Hmm i cud dtart swearing right Noe because of d terrible awful way
this 96 bus driver drives..-- will actually be in disbelief if i'm not
really sick by d time j get to d metro station!

Weather I really crazy, what ever happened to d Fall?!?! We go
straight from summer to winter *damned world climate* so after wind +
rainy week + kissing my man = very irritated cheeks; my skin is so
delicate that even touching it burns.. :( (needless to say here begins
my eternal quest for a winter cream!).

Now this was a very interesting weekend: started off with d Diwali
festivity (Chiken tandori at work ^^); so, after a trip to Costco *my
god the size of things in that place fascinates me!* we went in group
to a friends house. The only thing worth mentioning is that I lost
count of d bottles of wine we had.. By the time we got to Public i was
in d mood to dance ;) **and trust me I don't like d place..**. So
after a bit of pop and not much convincing K and I moved to Cafe
Citron ^^ and danced salsa (or that was my intention,, hahaha). It
sure felt good to just let go and dance!! ;) I miss college tines with
Nadya and Vivs.. My.. "that" was a show.

Anyway, Sunday was brunch-alike in the Mediterranean Bakery (around
silver spring I think), 5 of us devouring Lebanese food ^^ ; followed
by 5hrs of intense Monopoly!! Hahah I pulled out as soon as o cud, cuz
my odds were extremely low ;) but the negotiations where proper of a
EU constitution lmao

Have purchased tickets to Spain for Christmass 16-28 December.. Hoping
for once it will be a forgiving drama-free time **I'm so naive** . I'm
happy though that I'll be seeing my friends, it's always duh a long
time since I've gotten some quality girls time ^^. wouldn't life be
incredibly different if we always had good friends living in d same
city?.. I feel like Carrie Bradshaw when she left to Paris leaving her
gfs in NY.. (only that Ive been away 6 years.. And many more to come).
Ahh lifestyle choices

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Freezing work morning

Oh my.. Whats up with d metro today??! Its packed! --* ive had
nightmare after nightmare this week, even waking at 4 am... :( Bad karma

Work is a little bit more calm, thank god, and I'm starting d MDP
program. I don't know what I'll do about d master,, Georgetown should
be hard to get into,,, we will see..

At work we're organzing a trip to NYC around December :) I've always
wanted to iceskate in Rockefeler Center ^^ **I know I know, it's
cheesy**. Of course d ultimate would be to go with ur bf (then it
would be super cheesy xD but so cute ^^). Girlfriends are all you need
though ;) Sex & d City style

I've apparently lost weight,, I miss him.

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RENAISSANCE

Well, there is just too much too say, and nowhere to start talking about all the drastic changes in my life, all the joys and the deceits that I have come to experience in the last months! So I am just going to put that all behind, and start all over.

I took off this blog for a couple of weeks, but later realized that it is my 'past'; part of who I was (and anyway remembering what I felt in these precise moments is one of the purposes of it) ;)

It has been already 5 months since I came to Washington! I love my job, I love my company! **and I dont care what anyone else thinks**. My father was just here with me (as usual family drama).. so am a bit burnt out right now. Other than that I am happy and wish to stay; am considering a MBA or Masters,,, and i am with someone **whatever it is what we are, and whatever will become of us**; no longer believe in the whole drama I had with my ex-bf LOL who turned out to be a person with an evident lack of class and too full of himself xD Oh well! he made an absolute fool of himself *lol* What goes around, comes around. Hopefully he will be able to be happy one day ^^

Anyway, as I was saying there are a bunch of Restaurants, places and Beauty products that I´ll be talking about ^^ Welcome back!

Extreme heat..

Reporting fron Washington DC's hottest day since 1943 LOL! We are about 40C Boiling under d hot summer sun over here! XD thang god AC exists..
As usual the red line is delayed...

Btw, this is the night view from the Terrace/Bar of the brand new opened "W" hotel in Washington DC ^^ Great place for after work cocktails! fancy**

Washington D.C

Here on a mIssion! On my way to work right now (suffering through all d red line delays.. If it's not d accident, it's change of trains, attempted suicide, or like yesterday d bus breaking down).. What is going on with public transportation in d worlds most powerful capital?! Complete disaster, it takes forever to get 2work. I am so sore! lol after 2zumba classes,, M had d great idea of opening a really good bottle of tequila xD 5 shots later on an empty stomach we were all in a happy place LOL Of course lovelife continues equaly complicated lol Cal y arena como quien dice! xD xro weno I am missing my girls lately, like sex and d city; all d chats and d giggling ^^ need to build again another group here, I have Anna :) now we just need more of us!! ^^

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What goes around comes around..

And this morning I woke up with a dark shadow running accross my
living room! I am not ANY fond of insects, but I think it was a
cokroach **and am definitely not happy about that**.

Had a great weekend ;) Discovered a place in DC called CoCo Sala (all
drinks and plenty of desserts based on chocolate!) absolutely
delicious and the right kind of classy ^^ **and Im rather demanding in
that point**.

Now, after yesterday Im sure my lines are starting to difuse.. And
that is not great. If someone tells you they don't want a serious
relationship you should listen,,after all there are plenty of options,
*though it gets questionable at times* LOL Just how hard is it
nowadays to find what you are looking for if you have nice standards
(?!). Anyway, I learnt quite abit from my last relationship (and
complete heartbreak aftermath); the only thing I should add is that no
matter how bad someone hurts you no one should give up.
Carpe diem, tempus fugit.

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It's been almost 2 months since I'm in Washington :) so many things happened already! Lol first of all, I am extremely happy in d US; it hasn't changed since I was a kid ;)

Work is very nice, and I have learnt and improved a whole lot! I have 3 very messed up properties actually that drive me nuts Lol (everytime u think u fixed something u discover 500 problems around it! Complete domino effect xD) .. well, at least it is a rough way of learning; I'll become a conversion specialist after this ;P

The metro has also been a hell of a ride lately! After d DC accident red line has been running very slowly, and it sucks spending 1,5h to get home..

Personal wise, I think i've greatly improved from where I was, although d aftermath still haunts me ;p I have realized though very recently, that as much as u want to look at life differently, u can't fool yourself ;) After all we put ourselves through, we owe a whole lot to ourselves! ^^

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On my way to Washington

It has been an incredible crazy week/month!! Am selling my house in Miami (=packing boxes), went on vacay to US (=pakcing), move now to DC (=packing), sent my mum 3 parcels (=packing)... Packing, packign packing,,, Im SO sick of it already hahaha :) but it is all for a good cause.

I have given away, thrown,, like tons and tons of makeup LOL It is almost a sin to spend such amounts of money on it! xD but oh well,,

On vacations!

I have been so absent from d whole world! LOL submerged in my visa
papers, and all sorts of legal stuff! Moving is such a pain in d ass
in some ways ;)

Ive spent some **but not enough** well-deserved vacations in d States!
Waitting to hop on my AA flight to CDG-OVD flights in about 6 hr.
Viviana was here and in Washington DC (visiting T) and we had an
awesome time ;D Shopped SO much Victorias secret! LOL and I burnt to
death hahaha **feeling appropriately lizzard-icious!! ;)** LOL I'll
post pics asap ^^ Rejoice world! I'm not a white ghost anymore! :D

PS: did u see d new MAC rose thing collection??;) aww new blush coming
up!
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Barbie edition ^^

So, actually I remember when the MAC Barbie collection hit the shelves i was just getting acquainted with my love for makeup =) To be honest I regret passing on those shadows LOL *at d time i wondered hoe ever anyone could put a pink color on their lids xDDD.. innocent me! xD*

About 3 years later I cant believe how boring life would be without those flashy cute colors that make everyday life a bit less boring ^^! So voilá ;)

Ingredients: Chanel nymphea quatro (pink **turns goldish!** & green) + MAC pink venus + Guerlain divinora black eyeliner + Stila multi-effect mascara + Estee Lauder rose nuance blush + Stila jewel gloss (Barbie loves Stila collection ;) )

Got my dream job!

There's been a lot of crazy things going on with my life lately!! It's been absolutely incredible and actually I am immensely HAPPY!! =))) **now, of course ill be even further thrilled when i have a lovely J1 visa glued on my Passport xD** but I have gotten my DREAM JOB =))) Like u know, I was recruited in collegue by Marriott International to pursue a Revenue Management career. Normaly I shud have gotten that over here in Paris, but things got really mixed up, the 2 managers that were kind of inc harge of me left, and was left in an ackward situation askign myself whether I'd eventually ever transfer to my passion: RevMng.

I guess my (and all my friend's) prayers were actually heard up there ^^ because i had this great opportunity, and signed the contract last Friday!! Revenue Management @Marriott Headquarters in Washignton DC! =DDD Cant even start to explain how overwhelmed with joy and hapiness i feel *^^* Just that someone gives you an opportunity to prove yourself, and be challenged (specially at my age, 22),, that is really a very very big gift. So, thank you God from the bottom of my heart!

So basicaly, I'm leaving on *busy* vacations in about a week =) !

2 April - Miami (arriving 10:30 pm + 2 hr to get home, do luggage bla bla)
3 April - Washignton DC (flight leaves 8:30 am...gonna be so SUPER jet-lagged LOL Im scheduled to have lunch with my new office & meet everyone!! Lord, Im gonna be so tired! its hilarious just to imagine my face xDD)
6 April - back to MIA **MIA suntanning with Vivihops hahaha**
16 April - going to Spain OVD (arriving 17th morning)
19 April - back to Paris

...then again, my contract in D.C. is starting on 2 May! LOL so if i get my visa on time **insert some divine help here** I shall be again hopping on a plane and jet-lagging myself to death around the 29-31 April LOL Crazy!!

Staff Party!! @ Marriott Champs Elysees

Hello 2009 Marriott Staff Party! :))) after 2 weeks of Bollywood rehearsals we were all SO excited to compete **and WIN!** the "Tour around the 5 Continents" soiree that was organized ^^

It was a fun night! Everyone was just happy to share some time, food and drinks (and shows ;) ) having fun and chatting relaxed with d colleagues :))) No stress! Housekeeping supervisors did their bellydance show, and we went in after :DD totally surprised everyone with all the candles, inciense, and whole 4min coreography ^^Everyone was clapping like mad by the ending steps xD It was so quickly over! **we all wished to do it over again a coupel of times hahaha**

Here are some pictures of all of us :) mostly the Front Office and Finance teams **as they are my previous and current work colleagues :))** Two really lovely teams! Actually we employees are really what make our property so special (despite the ranting from time to time xD) we have a great atmosphere! No weird fights btw departments and bad karma :) I guess we really carry the Marriott Spirit after all! ^^ I love this company :) Call me cheesy, but it is really a "human" company, were employees are as important as guests; we are numerous, but (maybe due to the still familiar holding) it feels like a veeery big family-business we are involved in rather than a multinational where everyone is more the less a stranger.

Hahaha, well, i guess that after turning down over 30 job offers while still on campus to come to work for Marriott,, I should be "that" into a company to actually make that statement! xD

Btw, I jsut cant say right now, but there is a good chance that I might have very good job news soon :)) my GM talked to me that evening about some changes going on, and well :) i might as well have what ive been waitting for all along and was recruited for ;) xxxxxx

Ethnic makeup & co

Sop! Staff party is coming up! :DDD and this year's theme is "Around the 5 continents" ,,, so i joined the reception team and we're doing Bollywood dancing! ^^ Today i received my Shari thing **in pink of course haha** and was (eventhough some professional makeup artists shud do our makeup) practising Indian makeup! LOL it reminded me of Lebanese makeup I had seen (it is a very known form of makeup apparently) and well,, having a lebanes ex-bf leads to wanting to find out some cultural background issues ;) So this is what it gave!

Ingredients: Urban Decay (midnight cowboy + polyester bride, baked, sting, scandal, oil slick), then ToNs of black Khol (Boujoirs was the softest not-waterproof, otherwise best is any good Waterproof)

Then also I had planned to dress up as Spanish ;) **duhh** so i had practised some makeup with my gown. Basicaly Spanish makeup is based on really dark eyes (not over-exagerated) and RED lips and blush) + the indispensable big earings and hair flower (red clavel preferrably). Redify yourself for a Spanish look! hahaha i was born to be Spanish hahaha red suits me best ^^

Ingredients: Bobbi Brown black eyeliner, Maybeline (dutch bought) super black eyeshadow/MAC Smut eyeshadow, MAC Blushbaby blush, MAC LondonLife lipstick + CHANEL 106 levres scilliantes

Then I did a weekend "mermaid" kinda look :) which i then took partying to the "Sex & the City" pink ladies party!

Ingredients: Bourjoirs Pink pigment, H&M tourqoise dust pigment, Urban Decay Grifter eyeshadow, L'Oreal 111 Sweet Watermelon blush, and MAC VivaGlam V lipstick

The other is back froma work day ;) simple eyeliner, good mascara and red cherry lips **the bow really does the touch! ;)** was inspired by Mexican traditional music clips :))))

Ingredients: Bobbi Brown sepia liner, MAC Blushbaby blush, and MAC HangOver lipstick & of course Benefit's BadGal Lash mascara!

Sex & the City party! @Paris Bodega

Well, what can I say,, my body is aching! and I lost yet another kg.. 54kg now **i guess i shud be happy,, but it is all due to the wrong reasons** Going through a breakup we react differently, in my case I went partying yesterday! a MUCH needed party :) and it was fun!

The soiree started back i my house doing Zhas' hair and makeup to then drink half a bottle of Coco Rhum punch -.-U We moved to Lafayette to get to this Spanish Bodega place **very very nice btw** makes u wanna go there with ur partner, it's classy and nice :)

Then women had open bar,, which is not a good thing when ur intention is to 'forget' because u end up having 4 free coktails, dancing like a mad woman and finalize on-stage being thrown in the air and hanging upside down!!! **backslashes of being a gymnast :S too flexible** It was wise to wear trousers.
I was so glad when we came home,, it was funny enough seeing ourselves trying to go down the stairs to the metro without Zigzagging lol my head was spinning by the time i got home --U then this morning it is so hard to eat or drink smthing lol its as if everytime you "feel" everything going down ur throat all d way through to your stomach.. it is not a pleasant sensation lol (i eneded up gettign MacDo at 9PM)

On the other hand today it is a weird day, i shud really not be thinking in this way, and i shud really have forwarded in thoughts,, and im stuck with my truth. Why cant I seem to wake up from this dream where the dreaming finishes?!

I am SO confused, the Disney princess in me shouts me not to loose hope, that true love does exist, and that it consumes everythign around it, it tackles down every obstacle, and makes nothing imposible.. that love does exist! ... then the cynic in me questions everything and points at my broken heart with irony;;; A friend is encouraging me to move on and concentrate on men with good conversations... another to fight for love and not giv e sh*t about the rest.. and i dont kow myself, I am so confused. I just wanna be loved is it that freaking complicated?! Loved without exceptions or 'but',,, and of course i'd like to be loved NOW.

Going through a breakup

It is the first day I haven't had a 'former' nightmare *that's good*.
Trying to cheer myself up seems somethines awfully extenuating,, where
are my girlfriends?! And how I wish I was there with them!

These last days I've gone kind of crazy in expenses,, u know, u have
to shop your way out of it! out of him. Got myself d whole "Sex and
the City" series+movie (at least I can watch what I wud be doing
LOL); also all the "Twilight" saga **I feel so much like bella in d
2nd book right now,, But she does get better, thanks to Joe ;)**

Appart from that I'm going through d usual lack of hunger (4kg less
now than 1,5 weeks ago),, so I'm going shopping this weekend, say
hello to a 36 girl.

But you know, all in all I'm becoming numb to d pain; I wish one day
he cud see what he let go, but then it's not wat he wanted really, so
move on. I'll find my great 'man' **thanks mum for reminding me that
'he' is not going anywhere LOL**

Oh btw I talked my mum into coming over for a week first of March! ^^
I'm so happy :)) she's been so supportive ^^

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OMG.. 55,6 kg --

From the bottom of my broken heart..

my heart is completely torn, tears are proving to be endless.. how did we end up like this? how did you stop loving me? why is this happening to me.. why, why did u make me trust you.. why,, you knew that i wudnt give my heart to anyone, why did u promise me your love.. to now see it fade slowly day by day,, to suffer everytime. Why is it me that is left with a torn heart, knowing that i did my best.. and it still wasnt enough. Since I am small i tell myself that i will love no man until I can truly love, that true love can only happen once in a lifetime and i will not waste my time in all other things; because pleasaure is nothing without love, because even a simple kiss means absolutely nothing to me if there is not a great thing behind it.. I dont play around, I dont fool myself or others, I am a good person.

As strong as I may be the only thing I ask for is to love and being loved in return,, i dont ask for more and wont settle for less: 'That' passion that sparks in your eyes everyday of your life with just the sound of her name, the thoughs of her that fill you with warmth, the sense of being a lucky enough man to have her by your side, wanting to protect her each day with all you have, giving your self and puting your whole trust in her for the rest of your life, knowing that there is nothing absolutely nothing that you cant go through together, seeing your children in her eyes,.. all I ask for is to one day be in the way of 'that' man.

I have given myself like i never thought; i look at all your messages and it tores my soul, my heart stops.. how could you love me to say all 'that' and now become this?! Why did u say it,, u made me love you like this.. to then put me in d past. U must be really close to the person I'm looking for, but yet there are differences.
You want to give us a 'maybe',, but it is not NOW that u want it (now that u can have it, now that u have me, my heart) you want to consider later.. And trust me, belive me, it rips my soul open to tell you that there will never be another "us".. but i cant heal my wounds, i cant have hope when there is none,, when u dont love me. I believe u could have loved me.. or maybe it was just infatuation.. at least I want to believe you did; but I can assure you that you dont love me this date, because if u wud just a little gest would pull us through,, i guess in that case you would actually want to fight for "us", like me.

How I wish that u appear in front of my door just to look straight to me and say: I love you. I would ask no further, we would put everything behind and we would go through all together.. but I know you won't.. It is all so painful.. because I love you

Party recession

So, contrary to public belief I do have a life! After all the fuss in changing department, email my recruiter back and forth, supposedly look for an flat, overwhelm d bf, and buy cosmetics,, I eventually do sometimes get my lazy ass out **thought the lack of tasteful places leaves no desire**; mostly thanks to P (little angel she is), that has such a patience.

Finally I went back to Barrio Latino with P and I, which was nice :) (maybe we cud have been less harassed,, and had more place to dance lol.. I was so out of shape it is embarrassing! my knees were killing me after 3 hrs lol). Lately I need to dance, i guess my mood hasnt been that perfect; in university every Friday and Saturday were a fiesta **getting ptiranosaurus**

I need changes..

El alma en pie!

Ok,, hmm,, maybe i shud eventually start thinking about eating smthing.. it's been 5 days, and the only things i managed to eat were two small salads lol I feel sick at d sight of food. At least I hit the gym twice :) and i feel better about myself. I am giving things a lot of thought in a mature way; wouldnt you like sometimes to turn back time,, but thats d challenging part! being brave to face adversity ^^. I'll manage; if i can fight for my future, for my loved ones, for selfconfidence, and for what i believe in, there is nothing that can stop me :) **god that NY's purpose is really working**

Eventhough a bit weird, i feel good, positive,.. Puede q a fuerza, pero como yo digo: al fin me 'dí contra un muro', para poder levantarme! i see clearer, feel mature (something i started to feel fading), like my Wise old self is back (when did i loose myself so much?¿).. I presume i rest my weight on others and felt fragile on the way, but the truth is i am not, i am a very strong person; and it is about time i woke up :)

Actually now that I think about it, the change of department has done good to me! Dressing in my own clothes, with fixed hours, weekends, my own little place, dealing with numbers.. it boosted my mood :)) and I am thankful that A is there to joke and say silly things *lol* No more fighting with clients.
Now one thing i dont know about *and it's comming soon* is job prospects! Finally the whole thing about Revenue management got a hell of a good stirr :)) but now im waitting for a proposition; where? when? what?

Como una amiga mia escribió en su facebook: "AMA Y HAZ LO QUE QUIERAS!" ;)

I am trying to hold myself back from blogging, i am thiking too much lately

**UPDATE** Its official, i look like one of those fishes with bloated eyes.. sigh ..