christmas and the hangover

officially, it's 11:53 so, it's still Christmas, so Merry Christmas! I hope you managed to be happy this yuletide season. No bad vibes, and such. we can't afford to do that on this day. nevahhh! How's family? Our Christmas was so solemn, full of love and happy. I missed having such Christmas like that because the last time, I didn't have my real family with me because I was back in Philippines finishing my last sem in College. I got some shots and we made it simple and solemn.
Here are some of my pics. ;)

no more talks. just love.
merry christmas!
-cyndi

pre-christmas pics! set 1

hi. later, we'll be celebrating Christmas eve! so before that, i'll tell you some of it, and a lot more of different things. lol. anyways, i took these pictures (first 2). The first one was some withered roses that we somewhat preserved. The other one, i just really took it. It is so simple so might as well see it on the camera's lenses.

 Have you been reading some fictional books? I'll say you have to read these two amazing books by Cassandra Clare. It might give you enthusiasm about reading more. ;)

 One Direction poster. You should not be surprised if you have adolescent people in your house. ;)

This one is still hanging on the christmas tree. I am really surprise how it still stays unbitten. ;) Someone's been good on Christmas.

 I think we'll be doze off after midnight. lol

later!

- cyndi

december sweetness

woahhh! 6 weeks to go and it's Christmas! it's December with sweetness!

one of the things i really love about Christmas is the fact that we are all a little kinder, lovely, thoughtful and generous than ourselves year round. When we know than Christmas is just around the corner, we automatically think of what would be the best gifts to give to our loved-ones. Although, we are also happy when receiving one, we are happy mainly because we are very flattered and we felt that we are loved.

Did i say love? My youngest sister love him to death! I don't know his name(please tell me) but he's definitely  one of the guys from One Direction! They are popular right now so here we go.. 

She posted his pic as her laptop's wallpaper! This is a true obsession of a fan girl!

I don't want so much sweets but we buy them anyway. I think my sister buy some variations of chocolates every week. She love eating them. She has a sweet tooth so i think she can live just with it for the rest of her life! *laughs*

 Again. Another glimpse of our Christmas tree. It's just.. this time, it has a ribbon on top it. lol

 This is from my sister's simple debut. We preserved the roses by just letting them hang afterwards until it dries. i'll took a picture of it next time.

 My poor sony ereader. It needs to get rest. I think it's a page from Evermore by Alyson Noel. Nice first book. I'm on the third book but I got bored so i let it on-hold in a bit but I'll see to it that I'm finished reading Bluemoon before the year ends.

 Who doesn't want to drink hot chocolate on a cold, snowy day?! I'm so loving these cute Christmas cups of Starbucks!

 One more thing that we crave once in a while is the famous Angus Bacon and Cheese burger! Now I'm starving!

 One Direction member names printed by my sister! I think he like Zayn Malik(which is i think, the boy above).

 My sister gave this to me. I can't even finished eating it! I swear. So much sugar.

May all the sweetness and love be over you this Christmas and new year!
Good tidings!
-cyndi

Dear Santa...

okay.. let's say Santa is real,  what do you want from him this christmas? ME?
i'll do the bargain.. and it goes something like this. *laughs*

Dear Santa,
hi. my nice side always strikes every time i needed it so.. anyone of these can make me smile this christmas: lol
flowers.. they say red tulips means undying love.

 this one will do.. also.. because i'm sick of my sony ereader, you know?! A kindle fire will be the best

oh.. yeah.. it would be nice if you really can bring Michael Buble' here, but i'm not really that desperate, but thank you for thinking anyway. i want tickets, actually. just tickets. and all that boxes.

well, if you have a budget.. a european tour will make me fall in love....

last....and seriously, you didn't have to give things above in exchange for this, because this is all that matters.
make this the top of my list.

Love from God, from my family, from my friends, from my mr. right(you can consider this too) and the strength to spread it as long as i live.

miss nice,
- cyndi

Before ever after: by Samantha Sotto

My reading experience:
Rate: 4 stars
*may contain spoilers!
-each sentences are either shelley's emotion of love or grief
-became teary-eyed at page 18-20 where Shelley say.. "Good.. bye, Max"
-literally curious about the 'before' in ever after
-London, Paris, Spain, Philippines, Austria what's there to hate?
-having to smile in some of the scenes which shows how life leaves a certain joke-and it's not good in making one
-sweet humors of Max
-"You're in luck, luv."
-somehow, the writing style changed in the part where Isabelle's story was told-maybe because it's max's point of view?
----------next day
-sundial scene
-my smiles stretched to both ears because of Max's oneliners
-found myself asking, "is forever really exists?"
-Max's deep mysterious lines, lives, stories, and secret goodbyes
-egg timers, eggs
-Brad's very gay gestures
-i found myself waking up(well, having not much gotten to sleep because of reading and insomnia) at 8 am for the first time, beating my once-a-month-to-wake-up-for-breakfast-record and having to fry eggs again- beating my record of frying eggs in a month. yes.. i'm proud. (laughs)
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My goodreads review of Before Ever After:

--------last day:



I'm typing this review with puffy fiery eyes-because of crying. this is a first. i'm really not the type to read and cry over a book. i am expecting teary eyes but weeping is too much for me.


it start with a news in the tv. i was watching a prime time news program and Samantha Sotto's filipino face popped in the screen and her book 'Before Ever After' with the success of being published internationally. I'm so proud and at the same time intrigued about the book and how will i get to touch that beautifully-covered pages. i expected romance. i expected a lot,  mind you. and i think, it doesn't disappoint me. that was months and months ago and i forgot it already because i have to read my nursing book reviewers-mind you, those hand-thick Suddhart, Mosby and Kozier books I really hate. at that time, i'm craving to read a novel and i have to endure it because i have to pass the exam! dammit! (laughs)


I started it with joy, with loving the character Max. I think it was on page 18 to 20, when i got teary-eyed. Back then, i prepared myself on how it might end- which is i'm 80% sure- sad. I continue it having the thoughts of just enjoying Max's stories and the places of Europe. It's on page 100 and few pages after that when i decided to stop because i honestly didn't wanted the story to end. i opened my twitter account and saw that Samantha Sotto twitted about a newspaper which had her picture posted along with other 25 selected people, to be watched out in 2012. i twitted her saying i'm reading her book and asking not to break my heart, and she twitted back to say i don't have to worry. that assurance made me continue it.


The next day, i continue reading the book clinging to her words. I browsed the pages and when I got to read the part when Shelley and Paolo got to the cafe', i started to fight back tears. I fought back unknowingly having to cry again and this time it poured when Shelley smelled that baked eggs again. Shoot! Reading this book was so depressing, you know! To tell you the truth, i haven't even read any of Nicholas Sparks's novels because i don't wanna cry. I watched the movie 'a walk to remember' without knowing it was being adapted from its novel. The second and the last one was the 'The notebook' which i totally slept at and woke up at the part when Noah is with the girl(lol, i don't even know her name-played by Rachel Mcadams, right?)in a small boat.
I totally looked ridiculous and if you are reading this and can't help laughing, please stop reading. lol. From the letters until the epilogue, my emotions was a mess.


Anyways,
stars: 4 stars
fave char: Shelley, Brad
fave scene: so many; the sundial scene, max's oneliners, the proposal
notes: 
*i don't know how to bake but i am really curious what is the secret ingredient in Max's baked eggs..
*oh, Europe, wait for me.. we'll meet together soon.
*i keep guessing until the very end.
*i don't know if i'm gonna purchase Samantha Sotto's next novel again. lol. my emotions are mixed up with this one. it made me laugh because of Brad's gayish answers. It made me love Max's sweet mysterious lines along with his stories. It made me feel Shelley's feelings bigtime, as if i was the one whose husband was dead. It made me want to embrace Dex because of his story with Shiela at the train-the same gesture Shelley did. I hated both Paolo and Max when they were already in the cafe and about the trade they planned. I loved Max again at the end part.
*and the end, it's a happy ending, right?! how am i gonna move on with this. i'm gonna sleep tonight and i'll think of the next book that can top this. yeah right, if i'll be able to.(i might think about the book while staring at the ceiling)
*this is a book i'm gonna recommend to all the singles, couples and elders.


-cyndi

cute little things..

hi guys! winter has began. yesterday, it rained snow. very chilly. to be honest, i don't really like winter. ;) it is so cold that i can't get to do my activities really well. lol. before we went here back in the philippines, i can't get enough of my mom's stories about snow and how i was really excited to go here (canada) to touch and play with snow. when i get to remember me back then, i can't help but smile. i really do miss philippines so much. i miss my friends. i miss..

polvoron! 

while i'm craving months of months for filipino foods, i got to really enjoy pizza. they said, pizza is a form of vegetable. it's in the news. i was like, "what?!.. how come it ruled out that way?"

 this is a hotcake. my sister shaped it into a heart! <3

 i really don't know where they got this weird 'lol' heart object. hehe. sometimes, i found myself asking, 'is my sis this weird?" lolol

 i really like this pic. i don't know why. maybe it's on the simple shape of this simple flower or the life it has in this complicated human life. 

bye!!  i might post snow pics next/ ;)))