Last December 15 the University of the Philippines- Diliman comunity celebrated their annual Christmas lanter parade to the theme of Pasundayag UP! Showing a display of culture and festivity among the different colleges and student organizations.

Watching the said parade had been a tradition for me sice I set foot at the university, and as fortunate as I could be, I always get to find a well suited corner for my musings and taking photos. This year however, there wasn't as much big of a crowd than there had been the past years- makes it easier to squeeze my way in, this could probably be because of the rain which not so cooperatively poured just an hour before the parade started, and the unlikely extension of final exams and requirement deadlines. Nevertheless, it was still an event to be fond of!

Whoever said you can't have fun while being serious with work/studies totally don't have the guts to squeeze in concert time on his to-do list! Last Thursday night was one of the best experiences I have to date! Cheers to first times and fan-girling moments!

I was lucky to have been invited to Jason Mraz and the Raining Jane's Yes Tour at the Araneta Coliseum by my ever so great at timings boyfriend! Unfortunately we got there late because I came from a class which ended at seven and the show started at 8:30.. We even had to rush back to the car because I forgot my memory card on the laptop slot.

As promised, here's a peak at our Binondo adventure last summer term.

In an attempt to be informative and quirky we came up with this supposed to be funny video of Binondo and its resemblance to love. Also you'll see clippings of our stressful field days in Binondo and post-field days in the university.

Please bear with the video quality and editing skills as it was rushed (literally made the night before it was due).

Looking for a great way to use up that gel pen you bought for school last semester but doesn't fit you case anymore? try it on your nails!

You will need:

A trusty Gel Pen (I use Dong-A's My-Gel)

Clear Nail Polish

First, make sure your nails are clean! I started by making sure my nails are nail polish free. Then I drew zigzag lines at the tip of my nails- a great spin off to the usual french tips! Make sure you have your hands in a steady state, gel pen inks can easily be mushed, and you don't want your artwork to go to waste!

I then added more details by putting little hearts on the middle of my nails. Sometimes it would seem as if the ink of your pen is fading, it's actually drying and don't worry, the last step: putting on clear nail polish, not only locks your doodle but also makes the ink more visible.

Introducing the Metropolitan Museum of Manila! not that it's new, it's just often underrated... it is a mystery how it is very accessible to people and yet only few knows about it and if they do know they don't really plan on visiting.

I was brought here by my spontaneous Manila adventure as seen on my previous post, I was so eager to look for interesting things around and got lucky! Here are some of the photos I took of the museum exhibits, some parts of the museum does not allow cameras.