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Down with Love

I fell in love with Jerry Yan AGAIN!!!!

I just finished watching Down with Love, a Taiwanese drama which stars Jerry Yan (Xiang Yu Ping) and Ella Chen (Yang Guo). 

Xiang Yu Ping is a lawyer who has taken on the responsibility of taking care of his niece and nephew ever since his brother, the father of the two kids, died. Unfortunately, he can't give them his full attention because of his job. Yes, he hired nannies but unfortunately, none of them lasted because of two reasons. One, the nanny can't last taking care of the two kids because they really find ways to make the nanny quit by playing tricks on her. The second reason is that majority of them fall in love with him.

And so he decided to look for a nanny who won't fall in love with him. Yang Duo (played by Kelly Huang), his secretary then volunteers her sister, Yang Guo, to take on the job, telling Yu Ping that her sister is a lesbian. This is where the complications start. 

Unfortunately, Yang Guo does develop feelings for Yu Ping but doesn't dare let it show, if she can help it, because of the contract they have. The contract says that Yang Guo and Yand Duo will pay Yu Ping ten times the salary she's getting if Yang Guo falls in love with him. Aside from that, there's the presence of Ding Hui Fan (played  by Chen Zi Han), Yu Ping's ex-girlfriend who desperately wants to have him back.

Yu Ping and Yang Guo have a dog-cat relationship and eventually, Yu Ping feels that he has fallen in love with Yang Guo. But he, too, does not dare say anything because he can't accept the fact that he has fallen in love with a lesbian. 

A series of events led to Yang Guo being the girlfriend of Yu Ping's bestfriend, Qi Ze Khong (played by Michael Zhang). Initially, it was an act only on the part of Ze Khong in order to help Hui Fan get Yu Ping back. Ze Khong, at that time, is still pretty much in love with Hui Fan, who was his girlfriend before she broke up with him to be with Yu Ping. But the act becomes real when Ze Khong finds himself falling in love with Yang Guo. Unfortunately, when he realized that this is happening already, Yang Guo finds out about the act he and Hui Fang planned. And this is where the kilig part comes, Yu Ping takes his chance to woo Yang Guo. Eventually, Yang Guo becomes Yu Ping's girlfriend. And because Yu Ping loves Yang Guo sooooo much, he proposes to her. Happy ending for everyone. :)

This drama is a modern Cinderella story. It made me laugh, it made me kilig so many times, and even if this is a purely fictional story, I can't help but believe in the true power of love. And yes, this is already the emo side of me speaking. If only there are a lot of Xiang Yu Pings in the world, there will be less girls with heartaches and broken hearts. And I think, there are real-life Xiang Yu Pings out there, someone who will do anything to make the person he loves happy, someone who goes out of his way to take care and show the person he loves how much he is willing to do and sacrifice for her. I love how he finds a way to be there for Yang Guo, especially during that time when Yang Guo was already Ze Khong's girlfriend. And the little things that he did for Yang Guo were so cute. Here are a few of those:

1. Yu Ping buys candies every time he passes by a store because he knows very well how much Yang Guo likes candies. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to give them to Yang Guo because she was already with Ze Khong at that time so he kept them in a red cabinet. Yu Fei, Yu Ping's niece, tells Yang Guo about this and when Yang Guo gets the chance to check, she was really surprised by what she saw -- a big cabinet full of candies.

Candy scene

2. When Ze Khong tells Yang Guo that he wants to date her, Yang Guo is still doubtful about it. She confesses to Yu Ping that it's like she's in a dream. Then they had a really great conversation where Yu Ping tells Yang Guo why people would want to love her forever. He had his chance of telling Yang Guo about his feelings but because he doesn't want to jeopardize his friendship with Ke Zhong so he hold himself back.

3. In episode 8, Yu Ping teaches Yang Guo how to wear high heels properly. This episode also contains the most heartbreaking scene of Yu Ping wherein he accepts his defeat over Ke Zhong. He cries is heart out in this episode and it also literally broke my heart because I felt his emotions. I know the feeling of giving up someone you love so much because you see that he's happy but you are torn inside because that person is the only one that's there in the world and nobody can replace him/her. You can watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXV7MecdDac&NR=1

4. In episode 13, Yang Guo finds out about Ze Khong and Hui Fan's plans and gets heartbroken. The great part about this: Yu Ping comes to the rescue. He finds Yang Guo looking for her magic ball in the mountains and organizes a search operation to find it. She then brings Yang Guo to a very scenic place and lets her cry her heart out. Yu Ping then finds a way to make her happy by bringing her to the places where she wants to eat. You can watch Episode 13 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Q9kN9lsFo&feature=player_embedded

5. The most kilig scene of all, next to the proposal, is the kissing scene. <3 In this episode, Yu Ping follows Yang Guo with her date with Ze Khong. It was an act they had to put up because Ze Khong hasn't told his mother about their breakup yet. But Yang Guo's father calls Yu Ping and tells him where they were. Yang Guo gets mad at him but when when Yu Ping kisses her and tells her why he did that, she was appeased. Watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tRe2HsRDzU&feature=player_embedded

Actually, I want to post the whole drama here if I can because all the episodes are really must watch scenes. This is a really nice feel-good drama, too ideal but very fun and interesting to watch nonetheless.

I LOVE HAPPY ENDINGS!!!!!

RATING: 5 out of 5 stars!!! :)

Pamper-Me Weekend

Still in celebration of my birthday, I decided to stay at home for the whole weekend (unless some people will invite me to watch Pirates of the Caribbean tomorrow. LOL!). And I decided to give myself a foot spa and a long overdue pedicure.

But before that and before taking a bath, I decided to remove those unwanted hair on my legs. :p I don't really shave because I hate the way the hair feels when they grow back, they are all stiff and they seem to grow thicker (I think) so what I use is Veet.

I am not really balbon but since I like to wear shorts and above the knees dresses from time to time, I prefer not to have any on my legs. :)

This is the first hair removal cream I tried and so far, I'm really satisfied with it. In a matter of 3 minutes, all hairs will be removed and it's guaranteed that when they grow back, they don't become coarse. For 2 weeks, you can enjoy hairless legs, but of course there will be little strands growing. 

Also, what I like about Veet is the pink one, the one that is for normal skin and has lotus milk and jasmine. It's also the ideal one to use since it already has a moisturizer complex. 

To know more about the product, you can visit their website at http://www.veet.com.hk/cn/veet-3-minute-hair-removal-cream.php 

After my almost one hour bath, I proceeded with my foot spa and pedicure session. My sister got me this foot spa kit for Christmas but I haven't used it yet. Since I've been feeling calluses on the soles of my feet, I decided to give it a try.

Foot spa set - this is available in all Watsons stores. It includes a Foot Soak, a Foot Scrub, Foot Lotion, Foot Spray, and a pumice stone shaped like a foot. :) The brand is Wish and it's in Lavender and Chamomile.

And now I will take you to the step-by-step process on how to do a foot spa in your own home. :)

Step 1 involves the Foot Soak and pumice stone

First, I used the Foot Soak. I just added an amount of the Foot Soak to the water and let my feet soak there for about 5 to 10 minutes. I scrubbed the soles of my feet in between the 10 minutes that my feet were soaked in the solution. The pumice stone is supposed to help loosen embedded dirt and soften calluses.

So this is me while I my feet are soaked :)

Step 2 involves the Foot scrub

So after soaking and scrubbing with pumice stone, I massaged my feet using the Foot Scrub. As directed, there should be extra effort on rough skin and hardened spots to help exfoliate the skin. In fairness, the skin really exfoliated so I guess my massage worked. Haha! :)

Step 3 involves the Foot Lotion

After the scrub, I then put the Foot Lotion on both feet. It is to replace lost skin natural oils and to invigorate skin. My feet really felt nice after putting the lotion. It felt really smooth and somewhat the skin was reborn. :)

Foot Spray

Though I really did not need it, I tried the Foot Spray - a deodorizing foot spray. It's supposed to instantly relax one's tired feet.

It was a successful foot spa. :)

What followed is the pedicure. I think it has been more than a month already since I had one. Hehe :p

Above: My pedicure stuff / Below: Nail polish

I don't really buy expensive nail polish. Most of the time, I buy them from Watsons and Landmark. When I find a really nice shade, I don't hesitate in buying it. My personal choices are Caronia and Bobby since the quality is good and I love the colors. :)

I had no intention of doing the nails on my hands but I felt I needed to do something on it as well.

See? My nails already look good even without nail polish? Haha! :p

Original plan was to just put on a layer of the natural coat or the colorless polish but I wanted to doll it up a little so I end up using the stickers I got from Watsons. 

So here are the final output.

I used the Bobby golden rose polish for my feet. Nice eh? :)

It was fun doing everything on my own. Next time, I'll try to do a real nail art and post it here.

Birthday Week 2011 Day 7 (May 19): Post-birthday celebration at the office

Yesterday was the last week of my week-long birthday celebration. Since I was on my birthday leave last Wednesday, my treat to my officemates was scheduled yesterday. Default birthday treat: Shakey's Pizza! :)

We have our Pizzanatic Supercard at the office and as mentioned in my previous blog, I am going to purchase the card for myself one of these days. Though I don't have a Pizza Hut Palm Card, I think the Pizzanatic Supercard is better.

Pizzanatic Supercard

To know more about the card, see below:

Shakey’s Pizzanatic SuperCard

It’s a discount card, it’s a loyalty card, no, it’s the SHAKEY’S PIZZANATIC SUPERCARD!  Shakey’s has upgraded its Pizzanatic card to a leaner, meaner, version of the loyalty card

Everyone loves the Shakey’s Pizzanatic Card because of the tons of discounts and freebies, including a free pizza for every pizza delivery order with drinks to match.  It was a dream to have, but Shakey’s guests wanted more.
 
The objective was to take the Pizzanatic card, add in a redeemable point system, throw in even more freebies, and extend the validity to one year.  Naysayer economists may say it’s financially impossible but, because Shakey’s is celebrating its 35th year anniversary, the pizza chain made it all happen with the new Shakey’s Pizzanatic SuperCard!

For only P299.00, the upgraded loyalty card still retains all the fantastic offerings of the Pizzanatic Card such as the buy-1-take-1 deal and free-drink deals.   The new Shakey’s Pizzanatic SuperCard will now also act as a discount card that gives 10% discount on cash or credit card purchases, for non-promo items eaten at any Shakey’s restaurant.

Each card has a built-in electronic chip that stores guest information.  A card swiper is available for point crediting. Every 100-peso for dine-in and carry out transactions, earns 1 point which can be accumulated and used as cash in any Shakey’s restaurant.

Birthdays are special treats for Shakey’s Pizzanatic SuperCard owners.  On the day of your birthday, all you have to do is visit a Shakey’s restaurant, have your Shakey’s Pizzanatic SuperCard swiped and, voila, you can claim the FREE Large Pepperoni Thin Crust Pizza!

Sounds too good to be true?  Well, get one now and prove it for yourself! Visit the Shakey’s restaurant nearest you.  Whether it’s the famous Manager’s Choice Thin Crust Pizza,  the awesome twosome Chick N’ Chips, or the mouthwatering thick Milkshakes you’re ordering, you’ll not only be enjoying your meal but also be glad in knowing  that you’re getting a fantastic treat from Shakey’s with the new Shakey’s Pizzanatic SuperCard!

Celebrate Shakey’s 35 years, home of the original thin crust brick oven-baked pizza!  Visit Shakey’s biggest restaurant in the world along Quezon Avenue to experience Fun, Family, Pizza in a bigger box!  For fast and efficient delivery, please call 77-777 and remember, if it’s late, it’s FREE!

Source: https://www.shakeyspizza.ph/index.asp

We ordered for a Party Size Manager's Choice Pizza and got the Party Size Hawaiian Pizza for free plus a 1.5L Coke. And I only paid Php 572. Talk about a great deal! :)

Pizza delivery

Manager's choice

Hawaiian

Ze birthday gal :p

These are my candles and I blew all 3. Haha! This is the centerpiece of our office table.

Ice cream treat of Ate Tine. It was her birthday two weeks ago. I can't recall the date. :|

Ice cream war!!!

Camwhoring! :p

It was a fun celebration. Too bad my boss wasn't able to make it back to the office, may cake pa sana. Haha!