Be ANNEbisyosa!

Anne Curtis for PrimaDonna

I don't know when I had started liking Anne Curtis. I guess it's ever since I watched her in Showtime. She's such a sweetheart! I like her personality so much. Every time I see her on TV or in print, I feel so lighthearted and happy! Yes, she has that effect on me! I even always say, "Oyy! Si Ate Anne!". Feeling close, I know. But who the hell cares, right? I want to call her as Ate Anne, eh! I'm such a fan. Hahaha. She inspires me, too! Why? Hello!!! Haven't you heard? She's having her first ever concert on January 28, 2012 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum! 

Some of you may find it funny(like my tita and sibs) because of Ate Anne's super high notes that the song she sings seems to be out-of-tuned for her voice, but can't you see the beauty of a dream came true? Anne Curtis may be a frustrated singer and that her voice may not please everybody but that didn't stop her to dream of having a concert! And in just five days, her dreams will come true! Actually, it came true already. It's just the days that we're counting na lang. 

So sad, though, that I wouldn't be able to watch 'coz no money no honey ang drama ko! But as a fan, I'm just so  proud of her! Because of Ate Anne, I'm not afraid to DREAM BIG! She's a living testament that Dreams Do Come True! Wapakels na lang if they call you ambitious or they discourage you and tell you that you can't make it! Be ANNEbitious and work hard for your dreams like Ate Anne and you too will prove to everyone that dreams do come true! 

Here's her first ANNEBISYOSA trailer made by Mark Nicdao. Gow watch it! Bongga niya talaga. Rakista ang peg!

Don't be afraid to dream, okay? Remember, it's free and no one can ever stop you to. And of course, don't forget that God is behind your every dream that comes true. Be humble. Keep your feet on the ground and your faith to God! :) DDCT ♥

What A Wonderful Surprise

Last holiday season, Stache Magazine Online had a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway. And on the sixth day, I won! Yay. I answered the question for that day(I can't remember the exact question but it's about the events that Stache has sponsored) correctly and that's why I won. Booyeah! I jumped like crazy when my aunt told me that a package arrived for me! Guess what the package contains? Of course, my lovely prizes!!! I'm just so happy! It's my first time to win an online giveaway, you see. Teehee.

6th day winner, yo! Uhuh, uhuh!

 Ahh, the lovely package. <3

 Cutesy-patootsey red checkered dress from Pink Pum Shop! Haha. I should wear this soon! Wait for it. ;) Kidding. Let's see what can I do with this! Does a DIY project, ring a bell?

Bracelet from Graffities.

Earrings from Martina Martina. Might give this to a friend. Hm, sino na ba mag-bibirthday sa friends ko? Consider yourself lucky, Dear! Ang class kaya ng earring na 'to! 20K carat gold 'yan, uyy! Choz! Hahahaha. But seriously, ganda lang niya. If only I have ear piercings, ugh!

 The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan book from Maine. Nasasayangan ako dito!!! I already has a copy, eh. I was planning to sell my copy already 'coz I really don't dig Egyptian Mythology. Greek & Roman Mythology lover forevs! Should I just give away my copy to a lucky reader? Should I? Should I? And, I'll just keep Maine's copy because it already has a sentimental value. *sniffs*

 THIS!!!! I super love this fringe necklace from Hux! I'mma wear this soon enough. Hinding-hindi ko 'to ipapamigay. This is MINE! Hahaha. Yes, I do wear women's accesories especially necklaces. Eh, bet ko, eh!!! Ba't ba?! Hahahaha.

Another pakak neckalce! This one's from Kandi Treats naman! Package pa lang pak na pak na! Won't let go of this as well! I already have so many ideas on how to wear this! Like as a necklace, a hippie hedband or as a wrap bracelet. Odiba, award!!!

I just have to share this!!! I really thank Stache for putting my real name here. I was so worried that when the package arrives my alter ego name, Daphne Christina Granada, would be written there! 'Yun kasi 'yung name na nakalagay sa Yahoo! account ko that I used for this giveaway. Grabe, sobrang kabado ko lang for how many weeks. Whew. Buti na lang talaga. Haha!

Anyways, don't forget to check out those online shops mentioned above! They all have really nice stuffs in their collections. You don't want to miss them out! And if you want more awesomeness in your life, follow Stache on Tumblr where you can also download their previous, current and upcoming issues, and on Twitter & like them on Facebook! 

Of course, I won't forget to say my deep gratitude for this lovely package I received. THANK YOU SO MUCH, STACHE TEAM! You're all so wonderful! I love you guys so much! May God bless each and everyone of you! You've been truly God's blessing to many of us most especially to those creative talents that you've featured and will feature. I know that you guys will go even far and reach greater heights this year! Long live, Stache! Keep on rocking and inspiring young & creative people like y'all! I will keep supporting Stache Magazine Online!

DDCT <3

Katipunan Walk

I wanted to try drinking tea at the Moonleaf Tea Shop so I asked my friends, Julius & Janpol to come with me. Yes, it was my first time. After hearing about their delicious offers here in the blogosphere, it's about damn time I try it. We went to Moonleaf Katipunan so we could roam around there after we have some talk and tea. 

I ordered the Wintermelon Milk tea with pudding. I love it! Pakak ang lasa! Hindi lasang puno. Ha ha ha!

Now I know why the other bloggers and also some of my friends are addicted to Moonleaf. Sarap pala kasi talaga and their space is really nice! Simple pero comfy and classy. Hinahanap-hanap na ngayon ng lalamunan ko lasa ng Wintermelon Milk Tea with pudding! Wish ko lang talaga magkaroon na sila ng branch sa Intramuros so I could go there whenever I have looooong breaks in school! Moonleaf, can you hear me? *u*

After Moonleaf, we went to Fullybooked. It's so lapit lang from Moonleaf! Onting kembot lang andun ka na!   Grabe, Fullybooked Katipunan is so full of books!(Of course, duh? Bookstore nga eh kaya maraming books! Ha ha ha) What I mean is, their shelves are stacked with good books that other bookstores/other branches don't have. I even found a Keep Calm & Carry On(the little pink book) there and an edition of  The Chronicles of Narnia which I've never seen before! I wanted to buy all the interesting books to read that I've found there, but I just had to stop myself from buying books since I already got a haul of books in here that are waiting for me to read them. But I promised to myself that I'll go back there! It is a MUST. I should go make a Reading List for 2012 already!

Photo courtesy of Miss Macherie

Julio wanted to drink coffee at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf which is just beside Fully Booked. I love how all the nice stores, cafes, restos and shops are just near each other in Katipunan! I'm deeply amazed. So sad that Katipunan is so far away from our place! Ugh.

At CBTL, we can't decide on where to eat so we just strolled and see what Katipunan has to offer for us. We walked from CBTL to Shakey's! How's that? Ha ha ha. Sa Shakey's din pala bagsak namin! Funny. We wanted to try eating in Flaming Wings and in Chicken Charlie but for some anti-social reason we just kept on walking. There are a lot of choices on where to eat in Katips! Like BonChon, Red Mango, Yellow Cab and many more(Ha ha. Can't remember them all, eh)! There's also Mcdo and KFC, ooh fast foods.

Each of us ordered the Bunch of Lunch. Omnomnom! We also ordered Wings 'n' Rings which consist of Buffalo Wings, fries and Onion rings. Share-share dapat kami dun but Janpol and Julius got so full already so I was the one who ALMOST finished it pero di ko na rin kinaya! 

Photo from Shakey's

Going home, we walked so fast that we were almost running because we were so afraid. The street was kinda dark kasi even with the street lights from Shakey's to the Katipunan LRT station. Ang FIERCE lang namin that time! Ha ha ha. Handang-handang lumaban if ever may umatake sa'min bigla, eh! Good thing we were from Angelea's(of ANTM) hood! 716! Choz! Sobrang funny lang namin nun, grabe. Next time we go to Katips, we won't commute na! Julius or Carol(one of our friends who wasn't able to come with us that day) must drive already!

The experience was so fun, though. Commuting is fun but you really have to be careful with yourselves. Pero pak na pak pa rin talaga! More fun, exotic and crazy adventures to come pa sana next year! 2012, please be my awesomesaucest year? :"> DDCT ♥

Make my dreams come true *u*

I know my blog is only starting yet and I only have very few readers only(some of them are my friends pa nga). But, I'll still try and do my best to campaign for PENSHOPPE here to help them reach 50K or more followers.

Why am I going to campaign for them?

I guess most of you are aware that PENSHOPPE's newest endorser is Mario Maurer. Besides their collection, I also love their lineup of endorsers, most especially baby Mario. Even though I only still have few posts here, you could already notice how a big Mario Maurer fan I am. My friends I know personally and also in FB & Twitter knows this so well! I have been a big fan since I watched his movie, A Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

A week ago, his PR here in the Philippines, Ms. Joyce Ramirez tweeted this:

PENSHOPPE already reached 30K followers, but still I'm campaigning for #FollowPENSHOPPE because it's now race to 50K! I really want to be one of the TOP INFLUENCERS so please do #FollowPENSHOPPE now!

This is the chance I've been waiting for! I've been telling my close friends that  I really want to see Mario Maurer in person. Sabi ko pa nga, "Kahit mag-extra pa ko sa movie nila ni Erich, gagawin ko basta makita't makalapit lang ako sa kanya!" (Even if I have to be an extra in his movie with Erich, I will do it if that's the only thing I have to do just to meet him and get up close & personal with him) Crazy right? But I think everyone understands how I feel especially towards your idols or artists whom you admire.

I've been wanting to join the bandwagon but I was so scared that all my efforts will be wasted and that I have no chance of winning because there are already a lot of DIE HARD Mario Maurer fans out there who's been campaigning day & night. But one thing I've learned this year is to never lose hope and just do what you have to do in order to achieve what you dream. And so, I've decided right away to campaign for them now. I know, I know. I also think that I might be too late. But it's better late than never, yes?

Hindi ko na talaga papalagpasin 'tong chance na 'to!(I won't let this chance slip away from me anymore) I can feel that this is it! I can finally meet Mario Maurer in person! Pinalagpas ko na 'yung FanCons niya. But I already learned my lesson. This time, I'm gonna do what I have to do. (Kahit super late na. Basta, keribooms pa 'yan!)

So here I am pleading for your support and help make my dream of meeting Mario Maurer in person come true! All you have to do is this:

1) Follow @PENSHOPPE's twitter account
2) Tweet this: "I want to make @theFANshionista's dream come true so I followed @PENSHOPPE #FollowPENSHOPPE @PublicityAsia"
3) Spread the word and help me get to the lucky Top 3 Mario Maurer fans to visit him on the set

That's how easy you could make someone dreams come true! Please do help me on this! For you it might be just a small thing, but for me it really means a lot. You have no idea how much I want to win this!

THANKS IN ADVANCED, LOVES! :*

No matter how small or big your dreams are, it will come true as long as you work hard for it.

PS: Penshoppe is really a nice brand. You should check their stores out! Their ON SALE for up to 70% dicount on selected items from their Pre-Holiday and Holiday collections! What are you waiting for? Go to your nearest PENSHOPPE boutiques already at baka maubusan pa kayo ng nice stuffs! This sale only runs until January 15, 2012.

CDO/Iligan still needs help

Tonight's the first episode of Becky Nights that I was able to watch. Ms. Divine Lee wasn't around though, because she's currently in CDO(or in Iligan ata) reaching out to the victims of typhoon Sendong. But she called the BN crew and told them and the beklings(their viewers) that CDO/Iligan still needs help and that what she had solicited from her friends still wasn't enough. So, she encourages everyone to donate in cash or in kind and to volunteer. Survivors there are in so much need of underwears so if you have spare(not segunda mano, ha) undies in your closet, might as well give those to the ones in need there in CDO and Iligan. And also, here are some ways on how you can donate:

RED CROSS

SMS

Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart)

G-Cash

Text DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit M-PIN<space>REDCROSS to 2882

You can donate the following denominations:
Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000

Visit their page for more ways of donating through Red Cross:

http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate

UNICEF

http://donate.unicef.ph

LBC:

You can drop off your in kind donations(especially unused underwears) in any of their branches. Visit their FB page for more details: https://www.facebook.com/pages/LBC-Foundation/255449267840802

Please do help in your own way! Make their dreams come true by praying for their immediate recovery.   Raise other people's awareness also! And if you know other ways of donating/helping the people in CDO/Iligan, please do share it here. DDCT