Of Tears and Books

Let's face it. John Green is probably one of the best romance authors of our generation, and 'The Fault In Our Stars' is by far the BEST book he wrote (in my opinion, though). The book is a story about two teenagers who met in an unusual way in an unusual situation (yes, I'd leave it like that). It's tearfully beautiful, almost perfect , and most (if not all) people cried after reading the said novel. Even I bawled when I read the book, and well, I don't really know how to describe that book. It's just.... Perfect.

Anyways, when I first heard that there will be a movie based on the book, I was ecstatic! After watching the trailer for the first time, I was already on the verge of tears. My friends and I wanted to watch it together, so we planned about it even if the movie was practically a year away. Now that it's currently showing, we immediately re-planned, and just a while ago, it was accomplished. After a year of waiting, we FINALLY watched the movie.

Shailene Woodley (Hazel Grace Lancaster) and Ansel Elgort (Augustus Waters) were PERFECT for the role. When I first saw the trailer, I was like 'Oh my Gosh, these two are perfect for the role!'. They embodied these two fictional characters like they were them, if you catch my drift. The lines were delivered flawlessly, and I couldn't be more pleased. In short, the movie was beyond awesome, and it made me cry a lot, I swear. It even reached to the point that some of the people watching were already scolding my friends and I because of our crying fit. It was too emotional and heartbreaking to bear.

That was a total rant. I just really want to tell the world how perf that movie was. If you're reading this and you haven't read the book or watched the movie, you should really read it. And watch it. PRONTO. Oh, and please listen to 'All Of The Stars' by Ed Sheeran. It's one of the movie's sound tracks and it's literally a tear-jerking song. That's all, I guess!

“But I believe in true love, you know? I don't believe that everybody gets to keep their eyes or not get sick or whatever, but everybody should have true love, and it should last at least as long as your life does.”

"The world is not a wish-granting factory."

 "Some infinities are bigger than other infinities."

 Xoxo,

Shayne

Fangirls unite ^_^

Don't Believe the Fairytale

How did you spend your childhood? What was your favorite movie when you were young? Mine was almost all movies of the Disney Princesses, especially Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. I mean, almost every girl once wished to be a princess, to have a dashing gown, to live in a glorious castle, and a Prince Charming, right? I was one of those girls, and so I spent my childhood watching these gentle princesses evolve into chivalrous women (in gowns).

Last May 28, 2014, Disney released another magnificent movie which was first showed in the Philippines. The “villain” in Aurora’s tale shares her own story in the movie Maleficent, which reveals the real story behind Sleeping Beauty. The amazing Angelina Jolie (I love her so much!) plays the role of Maleficent, and sweet Elle Fanning plays the role of Aurora in this spectacular movie! Who knew that there was a reason why Maleficent was angry with King Stefan? Who knew that Maleficent once had wings? Who knew that there was a reason behind the curse she bestowed on Princess Aurora? And lastly, who knew that Maleficent was not even the villain? The poor fairy was blinded with hatred, but I am not going to tell you why! I said too much spoilers, didn’t I? As our summer break nears its end, make sure to watch this movie before you start school!

Watch the movie’s trailer here.

“Aurora, there is evil in this world; hatred and revenge. And I cannot keep you from it.” – Maleficent

XoXo,

Shayne

Mother's Day Treat

Mother's Day has passed, but we've decided to share you how we celebrated Mom's Day! We went to EDSA Shangri-La and spent the day there, and of course, to reward our dearest mother some relaxation.

Remember what we've told you about cupcakes being a gift? You see, that's what we did. We contemplated on what cupcake to buy in their bakeshop , and decided that we'd give her a Pandan Cupcake. She was taken aback, but completely happy nonetheless.

We checked in our room after we ate cupcakes. Of course, it was beautiful! The room was splashed with different shades of cyan and brown, all wonderful to the eye! We stayed there for a while, absorbing its beauty, and proceeded to their oh-so-gorgeous swimming pool!

Like what we've said before, we have a thing with pools even though we are not that good in swimming. The pool was so inviting, and the water was warm whatever the time was! We swam, of course, and fooled around. Even if we swim almost everyday, we never get tired of it! It's just so fun, okay?

Anyways, we ate dinner in the Summer Palace, a Chinese restaurant, right after we went out of the pool. The food was breathtakingly delicious! We're very fond of Chinese food, you see, especially with their soups, but this one was different. It was perfect, but of course, it was pricey. Not that we regret anything! The meal was surely fantastic!

So basically, that's how we spent Mother's Day. Not that special, but surely memorable. To all mothers out there, we just want to say, "Belated Happy Mother's Day!"

Special THANKS to Ninang Del.

XOXO,

Shayne and Yanni

Summer Paradise

June is just a few days away, and the end of our summer vacation is nearing. Soon, we'd be submerged in the pool of stress once more -- so of course, we'd have to spend  the remaining days of our vacation wisely! Recently, we spent the day in the wondrous Tagaytay Highlands. 

The trip there wasn't easy! We had to wake up in an ungodly hour and travel for two hours, 

but of course, it was worth it.

 The heat of the sun we've grew accustomed to was not felt that much! Plus, the scenery was breathtaking! Shades of green stretching before our eyes! The ambience was great, too! We love swimming, you see, so that's what we did first. The oh-so-amazing pool was so tempting that we spent three hours swimming in it despite the sun rays. We regretted it of course, for the sunburn it caused on us, but well, it was fun! That's what matters!

Monorail experience

 After that dip, we proceeded to eat lunch in one of their restaurants. As expected, the food they serve was absolutely delectable, but it did cost a fortune . 

The trip was surely amazing! The trees and plants that scattered everywhere were relaxing, too, that w'd probably relinquish anything to go back! 

  XoXo, 

Shayne and Yanni