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Post by kate on Aug 9, 2010 11:55:20 GMT 7
August 1, 2010
(aug 1) hello lah! hello from beautiful singapore! sending you a token sg shot with the merlion in the background.  right behind it, that super cool structure behind is the newly constructed marina bay sands area. its awesome! the big low building is their convention center where the press conference for lee min ho was held, and the tall buildings behind it is the marina bay sands hotel.. google it! its apparently one of the most expensive to build buildings in the world! i now super regret not going up to see the place! its three huge towers with a giant ship looking structure at the top, which is open air made to make you feel like you're on a ship sailing in the air. complete with palm trees and a huge infinity pool! sayang, should've at least checked it out for sunset sessions or something! boo us. got to go around orchard road for a bit, i brought around ate jasmine, my executive producer with me, and kuya gilbert our cameraman. didn't really shop a lot, we didn't have the time. i did get me a medium sized muji suitcase which i've been wanting as my work suitcase. got to buy pasalubongs lang for my loved ones back home, a pair of killer black heels from bebe, but sadly i didn't find any singapore sticker for my laptop. rushing back to manila this afternoon to tape snn tonight. i'm still sick!  i'm running on vitamin c and adrenaline. please help pray i get better! thank you!
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Post by kate on Aug 9, 2010 11:56:05 GMT 7
August 2, 2010
(aug 2) so what do you do when you're sick? you rest as much as you can so you get well soonest! this is my 'sick lair'. as gross as it may sound i was really stuck here the whole day today. when i'm sick i make latag a comforter at the foot of my mom's bed, fill it with fluffy pillows, and just rest. around my sick lair you see the remote controls for the tv, i switch from abs to etc to fox to axn and all these other channels with re runs, buhay baboy talaga!! not just that. my laptop beside me the whole day just reading through blogs and websites, a few books i've been reading for forever including anthony bourdain's 'medium raw', all my medicines including antibiotics which i just started taking today to ensure i get better soon, i have water and tissue and all these other sick girl must haves. i go back to work tomorrow so i want to be even a bit better! hope you're all well. and i hope you all enjoy my lee min ho interview later on snn confessions. :-)
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Post by kate on Aug 9, 2010 11:57:07 GMT 7
August 3, 2010
(aug 3) i get to be a model again today! yaay! :-) i'm back to my original roots, haha, modeling for my love alex carbonell. trivia.. one of the super first pictorials i ever did as in right after my first pantene, was for bench fix salon! it was a super play time shoot lang with alex for my hair, juan sarte for my make up, and photographed by ronnie salvacion! wild! haha. now i'm modeling for a feature in blush magazine's september-october issue, its a story all about alex's work! i'm here at the shoot to represent dark hair, behind me is actually iya villania for the red violet hair, and third is hindy tantoco for blonde hair! alex is doing all our hair and make up. :-) i'm still on medication and feeling a bit weak, but i'm thankful i'm up and about and able too work. :-) see you at snn tonight! :-)
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Post by kate on Aug 9, 2010 11:57:32 GMT 7
August 4, 2010
(aug 4) watch out for the all new y speak! hanging out now at our y speak office in the studio 23 office. :-) office is the same, staff is the same, what's new is our creative director and co host! jim libiran, veteran journalist and filmmaker has signed on to be our creative director! and youth advocate jiggy aquino cruz is our co host! winner! :-) i love the new concept. its a more hands on, up close and personal y speak. we'll really be doing more field work, doing more one on one interviews, which i love! :-) for our first episode of the new format airing august 14, the topic is all about sex education. i got to do a sit down interview with two case studies, a bisexual who learned about sex because of molestation as a kid, and a single serial dater who learned about sex with his friends. super interesting! plus, our topics carry on. its not just one episode, but a series of episodes, it progresses as a topic, so it really becomes more educational and informative! like if this is about how you learned about sex, next episodes will be about how rampant it is now, branching out into prostitution and early pregnancies and other related stories. i'm so, so, so excited! i'm so thankful y speak is still alive and believe it or not, we're turning six years old this september! :-)
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Post by kate on Aug 9, 2010 11:58:15 GMT 7
August 5, 2010
(aug 5) this is what i look like after braving the paranaque to qc traffic on a super traffic thursday! konting tambay at relax at calm before getting in hair and make up. stress kasi talaga yung traffic! :-o behind me is mae and sarah, my darlings at tfc connect. laugh trip lang itong si sarah super emote lang sa likod! haha. super busy day today and i'm still feeling sick! its a long day with cinema news and snn taping and live. right after tfc is actually kill time time and so i went to hang out again with my pbb family! so cool kasi there's actually a pantry area where you can bring food and coffee and hang out so i went with kris, billet, and jovie of my pbb family for a coffee run! for cinema news naman its so hard because we always run late and so we finish late and i get ipit for snn! eek! wish me luck that i get through this day sane!
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Post by kate on Aug 9, 2010 11:58:55 GMT 7
August 6, 2010
(aug 6) you know what makes life fun and so exciting? when you live it by being random and spontaneous!!!! :-) for the longest time since pbb ended i've been wanting to go to hong kong. something always comes up every weekend and my friends are always busy with work, so i never get to! i finally put my foot down and said i'm gonna go alone, fight! thanks to twitter, i discovered that my friend liz was planning to go to, and she found that our friend robby wanted to go too! so i'm off on a fashionable weekend escape! liz uy of preview, robby carmona fashion director, plus huling huling humahabol, eventologist tim yap! haha! super random talaga! :-) in manila, we really only see each other when we go out, but in the name of travel and fashion, fiiiight! haha! here we are at yun kee for some super yummy, super late lunch! goose, beef, dimsum, suuuuper busog! we ate lunch for like four hours, no kidding! hahaha! right after, we're heading for some shopping.. yaaaay. :-)
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Post by calculus on Aug 22, 2010 17:05:47 GMT 7
Aug 07, 2010
(aug 7) the super gay weekend continues! i love it and i'm having so much fun!!!! :-) from left to right that's tim, in the middle is ruslan their model friend based here, and then robby! as i take this photo, they are actually trying to spot this super cute guy right in front of us and we're trying to take photos to capture his face! hahaha! the best thing about traveling with a local is discovering new areas to go to. i've been to hong kong sooo many times but this is the first time i've seen this bustling soho area! right now we're on the travelator.. its the coolest thing ever! its like one flat escalator after another after another that goes through and above the city! you can go through like five blocks on one travelator, before you know it you're across the city na! super wild, super love it. :-) in foreign cities i really love those areas with small streets and rows and rows of restors, bars, shops.. like the art district. super loving it here! :-) did so much walking today, my feet are so painful na! plus my credit card is super naghihingalo na! but super worth it. i love hong kong! :-)
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Post by calculus on Aug 22, 2010 17:06:13 GMT 7
Aug 08, 2010
(aug 8) shoe shopping!!!!!!!! :-) i'm so, so, so happy because liz and i have the same itinerary for this trip.. shoessss! oh my goodness, matinding pagtatrabaho at pag-iipon nanaman ito pag-uwi to make bawi for the gastos! hahaha! we went to all the different outlets of joyce and lane crawford, like a high end rustan's here, to find our shoes for sale! shoes are happiness talaga! :-) so funny kasi kada konting bili, we go back to the hotel to drop the paper bags, then head out again for more!!!! going home today for snn taping tonight. liz and robby are going home tomorrow pa! i have to say i had so much fun!!!!!!!! :-) super saya ng random, unplanned weekend. i remember my vietnam trip two years ago, same as this, super random, i went alone and just met up with friends, and it ended up being so much fun!!!!!! :-) let's see what other random trip i can plan sometime. :-) i love hong kong also because they have a city check in. yes as in you can check in your bags and get your boarding pass in the mall and then go around pa if you want! winner! i wonder which shoes i'll launch first on snn! :-p
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Post by calculus on Aug 22, 2010 17:06:35 GMT 7
Aug 09, 2010
(aug 9) its finally a steady south rest day for me today! :-) to be honest, i got sick before singapore pa, then work the whole week, then hong kong pa! i know i shouldn't abuse my body and i should really rest! health is wealth! :-) ended up resting today also because i'm not feeling so well.. just need to go to town to run a few errands including having my nails done. i'm wearing a peach top and layered denim skirt both from cotton on, with my super colorful bag, very girly lang ako today! :-p speaking of color, for my nails this week, i'm going for a super pale yellow for my hands, then i'm gonna be doing my multicolored toes again! haha! pink, blue, yellow, violet, green, one color per toe, very seaofshoes.com lang ang peg! haha. i'm feeling cheery this week after my super, super fun hong kong trip! hope we all have a great week! :-)
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Post by calculus on Aug 22, 2010 17:06:59 GMT 7
Aug 10, 2010
(aug 10) steady south tuesday, making the most out of it! :-) i'm wearing an animal print tee thrifted from korea, brown uniqlo belt, forever 21 acid wash shorts, brown bag is my sister's she got it from london. :-) finally got to see my face derma, dr. ayeese today! got my skin cleaned and peeled. i'm actually getting very sad because ayeese is migrating to australia soon! i don't know who i'll run to na when i need quick fix facial needs! waah! :-o also headed to town center today for an impromptu date with my love make up artist and friend jigs mayuga! he was just hanging south and though he watched salt na, he agreed to watch with me again! looooved the movie! love angelina jolie! :-) moving on to my evening, before snn, my love boss sir lui said he came from the tv heads meeting, and the bosses daw have a comment about me.. and its.. that.. i have to gain weight! kalurks!!!! hahaha! first thing that came in my head naman is, thank GoD the bosses' comments are something so easy to fix, kaysa naman their comment is about my skill or about how i talk or what i say! haha! its an easy, happy problem to have! :-p
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Post by calculus on Aug 22, 2010 17:07:26 GMT 7
Aug 11, 2010
(aug 11) black and white is today's theme! oversized white tee from korea, black skinny jeans from topshop, zebra print belt thrifted from sf, black and white flats from sydney. hello everyone! its errands day today! but i started my day with a killer pilates session! i really died!!!! haha. at first my instructor mona worked my abs til it couldn't take it anymore, then she worked my arms til they were shaking, then she worked my legs til they were burning! all those parts were so, so painful that i couldn't even tell which was most painful! hahaha! but in the end, you know what, everything was so painful that the pain ended up cancelling out each other, so much so that i feel okay! haha! a good work out is very fulfilling. :-) also did some bank work and bills today.. fixed a few things and did a bit of reading and studying for another unicef site visit i'm doing this weekend! yaay! :-) a few weeks ago, tito gary did a site visit in maguindanao and wow, i heard it was amazing! our location this weekend is cebu and i'm very excited! :-) its my dream to do a visit in the war zones in mindanao, but they're training me well first to prepare me to be able to do that next time. :-) off to a busy, busy day then snn tonight! :-)
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Post by calculus on Aug 22, 2010 17:07:52 GMT 7
Aug 12, 2010
(aug 12) two apologies! first, is because my black and white ktxt yesterday was dated wrong, sorry twas supposed to be august 11! second, sorry because i'm sharing an ultra gross ktxt picture today! pimple alert!!!! waah! i just can't over how i woke up with an extra being on my face! like i have a plus one! like i have an extra co host at work today! hassle. :-( so i was stressing about my pimple all morning, and i was stressing because i had absolutely no time to pass by my derma dra. ayeese. lo and behold, when i get to work, i was stressing about it with my tfc staff and i said in jest that i wish the abs clinic had a derma. mae our p.a suddenly goes, 'may bagong bukas na derma diyan sa baba!' waaaaaah! i could hardly believe it! GoD is so great! hahahahaha. so before putting make up, i ended up rushing down stairs to get my pimple injected just to make it subside. haha. its really bizarre how when i was in high school and college i never, ever, ever got pimples. the only reason i became a model wasn't cause how i looked, but more cause my skin was sooo nice! and because of the work i do and all the make up i wear, my skin got bad and when i get pimples its really one huge ones like this. boo. i learned a tip though from the abs derma today, when you feel a pimple coming, put ice on it. i'll try that. :-)
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Post by calculus on Aug 22, 2010 17:08:18 GMT 7
Aug 13, 2010
(aug 13) welcome to our cebu city unicef site visit! :-) this is my first time to do a site visit focusing on the child protection program. my concern and focus is usually education and even health, but they want me to learn more about the other fields that unicef helps filipino children with. we're here now to spend time with street children in their kamp pag-asa! today is the third and final day of their three day camp where they learned life skills, social skills, and we even have a theater insider who taught the kids all about movement and story telling. it was sooo amazing. we got to the location and the kids were getting ready for their presentations. i instantly became close to this super kulit little boy named mark, and i did his make up for the presentation! his role? a tiger! hahaha. two groups then presented, one under the sea theme, one forest theme.. amazing and inspiring how these kids were taught to use their talents, and how they are taken away from the streets, away from prostitution and drugs, away from syndicates. when they develop their talents, they feel more self worth, and they start to develop real dreams for themselves. this day was all too touching, it was my first time to cry at a site visit because i was so touched. i hope we can all be inspired by how these kids fight for a better life for themselves!
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Post by calculus on Aug 22, 2010 17:08:41 GMT 7
Aug 14, 2010
(aug 14) day two of our child protection site visit! we visited three sites today. first is the rrcy or regional rehabilitation center for the youth, where this photo was taken. its an all boys center for juvenile law offenders. a few years ago, unicef was successful in pushing for the law to keep underage delinquents away from adult jails, and instead, have their own center. its so peaceful here, the boys are honestly very warm, fun loving, and their center head miss vivian said the number of boys they have has been declining, which is good! meaning more kids are reintegrated back to their homes. :-) today we also went to home for girls and haven, both homes for abused women. i almost burst into tears in the middle of this song presentation of young little girls, i just had to control myself because it was a happy get together! it breaks my heart that these girls had to go through sexual abuse, or being battered, or being sold and trafficked, its terrible. i'm so happy that i see them here happy and starting a new life and working on their skills and talents! i'm so blessed to be given a chance to touch their lives even through a simple visit. every place we went to today, they prepared a presentation, they prepared food, even speeches.. so touching. sobra. they were so thankful for our visit because they felt that someone cares about them. they have no idea how much its them we thank for touching our lives.
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Post by calculus on Aug 22, 2010 17:09:16 GMT 7
Aug 15, 2010
(aug 15) i'm back in manila but still on a high from my unicef site visit in cebu.. so i want to share i bit more kwento, if that's okay with you. :-) this photo i'm sending are the boys at the rrcy.. apparently, young boys in rehab are there mostly for either theft or rape. rape! i couldn't believe it when i heard it but i guess that's reality. next most common case is drugs, which is usually rugby sniffing, and there are a few cases of murder. nakakatuwa because here in the center, they encourage developing their talents and they also learn vocational skills to help them get jobs when they are released. i love seeing those boys who emerge as leaders of the group, those you see that really want to make something out of their lives. very inspiring. :-) a blessed sunday to all of you. i really slept in tonight. the cebu trip was very tiring and so i want to make sure that i won't get sick. plus i'm heading to work pa tonight for snn so i really have to keep healthy!
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