I'm broadcasting this to the world so I'll feel pressured and ashamed when I eat too much.

By August, I'm hoping to fit exercise and a healthy diet into my daily regimen. I ballooned to 120lbs from my normal 105-107lbs after college.  I blame all the beer and the massive hormonal changes from all the teenage vices I shamelessly indulged in, but that's the past so I'll try to go easy on myself for that.

Post-college and after employment, I found that losing weight is mothafucking hard - my body isn't as obedient, I have more money to spend on food and I have less time (and more excuses) to ward off exercise.

But that's all gonna change starting today. I'm tired of feeling awful after looking at myself in photos and until I'm happy with how I look like (lol good luck with that), I'll never stop.

I'll probably be taking some diet pills to help me get started then we'll see what happens after that.

The beautiful Diana of Kiss & Makeup tagged me! This is my first award ever and I think it's a bit premature but I think this is so sweet and a lot of fun! :)




THE RULES:

• List 7 FACTS about yourself
• Pass to 7 Bloggers
• Notify the 7 Lucky bloggers who got it.

ONE: I'm a patent engineer specializing in software patents. This means that I try to get U.S. inventions patented on a daily basis. The operative word here, of course, is try. haha. It may sound like a really boring job but it's cool and I love it.

We are bombarded with an insane number of beauty products in the market. The number can be quite overwhelming and if you're impatient and impulsive like me, you can become a victim of pretty packaging and nice words and end up buying crap that's not necessarily suited for you.

To guide everyone in their pursuit for perfect (or better) skin, it's imperative that we are all aware of some skin care misconceptions to avoid falling into the consumerism trap.

•  Natural and organic products are always better. Buyer, beware! Many natural and organic products are not as they claim. Plus, many times, active ingredients have to be synthesized to be bioavailable and efficacious. Synthetic compounds can actually be identical to those found in nature and be more effective. Natural vs. laboratory-processed should not lead to an up or down decision about whether a product is good or bad. Not all chemicals are bad, and not all natural or organic ingredients are good.

• Using larger quantities of a product will yield better results. Less is more. Normally, a pea-sized amount of facial product will do the trick. Excessive amounts can cause skin problems and waste money.

• Packaging is not important. Packaging in skin care is vitally important—not for aesthetic reasons—but to protect the efficacy of the ingredients. Wide-mouth jars, transparent containers and pumps that are not airless all pose problems in keeping ingredients safe and potent.

So, I watched Transformers 3 yesterday with a heavy heart. I didn't like it and thought it was a grand waste of my precious time.

However, that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley girl is gorgeous. I've been following her runs on the red carpet and she's showed up looking gorgeous every time! I've loved her even before Transformers 3 and I think her lips are gorgeous and her body is smashing.

Megan Fox who?

1. Follow her blog.
2. Like her FaceBook page.
3. Post the country where you live on the wall of her FaceBook page along with your e-mail address and your GFC name and/or blog link for verification purposes.

OPTIONAL STUFF:
1. Subscribe to her YouTube channel. (+1)
2. Follow her on Twitter. (+1)
3. Tweet about the giveaway (+1) Check out @michellealyssat 's Sigma brush giveaway open internationally! [Insert Link Here]
4. Blog About the Giveaway linking to her giveaway post. (+1)
5. Post it in your sidebar linking to giveaway post. (+1)

Her stuff are pretty amazing so you should all follow her blog and subscribe to her youtube channel even without giveaways! :)

Just a little round-up of products I use. I recently got interested in makeup, like only until about 2 months ago (LOL), so I only have a few no-nonsense products on my stash. These aren't all of it though since I got lazy taking pictures. Some are out of focus since the f/1.8 lens does crazy bokeh.

Price: Php575 at Healthy Options, Ayala Center Cebu
Details: 30mL of pure tea tree oil, the old bottle design says it’s 100% certified organic but I can’t find it on the new bottle design
Ingredient/s: Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil

Jason Tea Tree Oil is a pure, all-natural, organic tea tree oil which you can use for all sorts of things. I mainly use it for cockblocking pimples, dabbing a bit of oil in them before they grow into full-pledged, annoying, lil shits.

One major qualm I have with this oil is its smell. It takes getting used to since it’s quite strong. It’s pure oil (no water added! doh!) so the strong, herbal scent is probably a good sign but I find it really disturbing. My boyfriend likes it though since it smells healthy and very organic, so I guess it all depends on personal preference.

It’s very effective in killing off pimples. I used it on three fully-grown zits on my forehead and on the morning after, one of the pimples was gone while the other two had their redness reduced significantly. After three nights, they were barely noticeable especially under a good foundation.

Tea tree oil is well-known to be a potent antiseptic in Australia and can be used for various antibacterial, antifungal and anti-badstuff purposes. For a detailed list on how you can use this essential oil for beauty, health and household needs, check dis out.

I know the price is quite steep for such a small bottle of oil but the list of its uses is pretty long and it actually really works so all is cool.

Toodles.