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Contest Winners, Iguanini, Gift-Giving

Journal Entry: Wed Jan 7, 2009, 1:29 AM
Make-Up Contest</strong>

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I got a message earlier today from Tito Fanny Serrano:

"Alodia, anak(my child), can I "make LAMBING" (affectionately request) you to BLOG about my forthcoming event...Am the new President of PICA (Philippines International Cosmetologist Assn)..a newly organized group of hairdressers and make-up artists & salon owners, the likes of Cherry Reyes of TONI&GUY, Angelo Justine, Lucy Brittanico, Fred Penales, Lourd Ramos of EMPHASIS, Angelo Falconi 111, Ness Asilla, Deo BC, RJSalon, Bong Aparente & a lot of talented stylist in the country

Our very 1st project is COSMETOLOGIE'09 w/c will be on Feb. 26,27,28, 2009 at the SMX Convention Center, a 3-day beauty fair, the grandest so far in the country. We will be offering seminars on MAKE-UP   (of course that would be under me), haircut, haircoloring, hair extensions, eyes&lips tatooing, topics on wellness, how to start a salon business, & a lot more of interesting beauty topics.

And so we would like to call the attention of all hairdressers & make-up artists to join PICA's 1ST "TOUCHE OF EXCELLENCE" HAIR&MAKE-UP OPEN COMPETITION to be held at the ARENA SAN JUAN on Jan.26, 2009 Monday 8am-5pm.

25 Celebrity Icons will be there to judge their creations. P50Thousand + Giant Trophies each will be granted/awarded for BEST BRIDAL MAKE-UP, BEST MEN'S CUT 7 COLOR, BEST LADIES CUT 7 COLOR, BEST RED CARPET LOOK, AND BEST ANIME TOTAL LOOK. Proclamation & awarding of all the winners will be held on our COSMETOLOGIE'09 Event.Interested artists can call & register at PICA Secretariat tel no. 4080021 or log on to www.pica-tesda.com."

~Fanny Serrano

I am deeply honored to get to be invited to this prestigious
ocassion as one of the JUDGES for the  Anime Total Look Category.
:woot:

Thanks for the support & hope to see you there!
:heart:

MAP


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Holiday Contest Winners</strong>



Thank you to everyone who joined my mini-contest over the holiday season. It was really enriching to listen to your stories and experiences. I also found it touching that a lot of you guys participated in this event. ^_^ There are a lot of great entries which is why we had a bit of difficulty deciding who the winners were.

As mentioned in my previous journal, we would only have 4 winners. But with the help of other people close to me, we picked the top 5. Yup, five, because we felt that all these guys really deserved to be featured.

In no particular order:

1) ~DJKibyKat :icondjkibykat:

Lets see.

This christmas is my first as a mom. But I didn't get to celebrate it with my daughter nor my husband. I was asked to watch/take/visit my grandmother in nyc for the holidays while her boyfriend (yes, my grandma has a boyfriend O.O) went to visit his family in Ohio. So, I'm in NYC with only my grandmother and no friends, no daughter, and no hubby. Last January, my hubby was deployed to Iraq and then shortly afterwards I had my daughter (she isn't his, but he loves her and claims her) and have spent every chance i get online when my husband is going to be on. My husband and i are engaged/handfasted (for those who don't know, its a pagan tradition of marriage) and Christmas Eve is our one year anniversary. Well, he called me and told me to expect a delivery on christmas eve and before 5pm i get a buzz on the door downstairs in the apartment and there is a huge box from FTD in a UPS guys hand. Poor UPS guy was confused because he didn't see my name but the apartment number was right (i'm staying with my grandma, so i don't actually live here). But, i get my box and go back upstairs and open it up. To my surprise is a beautiful bouquet of white roses and miniature pink with red stripes roses and a box of godiva chocolates along with a card. You can imagine that after getting the flowers out and in a vase and opening the chocolates, when i read the card i wanted to cry. He even wrote a poem to me. So, even though I'm away from my daughter and my hubby is overseas; I still got the best christmas ever. My daughter is walking (though i'm not there to watch it every day) and i got roses which i never really got before. So, yeah. Now, i'm gonna  some more and look at my pretty flowers. Here's a [link] to see them.

Original Entry here




2) ~Sielte :iconsielte:
This year, I proclaimed it the worst Christmas ever.
I missed home and my friends so badly,
It wasn't the same without familiarity.

No crowded shopping malls everything was closed;
No Christmas TV shows
just boring movies;
No jolly carols to hear
because everything was silent.

My father bought me an i-Pod,
Only because I'd fought with my mom,
She berated me more when I got it,
I felt worse than before.

Although the music
made me smile,
I could not forget my loneliness,
when I stepped outside my bedroom.

It didn't feel like Christmas,
no, not at all
There was no special dinner,
food's too expensive here,
I ate cold lasagna at 11 at night,
then went to sleep
trying not to cry.

I felt so bad,
it wasn't meant to be this way,
but I prayed anyway,
and I went online,
my friends were all there,
waiting for me on MSN.

I counted down on Christmas eve
with them
I smiled and laughed for once
I came onto dA
and for some reason
it felt like the best present I'd gotten
all season
was just being able to
be a part of this place.

As I slowly wished everyone
whose numerous journals kept popping up
I felt myself start to brighten up
and then I realized
that this was where I'd found Christmas
this year.

As I did my birthday,
where the entire day had been so bleak
up until I came online and saw all the greetings on Facebook,
same goes for Christmas this year,
I found the happiness and cheer I expected
in the arms of the internet.

Original Entry here




3) !soaki :iconsoaki:
Hawaiian-themed dresses fluttered in the night breeze
Us girls dancing with grace and ease
And our male cousins fooling around in floral shirts
Grinding their flip-flops down on the dirt

Playing games despite the cold night
Dancing in a circle, lit by moonlight
Money passed around as games are won
But the night is barely done

Clinking glasses with friends young and old
Passing the mic without being told
Cheering, even if their singing hurts my ear
They sound good enough because they're dear

Paper flowers, high and low
Christmas music, loud and slow
Laughter mingles with Christmas cheer
On this cold night, one thing is clear

My beloved are all here

Original Entry here




4) ~masquechique :iconmasquechique:
Two years ago, after sixteen years of not knowing why, I decided to ask my mom why she and dad split before I was born (don't make me tell you what the reason was, it's a very long story). She was very... miserable, but she had to tell me. Of course she must have known this moment will come. Afterwards I wanted to meet him, so I asked her if I could look for him (by now you might have guessed the ending of my story). With the help of my cousins and the internet, last December 15, I found him. It is a strange thing having to tell your dad that he's you know, your dad. Of course at first he thought it was a prank, but when I showed him my mom's picture (I even brought my birth certificate!), he believed me. He had another family; now I have two younger half-brothers. We spent this Christmas Holiday together in hopes of 'connecting'. It was very awkward and even now as I am writing this, I still don't think I love my dad yet. But at least, now I feel... complete

Original Entry here




5) ~Kazefuri :iconkazefuri:

The season has been untrue,
But I wouldn’t argue.
Christmas…
has been of gloom.
Not in every room, but
May have for somebodies,
But not of everybody.

Season ‘s mood is at swing,
Yet it didn’t loose a magic on a string.
Yesterdays of twenty fifth,
drizzles are on a riff.
Come fifth and twenty,
awaited by plenty,
Rose a shine, of sun
Not scorching, rather lovely,
Along with the cool breeze of
Yesterdays’ gently.

~K (on dec'08)

Original Entry here




Congratz to these five winners! And to everyone who participated, thank you!!

Prizes would be done through draw lots.
I shall send a Note to coordinate further about the prizes.


PS: This won't be the last mini-contest I'll be holding. I'll be doing a few more from time to time so just check back for new ones. Yay!







New Pet?!?!</strong>

My dad brought home something really weird the other day... At first we were thrilled to see it because he said it was an Iguana. And I've been wanting one for a pet since I was kid. He bought it off some guy on the way home. And so we went to check it out and found out that it looked peculiar.

I took a pic of it and researched about iguanas. He didn't look exactly like what a normal Iguana would look like.



...and we researched further and learned that he might be an Utila Iguana. Here is a photo of baby Utila Iguanas. Aren't they the cutest? *giggles*


(Photo from AboutUtila.com)

Anyway, daddy gave him a name. "Iguanini"! Yeah, it sounds funny but it suits this little critter~ I love him to bits. Just a while ago, I checked up on Iguanini and found him lounging in his water/drinking bowl. It is his own personal bath tub now. Haha! So I took him with me and let him swim in our pool. He is a good swimmer. :3 Now I am confused if he is a reptile or an amphibian. O_o

I just wonder how big he'll get because as of now, he is 15 inches long. And yet, he is considered a baby iguana. I also hope that Iguanini and Kitty, my pet black cat, would get along fine.





Christmas Gift-giving</strong>



To answer those who've been asking me about how my Christmas break was --
Here is my share of one my most memorable experiences during the holiday season. ^_^ I joined a gift-giving event which is unusual during the break because as you all know... Christmas means being out-of-town and partayyyyy. Just kidding! Hosted by a good friend of mine, Ren Cayetano, this event took place at Joaquin Compound in Barangay Alabang, Muntinlupa City. :]



It was my first time to ride a trolley which was pushed manually along the rail road all the way to the venue!





Although, I did not do the giving personally, I wanted to be there to support and witness it. I offered to at least take photos so we can share our experience to our family and friends.



This event made me realize how it feels to be able to interact with the people there. Not that we didn't do things similar to this in school. It's just that this time was different because it was not a school requirement or anything. The people there seemed really happy. And it felt great to see the smiles on other peoples' faces.



I am looking forward to the next event similar to this. ^_^




Full Album Here !



:heart:
Alodia







SDCC 2009
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My sister and I will be at the SDCC 2009! See you there! (more details here)




Art Gifts Part IV</strong>

+ Art Gifts Part I + Art Gifts Part II + Art Gifts Part III +   Art Gifts Part IV +





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~cotyboy Jan 24, 2009
wow si Tita Fanny bongga:giggle: i wanna watch

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*Hikaru-Jan Jan 24, 2009
Sounds like fun! Have a blast! =D

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~kamikazee009 Jan 17, 2009
Shame I wasn't able to catch the contest. Those pendants are such cuties!

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~Kazefuri Jan 12, 2009
aak! thank you so much! :hug:

and yay to your new pet! ^.^

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~reynante Jan 12, 2009
WooOoow, Jaja! It's so good to hear you've had gift-givings as well. I'd probably update my blog too and post our gift-giving as well. Thanks for this friendly reminder. ^_^

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~guisadong-gulay Jan 10, 2009  Professional Traditional Artist
"Iguanini"

ooo, Italian :D

or maybe an escape artist.

My fondest memory of reptiles (and amphibians) is my friend holding a pitchfork and threatening me kapag lumapit ako na dala yung iguana LOL

First time we discovered his phobia hehehe

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"An original cramps a loyal utopian"
is an anagram for
Carlo Antonio Milarpis Pagulayan
http://www.carlopagulayan.net
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~cotyboy Jan 10, 2009
WoW an Utila Iguana,my cousin had a pet like that 6 years ago but it got away and never found again, is Iguanini a male or a female?

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~keithsith Jan 10, 2009
It's really touchy. The stories and your experience over the holiday season is kinda heart warming. Hope I can see more of this in your future blogs^^

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We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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!soaki Jan 9, 2009
Eeep~~ *jumps around the house* I CAN'T BELIEVE I WON!!! Thank you, ate Alodia!!! :D Haha, the people at the gift-giving event look so happy. ^^

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Genius has no country. It blossoms everywhere. Genius is like the light, the air. It is the heritage of all.
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~xXxmirikutojixXx Jan 9, 2009
i was very busy last vacation. forgot to send my entry. :XD: hahaha. and i also have problem on my dA.

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