birds of the same feather...

we all post pictures of ourselves with details about our outfits...

we chronicle about our lives and others as well...

we are all so different, yet so similar in so many ways..

and all of us are based in different parts of the planet.

but we're friends.. in the real world and cyber one :)

so, if u enjoy goin through my blog... check out their blogs too! :)

INGRID

http://www.ingridholm.blogspot.com

MARTINE

http://www.ilovemartine.blogspot.com

NICOLE

http://www.nicoleandersson.blogspot.com

Marie Digby

The first time i saw Marie Digby singing on youtube, i became an instant fan. her voice is just so easy on the ears, so nice to listen to. So when i found out that Fearless Productions was bringing her in and that they were giving me seats in a vip table, i got excited.

So there i was, watching, enjoying.. when towards the end, Jomari & Ronald approached me and whisked me off to the backstage... apparently, i was gona go onstage to help them thank Marie & her band and give them flowers. and we got intoduced also backstage (too bad my cam wasnt w me then.. grr) awesome birthday gift i must say.. Thanks Ronald!! :)

Marie singing one of her original songs

Marc Jacobs dress & Christian Louboutin shoes :)

there's a first time for everything

one Sunday night, we were all so hungry so we decided to eat in Som's... i've tried their food before in someone's house (they had someone buy it) but i never got to eat there mismo... so that day, we all decided to have our dinner there.. yes, Som's is a carinderia place near Rockwell that serves yummy yummy Thai food... it was suuuper good! :) cant wait til my next visit :)

*plaid "boyfriend polo" from http://www.streetbeatboutique.multiply.com :)

muchas gracias

to everyone who supported ZORRO.... there's nothing more i can say but THANK YOU!

thank you for making our hard work worth it.. for the love and support.. for everything. we had a great run.

and to the whole cast and crew... THANK YOU SOOO MUCH for making it seem like i'm not even working. you guys are a blast to work with,, kaya kahit 4am na, hindi pa rin ako nauubusan ng energy. dahil sa inyo. salamat sa lahat.

to the Bellas -- Ate Mau, Paloma, Shiela, Sheena... i had soo much fun bonding with you girls! i will miss our tent, with our all PINK set up, and all our big make up kits complete with mirrors & lights,, extension cords, accessories, mini mechanical fans, FOOD!... and most esp CHISMISANS!! thank u for being soo nice and easy to work with :)

Rhi -- i love you, u know that :) i will miss our little picnics in pelaez and me always bugging u early in the morning for kwentuhan while ure having ur make up done. i will miss ur spidey blanket too! hehehe :) see u!

Bee & Mitch --- what else can i possibly tell u guys eh i still get to see u naman regularly? can i just say tho that when Zorro was about to start, i was so thankful coz i knew that atleast i had friends that i'd work with.. so i'm happy that Zorro brought us guys closer pa :)

Ms Jane, Tita Pinky, Tita Sandy, Tita Gloria Tito Leo, tito JT, Tito Ricky, Tito Ed & Epy-- thank you so much for everything.. and it was really an honor to work with veterans like you.. and thank you soo much for all the pointers, esp tito Ricky, when during one of our first few days, u really pulled me aside, told me what the scene was about, and gave us supoport just so we could act the scene out really well. anyway, i had a blast bonding with all of you on the set.. but i will never forget our bonding in montemar... with matching jetskiing after :) "Protacio! ilabas ang cerveza!!" i will miss you as much as you'll miss my Tuna Bubbles. hehehehe :) thank you for being so nice.. and Ms Jane, Tita Pinky & Tita Sandy, i never thought you were all so kalog!! :) from 'Blind items',,, 'no trace'... to talking about bags and shoes and even your kids... i love it!

TJ & Bobby -- we never really had scenes together, just once in a blue moon,, but i'm so happy atleast have bonded with you esp thru food. :) my picnic basket will miss you. hehehe :)

Buboy --- i love you Buboy!! you are such a talented kid! cute pa! i love how ure also mahiyain off cam.. hehehe..

Chard -- ok what should i say that i havent told you yet? hmm.. it was great working with u again. thank you for everything... thanks for bein a 'brother' to me in every way possible. alam mo na yun.

Direk Dom -- a taping day with you on the set will not be complete without you teasing me. thank you for being a great director :)

Direk Mark -- thank you so much once again for not just being a great director, but a great friend as well... as you know, i'm not regina george anymore. hahahaha :)

Ms Angie -- thank you for believing in me and for putting me in this show.. it was great working with you and your team again :) i really feel as part of one big happy family.. especially when ure being mother hen cooking for us :)

Ms Carol, Kuya Soc, Omar, Direk Allan....

Gan, Ring, Dom, Gemmo, Marge, Bill...

Dindilicious, Maru, Gerald, mother Noli, ivan my love...and everyone else -- THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for the niceness for the love for everything! i love you!!!!

and to everyone pala ulit --- pag ako nakaron na ng R... i swear... magpapapaRRRRRty talaga ako. hahahahahahahahaha :)))

i swear i will miss all of you!! and bataan!! and the costumes!!! :):):)

House of Refuge

This year has been the happiest and most fulfilling birthday i've had so far. Not only did i feel so loved because my friends flew in, but i did what i've been wanting to do for so long -- have my own charity event.

see, whenever i do outreach, it's usually just me joining whatever is organized already. But it was never me who actually spent, invited, asked for donations. all i did was show up and participate.

this year was different. Thanks to Patricia Hizon of Everyday is Your Birthday Foundation, i was able to do my own outreach party with the orphans from the House of Refuge, and i've never felt more fulfilled than ever.

Coincidentally set on the date of Pres Cory's funeral (the date was set more than a week ago), i believe that helping out the less fortunate is what you can call REAL people power. well, Shaan helped point that one out actually.

I felt so happy, so complete afterwards... after seeing those kids faces light up,, playing with them,,, all their hugs and 'thank you's'.. seeing them happy--- i cant even describe the emotions i felt. it felt sooo good.

Thank you to my friends who joined me,,, and to those who donated money for the orphanage,, it really meant alot to me & the kids.

a few days before my charity party, i found out that the boys' ward of the orphanage burnt down last Christmas. so imagine the kids losing everything -- all their clothes, toys, pictures and whatever else they had. one of the offices was made into a makeshift ward just to accomodate the kids. and until now they haven't rebuilt it yet coz they still dont have enough funds to do so. this little fact moved me in a way that i REALLY wanted to help out. not just by spending ONE DAY with them, but by adding to their funding for a new ward as well. Mond, Maxx, FR, Phem & Tita A donated right away without me expecting them to. I was touched.

A few thousand pesos for a small party. A few thousand pesos to make kids smile. A few thousand... If you think about it,, that money couldve been a new outfit.. a new small bag even.. or new shoes. but then again, those material things wouldnt have given me the same kind of joy and fulfillment as seeing those kids smile, dance and being kids -- i had a blast with them int he play area,, from the mazes to the slides (which i only watched them go down on, as adults arent allowed on the slides. boo!).. it was money well spent alright... coz what i got in retun was PRICELESS.

The party has ended, but i still want to help them. So in my own little way as a blogger, i ask you, dear readers, to just spare a little of your time and go to their website, http://www.house-of-refuge.org/ ,and if u decide that you wana reach out also, then that would be amazing :)

this experience felt really good. i took a break from all the birthday celebs and had a different kind of party. and this one was the most fulfilling of them all :) and i hope everyone would feel the same joy that i did too..

cheers!xx

fashion is passion

when you're celebrating your birthday... what do you wear?? :)

Birthday Salubong

camisole worn as tank top: Bench Body ; vest (not worn in picture): Zara ; High Waisted Trousers & Studded Belt: Mango ; Shoes: Michael Kors ; Bag (not seen in photo): vintage Chanel ; earrings: Stellar by Chynna Ortaleza ; bracelets: Cartier, Prada

The Day after... Zorro Victory Presscon
dress: Topshop ; Studded belt: Mango ; Shoes: Zara ; Bag (not seen in photo): Gucci ; bracelets: Cartier , Prada (same as above) ; rings: random vintage ones

the big bday bash @ Fiamma

i decided to wear mostly local this night :)

dress: Luca ; belt : the Ramp ; shoes : People r People ; Ring: from my Grandma ; Necklace : gift from Mond ; Bag : vintage Chanel



...to be continued....

VIIXXIV

This has been my best birthday ever. and i owe it all to my friends who made me feel very very special on this day :)

I celebrated my bday for 5 nights straight... starting with the salubong...

haaay. i felt sooo loved. I'm having a hard time typing this, as i am speechless still. I cannot thank you enough. you know who u are :) i'm sooo lucky to have friends like you... i love u guys! :)

bday salubong

my bday cupcakes from Lorenz :) thanks Lo! :))))

thank you Liz for the yummy yummy cake!! :)

party peeps: Eric & Bea, Nicole, me, Princess (thank you for flying in for my bday!!!:)) Laureen, Franco, Yanee, Anne, Liz, Juan, Nik, Madz, Ynna, Francis, Mond (thanks for flying in early! :))

not in photo: Lorenz (he took the group pic), Jc, Rambo, Kuya Pao, Jason -- all arrived late :) hehe


0724

had taping on my birth-day but got packed up early :)

Nicole wouldnt hear of staying in coz it's supposed to be my night, so she took me out and we celebrated with her friends from USF :) thanks Nic! love u!! :

tie a yellow ribbon...

The Filipino people, out on the streets, being united as one... ONLY Pres. Cory Aquino can do that.

As i turned the tv on when i woke up, the crowd in Ayala just waiting for the former President's convoy to pass by was reminiscent of that of People Power or EDSA Dos. I was only a year old when People Power happened, but i was old enough to participate in EDSA2... and it was certainly a memorable experience. Just being in the middle of it all. opening your eyes to alot of stuff you've never seen before... anyway.

When i first heard of our former President's death, it didnt really register to me right away. It was like, i was in disbelief that my brain refused to even think about it. i was even asked of what i'll always remember about Madam Cory, and i just answered something really superficial. Because my brain still didnt believe that she was gone.

But i went home, i saw a tribute and thats when it hit me. Thats when i finally realized that someone who indirectly made a great impact in my life had passed away. I've never even met her. Yet seeing how greatly affected the whole nation was,,,, seeing how much she contributed to the country,, to our lives... how much of an impact she left on all of us......amazing.

Words cannot even suffice how much she gave the Filipino people. I think it was Jim Paredes or Ted Failon (i'm not sure, i was just listening to them talk while the tv was on and i was doin something else) who said that Pres Cory loved the country, yet she didn't love power. and that's what i think is great about her. She was once our Commander in Chief, yet she never drowned herself in the fact that she was the most powerful person in the country. she wasnt like the type who'd get so addicted to power as soon as theyve tasted it. She gave us freedom, she gave us peace... She was one of those people who showed us the power of Prayer, and what unity can do.

As the next Presidential Elections is getting near,, i do hope that everyone will NOT forget what Pres Cory had fought for... what WE all fought for. in EDSA1 & EDSA2.

kakalimutan nalang ba natin ang ating mga pinaglaban? ang mga pinaglaban nila Ninoy at Cory? ang mga pinaglaban ng ating mga magulang? hahayaan na lang ba nating masira ang ating kinabukasan? ang kinabukasan ng mga bata?

Pres Cory Aquino made a great impact in our lives. She will forever be OUR President. She will forever be remembered by the Filipino People. That's just how great she is.