Feed My Vanity

Yeah, that title’s kind of cheesy. I was kind of hesitating to post this because my US Visa expired and it will take time to renew it. Dammit.

DAMMIT.

DAMMIT.

DAMN IT!!!

!!!

I hate you whoever is fated to win this contest. I am a fairly new gLeek, but I love this show! Most people don’t know it (except those who have seen me horribly, disgustingly drunk) that I am a frustrated eeek

I can’t even say it because I’m a wimp, story of my life. Anyhoo, you’re probably not interested in my dreams that has long been used as a bin liner, but well, if you love gLee you’ll probably love this too:

Do you consider yourself a Gleek? Prove it by sending a video, letter or photo telling us why and you could be sent to the U.S. for a walk-on role in the second season of Glee! Join Jack TV and ETC’s Glee off to Hollywood Promo and you could win this once in a lifetime experience.
 
Brought to you by the channels that first showed Glee on free TV and cable, the Glee Off to Hollywood Promo will send you and a guest to Los Angeles, California for four days/three nights. While there you will take a tour of the Fox Studios in Los Angeles, visit the set of Glee and participate in the production of the show as an extra. Jack TV and ETC will even give you US$1,000 in spending money!
 
Just come up with a creative video, photo or letter of why you deserve to win this über special prize and submit it via an online entry form at www.jacktv.com.ph or www.etc.com.ph or thru snail mail addressed to 11th floor Solar Century Tower 100 Tordesillas St. Cor. H.V. Dela Costa St. Salcedo Village, Makati 1227, or thru fax at (632) 8131354. Deadline for submission of entries is Monday April 5, 2010.
 
Those interested in joining need to be 18 years old and above and hold a passport and US visa valid until December 2010. The top 20 entries will then be chosen by representatives of Jack TV and ETC. Finalists will be notified and invited to the finals party on Wednesday April 14 at CIRCA Club in Eastwood City where the most creative and inventive will be announced as the winner.
 
Only Jack TV and ETC can bring you to Hollywood for this not to be missed experience! So get creative and prove why you’re a Gleek! One, two Glee, go!
 
Before airing all-new episodes of Glee this April, both Jack TV and ETC will pre-empt the second half of the season with marathons aimed to get you in the mood for more song and dance numbers. Catch Gleek-A-Thon, Sundays at 3PM-6PM from March 21 & 28, April 4 & 11 on ETC and Jack TV’s Gleek Streak, consecutive episodes of the first half of the season starting April 1, Wednesday until April 13, Tuesday at 8PM.
 
Glee airs every Wednesday at 8PM on Jack TV and every Tuesday at 10PM on ETC. Watch out for all new episodes of Glee starting April 14 via satellite Wednesday at 4pm with a primetime airing at 8PM on Jack TV and 10PM on ETC.
 
For more details and competition mechanics on the Glee Off to Hollywood Promo keep watching Jack TV and ETC or log on to www.jacktv.com.ph or www.etc.com.ph
 
Jack TV is seen on Destiny Cable Channel 81 and Cable Link Channel 41.
 
ETC is seen on SBN Channel 21, Sky Cable Ch. 16, Destiny Cable Ch. 28, and Cable Link Ch. 48.

AGAIN, to the lucky b!tch / ba$tard who is fated to win…

AHETCHU!

… I was 15 years old. That might be a dumb way to start this entry (which I’m writing because of this), but yes I was 15 ten years ago, insecure, and in need of validation of my existence just like any ungrateful and ‘emo’ teenager. I dabbled on dating, moaned about my thighs, suspected conspiracy from school and parents, and blew my pocket-money on books. Lots of books. I hated my life but unwilling to admit it because at the back of my mind I knew that was a stupid thing to think of. I had a loving mom, siblings, and enough to buy what I wanted from time to time.

I never thought that books would lead me to my profession now. I am a writer by profession, but always felt like a fake although I have published enough works to qualify as one. I have always told aspiring writers to read, read, read. Books took me to far off places, it enabled me to have imaginary conversations with the long-dead. It gave me different viewpoints, helped me learn to embrace a villain, disdain the distressed damsel, and use an idiosyncratic word in a sentence. Books are basically the product of writers’ brains, so who better to teach writing other than Shakespeare, Austen, Lovecraft, etc.

Music was my first love that refused me, and books were there to welcome me with open arms, employ me even. I never joined writing contests, or joined the student paper until I hit college. I was too much of a scaredy-cat to plunge into music, and I was not much of a crowd person to take up mass communications. I knew my mom loved me when she told me to take up journalism. Haha. Journalism is not the first thing that comes to mind when you want your daughter to ensure you of a mansion and die beside a sparkling swimming pool, sipping pina coladas served by buff butlers wearing nothing but a thong and a bow tie. But she knew that I loved to read, and I might have a future in anything related to writing.

I love books, and I like writing. See the difference? Until I come to terms that me and my craft are meant to be, I’ll continue finding solace in books. Particularly Neil Gaiman books. So gimme that prize!

Click on the link above if you love Neil Gaiman as much as I do, or not because that would mean more competition for me. If you join you get a chance to win this from Avalon.ph:

Adventures in the Dream Trade by Neil Gaiman

A signed copy of Adventures in the Dream Trade

A signed copy of Adventures in the Dream Trade! Not only is this book hard to find, it’s signed by Neil Gaiman! Yes I know I already said that it’s signed by Neil Gaiman! The perfect addition to my Neil Gaiman collection! A signed copy of Adventures in the Dream Trade by Neil Gaiman!

I’m sorry for the lack of updates, but I’m SERIOUSLY sick and I have to take some time off to do all the med stuff, check-ups, and whatnots. That only goes without saying that I have to take some time off work too! NOT! (Well for several projects I’m doing I can’t really take time off).

Anyhoo, before I was dramatically rushed to the hospital, I went to the launch of ‘Crazy for Crocs’ in Hard Rock Cafe Makati. Hehehe.

Crazy for Crocs

While working for a sports magazine I remembered handling a LOTTA crocs, and I’m trying to figure out now why I like Crocs, and it only hit me now that I liked working with Crocs people before. Take note that I handled a lot of PRs and products to the point that I can look at a pair of rubbershoes and just know the brand, even sans the logo. Crocs people are plain nice. I have two pairs, and another one which I acquired through a review I made for them.

Going back, one thing I forgot to tell you about me being sick was it pretty hurts to take a deep breath, sit-up, and LAUGH now. So it didn’t help that the special guests for the night were Moy Moy Palaboy and I-know-this-is-rude-but-his-partner’s-name-always-escapes-me-and-I’m-too-lazy-to-google-it.

MoyMoy Palaboy and *groan*

Don’t get me wrong, I loved the pair ever since I first saw them perform in Bubble Gang, but I was laughing and crying at the same time during their performance. hahaha.

Regarding the Crazy For Crocs, it’s actually a competition composed of three main components: an online video challenge, a Grand Raffle, and a Pick-a-Prize. At the heart of the campaign is the online video challenge where people can show their fun and crazy side in youtube. You can use any video equipment, even your phone!

Contestants will be tasked with performing various Crocs-themed video challenges to be issued by the DJs from Magic 89.9’s Good Times radio show.

New challenges will be announced each week and each month on the official contest website, crazy4crocs.com. Participants will have to beat these challenges and capture this on video. These videos will then be uploaded to YouTube, after which they will be posting as an official entry on the contest website.

Contestants to the weekly challenges will get the chance to win prizes such as Canon digital cameras, while contestants to the monthly challenges stand to win P100,000 each month. Oh *looks at fingernails* you might also get the chance to win a brand new Honda Jazz!

For more information, visit the website indicated above.

Now, in the loot!

in the loot bag

I’m not going to do a rundown ‘coz there are so many. But I particularly like the red jelly camera. So cute and yummy looking!

Anyway, I’m sorry to say that I had to leave early that night and had myself hauled to the hospital. Please bear with me if I can’t update the posts for the meantime. But I don’t want to end this on a sad note, so guys, enjoy the long weekend, make that video ‘coz it’s no skin off your nose and you have everything to gain.

Happy weekend everyone! Down a margarita for me! *hugs*

…and GAGA? No, not Lady Gaga. Although she’s probably strutting her stuff now in some amazing outfit in Araneta.

Lady Gaga

I envy my friends who are probably singing ‘Poker Face’ now.

But what I’m talking about is the brand of kids’ apparel googoo&gaga. I don’t have kids, but knowing my style, they’ll probably wear these amazing creations by AJ and Audrey Dimarucot. Here are a couple of their ‘onesies’ designs:

Pink Peace by googoo&gaga

Urban Ride by googoo&gaga

For toddlers they have these:

Funky Zebra by googoo&gaga

I want the Funky Zebraaaaaa!!!

Maybe I should tell them I have a phantom toddler and may I please order the Funky Zebra?

Anyhoo, the boyfriend is a San Beda boy through and through. So he’ll prolly go for this design:

Lion Mood Swing by googoo&gaga

But I don’t think I can get away with telling the owners it’s for my phantom baby boy because the boyfriend is quite a large guy. Haha.

googoo&gaga has a special process in printing the designs which isn’t really available here in the Philippines. But the surprising thing is, their products are reasonably priced. The products are around P600 to P700 only. Or even less. A small price to pay for uniqueness. I know my phantom baby won’t know what he’s wearing is unique, but what matters is I DO.

AJ is the one who designs the clothes, and from what I hear, he is quite well-known around the graphic artists circles. Get a chance to win one of his designs that is competing in Design by Humans.

In the words of Audrey, AJ’s wife, here’s how:

To kick off our almost 1st googoo&gaga birthday, all you need to do is to please vote for his [AJ's] design “Twilight Rain” over here .

IF AJ WINS THE GRAND PRIZE, we will give out Twilight Rain shirts to 5 sets of parents (one for mommy and one for daddy, of course!) chosen randomly from the votes and comments we will see on the DBH site.

Twilight Rain by AJ Dimarucot (collisiontheory)

Twilight Rain by AJ

1. Proceed to the Design By Humans sign up page and register:
http://www.designbyhumans.com/join

2. Once you are logged in, please follow the link below to vote for his design:
http://www.designbyhumans.com/vote/detail/58522?contest_id=22&filter=special

3. Please leave a comment to say something about the design and that you are a googoo&gaga fan This is a critical step as this is where we will choose the winners!