GOLDEN ABC's GET UP Bloggers Launch

"GET UP is not just about what people wear, but it is also the call to action to do something valuable for others and the country".
-Berni H. Liu, CEO and president of Golden ABC

So Golden ABC (GABC), the country's fashion pioneer and owner of leading brands Penshoppe, Oxygen, ForMe, Memo and Regatta, on it's 25th anniversary recently launched an innovative corporate social responsibility (CSR) platform, entitled "Get Up". The press/bloggers conference was held at Museum Cafe in Greenbelt 5 on Aug 25. And YES!!! Like the other events that I attended to, I was late. Hahaha. I'm really sorry Ms. Jeri Lim. And I thought I'll be alone that night but good thing April and Pauly joined me.


Trying to look "FORMAL" with a blazer



With Ms. Jeri Lim (left) and April (right). Thanks for the invite Jeri.


The food they served was amazing. Super gutom pa naman kami nun! Hahaha


With Pauly. Sarap nung Kung Pao Chicken tsaka nung dessert, promise!

Anyway, to be honest, I was not sure if I'll go because I really didn't know what CSR meant. AY!!! But I thought since it's a project of Golden ABC, a company that owns fashion brands, I thought it will have a mix of fashion. And I was so right. GET UP is a CSR platform which engages customers in raising awareness of GABC's various advocacies in education, community building, environment, and of course arts & culture. And since it was a bloggers' launch, I met some of the fashion and lifestyle bloggers around the metro.


I'm sure you can see some familiar bloggers here

Get Up's ambassador, CNN Hero of the Year of 2009 Efren Peñaflorida was there. We had a chance to talk to him and he's really nice and great. Syempre may picture picture with him.



It was an honor to meet Mr. Efren Peñaflorida. 
So how will you do your part?! GABC, through its brands, is giving us a chance to donate Php 25 for every minimum single receipt of Php 1,000 to the advocacy of our choice. We will get a donation coupon with a code that we need to put on GET UP's website.


They gave us a coupon so we can donate and try it ourselves.

We must log on to www.getup.ph to be able to donate and learn more about the advocacies and partner institutions. We'll also experience the "Get Up" augmented reality on the website. Well I haven't tried this one yet but the organizers told us that we'll be amazed. 
The campaign will start on Sept 1 so when you drop by to Penshoppe, Oxygen, Memo, ForMe and Regatta, don't forget to GET UP. Always remember, "FASHION can be CHARITABLE and CHARITY can be FASHIONABLE".

I am so excited to use my GCs from Penshoppe! Thank you so much, Golden ABC!

A Fringey Sunday

It was a Sunday evening, Jaja and I went to Rockwell Power Plant Mall for a bazaar entitled "In Search for the Next Big Thing". Ang haba nung title!!!
top:thrifted/shorts:SM Surplus/bag:Jaja's/sandals:Charles and Keith

Chanelling Pocahantas!  This post is actually for a fringey top that I got from a thrift shop. Hahaha. I'm not a fan of fringes but when I saw this top, napa-WOW ako. Ang lakas maka-Topshop Fall Collection.
 
At first I was doubting if I'll get it bec of those fringes. But it's really nice, I guess. Ehehe. And since my hair is growing so fast, ang haba na niya, I tried to do a half pony tail. HAHAHA. Jaja calls it half moon, eh I'm not sure what you call it so yun na!
MUNTANGA lang! Hahahaa. But I like it. :]

Blue-mming

I was strolling in a mall when I passed by Jellybean and saw these wedges. I rarely see wedges in a store except for Forever21 or Topshop, I'm talking abt closed wedges ah. Anyway, mejo hesistant pa ako if I'll check it or not because of the color, it's electric blue, like really electrifying! Pero syempre, since it's a pair of wedges, hindi ako nakatiis. I asked the saleslady and I was shocked with the price. They were on sale and I got a 50%discount. Nalerkey ako and I bought it immediately.


Nice no?! :]

Boracay Helmet Diving

So this is our helmet diving video. Jaja put a background music in to it. Hahaha. I love the song, actually. Hahaha.

Just figure out who is who. Hahaha

Our Boracay Experience: June 10-12, 2011

So I went to Boracay with my best friends. We planned to go there a long long time ago and on June 10-12, it became successful. The date was not so good because the month of June is the start of wet season, pero sorry, hindi kami nagpa-pigil! Go to Bora pa rin!
waiting in vain!
The travel hour was kinda long but it was worth it. We arrived in Boracay like 7pm so we decided to buy "pasalubong" to save time and to see the whole Boracay sea shore. So we went to D'Mall to buy some pasalubong and stuffs.

buying pasalubongs and stuffs from Boracay
Our second day was the most exciting part because we did almost all of the activities that you can do in Boracay. Well, except for Banana Boat (which they don't like), Flying Fish (which looks funny), and Para-gliding (which is expensive). We did island hopping (so tiring), snorkeling (I had fun feeding so many fish), Helmet diving (which was really scary but fun), and we went to Puka Beach.
island hopping using the speedy boat
snorkeling. there was a lot of fish underwater, PROMISE!
PUKA bitch, I mean beach. ehehe
And of course, we didn't forget to PARTEY in Boracay! Papalagpasin ba naman ang tipar?! Of course NOT!!! We had so much fun and I saw a lot of Korean and Chinese cute guys. :]]

I was wearing sheer! SORRY! haha

Our last day, of course we went home. Hahaha. Bitin sya, I have to admit. But I had fun! I really love Boracay. Before I went to Bora, I heard so many good things about the place.

They are so right, Boracay is a really beautiful place. I'll go back there, and that's for sure! :]

Summer Love

These are my best solo photos, I guess, in Boracay.

1.) NAIA Terminal 3 2.) Guilly's Island Boracay 3.) Puka Beach

Vain much?! Hahaha. Wala lang, mema, memapost lang! Hahaha.

Boracay is a great place! I'm gonna go back there, I swear!

I Did Sheer

I was in Boracay for 3 days and my experience was beyond amazing! I'll create a different post for that. Anyway, your Bora experience will not complete without its night life. I did sheer for the night!

I was kinda disappointed because I was not wearing my wedges. Hahahaha

Kaloka diba?! Well, I was in Boracay after all. :]

A Thrifted Blazer

I am so happy with this blazer that I got from Ukay (thrift shop). The first time I saw it, I was kinda hesitant to buy it because it's kinda long, but when I tried it, PERFECT! And I was shocked because it's from Marks & Spencer. A Marks &Spencer blazer in Ukay! It's crazy, right?!

washroom photo again. hahaha

And of course, I partnered it with my favorite jeans and favorite shoes. :]

blazer; thrifted(Marks & Spencer)/top;Oxygen/jean;thrifted/shoes;GoldDot

BTW,  I posted this one on my lookbook acct so please hype it. TNX! :]
CLICK -> http://lookbook.nu/look/1983494-A-Thrifted-Blazer

First Ever Photo Shoot

This photo was taken by Pauly Canlas. Naloka ako sa result!

feel na feel?! hahaha

Pauly only took 3 shots because we were really tired and hungry that night. And yeah, it's a LOOKBOOK shot and I posted it on my lookbook acct. Please check out my lookbook acct, http://lookbook.nu/look/1928748-Night-of-Firsts

I made it as my twitter acct background. Hahaha. I love it! Bongga ni Pauly no?! Hehehe. Thanks, PAULY! :] BTW, Pauly has a blog, it's clarencepaulcanlas.blogspot.com. Check it out, it has some of his creative and beautiful works.

Nights of Firsts: I'm A Fan

Some of my favorite fashion people who were there in the event...

with the super gorgeous Solenn Heusaff

with the fashown Maxene Magalona

and with the fashion diva Liz Uy. fan na fan diba?! hahaha

Sayang! Rajo Laurel was there, hindi ako nakapagpa-picture. TEAR! :[ Ehehehe. But it's OK, I'm still...

HAPPY :]

The IOU Project

I got an email from Ms. Kavita Parmar, the Creative Director of The IOU Project, presenting a 3-minute video about their work. You should watch the video because it's really inspiring.


They're about to launch at the end of this month so they sent this sneak peak and I want to share it. :]
www.theiouproject.com
The IOU Project Facebook Fan Page
The IOU Project Twitter Account

Michael Cinco in ANTM Cycle 16

I was watching the photo shoot of episode 8 of America's Next Top Model Cycle 16 and I heard the creator of their eco-friendly gowns,it's Michael Cinco. BONGGA!
Here's the clip.


I was unsure if it's Michael Cinco, as in the Filipino designer, so I binged/googled it, and yeah, it's him. Nice one Mr. Michael Cinco. :]

Blocked Tuesday Night

I super love this wide top that I got from Oxygen. It was on sale so I bought 2 of them, the other one is in dark blue.



And it's so comfy, good for a hot summer day. I am so loving Oxygen! And since we are talking abt Oxygen, my friend Paul "Pauly" Canlas sent a design for Oxygen x Status Tee Off contest. Well, his entry is one of the winners.


Pauly's design is the traffic lights
CONGRATULATIONS Pauly! Can I have one shirt?! Hahaha. I'm going to buy one, Pauly! Promise! :]
Pls visit STATUS Mag Online for more details. CLICK HERE

Covers for March: Preview, Mega and Metro

March is the beginning of summer, and I love it. Summer is the season of fun and excitement! I know you all know that. And for this month, 3 of the top fashion magazines in the Philippines start the SUMMER by their covers.

Mega

Preview

Metro

All are so "summery" and so "FASHOWN" but for me,  PREVIEW has the hottest cover. I'm not sure but Borgy and Gerogina in one cover and in flesh?! PAK!

WERQ!!!

all photos are from Preview, Mega and Metro Facebook fan page

Fall 2011 Trend Spotting: Peacock

Hey! Long time no blog! I know! I am so sorry for a blog that is not updated everyday or even twice or once a week. Ehehe. Anyway, I am actually spying the trend for FW 2011 even if I am at work, taking calls. I am visiting Style.com to check some of the trends for this year's Fall Winter collections. OK! Unlike last year's FW which was full of grey, beige and subtle colors, what I noticed for this year's FW trend are colors and prints (actually, colored prints). Even Commes Des Garcons goes for colored prints.

Commes Des Garcons
Oscar de la Renta
Matthew Williamson
Jill Sander
Jill Stuart
Iceberg
Etro
Anna Sui
Alberta Ferretti
Issey Miyake
Sonia Rykiel
Tsumori Chisato
Cacharel
Jean Paul Gaultier
Marc by Marc Jacobs
Rag & Bone


To be honest, colored prints is hard to WERQ! I guess because there's so much going on with prints. Colored prints is fun though, I think. Ehehe. But of course (if you'll check Style.com) black, grey, beige and subtle colors are still in FW 2011 collections. Well, I guess I'll be putting some colored prints in my closet but I really like minimal, simple, and subtle style. I like stripes though! CONNECT?! Hahaha.


Oh, and to wrap this post up, I have this favorite song of Katy Perry from her album Teenage Dream. The title of the song is Peacock. ENJOY! :]

photos are from style.com