The things you see in this blog are nothing but my sentiments about life and all the things I love. Feel free to comment on my blog posts, as I accept any criticism thrown at me.
Hi guys! It's been a while since I last posted a blog (but do know that my Youtube channel is very much active :)) and now, I am writing to tell you guys about this wonderful competition of Naga City Guide, which I would need your help to win.
So, Naga City Guide is giving away five 3D/2N stay in Naga City! Included in the package are of course, hotel accommodation, food trip, spa, city and heritage tour, loot bag, and shirt!
I've been in Naga City before, but it was such a short time that I was not able to see the sights, like Mt. Isarog, which I heard to be a very beautiful place. I also want to see what the city has to offer, since my mom was from Naga and she told me wonderful stories about the city. I also want to see Ina, because I heard of her miracles! I want to try out the local cuisine, especially the desserts OMG!
Check out the prizes to be won on this Naga City Vacation link (especially if you guys also want to join the competition). #UltimateNagaVacation
If you guys are interested in hearing me plead and express my excitement on this competition, check out my pleading video below :D
I HOPE I WIN!!!! Going to Naga would be an awesome addition to my travel vlog!!! #fingerscrossed
Today, April 13, my mom and I were in a loooooooooong line at the bus terminal of Genesis in Pasay City. Our cat, Jerbie, was with us (it's Holy Week and we were headed to my father's province); she was caged and leashed. Knowing Jerbie, who is afraid of EVERYTHING and EVERYONE, she was cowering inside her carrier, not making ANY sound.
We arrived at the bus terminal at around 5 in the morning (we left home at 4:15) and we were in the looooooong line for three and half hours. There were people cutting in the line, two people reserving for seven people, so naturally, I was pissed of, majorly. My mom and I were ranting all over the place, our fellow passengers-waiting-in-the-line doing the same thing.
When FINALLY, we were a few people away from entering the Saulog bus, the dispatcher, conductor, bus driver, practically almost everyone working for Genesis and/or Saulog told us that we have to put Jerbie INSIDE THE BUS COMPARTMENT! AS IN THE ONE BENEATH THE BUS!! THE ONE OPEN ON THE SIDE OF THE BUS AND FEELS HELLISH HOT WHEN OPENED!!
Can you not see that she's afraid?!?!
I felt like I was electrocuted. My mom, too. We pleaded to let Jerbie in with us, saying that she's caged and leashed a
nd quiet, but NOOOOOOOOO! They insisted that we put her in the baggage compartment.
Bes, iba yung shock ko. Sabi nga, I was shooked! Jerbie is a cat which has a life!! We took care and is currently taking care of Jerbie for five years already! She got lost and I found her before. My mom regularly goes to the vet to have Jerbie vaccinated. AND NOW, YOU'RE TELLING US TO STOW OUR PRECIOUS CAT IN YOUR OVEN TOASTER OF A BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT?!?! She's scared of her fellow cats! She likes cold water! THEN YOU'RE TELLING US TO KEEP HER INSIDE A DARK AND EXTREMELY HOT COMPARTMENT FOR THREE, POSSIBLY LONGER, HOURS?!?! ARE YOU FREAKIN'G KIDDING ME?!?!?! Ikaw kaya isalpak ko sa ilalim ng bus sa init ng panahong ito???
I know, we may be in fault as well. We should've asked the moment we got there whether our cat would be allowed in. Should we have, we could have hired another taxi the moment we got there and by the time I am writing this (at 10:30AM), we could've been lounging in my granparents' old home.
I just assumed that Jerbie will be allowed in, since I recall seeing roosters (for cockfight) inside provincial buses before. I also assumed that since Jerbie is caged, and leashed, and is practically mute, she would be allowed in. Apparently not.
How could you let a cat ride the core of a bus?!?
But then again, WHY ARE ANIMALS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE BUSES?! It's not as if we had a pig or a horse with us! It's not as if we did not prepare Jerbie's cage!
So, what did we do? We hired a cab to bring us to Pampanga. We paid P2,000.00 for a ride to SM San Fernando, rather than pay for less than 500-peso ride for two that would have brought us almost a stone-throw away from my grandparents' old home with the possibility of Jerbie becoming a cat mush. We actually thought of going back home even after all those waiting. We would have rather wasted three and half hours than let our beloved cat die in fear and suffocation.
Even at Barney's Burger, where we had our lunch, we were not allowed in because Jerbie was with us. JERBIE WAS IN A FREAKING CAGE!!!!
It's just unfair! I wonder what PETA and PAWS has to say about these kinds of animal cruelty.
Last March 5, I went to
Glorietta for the #YTLoungeCreatorsMeetup. It was amazing to see so many Youtubers in one
place! And it was also amazing to see the fans fawning over their (our) idol
Youtubers!
I wasn't really expecting to get a chance to meet them in person since I did
not join the raffle of Ayala Malls. Actually, I wanted to. But when I saw their
advertisement saying that they have a raffle which anyone can join by creating
a vlog, I saw it on the day the raffle was to be drawn. So on March 5, I went
to Glorietta, thinking that I will just stand on the sides, shout to my
favorite Youtubers to get their attention, just like the rest of the crowd. And
I was not wrong.
Before the event started, Globe had this raffle thing, too, where you will pay P50 for load and register for an UnliSurf and do a few online stuff, which would grant you an entry for the meet and greet raffle. Unfortunately, I did not win there, but I got three Globe stuff like a face towel, a pencil case pouch (or something like that), and a Globe coin purse. I really wanted their notebook, but I did not win that either.
Then, I saw this line of people going to the event area. Apparently, Ayala was selling their popcorns for the fans to gain entry in their general admissions area. I saw that those already in the gen ad area were being transferred inside, where they will have a chance to meet the Youtubers. So, I bought their popcorn and two bottles of water for P150 and I was ushered in.
Then, they called us in the gen ad area and started transferring people. When
it was my turn (or at least, when I thought it was my turn), they checked my
numbered bracelet and said that they will only allow people until 150 - I WAS
152!!! The event started and I was stuck in the gen ad area.
The meetup event was actually Q&A session with the Youtubers. They were
asked stuff like, what advice could you give to people who want to venture in
Youtube, when did they feel they were already famous, any makeup advice, what
is Joanna Soh's favorite exercise, blah, blah, blah.
The whole time, I was trying to get the attention of my favorite Youtubers (Anne Clutz, Michelle Dy, Joanna Soh, and Say Tioco). I only had my phone with me, so I opened my Snapchat and wrote their names on it and flashed my phone up whenever they look at my general direction. It was only Anne Clutz who noticed me. Well, Michelle Dy also did, but it was after I shouted her name and flashed my phone up. Say Tioco looked at me, too, when I shouted her name. Joanna Soh, on the other hand, for some reason, left the stage during the photo ops and went to the gen ad area. I didn't notice her, until one woman told me that she was there. So, I had my photo and video taken with her, as well as her autograph.
During the photo ops, two women were quite angry. They were ranting that they
paid P150 for the gen ad entry but they could not get their photos taken with
the Youtubers. I sympathize with them, but I did not want to cause a scene.
Then after a while, a woman who was with me and a few others in the gen ad area
pointed that the two ranting women were in already inside, getting in line for the
photos!
That was when we approached the events coordinator (or something). We told him
our sentiments, how unfair it was that we were not allowed in, when the ranting
women were. He brought another events guy who explained that the two women won
the globe raffle. They explained that the gen ad was really supposed for the
fans, but those in the gen ad area won't really have the chance to meet the
Youtubers. They explained that the main area was for the Ayala Malls raffle
winners, but then they didn't came (or didn't join) so the first 150 from the
gen ad were brought in.
While I was trying to catch the attention of my favorite Youtubers, one camera
man told me that I could slip inside the main audience area. I wanted to, but
there were six other fans who wanted to get in. I thought it would be unfair
for them if I get in by sneaking in, and they won't. Needless to say, I stuck
outside with them.
We (me and 6 other fans who really wanted to meet the Youtubers) plead, lied, got angry, reasoned out to the events people, but we were still not allowed in. What made things a bit worse, was that after the Youutbers asked for a break, the personnel brought two gigantic fans for the Youtubers and blocked the view of the people in gen ad. After 10 minutes, they realized that we, unfortunate souls, could not see what was happening, and moved the fans away.
Then three of us went to the sides of the stage. I really should've done that
earlier, since the Youtubers were entertaining their fans from the sides and
not from the back!
Here's the vlog I did on the event :)
DISCLAIMER: This is a blog about my overnight stay at Crystal Beach and also a no-holds-barred review. No sugar-coating of anything, just pure expression of how I felt about my stay. My comments are not hateful comments, I do not intend to bash, I am just being honest.
The photos here are not mine but from my officemates: Ma'am Sha, Ma'am Cess, and Jo :)
There is this trend spreading online, which is the Don't Sing Along Challenge, where, as the title suggests, one should try not to sing along to songs. Most songs in this challenge are catchy songs, like commercial jingles, popular songs, and nostalgic songs. There are many versions of this online, some even challenges you not to dance along to the song!
There is a Filipino version called Ang Kumanta, Talo Challenge, which, fortunately, allows the challenge takers to dance along to the songs. I thought this would be an easy challenge, but hell, no! Good thing I am allowed to dance, because if not, I wouldn't get a slight chance of successfully finishing this challenge.
The creator of this Pinoy version challenge (ChorvaQueen) said that there will be a part 3! I'm super excited to do that!!!
Here are my videos doing the challenge. ENJOY!!
Don't Sing Along Challenge - Pinoy Version (Part 1)
Don't Sing Along Challenge - Pinoy Version (Part 2)
Hello guys! Diary entry ko ito, actually. Kaso kaso kasi, gagawa rin naman ako ng blog post, tinamad na akong gumawa ng ibang composition. Kaya kung ano yung nasa journal ko, yun na rin yung ilalagay ko dito. Hehehe #tamad lang ang peg. Hahaha!
Nung Sabado, nagpunta ako sa show ng TAP (Theater in Alternative Platforms) - yung Ampalaya Monlogues nila, at nanood din ako ng Wicked. Actually, dapat hindi naman ako pupunta sa Ampalaya Monologues, may class kasi ako. Kaso, nagkasakit yung prof namin, so wala akong gagawin mula 12 noon hanggang 8pm; kaya nagpunta na ako sa show ng TAP.
Ampalaya Molonogues
Bes, ibang klase ang utak ni Mark Ghosn! Ang galing niyang magsulat! Lahat yata nung monologues siya yung sumulat - kung anim o walo yun. Different scenarios, iba't ibang hugot, iba't ibang lebel ng pag-ibig at heartbreak, gawa ng iisang utak! May tungkol sa pakikipag-away sa kabit gamit ang metaphors ng teaching, may young love, may cross cultural love, may proposal, meron ding pag-accept na dalawa sila sa puso ng jowa niya (shunga ba si koya or what?), basta bes, PERFECTION! Talagang masasabi mong antaba ng utak ni Kuya Mark!
Tapos, super friendly nilang lahat! Kahit hindi ko sila kilala (lahat) at hindi rin nila ako kilala pa (kasi hindi pa naman nakakapag-introduction kineme), naramdaman kong welcome naman ako kahit paano!
Ay siyempre, nagtaka naman kayo bakit FC ako sa TAP. Sumali kasi ako sa internship kineme nila, at nung Sabado yung unang beses kong sumama sa event nila as part of the internship kemeroo.
Ang pinaka-ikinatuwa ko ay yung theater experience. Matagal na kasi since na-involve ako sa theater prod - Tick, Tick... BOOM! pa. So, yung pakiramdam na hirap na hirap akong magpalobo ng balloon (yung di ko alam kung magkaka-beke ba ako o aatakihin ng hika) at ang kaakibat na hirap ng pagbubuhol nung lobo, yung ticket at merch sales, at pag-surround sa sarili ko ng theater people, perfect talaga! Nakaka-miss, iba sa feeling, gusto kong ulitin ulit :)
Seasonal ang shows nila, dapat abangan niyo at manood kayo. Eto yung links sa Facebook pages nila, para updated kayo:
So, Wicked. Wicked was... well, wicked! Hahaha! Another perfection itu! Ano ba naman kasi ang i-expect mo sa international prod? Kapag hindi perfection, ay magdemand ka ng refund! Charot!
May mechanical dragon sila sa set (na medyo naloka ako kung bakit meron dahil as far as I saw, wala namang ibang function yung dragon bukod sa manakot... baka yun talaga ang purpose niya) na gumagalaw talaga! At least, yung ulo, kamay, at pakpak. May pagflash pa ng ilaw sa mata. Pati yung contraption ng ulo ng wizard, epic din. Ang talagang iniisip ko ay kung paano ginawa at pinapagalaw yun. Yung buong set nila, amazing talaga! World class!
Malayo kasi yung seat ko, so hindi ko gaano kita yung mga mukha nung actors. May chance tuloy akong i-imagine na sina Kristin Chenoweth at Idina Menzel yung gumanap bilang Glinda at Elphaba. In fairness, yung actress na gumanap na Glinda, hindi mahirap na i-imagine na si Kristin Chenoweth - magkatunog sila eh!
ANG GALING NILANG KUMANTA, BES - EFFORTLESS! Usually kasi di ba, kapag high note (lalo na for Glinda na manipis ang boses), masakit pakinggan, tipong nakakarindi. But not for the Wicked cast. Kahit putok-litid ang Defying Gravity, pay pagka-soft pa ring pakinggan. Yung feeling/ramdam mong minamani lang niya yung pagkanta.
Bago ko pa napanood yung show, aware na ako sa ilang kanta ng Wicked. Pero mas na-appreciate ko yung mga kanya nung napanood ko na yung show. Ramdam ko talaga yung message ng For Good, mangiyak-ngiyak nga ako eh. Kahit nga kaninang umaga nung pinanood ko yung pagkanta nila Idina at Kristin ng For Good, naiiyak pa rin ako eh. LOL, ang senti ko. The feels din yung Defying Gravity. Dati pa namang the feels yung kantang yun, pero iba kasi yung makita mo ng live at maintindihan mo yung konteksto nung kanta. Pero ang favorite at current LSS ko ay yung Popular. Light lang kasi yung kanta, mababaw, nakakatawa, at ang cute kantahin (or at least, i-attempt kantahin) - basta, fun song talaga. Eto yung Youtube clip ng Popular.
Pero more than the amazing songs, beautiful sets and costumes, at siyempre magaling na performers, na-realize ko yung social relevance nung musical; particularly sa line exchanges na 'to:
GLINDA: Well, I'm a public figure now! People expect me to --
ELPHABA: Lie?
GLINDA: Be encouraging!
Kung tutuusin, parang wala lang yung lines, pero bes, malalim eh. Lalo na sa konteksto nung play, kung saan nalaman ni Elphaba na fraud yung wizard at gusto niyang isiwalat yung katotohanan. Pero ang nangyari, binaligtad nila yung kwento at pinagmukhang masama si Elphaba. Siyempre, may credibility yung wizard at nagalit yung mga tao kay Elphaba.
Di ba ganun din ang gobyerno natin? Kapag may nakaalam ng kurapsyon, malamang sa hindi, malalagay sa panganib yung tao. Or kung hindi man, pahirapan maghanap ng ebidensya na talagang may kurapsyon. At tayo naman, mas gusto nating makarinig ng words of encouragement kaysa sa mga realidad. Kaya nga maraming nagagalit sa media dahil laging 'bad news' ang nirereport.
Yan ang gusto ko sa entertainment industry eh, hindi lang sa musical theater - may capability para magbukas ng diskurso na tungkol sa makabuluhang bagay sa paraang ma-eenjoy; hindi lang basta sa pamamalita sa dyaryo, radyo, o TV, na hindi appreciated ng lahat (marami kayang nagpapatay ng TV kapag news na). Sana lang, gamitin ito ng Philippine entertainment industry nang magkaroon naman ng saysay yung mga palabas sa TV at pelikula.
Eto yung vlog ko tungkol sa araw ko nung Sabado! Enjoy!
Yesterday was Valentine's Day, but today is perhaps a more important day: SWELDO DAY and another perfect day to take out your love ones for a post-Valentine's or late Valentine's date!
I have two looks for you guys, check 'em out! ENJOY!
I'd love to read your SROs: your suggestions, reactions, and opinions :) #nohate
Love is in the air, but there are girls (ang guys) out there who are bitter AF. Or just very anti-Valentine's or hurt or just don't give a damn about Valentine's Day. If you're one of them (us?) then this look is for you. This look could be also for you if you wanted to look all glammed up for your Valentine's date tonight or if you just want to be strikingly pretty for your ex's funeral.
Hello guys! I've decided to post here on my blog the videos that I do on Youtube. My latest one is the super mini haul that I did at Watsons, using an SM Gift Certificate.
I hope to read your SROs, your suggestions, reactions, and opinions on my video. Please like and subscribe! :D
Hello guys! Since last September 2016, I've decided to create a Youtube channel, just because I want to try something new. My channel is [kinda] thriving, at the moment I have 21 subscribers and around an average of 40 views per video. But more than the viewers and subscribers and the likers, I enjoy creating materials for my channel. I think it is helping me channel my creativity and explore makeup and creating videos.
However, it would be nice to have more viewers and subscribers. I think it will help me grow as a Youtuber and a content creator, it will help with my creativity, and it's just gonna be more fun when you have a bigger online friends and family. As such, I am promoting my channel (and my Facebook page).
One thing you should know about my channel is that I am not an expert on anything I do there (makeup, singing, and vlogging), just like I did not claim to be an expert blogger here. I just want to try out new things (I've said that already) and have some fun. Actually, that is one of the small things I hate about being a Mass Comm graduate, I know a bit of everything and I want to try doing those things!!! Anyway, going back to my Youtube channel, I just created that (as well as this blog) to have an avenue to explore new things and to grow as a communicator. And while I'm doing my blog and vlog contents, I realized that I enjoy doing them. And I think that is the most important thing about life - doing and enjoying.
Just like when I created my Anjelica Huston Day celebration last January 22... I mean, I re-watched my all-time favorite film and at the same time, I created a Youtube content!
My latest video is a Valentine's date makeup tutorial (of sorts). I hope you'd take 11 minutes of your time and watch it :D
I hope you guys would watch my videos and help me grow :) So, please click the links below and let's be a one big happy family. I would love to hear your SROs: your suggestions, reactions, and opinions. Thank you!!! And just like what I say on my Youtube channel, NO HATE!
I think what is lacking in the Philippines' educational system, most especially in primary and secondary levels, is the social engagement factor. Many teachers would teach their respective subjects as if their students are majors of those field. Everything taught is by the book. Everything taught is theoretical.
For example in Science, we were taught of the different organ systems and their functions. We were taught to memorize the three tiny bones in the ear (hammer, anvil, and stirrup, wow, I remember!) We were taught of velocity and trajectory and chemical balancing and a lot of other stuff that at the time I was learning them, I only studied for the sake of passing. But what is the relevance of knowing trajectories, could I measure that and ensure the winning of my team if I am in the middle of playing basketball championships? Perhaps I could, but trajectory was not taught in that manner.
We were taught about the Dangerous Drug Board, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and other government agencies dedicated for the illegal drug problem in the country. We were taught about heroins, anti-depressants, and other types of drugs. I guess it was my lack of care that I did not appreciate what was taught to me. But maybe, just maybe, it was my teacher's lack of appreciation too in the subject s/he taught. Yes, we were taught about the effects of use of illegal drugs, but it did not hit home. It felt to me that it was just all theoretical.
That is until I was in college and more so recently, that I became socially aware of many things. When all I could do is revisit my memories of primary and secondary school, I realize the relevance of the stuff taught to me before.
Coming from a science class, we were taught that Science and Math are the most important subjects. We were e
xpected to become engineers and doctors and other 'brainy' professions. When I was in my first year of college, I felt I was a failure to my Alma mater because I was studying Mass Communication and not Mechanical Engineering or Bio Chem or Secondary Education major in Physics. But then I told myself "Duh, I don't want to eat numbers and symbols for breakfast and lunch and dinner!" I realized that Science and Math are not as important to the scientists and mathematicians out there than to, you know, regular people, for lack of a better word. I realized that the subjects I gave a little care, like Social Studies and Values Education, play a major role to giving a damn about my country.
In my primary and secondary education, I hated History. It was all about memorizing dates and places and names. But what I learned only while studying my masters degree is that History is the key for us to become a better country. It is indeed true that we must learn from our mistakes-we must learn from what happened before, do what our heroes did for the country, do not repeat the mistakes committed by our. fellowmen.
Perhaps it was really my mistake that I studied just for the sake of passing. But I think teachers, and parents, play a major role in a kid's social engagement. I, for one, enjoyed studying Physics when I was in my fourth year high school. And it was because my teacher was engaging, she enjoyed what she was doing, and it felt to me that she was not just teaching to earn.
But what is more important than enjoyment while teaching is teaching with relevance. Teach why each organ is important, teach why History is essential, teach why Filipino should be learned, teach the essence, teach the relevance.
What kids should learned is that we should study to gain knowledge and not just to earn high grades. I know, that's hard, been there. But grades will only bring you as far as your first job. After that, it's all about what you know.
To my teachers and friends who are now teachers who are reading this, please know that I am not giving out a blind item, I am just sharing what I have observed and what I believe is needed in our country's educational system. Don't get me wrong, despite some of the negative things that happened before, I enjoyed studying-why else would I want to become a teacher myself? I just wish that students will see the "so what?" factor of learning. Because for me, that will spark the social change we all want.
PHOTOS IN THIS POST (except the one with me on it) ARE NOT MINE, JUST GOT THEM FROM GOOGLE.
