the beachy bride

Thursday, February 26, 2009

I want my healthy look back

I know you will hate me for this, but I am one of those "lucky" people who loses weight easily. My challenge is actually gaining weight.

When I got engaged, I said I would really like to weigh around 120 lbs. on my wedding day, and while in San Francisco, I did achieve that. I was always stuffing my face, but still religiously did my exercises. Unfortunately, coming back to the Philippines made that all go away. I dropped down to about 110 lbs. again and I don't like it. I look "sickly" when I'm this thin. I really did prefer my 120lbs. healthy look and I'm trying my best to get to that point again. So far, it's not going well.

I admit I have been inconsistent with my eating and exercising habits. When I don't exercise, my appetite goes down. I'm not exactly a gym rat (I actually don't like gyms, no offense to those who do go to the gym), but I do cardio and total body work-outs at home - I believe it's more effective for me when I'm pressuring myself about exercise. I've even gone for Appeton - a weight-gaining supplement- to the point where it was coming out of my nose from drinking it three times a day for the past 2 months. It didn't seem to work either.

Anyway, I think I need to hit buffets more often these next couple of weeks. Maybe that'll help..

RinontheRox

It cannot be helped!

I am now a big fan of RinontheRox!

These two girls have such awesome voices and they harmonize even when they're just talking.. And it's a thing to be proud of that they are Filipinas (well, Rin is Filipino while Rox is Filipino-American). They were recently guests on the Ellen Degeneres Show. Their personal youtube account (hiphoprox) was suspended (don't really know why) but one of their fans posted their videos - you can check it out here.

Monday, February 23, 2009

smelling clean

This may seem like a minor detail, but if you think about it, it really isn't. No one wants to smell bad on their wedding day - especially not on their wedding day!

I have never liked girly scents - floral or whatever - I have always gone for that fresh-from-the-shower/soapy or sporty smell. I even used guys' perfumes back in high school (Acqua Di Gio or Clinique Happy for men were my favorites). Since college though, I have been searching for a scent that I would make into a signature scent. I couldn't seem to find one that I could wear anytime or anywhere.

Image from shopaccakappa.com

I have to give props to Tommee for telling me about this perfume/cologne. It's Acca Kappa White Musk/Muschio Bianco. I fell in love with it when he let me smell it on him. Although I did have to test it out on me to make sure it smelled good on me, and luckily, it did. It smells so clean and fresh and it doesn't come on too strong no matter how much you spray on.

I wear this everyday, and since it's tried and tested, I am definitely wearing this on our wedding day.

How about you? What perfume/cologne will you be wearing on your day?

Sunday, February 22, 2009

our Superhero Table cards

YEY! I have finally finished our table cards! As I've shared a couple of times, I want our wedding to be a reflection of us, not just me. Because Tommee is such an awesome fiancé, I also wanted to incorporate what he likes. The point is, this Do-It-Yourself project of Superhero Logo table cards is one of my ways to do just that.

If you didn't already know, Tommee is a big fan of Superman and the Justice League. So I decided, instead of table numbers, we would assign our guest tables with Superhero names with their logos. If I'm not mistaken, I made them 5x7 in size.. I printed them out and had them laminated.

Here are the finished products:

top row: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash & Aquaman

bottom row: Martian Manhunter, Robin, Green Lantern, Black Canary & Green Arrow

Here's Superman up close.

(that's me in the reflection - failing to hide myself haha)

I'm happy I have another thing to check off Suyen's wedding checklist. =)

polaroid-like pictures

While browsing through some other wedding blogs, I stumbled upon a great find. An application that lets you convert digital images into polaroid pictures. I love polaroid pictures. I love the instant vintage look it gives pictures. The colors, contrasts & saturation are great! I still remember when my parents or my brothers would let me stick that film in my armpits to make the images come out faster. Of course, you can't do that on this one, unless you want to stick your entire PC or laptop under your armpit - do let me know how you did that - but you can shake the picture around your screen, instead.

Anyway, my example is actually my profile picture..

From this

to this

Go here to download it.. & do make a donation if you can. =)

Friday, February 20, 2009

Cute Blogger Award

I was tagged a couple of times by w@wies, so I guess I have to do this now. =p

1. Each blogger must post these rules

2. Each blogger starts with ten random facts/habits about themselves

3. Bloggers that are tagged need to write ten facts about themselves. You need to choose ten people to tag and list their names.

and now, Suyen's 10 random facts/habits:

1. I am super OC. I make lists/checklists out of everything. I always have spare toiletries (I have a drawer full of extra stuff). I have organizers for all of my stuff. (see: What Would an OC bride do without her checklist?)

2. I am an ultimate bookworm. I will read just about any book I can get my hands on. I can read a book over and over and over again that it starts to look really old, but its not - Memoirs of a Geisha- 21 times, Final Target - 17, Different Seasons - 14, my Stephen King collection - more than 10 times each, Pillars of the Earth - 5

- you get my point. ( I have a discount card at Fully Booked and it's overworked)

3. Bubbles have always fascinated me. Until now, when I get the chance to play with bubbles, I will do it.

4. I love love love dessert! I sometimes eat them as my main course.. haha

5. For someone who doesn't really cook, I love watching food/cooking shows. I watch Anthony, Nigella, Jamie.. i love it! and then, after I watch their show, I want to cook something, but I end up feeling too lazy and cook up mashed potatoes with cheese.. =p

6. I try to have boxes of different-sized Ziploc bags because I use them for just about everything.

7. When I was little, my 6 brothers set up this hammock in the backyard. One day, they made me sit on it and swung me as hard as they could and I ended up flying across the backyard and literally landed on a small tree with my arms and legs splayed over the branches. They all still laugh when they remember it - "Mukha daw akong cartoon na humampas sa dingding"

8. I told myself I wasn't going to get any more tattoos, but I am very tempted to get one more on my birthday (Last na.. Ok, hindi ko ma-p-promise haha)

9. Tommee says I drive like a race car driver. (I tend to drive fast.)

10. I LOVE POST-IT! I use it for just about everything. Notes, ideas, mini-lists, reminders, and even doodle pads. So yeah, I guess I love Post-It. I guess it's not a coincidence that Tommee works for 3M and gives me all the Post-It I want. He knows how much I love the stuff and he finds it funny that when he hands it to me, I give those awesome Post-It a hug. =D

I'm tagging all my w@w blogger sisters =)

Thursday, February 19, 2009

bunny bunny

Bunny - that's what Tommee and I call each other sometimes, but that's a different story altogether. =)

Ever since I took care of my brother & sister-in-law's rabbit, Bowie, I wanted to have a bunny of my own. You might be wondering why they named her Bowie. Well, the scoop is, she was named after David Bowie because her hair is the same color as his. (haha, i thought that was cool)