Is it just me or this month felt suuuuuper duper short? I need more October!!
In a way, this is going to be the second part of the October So Far post I shared before, so hopefully, this one won't be extra long. No promises tho~
The second half of the month didn't slow down, work was busy, especially with new teachers joining and constant meetings. There were days where I was just exhausted at the end of the day and didn't feel like doing many extra things during the week other than watching some shows and movies after work, having seasonal yummies & other small things here and there.
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| I put some Halloween pressies together to give before actual Halloween. |
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| I was so excited to get some Halloween goodies for my babies too. Maybe way more excited than they were, haha. |
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| I also received other pressies, I'll share everything in a separate post soon. |
One fun event I went to was the Saitama Fest, you know I love Japanese culture so, I had to go. I went with my sister and, even tho it was super crowded, we enjoyed it a lot, ate, drank, listened to some live music and, of course, did some shopping. I'm working on a haul post to show you what I got. I believe this is the second year they hold this event here and I'm sure I'll continue going if it becomes an annual thing.
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| I had the best Sake ice cream ever! ❤ |
The seasonal eating and drinking continued with a delish pumkin roll I found at Walmart, I love it because this year, they finally came out with more pumpkin & apple pastries. This roll in particular was so good and fresh, I was obsessed. I also found this Rifel pan de muerto muffin, which was pretty good too, really tasted like pan de muerto and, I love pan de muerto. This was a bit of a miss for me but, I'm gonna include it here anyway. I tried one of Tim Hortons' seasonal drinks and, it disappointed me. The one I had was the ube caramel latte, I had no expectation but it was overly sweet, very thick and caramel was the only thing I could taste. I'm gonna be very honest here, when Tim Hortons first opened here, I was so excited and, I really want to love it but, the few things I've tried so far hadn't been my favs~ We'll see what happens in the future.
I also found a Patti LaBelle Sweet Potato Pie at Walmart which was so delish guys, it tasted more like pumpkin pie in a baby version, super spiced, super good!
A fun find was the Vualá Switch that had this zombie vibe to it with vibrant Halloween colors and a unique taste. It is a chocolate and orange cake and I loved it so much, I could eat it all year round.
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| Other yummies: Bloody cookies made by my sister and a pan de muerto hamburger thingy. Both were so good! |
Last thing is not Halloween or seasonal but, it is coffee and, iykyk. I tried Costa Coffee. I've seen it a lot but we don't have it where I live so, it was nice to find it at the supermarket. This one was Chinese for some reason but, it was pretty good! I had the black americano, it wasn't super strong but delish. It had a very sublte sweetness to it and, caffeine was caffeining.
Well, that was enough food for one post, let's move on to what I watched this month. I'm not gonna include the ones I mentioned in the last post, guess it'll be more about what I watched this past 2 weeks. It's honestly not that much but, I recently shared a post dedicated to some other shows and movies in case you wanna check it out.
The first show I'm gonna share is It: Welcome to Derry, I liked it, it was fun and well made, I just didn't love it. I wouldn't say It or even Pennywise are my favorites so, yeah. Another show I watched was Cautiva, a drama miniseries from Argentina based on a true story. This was recommended by one of my students and, I loved it. I will watch everything that's religious and dark, is one of my fav combos ever. It's only 6 episodes long and each episode is a little over 30 mins so, you can easily watch it in a couple of days. This next movie wasn't exactly my favorite but I'll include it anyway, Tormented, a British black comedy, teen slasher movie from the early 2000s. And I mean, I enjoy teen slashers but this one was... ok? It's kinda gory but not realistic cuz effects arent exactly the best.
After many years, I watched The Little Vampire again. This is a fun and even cute vampire movie from 2000, where did time go! We used to be so obsessed with it and it was a nice blast from the past for me. I can't believe I still remember some of the dialogues, especially after all these years!
Lastly, this month my beloved Bleach finally came to an end with Bleach TYBW: The Calamity last two episodes. It is kinda bittersweet because I love this anime so so much, I has a very special place in my heart and so many good memories. The whole TYBW Arc was perfection! I could get more into it but, it'd made this post super long. So I'll just say that even tho it was nice and fun to see the characters and their lives 10 years later, something was missing. The ending felt rushed and I feel like many things were left unfinished or unexplained. I know the manga has a lot more but, I haven't read it yet.
Moving on to favs of the month, I think I only have a fav lip combo to share: The Beauty Creations Plump & Pout Plumping Lip Liner with the Essence What the Fake! Plumping Lip Filler. Yeah, plumping product with pumping product haha. Sometimes I like to fill my lips with the liner and top it with the gloss and, other times I just outline them and apply the gloss. They are very similar in shade so, it works! It's been my go-to combo.💋
And, as if this post wasn't already super long, I decided to add a little something: beauty empties. Just because I recently ran out of two products I really liked. I'll be brief, I promise. Haha.
The first product is the COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream, I tried the miniature from the COSRX All About Snail Kit 4 In One, I want to get the full size product cuz it did a great job hydrating my eye area and my fine lines felt a little softer somehow.
The other one is the Hoygi Ultimate Moisturizing Cream, I used it for about 5 months and really liked it. It is good for mature skin, reduces wrinkles and fine lines, hydrates and tightens the skin. I have a new one to try so I guess I won't be repurchasing it for now but, that doesn't mean I wouldn't do it in the future.
Before we end this post, we have to talk about Halloween because, it was the holiday this month. Honestly, I had a very quiet one because I wanted it to be like that. Like I mentioned before, it was a busy month and all I wanted was some time to relax. I realised that as much as I love to dress up and do something fun on actual Halloween, I also enjoy doing and trying all these other things throughout the month and not just focus on something big on the 31st. I dressed up and went to a party last year, this year I didn't even plan a costume. Who knows what next year will be like, hehe.
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| I ate Halloween sushi, I believe it was called Dracu Roll, had a pumpkin capuccino and ended my day watching Japanese horror movies with snacks and beer. |
With that, we are going to finish this October recap part 2. I really hope you all had an amazing October and a fun Halloween. Feel free to let me know what you did or if you dressed up. Remember that, it's still Fall and we have plenty of time to enjoy more cozy activities.
| See you next time~!💋 |




















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