huwaaah! bakit di sa akin in-assign ang september issue cover story sa mega??? hm.
just got my compli copy in advance kasi at tumambling ako when i saw anne curtis on the cover. anne curtis! sayang!!!!! i so wanted to do her pa naman. este do her interview! hehehe. shet sayang! avie! kras mo, sayang o! hahaha! yung pinakaiintay mo, ala rin hahaha! kainiz... dami kasi nag-volunteer mag-PA sa akin kung sakali daw si anne ang iinterbyuhin ko hehehe. ala na, sori laos tayong lahat... :P
well, interesting din naman ang na-assign sa akin this month. i can't remember if i plugged it na. anyway eto siya...
si ms. apples aberin sadhwani. cover girl for august. ms. project runway. hey, matalino siya. bet! journ major! yes, dito sa cmc!
in fairness, maganda ang pictorial niya sa loob.
for september, what i have are reviews lang of the two UP Press books Children's Hour volume one and two. maganda ang layout in fairness. nag-OC ang artist. pumictorial ang books. pero dapat august issue din ito e. na-bump off. oh well...
but i wanted anne! aaarrgh! sayang! she's quite a character and i wanted to see sana what's up with her and all.
hm, dahil ba ito sa tinanggihan kong gawin yung kay lucy torres cover months ago? hihihi :P ayoko lang kasi yun... basta. long story hehe. hey, in fairness, i did ruffa gutierrez! kainiz!
wala, venting lang hehehe. chozzzzzzz.
the mag has a new assoc editor and she sounds sensible naman. i like what she's asking me to write. more in-depth features ek. yes, dapat lang, slight humabol tayo sa marie claire at sa cosmo aney! heheh :P well, at least sa marie claire, kasi kay myrza yun. bet ever pag siya ang head. sa cosmo lately, parang matubig na ang artiks. hm.
wala lang. shameless plug!
pag usapang mega, lumalabas ang aking closet kikay persona hahaha! yes, may ganun ako. hey, i was once a stockholder of revlon matte lipstick ha hehehe dahil yun ang favorite kong bilhin (burnt sienna!). saka yung buong clinique face regimen chorva (esp #3 for oily fez) and some make-up (eyeshadow chorva). pramis! mukha lang hindi ngayon hahaha.
oh well... those were the days.
this month's issue (june) of mega magazine features some articles of mine.
i did ruffa gutierrez' cover story, one of the three covers this month. gimik nila to release different covers of the same issue. what the hey. i guess they have unlimited paper supply.
masaya siya kausap. malaman ang ten minutes. unlike other people we know... blah.
also inside, the 10 most beautiful women chenes, one of them being bea alonzo, the new betty la fea of local tv. yeah i did her interview, too.
i also have some book reviews there as usual.
i never bothered to plug the may ish. book reviews lang naman e.
excited ako sa august cover, though. it's apples aberin. i did her, too. at malaman din.
ang sarap makakilala ng magagandang babaeng matalino. unlike some people out there...
just a little before i sleep.
i had a nice day today, despite of the rain. buti na lang at nasa loob ako ng somewhere kapag umuulan at di talaga naaabutan.
feel ko lang mag-recap, bakit ba. di wag ka magbasa. chos.
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i always have a hard time looking for these darned photo studios kung saan lokasyon ng shoot for mega. punyetang sarah black studio yun dati, naligaw ako. tapos yung kay ronnie salvacion! aaarrrgh ang layo sa sibilisasyon! at iba pa! ewan ko kung bakit ganito. hay.
pero dahil sa fan ako ng research and self-reliance, nakita ko kung paano pumunta doon at natagpuan ko naman, after another ikot of the taxi at pasong tamo...
the interview went well. this time, it was ruffa gutierrez as one of the ten most beautiful issue chenes sa june (haaay hindi pa pala tapos!). nakakatuwa na siyang kausap ngayon. sensible at smart. until dumating ang editor namin. ignite kikay mode na sila dalawa. pero fun pa rin. humingi pa ng advise ang lola regarding sa isang role offer decision niyang gagawin hehe, bilang dineconstruct ko ang role niya sa DESPERADAS ng bahagya nung chika hehe. e di nag-character breakdown mode ako for her. nakatulong naman daw sa desisyon hihi. we'll see...
gusto ko ang atmosphere sa shoot niya dahil mababait ang mga tao, from the stylist to the venue oic etc. hindi katulad ng ibang house of photogs na hay... taray lang ang mode. tse. ito okay. kaya happy akong umalis doon. wala nga lang bts per dedma na. may iba pa ko lakad e...
since maaga natapos, natuloy ang plano to pass by the inquirer office. moolah collection from a very old gig hehe. :)
at dahil rich na ako ng isang libo at ilang daan hehe, atak sa powerbooks para sa isang post-mother's day gift sa aking jowa. na ang sabi sa akin e...
siya: di naman ako nanay a!
ako: e... nanay din kita e!
chos! haha yeah ganun ka-suryal ang cheka kanena hehe. in between puffs.
i surprised her sa office niya at 3.15pm. sumakto naman sa yosi break so dun ko binigay ang gift.
eto ang ad copy niyan...
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pamasahe from marikina to makati on four different public transportation vehicles...237.50 pesos (fx, mrt, taxi, jeep)
stephenie meyer's new york times bestelling novel...309 pesos (after a 10% powerbooks powercard deduction)
the look on my girlfriend's face full of delight as she got the gift and hugged me and gave me a kiss... priceless.
there are some things money can't buy. for everything else... rumaket ka ng husto! hehehehe. choz.
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if the book is good, pahiram ha! hehe :)
there's a fine line between romantic and pakyut hihihi :P and her name is bayli. cheka! :P
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my gf said there was this indian restaurant sa kalye where she works, so that's where i decided to have late lunch at 4pm. man, authentic nga siya! post ko pix soon. yummy. may mutton! pero walang lamb! hm. parang mixture ng central at south india e, kasi sa south, kung san maraming tamil, mas vegetarian ang fare nila. carnivorous sa northern parts.
shet na-miss ko india bigla...
after one hour (one hour, mother!), i had early dinner naman with the folks who texted na nasa may mall sila near my place, so that's where i went. kasama nila sina sanse at tito mario from the US. daming balikbayan mode sa family these days hmmm... at dahil sa di nila maubos ang orders, pinaubos sa akin! kinain ko naman! tanga...
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at since trapped tayo dito sa gabi due to the rain -- at dahil ayoko na ng further carbo loading! -- nag-gym myself akey. 1.5 hours. puwede na. i made friends with a lola (a card-carrying lola, senior citizen ito ati) who wanted to try the lat machine after she saw me using it, after she spent 75 minutes (sabi ng digital counter) sa treadmill. thought balloon niya siguro, "kung kaya ng girl na malaki ang tiyan, matambok ang pwet at malapad ang noo, kaya ko rin!"
tapos eto na. yey!
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yes i like today. rare na may ganitong days. yung weird na fun na kakaiba na heartwarming na wala lang... labu-labo pero malinaw siya. malinaw na maganda.
basta.
trivia siguro puwede pa. but credible source of info? sus. lead us not into. super.
take a look.
nabuang ako, ati.
"bea alonzo is a taiwanese actress... (pero) british father and filipina mother!"
kalurkey.
*tumbling*
ewan.
at bakit ko ini-i-stalk si bea? wala, gumagawa ako article about her for mega. yeah, siya yung huli kong assignment, pero for june pa ito.
o sya, back to work.
before i dive back to some serious work tonight, i just want to share this with you all. don't ask why; i just feel like it.
we've been having long weekends and 3-day holidays and such these past months, but i've never really enjoyed them to the fullest.
but it was just pleasurably strange that this time, and on my birthday month at that, i found myself enjoying an impromptu long weekend with people i love.
but it all began with work, as usual...
habang napanis ako kakahintay sa artistang iinterbyuhin ko para sa 10 most beautiful layout ng magasin sa hunyo (sabi alas tres so naroon ako 2.30p, tapos 4p pala darating, so bumalik ako 4.15 pero wala pa rin, yun pala naligaw sa lokasyon), nahulas ang byuti ng lola mo sa layo ng lokasyon ng photographer's studio na ito... kaya minadali kong lumayas once matapos ang hair en mok-ap niya at sumingit na ko ng 10minutes sa aming chikahan para sa lalamanin ng page niya sa layout. mabait naman kausap ang bata kaya okay na rin. sige minus 12 na lang instead of 40.
that was friday, the debut of my THE SCRIBE VIBE writer's column sa manila times newpaper. yehey!!!i met up with sarah sa greenbelt 4 to have dinner, which is also actually lunch, since i didn't have any (i hate eating before a coverage kasi). punyeta lang sa gutom ako nun...
kaya lafang kami ng steaks. yum.
da before and after photos...
smile pa rin kahit mega-tomjones na ang mga kipay. notice the really clean salad plate. but when the salad arrived, potah atakkkkkkkkk!!! yeah, like there was no tomorrow.
nalimutan ko nang kunan ang before photo. ayan, simot na siya ever. ganun kami kagutom.
notice the really simot plates ha. hehe happy pekpeks na, nakakain na eh.
hanef. sarap!
dito kami kumain.
tapos naglakad-lakad muna kami sa patuloy na nanganganak na greenbelt area.
after g4, may g5 na pala. may ginagawa pa atang g6. my god, when will this end! ang pangit na ng area. pero kami hindi hehe. byuti pa rin.
tapos uwi na kami matapos ang isang vain search ng mabibilhan ng yosi sa area na to.
kinabukasan... chillout lang sa bahay until naisipan lang na lumangoy-langoy, so tinawag namin si jog at pinsang aj para lumangoy sa tirahan ko. road trip tapos ayun... sarado na. malas hehe. gabi na kasi nakarating. kaya tulog na lang at kinabukasan ulit, saka nag-swimming nung umaga.
bawi na lang. ayun, enjoy ang dalawa. ari nila ang pool e. wala pang tao. buti na lang.
natatawa kami sa mga chever na to. hahaha! gusto kong mag-volunteer para maging editor nito hahaha! ayuz.
tapos nito, wala lang... relax relax na lang ulit nung gabi.
eto, naglalaro ng computer as usual. yung kids, sa kabila. tapos tulog na ulit, hanggang sa maalimpungatan na lang kami. ngayon na pala. at mataas na ang araw, kahit parang hindi pa dapat.
e alas-nueve pa lang ito a! the sunlight reminds me of a mid-may baguio quality, where the sun is shining but it's not that harsh on the skin. and the air is somewhat cool. it's not humid today.
they left after a while and i continued on with work here, until the sunset beckoned me to write this all down. don't ask why.
and so, here we are.
i actually feel relaxed today. after all these things. yeah. it's strange to be this way but well, then again...i love being this way.
sarap lang ng buhay ngayon.
life's too short to focus on the negative, the abysmal, the moronic. i just want to be more zen about things and just focus on the now, the moment, the happiness it brings me, and the joy it rubs off on others around me, especially the people i love.
the universe blessed us with a rainbow this weekend. see?
yes, it's like that.
so love life.
sori na lang at tapos na ang show. boohooyou. chuva!
pero for more of marimar or marian, its star, buy ka ng march issue ng mega magazine. siya ang cover girl of the month at ang inyong lingkod ang nagsulat ng cover story. la lang. self-promo.
for the record, that's not the original title of my article. magaling silang mag-edit. as in. magaling. one of these days i-post ko na lang siguro yung orig artik. kung di niyo type bumili ng magazine. i won't blame you. mahal na sobra ang mga glossies na ganitich i swear.
ako rin nga pala nagsulat ng isang sidebar story about her chever with sunsilk. at least yun they retained everything, including the title. bet lang.
but i didn't stick around for the pictorial. kakagaling ko lang sakit nito noon when i interviewed her. hindi kinaya ng powers ko ang maraming bagay.
yes, i find him backstage. char.
kayo talaga.
o ang isa diyan, tuwang-tuwa, kasi tapos na ang trabaho niya sa show hahaha. o istorya mo na ang harapin natin next. text text.
hm, that new sunsilk ad campaign's beginning to air teasers. yung merong "life can't wait" tagline. i wrote a short sidebar story about that in connection to their new image model. kung napuna niyo, si marimar yun. yeah, that's what i wrote. i interviewed her kasi for--oops, reveal na ba? sige na nga. one of my latest writing assignments for mega magazine is their next month's cover story, featuring marian rivera. yeah, i did her. i mean, the interview, her cover story. so there. abangan sa march.
pero okay yung teaser ng sunsilk. showing women who were partly defined by their hair like madonna of course, saka si marilyn monroe. hm, following their logic, dapat anjan si macy gray, but i'm not sure if she is sunsilk material.
pero parang mas excited ako sa next cover story assignment ko for them. pero saka na lang yun. tignan natin how that goes. i hope pretty well.
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dapat gagawa rin ako ng sulat sulat tonight pero tinatamad na naman ako. hay. saka na lang siguro, pag maluwag na ang chuva ng utak ko. the morning was spent having a word war with someone i always have word wars with. i'm just so fucking tired of it kaya i decided to severe the ties. i hope ma-gets niya ang point this time. hay, heaven help me with this.
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buti na lang may nearby gym dito sa tinitirhan ko ngayon. at least i can go there and work out anytime to release whatever chorva's bothering me inside. and that's what i have been doing nga. since i also live near the marikina sports center, minsan doon ako naglalakad para iba naman ang atmosphere. sarap lang.
nami-miss ko lang mag-arnis though. fire, kelan na tayo? can't wait! miss ko na kayo ni teacher hehe.
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hay nako. hello garci just got upgraded to broadband. hello zte?
my poor, poor country. run by fools i did not vote for. mierda.
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kaya sumama na sa rally sa friday! taralets!
whoever could get a hold of those "moderate your greed" stickers, kunan niyo ko ng tatlo. go.
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natatawa ako sa latest controversy na napasukan ni leah navarro of the black and white movement. salingan mode with kuya mike defensor's wifey, si pretty julie. hihihihihi.
naaalala ko nung nag-guest si leah sa angladlad meeting isang sabado last year to elucidate on what the bwmovement is all about and the chacha chenes. ang pilyang mga bading na kasama ko, nagbubulungan sa likod. pagkatapos mag-lecture, bulong namin "o dali, request na kayo ng isang song number. all together now: je t'aime/ te amo/ i love you/ watashiwa anato aishetemasu/..." hihihi . funny. true enough, kinanta naman niya iyon sa isang past pride march hihihi. we heart leah.
although weird yung dati kong encounter sa kanya eons ago sa isang clandestine meeting called artista para sa pagbabago. i was working for pinoy times newspaper and dahil mga ta-artits ang organizers nitong anti-erap group na ito right before his ouster, ako ang napadala ng dyaryo to attend. at the end of the meeting, i chatted some of them there, at isa nga siya doon. and i made the mistake of being nice when i bade her goodbye saying "thank you ma'am." she glared at me, glared pare, her eyebrows naging unibrow, and said "don't call me ma'am!" afraid siya ati. hindi ko makakalimutan iyon sa life ko pramis. that, and the encounter with kuh that same night, but that's another story.
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UP Fair na pala. are you going? tinatamad na ko mula nang naging bentahan fare na lang ang UP fair. it's not the same as before. although i just go every year to test my shooting skills with the rifle pistol team shooting booth ek. pero mula nang nagka-salamin ang lola niyo, di ko na nape-perfect ang rounds nila kainiz. oh well. there's always the balloon darts.
and there's no more booze! kids today will not ever experience the thing that is called the sidewalk slammer. this is like a special 5-shot drink featuring 5 diff hard drinks, all for a whopping 25 pesos. them after drinking the shots, you fall sa sidewalk sa kalasingan o tama hehe. slam! therefore. you get the picture.
now, hanggang kettle corn at churros na lang mga tao. at isaw. weh.
pero parang gusto kong i-try ngayon ang powerup wall climbing chenes. kasi medyo lumiit na pwet ko e hehehe. conscious! oo naman noh. haha.
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valentine's na. yet another holiday to signify the loss of money. buti na lang at hindi kami masyadong ek ng aking better half sa holiday na itich. we can make our own valentine time anytime hehe.
gawd, i could just imagine the traffic this weekend. hay.
pero puwede ring alternative ang ANGLADLAD BUTTERFLY BALL this saturday sa government bar sa makati ave. punta kayo. renewal chenes ito of angladlad memberships pero open to all pa rin ito. starts 9pm. see you there. i'll be there. sana may ka-date ako... (hint hint).
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hmm, i miss eating lambchops. san ba may masarap nito? penge leads folks. naghahanap na naman ako ng comfort food ko. this means i am really bothered inside. yeah, it's like that sometimes. kaya nga sinalubong ko ng gym kanina e. para kung sakaling mapasubo sa pagkain ng unhealthy comfort food, handa na ang aking cellulite. chos.
let's hope after tuesday, okay na ko. please please.
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dear god, senator chiz is a guest sa game show sa dos. jeezus.
no, i didn't vote for him. did you?
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yehey kumpleto na ang aking AVENUE Q mp3s! yey! :)
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wow, may pinay westpointer graduate. pustahan tayo tibam yan hehe.
wala lang, naghahanap ng kakampi...
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parang kanina, while updating myself with abscbn soaps, i was chatting with my writer friend na head writer ng LOBO. we were talking kasi na yung badingerz nagtitilian daw tuwing topless si papa piolo, kaya dagdagan daw, request nila. i told her naman "magkakaroon ba ng lesbyanang lobo? hehe." natawa sya at sabi "why not?" sabi ko baka ligwakin ng mga lolang kloseta doon hahahaha. afraid sila sa sarili kasi doon e hahahahaha charot! :P
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tune out na.
