2.19.2009

g spot: hyperdrive.

ahaha.
no no no, it's not what you think, silly!

i must admit. i'm a "blogger-event-newbie". if there's such a thing.
mixed emotions surged through me. excited and afraid at the same time.
tried every effort to make conversation with people i just met.
thank gahd, they're friendly! super^^


super duper rich experience. i'm so pumped up. i'm not sure if i can write a decent post.

first off, thank gahd for connections. (talk about six degrees link, man!)
tagged along with my big little sister who got invited by her fab friend who knows the organizer of this Ipanema Seeds Collection Launch held at Le Souffle (lang naman) just a few hours ago.

these ringer words hit me.
dinner at Le Souffle (ting! ting!). free Ipanema goodies (ting! ting! ting!)
all i said was, "taralets!" in a heartbeat.


oh the perks of life!
perk # 1: royal treatment. well, not really, but twas close enough. we were chauffeured to the event. yay, minus the hassle of commuting. oh not to mention the (fine) dining experience. desserts were di-vine!!!!
perk # 2:
early birds do get the best worms. great dinner seats. fab selection of ipanema flippies.
perk # 3: expansion. networking. meeting new people. mingling and what not. actually met the "faces" behind the blogs i visit. how cool can that get! and i literally got inspired. i'm taking my bloglife in a whole different level. (career kung career!)
perk # 4: rubbing elbows. literally. we got to meet and greet mr. elizalde. looks so gwapo, it's like he popped out of a foreign telenovela ofsorts.
perk # 5: pleasant surprise(s). well, not exactly mine, but my friends and sisters did get fabulous raffle prizes! yay for them!!!! ^^

kung may perks, may booboos :/
booboo 1: i didn't bring OLY, my trusty point-and-shoot cam. tsk.
booboo 2: my name wasn't called during the raffle (but my
sister's gonna give her pair to me! so yay!)

booboo 3: i forgot to ask for most of my tablemates' urls. ngarkie.

here are the evidences.
i hope these snippets of the SEEDS event would do.
oh yeah, apologies for the low-res photos.
world peace.


top left onwards: (1) Mr. E giving the requisite intro for the event. (2) Ballerinas from Ballet Philippines pose for a photo op. (3) One of their quick-minute presentations. (4) Fine dine. Interesting centerpiece. too bad, the flippies displayed minus its pair - di pwedeng iuwi. haha!


moving on: (1) after event chika. that guy in black shirt is the "man behind byahilo.com". super inspiring. quit his job and has been doing something fun, free and interesting! (2) another one of those quirky centerpieces. (3) tablemates busy taking their snaps for their blogs. (4) big little sister won (can you tell from the photo? hahaha)

Get your facts! Straight!!!!

thanks to that nice chitchat with millet*, marketing supervisor for ELRO. i've dug myself into some hard facts on the product. (so let's start to get nerdy and all).

ipanema (pronounced as ipa-ne-ma, not ipa-nee-ma) is:

(a) a Brazilian line of comfortable flippies. yep, alongside havaianas. dupe. et cetera et cetera.
(b) made from PVC rubber. hence, that "buttery rubber sole" feel. you'll literally feel you're in feet-heaven.
as it contours with your soles. trust me!
(c) Grendha's sister company. same diff, man.
(d) promoting a line for Gisele Bundchen's designs, right now it's the SEEDS collection. (out this MARCH!)
(e) exercising corporate social responsibility through environmental conservation. this time it's to preserve rain forests :)
yep, proceeds actually go to this movement.
(f) working with Haribon Foundation in their awareness campaign called, "ROAD to 2020"
(g) all of the above. duh, it's pretty obvious, right?!?


and finally, a huge shout out to my NFFs: sisters, karla and abbie
'twas nice meeting these sweeties too: aj, enrico, and lace


can't wait to be in another affair. bloggers' affair that is.

apologies for the eyestrain. haha.

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"aray!"

just another day. or so i thought.

on my usual weekday. oh, left the house earlier than usual by the way.
witnessed another chunk of the rush hour. stressed? nah.
robotic routine. everything seemed too calculated.
what's taking the train so long? tip tappin.
people started to crowd the plank. gotta to take that seat.

mind traverses. people watching. keenly observing some.
nosy. nosy me, as usual.
an oddly loud, "aray!" startled my quiescence.
an old lady probably got hurt. duh, people were cramped like sardines in this (mr)tincan.
now, tell me if your personal bubble won't burst?!? invasion of privacy.
and if that's not enough, someone old man quipped. "aray? tell that aray to gloria!"

hmmm. quite a handful right there. people are so irate nowadays.
acting like berserks over petty, very trivial things.
and i can't blame them...
what an early dose of the vitamin P(olitics)?!?!!


"aray?" tell that to gloria.
and oh, thanks for the
sucky ride.
for crying out loud, can you do something about it?!?!?!
(i really, really hope
this doesn't dissipate into thin air)

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2.18.2009

"foot-in-mouth"

how do you take back words you've said?

how can you?

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2.17.2009

"julie tearjerky"

i may be a hard nut to crack.
some say that i'm frigid. an ice queen.
but little do people know that i'm a covert softie.
a hopeless romantic wannabe.

some friend shared me this song. (wink wink, you know who you are^^)
it gives your heart this teenie weenie pinch
that's enough to head you to a perfect sobfest.


"I have never been so sure
of anything before
Like I am, in this moment here with you
Now for better or for worse
There's so much more than only words
And I pray, everyday will be the proof
That I mean what I say, when I say I do
That I mean what I say, when I say I do."
- excerpts from When I Say I Do, Matthew West (c)

(I say: Geesh. When will my time come? whahahahah!!!)

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emarti


northbound. southbound.
cubao station to ayala.
where to?
what now?

it's time for us to go...

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2.10.2009

i won't let you

"Fly"
(c) jars of clay

Be still
Let your hand melt into mine
The part of me
That breathes when you breathe
Is losing time
I can't find the words to say
I'll never say goodbye

And I'll fly with you
Through the night so you know
I'm not letting go
I'm not letting go
Tears like rain fill up the sky
Oh my love
I'm not letting go
I won't let you go

I saw a host of silent angels
Waiting on their own
Knowing that all the promises
Of faith come alive
When you see home
Hold still and let your
Hand melt into mine

Shed your heart and your breath
And your pain and fly
Now your alive

Now your alive
Now your alive
Now your alive

I won't let you go
I'm not letting go


(i say: very inspiring. affirming then again....)

sigh

i bruise easily.















literally.

ewww, right?!?

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2.08.2009

it is written

"when you're destined for something,
no one... nothing can take it away from you."



harsh (life's) realities. sordid dispositions.
effed up situations. traumatic flashbacks.
... seemed like you're losing ground.

spark of hope. fight for your right.
stand your ground. believe.
... things would come around.

life may be a series of unfortunate events.
a puddle of "mud". sinking sand. no way out.
but press on, HE knows what's ahead of us.
a quirky little surprise, right before our very eyes.

believe. (D:) IT IS WRITTEN.


indeed, "God is great!" - salim k. malik



Yeah. yeah. yeah. it's a happy ending after all.
but it's a great film altogether. come on, i know you liked it! ^^
(i heart heart heart HEART HEART our weekend dvd trips!!!)

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2.03.2009

(s)talk

(he) walks by. in your direction.
is this for real?!?
so near, yet so far.
(you) could catch a whiff of his scent.
so neat and well-kept.
(his) watch says, 8:52. running late.
could've taken a cab. thank God you didn't.

(he's) in your vantage point.
tried hard not to stare. awkwardly, eyes met.
you acted innocently. (or did you?) thoughts run in your head.
could this be real?!? it's so surreal.
anxiety attacks. (shoot) you're running late.
don't panic. seize the moment. a rare chance.
oops. you're staring again. look the other way.

is this for real? could this be real? is HE for real?
aaack. you're overthinking. you.better. stop it.
oh. there's his stop. crap.
toodles. see you again. some other time.
(tomorrow, i hope. haha!)

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2.01.2009

if you're not him, please step out.

i've always been told that i have the weirdest taste in guys.


well, thanks for the compliment?!?
but i guess i just have the "knack" to go ga-ga over geeks, err, nerds (whatev). well, not the total dweebs, but those with cutesy potential (like james mcavoy for one! oh, and atom for another:D *eyes twinkle*) . i'm sure you won't totally understand, so don't even bother asking.

i guess to me, they just have more substance. they see life in a different light. they find zest in peculiar ways. they're nice, too nice that people see them as pushovers. it's sad?
but oh well, i'm unconventional that way. i dunno, i guess i'm just "wired" to like the type. i've always been fond of such "characters" ever since the word "crush" got tabbed in my vocab. ask people who know me, and they'd say "yes" without blinking an eye. (right, lai?!?) i've often heard of loud "whaat?!?'s", but so what?

hmm.
most of these guys are "fictional" anyway. so leave me be.
and if it's any consolation, i'm writing this blog in "honor" of one of my supergeeky crushes, i heart michael cera! he's witty. i love his comedic timing. he's awkward and hot at the same time? i heart him!!!

i wish to meet someone like him (if not him)... someday.

aaack. i sound like a highschool girl wishing on a wishing star.
how pathetic can that get?!?
before i melt out of embarrassment.
if you see him, or if you chance upon him... can you tell him that i heart him?!?

wahahahha. oh, i know you're not him. so puh-lease step out.

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