On Working With A Fantastic Team

Tomorrow will be the tenth day of the MILO ENERJAM school tour. I can't imagine working with anybody else but these eight wonderful people, who gave much life and COLOR to a concept I never imagined would turn out to be as amazing and as fantastic. It's crazy-happy!

My hats off to Mona (Spike), Menchu (Split), Rain and Rej (Spike), Babes (Kicksta), Brian and Lester (Toughneck), Michael (G), Genesis and Francis (Stretch) and Don (Shoot). You will most certainly reach places, with your persistence, strong will, kind hearts and beautiful spirits. Here's to the next 90 schools! Way to go!

On Our Countdown To The Big Family Trip

DESTINATION: HONGKONG

Location:
Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Geographic coordinates:
22 15 N, 114 10 E

Map references:
Southeast Asia

Climate:
tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall

Population:
6,898,686 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.8% (male 498,771/female 454,252)
15-64 years: 73.5% (male 2,479,656 (keeping my fingers crossed that at least half of the 26+ guys are cute)/female 2,591,170)
65 years and over: 12.7% (male 404,308/female 470,529) (2005 est.)

Industries:
Textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks

Days till boarding: 3!!!

On Riding In Cars With Boys

Where is Dexter going?
A. To a Kuba Klub meeting at Sinangag Express
B. To Don Bosco Mandaluyong
C. To bring me to an ingress

Definitely not A because this is not his Volks. B is not the answer either because this car has no sticker. He won't be able to park inside his school. C? Nope! My ingress materials won't fit in there.

So Dex... where are you going?

On A Super Long Overdue Birthday Shoutout!

25 July 2005
Happy birthday, Papa! I love you with all my heart. I am proud to be your little girl and words will never be enough to express how truly blessed I am to be your daughter.

On Making Bawi and Making A Life-Changing Decision...

On Making Bawi and Making A Life-Changing Decision...
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

I missed blogging immensely! Just got off the phone with Francis, the guy responsible for my blog-addiction. Because of our busy schedules, we both haven't blogged in ages!!! Hahaha! Anyway, we might do a racket together. Hope it's something interesting.

Anyway, for my fellow Assumptionists, here's what that area in front of the caf looks like now. It's such a fresh look for the college. As in green all over, and there's even a mini pond somewhere near this. I visited the college to meet with Mrs. Villafania, our former Dean of Student Affairs, who's now with the grade school department. She helped me get in Assumption for the MILO ENERJAM School Tour. Anyway, we got into talking and I told her how truly happy I am with work now and the rewards I am reaping. She encouraged me to reach out and fulfill my social responsibility... which I did. Being a 'woman of faith and action', I donated to the Assumption College Scholarship Fund and actually sent someone to school. My donation covered the child's 1-year tuition and I couldn't be happier. I encourage you guys reading my blog to also help any way you can because education is indeed the key to a person's success. And for us people who are extra blessed, a little help will go a long way. I thank God for giving me this chance to be of service to others. I feel great!

On Having No Decent Sleep Since Friday

My eye luggages can make millions if Samsonite were to market it!

I have been up everyday since Friday at 4am because of our ongoing MILO ENERJAM school tour and our PLDT Budget Card re-launch at the Department of Foreign Affairs, in line with their anniversary celebration. MILO will run until December. The DFA event is for a whole month!

My weekend was no different. Last Saturday, I had a Lectors and Commentators meeting after the 7am mass, then I was lector last Sunday at 6am.

On top of these events, we are also preparing for two more PLDT mall tours, which will take up most of my weekends. Plus... an Infocom school tour, the second installment of the PBA 30th Anniversary Mall Tour this time at the Robinson's Malls and a Maggi 10-venue event (which runs from 7-11pm naman, weekends also).

Not to mention our regular content management requirements for PBA and PLDT! Just enumerating all these took the life outta me!!! But, who's complaining? Business is booming!!! And I am thrilled! Puyat, but thrilled! Hehe. Besides, our much-awaited family trip to Hongkong is already scheduled for the 4th till the 7th of August. So deadma na ang puyat at pagod. It's all worth it naman, especially when I see the huge smiles on my family's faces.

Anyway, gotta rush. It's the fourth day of our school tour. Sana weekend na para makatulog ako mala-Sleeping Beauty!

On Hitting the Brakes

Move two inches... hit the brakes... move an inch... hit the brakes... move two inches... hit the brakes again...

Damn protests in Makati!!! This was my pace yesterday when I got stuck in this huge traffic jam near Rustan's on my way home from a meeting. Some 200+ people paraded with their red flags as if there was no tomorrow. And the police weren't much help either! They just stood there watching while I got stuck in this major chaos! I know they have every right to conduct these rallies but please... I am so sick of this! Can't these people just be patient and wait for a proper impeachment trial?! If they want exercise, they can just go malling at Glorietta! Malamig pa. GRRRRRR!!!

On My Greatest Blessings

Happy anniversary to the coolest parents anyone could ever have! I love you, Mama and Papa. You are our inspiration and strength. We guarantee you... the best is yet to come! Enjoy!!!

On An Action Packed, Energized Start

Shoot, Spike, Kicksta, Toughneck, Smash, G, Split and Stretch... the MILO ENERJAM kids! They are brainbeam's creations and the stars of our big MILO school tour.

Our kick-off event at Veritas was a smashing success! I actually felt like crying when I saw the dancers come out to perform. It was an awesome show! The kids from Veritas Parochial School were screaming their lungs out and the teachers and some parents who were there had an equally fantastic time. The school principal even promised that they would continue to play the MILO ENERJAM jingle during their morning exercises. That was music to our ears. Our client, Batman was very satisfied and congratulated the agency on a job well done. All glory to God who gave us this opportunity. He gave me such a wonderful team composed of Front Row, Ace Promo, our host Chico, the amazing ENERJAM dancers and of course, Bru, CS, Paet and Tikboy. I am excited to do the rest of the tour! Great things do start from small beginnings.

On Stitch's ThinkBit For The Day

"Hmmm... I smell trouble. Saw Lilo all dreamy eyed and distracted this afternoon when this certain someone called her! Who could that be?! Could this be the one?"

On My Lack of Talent

Probably one of my biggest frustrations is not learning how to play the violin. I have a neighbor, Ate Candy, who's just so brilliant playing this instrument. She even teaches at the Yamaha Music School in BF. I expressed to her once my desire to learn how to play and she was very encouraging. I want to play in church or be like one of those girls in "The Corrs". Unfortunately, music really isn't my thing. I had piano lessons before with Dexter and Cuz but after recital 1, we all gave up. In church, as a lector, we are now required to sing "The Word of the Lord", after the reading. I was the first to protest to our priest because I DO NOT sing in public (and I don't intend to!). Hay naku, make me dance all day and I wouldn't care. But I am just not musically-inclined. Oh well... it's never too late to take violin lessons... If only I had the time to do it...

On That Forever Kind of Love

On That Forever Kind of Love
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

B and Wibi celebrated their 7th year anniversary yesterday. Congratulations! Type ko na talaga maging 'maid of honor'...

Thank you for never making me feel OP whenever we are out. Thank you, Bespwen for 'lending' me your Wibi during my graduation ball (haha!) and thank you, Bespwen's Wibi for taking good care of my precious Japanese hottie (woohoo!).

Here's to 77 x 7 x 7 years more together!

On Championship # 17

On Championship # 17
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Congratulations to my all-time favorite team SAN MIGUEL BEER for their 17th win as a franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association's 30-year history.

I texted my friend and one of SMB's star players Dondon Hontiveros
last night telling him how FINALLY, he wins his much deserved 1st championship with SMB. I am closest to the players of SMB like Olsen
and Danny I (who won the MVP of the Championships) and of course their team manager Samboy, that's why I was teary eyed last night when they were holding their championship trophy. Itaas niyo!!!

Cheers!!!

On Playtime Then and Now

On Playtime Then and Now
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

This is Cupid Carlo, pouting lips and all, as if kissing the screen of my brother's cel phone, while playing one of the games loaded in the said gadget. Kids nowadays are just so tech-y. During my time, my brothers and cousins and I would play patintero, langit-lupa, taguan, luksong tinik, Chinese garter, 10-20 and all types of other kayle games till the Angelus rings off at church at 6pm. We'd get inside the house all messed up but with huge grins on our faces. We all have peklats to prove it. Hahaha!

Now, it's a whole different story. Give a kid a corner with a
Playstation, Gameboy or a mobile phone even, and they're all set and done for the day. Honestly, it's so boring! Kids don't know how to have real fun anymore! The only gadget that I found interesting back then was the Game and Watch (Hello, Parachute and Octopus!)! But even that was fun for just a short while.

I wish I'd see more kids playing outside our house, screaming their lungs out after being tagged the 'it' in Monkey-Monkey. My childhood was a blast! And I have nothing but fond memories of those days.

Someday, I'll tell my pamangkins (note: NOT kids) about it and probably play their 'mother' in 10-20. Sana lang, I still have the stamina to do it!

On Welcoming Someone To Our Family

On Welcoming Someone To Our Family
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

I've always had difficulty accepting the girls my two younger brothers like. It's primarily because as their 'second mom', I'm over protective and choosy of the type of girl I would want them to end up with.

In Xenia's case, it was no different. I pretty much gave her a hard time in the first few months that she and Mike got together. It wasn't personal. I just don't like my brothers to have girlfriends, hehe.

But she proved to be very sincere and my whole clan adores her. She is very kind to my parents, very close to Cui and loyal and loving to my brother. I can truly see how she makes him happy. Most of all, although she admitted being scared of me at first, she treats me like a big sister and is always willing to help me out in anything. Eventually, we all loved her, and saw what Mike saw in her... her beautiful and caring spirit.

Happy birthday to our dearest Xen! Hope you liked our gift!

* Xen's birthday was yesterday.

On A Special Arrival

Cuz is here! Cuz is really here!

I am looking forward to our big shopping trip to check out some more 'pieces' of 'ideas' we can gather for C3. Last night, we celebrated her arrival from Pleasantville, together with Xen's birthday. I missed Cuz tremendously!

She brought along our fabulous C3 pieces and my shiny new digicam, Shoot. Suh-weet!!!

On This Lady I Look Up To

On This Lady I Look Up To
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

I am a HUGE fan of Oprah. I feel like jumping for joy too everytime she comes out for her grand entrance. She is such a sincere person, an attentive listener, so honest and most importantly, knows and is proud of her roots and tries to give back to the world the many wonderful blessings she has.

I love it that she boldly talks about things that people are afraid to even discuss out loud like that show where she featured new moms who do not feel like they have this 'maternal instinct' in them. I loved her confrontations with the high school bullies and that episode about people who lost their loved ones because of their neglect.

Of course, who wouldn't enjoy Oprah's Favorite Things! I would die to be on that show and it is my ultimate dream to see her in person and hug her. I admire her for her beliefs, persistence, ideals and her passion for her work, people and life.

I marvel at the things she has and she is indeed gifted. God touched her and gave some sort of power that luckily, she uses for the common good. I hope the world produces more people like her. So that this planet would be a much better place to live in.

==

This was one of the Oprah Winfrey Show's first logos.

On A Special Birthday Greeting

On A Special Birthday Greeting
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Happy birthday, Eds!

On Acquiring A Different Look V

On Acquiring A Different Look V
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Or go back to my 'kulot' do? Hahaha!

To vote: Type your name, space, the number of your choice, space, your gender preference, then send to 007. First ten texters win a trip to Taal Volcano via lancha. Good luck!

On Acquiring A Different Look IV

On Acquiring A New Look IV
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

This one?

On Acquiring A Different Look III

On Acquiring A New Look III
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

How about this one?

On Acquiring A Different Look II

On Acquiring A New Look II
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Or this?

On Acquiring A Different Look

On Acquiring A Different Look
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Which look do you like best? This one?

On Wanting To Sing "How Much Is That Cutie In The Window?"

On Wanting To Sing "How Much Is That Cutie In The Window?"
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

This song bit is dedicated to my dear little angel, Patricia Ann (a.k.a. {Pating})

To the tune of the chorus of 'How Much Is That Doggie In The Window'

How much is that Cutie in the window?
The one with the glamorous hair.
How much is that Cutie in the window?
She's simply delightful, I swear!

On His Sweet Victory

On His Sweet Victory
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

As EXPECTED, Roger soared high to win his 3rd consecutive Wimbledon title and 5th Grandslam belt that firmly put him on his Number 1 world ranking. He played flawless tennis and Roddick looked like an amateur out there. Not even his huge serves could save him! Roger took home the trophy in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4. You could really see how special the win was for him. He was sobbing right after the match and kept saying he still couldn't believe that he won 3 straight, a record that my all-time favorite player Pete Sampras also holds.

It was an exciting match! A sweet victory indeed!

==

Kudos to my favorite Williams sister, Venus, for beating Davenport (who I never really liked) and also winning her third Wimbledon title. She won in 2000 and 2001. That was a classic match and Venus couldn't stop jumping for joy. I would do the same, if I were her, after going thru injury and being ranked just 14. She was awesome!

On My Wimbledon Fever

On The Exciting Wimbledon Men's Draw
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

It's gonna be one big fight for that Finals slot, as Roger tries to
beat my not-so-favorite Hewitt in the semis tomorrow night. For the ladies' draw, it's Sharapova vs Venus in one half. Not sure if it's Davenport vs Mauresmo in the other.

It's so exciting to see the top seeds still playing. Too bad Justine
isn't around anymore. Anyway, I am so cheering for Roger! Hope he bags his 3rd Wimbledon title. I'm getting eye luggages from watching the late night games. But couldn't help it! I'm hooked!

Kick Hewitt's ass, Roger!!!

On Which Diet Works The Best

I made an attempt to do the 6:00 diet but with my recent Baguio trip and Dencio's Camp John Hay's mouth-watering pusit ala pobre, my 6:00 diet went kapoof! The Atkins Diet worked for me before. That was when I worked my a** off to look slim and sexy in a 2-piece when I went to Boracay. I know I can do that again but the stress proves to be my biggest hurdle. You know that feeling when there's just tons to do and to calm yourself down, you need to munch on something? Grr... I am SO getting FFFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAATTTTTT!!!

Lord, I pray for a whole lot of discipline, patience and will power. Help me!!!

On This Astig Shot From My 3230

On This Astig Shot From My 3230
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

These are Cap and Paul's favorite poses.

On Our Cool Event at Baguio

On Our Cool Event at Baguio
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Just came back from a 2-day stay at the City of Pines, where Bru, CS and I brought 'Kid Lighting' Paul Artadi and 'The Captain' Alvin Patrimonio to SM City Baguio for a 2-hour Meet and Greet session with their fans from up North. They were both immensely nice and fun to be with!

Paul is the 'what-you-see-is-what-you-get' type of guy, who walks literally, like the speed of lighting (his monicker really fits him to a T) while Cap is such a 'darling of the masses' and is genuinely sincere and down-to-earth. He's like a kid trapped in a man's body, really. He led us in prayer before every meal and would kid around and make really funny remarks and jokes. He teaches Paul the 'ways of the world' and Paul gladly listens to his advice.

Paul, a lover of spice, brought home a siling labuyo tree. Bru, CS and I went to UK (ukay) and got some really great finds.

Overall, it was a wonderfully 'cool' 2 days! Thank you, Cap! Thank you, Paul! Sa uulitin.

On Beauty and the Beast

On Beauty and the Beast
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

I felt as if I was 7 years old again. Last 25 June, Bespwen and I trooped to the Meralco Theater to watch Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

We both crossed our fingers that by some pure luck, it's KC Concepcion who will play the role of Belle. Lo and behold, this streamer welcomed us at the door. Yehey!

Kudos to her fabulous performance! She's so endearing and is a natural. But B and I particularly loved the outstanding set design, magnificent (sobra!) costumes and brilliant cast. Jet Pangan as the Beast and Calvin Millado as Gaston were a sight to watch as well. It was so magical and fun! I truly enjoyed that evening!

B and I were super annoyed though with our seatmates. To my left, the old lady kept singing all the songs, from Be Our Guest to the play's theme song, Beauty and the Beast. I wanted to hit her with her umbrella! To B's right was this old couple who kept commenting that Karel Marquez (KC's understudy) played a better Belle. Who the hell cares?!

But aside from that, the evening proved to be a memorable one. Great production! If you haven't seen it, go to Ticketworld now and fall in love with Beauty and the Beast.

On A Fun, Cool Trip With The Team

On A Fun, Cool Trip With The Team
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

We had another ocular yesterday. This time it was in Sta. Rosa and Leslie's Tagaytay. I am so proud of myself! It was the first time I drove all the way to Tagaytay. I must admit, it was pretty tiring.

It was Bru's first time in Tagaytay. He enjoyed the scenery and was excited to have his picture taken with Taal Lake as his background. CS and Paet readily posed with him. It was a nice, cool break from our very busy schedule. We ate yummy bihon, tuna belly and sizzling kangkong at Leslie's inside a cute bahay kubo.

On our way home, we bought langka (my all time favorite fruit after suhang Davao) and bananas. We only traveled for an hour and a half! No traffic at all, which was great for me.

Here's a picture of the three at the entrance of Leslie's. Look at Bru's sheepish grin. Hahaha!

On Cuz's Music Questions

Total volume of music files on my computer:
My computer crashed late last year and not a single file was saved. My laptop now doesn't have Kazaa yet so the answer to this question is ZERO. Hehe.

Last CD I bought:
Javier's self titled album. Love the song Crazy.

Song playing right now:
I'm listening to Wave but I don't know the title of the song that's playing. Tonight You're Mine yata.

Five songs I listen to a lot, or mean a lot to me:
1. Crave by Marc Dorsey
2. Knocks Me Off My Feet by Stevie Wonder
3. Don't Say You Love Me by The Corrs
4. Crazy by Javier
5. Anything on Wave's Wave Back Wednesday

People I'm passing this to:
Well, everyone who reads my blog. =)

On Today's Funny Moments

DJ Pam (Wave 89.1): So, tell us your most shining moment?
Female Caller: My most shining moment was when I gave birth to my first baby.
DJ Pam: Wow, is it a boy or a girl?
Female Caller: Is it a boy. (Bwaaaaaahahaha!)

Bru was preparing the delivery receipt for one of our suppliers. I, on the other hand, was watching Laban o Bawi and answering all the questions out loud...
Manuel: Bru (pertaining to moi), anong apelyido ni Rowena?

(Background: Joey de Leon: Anong queen ang ginampanan ni Ate Vi na nag-uumpisa sa B?May: Burlesk.)

Manuel: Pa'no mo spell yung Burlesk? (Hahaha!)

* My supplier's surname is Lindayag.

On Walking By The Bay II

On Walking By The Way II
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Magpapatalo ba naman ako? Of course, took a pic of myself too! Hahaha!

Para akong nasa Boracay.

On Walking By The Bay

On Walking By The Bay
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Si Bru... parang OFW na ngayon lang nakatapak ng Pilipinas. This is Bru posing along the bay at Roxas Boulevard. We went there last night to do an ocular of the Baywalk strip for one of our upcoming events.

My hats off to Mayor Lito Atienza for a job well done. The food joints there are clean. There's security with watch dogs going around to ensure the safety of the customers. Parking is no problem as well. You can get to park along Roxas from 7pm onwards.

We ate at this place called Panay Kalipay, which had a live band and yummy inihaw na pusit. I had a good time. The air didn't smell like garbage and the people 'gimmicking' there were pleasant-looking (hehe) and decent. There were a lot of foreigners!

Hope we can work out our proposed bar tour there. It'll be fun, for sure!

On Being The Luckiest Daughter In The World

On Being The Luckiest Daughter In The World
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Happy Pop's Day to the best Papa in the universe!!! Thank you for your guidance and wisdom and for always being my source of strength. Thank you for making Mama deliriously happy and for taking care of me and Cui and Dex.

I love you forever.

On A Very GAY Birthday Celebration

On A Very GAY Birthday Celebration
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Happy birthday, Lucky...
... Happy birthday, Lucky...
... Happy birthday, happy birthday...
... Happy birthday, Lucky!!!

Happy 26th birthday to my dearest Gay Magnet (a.k.a Lucky Manzano to the people around him)! Two days ago, his sweet girlfriend Cla sent me an SMS inviting me to CPK in Shangri-La Mall for a surprise birthday party for GM. She only invited his closest friends, to which of course, I was truly touched.

Cla and my newfound buddy Dr. Tin were already there when I arrived. Soon after, some of his other girl friends came. We were 6 all in all, plus Cla and GM. We had yummy marinara, 5-cheese pizza, angel hair pasta, salad (which I surprisingly liked) and this sinful cake that I just stared at because it looked too sweet, hehehe.

GM has super nice friends, which says a lot about how wonderful he really is. I was happy to finally meet Cla, whom I absolutely adore! he's simple, kind, very pretty and pleasant, and most importantly, genuinely sincere.

GM deserves his happiness and I am so proud to be his friend. Happy birthday again, Lucky Manzano (hahaha!). Hope you liked my gift! And even if you're leaving for the States (with the possibility of staying there for good), I bet the distance won't change the kind of friendship we have. Cheers dahil magka-edad na ulit tayo!!!

On a Delightfully Sweet Surprise

Today, I had two visitors in the office. Felips was here to fix my e-mail system and he's just so dependable! I'm glad he pushed me to really get DSL. It will most definitely improve operations here in the agency.

The second visitor proved to be a huge surprise! 'Drew' officially took the leap and got out of his current job to pursue a business I know he'll manage perfectly. I was so touched he came over to see me. He brought me delicious chicken strips from Burgoo (aww...) and lounged here a bit to share with me how pleased and at the same time, scared he was of his new venture. I believe in him and I am mighty pleased with myself that I was an influence in his decision to start his own business. It was so nice to see him talaga.

Today was SWEET! And to top it off, it's the weekend!!! Yipee!!!

On A Weird Kind of Reunion

On A Weird Kind of Reunion
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

I did not have the strength to get up this morning. The whole gang went home at 2am from the wake of Claire's dad. It was nice to see...

... the mom of Jennifer Borines...
... early birds JL and Nap...
... then Gay Magnet (who I missed immensely!)...
... then Merwin Henlin (minus the siomai)...
... then Felips and DI Mark (as in Dance Instructor talaga!)...
... then Congressman Otep...
... and finally Kristian 'Bodyguard' Arayata...

Too bad Darwin wasn't able to make it. It was sad that we all had to see each other because of a very unfortunate incident. I was glad to see Claire and I pray for courage and strength for her and her family. Hopefully, Churva Adrian and I can make it to the burial on Sunday.

May the soul of Mr. Rufino Cortez rest in peace.

On One Tiger-rific Trip

CS is bound for Davao and Cagayan de Oro tomorrow and Saturday, still for our PBA event. She's be the official 'bodyguard' of Ali Peek and John Arigo of the Coca Cola Tigers.

Have a wonderful time, CS! Will pray for your safe journey.

Suha, suha, suha... Hehehe.

==

And good news!!! Our PBA 30th anniversary mall tour extends to the Robinson's Malls! Yipee!!! The leg starts in August. I am so pleased with the way things are going for the agency. Thank you so much, Jesus and Mama Mary!

On A Sad Arrival & Departure

My grade school classmate, who was also our Salutatorian, Claire, works in China as a teacher. We started being YM buddies early this year and I always enjoy our exchanges of stories, old and new that I even told her once my disappointment that we only became real friends just now.

She was going to help me fix our Grade 6 reunion when she comes home in July. But a surprise IM from her two days ago informed me that she will be coming home because her father passed away. Her expected arrival tonight is at 9pm. Nappy, Felipe, John La, Kristian, Otep, Merwin and I will be at the wake tonight. Our other classmates Rowena, Adrian and Darwin also sent their condolences thru me. I cannot imagine having to go thru this same situation. I dread thinking about it.

And having said this, my entry ends here.

On This One Thing I Am Most Vain About

On One Thing I Am Most Vain About
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Thank you to Princess Carol for my perfectly manicured tips. Princess Carol is located near the BF Church in Phase 1. Please look for Lorna.

She does french tips like no other, trust me.

On The Great Big Countdown

Mumski, Cui and Dex are HongKong-crazy. All they can talk about is our scheduled trip to HK this coming July. I am so tense to death because July's proving to be a really, amazingly hectic month for the agency. We just acquired one new project again with Nestle and a mall tour with PLDT. Plus... our big school tour is all set to go full blast so you can just imagine the preparations and negotiations we've all been busy with.

I really hope our HK trip pushes thru as planned. It's been Papa and Mama's dream ever since they got married to bring the three of us there. And I am very excited and proud that I'm the one 'making this dream' come true.

Magpapaka-feeling flight attendant na naman for sure si Mumski when we're on the plane. Papa is pep-talkin' us about bracing ourselves for a four-day todo-walkathon. Cui and Dex are bugging me about their pocket money. Hehehe. This is SO gonna be great!!!

On What Missing Bespwen Can Do To Me

On What Missing Bespwen Can Do To Me
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

To the tune of Parokya ni Edgar's First Day Funk

Miss ko na ang bestfriend ko...
... ang cool pa ng bago niyang oto...
... Singapore tapang uwi ko sa kanya...
... ayun, nakatengga, ngayon bulok na...

Chorus:
Let's do the funk, let's go shopping naman,
Let's do the funk, tara Miggy's naman...
Let's do the funk, let's go malling naman,
Let's do the funk, nood tayong Batman...

Puro trabaho ang bestfriend ko...
... pero teka, ganun din naman ako...
... kaya eto, ginawan ko siya ng kanta...
... para lang sabihin na mahal ko siya.

Repeat Chorus

See you soon, Bespwen!

On Lessons From Noah's Ark

Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark...

ONE: Don't miss the boat.
TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat.
THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.
FOUR: Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
FIVE: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
SIX: Build your future on high ground. (Loved this one!)
SEVEN: For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
EIGHT: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
NINE: When you're stressed, float awhile.
TEN: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
ELEVEN: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.

Thanks for this, Kuya Gerry!

On One Hot Flick

On One Hot Flick
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

I am not a fan of Angelina Jolie. Just like Queen Oprah, I think Brad and Jen look fantastic together. But I can't deny the fact that Mr. and the Mrs. had an intense connection, chemistry, that is entertaining to watch.


Loved the movie. Watched it with Cui and Mama yesterday at ATC. Very intense! I especially loved the opening scene. And from that moment on, I was glued to the movie.

Ah basta, check it out! Three cinemas in ATC are showing it. Have fun, baby!

On The Naked Truth

On The Naked Truth
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

If only I was 40 years old... or he was still somewhere near his 30s and single... GAWD!!! I wouldn't even think twice!!!

So here are some things I learned about the Skywalker...

1) Like me, he's allergic to dust. We both kept sneezing when we got to our SHARED hotel room in Cebu (We just used the hotel room as a resting place before going to SM for his guest appearance... Anong nasa isip mo ha!). Those sheets were deadly...

2) Like me again, he has motion sickness. So once the plane takes off, we both close our eyes and wait till everything's steady.

3) Like me na naman, we both like The Philippine Star.

4) He's a fruit addict!!! He bought a total of 3 kilos of lanzones and a kilo of mangoes and he kept ordering fruit in all of our meals together. No wonder he's so healthy at 43!

5) He prefers being seated at the emergency exit row of the plane so that he has more room to move around. Damn, those seats don't recline though (which I hate!) so I had to sacrifice... all for the love of Sam (hehe).

6) He's good friends with Alvin Patrimonio, Hector Calma, Allan Caidic and Chito Loyzaga, who incidentally, are all team managers of the San Miguel teams. He's still in touch too with old teammate Yves Dignadice.

7) He doesn't want to be a coach and likes the role of team manager.

8) He is often mistaken for:
a. Ato Agustin -- especially by people my age
b. Franz Pumaren -- also by people belonging to my age group AND...
c. Atoy Co -- by the older generation

9) He wore high socks back in the olden days because his all-time favorite NBA player was Dr. J.

10) Lastly, he has a beautiful relationship with his 9-year old daughter Jaime who studies at ICA. Saw her picture on his Motorola mobile phone. She's very pretty!

Those two days we spent together were definitely highlights in my book! He is such a great person... down-to-earth, wise, kind, sincere and amazingly hunky for his age (hehe). I dreamed of this moment all my life and the reality of it is far better than I ever imagined.

Thanks, Sam!

On My First Day As A First Grader

On My First Day As A First Grader
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Posing oh-so-proud is 6-year-old charmer Patricia Anne B. Fontejon sporting her shiny, new Lycee D' Regis Marie red plad uniform, with matching necktie. She would like to thank Ninang May for her slick new watch and her mom for her fabulous hairdo.

Congratulations on your 25/26 diagnostic exam result!!! Pating is off to a good start!

On Celebrating Our Independence

On Celebrating Our Independence
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Was June 12 ever relevant to you? Aside from it being a national holiday, has the true meaning of Independence Day ever hit you? This year, just like any other year has been the same. June 12 is always a non-working holiday but since it fell on a Sunday this time, the 'vacation' extends till tomorrow.Yey, it's an extra rest day! Yey, there's no traffic so I can actually go to Bench Fix in Makati, hassle-free! Yey, I can spend a day with the family! Yey, I can wake up late and watch all the TV I want!

Anything else? What does Independence Day really mean? We are far from being independent from oppression, corruption, unemployment, government scandal and stirring coup attempts. I am a Class A taxpayer (Hi, Richard, Regine and Judy Ann!) and yet I see no improvement in our country. Yes, change doesn't happen overnight and whining won't help either. But Madam has been sitting there for quite sometime now and the only headlines she makes are about scandals and her hot temper! We both earned our college degree from the same institution and I have always been optimistic that as an economist, she can do great things for our wonderful country. But even I am slowly losing hope. I do not like this feeling. And because of this, I always include her in my prayers that by some miracle, she can surpass these trying times in her life and bring our country back to its glorious days, where each and every Pinoy will 'stand tall and proud' and with much convinction say, "Happy Independence Day".

On My Dream 'Honeymoon'

I will be off to Iloilo tomorrow with Skywalker. To fulfill our commitment to SM, we're bringing him there for a special Meet & Greet session. We will stay there for the day then fly to Cebu at 8am on June 10 for another special appearance. Will be back by Friday afternoon. Skywalker has to be back by 4pm in Manila. If they lose today against Alaska, they'll be up against Coke on the 10th. I hope they win tonight so that we can even extend our stay.

Never in a million years did I ever think that I'd go out of town with Skywalker. When CS was fixing our itinerary, she saved the file as 'mag-asawang itinerary'. Hahaha! I'm really excited!

And Dex just texted me. He can bring me to the airport tomorrow because his class is in the afternoon pa. Yehey!

Danggit, pusit, piyaya, lechong Cebu and Chinese chorizo... see you in a bit!

On That Piece of 'Heaven' Known as Divisoria

Obviously, I have no picture to support this entry because I did not want to bring out my mobile phone when I went raw-materials-hunting today at Divisoria. If I won the lotto, I would donate a good chunk of it to Mayor Lito Atienza so that he can do some MAJOR rebuilding in that place.

I was sweating like there's no tomorrow to sweat out there!!! Bru was kind enough to accompany me as I searched one stall to another for some stuff Cuz and I need for 'world domination'. Gawd, the mud was as thick as my Chuck Taylor's soles and the streets were just filled with mounds of garbage.

Yes, Divi really has fab bargains and finds. But then again, if you have to go thru blood, sweat, tears, mud, garbage, more sweat and countless types of not-so-pleasant-looking people in order to get these fab bargains and finds, then... never mind... I will raid SM na lang.

Mayor Atienza... paging Mayor Atienza...

On Her Perfect Backhand

On Her Perfect Backhand
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

I use a double-handed backhand. It's a whole lot stronger than my forehand. Which is why I swear I stare in awe at Justine Henin-Hardenne's PERFECT backhand. She is amazing! Ever since Steffi Graf left the circuit, this Belgian superstar has been my favorite.

I was shouting for joy, literally, when she won the 2005 Roland Garros title just this past weekend. She deserves it. She wasn't number in the world for nothing.

And I have a good feeling about her sweet climb back to the top. Move over Lindsay and Maria... Justine is back for good!

On Mama's Discovery of BrainbeamThinkBits

Mumski enjoyed reading my entries. Especially the ones about the family. She loved her pic with Papa at Ming's Garden in Tagaytay, which I posted on my first blog. I bet if she had more time, she would read each and every entry. Her big smile was just a joy to look at!

Hugs for Mama!

On The Sweetest Little Girls In The Whole Wide World...

Thank you, Chelsea, Jemima, Bingbing and baby Jessica for the lovely entry on your blog. Teacher May is truly touched and I'm very happy that you appreciate everything that I have taught you in ballet class. You GIRLS are just so beautiful and amazingly smart and fabulous!

Please visit the first link (The Cutest Blog Ever) and check out the entry my ballet students made for me. It's so adorable. And just to clear things... I did not have a disease or anything. I couldn't teach last year because of my slip disk. Defensive, hahaha!

For those of you who are curious, Chelsea is just 9 (she corrected me when I originally wrote 10). Jemima turned 7, Bingbing is one year older and Jessica is just 5 (now I'm sure!). And they have a blog!

I love my girls. Thank you, thank you, thank you! See you Saturday!!!

On Mini May's Farewell

On Mini May's Farewell
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

I will surely miss my Mini May, who has been such a reliable sidekick all throughout summer. Thanks for being such a dahling... Ang Anne Curtis ng buhay ko. Hahaha! See you soon!

On Pat-Tic-Toc-Tic-Toc

On Pat-Tic-Toc-Tic-Toc
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Here's Pating showing off her Ninang's gift. I gave her a digital Disney watch, which can change its face from Cinderella, Snow White, Belle to Ariel. Cute! Wish I was 6 years old...

On Some BIG News

I was with Big most of the day yesterday. We went somewhere to check out something and had lunch with K.A. I had a good time. It felt so right sitting beside him in the car. Of course, we debated every single minute, but I guess that's the spark of our relationship.

SPARK. Hmm... speaking of which, Big had some BIG news. His Natasha was coming back next week. I was pretty taken aback when he mentioned it but it was bound to happen sometime soon anyway. I asked him what was going to happen and he just shrugged and said Natasha didn't even want to say when exactly she was arriving.

I remember reading somewhere that "old patterns repeat themselves". All the characters in my story are in this old and very familiar pattern once again. Big is still Big. Confused on what state he is in and the direction he wants to take in life. Natasha, I assume, still cares very much for Big, but too hurt still to try to work things out. And me. Still not being able to climb up that deep hole I've dug myself.

On our way home, Big mentioned that it seems like I am in for a life of single blessedness. Then he mentioned how I probably idolize Carrie too much. He followed it up with a funny remark asking who my "Mr. Big" is. Hahaha! If he only knew...

On A Little Angel's Birthday

On A Little Angel's Birthday
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Happy birthday, Pating!!! You're half a dozen pa lang! Still have a

loooooooooong way to go...

On My Other Favorite Billboard

The guy who makes me 'scream for more'. He's not so young anymore but
he's still a hottie! Yummy!

This is one reason why I love passing by South Super H-Way. Hehe.

On A Night Out with My Bros

Last night, Cui and Dex accompanied me to Funeraria Filipinas for the wake of my blockmate's dad, Tito Frankie Patriarca. I had fond memories of this man. He was kind, simple and sincere.

Speaking of memories... on our way home, the three of us were discussing some funny things we did back when we were kids. Then I started singing the Super Kids Club theme song. The first line goes... "We are the ones... the new generation... learning to know the right way to go..."

Then Cui butts in and says, "Ate, ano ka ba! We will make a better todaaaayyy..."

Aba, nairita pero tinuloy rin ang song! Then, we did a fabulous duet (with Dex's laughter as background) ending the song with "Jesus is the waaayyyy!!!"

Panalo! And then when he went in Tropical Hut in BF to buy food, Dex texted him the first lines of the song... and he responded with the second line from the song naman. Crazy but wicked funny. Dex and I were rolling on the floor laughing.

I love my brothers!

On Business Matters 2

Stock 002. Chunks of Boho

This is the other necklace we are selling. Let us know HOW MANY you're
getting (hehe). Add this as a new sexy twist to your wardrobe! This
goes fab with anything!

Length: till mid-section of your belly
Price: call me!