On Important Business Matters

Stock 001. The Selma

For those ladies out there who are into fabulous accessories (like
me!), my Cuz and I are selling some mouth-watering pieces. Hehe.

For special orders, please just text me! Tell your friends!!!

On Being God's Mongol

"Lord, send out your Spirit and renew the face of the Earth".

This morning, there was a special confirmation mass in celebration of our parish fiesta. I was assigned as lector and I got so excited and tense after I heard that it was Bishop Jesse Mercado who was celebrating mass.

His sermon was beautiful! He explained thoroughly the four primary reasons why one receives the sacrament of confirmation.

1) To melt us -- our stubborness and hardened hearts
2) To mold us -- to become better Christians
3) To fill us -- with the power of the Holy Spirit
4) To use us -- as instruments of God

Then he said, that we should always remember that we are God's pencils. Again, he gave us four principles:

1) That just like a pencil, our beauty and purpose lies within us.
2) That just like a pencil, we will go thru life and will be sharpened by our experiences.
3) That just like a pencil, we will only serve our purpose if Someone holds us in His hand. God's loving hand.
4) And most importantly, just like a pencil, MAKE A MARK.

And I went on with my day doing just that. And it feels great!

On Questions That Need Some Answers 1

ON CELEBRITIES:
Ultimate favorite boy group: Menudo
Ultimate favorite girl group: Spice Girls and The Corrs
Eric, Mark Anthony or Jo Mari (when they first came out): Eric
Who makes you 'scream' for more: Albert Martinez
Best billboard ever: John Hall -- Bench. He was in briefs! Yummy!
I wanna have lunch with: Oprah or Jim Carrey
I wanna have access and full use of whose closet? Sarah Jessica Parker (as Carrie Bradshaw)
You can most relate with which FRIENDS star? I'm a bit of Rachel coz I love myself... then a bit of Monica coz I'm super OC.
I'm obsessed with this TV show: Sex and the City!!!
Did you ever watch That's Entertainment? Oh, yeah.
Name 5 That's Entertainment stars: Mon Alvir, Fatima Alvir, Jojo Alejar, Jovit Moya and Caselyn Francisco (hahaha!)
Did you ever watch Ang TV? OO rin.
Name 5 Ang TV stars: Guila Alvarez, John Pratts, Jolina Magdangal, Angelu de Leon, Gio Alvarez

Leave your answers to the questions too! Feel free to comment.

On The Indication That Summer's Over

My hair is back to its long, straight look. It's the end of summer. So
is my curls.

On One Slick Place

Where can this place be found?
A. Powerplant Mall
B. Alabang Town Center
C. Podium Mall
D. None of the above

The answer is D. This is actually found INSIDE the NESTLE Rockwell
office. We had one of our meetings here last week, with free capuccino
and all. Fabulous ambiance! Great place for a meeting, really.

On Another Coffee Date

Had another fun-filled coffee date with Felips, Nappy and Merwin last
Saturday. Felips, Merwin and I have had complete attendance so far.

Our goal is to have at least one new face every meeting. This time it
was Mr. Big himself. But he had to rush off to another dinner date
with friends so he stayed for only a few minutes.

The three boys who stayed behind had so many insightful things they
shared with me. I was glad they were there. Thanks, guys!

On David & Goliath

Last Saturday at the Araneta, Mr. William "Bogs" Adornado was inducted
in the PBA Hall of Fame alongside PBA greats like Jaworski, Atoy Co,
Philip Cesar, Mon Fernandez, Coach Baby Dalupan, Joe Cantada and a few
more. The ceremony was televised last night and Mama was telling me
how awesome Adornado really was during his PBA stint.

I'm glad I got to pose beside him during the Opening Ceremonies of our
PBA 30th Anniversary Photo Exhibit. He bagged a couple of nice shots
during the PBA Greatest Game. "Walang kupas pa rin siya".

Sidenote: Samboy scored 29 big ones for the TM Greats coached by Jawo.
He would have won MVP honors! If only they won. Caidic took home the
trophy, who led the TM Legends to victory. Coach Baby, who's half
blind already, still proved he had the power and wit. Texted Samboy
congratulating him for a job well done. He said his knees were still
killing him but he's glad the fans enjoyed the game. Kung di ka naman
talaga mabilib sa kanya!

On Rubbing Elbows with an R&B Diva

She's sultry and savvy... and we're not talking about me here, hehehe.
Ashanti walked into the Savannah Room of Discovery Suites looking
composed and ready for the PLDT MYMUSIC Live Chat. She was game to
talk to the 20+ callers who welcomed her to Manila. She said she loved
tropical countries and was looking forward to her big concert at the
Araneta, to the delight of all the MYMUSIC callers.

Our agency was tasked, as always, to monitor and supervise the chat.
Overall, it was a 100% improvement compared to the one of Ja Rule's.
Client was very happy. Lucky for me, the photographer assigned that
day from DDB was Nesty, the one who also took my PR pics for PLDT. So
he sent me this picture as my souvenir.

What he doesn't know is that I got the best souvenir of all...
Ashanti's Evian bottle with matching straw and lipstick mark! Took it
home by sneaking it inside my bag. Hahaha! Will probably have it
framed one of these days...

So anyway, this is little ol' me with Ashanti and Little Sis. Celeb na
celeb ang dating ko! Haha!

On One Weird Encounter

Went on half day today because I got home at 5am from Discovery Suites. We finalized the testing for Ashanti's live chat on Thursday morning. Dex had to use the car to go to school for enrollment so I took a tricycle going to work.

As soon as I stepped in the trike, the driver blurted out, "Ma'am, kayo ba yung nakita ko sa TV nung isang gabi?" I was shocked! So I said, "saang show?" and bingo, he said INSIDER. I had to laugh out loud and eventually confirm his query.

It was the weirdest thing! Who would have thought that this guy would actually recognize me. I am a certified celebrity! And I love it! Hahaha!

On Love and War

On Love and War
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

When I left Singapore, I left with a heavy heart. I didn't like how
Partner reacted to this one favor I asked of him and from then on, I
didn't make the effort to e-mail, text or call. Last Thursday though,
he called me to thank me for some stuff I had sent thru a friend of
ours, Milan, who went to Sing to visit his girlfriend. I still had his
'bilins' sent because I wanted to keep my word and... show him how
mean he was to me. Hehe. Guilt trip.

And it worked. Hahaha! So now, bati na kami. Funny thing was, he had
no idea that I was seriously 'inis' dahil lagi naman kaming aso't
pusa. Anyway, I am SO happy we're back to being Partners again, after
talking for 50+ minutes over the cel! MAY maaaway ulit ako. Hehehe.

Partner, blue tooth ko ha.

On Keeping A Solid Family Tradition

On Keeping A Solid Family Tradition
Originally uploaded by blue curls.

Yesterday, we all trooped to Pansol again, as we do every summer, for
a whole day of fun under the sun with the whole clan. Three of Cui's
friends also joined us and I'm pretty sure they had a grand time. I
couldn't stop eating! We had yummy bihon, grilled bangus and tilapia,
red egg with tomatoes, chicken in oyster sauce, the classic adobo,
pinakbet and indian mangoes with bagoong! Just thinking about it
makes my mouth drool again.

We played 'water soccer' and even my younger cousins and uncles joined
in the fun. It rained at around 3:45 in the afternoon and that was a
blast! Everybody was screaming with delight! It was such a relaxing
day and the water temperature was perfect. We all packed up at around
5:30pm although none of us wanted to get outta the pool yet. Everybody
had a tremendous time and we are all looking forward to next summer
again.

Today, it's back to reality...

On My Big TV Debut (Finally!)

Thanks, Liza, for my 22 seconds of glory last night over 'Business Nightly' in ANC. 10:20 pa lang, my entire family was glued to the TV already. To think the story was aired around 10:45 na. Hahaha! Everybody was cheering when they saw me, with Bru and Faith as extras. I looked kinda pale though but who cares!

I was able to record it using Slick. And the funny thing was, my friend from Baguio, Kuya Gerry, texted me this morning saying he saw me daw sa TV. Replay I guess nung show. (Hello, Kuya Gerry!)

I love the limelight. Liza, sa uulitin!

On Shattered Dreams

MAYbe showbizlandia isn't ready for me... Liza's story wasn't featured last night, to the disMAY of the three extras (Bru, CS and Faith) and my parents. Good thing I didn't tell the whole universe about it. Hahaha! Although I did have a strange feeling that it wasn't time for my big TV debut yet.

I DO remember when I appeared in this gag show Tropang Trumpo. That was so much fun! My friends Twinkle, Karla, Kathy and I went to the ABC5 studio in friggin' Novaliches to interview some of the stars for a school project. We ended up being extras in one segment. Then we went to Mel and Jay too and ended up being part of the audience. Mama was laughing when she saw me!

But probably my biggest TV moment was when I joined this quiz show when I was in Grade 4. I represented my school and won the daily competition. They had to stack up three more chairs only so I could reach the goddam podium. Hehe. Think the name of the show was Campus Break hosted by Danny Javier of the Apo Hiking Society. That was crazy and if by some miracle I can actually dig up an old file of that, I would hide that betacam in a vault, never to be discovered ever again. Hahaha!

I honestly think I could give Tuesday Vargas a run for her money. But anyway... I will conquer TV in God's perfect time. In the meantime, I have an events plan to write.

On Feeling Like a Celebrity II

This is my kabarkada from college, LIZA REYES, a distinguished
reporter from ABS CBN. She's mostly concentrated on business newsbits.
She was looking for people who had two jobs and luckily, I fit that
description! Aside from the agency, I am also a ballet teacher so she
came over to interview me for her featured story for today.

Feeling ko talaga I was an actress. Hahaha! I had to 'pretend' like I
was working on some stuff with the laptop. Then extra pa si CS and
Faith and the birthday celebrant, Bru. Super showbiz. Our neighbor in
the next unit was even asking CS why ABS CBN was in our office. Haha!
Hilarious! Di naman siguro ako pang-Police Report! I brought Liza and
her crew to the ballet studio. Too bad short notice siya, or I would
have asked my students to be there too.

Today was fun. Watch TV Patrol tonight!

On Finding Real Love

He is my longest 'guy' relationship and as I have texted him last
night, I can't live without him. To most people, he MAY be brainbeam's
Admin & Finance Manager. To CS and Faith, he MAY be Bru. To Tikboy, he
MAY be 'Kapatid'. But to me, he's my Blondina, my partner in crime, my
George (as in 'My Best Friend's Wedding)and my bestest guy friend. I
spend more time with him that I do at home and I can most definitely
say, he is the 'beam' in brainbeam... THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.

Happy 35th, Bru! I love you dearly and I am so thankful God sent you
to look after me. I will be forever grateful to Him. Cheers to more
happy years together!

On Killing Time Here at the Office

Thank you, Jesus for the downpour!

I can't wait to cuddle up in bed tonight. It's been extremely hot the past week and this is just what we need. CS, Bru and I are still here at the office, waiting for the rain to die down a tad. Bru brought back some yummy breaded tofu from Cash and Carry. We are now chatting over that and C2s, while watching 24 Oras. Just saw Karylle talking about her Encantada stint. Don't really like her that much. Oh well...

We lighted our candles here at the office because of 6 annoying short circuits. We want to be prepared just in case it becomes a full blown blackout. Anyway, will start packing up.

It's Bru's birthday tomorrow! We have a surprise birthday lunch for him with some special friends of his. So excited! All for the 'love of my life'.

On My Cool New Pal

Meet "Slick", my savvy new mobile phone. It already has a radio, PTT
feature and the resolution is kick-ass! I haven't transferred all my
contacts yet so please don't be surprised if I ask you who you are. It
might take a while since I have tons loaded in my phone. I love Slick!!!

On Modeling My Fab Find

Di pa talaga natiis... here's me wearing it. Hahaha!

On Fab Finds # 1 (F girl na talaga ako!)

Look at this fabulous necklace that I just bought from a store in BF.
It comes in various colors. Bought Cuz a green one. Bought the
chocolate brown and beige ones as well. I'm super excited to wear it
na!

On Cui's Special Day

Happy birthday, Cui!!!! Hope you liked the badminton shoes your Kuya
and I gave you.

We love you! Have a smashing year ahead.