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Waking up in San Diego was the reality that it's over. Haha! I really feel that I messed up this time, I have to be better should I be given the chance to experience this kind of lifestyle one more time. But this is it's end. I'll be better.


Amazing that only four hours away and the weather was completely different. I was hot in humid when I left Vegas but I had to wear jacket while I was in San Diego 'cause it felt so cold. 


Teasing me because almost all I visited in the states were mountains, my aunt and my uncle took me to Mt. Soledad Memorial Park. haha! Mahilig daw kasi ako sa bundok. 




This hill also served as a memorial site for the war veterans though I heard that the cross has some sort of controversy. 



Salute.


Overlooking San Diego and the Pacific ocean whilst surrounded by fog. <3



Goodbye. 

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After checking out at Planet Hollywood Hotel, I ate lunch first at a Filipino buffet somewhere in Maryland Parkway.  I was having mixed emotions that moment while we were driving from the strip to Maryland.

I was leaving Las Vegas, my first home away from home, without knowing if I'll ever have the chance to go back so I was kind of heartbroken. At the same time, I was happy and kind of excited about the next journey that I am to experience - wherever that will be. 


Last glimpse of the Paris Hotel along Las Vegas Strip. I kind of saw a picture of the hotel casinos in Macau and I believe that the hotels there are kind of similar to the hotels in Vegas.


Arc de Triomphe

Someday!!

Las Vegas has a lot of replicas of tourists spots that can be found in Europe. Hehe. This is hoping that I'll be able to set foot and bring my family to Europe come 2018. So tataya muna ko sa lotto. But in all seriousness though, I wish that in this lifetime, I'll be given the chance to bring my mother to Europe. I wish for her to go to France and that we can see the churches of Lourdes, Fatima and the Miraculous Medal there.


The night before my departure to San Diego, California. I have purchased a one-way bus ticket to Anaheim (Disneyland Area) that was to depart at 3 PM here in California Hotel at Fremont.


When you look at the strip at this area, it looks like it's so small but then again, I wasn't able to explore all the hotels there. I'm not sure why we did that but we somehow concentrated on the hotels at the North part of Las Vegas Boulevard from Fremont to Cosmopolitan Hotel. 



Funny how I can still remember the feeling of astonishment when I first saw Las Vegas at night from the hotel that I checked in at when I arrived there. Grabe! And when this gets posted, six months have already passed since that night. Sobrang bilis, life!

Bye, Interstate 15!!!!! :(

I miss the 45 minutes bus ride from the interstate to the city. :(

Approaching the Nevada - California Stateline, you are to see four hotels. This, Goldstrike, which I wasn't able to go to. Well, we were but we decided to go straight to Fremont. 

Also, there's Primm Valley Resorts and Casino, Buffalo Bills, and Whiskey Pete's.

This place will also be your last chance of shopping with big discounts before heading back to California. Some stores in Fashion Outlet at Primm even have bigger discounts compared to the outlet stores that I was able to go to for both Nevada and California. 

Thanks for being my home, Desert Oasis.

Looking at this for the last time back then, I was already feeling numb tbh. I was really hurt, I mean I got attached to the lifestyle I had in the states (though I'm over it na), so leaving even if I was expecting it to happen eventually kind of felt that I left too soon. Pero diba, smile because it happened? :) 

I am still thankful though it wasn't all good memories and in the span of three months I got to get to know a different side of me. Makakasurvive pala ko. Hehehe. 

It's really a good thing that it was Vegas - the Sin City - where I ended up going to. 

We had a quick bus stop-over in Barstow so I was able to grab some fries and chicken nuggets at McDonald's. I sent a picture of this to my friend back in the Philippines and she was like, "So move on na nga?" Coincidentally, the current commercial of Mcdo that month was all about moving on. hahaha! 


The bus was moving fast and my camera isn't hi-tech enough to capture the beauty of the moon but this was the strawberry moon. I left Las Vegas at the first day of summer (it was 110 Farenheit that day)  The reason why the moon was special because it fell on the first day of summer, something that hasn't happened since 1948. 

The moon was really beautiful. I know this would sound weird but it felt like the moon was saying bye to me to 'cause in our apartment complex in Nevada, I always looked up at night to see the stars and the moon.


I want to be positive and think of the possibility of being able to go back in Las Vegas in the next few years. And just like song of The Cab, it may be "a long ride back to Vegas skies."
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I'll show you how Maybelline's Creamy Matte Brown in Nude Nuance and Clay Crush look on me. 

Ever since I started wearing lipstick, I always go to the bolder and brighter shades so it was usually just red and coral shades for me especially since my lips are so pale. Link: here. But because more and more people have been telling me that I look kinder if I'm not wearing red lipstick, I'm trying to get used to brown and nudes. 'Yung totoo!!! HAHAHA

I love the feel of using creamy mattes. They're very easy to apply and not drying on the lips. I usually shy away from matte lipsticks (except Colourpop. Natitiis ko. haha) if I can so I am loving Creamy Matte's formulation because it's like the love child of a satin and a matte lipstick. Sige na nga,bes! Demi-matte kasi ata tawag dito.

I have pale lips so usually, any color goes.

I am not sure if the color turn out will be the same for those who have more pigmented lips. 



Clay Crush


In all fairness to me, I don't know how to describe colors. So I'm really just showing you pictures.


I was out with my usual pale lips 'cause I was eating (not surprising!) then as I brought this out to retouch and used it on my lips, everyone was like, "OMG! Ang ganda!" OMG ANG GANDA KO?! THANK YOU! HAHA. 

The reason why I got this shade was when I saw this on Georgina Wilson. However, the color appeared darker on her compared to me cause mine looked exactly how it is in the tube. Not that I hate it how it turned out on me but that had me searching for a darker brown lipstick. lol. 


Posted this in Facebook and this was the caption: 

My hands had a lot of small wounds a few months back because of the allergic reaction I got from continuous wearing of latex gloves. Didn't pay much attention to it until I was looking at this picture but the wounds are all healed, skin isn't dry and scaly, and surprisingly no scars were formed.
It takes time but isn't it amazing how our bodies are able to heal itself? It takes faith but isn't it comforting to know that someday things will get better?

HAHAHAHA.
Push 'yang hugot kahit saan. 


Nude Nuance on the left, Clay Crush on the right


The two Creamy Mattes swatched on my arm. 



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Here's one thing though I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this in a post below.
Before I went there, all I was expecting to see was the Las Vegas Strip and the Hoover Dam. However, due to a fortunate turn of events, I ended up seeing a lot more than I was expecting and then wasn't able to visit all the hotels along Las Vegas Strip and never came close to Hoover Dam... until the last day of course. 


They asked me, "Ano pa bang hindi mo napupuntahan dito? E ang galing mo pumaraan." haha! So they suggested that we go to Lake Las Vegas but then thought of the Hoover Dam. It's a good thing that during those days, sun sets past 8 PM so no worries even if we left the City at already past four in the afternoon. 



Lake Mead and Hoover Dam are both in Boulder City. That was the first time that I went to that area which is close to the Arizona - Nevada Stateline already. 




For more information about the Lake Mead National Recreation Center, you can visit their website here.


The sun was still hot that time so I only took pictures of Lake Mead while in the car.

Lake Mead, by the way, is the largest reservoir in the United States if measured in capacity but its currently in its alarmingly low water level so a lot of reservoirs are currently larger. There are several access points to the Lake Mead. This one that we drove through is the one on the west which is from the Metropolitan Las Vegas, there's also one on the east which is through the I-15, the Valley of Fire and the other two; Moapa Indian Reservation and Overtorn Arm. 




After looking at Lake Mead, we drove to the Hoover Dam. 

The history is long so click on this link if you want to know more about the dam. 


This is Mike O'Callaghan- Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

It connects the state of Nevada and Arizona. Yup, again, this place is a stateline.

I've been hearing about the Daylight Savings Time before but it was only when I stayed there that I kind of had a grasp of what it really is. Also, because time zone in Arizona is kind of difficult to understand because of what it observes and what it doesn't observe i.e Pacific Time and Mountain Time. 

The drastic change in time of the sunset and sunrise depending on the season is the main reason why you wouldn't see an exact time in the parks. However, what you're going to see are the words, "until sunset" as the closing time. 



Alarmingly low level of water in Hoover Dam. 



Kagaya ng pake ko, paubos na. Chos!



The white color rock is called the bathtub ring and it indicates the past water levels of the reservoir.



It was hot and the air was dry. Hence, my hair looking flat like that. 




We left Hoover Dam around 7 PM. My last Las Vegas Dinner for my ver. 1.0 was at a fine dining restaurant in one of the hotels in Vegas. Hihi. Back then, I have already accepted that it was my last night. haha! I was just thinking na, "Doesn't matter, I'll be back." 

So let's see if I'll really have the chance to be back there one of the coming years. :))
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Erika Manalang Rivera - the scammer in hiding. Hindi na ko magugulat kung isang araw mabalitaan ko na lang na isa na 'tong sikat na scammer/ swindler sa Philippines ganyan. But I did my part. I tried my best to warn people para hindi na maulit at hindi siya sumikat. haha!


EDIT 2023: Marami na naman po atang naloko 'to kaya maraming nagtatanong pero wala na po akong idea at hindi na po pareho 'yung itsura niya ngayon sa nakilala namin - 2016 pa itong post. 

I left this here because of a request I got a few years ago but I currently have no contact with her nor do I know her address.


Ito 'yung first life lesson ng 2017 sa'kin na ilalagay ko rito sa blog ko. hehe. 


Erika: kung wala ng pake sa'yo. Wag ka na mang bwisit. Nag-deactivate siya ng Instagram so K, fine, diba? Hinayaan na tapos hindi na nga siya pinapakialaman nagtag pa siya dyan ng picture sa'min sa Instagram. Para saan? Para ipakita na may Instagram account na naman siya? Seryoso, san kaya siya humuhugot ng kapal ng mukha? Gusto talaga hinahabol siya eh, pero oh well, sorry pero wala na kong pake.



Kung wala akong pake, para san pa 'to? Para sa sarili ko. 'Cause I've learned a lot from this friend turned nightmare turned lesson. hehehe. So I'm sharing them to you. At syempre, to protect yourself na rin if ever kayo maging biktima ng babaeng 'to. 


Trust but be careful who you trust. 

Ayun na nga, this is because I have always been blessed with the right persons to trust. All along, I thought trusting people was the easiest thing to do until I met her. Ito 'yung isa sa mga napag-usapan namin ng isa kong friend, "Paano pala, noh kung sa trauma namin sa kanya, hindi na namin magawang magtiwala sa ibang tao?" Which is, you know, hindi naman mangyayari. I'll choose to trust no matter what but I'll be more cautious this time. Ngayon lang kasi talaga ko naka-encounter ng tao na walang ibang motive kundi mang deceive right from the start so, ito pala 'yun, ang mahal naman ng experience! hahaha. Pero this is a lifetime learning for me. Babalik naman 'yan for sure. Eventually pero 'yung trust na binigay dun sa pinagbigyan na nanloko? Hmmmm.... 


Wanting less is a better blessing than having more. 

After posting my first post about her, I've received several PMs and DMs coming from some people she borrowed money from whom she didn't pay as well even from those people who know her and are asking me updates. This goes for all of us though. We have to be careful with our money. Control urges ganyan. Ibang usapan kasi talaga pag utang para sa luho lalo na kung di naman kayang bayaran tas manloloko ka pa. Tsktsk. I know for a fact that I have also been reckless with my spending habits these past months and Erika was my wake-up call. But let's start over, Finance Department. hehe. Control lang! Kasi naman 'yung gala at pagkain minsan sobrang mapanukso! hehehe. 


Not committing a sin is not enough. You also have to do good. 

Actually kasi galing ako sa retreat kahapon kayo anghel anghelan na naman ang peg ko ngayon. This is the good thing that I am doing to mankind - layo na kay Erika. Char. Hahahha! Haaaaay. Makikilala mo talaga ang tao kapag pera na usapan, noh? Ayun na nga diba, nag donate na ko sa feeding program. :))) This is a thank you to all those who responded and tried to help us find her but she's so magaling and professional and I'm so pagod of running after her. hahaha! We're all good people, you all know that, right? Kaya nasa'tin ang challenge. Di bale, may good karma para sa'tin na gumagawa ng maganda. Hindi pa lang natin siguro makita ngayon 'yung dahilan pero meron 'yan. 


Don't let anyone hold your peace. 

So pinapa-demanda siya at meron pang nagsabi sa'kin na takot kasi ako kaya ayoko mag-demanda. Uhmm, hindi ba pwedeng kasi mas vina-value ko 'yung peace of mind? I'm letting things go 'cause I deserve my peace and not because I am afraid. Bakit ako matatakot? Kung meron dapat matakot, siya 'yun. I know that she has to be punished but I don't want to exert effort, waste money and energy to file a case (though I was really so close filing estafa and falsification of documents) against her. Hindi siya worthy sa kahit anong attention na ibibigay ko sa kanya. Yup, ganun siya kawalang kwenta. Kaya hayaan ko na lang siyang mabuhay ng nagtatago at araw-araw isipin mga kasalanan niya sa'min. Though, asa! Walang kosensiya 'yun. haha. As for me, okay na ko, hayaan ko na 'to. Positive vibes plith! Magbayad kung magbayad. Hindi kung hindi. But I'm no longer running after her. I'll leave it to karma. I deserve my peace. 


Value your loved ones more than anything in this material world. 

Ang dali kasing masilaw at maging selfish lalo na sa mundo na puno ng commercialism e, noh? Anong gagawin namin kung mas pinili niya 'yung mga luho niya at magpa impress sa mga tao dahil may bago na naman siyang mamahaling gamit na nabili? This whole issue is not about money eh. Naging pera lang kasi 'yun 'yung reason kung pano namin nakilala 'yung pagkatao niya. Hindi kagaya ng magnanakaw or ng snatcher na kinuhanan ka lang talaga ng pera o gamit, itong babaeng 'to, in-approach kaming lahat with panloloko in mind. Gets? 'Yung akala mong kaibigan mo e sasaksakin ka pala sa likod. Kaya ayun, we're lucky to have those people na sincere sa'tin kaya we should be thankful for them always. 


I've forgiven myself for trusting the wrong person and I hope and I pray that it won't happen again and to anyone. 



As life prepares me for the bigger things, it has already exposed me to swindlers that is, unfortunately, rampant in this society. Salamat, Erika Manalang Rivera dahil sa'yo nalaman ko ulit na ang dami ko pa palang hindi alam pagdating sa pakikipag-kapwa at pagbibigay ng tiwala. hehe. Salamat sa warning, universe! 


 Ingat tayo, guys! There are so many types of people out there that will try to unfairly get our hard-earned money. May we always meet trustworthy people! May the universe favor the good always. hehehe! :D


Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny. - Mahatma Gandhi.


Be careful of our words kasi in one way or another, nagma-materialize talaga. LESSON LEARNED. HEHEHE. :D




EDIT: Wala siyang nagawa, and she has paid her debt already. The problem is I've received a lot of messages asking me to post this again 'cause she still hasn't paid her debt to them plus for prevention na rin if ever my next victims. This is my second post and I've deleted the first which has the whole story of how she tricked us.  This is now posted October 30, 2016, the day we met her. hehehe. 
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