Ripped

I want a ripped off denim (shorts and pants)! I've been wishing this since ages already and I don't have one yet. :( Now I browsed through the net how to have a DIY ripped jeans!



Here you go:
Acquiring an awesome pair of ripped jeans can be expensive - unless you know how to make them yourself. It may require a little patience, but it's quite simple:
1. Do some research. Look online and in fashion magazines for the best-looking rips.
Most jean companies seem to place them in areas that you wouldn't naturally tear.
2. Decide upon the jeans. Use old or new. Try jeans from a thrift shop for practice.
3. Decide upon the size of the rip. It may enlarge each time you wash your jeans.
4. Decide upon the shape of the rip. You may wish to extend a rip in several
different directions.
5. Decide which techniques to use. You may wish to let the fabric become thin on its own. A few new techniques, to begin the process, may be all that's needed.
6. Gather your jeans, coarse sandpaper, pumice stone, wood file, grater, utility knife, scissors and a small, flat block of wood.
7. Draw a cutting line or pattern on your jeans with a pencil.
8. Place a block of wood inside the pant leg beneath the area.
9. Rub and scrape the fabric in several different directions. Use sandpaper, a pumice stone, wood file and grater. These will fray the fabric.
10. Loosen fibers by scraping with the blade of a utility knife.
11. Using the scissors, cut a hole through the loosened fibers.
12. Retain all of the loose fibers. They will progressively fray each time you wash your jeans. Use a dryer for fluffier fray.
13. Wear colored nylons or stockings beneath your ripped jeans. (... or don't)

Reference: http://www.wikihow.com/Rip-Your-Own-Jeans

45 Lessons life taught me

45 Lessons life taught me

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio

(if it's in bold, then it means its something that i, myself have learned in life too :))

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it..

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you, really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone, everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Money talks

One thing I don't like about being a grown-up is having to balance earnings with spend. I started earning some money when I was 16. I had to change my age to 18 then for me to be able to work for Electronics Company somewhere in Laguna. It's not actually an obligation for me, though I stopped schooling because I need to give way for my other siblings for them to finish school, I was obliged to stop and opted to work on my own--that my folks didn't want to at first. I told them I'll just give it a try, will not be very persistent about it. I just wanna have something to do with my life until the time comes I'll go back to school. So yeah, I am getting a minimum wage a month at that time. Php250/day (this is a provincial rate), plus OT pay when I was obliged. Seemingly, I get roughly 3K every 10 days. WTF I know! haha. Sometimes, I was able to get 4500 because of OT. Well, I don't have obligations before unlike now, bills were everywhere and I have to stick with my budget. Before, I just wanna help my folks as long as I can. Needless to say, I didn't get the opportunity to save some money in the bank. That's what I am regretting now.

When I started school and had a regular allowance. I had to write down all my expenses and defend the raise I wanted to have. I remember starting on a 10-peso allowance, then PhP30... 40... 50 to 100 and then it flattened at PhP200 when I was in college. Unlike kids today who get their gadgets handed to them by their parents, I had to work for it. I became a student assistant and eventually had an internship at Asia Hotels at Magallanes, Makati where in I was paid for being an intern for PhP120 increased to PhP200 after 6mos. I lasted until 8 mos there.


It was fun then coz I didn't have bills to pay! I just used my cash for some shopping and date with my boyf of course. Eventually I started working and I never did get the chance to really save because I had to help my folks once again for all the bills in the house and for my lil sister's tuition fee.

I then experienced having my own bills to pay like Globe and Citibank credit card which really sucks that until now, am still with it paying my monthly liability. I opted to cut my cc for me to avoid using it. I am now used to paying Globe bills since I've started using it after 5 mos since I had a real job.

There are a few things I learned throughout the years concerning handling cash and I hope I could help some of my readers:


1. Buy only what you need.
2. Spend only within your means. (Don't use that card unless you can pay for it at month end)
3. If you get an increase or extra income, don't adjust your routine. (If you used to eat in some cheap restos or in the food court, then stick to it and don't go lunch-ing at classy restos).
4. If you have to to buy an appliance or gadgets, go for the ones that will last. Don't go for low-priced ones just because they're cheap.
5. Don't spend cash that isn’t yours. It's absolutely just going to get you in huge mess.