Weekend Routine {Hair Care, Skin Care and Pizza Making!}

Hi guys! I'm sharing with you my Weekend Routine, including hair care, skin care, and a little cooking on the side. I hope you enjoy this video, as much as I loved filming it. Join me as I go through my journey as a teen living in the Philippines!

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Filipino Snack Haul 2016 {Part 2}

Me and my cousins Gia and Raffa, had so much fun filming this Filipino Snack Haul for you guys! I hope you enjoyed this video. If you still haven't, please watch PART 1 of this haul HERE.

I had to split it into two parts because it's quite long. 

*Please expect random barking sounds in the background. We have so many dogs! :)

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Filipino Snack Haul 2016 {Part 1}

Me and my cousins Gia and Raffa, had so much fun filming this Filipino Snack Haul for you guys! I hope you enjoyed this video. Please watch the PART 2 of this haul HERE.

I had to split it into two parts because it's quite long.

*Please expect random barking sounds in the background. We have so many dogs! :)

Show some love by liking, commenting, and subscribing to my channel. Thank you!

Much love and toodles! 💖💖💖

 💚 S U B S C R I B E: http://tinyurl.com/zh4jf4u

 💜 T W I T T E R: https://twitter.com/chesteney/

 💖 I N S T A G R A M: https://instagram.com/chesteney/

 💚 W A T T P A D: https://www.wattpad.com/user/ThePurpleHuntress

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The Day I Made Chocolate Fudge Cake

Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake

This is the day after I had made my very first Chocolate Fudge Cake. 

I felt very ecstatic and a little impatient while looking at all the easy, and delicious recipes that my Mom told me to start with, the day before. You know, we had the 'make-your-summer-productive' talk that meant doing more fun things other than staying in front of the computer all day. 

So, yeah.

Luckily, I came across a Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix in our food supplies cabinet. My aunt told me that it was okay to use and  bake with; so I did. It was around 2:00 P.M. at that time. 

I started looking for the needed ingredients and measured them according to the instructions with my equally eager little helper, Sofia.  We had first taken out the mix from the box, then grabbed vegetable oil, water, measuring cup, wooden spoon, and a medium-sized bowl. We mixed all the ingredients in the  bowl, and added a little bit (actually, many, MANY bits) of leftover chocolate chunks into the mixture. After that, we each took turns in pouring the mixture on the glass baking dish, while my aunt readied the oven. It was set to 177 C or 350 F, and the baking time was about 25 to 28 minutes. We placed the dish it in the oven and waited. 

I paced back and forth, anxiously waiting for the results of my cake. After what seemed liked forever, it was finally done and the kitchen was filled with the heavenly aroma that came from the oven. I took the cake out and it looked so deliciously chocolatey. I placed it on a rack and waited for it to cool. Topped with some wafer bits, it was ready to serve. 

It was soooooo easy to make! But then I decided, the next time I bake, I would make my own cake straight from a tried and tested recipe, instead of a cake mix. Although using a ready mix somehow guarantees that your cake will turn out right, I want to learn the basics so I can experiment more later on.

I knew then, that day marked the beginning of  an exciting baking adventure. So stay tuned for more!

P.S. If you are interested to try, different brands and flavors of cake mixes are widely available in groceries and supermarkets. Happy baking! :)

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More than Words

I have always been fascinated with the power of words.

My love for the written word dates back from my early years of reading my first story books, mock spelling bees with my cousins, all the way through my first attempt at writing novels. ‘Written’, mainly because I consider myself more of a reader and writer, than a speaker. Yes, I am the typical the silent type who reads and writes a lot more, but talks less.

So when I gave birth to my Little Lady, it came naturally for me to encourage her to develop not just love, but passion for the same. I bought her books even before she could read, and taught English as her first language. She learned to speak in our native Filipino tongue later on, with a little struggle, attaining decent proficiency nevertheless, before she turned high school.

People ask me time and again why I chose to teach the international language first before our very own, hinting a patriotism issue—a lack of it, to be precise. To which I would retort: I want to give my child the edge and advantage—to boost her confidence in communicating with all kinds of people regardless of social status and educational attainment; to speak impeccably in public without stammering due to a lack of vocabulary or the fear of being grammatically incorrect; and to write meaningfully with purpose, clarity, as well as style. These are just some of the reasons to ensure that my child would be at par with the best of her generation.

But that is just me. As parents, we prioritize what we believe is best for our children. We can mold them to be the future political leaders of the nation, but they can always go towards a different path.

My daughter can be whatever she wants to be—president, beauty queen, linguist, head of a translation company, novelist, fashion designer, or chef, the possibilities are endless. But what matters most in her journey is that she has been prepared well and equipped with everything she needed to pursue her dreams, and the rest is up to her to make it all happen.

Photo Frame Model Me

When Mom and I went with my grandparents for their check up at a mall clinic sometime in August last year, Mom saw this:

Yes, that's 5 photos of ME (except for the baby in the middle)! So Mom, who brings the camera all the time, took this shot as a remembrance of my stint as a photo frame model:

Feeling celebrity :)

I had my photos taken a month before in this studio. We didn't know they printed extra to use for their frames. Mom even joked they should pay me for this. Hahaha. The frame was already sold the last time we checked. :)

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