Last Saturday, I was fortunate enough to have been able to go to witness the launch of the Nestle Fitness Show Off Your Shape Promo. Why fortunate? Apart from hearing things first hand from folks behind Nestle Fitnesse, I got to see the wardrobe that’s up for grabs in person. Hehe.
This launch event was my first stop of three scheduled thingamajigs for the day. It was a great way to start my day — makes up for the fact that I’m actually working on a weekend, gah — since I …

Twas a Tuesday. A bad day. For the first time in my life I actually took myself to see a doctor. I’m not too keen on the matter. It’s probably due to this thing of having been hospitalised for almost two (2) months when I was 7, countless trips for check ups, medical exams and visits and then, on top of that, a semi-recent experience which involved the ICU (no, I wasn’t the one who got admitted but someone real close). So, there. Need I say more?
Going back to my …

Mondays can be such a drag, yes? It magnifies how short a weekend is and how much you yearn to make it last longer. It’s the most dreaded of all work days. But rather than choosing to be blanketed by gloomy thoughts, take control and have a bit of fun. At least, that’s what I did yesterday. I decided to wear a dress. And not just any dress, mind you. It’s one of the items I bought from the Ukay Manila Store.

Yes, it’s a second-hand Esprit dress that I got …

If you missed the announcement, let me take this opportunity to mention it again (esp if you’re starting to wonder on the lack of posts) I’ve officially entered the rat race again — after more than a couple of years of sabbatical, mind you. The past few weeks have been a toss among several hats that I’m close to vetoing my latest career decision. Gah.
With all the adjustments I’m doing, I’m suffering from sleep deprivation and bad skin days (yech), throw in hair blah moments cuz I simply can’t …

*Humming the song while working on the post.*
For folks who are not familiar with the song, it’s one of the country’s local tagalog folk songs (also sung while playing a traditional game with the same name). And the reason why I sing hum is because I spent a day in a farm and I’m here to tell you a lil about my experience in photos.
Though I love the hustle and bustle of the city life, I can appreciate the simple, refreshing environment that can best be found in rural settings. …

Punk. What do you normally associate, fashion-wise at least, with the word? Apart from the music, all I can think of was black, skaterboi-ish-slash-Boy George get up. Affirmed by quite a number of outfits seen during the event, my definition is far from off. But I’m more of the rock chick than an Avril-wannabe, and this was one of the topics that my friend Hannah and I talked about. How do you categorise a particular outfit as punk anyway?

I really can’t set any boundaries for now. I have this faint …

Remember when I told you folks about this lovely, lovely HP Mini 1100 Vivienne Tam Limited Edition Digital Clutch?

Well, guess what? I was at M Cafe in Greenbelt 4, Makati City last week for the its Philippine Launch,

alongside two other mini laptops — the HP Mini 1100 PC series, retailing for Php 18,950.00

and the the HP Mini 2140 Notebook PC, retailing for Php 23,950.00.

Can you imagine how giddy I was while waiting for that darn cloth to come off the darn thing? I was, I was! Truly. LOL.
Btw, can …

Me? On TV? Seriously.
Not that I minded the major plugging for my blogs (SashaManuel.com, The Parody, and Tops II Bottoms) and mainly for Style Manila, so, yea I grabbed the opportunity. This is one of the interviews I did with QTV. Shot entirely in my home whilst by principle I didn’t really want to do. But yea, there. You folks can see how my room looks like and the family den where I usually work.
Aired last night — Thursday, 16 April 2009 — on GMA Network’s QTV 11 new …

Who is the modern Filipina?
With all the changes happening all around and having observed how the culture evolved for the past two (2) decades, I can’t help but ask the question. How do you define such a woman?
We have to admit that we come from a society filled with rules (not to mention, superstitions). Most of us grew up with strict and conservative parents, surrounded by meddling extended families (who often think that their opinions should be taken into serious consideration). Our actions measured and, oftentimes, directed by traditions and …

Wednesday. Work day. Just when I was starting to shift into vacation mode (I’m hitting the beach today!), work just had to make a last minute squeeze. Squeeze, it did. Heh.

10 am
I already had to cancel on my morning appointment which was a major, MAJOR booboo. Entirely my fault (still kicking myself). Highly embarrassing that I’m actually still suffering from remorse (I’ll save the rest of the story on a later post) up to this very minute that I’m writing this post. I’m hoping I can do something to turn …