Virgin hair no more!! For almost 20 years, my hair has been untouched by all these hair treatments, but today, I colored my hair!! I said I’d color it on my 20th, but I realized internship would have already begun by then, so I colored it a little less than 2 weeks before my birthday. Hihi. I only colored it a shade of brown that’s lighter than my real hair color because all I really wanted was that—a light shade of brown. Hihihi. :>

YEY! My racket finally got gutted! :D I can’t remember when I broke the strings and ever since I had to use a spare, or my father’s to play. Their strings were gutted to a tension of like 50 or something; I need mine in at least 60 because I like it tight for more control. Hihi.

I’ve had this racket(I named it Liam) since before I even started playing tennis, that was like 6 years ago, that’s why I love it so much. :>

Hi guys! Sorry I’ve been super MIA. I’ve so busy with school, I don’t even get to exercise much anymore. Anyway, I got a Jamba Juice tumbler from a branch in Robinson’s Manila. I’m super happy there’s a branch near my school now. I get to have my Jamba fix once in a while. :P But I bought this so that I have a nice Jamba Juice feel at home when I make my smoothies. Hihi.

P.S. I have no idea why my face looks so shocked. HAHAHAHA. But I do know why I look so haggard. This was taken a few minutes after an hour and a half of tennis. LOL.

I got some new frames done before Christmas and I got them already. :D They’re Marithe Francois Girbaud—my first branded glasses. :D

I’m pretty happy because all my cheap glasses keep breaking. I hope this lasts longer or it’ll be a total rip off. :/

The world seems so much brighter! At least I won’t have such a hard time when I get back to school on the 2nd of January. :P

Post workout picture! My hair is drenched with sweat so I couldn’t keep my pony on after. HAHA.

I finally was able to get a dose of exercise this week! Stress from majors hasn’t helped my eating lifestyle either. I think my weight loss was hindered due to that. So I’m happy I was able to get to do my workout today. It wasn’t easy, after not being able to workout that long. I wanted to quit during every second of the workout, cause my goodness, I felt so weak, but I’m so glad I pushed through it. 

Here’s to all of us who still try their hardest to exercise and eat healthy despite all the challenges life brings! :D

And off I went to a friend’s debut. Super rushed make-up cause I just came from a huge exam from school.

Hence, the bigger than usual, eyebags. Hahaha.

It seems that smokey eye make-up needs to be darker for it to show on my eyes. Oh well. Perhaps next time. :P

I’ve been meaning to post this for some time now. This was taken last May. It’s my self-portrait? HAHAHA. Joke. 

I was inspired by an episode in Criminal Minds where this serial killer takes in women and fixes them up to make them look like a girl in the 50’s, pretty much like Marilyn Monroe. And the pictures he took looked soooooo pretty.

I know it’s kinda freaky that I was inspired by that, but come on, the photos were so awesome. 

So this was me 7? months ago. 

I feel rather fancy today earing a watch, some sparkly earrings and a mini bow on my hair.. LOLJK. 

I’m just glad I can finally wear sleeveless dresses now. And that’s not just because of the weight loss for I have a long way to go. It’s because I finally learned how to accept my body and feel confident in myself through this whole weight loss journey of mine. :P

Hi guys!!! First vlog I’m posting. I’ve actually got a ton saved on my iPod but I’m just too shy to post them. LOL. I am so bored. Here is a video of me struggling to get up to workout because of the freakin’ Philippine summer heat. :))))))

Chilly study night. It’s so rare that I get to wear a wool knit sweater here in the Philippines. Feels nicely different. :)

So it’s just me, my lovely sweater and my review papers for cleft lip and palate. :P

Just a little reminder for myself that I have actually had some progress in my weight loss journey.

My progress has been slow for the last month and I felt a bit down about it. I put so much effort but when I look at myself in the mirror, I don’t see much of a difference. So I made this just to remind myself that it’s slow progress, but it’s still progress. I know the first picture doesn’t show a lot of the chubbiness my face has cause of the hair all over my face, I couldn’t find a similar before picture to match my during. HAHA. But there is a difference. I’ve still got a looooong way to go. But with persistence, I will get there. :P

Young me with family. Oh how I miss the “cute” days. These were my happier days from childhood, where weight was never an issue. I was less than 5 here. Weight issues began shortly after, sadly. 

THE POWER OF MAKE-UP. ;P

Here’s a picture of me before and after. :P

NO PHOTOSHOP AT ALL! Just make-up.

I was bored one day and I decided to practice putting on darker make-up. And I also wanted to practice blending, a problem I’ve always had. I usually put make-up that looks natural so that I don’t have to blend too much. :)) I still need more practice. :))

This is me in my college uniform. There are days when I’m comfortable in saying that I look good. This was one of the days. HAHAHA.

And yes. That looks good to me. I’m not the downright-smack-in-the-middle-kind of beautiful. But I find beauty in knowing that I’m fearfully and wonderfully made.