An unusual Birthday | My 24th birthday

Today I'm a year older and wiser (I hope). Gosh the days goes by so fast! I can't believe that I'm already 24 and soon I will be 30. But after all, age is just a number! 

And since it's my special day today I planned to make a get ready with me blog about my 24th birthday. I wanted to show you my make up and my outfit of the day but some things don't go according to plan. It always happened to me. And instead, it became a tragic day -somehow. So instead of doing nothing or sobbing I will just tell you what my day was.

I woke up early in the morning to prepare for work, and also to have enough time to take a selfie and take photos for my "ootd" but I was too confident that I still have enough time. I thought that it was too early so I took my time putting my makeup on, ironing my hair and eating breakfast but then I realized that it was already 8:30 in the morning and that means that I am late to work because 8:30 is the starting time of my work. So I hurried up, brushed my teeth, packed the things that I need to my work and leave the house, As I walked I realized that there's something missing.. and it's my wallet! wew! I'd run as fast as I can to our house and get my freaking wallet! I hoped that it's not my birthday today, that my birthday is 2 weeks from now so that I will be much prepared. It feels like an ordinary day. And yesterday, Our boss told us that today was the hottest temperature ever recorded here in the Philippines, It's 39 degree freaking Celsius! I was melting while waiting for the taxi because I don't have a car yet so I have to commute to the office. What a day!!!

When I get inside the office, no one ever remembered that it's my birthday today.. And later of the day I'm going to present the products of our company.. I don't feel special today. I felt so sad because I'm not used being treated like this. I remembered what happened to my birthday last year, my friends in Norway surprised me! they gave me cakes and they cooked food for my party. I'm so thankful that day :)

Photo of me during my 23rd Birthday

And aside from that because I have work today so I need to move my birthday to 1st of May because it's a non-working holiday here in the Philippines.

But thanks to Facebook for reminding my friends that it's my birthday today! because of that a lot of people greeted me a happy birthday to my Facebook wall same as every year and thanks you guys for flooding my wall LOL. I also received some emails from the sites that I subscribed to greeted me a happy birthday thanks to y'all!

update as of May 1, 2015 17:06

And look! even google extended their birthday greetings to me :)

At the end of this post I hope I can manage to take a descent Selfie to share to you guys!

And I hope I can do better next year for my 25th birthday. I will definitely plan ahead of time for my next birthday next year and will surely make a get ready with me blog I promise that to you okay.

To be continued tommorow...

Freebies! 30 Birthday Party decoration printables ♥

Because it's my birthday tomorrow (April 30) I have some giveaways from me to you! :) It's a Birthday party decoration printables. If you're like me who are tight on a budget and thinking that buying decorations for birthday is kinda "fancy" then this will be the answer.

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Bake with me: Chocolate cupcake recipe with Mocha frosting

Hi sweeties! I'm such a fan of sweets specially chocolates! So today I would like to share to you my Easy Homemade Chocolate cupcake with Mocha frosting recipe. Enjoy!

Chocolate Cupcake recipe:

Yield: 8 - 10 servings

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

3 Tbsp             Butter

1 cup               Boiling Water

1 1/2 cup         All purpose flour

1 1/3 cup         Brown sugar

1 1/2 cup         Antonio Pueo ground chocolate or any chocolate powder

1 tsp                Baking soda

1/4 tsp             Fine salt

2 pcs               Fresh eggs

1/3 cup           All purpose cream

1/2 tsp            Vinegar

1 tsp               Vanilla extract

My everyday beauty essentials

"we learned from the best.. never leave home without your lipstick" -Maggie and Annie

On our daily basis we used several beauty products before we go to school or work. It's our daily routine for us girls to get beautified everyday. We don't wear makeup to look pretty, we wear it because we enjoy the process of putting it on. The 'the natural look' makes us cringe and bright colours are more fun. We don't do it for boys, we do it for ourselves. Makeup isn't just materials but our passion.

These are the products I love and use on my daily basis that help me feel confident and fresh everyday and these are my everyday beauty essentials that i can't live without or i can't go outside the house without applying these products on.

1. Maybelline New York BB cream
2. Maybelline New York pressed powder
3. H&M eyebrow pwncil
4. H&M Eye shadow jumbo pencil
5. Maxfactor Mascara
6. Executive Optical Contact lenses
7. H&M Blusher
8. H&M Bronzing powder
9. Maxfactor Lip tint
10. Revlon Matte lipstick
11. Victoria's Secret Aqua kiss perfume

The Script Live in Manila 2015

Omg! I'm so excited to write this blog because it's about "The Script Live in Manila 2015" concert yesterday! Wohooo! I still have the "Post concert hangover", even though 24 hours has already passed. I was so happy I got to watch The Script concert last night because it's my first time to see them live! And they are my favorite band of all time. This was truly one of the best moments in my life that i will never forget and I would like to share this wonderful moment to you.

The Script Live in Manila Tickets

Mall of Asia Arena -venue for The Script Live in Manila 2015

It was around 8:00 pm when we get in to the arena, it was so huge and a lot of people are there i think it was at least 20,000 people This was the 3rd time that the script visited Philippines to perform a concert for their "No Sound Without Silence tour. Their first concert in the Philippines was held at the Araneta coliseum, second was still at araneta and now at Mall of Asia arena.

The MOA crowd

The first band to perform is a local Filipino band during my High School days named "silent sanctuary" they played OPM music and they are really unique and talented.

Then after 3 sets of their songs finally the one we've been waiting for has finally arrived it's The Script!

The venue looks good and all set for the concert

Their opening number was really "the bomb" they have this green flag waving and the crowd went wild when Danny O'Donoghue, The Script's lead vocalist/frontman appeared from the mass of crowd and followed by Mark Sheehan, guitarist and Glen Powers, drummer. The first song they played was "Paint the town Green" from their latest Album No Sound Without Silence. It was really awesome and I had goosebumps during that time! The crowd was very energetic and alive.

The Script's Grand Entrance

Paint the Town green video -The Script live in Manila 2015

The second song they performed was "Hail, Rain or Sunshine". 

Hail Rain or Sunshine video -The script live in Manila 2015

Then third song they performed was "Break even". I'm so happy that they played one of my favorite song! It was a pleasure for me to hear it Live. 

Snap shot during the song "Break Even"

Break Even Video -The Script live in Manila 2015

The fourth song they performed was "The end before the worst".

The end before the worst video -The script live in manila 2015

Healthy eat: Greek Salad Recipe

Here's my version of Greek salad recipe. Hope you enjoy it!

Total time:

15 mins

Yield: 6 servings

Level: easy

Ingredients:

1 Head romaine lettuce chopped

4 whole ripe tomato diced

1 whole cucumber peeled and diced

1/2 red onion sliced

1/2 red bell pepper sliced

6 ounces crumbled feta cheese

3 tbsp sliced ham

1 pack croutons

3 tsp olive oil

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

pinch of salt

pepper and garlic powder

Project clean eats to healthier you!

During my college days i have an average body figure, not too skinny and not to fat just average but when i graduated from college i started gaining weight until today. So i do a lot of research on the internet on how to lose weight fast.

As we all know, losing weight is not easy specially to those people that are aged 20 and above. As I read on a research it says people who reach 20 years of age and above will have a slow metabolism that will result to gaining weight. Aside from age and any other factors that is contributing to gaining weight, food is also one of them.

Some people like me who are blessed with a "chubby" figure might wondering about what food to eat or not to eat to help in losing weight. These are the list of what food to eat or not to eat that i gathered from the internet and some tips to make losing weight work.

About the Author

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ABOUT ME

I’m a Philippine-based beauty and lifestyle writer of Filipino descent, with a solid audience and presence across all social media platforms. I work as Sales and Application Executive and a freelance writer and blogger. I am a member of Blogger babes, The Blogger Programme, Next Blogger Network and etc.

Before becoming a blogger, I worked as a Nurse, However, I just discovered recently that it is my passion to write and make blogs to share my knowledge, experiences and inspire readers.

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Lately I've been thinking on writing a blog. I already came up with a good blog name that will relate with the contents of my blog, it is called "Love, peace and shimmer". I made this blog out of hobby and as a journal. I want to record all the events that's happening in my everyday life and also the things that i'm passionate about. The contents of this blog are about life, food, travel. fashion, love, makeup, hair, ootd, style, fitness, beauty, DIY, haul, inspiration, lifestyle and everything that I fancy.

The reason for me to start blogging is because there are many random things in my mind that I want to write and I can express myself about what i feel through writing.