Hey there everyone! Since it's the first full moon of the year, we decided to get crazy again and make our first song cover for the year 2014 . Here's "Everything Has Changed" by Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran. :)
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Looking Back & Looking Forward
*** For our very first New Moon Post for 2014, let's take a little trip down the memory lane of 2013. ;)
Rhio:
* Of course, the love of my life *wink*
:) ☀ ♥
Looking Back at 2013...
7. What date/s from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
13. Whose behaviour appalled you and made you depressed?
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
24. What was the best book you read?
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013.
Rhio:
LOOKING BACK TO 2013
Dear 2013,
Thank you so much for everything! It was sure one surprising rollercoaster ride of sorts for me!
In keeping the tradition and as the first entry of the year which happened to be New Moon, I invited my moon sister to answer these questions…
*drum roll please*
1. What did you do in 2013 that you’d never done before?
* Had our very first KaRhi Adventure in Siem Reap, Cambodia
* Started another blog with my moon sister, Yang
* Made some crappy music videos just for fun
* Had my first beer
* Went to the school party
* Joined Wanderrgroup by Arriane Serafico (because I don’t usually join groups)
* Believed and experienced the Moon’s and Universe’s magic
2. Did you keep your New Year’s Resolutions, and will you make more for this next year?
* I did not made any new year’s resolutions
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
* No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
* Yes, my beloved grandmother :(
5. What countries did you visit?
* Siem Reap, Cambodia
6. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
* Stronger and bigger faith in whatever it is that is happening and is going to happen
* Patience for the greater things that He has planned for me which will be arriving this year
* Strength to withstand the challenges and the will to carry on after the challenges have passed
* Time management in doing the things that I needed to do and the things that I wanted to do
* The mojo and zest in everything I do
7. What date/s from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
* January
Muni-muni moments and telling Karen and Jhun about something
Started writing for the Wanderrgroup homeworks
* February
UP Fair with my High School friends, then staying in Jollibee until the sunrise while having random and fun conversations on about anything
Jhun made me wrote about That Ruby Sparks Moment, Teehee
* March
Got his first text message asking who I was because I wasn’t on his contact list
Watched The Script’s concert with Jade
* April
Went to the white sand paradise to have my me-time walking, pampering myself with some full body massage then finding that calamansi muffin by just following my instincts
Had our first movie date watching Iron Man 3
* May
Me and Karen’s very first KaRhi Adventure in Siem Reap, Cambodia for five days!
Watched the sunrise in Angkor Wat and found my eighth world wonder
* June
Back to School
* July
He met up with my cousin and my brother
Made my first crappy music video just for fun
* August
He gave me a book where he wrote something that made me sa-woon
My grandmother died
* September
Exchanged post-it notes and said ‘yes’ to him
My birthday and his birthday
* October
Our first date of being together after he came from his vacation
Experienced the so far, biggest challenge of my life
Karenade passing the board exam, Yey!
Karenade passing the board exam, Yey!
* November
Typhoon Yolanda
His grandmother died
* December
That one bit of a sparks fly moment
Meeting his grandfather
Meeting his grandfather
8. What was/were your biggest achievement/s of the year?
* Being brave enough to take risks and do some things that I wanted to do
9. What was your biggest failure?
* Being too complacent
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
* Yes which I would always get from my left ear
11. What was/were the best thing/s you bought?
* My YA books, my clothes, the tickets that took me to places this year
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
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13. Whose behavior appalled you and made you depressed?
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14. Where did most of your money go?
* Travel, clothes and books
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
* Our first KaRhi Adventure in Siem Reap, Cambodia
16. What song/s will always remind you of 2013?
* Here are my two playlists:
* Here are my two playlists:
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
* happier :)
ii. thinner or fatter?
* thinner ( because of having butterflies in my tummy especially when I see him ;P)
iii. richer or poorer?
* richer :)
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
* To actually do things
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
* Blabber about random stuff because I think my friends and my mon amour are totally annoyed by my too much blabber. Hahaha!
* Over-thinking simple things instead of just doing it
20. How did you welcome (will you be welcoming) the New Year?
* Waited for the clock to strike at 12; looked out for some fireworks while the rain drizzles and thinking of my mon amour with some ‘Sparks Fly’ playing in the background (I know, I’m so cheesy :P); greeted my friends a happy new year; eat and read a novel
21. Did you fall in love in 2013?
* YES to the love of my life, my mon amour
22. What was/were your favorite TV program/s?
* Glee
* Sherlock
* Game of Thrones
* How I Met Your Mother
* New Girl
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
* Yes, but I wrote the person a letter which I didn’t had any intention of giving but just as my way of shouting it out to the void so that I won’t be able to carry it with me this new year.
24. What was/were the best books you read?
* Everyday by David Levithan
* The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
* The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
* Anna and the French Kiss by Perkins
* Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour
* Just One Day by Gayle Forman
* Just One Year by Gayle Forman
* The Tao of Pooh
* The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared
* Percy Jackson Series (Books 1 to 3)
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
* OST of Liberal Arts especially the Classical Music
* OST of Disney’s Frozen
* OST of Stuck in Love
26. What did you want and get?
* My mother allowing me to travel abroad with Karen as my only travel buddy
27. What did you want and not get?
* To be able to find that something
28. Favorite film/s of this year?
* Liberal Arts
* Pitch Perfect
* Before Sunrise
* It’s Kind of a Funny Story
* Little Manhattan
* Stuck in Love
* You’ve Got Mail
* Romeo and Juliet
* Frozen
* Especially those movies I'd watched with my mon amour :P
* Especially those movies I'd watched with my mon amour :P
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
* Celebrated my 23rd birthday with a phone call from my mon amour, Yang and greetings from my friends. Then, had a lunch date with him and my friends surprised me with a really cute cake and some gifts.
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2013?
* Dress, Cardigan and Sneakers combo ala Taylor Swift (My version of pa-cute-nerdy-sexy-mash-up LOL)
31. What kept you sane?
* Family, friends, my mon amour, YA books, writing, and music
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
* Josh Radnor
33. Who is your real-person crush?
34. Who did you miss?
* My grandmother :’(
* My mother who is still working abroad
35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013.
* Life is too short so live it as intensely as you could in the here and now, because you'll never know when you're time is going to be up. :)
36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
This is the golden age of something good and right and real
- State of Grace by Taylor Swift
LOOKING FORWARD TO 2014
1. GOALS/DREAMS FOR THE YEAR 2014:
* To make my mama proud of me
* To travel more such as having another KaRhi Adventure this summer
* To save up and start investing
* Win the lottery
* Do things that makes me feel alive
* Do things that makes me feel alive
2. PREDICTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2014:
A. LOVE
*I just always pray that our love and relationship will continue to grow everyday with God as the center of it all and filled with endless possibilities sprinkled with some pixie dust for us :)
B. CAREER
* More success and happiness
* A two thumbs-up approval in the things that I want and needed
* Perseverance, zest and mojo
*****
Jhun:
1. What did you do in 2013 that you'd never done before?
~ Made cover videos.
~ Job hunting all by myself.
~ Rode a real Ferris Wheel (the big one, not like those that can be found inside the arcades).
~ Started my blog.
~ Made cover videos.
~ Job hunting all by myself.
~ Rode a real Ferris Wheel (the big one, not like those that can be found inside the arcades).
~ Started my blog.
2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for this year?
~ Didn't keep one and not planning on starting one for this year :P
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
~ Nope
4. Did anyone close to you die?
~ Yes :(
5. What countries did you visit?
~ Do the ones I visited through books count? No? Oh, then I guess I'd have to say none. :P
6. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
~ Patience. Patience. Patience. I'm gonna need it big time.
~ Ability to start conversations with people just like what normal human beings do because somehow, I never got the hang of it. But now I swear, I'm willing to learn. Fingers crossed.
~ Savings. Need to distance myself from bookshops from now on. "Must...resist...the...smell...of...new...books"
~ A winning lottery ticket :)
~ October 29 - that mind boggling text message that still bothers me and Rhio up to now.
~ November 18 - that weird game I played with the universe involving Shooting Stars and Airplanes
~ December 10 - signed the contract for a job that's quite surprising for me :P
~ December 25 - had an awesome/weird dream during the early hours of Christmas day. Still puts up a goofy smile on my face every time I think about it. Thanks Santa! :)
~ December 25 - had an awesome/weird dream during the early hours of Christmas day. Still puts up a goofy smile on my face every time I think about it. Thanks Santa! :)
8. What was(/were) your biggest achievement(/s) of the year?
~ Looked for a job. Landed it. All. By. Myself. (for an introvert like me who's not used to talking to strangers, trust me, that's a huge achievement)
9. What was your biggest failure?
~ None that I can't think of. Thankfully.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
~ Yip, but nothing serious. :)
11. What was(/were) the best thing(/s) you bought?
~ BOOKS! This would probably be my answer every year.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
~ Me of course. haha! :P
13. Whose behaviour appalled you and made you depressed?
~ Most probably, this kid I mentioned in one of my posts. I still feel a little bit depressed whenever I think about him. :(
14. Where did most of your money go?
~ Please refer to the answer to question #11. ;)
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
~ This is getting redundant. Again, please refer to #11.
16. What song(/s) will always remind you of 2013?
~ Check out my 2013 playlist
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
~ Definitely HAPPIER :)
ii. thinner or fatter?
~ Thinner (ahem!ahem!)
iii. richer or poorer?
~ Rich on books. Poor on money. See the connection?
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
~ Talking to people. It's...it's...so...hard...@_@ It just sucks my energy stores dry.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
~ Hiding behind my books. Can't help it. And waiting for signs before I do something because sometimes, the sign I'm waiting for is the act itself.
20. How did you welcome the New Year?
~ With a HUGE smile. :)
~ Jumping up and down hoping to increase my height for even just a few more centimeters. :P
~ Gobbling food - which would probably increase my width instead :/
21. Did you fall in love in 2013?
~ With fictional characters - yes, alot. With a real human being - nada.
22. What was(/were) your favourite TV program(/s)?
~ Once Upon A Time
~ Sherlock
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
~ Yes. The strangers who block my way whenever I have to go somewhere.
24. What was the best book you read?
~ What WAS the best book? You're making me pick one? Are you freaking serious?! This should be "What WERE the best BOOKS...?". Now that it's fixed, let's see...there's The Traveler by Daren Simkin, This Is All by Aidan Chambers, Tunnel Vision by Keith Lowe, The Giver by Lois Lowry, books by John Green (Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, The Fault In Our Stars), books by Gayle Forman (If I Stay, Where She Went, Just One Day, Just One Year) and books by Stephanie Perkins (Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door). There, happy now?
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
~ Again, there goes that "was" again. You seriously do not believe that a Gemini like me could only pick one, do you? O_o
~ For songs: Smack Into You by Jon McLaughlin, Sad Song by We The Kings, Kiss Me by Ed Sheeran, Tea and Toast by Lucy Spraggan, Acapella by Karmin
~ For artists: Sunderland, Parachute, Jamie Campbell Bower, He Is We, Zedd
26. What did you want and get?
~ Books
27. What did you want and not get?
~ Books. I'm just a simple girl, with very simple needs.
28. Favorite film(/s) of this year?
~ Sound City - a documentary about the Sound City Studio directed and produced by Dave Grohl. It's downright AWESOME! :)
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
~ I celebrated my 23rd birthday by going to church. Spent most of the day alone, strolling around. Did alot of writing. Met with the family later on for a dinner out.
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2013?
~ Don't have one. What I wore on 2013 were most probably the same clothes I wore the year before, and the year before that and so on and so forth. I'm just not into fashion that much. If I were to describe my fashion style, I usually go for the comfortable look.
31. What kept you sane?
~ Who says that I am?
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
~ Hhhhmmm. Johnny Depp is out for the moment because I'm still mad at him for breaking up with Vanessa Paradis. For now, at the top of my celebrity crushes is Ed Sheeran. :)
33. Who is your real-person crush?
~ Got me there. Doesn't Ed Sheeran count? He's a person and as far as I know, he's real. If you mean by ordinary, everyday people lurking around the vicinity of my house, then nada.
34. Who did you miss?
~ My dads. :/
35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013.
~ It's too much of a cliche but with all of the people who died in 2013, it's just too real to ignore: Life is short.
36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
The doors are open, the wind is really blowing
The night sky is changing overhead
~ "Closer" by Tegan and Sara
Looking Forward to 2014...
1) GOALS/DREAMS FOR THE YEAR 2014:
1) GOALS/DREAMS FOR THE YEAR 2014:
~ Fill my fund jars up to the brim.
~ Be the best that I can be.
~ Do a lot of crazy stuff.
~ Witness something magical!
2) PREDICTIONS FOR THE YEAR 2014:
A. LOVE
~ Surprise Me! Truthfully, I don't have any idea and I won't expect. Que sera sera...
B. CAREER
~ I'm gonna be awesome! It's the new year and a new job, a clean slate. Hopefully, I could fill it with lots of colorful doodles and create a pretty picture.
There. Hope you had fun.Wishing you all an awesome 2014! Cheers! :)
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