home shoppin' :)

yeah, you've read it right...
not home TV shoppin', but home shoppin' haha!
wanna know why?

my grandma called me to her room 2 days ago and i saw her sitting in front of a huge suitcase with lots of boxes inside. then i found out it contained a lot of stuff they bought from Japan during their trip (w/ aunts & cousins) just last summer. haha well my grandma is very much known as someone who keeps newly bought stuff and just brings them out after a few months of buying them. haha!

so she showed me all the stuff and told me to get what i want...then i ended up with these:

chain bag with a round furry body

red glittery clutch w/ short chain strap

a pair of mini hankies

baby heart perfume

pocket mirror

purse with hanky (my gift for my bestfriend's birthday)

...and i got all of these for FREE! hahaha! thanks a lot to my grandma, and to my cousin who personally chose some of these stuff for she knew what my taste was like. hehe!

'til my next home shoppin' haha!=P

1st ever Us Girls August Awards

When it comes to beauty, wellness, and fashion, the Us Girls TV show at Studio 23 is very reliable. The show tackles a lot of topics that are very relevant for the girls. Its hosts Iya Villania, Angel Aquino, and Megan Young (temporarily substituted Cheska Garcia-Kramer who had just given birth), are all really talented and reliable. I like the way they influence their audience when it comes to beauty, style, fashion, and in a lot more aspects in life.

Just last August 20, Thursday, the Us Girls had their very first August Awards. It's called that way because August didn't just mean the 8th month of the year, but it's also an adjective meaning inspiring, majestic, something high-ranking, or grandeur. So, in this event, Us Girls awarded several personalities who were recognized for their great contributions in fashion and beauty.

Some awards included Makeup Artists of the Year, Stylists of the Year, Most Fashionable Women, Faces of the Year, and the Us Girls Icon of the year. For each category, the top 4 nominees who got the most votes (via Multiply) were awarded, except of course for the Icon of the year, because it was someone who embodied Us Girls' idea of a modern Filipina.

Cheska (Us Girls host too) with Anne Curtis and Iya

Us Girls hosts Iya, Angel, and Megan w/ Icon of the Year KC Concepcion

Here's the complete list of awardees:

Makeup Artists of the Year

Jigs Mayuga
Bobby Carlos
Krist Bansuelo

Stylists of the Year

Rey Ilagan
Pam Quiñones
Liz Uy
Bianca Santiago

Most Fashionable Women

Anne Curtis
Divine Lee
Marie Lozano
Bea Soriano
Bianca Valerio

Faces of the Year

Kim Chiu
Isabelle Daza
Tweety de Leon

US Girls Icon of the Year
KC Concepcion

*got the complete list from http://www.sunstar.com.ph
*grabbed event photos from Sir Tony Santos' Multiply site.

Kim Chui wasn't able to come but a VTR of her message was shown on the big screen.

The event went on and off because of the rain pouring once in a while. But the guests all stayed and finished the event. There were also performances from Ballet Philippines, De La Salle University Innersoul, Ronnie Liang, and Princess. A fashion show by three designers: Tippi Ocampo, Charina Sarte, and Reian Mata was also done.

Besides the nice performances and awards, guests were served yummy food and beverages during the show. Some of these were: buffet catered by MICAH (culinary school), and alcoholic drinks from Shooters, Sober Club, and The Bar. BlowUp Babies also had a booth there where the guests had some souvenir photos taken.

I was actually there as one of the usherettes of the event, with four of my co-models too. We were the ones who used to get featured at several Us Girls segments and we've already become friends with their staff that's why we got into this event.

Other sponsors which benefited us as models were: Binalot & Magnolia Fruit Drink (lunch), Waffle Time (snacks), Code-Limited (gift certificate), Zen Zest (cologne), Loreal, (shampoo & sun block), Piandre Salon (our hair, plus some mini bottled shampoos from Kerastase), and Shu Uemura (our makeup).

The entire event was really fun. It's been an exciting experience 'coz I met a lot of popular personalities, I gained new friends, and I had a lot of photos! hahaha!=))

Catch the airing of the 1st ever US Girls August Awards on AUGUST 30, Saturday, 7pm at Studio 23!

Rockwell Urban Bazaar (August 2009)

AUGUST 28-30, 2009

11:00 am-9:00 pm

ROCKWELL TENT

Available Brands:

Trove

Cakes by Moonshine

Glitterati
Dean & Trent

BeCe Manila

AND MANY MORE!!!

See you there!:)

so...what did i miss?

I've got a lot of things going that's why I missed a lot of fashion events last week. I got so much preoccupied by my job hunt, modeling stints, and new business. These events were all done at night, and I wasn't able to attend 'coz it's either I was too tired in the day or I just chose to stay home and attend to some urgent matters.

This is a list of those events I got invited to:

Aranaz Party (Aug.12, Wed. 9pm) at Members Only, The Fort

Fabric by Kaye Morales, Nino Angeles, and Nicee Atienza (Aug. 15, Thurs. 9pm) at Embassy SuperFly, The Fort

Prive II Fashion Series Joanna Lhuillier (Aug. 19, Wed. 9pm) at Members Only, The Fort

Face2Face: A Beauty & Style Exhibit (Aug. 21, Fri. 7pm) at Fiamma, Makati City


Yikes, I wanna say sorry to the event hosts/organizers for not making it during the event, despite having an RSVP. I just hope you'll still invite me next time.

Congratulations to the party hosts for the success of your events (based on what I've seen on the event photos). Congrats to all the designers! I'm gonna see your designs in your shops and online sites soon.=)

yummy krushers

Just sharing...

Yummy! I got this cookies and cream Krushers from KFC during a dinner meeting at KFC Blue Wave Macapagal.

Next time I'm gonna try the two other flavors: Strawberry Banana and Karamel Krunch.=)

Go get yours now!

"Dance to Inspire Not to Impress"

This is more than just a statement shirt...

my friends dani & ryan (Limited Edition instructors)
[wahaha sorry guys if i had to use your photos, you'll thank me for this someday haha]

'Coz it's the real advocacy of Mickey Perz and his group: Limited Edition...To share their talents, most especially to those who have been dreaming to be awesome dancers. Yes, they are impressive, but are more inspiring, as they influence a lot of dancer wannabes to keep exploring their potentials. They're definitely role models...even the most professional dancers admire them for that.

So...do you love hiphop?

Well if not, then you must! And if you already do, enjoy it even more!

Come to Studio Planet Jupiter and enjoy hiphop classes with Mickey Perz and the rest of the Limited Edition Manila. They're really talented, nice, and fun to be with.

[hey mickey, you owe me for doing this promotion, haha kiddin' :p]

They now got new rates...without membership needed. You can go walk-in! Here's a map:

Check out their Multiply site: http://planetjupiterstudio.multiply.com
And be their fan in Facebook

Also, keep watching ASAP in ABS-CBN because it is Mickey and his co-instructors from Limited Edition who choreograph some of the dance productions. You can also see Limited Edition Manila perform there. Just like what you can see on this video. (just click the link 'coz i'm having troubles downloading the video)See more of their performances in Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/l3manila
Follow them in Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/l3manila
You can also add them in Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/l3manila
Or in Multiply: http://l3manila.multiply.com

So there...Take your hiphop lessons now! Don't forget to tell them you've read my blog. haha! Aww, I simply miss hanging out with these guys.

Let's dance! Or I must say..Let's party!=)

1st Pinoy Video Channel Online

http://www.flippish.com

It was launched last 2nd of July. I was invited but I wasn't able to make it at the party for some reason.

So, why Flippish?

flippish \fli’-psh\ adj [fr. Filipino]
1. anything that has Filipino flavor
2. fickle minded or indecisive
3. odd, crazy or weird.

What's nice about this is that, the shows are produced just like how you see some other shows on TV. It's just that, here, you can watch it over and over again. It's like regular shows that you get to watch on TV every week because new episodes of the shows here are released every week. It definitely has a nice team--producers, talents, directors, etc.

I don't get to watch much from this channel, but as far as I have watched some of its shows, I would say that my most favorite is the "Girl Next Door" by Chrina. It is very helpful for girls in dealing with fashion, beauty, wellness, and other similar matters. I really enjoy the topics it tackles plus its episodes don't bore me 'coz they just take about 3 to 5 minutes of my time. Girls, I suggest you watch it too.

Try also "Corny"...I swear, it's not funny, it's really corny haha! But I'm not saying that I like the show. Just try it and see for yourself whether it would make you laugh. haha!=))


But anyway, let's just support this Filipino endeavor. Keep watchin'.=)

on pursuing a new dream...

When I was in pre-school I wanted to be a teacher. When I was in High School, I wanted to be a lawyer. When I was in college, I wanted to be a diplomat or a businesswoman. But after graduation, I just wanted to build a stable career that would give me a sense of fulfillment and that would earn me enough savings before getting married on my late 20's.

I've been hunting jobs since late June. Most of the jobs I've been trying to get into are actually inclined in Advertising, Marketing, Business Development, and PR/Communications; because I believe that this is where I'm good at. So I've already attended a couple of interviews and I've also turned down offers from several companies since I didn't want to choose a job that I won't enjoy, whether it's paying good or not. Then I came across the ads of Cebu Pacific about their recruitment campaign every Wednesdays of June and July. I always planned to attend but it always had a conflict with other job interviews. Yeah, I prioritized the other jobs; not realizing that my plans would change.

It was just last week when a guy friend of mine convinced me to pursue being a flight attendant. I can't remember how the conversation (via YM) started but it had something to do with 'me still unemployed now aka bum'. Well not totally 'coz I do modeling jobs at times and he's also supportive when it comes to that, but what made him convince me was his mom being a flight attendant at Cathay Pacific for 16 years. He explained to me that I deserve such a glamorous job (oh yeah, not glamorous in duties/work, but in perks haha). And then I remembered my relatives from my mother's side used to convince me also since a cousin of my mom is a PAL FA. And another flashback was just last summer when I was with my Iloilo friend in Boracay who told me to email my resume to her FA friend in Oman Air 'coz they've got openings that time.

Right after all the flashbacks, plus my conversation with my guy friend, another guy friend talked to me (via YM) and I mentioned about my confusion. He then told me the story of his ex-gf who got rejected by PAL, Cebu Pacific, JAL, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, but eventually got accepted by Emirates through IPAMS! I was inspired by his story, plus the support he's giving me. So after all the inspirations, I searched for IPAMS' website and immediately found their advertisement on the upcoming Open Day Screening by Qatar Airways at the IPAMS Extension Office in New Manila. Then I consulted this with my grandma and uncle and they pushed me to do it so I called up my bestfriend and convinced her too to come with me. She actually didn't wanna try anymore 'coz she got rejected before by Oman Air, but I said, she must not give up her dreams, just like me.

It was already late when I learned about the Air Asia opening but I tried to catch it. I planned to come in their last day (last Friday), which meant that I had to wake up at 6am to arrive there by 8am. Unfortunately, my insomnia didn't allow me to have enough sleep so I woke up at 10am, and when I called the agency, they told me I can't catch it anymore 'coz the finals batch was already taking the exam at the time I was calling. So I said to myself, ok it wasn't for me.

But the Qatar Airways was still my priority. So I woke up early on the screening day and we arrived at 7:30am, only to find out that there were already 300 girls ahead us, and at 9am, there were already 400 girls behind us. I was shocked to see that a lot of girls wanted the same job that I want. Yay! I almost lost hope after seeing everyone, so pretty in their corporate outfits. My bestfriend and I we're done by 10:30am. We just passed our photos and resume to one of the three evaluators, and we were just asked a few questions such as "How are you? How old are you? Is this your number?"; and after that, "We will just call you." So it really left me puzzled on what could be their basis in choosing those who will be shortlisted.

We didn't expect to get a call anymore, but somehow we were hopeful. Anyway, we just had a buffet lunch at Guilly's in Glorietta 5, and we took a nap at my bestfriend's apartment. Then we had a meeting with our client somewhere in Mall of Asia, and a business meeting in Blue Wave.

The whole day was tiring yet really fun. On my way home, I had been praying to receive a call from IPAMS...and at about half past 6pm, i received the magic call! Unfortunately my bestfriend didn't but I told her she must not give up. But what I really appreciated most from her was her support. Also, my grandma was so glad to hear the news, as well as my friends who pushed me to apply. haha!

Come the second day of screening or the assessment. I belonged to the PM batch. We were supposed to be 39 but 1 girl wasn't able to come. So we got oriented about Qatar and the lifestyle of a QR Cabin Crew. We also had a reach test, English exam, and group discussions. And basically, the evaluators (who used to be QR FAs) just observed our actions, body languages, and our total package. Unfortunately, at the end of the day, not all names got called to advance in the final interview....and I was one of them.

Well, it was sad, yet not enough reason to lose hope. I've reached that stage during my 1st time of application in any airline and to think that there were more than a thousand who came there on the 1st day and I got shortlisted for the 2nd day was more than enough blessing. It even took about 4 times of application for others to reach that same stage, so I'm somehow luckier. There are still a lot of airlines out there. Just like the other, I'll keep on trying.

There is no way to give up when it comes to our dreams. Our own success is always worth fighting for.=)

New York means Sex & the City!

It was the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards Night here in Manila last 23rd of July. This event which took place at Establishment, The Fort was sponsored by Adobo Magazine.

The event organizers invited the School of Fashion and the Arts (SoFA), as well as Ms. Kate Torralba to hold a fashion show of their designs. And since the event was a New York thingy, the theme of the fashion show was Sex and the City. So there we were, dressed up like Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte. By the way, the models were provided by Mukha Models International, and some were students from SoFA. The makeups were done by The Makeup Forum and Mac; while the styling and direction was by Ms. Amina Aranaz-Alunan.

Here's a video of the Sex & the City fashion show, as we wore the designs of the young and talented designers of SoFA:

Video - School of Fashion and the Arts (SoFa) Fashion Show at the New York Festivals Premier Awards Night in Manila

More event photos are available at the NYF website: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com

This is actually my most favorite ramp experience so far.=)

jolliBEER? that's insane! haha

It's funny when my friend in Canada asked me this question, "Is it true that Jollibee there in the Philippines now sells beer?" And so I said "Are you crazy? Hello?!"

Then he sent me this photo, which was sent to him by another friend from the Philippines:

Haha it actually seems real. It's looks like something that's posted on the menu board of Jollibee. Then I told my friend: "Haha...the power of Photoshop!"

It's really funny how Filipinos get so much creative!=P