tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53890314854641979012024-03-14T00:52:49.134+08:00Lauren LivingLauren Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651357479600909348noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389031485464197901.post-22623808573182467142013-07-12T13:28:00.000+08:002013-07-12T13:28:44.717+08:00#AskLauren<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A random hang out sesh with my besh, Saab! Yep, we do the most random things.</div>
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She asked the twitterverse to send in questions for me and here is the result!</div>
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Please don't take everything I say seriously :P</div>
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Lauren Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651357479600909348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389031485464197901.post-34770295005047076752013-06-17T18:13:00.000+08:002013-06-17T18:33:29.863+08:00Le bag and le make up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">I hate bringing around tons of stuff and my shoulders tend to hurt easily so I don't like bringing around a huge bag. I have a couple of designer bags which I use from time to time but I'm going to show you guys my EVERYDAY bag. Its just a simple sling bag that fits all the basic stuff I need. </span></div>
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Ralph Lauren Polo 1 for Women, Ray-ban Sunglasses, MAC Cosmetics Powder<br />
YSL Patent Wallet, Clinique Chubby Stick in Watermelon, Salinase and keys<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have to wear make up all the time for taping, trust me I have a little suitcase worth of make up but in "real life" I'm not really a big make up fan. I mean I love it and all but I just choose not to wear a lot or sometimes close to none make up. Wala akong paki if may eye bags ako or kita pimples ko ok lang yun I'd rather everyone see my imperfections than me looking like I ate crayons and its all seeping through my skin. Hihihihi. </span><br />
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Naked Urban Decay, MAC Studio Fix NC 35, MAC Blush in Well Dressed,<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Its always good to have your basics, you need concealer to cover up unwanted blemishes and powder to go on top of your concealer, the trick to buying powder is that when you apply it you make sure its the same color as your neck cause you don't want to look like a geisha. By applying blush to just the apple of your cheeks you get this fresh look and then top it all off with translucent powder so your make up sets. Also, when buying eye shadow palettes make sure you get one with colors that you are sure you will use or else sayang lang.</span><br />
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Shu Uemura in Pink Coral and Rosy Mauve, MAC in CremeSheen, Lancome Deep Reddish Brown,<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm not really a fan of lipstick because I always lick and bite my lips so it usually wears off or goes on to my teeth (gross) and I hate it when it fades, meron lang sa corners of my lips but the inner part has no lipstick on it. My lips also tend to dry really easily so I've found a couple of lipsticks that go perfect for all my first world problems! When I buy lipstick nowadays I always test them to see if it suits my skin color and I make sure that they are always the type of lipsticks that have moisturizers. Look good and feel good!</span><br />
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MAC Studio Fix Lash, MAC Brow Set in GirlBoy, NARS eyeliner in nude, Prestige brow pen<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you're the type of girl who hates wearing falsies, like me, then this is the perfect mascara for you. I swear when I wear this my eyelashes look so fake but so real (anoraw), most people think its a downer when mascara isn't waterproof but I'm quite the opposite, I HATE waterproof mascara, its so hard to take off so I like this one. Mehehehe. I have really dark and thick eyebrows so I don't really need to fill them in anymore with a pencil so I just run this GirlBoy gel through 'em and POWWWW artista eyebrows ka teh. Yan ang sikreto. White eyeliner is so out and nude eyeliner is the new thing. Simple pimple.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you're a clean freak then by all means use your hands to apply your make up but if not then use a brush but PLEASE make sure you wash your brushes on a regular basis because bacteria builds up there and if it touches your skin then nako teh, you're gonna be a pizza face and you don't want that. Pambunot to keep your eyebrows clean, eyelash curler to give you that VAVAVOOM look and a random sponge. Cause.... Wala lang.</span><br />
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I hope you all could spread the word around and invite your friends to come to this event that Saab and I have been fixing for the past month! </div>
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Marra Sucgang is a friend of my brother, she has stage 4 Sarcoma and now needs radiation while her mother suffered from an Aneurysm. For their benefit GRRRL Scout and Ukay Alalay have partnered up to raise funds for Marra and her mother! </div>
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Starting 5PM we'll be selling pre-loved items from your favorite celebrities while awesome DJ's spin great music for you and if you get thirsty or hungry we will also be having a BBQ and our own version of a lemonade stand then at 9PM the best OPM bands will be giving us a live show!</div>
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See you guys at Route 196, Katipunan Ext. at 5PM! Entrance is 200PHP!!!</div>
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BRING YOUR FRIENDS! SPREAD THE WORD! HELP OUT!</div>
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For more details please check us out on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/378818855563715/" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a> </div>
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and follow Saab Magalona (<a href="http://twitter.com/saabmagalona" target="_blank">@saabmagalona</a>) and I (<a href="http://twitter.com/loyoung" target="_blank">@loyoung</a>)on twitter! </div>
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One afternoon I got bored and I ended up at my friend Saab's apartment. We suddenly had this bright idea to make a video! It started off as #firstworldproblems but then it ended up this way and we don't know how exactly! Hahaha anyways enjoy!<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/67873290">Bad Acting 101 with Lauren Young</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/saabmagalona">Saab Magalona</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
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I would honestly like to think that I am not a bad actress, this is just me being a total gago hahaha but after this post I'm actually going to my first set of acting workshops with GMA. I love workshops, most artists find them nakakatamad but I'm always eager to learn something new and add new techniques to my acting ~skillllzz~!<br />
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Last year I did an Indie film called "Catnip" with Maxene Magalona, it was directed by Kevin Dayrit and it's going to be shown in the <a href="http://www.filmlinc.com/daily/entry/nyaff-reveals-full-to-bursting-lineup-of-asian-cinema" target="_blank">New York Asian Film Festival</a> along with another short film that I did called Vesuvius with was directed by Erik Matti! This is one of the most amazing things that has ever happened to me, in my showbiz career.<br />
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I really hope one day I could be one of those artists that have contributed something wonderful and worthwhile to this industry. Yes, sometimes it is flawed but we have so many talented writers, directors and actors out there. Help uplift this industry and support Philippine Cinema! </div>
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Lauren Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651357479600909348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389031485464197901.post-72106515548918374412013-06-07T10:39:00.002+08:002013-06-07T10:39:35.783+08:00I'm back biiiiizzzzitttchezHello! Hi. Heeeey.. Ciao. Musta brad?<br />
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I don't know how to start this blog post, so I'll just word vomit.<br />
First things first. Anyareh sakin? Anyareh sa blog ko? I started this blog promising myself that I would NOT abandon it, and thats exactly what I did, but in my defense it was because I forgot my password, how stupid of me right? Anyways I have absolutely nothing to do today so I have decided to get some things done. 1. I'm updating my iPhone so I have to rely on my laptop right now which leads to number 2. I have yet again stumbled on my ~forgotten~ blog. So hello there dear readers (if I have any) here I am again, but this time I will give you an update on my beautiful, crazy life.<br />
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For the past few months that I have been gone, I have done nothing but worked and can I just say I am simply HAPPY. I love my job, I love everything about it, even all the bad press and hate that I sometimes get, I have learned to love it, maybe now I have realised that it is part of the job (even though it shouldn't be) I have simply learned to accept it. Maybe because I have finally realised that I am NOT the only artist in the world who gets hate comments, I guess I was being a bit too sensitive about it all. I'm not saying I'm insensitive now, but I'm just better than I was 2-3 years ago. Now, I have learned to keep my mouth shut about certain things, I have learned to just be civil and honestly make the whole situation fun. Before when someone would call me names, I would cry, now when they call me names it makes me a tad bit stronger. When people would call me fat/ugly I would eat and stay up all night sulking, now I eat healthier and workout instead. Instead of sulking and making myself feel bad, what I do is, I turn all the negativity into something positive. I use it to my advantage, I turn it all around. #WORDVOMIT1<br />
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The only thing I don't like about my job is that its quite hard to go to school. Oh baka isipin niyo ang arte-arte mo naman, kung gusto may paraan kung ayaw magdadahilan. Thats seriously not the case, I was supposed to go to school this term, I'm an incoming sophomore pa naman, bye FROSHIE me. But ang pangit talaga ng schedule this term!!! I can only get Tuesday and Thursday schedule since I work MWF. Pero anyareh 2 subjects lang ang available? Huhuhu so nanghinayang ako, cause hello aminin naman natin Benilde is so expensive. So I talked to Megan and my mom about it and they were all just like "k, just go to work first, and go to school next term" casual lang diba? Hahahahaha! But no, I miss school. I was so excited pa naman because I was finally going to be able to take up my majors! As most of you know I love to cook and sakto my course is BS-HRIM majoring in Culinary and this was finally my chance to experience that! Oh well papel, next term nalang.<br />
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Right now I'm doing a project on GMA-7, called Mundo Mo'y Akin I play Darlene Carbonel, isang mayaman na girlaloo who is actually very very very very nice but the only reason why she is driven to be the psycho, mean girl that she is now is simply because all she wants is the love and attention that she feels like she hasn't been getting from her family and now ex- Jerome. I enjoy playing this character so much, especially since its my first time to be a "kontrabida" in a teleserye. There are so many things that I could do with her, so many endless possibilities and so many angles that I could explore! I'm also really loving the fact that the audience does understand her, I've been getting tweets like "Darlene is so annoying but you can't help but feel "awa" towards her"! Because thats exactly the point! Infairness you guys get it ha. *clap clap*<br />
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So thats my #WORDVOMIT segment guys. I really missed blogging, well its more like an open diary what I just did. I'm not as interesting as you all think I am, I'm just a girl who loves her family and friends, likes movies and going out, pandas and music, I want to travel the world. I'm like any other person, the only difference is you see me on TV. #feelingsikat<br />
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<br />Lauren Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651357479600909348noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389031485464197901.post-82045614985557610712013-04-06T20:07:00.001+08:002013-04-06T20:07:34.991+08:00Besh Baking SeshI'm back guys! As if naman namiss niyo ako. Chos! <br />So a month ago my besh Adrianne came over to my place and we we're supposed to just hang out, watch movies and be lazy together until we had this brilliant idea that we should bake some cookies! As most of you know Adrianne is my besh and my stylist but he is actually an AMAZING baker. I got some great tips from him while we had our little baking session, like instead of using an electric mixer (tamad much?) if you want to have soft cookies you should mix it with a spatula instead so thats exactly what we did and infairness naman ang sarap ng cookies namin. Yes, f na f ko. We actually had a little competition to see who was the best baker and hands down, panalo ako. Echos lang mas magaling talaga si Adrianne. Love you besh!!<br />
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<b>Lauren</b>Lauren Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651357479600909348noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389031485464197901.post-75524788058588546572013-03-04T11:59:00.000+08:002013-03-04T11:59:44.320+08:00It's not you, it's your metabolismAfter the Christmas holidays I promised myself that I was going to work hard to get my "Boracay Body" back, that I was going to start the year right by working out religiously and eating healthy again, but of course I'm only human and totally "forgot" about my said goal. TEEHEE! It got so bad that sometimes all I wanted to do was stay in and eat all the junk food in sight and if that was gone, go out and buy some more. I would always eat out and have fast food deliveries at past midnight (big no-no) and promise myself that the next day I would get on that treadmill and run, but I never did. I had no motivation whatsoever to change my eating habits or my lifestyle, for that matter. That is until I had a photo shoot and I couldn't fit into the clothes that my stylist brought for me to wear. From then on I said "Thats it, this is going to stop and give me a month I'll be back to my old self, but better!" And thats exactly what I did and exactly what I'm doing now!<br />
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I recently enrolled in the program "Sure Slim". What I like most about this program is that it isn't just about losing weight (thats just a bonus) cause really its not how you look on the outside but whats going on in the inside. They help correct your metabolism and encourage you to do this program for the lifestyle you get out of it. After all being healthy isn't just about looking good and depriving yourself for months and months until you get your desired body, its a lifestyle that you have to standby in order to MAINTAIN your healthy and gorgeous looking body.<br />
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<i>This was the day Micah left me.. Huhuhu. Ako talaga?! #DramaQueen </i><br />
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Its been a year and a month since she's moved but we still remain best-friends til this day! How you ask? (as if may nagtatanong) Well because we both make an effort to be friends! Its as simple as keeping the communication there, we don't skype/tweet/talk everyday but when we do we actually make the most out of it! Its even harder because of the time difference! </div>
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We skype from time to time and talk about EVERYTHING that has happened from the moment we stopped skyping the last til we start our new skype session. Our calls usually last for about 3-5 hours! It could even be simple things like tweeting each other, for example if we see something on twitter that reminds us of each other we RT it to each other or we simply reminisce or make "kulit" each other. Chos<br />
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If were not talking about what we've been up to lately we usually end up reminiscing. Micah and I would do almost everything together! During the summer/holidays she would always be with my family if she wasn't with her family friends in Alabang, because her mom was already in the US by that time. My sister Megan and my mom would call her the "adopted Young". Every family event if Micah wasn't there people would end up looking for her haha! I remember one summer she spent a good 3 weeks with me and all we did was watch movies and cook! She would always accompany me to work, even though all my other friends would find it so boring she wouldn't because she apparently "enjoyed watching people". Yeah, sometimes shes a weirdo but I love her anyways. </div>
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Since I am done reminiscing and sweet talking about my BFF I shall now get to the questions that you guys have sent me about "Friendship". So this is me giving out my own personal opinion about situations and if you don't like it, edi wag. Chos lang siyempre. But seriously, if you don't like it, its also fine! Ok here we go this segment is called. #FeelingTherapist (kainis ba yung #? cheznut)<br />
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<b>From Brent:</b> What if you're long time best friends or in other term "tropa" finds a new company and was like forgetting your built friendship?<br />
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Well theres nothing wrong with having new friends or finding new friends, because everyone has the right to have as many friends as they want but if it comes to the point that they are "forgetting" about your friendship I suggest that you just let them. Maybe its not really forgetting but more of they are growing up, want to experiment and meet new people. It doesn't mean that they are leaving you behind but I suggest that you do the same and try and make room for new friends but don't go as far as forgetting your old ones. If ever your friend/friends do come back and try and rekindle your old friendship then don't be the bitter one and just forgive and forget.<br />
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<b>From Denielle:</b> Hi Lauren! I'm Denielle and one of my best-friends now moved to Saipan 3 years ago. We have this "friend monthsary" thing. Every month we have something special for each other. Kind of "magastos" but it's worth it. My question is how do you stay connected to each other? How do you keep it sweet even though you're miles and miles apart? A big shout-out to my very beautiful long-distance girlfriend Jujolinne Asis! More power to your blog Lo.<br />
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Hey Denielle! I think its really sweet that you and your friend have a "friend monthsary" and give each other gifts! Thank God for technology! Cause thats how Micah and I stay connected with each other, if we're not skyping we are either tweeting or iMessaging each other. People think long distance friendships are hard but its really just about the communication.<br />
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<b>From Anonymous: </b>Hi Lo! It's my ex-bff's birthday today, she's a classmate. We stopped talking last Jan. 16 and she told me "We can be friends, just not like before." I gave her a gift yesterday but my other guy bestfriend is the one who gave it to her. Until now, di man lang sya magparamdam. One month na kaming HINDI nag-uusap. What to do? :( Should I greet her? :( And yesterday too is our friendsary. T_____T Help? :(<br />
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<br />Lauren Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651357479600909348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389031485464197901.post-4165951641942685432013-02-18T20:59:00.001+08:002013-02-18T20:59:52.776+08:00Hometown GloryDon't get me wrong I looooove Manila, I kinda grew up here (grade 6-present), I work, live and go to school here but theres just something about my hometown, Subic Bay that I love so much! I guess its the fact that I could go to the beach whenever I want since its only a 15 minute drive, I could sleep with the windows open because the air there is so fresh, the food is amazeballs, especially if you know where to go! But the thing I love most about Subic isn't actually Subic itself, but all the memories that I have with my family and my friends who have become my family. Here comes the nostalgic memories (barf)! I remember every Holy Week we would all get together and have our traditional camping night! We would set up tents, have a bbq and just stay up all night talking and playing games, the funny part is we would just do it in our friends backyard and never an actual forrest. Mga scaredy cats kasi. Haha! Anyways back to my actual blog post, masyado na akong nag-ooff topic! Haha!<br />
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So for the weekend I went to Subic with my brother Victor and best-friend Alex! We stayed at our old house there and visited some of our friends, we mostly went there because our friend Diana is going back to Korea to study and we wouldn't see her again until December so in a way it was her little despedida! We stayed up all night playing mind games and monopoly deal then the next day we grabbed some lunch at "Koko Buri" inside Subic which has really good chicken it gave BonChon a run for its money and then we headed to our favorite place called "The Secret Beach". Its not actually called that, we're the only ones who call it that because its a beach that no one owns, not a lot of people know about it and its honestly one of the best beaches I have ever been to. The waters are so calm and clear, white sands and lots of fishies swimming around! I once saw a star fish there as big as my face! My friend Cheska says that sometimes there are jellyfish and sharks (scary much). So after all my blabbing here comes the part I know you guys want.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My "twin" Cheska</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sabi sayo twins kami eh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Footprints in the Sand ni Leona Lewis</td></tr>
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I live in Manila but Subic Bay will always be my home. I always keep on going back because this is the place where I grew up, my family is here and all the friends I grew up with experienced first loves with, fought with, laughed and cried with. The kids who would sleep at each others houses and talked all night with. This is where I would spend all the holidays. Watch a movie at Times Square and grab a snack at Wimpys! Went to school here, fell in love and out of love but the best of all this is the place where I met the greatest friends I could ever wish for.<br />
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<b>Love, </b><br />
<b>Lauren</b>Lauren Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651357479600909348noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389031485464197901.post-6439887871745847172013-02-13T19:23:00.000+08:002013-02-13T19:23:21.968+08:00Wooden Spoon<span style="text-align: center;">Last night I had dinner with my brother Victor and my best-friend Alex at Katipunan, we we're supposed to eat at our favorite place called Xocolat but of course it was full! So we ended up at this place called "Wooden Spoon", it was a first for all of us to eat there. We rarely get to see Alex now a days cause she's so busy with her school (she goes to Ateneo). So it was nice to catch up with her over good food!</span><br />
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Wooden Spoon serves Filipino food in platters, I really like this because whenever I eat out, I like trying a little bit of everything, chos matakaw lang ako. Sharing is caring naman diba? Tee-hee! Anyways heres what we had!<br />
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Wooden Spoon is just along Katipunan, the restaurant itself is a little small so you might not want to eat there with so many people but the service was great! They actually brought the food in after 10 minutes and every request we had they followed it they way we wanted it and overall the food was spectacular! And siyempre I can't end the post without pictures of myself with Alex and Victor. (VAIN)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siyempre ako! Hahaha and my beautiful best-friend Alex<br /><br /></td></tr>
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Lauren Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651357479600909348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389031485464197901.post-23358106464926183672013-02-12T15:55:00.001+08:002013-02-12T15:55:33.424+08:00Independent Woman
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Tell me how you feel about this</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;">Who would I want if I would wanna live</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;">I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I get</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px;">Ladies, it ain't easy bein' independent"</span></div>
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Girl power! Weh. Anyways back to the ~serious~ part, so I've recently purchased and moved into my own condo (YAY) and I've been living alone for almost a year now. I have been cooking my own food, cleaning, paying the bills and just taking care of myself all on my own. Most people seem to find this intimidating, but out of all the things that I have been through in my 19 years of existence, I've found this experience the most challenging yet fun thing I have ever partaken in my life! Yeah, you get a lot of perks and have tons of fun but there are also sooo many disadvantages to living alone. Heres some of my highlights and pretty much lowlights (anodaw?)</div>
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<b>1. It gets pretty lonely.</b></div>
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Lagi akong mag-isa, literally. I came from a family where we would always spend time together and visitors would be in and out of the house, it was a drastic change for me. I was so used to running to my siblings or parents if I had something good or bad happen to me, and now when things happen to me, I have no one to tell. But through this experience, I got to know myself more. I've learned not to depend on other people, whether it be for simple things like waking you up in the morning or to something like getting your heart broken and not having anyone to cry on (</3 CHOS). I've learned to value the time that I have to myself, that its pretty fun to be alone! I actually get a lot of things done now, I get to go to the gym, watch my favourite shows, discovers new things about myself like how much I love cooking and writing. I get to finally finish the books that I've never even gotten half way through before. </div>
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<b>2. Money, money, money. </b></div>
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Aaminin ko, sobrang magastos akong tao. I am not a wise spender. I'm not saying that I'm rich, its just I would blow my money on things that weren't exactly important during that time. I would always eat out, go shopping and treat my friends that sometimes I would forget to pay my bills (big NO NO) and just wasting my cash on useless items. Since I live alone, everything that I spend is my own, I can't run to mommy or daddy anymore if I want to buy those pretty shoes or catch a movie with my friends. So now what I do is the magical thing called ~budgeting~. Instead of eating out with my friends I practice cooking and we just stay at home and have a nice dinner and play boardgames, its cheaper and more fun! Even from the simple things like not letting my air conditioner on all day and just opening my windows and breathing in the fresh Manila air! (HAHAHA). </div>
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I have always been dependent on people. Not just my family but also my friends or schoolmates. Sad to say I was the type of person that couldn't accomplish anything without the help of other people. My mom and my assistant would always go with me EVERYWHERE, to taping, school the mall, you name it. I would always have someone cleaning up after me and my mom would "baby" me. Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely not a spoiled child, I wasn't the type to brat around (yeah right). Since I've been living alone its been a total 360 from that. Not only am I responsible for myself I am now also responsible for the people who work for me, I have to pay them on time and make sure I treat them the proper way. I have to make sure I have food to eat and not only that but maintain my own condo. Ever since I've learned to value my work and school more, since before aaminin ko, I would take everything for granted always thinking that I would still have something to look forward to in the next few months or years. Now I have to take everything into my own hands and make sure I do good not only in my work but also school to ensure myself of the future that I dream of.</div>
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Don't get me wrong living alone at this age isn't such a bad thing. Yes, there are times where I just want to move back in with my parents but then I always think "Why should I go back, when I'm already moving forward?". Its not for everyone, but I love living alone now, its one of the most serene things that I have at this moment. Yes it may not be a big thing in the Philippines, seeing as its not really part of our culture, but then again its the modern times and wouldn't you want a place to call your own? </div>
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<b>Love, </b></div>
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<b>Lauren</b></div>
Lauren Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651357479600909348noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5389031485464197901.post-40878619907400949022013-02-11T18:19:00.000+08:002013-02-11T18:19:48.792+08:00Valentines Day<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm a hopeless romantic and I'm into all that mushy stuff so I am obviously excited for Valentines day! I love all the cliche things that you could imagine. The boy picking you up, having a scrumptious meal, walking hand-in-hand and just having a good time. (CHEESEBALLS) Pero wala eh, yun talaga hilig ko. I am the corniest and cheesiest person on earth. So bilang sobrang cheesy kong tao, I will teach you how to make something superkaduper cute that I know your date will enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 Teaspoon Salt</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 Teaspoons Baking Powder</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Preheat oven to 370F.Cream butter and sugar, add eggs 1 at a time and mix until smooth,</span></center>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Love,<br />Lauren</span></b><br />
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