in search of my eudaimonia

Sharing my perfume stories - one experience after another. So I have been planning on writing stuff about my perfume collection but I just couldn't come up with something. Until I got my latest PMS where I saw how I liked the smell of one perfume I blind-bought that I particularly did not like. It all starter with a fraghead friend influencing me to but perfumes because I needed a new hobby. Another friend then gave me suggestions on the scents he likes that he said I may like as well. Weird as it may sound but yes, because I am a newbie when it comes to fragrance, I decided to blind-buy some stuff which resulted to 1. liking some of them, 2. not liking some of them but keeping them, and 3. not liking them so gave them to my parents and my partner. So there's this one particular scent I did not like - Jo Malone's English Pear and Freesia. Not that I don't like it at all but it is one of my least used perfumes because the scent gives me headache. As a malfunctioning girl...

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 Books always have a special place in my heart I grew up reading books, encyclopedias, story books, short novels, etc., as my mom was once a book seller when me and my siblings were young, even as young as when I still couldn't hold my head up! This did not only teach us that books are material things that can be sold and bought, because our mom sells them, but it can help us understand the world better. What do I mean by this? Like I mentioned, I grew up surrounded by different types of printed materials like books, because of my mom’s work, it is quite inevitable. She would leave me and my little sister to their office and showroom as she roams around and offer people their products. To fight boredom, my sister and I would open one book each and little did we know, we finished a whole volume of encyclopedias. This was how we were introduced to loving reading. As we grow older, the types of materials we read have also evolved, from printed encyclopedias, to more complex ones, to y...

  the   Big Bad Wolf is coming to town for the 4 th time. Just in time for the holidays, Big Bad Wolf Booksale is coming to town, it is known that excitement builds up whenever we reach the “ber” months, and what else can be more exciting than this is to be able to buy gifts as early as now. Make this year’s gift-giving more magical by giving out books! Make your Kris Kringle more exciting by going through and exploring different genres of books like from the funniest to the HARDEST to read. The perfect place to find the perfect book is what? You’re right! The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale at The Tent, Azuela Cove, Davao City on November 22 to December 1, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 midnight daily.  The BBW started as a small bookshop in Malaysia founded by Andrew Yap and Jacqueline Ng. It envisions the desire to spread literacy through cultivating reading habits and increase English language proficiency worldwide. With this, they aim to build a generation where readers can have the...

Finding the best MFK Baccarat 540 dupe. Hi! Near here! I’m relatively new to fragrances and blind-bought some, I liked most of them but some are just not for me. But out of around 10 blind-buys I have for the past six months, one really stood out and has been a staple for me. It’s a quite famous fragrance from a quite famous brand that is definitely not quite cheap. haha!  If you’re thinking Maison Francis Kurkdjian, then you are absolutely right! I have been using Baccarat 540 EDP and Extrait, and Gentle Fluidity Gold from this brand because I’ve heard it’s a good brand.  https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Maison-Francis-Kurkdjian/Baccarat-Rouge-540-33519.html https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Maison-Francis-Kurkdjian/Baccarat-Rouge-540-Extrait-de-Parfum-46066.html From the two (BR540 & GFG), BR540 EDP has been my staple and the one I get compliments the most  I must admit, I didn’t like it at first because of the metallic notes on it which gets amplified on m...

  Hi! Near Here! Have you been to a circus?  I have been to local ones and I've always wanted to see more. I can't exactly remember how old I was when I first saw acrobats and contortionists, but I know it was quite some time now. I was really glad when I knew that there is going to be a circus show happening in Davao just right before the Kadayawan celebrations. I was glad because I will be once again be able to celebrate my inner child as I've always wanted to be a contortionist but I never got to be one, so I love seeing them in television and in videos, and having this circus perform in my city means I get to see contortionists in real life once again. Skipping to the show day, there was a bit of delay and moving from one day to another but when the show finally started, I was in awe. I remembered how it felt to line up for popcorns and candy floss. I have always hated lining up for food, but this time, even though the line was long, I did look forward into getting my h...

Miss Universe PH 2024 Chelsea Manalo joins PLDT Home at Kadayawan 2024   A gathering for the senses, Davao City’s “King of Festivals” is a paradise for everyone, Powered by PLDT Home, The Kadayawan Festival, now on it’s 39 th year, has been showcasing the City’s local culture and heritage to tourists and content creators alike. Kadayawan Festival gives visitors a taste of the beautiful visuals, sounds, and palates of the region. Celebrated from August 7 th to 18 th of every year, the festival features the 11 Indigenous Groups of Davao; Obu Manobo, Tagabawa-Bagobo, Maranao, Sama, Ata, Tausug, Bagobo, Iranun, Kagan, Matigsalug, and Maguindanawon. Indeed, a celebration of the region’s bountiful harvest. In partnership with PLDT Home, one of the highly-anticipated events in the festival’s lineup is the Hiyas ng Kadayawan pageant. A truly unique pageant in search of a modern Davaoeña who embodies the essence of a true role model. On August 16, PLDT Home presented the title “H...