And I am back! Resting from sharing my thoughts and doing product reviews of which I am the only one or probably some friends also read at times was not necessarily a deliberate choice, I suppose I just wasn't that eager to air out what's on my mind or what is happening in my life to the world. Sure, I was still fairly active in other social media platforms but usually I just post memes 💁🏻‍♀️

But staying to the objective of this blog, which is to become a reference for my future child about my progress in becoming a better human being, let me share some highlights of my 2021 💁🏻‍♀️

Ever since I was a child it was my dream to go to a school within the proximity of my house, mainly because I am always late. Unfortunately, the nearest one I have ever been to was around 5km away from my house, still not so near 🥲 This 'goal' went on as I reach adulthood, but alas living in Quezon City always meant 2 hours of commute going to Makati, or BGC. But this year, I hit jackpot by landing a job in a company that is only 2.2km away from where I live- So near, I can walk home from the office! 

But aside from the proximity, I think I hit a goldpot in Philusa Corporation when I got hired as a Brand Manager. Not being such a kiss-ass, but I think this is the best company I have been so far 💁🏻‍♀️ Aside from the win with the proximity of the office, I really enjoy the work and the brands that I am handling (Shout out to MEDIPLAST and Apollo Skin Solutions woot woot!), I made friends with other colleagues in the company, compensation is ok but thank God for incentives, and I also have a good boss who's generous not only with food but with knowledge. So really, I am pretty ok with this current gig 👌

Here are some random photos from work:

... And shoes too! Ok, ok this one is pretty materialistic, but then again it is sort of a testament that hard work pays off especially a good Marni bag 👏

I am not a big fan of big designer labels like Gucci, Louis Vuitton (but I do fancy their On-The-Go tote hahaha), and Dior, oftentimes I find their monograms too gaudy, however I do adore other more 'artsy' and 'kitschy' equally luxurious brands such as Marni and Loewe. This year I was able to score some cute pieces from the brands mentioned, and even discovere a slew of other impressive brands such as Strathberry and Rejina Pyo. 

Two of my favorite acquisitions are my red Strathberry MC Nano bag which I ended up giving to my sister because she likes it a lot, and of course, my beloved White Marni Pannier bucket bag!

One thing I am not is a techie, where I only ever upgrade when (yes, when not if) my gadgets are already close to being obsolete whether parts are becoming hard to come by or my gadgets can no longer support software upgrades. For this year, I made a major upgrade when I bought this:

Yes, I have finally gave in and bought myself an iPad Pro 11' 2020 hahahaha! I got it in February that's why I wasn't able to get the 2021 model, but meh I don't think a year behind makes a lot  of difference.

Look at how whimsy my little corner is… was hahahah!

I remember buying this on Februray 14 after me and Ken had a dinner in Tori Tori. Back then, for some reason iPad Pro 11's became quite a commodity that PowerMac and other similar resellers don't have the same specs that I was looking for, and with this I did not take my trips to the Mac store seriously pre-empting that I won’t be able to buy one anyway. But lo and behold, after checking out the PowerMac store in SM Megamall, I was able to get one! I must say this gadget, along with the Logitech keyboard and mouse were agreat investments!

Ken and I also bought a Nintendo Switch! HAHAHA! This is another purchase that took us more than a year of deliberation before we decided to finally buy.