The most loyal, understanding and loving creature

She says hi to me in the most excited manner, says bye to me with the saddest face hoping I'd stay awhile longer, entertains me like I'm her world.

I remember waking up one morning to the sound of barking coming from inside the house, I got confused and woke my sister up. She ran down to check and ran back up to tell me to get my butt downstairs so I did, and there this brown lil creature was walking in circles so intrigued by strangers who kept touching her and feeding her. That was the most exciting part when we just got her, watching her eat her food off our hands. We fell in love with that brown lil baby so immediately. 

Now, let me just tell you about what a fighter this lil bitch was. No, she didn't have any illness or whatsoever. Yes, she was lucky in the end but there was once upon a time where a couple so cruelly left this lil puppy tied in the hot sun at the fire extinguisher when they left to work where she'd have to untie herself to go wandering around for shelter. Who knows what she went through. One day, a kind lady picked her up and went to the owners only to find out that they didn't want her anymore (when i found out, all I could think of was WHY). So this lady asked my mom if she wanted to take the poor abandoned puppy in and for some reason god heard my pleas and my mother brought her home. A while later, we found out she got pregnant while she was still on the streets so we brought her to the vet to get them removed as she was too small to give birth to those babies. (some huge ass dog raped her opps)

She was like any other puppy; Mischievous, curious, needed to be spoiled. We got mad at her sometimes but she wins us over again and again. Yes, she ruined our shoes and doors... even my school shoes! But I can only get pissed at her for like what 30 seconds? She'd find her way home whenever she went out on her own which made us less worried! She's the most adorable thing who looks at you as if she understands what you're saying. Sometimes I'd talk to her when I'm sad and she'd just lick me and lean on me, like hello you understand???? She would ask me for food when she's hungry, no really I'm not being crazy she really does! She's so comfortable with us that she'd let us do anything with her and she'd sleep so soundly on her mat! She absolutely hates thunder and fireworks and somehow I feel the need to make her feel better so I'd pat her until she falls asleep during the thunderstorm, kind of like her thunder buddy.

We adore her and she adores us. Watching her sleep has got to be one of the most soothing thing ever. She looks so calm and adorable! She hates letting us take photos of her so she'd look away whenever I take my phone out hahah! Oh, did I mention that she never peed or pooped out of the patch of grass that we have? Yep, she's weird, she can only pee and poop on grass! Even at 10 human years old, she still acts like a lil puppy when she sees us!

Everyone thinks they have the best dog and none of them are wrong - W.R. Puerto 

Lately she's gotten old, and it makes me worry how would I possibly be okay with ever losing her. I had her since I was 10, I've practically had her for half of my life! It's true when they say that your dog will treat you like their world. Do you look at your dog and wonder how did you ever get so lucky? I do.

We made her a choker ahahah!

Lots of love, xx

Learning to love myself

So a few days back, my boyfriend and I did this little "photoshoot" for a brand we're about to release. It will be launching soon, will be updating it on my instagram as soon as it's ready!

Anyways, so blogging has been something that I've started to like although I'm still finding my way around. It has allowed me to take time to write down things that make me happy, things that inspire me, things that I've experienced. I'm not great at it yet but I'm getting there! If you're reading this, thank you for being interested in my not so interesting life, much love for you.

 I've never really been a bold and daring individual despite how talkative and active I was at school. Little did you know, I'm usually the less talkative one when in a big group of people cause I have always been afraid that they'd think I'm lame or boring. The fear of what others thought had made me self conscious of my words, I hated it. However, if I'm comfortable with you, I'd go on and on about the lamest and most random things that sometimes make me wonder who'd talk to me.
But as I grew up, it hit me that there's nothing wrong with me, sometimes people are just on an entirely different frequency from me.

I also hated the fact that I wasn't very tall, nor did I like my face or body. I hated how i looked for quite a long time but now, even when I felt fat or whatever, I knew it was whether I wanted to do something about it or not. It was my choice, if I hated it I'd have to change. If you didn't like something, do something about it!

What's there to hate really, who's going to love you if you didn't love yourself? At the end of the day, you're the one who's really there for yourself.
You'd never know, maybe someone thinks you're great and wants to be you while you're busy wanting to be someone else?

The more you can love your darkness, the more you can live your greatness 

There were days when I woke up hating myself so much that I didn't look at the mirror but that's fine, we all have bad days but lucky me, I have people around me who'd remind me that I'm not as bad as I'd like to think I am. Even now I'd still get annoyed at my own face sometimes that I'd end up going on my Instagram deleting photos I've posted of myself but that's okay cause as long as it makes me feel better after. We have to do things that'd make ourselves happy cause that's what's really important.
Loving myself has got to be a huge challenge but I know it'll make me a better person so I'm looking forward to it.

It takes time, so baby steps!

(ps, do you guys have any nice collage apps that can make my photos overlap and all to recommend?)
xx

안녕하세요 Korea!

    "Live your life by a compass not a clock" - Stephen Covey

Hello Korea!

First meal in Seoul! - Porridge
No, we're not porridge people but it was snowing and it's one of Korea's popular dishes!

Daddy & I appreciating how gorgeous the snow was!
(No guys, I don't have dandruff)

Definitely spent most of our time at Myeongdong street cause we stayed  a street away and every popular restaurant was there!

Korea is popular for their fashion styles so yes, shopping was fun but no they were not cheap. It's a popular belief that Koreans love doing plastic surgery but I have no clue if it's true. Most girls here use make up but that's not just Korea, who are you kidding.

This was one of the korean BBQs we had! It was so warm!

Name: Wangbijib Myeongdong Korean BBQ

Adress: 63-6 Chungmuro-2ga, Jung-gu | 2F, Seoul, South Korea

We had so much of these banana milk!!

I mean, how can you go to Seoul and NOT HAVE SULBING?

That's my momma 

And then there's my QT lil baby sister being all strong

HOT chocolate were the best drinks in the winter 

These cute little backdoor streets at Bukchon Hanok Village.

Korean fried rice!

Korean BBQ!

Name : James Cheese Back Ribs
Address : 11 Myeongdong 10-gil, Myeongdong 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Chickenn!

Honestly, this Korea trip was mostly about food, shopping, sceneries and MORE FOOD! It was really relaxing and exciting, bringing my family around on the subways!

Their popular meals are bibimbap, korean BBQ, CHICKENN (in every cooking style! No, I'm not kidding when I say it's true that the Koreans love dem chickenn), korean pancakes, cold noodles, pork ribs and all the sweet treats by the streets! During winter, the strawberries were very popular and in season so they were all really huge, sweet AND CHEAP! 

Omg, looking at all these photos is making me hungry!

Korean pancakes, bibimbap & hot pot of soup in the winter has got to be the best!

The view at Nami Island was WOW

To get to Nami Island from Seoul you'd have to take a few trains to get to Gapyeong station then take a bus/taxi to Gapyeong Wharf. (Ps just google the route, wifi is everywhere in Korea!) Taking the cab is worth it if you have more than 2 people! Nope, it's not near the city, but if you're a scenery person like me, you'd love it & the ride there would be worth it! Personally, I loved Nami Island although my toes, fingers and face were practically frozen! The place felt so serene! Oh, it was where they filmed this popular Korean movie, Winter Sonata, so there are many statues there.

The iconic flower lights at Dongdaemun Design Plaza!

 

OSulloc! Super good green tea treats right in the heart of Seoul!
Address : 12 Myeongdong 7-gil, Myeongdong 1(il)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea

So my family and I stayed a street away from Myeongdong street, facing Tour Les Jours bakery!

Fun fact: Did you know, Tour Les Jours is a Korean bakery and not French?!

Anyways, we stayed a literally a few steps away from the Myeongdong station so we technically travelled mostly by subway! However, on our second last day, we realised that since we had four people, taking a taxi was wayyyy more worth it! Myeongdong was where we did most of our shopping cause everything was there, as in ALL the brands were there haha! As a lady travelling to Korea, you'd definitely buy all the masks and make up you lay your eyes on! Trust me, all the brands are along Myeongdong street and there're all around the corner, AND there're more than one outlet along the same street!