Aicha Amano

AICHA GIVES AWAY If somebody told me three months upon starting this blog that I would have 50 readers I would have replied "FAT CHANCE! " This blog is a product of my bored free time, rants, beauty stuff, and general nonsense so it's such a wonder why anyone would take the time to click on the follower's button. But thank you! It makes me feel so... fantastic . Like as if my posts really matter somewhat! LOL! Kidding. So it's time for me to give back to the AWESOME PEOPLE list with a little GIVEAWAY because we all love giveaways! I personally love joining in all the fun, crazy, awesome giveaways from people that I follow. Mine will be just small, nothing too grand. I have one idea for the prizes, as I have a contact from Korea to buy me some Beauty Credit stuff. I don't know if you've heard of Beauty Credit before, but you can check out some of the items at http://www.beautycredit.co.kr I have the pressed powder in natural beige which I absolutely love...

GOOD NEWS FIRST. Well because the bad news is totally terrible like you wouldn't believe. (P.S. Sorry for the webcam pics, my sis is hogging my digicam) So I bought stuff over the past weekend, and because of that I've realized that I am not a make-up person. I am a 95% skincare person as miniscule 5% goes into make up and fragrances. I love taking care of my skin. It's not the best in the world but I'm satisfied with it (as long as I wax the crap out of unwanted hair hehe!) I bought some stuff to help me with some of my problem areas, and hopefully it will all get better in time (...song line) especially some of my dark areas like my elbows and knees, plus my oily skin which is the bane of my existence. So here are the loots. Incredibly, all of them I bought on different places but all are on SALE ! If you can remember in this post , this was an online buy! I paid it via GCash, very smooth transaction with this seller in Multiply. Got it in less than 48 hours. I am ...

I went to Xiao's place to help have some Happy-Time. xiao, aicha, moe Haha, random uniforms! lol! Xiao is wearing a real Japanese school girl uniform we found in a thrift store and Moe was wearing a Haruhi Suzumiya-inspired uniform. Xiao let me wear her Nursing Type-A (I'm not a Nursing graduate like them! LOL) We took lots of funny pictures and for the rest of the day. When I spend time with my friends, there is never a single moment I'm not grinning and laughing and smiling and horsing around. Here are some pics they took of me: I'm not licensed to operate a stethoscope (haha!) me and moe doing sexy poses and failing Don't cry, it's ok, I think your brain is still functioning! Yay! It's my first time to wear a nurse's uniform, it looks so cute but the fabric is very very stiff! It's also hot! Xiao and Moe told me that they had to wear that everyday for 6 months straight for their hospital duty, and they had to take a bath twice in a day: one in the...

Birthday Giveaway PART 1 For PHILIPPINE RESIDENTS only Birthday Giveaway PART 2 For LOCAL and INTERNATIONAL Mina's Rules: 1. Follow me ! Just click the Follow button on the left! =) 2. Make a post about my give-away on your blog. =) Copy-paste is good. =) 3. Leave a message in the comment section of this post. Please make sure that it includes LINK TO YOUR BLOG POST ABOUT MY CONTEST. I will be checking this and if this is not followed your entry is automatically disqualified. Boo hoo! 4. Open to Philippine residents only. I have a separate giveaway that includes my internationally-based followers. =) 5. At least 10 must join (or else giveaway will be extended until such time I receive 10 entries! I do hope I receive more than 10 right away though.) 6. Give-away ends on September 15, 2009 11:59PM PH Time. 7. Winner will be announced on or before September 20, 2009. It's her first giveaway ever and it's a birthday giveaway too! I love her prizes! Let's all join :) HAPPY...

As usual, Ms. Sesame of VivaBella is here with another of her insanely popular giveaways ! She's generously giving away products from 7 different stores ranging from skin care to jewelry so do head off to Vivawoman.net to read more about the giveaway and the rules, and join in the fun!

HEY GUYS! Today's my birthday (greet me! xD) and you know what that means: ZOMG GIFTS! Haha, the family have given me a little bit of money (enough to pay for the stuff I want to order) So here's a list of what I expect to be getting: 1. Ellana Minerals Finishing Powder 4g and Baby Buki Brush 1. I want this again because this powder rocks my socks. It's oil-absorbing, sheer, finishes my bb cream to a perfect matte... and the espresso con panna fits my skin like a.... stocking? Lol, like a second skin :) Also will be getting another Baby Buki brush, since my sister kind of stole it. When I arrived home, she shouted from the bedroom: "Aicha, I kind of stole that tiny brush you have, thanks ha !" Ugh. My evil, evil sister. 2. Skinfood Spree @ Mostacchio 's My first spree ever and I'm anxious and excited! I wish I can have it sooner but the estimated date of arrival would be at the last week of October. I hope that I can stretch my patience as I wait for it t...

Okay so it's not a clever title. Well, I am currently reading Atonement by Ian McEwan (wow, I've been at this book for aaaages) and I am trying to atone for the lack of posts lately! We were having--- actually we still are having a tough time at home. We're moving!!! Been pretty busy with the repairs of the new home and packing all our stuff. *Sniff, Sniff* I feel really sad leaving our home. We've lived there for around 13 years. Hopefully we can all scramble and leave before September 18. And ugh, it's such a downer to spend September 19 unpacking and decorating our home. It's my b irthday , I was planning to host a Crab Party! :( Anyway, I thought I would just like to share my favorite quotes on Atonement , if you don't mind. I love this book. Everytime I read a passage that struck me, I hastily jot it down. The book is wonderfully written, it is so erudite! The story itself makes me contemplate on the dynamics of family, the strength of imagination ...