March 2020 – Chescadventures

What’s inside my bag?

Since I’m feeling a little bit disheartened the past days because I still have to work despite the current situation these days, with no signs of getting an off I supposed for the next two weeks (even with the news that starting tomorrow, 26.03.2020, all the retails and industrial shops will be closed) or even shortened period of working hours at least, just wanna compensate myself to feel light-hearted by removing the stress and worries out of my heart/ pass the time by going through my bag (ha-ha!) and write this.

So, I opened and checked to see what’s inside my bag these days:

1. Labello cherry-shine lip gloss.

2. Maybelline clear smooth all in one BB cream- my daily foundation.

3. 4 different shades of Maybelline lipstick- a regular lipstick, super stay ink crayon, 2 sensational liquid matte which I used alternately.

4. Superstay powder foundation, (my daily face powder)

I love Maybelline products and I’ve always been a Maybelline user since the beginning as I do not like any other brand on my face.

5. Hand sanitizer- during this Covid-19 time, it is a must to have this on your bag.

6. Vicks inhaler- coz I always have allergies.

7. My Celine wallet.

8. My Sunnies specs- can’t work without the specs.

9. My super old hair comb.

10. A pen- always in the bag.

Not to mention that I have 2 surgical masks change every day as we need this for going in and out of the office and in the street, I got used to the masks btw, and couldn’t go out of the flat without wearing one.

There it is, at least I’ve consumed a few minutes of my time worry-ing less. 🙂

Love at the time of Covid-19

So, it’s been months now that the whole world is in chaos due to the fast-spreading of the coronavirus. And we are not an exemption here, no one is exempted, tbh. We’ve been worrying every single day. People became suspicious of one another.

And during difficult times like this, the only way that could back us up and comfort us- is to pray, and pray harder. When nothing could be done, and even the wealthiest man on earth wouldn’t be spared out of this disease.

I worry a lot these days especially now that the virus is fast-spreading here in the country where I’m living and upon hearing the news that there are local transmissions here already. Been a week or two since the first outbreak (Feb 21,2020 I guess when it first reached here) and as of now, 100 plus (189 as of today if I’m not mistaken) had been infected with recoveries and one death.

I hate this feeling, seriously.

But here is the actual story. I’ve always been fascinated with apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic movie: Birdbox, A quiet place, The road, Extinction, to name a few and I’m always vocal about how I want to experience the same and the excitement that would bring me with the thoughts of grocery looting inside the empty shopping malls and supermarkets taking all the food and drinks I want for free, or trying to live in a world of silence, in a world of zombies, walk in the ghost city, or live in quiet/destroyed earth trying to find a way to live but turned out that it’s just as good as the movie.

The truth, you will never want that to happen in reality! As in, never. Why did I say this? Because I actually feel it now. Like we are all living just like the characters of those in the apocalyptic films where the world is stricken with a deadly virus and everyone is trying to survive with it. That everyone would soon die one by one and no one will be spared. That the world would never recover from this until we all get immune from it and people started to get used to the virus-like it’s a normal thing. Just like the characters in the A Quiet place where everyone doesn’t have to make any slightest noise in order to save their lives.

Or worse, that the earth would be destroyed and it will all go to a fresh start- like the movie Time machine, or soon we will all live in another planet like Mars as what I’ve seen on the SCI-FI films, where astronauts fly outer space and see if there are any planets inhabitable by humans so we could all start a new living.

Scary right? I hope it won’t happen anyway- not as of the moment or not as of the near future, I hope not. I hope this would end soon. Sooner than soon and won’t happen again in the future.

Let us all pray and cooperate/follow what the government instructs us to do. Do not be a thick head and pretend to be a “know it all” person. Do not take it for granted. Do not panic, yeah, but let us all be aware of what’s happening around us. Be prepared. Help each other. And pray again. Whatever happens, just pray, again and again, and pray for each other. This is the time that we have to show human kindness. That nothing or no virus would ever overpower the human mankind.

Be united. We can all survive this!

Where to eat in Cabanatuan City-DULANG

Tryin to find a cozy and yet affordable place to celebrate your birthday or any occasion in Cabanatuan City? Well, then I would highly recommend Dulang Restaurant located in Kapt. Pepe Subdivision, Cabanatuan City.

As I was looking for a new place to eat and celebrate, not the usual restaurant we were going, (I’ve rounded different restos, and cafeterias even lugawans around Cabanatuan particularly during my “hungry times” when I crave for something new and unusual)So, we came over to this restaurant (recommended by a friend) which is not very costly (I mean not that very costly but not that cheap either) and yet the food tastes great. I remember I paid around 2k+ pesos for a full dinner for 8 people.

But for the record, whenever I go to a restaurant and was really hungry and plan to eat a full meal, I only change the restaurant but my orders will always have my all time favorites. I always include chicharon bulaklak for starter and crispy pata and kare kare as the main menu, and will add additional according to their menu or my cravings.

And since we were celebrating a birthday, we have added up some more dishes to our usual order. So, it was like a five-course menu, with rice, which is actually acceptable and affordable for a small family gathering when you don’t wanna go thru all the hassle of preparing at home aside from the fact that their cooking is much better.

20190906_195940 20190906_195952 20190906_200014 20190906_200042 20190906_200255 If you are roaming around Cabanatuan and looking for a place to eat away from the traffic and congested City, do not hesitate to pass by and try this restaurant.