Day 22/365 -- Santo Niño Fiesta

Hi there! We went to Anaheim this morning to attend a gathering for the feast of Santo Niño (The Holy Child). Back in the Philippines, I remember we used to attend the same thing. I mean, we always celebrate the feast of Santo Niño. There were always parades and processions. It's also one of the famous celebrations in the Visayas Region, particularly in Cebu where they call it "Sinulog Festival". It is a very colorful and lively celebration. The whole region prepares for it. I wish to experience it myself. :)

It was my first time to attend one here. It was fun, especially the part where you can dance your Santo Niño around while the priest blesses everyone with Holy Water. Ofcourse, almost everyone who attended were Filipinos. It was nice. Mass was at 10, followed by a short novena, then procession and rosary. After that everyone went to the school gym (because the parish has its own school), and there we had our lunch salo-salo which was sooo crazy because everyone wanted to get into the line and I guess everyone was hungry so they were all like just trying to situate themselves wherever as long as they can get into the line fast. Of that which kinda disappoints me. You know, still a typical Filipino thing. I was expecting it to be more organized, but sadly, it wasn't. Well, after like almost an hour in line, we got food. :) Then there were intermission numbers by different dance groups, and maybe students from the school. It was entertaining and fun. But hey, look at what I've found!

Ain't that so adorable? :) (idk if he's a she or she's a he haha!) But he looks like a boy to me so I assume he's a boy. Yea, he was very popular a while ago that everyone who saw him feels amazed and like, "look! he's so cute!" :P yepp! that's a baby dressed in a Santo Niño attire. :) Soooooooo cuteeeeee! :)

It was an extra special day for us, especially for kids. And yes, my brother was extra especially blessed at church today. :)

Day 21/365 -- Curly Hair

Hi, hello. So today, I am at my aunt's place, and we'll be staying for the night because we'll be attending a Sto. Niño parade/celebration tomorrow. I am always happier whenever I get to other people's home. I feel more relaxed and at ease.

My mom told me to bring my curler so I can do her hair. She was pretty busy then so I decided to do mine first. This is my first time to curl my hair all by myself. Given the fact that I have a short hair made it a little bit more interesting because I believe it is much more complicated to do with short hair than a longer one. So yea, parting this, parting that. Doing this side first then that side, I must say that I've done quite a good job for a first timer. :P And yes, I hurt myself a little, actually my ear. It got caught with the hot barrel. hahaha :P But it's fine, part of the process I suppose. Then after that, I did my mom's. It was really easier to do on other people's hair than my own.

So I guess I am pretty excited to get my hair longer and do some more sexy curls. :)

Day 20/365 -- Cupcakes

So this morning, while I was eating breakfast, I decided to bake blueberry muffins. They look pretty brown haha :P I think my temperature was a bit high. I'll take note of that next time. But they tasted good. Brother had 2 pieces for breakfast. Mom and pop got some, too.

Then this afternoon, I went to the library to  return some dvds. After, I went to Americana to buy fires at Potato Corner. I was so drolling over the Sour & Cream. When I got there, the guy told me their machine/fryer has a dysfunction which won't allow them to make fries. I was devastated. :\ He offered me potato chips, but I wanted fries!!! I refused so he ended up punching my Potato Corner card, which left me with 3 more wholes to punch then I can get an order for free! :P While walking home, I passed by the other side of Americana. I mean, the less traveled one. Then I decided to just get a cupcake at Crumbs, for I am wanting to try their  cupcakes because I heard they were good. When I entered the bakeshop, I was overwhelmed with how cute the cupcakes were and the variable selections. I wanna try them all!!! hahaha :P So maybe after 3 to 5 minutes of debating which one to get (such a shame), I decided to have their Toffee Coffee cupcake. Here's a picture.

It looks too yummy to eat! hahaha :P And besides, it was a little too late in the afternoon for me to eat something sweet and this big. I decided to just save it for breakfast tomorrow so I can pair it up with a nice hot cup of coffee. :)

Oh, I suddenly miss my friend, Stacy, whom I always share a moment in our school library's cafe with. I told her I'll bring her to Crumbs whenever she gets here.

My Friends Are Amazing!

Every once in a while, you feel down and sad and like the whole world's crashing on you. On some days, you don't feel like talking to anyone -- not even your best friend. But most of your down days, especially when it involves family matters or boy issues, your friends are your escape. That's how I am.

I am happy that I have amazing friends. Not that I just realized it, ofcourse I knew from the start that my friends are the coolest people you could ever have around, but like there are times that when you feel so low they lighten up everything with their words, their presence, every little thing that shows they care. Whenever you feel less confident, they boost you up and makes you feel that you can conquer the world. It fills my heart with joy and pride that my friends are real and true. :)

4 pm today I went to the library. When I came back, I received this text message from my friend who's in Philippines. Isn't it so sweet? :) I love receiving this kind of unexpected text messages from people, and it really makes my day! It makes me happy to think that my friends miss me and that they actually thought about me even for just a second with their busy days. I feel valued and loved. :)

My friends are the loveliest people. Couldn't ask for anyone better! :)

Day 19/365 -- Hair Curler

Went out with mom and brother, again. :) It was fun because I had a good time. We went to Target because I was planning to buy sunblock. Then I browsed around and that's when I saw the curling iron I was also so planning to buy! :D I saw this 3-set package. 3 different barrel sizes, all for just $15! Isn't that great? :)

Then we had lunch and I had my mouth-watering favorite, veggie rolls!!!! So satisfying! :) Btw, brother bought a new toy train, Dash. :) Then as we walked home, passing at Americana, brother saw the train trolley and he was so happy and excited. I teased him that the train's going to go soon, and he was like, "Train! Wait!" hahahaha :P Soooooo cute! :) Then we had 1 round trip on the train trolley, and he was definitely very happy. :)

I love today. :)

Day 18/365 -- Cold Stone Creamery

At 5 pm today I went out with mom and brother. First, they had their haircuts. Brother was pretty cooperative, and I say that because he wasn't moving all over the place. He was just sitting on my mom's lap, but he was screaming bloody murder the entire time. hahaha :P Funny but at least it wasn't as difficult as the last time he had his haircut because then everyone's running after him. And everyone was trying to hold him down. hahaha :P But not now, and I am proud of him. He looks uber cute, btw! Mom had hers done, too. She said depressed people cut their hairs short. hahahaha :P True! True! True!

Then right after, we head down to the Marketplace to have ice cream at Cold Stone! (because I got a couple of giftcards!) Yayy! I felt so happy. :) Mom got Oreo Overload while I had Founder's Favorite, which is now officially my favorite. :)

For a while, Cold Stone made me feel like a little kid again who finds that ice cream makes you forget life and how crappy it is sometimes. :)

Day 17/365 -- Jeepney Asian Grill

Dinner was served! We went all the way to Cerritos just to try this one. Jeepney Asian Grill is a cute restaurant serving filipino dishes. We ordered Crispy Chicken, Calamari and Okoy for appetizers. (the chicken was sooooo good!) Then I ordered the Bistek (beef steak), pop ordered something like a pinoy version of seafood paella, mom had Pancit Canton which was also verrry good especially with the lechon kawali toppings. The servings were actually just right. Not too little, not too much, but after eating we all felt so stuffed. :P Plus we like how they prepared the food. Nothing greasy. Everything's perfect. :)

Dessert time was the most exciting part! ha! I ordered a slice of Frozen Sansrival (gelato cake) that was really soooooooooooooooooooooooooo good! And I also tried their Banana Tempura with Vanilla Ice Cream glazed with caramel sauce. It was really yummmmmmy! :) The picture on the right is their filipino style gelato. It was so good, too! I tried Dulce de Leche. And every monday, they have this promo of 99c per scoop.

Overall, I wouldn't mind going all the way to Cerritos just to eat at Jeepney. haha! I'd love to try more of their grilled stuffs over the menu. They actually have just enough variation of foods, maybe just the house specials so I think it won't be too hard to choose about what to eat next. :P