japanese.

i should be going home now..but the last of my strength has been drained from all the preparations that i've done for the just-concluded dinner presscon we've tendered for the launch of Takeshi Castle.

and so i remain ensconced in my cube.

despite the stress and demands of all the preps, i'm a tad surprised catching myself smiling.
minus the effort to really look nice, the editors were generous in their compliments about my appearance.

stress tabs at work. hahahaha
i found a way to negate the disastrous effects of being workaholic. stress tabs. =P
makes you sleep like a babe throughout the night.
and you wake up feeling totally recharged. ;)

this is my post-dinner press con look. and yes, i did walk into my press con with that labandera twist of hair. the press didn't mind. hahahahah

right now, LOVE STORY IN HARVARD over GMA 7 is currently being aired. cute.
sana, may Dustin pa sa totoong buhay.
at yes naman, tama bang nag-I Love You han sila..nyahahahhahaha
i don't think am making sense...=P
uwi na nga lang ako.

mornings are especially special when one gets to be greeted by a pint-size angel such as this one...

and trip to malls are made more memorable
when peppered by moments like these...





happy birthday my budidang!

whew.

just finished QTV's weekly report for the week of August 31 to September 01.
hurray!!! again, i was the first to submit the material - deadline was set on Monday, September 04. whew!

also done with the publicity report for the Finals Campaign of my kids...POP STAR KIDS Five Grand Contenders. second wave set to start next week. gotta get ready my materials for that.

next, tomorrow's interview with musical director Danny Tan and the PSK judges - Nanette Inventor, Cacai Mitra and another one whose name escapes me as of the moment.

next, pre-press conference ngaragan. done with the list, onwards with the bulk of the event.
Extreme Makeover's press con is set for Thursday next week.

hmm...maybe i could launch the second heat of PSK's publicity side by side with it.

next, Pop Star Kids' Grand Finals at SM Mall of ASIA. September 16. no specified time yet.
whew. coverage and post publicity. last heat of the rounds.

next, Takeshi's Castle re-launch with Joey De Leon and Ryan Yllana on the local front with the same Japanese hosts (much, much older this time!). coolness!
dinner press con set for the 19th of September.

whew! so many things to do, with only one fab bod and great brain like mine to do.
tough? nah. to note that the regional publicity is not even included in my list.

for the meantime, let me enjoy my Friday night out.
capisce. >wink<

getting that September high.

i was pumped early today.
nope, i am not experiencing a sugar rush nor have i just gotten off the gym.
i am a tad perky compared to the few mornings that have passed simply because it's September.

the first of September to be exact. the first day of the first month with "BER".

it's enough to give me that kind of high.

enough to launch a personal text brigade and greet friends a "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

and why not?
the Philippines is known for celebrating the most-awaited Yuletide season the longest. kicking it off at the onset of September and putting a close to the celebration after the first Sunday of January - The Feast of the Innocents (Los Ninos Inocentes, as my mom would always remind us).

a few friends find it rather absurd. even weird of me to give them a rather 'chirpy' Christmas greeting...roughly three months in advance.

see, Christmas happens to be my most favorite season. i look forward to it than my birthday -not because i get to receive presents, (fact is i only receive few presents, tangible ones. But then am not complaining and that merits another blog entry) but simply because the air has that certain feel about it..almost magical.

it's the time when families arrange get togethers. eat together. laugh together. engage in silly games. exchange gifts. get re-acquainted with second, third (even fourth and fifth!) degree relatives. sleepovers. Christmas bonding for siblings. Christmas outings for cousins.

(actually, it's also the time for the 'oldies' to get the young ones 'roasted' - berate faults, recount shortcomings, in a cheeky loving way of course.
absurd it may seem, but sometimes, one would get into thinking that these reunions are affairs carefully plotted to 'interrogate' and plague the single members of the family...
for single women like me, it's time to work on those callouses when the dreaded gasps and questions such as "so, when are you getting married?", "why don't you find yourself a boyfriend?", "you don't have a boyfriend yet? why?" would suddenly pop all over the place and then all eyes would be on you. yes. why not?
and then it's time to placate them that much as you would want to start a family of your own, Mr. Future seems to be having trouble finding his way to your very doorstep, much more to your heart. yes, this is a familiar scenario. which by the way, not only happens during Christmas but in every family gathering, but the queries would be reaching its feverish pitch especially during Christmas Season. whew! 'nuf said.)

as i was saying, Christmas has that certain air of magic which allows you to be a kid and adult at the same time. allowing one to reminisce yesterday's events and the happenings in the not-so-distant past.

i have always dreamed of myself sitting beside a glowing tall evergreen - with all of its trimmings, candies and glittering balls - sitting side by side with someone special on a cold, nippy morning. i think that's romantic.

and yes, i love Christmas because one can wax nostalgia and romantic and be happy all at the same time.

First Day High?

make mine SEPTEMBER CHRISTMAS HIGH. >wink!<