Slackers, Not!

We're not slackers, promise. Forget the fact that entries on the blog are trickling like raindrops on a hot summer day (we couldn't use Saudi Arabia's random drizzle anymore as a simile because it has been raining in the city for the past few days!) or that we still haven't mailed Mr. Desertaquaforce and Nebz the prizes they won from our anniversary draws (so sorry!). They might even have forgotten we're supposed to send them something. Lol. We do not want to use the term 'busy' anymore. It sounds so cliche and we hate hearing it as other people's reason too. No one should be busy enough so we're not gonna dish out alibis. We're just gonna fill this blog with entries. Promise.

Okay, so we have all unveiled. We've set aside the pink black tarha (veil) and shown you our faces. Hope you weren't disappointed, hahaha! We enjoyed making the photo shoots; feel na feel ang pagiging celebrity kahit isang saglit lang (weh, drama?). Sundrenched would like a proper photo shoot too but time is immensely unavailable these days (or we are). Another alibi, hmn... Her premature unveiling will suffice for now. Besides, we'd like to do a photo shoot that involves us four. Complete. So we can change the four cartoon ladies in our header above. They're just too anorexic to represent us. Hahaha! Anyway, for those who haven't seen us unveil and those who did but can't remember what we look like now, here's a recap: Sundrenched, Maryhadalittlehump, Shoegarfreeruby, and Eyecandy.

Moving on, remember our post on Petal Attraction? Well, that party is over... and we congratulate the birthday girl for throwing such a successful and happy event. It was titled "Slay It With A Flower" (bawal nang kumontra, tapos na eh!). Almost everyone went garbed in their floral ensemble. Yes, even the gays guys! Even PT ladies Sundrenched and Eyecandy managed to finally get a dose of flower power to settle on their outfits. S, though, made a last-minute costume change. Lol.

M and R couldn't make it due to prior commitments. Also, it was raining hard that night! Imagine, flooded streets in Riyadh. Unbelievable! S' dad was making a threat that he'll make the girls push the car once it gets stuck in floodwater. Well, that didn't happen but what happened was S and the other lady guests ran under the rain in their abaya and heels to make it to the door. What a sight! But it was all worth it. Just one of 'em days of a Pink Tarha lady.

Here's S and E:


FLOWER GIRLS: On Sundrenched: Beige blazer, white tank top, and head dress H&M Floral skirt ZARA Red high heels F&F (not seen) On Eyecandy: Floral dress DOROTHY PERKINS Hair flower PARFOIS Silver flats DEBENHAMS Red Herring (not seen)

Okay, so that's not exactly the photo we wanted to show you but we had so much fun in the party we forgot to take a full body shot. Haha! Now that we've unveiled, it's so much easy to post photos now. No more blurs! Unless, you wanted the blurs, then you can request. :P Coincidentally, if you go back to the unveiling of M and R, they wore floral outfits there too! Woot!

Have a sweet-smelling day!

A Post-Valentine's Post

We were missing in action during Valentine's because as you know, in Saudi Arabia, Valentine's Day should be celebrated on another day so we're posting our V-Day post almost two weeks after. (This is also a good excuse for the tardiness of our entry. ;)

Last year, we told you How To Celebrate Valentine's in Saudi Arabia. (That was our first ever How-To article!) This year, our entry is a simple sharing of our favorite "love" stuff (nothing kinky promise! :P). After all, the Pink Tarha ladies are all in love... in love with life, that is! Hehe.

One way of celebrating Valentine's in Saudi Arabia is to soak up on love and romance by watching romantic movies and listening to love songs at home. The Pink Tarha ladies, though keen on watching the latest movies showing, have our own fave romantic movies of all time. And boy do we get pretty mushy with our romantic movie preferences!

Eyecandy has a penchant for romantic movies with tragic endings because she believes that if it's not tragic, it's not that grand of a love. In translation: Kung hindi nakakamatay, hindi yun pag-ibig! (She said that with utmost conviction it was scary! Hahaha!) Can you guess what E's fave movie is? Hint: I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss of her mouth, one touch of her hand, than an eternity without it. The infamous line came from the movie, CITY OF ANGELS. E says that when she watched the movie, she saw what true love is and what it should really be.

Shoegarfreeruby's fave movie is probably your fave movie too because it is quite popular both on the big screen and the pages of a Nicholas Sparks book. She loves THE NOTEBOOK, because it shows that love transcends time and memory. It doesn't also hurt that R has a major crush on the ruggedly handsome Ryan Gosling (Noah). Sino ba naman ang hindi mai-in love pag sinabihan ka ng... 'The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever. I love you.'


Mary loves another Nicholas Sparks book turned into a movie. A WALK TO REMEMBER is a truly moving tale of love and faith. Bet you already know the story. Naiyak din siguro kayo. It quotes one of the most beautiful Bible verses: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 "Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful." The movie also teaches that love is like the wind... you cannot see it but you can always feel it. Awww factor diba?

Sundrenched is a rom-com movie watcher and she picks THE CUTTING EDGE (the very first one only and not the sequels) as her fave romantic movie because this is the only movie she can watch a hundred times without getting tired/sick of it. (As of count, she already watched this over 30 times since she first watched it at the age of 9.) Sorry, no notable romantic lines on this movie (maybe because the characters spent 3/4 of the time bickering and fighting... tough love huh).

As for our favorite love songs, we get all teary-eyed and cheesy with the following: E's all-time favorite love songs are Have I Told You Lately by Rod Stewart, I Want You To Want Me by Cheap Trick, and The Dolphin's Cry by Live. Her current faves are If This Isn't Love by Jennifer Hudson, Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer, and Each Day Gets Better by John Legend. Inspired ng special someone nya siguro, yiheee! R falls in love with Come Away With Me by Norah Jones and Standing Right Next To Me by Karla Bonoff. Mga kanta nya siguro ito para sa husband nya! M lovingly dedicates Officially Missing You by Tamia and Especially For You by MYMP to her boyfriend in the Philippines. S will fall in love more with her bf if he sings her Beautiful In My Eyes by Joshua Kadison and slow dance with her to the tunes of The Last Time by Eric Benet and The Book of Love by Peter Gabriel.

And because chocolates and flowers are the norm during the day of love, here's our sweet preferences: E loves dark chocolate and tulips. R is happy with Curly Tops and a bouquet of different flowers. M appreciates boxes of Choco Baby and tulips too. S loves any kind of Meiji chocolate and a single long-stemmed rose or stargazer. We're pretty much easy to please and woo. Lol.

As we end this post-Valentine's post, we leave you with E's favorite love quotes:

Love wounds. There is no love that does not pierce the hands and feet. Love's exquisite happiness is also love's exquisite pain. I do not seek pain but there is pain. I do not seek suffering but there is suffering. It is better not to flinch, not to try and avoid those things in love's direction. It is not easy, this love, but only the impossible is worth the effort. - The Powerbook, Jeanette Winterson

Love has got complicated, tied up with promises, bruised with plans, dogged with an ending that nobody wants-when all love is, is what it always is-that you look at me and you want me and I don't turn away. - The Powerbook, Jeanette Winterson

Anything less than mad, passionate, extraordinary love is a waste of your time. - Frankie, Dream for an Insomaniac

Share with us your favorite romantic movie, love song, chocolate, and flowers. Tara na at magpaka-mushy after Valentine's Day! Tutal, Valentine's naman araw-araw diba?! ;)