disregard the footsteps and we'll never tell a soul.

Haven't posted in a while. So here's like a quick update of things.

So it may be February 21 but it's still February 14 at our house. Church friends decorated our tree by cutting out hearts from a Red Ribbon cake box. And they got a heart shaped balloon and perched it on top. It's a really cute idea actually. The background story of this was that we started our holiday decorations late. We put up our tree and lights up real late, like a few days before actual Christmas, so we decided to have our decor stay longer. 

Tiramisu cake, Red Ribbon

At least I think this is a Tiramisu cake. My parents' Bible Study group brought this over in celebration of one of their members' birthday. It was really good. <3

Mom's special chocolate cake

No bias, but this is actually one of the only chocolate cakes I really like. Cause for some reason, I actually don't like chocolate cakes. No matter how famous the brand is or how much people say they like it. Anyway, Mom's has this coffee-butter filling inside and double chocolate icing on top. Mmmm

Ninong Ruben's despedida

My Ninong came back from the States. Before he had to leave again, we hosted a despedida for him at our house and also a 'happy birthday' celebration, hence the cake.

Sunken Garden, UP Diliman

We were actually stuck in the mud when I took this picture. We went to the UP fair last Friday, and we accidentally entered through the exit of the fair. It was so so so incredibly muddy, omg. Like that was the number one thing that ruined the entire fair. I tried not to let it get to me though. But I have to admit that it sucked big-time. The mud.

A few other pictures I took at the fair:

L-R: Whang, Me, Tan

Me and Tan!

Abby and I!

Nightynight, world.

I'll call you the real thing.

I guess every once in a while, everyone receives their share of wake-up calls. And I just received mine just today about f r i e n d s h i p. 
To value it more. To appreciate the people who will possess that friendship. Because they might be way more special than you think they already are.
There are so many sweet, precious people around me. Time to take care of them like they're silver and gold.

some days are like razor blades.

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I don't really want to talk about not passing the UPCAT. I mean, there's nothing else to say except for: it hurts, it sucks, and it makes you hate everything. 

But I came across this in one of my drafts the other day.

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And this is one of the hardest times. 

You give and take away

You give and take away

But my heart will choose to say

Lord, blessed be Your name

Blessed by Your glorious name 

 

I made a lantern fly.

After four lanterns and I don't know how many attempts, finally, a miracle.

Mom and I have been working on the lantern every afternoon and night since yesterday, and I can say that I couldn't have done it with all her help. It would have been so much harder. 

It was a really funny attempt though. 

It was already on my third attempt. I blow-dried the balloon again to get it inflated while mom went to light another candle. She shouted at Michelle during the 2nd attempt because she went under the balloon, and the flame could have fallen on her at any second. Hello, second-degree burns. Haha.

I was holding onto the lantern lightly, and it was funny, because I thought Ate Nini was holding it up higher from the other side. Little did I know that it was already flying. I felt my heart pounce. It went up, up, up! But of course, because of the wooden grid roof we have over our front door, it got stuck there. All of a sudden, the flame went crazy, so there were sparks flying up the roof, finally, the lantern was up in flames. Ate Nini was able to catch it before it turned into ashes. There were bits of ashes and fire flying around everywhere so I had to cover Michelle from the scene. It was crazy, haha. 

There were small flames near the door and the window, and it took a while for them to blow out. My lantern was brought to the grass, where it burned there. Then, Ate Nini dunked water over it, and that was that. 

It was great that I got it to fly, although I wished it hadn't had burned down so I wouldn't have to make a new one altogether. Ohwell. 

I went crazy. Haha. 

I seriously should have filmed that.