Cliniqe Party Take Two

I have been an avid reader of ProjectVanity since I can't remember when. haha. Since then, I am eyeing to meet the "Ms. Liz Lanuzo" of ProjectVanity . She's one of my favorite bloggers due to her sincere product reviews from make-up, to dress, shoes, places to visit and a LOT more kaya peg ko talagang makita or ma-meet man lang sya. haha. obvious ba? If I'm into make-up, beauty, fashion, and vanity nowadays it's all because of her. Sya ang salarin! haha. I came to realize my love for make-up, skincare, dressing up, and all the other kikay stuff because of her din. haha.

Anyway, nag-organize na sya ng Clinique Party before but wasn't lucky enough to reserve a slot. :( Kaya namern nung nagpost sya sa facebook if we would want to have a Clinique party take two, comment agad ang lola niyo, like HELL YEAH PLEASE! haha. syempre hindi ganyan yung exact comment ko. pero parang ganyan na rin. haha. like deperado ang lola mo :)) Kaya nung in-announce niya registration for the 2nd Clinique party, email agad ang lola niyo kay Ms. Liz. Luckily, I was able to reserve a slot. Muntik na ko tumumbling nung nagreply sya sa email ko. haha. Told ya, I'm a BIG FAN. hihi. 

Anyhoo, after receiving confirmation for my reserved slot, isip agad ang lola mo ng outfit. Na-PRESSURE ako nung pinost niya outfits ng previous attendees ng party. Xempre ayaw pa KABOG ng lola niyo. haha. Check it here. O diba? Kalowka! haha. Texted boyfie din to borrow his cam. Fel na fel ko talagang i-document yung event since FIRST time ko umattend ng ganito. haha.  Habang nasa office, nag-drawing na ang lola mo ng peg kong outfit based sa kung anong meron ako sa drawer ko. Mix-and-match nalang haha. Itech ang not-so-final outfit that I wore on the last Clinique Party:

Top: thrifted
Skirt: People are People
Shoes: Possibility, The Ramp Glorietta

Final outfit.
Flats: Pill, The Ramp Trinoma

Pasensya na po sa kadiliman/kalabuan ng picture since nakalimutan ko gumamit ng flash. Also, pardon our magulong bahay. haha.  Bilang nagbago ang isip ko last minute, nagpalit nalang ako from heels to flats. Feeling ko kase OA ang heels ko. Turned out, andami palang naka-heels nung party. :)) anyway, next time I'll just wear what I want and just be confident of my masterpiece! hihi.

Clinique's booth

The event was held last April 16, 2011 at Clinique's counter in Rustan's, Makati.  Nag-taxi nalang ang lola mo bilang di ko feel mag-commute noon at dumating ng pawisan sa event :)) baka di ako papasukin LOL.

When I arrived, I got so giddy and excited when I saw the other readers. Didn't know how to start a conversion at first. hihi. Nahihiya pa nga ko pumasok sa booth. haha. Then, I saw Ms. Liz. Woot! Na-STARSTRUCK ako. Inferr! Kalowka! haha. Gusto ko magpa-picture agad kaso nahiya pa ko so ikot-ikot nalang muna and checked on Clinique's products. hihi. Sa sobrang nahihiya pa ko pero gusto ko na agad ng picture, yan lang muna nakuha kong pic HAHA.

Liz sharing tips to one of the readers

Mahiyain pa nung una kaya sapatos ang napag-diskitahan.
I like her shoes...

and Kari's Ferretti shoes too.

Ms. Liz suddenly approached me & introduced me to Kira, Kari, Mira and the other girls. Sorry, I'm not really good in remembering names. But, I'm pretty good in remembering faces. hihi. Ms. Mira and Ms. Liz are pretty good hostesses. They're both soooo kind and very welcoming. They kept on asking us to eat and  kept on chatting with us. hihi. I love them to death! haha.

Mira, Clinique's Marketing Manager, and
The Ms. Liz Lanuzo of ProjectVanity

Mira & the girls :)

Liz & the other girls

The food. Yummeh!

Balloons & feathers is love. hihi. :">

While waiting for my turn for skin consultation, hindi na ko nahiya at nakipag-chismisan na w/ Liz, Mira & the other readers. The routine is, we'll have skin consultation with the lovely Clinique ladies  then, make-up session na. Here are the pics I took during the event:

the busy Clinique table

Clinique's lipstick & lipgloss collection

me(w/o make-up) & the beautiful Ms. Liz

Kari & Mara

Kari in action. Check her blog for super nice pics nung event :)

me & Malou; skin consultation moment

this is what Malou use to identify my Skin Type. Combination Oily for me. 

Loot bags after skin consultation. Based on skin type & skin concerns.
Thanks Liz, Mira & Clinique ♥

And here are the happy attendees (made-up version):

Bea

Ae

Kari
Photo credits to Kari :)

moi. Thanks to Ms. Vannie :">

Our MUA, Ms. Vannie, & Mara.
Photo credits to Kari :)

the happy Clinique girls

beautiful day w/ beautiful ladies ;)

My BIG THANK YOU for all the wonderful & beautiful people I met. *hugsss*. Thank you guys! I hope to meet you again soon and hear your beautiful stories, exchange amazing beauty finds & share everything under the sun. hihi. I learned a LOT from all of you. THANKS.


P.S: I don't know kung bakit po pumapangit resolution pag ni-post ko na dito yung pics but they look good on flickr naman. 


You may check the photos in better resolution via my flickr account--> here. :)


Note to self: I-maintain ang shape ng brows. It's amazing how one can look very different pag NEAT ang eyebrows niya. hihi. Bring accent to the eyes. :)

On bus rides and opportunities...

"Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late of the one that is open" - Alexander Graham Bell

Opportunity is like waiting for a bus ride. When you lose your focus, the bus might have pass in front of you without you knowing it. Thus, making you wait for the next bus to arrive - wasting time, wasting resources and losing your temper. Surely, another bus will come - another vehicle that will take you to your destination. Unfortunately, you can never bring back the wasted time. BUT as another bus arrives, another opportunity for you to correct previous mistakes and another opportunity to get closer to your destination.


How does the previous story relate to the next story? hmm... Go figure it yourself.  (This is just the same as saying,  "I can't think of another paragraph/line to connect them or somehow give transition to both stories." haha. But they're really related, trust me. *winks*)

Got invited by an officemate, Andrew,  in a FREE Business seminar conducted last July 5 - 9, 2010 by the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc  in Manila. This event's program got me really thrilled. Imagine rubbing elbows with a lot of successful people, getting crash course on handling finances, getting tips & tricks on sales, gaining wisdom from their experiences, and a lot more, for FREE?! Isn't that a win-win offer? 

I was originally planning to attend this event on its last session, which is scheduled on Friday, by using a 1-day Sick Leave (or rather an "Emergency Leave"..unfortunately, we don't have such. haha.). But come Thursday night, I was still undecided. Why? Because every sick leave consumed equals some amount of cash slashed from the total amount of money I might be receiving at the end of the year. lol. Also, I was simply afraid to go to the seminar. Why? I was so afraid to go there ALONE. I was so afraid to mingle with a lot of STRANGERS. Thus when Friday arrives, I opt NOT to go. Instead, I opt to WORK. Crazy, right?

As I am approaching the workplace, I felt so disappointed. There's this little voice inside my head that's really eager to go to that seminar. This little voice has been bugging me the moment I stepped out of the house, while I was riding the jeepney,  while I was riding the bus and while I was walking to to our office's building. Then, it HIT me. Did I just allow FEAR to affect my decision-making ability? I suddenly remember  Robert Allen's talk at the Intercontinental hotel last January 2010. He told us to ALWAYS LISTEN to that little voice inside our head. Chances are, it's always right. (I'll share some of my notes during his talk on my next blogs. haha. lots of pending blogs. sorry.) 

Our common FEARS according to Robert Allen:

F-ailure

E-mbarassment

A-bandonment

R-ejection

S-uccess (Yes, even success.)

Reality is, FEAR is just equal to:

F-alse

E-xpectations

A-ppearing

R-eal

Why did I allow these "False Expectations Appearing Real" to scare me? As the cliche goes, experience is indeed a great teacher. As I sit in my cube and started [pretended] working, my mind has been bombarded with lots of realizations. I will NOT let this be a wasted experience. There has to be something LEARNED. There has to be something fruitful disguising as a misfortune. I evaluated these realizations and came up with three lessons I gained from this event. (See upcoming blog posts for each lessons).

Lesson #1: Identify the problem.
Lesson #2: Do NOT let FEAR interfere.
Lesson #3: Make DECISIONS often

“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” - Sarah Caldwell

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delete negative posts

Hi! I just deleted some of my "emo" posts. I just want to start anew with this blog and maximize inspiring and influencing people. Would love to share wisdom and positive vibes than negative ones.

This will serve as my personal blog/journal.Will post experiences, learnings and etc.

Enjoy! :-)

Welcome back to Me! :)

Welcome back to me!! haha. After almost 2 years of not blogging, here I am again reviving this little space in the world wide web that I have.

The previous weeks have been a very stressful week for me and my team. That's why it reminded me of one of the few things I love doing - dancing. As the cliche goes, "PAY NOW, PLAY LATER". For now, I need to focus on more important things. Need to hit my goal first AND need to hit it ver very SOON.

Anywei, I miss dancing soooo much. I'm not that good in dancing but I think it's somehow "bearable".haha. Despite that, i still love dancing. Dancing is where my heart is (cheezy much? haha). It has always always been my stress-reliever. When I'm dancing, nothing really matters but the music and the way my body moves & grooves with it. I still can't help moving my head/body/shoulders/feet whenever I hear "danceable" songs playing in my playlist.
Even if it means i look crazy moving my head/body/shoulders/feet while in the office in front of the computer. LOL. I miss being "tortured" during warm-up routines. I miss moving into the rhythm. I miss making new friends by attending different dance classes (Tandang Sora/AFP Theater/Greenhills. where to go next? LOL). I miss sweating like a pig. I miss the bodyache I will surely experience the day after attending dance class. I miss going crazy doing really crazy steps. I miss being wild while in the dancefloor once in a while. haha. I miss shakin' some booty. LOL(reminded me of dancing one of Beyonce's songs and that booty-shakin' dance step a guy from Brewing Point taught us. LOL). I miss Brewing Point, All Star Danceschool and Gforce.

After hitting my goal, I will surely head to the nearest dance studio. LOL. Oh, I should get myself a new pair of dancing shoes first. haha. My dancing shoes "retired" last month. Need to buy a new one. *ahem* commission *ahem* haha.

Future dance plans: I miss hiphop but I think I'm gonna explore other dance genre like ballroom, bellydancing, and etc. Been amazed on how graceful bellydancers are. hehe.

Want to know my goals? Will be sharing about my goals on my next (or next-next? LOL) blogs. Not quite sure what to blog next. haha. But definitely, I'll be blogging again. haha. See ya!

lost and found....

Last Saturday, I had a talk with Hnormie, my friend-slash-dormmate-slash-lola (oh yes, i call her "lola"..haha), and it made me realize a lot of things.

She made me realize that for me to be able to share happiness, I need to own it first.

I love a lot. I love my family, my special someone, and my friends . I loved them too much that I forgot to save something for myself. I'm bothered that I've caused them pain, or sadness..or......

Right now, I just thought I need to change...My happiness should not be based on other people's happiness...

I want these people to be happy. I want to share happiness to these people and I must start within myself.

[Disclaimer: hindi ako nagi-emo...gusto ko lang isulat ang mga naiisip ko...haha XD]

"A sense of possesing needs to come before a sense of genuine sharing. Possess yourself first with your sense of identity and self-worth so that you can genuinely share it to others." -- from 7 Habits

friends, bear with me in this journey... Thanks. :)

"some people are more than willing to go through on that journey with you, but sometimes we just neglect their presence..and what hurts in the end is what we've been searching for all this time is just right in front of us.. " -- sabi ni hnromie

overwhelmed...

Na-overwhelm ako sa tuwa kahapon. Ang saya. haha.
Nakakatuwa na ang mga taong minsanan mo lang makausap ay nagshe-share sa'yo ng "deepest secrets" nila -- mostly "too personal secrets". haha. >:)