The Red Booth

Hey there! It’s been a while since I last updated my visual diary. I’m busy joggling work & business on the side, plus the fact that I’m putting on a lot of weight that I’m no longer decent on my photos, kiddin’ haha. But seriously, I need to shed some pounds or else I can no longer wear my closet.

My event styling and candy buffet business exhausted all my creative juices and I can’t think of anything to write about. So I’d like to share these 20 random things you might not know about me J

1. I’d rather hold a cockroach than enter a butterfly garden.
2. I can last with no deodorant for 48 hours without smelling stinky (I’m blessed of having a not so sweaty underarms).
3. I can stand sleeping for 30 hours with no food and water intake (probably 2 bio breaks in between).
4. I’m a super duper mega fan of Jennylyn Mercado and Regine Velasquez (I watch online shows, stalk their social networking accounts and even volunteer father the baby of Jennylyn during her break-up with Patrick Garcia).
5. I spent 15 thousand pesos at Topman trying to prove that I can spend my half-month salary without worrying for the coming days.
6. Up to now, Superman is my favorite childhood character but I’ve never seen his films/series/cartoons or read comics until the last installment.
7. I drink 600 MG of antibiotics whenever my tonsil is acting-up (without doctor’s prescription).
8. I’m a frustrated singer. I already planned own concert at the Araneta Coliseum.
9. I want to get married in Spain ala San Tsai and Dao Min Shi.
10. I love fancy Iced Tea especially the ones from Banapple, Wendy’s and Bon Chon.
11. I’m a fan of birthday surprises, cakes, balloons, gifts. I pretend that I don’t like it, but deep inside, I’m giggling what to expect with the surprise.
12. Red is my favorite color but you’ll rarely see me wear Red and have anything Red on my things.
13. I’m a shoe-aholic. I have more than 50 pairs of branded shoes. Not to be so defensive, I’m flat-footed so I need quality and really comfortable shoes to stand my daily activities.
14. I dreamt of being a professional pop dancer. It’s one of the things I regret not pursuing.
15. I wear clothes without ironing them (even for business attires). I normal buy wrinkle free clothes or cover them-up with blazers.
16. I buy things then store them in my locker or pedestal because my partner will scold me for buying another pair of shoes or set of clothes.
17. I always buy a bucket of Potato Corner fries whenever I’m in Greenhills. It was said in the movie that French fries are potatoes, potatoes are vegetables. Vegetables are healthy, therefore, fries are good for the body because it’s healthy 
18. I’m a stress eater and people at work knows this. It’s their queue not to bug me or I might throw my monitor at them.
19. I joined a modeling contest for teens, and won. But was disqualified due to my age. Nevertheless, they gave me lots of shirts in return (not bad!)
20. I collect Starbucks tumbler & snow globe of places/countries i’ve been to.

Serendipity

Who would have thought that we’d be friends for almost a decade now? I’ve known Lay since our college days in San Beda. Since then, Lay personifies fashion, class and style. You’ll never see her untidy, seems every day is a cat walk day. With her creative skills, she’s a very reliable Assistant Vice President. From sourcing supplies at Divisoria (na first time ko makapunta), to creating stage decors, costumes, invitations – name it and she kills it. No wonder our organization won as the Best Marketing Organization in the Philippines. I share the top recognition with her creative solutions in organizing our events.

Our paths didn’t end in San Beda. We both entered the BPO industry way back 2007 in the same company. I always look forward to our Christmas collaborations when we’d source for her gowns and have it customized by a local designer (I meant local kasi from Novaliches pa ung mananahi, haha). She’d travel 2 hours just to get her gowns done, yearly! Lay, and our other friends, would travel all the way to Novaliches every time I get sick or I’d invite them over for sleep over. Dati, The Bar lang, solve na kami. Ngaun, it has to be Chilis’, Barcino, Palladium! Level-up! Haha

Our friendship is not perfect. There was a time na we didn’t talk for months. Minsan nagkakatampuhan, nagkakainisan with walk-out moments pa. I guess that made our friendship even stronger. Lay is my no.1 defender & supporter. She stayed even on my darkest days. When I was out of work, she’d go to our place, buy food, binigyan pa ako ng baon nung nagsisimula pa lang ako sa ADP, haha!

But seriously, Lay is one of the greatest BLESSINGS God has given me. All these years, I couldn’t imagine life without her. We’re destined, like parts of a puzzle that perfectly fit together. I go right, she goes left. We know what’s running on each one’s mind.

God made her part of who I am. Lay, I know it’s your birthday, but you don’t know how much blessing you are to the people around you. Thank you for everything that you are. Words are not enough to describe how lucky I am that I have you. May God grant your heart’s desires. I love you to the moon and back!Happy Birthday 🙂