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One Day Without Shoes

With all the “without shoes” photos I posted on Instagram, one would think I love walking barefooted.

Truth of the matter is, I do not like walking barefooted. Even when I sleep, I wear socks. In fact, I have a dozen gray socks on my closet. I wear socks almost 20 hours a day.. I really do not like when my feet are exposed.

I joined the #withoutshoes campaign because I believe the cause TOMS are trying to promote.

“ONE DAY WITHOUT SHOES” is an annual global event that aims to spread awareness on the impact a pair of shoes can have on a child’s life.

And that’s also the reason why, even though I do not like being barefooted, I joined TOMS One Day Without Shoes event and walked without shoes around BGC.

Bloggers join hand in hand (or feet in feet) to promote TOMS “One Without Shoes” campaign.

My walking buddy, Mommy Glaiza of Moomy Musings.

It was a fun event and a very meaningful one. An eye opener for most, we walked around 6 PM and the pavement was still hot, imagine the life of kids walking barefooted all day long. I hope TOMS were able to reach their 1 Million goal shoes for this year.

Next year, I want you to walk with me #withoutshoes! See you!

Vice Ganda Takes Off Makeup For A Fan

Hindi ako showbiz, alam nyo yan.. and I have no intention to turn this blog into a showbiz blog. But today, I’ll make an exception because this kind of things must be shared.

Sooo my mahiwagang black box came in today! Yippe! I managed to set it up in less than 10 minutes! Ang dali dali lang promise. The next thing to do is see if it can deliver and I’m impressed! My TV is sooo linaw! It’s Showtime is sooo linaw! And very timely, there was this fan complaining to Vice Ganda how people were bullying her and saying names to make her feel bad.

As expected, Vice made the girl feel better through words of wisdom.. Vice mentioned about loving one’s self and accepting who your are. Vice even goes as far as encouraging the girl to love herself by saying “Maitim ako” “Pango ako“.

But what surprised the audience and even me was when Vice asked for wet wipes and takes off his makeup. WHOA!

vice ganda no make up — **Vice Takes Off Make Up On TV**

How can you not respect someone doing that? On national TV?

Then Vice encourage the viewers to do the same and post it on Instagram with the #proudtobeme

In less than an hour, there’s an overwhelming response from his fans!

Clap! Clap! Clap! for Vice Ganda! You really win my heart (and obviously my blog) on this one!

If I remembered it right, Vice even mentioned on making yourself pretty/ beautiful or improving one’s appearance not for anyone else but for yourself. Sabi nga nya (nv) “Nagpapaganda ako dahil karapatan kong gumand.”

Becuase Letting Go IS Really Hard

I would like to think that I am on stage 2 of being a mother. I passed stage 1 with flying colors! Yippeee! Uhmm maybe.. OK I indulged a bit on toys.

Stage 1, for me, starts with the moment I found I am pregnant and it goes on until today. I realized, mt kids are are all grown up, uhmm that I no longer have a toddler in the house. Sati will be 6 this year and by next year, she’ll be in elementary! sniff..sniff.. sniff.

And during those times, I bought so many educational toys aka bricks. I had a fixation with Mega Bloks.. because their biggest size, which they call Maxi is very appropriate for toddlers. I hoard! OK that’s an understatement, this is how much Mega Bloks bricks we have:

That’s just the bricks.. not to mention other Mega Bloks toys such as castle, cars, people, tracks, little cars.. etc.. etc..

I know I can’t bring all those to our new house, specially that the kids have no use for it anymore… as I have said, were now in Stage 2 of parenting. Which for me, means more expensive toys but less bulky toys. They’re now asking for Nerf and Lego bricks while Sati loves anything Barbie. See the transition from Stage 1 to Stage 2?

The burning question: What to do with these toys?!?

It would be easier to just dispose them by handing them to the garbage collector no? BUT IT’S NOT THAT EASY! THESE ARE MY TOYS! Imagine me trying to hand a black garbage bag to a garbage collector and suddenly screams I JUST CAN’T and runs away with the toys. What a sight no?

Letting go is really really HARD! I just don’t what to regret this move 20 years or more from now. Haaaaaays

Selling is not part of the menu.. it’s either I donate it or try to squeeze it in our new house…

I CAN’T BREATHE… I NEED MORE TIME.