marie Johnson

6. Picnic. Yes! Bring her to the park such as Picnic Groove in Tagaytay or Ecopark in La Mesa Dam. Be close to nature. Bring a basket, the prepared food, the blanket and a speaker (for the romantic songs you will play while eating).

7. If you are tired of the Urbanization of Manila, try to relax elsewhere. Go to the beach or have a relaxing retreat at Nurture Wellness Village in Tagaytay. Have couple massage or everything they have on their list of services with the word 'couple' on it. Hihi Try it. I suddenly heard the chimes and the wind. Relaxing. Haha

8. If both of you are movie buffs or love watching tv series  and don't want to go with all the hassle and the traffic of Valentines day. Movie or TV series  marathon at home. Prepare the list of chick flicks, romantic movies, series or horror movies (so when your bae is scared, hug her tight. The moves na! hahaha). Don't forget a lot of chips and popcorn.

9. Ride the hot air balloon in Pampanga! Every year, the fiesta of hot air balloon is awesome! They have different kinds of characters flying in the air. I want to go there too. Haha Click here for more information of Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2015.

10. Retrace your love story. Go back to memory lane. Visit the places on where and how both of you meet and fall in love with each other all over again.

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Cities is Carla de Guzman’s first original novella. The story is based on the theory of multiple universes, the idea that somewhere out there are worlds where the choices you make are different from the ones made here. Carla writes about the cities that have inspired her and changed the way she sees the world, in the hope that her readers will want to travel there too.

Cities is available in print and via Smashwords, CreateSpace, and Amazon. Please contact the author for more information.

THE BOOK

Celia has dreams.

She dreams of going to Seoul for a scholarship she never took, of leaving everything behind and moving to New York.

In all those dreams, she finds herself attached to Benedict, the boy she has always loved, but who doesn’t love her back.

Ben believes in parallel worlds.

Worlds where things you didn’t do come true—worlds in which he goes to London and falls in love with Celia, where he shows up on the day she needs him the most. He believes that dreams are glimpses into that parallel world, and it’s not a coincidence that Celia’s been having them too.

But here, now, they’re in Manila. It’s the day of Ben’s wedding, and a typhoon is raging through the city. How will these dreams and unmade decisions change their lives? Will they bring them closer together or drive them farther apart?

THE AUTHOR

Carla de Guzman (ck.deguzman@gmail.com) had horrible handwriting as a kid. That didn't stop her from writing, though. Riddled with too much energy and a vivid imagination, she started writing every midnight. She grew up with her toes in the sand and her bags packed and ready to go on adventures. Her books are chronicles of her journeys, with a little romance mixed in.

When she’s not sitting in a plane or working, Carla writes for her blog, Some Midnights (www.somemidnight.wordpress.com) and for When in Manila. 

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The oldest church, Baclayon church. On the side of the church, there was an image of Padre Pio formed at its wall.

Mini zoo in Bohol. With the dancers.

Butterfly house.

Loboc River Cruise. We ate lunch here while serenaded by the singers and musicians. It was relaxing. The boat made a stopover on the lovely ladies, who performed simple dance number.

The man-made forest. I love this! According to our tourist guide, it was built to prevent accidents from landslide.

There are plenty of amazing places here in Bohol. I am looking forward to come back and visit the place again. What we miss on our trip? To explore Panglao's cave (Hinagdanan Cave), snorkeling and watch the dolphins. Three days was not enough.

As of now, let's pray for them. I hope they can recover from the incident last 2013. God bless!

I am so lucky to be one of the crowd, who waited for Pope Francis before his flight to Vatican. I got the chance to see him and got a short glimpse of the effect he had on us (Catholics). We waited for 2-3 hours just to see him in a few seconds but it was one of the best 10 seconds of my life. I got the goosebumps and a little shaky and speechless when Pope Francis was standing in his popemobile and waving in front of us. I never thought I will have the chance to see him in flesh. For the couple of days, I just stayed home watching the live telecast of his every step on TV until my friends (bffs) on viber decided to wait for him in Villamor Air Base. I joined them. It was an opportunity of a lifetime. Not everyday I could see Pope Francis soooo near. That very moment, I felt God's presence. 

I hope it helps. Let us be a good Catholic from now on! :)

After waiting, we went to Lola Idang's for lunch.Thank you friends for inviting me to be part of once in a lifetime experience! Till next time.

Lately (well most of the time), I was wasting my precious time on watching videos on facebook or youtube. Once in a while, those videos that made me laugh, cry or scared, I will share them with you. =)

When I was talking with my beau on the phone, he told me to watch the lip sync battle from The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Then, I got hooked and kept watching the other videos. Gah! It made me cry literally, it was just soooooo funny! They were prepared and really good at copying the artist of their song choice.haha

Here are the videos, enjoy watching!!!

The trio that made me laugh all the way. hahaha Who would thought Joseph Gordon Levitt (one of my Hollywood crush hihi) can be so funny and so silly and sooo game to lip sync Super Bass by Nicki Minaj while Stephen Merchant grove to the song of Single Ladies by Beyonce Z according to him. hahaha As usual, Jimmy Fallon is on his funny self. You better watch it!

The movie that has the most awards from MMFF. Sometimes the unnoticeable usually wins the awards. Then, people will be curious why the hell it won a lot of awards. I think, we were one of the curious people so we decided to watch it.

The movie revolves on the life of Bonifacio and explaining why he should be declared to be the first president of our country. It was based on facts and to our history itself. I don't know much of Bonifacio but thru this movie it opened my eyes on how Bonifacio served our country and to let us have our freedom that we are experiencing right now. He was one of the great men that lead our country to fight for our freedom. 

The movie was good. It was not on a tight budget. The parts of the movie was usually on the dark just like the old ages, lights were not yet available and only "lampara" (lantern) was the only source of light. I expected more of actions on some parts but the subtle of the movie was about "Ang Unang Pangulo", so they focus on it than the war between Filipinos and Spaniards. It shows how kupal (excuse the term pero kupal eh hahahah) some of the Filipinos especially Emilio Aguinaldo. They sentenced Bonifacio to death. Imagine cheating and corruption started on the early days. Gosh! Haha

If I will rate the movie, I will give it 3 starts out of 5 stars.

(photo was grabbed from google)

How will I summarized my 2014? First of all, 2014 was a year full of hope and new challenges for me. It started to be nice then, I felt I need to change something in my life. I decided to find a new job, thankfully my friend texted and told me they were hiring. I went to initial interview, exam and final interview. It was sudden change really because it was a different line of job for me. However, I think I cope up easily with the changes happening in my life. God really provides. My first 6 months was fun and exciting with my new work. Now I am a regular employee, I met a lot of good souls. We are like a family. 

I learned that if you really want to change, you need to start stepping out on your comfort zone. Always ask for God's guidance and grace, He will surely help you on your way.

The only thing I was not able to update regularly was my blog. Huhu But I never forgotten it. From now on, I will update my blog even on my phone. Because one of my goals before was to own an iphone. Well well well, I have it now. Hahahaha The sacrifices I have been thru for this phone. (Will chika that soon)  I saved my money of course, then when I have the money, I think twice if I will spend it for it. Haha Minsan kasi bigla ka manghihinayang sa money pag meron na and I am self confessed kuripot and super practical. Then I realized, it was almost 4 years since I changed my phone so why not have it, besides my phone was on the edge of dying. Seriously.. One time, I ended up using my mom's extra phone for months.

Mirror shot with my best friend my new phone. :)

What else? Well, not enough out of town vacation for 2014 because I still don't have some enough leaves from my work. But I am sure this 2015, it will be a year of travelling for me. I am claiming it. I am positive about it! 

Last December, I received some bad news one of them was my batchmate from highschool died suddenly. Please pray for her soul. Then, last December 30, our car was hit by a motorcycle. We were on our way to buy some pizza. Suddenly, something bump to our car. The glasses on our window was shuttered into pieces. I went out then saw a man on the ground with his motorcycle. Long story short, we went home with traumatized feeling. Moreover, we were all thankful that we were all alive and kicking. God is good! Life is short so seized the moment! 

the damage!

Even though, unfortunate things happened on the last month of 2014, it won't stop us from welcoming 2015 with a blast! It will always be with my family. Holidays are for family to reunite and bond together. Make unforgettable memories.

I want to share more of my 2014, I think this is enough for now. Happy 2015 to all!

P.S. Always be thankful and pray to God.