Sweet Nothings | Food, Travel, & Lifestyle Blog

I really love to write! I remember being thrilled every time we are tasked to write compositions for our English class. I was also an editor in our school paper during my high school years and I also got to represent our school in formal theme writing competitions.

I've been wanting to have a blog when I was in college, but I never got to do it because of my busy schedule. It was when I got to work that I was able to finally start to blog. :)

I actually have a blog at my Multiply account, which I started around August 2008, but I never really got to write anything on it except for these 3 posts: Getting married at 31?! NO WAY!!!, annoyingly sweet :p, and Are you going to finish strong?.

I never really got hooked into blogging because I can't seem to find the right things to blog about until Jerellt came into the scene and I got to know of jE's AnAtOmY. :D I enjoy reading her blog a lot especially her posts about her gastronomic adventures, which actually was my inspiration when I posted my very first official blog entry at Sweet Nothings, Botchog Moment with Mark :D. And since then, I have been blogging about life, family, love, adventures, collections, and a lot of sweet nothings about me. :)

And today...

I can't believe that I have been blogging for a year! I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to everyone who had been part of Sweet Nothings:

To my dad, for being my number one reader! Thank you too for all the tasty treats! And to my family, thanks a lot for all the family fun!

To Mark, for all the sweet adventures and sweet notes! Thanks for being one of my sources of happiness. :) Thank you too for being my blog contributor! :)

To Jerellt, for being my inspiration to start this blog. Thanks for being an avid reader! Same goes to Joie and Gener. I hope you all enjoyed reading my posts.

And to everyone who had been dropping by, reading my posts, and giving kind comments, support, and appreciation, thanks a lot for letting me share some sweet nothings with you!

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Google Images - #1 candle

I've been looking for an optical mouse which I can use for my laptop at the office. I know there are a lot of these in malls, but I just don't seem to like any of them.

I want it cute and pink, and of course, it should be Hello Kitty! But well, I don't know but I just can't find it in malls hehe.. I found one in an online shop but unfortunately it was already sold. :( So I started convincing myself to just go for any pink optical mouse.

But just last Christmas, I received not just one, but two Hello Kitty optical mouse! Yipeee!!!!!! :D Thanks to my sister and to Mark! ^_^

From my sister Gia

From Mark

It has been 3 or 4 months since I last bought a Havaianas flip-flops. And as in my previous post, the last time that I bought one was purely unplanned. I also promised myself to take it easy on spending too much. :P But did I stick to what I promised? Well I guess you already know the answer! Hahaha! Just last Christmas, I bought not just one, but two pairs! Hahaha!

I bought two pairs of the Havaianas Fit. ^_^ I just love how comfy the Havaianas Fit is. I also love it's style. Unlike the Havaianas Slim and Top which are just like the usual flip-flops (and are not always allowed in offices even on wash days), the Fit comes with a strap and it would always go well with jeans, shorts, and even dresses. :)

Havaianas Fit - Sheer Violet and Black

I love my new pairs! As well as all my other Fits! ^_^

Havaianas Fit

And these as well.. ^_^

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Nothing in LIFE makes us GROW

more than the way we respond to challenges.

Don't be afraid to encounter risks

for it is by taking chances

that we learn how to be BRAVE!

-Mhae

I got to watch an exciting NBA game earlier. It was a battle between the top two teams in NBA--the Cleveland Cavaliers (top team in the East) and the Los Angeles Lakers (defending champions, number one team in the West); with the top elite players, Lebron James and Kobe Bryant, who both became MVP's of the league.

This night was also very historical for Bryant. He was the youngest player (at 31 years and 151 days) who reached the 25,000-point mark, making him the 15th player who have reached this mark.

But Bryant's prominence was all altered when the Cavs won the game (93-87) with James scoring 37 points, giving 9 assists and 5 rebounds. James made five of his seven shots for 12 points in the final 12 minutes, helping the Cavs hang on to their 67-65 lead entering the fourth quarter. James once again proved that he is 'The King' of the court!

I believe that James can go way beyond Bryant's feat in his career because James, at age 25 and at almost 7 years in NBA, has already made 16,062 points. I really look up to James as a basketball player because of his exciting offensive and defensive plays. I love the way he plays "defense" especially with his impossible blocks coming from behind. He has already attested that nothing is impossible in basketball especially with his winning shots and blocks.

Here are a few of James' winning blocks and shots:

I really believe that James (the Cavs) will make it to the finals and win his first championship crown and live up to his name as 'The King'!

Photo taken from: www.nba.com

Most girls love flowers..well I do too, but in more than five years that I've been with Mark, I haven't received any flowers from him. Well it was my fault anyway. :P Mark was just being obedient when I told him not to give me flowers haha! Silly me? I know, right?! But I don't really like receiving flowers. Well I just don't like the thought of having to walk around, or travel to Antipolo in a public transpo, carrying a bouquet of flowers hahaha!

But I do love flowers, really! I get fascinated whenever I see them. Just like one ordinary afternoon, when I saw my moms flowering plants. I immediately took my camera and captured these lovely flowers in full bloom. I also included here some of my favorite quotes about flowers. ^_^

It's just so amazing how beautiful God's creations are! :)