Archive for March 2010
Ricky Martin Is Out!
March 30, 2010
8/365 days of blogging.
So he’s out! His last sentence on his announcement on his website says,
“I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.”
If you ask me, there was nothing really shocking or surprising about it. I think it was pretty obvious that he is – he has this aura about him that seems to tell you that he is – homosexual.
Is it bad? Will it affect his career? I guess, for those women who only like him because of his good looks (and very sexy bod, may I add), these girls would probably look at someone else to fill their fantasies with. But for those who appreciate his talent, no matter what his sexual preference is doesn’t really matter. He’s talented, he’s (still) sexy, and he has very sexy songs… what’s not to like?
So welcome for coming out, Ricky!
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Save The Date – The Final One
March 30, 2010
7/365 days of blogging.
So we’ve finally decided on what save-the-date photo to use. I like having her photo in black and white against all the subtle colors around it. This was taken from She’s Full of Scrap‘s kits. (It pays to have sisters in the business. 
My friend decided to have this printed thru Office Depot. She wants it printed on magnetic paper so that the recipients of the cards can just post them on their fridges. I didn’t even know that Office Depot does that now. They would even cut it to specs so that’s one less thing that my friend and I have to do if we did this ourselves.
So what’s new with the preparations? My friend’s mom and dad are going home to the Philippines this month so my friend and I thought that it might be a better idea to get a lot of our materials from the famous Divisoria and Tutuban markets and ask her parents to bring them back to the US. We’ve decided to have her daughter’s gown done by my friend’s former seamstress. We’ve also asked the seamstress to do the table linens and the backdrop for the stage. Nothing really beats the Philippines when it comes to materials for parties. Even the venues back home are actually much better than here. I guess, it stems from the perpetual “fiesta atmosphere” back home.
I’m missing the Philippines again…
Save The Date
March 10, 2010
6/365 days of blogging.
So my friend’s daughter is turning 18 this September. She and her husband decided to give her a traditional Filipino 18th birthday called a cotillon or a debut. She’s asked me to help her because these parties have a tendency to be big.
We’ve been planning it for about a year now. Since we’re trying to minimize the expenses without sacrificing on the quality of the event, we needed a long time to prepare for it. Picking out the venue is the biggest thing. There’s a lot of venues out here in the Baltimore and metros. But to pick out the one that won’t be a drain on the budget but would still work takes a lot of research and leg work.
Finally, we’ve picked out a venue and have made an arrangement already for our date. Since it’s not a flashy place, it would take a little bit of imagination to make it the perfect venue. A couple of weekends ago, we were able to create a prototype of the centerpiece we are planning to do. We already have some ideas on how to decorate the drabby wood panels of the wall and the “stage” without using up too much set up time.
The color of her daughter’s gown is finalized and a sample of it the clothe was already sent to the Philippines where the dressmaker is. We’re ordering stuff for the souvenirs to be sent here from Divisoria.
I’ll be chronicling the details of the party here so that you guys can also have an idea of what needs to be done to prepare for this kind of event far away from the Philippines.
So just as a teaser, and I will write up a whole entry about the save-the-dates later, here are 2 samples that I made and showed my friend (altho none of these came up to be the final one).
“Why I Will Vote For Noynoy – Winnie Monsod” A Hoax!
March 5, 2010
5/365 days of blogging.
So there was an email circulating recently about an article presumably written by Solita “Mareng Winnie” Monsod on why she will vote for Noynoy. I was supposed to publish it here but I wanted to put a link back to the original article so I looked around the internet. I saw replicates of the article but not the original one. Thinking that the column could be at the Philippine Daily Inquirer, I went there and search the archives of her column. Nada. Instead I saw this disclaimer at the end of her February 27, 2010 article:
“(To whom it may concern: I am not the author of an e-mail going around titled “Why I will vote for Noynoy—Winnie Monsod.” To the real author/s: Hiding behind others is cowardly. Stand up and be counted. To everybody else: Any statement attributed to me can be very simply checked by referring to this column, or my column in BusinessWorld [Calling A Spade], or a blog under my name in GMA News.TV.)”
Now, just a disclaimer, I’m not pro-Manny Villar, one of the presidential hopefulls in the Philippine elections this 2010. Truth be told, I’m leaning more towards a different candidate altho, unfortunately, I won’t be able to cast my vote because I’m not eligible anymore. So I am not writing this entry in defense of Manny. I still don’t like him and I don’t trust him. But still, I don’t really approve of people hiding behind other people, no matter what the intentions might be. It just isn’t right. Now, there might be some truth in this article but it tarnishes the validity of it when the people who write it don’t stand behind what they write.
Rest In Peace, Kenny Rankin (1940 – 2009)
March 1, 2010
4/365 days of blogging.
For you, Kenny. The icon of my youth, the singer whose songs captured my heart and was the soundtrack of memorable relationships. Your music will live on. May it really be Oh, So Peaceful where you are right now…
