Timeless Beauty

There is a simple three-step regimen that you can use to keep your face young, clean and blemish-free. This regimen uses three types of facial products: exfoliating cleanser, hydrating toner, and moisturizer. 1) Exfoliating Cleanser - Instead of using a facial wash or a facial scrub, try using a cleanser that exfoliates will rid your face of dead skin cells. The dead skin cells make your face look dull. Cleansing your face daily will also clean out the pores and prevent development of acne. 2) Hydrating Toner - To minimize the pores on your face, use a hydrating toner. Coupled with an exfoliating cleanser, it will tighten up the pores, control the oil level produced, and prevent dirt from being trapped inside otherwise large pores. Also take care that you avoid products with alcohol content since it dries up the skin. A hydrating will maintain the amount of needed moisturizer on your face. 3) Moisturizer - The most important element of your facial regimen is the moisturizer. It w...

Image by Denis Collette...!!! via Flickr One of my sister's friends have just migrated to the US. She had a one-week garage sale at their house here in Iloilo last month. I felt lucky I was able to buy some books from her. In fact, I was glad to even find the house. The house was a bit hidden from the main road. It's part of a family compound and the guard at the gate doesn't let strangers in easily. When I got there, there were boxes, bags and moving kits scattered around the living room. The stuff for sale were inside these boxes. They have small stickers on them indicating their prices. She sold most of her stuff, including branded clothes at one-fourth the price she bought them with. I felt like a treasure hunter who just discovered a hidden trove of valuables. It was so exciting! I bought a thousand pesos worth of goods and some clothes. She just told my sis she'll be back in December. And she'll probably sell again some stuff from the US. I'll surel...

Image via Wikipedia I know I haven't updated often at this blog. It's been difficult getting the connection up to speed. That storm, Jolina, has just hit the country. There's been floods and landslides. The rain and wind were really giving it all they've got to us. Brownouts were unavoidable. Added to that is our router's connectivity feature. My sis has her laptop but we can't use that with the desktop at the same time because there's only one connection: cable. The best solution was to get a wireless router , and have the connection's speed upgraded to the next package, which is worth 1,295 each month with 1mb for the both of us. My sis and I are planning on buying a wireless router by our selves but we're not too sure it's okay with Globe. They might charge us higher, or they might give us a discount. I'm not sure. Gotta go and ask them tomorrow.

Image via Wikipedia After a long battle with cancer, former president Corazon Cojuangco Aquino has been finally laid to rest at the Manila Memorial Park yesterday alongside her beloved husband and national hero, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. The funeral lasted a day beginning with a high mass held in honor of a beloved icon of democracy and a devotee of the Virgin Mary. There were speeches delivered reminiscing the beautiful and touching moments friends and families had with Tita Cory. Only invited guests were allowed to attend the mass inside the Manila Cathedral. Security was tight and a cordoned area was set up in front of the church. Not far away, supporters of the Aquino and Cojuangco families stood waiting in the rain, hoping to have a final glimpse of Tita Cory when the mass would end and the funeral march would begin. All in all, it was a very solemn day, and yet there was an undercurrent of hope. Tita Cory left the world peacefully. She believed she had lived a fulfilling ...