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One year ago today

I flew to Singapore and began one of the greatest adventures in my life so far. And I want to believe it’s only the first of many. God is beyond awesome! His surprises never fail to amaze me! Thank you God for 2011! :)

Home this Christmas

Food, glorious, food! (A Marquez gathering would never be complete without shrimp!) The entire family came over for a triple celebration - from Lola’s 72nd birthday to Tita Tin and Tito Gary’s anniversary, and of course, Christmas! It was a night of singing, dougie dancing and eating. Mom sure knows how to prepare a feast!

My fave freshly baked bread rolls.

Butter in Christmas shapes!

Mom makes the best creamy leche flan.

I don’t know what started this. But we do it for the pictures every year. Haha. I love my family! ♥ Spending New Year’s Eve with them again later! :)

Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

Ever since mom first tried out this recipe a few years ago, I’ve been hooked! (Especially because they have whole oreos at the bottom!) We usually make them during the holiday season, but now I think we should have them all year round. It’s so simple to whip up! Honestly, it’s just the waiting that’s most difficult for me because they need hours to cool in the fridge after they’ve been baked. Heehee. This is the batch we made last week for a Christmas party. Give it a try! :)

Recipe (from Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes):

  • 42 cream-filled sandwich cookies, such as Oreos, 30 left whole, and 12 coarsely chopped
  • 2 pounds cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • Pinch of salt

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Place 1 whole cookie in the bottom of each lined cup.

2. With an electric mixer on medium high-speed, beat cream cheese until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Gradually add sugar, and beat until combined. Beat in vanilla.

3. Drizzle in eggs, a bit at a time, beating to combine and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in sour cream and salt. Stir in chopped cookies by hand.

4. Divide batter evenly among cookie-lined cups, filling each almost to the top. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until filling is set, about 22 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Refrigerate at least 4 hours (or up to overnight). Remove from tins just before serving.

Five Things #4

I had just finished reading Catching Fire when I realized that I unfortunately left Mockingjay back at the dorm. (Sweet Peeta will have to wait.) To compensate, I ran over to Fully Booked the other day and scored the last copy of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (plus a back issue of Vogue from Booksale).

Self-explanatory.

This beautiful pink satchel from Nic!

Peach lip balm from Beauty Bar, a giveaway from Erika’s surprise dinner. It tastes like iced tea! But I think I like the design of its little tin tub even more.

More pink! Book light from Smiggle, Singapore

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ninebaralc:

“Closure” Music & Lyrics by: Clara & Clarissa

I was playing around with the guitar the other night, when my fingers found its way to a catchy melody that inspired the idea of doughnuts(don’t ask), thus led me and Clarissa to start spilling out all the words that have been dangerously kept, but truthfully loud for a girl to admit to herself. We wrote this overlooking the view of beautiful Manila at Emman’s house.

The thought of you is clouding up my head.
I don’t know when this will ever end
When will you realize, how much pain you’ve cause inside?

Are you really dense as they say you are? 
When you are driving in your car,
Does it ever cross your mind? How I’m doing, am I fine?


Chorus:
I’m just looking for answers
I just need some closure
This is driving me insane
I don’t know if you’ll ever feel the same..

I still remember all the things we did and all the stupid 
things I said
I was so naive, nostalgia’s taking over me

Every time I show up you’re not there, you make me think
that you don’t care.
Always out of sight, but always on my mind.

2x I’m still willing to wait, so please don’t fade away
Don’t fade away, don’t fade away, don’t fade away
Just yet…


Please don’t fade away, until I know you feel the same way

Clara, this was so beautifully written, so beautifully composed, so beautifully sung. I can just keep listening to it on and on. More! :)

Waffle Wednesday

Nom nom chocolate marble!

Us girls gathered again from all corners of Manila for a sleepover that last holiday, November 30. At midnight, I ordered my usual Mcdonald’s delivery to console myself for being too late to make a last order at BonChon that night. (I even ran. #tears) The next day, the girls also made me feel better by eating at Pancake House to satisfy my other constant craving - waffles (which only worsened after the one over at Starbucks didn’t make up for it. Heehee. Choosy.) Happy tummies!

I think we spent more time together in just these few months than the past couple of years. I’ll miss being complete again because it’s Erika’s turn to go to Singapore for the NUS exchange program next year. So excited for her! :)

Mmm.. Craving for pan chicken and a chocolate marble waffle again now.

{Erika, Bea, Bea, Elle

Before my dear Nic left for her home in Cebu, she gave me this beautiful gift - inside and out! I was so hesitant to open it because the black & white damask wrapper, pink and green ribbons, and ‘b’ card were so perfect, so me, I didn’t want to ruin it. But when I brought myself to unwrap it (as neatly as possible), inside was the hot pink 13” satchel I’ve been eyeing! Love. Thanks bai! You know me too well! :* Gimingaw ko nimo!

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beben-eleben:

DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)

A mashup of the 25 biggest hits during 2011 in the U.S.

Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Adele - Someone Like You
Black Eyed Peas - Just Can’t Get Enough
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
Britney Spears - Till The World Ends
Cee Lo Green - F* You
Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You)
Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor
Jeremih feat. 50 cent - Down On Me
Katy Perry - Firework
Katy Perry - E.T.
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It
Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
OneRepublic - Good Life
Pink - Raise Your Glass
Pitbull - Give Me Everything
Rihanna - S&M
Rihanna - We Found Love

I’ve been looking forward to this! So much boom!

I’ve been reposting this same one every Christmas Eve for the past two years. Tumblr tradition. Heehee. Happy Christmas loves! Spend time with family and eat eat eat! :)

I’ve been reposting this same one every Christmas Eve for the past two years. Tumblr tradition. Heehee. Happy Christmas loves! Spend time with family and eat eat eat! :)

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Hi. I missed you! So I will put my face on my blog. Haha. Some bullets:
I’m back home temporarily for the Christmas break and I brought my soft pillows and fluffy duvet from my dorm. So with divine comfort, I’ve been sleeping in all week.
I have this habit of reading books simultaneously (which means never actually finishing some of them). Right now, I’m reading The Great Gatsby (the second time around) and Catching Fire (which I put on hold - a long one - after I bought some new ones).
Last night, for a costume Christmas party with the friends, I unearthed a Grecian goddess ensemble from my senior year (the glory days) and still managed to fit in it! Time to prep for everyone’s number one new year’s resolution. Get fit!
Speaking of getting fit, the fridge is full of leche flan, chocolate cake, oreo cheesecake and chocolate chip cookies! I can’t start just yet. #nomnom
And! I am loving Starbucks’ s’mores! Heehee. That is all.

Hi. I missed you! So I will put my face on my blog. Haha. Some bullets:

  • I’m back home temporarily for the Christmas break and I brought my soft pillows and fluffy duvet from my dorm. So with divine comfort, I’ve been sleeping in all week.
  • I have this habit of reading books simultaneously (which means never actually finishing some of them). Right now, I’m reading The Great Gatsby (the second time around) and Catching Fire (which I put on hold - a long one - after I bought some new ones).
  • Last night, for a costume Christmas party with the friends, I unearthed a Grecian goddess ensemble from my senior year (the glory days) and still managed to fit in it! Time to prep for everyone’s number one new year’s resolution. Get fit!
  • Speaking of getting fit, the fridge is full of leche flan, chocolate cake, oreo cheesecake and chocolate chip cookies! I can’t start just yet. #nomnom
  • And! I am loving Starbucks’ s’mores! Heehee. That is all.

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