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Fighting Pimples: The Things I Did for My Skin

March 7, 2013 by Yoshke Leave a Comment

My skin was my one and only source of insecurities. I remember one time years ago, I was ranting about my pimples yet again and a friend just got tired of it. "Seesh! Don't you have any other problems?" she seethed. "Well, actually, yeah." I answered. Honestly, it was my only problem at the time. It was my only problem in a long time! I was born with a very bad skin. My doctor said genetics was the best candidate why my skin is this way. Good thing my skin is a lot better now. Sure I still get one or two pimples every once in a while but it was a marked improvement from its … [Read more...]

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ProActiv Solution Review

February 26, 2013 by Yoshke 8 Comments

My skin isn't flawless. Well, that's the best sugarcoating that I can come up with. Just a few years ago, it was pumping more oil than any country in the Middle East. It was as persistent as some of the politicians shoving themselves into the Senate. My pimples looked like they were aiming for the Swarm badge on Foursquare --- the venue, my face. They are my one and only source of insecurities. God, I hate it. Especially during summer. In cold weather it's tamed but it goes on a breakout spree when the sun is hotter than my hubby. (Wow, that rhymed.) Seriously, it is just nasty. They … [Read more...]

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2013: The Year of the Fix

January 8, 2013 by Yoshke 4 Comments

Let's em-brace changes this year. Right, Katy?

My housemates were weirded out by how different I sounded after coming back from a 2-week holiday stay at my parents house in Batangas, and shocked by the ugly metal wires that fenced my teeth. So I got myself braces to correct the alignment of my teeth. It's not like my housemates didn't know about it; I had been very vocal about how I wanted to do this. I guess they just didn't realize I was dead serious about it. These braces are giving my teeth an excruciating embrace and making me harbor an emotion that never in my life I thought I would feel towards mealtime --- dread. But if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blurts, Health, Whatnots Tagged With: braces, career plans, new year resolutions

A Break-up Letter

September 25, 2011 by Yoshke 72 Comments

I never expected I'd be writing you this letter. We've had six years of wonderful memories but I'm afraid it had come to the point where you started to break my heart. I should've seen it coming since I've been finding it hard to breathe lately. It's time to end the pain that I'm feeling and I just have to say goodbye. I've known you since I was a kid but it was only before my college graduation that we had a real relationship. At first, it was difficult for me to get along with you considering the nasty things some people say about you. They said you would hurt me, and you did. They … [Read more...]

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What’s Up, Doc? Really, What’s Up?

July 13, 2011 by Yoshke 22 Comments

This happened more than two years ago. But it's still pretty clear in my head. June 2009. It was the time when I was constantly having serious digestion problems. Sometimes, my digestive system would not do its job dissolving food while other times, it would just overdo it. I finally had enough so I decided to see a doctor. Together with my hubby Shy Guy, I went to a hospital near my office. (Clue: it's somewhere in Mandaluyong.) We approached the reception desk and said what we were there for. The woman at the desk then told us to proceed to a clinic upstairs. We fell in … [Read more...]

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Resentment Grows Heavier

May 18, 2011 by Yoshke 24 Comments

When I was in college, every time I stepped on the weighing scale, I'd pray, "Dear God, sana tumaba-taba naman ako kahit konti." Now, every time I do that I say, "OH GOD, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!" Dang it! #MustLoseWeight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, Rants, Vanities Tagged With: Health, Humor, losing weight, Personal Life, Rants, Vanities, weight

In the Spirit of World AIDS Day

December 1, 2010 by Yoshke 9 Comments

Today is World AIDS Awareness Day. And in the spirit of the occasion, I went to a nearby hospital laboratory this morning and tried to get myself tested for HIV. It's not because I had symptoms or something. I just wanted to do it and start a healthy habit of having a check up every year. However, they couldn't do the test this week because they said the authorized person to do it was in an out-of-town conference. There's one thing that I noticed, though. Upon saying what I was there for, I felt a little uncomfortable with how things went. … [Read more...]

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Skydive For Life

November 27, 2010 by Yoshke 10 Comments

I hate cancer. I'm almost sure that it will claim my life in the future. It just runs in the family. Most of my relatives perished the "cancer" way. I have narrated on this blog the story of my father and how he succumbed to liver cancer and how breast cancer threatened my mother's existence. So yeah, I hate cancer. That's why when my friend Charo posted a link on my Facebook wall, asking me to spread the word about their endeavor Skydive For Life, I promised to help them. Skydive For Life. What is it, eh? Let's just say that my former co-worker Elvin Uy has always wanted to try … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Causes, Health, Public Affairs, The World Tagged With: australia, breast cancer, cancer, Causes, charo, elvin, Family, father, Health, liver cancer, mother, new zealand, skydiving, The World

Protected: Does ProActiv Solution Really Work?

May 7, 2010 by Yoshke 17 Comments

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Irritants and Guts

June 10, 2009 by Yoshke 30 Comments

Una sa lahat, gusto ko lang isingit na ang hot ni Dennis Trillo sa mga Soda Man pictures nya. Yun lang. Haha. Hindi sya related sa entry na 'to. Pero gusto ko lang i-post. Bakit ba? ... One of the most irritating things in life has to be waking up early so you could come to work on time but you get stuck at some MRT station because the platforms can't contain passengers anymore, and the train stops even in between stations because the train ahead is also stuck, and you stand beside a guy who keeps chewing --- oh no, not just chewing --- popping* his gum! And surprise, surprise, … [Read more...]

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