addicted to sushi cat!

it's so cute and fat and squishy!!! you can not resist!!! <squish here>

eat all the sushi!

bounce, bounce, bounce

must.become.fat!!!

how to: make the perfect potato chips

from fugly to yummy

there are two secrets to creating the perfect potato chip. first, the oil should be scalding hot. as in, third-degree-burns hot.


second, you'll need one of these:

kyocera mandolin with adjustable ceramic blade

contest alert: skysenshi's missha giveaways (part 2)

perfect cover bb cream and six-color lip palette from missha

rae's cousin skysenshi has one more set of these babies to give away! the next draw is on the 30th so better get on the bandwagon soon! joining is easy. she says:

Become a member of Skysenshi's Hermitage by liking the Facebook page so that you can...

Like this photo of Missha Mini 6 Colors Lip Palette & Perfect Cover BB Cream. This way, I can easily collect your names and run them through the randomizer, which will cough up the winner.

FYI, missha isn't available locally. it would be *sweet* to win these babies!

review: skinfood salmon dark circle concealer cream

meet cousin fuzzy

since childhood, i've had the very bad habit of rubbing my eyes when they feel itchy or irritated. i don't do it as much anymore because i wear contacts but when i take them off at night, i launch into an eye-rubbing frenzy. i read somewhere that this nasty little habit of mine can lead to broken capillaries (tiny blood vessels surrounding your eyes) and causes the area to look bruised.


my under-eye circles have become even more pronounced lately because of my allergies. it's just my luck that my apartment is also home to all sorts of dust-bunnies (despite frequent cleaning! sob) and mold (it gets very damp and sunlight never gets in). after being kept up at night by coughing fits, i wake up to blue half-moons that make me look like a raccoon's cousin.

contest alert: skysenshi's missha giveaways

rae's cousin skysenshi is giving away a six-color lip palette and bb cream from missha! i'm totally into trying this brand as many beauty bloggers have been raving about it. i'd particularly love to have that lip palette, my pale face needing a pop of color. joining is easy, too! she says:

Become a member of Skysenshi's Hermitage by liking the Facebook page so that you can...

Like this photo of Missha Mini 6 Colors Lip Palette & Perfect Cover BB Cream. This way, I can easily collect your names and run them through the randomizer, which will cough up the winner.

yay yay yay!

i ate at: yutaka izakaya

"are you hungry?" he asked after greeting me with a kiss.


"did you bring me breakfast?"


"sorry, no."


we drove to the uerm hospital in sta. mesa to deliver the final art and collect payment for the project we'd just finished.


"where do i wait for you?"


"look for that hole-in-the-wall japanese place i was telling you about. it's on the other side so make a U-turn somewhere after CCP."


"CCP? isn't that far---"


"central colleges of the philippines."


"ah. see you later."

the eternal beginner

i first saw this symbol as a tattoo on agent scully's back during my x-files craze days in high school. the Ouroboros symbolizes the continuous re-creation of the self. it seems apt to start here, two blogs, one livejournal, and a wordpress later.


hello again, blogosphere!