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Cry Me A River…

Why does Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ make everyone cry? Science has found the formula. On the eve of the Grammys and in light of Whitney Houston’s death, it is but imperative that we analyze why some songs make us cry and some don’t.

This article from The Wall Street Journal pretty much explains it. Read on.

*Credits:

The Wall Street Journal (illustration) 

Associated Press (photo) 

Universal Music Publishing (score)

Model Minister

Birkin-toting, Jimmy Choo-heeled and Mikimoto-wearing Hina Rabbani Khar (right) is the current Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Appointed in July 2011, she is the first female and the youngest person to ever head Pakistani’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

She is from an influential Punjabi family, her father being the former governor of Punjab. She graduated with honors from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and is married.

She is one of the youngest (and brightest) foreign ministers to date, and judging from her fashion sense, I think we will be seeing more of her in the coming months, not just in the world news headlines but in the fashion glossies as well.


Photo shows Miss Khar with India’s Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna.
Photo from AP

‎”The biggest devil is me. I’m either my best friend or my worst enemy.” - Whiney Houston

The day my father bought an Aiwa CD Stereo System in 1991 was the day I was formally introduced to music. My parents were music buffs and they were big fans of Whitney Houston. Back then, I would wake up at 6:00am to the tune of Whitney Houston’s You Give Good Love from her debut album (in picture). 

It was because of Whitney Houston that I secretly wished to be a make-up artist. You see, my parents not only have her albums on cds but we have a huge VHS collections of her concerts and music videos. And every time I watched one of her concerts, I would always ask my mom why her make-up doesn’t fade even though she’s sweating, and my mom would always answer that she’s wearing water-proof make-up. That started my love affair with make-up.

It’s so sad to hear that one of the greatest voices ever has passed away. Her life is a painful reminder that life really is all about your choices.

Rest in peace, Whitney.

I have never been a big fan of chocolate. I eat a bit if I like it and if not, who cares? But when I bit into this chocolate bar, God! I want to be surrounded by boxes upon boxes of this delicious chocolate with almonds and sea salt. I never knew I’d love salt with my chocolate. Now, the question is, how do I sate and feed this addiction?

Mast Brothers Chocolate

105A N. 3rd Street

Brooklyn, NY 11249

Best known for her fabulous wedding gowns, Vera Wang has always been one of my most admired fashion designers. She not only design amazing clothes but she dresses well, too. So it did not come as a shock when Harper’s Bazaar featured her (and her swanky new LA home) on their February 2012 issue. This is the first the former figure skater-turned-designer posed for a magazine wearing swimwear. And, by the way, she is 62. 


Photo from Harper’s Bazaar by Douglas Freidman
Read the rest of the story and view the rest of the pictures here.

Look what difference a guy like Piolo Jose can do to a girl like Kristina Cassandra.

One of the most beautiful things in life is to lay in bed, completely naked with the one you love. There is nothing more raw, or loving than sharing not only sheets together, but skin. The warmth and softness of their tummy, the way your bodies mesh and tangle together, as your breathing and heartbeats become one, like a beautiful concerto piece. Not only are your bodies together, but your souls and selves do as well. You don’t see where you begin and they end, but that’s the beauty of it. You are simply just one.

(via inmygalaxie)

Happy Christmas to everyone!

While down south the destruction of Tropical Storm Sendong is something that needs to be addressed right away, I took a moment to have some semblance of peace before the holiday season officially takes over. Someone once told me that it’s not what I do and how I react while I am caught up in the middle of the storm but it’s how I bounce back after the storm subsides.

I have always loved this place because it’s so “detached” from the rest of crowded IT Park. I love their coffee and just recently, I discovered this. Now, I can easily say that it is one of the best ensaimada I have tasted so far.

Coffeecat

G/F eBlock Tower

Asiatown IT Park

Apas Lahug Cebu City 6000

One of the best places to eat good local food!

You get ambience + affordability + good food.

I’ll leave the food photos for the food bloggers as I am way more interested in the interiors of this place (it seems to change everytime I visit).

STK Ta Bay!

6 Orchid St., Capitol Site

Cebu City 6000