Growing Out My Eyebrows Then Waxing

Right after my eyebrow wax July 2014 (after growing them out)

Right after my eyebrow wax in April 2014 (before growing them out)

Hello my dear readers! It has been a really really long time since I last blogged on this website. I now have a different blog (and it is updated) on Tumblr, so please check it out:

click here or copy and paste this linkhttp://apunchofthought.tumblr.com 

The last time I got my eyebrows done was during the mid-week of April this year. But yesterday, after three long months, I finally got my eyebrows waxed and groomed once again. So yes, I grew my eyebrows out. My problem with my eyebrows (not that it really bothers me), towards the end of it (where it starts to angle) is so thin, making it a lot noticeable whenever I get my brows groomed (as you can see from the last picture above where I'm wearing a red hoodie - and this was taken on April by the way). But I am thankful that my eyebrows don't grow back thick, and when it grows, it will take 8-9 weeks (2 months) for it to start looking like a jungle. Haha

I am happy with how my eyebrows turned out after growing them out for three months. The photos do not do a lot of justice since it is not as noticeable as it would be in real life. But one thing is for sure, I am really pleased that my brows are now more defined-looking.

The pictures below are photos that I took on the first day my brows got groomed once again, which was yesterday. Now if you look closely, and compare and differentiate it with the last photo, it looks bolder, fuller and thicker.

More snapshots of my new eyebrows!!!!

Have you ever grown out your eyebrows? Did you thread it instead? Let me know down the comment section below!

ps. I don't wear any make-up whatsoever, unless I really have to, so please don't judge the fact that my faces in these photos are make-up free.

How am I.. really?

Ever had those days when you just do not know what to feel, what to think and what to do? I feel like Rapunzel, trapped and isolated. But unlike her, I am not trapped because I live in a high castle, I am trapped because I have so many thoughts running through my head. It bothers me. My negative thoughts weigh heavier than the positive ones. I am not free because my problems ambush me, it often leads to damage and the feeling of pain is not foreign to me. I feel so abused mentally because I am an emotional person, and to have all these bizarre, depressing and stressing thoughts, it is too much for me to handle. I hurt, every single day. I said I wanted to be positive, I am, but the bad energy at home has reached it's maximum. Whenever someone is stressed, it affects others like a domino. I feel so isolated because no one will ever get me. I feel so detached, and deserted from everything else because my baggage influences me to separate myself from people. Even my parents do not acknowledge the fact that I am depressed too. I am not sure if it is because I am younger and seem happy, or because they think I am carefree as fuck? But who am I to complain compared to everything they are going through? When will this end? I love my parents, and every time they go through something, mentally and emotionally, I go through it too. When they are hurt, I hurt too. I am very empathetic. It is a never ending battle. What did I say about having a break with all these problems? Dear heavenly father, I think I have had enough. I am trying to so hard to be positive, and just when I thought I am managing, it all comes crumbling down again.

To say I am fine is a load of bullshit.
To say I will be seems hopeless and pretentious.
To describe that everything right now is bad is an understatement.

So how am I really because at this point, I really have no idea anymore.

Blog Template Crisis!

Black or white? Yeah Michael Jackson, it does matter!

I know my url says scarlett and I was trying to maintain my medieval theme but it eventually brought boredom to my eyes. If you are new here, my blog's theme was red all over the place, white font, but it was pretty cool.. I loved it but I knew I needed to change it.

I wanted to try a clean-looking positive themed blog, but much to my lack of skills in creating themes, I cannot do what I imagine in my head.. So I went for the basic themes that Blogger offers users to choose from, now I'm indecisive. Will you help me choose? Please? I need your comments down below which look is better.

The black mystery.

The original plan was to have a white template to give off that light that creates a positive energy and the white color meaning pure, which provides a clean, welcoming blog. But that time, I was still trying to get accustomed to the customization portion of Blogger and I did not want to lose my current theme so I played it safe.. I decided to solely change the template, but it only permitted me to switch to either black or red. Since I have had that maroon template ever since I started blogging, I chose the black. For some reason, I liked it which explains why I currently have this theme and template on my blog. But I am the kind of person who cannot settle for something I did not picture. I was not expecting this look at all and it felt like something was missing in the blog. Aside from lacking luminous visibility, it obviously lacks emphasis on the content and that would not encourage the viewers to read my posts. I have a love-hate relationship with this look.

Considering I was not happy with my changes, I started playing around with the templates and themes. I wanted to see which one looked fitting to my imagination, and there you go, I finally figured how to make the template white...

The pure innocence.

Almost perfect! More complimenting, inviting and fresh (maybe because of the flowers). It nearly matched what I had in mind. You might ask why am I still indecisive about this if it is already parallel to what I had planned... well, it looks boring. I was just not use to clear and clean. I had always preferred dark over bright, except my laptop screen, of course. It just needs a little more of getting use to but now, it is your turn to decide and help me choose.. Which one is better? Which one encourages you more to visit and read my blog? Be honest please.


Having a dilemma here! Make sure you leave your comment! Thanks.

A list to fulfill, working in progress. For the bookworm and the movie buff.

I have four months to kill until I surround myself yet again with self-destructive school work, or anything related to school. Considering I am jobless and have no perfect social life, I thought, why not use those vacant four months productively? I love everything about art. If only I were born artistic, I would definitely pursue something in arts. Growing up, I was exposed to great variety of art and music. I can definitely call my old house 'the home and the culture of music and arts'. I am not bragging, I am just really proud to be given that kind of opportunity. I feel blessed because I know a lot of children miss out on so many things. This is the portion of my life that I want to share to my future family. My idea of remedy. It makes me intact and complete.

I find pleasure in reading, traveling, listening to music and watching great flicks and television shows. Reading wonderful books, gazing at the beautiful scenery that the world offers and unique architecture around the globe, and being entertained by a range of awesome music and collection of visual images are all very captivating because you learn and escape the stresses of life. Nothing is better than absorbing great art and culture to expand the mind. Delightful!

I have been surfing the cyberspace for some great flicks and shows to add to my list, and I also do the same for book hunting. The lists below will consist of all my friends' recommendations, the ones I found myself and the ones I have treasured with me all these years. Amazing list, I tell you, this shall keep me busy. I suggest you do the same, you will thank me later.

Who knows, I might even update this by adding more on the list whenever I come across something at the bookstore or here on the Internet that sparks my interest. 

If you have some suggestions, please, I beg you, feel free to comment down below and I will definitely add it here. Thank you.



My friends' recommendations:


MOVIES

• Wild Child (Emma Roberts)
• A lot Like Love (Ashton Kutcher)
• Celeste and Jesse Forever (Rashida Jones)
• Just Like Heaven (Reese Witherspoon)
• This Means War (Reese Witherspoon)
• The Butterfly Effect (Ashton Kutcher)
• Big Fish (Helena Bonham Carter) 
• Because I Said So (Mandy Moore)
• Stepmom (Julia Robert)
• Bachelorette (Isla Fisher)
• The Prestige (Scarlett Johansson) 
• The Illusionist (Jessica Biel)
• Something Borrowed (Kate Hudson)
• American Beauty (Kevin Spacey)
• Zack and Miri Make A Porno (Seth Rogen)
• The Help ! (Emma Stone)
• Stardust (Michelle Pfeiffer) 
• It's Kind of a Funny Story (Emma Roberts)
• Blood Diamond (Leonardo DiCaprio)
• Sweet November (Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron)
• Rain Man (Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman)
• The Accidental Hero (Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis)
• High Fidelity (John Cusack, Jack Black)
• Lost in Translation (Scarlett Johansson, Anna Faris)
• Memento (Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss)
• I Heart the Huckabees (Mark Wahlberg, Lily Tomlin)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Jim Carey, Kate Winslet)

BOOKS

• The Prince and the Pauper - Mark Twain
• Slammed - Colleen Hoover
• Point of Retreat - Colleen Hoover
• Hopeless - Colleen Hoover
• Starters - Lissa Price
• Every Day - David Levithan [Started on the last week of March, current]
• The Selection - Kiera Cass
• Delirium Trilogy - Lauren Oliver
• The Alchemy of Forever - Avery Williams
• Thoughtless Trilogy - S.C Stephens
• Existence Series - Abbi Glines
• Falling For You - Lisa Schroeder 
• Divergent & Insurgent - Veronica Roth
• My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century - Rachel Harris
• If You Could See Me Now - Cecelia Ahern
• Bloom - Elizabeth Scott
• A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
• The Perfect Game - J Sterling
• The Mortal Instruments; City of Bones, etc. - Cassandra Clare
• There You'll Find Me - Jenny Jones
• Taking Chances - Molly McAdams
• From Ashes - Molly McAdams
• Breathe - Abi  Glines
• Because of Low - Abi  Glines
• Just For Now - Abi Glines
• While it Lasts - Abi Glines
• Perfect Chemistry - Simone Elkeles

MY FINDS:

Books:

• This Book Will Change Your Life - Benrik
• You Against Me - Jesse Downham
• Before I Die - Jesse Downham
• The Book of Awesome (Holiday) - Neil Pasricha
• Love The One You're With - Emily Griffin
• Hearts Of The Matter - Emily Griffin
• Why Men Marry Bitches - Sherry Argov [2010, stopped, then 2011 - still reading]
• Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man - Steve Harvey [2011 - still reading]
• The Secret - Rhonda Byrne
• Purity - Jackson Pearce
• Something Like Fate -Susane Colasanti
• 1000 Ultimate Experience by Lonely Planet
• I Wrote This For You - pleasefindthis
• Me Before You - Jojo Moyes [read 3 chapters at a bookstore, will continue]
• Friends Forever - Danielle Steele
• One Summer - David Baldacci
• Halo - Alexandra Adornetto [March 2012 - still reading]
• Love & Leftovers - Sarah Tregay
• Remember Me - Sophie Kinsella
• Can You Keep A Secret? - Sophia Kinsella
• Always Something There To Remind Me - Beth Harrison
• I Hate Everyone.. Starting With Me - Joan Rivers [started (date n/a) - still reading]
• The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
• Why We Broke Up - Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman
• The Catcher in The Rye - J.D Salinger
• #1 Beautiful Disaster - Jamie McGuire
• #2 Walking  Disaster - Jamie McGuire 
• Playing for Keeps - R.L. Mathewson
• Whatever You Think, Think The Opposite - Paul Arden
• Eleanor and Park - Rainbow Rowell
• Too Much Happiness - Alice Munro
• For One More Day - Mitch Albom
• What My Mother Gave Me - Elizabeth Benedict

(More Coming Soon)


Movies:

• Just Friends (Ryan Reynolds, Anna Farris)
  (Watched it already, just want to watch it again since I don't remember half of it)
• A Guy Thing (Julia Stiles, Selma Blair)
• The Pick-Up Artist (Robert Downey, Molly Ringwald)
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt)
• Silver Linings (Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence)
• Little Black Book (Brittany Murphy, Kathy Bates)
• Keith (Jesse McCartney, Elisabeth Harnois)
• Chasing Amy (Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams)
• She's All That (Freddie Prinze, Rachel Leigh Cook)
• How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days (Kate Hudson)
• The Girl Next Door (Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert)
• Summer Catch (Freddie Prinze, Jessica Biel) 
• She's The One (Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz)
• Along Came Polly (Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston)
• Get Over It (Kristen Dunst, Mila Kunis)
• The Romantics (Katie Holmes, Josh Duhammel)
• Head Over Heels (Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze)
• There's Something About Mary (Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz)
• Happy Together (Patrick Dempsey, Helen Slater)
• Love Happens (Jennifer Aniston)
• The Bounty Hunter (Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler)
• The Nanny Diaries (Scarlett Johansson)
• My Sassy Girl (Elisha Cuthbert, Jesse Bradford)
• Click (Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale)
• How Do You Know (Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon)
• Admission (Paul Rudd, Tina Fey)
• She's Out Of My League (Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve)
• Down To You (Julia Stiles, Freddie Prinze, Jr.)
• Boys and Girls (Freddie Prinze, Claire Forlani)

(More Coming Soon)

Long list, isn't it? Just when you think it's over, I also want to add some of my all time favorites that I have seen for more than I can even count, and some of the ones that aren't my favorites but still have enjoyed.. As you read my movie list, you would notice how much of a Julia Roberts, J Love Hewitt, J.LO and Meg Ryan movie fan I was.


TOP RECOMMENDATIONS FROM YOURS TRULY:
(These are the books that I have read and loved, and the movies that I have watched and are forever going to be my go-to movies! My picks that made a huge mark and impact, in no particular order.)

MY PICKS - BOOKS/PLAYS etc.:

• The Catastrophic History of You and Me - Jess Rothenberg
• Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher
• The Fault In Our Stars - John Green 
• A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare
• Paradise Lost - John Milton
• Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
• If I Stay - Gayle Forman

(More Coming Soon)

MY PICKS - MOVIES:

• My Best Friend's Wedding (Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz) (My all time favorite since I was six years old)
• Clueless (Alicia Silverstone) (My favorite teen movie!!!)
• The Hot Chick (Rachel McAdams, Anna Farris) (This is my favorite McAdams movie!)
• A Walk To Remember (Mandy Moore, Shane West)
• Casper (Christina Ricci) (My favorite childhood movie)
• What A Girl Wants (Amanda Bynes, Oliver James)
• Empire Records (Liv Tyler, Renee Zellweger)
• Bridget Jones's Diary (Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998, Animated)
• The Object of My Affection (Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston)
• I Know What You Did Last Summer 1 and 2 (J Love Hewitt) (My favorite thriller)
• Pearl Harbor (Ben Affleck)
• Armageddon (Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler)
• Maid in Manhattan (Jennifer Lopez)
• Notting Hill (Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant)
• City of Angels (Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan)
• Ice Castle 1978 (Lynn Holly Johnson)

(More Coming Soon)


Cheesy.. funny.. suspense.. all the enjoyable movies:

• My Girl (Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin) (Must!!!!!!)
• What's Your Number - (Chris Evans, Anna Farris) (MUST!)
• My Monster In Law (Jennifer Lopez) (MUST!)
• Legally Blonde (Reese Witherspoon)
• The Mask (Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz)
• Picture Perfect (Jennifer Aniston) (MUST!)
• Corpse Bride (Animated) (MUST!!!)
• 10 Things I Hate About You (Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon Levitt)
• It's Complicated (Meryl Streep) 
• I Love You, Man (Paul Rudd)
• Bridesmaids (Kristen Wiig) (Muustttt!!!)
• The Last Song (Miley Cyrus)
• The Change-Up (Ryan Reynolds)
• Pretty Woman (Julia Roberts)
• The Wedding Planner (Jennifer Lopez)
• Sydney White (Amanda Bynes)
• The Break Up (Jennifer Aniston)
• Serendipity (Kate Beckinsale)
• What To Expect When You're Expecting (Cameron Diaz, Rebel Wilson)
• Life As We Know It (Katherine Heigl) (Must!!!!!)
• Love and Basketball (Glenndon Chatman, Jess Willard)
• Save the Last Dance (Julia Stiles)
• Definitely, Maybe (Ryan Reynolds)
• Love Actually (Variety of Actors and Actresses)
• The Ugly Truth (Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler) (Must!!!!)
• When Harry Met Sally (Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan)
• Ruby Sparks (Zoe Kazan) (Must!!! It's unique!! It hit me after!)
• White Chicks (Shawn and Marlon Wayans) (Comedy, MUST!!!!)
• 500 Days Of Summer (Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon Levitt)
• Say Anything (John Cusack, Ione Skye)
• Easy A (Emma Stone, Penn Badgley)
• If Only (Jennifer Love Hewitt)
• Sex and the City Movie 1 (Sarah Jessica Parker)
• Sexy and the City Movie 2 (Sarah Jessica Parker)
• Juno (Ellen Page, Michael Cera)
• The 40 Year Old Virgin (Ben Stiller)
• 27 Dresses (Katherine Heigl)
• Marley and Me (Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson)
• Hitch (Will Smith)
• My Best Friend's Girl (Kate Hudson)
• Crazy Stupid Love (Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone)
• The Holiday (Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet)
• Seventeen Again (Zac Efron)
• Letters to Juliet (Amanda Seyfried)
• 50 First Dates (Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore)
• Leap Year (Isla Fisher)
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell)
• When In Rome (Kristen Bell)
• Friends with Benefits (Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis)
• The Proposal (Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock) (MUST!)
• Just Go with It (Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler) (MUST!)
• The Breakfast Club (Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson) 
• License To Wed (Mandy Moore)
• The Heartbreak Kid (Ben Stiller, Malin Akerman)

(More Coming Soon)

Pretty good books, could be a hit, so-so or miss for anyone:

• The Perks of Being A Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky 
• Hamlet - William Shakespeare
• Macbeth - William Shakespeare
• The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
• A Lover's Dictionary - David Levithan
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens - Sean Covey

(More Coming Soon)

To stay or not to stay

Hello awesome readers,

As you all know (or not).. I am a really depressed person, I have been this way for almost two years and it's crazy how I haven't gotten out of the depression haul phase.. It started when I went off to University, things started to change really fast and way out of my control. Right to this day, I still do not know why everything just fell apart like a domino since November 2011. The choices I made, the disappointments, I feel like I have let myself down big time. I am seeing all my friends move on with their lives, most of them look really happy with what they are doing. Some are working students, some are working students + socialites, while some are just there.. and I am sitting here behind this laptop thinking.. oh God, how about me? I am just here waiting for the next day to wake up and sleep, when will I ever find out what I want to do for the rest of my life?

I have recently talked to my friends here in North America, we caught up and I found out that they are going to the Philippines to study and there's a great possibility that some of them will stay there to work. Before I found out about their plans, I have been thinking about it myself too. Ever since last year, my mom had already given me the signal that I can go home and study there.. Gaaaaah, I would love to! But I really cannot leave my mother here. Besides, I am not even sure if I will be happy after I make this decision. I do not even know if what I am thinking is the right thing to do. This is the biggest decision I will ever make and I do not think I can ever afford to make one more big mistake in my life. I have lost myself along the way, and my wants have slipped away from me and I just want to get back on the right track. The problem is, I do not know how. I have no clue where to start. I need me, but where can I find me?

Should I stay or should I go?
Should I go back to where my heart belongs?
What am I missing out on?


I honestly hope I figure it out soon.
I am so tired and I just want to do something with my life.
Hoping for the best. 

ExcessandOhs,
SSJ