SARAH GERONIMO'S SMDC PERFORMANCE AND HOW SHE MADE A FAN OUT OF ME

Sarah Geronimo is one of the country's finest (and famous) performer. I saw her in person the first time during her photoshoot for SMDC, pero hindi naman ako na-star struck. I was like, okay she's here and I don't care, we'll watch her from behind Mark Nicdao's na lang. I was a little pissed pa nga that time because of some reasons. To sum it all up, I don't like her AT ALL. 

Right, she's pretty and talented but really, why do people go gaga over her? She's not even strikingly beautiful. Like, if I will share a room with her, I will not waste my time taking a glance the second time. Harsh. I sound like I hate her pero hahaha, hindi naman talaga. I just don't like her and I am very much firm with that. 

I saw her again for the 2nd time during SMDC Date Night presents Love Songs with Juris and Erik Santos in October. There was this plan that Sarah Geronimo and Angeline Quinto will perform and I rolled my eyes and said "right, Sarah G." and so i designed the invitations and found out later on na hindi na sila tuloy and will be replaced by Juris and Erik instead. Sarah is out of the picture. 

And then, we were informed that Sarah will join and introduce the two but there was no mention about her performance. The first thing na naisip ko that time was: "teka, wala yung picture nya sa invitation. Baka magtampo sya" hahaha! True enough, wala ngang performance. I was disappointed. I wasn't expecting a performance from her still, I feel disappointed. My irritation goes viral to my friends. I am really vocal about it. 

I saw her perform on TV and watched some of her movies and sing some of her songs in the shower but that was it. I do that because I like the movie or the song but not because I like Sarah Geronimo. I am not a fan of local celebrities o maging head over heels sa Philippine artists, well except siguro kung makita ko in person si Derek Ramsay, ibang usapan na yan. But with Sarah Geronimo? Nah! Forget it. 

THE FIRST GLANCE

I don't hate Sarah Geronimo but definitely wasn't a fan until her live performance last November 20 at SMDC Grand Showroom for Shore Residences' Grand Launch. It was the third time I'll be seeing her and again, I don't feel any excitement at all. I was assigned to record her performance but I arrived early just in time for her rehearsal. 

My colleagues and I went to her dressing room in attempt to record her SMDC introduction pero hindi natuloy. I saw her in her simplest appearance. In a white plain shirt, dark blue skinny jeans and I think naka sneakers ata sya. Not wearing make up makes her look like someone fresh out of the 6th grade. I was like, "what the hell?" she doesn't even look like the powerful Sarah Geronimo. I don't feel she's the Sarah Geronimo on TV, she doesn't look like someone who coached The Voice of the Phillipines. She doesn't look so famous at all. And in all fairness, she really is beautiful pala talaga. Strikingly beautiful. To me, she's some quiet girl who shared the four corners of the elevator with us. But this time, I am tempted to strike a quick glance at her over my shoulder. 

Me and Carla accompanied Sarah Geronimo and her bodyguard to the stage. We let them pass us and I caught a slight hint of her perfume. Medyo fruity and flowery and I can still remember its scent. I was looking at her while we're walking and she glanced back (I dunno) to check if her mother was behind us. 

HAIR WHIP SLOW MO EFFECT

Are you familiar with a commercial scene where this pretty young lady whips her black, shiny long hair gracefully in slow motion? That kinda happened to me. It sounds pretty weird but that time when Sarah Geronimo glanced back to check something behind us (in my direction) everything went slow mo. I was like "oh my God, this is not happening!" 

It was a weird experience. Well, because of these three things:

1. I was never a fan of her

2. I am not looking forward to any of her performances. Let alone, seeing her in person.

3. I heard she's snob and I am not fond of snob celebrities.

We walked until we reach the stage and it felt so light like I was in the mid-air or something. That Sarah Geronimo is so simple. So simple that I actually forgot she's the Sarah Geronimo! 

That short but weird feeling is well, brief because I snapped back in reality when I overheard someone said "bawal daw kuhaan ng video si Sarah" like, sorry but who says that? She's a celebrity and there's no harm raising your phone in the air and push that record button. Everybody does that in her concerts. Why not in her rehearsal?  

Ugh.

CHANGE OF HEART

After Viva Hotleg's Candy Man performance, James introduced Sarah Geronimo and welcomed her to the stage. Immediately, on cue, she sang "Tayo" (by the way, track number 4 in her latest album, Expressions. Get your original copy now!) ang galing galing pala talaga nitong taong to. My favorite part is yung line na: "Tayo, tayo, tayo, tayo, aaaaaahhhhhj" hahahahaha! Shit. In my subconscious mind, it says she's amazing. Really amazing. At heto na nga, si Sarah Geronimo talaga ang nasa stage.

Then, I didn't expect this change of heart happen so fast. Seeing her perform live is different. The next song really made my heart change in an instant. I fell in love with the song and how she sang, right away. Everything went blurry, I can only hear her powerful voice. This Sarah Geronimo in front of us is really amazing. And this time, my heart agrees along with its arch-enemy: the mind.

HAIR WHIP SLOW MO EFFECT VERSION TWO POINT OW

I fell into the bottomless pit of the earth and my heart stopped in an instant with this: she motioned a circle in her index finger, whipped her hair and turned away from the audience, now facing the big LCD screen, lightly rocking her head while singing the 2nd chorus (insert video) at isa na naman ito sa slow motion effect ni Sarah Geronimo sa akin. I was mesmerized by this specific gesture. I was amazed by her performance. I became a fan of Sarah Geronimo that night!

THE SARAH G AFTERMATH (PARANG BAGYO LANG)

I can't get over by her performance, November 21 is a Sarah-Geronimo-Ikot-Ikot day at the office, ginawa namin syang National Anthem. Everybody just can't get over it. Even the matons in the office admittedly sang a part of the song, and I know one guy who absent-mindedly hums "Tayo" in the shower. For someone who's not particulary fond of local maka-masa artist, this is a phenomenon (hahaha). I immediately ripped Sarah's recent album (Expressions) and synced to my ipod, Tayo and Ikot Ikot are on my playlist the whole day. (and at the time of this writing) After office, my colleague recorded a video of me lip syncing while dancing "Tayo." it was crazy! We were joking about me singing "Tayo" ng minus one lang and I said "hindi ko kaya ng wala si Sarah!" 

After that night, I always sing Ikot Ikot for the rest of my everyday life. This scene in Easy A describes me: (insert Easy A Video) 

FOLLOW THROUGH, THE PERFECT 10 CONCERT

I have a friend in Viva Communication and I asked her if by any chance, she has an extra Perfect 10 concert ticket in MOA Arena. Not so long after that, i got a positive response and it was the happiest moment of my life. This is the 4th time in 2013 na makikita ko sya. So for the whole time inside the arena, I video recorded almost all her songs. Sometimes, I was too quiet to compliment and most of the time, I am giddy as a teen-age girl. Kilig na kilig ako! For the record, that was my FIRST local concert and SHE is the first local artist I admired so dearly. Talk about being a teen-age fan girl. Ugh! I came from an archery game with my friends in Makati kaya super effort ako to go sa concert. They were joking pa na a large "We Love You Sarah" streamer is inside my bag. Hihi.

My friend said "she made a fan out of you, I can't belive this." I can't believe this either, but Sarah Geronimo is really something. That one performance in SMDC made my heart change for the better. This girl really deserve praises. She's multi-talented and God provided her the best of everything because she's a good person. Her parents are always with her during performances, concerts and rehearsals. I mean, sometimes I find it annoying but if not for them naman, baka Sarah is starting out again at this point. Or maybe, she's not in the limelight anymore. Who knows, right? 

KALMA LANG..

But for now, I love Sarah Geronimo. I love to see her perform again for SMDC next year. Last Friday, Ms. Val Peramide announced that Sarah will perform again for SMDC and because a fangirl that I am, I feel soooo giddy and excited about it! My face turned red because I can't hide my smile thinking I'll be sharing a roof again with this multi-talented girl. 

I don't care if she choose not to smile all the time or avoid looking at any of the people inside the room kasi, opportunity for me to just appreciate her from the distance. Hahaha! Fangirl na understanding. Shiet! I gotta understand her because we are alike.

1. I don't smile to people na hindi ko kilala. It's tiring din to say hello all the time.

2. I can't be really nice to everyone and acknowledge everyone inside the room. I am also a private person and I tend to be shy sometimes.

3. Gotta be true to myself. If I find it offending, I'd rather stay away from it. 

Eveything else? Yun na yun. One thing I realized why I love Sarah now is (emphasize sa LOVE) hindi ata nya narerealize pa kung gaano sya kagaling sa harap ng maraming tao. One weekend kasi, I spent adding a count to almost all of Sarah's Youtube videos. Hahaha! Aminado na ako, fine. Let's move on. I saw her dance with Teacher Georcelle for GForce's new instructional video ata. Naiintimidate pa din sya and kinakabahan despite her being famous and talented. I mean come on Sarah, seriously? You can do their pitik moves already! :) i personally think you dance better than Teacher Georcelle nga e. but of course that's how I see it, that's how I loved your moves. 

I just viewed her SMDC performance, and I am still in awe. Haaay.

WELCOME BACK TO ME FOR THIS MONTH

Its been awhile since i posted an entry. The people from genius department blocked this site and left me wondering why they would do such unfortunate thing. It's the only way of keeping me sane these days. I feel separated from my cyberworld. 

Ive been the same. Yes, i know, grumpy and peevish. Nothing changed except i was feeling empty than ever.  Been doing things intermittently and that leaves me upset for a little while. My productivity fades quickly thus, procrastinating is common for the past weeks. I know this is not fair, but the more I fight it off, the more i am feeling upset and unproductive. I spend more than usual, and majority of my spendings? You guessed it right. Food. And sometimes, i buy books, i search for toys for less than a hundred peso or ride a cab to and from some place in my periods of lethargy. 

In between sadness, I am in search for a package that could easily be drawn out from within. That is no simple task. I went back to my old hobby, find a new one, appreciate things that I have. But when i'm alone at night, sadness is creeping back in. I wish I could skip the nights when I am awake but feeling nightmarish. 

I started sketching. I made my own pocket-sized sketch pad from scratch papers in the office and i actually find it better than the inexpensive pads in National. I am not obligated to make the insides beautiful. I just sketch away and made my hand do the rest. I bought colored pencils, i bought a fine pen, i printed references but it just doesnt feel right.

I joined logo design contest, i did few studies, i did illustrations for an ipad game too. I wasn't chosen and that's okay and i stopped. I feel that its taking too much of my time. 

I finished the last eight seasons of how i met your mother, i am done watching the last seasons of the walking dead, the vampire diaries and white collar. And now i will wait 3 months to start watching the first episodes of each of my favorite tv series. I finished the first season of modern family but when i was about to start the 2nd season, the genius department disabled our network sharing and i stopped converting for my iPod. That leaves me hanging and finding what else to do. 

I started converting pdfs to epub. When im done converting, it takes just a day to finish one novel and then ill jump to the next. I read Hunger Games and Safe Haven in three days. I wonder why it's fast to read novels on a device than on a paperback? 

I have my little companion at night or when i am lying on the sofa. His name's George and he's a stuffed chimpanzee i got from a relative in Canada. He wears blue jumpsuit with a matching red cap that has his name stitched on it. 

I miss having night outs with my close friends. I miss the cramp in my stomach when laughing hard. I miss my friends so much. I rarely see them. Sometimes, i feel guilty for missing an important event in their lives. Some got married, some the christening of their first born and the 7th birthday of her daughter which i planned on attending for the past 4 years. I lost so much of these times and i am never getting it back. I am writing this with a heavy heart. I wanted to apologize but words are not enough to make things up for them. I feel bad enough to make this post. Sigh!

So i guess i know why i want my Enjoy friends to come over for dinner on weekends. My sisters made them pastries, and cook meals and we chat and laugh until its time for them to go home. I miss having someone to trust. 

I have a good family. We never ran out of food on the table. We have water for everyday, and money to pay for the bills. Im thankful that the money is mot being spent on medicines. I can play video games whenever i want to and my dad is not strict about that. 

My cousin from New Jersey commisioned me to vectorize some sketches and I was paid pretty good. With this, I thank them because my savings went a notch. 

Despite the things that i should be thankful for, i feel that something is not right. I feel something's missing. I don't know if I need to get out of town or something. It's like as if it's gonna change a thing. 

I hope this end soon. Because it's really draining. And I really am not happy..

THE RUSSIAN MAGICIAN

WIP: Updated self portrait, wearing Ushanka, pretending to live in a cold mountains of Russia.. :)

Russian Magician has a story: I work as a designer. Our job is to create corporate designs in less than 5 hours. In the Philippines, we call Rush jobs Russian or Agrentinian (Urgent) and Magician because sometimes, what they want us to do is the impossible. :)

DI'S GUIDE TO LIFE: IMPROVISED BIDET

The blue spray bottle can speak French now. 

Yep! Because of desperation and my frequent need to go to the bathroom made me use this genius invention / developed by Dr. Jules Montenier. I hate wiping my pwet with toilet paper with all the excess mess around that tiny hole (hahahaha!, I am so sorry for this uncensored post) Our company is generous to toilet papers, they refill every container inside the cubicle almost everyday.

But it's embarrassing to wipe your pwet, throw the paper into the bin and have someone else throw the paper with your waste outside the building. OMG. Hahaha! I can imagine how they hate their job sometimes by seeing the scattered toilet papers. So, to save myself from embarrassment and to minimize the hassle it's making to the Ate cleaning our restrooms, nagka-idea ako to use the "Spray Bottle"

I may not be the first one to come up with this idea, (I never tried googling it anyway) but it works pretty fine! All you have to do is to buy one, (a regular sized spray bottle costs around Php 35) fill it with water, aim at your pwet, and pretend you're playing water gun, while shouting inside your head: "fire in the hole!"

LITTLE VECTOR PROJECT FOR MEZZA II

Enhanced Visual Map for Mezza II Residences

SOME AWESOME++ WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT WHEN BORED!

I mean, seriously! Every reader of this blog from all over the world has to check these! (Ang kapal ng mukha, as if I have tons of readers) I can create and design one, but these designers and developers are sick! Haha! Scroll down to experience awesomeness, dali!

DI'S GUIDE TO LIFE: THE DIAGONAL WALK

I am a very lazy person. Extreme type of laziness. Inaamin ko. Some of the people I know hates me for being one. But guys, I know (we know) I am not the only one! In fact, the ever reliable Google showed me couple of most searches of all time. Pati solusyon sa pagiging tamad, inaasa kay Google. Kami na! This is something I am not proud of.

I guess if some dude produces a cure, I'd buy myself a stash of every milligrams available. My previous wallpaper read: "The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life." Cute no?I am calling it The Art of Procrastination. The word rolls a little hard on the tounge but it's cute diba?

I am writing this guide for me. Selfish ako. Just so if I happen to forget some of my shortcuts to life in the future, I will get back to this post and say oooooh, okay.. :) Hindi naman lahat dito ay para sa mga tamad ng tao. Mostly, to cut the time spent on waiting or to rush because you're late sa work.

THE LONG WAY (TWO WAY TURN, AKA THE LETTER "L")
Due to this unfortunate non-medical condition, nagigising ako ng late. And because mabagal din akong lumakad, I am losing approximately 15-20 minutes of my allotted one-hour going to the office. I discovered that by walking diagonally, makakasave ka ng 5 minutes from North Jeepney Station going to Two-Ecom Building. This also applies to crossing the street ha.

From the time you step out of the cab up to One-Ecom's McDonald's at the corner, it will take you approximately 2-3 minutes depende sa speed ng paglalakad and another 2-3 minutes from McDonald's to Two-Ecom's Burger King. See animated-maarteng-visual below:

THE SHORTER WAY (AKA THE TITLE..Ü)
I noticed a small difference if I walk the other way. Instead of taking the letter L, I tried walking like this -- / Another maarteng visual below:

I save 3-4 minutes kakalakad in diagonal! :D Try nyo dali! Another thing that proves me right is, konti ang layers ng nagamit ko sa photoshop, nung ginagawa ko yung diagonal walk. Hahahaha! Totoo!

I hope I am making sense. :) Watch out for more Di's Guide to (Lazy) Life!

LOVE - FROM A FAMOUS BIBLE VERSE

"Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails." 

1 Corinthians 13:4–8

THURSDAY COLORS

It's a Nike Waffle Racer

WEDNESDAY COLORS

I am a little obsessed with the colors of my office uniform. I mentioned I got five of them? As of this time, I still got five. Haha! Creating colors for button pins are getting mainstream. :) For this week (until early next week) I will use shoes. These colors will match this post.

THURSDAY OUTFIT

Not a good day today. 

WEDNESDAY OUTFIT

TUESDAY OUTFIT

Good morning!!

MONDAY OUTFIT

Hello 2013! I am bored as fuck. Pardon. I am wearing blue and pink checkered polo today and I am wearing my new company ID. I am thinking of creating and producing my own set of button pins like this. If you happen to see me wearing this polo again next week, I apologize, I got 5 sets of corporate polos as of this moment. I am considering this as my weekly uniform.. :)

I made this in Corel Draw X5 and Adobe Photoshop CS4.