Posted by Joan on Jul 2, 2009 in
Beauty,
Food,
Health My co-worker and I decided to join the diet craze and we decided on the Subway diet. I’m currently overweight/obese and he just wants to have washboard abs. The sandwiches are pricey so we usually order the sub of the day. I usually buy 2 sandwiches for lunch and dinner. We planned to do the subway diet every weekdays and on weekends, well, we hope to minimize our food intake 
We started doing this diet on Monday and the only complaint we have is that the servings are quite small compared to what we used to eat so we really do get extremely hungry and drained easily. The sandwiches really taste great and fresh even without the dressing 
There’s no significant weight loss for the first few days but my cystic acne dried up upon starting this diet. If this keeps up, I don’t have to go to the Ob-gyne to check if I suffer from PCOS and also, I don’t need to visit my dermatologist 
I’d try to see if this diet would last so that I could lose a lot of weight, just like the Subway Guy I would also go back to my weight lifting sessions to complement on this diet.
Posted by Joan on May 25, 2009 in
Beauty After using BB creams on my previous post, a lot of cystic acne cropped up. I am currently waiting for them to heal while using multiple organic soaps (tomato, black pearl, papaya goat’s milk, rice bran and shea butter) from Cyleina. So far they’re drying up although the scars are pretty scary to look at 
I’m thinking of using mineral makeup from Ellana once my acne clears up
Posted by Joan on May 11, 2009 in
Beauty I used to hate make-up: Either they’re too itchy or it takes quite a while to do regular make-up. But for BB creams, I got hooked! It all started when I was reading several posts from GirlTalk. After that, I was convinced to buy blemish balm creams from Joeanne’s The Little Cool Shop. BB creams are pretty popular in Korea, reputed to make your skin more beautiful and provide good coverage while wearing make-up.
For oily/acne prone skin, Joeanne advised me to use the following products:
[1] Missha Watery
[2] BRTC Perfect Recover Balm
[3] Dr. Jart Silver Rejuvenating BB Cream
[4] Lioele Beyond Solution BB Cream
I bought a sample of BRTC Perfect Recover Balm and a tube of Dr. Jart Silver Rejuvenating BB Cream. For my primer, I use Skinfood Peach Sake T-zone Block Gel. The reason I use a primer is because I sweat a lot and my face is an oil mine.
So far, people say I look better when I use BB creams. It covers up huge pores and my zits/scars look less visible. I also didn’t have any breakouts or allergic reactions while using BB creams as well. But I noticed that I need to use loose powder, I’ll probably purchase one real soon.
Posted by Joan on May 7, 2009 in
Miscellaneous My last post was on September 2008, I can’t believe I keep on neglecting my blog I was planning to put up with my experiments for my acne prone face but I still keep on stalling, eep!
I’m glad that I have successfully displayed the plugins for Flickr and Plurk. I kept on editing the codes until I realized I can simply edit the settings in the Widget’s section! Yay!
Posted by Joan on Sep 27, 2008 in
Miscellaneous After losing the badminton tournament from our company sportsfest today, I decided to ride a taxi on my way home. The taxi was in such a bad shape that it stopped a couple of times in the middle of the road and it was my first time to push the taxi from behind for 4 times til I heard a loud bang from the engine, in which case I gave up and I rode on a jeepney instead.
When you’re wondering why I was so nice to push the taxi behind, it is because the driver is so old, I sometimes ask myself why I should always be nice to other people and not to myself
Posted by Joan on Sep 25, 2008 in
Miscellaneous,
Stuff I have been neglecting all my online accounts for Plurk. It is a fun way to keep in touch with all your far-away friends and every time you post, you can increase your karma so that more features will be available to your account.
On a side note, I just love Rin’s crochet stuff at Deadcraft. Her designs are so adorable, you guys might want to check it out
Posted by Joan on Jun 20, 2008 in
Miscellaneous When I was still a kid, I used to have a lot of crushes. My top 4 major crushes were Fritz, Celzo, Mr. Close Up (Erm, I forgot his name but oh boy, his smile was the best) and Mike. Minor crushes were: Yukie, Mark Vincent, Rogie… That is all I can think of right now
As I grew up, I got less crushes and currently, I only have 2 major crushes with no minor crushes: JM & Mr. Oh-so-cute-with-dimples. I can’t help but feel giddy whenever I see them and I feel like a little kid all over again 
)
Not to forget, I got heartbroken a few times as well. A certain guy told me he loved me but took it back. And I courted a supposedly nice guy, but it turned out that he was a jerk and he couldn’t even tell me that he didn’t like me back and that really hurt a lot
Posted by Joan on Jun 16, 2008 in
Miscellaneous I was at Megamall yesterday shopping while waiting for JM. I was waiting for the salesday to retrieve the items that I would purchase along with the freebie I got from Shiseido counter when a lady in her mid-30’s approached me. She excused herself and she talked in barely audible voice. When I was going to ask her what she said, an SM employee suddenly popped out and shouted at the lady to get out and not to bother any customers with gift certificates. The SM employee apologized to me, but she said that I should be careful since a lot of gift certificate scams have been happening a lot recently inside the malls and that I should only transact gift certificates in their customer service area. I thanked her for her time and effort. Then, when I was inside their grocery store, I also heard an announcement that customers should be weary of people exchanging gift certificates.
With the recent rise of basic commodities, everyone’s having a tough time coping with their expenses. Theft and scams are getting more sophisticated as well, so watch out!
Posted by Joan on Jun 14, 2008 in
Miscellaneous Scenario 1: Bitch entered a salon. She made a request to maker her hair straight using a flat iron which the salon does not use. The employee apologized and said that they can’t accept her request since they do not have the technical know-how in using the equipment. The bitch went hysterical and complained that the employee was rude and even shouted “stupid” before she left.
Scenario 2: A real ugly bitch demanded that she should have her hair treated even without an appointment. While the person who was in a hurry and did have an appointment was waiting patiently, the bitch was taking FOREVER to select the color of her hair. When the employee had commented something if the bitch was still undecided, the bitch went mad and kept on shouting in the salon. The bitch was trying to force the employee that the employee was rude and disrespectful, while all along the bitch was describing herself. She nearly broke the glass door when she left.
Tsk. These bitches are so pathetic, I wonder how they were brought up when they were young?
