Tired Failon

Another tiring day. Went to school to make a gown made from recycled materials. Gasgas na 'yung theme, I know. But it has to be high fashion! It is going to be used by our female representative for PLM Fahionista, an event held annually in our University's Foundation Day which will be held on the 4th week on June. There will be 6 themes for this year's runway and the theme assigned to our organization, EcESS, is this.

It's frustrating because they've only announced that the photoshoot would be on June 2 already which is on Saturday. We thought it's going to be next week so even if we have already the design and everything, we have to rush this today and tomorrow. We're not even halfway through it since we also have to do our guy representative's clothes.

Hopefully, we could finish this all tomorrow. I could just feel that the outfits we're making will look amazing and ka-vogue! Our efforts shall not be wasted. Ha  ha ha!

Star-spotting summer

Philippine Fashion Week has recently ended and I must say that this season was so star-studded! Popular clothing brands here in the Philippines have brought international celebs and top models for their show. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to watch any of the runway shows during PFW. But luckily, I still got to see Ian Somerhalder(Damon Salvatore of The Vampire Diaries), Allison Harvard and Dominique Reighard(America's Next Top Model) in flesh! Now let me tell you about my star-spotting adventure.

Ian Somerhalder for PENSHOPPE / Mall of Asia / May 24, 2012

Ian Somerhalder went to MOA to meet his fans just before he bids farewell to the Philippines for now(Yes, for now. I'm really hoping he'll come back soon although I doubt that since he's going to be busy taping again for his American TV show, The Vampire Diaries).

1) Ian told the fans, "No pushing!" as soon as he got up on stage. It's your fault, Ian! You got all of us screaming and pushing right then and there! Ha ha.

2) Eri Neeman was the host for that 30-minute event and he got to interview Ian Somerhalder. He asked Ian if what quality a lady should have and Ian answered it's her smartness. And the crowd went "Awwww!". 

3) These lucky b*tches won in Twitter and they got to have a photo-op with Ian.

4) And....a KISS from him!!! I'm so jealous I could grab their hairs and throw them in the air. No, just kidding! But seriously, I'm jealous. Bite me next time, Ian!

5) Ian giving the crowd a flying kiss before leaving.

Ah it was so wonderful seeing him in person even though I was so far away from the stage since I got there only an hour before it started. But still, I saw him and that's what matters. Such a fan girl, I know.

Allison Harvard & Dominique Reighard for BENCH / Meet & Greet at Trinoma Main Atrium /  May 26, 2012

Ever since I've watched them in America's Next Top Model, I've been a big fan of theirs especially of Allison Harvard. I was so deeply affected when she didn't win for the second time(All-star cycle). But then again it was fated so that she would come here in the Philippines to be the face of Michael Cinco's Impalpable perfume.

1) Allison and Dominique just came out. The M&G started out half an hour late! But then again, it was worth the wait! At first I was at the 2nd floor but they were far away so even though it was already too crowded at the first floor I still went for it. A little push here and there is what it takes to get near them. Ah, the things I do for fandom!

2) I love this shot I took. It seems to be telling a story like the Coco Rocha episode during the All-star Cycle.

3) Allison doing a silly face and Dominique waving at her fans. She likes to wave a lot! Ha ha.

4) Lucky fans who won in Twitter(Why don't I win? *sniffs*) got to have a photo-op AND an autograph from Allicat & Dominique.

5) Hardcore fan crying just because she saw Allison. Whoa! And I thought I'm already hardcore. Ha ha.

6) Photo-op with Allicat! I'm jelly. *sniffs*

7) Photo-op with Dominique. Can you see the struggle of getting a good shot? Ha ha.

8) Allicat dancing. Put yo hands up in the air! Sooooo adorbs!!!

9) Dominique waving. Told you so she loves to wave.

10) Allison and Dominique doing their thing. Posing for the cameras before they left the venue.

It was so nice to see Allison in person! I'm just so happy I could tear up and cry then puke rainbows and butterflies. Hu hu! She was waving at our part and I think she's looking at me directly and keep telling us that it was so hot and I just can't help but shout that it's because she was so hot. Ha ha!

Sorry for the poor quality shots, though. You have to understand, there was a lot of pushing involved and they were only in a platform and not a stage and it's excruciatingly hard trying to get a good angle while my arms are super stretched to its limit. But it's all good with me since I saw them in flesh anyways. Ha!

Oh and a funny story, some people pushed me so hard they don't even know who Allison and Dominique is. Ugh. I even overheard someone said, "Uyyy, si J.Lo! Sino 'yung blond?!"(Heyyyy, it's J.Lo! But, who's the blond girl with her?!) Seriously, people?! The way na manulak kayo, MASAKIT! Ha ha ha ha.

A shot I took of Allicat. A little bit of editing then voila, instant fanart. Love her!

I feel like a total fangirl and I'm lovin' it! Hoping to see more celebs in the future! This experience motivated me to work on my dreams and maybe someday, I'll be the one people would want to see and would shout for my name! 

Dream BIG.

P.S: Thank you, Bench & Penshoppe for bringing these stars here in the Philippines! You have no idea how this made some of our dreams came true. Great job!

P.P.S: Thanks to Twitter for keeping me updated about the whereabouts of these celebs who came in the Philippines for about a week or two! 

Gratitudes

I think I'm now back on my reading track. Hours after posting my previous post, I continued reading The Power of Receiving and I'm now actually reacting to it. My brain is already processing every thought in this book. Hooray! I've already come across few exercises that I can practice every day to make me more understand the power of receiving. One of these exercises is to write at least 5 things that I'm grateful about every day. So that's what I'm going to do in this post since this day is almost about to end.

I am grateful because God woke me up today.

I am grateful for all the meal I ate.

I am grateful for my Mom.

I am grateful for my Dad.

I am grateful for my Aunt.

I am grateful for my Brothers.

I am grateful for my Sisters.

I am grateful for my friends.

I am grateful for all the lovely people God put in my life right now.

I am grateful for my time spent alone.

I am grateful for my time spent talking with my family.

I am grateful for all the books I've read and about to read.

I am grateful for our house even though it's not as beautiful and clean as others may have but I am still grateful because I know I can call it a home.

I am grateful for all the new things I've learned.

I am grateful for all of my inspiration.

I am grateful for God's love.

I'm going to improve writing down my gratitudes and not just settle for that "I am grateful.." phrase but for now it would suffice. I also think it's better to do this on Twitter since I could post there instantly what I'm going to be thankful about so that I won't forget it at the end of the day. 

'Til my next post!

Get back on my reading track

I haven't finished reading the third installment of the Shopaholic series due to my loss of enthusiasm, but then I started to read yet another book. You see, I do want to get back on my reading track, to read all the books I can this summer before school starts taking most of my time again. So, au revoir to chic lits for now and hello to a self-help book which dropped on the floor out of nowhere, "The Power of Receiving" by Amanda Owen.

 I don't know what is happening to me but I'm not absorbing anything in this book aside from the fact that we should not only tire ourselves in giving but we should also immense ourselves in receiving. I'm really trying my best to get back on my reading track again but picking up a book is already taking so much effort to do. What is up with me? Working did drain all my energy up. But so far, I'm actually enjoying this book and hopefully when I'm done reading, I could say that even if I struggled at first I was still able to learn something from it.

Oh, and after reading this, I'm planning to read another self-help book, "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" by John Gray. Have you heard about that book? It's quite a popular self-help one. If you happen to have already read it, comment away your thoughts about that book. Or maybe, I should really finish reading "Shopaholic Ties The Knot" already? Or better yet, start with a new series. Plum series perhaps? Ugh, my indecisiveness is killing me. So many books to read, so little time indeed!

'Til my next post!

Since I've got no work to do, I have all the time in my hands. I shall not waste it and as much as possible spend it productively. So here are the things I should accomplish at the end of the day:

• Clean my room - throw away unnecessary stuffs. Organize my school stuffs and also my books in every shelf. Change the sheets. 
• Finish reading "Shopaholic Ties The Knot(Shopaholic #3)"- I've lost track of my reading habit when I started working. Ugh.
• Do some more tinkering on my blog.

That's it. Will take a lot of effort but it's going to be fulfilling!