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Attention my fellow sisters! Have you heard? The Villaluna Sisters has a clearance sale on Instagram! We are selling our pre-loved clothes at a very very affordable price. From 35php and up! Fun, fun, fun! Take a look! 






Here are some of the clothes for our first batch collection:












Here are three of our items that were sold to our friends prior to the launch of this clearance sale:




Add us on Instagram: @thevillalunasisters
Happy shopping sisters!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! It's been a while since I last posted in this blog. (Sorry for that haha) this was supposed to be posted before 2014 ended but things just got crazy so yeah, better late than never right? Anyway, about this shoot... This wasn't really my first time to shoot for an OOTD. (I do that to my sister most of the time haha) but this was my first time to really conduct a photo shoot just to showcase an outfit. 
Everything was planned overnight. I just asked my high school friend, the model in the pictures, to pose for me because I wanted to practice my photography skills while I was on vacation. I just thought to myself, maybe it's time to become productive before the year ends. I spent so many days being lazy and just do what I want to do, so I finally decided to do a personal project. If there's one thing I learned from my first year in an art school, it's that nobody can help you become a better artist than yourself. 
Before editing the photos, I never really thought of a theme for it but as I was editing it, it seemed like a vintage-kind of photo shoot for me so I decided to give it a vintage look, having less contrast and a yellow-ish color. So that's about it! I'm really aiming to have more shoots this year so I hope that you'll stay tuned for that. ;)
I would really like to thank my friend, Kenneth Dadulo, for saying "yes" so quickly and for feeding me. hahaha!

You could see more photos on my personal blog: www.rhobzvillaluna.tumblr.com







A breathtaking infrastructure in Manila that caters the most astonishing artworks of different artists in the Philippines, from paintings to sculptures and pottery, to fossils and clothing; the National Museum of the Philippines became the home of Philippine history, and to see those artworks felt like being time-traveled way back in time. It is really fascinating how these artists were able to innovate such masterpieces given that they only had limited resources. The majesty of what they have created still astounds people even after hundreds or even thousands of years. Those works of art became a witness and evidence to lots of imperative events that helped shape the course of history, which we all know at this point in time.

With the advancement of technology, it is so easy to make an artwork in a shorter period of time compared to those artists before and the kind of art people do today is very different from what people did back then. They were able to enlighten, tranquilize, or even aid the start of a revolution. It's a mystery as to how life would be without those works of art being preserved. If those were not made, how will the flow of time be? Will it be the same or will it have a few modifications?




*iTouch photos

Three days before the photo shoot, I was so nervous because I faced different problems in which I thought would lead to its cancellation. Good thing the authorities made a firm decision to still push through with the photo shoot.

 As the day of the photo shoot came, I had mixed emotions for it was my first time to actually hold such with big groups of people. All I ever thought of that time was how my dad would handle every worst case scenario as well as how he shoots big groups of people. He would always be calm, made sure that everyone's seen in the photo and the subjects being happy to be part of that group photo.



Lights... Camera... Pose! 

 This is the first group that I had to deal with. Being the first batch, it meant that I have to experiment with lots of things such as the lighting, angles, and poses in order to get the best shot. They each had an individual shot because they need it for their upcoming production. When the first model came in front of me, I don't know, but my mind just suddenly switched itself to "off" that I couldn't think of any pose. Good thing my fellow photographers helped me and I was able to get through. 

Girls: Magtanggal na lang kaya kami ng heels? Para 'di sila matakpan?

 Me: No need po. Keri na nila 'yan. Oh mga guys sa likod pag bilang ko ng three tingkayad na lang tayo nang todo ah!




All about FUN!

 This artist group was two weeks ahead regarding the information of the photo shoot. At first I told them to treat this pictorial like a photo booth wherein anyone can be taken a photo of. I was so surprised that those who are newly-recruited are the ones who used the "photo booth" more than the rest. To be honest, I was really excited to work with this group because they make me feel comfortable; there's no pressure at all. They're all just about having fun and giving a good show.



Always on "Stealth Mode"...

 We're usually at the backstage or the people who are Behind The Scenes. But now, we were given the chance to be taken a photo of and we never wasted any moment of it. I never thought that we would be this crazy having that we hardly ever get to be in front of the camera! :))

 Them: Tara, gawa tayo ng "The Ultimate Wacky Shot!" (refer to the first photo of those who are wearing black shirts) 


Pitch Perfect!

 Whenever I hear this artist group perform, I always remember the Pitch Perfect movie. They look professional on-stage and they always treat their every performance like it'll be their last performance ever. Shooting them was a bit awkward for me at first though because I'm not that close with them but good thing they are so nice that my awkwardness slowly wore off. 

 Me: Magpose kayo nung parang sa choir. Ganito *poses*

Them: Ganyan po talaga?

Me: Bakit? Hindi niyo ba ginagawa 'yan?

Them: Hindi po eh...

Me: Ay ganun? Medyo pahiya ako dun ah. Ah basta gora na lang! :))



 One Team!

I was about to have a problem on how will I be able to take a photo of this amount of people in a very small room. Good thing it was solved earlier that day and we were asked to transfer to the Dance Room just to have a bigger space. 

Taking group photos isn't that easy because in order to create something effective, one must be able to develop rapport with their subjects. As the shoot progresses, my confidence gradually arose. I began to realize that I was the one in-charge inside that room and that I have to keep myself together in order to create good photographs. So I then began to speak louder and give instructions more clearly to the subjects thus getting better results. 

 Me: (to the Contemporary group) Contemporary pose po tayo ah!

Others: Paano yun? 

Girl: Sige, kahit ano na basta awkward, contemporary pose na agad 'yun! :))


 Before every photo shoot especially whenever I am experiencing difficulties, I always ask myself, "Am I willing to do this for the rest of my life?" then as I just go through, my answer is always "Yes, I am willing to do this for the rest of my life because I love and enjoy what I do!" And in God's time, I hope that I'll be able to reach my dreams as a Professional Photographer in the future with my hard work and determination. :)


It's another time of the year wherein Catholics would do different things for their faith. The Holy Week is about remembering Jesus' passion in order to save us from our sins. We do things out of our faith, while some out of what their parents or grandparents told them.  

Quaresma and Mahal na Araw, Fasting and Abstinence, Visita Iglesia and the Way of the Cross, Penitensya and Panata. These words are commonly heard during this time of the year but is usually interchanged and some don't even know the true meaning of it. 

1. Quaresma and Mahal na Araw
Quaresma, also known as "Lent", is a 40-day season commemorating Jesus' fast in the desert wherein he was being tempted by Satan. Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Lenten season and ends on Easter Sunday.  Mahal na Araw, also known as "Semana Santa", is the last week of Lent embarked by Palm Sunday and concludes on Easter Sunday. 

2. Fasting and Abstinence
Fasting is to diminish one's food intake while Abstinence is to abnegate something good, just as Catholics avoid to eat meat every Friday once Lent began and on the entire duration of the Holy Week but only until Black Saturday. 

3. Visita Iglesia and the Way of the Cross
Visita Iglesia is the visitation of the at least seven churches and praying on the exposed Blessed Sacrament on each. The Way of the Cross depicts Jesus' passion and praying on each station which can be done on one church only or during the Visita Iglesia. 

4. Penitensya and Panata
Penitensya, from the root word "penance", is done when a person voluntarily punishes oneself. It can be done by hitting oneself on the back, carrying their own cross, or even being nailed on the cross itself. It can also be done in less harmful ways for as long as it is to show how sorry a person is to God for their sins, believing that they will be redeemed to God through this. Penitensya is a kind of panata. Panata is a religious vow or personal commitment to God which can be done in any way a person desires for as long as it is pleasing in the eyes of God. The person also decides how long they will do their panata. 

This is how I understood them and if these words are still not clear to you, you can just google them.


Para sa mga taong minamahal, ang pag-ibig sa kanila ay parang langka. Lang-katulad, lang-katumbas, at lang-katapusan. Pero sa mga taong sawi, ang pag-ibig ay parang kidlat, bigla na lang darating at bigla ring mawawala. Akala mo noon pang-habambuhay na kayo pero iniwan ka pa rin niya. Pinipilit mong ibalik ang nakaraan kahit alam mong wala na talaga. Ito yung mga panahong mapapa-isip ka na lang na "Kung kailan naman ako naging seryoso, doon pa ako iniwan." Ang sakit ‘di ba? Pero ganun talaga, parte ‘yan ng buhay at mahirap talaga iwasan kaya ito ang limang paraan kung paano maka-move on sa taong minahal mo ng sobra.

1. Ilabas mo na ang lahat ng iyong sama ng loob. Umiyak ka nang umiyak hanggang sa maubusan ka na ng luha, ikwento mo kay Papa Jack, o kaya pwede rin namang sumulat ka ng liham kay Ate Charo. Malay mo mapili ‘yang ipalabas sa Maalaala Mo Kaya. Basta kahit anong sa tingin mo ay makapagpapabawas ng iyong nararamdamang sakit.

2. Dapat desidido ka ng gusto mo na nga talagang makamove-on dahil ito ay isang mahabang proseso. Hindi ito parang outing na overnight lang tapos na. Maging desidido ka na ayaw mo na nga talaga sa kanya kasi baka mamaya pag binalikan ka, um-oo ka na lang agad na para bang walang nangyari. Iniwan ka na nga ‘di ba? Maaari niya lang gawin ‘yon ulit.

3. Maglibang ka. Ito ay maibaling ang iyong atensyon sa ibang bagay. Subukan mong maghanap ng bagong libangan. Maglaro ka ng sports, mag-gantsilyo o kaya nama'y mangolekta ka ng kung ano-ano tulad ng mga dyaryo, bakal at bote. 'Pag ibinenta mo yun, nakatulong ka na sa kalikasan, nagkapera ka pa!

4. Mahalin ang sarili. Paano mo masasabi na karapat-dapat kang mahalin kung sarili mo nga ay hindi mo kayang mahalin? Huwag kang magpabaya, sa halip ay pagbutihin mo pa ang iyong sarili. Magpaganda o magpagwapo ka. Subukan mong mag-ehersisyo araw-araw dahil ikaw rin naman ang makikinabang sa pagkakaroon ng malusog na pamumuhay.

5. Magdasal at magtiwala sa Diyos. Ipagdasal mo ang iyong nararamdamang lungkot, pati na rin ang iyong buhay pag-ibig. Magtiwala ka na ibibigay Niya ang taong magmamahal sa’yo ng tunay sa tamang panahon. Huwag mo ring kalilimutan na hindi ka nag-iisa dahil may Diyos na nagmamahal sa iyo at tiyak na hindi ka iiwan magpakailanman.

 Ang mga kalungkutan na nararamdaman natin ay nagsisilbing leksyon sa buhay. Oo, mahirap makaranas ng dalamhati, ngunit ito naman ang makapagpapalakas sa atin. Masaya umibig ngunit hindi nawawala rito ang kalungkutan. Ang boring naman siguro ng buhay kung hindi tayo makakaranas ng pagiyak dahil sa pagmamahal. Ang proseso ng pagmo-move on ay tuloy-tuloy dahil sa oras na matigil ito, uulit ka sa simula.  Kaya mo 'yan, tiwala lang. 

Keep in mind that college is very different from high school. For some, college is a brand new start. A fresh start in life wherein you can become somebody who you were not in high school and actually correct those notions people thought about you in the past. The college level is actually a transition of a teenager towards adulthood. One must know where or when to act maturely or not because you are always around different people everyday. It is also the level wherein they enhance your skills and give you more knowledge regarding the specific program that you chose. You are already released into the real world wherein you will make decisions a lot and meet different people. So here are 15 tips as to how to make your college life productive, yet fun: 

1. Be sure of the program that you are going to take. 
"Make your passion, your profession." If you are forced into it, do your best to love it because you'll probably do it for the rest of your life. 

2. Be independent.
Don't be too "clingy" to your blockmates or college friends because in college, nobody's going to help you except yourself. People usually just come and go in college. 

3. Be kind and friendly. 
Being independent doesn't mean that you'll have to stop making new friends. Having connections in college can really help you a lot, you just don't know when. Try to look approachable and smile a lot, especially on your first week of classes. Yes, "week", because you'll probably have a different schedule one way or another every day. Don't be afraid to be the first one to talk to your blockmate on the first day/week. They're probably 80% as nervous as you are anyway. 

4. Be yourself. 
As much as you want to have friends or have a fresh start, that doesn't mean that you need to impress anybody. You don't have to pretend to be somebody else. The worst is, lying about who you are or what you have. People don't want to be lied to. They don't want to be treated as fools because they'll find out who you truly are eventually. 

5. Don't be influenced easily.
People from provinces might experience culture shock if ever they will be studying in a city. Don't be intimidated by them. Don't change yourself too much just to fit in and have friends. If they're good friends, they'll accept you for who you are and not for who they want you to become. You don't have to smoke or drink alcohol if you don't want to. So what if they call you a "KJ"(kill joy)? You can join their click even without the involvement of alcohol and cigarettes. If they won't accept you anymore, better look for a different set of friends. Control and discipline yourself from all the worldly pleasures and focus on your priorities/resposibilities in life. 

6. Don't be late in class.
There are professors who actually give quizzes immediately as the classes start and quizzes are very important. You don't want to get low grades just because you are always late right? There's heavy traffic always? Adjust the time you wake up and leave your house; the traffic won't adjust for you. Living far away from school isn't an excuse to be late. Sleep early so you'll wake up early. 

7. Don't settle for less.
Whatever subject it is that you're taking, whether major or minor subjects, do your best. Even minor subjects deserve to be given effort because you will also learn something from it which you might use in the future, maybe not in your line of work, but in the normal day-to-day life. Getting a passing grade is okay, but don't you think it'll be rewarding to your parents if they see you get a high grade? This is college! Anything can happen. Even if you're not an honor student in high school, that can change in college. You can become a consistent dean's lister as long as you put effort into it. 

8. Always bring a pen and yellow pad in school. 
We don't want to be labeled as a "parasite" right? You always bring a bag to school. Why not put the things that should actually be put in a school bag? A pen and a paper is already suffice because that's the usual thing that students use. I tend to be confused to students who bring their bag to school and yet ask for a pen or a paper. This isn't high school anymore people! Be responsible even to the things that you should bring to school. 

9. Always submit requirements and review for tests. 
Whatever happens, always take notes in class and review them. Whether the subject is very boring, try to at least take note a few things that the professor has said. It might be useful to you when the tests arrive. Also, always bring a notebook with you so that you'll have something to write on. Requirements are very important and it can really help in pulling your grades higher. If there are students who are at the verge of failing, some professors actually consider those students who always pass their requirements and exert an effort in their subject. 

10. Try not to waste your money on unnecessary stuff.
Your parents work very hard just to be able to give you allowance daily/weekly/monthly, so spend it wisely. If you can save money, save it. So that if there is a school requirement and you can afford paying it by yourself, don't ask to your parents anymore. 

11. Try to be active in school activities. 
It's actually fun! Join a school organization. It adds spice to your college life. Of course this applies, if you can balance academics and extra-curricular activities. But I believe that anyone can do it as long as they are dedicated to what they do. 

12. Print a LOT of ID pictures.
1x1 and 2x2 pictures will do. You will need it on your first week of classes. Print as much as you can so that you don't have to always reprint and reprint every semester. And also, index cards; Well, for some colleges or universities.

13. Choose the right friends. 
Same with tip #5, if they're good friends, they'll accept you. Your friends can help you get through college life just fine so find the right ones. Don't be with people who will pull you down and deprive you from reaching your goals. 

14. Study now, "gala" later. 
Prioritize! If there's a big test coming up and your friends decided to just party it off, choose to study. They might have different priorities, but yours should be education. If ever you get tempted by saying yes to "gala" on an exam week, think about your parents who works so hard for your education. That "gala" can wait and be postponed but your tests can't. You can party right after your exams, concentrate first on studying. Good things come to those who wait patiently and prioritize education. 

15. Let God be the center of your life. 
Praying before AND after exams work! Of course you have to pray before exams so that you'll have God's guidance to remember all the things you have studied; after exams, so that you'll get good results and if ever there was a number which you found difficult to answer, the professor might give it as a bonus. Trust God and lift everything up to Him. You'll certainly get good results; of course if you studied well. Whenever you experience difficult times in life, kneel down and pray. Also, don't forget to thank God whenever you get good grades in school. He helped you through it for sure. 


With all of these tips, you'll be able to get through college productively. Also, don't forget to enjoy life and don't take it too seriously. :) 

Thousands of lives were lost, but billions of pesos were given. Thousands of people are grieving, but millions of people are praying. 

Typhoon Yolanda was the most destructive typhoon to ever make a landfall in history. It destroyed a lot of homes and establishments; yet it united the whole world as one and especially united the Philippines as one nation. Filipinos from all over the world did their best to donate and raise funds for their beloved country. Even non-Filipinos did philantrophic actions in order to help the typhoon victims. 

As one Filipino nation, we would like to thank all those who donated and sympathized with our fellow Filipinos. Thank you for all the prayers that you have offered for our country. No words can express how grateful we are as we were informed of all the help that we have received. 

God allowed this to happen for a purpose. It was an eye-opener for all of us to take care of Mother Nature, not only for our generation, but for the generations to come. God administered us as caretakers of all His creations; and this includes nature. Caretakers do not seek to destroy but to protect, maintain and flourish. Let this catastrophe serve as a lesson to each and every one of us to do our part as caretakers of mother nature. 

"You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light." -2 Samuel 22:29. 

In every dark situation you are in, no matter how little it may be, there is always a light in it. But finding the positive side in every negative is always a choice. It's up to you whether you'll see the dark situation as entirely negative or look at the bright side of it. 

Yes, life is unfair; that's how nature was made by God. But enjoying life already depends on your outlook of it. Be positive! There's more to life than your problems. Lift them all up to God and He will make miracles which you never knew was possible. :) 
As time passes by, theatrical performances become less and less popular. People already prefer to watch motion pictures at cinemas. It was actually my first time to go to the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the experience was a total blast! I was excited to see the exhibit for I am really amazed as to how theatrical performances were made and executed. Being able to see Badong Bernal's works made me appreciate the art and beauty of the classical theater. It made me think that this kind of industry is not just something to belittle because it takes so much patience and creativity in order to present something like what Badong Bernal did. I wish that other people who were able to see the exhibit felt the same way as I did for this is really something worth seeing.