Thoughts about clubbing.

I'm back everybody! It's been a while since I last updated my blog. been busy with work as usual because I need to really focus on my job coz it's not that easy. Hehe. But despite of being busy at work, I still find time for myself, I go out and have a date with myself, I have coffee, I eat, shop a little and even watch a movie, and yes, even when I'm alone. If other people can't do it, I've done it a lot of times! LOL and it's also a best way for me to have a moment of my own, a moment to think of things I need to do, my priorities and my goals this year.

Anyway, with regards to finding time for myself, aside from going to the mall and watch a movie, one thing I love to do is go clubbing" of course this is not the typical beer house thing, okay? Haha. these are night-parties within the metro and I know most of you who are on my generation and even the new one can relate to me, I KNOW YOU DO. HAHA

For parents, clubbing or during their years they call it "disco" sounds like you'll be staying up late 'til the morning, you'll drink alcohol 'til you get so drunk and worst, you'll make out with a stranger that you just met on that same night, so most of the parents don't allow their kids to go clubbing because of those kinds of reasons.

For most of us, we think of clubbing as one way for us to really have a good time! don't you agree? Strobe lights, good music and that awesome dance floor for you to work those dance skills.
As for me, whenever I go clubbing, I don't really drink that much, I'm more concern of dancing because If I wanna drink, I should have go to somewhere I can sit down, drink and talk, somewhere like Central or Tides. So whenever I go to clubs, I make sure that I also bring great people who can join the dance floor with me so we can just enjoy the night away, and at the end of the day when I sweat out and my feet hurts, that only means that I had a great time!

I love going to parties like that but I'm definitely not a party-animal, I don't go clubbing just to show-off, like there are people who really think when they go to clubs, they will already be considered as cool because they party at night like most of the people do and that's a big "NO-NO". never show-off! keep that in mind :)
For first time clubbers,here are just some of the club you can go to.

Eivissa superclub3rd floor CTTM Bldg. Timog corner Tomas morato Quezon City,
LAX night club manilaSan Miguel by the Bay, Bay Strip, SM Mall of Asia Pasay CityDolce SuperclubTomas Morato cor Sct. MadrinanQuezon CityBliss Ultra Club2/F Tomas Morato, Quezon CityFlux Superclub (former white avenue)2/F Tomas Morato, Quezon City City

DRESS TO IMPRESS, DANCE TO EXPRESS!!!

Party harder, everyone!!! :)

lovelove,
Clari.

I love Romantic Films.

I am just one of the thousand people who loves romantic movies and you can't deny the fact that these movies are usually based on true events, something that happens to a couple in reality. film writers sometimes make a little twist to it, but anyhow, they still captures our hearts in one way or another.

Aside from the fact the fact romantic films can make us shudder with delight, one thing that I really like about them is they show all kinds of love stories, not just love stories that always ends up happy but also those that struggles, suffers and fight for that certain love but still fails at the end, it's because that happens in real life, we don't usually get what we want or who we want. Love stories doesn't always ends with "happily ever after".

I also believe, personally, that romantic films teaches you love and life lessons, it teaches you how to love faithfully, wait for the right person to come, heal a broken heart, move on and forget the past, fight for that person you love, develop the relationship you have with your special someone and search for that one true love. :) and for us movie watchers, we learn from every scene they make!:)

Some of my favorite romantic films includes The Notebook, If only, PS I love you, Dear John and The Vow which was just recently shown on theaters.

The Vow (My personal movie review)

When I first saw the trailer of the movie two weeks ago, I became extremely excited, because aside from Channing Tatum was the leading man of the film whom I totally like ever since Step Up and Dear John, I am also such a sucker for romantic movies! So I was really hoping to see the movie when it comes out on February.

Today is its first day of showing and I have finally watched it! well, supposed to be I'll be watching it on Sunday with my best friends, but out of excitement, I did watch it alone today! (that's not a problem, I can watch it twice, or even thrice! Hahaha)

I must say the movie was really good, the story was actually inspired by true events, based on the story of Kim and Krickett Carpenter who were real life couple who struggled with their marriage. It all started when Paige (Rachel McAdams who plays Kim) and Leo (as Channing Tatum on the film) went through a car accident, It became more tragic when Kim woke up one day from being comatose and could not remember anything about the life she has with his husband, and from there, the story revolves on how Leo works hard to bring back the memory of his wife, and personally, I think it was like ten times harder because the last thing that Paige could remember was the life she had before she married her husband. :|

On the Characters. For me, Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams had a great chemistry on screen! They both have done a good job in delivering their roles! not to mention they are both part of two romantic films that has also captivated our hearts, Channing from Dear John and Rachel McAdams from The Notebook, I cried with a scene wherein they're trying to put it all together but they were about to give up. I also trembled with every sweet gestures they make! like Channing tickling Rachel at one scene and they end up making out but with love and passion, of course. <3

On the Movie itself. I personally think that It was romantically done, meaning, since it is a romantic film that's why it should be above average romantic and the movie has that quality, It has reached the level of my expectation although to be perfectly honest, it was a little bit hanging at the end because it didn't really end up the way I or you want it to be, for the reason that it was realistic! inspired by real love story... :)

Overall, it is a good movie to watch! it would be perfect for a Valentine's treat!! :) Grab your girlfriend/boyfriend, husband/wife or the whole family!! ENJOY!

and after you watch it, lemme' know what you think! <3 Advance Happy Heart's Day! :*

xoxo,

ClARIBEL :p

North Riverside Resort

Why do you need to go to a far away place to go for a swim and have a good time when you can just do it near the metro?

Last two day-off from work, me and two of my close friends at work decided to go swimming but we didn't want to really go out of town because of the budget that we might have to shell out.. so we took time to google place near manila and found out that there's a lot of fine cheap resorts in Bulacan.. Jed's Island Place, Malamig Park Resort, Sittio Lucia, Grotto Vista, Long Meadows are just few of the resorts that we researched about...

Finally, we've end up at North Riverside Resort and Leisure Park located in Meycauayan, Bulacan, well it was originally recommended by a High school friend of mine.. It was just approximately 45 minutes of jeepney ride from monumento, and got off at meycauayan toll wherein there is a mini market where we bought food to cook at the resort.. we rode a tricyle to the place, it was a 10min ride.. and finally arrived at north riverside..

The place looks clean and fun, there are actually 4 types of swimming pool, one for kids two other for adults and 1 lagoon that serves as like a river at the sides of every pool! cottages starts at 300 pesos depending of how big the group is. from small cottages to family sizes, and entrace fee is 150 for adults and 120 for kids :)

It was absolutely worth it, plus, it's totally cheap! :)

Fun weekend: Conciert Piyu - Osto Kwatro (FEU @ 84)

Here's what happened with my weekend off from work :D

Honestly, before that big day, I wasn't really planning to go or I'll say, I'm thinking if I'll be watching the concert or not. but then friday morning, I've made up my mind that I'll be going to instead, so I texted my some of my college friends, especially those who are attending Law school and have classes during that day. I received a response from Christian (one of my college barkada who's also in Law school but with San Beda. Luckily he didn't have class that day and he was also thinking of going, so we decided to go to FEU together, but before going straight to school, he first asked me to come with him in Marikina, to pick up his graduation pictures! FINALLY, after almost a year! hahaha, and after we got his grad pics, we had lunch at Kenny Rogers at Sta Lucia Mall which is just a footbridge away from the photo studio, I also got hooked up with his new toy! his Apple Ipad 3G! It was so niiiice that I got to play Angry Birds and go on facebook. Haha. We did window shop a little, bought a chain accessory for my cellphone before we head to FEU riding a cab, because by that time, we were so lazy to ride the jeep and LRT going back! lol. and sheezzz, our bill's like Php300! lol but it's worth it because we get to talk about a lot of things during that cab ride! :p

We arrived at FEU around 4:00 in the afternoon, went to the Law library to meet some of our college friends! chat a little, stayed at the University's food court and had meryenda, then goes to freedom park to wait for the concert to start, around 6pm, there were already a lot of students as at the quadrangle since the concert as usual, was held at the FEU grand stand, the stage was great! we noticed they already put a cover so if ever it'll rain, the show will not be postponed like what happened last year. LOL. they also put a runway on stage so performers can walk through it closer to the crowd which is really nice! very Party Pilipinas or ASAP like! :)

Concerts kicks off around 7pm, i think? with hosts from FEU's very own. then there's Valerie Concepcion who's really gorgeous and sexy! she did a lil bit of co-host and singing with a student of her personal choice from the crowd, and there goes one of the main artists, Someday Dream (Rez Toledo, Singer) who I must say performs like a foreign artist! he's also very good looking. :) the night went awesome with FEU home grown talents who also showcased their own performances, lastly, the very main artist, PUPIL! the crowd goes wild as they performed! wohoooo! we didn't really finish the whole show, I slept over at my bestfriend's dorm because it was kinda late that time and I got the chance to bond with my Trio loves again! :)

all in all, the concert was awesome!!! as always, FEUCSO (far eastern university central organization) has done a good job! *round of applause*

Here are some pictures I took that night, the crowd, the stage, college friends I'm with that night :)

Good food you might wanna try!

I've been really wanting to blog about this way back a couple of months now, but because of my rotating shift, I've just been recently updating my blog again.

Anyways, it's actually about a fast food that I've discovered late last year when I started working in Makati, It was when the time I'm looking for a good place to eat after shift, good food with affordable price, and that time I don't wanna eat at those common fast food we see almost everyday! coz if that so, I could've just eat at the same fast food few block away from our house right? lol the name was "CHUBBY CHECKER" well it's not actually in Makati, It's located in Pasay taft Buendia, few steps away from the LRT station and since I usually take the train going home, I took time to try what's good on their menu.

by then I found out their specialty was the Chicken Bourbon, originated in the U.S. (accdg to google haha) and by having this meal with two pieces of the chicken with rice, it will just cost you Php89 and I must say it was worth it! the sauce was I think the real magic why it turned out to be so delicious! so whenever I eat there, this has always been my choice! LOL

I happen to ate there again with one my officemates and I've finally tried something else, and It was their Porkchop with rice which was also good, this will cost you php79 and my office mate tried their spaghetti (Php59) and hotdog sandwhich (Php25) and all in all she gave it 7 stars out of 10!! :)

When I'm actually googling about the fast food, I found out that It wasn't that properly yet, I think they just have two branches, in Buendia and in Novaliches, I believe. oh and a little trivia that I saw online, Chubby Checker is actually a name of a foreign singer way back, I 80's, I think! So I was thinking maybe the owner likes the singer so he named it after his fast food business, that's just a wild guess! hahaha.

So looking for a good place to eat, I suggest you try chubby checker and please don't forget to try their specialty! lemme' know what you think :)

ANOTHER THING...

Recently, I've also tried out Shawarma rice and it's just along Buendia near the LRT station as well! I and my office mates got addicted to it actually, and we were eating this after shift for three straight days hahaha It was all good for only Php45. You might wanna try it as well!! :D

"Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside"

- Mark Twain.

My friday - off.

My first day off from work. and since it's friday, it was also my pay-day, so the original plan was to go clubbing with some friends, drink some beer, dance and chill a lil bit since I really miss clubbing! it's been a while since I've done that because I never had a weekend off for quite a long time now! so I thought friday would really be perfect! well of course.

But due to some instances, two of my friends texted me they couldn't make it, so instead of forcing them to try to make it, I end up cancelling it because I was also hit by laziness for some reason. lol. So I texted my bestfriend, Darleen, that instead of going out friday night, I'd rather visit her in her dorm since it's been months since I last saw her because I was busy from work and her being busy with Law school.

I stayed the whole day with her, we ate pizza and went online together at a computer shop nearby, plus my favorite part - our endless heart to heart talk whenever we see each other :)

oh, and speaking of pizza! I have a new discovery, well, her discovery. actually, haha. she introduced me to Dexter's Pizza, though the pizza parlor was familiar, I didn't know they had one really good pizza flavor. it's the Shawarma Pizza. Darleen's so right when she told me It was really tasteful! because it really was! We had two boxes for just within that day! one large and one medium! and now im still craving for it. Lol.

You must try it!! Nearest branches are in Manila are at Espana, Mla. the one we ate at. and at Vito Cruz Ext. other branches are way too far! lol

This is how the Shawarma Pizza looks like! - ohh. why do you have to be sooo yummy??

At Dexter's Pizza Parlor in Espana, Manila.

Darleen, my one and only mega bestfriend :D

Got my hair done! 01/16

Since it was my first leave from work ever which happened last Monday, I've also decided to have my hair cut and also hair color that day! well, i didn't really plan to have my hair cut short, but to be really honest, having long hair is really a hassle for me, for a fact that I'm so lazy when it comes to combing my hair lol. the hair color was actually my personal choice. it turned out exactly what I want it to be. Autumn Chesnut was the color!

I had my hair done in Reyes haircutters, just a few blocks away from home. my hair cut was P100 and for the hair color, it was P600. so it's a total of P700 for my complete hair transformation, Not bad.

I was happy bout the result so I gave a pretty good tip for my stylist that day! he did everything, from the hair cut, to the shampoo (twice) and the hair color! and I'm glad my officemates and friends liked it as well. :)

While waiting for the color to stick to my hair. waited for like 15mins :)

This is how it looks like right after! (with blow dry lol)

and this is how it looks like the day after and 'til now! the real result :)

Thank you REYES HAIRCUTTERS! 'til next time! :*