Sep
Hey lovelies! How’s your holiday shopping list doing? Quick check: Christmas is 101 days away! 
Before I go through my gift list, I always get something for myself first. It naturally brings this cheery vibe in me that in turn works for my friends who’ll get better gifts. 
For months now, I’ve been lusting over this Fino LV Speedy 35ish DEEP VIOLET hand bag. Just my luck, it’s out of stock everywhere when I finally have the money to burn. 
I’ve been contemplating on getting myself a Nokia E71 too since I need a thin (my SE P990’s quite bulky) yet powerful phone that can keep up with me. Howevs, I just bought a new computer (which doesn’t qualify as a holiday gift yet LOL) and a phone’s already way beyond my budget. I took all makeup related items out of my list since I’ve got enough toys to feed me 24/7 for 5 years or so. I also thought of enrolling myself again in law school but my sort of new job (read: same company, new designation) is more demanding and am 101% sure that I’ll burn up pretty easily. I was doodling away and remembered something that I really need and is within my budget: HPV shots.
Some of you might be well aware that 99.7%* of the time, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes the second (breast cancer still holds the top spot) makeup and fashion addict killer: cervical cancer.
HPV is a common virus. In fact, most men and women are infected with HPV at some time in their lives. There are approximately 100 types of HPV in humans. Some types affecting the genital area and may cause warts, some cause mild changes in cervical cells that do not turn into cancer, and some cause changes that may become cervical cancer if present for many years.**
In the Philippines alone, 7277 new cases and 3807 deaths cases of cervical cancer’s been reported in 2005*. Translated, this number means:
