I have already shared to you guys how much I love coffee and I believe some of you are also in the same boat as me. What I haven't told you though is that I also love ice cream. Though not as much as I love coffee, but really, who doesn't love ice cream? If you're lactose intolerant then I'd probably spare you. lol

               Recently, Philippines experienced drought and believe me, the heat was unbearable. Though it's usually hot in our country,to suffer from drought is still crazy. There were even times when we (my family and I) woke up very early just to store water. But that's another story because what I'm going to focus on this post is an ice cream shop that I have visited last summer. (fyi summer here in the Philippines is on April and May)

               It was a very hot afternoon when I visited the Avalanche Ice Cream shop. I have heard about the shop before, but I haven't been there, so I decided to visit them and check their products. The shop is known for their all natural ice creams and smoking brownies. I went to visit their shop partly because I was curious about their "all-natural" ice cream froze by liquid nitrogen and partly because the weather was too hot and I felt like a great ice cream would make the heat bearable.
     There's nothing special or cool about the interior of the shop, but I do like how cute their chalkboard wall looked like. The place was generally clean and Avalanche's staff are very friendly.
    As much as I would love to try all of their ice cream flavors, I simply couldn't do that. Instead, I just opt for the one that I was most curious about. I bought one serving of their Milky Basil Ice Cream which costs 75php for cup. I love it!

     The ice cream tasted a bit weird, but in a good way. It's expected because lol imagine basil haha. Anyway it was really good, not too creamy and the basil, although it's there, it doesn't overpower the whole taste of the ice cream. Although their ice creams aren't mind blowing, they are a must try if you want to have an ice cream adventure.

I always have this manifestation that just like books, movies can also give us insights and inspiring thoughts that can guide us in living our lives to the fullest. Well that depends on what kind of movies you're watching because ehem there are those films that are, I don't know, shall we just say irrelevant?

I do spend my time watching movies when I don't really have anything serious to do or simply when I am just bored. Lately, while I was still waiting for the date to start my new job, I found myself watching Zootopia 2016 with my little brother. I was a bit hesitant at first to watch the film, but upon finding out that it has a really good rating at RottenTomatoes, I didn't mind heeding to my brother's request and watch the film with him.

I don't have any particular expectation about the film but I was very surprised to learn so many things as I watch the film jump from one scene to another. I was very happy that I was able to watch a very eye-opening and entertaining film that I got so excited to list down all the quotable quotes that I find worth keeping from the film hahaha And of course, because I love anyone who reads my blog, I decided to share what I learn from Zootopia by scribbling down my musings into this single blog post.

Lesson no.1

     Need I to elaborate more on what Judy (the main character in Zootopia, a bunny) said on the film? What she said hit me hard. When I was a kid I always thought that as long as I have some friends to play with, I don't have anything else to worry about. But as I got older, it seems like things got more complicated. Sometimes even messier than what I expect them to be. I also thought that perfection exists but it doesn't.

     Talking about change, it is easy to say that it always starts within us. But what we usually fail to recognize is that it is also something that we have to work on, all the fcking time. If we want change, an open mind is also needed. We need to be able to recognize our strengths and weaknesses in order to understand what are the things that we really need to change. Not everything needs to be changed.

     Truth is, when I decided to pursue a career in teaching, all I thought was making change. To change the bad things that I have witnessed in this world. I don't even have a clear picture how to achieve such an ambitious goal but I guess I can only create change one step at a time starting with my self. And it didn't take that long for me to realize than I can never achieve such kind of goal alone. I need everyone else around me.

Lesson no. 2

Lesson no. 3
Lesson no.4
Our friends are people who we can be crazy with. But not even them are perfect. As human as we are, we all make mistakes, even the ones we love do just like our friends. And if our friendship with them is built on a very solid ground, then forgiving them won't be a difficult thing to do.
     Growing up, one of the things that I've learn is that forgiveness is not something that can easily be given away. Just like respect, we have to earn it. If we want to be forgiven, we have to take a stand to admit our mistakes first. We have to sincerely ask for forgiveness, should we want to be forgiven, just like what Judy the bunny did when she unintentionally hurt Nick's feelings. (Such a tearjerker scene scene by the way :p )

     Owning up our mistakes is also one of the first steps for us to learn something out of our mistakes. I know that it's not easy, it always takes courage to do that. The best time to find that is in the part where we realized how much the person means to us.

Lesson no.5
      As cliche as it might sound just like the rest, it won't hurt for us to be reminded of these simple things right? In this very pragmatic world of ours' , it is very easy for us to get caught into temptations that could lead us to unnecessary fears and worries. We fear of making mistakes without even trying. The worst part is when we throw all hopes that we have just to achieve a more secure tomorrow even though none of us could ever be sure of what tomorrow brings.

       As a young girl, I used to collect stickers and paper dolls. They used to invade my bedroom and I can still remember how I used to play with them (my paper dolls) once I arrived home from school. Ugh childhood nostalgia! 

     Now that I’m older, I still have the urge to collect things. But instead of stickers and paper dolls, I now collect fashion accessories (and bottle of tears) chos! You may have seen my post about my fashion rings collection and I am proud to say that they are doing fine in their box. I think collecting things is one way of showing how much we admire or value beauty.

     I graduated from collecting fashion rings though but my hobby of collecting beautiful things still exists. Earlier this month I found myself shopping at Aizilym Enterprises. If you are a thrifty fashionista living in Cebu City, you’ve probably know the place. It is a store that sells various items from fashion accessories to gift items. They usually offer huge discounts on their items making them one of the most beloved stores for some shoppers here in Cebu.

     Some of the things that I bought from them are fashion earrings. (Fashion earrings are not genuine; just a fancy fashion jewelry) Even though their earrings aren’t real, I still feel so stoked seeing them because of their very unique designs. I couldn’t even find jewelry designs that their accessories have. Another thing that I love the most about the earrings that I bought is that they are very affordable. Believe me or not, all of the earrings that you will see in this post doesn’t cost more than a dollar! Yes, they are all less than a dollar. A smile bringer for a thrifty person like me right?

     I bought five earrings from them, but I gave one to my sister so I can only show you four of the earrings that I got from Aizilym.