There are lots of exciting things happening in my daily life. My recent blog posts can attest to that. Yesterday, I saw and met Lea Salonga in person. Last night, I hit 500 subscribers on Youtube - and still counting. Yayyyy for that! :)
Our Filipino friend and photography buddy of Marl, Jay Fuerzas, called us up in the afternoon when he got hold of complimentary tickets for Lea Salonga's concert. He was able to watch the full-packed show on Saturday night and thought to give the tickets to us instead. So nice of him, really. Thanks, Jay!
The merchandise items were selling like hot cakes after the show. Yes, we fell for the RM30 8x10" photo of Lea (and I bought two - one for me & one for Selena) because we wanted to get her autograph. The queue was long and we waited for more than 30 minutes before she came out. But being an avid fan that I am, I didn't mind. Hey, it's my idol & my icon!
And now, I finally met her. Definitely, I won't forget this one evening with Ms. Lea Salonga. :)
Yesterday was my offday and I know I should have been resting. But of course, I couldn't say 'no' to the Philippine Ladies of Kuala Lumpur (PLKL) when they asked me to be an emcee/host at their event.
Being an emcee at events has become an enjoyable thing especially when you know your audience. Today was one of them because aside from having pure Filipino audience, I also have met most of the people involved in that event.
But aside from emceeing the whole event, I also had to sing a duet song with Marl called "The Prayer" as the opening prayer after the Philippine National Anthem. I must say that I really felt the meaning of the song as I sang it as a form of a prayer - the way it should really be sung. It was made more intense because since it was the opening prayer, everyone was standing and nobody was moving - all through out the song. It was one of the best moments I've ever experienced while singing this song. Totally moving.
Of course, our creative and talented family was asked to be part of the event, too. Marl was covering the event as the photographer and Selena had to do an intermission number. She was asked to sing her winning song at the recent DiGi Filipino Superstar, "Isang Lahi". Which made me think that... hmmm, we can actually offer our services at future events like this as the emcee, photographer and singers. Family package deal, eh? LOL. No, seriously.
PHOTOS COMING SOON!
Testing on posting a landscape pic whether it will also be rotated wrongly when posted.
Just testing whether this pic will get rotated on my blogs & Twitter. Yeah, it was taken a while ago. :)
Weeeee, we've got a beautiful weather in KL today. I don't remember seeing beautiful clouds such as these during the past 14 years that we've been coming here in this pretty city. Or maybe I just sleep too much at daytime. LOL.
While you SCREAM at your woman, there's a man wishing he could talk softly to her ear. While you HUMILIATE, OFFEND and INSULT her, there's a man flirting with her and reminding her how wonderful she is. While you HURT your woman, there's a man wishing he could make love to her. While you make your woman CRY, there's a man stealing smiles from her. Post this on your wall if you're against Domestic Violence.
Couple of weeks ago, I got a call from a beauty writer of a local magazine, asking me to be a model for their beauty section. Who wouldn't say 'no' to it?!?! I mean, it's a magazine shoot and it will be a good exposure for me, too. So I said 'yes' and was sent some details and arranged my photoshoot with them.
Couple of weeks later, there I was, in a studio of the biggest publisher of magazines in Malaysia. I guess being punctual really shows one's professionalism but being more than punctual adds eagerness to do the job - so I arrived 20 minutes before my call time. I had to wait for the makeup artist who was having his quick lunch. But when he arrived, he spent ample of time 'beautifying' me. He used different kinds of products on me from Benefit, YvesSaintLaurent, but mostly from Chanel.
My shoot commenced right after that and finished in less than 20 minutes I guess. LOL. Although I wasn't satisfied and believe that I could have done better, they were pleased with some of the shots. And given the fact that they know what's beautiful and appropriate, it's better to leave it to the pro's. They said it will be released in July or August. Hope it's the former so I'd still be in Malaysia to be one of the firsts to see it.
Since being on the cover of MOD magazine in the Philippines as a recording artist in 1995, I consider this my first ever magazine shoot as a model. And I am hoping that this ain't the last.
PS: Almost a month ago, my friends Imelda Caday and Terry Teo had their first magazine shoot with the magazine - in the ranch. Since it was Imelda's first professional shoot, we were there to support her. And that's when I met the people from the said magazine and how it all began. :)
Update: Photos and magazine name were removed... til the issue is released. :)
You are the dancing queen... Shakira... great singer. And most of all, the greatest, beautiful, and loveliest mother in the universe.
