Sunday 8 November 2015

LONDON DIARY : LIFE LATELY (AUTUMN 2015)


I'm in my uber cosy lounging robe as I type this. As the sun typically sets at 4:30 pm (*sniff) on this side of the globe, all my after-work plans are getting postponed. And that's because I want to cuddle up in my warm bed and watch some telly when the sun is out. Next week, I promise to be better!

Moving on.

I can't believe it's been 10 weeks since I got back from Manila! From my recent post: starting over again, I think a more apt theme now is going steady (no pun intended). Consider this as a random catch up as my creative writing juices are running low, to be quite honest.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
You may have already known this but Adele recently launched her most recent song, Hello. It has 228 million views on Youtube as of this writing! As I was standing on the train station last week, I read a paper narrating Adele is Amy Winehouse's fan and she watched Amy's documentary film that was released last summer. Long story short: I ended up watching the film.

If you don't know Amy, she has the most amazing voice ever! Go to Spotify and check her out. Unfortunately, her life was a whirlwind of fame, falling in love and substance abuse. The latter caused her premature death.

I won't lie. The movie is pretty depressing and dark. However, it made me realise how important it is to have a centrifugal force. That one thing that will hold you together in your darkest moment. As cliche as it may sound, With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams... it is still a beautiful world. An echo from Desiderata.



QUIET SPACE
I've been embracing one of the things I've been putting off for so long and that's to do a digital detox. It's not a 100% abstinence from all things world wide web but I'm taking a conscious effort to control my online time. I've been reading books, meeting friends for dinner and doing some mindful colouring. It's amazing how vibrant our world can become without too much touch screens all around. 



TAKING CHANCES (Source)
Funny how kids can bruise their knee, shoo the dirt and run with their friends again. As we grow older, we morph into someone who's inclined to consider so many things and in the process, we lose our sparkle. Life is too short for you to stand in the corner and to simply accept the things without fighting for what you really want.

I heard it once said. "Take risks: if you win you will be happy; if you lose you will be wise."


In case you're interested on my OOTD above, details are listed after the jump!
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Thursday 5 November 2015

MONEY MATTERS : A CHOICE BETWEEN BPI TRADE OR COL FINANCIAL (ONLINE STOCK INVESTING)

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Tuesday 3 November 2015

MEET MY 2016 GOLD AND WHITE PLANNER FROM BAN.DO


I miss blogging! It's been 2 weeks or so but here I am coming with a bang! It's planner shopping season again! One of the most exciting times of the year! Okay, you know how faithful I was with Belle de Jour planners, but this time - I am certain that a change is necessary. PS: If you're not convinced how "into-it" I was with BDJ planners, check out my post HERE, HERE and HERE.

I was obsessing over getting the best planner for my taste and the search has been going on for months! No kidding! The saga started when I went back to Manila for a short vacation (that was July-ish), and the search ended only a couple of weeks ago! Thank GOD, I found this gold and white planner from an American shop called Ban.do. Let me give you a mini-planner tour, if you will.

QUIRKY MEETS FUNCTION
Nobody's too old for a planner. And no matter how digital our age is, there will always be this sure-fire way to get your schedule organised: PEN AND PAPER. I don't know about you but putting my schedule this way is fun and therapeutic. I like that each month has this cute illustration and notice the paper separator for each month.

It's also a 17-month planner. This means it starts with August 2015 and ends on December 2016. How clever is that?! This is just what I need since I don't use my BDJ 2015 planner as much due to this one thing (see below)...



2-PAGE MONTHLY VIEW
Honestly, this is the sole reason why I bought this planner (albeit the price, more on that later). I mean, I've searched every book shop in London (WH Smith, Waterstone, Paperchase, name it!) and even online, only to find out that it's either they have ruled notes (which I hate) or one page monthly view.

When BDJ released their 2016 planner, I saw that they stick with the same one month page view, and that made me decide to finally say good riddance to the brand. I hope they'll bring back this 2-page monthly view, it's really helpful.

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