Critical Thinking

Note: this is a personal post. Since she is entitled to her own opinion, I am entitled to my own opinion too!

So there's this blogger chick who calls herself a "critique wrote something about me in a Beauty forum. This is what she said:

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Translation: "Have you guys heard of withadriyah? She's ok too but for me she is not a "credible" guru. She is the type that will do everything and will use everything even if it doesn't suit her. There's just something about her approach that I'm not really convinced."

So I went to that forum and asked her why she thinks I am not credible and I also asked her what are those things she's talking about that I use or do that doesn't suit me? I mean I want to know of course.

I even commented on her blog post but she deleted my comment and I never got a response, instead she wrote a blog post.

So her blog post contains things that explaining about difference between a "critique" and a "hater".

Her main points are:

• She calls the people who defends their blogger friend a "FANTARD". She said, "If they read or heard that you said something about their beloved "idol", they will trash talk you.." 

A FANTARD?! What about an awesome blogger friend who just defends you from people who ARE ACTUALLY TALKING TRASH about you? I don't even considered them as fans. They are my friends who defends me because they know that person is wrong.

• She said, "critiques don't go around judging people coz of personal reasons, its because of what they do for a living or their hobby"

HELLO?! She just judge me right there and then telling me I'm not credible. Credible in what? What I do for a living? I am a Psychiatric Technician. Credible in what? Blogging? It's my personal blog, am I convincing you to buy anything? to wear anything? Credible in what? My beauty reviews? They are my personal experience! Not credible as a person? Now who is she to tell me that? Is she my friend? Does she know me personally? - NOT! She is not my boss, she is not PAYING ME TO BLOG! I am not even being compensated to BLOG! Goodness!! She also judges me and said I do everything and use everything even though it doesn't suit me. Uhm, what exactly is she talking about? What I wear? My make up? She is judging me for personal reasons isn't she?! Therefore she is not a critique because there she goes judging me in a beauty forum!

She calls herself a critique - so is she reviewing my blog? My personal blog? Like I said I am not getting paid to blog! Its like going to a house of a person you don't know then you'll tell another person you don't like the house because its ugly - in front of the owner of the house. Of course the owner of the house will tell you, who the f*** are you to say that? Are you paying my house?

• She mentioned two Youtube Gurus she loves. Those Youtube gurus get compensated. You basically compensate them by watching their videos. Go ahead, critique them because they make money out of you! It's like eating in a restaurant - you eat there, you pay, you didn't like the food. You can go ahead and complain all you can, you have the right because you paid for your food. 

..BUT do I get compensated? Do you pay me to blog? The answer is a BIG NO! -.- 

• She said that those two Youtube Gurus she loves "are not the type who'll do everything just for the sake of a review like jumping from one cream to another - what a great way to take care of your skin - NOT"

I do detailed review about certain products that I love or really hate to show you guys if the product works or not or even if its worth buying. It's completely my own personal experience and it has nothing to do whether I get that product for free or I bought it with my own money. I will show you whether it worked for me or not. So what EXACTLY does she mean by "the type who'll do everything just for the sake of a review"?

And also WHY DO PEOPLE JUMP FROM ONE CREAM TO ANOTHER? It's because the other cream didn't work! Its a common sense to switch creams if you think the other cream is not doing anything for your skin. I mean would you keep using a cream if its causing you breakouts? No, you'll move on and use another cream! How can you take care of your skin if you stay on that one product that doesn't work? Doesn't she know that? I guess.. - NOT!

• She said, "stop being a baby about it and accept that fact that nobody is perfect and we can't please everyone" 

I am not trying to please anybody! It's my personal blog like I said, I review whatever I want, I post whatever I like so who is she to even talk sh** like that? There's a saying, IF YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO SAY, DON'T SAY NOTHING AT ALL"

• She said, "if you can't take criticism, minimize internet usage, delete your blog and talk to your pillows all day and night coz they are the only thing who will love you unconditionally"

She is the one who has nothing better to say so I suggest to talk to her pillow and talk sh** with that pillow all day! Delete my blog? hah. Again, WHO IS SHE?!

• She said, "haters are the one who'll blog, bash, vlog about a certain individual or businesses and attack them personally.."

Uhm, did you just define yourself right there? Am I not a certain individual? Withadriyah is not a company, a movie, a restaurant, or a product you can review or critique. I am Iyah and I am a blogger who blogs about my personal life, experiences, and products I like or hate.

Nakikibasa ka na nga lang, dami mo pang reklamo dyan!

Unless you are paying me to blog, I suggest you STFU! :]

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Haha. My first rant ever :P Anyway, I will try to do my April Favorites tomorrow. Also Lulu, Giang, Edna, May and I are doing a No make up Buy this month of May =) We are trying to motivate each other. Good luck to the 5 of us. :D

I also would like to say HI to my Youtube friend YSHA who is very talented and pretty! :)

http://www.youtube.com/emei67

Love her voice :) I wish I can sing and play guitar just like her! :)

Beauty Review: The Brush Guard

  THE BRUSH GUARD

So, I bought the brush guard to know what is the hype all about. I went to their website and read about their product. 

http://www.thebrushguard.com/

Here are the things on their website: (information or description from thebrushguard.com)

The Brush Guard is an entirely new product that keeps your makeup brushes like new!


The Brush Guard is a stretchable, breathable tube which protects your makeup brushes:


While drying—bristles dry in perfect shape
In use—handle stays clean and grips better
In storage—no snags or squashing
On the move—perfect packing
Now available in five package choices: assorted or packages of all one size (all $5.50 including tax and domestic shipping):


Variety pack—assortment of each size
Ex. Small—Shadow/Liner
Small—Blush
Medium—Foundation
Large—Powder/Kabuki, 

RATING: ★★★★★

Here is a short video review if you don't feel like reading :P

PROS:

☛ Whenever I use the brush guard, the brush goes back to its original shape/form. It dries really nice

☛ The brush guards are easy to use, easy to clean

☛ It's cheap.

☛ My brushes don't get flat whenever I store them in my brush roll

CONS:

☛ The hairs of the brushes sometimes get stuck to the holes of the brush guard

☛ The brushes take longer to dry with the brush guard than without the brush guard and when i lay the brushes flat

OVERALL:

☛ I like using the brush guard and yes I do recommend it if you want your brushes looking new.

FTC: I bought these brush guard with my own money. I did not get paid to do this review/post and I am not affiliated with this company.

My Birthday Part 1

Picture Heavy.

I am officially 23. :P I still remember when I turned 18. I told myself, "yay I am now an adult, I should set some goals." Then I turned 21. I told myself. "yay I am now legal, graduated from Psych tech, what now? go back to school to be an RN?" Then I am now 23 years old, I'm telling myself, "I'm getting old!!!" lol Life goes by so fast.. especially when you're having fun.

Anyway, I woke up late that day.. So we weren't able to get breakfast. Adrian asked me what I want to eat, I told him, I feel like eating some dimsum.. :) So Adrian took me at Ten Ten.

Some of my favorite Dimsum..

..and Yang Chow (sp?) It's Yummy in my Tummy :)

i love him so much ♥

Adrian took me and my family to Benihana for dinner. :)

My sister, Me, Mom, Dad and bro :)

I love watching people cook! :)

A small clip of our dinner being cooked :)

The soup. I love it!

Making a Wish.. *wishing *wishing

Adrian took me to LV store, he said we'll just look. I always admired the Speedy and Neverfull LV bags. But I like the Neverfull. He asked me if I like it, and I told him yes. To my surprise, he told the SA that we'll take it. Haha. He is just so sweet. ♥ He's like, "if I know, you already knew I'm going to get it" :P To be honest, I wasn't expecting to get any expensive gifts because I knew we spent so much already last Holiday. So I really appreciate my husband. I love him a lot. ♥

The parents gave me a pair of silk jammies :) They know I love wearing Jammies :) Thank you so much!

I want to give Thanks again to everyone who made my birthday very special :)

Next post would be the gifts from my Beautiful blogger babes :)

BBSD Prizes + Circle Lenses

Hello Everyone!!! I am so stoked about the packages I've received this week!! So let's start with my prize from Beauty Blog Sale Directory (BBSD) Ms. J.Rose had a contest give away when BBSD 1st started and that is to spread the word. I made the BBSD its own place at my side bar so people can always visit BBSD at any time.

Imagine how excited I was when I saw this? I was twittering when I saw that she announced the winner so I went ahead and checked it. I was like "OMG OMG OMG I won!!!" Must be my lucky month this week! ^^

Hurricane Popcorn! Reminds me of WuzzyAngel ^^ and she added some extra things. Thank You so much J.Rose! You are so generous! ^^

This is freaking sold out at Nordstrom so I'm so blessed to be able to get this palette!! It's just so pretty and its "work appropriate". I can actually use this everyday for my everyday make up ^^

Then the 2nd package I received is from Mesmerizedeyes.blogspot.com. I got the Tear lenses in Brown. I now have 2 Circle Lenses. The other one is the Geo Angels in Brown.

I can only wear them for 3 hours maximum. I have astigmatism and my eyes can't breathe so I re-wet them every 30 minutes. They are very comfortable though. Its not like my Toric lenses which are very hard. These ones are very soft. I like how they look like ^^

Here's the review I made last month. My opinions are still the same, except that I noticed that when the weather is so humid, my eyes tend to dry faster and I had to re-wet them using my eye drops.



Anyway, I decided to paint my nails. Kinda messy. Just practicing with my Art Deco Nail Polish.

Also, thank you guys for voting on my poll. That helps a lot for me to decide what to post on my blog. 78 of you thinks I should stop blogging about my personal life. I am with you guys ^^ but then 386 of my lovelies wants me to continue blogging about my personal life so I will ^^ I love making my readers happy! ^^

So since you guys voted that I should continue blogging about my personal life, here's what happened today!

I was pissed at somebody from work because I was suppose to leave at a certain time but he wouldn't let me just because I was the shift lead. I told him, I'm leaving and that will leave him as the shift lead relieve, but he was being an ass! Ugh. I told my boss about him and they will give him some attitude adjustment. Ha-Ha!

Well, have a good Wednesday guys! =) I'll be in twitter if you guys need immediate answers :P

Contest Entry: DSK Jewelry + Some Update

Update: Please see "Hello Iyah News" for latest updates and tidings about me. I also created a Wish List. What you guys think about the products I put there? Are they any good? Do you own any of those items? Share your opinion please..

Contest Entry for DSK!

So I finally finished my Contest Entry! I took forever in editing them. The only thing that is missing on my entry is sending Ms. Steph an MP3 player of my current favorite song. I actually don't have any MP3 songs on my itouch or macbook. Haha! I know what a loser I am! :P Hope you guys like the video :) Feel free to ask any questions.

Check out her jewelry blog and enter her contest!! It would be fun and just look at all of her hand-made jewelries? Aren't they awesome! Go ahead and order.. You know you want to! :)

http://www.dskjewelry.blogspot.com

This is the Jet Black Checker Board I ordered + the Clear AB Stars Earrings.

A Close Up look of the Combo. I love them! I gotta own some more earrings..

Here I am wearing a the necklace called "Black Rose" - check it out on her blog

I hope I did everything right :) Steph, hope you like my entry :) I love you and your jewelry! :P

Daddy's Birthday + Kitties

Daddy's Birthday was last June 24 but we weren't able to celebrate it because I was working that day, so today Adrian and I woke up early so we can pick up the cake and take them to eat breakfast.

I picked up that "?" Candle because I don't wanna reveal Daddy's age! haha :P He loved it very much not to reveal his age. LOL! Btw, its a flan cake! Yummy leche flan!

We're missing Mommy!! :) Here's my little sister and brother and of course Daddy! :)

Singing "Happy Birthday" to him...

Make a Wish! Daddy.. please wish that I win this contest! ahahah :P Nothing's wrong with wishful thinking :P

Anyway, my sister's cat gave birth to 4 kittens [its her 1st time having babies] and then after a few days, my sister found some kittens nearby and our neighbor said the mother of those other 5 kittens was gone [probably eaten by a cayote!] so we adopted the other 5 and put them with our 4 kittens so total we now have 9 kittens! We were hoping that the Mommy will feed them but to our dismay, she don't wanna feed them anymore!! She is probably thinking "Who the hell are these other kittens sucking my breast?!"

No I am not squeezing this kitten! LOL! I am trying to hold her but she's moving and trying to let go. She's probably hungry.. My sister said it looks like I was choking her. hahaha!

Pictures with the kittens..

She is so pretty.. So photogenic.. look! She's looking at the camera :) Makes me cry that they are not eating :(

Here..I am trying to feed them manually but they don't really want to! I guess they don't like the formula Daddy bought..

Wearing a purple dress which came from the Philippines :) I love wearing dresses in a hot summer like this! Daddy asked "Are you pregnant? You look pregnant!" Ouch! No, I just have a chubby tummy!!! I love my JC bag! I want a brown one! :)

My sister Jannica and Adrian

and of course a picture of me and the husband. i Love Him! :)

Hope you guys have a wonderful weekend! Any plans tomorrow? Like I said, tomorrow, Adrian and I will go to Ontario Mills to check out the CCO then we'll go to OC to watch Transformers and go to Skylark to buy some nail polish. :) If you see me there, say Hi :) Love you all!