The "I'm Sorry" Post

I've to admit that keeping this blog hasn't been easy. I've been pressuring myself to take random photos, and make it interesting, but in reality, my everyday isn't really that exciting. I'm at work most of the time, and I doubt it'll keep this blog entertaining up until December, yeah? So this is the "I'm Sorry" post, and no, I'm not apologizing to my readers 'cause I know damn well that you guys don't really care if I religiously post or not -- but I'm apologizing to myself, 'cause I badly wanted to pursue this project but I can't. But hey, I'll still update this blog, that's for sure!

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B is for Baby!

We had a baby baby baby shower for Bev, Yssa and Florence at the office today! So fuuuun! Exciting games, good food, and the best part? All the mommies went home with big smiles on their faces!

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Da fuq

Today I found out about what Willie Revillame did to this 6-year old boy named Jan Jan. I don't want to elaborate anymore for I'm sure everyone knows about it already, and I feel really bad just thinking about it. I just hope Willie realizes that there's more to life than his corny evil jokes. Really, poke fun at an innocent little boy? How does he sleep at night?

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Happy Christening & Happy Birthday, Eros!

It was an easy day at the office. My art directors and my bosses were all out, taking a breather from their weekend shoot. I had a single JO which I finished before lunch, and so my afternoon was practically free. That gave me the strength [haha] to ask my boss [who was at home] if I could leave the office for a couple of hours to attend my Goddaughter's baptism in QC. I was there for less than an hour, but I think I made my best friend really happy. I'm really glad, too, that I got to spend time with my newest Goddaughter, even for a while!

*Photo taken by Apol

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First Day in Bora

Ugh. I haven't been updating this thing and I haven't been taking photos!!! The past week have been such a pain, what, with millions of meetings to attend and thousands of scripts to write. But then again, the universe made everything better towards the end of the week -- Bora with PPPs! I have to apologize to friends, strangers and most especially the bots [hahaha] who, by any chance, are following my blog. I hate to just abruptly end my blog just because I missed a couple of days, so I'm not. The show must go on!

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So ready for Bora!

4 [grueling working] days to Bora! I AM SO EXCITED I JUST CANNOT HIDE IT! I'm so excited to get a tan, drink all day, and just be lazy with the PPPs! Went to SM Taytay earlier to check out some stuff and ended up buying a pair of shorts, 2 bikinis and 3 sunglasses -- for P1,700! Good cheap finds, yeah? Gotta love SM! Well, that is, if you're just a shopper... But if you're their agency, that's a different story! Haha.

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Rockstar for a night!

Kuya Nico invited us over for dinner and drinks at their house to celebrate his homecoming. Everyone was there, even Ninang! My night can be divided into two parts. The first two hours was spent eating, and the rest of the night was spent rocking out. Oh yeah!

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Friday is Pasig Day!

It's exactly one week to Bora! Migs, Grace, Tatum and I put our game faces on and braved the crowded smelly shopping haven that is Pasig Market to get a hold of some Bora essentials! Cover-ups, dresses, shades, and more! After a good two hours of walking and haggling, we thought it better to reward ourselves with good food, and went straight to Banchetto in Emerald! Happy Friday!

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Catching-up Dinner with the Girls

Had dinner at Pancake House [as usual] with the girls. Not all at once though. First was with Mapaul. After eating, we went to Greenbelt to check out some stuff at The Body Shop and Powerbooks. Tatum called and said she wanted to have dinner as well. So when Mapaul went back to her office to go OT, I went back to Pancake House to have "dinner" with Tatum, again. Pilar texted and asked if she can still follow, I said of course, and soon after, Ceska dropped by as well. Kina also graced us with her presence soon after Pilar got picked up by Ian. Haha. Crazy night. Crazy girls.

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Hump Day Doodle

So many meetings to attend, so many print ads to write... Zzzz. Lazy Wednesday afternoon. I swear I could have dozed off if it weren't for my coffee fixes from Dan!

March 17!

Happy birthday, Rico Blanco!

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Briefing Of The Century!!!!!!!!!!11oneone

Today's one of those days that I can proudly say that I'm really glad to be working in this industry. To work with the guy you've been crushing on since high school? That doesn't happen to most people. Well, lucky me, I'm in advertising! I'd love to write about everything that happened in detail, but I might disclose confidential information in the process... So maybe next time? :-D All I know is that this is one of the projects I'll forever remember! And mind you, it's not just because of Rico Blanco! ;-)

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Retail Therapy!

Well, there's actually no need for me to use the word therapy, because I wasn't even sad. I just wanted to shop. Mapaul and I set this shopping date for we wanted to buy accessories, specifically rings. We went to Landmark, where, according to her, funky rings are abundant. But we didn't find anything nice. We then headed to Glorietta to check out more stores. I ended up buying a wallet from Tomato. We went to The Ramp and she bought a pair of shoes. I saw a cute ring at the counter so I got it, too. But it didn't end there! We also went to Cinderella to check out bikinis for our upcoming Boracay* trip, but I ended up buying a pair of sandals. Before leaving, we passed by Schu and guess what, I bought another pair of shoes! Damn it. Hahaha. Oh well. Before I got fetched, I dropped by Mapaul's office to borrow one of her big ass eco bags so that I can put all the stuff I bought in it. Tactics -- I didn't want my dad to know I went shopping! Shh! And in other related news, I am now officially poor.

*Yes, I might go with PPPs!!!

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U.K.

Long overdue shopping date with mommy! Actually, the day before, we were already in Megamall with shopping as the only goal in mind. It was a fail attempt though, for we weren't able to buy a single piece of clothing! We then decided to hit the neighborhood Ukay Ukay the next day to try our luck -- and I'm happy to say that we didn't go home empty handed. And that if only my closet could talk, it would probably be screaming expletives at me.

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On Loop

I know I'm not supposed to feel this way... And that things might get complicated if I force the issue, but I'm just a girl. Fuck it, I have feelings too.

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Brain Food!

They say that nuts improve your memory, or make your brain function better. Something like that. But me? I eat nuts because it tastes good! I always wait for manang merienda's doorbell at around 3 or 4pm, and I buy at least two plastic bags of nuts. If it does improve brain function, well then, good for me. If it doesn't, well at least it keeps me quite satiated, keeping me alive until dinner time.

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Denim On Denim!

There are times that I just run out of clothes to wear that I tend to experiment and mix and match the pieces that I already have. I've seen a lot of people sport the denim on denim look already, but I haven't tried it. I had to google denim on denim images for breakfast, just to make sure I don't look weird. Haha. Well, I actually think the outfit works. Does it?

*Ditz entry LOL

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We Owe This To Ourselves!

ANBERLIN LIVE IN MANILA YO! An epic night spent with friends, old and new. It would've been better if my favorite girls were there with me, but still, it's all good! I loved it when they played Art Of War -- the song speaks to me, I tell ya!

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Big-Ass S&R Pizza!

After a successful presentation at YouAreCee*, Cat decided to treat us all for merienda at S&R. Thankful for Accounts people who value their Creatives. Haha. It makes the bugging and harassing bearable. I kid. :-P

*Anti-google strategy

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Macky Gets Confined :-(

After a quick lunch, I went to Senco [which is, luckily, only one building away from my office] to have my Macky checked. The girl at the receiving area said that my hard drive might actually be causing the problem and that I need to leave the unit with them for them to be able to look at it thoroughly. Oh well. Good thing it's still under warranty.

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Macky is sick :-(

A month before he turns a year old, Macky starts to show signs of deterioration. Weird because earlier today, I was even watching True Grit on VLC without any problems. Come night time, when I was finishing some of my AOB scripts, the colorful spinning wheel won't stop turning. Is it because I'm using it for work? I kid. Anyhoo, Macky, please do not die on me :-(

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Blurred

It's blurred and this isn't my billboard but I started this Cool & Eco Life Panasonic campaign that's why I'm so proud! Heehee! Saw this in Metrowalk.

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Friday Lunch!

Had to pass up on a Seryna lunch with the team so I could hear the first Friday mass. Had Sango delivered instead! I missed their Rice Burger! It's still as good as ever... It would be better though if the delivery guy didn't forget to bring chili powder. Hehe. But still! I actually want to drag my friends to Sango one of these days!

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What Diet?

I have not been eating rice for quite some time now since I'm preparing myself for Bora... But now that I won't be going anyway, I don't care about dieting. I'm eating my feelings. Stay away from me.

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BV

The photo is irrelevant. I had a bad day so I kinda forgot to take a decent photo, took a shot of this weird car instead. Today I found out that my shoot is scheduled on the same weekend I was supposed to go to Bora with PPPs. Sucks to be me.

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My Talented Art Ds!

I feel so lucky to be teamed-up with Art Ds who can double as an acoustic duo! Hehe. Asked them to put melody to a jingle I've written for a campaign, and in all fairness, it sounded good!

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Good Morning, Oscar!

Spent the whole morning watching The Oscars with... everyone! James Franco was just so cute. He looked a little stoned but cute nonetheless. I don't think Natalie Portman was worthy of the win, but I haven't seen most of the films so I cannot comment on it further. After watching, everyone went gaga downloading the nominated films. I copied them all, being the freeloader that I am. Good job, self.

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Blast From The [Recent] Past!

While waiting for my turn at the Dentist, I browsed through a car magazine that my dad had brought with him. Saw this Altis ad! One of the last few print ads I did for Dentsu. I still get giddy when I see my ads on air and on paper. I really love my job. Heehee.

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Cheat Day

Saturdays are usually unproductive. Most especially when you went out the night before -- you'd just probably sleep it off the next day, eating junk while nursing your hangover. True story.

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Mean Girls Reunited

Back in college, I had different sets of friends. The Mean Girls were one of those groups I usually hang out with -- for one, we were all in the same course, and admittedly, we were all [kinda] mean. Hehe. We got together for Tracy's send-off one Friday, since she's moving to Boracay for work. Part of me's a little sad 'cause she won't be able to hang out with us as often as we want, but part of me's really happy for her, for this might be the beginning of something really really big.

Heeeee.

While re-reading old e-mails, I came across an essay I wrote back when I was still in high school. It was short, plain and boring… But I found it special for there was one sentence that struck me most while reading…

“I dream of making TV commercials one day.” ;-)

Afraid!

It has been a long time since the last time I had a personal blog that's open to public. You know, I'm like fuckin' popular and I have to have privacy and all that shit. Haha, I kid. I just find it weird that I've readers from different parts of the world where I've no friends. That, or my traffic feed's just acting up... Laki lang ng ulo ko eh, no?

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Reviving The Tradition That Is Pity Lunch

Had lunch with Team Dentsu after more than a month or two, I guess. I missed them so! We weren't complete [we were less than half actually], but we it was fun, nonetheless. What's good about this group is that we never ever run out of things to talk about! We can literally sit and talk for hours, and I'm sure, it still wouldn't be enough.

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Lazy Wednesday

Not that I'm complaining, but it was really a lazy Wednesday for most of the Creatives. This photograph is proof. This is Dan, our Art Director. As you can see, he seems to be engrossed in his work. Nah, I think he's watching some lame ass movie while waiting for 6pm.

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Creatives + Accounts Jamming

For some weird reason, everyone didn't have much work to do today. By 5pm, we were already searching the net for random guitar chords for the boys to play and the girls to sing. We stayed in the veranda for a good three hours -- singing and humming songs like Crazy For You, Huling El Bimbo, Billionaire and of course, Baby. Justin Bieber's Baby.

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The Anna Talens Look

Hi friends, meet Gian, one of our AEs! This guy is one of the funniest people you'll ever meet -- I mean, group lunches won't be complete and as fun without him, I'm serious. Today, he wore tight pants, a loose polo and a pair of shoes that can pass as boots, and guess what he told me? Oh, that he was sporting the "Anna Talens" look. I didn't know I had a look?! Haha I was flattered and amused at the same time!

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Sepia Seth!

Slept over at Pasig, just because. Got to play and camwhore with Seth before I slept. Easy, breezy Sunday, I like!

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Productive Saturday!

After Saturday OT, which I thought ended pretty well, I went straight to Megamall to meet my sister. Decided to pay my overdue Globe bill as well! So glad that they waived the extra browsing charges they mistakenly included in my bill! Walked out of Globe somehow poor, but at least I don't owe 'em anything anymore. Haha.

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This Friday didn't feel like Friday at all

Sometimes people just disappoint you.

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Typo Police

Took a break and accompanied Migs to Starbucks one afternoon. Didn't buy coffee, so what I did was scanned through the latest print ads in the newspaper. One that caught my eye was the Lexus Hybrid ad that looks awfully a lot like the Vespa [award-winning!] series. But what was worth a click from my phone camera was this ad by Philam Life that used iPods instead of iPod devices. Haha. Okay, it's not THAT big of a deal, but it's still wrong!

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Forever Favorite!!!!

After having my hair cut [yes, my second time in a span of five days, so if the next time you see me, I'm already bald, don't be too surprised], mom, Bea and I headed to Pancake House, after much pleading from me. As usual, I had the 2-piece Pan Chicken. Mind you, I don't eat this with gravy. I eat their chicken with vinegar mixed with hot sauce and salt... Sounds weird, eh? But go try it, I swear, it's to die for!

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Insta-Visits Always Make Me Happy!

Tuesday was too hectic a day for me. I had to push myself to write scripts while preparing, in my mind, for two big back-to-back presentations in the afternoon. So an insta-visit from Don was definitely a welcome surprise. I mean, it's doubtlessly healthy to take a breather once in a while, right? :-D

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All The Single Ladies!

Hung out with the girls to celebrate _____ Awareness Day! And mind you, that blank there doesn't mean single... It's actually much more complicated than that. Hahaha! Fun, fun night! Met new friends and left Plantation a little tipsy, but definitely not drunk -- just how night outs should be!

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My Dad, His Mom and His Dad

We decided to spend our Sunday morning visiting my dad's parents in Loyola Memorial Park. I never met them actually, but I feel like I know them really well, based on what my dad tells me. I really wish that I got the chance to spend time with them though, but what can I do? I'm just thankful that they raised their son well... And if I'll be lucky enough and be given a chance to talk to them, I'll tell them that I'll forever be grateful for somehow "creating" a dad like mine :-)

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Semi-short Hair

If there's one thing I'm going to explicitly admit, it's that I really really regret having my hair digital permed last December. For one, it really didn't stay as curly as it should be. I may be at fault as well, 'cause I probably didn't know how to fix it? And well, that brings me to my second point... It is so freakin' hard to maintain! It takes up like 10 minutes [sometimes even more!] of my morning routine, which, if I may add, is an ample amount of time of extra sleep. Ugh. And lastly, the perm greatly damaged my hair. It left me with frizzy, dry tresses. So on one lazy Saturday afternoon, I decided to get some hair treatment, in the hopes that it might kinda survive. I asked the stylist to just "cut all the damaged hair," and guess what? I ended up going out of the salon with half of the length of my hair chopped of. And there you have it... That my friends, is the extent of the mistake that is digital perm.

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Tatum and the boys

Ninang, fondly called Tatum by everyone except me, has a photo template that originated with these three guys. You see, it all started in Pagudpud, when Ninang asked these guys to pose with her since they were all wearing white. She eventually made the said photo her profile picture. Since then, every time she goes out, she never fails to have her photo taken with any three guys. It kinda became a tradition of some sort. Haha. So last Friday, the Pagudpud Plus Plus were again complete, and we reminisced the first "template photo" with the original boys!

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My Amnesia Girl

Finally got to watch My Amnesia Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And oh my God it really is a good movie. I kinda thought the end part was a little too exaggerated, but then the good parts compensated it. Started watching this afternoon at work and finished it when I got home. I cried buckets, I swear. I know I usually say that I hate cheese and that love and all that shit makes me sick... But movies like this... Ugh. Haha!

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iPod Rape!

My afternoon yo break was spent searching for the perfect music peg that I can use to back my jingle. Haha. I've to tell you, it sounds easy, but it really isn't. The song should be as close to how I really want my jingle to be, or else, the one who'll produce it might get confused and end up making things wrong. Who said copywriters only write? Writing is just half the battle, I tell you!

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Insta-OT, Insta-Concert

When working with a team like mine, sometimes, working doesn't even feel like working! I mean, of course we have to meet deadlines and deliver -- but still, these guys make it easy. There are times that someone will just burst into a song and voila -- we're having a mini-concert of our own. Haha, gotta love these boys!

*Photo is a screenshot of a video I took. It's on Facebook! So if you're my friend, go check it out! :-D

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Monday Funday

After work, I headed to the Loft at the Enterprise to grab a few drinks with my ex-officemates. I asked Mapaul to join us, Tatum, Migs and Grace followed, and soon after, even some of Mapaul's officemates were there as well. Fun though short. I really love spontaneous and chance meet-ups!

Hello, it's February!

I cannot believe I made it this far! Heehee... So I guess I'm more than what I give myself credit for. This month, I'll try to take better photos and write much more interesting stories. I'm so, so lazy but since I already started this, I might as well put in some more effort. Although sometimes I think, what more is there to talk about, when I'm almost always at work? But we'll see!

Laters!

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Breakfast of Champions

Woke up at 3pm today and as usual, there wasn't any food on the table anymore. Decided to open a bag of Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream instead of asking my maid to cook for me because 1.) Cooking takes a long time and 2.) This tastes better than most food our maid prepares for us.

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Meiday! Meiday!

It was my first time to attend Meiday [hell, it was even my first time in Cubao X!] and I must say, the travel, and my lame attempt in trying to pull-off the "full of effort effortless look" was oh-so-worth it! And it's not just because I was a big fan girl and I was drooling over this really cute bassist, but of course it's because I got to spend the night with good friends, old and new.

*Photo taken by Mapaul

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Me Time

I know this might sound like I give out too much personal information but this is my blog so fuck off. Hahahaha. So yeah, this is where I spent my Friday night... Before having dinner with my favorite girls. :-D

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Eating Our Feelings

Since everyone is fully loaded [like the pizza above, it's not Greenwich though?] in terms of work, diet has been put off. At least we get to indulge in good food once in a while... Before we all go back into the riot that is work.