Scrap The “Re” & Stick With The Solutions

I’m not a fan of making resolutions, believe it or not. While some ships make it safely across from harbor to harbor, my paper boats drop like mini Titanics an hour (a day at the most!) after setting sail.

But I make them anyway — more out of  habit than anything else. My parents think it’s good for my emotional well-being. And we all know I’m in dire need of some help in that area.

1. Live a healthy lifestyle.

I’ve finally figured out the wisdom in MIMS’s song This Is Why I’m Hot Fat.

What started out as a harmless idea to get a thinner bod for my brother’s wedding turned into a fresh new goal. So (1) I’m lessening red meat consumption plus fast food (Hint: Mcdo delivery), (2) gymming & jogging, and most importantly (3) not wussing out.

2. Be a squillionaire.

I shall learn and earn (incidentally rhymes, too) my way out of debt and financial insecurity. That isn’t to say that my parents have been duly neglecting me. But I’m a woman and I have unnecessarily expensive crap to buy.

3. Stop it with the overspending.

Loosely translated: stop buying unnecessarily expensive crap. Money doesn’t spring up from the ground like potatoes. And for the record, your ATM machine isn’t limitless. And that shiny little plastic card? — Honey, it isn’t magic.

4. Call it quits with your poisonous relationship with procrastinating.

Cut all ties and leave those ropes untethered!

“Thou shalt live all Zen-like”. Apparently, studies show multi-tasking sucks the life out of you. I need a huge order of focus, please.

5. Remember what we talked about?

Yuh-huh. Stick to it.

In The Spirit Of December

Ta-da! My Christmas wishlist with a little help from Polyvore.com

1. Headgear

Clochet hats, turbans, beanies, berets, a trapper hat – you name it. I’ve been having a rather mad obsession about them. That and faux fur. Yes, fur.

2. Bags

I saw a carpet bag, doctor’s bags, leather satchels and fur purses in Topshop + beaded/sequined purses in Zara a few months ago. Granted they’re still there (or cheaper ones that look more or less the same), I’d definitely still want one .. or all, if we were being honest.

3. Essentials

One, because I’m tired of getting (1) a tan in December and (2) drenched from the fickle weather. Two, because, until recently, I’ve been missing out on some high-def action.

4. Printed Pants

Non-denim ones, please. Preferably silk. After I scored leopard-print pants, I’ve been wanting more printed pairs.

5. Clogs & Ankle-boot Wedges

Shoe hunting has been my new pastime. I blame my History teacher for flaunting her Jeffrey Campbell’s in class (Not that I’d ever be able to afford them. In a few years – hopefully/maybe).

Not that it matters, but:

L-R, From Top: Acne Admire Wedges in Army Green, Alexander McQueen Black Leather Peep Toe Ankle Boots, YSL Tribtoo Suede Pumps in Nude, Jeffrey Campbell She-Man Wedges in Black, Aldo Galiardotto Mule Heeled Clogs, Topshop Prima Sling Clogs

6. Accessories

Tiered, fringe, layered. Novelty, connector, clasped, animal-inspired, double.

7. Books

I’m itching to get my hands on these!

8. Gadgets

I’ve given up on phones. They slip through my hands like soap in the shower. I want the new iTouch. But if I had to dream big, I’d say I want the Lumix GF1 (My cousin has one in white and I want to steal it!). It’s not as bulky as your regular DSLR camera but takes clear and clean pictures nonetheless.

Diecesiete Peliculas

Allow me to ramble.

I can hardly call my sembreak productive. I did watch loads of movies though. I’ve seen most of them before, but hey. A bum’s gotta bum.

1. 27 Dresses
2. Jumper
3. Kingdom of Heaven
4. 300
5. Troy
6. Grown Ups
7. 2012
8. The Sound of Music
9. Finding Nemo
10. Because I Said So
11. Dead Poet’s Society
12. Due Date
13. Paris When It Sizzles
14. Garden State
15. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring
16. LOTR: The Two Towers
17. LOTR: The Return of the King
18. How To Train Your Dragon

The italicized ones are the new flicks I finally got my (unfortunately) stubby hands on. 2012 was the only movie I found a bit off (In fact, the plot was horrible. I can barely call it one. But I’m desperately in love with John Cusack, so I suppose I don’t mind). Do you know what’s an awesome end-of-the-world movie? Deep Impact! I should probably get myself a copy. Armageddon was pretty cool, too.

I finally got to go on the LOTR marathon I’ve been planning for ages! Plus, they were all extended versions. Epic.

As of 11:59 pm today, I’ve added The Social Network (I finally got to watch it yesterday with Mela and Rob! I’ve even brainstormed a few ideas by which I shall hit billionaire status by the time I’m 30. Looking at the list, I’d say I’m way over my head) and Bride Wars (I just love Kate Hudson, don’t you? That scene when her hair turns blue cracks me up every time!) to the queue.

Pending: (1) Up, (2) Fight Club and (3) The Squid and the Whale.

Easy A and Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows (Part 1) are out in cinemas real soon. I’m absolutely psyched! I’ve already got tickets to the HP premiere.

Any more suggestions?

Acronomical

Oh, the things I dig up in Facebook.

These acronyms (shortcuts, if you will) sprout unto glorious cyberspace like a viral infection. They’re predominantly used in the interim pages of the World Wide Web, specifically in chatrooms (how very 90′s of me to say) and messenger clients, for the general purpose of convenience (a bad case of longwordaphobia, if you ask me). Beyond that, they are fawned over because of the monumental power of a hype. Humanity simply cannot resist dipping its feet into the many pools of quirky trends. What’s the bet for number of cases of drowning?

Acronyms — we’ve all got plenty to live by.

However, there are those personal ABCs and FYIs I encounter on a much too regular basis.

1. CCL (Caramel Creme Latte)

   Late nights call for a grande dosage of caffeine. Red Bull equally does the trick, but I’m afraid “R-B” simply won’t stick with the masses (Quick Not-Really-Related Trivia: President Aquino became PNoy because it was, apparently, more masa- friendly: “PNoy para sa Pinoy!”. Who wouldn’t want to be named after a premature duck egg after all?).

   Then again, I never go up to the counter and say, “One C-C-L please”. Sounds quite off — almost as if I’m asking for a hair-removal treatment of sorts.

2. KFC

   When the usual Mcdonald’s meal gets way overrated, it’s best to vary up one’s daily dosage of fatty unhealthy fastfood. Ultimate faves include: (1) hot & crispy chicken, (2) hotshots and (3) zinger and (4) oozing gravy.

   This also happens to be a testament to the old days when I was overweight at the age of 4 complete with the appetite of one Manong Karpentero. I distinctly remember a Kia Fried Chicken phase. My brothers are excellent nickname-givers (not!); I’d absolutely love to blast them out over a 10 mile radius.

3. PMS

   Pre, post and present — you name it. Happy are the chauvinist male dogs (Too much and too harsh, eh?) that roam the earth free from the spindly grasp of His Sadisticity, Hormonal Imbalance.

   At the rate it’s going, I sincerely hope I die a saint. Sacrifice: check!

4. ATM

   Help! My life source is slowly depleting with each buy — useful and otherwise. Which begs me to ask the question: why weren’t we programmed to excrete gold?

5. SOS (Which apparently doesn’t stand for much unless you speak Morse code)

   I’m drowning in school-induced misery — as usual. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think I signed up for a different program.

I’m striking out.

You’re Flat

Flats are every girl’s shoe essential.

Wellies

To be honest, I don't think I'll be able to pull off something this happy. All the same, they're darn useful for this year's rainy season.