On Watching It Live

Congratulations to Papa-look-alike Bayani "BF" Fernando for winning the second installment of Celebrity Duets. Since I was in Urdaneta for an event, Mama, Cui and his girlfriend Mimi trooped to Studio 3 of GMA 7 for the taping of the final show.

Glad to hear that they had an awesome time. Ms Gigi Santiago-Lara, my former Client from GMA 7 reserved 3 seats for me. She is such a darling! Love you, Ms Gi! According to Cui, Ogie tried entertaining the audience while they were waiting to shoot some scenes. He asked Regine to sing, then he translated every line to Batanggeno.

Too bad I wasn't able to make it to witness all the action. Nevertheless, Mama had a blast so okay na okay na rin.

Congratulations to BF and to GMA 7. I think this was a more exciting edition and the talents were really good. Until Season 3!

ON MY BESPWEN'S BIRTHDAY!

She is truly my one and only
With a helluva strong personality
She is gorgeous even when placed under pressure
No boulder can destroy her, that's for damn sure!

On her very special day
This simple poem is my way
To tell her how much I love and appreciate her
and how I would fight for her forever and ever.

Love you, my bespwen! Enjoy your day tomorrow!!!

On Another One Of My Favorite Shows

Will it be JC, Bayani or Tsong Joey? Find out next week!!!

Mama, Papa and I are big fans of this show. Especially since everybody knows that my father looks like Bayani Fernando. You don't even need to guess who we are cheering for. But c'mon. BF is all out talaga in his performances. I extremely enjoyed his duet with Pilita.

Joey has a really good voice. First performance pa lang niya, I was really impressed na. So if he wins, okay din lang. Maiiyak lang ang tatay ko.

Si JC? Hay naku, mayaman lang ang mga clients niya kaya pa siya nandiyan. He probably got GMA and Cory Aquino's whole household to vote for him every minute of the day. And ang mga ka-duet... Yasmien Kurdi, Lovie Poe?! What the hell?!

Sana si Carlene na lang than him. But sabi nga ng Mama ko, siya na ang 'poorest' sa natira, meaning, her resources are the pinaka-mahina.

So let's see who wins! Haaayyy, two big finales this week! So exciting!

On Getting Myself Inked

I am planning to get this tattooed on my left leg (just above my ankle). K.A. just got two new tattoos and now, more than ever, I am super determined to get one myself. I'll keep you posted if I do decide to take the plunge. For now, this YEAR OF THE RAM sign will remain but a jpeg file on my desktop.

On My New Fashion Find

I really take good care of my nails. And I have been going regularly to Princess Carol in BF Homes for my mani and pedi. A couple of weeks ago, I had them put on this dark shade of blue from Face Shop. And even after a week, my nails still looked super fine. The paint didn't chip off easily.

Yesterday, I had my Princess Carol ladies use this red shade naman that you see on the photo. It looks chic on me, I swear! And the paint dries up really fast so I cut down on my waiting time. I love, love, love FACE SHOP nail paint so I bought four (4) this afternoon at Powerplant.

Got the blue (the first one they put on me at Princess Carol), the red I'm wearing now, this brownish-reddish color and purple! Yipee!

So ladies, troop on over to Face Shop and get your hands on some of the bottles too!

On My Super Favorite Pinoy Reality Series

My hats off to the creators of Project Runway Philippines. I got really hooked to this show! 10 - 11PM every Wednesday turned out to be a sacred hour, as I watched our local designers strut their stuff down the runway.

I completely agree with most of the reviews. Teresa is such a fresh face and most certainly the biggest asset of the show. Jojie's "Work, work, work" line is a funny spin to lovely Tim Gunn's "Make it Work". Getting Imelda Marcos on the show was super cool too! She is THE fashion icon and kudos to PRP for featuring her! Wish it were Imee though who judged the actual challenge. Met her and she is supah fab!

My bet was Jaz, although I voted for Philipp in ETC's Fan Fave promo (hahaha, I am that obsessed talaga!). Super sad ako when Jaz was voted out. Think Aries would win simply because he has been consistent and really innovative. His creations are nicely executed and well thought of. Plus, he won a lot of challenges. Philipp is a nice guy, but you know what they say... nice guys finish last. Si Veejay? Ang lousy mag-English ng lola pero best actress siya! Okay rin if manalo siya.

Overall, it was a terrific show. And I am sad that it's coming to a close next Wednesday. But I saw plugs already for a Season 2 so that's something to look forward to.

By the way, I saw Bo and Mara separately at Powerplant in Rockwell. When I saw Mara, her hair was already that from the Reunion Special. She is so laid back and rocker chic talaga. Wanted to have my picture taken with her pero Powerplant eh. Haha. If it were in Megamall, baka mas kina-reer ko. Saw Bo naman having coffee at Starbucks with some friends/clients. He was one of those na I didn't really like so wala lang. It was nice lang to see him in person.

I swear though, if nakita ko si Jaz or Philipp, pa-picture talaga ako! =)

Can't wait to see who bags the prize!

On One Helluva Challenge!

It was a riot during our last NESTLE COFFEE-MATE BARANGAY CHALLENGE at Tondo, Manila! Two chosen barangays in the said city competed for the title MODEL BARANGAY. Each had to decorate their barangay from head to toe with Nestle Coffee-mate streamers, banderitas and posters. I was assigned to oversee Barangay 5. And this was where this cute tabachingching baby boy lived. I carried him around the barangay and I swear, I was SO, SO tempted to bring him home with me! He's super heavy and very malambing. I want one of my own!!! Hahaha!

Well, tsaka na ako. Si Mona muna (girl on my right and my former Account Executive). She is 8 weeks pregnant! Congratulations, my dearest!

Our Trece Martirez run is tomorrow. Gotta do the final preparations...

On Being The Luckiest Daughter In The World

My Panda just celebrated his 72nd birthday last July 25. We set up this streamer, plus an arc balloon at our sala, and boy was he S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E-D!!! We love you Fred Flintstone!!!

On Being Around Celebrities Everyday

I wasn't aware that I had celebrities for employees! Happy birthday, my dear brainbeam girls and boy! =)

On My New, Sweet Obsession

I am SO, SO, SO in love with this guy!!! He is my Dan, from the popular teen show Gossip Girl. Yes, TEEN. I feel like a freakin' teenager every time I see him on TV. This morning, I caught the latest episode where he kissed Georgina, his girlfriend Serena's (and the bida of the show) arch enemy, because he thought Serena was cheating on him. Up till this very second, my heart's still filled with sadness because of that ep! I love Dan and Serena (yes, even if I'm obsessed with him, they really are the perfect couple) and I can't stand that bitch Georgina! Hahaha! Gossip Girl made me blog again. How nice. XOXO, Melina.

On Mama's Golden Moment

Today is Mama's 65th birthday. We treated her to a very special surprise birthday dinner last night at the Naida Room of Conti's BF. She was evidently very happy seeing everyone there! Dex and I were talking this morning and we were certain this party would be the topic of the week.

The food was great! Mama got a lot of gifts too! And being in the company of family and friends really made the night very memorable. I went all out preparing for the birthday surprise, to show Mama how much we love and appreciate her. Thank you to everyone who made last night a tremendous success!

On Welcoming The New Year

It's been ages, I know. Thanks to the power of Destiny Cable, I finally have an Internet connection here in my room. And there are many more things to be thankful for. The past year has been UNBELIEVABLY generous to me. I feel like I'm God's favorite child after the many wonderful blessings He has so graciously showered upon me.

1) Was able to send Mama and Papa to Singapore for a "honeymoon". Gracias to Cuz for making their trip extra fun and hassle-free.

2) Although there were some who left and will be leaving the company, I'm happy to welcome those who will be joining our family. With God's good graces, I am confident that my team will be stronger and more powerful than ever!

3) Bespwen and I were still able to support the 'Pelikulang Pilipino'. Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo was fun. Loved the character of the stepbrother of Angie. Resiklo was lousy but Dingdong Dantes was worth my every penny. Still happy to know that Bespwen is still my Bespwen.

4) Spent time with Cuz at Bora. Was able to relax and talk about life. That was so good.

5) Spent time too with Hicky and Stanny. Kudos to Chito and Hicky on their engagement. I'm elated! And a beach party for a reception... Gotta start working out!

6) Projects galore. Magnus, Vanessa, Missy and the whole IHN family, Carol, Maureen Guiao, Steff and Kristy, Carlos and Ms Jinn... our Robinsons bosses, Ms Eunice and Ms Shiels and their astig marketing officers, Star and Marizel, Papa Gary. My suppliers... Priority 1, 2 and 3 plus Gerric Yo. I bet I forgot someone...

7) Everyone's in the best of health. My family, my team, Sweets.

8) Ahh... Sweets. How sweet it is to be loved by you.

C'mon 2008, I'm ready for you!