How to be happy?

The thing with our present life is we measure happiness in terms of experience and material things. And with the prevalence of social media sites in our life, we see other's status and photos as their happiness. And tend to think that their life, their status, experience is better than what we have. While it is not bad to always strive for something better, if we do it in the hopes that we will attain happiness from those experiences and things, then we will just get disappointed. Because once we have attained that, the human nature is to always want more.

Breaking the Stigma on Contraceptives and Pills

Contraceptives are commonly known for birth control. And the sad thing with this is that there is always a judgement on the lady buying a set of say pills or condoms in our local drugstore. I have personally encountered one old lady who looked at me when I asked for pills as if I was asking for the devil. Contraceptives are not really indicative of a promiscuous lifestyle. You never know if that lady was buying for her PCOS medicine or she just wants to make sure that she's safe from STDs. Which you can get protection from buying a condom.

While there are a lot of types of contraceptives, I will be focusing on the intrigues surrounding hormonal pills. I personally use the pill for birth control as I had 2 unplanned but really happy pregnancies. And while I would love to build a big happy family with my husband, the cost of taking care of children and seeing them through adulthood is really high and expensive. A.K.A. we cannot afford it.

Via Antonio, actress and comedian, talked about her own experiences in pursuit of better reproductive and physical health, “In this day and age. reproductive health remains to be a taboo topic, even among women. Many are using contraception for various reasons yet no one is openly talking about it. The stigma on birth control is alive.”

Your child can be the next Topp Star!

Our favorite cupcake with a fudgy center, Topps Sarap from Rebisco, is once again on the look out for talented Filipino kids via the Topps Sarap Toppstar talent search.

Get Unlimited Crabs for 550 Pesos in Las Pinas, Manila

Unlimited Crabs for a little over 500 pesos? It is definitely a dream come true for most seafood lovers out there! Also, unlimited crabs is quite rare over here in the south of Manila and I am happy to have found another gem with South Side Grill. You can find them just in front of SM South Mall. I'll post directions down this post!

Cebuana Lhuillier has always been on the search for the happiest ones. Those who help us remind the ilipino values of resilience, hope and tenacity. This bi-annual search for the Happiest Pinoy is an advocacy program of Cebuana Lhuillier, the country’s largest microfinancial services company.

Said search is now down to 20 finalists and one of them will take home P1 million in cash prizes. The latest edition of the competition garnered close to 800,000 applications from various localities nationwide, making it the biggest in the Search’s ten-year history.

From the 20 finalists, 10 category winners will be named, representing the youth, senior citizens, overseas Filipino workers, lingkod bayan, professionals, manggagawang Pinoy, entrepreneurs, employees, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. They will each receive P50,000 in cash prizes.

10th Philippine International Pyromusical Competition

We have 10 competing countries on a battle for the most breathtaking fireworks performance accompanied with music that will suit their choice. A musical or dance choreography of lights if you will. I have watched it a couple of times in SM Mall of Asia with a date and with my kids and family, and it always gives us that extra wonder and happiness that you need after a very hectic work week. Even those who just happen to pass by Roxas Boulevard are entranced when the show starts.

In Support of the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program

While the Pyrotechnics have always complied with the international standards for environmental safety, things took a change for its 10th year. For this year, SM Supermalls moved the venue to SM City Clark in Angeles, Pampanga in agreement to DENR's wishes. The Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program needs all the help in can get. And while the decision is a bit abrupt, we should be happy that people are more concerned of our planet this year.

Asus Max Pro M2 Impressions:

There have been different types of Colourtints that Colourette has launched over the short time that they launched in the local makeup scene. I'll be sharing with you my thoughts on Colourette Colourtint in Sansa, the price and of course, swatches!

Packaging, Price and Where to Buy:

These colourtints from colourette left the local beauty scene changed as they are not your usual water gel tints- they're actually made with argan oil. It would also explain why the nail polish bottle- err I mean the packaging has a label of "Shake me up real good!". Because for the color to properly work on the lips or cheeks you have to mix it well. Much like an actual nailpolish.



I am still baffled with the brush applicator, as you really cannot blend with it- only apply. From what I read in their website you can store these for up to 24 months.

We all love Sisig. Although if you are tempted to have one while observing fasting and abstinence this Lenten Season, you may want to try this ‘hidden gem’ in the menu of Mang Inasal.

Sanga Tabata Korean BBQ

Sanga Tabata Korean BBQ in Japan has prices you won't believe, and cuts that are a bit better than the ala carte versions here in Manila. I think I might be ruined for the unlimited korean barbeques that I am used to having here in our own country. LOL.

Here are some of what we had:

They say that the best things come in threes, and with the upcoming Shopee 3.3 sale, Unilever sweetens all the deals with their discounts that go up to 70% off!
#UnileverxShopee for the win!

My parents are avid fans of the show The Voice Kids. I don't usually watch them but during the finals of year 2015, there was this little girl who placed third. Incidentally, I was at my parents' house watching with them and I thought that with the way she sang, her voice, her versatility, she really should have been the winner.



Fast forward to a couple of days ago and I met the very same Esang de Torres during the launch of SM Little Stars 2019. And my, how has she grown, with her determination and talent. A little known fact though: She started out as a six year old, looking for her chance to shine in the SM Little Stars 2013.