I was lazy today so breakfast is all on Jake's. Thanks babe!

Oh wow, so it's Sunday! Hurrah! We survived the rapture! But seriously, it's lazy day today. Time to just relax, watch movies and grub. AND do laundry. Ahohoho!

So yesterday, we got our Entertainment Weekly in the mail and on the cover is Katniss for the Hunger Games movie. This Hunger Games movie sounded like a big deal because of how people are talking about who is perfect for the cast and shit like that. I have NO CLUE what the movie is about until I read the subtitle which said "A girl named Katniss is forced to fight in a televised death match." And I just blurted out, "Wow, this kinda sound like that Japanese movie wherein highschool kids are killing each other." Imagine, just that one super simple line made me think about the connection...! I started to research more about Hunger Games and the more I read about the plot, the more it really sounded like that Japanese film. YES, I am talking about BATTLE ROYALE. Who knew that I'd be one of those critics saying that this is a rip-off of Battle Royale. Okay, okay, maybe not a rip-off, but you can totally see the similarities. Very fishy. Now, I haven't read both books but from what a lot of other bloggers wrote already, comparing the two books, it really sounds like Battle Royale inspired Hunger Games. HG sounds like an Americanized version -- can't use HS kids in the plot, not when we already have kids here bringing guns to school. People also are saying that this is written in first person narration, BR isn't. Know what's the problem with first person narration? It limits character development. Unless the author jumps away from it on certain important scenes.. which would make a not so good written book. Oh, and I heard that the author claims she never knew about Battle Royale until after her books sold. OH REALLY??? She did not even mention other books that are of similar plot as her "inspiration".. WHAT.. you mean to say that all things in your book are ORIGINAL? COME ON!! Something's not right.

I know a lot of kids love reading Hunger Games, which makes me wonder if it's any better than Twilight. Oh by the way, that was also written in first person. God, you'll get tired of hearing Bella's voice in your head complaining about how dumb she is, how powerless she is, and how broken her self-worth is... very inspiring for these young Twifans. (Didn't finish the first book. I don't care if you tell me that I should read the Trilogy before making comments. I won't waste my time reading crap. .. I take it back, I like reading crappy blog sites.)

But back to my point, I'll give Hunger Games a try, but for some reason, I feel like I won't enjoy it that much because I developed this little resentment towards the author. Maybe if she at least mentioned Stephen King or Koushun Takami, I'd be fine. But she sounded like "Oh I don't know these books ever existed! My ideas are all mine!"


Okay, BR and HG both have
1.) previous game's winner participating in the current game
2.) the kids are sent to an island for the fight
3.) televised (HG to everyone. BR to the government, the people only know who survives)
4.) main character is protecting/partnered with another character
5.) the killing game is a result of the kids rebelling - in HG, the nations rebelled, in BR, the kids boycotted
6.) the participants are updated if anyone was killed (HG, some hitech screen, BR, announced through towers)

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Thought it's only fair to point out differerences too. Sadly, I only read about one: The participants in Hunger Games know about the battle and they actually train and master skills so they can be ready for the fight. In Battle Royale, the class picked is randomly selected so the students don't have a choice, except for one volunteer "transfer" student.

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HAY..

So today.. I made Jake rent Battle Royale (oh wow, one local video store has a bluray copy!) so we can watch it (me second time, Jake first time) before we see Hunger games when it comes out.

Oh yeah yeah yeah, I know, Hunger games spend time in characters and Battle Royale is more about on the killing... that's why they said HG is the kid friendly version.

I totally forgot the color of this lipgloss. It' not on the tube. Sorry.


The color is a little on the frosty side. Here's a swatch.


I don't really buy lipglosses because they are usually sticky (ew, hair on lips) but this one isn't that bad... score 5 points!! It stayed on pretty long and didn't dry my lips. Yay! I'm surprised with the quality of this product because it's on the cheap side. I'll probably get it in another shade.

I hate how hard it is to calibrate my laptop's color profile. (╯︵╰,)

I want to print pictures and need to edit them for printing and I know that computer screens don't always show accurate colors. I wanted to adjust it to get the closest printed output settings as possible... but it's very very difficult!! Huhuhu! It strained my eyes doing that and now I feel like the colors on my screen are really off.

I decided to take another shot by comparing my Macbook's web colors to my iPhone's. I thought if I have another screen to follow, then maybe the prints will be at least acceptable. But also, I know that Apple's screens are lighter than PCs... maybe that's why my prints always turn out darker. AHHHHH I'm going to go insane!! I need to sleep.

PS.
Here's a shot of my nails painted with the Wet n Wild orange polish. I only did one coat. I know the picture is washed out. I'm not sure if it's just my screen or what because on my phone it looks a little more saturated. OH WELL SCREW YOU SCREEN THAT CAN'T GET COLORS RIGHT.

Fresh from Korea! I can't believe that it only took 10 days to get to Seattle!

I won't swatch this or make a full on review now because I'm lazy like that.

Skin79 The Oriental BB cream comes in one shade and is a wee lighter than my skin tone but I think I can pass it off once set with loose powder. It's not as creamy/thick compared to Missha Perfect Cover so application is easier. Coverage is also lighter. Packaging is definitely cute! I like how it's lilac and gold. I couldn't care less about the included cheek and lip tint even though that was what originally caught my attention. HAHA!

I can't say much about this product yet as I've only tried it once only to see how the shade looks. When I get the time and will, I'll write up a decent review. (but don't count on it...)

ps. I bought this from ebay seller judestore10

Like all Filipinos in the world... "Manny! Manny! Manny!"

We watched Pacquiao vs Mosley over at my cousin's house. Josh and Alex were there too. It was a fun night... I wish he'd KOd Mosley though. Ooooh, and that call on Manny that he was knocked when it was clear as a very sunny cloudless day that he was pushed and lost balance. Uuuuhhh!! Even the commentators were saying it! Then Manny got pissed and started throwing punches! Hay nako! I was hoping for a more exciting fight with explosive punch after punch combos. But oh well, he still won and that's what matter. Every game I've seen, Manny always throw punches way more than his opponent. Gahmazing!!

But it's also good that there weren't any blood, kasi I get really nervous when I watch boxing. Nervous and excited and fidgety and basta! Pero my favorite is knowing that they fight for entertainment, that they don't let it get to them if they get punched or knocked down. Good sportsmanship talaga!

Tomorrow is Mother's Day. We're visiting Jake's mom and probably hang out with Alex afterward. He's leaving Monday back to Serbia. But he'll be back Summer but he's moving again to California for MORE school. Hay, I wish I have the same drive. I used to love school. San napunta? Don't worry, I'll go back maybe sa Fall. Cross fingers.

And here's a pic of me and Jacob, just because. We don't take pictures that often anymore. Mahiyain bigla. Joke lang! Haha!


xo
Sarah

I ordered the Missha Perfect Cover BB cream from a US based ebay seller a week ago so that's why I got this before the Skin79 Oriental. I chose the sample pouches just to try this brand. I received 5 pieces for $5-shipped (seller giftworldplus). One pouch gives me enough for three uses. I picked shade No. 23 because I believe this will match closely to my skin tone. It comes out dark but actually blends to a lighter shade once I spread it onto my skin.

Speaking of skin, my current type is dry. I don't know why all of a sudden I got this flaky. I used to be normal-combi. I can't figure out if it's because of the long winter we have (it's supposed to be spring already, right?) or the face washes I've used. I switched products so many times to see if anything would help. 

with Missha BB cream

Anyway, back to my review: As you can see, my dry skin picks up the creamy texture of Missha and because it's tinted, you can see the little flakes on my nose and upper lip. Luckily, no one really gets up that close to your face anyway. For coverage, I'd say it's light to medium. Even though you can still see red spots on my face, it does a good job evening out the skin tone. I know I don't have a before picture to compare but it made my pores less visible too. I say it's perfect for everyday coverage.

And now, face shots. WOW, I haven't taken self portraiture in a LOOONG time. I'm a little shy. Be nice! Ahaha. (Pics are straight out of camera, just cropped and watermarked for blog use.)


So here we have a shot with the flash on. I didn't add any bronzer (I don't have one anyway), concealer, powder or blush, just bb cream. I also took this about an hour after application. You can tell that I'm a little "dewy" as what bb creams do. I read about bb creams casting gray shades and I don't really know what they mean by that because this one looks okay to me, no gray anywhere, right? Or maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. My face also looks a shade darker than my neck... maybe I'll give No. 21 a shot to see if it matches better.


And here we have a no-flash shot. Looks matte, no?

In conclusion (naks, parang paper for school), I like it. And echoing what every one says, bb cream is this heavier type of a tinted moisturizer. For Missha Perfect Cover, it works alright on me. It evens out skin tone, has light-to-medium coverage, minimizes the appearance of pores, does not get yucky oily, and although it has a scent, it's very light that you won't even notice it upon application. I almost forgot, it has SPF 47! I know, odd number.

This is my first time testing a bb cream and Missha didn't disappoint. I wasn't WOWed like I expected to be but I am very much pleased. Except for my dry face, this enhances your complexion.

Moisturizer -> Tinted moisturizer -> BB cream -> Foundation.

I think that explains it.

Isn't this color the cutest? You can't see it but it has gold micro glitter spartickles in it! LOVE!

Yay! We got sun in Seattle! Anyway, I ordered some more goodies on eBay and I can't wait to get them. I'll do a review once they arrive. Also, I finally got myself a cake saver so I can bake a treat tomorrow and test out my cuisinart hand mixer. (I also figured out how to get my text to show up when I do mobile blogging.)