Some Good News

I woke up the earliest (in a month) today with no help from any alarm clock at all! Yay! Maybe the bad dream's to be blamed, eh? I was feeling a bit uneasy when I woke up but it faded away when I saw these:

Taho! It's been ages since I've eaten one! Behind it is my mushroom ketai holder. :)

After  about two weeks, I received the CN Blue package I ordered online. Joining a fan base is on my bucket list and it feels great to cross one out of the list! If you're constantly reading my blog, you know then that I'm a true blue CN Blue fan. And my bias is Yong Hwa. <3

My bedroom window

Also, I've learned that my mother's check-up results turned out good. The lump on her breast is non-cancerous/benign and I'm really, really thankful. It's been dreading my family and I for a while now and I'm just glad my mother's okay. She needs to undergo an operation to remove the lump so I don't think she can make it to my college graduation in April as planned, though. But it's alright. So to everyone who prayed for my mother, a big thanks from the bottom of my heart! ♥

26 Days Early

My pink Casio Exilim Z400 digicam, a gift from my mother during my debut, gave up on me last semester that's why I borrowed my zunt's Sony Cybershot digicam for academic purposes; taking pictures of specimen and microscopic slides in my laboratory classes. Being a Zoology major requires one to memorize and understand tissues, cells, muscles, and blah blah blah. Having a camera in hand makes my life fuss-free whenever I can't remember which part of the specimen is this, which part is that. 

So when I went here in Tokyo, I brought my Casio digicam, thinking that it can be fixed since it's here where it was bought in the first place. Yes, I really love that cam so much. The thing is, my mother lost the receipt with which the customer service address and number are printed. So, I don't have any idea if it'll be fixed before I get back to the Philippines this coming June.

However, life always has its own way of surprising people. I got mine two days ago, 26 days earlier for my 21st birthday. From digicam to DSLR? Who am I to refuse? :-)

My new baby <3

Thank you, Mama for this early birthday gift. I'll take good care of this, promiiiise! <3 :* :* :*

Mama's Day

Yes, I got to spend mother's day with Mama again after how many years, three or four? And I'm way too happy, really happy that for this year I could greet her in person instead of settling for an edited photo and tagging her afterwards, which by the way, is what I was doing for the past years that we're apart. Teehee.

We had lunch at a cozy underground yakiniku place near Tachikawa Station and then had coffee afterwards at Caffe Veloce.

Hi, Mama! Happy Mother's Day! ♥

I had so much fun grilling meat! Haha! 

They served us organic rice, bean sprouts with cucumbers and nori soup. Yum yum!

I have no pictures at Caffe Veloce, but yeah, it's pretty much the same when I first went there. Their cafe au lait is delicioso (so kahit parang puro oldies andon, gora pa din ako)! <3

And because it's Spring and still chilly, I wore denim shorts over textured stockings in polka dots for the first time. I'm developing a love for textured stockings and tights since Mama brought me three pairs (which I intend to use one of these days). My love for Keds, however, has always been and will always be there. 

Keds CH Jute CVO in Teal, random gray chained sling bag and denim distressed shorts, and  polka dot textured stockings from Claire's .

Here's our gift for Mama. It only costs ¥400, cheap but made with love. Mehehehe! :)) Forgive my crappy water color pencil-ing skills though. :))

A very simple day yet it's one of those days that I'll forever treasure. Happy Mother's day to all the moms in the world!  :-)

Mama

I miss her during times like these when everything seems out of line. I’m sometimes tired of having people say “do this” and “do that”. I’m tired of having to wish for something and think of what I’ll do with it if ever it came within my reach and then seeing myself lurk down with disappointment. I’m tired of the routine I’m in. I’m tired of stress, tears, and in betweens. I’m not unhappy, okay. In fact, I am happy. But there are times when I just feel tired, physically, mentally, and everything, that I just wanna head home to mum’s lap and rest there; with her continuously combing my hair with her fingers and telling me that everything’s gonna be just fine and that I’ll do great in every step of the way.