It's that time of the year again where I list down my goals, wants, wishlist and the like for either Christmas present or my New Year items I set my savings for. Well, it's actually a yearly thing on my blog that I write down what I want so I won't forget it all and I'll be motivated to save up until I get before the year ends. And for the past few years, I usually put on my list a nice laptop, a camera, and mostly some expensive luxury items which I know I can't afford and probably won't buy anytime soon. For this year I decided to just write down the achievable things I can get within a year which I list down below. I know some things or probably most of this can't be a gift by someone and definitely not necessary but it is something I could work hard for until the end of the year.

You probably have seen this tree somewhere on Instagram a few times already while browsing about South Korea and that's because this is a new popular hot spot backdrop for wedding photos and for Koreans millennials as well who love to share their favorite Instagramable photo locations on social media. Wondering where this tree is located? If yes, continue reading to find out where this lovely tree can be seen as this a must-visit if you're going to Korea anytime soon.

Last November 18, Bench held another edition of their famous fashion show in Mall of Asia Arena with all their celebrity and model ambassadors. They had their first fashion show back in 2014 where the "The Naked Truth" show got controversial. This year, they made a come back thru the "Under the Star" fashion show as they are celebrating their 30th anniversary.

I got to visit three national parks when I was in the US which I'll be blogging about in the coming days but for this entry let me talk about this national park first because it is the place where I stayed the longest in my almost four months in the country. And it is also the most memorable one for me, of course. If you are not familiar with this place, let me tell you a little about it.

Aside from me being obsessed with K-Drama, I recently got hooked on k-beauty products as well. I blame Edward Avila and Joan Kim's youtube channel for that. And since I'm such an easily influence little viewer of them I immediately got obsess with the Korean products they use. Thankfully, there is a website called Althea Korea that sells k-beauty items at a lower price and good thing about it, their products are shipped directly from Korea making it legit authentic.

With this site, I won't need to worry about getting different brands all over the internet because this website offers lots of Korean brands and like what I said earlier, everything is straight from where it belongs - Korea.

I'm glad I came to this meet and greet in Bluebay Walk in Macapagal, Manila because I had so much fun being surrounded with fellow b/vlogger. Just watching them while they do their b/vlogging duties made it extra fun for me because aside from meeting a well-known youtube influencer, of course, I also saw people doing the things that I also love doing. I felt like I was in a place that I know very well, surrounded by people I know I belong.

It was April of 2011 when I flew to the US to complete my cultural exchange program in my chosen state. It was my first time leaving the country with no adult supervision and also me being away with my family for that long period of months and that gets me scared and nervous actually but knowing that this is a new journey and experience that I need to face on my own brings me that exciting feeling too.

Last Saturday, 19th of August I attended the Tote Bag personalization workshop held by Starbucks at Madrigal Ave. in Alabang. I was able to know the said workshop thru a friend and fellow blogger of mine who informed me about it. So after hearing that, I signed up right away knowing it is really near my town and also a new experience to me. Gladly they send me an email right after and informed me that I got a slot for that workshop. It was a great experience and would totally join again if given an opportunity. Thank you, Starbucks!

After our Lonely Tree visit in the morning and Gangnam in the afternoon, we also dropped by Sinsa just to visit this cafe I found online while I was searching for unique cafes in Seoul. We got to visit this branch which I believe would be their tiniest one.

My US experience felt like it was just yesterday. This is a major throwback where I can still remember every detail I've been through just to get this opportunity in my hand. It was tough but definitely worth it.

It was during my third year in college when our university gave us the opportunity to apply for a Cultural Exchange program or work overseas thru their partnered agency. We could choose whether we want to take our training hours working in a government agency here in the Philippines or join the overseas internship training or somewhat called Cultural Exchange-student program. I was glad that my parents supported me in this and allowed me to grab this once in a lifetime opportunity.

I must say, the US embassy was the toughest and scariest interview I've encounter in this whole journey. If I remember it right, we had a total of four interviews: agency, employer, Skype interview with the host organization and lastly the embassy interview. Together with all those interviews, we also need to process all the required documents needed and pay corresponding fees.

Anyway, we are given a chance to choose which state we want our internship training to be done as long as we could pass the interview. Almost half of my batchmates choose Virginia, some went to South Dakota and other parts of the US but I decided to join my friend who decided to go to Utah - a state we're not familiar or ever heard before.

It took us almost half a year to process everything until January 2011 when everyone started flying to the US. I was one of the unlucky ones who flew late in the US but I'm still lucky enough to pass the embassy interview. To be honest, I was scared that I wouldn't make it, I thought I'm gonna disappoint my parents who believed and supported me all thru out but thankfully I was really blessed, they passed and gave me a visa. We were given a J1 visa for this internship with a maximum stay of four months in the country. You can learn more about it here.

I was happy, relieve, excited and sad all at the same time until the day of my departure. Fast-forward on the months I'm in the US, I got to blog here the brief summary of my journey. It was one of the most unforgettable experiences that happened in my life that even after 6 years from that day I still remember it like it was just yesterday.

I would like to talk more about my experiences but I guess you just have to wait for another US blog post where I would clearly elaborate every experience I've been through in the past four months in the country. For now, do enjoy this entry.

Game of Thrones will air in a few days and I'm freaking excited!!! Who's not, right?! And so before we all get crazy on the upcoming new season I want to share a photo of me when I met one of the casts of the HBO hit series "Game of Thrones" in AsiaPOP Comicon Manila last year at SMX Convention Center.

During my stay in Seoul, Korea for a short trip with my siblings, I definitely didn't miss my chance to visit a K-Drama filming location I could find in Seoul. I research and look for some places that can be easily found in Seoul and I found out that Heo Joon-Jae's house in the series Legend of the Blue Sea is one of the easiest to find.

And just like that, months have passed since my South Korea trip with my siblings. I'm not really sure how will I start my trip since I'm lacking the motivation to think of something to write, share and even edit my photos.

Anyway, this trip has a lot of first for all of us since this is all our first time in the country, my two little siblings first abroad trip and the first trip for us without our parents. We were supposed to visit the country as a family but my parents decided to cancel their tickets so we left for Korea on our own.

Bangkok is probably one favourite shopping cities in the world and is one of my faves as well as it is known to have the cheapest bargain of clothes and the like. It is where you can both shop cheap local design on the street as well as luxury brands in the mall nearby. There are also weekend markets, bazaars, night markets and left and right shopping malls everywhere around where every fashion lovers would totally love.

Torch was one of the first food blog entry I made before and now I'm rewriting this again because I don't want to forget the first time I've tried their food. I got to try this restaurant when we watched Fast and Furious 7 (how long was it already?). Anyway, the restaurant has a wide selection of food from Filipino, American, Italian to Japanese, so you'll definitely love this place if you want to try different cuisine in one sitting.

And it's that time of the year again when our favourite bloggers/influencers gather all in one special day just to meet and greet their ever supportive readers and to share what's on their very own closet to sell. Thanks to Bloggers United for making this possible!

I'm a constant reader of famous influencers ever since I started blogging so I'm not really sure how many BU installment I've been too just to see them personally. And I'm pretty sure that I still wouldn't miss the Bloggers United XIII especially that they have new participants that I want to meet and greet as well. And since it's gonna be in a few weeks time I'm gonna share some photos of mine with my favourite bloggers from the previous installment . To be honest, I can't believe I still got this old photos (thank you Tumblr acct.) and looking back at the photos, I cringe with my look. Hahaha! I definitely look so "nene".

Lets us all appreciate this prettiest and one of the most unique lipsticks ever made! Now I know why it went viral few months ago. This jelly flower lipstick is a beauty brand called Kailijumei. According to my research, it is from a Chinese beauty manufacturer and soon expanded their brand in the US. Anyway aside from its unique appearance, this clear colored lipstick also changes color when you apply it on your lips depending on your body temperature. So cool right?!

Labor weekend just ended and so as the LaBoracay party I almost experience just last year. Anyway, I totally forgot to post it during the said weekend so here I am posting it today.

I never thought a second getaway with just friends happened again. I'm just so happy my parents allowed me to do this trip after I went to Bantayan, Cebu a year before with the same group of friends. I guess they realise that I can take care of myself now at this age... or maybe not.

It was A Sky Full Of Star with such a heavenly view as I was able to see and hear Coldplay perform live here in Manila. It was definitely surreal! The performance surely did not disappoint. It was a blast from the start until the very end. Listening to people sing along in every song and lyrics of the band plus all the rainbow fireworks, confetti (even if it didn't reach us), big balloons and even our safety in the concert, it was definitely worth every penny.

I can't believe it's already been a year since my brother and I went to Thailand. We visited this country last Holy week (it's the only holiday we can leave our business) and now here we are preparing for another trip abroad in the next few weeks. And before our next big adventure come here's what happened on our first trip abroad together that happened 25th of March 2016. It is one heck of an adventure, definitely!

People who live with me are probably the only ones who know that I love makeup because I rarely colour my face. I may not look like a makeup enthusiast but believe me, I love everything about beauty related topics. I'm no make-up guru or some sort of professional but I try my best to improve and use all the products I keep on buying. One of my goals is to learn how to put eyeshadows correctly and properly blend the colours.

I don't remember anymore how many times I did a blog entry about my USA trip that happened 6 years ago. I first posted it on my Tumblr which I did few times then I edited it when I transferred to my self-hosted site and here I am now doing it again because I lost everything when I was in my last platform site. Anyway, talking about it, I hope this is the last time I'll be posting this because I keep on missing the place everytime.

Recently I found an article in a magazine that caught my attention. "Talk To Anybody!" is the title of the said article written by Holly C. Corbett in Seventeen Magazine and it's about how you could start a conversation with somebody. This is something I'm not really good at, I could write and express my feeling thru writing easily but I'm having a hard time to start a small conversation with someone personally so this is a bit helpful for me.

I have always wanted to experience an out-of-town trip with just friends but having strict parents I never had a chance until this trip in Cebu with my friend and her friends. To be honest, I was asked by my friend many times already if I can join her in her trips but I always the one who decline since I'm always hesitant to ask permission. But when she said its in Cebu, I got a little bit confidence that my parents will allow me since it's my mothers hometown. I'm so glad I asked for permission because they did allow me. After this trip I learned a few things about travelling with friends and I wanted to share it with you.

It's only been a few days since 2017 started and so much have happened already but unfortunately it is something I didn't look forward nor I ever wanted. I don't want to put it in details, I'll just put it aside and talk about the good things that will come day by day. Just like a friend told me, it's only been a few days that this year started, you have so much days to make it better.