Team Podium

I get attached quite easily.

Especially to people.

That's why I cannot cannot CAN NOT believe that the Podium Team that I've known for a year is really changing.:(

Our evolution. Hahaha!:)

And on Sunday when I get back to the store, I won't be seeing Edith and Miren.:( I think Edith and I became closer when I got this job. Hello! Magsama ba naman araw-araw?!?! Then there's Miren. The best boss you can ever have. Ipaglalaban kami til the end. Argh! DRAMA KO! NAKAKAPIKON! Hahaha!

I will miss them but I know they are off to better things!

As for me, I will mark my first year in TPC tomorrow.

I have one more month before I leave my Podium Team.:(

I could not ask for anything better. Thank you thank you thank you!:)

WHEEE!!!:) Welcome Ellyn!:)

I exchanged Lady Gaga to Ukay-ukay.

Last Friday, I went to Araneta and met up with my friend Edith in Gateway. We were supposed to buy tickets for the upcoming Lady Gaga concert. I've been a fan and I was super excited to get tickets! I've been planning to buy those tickets since...since FOREVER!

I don't know what came over us. A random thought just flickered...we want to go Ukay-ukay shopping instead. I don't know why it was an easy decision to exchange Lady Gaga to Ukay-ukay. Hahaha!

But we scored so much!:) I was able to buy these peach flats with a gigantic rose on top like the one seen in Zara (except that their version was royal blue). Edith and I wore the clothes we bought to work for Dress Up Weekends.

Our dress-up for that weekend was "80's fashion". I came as a hippie and Edith came as a retro disco God. (ANO DAW?!)

On Edith: Dress, Ukay-ukay; Boots, Ukay-ukay

On Me: Peasant Top, Ukay-ukay; Jeans, Dorothy Perkins; Wedges, Celine; Hippie Headband, napulot ko around the office. Haha!:)

PEACE Y'ALL!

I'm really sorry Lady Gaga.:( Maybe I'll regret not buying the ticket on August 11. But as of today, I think I made the right decision. Haha!:)

What will I do with my life now???

Photo by Ena Escanan

So, what shall I do with my life now? No more rehearsals. No more shows. No more bonding after rehearsals.:( I won't be seeing my Enta friends as often anymore. And that makes me sad. I love theater. But I love the people in Entablado more. I don't just come back to act but I come back because I want to be with them. I'm going to miss everyone!

Photo by Ena Escanan

Thank you first and foremost to my castmates!:) Dolly, Lei, Mia, Deer, Gio, Miguel, Lem, Mitzi, Yani, Danica, Ryuji, Mike, Bianca, Mimi, Omar, Timee, Sang and Jeds! Our "hurdles" at the back are very, very memorable. GOOOOO CCAASSSSTTT!!!

Thank you to the backstage crew! I think out of all the committees I've dealt with during this production, I was able to say thank you to all of you the most. You're all very patient and very alert. Minsan nga, hindi na ako gumagalaw and then I just realize na nakapag-change costume na ako, NG HINDI KO NAMAMALAYAN! Thank you so much!:)

Thank you to Tech.:) Dahil aside from ang gwgwapo niyo (haha! ang lame ko lang!), I think that you guys really worked hard! Kudos to all of you!

Thank you to my TPC-Podium Team! They have always been supportive of me. They would let me get morning shifts so I can make it for my show. I really, really appreciate it. I know. It's time for me to do all closing shifts for the rest of my life. Hahaha!:)

Thank you to the SM's! Say, Teri and Stacey! I know how hard it is to be a Stage Manager but you guys keep doing it. Thank you for being patient with me. I know it's not easy.

and of course...

Thank you to Sir Jethro! For giving me this opportunity once again. Sabi mo nga, I owe my stardom to you. And I know that I do kahit stardust lang ako!

I will miss everyone.

I will miss Apolonia.

Paalam Poleng. Iiwan na kita.

I can't believe it!

Buying magazines has been a "manifesto" of my life. I started buying Candy Magazines when I was in High School. Oh yes. I bought every issue. I remember "swooning" over Candy Cuties and I have proof that I tried doing the candy wink in pictures. Ahhh! The horror of that memory! Then, I stopped buying Candy Magazines because it was too "pa-cute" for me already. I, then, started buying Chalk Magazine. I remember my first issue. Georgina Wilson was on the cover. And I loved that issue because it has all those helpful tips I can use throughout that awkward stage of Freshman Year in college.

Then, I just stopped buying magazines after some time. Maybe because I was disappointed with the magazines I bought. It was not helpful. I remember saying that it's just a waste of money. But every now and then, I buy one. Sometimes because I'm bored or because one article featured in the cover was interesting.

I remember buying issues of Girlfriend. But they stopped publication. It was a good magazine!

Magazine reading is also different for everyone. For my friend Kristine, whenever she buys a magazine, she reads EVERYTHING first! Me, on the other hand, flip through the pages and pictures. I then read whatever is interesting for me.

It has been a very long time since I bought a magazine. I have never been a fan of METRO or PREVIEW or COSMO.

BUT PREVIEW'S ISSUE THIS MONTH IS FOR THE WIN! Hindi ko nakilala ang Lola Maricel natin! She's so lovely on the cover! And when you get through the pages of the magazine, she's stunning in every picture. The issue didn't fall short as well in terms of content. It was pretty good!:)

Lola Maricel natin for the win!:)

LapDance

My heart broke to pieces (ANO DAW?!) when my laptop bag was damaged. I paid good cash for my LapDance Laptop Bag. Kasi naman, I super abused it. That's why I got scared to bring it to Trinoma for repair. Baka kasi they won't fix it na. But I clearly remember this girl saying that their bags have a one-year guarantee.

So after months of hesitation, I had the guts to bring my bag to Trinoma. Without questions asked, the girl made a repair slip for me. She said that I could get it after 2 weeks. Yesterday, I got their call that I can pick it up.

Wow.:) I was happy!

I went to Trinoma today and picked the bag up. The girl told me that they weren't able to fix it. So, she gave me a NEW LAPDANCE LAPTOP BAG! As in brand new! She even tore the tag right in front of me saying...

"Ma'am, sabi po kasi ng boss ko na hindi na namin maayos yung bag. So bibigyan na lang po namin kayo ng bago!"

This is customer service at its finest! The girl was super friendly! They did not hesitate to ask why the bag was THAT damaged! (Baka hindi nila ayusin pag ipinakita ko sa kanila LAHAT ng linalagay ko inside my bag!) I tell you the bag is sturdy, but everything has its own limits. I took that bag to its LIMITS, I tell you!

Thank you, LapDance! Buying that Laptop Bag is worth worth worth it! Thank you so much!

Here's my brand new Belle bag:

I promise not to abuse it anymore! Thank you for giving me another chance. I promise to take care of it!:)

Retail Therapy

I heart heart heart (heart 100x) retail therapy.:) Don't worry I don't do it often so you can't argue that I'm wasting cash. Haha! When I know that I'll be indulging in such "therapy", I make sure that I know what I want.

For this month's edition of this therapy, I wanted to buy make-up/face stuff (FACE STUFF?) because I've been breaking out because of theater make-up.:( I read in projectvanity.i.ph that she's a fan of Burt's Bees Garden Tomato Toner (I am a fan of this blog!:)) So I thought, why not buy it, right? According to the bottle, it's for oily and troubled skin. So without further "thinking" I bought it! Together with its "soap partner"

It's weird that the bottle says "blot onto temples and forehead anytime throughout the day". The bottle is not small and it's definitely not light! Hahaha! I laughed when I read it.:)

Burt's Bees Garden Tomato Toner @ P795; Burt's Bees Garden Tomato Complexion Soap @ P495

So far so good.:) The redness of my blemishes became minimal. I have yet to see the results in a few days.

Retail therapy becomes greater when you find out that the things you bought was worth every penny. Or, because we are in the Philippines, worth every centavo.:)

USB!

I cannot, cannot, cannot, CAN NOT believe it! I finally have my own USB! Hahahaha! I know this is sobrang babaw! But I went through college without having one. And I always thought of buying one but didn't get to it. Call it tamad or call it kuripot, but I can't hide how happy I am that I have a USB!

It's the normal looking USB. Nothing fancy. It's just silver. But I love how it's bagay with my laptop.:) Haha! This is just positively looking at everything.

I don't really quite know why I wasn't able to buy my own USB before. What I usually do is I email the file to my own account, and then I access it using another laptop. That was weird explaining that method to you. But that's how I got through college.

I bought my sister a cute USB the other day after work. When I got home, she bought na pala a new one. So I told her to just give me her "boring" silver USB in exchange of the Mickey Mouse USB I bought her. You might think that I'm weird doing that. But I'd like to think that my sister would enjoy the Mickey Mouse USB more than the silver USB. And again...the silver USB looks good with my laptop. Haha!:)

I will have a long day tomorrow. But I'm just glad I'd be spending it again for myself. I love my Mondays!:)