Aside from working, watching TV shows and reading books, I decided to organize my closet to keep myself occupied!

This is our closet. We had it shipped all the way from IKEA Singapore last year. It’s so pretty! Thank goodness for frosted glass, or else you’d see the mess inside, haha.

Anyway, I was able to watch this awesome video on how to fold and organize clothes in your closet. Works very well with t-shirts, underwear and other pieces of clothing that needs to be folded.

Now this is how the inside of my closet looks like. (Sorry, wasn’t able to get a photo of the ‘BEFORE’ part, but it was really messy, haha)

I’m soooo happy. I was able to clear out an extra shelf so now I have 2 shelve spaces for my bags!

Good timing too, since the hubby bought me 2 bags from Singapore, along with other tiny, little things. Hurray!

Oh, and here’s another useful video I watched: How to Fold Jeans PROPERLY.

There are so how many ‘How to Fold’ videos in YouTube! So addicting to watch.

I’m planning to fold all the towels, kitchen towels and bedsheets next.

Hi, Ladies!

You might be wondering who are the week 3 and week 4 winners of my Asian Secrets Giveaway. (Sorry for the delay! The sponsors wanted to double check that there are no double winners from multiple blogs sponsoring the contest, to be fair!)

Well anyway, look no further because here are the winners!

WEEK 3
TINA ELAINE RESUELLO
ANA CARLIZA F. PINEDA
ANN LUCILLE G. SELISANA
PATRICIAN ANN DA SILVA
ROSEMARIE SAMSON

WEEK 4
ROSARIO FLORES-YAP
MAYLA LAGRIMAS
GHELYNN CONSUEGRA
ROSEMARIE SAMSON
GIDJETTE ARGUELLES

Winners may claim their Asian Beauty Packs at Innovitelle, Inc., Unitel Laboratiories, Inc. (UNILAB), 2nd Floor Bonaventure Plaza, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila.

Please look for Ms. Sheryl Roan, and don’t forget to bring an ID! :)

Congratulations to all the winners and hope you’re enjoying the pretty awesome gift pack from Asian Secrets!

Please feel free to share your Asian Secret stories and experiences by commenting here on or on the Geek Girl Manila Facebook Page!

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My first ever concert was Avril Lavigne’s the Black Star Tour last February 16, 2012 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.

It was an exciting experience with my mom.

After I finished my Abacus Class in the morning, me, my dad and my little sister went to PF Changs (at ATC) for lunch with my lola. My mom was running a little late but she was able to come eat with us.

After we waited for my mom to finish eating we all went back home and got ready for the concert.

I decided to wear my Mickey Mouse shirt but my mom said that it was going to rain hard. So instead of wearing that, my mom told me to wear a pink shirt and change into my Mickey Mouse shirt later.

For the bottom, I decided to wear black leggings and a skirt on top.

I also wore a cat necklace and my LEGO wristwatch. I also asked my Ninang Lia if I can borrow her boots. She agreed to let me wear them.

Once I finished changing, I looked at myself in the mirror I thought I looked kinda cute.

My dad told me that me and my mom would be sitting a bit close to the stage. He also told me that I could have a small bag like a mini shoulder pouch. I also brought along my book (Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth) in case I got bored in the car.

We went to Gateway Mall. While I was in the car, I started reading my book.

After reading my book, I got sleepy and asked my mom if I could take a nap. She said “Yes, yes you need energy while we are at the concert!”

I took the blanket (we keep one in the car in case we got cold) and passed out.

When I woke up, I was still a little sleepy and it was really raining hard. We went to Gateway Mall and parked underground.

After we got out of the car, we were now going to have some fun!

My mom wanted us to get some snacks before the concert so we don’t get hungry.

It made me wonder what me and my mom were going to have for dinner.

I asked her and she said “We are going to have it during the concert.” but I was like, “Aren’t food and drinks prohibited inside the Araneta Coliseum?”

She said, “It’s ok some people will be selling some food.”

But I was still nervous. We went to the food court and I saw Aunty Anne’s.

I was going to ask my mom “Doesn’t Aunty Anne sell pretzels?”

But I didn’t ask her anymore because I remembered there was an Aunty Anne’s at ATC and they do sell pretzels.

I told my mom I wanted to have an almond coated pretzel and some hot chocolate because I was cold.

We sat down somewhere and ate our meal. My mom bought 2 almond-covered pretzels. I ate 1 and 1 half of the other.

While I was halfway finished with the second pretzel, I said “ Mommy, I’m full and let’s go to the bathroom so I can change shirts.”

We went to the bathroom and changed my shirt.

Then we headed for the red gate. But we didn’t know where the red gate was so we went to the green gate.

The place was full of people waiting. My mom asked the security where to line up for Patron seats.

And he replied, “You don’t need to line up because you already have reserved seats, the people that are here don’t have seats.”

Since we didn’t want to wait forever, we went to Shopwise.

We looked at some things and got a mini blue fan and some candy. By the time we got back, the line was moving already.

After the line got shorter, my mom and I went in.

We decided to get a souvenir for my little sister, Amanda, because she wanted to go to but we only had 2 tickets. Most of the things were very expensive so we only got a flashing Star Wand.

Some people were standing outside the door because the place wasn’t ready yet. After a little waiting, we were allowed to go in.

When we got in I thought we were supposed to sit somewhere else closer to the stage but it was okay.

After waiting for a long time the opening act started. Their final song was the song in the Cornetto Disk commercial.

After that we waited for a long time again, then it became pitch black except for the glow sticks some people were waving. Other people were waving Star Wands.

Then we heard Avril Lavigne! It was so cool! I saw her for real!

She also had a Star wand and she was waving it.

She sang 14 songs. She bowed then left the stage. My mom told me to yell “Encore!” because she saw somebody telling everybody to yell encore.

After our yelling “Encore!” she came back up on stage, and everyone screamed (there was even a guy screaming like a girl).

After 3 songs, she introduced the band members and left the stage.

When everything was over, me and my mom went to the backstage to look for her. Sadly, nothing but there was someone who was working with Avril and asked us if we wanted to have the set list. I was like “YES!”

Then my mom said to stand next to him to have picture with him.

When we got back to the car, I asked my mom if I could have that leftover pretzel. After I ate it, I passed out again.

When we got back home sweet home, I removed the shoes, watch and necklace and slept soundly.

My First Concert – Avril Lavigne the Black Star Tour Manila in Photos

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Josephine Victoria is 10 years old and a geek girl in the making. She loves to read, loves dinosaurs, cats and Pokemon. She likes to play on her Nintendo DS during her spare time.

MARY GEE ISMAEL
JANA NEVALGA
MIRZI SARTE
MA. ELINOR SEMIRA
ANALYN ALONSAGAY
MARY JEAN CAPILI
CAMILLE QUIAMBAO
AIDA VILLANUEVA
MARY ROSE H. ATON
JESSICA PEARL REYES
RACHELLE THERESE GONZALES
IRENE ENRIQUEZ
GISELLE SANTOS
MELANIE ABUEL

Congratulations!

Winners may claim their Asian Beauty Packs at Innovitelle, Inc., Unitel Laboratiories, Inc. (UNILAB), 2nd Floor Bonaventure Plaza, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila.

Please look for Ms. Sheryl Roan, and don’t forget to bring an ID! :)

We still have 2 more weeks to go, and 10 more beauty packs to give away! If you haven’t joined, YOU STILL CAN by simply registering on this form!

And while you’re at it, help me spread the word by tweeting: (Sharing is caring! Believe in good karma!)

@leeyahgrl is giving away 10 more Asian Secrets Beauty pack till end of Feb! :) Click here to join! http://bit.ly/xqTBue

Good luck, ladies!

Follow and Like the Asian Secrets Facebook Page for more news on sales and promotions.

From February 6 to March 2, get to the Beyond the Box branch nearest you (Resorts World and One Rockwell branches) and ioin their daily Temple Run competition!

Get to win awesome daily and weekly prizes, and a chance to win a very awesome grand prize on March 3!

Grand Prize: iPod Touch 32GB
Weekly Prizes: Sumdex Bags
Daily Prizes: Crumpler/Belkin/Malopero Pouches

Follow Beyond the Box on Twitter (@BeyondtheboxRP) and Facebook for more news on promos and updates.

The winners of this weeks Asian Secrets Giveaway are… *drum roll*

PAMELA ANNE MACALINAO
MARY JAY JAVIER
ALLAN REYES
JERELENE ABELLO
JENNYLEN DIANO

Congratulations!

Winners may claim their Asian Beauty Packs at Innovitelle, Inc., Unitel Laboratiories, Inc. (UNILAB), 2nd Floor Bonaventure Plaza, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila.

Please look for Ms. Sheryl Roan, and don’t forget to bring an ID! :)

But that’s not all!

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’re raffling off 14 (Yup, you heard that right… FOURTEEN!) Asian Secrets Beauty Pack!

All you have to do is register and that’s it!

Everyone who signs up TODAY will be qualified for the Valentine’s Day Special Raffle.

Good luck, ladies, and have a romantic Valentine’s Day!

What did you have for lunch?

I, on the other hand, had my usual order at Chowking: a box of Beef Chaofan, an order of beef siomai and a cup of Nai Chai! (because I loooove milk tea!)

Speaking of Chowking, they have an ongoing promo with their Chef Bowl Specials!

You can get a 50%-off introductory promo coupon on a Chef Bowl Special by simply going to their Facebook Page and using their app.

The app will simply have you tweet or share a post on Faceook (or both!) about their Chef Bowl Special. When the app reaches the 2,500 counter, you’ll get the digital coupon right in your email.

Easy-peasy! So click, click, click!

You can get a yummy bowl of either Honey Garlic Chicken or Oriental Beef Bowl for only P39.50!

Hmm, can’t decide, but I think an Oriental Beef Bowl will go nicely with a cup of Nai Cha :)

Follow Chowking Philippines on Facebook or Twitter(@ILoveChowking) for their news and announcements.

A couple of years ago, I could have enumerated the hippest and coolest party places in Manila. But now, I’m totally clueless! (It’s either I’m getting boring or I’m getting old, haha)

Nowadays, I’m much happier to stay at home, playing World of Warcraft, curling up with a good book or just stay in bed the whole day (without taking a bath, haha!) and have TV show marathons.

But of course, there are days when I have to leave my cave and socialize with people.

Nowadays, my idea of a Friday night gimmick is to have a quiet dinner with friends and probably end the night with a glass of wine, or a cup of coffee and a tasty dessert.

And that’s what I did last night!

If you’re looking for a nice after-dinner hang out place, try checking out Sweet Bella Cafe at Burgos Circle at The Fort.

Sweet Bella Cafe is a quaint little coffee and dessert place. Their coffee drinks (Nespresso Coffee) are reasonably priced at around P120-P180 a cup and their yummy, yummy mini cakes are priced at around P130-P180.

Their full-sized cakes are a bit expensive, though, at average price of at least P1,500 a cake. But I’m pretty sure with how they look like, they SHOULD taste pretty scrumptious, too!

I love looking at pretty desserts!

French maccaroons at P60 a pop :)

Still looking for a Valentine’s Day gift? They sell Chocolate Pralines, too!

I forgot what this is called but it’s REALLY yummy! :) Just the right sweetness with a wafery-bottom :)

A cup of Cappuccino to satisfy my caffeine cravings :) And they don’t scrimp on sugar packets, too!

We ordered a few French maccaroons. I tried the Caramel Sea Salt. Very sweet :P

And to make our Sweet Bella Cafe experience even better, we got a complimentary pot of hot chocolate! :)

Tiny choco chips in my tiny tea cup! <3

So if you’re looking for a place to satisfy your sweet tooth, I would definitely recommend Sweet Bella Cafe :)

You might also want to check them out, too, if you’re looking for a place to have breakfast. I heard they serve awesome pancakes topped with fresh fruits! Yum!

Sweet Bella Cafe
Burgos Circle, Rizal Drive
Global City
TEL# (632) 844-0680 / (632) 392-7571 / (63) 928-5025027

Visit the Sweet Bella Cafe website for more info, or follow Sweet Bella Cafe in Facebook and in Twitter (@sbdesserts)!

The winners of this weeks Asian Secrets Giveaway are… *drum roll*

GERARDALE ANN A BALINTEC
GAIL VILLANUEVA
MAY ABIGAIL L. DISCIPULO
JESSICA PEARL REYES
JANELLE DUMALAON

Congratulations!

Winners may claim their Asian Beauty Packs at Innovitelle, Inc., Unitel Laboratiories, Inc. (UNILAB), 2nd Floor Bonaventure Plaza, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila.

Please look for Ms. Sheryl Roan, and don’t forget to bring an ID! :)

Ladies, you still have a chance to win an Asian Beauty Pack as this giveaway is on-going until end of February! 5 winners a week!

BTW, we’ll be having a special Valentine’s Day draw on the 14th, so watch out for it! ;)

For more details on Asian Secrets promos, follow the Asian Secrets Facebook Page.

Geek Girl Manila, in collaboration with Asian Secrets, is having a raffle!

Haven’t heard of Asian Secrets?

“Asian Secrets is a brand of whitening products. It is a beauty treatment inspired by a most luxurious Javanese ritual called Lulur. The ritual was originally intended for the bride-to-be in order to beautify, smoothen, and whiten her skin before her wedding day. Lulur originated from the royal palaces of Java, Indonesia and products inspired by this traditional treatment are still used by Indonesian women today.”

I haven’t personally tried this product yet, but Liz of Project Vanity and Shen of Shen’s Addiction have written great reviews on them.

So, on to the giveaway! This giveaway is VERY easy to join.

All you have to do is fill up this form.

That’s it! And while you’re at it, please spread the word about this giveaway by tweeting:

Get a chance to win an Asian Secrets Beauty Pack from @leeyahgrl! Join now! http://bit.ly/xqTBue

Five (5) lucky beauty geeks will win an Asian Secrets Beauty Pack WEEKLY until end of February. (That’s a total of 20 winners for the whole raffle! We’re going to have a SPECIAL RAFFLE on February 14, so watch out for that, too!)

The Asian Secrets Beauty Pack includes the following products:
•    Lulur Green Tea (2)
•    Lulur Seaweed (2)
•    Lulur Mulberry (2)
•    Bengkoang Olive (2)
•    Bengkoang Betel (2)

That’s a total of 10 items per gift pack! Woohoo! So what else are you waiting for? Join now! :)

Like Asian Secrets? Follow the Asian Secrets Facebook Page.

Note: Winners will have to claim their prize at Bonaventure Plaza, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila. Provincial winners will be sent their prize via courier service. Winners must present a valid ID when claiming their prize.