Double Celebration

We still got time to meet despite of different school schedules and loads of work to do! Celebration is a must for us! It was Sabin's birthday last Monday and today is the birthday of Lhera's mother. We're celebrating two birthdays hence the title double celebration! It was already late when we met each other because all of us came from school. Dinner was already starting when we arrived that's why we started eating by then! Too bad we only got few photos from the party!

Photography by Kiwi

Camera used was Canon EOS 60D

We ate pansit, bulalo and other Filipino food for dinner. There were about three cakes to choose from and four flavors of ice cream! Dessert craving was absolutely fulfilled! Our time was limited since we still have school the next day. We only had a short time to bond. We will ensure to find ways to catch up and meet each other! We'll surely keep in touch! We were supposed to play Monopoly Deal but time didn't permit. There's always a next time for sure! :)

How to Clean Silver Jewelries

Silver accessories are extremely beautiful upon purchase. Unfortunately, it's beauty is not forever. There will be a time when its shine will fade and it will discolor. You can either have it cleaned by the jewelry store or by yourself. It is super easy to clean! All you need is a cleaner which you can purchase in jewelry stores. The product that we will use here is from Unisilver, it retails for 69 or 70PhP. We will show you how to achieve the silver shine that you want! :D

Photography by Kiwi

Camera used was Canon SX50 HS

This is what the inside looks like. There is a transparent plastic seal to prevent the blue liquid from leaking. Scissor is recommended if you want to remove the seal because using your hands would be laborious and dangerous.

After opening the safety seal, we can now start cleaning! First thing to do is to dip your jewelry. It will probably do its job in less than two minutes! Use a toothbrush to remove the accessory from the container. :D

Apparently, the silver turned yellowish. If you want to remove the yellow color, you can use a toothpaste and rub it with toothbrush. This will remove the yellow color and the pungent odor residue of the silver cleaner.

For the final test, we have this black covered ring. It took about two to three dips in order to clean it thoroughly. It also required deep rubbing because it was covered by dirt for over a year. It already became a stain.

That's it for this cleaning tutorial! You can use this product for silver or gold accessories only! It contains chemicals that could destroy fake silver or other metals. Avoid contact to eyes, skin and mouth. If you don't have the time and patience to visit your nearest jewelry store and wait for it, then you should probably purchase a silver cleaner and clean it yourself. Hope this tutorial was helpful! Leave a comment if you want to ask a question! Thank you for reading! :D

New Terms in College

As promised, here is the blog post about words in college that are new for us. These words actually aren't new, they're just not used in high school that's why they are new to us. Just like the last post, this will just be a short list. :)

1. Block
This is what you call your section or your class. People will be asking what block you belong and we hope you don't mistaken it as a Lego block. :))

2. Blockmate
What do you call your classmates now if a class in college is called block? Swear this really will confuse you during the first week.

3. Professor
This might be familiar already. As Google defined, a professor is a teacher of the highest rank in a college or university. :D

4. Term
Remember first to fourth quarter of high school? Term is the new term for it now! Allow us to introduce you academic term of college! :)

5. Finals
One of the most crucial part of college. For sure you've heard of hell week. Finals is the last week of a term wherein you'll take your final exams.

6. Frosh
You were a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior in high school. Guess what, you will repeat it again in college. Frosh means a college freshman.

7. Plates
This isn't a dining utensil that you use to place your food. If you're an art student then you probably know what this thing is. Hahaha! xD

8. Happy Thursday
We were all innocent back in high school right? Well, most of us! Haha! In college, students tend to start clubbing or partying. Why Thursday? It's because most college students don't have a Friday class therefore they could party all night of Thursday.

That's all of the words that we've just recently heard in college. If you know more words that should also be here then feel free to include them by posting a comment below! Thanks for reading and we'll see you on our next post! :)

College Essentials For Frosh

As you may have already know, we're all attending college now! We're a bunch of frosh students from different colleges! If you're also a freshman student and has no idea of what to bring to college then here will be a list of what you will be needing! These are some tips shared by friendly professors and old students in college! We're just resharing! :D

Photography by Kiwi

Camera used was Canon SX50 HS

1. Index cards

Grab all the sizes available because you never know what size will be asked by your teacher. Some teachers use index cards as recording cards. They keep track of your grades by listing it in a piece of index card.


2. 1x1 ID photo
Yup, be sure to have your photos printed before going to college! Your teacher will be asking for your photo because they need it attached on your index card. Some professors have too much students to know them each by name.


3. Ballpoint pen or pencil
Grab anything that could write. Your teacher will probably talk about the grading system, requirements and whatnot during the first or second day. You need to bring something that could help you document all your teacher's words.


4. Notebook
Where would you write and list your requirements? You need a paper where you could write on. Unless if gadgets are allowed, then you may skip this necessity. Use your cellphone or tablet! Let's get digital! :D


5. Yellow paper
Remember all the intermediate paper you used to have back in high school? You will no longer see them again. Yellow pad is your new study buddy. Your homeworks, seatworks and quizzes will be written in a yellow paper.

6. Umbrella
Of all the things you need, this is something you should never forget! You can ask your responsible classmates for paper or index card but not an umbrella! Our weather is either sunny or rainy! Umbrella is a must in our country!

Disclaimer, this list only subjects to Philippines since this was based on our experience. We are not knowledgeable of college necessities in other countries. If we have missed something that should be listed here, please be sure to inform us by commenting below! Thank you for reading! Be sure to check our next post, it'll be all about new terms in college! :D

Krispy Kreme For Seventy Seven

Immediately converged in Lucky Chinatown Mall right after school just to grab a box of Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnuts! In celebration of Krispy Kreme's 77th birthday, they are offering a half dozen of original glazed doughnuts for 77 Pesos! One can only purchase up to 2 boxes of half dozen doughnuts or 12 pieces of their original glazed! The promo is only valid for one day! In order to avail this promo, you must present a print screen of their voucher shared on your fb, twitter or instagram account. Waited in queue for about 4 hours just to avail the promo! Fortunately we have each other to keep ourselves sane. We also bumped to some of our high school friends whilst waiting in line! :D

Photography by Kiwi

Camera used was Canon SX50 HS

They gave us a measly paper stub to limit the people that they can only cater. Upon reaching the cashier, they gave us a free chilling refreshment to compensate the time and energy that we lost. The service was pretty sedate, they accommodated each customers in an unhurried manner. We still lined up notwithstanding the tedious hours of standing since we're cheapskates! We also participated the same promo last year when Krispy Kreme's store in LCM was still a small booth. The doughnuts went out of stock so they listed each of our names and told us to be back the next day. By the way, all of us are officially attending college! Except for Karren though because she stopped during our 3rd year of high school, but no worries since she's only delayed for a year! First day of college starts today for Mapuan freshmen! What a stormy week to begin college! Always have your umbrellas ready! Please stay safe and dry! :)