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Easy Like Sunday Morning from candymag on 8tracks.

There’s something about coming home from a trip. You wake up with brand new eyes and this inexplicable energy. You’re tired and energized at the same time. All I want to do today is relish what’s left of my weekend and remember how beautiful the past four days have been.

Here’s a mix of songs that are perfect for just lounging around. I hope you girls had an awesome weekend. Happy summer Sunday!

Love,
Macy

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I used to have a cork board on my office desk filled with random stuff: photos from events, to-do lists, notes from friends. But it got stowed away when we transferred to a new building. These days, there are so many means of putting up an inspiration board, but my favorite by far has got to be Pinterest. I love going through random pins on my feed and creating my own boards. When I’m stuck in a rut, I can just browse this site and get inspired instantly!

Just recently, I signed Candy up for Pinterest. It seemed like a good idea (like all the other things I volunteer to sign up for, hahaha!) and look how pretty our page looks:

If you’re on Pinterest, follow us! We’d also love to see your pins! (:

Love,
Macy

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The other day, Mimi and I got to go to Smash Project’s press con featuring Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional, The Used, and The Cab. We were bummed that Cobra Starship weren’t there, but we were psyched to meet the other bands, too.

A lot of people know Chris Carrabba as the frontman of Dashboard Confessional (“Hands Down,” anyone?), but my brother also introduced me to his other band Further Seems Forever. So I was thrilled to hear Chris confirm that he was working on a new album with Further! Listen to an acoustic version of “New Year’s Project” here:

As for The Cab, they were familiar to me because Pretty Little Liars‘ Lucy Hale used to date one of them and one of their songs was included in The CW’s Serena van der Woodsen playlist. Check out this retro video with Hey Monday’s Cassadee Pope:

Did any of you catch the show last night? How was it? Spill in the comments below! We heard Gabe Saporta’s pants ripped onstage! Eep.

Love,
Macy

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If there’s anything I love more than Nick Jonas (and Logan Lerman… and Andrew Garfield… and ok, wait, I’m getting distracted here), it’s food. I can scrimp on shopping (ukay-ukay FTW!), makeup (drugstore brands can surprise you), and everything else, but I will never regret spending money on chow.

Aside from the act of eating—no, devouring—I also enjoy the company of people when I’m dining. My family loves to eat, my friends love to eat, even everyone on the Candy team loves to eat! So it’s no surprise when I amass a number of photos of food.

Here are just a few of my food trips chronicled:

Clockwise from top left:

1. Gavino’s Doughnut Balls – They’re not your regular airy doughnut, but these chewy balls of dough are quite tasty! I got the chocolate, bavarian, and strawberry variants, but you can try the green tea if you’re feeling adventurous, haha. They go for P250 for 18 pieces.
2. UCC Kori Kohi – which Angel talked about in a previous entry already (:
3. DIY Tacos – My friend Mikko set up an awesome taco bar for our barkada last Tuesday. She had soft and hard shell tacos, lettuce, 2 kinds of salsa, corn, refried beans, your choice of chicken or beef, onions, cilantro, lime, sour cream, and cheese. Can’t wait for the next Taco Tuesday!
4. Veggie Leap Dinner – Everyone who knows me can attest that vegetables have no place in my food pyramid (please don’t follow me, I am a bad example in that aspect). But when we shot Pipino for the site, I swore I’d go back for the Portobello burger. So last night, my college best buds and I had dinner there and we feasted on their Mushroom Salpicao, Wicked Walnut Salad, Garlic Soup, and Stuffed Portobello Cheeseburger. We capped off the night with Vegan Coconut Ice Cream (SO GOOOOOOD!) and an Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie.

What about you? Where was your recent food trip?

Love,
Macy

Gavino’s
Greenhills Town Center,
Granada Street,
Quezon City

Pipino
39 Malingap Street,
Teachers Village,
Quezon City

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Day at the Beach by conversationbreak

I just came from a fantastic vacay in Albay. I’ve already declared my love for it 3 years ago, so I won’t get into the details of how much I still love it.

Instead, please answer this question: What do you pack for the beach? I used to bring this huge duffel bag with me on trips when I realized I could make do with a relatively smaller bag. On this trip, I went with lightweight tops, easy breezy dresses, cutoffs, and a bikini! My bag weighed a total of 4 kg! Ha!

I’m going to the beach again in March and April so I’m trying to plan what to bring. Let me know what you pack for the beach so we can swap notes! (:

Love,
Macy

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