Attack of the shoppingeras!

where could i be? can you guess?
GUIAPO!
kung hidden treasures ang hanap mo, this is a good place to dig. be sure lang na you wear something comfy and not so like you're going to a party. be ready to brisk walk and make singit sa crowded na streets of Divisoria and Quiapo! Make sure to secure your money and cellphones para iwas snatcher. And be sure to bring rubbing alcohol para palaging germ free ang iyong kamay. Dont expect to see a designer bag here. kasi wala naman talaga, but a buntal and some other cute baskets are everywhere and some ethnic pieces are feast for the eyes at sigurado kang makukuha mo sa murang halaga. pareho lang din ng makikita mo sa Sm sa Kulturang Filipino section doon.
and where to shop for uber cute and up to date accessories? of course, saan pa ba eh di sa Quiapo ulit. In my opinion, if you're looking for an accessory bargain, go to Quiapo, but dont look for any good apparel merchandise dito. No quality. Best pa rin yung may brand because it'll last long and may quality nga. I can bargain for my burloloy but not with my bags, shoes and clothes. I go here at least 4 times a year for my regular accessory face-lift and it never fails me. Am always leaving this place with excitement and satisfaction thinking the next time i come back palagi ako may inuuwing kakatwa!

RED GOLD YELLOW

Dont you know that people who dresses in red are more confident about their body and themselves?

see? super project!
So, if you haven't worn red even once in your life, something is definitely wrong with you. haha.
Actually the gown is not mine. The owner will be shocked to see me strutting on her mermaid gown. She's much taller and bigger than me. Am sorry girlfriend...whoever you are. But for real, i wont wear a cut like this. I prefer a roomer kind of dress, that i can walk comfortably.

August 7, 2007
Saturday
Balanga, Bataan

Left to Right : Michelle, Sally, Miss Cora, Denishabeybeh
Just a picture op with the people am working on with my bridal package with Sally, one of my bride's maid. Just Signed a contract for our bridal package. Hayyyy, this is it!
This is so fun. I love dresses! And especially now that am the one who's deciding on who's wearing this and that. The designs and cuts on each bride's maid's are differently unique from each other. The same goes with my Matron of Honor Evelyn and to my one and only flower girl, my cousin Nicole.

Red is definitely not a safe color. Well, Am not trying to be safe, boring ang safe (not in this lifetime)so, red, gold and yellow are my main colors. Imagine the vivid combination of those colors and see the excitement going on already!
And one more thing....people who wear yellow are the type of person who happily celebrates their beauty out and about!
Gold? do i have to expound on that?
So my choice of colors simply shouts mine's and Jayson's personality - Confidence, Beauty, and Riches!

Graciosa Sally!!!

My friend Sally, the super gracious Sally knows me to the bones. haha.

Thanks Sally!

She knows love ko body butter so am so kilig when she gave me this!

Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea body butter smells so yummy. It leaves you smooth and feeling fresh all day long. really, it stays that long and it's not sticky.












and this one too!

She's so graciosa nga talaga ano?

she knows too well my addiction for Nicholas Sparks and so she gave me this as a 'lubong'. By the way she's just staying for just a while, sa 20 she'll go back to her luvy-duvy in Japan. Nope! i know what you're thinking. She's a pre-school teacher there to the most cutest babies of Expats.....just so you'll know... hehe.













Am a sucker for Danielle Steel. Especially pag drama mode ako.

Dami pa books lubong nya sa akin. ill post the pics later.








This is so interesting!

Sally introduced me to Haruki Murakami, well not in person but thru his books. Since then hooked na ako sa Haponesong writer na yun.

Now, Banana Yoshimoto? Cute ng pen name nya noh?
I started reading the day she gave me this. All i can say is that ill be hunting for Banana the next time nasa Power Books ako. Try nyo din. Highly recommended ko!

This is my Sally!
my abay!
my kaibigan!
Envy me people!
Joke!
Salamat Girl!

yey! runong na ko mag bike...

yes! yes! yes!...i really truly believe that if things are meant to happen, even however long it takes, if it is meant to be, against all odds man, harangan man ng sibat, kung para sa iyo, para s'yo.

ano ba itong mga pinagsasasabi ko? well, marunong na akong mag bike!!!! yey! as dorky as it sounds, yes, ngayon lang ako natuto. kung sa iba natural na lang ang pag-ba-bike, well not for me. first i dont like bike kasi di ako nabilihan nung bata ako, tapos masakit sa singit, and nahihiya ako lumabas ng house para mag-aral. but my late lolo polding tried to taught me how to bike, but all his efforts and broken eardrums(sa katitili ko)were put to waste kasi super dummie talaga ako nun. and after so many years, tinigilan ko na ang mangarap about bike. sa panaginip ko na lang na-e-experience ang humarurot sa bike. till.............

TODAY! may 16, 2007. 6pm at earth field .

since it is our (jayson) exercise routine to do our cardio workout in an open space, we'd go there at 5pm and run for 1hr, well power walking and running naman. hindi naman kasi kami masyadong carreer. so, cool down na kami, suddenly there came two boys in a cute bike. jayson was like...
json pogi : mhi, bike tayo oh, turuan kita, kausapin kaya natin yung mga bata tapos rentahan natin bike nila.

denishabeybeh : sige, "bata, gusto nyo magkapera? rent namin bike nyo. wait nyo lang kami dito. "

batang maitim & mataba(di ko na kasi inalam names nila) : (nag-isip pa muna, pakipot, pero kilig inside) sige.

batang payat na malnourished : sige, boss, tingnan nyo nalang yung isa kasi baka makalag yung kadena....

kinikilig ako, makakasakay na ko ng bike. di nako nahihiya kasi kami lang naman yung nasa subdivision kung sakaling tumaob man ako. di bah?

so, papadyak-padyak lang muna habang tinutulak ako ng hangin and while si jayson ay nasa tabi ko lang. he would say "mhi, kaya mo yan, padyak padyak lang tapos balance tapos tingin sa malayo, tapos break pag malalaglag ka na".

so ako naman, para bang kakampi ko ang tadhana sa oras na iyon, habang binubulungan ako ng hangin at nadidinig ko ang kabadong boses ni jayson, di ko na napansin na umaandar na pala ako. padyak....balance....tingin sa bundok at mga ulap.....langhap ng hanging sariwa...with jayson following me....YEHEY!!!!!MARUNONG NA AKONG MAG-BIKE!!!!

it does'nt take to be a rocket scientist to figure it out. i dont know how to describe the feeling of learning finally the thing you wanted for the long time. dati pa angkas angkas lang ako sa likod, ngayon marunong na ako. di ko na kailangan maki-angkas sa kahit kanino. haaaayyyy amg sarap ng feeling. super perfect! and the experience wont be as exciting as it was if jayson were'nt there. sabi nga nya bibili nya na ko ng bike. sabi ko yung cute na may basket sa unahan. i did'nt know why i requested for that, wala lang, para girlie siguro.

so, binalik na namin yung bike nung dalawang bata. pagkakataon nga naman ano? malay ba nilang magkakapera sila sa pagliko nila sa earthfield. at malay ko din bang matututo na ko mag-bike. for pete's sake, am 27 y/o na. but what the heck, its never too late di ba?

feels like heaven!

Glamour glamour!!!

kulot? sige, para sa mahal kong kaibigang si Et. My bride friend and now Mrs. Agustin...finally. i love you mare.

okay ba? i mean, bagay ba? I've never been to salon for a hair and make up total make-over, except for a regular hot oils and hair cut. so this is first for me.

So, sa ngalan ng pagpapaganda kadikit na nito ang dusa. bakit? eh ten am palang nasa salon na kami sa baba ng Sofitel doing the excruciating process of glamorization. and i tell you, it's not glamorous. it's not like my everyday routine of powder then blush then gloss(when the mood strikes), pag may occasion may eye shadow pa but normally am ready to put on a show my "not pangbahay" na itsura.

Sa tagal inaantok ako, especially when they're doing my hair, curling it...eh ang haba, kahit ba manipis hair ko noh, ang tagal kaya. Super naiinip ako. i felt like trapped, because claustrophobically speaking am a little uncomfy when am confined to wait and not do a thing. gusto ko may participation ako. Kaya madalas ako magsisi pag magpapa hot-oil ako kasi at the middle of the process..."naku bakit na ako nagpahot-oil pa?" parang ang tagal ng 30 minutes... so going back...

habang nakasalang ang buhok ko sa curling iron, na umuusok-usok pa, at nangangamoy na inihaw na buhok na, gusto ko na ipahinto. Natakot ako! Eh wala nako magagawa, nasimulan na eh. Gusto ko na umiyak! Iniisip ko na lang...denden gaganda ka(100x)...then after saying it 200x, sa wakas natapos din. Kala nyo tapos na? Make-up pa!

Foundation application - 10 mins (dalawang shade pa, kung bakit, di ko na inalam!)
eye shadow - 15 mins yata, feeling ko ang daming nilagay, pagdilat ko, nyeh! un lang? shades of yellow, brown and orange, motif ni Et.
eye brow - Dang, inahit ang kilay ko. di daw kasi pantay and masyadong makapal. huhuhuhu. ang taray tuloy ng itsura ko.
blush - manipis na pahid lang...nagtitipid
lip color - loreal ...something...pearl shine..

tapos nilagay na sa hair ko yung headdress na pagka-cute cute!

so after almost 3 hours under the hands of the professionals....jararannnn.."hello, ako po si Denishebeybeh, ang super Sireyna ng Bataan!"...i looked different!

Shocked ako!
it wasnt me at all!
Nalungkot ako!
Ayaw ko magpakita kay Jayson who's excitedly waiting na makita na maayusan ako!
Am extermely weary on how my friends gonna see and react on my new face.
It's like, Oh God, give me strength to face my fears...hehe.

1st base - back at the hotel room. someone said, "Denise nag-iba ang muka mo." strike one!
2nd base - i texted Jayson to see me outside the room. He was all smile naman pero nung palapit na sya he was studying my face, siguro on "what's happened?"His face brightened and said "you look so pretty, ang nipis ng kilay mo". Strike 2!! naman!!
3rd base - on our way down sa garden for pictorial, Joseph was smilling and said something like "si Denise pala yun, kanina pa ako kinakawayan, di ko nakilala, kulot kasi"...naku gusto ko suntukin si Joseph. Talaga namn! Strike 3!!

So, am OUT!

i was thingking, sulit ba yung 2T na fee for hair and make-up?
it was like, i went there as a clean canvas hoping for a clear-enhanced me but ended up totally looking different. i was a bit low.

So, ma-eenjoy ko ba ang araw na ito looking not-so-me?
And suddenly, may nag snap sa aking isip? "hey where's the fun in you?"
CONFIDENCE girl, CONFIDENCE!!!!
YUp, why not. That's my best accessory ever!

Tapos, little by little, i began to play whats on my face. Ganda naman pala ng hair ko! Kulot nga eh. Maiba naman sa straight na boring. And the make up am dreading about, little by little too, am getting to love it! Siguro, nabigla lang talaga ako.

The rest of the night, i was possessed by this new persona. Oh, i love myself. And i thought, it's not the amount of make-up put on you that makes you feel beautiful. It's what's inside that will carry you whenever you go. And to think that models are the most insecure person in the world..well, says Tyra Banks, not me, coz am not one. hehe. But you get me right?

So, next time na magpapaparlor ulit ako?....hmmmm...definetely looking forward to it! Aba! ang sarap din naman ng feeling mo pampered ka. Glamour glamour ang drama mo! Di bah? Artista!