Wait! What?

Aaaaand yes! I finally found myself blogging again!

I know it was almost 3 months since the last time I was here. :(

And I don't know what has gotten into me and why I just felt uninterested in blogging all of a sudden. 

Yes, uninterested. I thought of not renewing my DOTCOM and not coming back anymore. 

I thought I should just stay away from the net and continue working as a mother and a wife. Suddenly, I felt that I don't want all of these anymore. But the thoughts... Just those thoughts gave me a lump in my throat and there's this certain sadness that I don't understand where it was coming from. 

Luckily, those were just thoughts. :) This morning I jumped off the bed and worked on my usual routine and afterwards, slumped myself to this chair again. 

I just hope to be better this time. 

Some updates will follow. :) 

I'll be back with photos and stories really soon. ^_^

I know you missed me. LOLZ ♥

Pinteresting!~

I guess I am forever hooked on pin-ing! That's why half of me wants to regret that I was invited to this site... But then again, NO! If you're on Pinterest, you'll understand what I mean. :) 

And because of Pinterest, my to-do-list is never-ending and my bookmark is full of websites and articles that I would like to visit again and back read. It is so addictive! xD

Take a look and see for yourselves!~ 

And here's a link to my profile:

Luna

By the way, it is also a very helpful tool for bloggers especially if you need more exposure for your blogs! :)

See you there, fellas! ^_^

A weekend full of love (in photos)

Overflowing weekend activities. I've got to meet friends, visit a church, date my hubby, grocery shopping and whatever things... >_< 

But I like the idea of getting busy and taking snaps of photos that I can share. ^_^

Here are some of them...

Saturday morning...

Off to Manila with hubby. 

I have a scheduled lunch meeting with the Labyrinth Garden girls for the new stocks and a photo shoot for the new campaign. But it's still early so I hanged out with hubby to his office. While he's working on a deadline, I busied myself taking photos. Their office is located on the 9th floor and the view was quite inviting. ♥

Too bad, though... I wasn't able to take photos during our lunch date at our friends house. We were busy chatting and laughing, that the original plan of the meeting was completely forgotten. I cooked for them and I'm happy that they liked my dish - Adobo. ♥ 

Before I left, my dear Kleng handed me a box. A gift, actually. *spazzz attack* 

A gift from my dear, Kleng... ♥

Thank you, my love!~ You are awesome! ILY! ♥

Hurrying over to hubby's office again... 

We still have to attend the late evening mass at the Sto. Niño De Tondo. The feast of the Holy Infant Jesus is every third Sunday of January. I visit the shrine every year on it's Feast day but this time, I know that there will be a lot of people visiting the shrine on the feast day itself. So, we decided to make it earlier. 

And again, I was right. 

There were less crowd. The mass was more solemn. And I can see the altar full of flowers this time. Last year, I didn't make it inside the church because of the huge number of attendees. 

Sto. Niño De Tondo Church

We didn't forget to visit the trail, right at the back of the church. The trail will lead you to the old statue of  the Holy Infant Jesus. 

This is the trail... Hubby leading the way... :)

The old statue of Sto. Niño, filled with flowers offered by the visitors.

If you'll visit the trail on the feast day, you won't be able to capture a close up shot of this statue. The place would be very crowded and the line is longer than you can imagine.

After the mass, hubby and I walked around the area... 

San Miguel Beer Street Party

We went to this annual street party sponsored by a huge beer company, somewhere along the streets of Zaragoza and Delpan. Many friends of ours live near where the party was held so we stayed for a while before heading for home. 

It felt good to re-visit the place where I grew up. 

Yes, I grew up in this place. And that could explain why I attend the yearly Feast. :) It is also a great time to reunite with old friends. 

The next day (Sunday), we stayed home with the kids and did some grocery shopping in the afternoon. To my surprise, hubby treated me to a whole body massage at Shinju. The best treat e-vaarr!~ Yay!~ ^_^

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And, this:

Dickies Eyewear ♥

We enjoyed the evening movie marathon, too while having a light booze. We've spotted Burlesque on HBO and I was like - YAY!~ ^_^ *rolls on the floor*

I love Cher's song!~ It was really inspiring...

~♥~

These simple treats and moments makes me feel really blessed. Sometimes people tell me how lucky I am and how they envy what I have. LOL. I find it funny. I only have a simple life. We also have problems, just like other humans.What makes my life special is not the material things that we have. WE TRY TO MAKE IT SPECIAL. Even in the smallest of things we find happiness, we feel blessed and we appreciate. As they say, life is too short. Why not enjoy each moment and say thanks for every blessing that comes along, tangible or intangible?

Happiness is always a choice. I chose to stay happy. :) And cool!~ Hahaha

Hope you all had a wonderful and blessed weekend!~ ♥

Sarcasm

I hear this everyday. I see this everyday. Almost everyone I know do this everyday, including me. 

Yes, ME! 

But I do this only because I meet, see and talk to people who I think deserves to be treated that way. Here in my blog, I try to lessen the use of such language. Aside from the fact that I am not fluent in that, we don't really use it around here at home. We have growing kids here and exposure to media like internet and tv are good enough source, so I don't see the need to do it more like a role model and slowly turn them into monsters. 

I might have used them in some of my posts, yes. And I'm sure the reasons why I did were clearly stated too. But not as often as others do. 

Doing so, might drive away quality readers off my blog and that is going to be awful for me. I blog because I want to be read and entertain my readers. Not to piss them off. 

I may not have as much followers, BUT that doesn't matter a lot.

These few nice people who follow my blog are quality readers and I will forever thank them for staying here and dropping some nice lines to my posts. I really appreciate that. ♥ 

Today

I'm sorry dear blogger friends for I've been away for quite too long. Due to so many responsibilities at hand, I have to be away from the internet and my other routines. My mom and stepdad arrived early September and left this morning to go back to the US. Of course, I and my sister have to take extra care of them while they were here. We never want to make them feel unwelcome, besides, this is still my mother's house. We'd still be doing the chores with or without them around, anyway. It's just that this time, it has to be a bit special. :)

And I realized a lot of things while I was away...

I don't really know how to express this certain sadness and other overwhelming emotions that I feel as of the moment. What I do know is that I'll be going through a lot of changes and it's going to be very hard. 

I always ask myself this: Why is change painful? 

Change is never easy. But it is always good. Well, at least for me. It may hurt but it will eventually make one person stronger and better. 

And yeah... My love for Lolita will be a big part of it. I guess I should start changing that. It's not that I don't like/love it anymore. I just feel that it's dragging me somewhere I don't know. I'm starting to be confused with all it's inclusions. If it's going to be only Lolita, then that's fine. Sad to say, it's not. It has a lot of superfluous details that I don't want to embrace. Since I started loving it, I feel that I am being forced to swallow the bitter part of it. I own me. Why do I have to live by some rules or some negativity? Why should I care on what others might say? Is it that important? Are they part of my immediate family? I can only care so much if it's my family and my few close friends.

Lolita is beautiful. It only becomes dirty and ugly because of so many other things. 

Oh well... *sigh* I guess it's time...

Little by little, you will witness a few changes on this blog. Though I would still be telling stories about Lolita but not that much anymore. I might or might not stop. But I would really want to concentrate on more important matters than that. I guess I'll be showcasing my crafts and some art more and more. May it be Lolita or non-Lolita related. 

This will always be my Ruffled Tea Diary.

Oh, Yeah!

Now, I'm finally back! It's been a very looong time since my last post and I really feel bad that I wasn't able to write anything down here... I am so sorry for the lack of updates and such. As always, I am busy with some personal stuffs, work related stuffs, Lolita stuffs, EFL stuffs and a lot moooore! 

Seriously, I don't feel like blogging these past weeks. Our internet connection have been failing. Grrr! And each time I could get a chance, I could only check my FB page. And whenever I do, I see not so nice things. Mostly rants, anger, sarcasm, etc. All these made me avoid going in and checking my accounts. Why and what for? I see so much negativity around me and I could only take so much! I do not intend to get affected and infected in any way, so I'd rather not see. Good thing, Jaja brought some fabric for me to sew. And sewing consumed my whole being again... 

And oh! By the way, I got myself a new sewing machine... Errr... a second hand, I mean. An industrial High Speed sewing machine. I realized that I could do more if I'll get myself something like the ones we used at school. I could sew faster now and better. I am planning to get an overlocking sewing machine too, one day. Sorry, folks. I wasn't able to upload the photo of it because I can't find my memory card. >.< 

Anyway, I guess, that's it for now. I'll be back with photos and more stories soon. Just stick around... :)

Oh, well!

*Will UPDATE soon!*

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Thanks to my NEW Followers!

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The New EFL

Cheers! We've transferred to a new platform! 

The Earth Friendly Lolita Project

*Please Follow and Spread The Love*

Blog-lift

I am wanting to get a blog-lift! And that will be so soon! ^_^

Lessons learned

Just a while back, I was reading Ramble Rori's post and I really find it helpful. Thank you for the tips! It is a great guide for bloggers-to-be and seasoned bloggers too. Even though I have been blogging for a while now, I still find her tips useful. I want my blog to be remembered as a good one. That is why I am really out to find ways on how I can improve to become a good blogger. As you can notice, my blog is a dotcom. Meaning, I paid for it and I would not want to waste my money on just some silliness. If you think that I am being silly because I bought a domain for my Lolita blog, well then this is what I am telling you. Lolita is never a waste of time, money and effort for me. I love what I do and this is what I do best. With Lolita, I can be me. I own my art. I feel free. So, leave us alone if you think I am being silly or unreasonable. Everyone has the right to choose what they believe is right. And I chose this. 

*whooops!* Do not get me wrong. I am not angry. I am just being honest. 

Anyway, I am going to bed now. Not to sleep, no. But to catch up on reading the book that my dearest mother gave me.

~tralalala♥~

I know it is not a Loli thing to read but hey! It is actually a good book! 

~I shall see you in a few!~

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