Aicha Amano

Good Morning, Paranaque! Hay naku , Manila, it's another one of your extremely blinding hot days. I'm in Manila you guys ! And everything is so busy and blinking and fast and noisy and fun and superlatively exciting! Since touching down last April 1st, everything has been strange. But you can't blame me, what's 10 days when compared to 26 years? All my life I've been in Davao. Suddenly, my plane lurched and landed (none too gently I may add) at the pristine NAIA. I've been busy getting acquainted with the Metro's jeep / bus routes and trainstops. Having always been a one-route jeepney girl for a good part of my life, I was mortified to find out that there were so many ways you can easily get lost in various transportation; Manila is HUGE, myged , and you can't even ask people for directions daw . And not like I can actually muster the courage to ASK them, because my Tagalog is still lilting and funny and probinsianic . If that's even a word hah...

Hey! Barely a day and I'm blogging again. A giveaway caught my eye! Tisha of Here, Tishie Tishie has a great giveaway in store for us with her Anniversary Giveaway: Cocomo Swimsuits which is totally awesome! I haven't participated in any giveaway for the mean time but this is a good chance for anyone who wants to win a really cute swimsuit! First off I'm not the AHH-TOO-SEXAY-FOR-MY-SWIMWEAR kind of girl. I'm rather conservative, opting to wear swimsuit topped with a big, breezy shirt or with shorts. I'm afraid I don't have a lot of swimsuit at all. Just one, but recently, I bought a simple navy blue one piece to go to a company outing (WHICH WAS AMMAZING-We went to Pearl Farm Beach Resort!) I'm wearing the swimsuit here, lovingly termed by otaku (like myself) as a "Mizugi", which pertains to the standard-issue swimsuit given to Japanese highschool girls. I even put my own nameplate on it!!!! On my chest I sewed on a small fabric with my name, AIC...

Hi Guys! I'm soooooo excited to announce the winners to you! Joelle of Jol Creations have personally raffled off the list of entries via Random.org and we now present you the winners! Here is the list of eligible entries: WINNER #1 WINNER #2 WINNER #2 CONGRATULATIONS Kimberly! - Victoria! - London's beauty!

Jol Creations is one of the jewelry blogs that I truly admire, and am seriously lemming for. Talking to Joelle , the super sweet and incredibly talented owner and creator of these jewelries, there's no one more excited than us to open this giveaway to you, guys! THE JOL CREATIONS JEWELRY GIVEAWAY I'm sure that I'm not alone in thinking that the best jewelries are those made from hand and with all the love that the creator showers to it. I always am amazed at the level of dedication that jewelry artists like Joelle put into their beautiful creations. They are intricate and delicate but they pop up so amazingly when we wear them. I'm not kidding when I say that her creations are one of the most whimsical and romantic jewelries that you can find EVER! "If" was simply love at first glance for me: More than just earrings, you can find necklaces and and special charms and more at her blogsite. This giveaway will give you the chance to win a piece of romantic an...

Hi guys, how are you all doing? Right off the bat, I'm going to tell you I'm not doing so good. This week has been so tiring to say the least. I only get less than 3-4 hours of sleep daily and because of that, I'm always so tired that I haven't exercised or done anything remotely active . And because of lack of sleep, my hours aren't right anymore thus I don't eat regular meals on time. Well I hope to get out of this rut when the weekend rolls in. Aside from that, I'm doing good online. I'm finishing up my workload so I can exit the company gracefully. I'm also looking for a good job, preferably a desk job in copywriting, but I'm not too sure if I can find anything like that and in my city, too. Well please cross your fingers for me, I need all the luck I can get! Also, I picked up some nice clothes along the way, I got a summery blue lacey top from Charlotte Russe, a blue and white striped top from Forever21 and finally a white peasant top with ...

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone who have joined my giveaway! It means a lot to me to have you guys! (^___^) I gathered the entries from the comments box and here's the complete list! (which surprised me btw, because I thought it would be like just less than 10 but lo and behold- we have 17 entries! ) 1 CamRenRai16(SHOBE) 2 CHARRY 3 rhaindropz 4 Nix 5 Cabyness 6 Sherry 7 Calia Yang 8 trizh űű 9 RHiiAN 10 // krissy ♥ 11 ♥ mia 12 beauty and geekness 13 madhel 14 Nina 15 ayn 16 yhen said... 17 luckyfinds And here is the winner via random.org CONGRATS CHARRY of EYECANDY !!!!! Please send me your mailing address so I can ship you your prizes ASAP! :) And for all of you guys, thanks so much! I'll be sure to do more giveaways in the future. HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL OF YOU! See you around, -Aicha

Hi guys!! Finally its time for my GIVEAWAY!!!!!!! Nothing really fancy but I hope we have some fun! First of all this is a Philippine-only giveaway, so I am mighty sorry for my friends who live outside my country. I really don't have enough to fork over for the shipping fee. But if you're from outside the country but you can provide me with a Philippine address (friends/relatives that can send you this little package) then by all means, I strongly encourage you to enter! Giveaway ends on OCTOBER 30 12:00mn you guys! I hope I have at least 8 people who will join. I WILL DRAW THE WINNER VIA RANDOM.ORG IF I CAN LEARN HOW TO USE IT! HAHAHAH. I will announce the winner the very next day. HOW TO WIN: 1. Follow me! 2. Post a this giveaway on your blog (nothing really fancy, just a little line along with your regular blog post is already awesome to encourage people to join in on the fun) 3. Comment me with your name and email, and answer this little question so I can get to know you a...

Maui of Makeup, Rants, Musings and More is having a hip giveaway for her followers. PRIZES: - Small clutch thing from the MAC Holiday Heirloom Collection (correct me if im wrong haha) -MAC Individual Lashes -Sample of MAC Pigment sample (hehe it spilled but still half full!) in Reflects Blue -BB Cream Sample in Premium Gold Caviar -BB Cream Sample: Super BB -Rimmel Colour Rush Quad in Smokey Noir (swatched) -Kirland Mineral Shimmer Powder -Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Luminous Shadow in After midnight - ELF Professional Smudge Eye Sponge -ELF Regular and Waterproof Mascara Duo -A jar sample of my HG Product! RCMA Invisible Setting Powder -Urban Decay Sparkler pen in Dynamite (not pictured) CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!

This post has been sitting as a draft in my dashboard for way too long. This has been such a busy, busy week xD I entered Mina's Giveaway and I could not be more psyched to hear that I won it! Last Oct.2 I just got out of the shower and lo! My sis told me that I got a package waiting for me. I rushed to it and felt perfectly perky to see that it was Mina's package. I mailed her immediately to let her know it arrived safely and thanked her. Mineral Make Up 30 Mineral Make Up Samples! YAY! xD 2 Mineral Make Up Blushes in pots. I love the color. I finally have a blush! Hahah! Trial Pack Dr. Jart UV Protective Shining Base SPF 50++ Feverfet BB Crema SPF 30++ Whitening Skin Food Agave Cactus Toner Skin Food Agave Face Cream iWhite Skin Whitening Vita Aqya iWhite Skin Whitening Vita Facial Cream SPF 15 iWhite Ice Wine Rose Petal Mask iWhite Whitening Pack Peel-off Vaseline Healthy White Lotion Body Recipe Skin Lightening Hand and Body Cyleina Grapeseed Soap And then she added a litt...

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!

Hi! It's nice to see you all again :D You know how crazy life + work gets and it hinders you from doing the things you want to do? Yep, we all have them. I've been online though but mostly it's for doing online work and editing and typing manuscript (nothing too grand but it's so fun to do! I wish this was my line of work) What have I got these past few days: Bought STRIP IT! Because of the good results I got from using STRIP IT's P160.00 trial pack, I ordered 2 big jar wax at P295 each over at their multiply store . As usual, Arlette was very accomodating and nice. Though their 2-for-280 promo was over but anyway, what's a 15 peso difference, right? I've just used the first one yesterday and it's still good. Got a lot of extra wax strips now so I didn't have too much trouble. I've just used about half, so all in all I have roughly 4 months worth of hair-free skin for less than P600 ($12)! Cool, huh? :D I might be weird to the lot of you but I di...