mga kaekekan ni Fiona sa premier epi ng prp

Frustrated fashion designer ako (pasensya na pagiging model lang ang kinaya kez). Kaya naman super super favorite ko ang Project Runway! At super natuwa ako ng nalaman kong meron na din neto sa Pilipinas kong Mahal!

Dahil nasa office pa ko, hindi ko napanood ang premier telecast ng runway pinas. Ngunit datapwat subalit, hindi ko maaring mapalampas itey. Kahit pa alas 3 ng umaga na ko umalis sa trabaho at alas singko na natulog, mega wake up early little susie pa din ang Fiona para mapanood ang 9am na replay.

Hindi naman ako nageexpect na kasing lebel ng mga chuchu sa US at iba pang bansang naglalabas ng naturang franchise, pero naman! Naman. Bakit naman ganun ang production ng Philippine version? Ang lighting ha, susme. Pati sound. O cge isama mo na din ang editing. Kalurki. Pero cge na nga, since taghirap naman, papatawarin na. Pero sana naman sa mga susunod na episodes, eh medyo mas maayos na.

Anyhoo, o cge na nga pretend na lang ako na naaliw ako na imbes na champagne sa welcome toast eh buko! Juice ko pow! Pero cge na nga, at least nagtry na maginject ng mga tatak Pinoy tulad ng jeepney at native basket, kaya clap, clap, clap na din!

Natuwa naman ako sa paghohost ni Teresa, naaliw din ako kay Jojie. Yung mga judges, medyo safe, nde pa nagtataray. Tsaka yung iba nilang comments parang narinig ko na somewhere. hihi At ang bow tie ni Ateng Rajo, wala ako ma-say.

Sa mga kontestants naman at sa mga gawa nila for this week's challenge. As I expected, eksena ang mga designs nila Aries (kahit pa may mga stray na sinulid sa dulo ng skirt na gawa nya) at Veejay (na shang bet ko so far sa contest).

Medyo gets ko ang poot ni Eli sa dalawa, dahil oo nga naman, give chance to others naman daw, kasi nagkakapangalan na nga naman daw yung dalawa. (Nde ko man bet na manalo si Eli, sana magtagal pa sya sa show kasi bet na bet ko sya at ang kanyang tattoo. Gosh, may bago akong crush. kilig.)

Nagustuhan ko din ang mga gawagawaan nila Ivan (T'voli ekek), Lord (Japanese street ekek), Jaz (Asian ekek) at pati na din yung kay Mara (Icelandic art deco ekek). Kanya-kanyang trip lng yan. hihihi.

At ang mga ligwak naman sa aking sophisticated sense of style (echos. may ganun pang nalalaman!) ay ang mga kuningkuning nila Philipp, Lorymer at Manang Loida (na eventually, syang napaalis).

Inabangan ko pa talaga kung ano ang magiging Pinoy version ng "auf wiedersehen" ni Ateng Heidi, pero ang huling sinabi lang ni Teresa ay "ingat". Hindi ko alam kung yun na yun or makakapagisip pa sila ng mas maganda at catchy na phrase. Sakit sa ulo ah, nagamit na ni papi John Lloyd yun eh!

Matapos kong chakachakahin ang first episode, gigising pa ba ako ng maaga para makanood ng Project Runway? Naman!

Syempre oo! hahaha Sabi nga nila the more you hate, the more you love di ba? hahahahaha Ba't ba! Excited na ko sa next episode!!!

Fit&Fun Buddy Run

It was raining really hard when I woke up the morning of July 27th. Oh no! Ayokong tumakbo ulit sa ulan dahil ayaw kong madumihan na naman ang aking bagong sapatos!

Tumawag ako sa organizers ng run to confirm if the race would push thru even with the downpour and they said yes! Ugh, cge na nga, maputikan na kung maputikan ang sapatos, go na sa takbo!

Tumila naman ang ulan.

Ligong bibe lang ako dahil malamig. Nagbihis. Nag-almusal. Tumakbo for 10mins para warm up. Nagtaxi. Iniwan ang gamit sa baggage area. At syempre, nagboy watching. hahaha. May mangilan-ngilan ding artista ang nakita kong sumali sa race.

Sabi ng host na si Paolo Abreira bago magsimula ang takbuhan, "for a safe race, serious runners who would want to break their records should be in front, leisure runners who want to take it slow should stay at the back."

Naman! Syempre pa dun kami sa unahan pumwesto no! Serious runners ata kami!

(This race pala is sponsored by Robinson's Supermarket and is a buddy run, meaning, both partners should begin and finish the race together. Dahil hindi naman agad nagconfirm si Jimboi, hindi sya yung buddy ko (at hindi na din sya nakakuha ng partner eventually). Bunutan kami ng kung sino magkaka-pair. Sa akin si Nic.)

And then go na! Una kong ka-pace sila Abbey at Glady at yung iba pa naming ka grupo sa running club. Naiwanan na namin ang partner ko. Tas nung naisip ko na first run nya to at tumatakbo sya magisa, binalikan ko sya. Hala, naglalakad na agad ang bruha! Kamustahin, wala pang 1km yun! Hahaha Sabi nya, iwanan ko na lang sya. So sabi ko na lang, antayin ko sya sa finish line, if ever.

So mega habol ulit ako sa iba. Tas may mga iba akong naunahan pa. In fernez, bumibilis ako ng konti! hahaha

Nakakatuwa yung ibang magpapartner! May isa akong nakita, yung isa medyo competitive, yung isa halatang napipilitan lang. So si competitive guy, tatakbo, babalikan si napipilitan guy, tas magpepep talk, "You can do it. Run! Go! Run!". hahaha Si napipilitan guy naman, halos hindi na makapagsalita "Mauna ka na, hindi ko na kaya tumakbo, I'll just walk for awhile!". Tas tatakbo ulit si competitive guy. Tas babalik ulit at magpepep talk! hahaha Nakakaaliw pero iniwanan ko na din sila kasi bumabagal din ako kakanood sa kanila! Hahaha.

After siguro ng mga 3 km, medyo napapagod na ko. So mega hingal hingal na ko and everything! Pero para na lang di maggive up, iniisip ko kung sino sa mga nasa unahan ko ang kaya ko iovertake tas pinipilit ko unahan sila! Medyo nagwork naman kahit papano. haha

Tas nung nakita ko yung 4km mark, kahit hapong hapo na ko, I kept on thinking, "1kilometer na lang, 1 kilometer na lang! Kaya mo yan!" hahaha. Tas nung medyo malapit na nagsprint na ako papunta sa finish line, pero naisip ko hindi ko kasabay yung buddy ko kaya nagmabagal ulit ako.

Yung mga walang partners, pinapatabi muna upang intayin ang kapair. Eh di antay naman din ako. Hala, lahat na ng kakilala ko nakita ko ng natapos, nagaantay pa din ako sa partner ko.

Si kuya marshal, natatawa na sa akin at sinabi na kanina ka pa dyan ah, wala pa partner mo? Hello kuya, obvious ba?! Nakakaistress mag-antay in fernez. Tinubuan na ko ng ugat, wala pa din si Nic. Nagwoworry na ko baka nagkolap sya at nasa ambulansya na! wahahaha

After mga 15mins cguro, ayan na, ayan na, natanaw ko na! Naglalakad! So ako naman, sumigaw-sigaw ng "bilis, bilis" sabay paypay sa towel!

Imbes na tumakbo, kumaway-kaway pa ang bakla! Feeling ata nasa parada si ganda, kaloka!

52 mins. Yan ang time namin! Winnur! Kasabay naming natapos mga lola!

Buti na lang may grocery bag sa lahat ng tumakbo kaya sulit ang race! Natuwa naman ako sa lootbag kaya nde ko na binungangaan si partner! hahaha

Until the next race! Ready, set, run! :p

The thank you girls are coming to town!

Bebs, nde mo na kelangan makisingit pa...


Finally... the premiere night!

Hail to the queens of the backstage! First, they conquered Mindanao. Now, the universe.


Catch the premiere night of the gayest film of all, THE 'THANK YOU' GIRLS on August 28, 2008 at the UP Cine Adarna (formerly UP Film Center), 6:30 pm.

Written and Directed by Charliebebs Gohetia
Produced by Brooklyn Park Pictures
In cooperation with Bicycle Pictures and Alchemy of Vision and Lights

Synopsis:TYG is a Visayan film with a gay lingo twist.Tired of losing in all the beauty competitions in Davao City, five dysfunctional gay beauty pageant veterans decide to travel north to Cagayan de Oro City, in the island of Mindanao, with a mission to conquer the grandest competition of beauty, personality and brains in the province.

They believe that being city dwellers, gays in the province will never stand a chance against them.

And who says gay films are just sex films after all?

The Thank You Girls website here.


...gawin mo lang akong extra sa susunod mong pelikula! hahahahaha :p

Who is Larry King?

Just wanted to share this article.

Young, Gay and Murdered
By Ramin Setoodeh NEWSWEEK
Published Jul 19, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Jul 28, 2008

Kids are coming out younger, but are schools ready to handle the complex issues of identity and sexuality? For Larry King, the question had tragic implications.


Teenage Tragedy
A 15-year-old boy told family and friends he was gay. He dressed flamboyantly; he hit on a classmate. His murder made clear that issues of sexuality, at such a young age, can have heartbreaking consequences.

At 15, Lawrence King was small—5 feet 1 inch—but very hard to miss. In January, he started to show up for class at Oxnard, Calif.'s E. O. Green Junior High School decked out in women's accessories. On some days, he would slick up his curly hair in a Prince-like bouffant. Sometimes he'd paint his fingernails hot pink and dab glitter or white foundation on his cheeks. "He wore makeup better than I did," says Marissa Moreno, 13, one of his classmates. He bought a pair of stilettos at Target, and he couldn't have been prouder if he had on a varsity football jersey. He thought nothing of chasing the boys around the school in them, teetering as he ran.

But on the morning of Feb. 12, Larry left his glitter and his heels at home. He came to school dressed like any other boy: tennis shoes, baggy pants, a loose sweater over a collared shirt. He seemed unhappy about something. He hadn't slept much the night before, and he told one school employee that he threw up his breakfast that morning, which he sometimes did because he obsessed over his weight. But this was different. One student noticed that as Larry walked across the quad, he kept looking back nervously over his shoulder before he slipped into his first-period English class. The teacher, Dawn Boldrin, told the students to collect their belongings, and then marched them to a nearby computer lab, so they could type out their papers on World War II. Larry found a seat in the middle of the room. Behind him, Brandon McInerney pulled up a chair.

Brandon, 14, wasn't working on his paper, because he told Mrs. Boldrin he'd finished it. Instead, he opened a history book and started to read. Or at least he pretended to. "He kept looking over at Larry," says a student who was in the class that morning. "He'd look at the book and look at Larry, and look at the book and look at Larry." At 8:30 a.m., a half hour into class, Brandon quietly stood up. Then, without anyone's noticing, he removed a handgun that he had somehow sneaked to school, aimed it at Larry's head, and fired a single shot. Boldrin, who was across the room looking at another student's work, spun around. "Brandon, what the hell are you doing!" she screamed. Brandon fired at Larry a second time, tossed the gun on the ground and calmly walked through the classroom door. Police arrested him within seven minutes, a few blocks from school. Larry was rushed to the hospital, where he died two days later of brain injuries.


For the complete story, click here. It's a long read but I suggest you check it out.

Macelebrityng Weekend

Pagpasok ko ng gym nung Sabado, nakasalubong ko si Direk Joey. Kung feel ko lang magfeeling close, tatanungin ko sana sya tungkol sa mga PDA scholars kaso mahiyain ako sa totoong buhay, kya wit na lang.

After maggym, sumaglit lang ako para bumili ng bday gift para kay Shawie. Tapos umuwi ako ng bahay para magpalit ng damit at imeet si Georgette para sabay na kami pumunta sa padinner ng bday gurl.

Then, pagkatapos ko magbihis ng mabilis, go na kami sa Som's sa may Rockwell para sa lafang! Ang lafang we did. Ang bruhang si Shawie, hindi ata tinetake note ang kanyang mga naorder na kya naman super dami ng pagkain, as in hindi na magkasya sa table namin. Tas patuloy pa sa pagdating ng iba pang orders hindi mo mapipigilang magtanong ng "Ate last na ba yan?". At dahil nde pa daw last batch yun, ang ginawa na lang eh pinatake out na lang lahat ng pending orders.

Pagkatapos ng dinner ay itutuloy daw ang celebration sa inuman sa Good Earth. Pero dahil may moviedate kami ni Jimboi ay di na ako sumama.

Makikijoin na din daw sina Georgette, Natalie at Janjan sa movie. So gora kami sa GB3. Since on the way pa lang si Jimboi, dun na lang namin sya imimeet.

Pagdating sa GB, buyla na kami ng tickets. Pero super reserved na lahat ng seats for the Dark Knight. Ang latest na na may available seats eh yung 1am screening na masyado na late para sa iba. So 3 na lang kaming matutuloy magmovie.

Since madami pa kaming libreng oras bago magstart ang pelikula, nagdecide muna kaming magfeeling SATC girls kaya drinkaloo muna kami ng mga gelays sa Pepato sa GB2. Pagdating dun ni Jimboi, nde ata nya feel mag-alcohol kaya ang inorder lang nya eh napakawholesome na watermelon shake.

Habang ngdidrinkaloo, nagdecide kami magplay ng I have never. Ahihihi. I lvoe playing that game! Andami ko tuloy nalamang sikreto ni Janjan! hahaha

May time pa kaming magkape after nun. Nilibre kami ni Janjan sa starbuko, pabday na daw nya sa amin. hahaha. Sa starbuko, may nakita kming 2 di masyadong sikat na artista. Nde namin alam pangalan nila, pero cutie sila! I'm not sure pero I think Jeremy yung pangalan nung isa. Ah basta nakikita ko sila sa tv. hahaha And then nung nagsisip-sip na kami ng coffee, nakita naman namin si Will Devaughn kasama si Rizza Santos. Wala lang. hehe. Masabi lang na may nakitang artista. hahaha.

Then ayun, go, go, go na sa The Dark Knight (which I loved, panoorin nyo din! Galing ni HL as Joker!!! Natakot ako sa kanya at kanyang pagdila ever!). Habang nanonood ng trailers, kinalabit ako ni Jimboi sabay nguso, si Sam at Anne oh! Totoo nga! Sa row sa harap namin, andun silang dalawa. Magpapaautograph sana ako kaso parang mayLQ sila so nahiya naman ako. ahihihi.

Kinabukasan, nood naman kami ng Mamma Mia! (fun, fun, fun, napapakanta pa ko! hahaha). Sa GB ulit. Habang nag-aantay, nagtime zone muna kami ni Jimboi. At nasightaloo namin naglalaro sina Brent Javier at Karen Pamintuan (ng Chill Spot sa ETC). Mukhang sila. Bagay naman sila infernes, pareho silang maganda goodlooking! ahihihi.

Akala ko dun na matatapos ang aking malecelebrityng weekend. Nung papunta na kaming parking, may isa pa kaming celebrity na nakita.

Si Mystica.

(Ay mali, kamukha lang pala. hahahahaha. Pesensya madilim.)

Blackout? (Updated)

1. Do you want to experience blackout?

2. Are you free on July 25, 7pm onwards?

If you answered Yes to both questions, then proceed to the next question.
If you answered Yes to question 1 but No to question 2, it's ok, you can proceed to the next question.
If you answered No to question 1 but Yes to question 2, you can still proceed to the next.
If you answered No to both questions, well then, you might as well proceed, who knows you still might change your mind and say Yes.





3. Do you want to see them Bench models (Jake Cuenca, John Avila... drools, drools) live in the runway (did I say in their underwear?)

4. Do you have a date/partner you could take with you?

If you still answered Yes to both, lucky you, for I have two extra Upper Box B* invites for the Experience Blackout, the Bench Denim and Underwear Show happening this July 25, 7pm at the Araneta Coliseum. And I am giving it out to you. Yes you. (with no fine prints attached.)

If you want the invites, just leave a comment (with your link and/or contact info so I could get in touch with you).

If there are more than 1 person who would express interest in the invites, I'd raffle them off (via drawing of lots, with DTI representatives and all. hahaha).

Let's set the deadline for this on July 18, 9pm.

If no one would want them, it's ok, I'd probably just pin them in my workstation so I could see Jon Avila in briefs everyday. :)


Just a few reminders:

1. Invitations must be exchanged for actual ticket at the Araneta Coliseum ticket booth on the day of the event. LIMITED SEATS ONLY.

2. Show is strictly R-18.

3. No cameras, videocams or tape recorders inside the venue.

4. Please come early, show starts on time.



p.s. I'm not a Bench endorser/model though I admit I look like one. hihihihi

(*It should have been an Upper Box A invite, but I figured who wants to go alone right? So I opted for two UB B tix instead. I'm just not sure if you could trade them back to UB A should you want to watch alone.)

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With the presence of a DTI representative (actually, just my officemate Pepe who did the actually drawing), the two tickets would go to...

SABADEE.

But wait there's more!

Dahil may isa pa kong extra ticket, mapupunta ito kay...

ODIN.

Ayun lang po. Bow. Enjoy the show! :p

Princhecha Fiona's Run 2 @ OROFOLS

Having learned a few things from my first run, I was able to prepare better for this race.

I had a practice run two days before the race.
I bought a new pair of running shoes that is suited for my mid-high arched feet.
I purchased an ankle wrap for my chronic sprain.
I had a few hours of sleep so that I won't run like a zombie.
I had a bit of breakfast for a little boost of energy.
I brought my own energy drink so I wouldn't have to fall in line and waste time in the water station.
I donned a pair of shorter shorts so I'd look like a serious runner. lol

I even was able to convince Jimboi to run with me. Yay, I get to share the fun of running with Jimboi!

So off we went to the Fort.

The 16k race was about to start when we arrived. And then it started to rain! And we haven't checked-in our bags yet. I asked my officemate and runningmate Pepe if I could just leave our stuff in his car and he agreed.

We were just on our way to the parking lot when they announced that 5k runners should assemble at the starting line. By the time the announcer said go to signal the start of our race, we were still midway through the parking and the starting line! And so we started running!

It was fun running in the drizzle, it reminded me of my childhood when we used to play and bathe under the rain. Though I hated it that my new shoes are all wet and muddy! haha

Anyway, I swear I wouldn't run in these shorts ever again. Since it was raining, naturally the shorts became wet and then started to become clingy and then the friction caused blisters to my thighs! Ugh!

And then my eyeglasses started collecting raindrops that I couldn't see where I was going anymore. So I decided to just take them off. And then I rubbed my eyes forgetting I applied lotion earlier!

But I didn't mind all this I just ran and ran and ran until I couldn't run no more. I kept waiting for the mark that signals we're already halfway through. I was thinking, "I haven't even reached the middle of the course why am I feeling so exhausted? This can't be." SO I decided to walk a bit, then walk-jog.

And then I heard a marshal said (I swear this is what I've heard): "5k runners this way." And I told myself, "Finally, I'm near the middle" and so I started running again.

I haven't ran that long when I heard another marshal say "5k finishers, form a line here."

Oh shoot, is that it? Am I done already? I looked at my timer and I'm only at 28.08mins, 10 minutes less than my previous time. Wow, is this for real? I actually ran faster despite the rain? Cool!

Plus this group of college (or high school, I'm not sure)cutie guys behind me are part of the La Salle track team (I've heard them talking). And they're wearing tracksuits! Oh my double wow! haha

Jimboi finished waaaaay faster than I did. In fact he was already eating Krispy Kreme and drinking gatorade when I saw him. He claimed he clocked in at 16mins. Boy that's fast! I'm so proud of my Jimboi! :p

After getting our loot bags and other freebies, we proceeded to a breakfast with our running group (oh yes, I'm feeling super sporty I joined a running group! wahahaha). And there I met some famous bloggers! ;p

Then we went home and I spent the rest of Sunday sleeping. (The next day though, my legs didn't hurt as much as it hurt the first time I ran.)




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As of the moment, the official results are not posted yet. But looking at the race route, I think I didn't ran the whole 5k route because I think I missed a turn. Turned out a lot of other runners missed this turn as well. Oh well! I guess the 10minute improvement from my PR isn't valid afterall. I knew it couldn't be real!

But good thing is there's always the next run to look forward to!

Ready, Set, Run! :P

No doc, I Can't Say AHHHHHHH.

I have a mouthsore. I have a monstrous mouthsore! I swear ang laki talaga! At sobrang sakit!

At dahil dun, I'm on a forced diet dahil effort ngumanga! Effort din ngumuya. At sobrang sakit pag nalalagyan ng rice yung singaw!

Bumili na ko ng Betadine gargle. Nagmumumog na din ako ng warm water na may asin. Lagi din ako sa clinic para magpapahid nung gamot na sobrang hapdi. Pero hindi naman lumiliit yung sore!

Ang arte ko din magshalita kashe di ke nge mashedong mabuke yung mouth ke.

Sabi nung nurse, kulang daw ako sa Vitamin C, so magtake daw ako ng 1000mg para mas mabilis gumaling. Tinanong ko kung gano katagal usually tumatagal yung mga ganitong singaw. 1-2 weeks daw!

Pakshet! So ibig sabihin, 1.5 weeks pa akong hindi makakakain ng mabuti. 1.5 weeks pa kong nde makakapagsalita ng maayos. At higit sa pakshet na lahat, 1.5 weeks din na nde ko pwede ichuva si Jimboi! Parusa ito, parusa!!!! I hate it!

Theirstory continues - and now the end is near

Fiona could only be too happy with all of Jimboi’s time and attention. She could feel him caring for her. She could feel her falling hard for him. But can all of this really be?

Princhecha Fiona could not believe that the stars made her wish come true. She need not dream no more, need not feel jealous when she sees lovers acting sweety-loverish.

Her very own prince charming. In real life. Finally.

Though the prince, being tough and all, wished that their relationship be kept a secret at first. Princhecha didn't care at all if it was to be a clandestine affair. Afterall, what could she ask for? They were lovers, doing what lovers do- dates, dinners and what-have-yous. Who cares if the world wouldn't know of the love happening between the prince and her?

But as they say, secrets don't remain secrets for long. The people of Far, Far Away began noticing the something between the two. Who wouldn't notice the magic in their eyes when they look at each other? Add to the fact that they were always together.

One day, Princess Hakira borrowed Prince Jimboi's phone on the pretext of tinkering with it. She was just really trying to confirm all their suspicions. And she did when she found a message from Fiona that read "I love you." With that, the secret was out to the circle. Prince Jimboi never spoke to Hakira again.

Fiona didn't mind that the relationship was known but she asked that the knowledge of the relationship be kept within the circle explaining Prince Jimboi's issues and concerns.

But Princhecha still did not disclose their relationship to her closest friends. Until one day, in a party, Prince Jimboi decided to reveal the relationship to all of Fiona's friends much to their delight (and shock - they couldn't believe that Fiona was able to hold something like this from them that long) .

The sweet and lovely years would stroll along.

And like in fairytales, the story wouldn't be complete without the usual sinister characters. For one, there is the wicked troll of the north, Flerryda, who fell for Jimboi. And who asked the prince: "Are you sure you're the only guy in her life? I mean look at her, she is a princhecha. I'm certain she has played around" and "I will never go out with the likes of princhecha. Well maybe I would if I drank a barrel of alcohol first" and "I am not sure of me and my partner's future together. How about you? Are you breaking up with Fiona anytime soon?". He even went on to give Jimboi an apple laced with potion so he could get what he wants from him. Albeit with tears and drama, these dark chapters soon came to pass.

But unlike in fairytales, this one would not end with "and they live happily ever after."


For this is no fairytale.





(To her wishes, I would let Princhecha Fiona finish recounting theirstory. The last and final chapter of the tale you would hear in her voice. You all have been very good audience, thank you very much.)