Ohmygahd it's TOMORROW! :O

Dress, check.
Shoes, check.
Makeup, check.
Accessories, kinda check.
Hair.. I'll get back to you on that. :D

HOLEY CRAP IT'S TOMORROOOOOOOOOOW!
REBEKAH'S DEBUSPEDIDA!

Not too obvious I'm excited, eh? :)))) But I'm also a bit sad since it is still a despedida after all. :( Bekah's leaving for the States and I miss her already!

And since I feel like I'm in a storytelling mood, let me tell you a story..

..about how I got my dress. :))
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Monday night last week (17th Aug), I went online on Yahoo Messenger, nervous on how and where I would buy a dress for Bekah's debut. I didn't exactly know what to pick since it's a vintage-themed party.. And I have no idea how to do vintage. O_O

Luckily my friend Allie was online (as usual :D), so I decided to ask her.

Marianne Raterta (8/17/2009 10:29:34 PM): what time are you free tomorrow? :)
Toni Alexis Araneta (8/17/2009 10:29:42 PM): Morning?
Marianne Raterta (8/17/2009 10:29:48 PM): afternoon :)
Toni Alexis Araneta (8/17/2009 10:29:49 PM): Or 4:30
Marianne Raterta (8/17/2009 10:30:19 PM): what time will you be dismissed?
Toni Alexis Araneta (8/17/2009 10:30:31 PM): 4:30
Marianne Raterta (8/17/2009 10:31:57 PM): do you think you can go to town?
Toni Alexis Araneta (8/17/2009 10:32:04 PM): I suppose so
Marianne Raterta (8/17/2009 10:32:59 PM): oh, what's your definition of "vintage"? :)
Toni Alexis Araneta (8/17/2009 10:35:10 PM): Hmmm
Toni Alexis Araneta (8/17/2009 10:35:42 PM): Vintage could mean classic
Marianne Raterta (8/17/2009 10:35:58 PM): oooh
Marianne Raterta (8/17/2009 10:36:08 PM): that's the theme of my friend's debut, i need to find a dress..
Marianne Raterta (8/17/2009 10:36:14 PM): and i'd love it if you help me! :)
Toni Alexis Araneta (8/17/2009 10:36:33 PM): I think you're a little bit of a Marilyn Monroe
Toni Alexis Araneta (8/17/2009 10:36:44 PM): So you could use her as an inspiration
Marianne Raterta (8/17/2009 10:36:51 PM): ooh!
Toni Alexis Araneta (8/17/2009 10:36:51 PM): And I'd love to help you
Toni Alexis Araneta (8/17/2009 10:37:11 PM): Yeah
Marianne Raterta (8/17/2009 10:37:30 PM): thank you! >:D<>I think you're a little bit of a Marilyn Monroe.

MEEEEEE? A classic screen siren, a bombshell? Really now. (-_-)

The next day, we did go to Alabang Town Center. We decided to go check out Get Laud because they have some pretty nice dresses for under Php1000. Good, since I only had like Php700 on hand. GAH. D:

But suddenly Allie saw this awesome red dress in the store's display.. A ravishing multi-way dress in a shade of deep red.. I was dumbstruck. It. Was. Beautiful.

But then.. Would it suit me?

I tried it on (with a little help from the saleslady since the fabric was so long.. After all, it's a multi-way dress so the long strips of fabric are there to twist and tie around as you please :D) Allie was also in the changing room with me (quite a tight squeeze, but heck, she's my best friend :p) and when the lady was done fixing the dress..

Oh.
My.
Goodness.

It was absolutely GORGEOUS. Allie even said so! (I trust her every word, really.)
And so I bought the lovely red dress. Php650 isn't too bad, actually!

I tried it on again as soon as I got home, and I showed it to my older sister. She liked it :)
I also showed it to my parents a few days after, they like it too :)

Last Sunday my dad and I bought these awesome black and red shoes from VNC.
Monday I bought some makeup and worked it along with my existing makeup at home to attempt to recreate Marilny Monroe's nude eyes and fire engine red lip.

NO I AM NOT EXCITED :))))))))))

Oh, and I tried this quiz on Facebook, and look what it says..


'Til next time.
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EXCITED :D

Forgive me for not updating often. Somehow my mind is in such a muddle that I don't know what to talk or blog about! Although things are going better than before, thank you very much.. :)

There are 2 things that I am excited for:

1. Rebekah's debuspedida [29th August] - You read that right! It's a debut + despedida since she's leaving for the States. :( It's vintage themed.. and I had no idea how to do that. :| I asked Bekah what her definition of vintage is, and she says to "think Broadway, mafia, or Public Enemies." But I quite like what one of my best friends Toni said:
   
   I think you're a little bit of a Marilyn Monroe.
   
   
   
2. BigBang Philippines' (BBPH) 4th Gathering! [20th September] - I have to have to HAVE TO go to this! I really want to meet my fellow BigBang fanatics! Excited excited EXCITEDDDDDDD :D Thing is, it's all the way in PASIG CITY. Noooooooooooo D: And I have to save up for the ticket, so good luck on that.
   

'Til whenever.
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Time to pick up the pieces.

Thailand was amazing. Words really cannot describe how wonderful the country is. I have completely fallen in love with Bangkok.

However, that is not what's dominating my thoughts right now.
Do forgive me whilst I am wallowing in my melancholy.

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HE'S LEAVING, AND IT MIGHT BE FOR GOOD.
BJ is leaving in a few minutes, and I still can't get over the fact that he's actually leaving..

I texted him a few hours ago, and that's when I found out he was leaving at midnight.

I thought I was over him. But for some reason, when he told me the news, I just froze and started to cry.. And when he said that he might not come back, that's when the tears started to flow, a stream down my cheek as I felt my heart clenching.

I guess I'm not over him after all.. :""(

And I don't have much to say, the feeling is too overwhelming..

But..
I still love you, BJ.

Current Facebook status:
I thought I was already over you, but when you told me awhile ago that you were leaving at midnight for the States, I froze up and cried. And when you said you might not come back, the tears flowed even more. Not even my friends could comfort me that easily.. :"( The only thing I regret is not telling you how much I truly loved you. To be honest.. I still do. Always have, always will. Goodbye, BJV. I'll miss you. ♥

'Til next time.
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A rude awakening. Or not. :P

OHMYGAWD I'M GOING TO THAILAND ON FRIDAY!!!!
And I'm not excited. Not excited at all.

I'M VERY EXCITED!!!! :D

'Til whenever.
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Retaliation.

In high school, I didn't have a group of friends from my batch. Sure, I knew them. But it's not like I was friends with any of them.

Thank goodness I found friendship with a bunch of people from the batch lower than me. I felt more attached and at home with them than anyone in my batch. I am eternally grateful for them, really.. It's just a pity I found them during my senior year :(


Other than that, high school was like going through hell on earth for me. I was made fun of which I would rather not talk about any more.

But times have changed now I'm in college.

And I'm happy to say that I am a much better person than those who bullied or made fun of me ever were.
I'm not a bum, a party person nor someone who got pregnant. I am not a drug addict nor a college dropout.

I am not, and never will be like any of you bastards and whores.

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I am a student who shifted courses due to loss of interest, who keeps a good teacher-student relationship with my professors, who keeps an above-passing mark in my subjects, who does not go out too much to clubs and bars but still knows how to have fun with my friends..

..to cut it short I am happy with the person I am.
Yes, I still need to lose weight, but other than that, I like who I am.

DEAL WITH IT.
People actually LIKE me for who I am. I don't need to pretend to be anyone else. And I don't have to stoop down to your level to retaliate. Just knowing that I AM BETTER than any of you, that's satisfaction for me.

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'Til whenever.
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