girly moments
Some Girly Moments: Preparing for K&H Wedding - Review of the Purple Dress From Forever 21
11:40 AMI'm not much of a girly person and I have known that since I was little despite playing with Barbie dolls (though together with that, I also played with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Snoopy and X-Men figurines). But when it comes to weddings, all the girlyness in me suddenly comes out as I think of ways on how I should look in this formal occasion---whether I'm just a guest or have a role in it. Since I don't have a lot of formal dresses, I make it a point to match my dress with the wedding's motif. As a result, I really buy a new dress whenever I'm invited on a wedding of a relative or friend.
In the case of my Kalayaan College friends' wedding, Kharlo and Honey, I was asked by the bride to be an emcee in the dinner reception together with another KC friend, Dia. Since I had a role, I wanted to make sure to get a great dress that would match the occasion. Dia and I set a day to shop for that and, after looking around SM Megamall, we both decided to get identical purple dresses from Forever 21.
Pictures Speak Louder Than Words
This is one section in my blog where I feel that pictures says a lot that I don't need to write something about it.
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Kharlo and Honey's Wedding - 8.20.2011
Pictures courtesy of my fellow Kalayaan College friends since I don't have my own camera yet.
The pictures say it all: Kharlo and Honey, my Kalayaan College friends, are totally in love and I'm very happy that they finally got married. I know they are happy with each other and will be able to overcome obstacles in the years to come. I am happy and honored to be one of the emcees for the dinner reception.
All these pictures say it all: their wedding is unique, special and full of love. :)
All these pictures say it all: their wedding is unique, special and full of love. :)
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| The crying bride walking towards her parents |
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| The bride and groom saying their vows |
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| You may kiss the bride! :) |
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| The couple in the dinner reception |
Congratulations and Best Wishes Kharlo and Honey! :)
One of the most prominent events last year was the Manila Hostage crisis, which happened on August 23, 2010 at the Rizal Park, Manila. For those who have been living under the rock for a year, here's a summary of it:
The Manila hostage crisis occurred when a dismissed Philippine National Police officer took over a tour bus in Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines on August 23, 2010. Disgruntled former senior inspector Rolando Mendoza, from the Manila Police District (MPD) hijacked a tour bus carrying 25 people (20 tourists and also a tour guide, all from Hong Kong, and four Filipinos) in an attempt to get his job back. He said that he was summarily dismissed without the opportunity to properly defend himself, and that all he wanted was a fair hearing.
The first shots were heard about ten hours into the standoff, after which the Filipino bus driver escaped from the bus and was shown on television saying "everyone is dead" before being whisked away by police. The ensuing rescue assault mounted by the MPD and resulting shoot-out, which was widely criticized by pundits as "bungled" and "incompetent", was watched by millions on live television news and took around 90 minutes. Eight of the hostages and Mendoza were killed; many other hostages and bystanders were injured. (Source: Wikipedia)
It All Ends.7.14
After watching "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" two days in a row, I have finally come to accept that, indeed, it has ended. And, growing up with the book and the movies, I'd say it was a great way to end it all.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" is the continuation of where Part 1 left last year: Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest in looking for the remaining four Hocruxes in order to destroy Lord Voldemort. As they journey towards this quest, Hogwarts is no longer the haven for students as Snape is the new Headmaster and Death Eaters are taking over. The Battle in Hogwarts begins and Harry and his friends must do everything to destroy evil.
The final installment is no longer a children's movie, but rather a war movie. Gone are the days where Harry, Hermione, Ron and their friends are facing the world with innocence and immaturity. In this movie, they are surrounded by chaos and evil and are looking for the four remaining Hocruxes to kill Lord Voldemort. No more happy classes with students, no more friendly spiders and giants, and nobody is spared. Here, you see students getting injured, your favorite and lovable characters dying, Hogwarts being destroyed and in rubble, and everyone of all ages are fighting to keep evil from ruling over good. For the last time, the battle of good and evil is happening. For the parents and other people who read the book, you know what I mean.
Preparing for a cosplay is never easy, especially for first-timers like us.
Marc (my boyfriend) and I "debuted" our first-ever cosplay last June 18 at the 10th Philippine Toycon in Megamall---and it was a blast!
We cosplayed as Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi of Squad 11 from "Bleach". For those who are not familiar:
Kenpachi is the Captain of the squad who has a wild and aggressive appearance that fits his personality. His love for fighting is shown a lot in the series. Yachiru is his Lieutenant and is the total opposite of him, as she is known to have child-like personalities such as being small, cheerful and carefree. Both Kenpachi and Yachiru's personalities are what makes this pair so unusual, unique and easy to remember by "Bleach" fans.
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| Kenpachi and Yachiru of Squad 11 |
Kenpachi is Marc's favorite "Bleach" character because of his personality, while Yachiru is one of my favorites because she's so cute and fun to watch. And since both our builts suit these characters, our decision to cosplay them was final by the end of 2010. We knew cosplaying Kenpachi and Yachiru is not easy so we decided to "debut" them on Toycon 2011 to give us more time with the planning and creating everything.
Last December 2010, I had Kenpachi's Captain Coat made by a dressmaker in Marikina and gave it as a Christmas gift to Marc ---and then everything went on from there. The first thing we did was the weapons and contacted Animeniacz Online for it around last week of April and got it after two weeks. Then we had the rest of the costumes made by 2nd week of May, bought the pink wig, made Kenpachi's hair, and had the eyepatch done. And of course, we also studied our characters to the fact that I made Kenpachi and Yachiru my desktop wallpaper.
Finally, Toycon 2011 arrived and we were quite excited to cosplay then. Well, I think I was more excited than Marc because I just had 3 hours of sleep after work and was even the first one up :) We arrived in Megamall at around 3:30pm and immediately bought a ticket.
